Lin Jinxiao pressed one hand on the copywriting on the table, his eyes flashed brightly, cold and gloomy: "Right now, the Yandao Yamen and the County Captain's Mansion are leaderless. I don't want everyone here to do it again knowingly. Today I will
In the name of the six county magistrates, Peng Dianshi has been appointed as the acting magistrate of Haikang County. I hope that you can work with him to reorganize the affairs of the county and restore peace to the people as soon as possible."
"In your humble position, you must remember Master Lin's teachings."
Officials at all levels responded respectfully.
Lin Jinxiao's eyes flickered, and he slowly looked at Peng Pai, and continued: "The imperial court only transferred two thousand garrison troops to Luyan Port, but it is not easy to take on the coastal defense of six counties. And the defense of Haikang and Haining counties
It is particularly important, so Peng Dianshi will give top priority to the following matters of conscription and coastal defense, and the 300,000 taels of silver collected from the Dongsang people will be reserved for the defense of the two counties and military salary expenses for three years."
After a pause, he continued with deep eyebrows: "The occupied land must be returned to the people, so that all the people in the city and the fishermen on the seaside can live and work in peace and contentment as much as possible, and no longer drift on the sea. As for the land seized from officials and powerful men at all levels,
Now that the national treasury is empty, I will report to the court to leave 500,000 taels as disaster relief funds, and the rest will be transferred to the national treasury."
Thinking about the previous tax and bank case, he reminded Peng Pai seriously: "During the escort, Peng Dianshi must send more people to prevent any mistakes."
"I will keep this in mind, and I will not slack off in the slightest."
Peng Pai answered with excitement in his heart, and he could already see the dawn of tomorrow in Haikang County in his eyes.
After lunch and resting in the house for half an hour, Chu Nanzhi led Si Bao and Liu Shuyang out and went to the busy market in the south of the city to pick out a box of rouge for the son-in-law, thinking that Liu Yun had pawned all the jewelry.
I came to save the original owner’s family, and also picked out some jewelry for her and sisters Chu Nanxiang and Chu Nanzhu.
When Si Bao saw that Aniang had bought gifts for his grandma and aunt, he pursed his lips and said, "Aniang, I want them too."
"Okay, how about grandma buy you and your brothers and sisters two interesting toys each?"
Chu Nanzhi had an idea and looked at the little guy with a smile as bright as a flower.
Si Bao was so happy when she heard this that she jumped up and down and wanted to follow her to buy toys.
Later, Chu Nanzhi took Sibao to a Wenbaozhai, a place that specialized in selling pens, inks, paper and inkstones.
Si Bao is the one who dislikes reading and learning calligraphy the least among the little ones, and his name is still written crookedly.
Seeing Aniang bringing him to a place like this, and then seeing the pens, inks, papers and inkstones placed in Wenbaozhai, Sibao immediately got a big headache and pulled Chu Nanzhi to run away: "Aniang, Aniang, actually I
You don’t need toys, I just have the clay dolls I have at home.”
"That won't work."
Chu Nanzhi hugged her directly and coaxed: "My mother's favorite is the four treasures. I must buy you all the most fun toys in the world."
Si Bao struggled desperately in her arms: "No, no, I don't want these."
"Your father is the most famous scholar in our county. From now on, you will be the daughter of the county magistrate. It will be embarrassing if you can't write well, and Grandpa Chang and Grandpa Nie don't like it either."
Chu Nanzhi patiently advised: "If you promise mother to go back and practice calligraphy with your brothers and sisters, mother will buy you other toys and a nice new dress later."
Si Bao listened with a dull look on his face, but finally nodded sadly.
Chu Nanzhi looked at the little guy's reluctant expression, frowned slightly, and whispered, "My mother won't like you if you act like this."
Si Bao was so frightened that he nodded obediently: "Mom, then I promise you that I will practice calligraphy with my brothers and sisters in the future."
"Well, that's how you behave."
Chu Nanzhi pinched the tip of her nose with a smile on her face: "Actually, the reason why you can't write well is because of the brush. The brushes in Haikang County are the most famous. Mother will buy more for you."
As she spoke, she walked into Wenbaozhai.
Si Bao didn't dare to disobey her anymore and could only watch her buy a lot of pens and inkstones.
Funing County is famous in the Dahe Empire for its silk and bamboo, and its silk fabrics and writing brushes are loved by dignitaries.
Although Haikang County is located on the edge of Funing County, you can also buy fine silk fabrics and writing brushes.
Chu Nanzhi first selected a pair of Haikang pens worth 500 yuan each for each of the quadruplets, then carefully examined them in the shop, and finally fixed his eyes on several exquisite wooden boxes displayed in the cabinet.
Upon seeing this, the shop owner of Wenbaozhai immediately smiled cheerfully and said: "Madam, you really have good eyesight. The three pairs of brushes in there are all produced in Tulan County in the county. Tulan County is the place where imperial brushes are produced. Jinling City
Many pens used by dignitaries originated from here."
"Yeah, I've heard a little bit about it."
Chu Nanzhi nodded pretending to understand.
Although the original owner knew a few words, he was not so particular about paper, ink, pen and inkstone. He was also afraid of being cheated by the store, so he had to pretend to be an expert.
The glass cup Lin Jinxiao gave her today was too expensive, so she had to buy a decent gift to give back to him.
Thinking again about Mr. Chang and Mr. Nie for taking care of me these days, and Mr. Chang asked Mrs. Lin Jinxiao to redeem the Lin family's old house, so she had to thank him for it.
After thinking about it, she pointed to the box in the cupboard and asked, "May I ask the store owner how to sell those pairs of brushes?"
The shopkeeper made a gesture: "Fifteen taels of silver a pair."
Chu Nanzhi almost spat out a mouthful of blood when she heard this.
Si Bao was so frightened that he pulled her clothes and signaled in a low voice: "Auntie, fifteen taels of silver can buy a lot of apples and bananas. The brushes that dad usually buys cost dozens of pennies. Is this uncle here?"
Lie to us?"
When the store owner heard the little one's voice, he angrily took out the brush from the cupboard and explained angrily:
"I have always been a childlike person when doing business. These pairs of pens are all carefully selected and of the highest quality. They use rubbing wood as the tube and deer hair as the pillar. The pen head is large and short, with rabbit hair in the middle and wool as the outer cover.
The calligraphy is elegant and elegant, and it is definitely worth the money. In the past, the pens used by Master Tan of our county government came from Xia Baozhai."
Chu Nanzhi took a closer look and saw that it was indeed a good brush. She wanted to pay back the price, but Liu Shuyang looked at such an expensive brush and couldn't help but complained:
"These dog officials in Haikang County are naturally willing to spend money on their pens. Sister, we don't have to compare with them. My brother-in-law is determined to be an upright official. First of all, he must use his pen to form a sharp contrast with those dog officials. Our Luyan Gang Ten
Wen Qian's writing brush can also produce good calligraphy in the hands of my brother-in-law."
"Shut up."
Chu Nanzhi scolded her husband-in-law angrily. The shop owner noticed something immediately. Seeing the dignified appearance of this woman, her figure looked very similar to the woman he saw at the city gate last night, he quickly asked
: "Your husband is the new disabled person in our county, ah, the magistrate of the sixth county?"
Just as Liu Shuyang was about to answer, Chu Nanzhi immediately stopped him and said to the shopkeeper: "Wrap these three pairs of brushes, I want them all."
The store owner's face became more and more happy, and he was not in a hurry to get the pen. He hurriedly asked: "I must be the lady Chu who found out the real culprit behind the murder of Zhu Xian Cheng, right?"