She makes money by carrying large bags to raise cubs!

Chapter 159 Doing things
"Come on, eat some more, this Bazhen soup is sweet and refreshing, it's just right to eat now."

Huo Jing took Lu Weimang around Jincheng, and then took her to a restaurant that he often came to for dinner.

He had stayed here for a while, and this time he took Lu Weimang to show her the beauty of the northwest.

"Well, you eat too."

Lu Weimang ate without looking up.

In the past few days, she was eager to learn about the local scene, so she rode around Jincheng with Huo Jing. This morning, Lu Weimang only put a pancake, and walked around with Huo Jing. She was very hungry at the time up.

"Hey, why are you such a jerk, believe it or not, I hit you all over the face, and let you come here again!"

Suddenly the voice of an old man outside the store exploded, and everyone eating in the store held bowls and squatted at the door, watching the excitement while eating.

"What's wrong, you're black-hearted and can't talk to you anymore? You short-lived, wait, I have to fight you to the death today!"

After a brief exchange of words, the two outside the store started fighting.

Lu Weimang couldn't eat anymore. Hearing the violent noise outside and the crowd's booing, he couldn't help but look out.

"What is this for!"

Lu Weimang learned the local dialect and muttered in his mouth.

Huo Jing stopped Lu Weimang, who couldn't sit still, "Qin's atmosphere is always rigid. Qinchuan's man is open and upright. He often solves problems without causing trouble to the government. The sturdy folk customs rarely thieves and thieves." Touch, it's all street fights, the outcome is determined by oneself, and there is no need for the government to intervene. You are an official, so it is not appropriate to show up and intervene at this time. When one party loses and sues the government, it is time for you to come forward. Otherwise, this matter Not only can't it be solved, but it will add fuel and vinegar, making this small land conflict unmanageable."

Hearing what Huo Jing said, Lu Weimang only widened his eyes, "Look, the head is broken, or is it a small conflict?"

Huo Jing smiled, "The local folk customs are tough, which man has no scars on his head and body, it will be fine after they finish beating."

Huo Jing said so, Lu Weimang had no choice but to give up, watching the fight outside the window, while eating with relish.

Sure enough, the fight was very fierce. After the fight, it seemed that the depression in the heart had gone out, and the two sides began to make peace again. They parted amicably and went home.

Lu Weimang was dumbfounded.

"This is the ethos of Yongzhou, governing by doing nothing. The government only has a sense of presence when it collects land taxes every year. The rest of the time, it doesn't matter. One is that although the folk customs are tough, they are reasonable. The other is that the local clan is powerful. The government If you try to get ahead, you will get confused instead."

Huo Jing explained, "This place is adjacent to the Qiang people. If we don't be tough, the government will be too busy to deal with the Qiang people's rebellion every year. In this way, if a small group of Qiang people invades, the villagers on the border can organize and drive them away. They are our natural line of defense."

"Oh~"

Lu Weimang understood, and gained a new understanding of the local folk customs.

"It's just that the fields are weak and the crops are limited, so I'm a little poor."

Hearing that Huo Jing said that he was a little poor, Lu Weimang felt strange, and looked at Huo Jing, "Poor?"

"Well," Huo Jing nodded, "Didn't you notice that when you turned around Jincheng, did you see a large manor? It's not because Jincheng is small that there are no big households, but because there is generally no money here, and people live here all year round. I just struggle with the land and struggle for my life. I have no spare time to build a house or property. The yamen is ruined. Qian Xiu, the official salary is two taels a month, is it too much?"

Lu Weimang seemed to have just realized something was wrong. She always thought this was an unknown small place in Jincheng, so the houses were generally low and low, but she didn't notice that this was already the main city of Yongzhou. How could it be any better?

Lu Weimang was like a bolt from the blue sky. She hadn't thought about money for a long time. When she first came to Jincheng, she thought the local characteristic low-rise houses were "tourist attractions". The chief official of a state, if this place is poor, it is she who is poor.

"Didn't you read the government account book?"

Huo Jing's question seemed to be another blow, and Lu Weimang looked at Huo Jing in a daze, "I only read the management log of my predecessor in the past few days, and I haven't seen the specific content of local affairs."

