Zhang Jinru is easy to deal with. This kind of officials who have no lofty political ideals and only want to enjoy themselves are the best officials to deal with. A little money can make them do things that meet their psychological expectations. For Li Chaosheng, money is a matter of

It's not a thing.

What is difficult to deal with is people like Hong Chengchou, who have their own political ideal pursuits. For example, Hong Chengchou is a person who wants to reshape the Ming Dynasty and support the building before it collapses. He wants to gain power and govern politics and govern the people according to his own ideas.

, An Tianxia.

At least he is still like this now. As for Hong Chengchou, the traitor who later surrendered to the Manchus, I will not comment.

Everyone has to look at it in stages. It does not mean that a person is born a good person and will be a good person all his life. Some people are born bad people. Some people start out as good people and then become bad people. Good and evil are not predetermined.

Because things in the world are unpredictable.

Of course, Hong Chengchou is definitely not a good person, he is definitely a big traitor. There is no way to clean up this, and it cannot be cleared up. He has been scolded for hundreds of years just because he did one thing in his life, and he is not at all unjust.

Li Chaosheng even thought it was possible. He wanted to kill Hong Chengchou before he turned bad and save him from cholera.

The magistrates of Chang'an County, Zhashui County, and Shangluo County jointly sued the magistrates of Lantian County for annexing land and moving boundary markers, but Zhang Jinru shelved the matter, and Zhang Jinru did not fight back the magistrates' offer.

He did not order Li Chaosheng to return the land and restore the boundary markers, but gave him a very ambiguous and tacitly ambiguous attitude. It was a typical scumbag's tactics of neither taking responsibility, nor explaining clearly, nor refusing.

The three magistrates waited for more than ten days but did not get Zhang Jinru's answer. The three magistrates sat together to discuss. It seemed that the relationship between Zhang Jinru and Zhang Jinru was not going to work. However, they would never tolerate the land in the county being swallowed up by Lantian. This was already serious.

It harms their interests.

The loss of land means the loss of farmers. The loss of farmers means the loss of taxes. The loss of taxes means that there is less money for them to embezzle. How can this be tolerated?

When the interests of others are really touched, even a rabbit will want to fight you desperately, not to mention that these magistrates are all jackals.

Several magistrates and counties discussed it and Zhang Jinru ignored it, so we appealed and handed a copy of the document to Hong Chengchou.

Hong Chengchou is in dire straits right now. He is now the chief envoy of Shaanxi. Yang He is the governor of the three sides, which is half of his boss. However, he is also troubled by the rebels. The whole Shaanxi is in a mess. The most important thing now is the food and salary of the officers and soldiers.

The problem cannot be solved.

You want the officers and soldiers to suppress the thieves, but you can't let the officers and soldiers suppress the thieves on an empty stomach, right?

At this time, Hong Chengchou took over the tax payment situation of each county at the Chinese Army's main account. When he looked carefully, he saw that everything was red, indicating that there had been a major disaster this year. The tax burden collected in various places was far less than before.

Some are missing 50%, some are missing 60%, and some are missing 70 or 80%. Among the red, only one county is a normal dark black.

Lantian County pays taxes normally, and even pays a little more.

Hong Chengchou looked at the account book and said, "Humph, a bunch of incompetent people."

The chief clerk next to him quickly raised his hands and said, "This is what you are trying to teach me."

Hong Chengchou said: "This is not a lesson. We need to be held accountable. Prepare an accountability document and send it to each county. By the way, Lantian County will issue a commendation document."

"yes."

The chief registrar said immediately. At this time, the chief registrar looked at Hong Chengchou and said: "Sir, um, the magistrates of Chang'an County, Zhashui County, and Shangluo County jointly submitted a letter to sue Lantian County for annexing land and moving boundary markers without permission."

"Um?"

Hong Chengchou frowned after hearing this: "Is there still such a thing?"

The chief bookkeeper said quickly: "This matter is true, there are documents from three counties."

