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Chapter 41 Reward
Twenty thousand stones!
The land rent collected by Maoling Magistrate was only a few thousand dan more than that of Zhao Yu.

With this batch of 20,000 dan of millet, Zhao Yu not only had more than 10,000 dan of millet more than the Maoling magistrate, but also could change the predicament of being at the bottom of the list last year.

The first person to come up with the plan would be Zhao Yu, the governor of Chang'an.

However, Maoling Ling and Zhao Yu made a bet and ran naked in front of the Hanque Gate of the official temple.

The original intention of the Maoling Order was to destroy Zhao Yu's reputation in the officialdom so that he could no longer compete with him for the position of Chang'an Order.

Now it seems
The only person running around naked is Maoling Ling.

Those below 200 shi are covered with white cloth.

Tianbe's official rank is two hundred stones.

Guo Jie came in a carriage covered with white cloth. According to the rules, he was a minor official with a salary of less than 200 dan. He also brought 20,000 dan of grain to Zhao Yu.

Most likely he was a farming official in Chang'an.

"Haha."

Zhao Yu stroked his mustache with his thumb, laughed loudly, and said, "Good! Good! Good!"

He said "good" three times in a row.

Zhao Yu looked at Guo Jie. Seeing that this usually arrogant hero dared to contradict the in-law Dou family, he bowed to him respectfully and his expression of admiration was even stronger.

Guo Jie was surprised and didn't understand why Chang'an prefect Zhao Yu was so happy to see 20,000 dan of millet.

He actually said "OK" three times in a row.

However, he was indescribably delighted that he had received high praise from the superior official and Chang'an Magistrate Zhao Yu.

Who is Zhao Yu?

In the future, he will be a cruel official that all the Liu princes will be afraid of.

Zhao Yu organized hundreds of his subordinates to inform on others, established a court of inquiry, built a large-scale prison system, and invented various torture instruments. He used methods such as forced confessions to fabricate charges and kill people. Thousands of ministers and royal family members were wrongfully killed and their families exterminated.

Although both were cruel officials, Zhao Yu had no bottom line compared to Zhang Tang.

If he fell into Zhao Yu's hands, the only outcome would be torture to death.

Guo Jie could see that Zhao Yu seemed to be relying on him.

He couldn't help but laugh out loud: "Haha, completing the official duties assigned by the superiors is my duty as an official. I don't deserve such praise from Lord Zhao. I am already satisfied to be recognized as a capable official in Lord Zhao's eyes."

Check it out.

How humble this tiger is that kills a tiger with his bare hands.

Only in front of Zhao Yu did he show humility, which made him smile even more rarely. "Don't look at him as just a minor official riding in a carriage covered with white cloth. There are many minor officials in Chang'an with a salary of less than 200 dan. However, the Magistrate of Maoling should have heard of his name."

Zhao Yu flicked the wide sleeves of his crimson-rimmed collared jacket and said with a hint of complacency, "A few days ago, I saw the heroic hero Guo Jie fighting a tiger in Gao Street near Zhicheng Gate."

Guo Jie joined the Chang'an magistrate and became a captain of a police station.

In front of his colleague, the Magistrate of Maoling, it was certainly a matter of pride.

"Bianhu's hero Guo Jie?"

If it were an ordinary minor official, the Maoling Magistrate wouldn't have cared in the slightest, but the man before him was Guo Jie, who had fought a tiger with his bare hands. He couldn't help but take a closer look: "Guo Jie is just a chief of a Chang'an official temple, not a land official. Where did he collect the 20,000 dan of millet? He has no right to collect land rent."

"No comment."

Zhao Yu said cheerfully, "Come on, follow me back to the palace's treasury to store the 20,000 dan of millet that will be used for the imperial report. As for where the grain was collected from, don't tell the Magistrate of Maoling. He'll be left to figure it out, and he'll be miserable."

"you!"

