Liu Xiangdao laughed angrily and said, "Are these the subordinates trained by Yun Chudiao?"
Shen Rudao: "Shen Ru is a subject of His Majesty. Mr. Liu can say that a certain family is a subject trained and trained by His Majesty."
Dai Zhide said: "In this case, you don't need to be the chief clerk."
Shen Ru smiled when he heard the words, took off his official hat from his head, carefully placed it on the public case, then made a four-way bow, and left the courtroom briskly, although until now he still doesn't understand why Yun Chu resigned from office. , and even had to cut off his hair and become a monk, and made things so irreversible, he still decided to follow Yun Chu's footsteps, and there should be nothing wrong.
He could see how much Yun Chu loved Chang'an, and how hard Yun Chu worked to develop Chang'an, and he felt the same way.
Now, Yun Chu has decisively resigned from his post and even cut off his hair to become a monk. This is enough to show that Chang'an is facing a huge crisis.
Although he has been trying hard to find the loopholes and the source of the crisis these days, he has found nothing.
Although the capital pool of the Qujiang Liushui brand is the focus, Shen Ru is not too concerned about it. Now is the time when business is booming. Although the funds in the capital pool are going in and out every day, these funds have not actually moved. , funds only come in and out as margin on the books.
Every kind of goods on the Liushui brand is guaranteed by the deposit in the capital pool. If something goes wrong, the deposit must be paid first, and then the Chang'an government will verify the cause of the error and determine the fault party. , pursue compensation, and the compensation will be re-entered into the fund pool.
If there is no deposit, there will be merchants who hang their goods on the flowing water sign for free. After all, as long as the goods are hung up, the goods are not his, and he only has a document in his hand to prove that the goods are his... How to buy and sell the goods is a matter for the staff of Liushui Brand. They are only responsible for getting the money in the end according to their own targets.
The bid can be high or low. If you don't worry about wasting time, you can bid higher. If you think your goods are rare, you can bid higher. If you think your goods are plentiful in the market and you want to sell them early, bid lower.
The selling brands don't care about the price, they just take a commission from the total profit after the sale.
This is all Shen Ru, the Wannian County Chief Secretary, knows about the Liushui brand.
After losing his official hat, Shen Ru suddenly felt relaxed all over. It was different from the relaxation he felt after wiping himself with well water and sweating after drinking cans of tea. It was the relief he felt after everyone was relieved of a heavy burden of ten thousand kilograms.
Before the official document of his removal from the main register came down, he went to the county government cafeteria and asked the cook to cut up two freshly braised pig gourds, a piece of spiced beef, half sausage, and wrap it in lotus leaves. , then strung them together with twine, and carried a bunch of food on his back and went home. He planned to have a good drink with his wife tonight.
The court in Wannian County has been quiet since Shen Ru left.
The county magistrate resigned and became a monk. Now, the chief clerk seems unwilling to do so. Is he going home to serve his wife who has just given birth?
The other officials in Wannian County below were not surprised that Shen Ru was removed. Among them, the county magistrate, the county captain, the director of the household department, and the director of the industrial department were also eager to resign.
The longer I work as an official in Wannian County, the more I realize that this county is inseparable from the county magistrate Yunchu. At present, the entire industry, commerce, and people's livelihood system in Wannian County were built from scratch by Yunchu. .
After more than ten years of development, the government structure of Wannian County has long been completely different from the government structure of the rest of the Tang Dynasty. Among them, only Yunchu knows how to adjust or abandon many details. Once something happens, If you don't know, the result will only be a mess.
And Chang'an has too heavy a responsibility. If the imperial court has no money, it will take it from Chang'an. If the Sixteenth Guards have no money, they will take it from Chang'an. Your Majesty wants to give tax-free recuperation to the ten realms in the world, and will also take money from Chang'an to replenish the national treasury. To the east, The food and fodder required by the frontier army in the west were even supplied by Chang'an.
No one dares to bear the responsibility of messing up Chang'an. Even failing to take care of it is a huge crime, not even the prime minister. This is why Shen Ru dares to ignore the prime minister, the county magistrate, and the chief minister.
If you don't understand, it's best not to get involved. Wannian County Magistrate Yunchu can do it easily. If someone else comes here, it will probably be a big trap that can kill him and his family.
Over the years, there have been many people who have coveted the position of Wannian County Registrar, County Magistrate, and even the head of the Sixth Department, but basically no one is interested in the position of Wannian County Magistrate.
Whoever Liu Xiangdao's eyes fell on, the Chang'an officials below would lower their heads. Instead, the county magistrate, county lieutenant, household department office, and work department office chiefs held their heads high, waiting for Liu Xiangdao to speak so that they could hurry up. Resign.
They are all human beings. Liu Xiangdao understood what the people below him meant almost instantly.
Looking back at Dou Xuande and others who looked equally ugly, they said slowly and calmly: "Everything remains as before. We will discuss it after I have discussed a charter with you all."
After that, without taking away the official hat Shen Ru placed on the public case, he led the people and left the Wannian County Government Office.