Hong Chengchou took the document and looked at it, then glanced at the registrar and said: "How are the tax burdens in these three counties this year? Have all the land that was thrown away and occupied by Lantian been handed over?"

"My lord, I haven't turned in the full amount. Zhashui County is missing 70%, Shangluo County is missing 60%, and Chang'an County is missing 55%."

The chief clerk answered truthfully.

After hearing this, Hong Chengchou said: "What about Lantian? In addition to the taxes that should be paid by the county, can the land they occupy also pay taxes?"

The chief bookkeeper nodded at this time and said: "After calculation, there is no difference in money."

Hearing this, Hong Chengchou said: "What do you care about? The document has been sent back and will not be approved."

After hearing this, the chief clerk looked at Hong Chengchou and said, "Sir, although these three county magistrates are incompetent, it is against the rules to allow Lantian County to annex land from other counties."

After hearing this, Hong Chengchou glanced at the chief register and said: "In the prosperous times, if the magistrate of Lantian County dared to ignore this matter and let it get bigger, I dared to chop off his head, or at the very least, he would be thrown away.

Official position, but what is the situation now? These are troubled times. The thieves in northern Shaanxi are more popular than before this year. Compared with thieves, what is the annexation of land? "

"And the most important thing is that as the disaster becomes more and more serious, the thief situation will become more serious in the coming year. We need an army to exterminate the thieves, and the army needs food. Now these incompetent people can't provide me with food. Lantian County can provide it, then

I support Lantian, not to mention that he only usurped a little bit of land in several counties in Chang'an. As long as its food and salary are not inferior to mine, I have no problem with him annexing the capital of Chang'an County to Lantian County."

As soon as Hong Chengchou said these words, the chief clerk looked at Hong Chengchou stupidly: "Sir, aren't you afraid that he will become bigger?"

Hong Chengchou laughed loudly after hearing this: "Make it bigger?"

"How big? I'll let him get bigger. How big can he get?"

The chief clerk looked at Hong Chengchou and said: "If there are no restrictions, I'm afraid what can be done is huge."

After hearing this, Hong Chengchou laughed and said: "Joke."

"Now that he is allowed to expand endlessly in Lantian County, it is because Lantian can provide us with enough food and grass. If the food and grass are enough and the rebellion is suppressed, nothing else is needed to turn back. Just a prefect and a piece of paper can evacuate him.

When Li Chaosheng becomes the magistrate of Lantian County, the world will still be this world, and the Ming Dynasty will still be the Ming Dynasty."

As Hong Chengchou said, the chief clerk looked at Hong Chengchou and said, "Sir, what if this bandit cannot be put down?"

"Um?"

Hong Chengchou glanced at the chief clerk, who was so frightened that he immediately knelt down and said: "Sir, I am not questioning your ability. If you have a master, you can put down the thieves."

The chief clerk was frightened, but Hong Chengchou smiled and said: "It doesn't have to be like this. Although what you said is true, as long as I am here, I will not let this bandit become bigger. But if that day comes, it doesn't matter. I have already become a bandit."

You see, they are like a plague of locusts. Wherever they go, no matter whether they are rich households, landowners, or ordinary people, they will suffer. They fight and eat all the way, so if the officers and soldiers really can't withstand it, then the fat and rich people will suffer.

Lantian County may become a bait."

"My lord is wise."

After hearing this, the chief clerk said to Hong Chengchou. Hong Chengchou waved his hand and said: "Okay, you go and draw up a document to reprimand and reward the other counties, so that they will know what we mean."

"Yes, sir."

The main bookkeeper should be there immediately.

…

At the same time, at the Lantian County Government Office, Li Chaosheng was standing with his feet on the desk of the county magistrate, with a mirror hanging high behind him. The chief clerk was processing documents on the side, and Guo Bao was on the side of the clerk helping to come up with ideas.

Li Chaosheng was very relieved about this. Chief Secretary Liu was experienced and experienced, and Guo Bao was quick-witted. The two of them could handle the documents without leakage. He only had to be responsible for checking. The stupidest leader these days is to firmly grasp the power and not delegate it at all.