The face of the Maoling Order became even uglier: "There is still some time before the winter tax report is due. It is still unknown who will be running naked in front of the Hanque Gate of the Chang'an official temple in the end." The report is a report from the counties to the emperor on household registration and finance, prison administration and punishment of bandits, names of royal family members, border garrison conditions, geographical administration, encouragement of agriculture and sericulture, as well as the recommendation of talents and transportation of tribute.

It is divided into two categories: winter courses and autumn courses.

The Maoling magistrate left with a gloomy face. He didn't want to run naked in front of the Hanque in Chang'an, so he could only go to the powerful to borrow food.

Streaking?

Guo Jie was surprised: "I didn't expect that the Maoling Ling had such a special hobby."

"Haha."

Zhao Yu was a moody person. Compared to Zhang Tang who had a stern face all day long, he could laugh and get furious.

However, he showed more joy than anger in front of Guo Jie.

"Of course."

Zhao Yu stroked his mustache with his thumb, his face full of joy. "The Magistrate of Maoling has a hobby of getting naked in public. After the plan is submitted, you two will all come to the Hanque Gate of the Chang'an Guansi Temple to admire the Magistrate of Maoling's naked clothes."

After the plan?

Guo Jie frowned and thought: No one would run naked for no reason, except for the young man from Wuling with abnormal brain circuits. If an official ran naked in public, his reputation would be ruined instantly. It is possible that Zhao Yu and Maoling Ling had a bet involving financial taxes. This also explains why Zhao Yu suddenly laughed out loud when he heard about 20,000 dan of grain.

As for what the bet was about, Guo Jie, based on his experience in economic reform, believed that it was most likely a comparison of the fiscal and tax revenues of Maoling and Chang'an.

This kind of thing is very common. Not to mention governments betting against each other, Guo Jie has seen many cases of companies betting against the government. However, companies are betting for profit, and governments are betting for development.

The bet between Maoling Ling and Zhao Yu was probably due to personal grudges, and they wanted to ruin each other's reputation in the officialdom.

"Stop it."

Zhao Yu gave an instruction, and the imperial carriage stopped at the gate of Zhichengmen. He saw that there were only some guards checking the talismans of passers-by. Not to mention the chief guard, even the assistant guards and marquises were not at Zhichengmen.

It is estimated that they all died at the hands of Guo Jie.

The thing that the bloodthirsty Zhao Yu was most satisfied with about Guo Jie was that he was ruthless and never showed any mercy. Once he took action, he would kill everyone.

There aren't many people who are so cruel.

An impression gradually solidified in Zhao Yu's mind.

Leave everything to Guo Jie.

rest assured.

Guo Jie motioned Zhang Qian to drive forward, knelt on the white cloth-covered carriage, and bowed, saying, "Lord Zhao, what can I do for you, my humble servant?"

The carriage covered with white cloth was slightly behind Zhao Yu's carriage covered with soap silk.

There was no scene where the emperor's carriage was on the same level as the officials.

Zhao Yu was surprised and said, "I never thought you were such a good official. It's rare to find someone with both courage and intelligence. Zhang Tang made the right choice in appointing you as the chief of Gaojie."

He looked at the towering Zhicheng Gate and suddenly changed the subject, offering an unexpected reward: "Jia Ziguang is dead, and the position of Chief of the Zhicheng Gate is now vacant. You can nominate someone. There is only one Chief, and you have many brothers. The problem is not the lack of power, but the imbalance of power. This will inevitably cause unrest among the people. Therefore, the driver of the imperial carriage will be the Chief of the Zhicheng Gate."

At any time, the driver is the closest person.

Xiahou Ying, who drove for Liu Bang, and Wei Wan, who drove for Emperor Jing, both held high positions and were deeply trusted.

During the Spring and Autumn Period, Hua Yuan, a minister of the State of Song, led his army to resist the attack of the State of Zheng. However, because he did not give the coachman Yang Zhen a share of the meat, he was driven directly to the enemy camp by the coachman and was defeated in a ridiculous way, leaving behind the idiom "Yang Zhen Shameful Geng".

Guo Jie was overjoyed: "Thank you, Lord Zhao."

(End of this chapter)