County Magistrate Zhang Jia is almost the one who has followed the county magistrate for the longest time in this court. He coughed lightly and said: "Let's break up. Do what you have to do. The chief clerk will be back in two days. We must hurry up for the Autumn Product Expo." , fire prevention, anti-theft, and anti-trampling are all key points, and the auction at the venue should also be carried out quickly, leaving enough time for merchants to set up their booths.
Lao Chen, you should be more careful when collecting taxes. It’s good to distinguish between internal and external, and don’t scare away the people outside. Even if you can’t reduce or reduce taxes, don’t look like a dead person all day long, like a debt collector. appearance.
Our Chang'an is a blessed place for merchants, so we must make people feel that doing business in Chang'an is a kind of enjoyment."
The tax collector Chen Deguang raised his hands to Zhang Jia and said, "Can the county magistrate tell our brothers whether the county magistrate will come back?"
Zhang Jia smiled and said: "The county magistrate has always treated Chang'an as his destiny. How could he leave Chang'an alone? For the sake of Chang'an, the county magistrate has served as a county magistrate for many years without a single complaint. He will come back."
"Why did I hear that the county minister became a monk this time?"
"I guess this was Master Xuanzang's idea. I heard that something big happened on Mount Tai. There were two princes and three princes who jumped off the cliff. The county prince also had a conflict with the queen at this time and refused to retreat.
It won't work at once.
When everyone realizes that Chang'an can't survive without the county magistrate, the Queen will probably stop caring about it, and the county magistrate will naturally come back."
When everyone thought about the relationship between their county magistrate and Master Xuanzang, understanding smiles appeared on their faces.
Zhao Chengzhu, the head of the Household Department, said: "Some people must die. Otherwise, with the arrogant temperament of the county magistrate, it would be too unfair to come back and vent his anger on our brothers."
Sun De, the director of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, said: "In this case, we should keep our mouths shut and be careful in what we do. What the superiors do is a matter for the superiors and has nothing to do with us petty officials.
I suggest that the bonuses after the autumn fair this year be slowed down and not paid out for now. Maybe the new county magistrate will have other opinions. I just ask him to take a fancy to this money and not to change our rules randomly.
Come and make money.”
Zhang Jia sighed and said: "That's right, I just don't know who is so pitiful that he wants to come to Wannian County to be the county magistrate. You think this must be so unimaginable, you must be the chief bookkeeper of old Shen, the county magistrate of a certain family, the old man
It’s not impossible to become a county captain in the fifth year. I have to become a fat man in one go and become a county magistrate. It’s pitiful..."
While sighing with emotion, everyone headed straight to the county government cafeteria. Everyone had been busy all day and hadn't eaten lunch yet. They just didn't know if the grumpy cook would get angry.
At this time, Li Zhi had just finished lunch and was reading a blood book written by Wen Wen. He put it to his nose to smell it, and then said to Wu Mei beside him: "It's either chicken blood or deer blood, mixed with musk."
"What about the content? I only care about the content."
Li Zhi handed the blood letter to Wu Mei and said: "People have made it very clear that the operation of Chang'an is self-contained. Just ask me to send someone to supervise it. Don't touch the Chang'an system lightly."
Wu Mei snorted coldly: "They are too arrogant."
Li Zhi took out another memorial and handed it to Wu Mei and said: "The content of the memorial written by Shen Ru, the administrator of Wannian County, is the same as the gentle memorial. I also hope that I will not move to Chang'an."
"Is Shen Ru going to confront His Majesty?"
Li Zhi glanced at Wu Mei and said, "I think Shen Ru is right. He is my confidant and will not go against me. These words must come from the heart."
Wu Mei also took several memorials and put them in front of the emperor and said: "Liu Xiangdao, Dou Xuande and others believe that Chang'an has almost become Yun Chu's personal Chang'an, and it is necessary to dispatch capable ministers and officials as soon as possible to take over Chang'an."
Li Zhi spread his hands and said: "Who does the queen think is a capable official? Do you think the newly promoted Wu Chengsi or Wu Sansi?"
Wu Mei pondered for a long time and then said helplessly: "They only have two advantages: loyalty and obedience, and these two things are what Chang'an needs most and what Chang'an lacks the most."
Li Zhi said with a smile: "When we were at Hulao Pass, Yun Chu joked with me and said: "Hulao Pass is an important place in the Tang Dynasty. It needs to be guarded by tigers to ensure stability. Even if tigers are not sent, one should be sent.
A loyal dog, but in the end, I sent a pig.
Hulao Pass is like this, and Chang'an is even more so. Yunchu compares himself to a tiger, but he is indeed a tiger, and Shen Ru and others are just loyal dogs. As for your two nephews, do you think they are two-headed? Where are the pigs?”
After hearing the emperor's words, Wu Mei's originally gentle face became resolute, and she gritted her teeth and said, "We just want to be loyal."
Li Zhi looked at Wu Mei and said, "I have reached this point, do you still insist on having your own way?"
Wu Mei knelt on the ground, holding a military report in both hands and presented it to Li Zhidao: "The military report just received, Wang Xiaojie defeated Yezhuyuan..."