, this will be exhausting.

After all, there are very few people in the world who can achieve what Zhu Hongwu has done. All those things like 996 and 007 are just scum.

Li Chaosheng, on the contrary, left many things to his subordinates. He only had to steer the ship and grasp the general direction and not deviate. At this moment, a soldier ran over and saw Li Chaosheng and saluted: "Mr. Brigade Commander."

At this time, Li Chaosheng took his feet off the table, sat upright and said, "What's the matter?"

After hearing this, the man immediately said: "Sir, the old man replied to the letter. After Zhang Jinru accepted the gift, he said that he could help suppress this matter."

After hearing this, Li Chaosheng waved his hands and said: "Oh, good job, go down."

The soldiers retreated, and Li Chaosheng chuckled and said: "Okay, Mr. Liu, please go ahead and send the district chiefs and canal construction teams to other counties. In addition, Guo Bao, please inform Liu Airen that the militia teams can also go there."

Other counties have developed, and the purpose of our militia is to protect the land and protect our relatives. There are no relatives in Lantian in Chang'an County, so there is no need to defend it for them."

Li Chaosheng said, after hearing this, Guo Bao looked at Li Chaosheng and said: "My boss, you are actually quite difficult to understand. Although Zhang Jinru is your direct superior, Hong Chengchou, the chief minister, is the one who can decide your life or death.

, since you appointed someone to give gifts to Zhang Jinru, why don't you give gifts to Hong Chengchou? I can't figure it out."

After hearing this, Liu Dezheng, the chief clerk who had been familiar with Li Chaosheng in the past few days, said: "Your Majesty, Guo Wensheng is right. I have heard that Mr. Hong Chengchou is not unkind and does not accept gifts."

If you give a gift to an upright official, he will definitely accept it, so why not give him a gift?"

After listening to what the two said, Li Chaosheng looked at their confused expressions and said with a smile: "The ancients said that if you do what you like, you will get twice the result with half the effort. Hong Chengchou and Zhang Jinru are different."

"Zhang Jinru has no ambitions and only wants to enjoy himself. It's easy to handle. Just some money is enough. It's nothing to worry about. So I will give him money and give him what he wants. Once he gets what he wants, he will naturally help us with things."

"However, Hong Chengchou is different. He is a man with great ambitions. Although he does not refuse personal enjoyment, he is by no means a person who will sacrifice his ideals for personal enjoyment. He cannot be solved with a little money. If you want to solve him,

, there is only national justice, and I gave him a big gift."

Li Chaosheng looked at the two of them and said. After hearing this, the two of them widened their eyes and said, "What kind of ceremony?"

"Lantian County will pay enough taxes this year!"

Li Chaosheng slowly said something. After hearing this, Guo Bao immediately understood that Mr. Liu was a man with a lack of brains. At this time, he asked stupidly: "This tax should be paid, how can it be called a big gift?"

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After hearing this, Li Chaosheng stretched himself and said, "I'm going out for a walk, Guo Bao, please explain to Lao Liu."

"Yes, boss."

Guo Bao said to Li Chaosheng, who turned around and walked out of the county government office with his hands behind his back. At this time, Lao Liu looked at Guo Bao and said, "What kind of riddle are you playing with the county magistrate? How come this tax has become a big gift?"

After hearing this, Guo Bao looked at Mr. Liu and said, "Old Liu, I heard that a branch of Yuxian Building has been opened in our county. The business is very good. Why don't you treat me to a drink tonight?"

Master Liu frowned after hearing this and said, "Why do you think about deducting my salary every day?"

Guo Bao laughed at this time: "Old Liu, you are the chief clerk, and your monthly salary is two taels of silver. I am an intern clerk, and I only earn eight taels of silver a month. You should not take care of me."

"Okay, okay, I'll listen to you. Just tell me. What do you mean?"
To be continued...