Huo Jing sighed, "Go back and have a look, you can't tell, not only is there no money in the account, but also a deficit!"

On the second day, when Lu Weimang went to the office, he found the bottom one of the stack of official documents, which was indeed a local account book. At the end of the search, there was no balance of a penny, but a deficit of several hundred taels.

Lu Weimang approached Qi Hongxi, held up the account book and asked him, "Why didn't you tell me about such an important matter first, I think the account period seems to be these few days, this deficit, how do you plan to deal with it?"

Qi Hongxi scratched his head, and said nonchalantly, "It's just the bill period, it's not a big deal. You just came here, so you don't know the situation. Although we are the government office of the state, the counties and counties below are living without food all the year round. There is not much tax. Therefore, our state government has deducted the land around Jincheng from the surrounding counties and counties. The land tax collected every year is used to pay the expenses of the Jincheng government office. By the way, my lord, it will be done in a few days On the salary day, you have to prepare the salary for us in advance, Chenghui, the monthly salary of the next official is five taels."

After Qi Hongxi finished speaking, he smiled.

Lu Weimang didn't know that a state government office could be so poor.He propped his elbows on the table weakly, and looked at Qi Hongxi, "You also read the account books, right? Our yamen has no money!"

Qi Hongxi waved his hand nonchalantly, "Your official knows. The tax revenue of our state capital is only three hundred taels a year. The government officials, from humble ministers to government servants, have a monthly salary of five taels a month for the post of a judge. Each of the prime ministers is three taels per month, and there are more than a dozen yamen servants, Zan Dian and others, who have two taels a month, so the monthly salary expenditure of the yamen is 35 taels, which is four hundred and twenty-five taels a year."

Hearing that Qi Tong was sentenced to settle the accounts with Lu Weimang, Lu Weimang only felt dizzy, "Wait a minute, the annual income is only three hundred taels, and the expenditure is at least four hundred and twenty-five taels? What about the extra?"

Qi Hongxi spread his hands, "In the past, when there were chief officials, they always came forward to beg for alms from big households in the city, or borrow money from merchants. When we open our yamen, the merchants have to give some face no matter what. Occasionally, you are in arrears with the monthly salary of the lower official, but it must not exceed three months. The lower official and others can't always drink the northwest wind, right? The whole family lives on the lower official's monthly salary! My lord, before you took office, the boss The official has delayed our two-month salary, and he has left the famine, you can’t delay any longer, there is no rice for cooking in Xiaguan’s house!”

Qi Hongxi cried poorly, Lu Weimang completely opened his eyes, what is her fate?How come and where are you poor?

"Don't worry, your monthly salary is indispensable."

Lu Weimang reassured his subordinates feebly.She had just arrived, her eyes were darkened, and she was pointing at these subordinate officials to do things. If they ran away hungry, the government office of the state government would also be disbanded.

Hearing Lu Weimang's assurance, Qi Hongxi was overjoyed. He tidied up the crooked official uniform that seemed to have a few inconspicuous stains on his body, and saluted Lu Weimang respectfully, "Thank you, Zhizhou Lu."

Lu Weimang waved his hand, "It should be, how can I let you go on errands hungry. Go down first, and call the people in the yamen tomorrow to come to my place to receive salary."

Qi Hongxi was overjoyed, and rubbed his hands with a smile on his face, "Hi, sir, you are considerate, I'm sure you'll come early tomorrow."

"Well, you go down first, and I'll take a look at the official document."

Lu Weimang waved his hand, lowered his head and turned out the official document from the bottom, ready to read it first from heavy to light.

"By the way," Qi Hongxi walked to the entrance of the main hall, and there seemed to be a sudden sound, and he slapped his head, "The creditor of the former chief officer has been entangled in the front office for the past few days, and wants the successor chief to pay back the money for the predecessor. Xiaguan I have blocked you a few times, but today the merchant is determined and refuses to persuade you to leave. Mr. Lu, when you leave the office, be careful, don't let the merchant catch you."

(End of this chapter)