The happy Zhao Erlang had just caught a theft gang and thrown the people into jail, so he went straight to the county government canteen.
Zhao Zheng had just come back from outside and was eating with a large bowl of food. When he saw his county magistrate nodded to him, he went into the kitchen and came out soon with a basin of steamed buns and a bowl of vegetables.
He placed the basin and bowl on the railing, sat on it, and quickly ate the steamed buns in one hand and chopsticks in the other.
Zhao Zheng looked at him silently, seeing him bite off a half-sized steamed bun in one bite, then put a mouthful of vegetables into his full mouth, chew it quickly and then swallow it...
Zhao Zheng suddenly felt hungrier, but he was afraid that he would choke, so he handed him a bamboo tube of water first.
Zhao Erlang didn't want to drink the water, but because it was handed to him by his cousin, he took it and took a sip, then put it down and continued to eat the steamed buns.
Zhao Zheng asked while eating: "Didn't you use your lunch?"
Zhao Erlang took the time to reply with a "hmm".
His follower Lu Hu also came out of the kitchen. Hearing this, he explained: "In order to squat with this group of people, we didn't even dare to drink more water. We were afraid that the wrong eye would miss us and we would slip away."
As he spoke, the government servants and soldiers who were a few steps behind Zhao Erlang also rushed back and got into the kitchen one after another to ask for food. The small side yard of the county government office was immediately filled with people.
Zhao Zheng had eaten while squatting on a field bank, eaten while squatting on the roadside, and ate pancakes in front of everyone on the street, but he was still not used to eating while squatting in the county government office.
They obviously had the conditions to sit and eat, so Zhao Zheng urged Zhao Erlang, "Didn't I give you the report that the county government wants to add desk seats? Why haven't you approved it yet?"
Zhao Erlang: "I approved it."
Zhao Zheng turned to look at Master Yu who was engrossed in eating not far away, "Master Yu, why don't you buy it?"
Master Yu raised his head and said expressionlessly: "There is no money in the warehouse."
I couldn't bear it anymore, so I grabbed my chopsticks and said patiently: "There are too many notes approved by the county monarch. They are all lined up according to priority. The notes for adding seats to the county government's desk are at the bottom.
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In fact, Chief Secretary Yu wanted to get rid of this matter immediately. After all, this was mainly to improve the conditions of the county government. We couldn't just let the county magistrate and the county magistrate squat and eat with them all the time, right?
But every day when he went to see Zhao Erlang with the arranged notes for confirmation, he would always take away this note, saying that since he had no money, he would put these unimportant things aside for now.
So I kept putting it, and many of the notes that were approved later were moved to the front, and it and the note for repairing the roof of the county government office were ranked last.
By the way, the county government office originally had desks and mats where the county magistrate and the county magistrate sat and ate, but because there have been a lot of external activities recently, including blind dates, shops, houses and land in Luoyang City were sold, especially in the inner city.
Ruins. Recently, so many people are rushing to buy and inquire that the county government offices are full, occupying many county government office spaces, making people who come to the county government office to handle basic affairs dare not enter.
So Zhao Zheng asked people to move all these affairs to the square outside. The stalls were almost placed in a circle along the wall of the county government office. There were not enough tables, chairs and benches, so the desk mats that were originally used by the county magistrate and the others to eat were also carried out.
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It's easy to lift it out, but it's difficult to lift it back again.
So since more than a month ago, Zhao Erlang and Zhao Zheng had been squatting in the side courtyard of the county government office to eat with the government officials.
Zhao Zheng took a deep breath and asked Zhao Erlang, "Since you can't allocate this money, what note will you approve?"
"My sister said that everything that should be done should be approved." Zhao Erlang took a bite of the steamed bun and thought for a while before adding: "But my sister also said that the affairs of the county government are also divided into priorities. The most urgent matter is the life and death of the people.
People's livelihood comes second, economy comes third, and my own needs come last, so I am ranked last, and it's not my fault."
He is very reasonable.
Zhao Zheng sighed deeply and said: "Okay, put the desk and mat aside in advance, but the bookshelves and book boxes can no longer be dragged away. There are more and more documents in the county government, and now there is no place to put them."
Chen Fang, it takes a long time to look for old cases every time, so we need bookshelves and book boxes to be sorted."
Zhao Zhengdao: "I also approved the note."
Master Yu clenched his chopsticks and gritted his teeth: "There is no money in the warehouse~"
Zhao Zheng said to Zhao Erlang: "You shouldn't give all the taxes collected by the county government to the general. We clearly agreed to keep some for our own use."
Zhao Erlang felt guilty, "But it's so hard for Sister. She's almost crying."
Zhao Zheng is going crazy, will Zhao Hanzhang cry?
Even if you cry, will you cry because of money?
Those are all lies, Mr. County, can you be more mature?
Zhao Zheng looked at him silently, and Zhao Erlang felt uncomfortable, so he said: "Well, then I will go back and ask sister to allocate some money?"
Zhao Zheng finally smiled and said, "The County Lord understands justice, so we will wait for the County Lord's good news."
Master Yu also breathed out a sigh of relief.
Zhao Erlang felt the pressure doubled, and the steamed bun in his hand suddenly lost its flavor.
Seeing that his speed of eating steamed buns dropped sharply, Zhao Zheng regained his balance and said happily: "County Lord, you should ask the general to replace the county captain. You are the county magistrate now, how can you do all the county captain's work?"
Woolen cloth?"
On the side, Master Yu nodded with deep approval.
Zhao Erlang ignored him. He liked the job of county magistrate very much. He once wanted to give up the position of county magistrate to Zhao Zheng, and then he would become the county captain. As for the county magistrate, Mr. Yu would be the one to take over.
But he knew that this was impossible, and his sister couldn't agree. If his sister knew that he had delegated county affairs to Zhao Zheng...
Zhao Erlang shuddered, and felt a dull pain in his back from the last time his sister pulled him for a gesture and fell.
Seeing that he remained silent, Zhao Zheng turned to Lu Hu and said, "I have put the official documents that the county magistrate will handle today on the desk. Remember to read them to the county magistrate."
Zhao Erlang: "It's already time to go to the office. I...I want to go back to have dinner with my mother-in-law."
Zhao Zheng's eyes fell on the basin in front of him, and then looked at the steamed buns in his hand.
Zhao Erlang finally couldn't eat anymore, so he put down the steamed bun and said, "I just want to taste it to reassure my stomach. The person who is captured will still be interrogated."
Zhao Zheng grinned at him, "It's okay, I have to work overtime tonight anyway, let's work together."
Why does the county government provide everyone with dinner?
Of course, it's not because the county government has good benefits, but because the county government is too busy. Only when meals are provided will everyone stay and work overtime.
Master Yu had already finished eating and stood up, leaving expressionlessly.
This was not his first time becoming an official. When Emperor Hui was there, he was the chief clerk of Yongzhou. However, due to the food shortage in Yongzhou, he and his family could no longer survive in Yongzhou, so he resigned and ran back to Luoyang.
Yu's family is not big, but he is also a nobleman. He was also designated as a sixth-rank man in those days. Therefore, after arriving in Luoyang, after planning, he found another minor official. Later, when Luoyang fell, he was a minor official who stayed with the late emperor to guard the city.
, he did not follow the late emperor to move the capital, but stayed. Later, Zhao Hanzhang appointed him as the chief registrar of Luoyang County.