After Xiao Qinglin finished saying what he needed to say, he took out a wad of banknotes from his arms and placed them on the table.
"Sister-in-law, this is the share for the second half of the year. It's a bit too much, don't be surprised. The small shed you gave me is really popular this year, and we all made a lot of money. I'm leaving first. My mother is the only one at home, so I have to go back and help
she."
Logically speaking, he shouldn't have come today, but he was anxious to see them and wanted to tell them the news he had learned, so he came in a hurry regardless of his mother's objections.
When Cheng Xue saw this, she didn't try to stop him, and she and Li Hui kept sending the person to the car.
There were four chickens, two ducks, and two geese in the car. They were all homegrown and delicious.
Xiao Qinglin thanked Bai Rui and drove away. The two returned to the room. Li Hui couldn't hide his joy and held Cheng Xue's hand tightly.
"With corn next year, people won't have to go hungry."
Cheng Xue understood his happiness, but she didn't forget to remind him not to act too hastily and to take time to figure it out. After all, this thing was shipped from South Vietnam.
Seeing that he knew what he was doing, she was relieved to write the letter. She had to tell Jiang Jianye as soon as possible that the villagers serving as soldiers in southern Xinjiang were all well and safe.
The five children were all disappointed when they didn't see Xiao Qinglin when they came back. The relationship comes from childhood. He almost grew up in Li Hui's house, and the children are very close to him.
The convoy arrived the next day, hauling a lot of things, mainly cotton-padded clothes for the winter. What other items were frozen meat, dried fish, candles, hairpins...
These were purchased by Zhou Fang's wife, including five cartloads of cotton-padded clothes. The letter said that they had originally prepared a lot, but when they learned that Xiao Song had already taken all the supplies when they arrived, they asked the mothers-in-law to stop and do it next year.
The letter also detailed the business progress of the shabu-shabu house and sent this year's banknotes.
With two windfalls in hand, Cheng Xue finally felt her waist become slightly stiffer.
The cotton-padded clothes are no longer used at home, so some are set aside. The rest are donated to the government in the name of "Express Inn", and the government will distribute them to the people in need...
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After Li Hui joined the government office, he went out early and came back late every day, like a top spinning at high speed.
He works so hard every day that most of the people under him dare not leave early.
Shen Jue is full of energy and wants to do something big, so she actively cooperates these days and does whatever is asked, and does it quickly and well.
Mou Haibin followed him out for inspection and already understood his temper. Therefore, he did not need to give orders to summarize and classify the items, and just led others to do it.
Even the third class of yamen officers compiled the cases that had been backlogged for many years. Those that could be settled were immediately closed, while those that could not be closed were recorded and reported to the magistrate.
Only Fan Chengfang, as a co-worker, should be second only to Li Hui in terms of busyness, but he happens to start work at the same time and leave at the same time. If he stays for an extra minute, he is not performing well. All he does is just draw the grid.
Li Hui didn't talk to him about doing miscellaneous jobs such as copying and copying.
Every time he saw Shen Jue, Mou Haibin and others gathered at their desks, he felt complacent and thought they were as stupid as pigs.
After several days, the actual resident population in the northern state capital was finally sorted out. The actual cultivated land area within the territory was also completely sorted out.
This project is indeed not a small one. Mou Haibin, Shen Jue and others have lost weight visibly. Even the officials have dark eyes and are not in good spirits. On the contrary, Fan Chengfang has gained weight and is still rosy.
Li Hui handed the newly written farmland distribution system to Shen Jue and asked him to follow up on the distribution.
He is a Jinshi who has passed the serious scientific examination. Since he is determined to make progress, he has no reason to suppress him.
He looked at the hourglass, breathed a sigh of relief, and said:
"We will come here today and start sorting out the debts owed to other states tomorrow. After sorting out, Mou Tong will summarize it and hand it over to the court. We will listen to the arrangements from above whether we should pay compensation or not."
After saying that, Shen Jue immediately got up and opened the cabinet to get the account book, Mou Haibin got a new one, and the clerks prepared the abacus. Anyway, no one was off work.
Summarizing debts is not a small job, and it is conservatively estimated to take seven days. Xiaonian sealed it on time, and they could not waste time.
In the previous dynasty, there were often borrowings between state capitals. As long as it was easy to borrow and repay privately, the court mostly turned a blind eye. Liang Yan is not sure. I think there is, but it is such a large amount as in the north. It is estimated that there should not be a six-digit debt, and it is only owed to Zhanzhou, not other state governments.
Fan Chengfang was about to leave. When he heard this, he went over to remind him:
"Lord Li, all borrowings between state governments are done privately. As long as you borrow and repay, you don't need to alert the court."
Li Hui leaned back in his chair relaxedly, tapping his fingers on the table as usual, and asked:
"Does this debt have anything to do with me?"
"It has nothing to do with you, but you are the governor of the northern state..."
"It doesn't matter who I am, just tell me whether this debt was borrowed by me."
Fan Chengfang shook his head.
"Since I didn't borrow it from you, what's wrong with me reporting it to the court?"
It’s definitely not right!
Fan Chengfang explained patiently:
"This debt has nothing to do with you, but it was borrowed by the Northern Prefecture and other prefectures. It has to be repaid by the Northern Prefecture. If the head of Wenjiao had allowed the officials to withhold half of the grain last time..."
"Fart -" Li Hui slapped the table and scolded, "Withholding half of the grain is easy for you to say. That grain is what people rely on to fill their stomachs. Why don't you say that you will deduct half of your salary to pay off the debt?"
"Can this be the same?"
"Why is it different? It's okay to deduct the people's food, but not your salary? Who made the rules! Also, now the one who calls the shots in the north is me. Whatever I say, you will do what you do. If you don't accept it, go to Beijing to impeach me! "
"Here we go again, here we go again. If I say this every time I ignore you, shouldn't we make up our mind that we won't write a booklet?" Fan Chengfang was not happy either.
You keep using this as a blackmail, what the hell.
Didn't pay attention? He didn't pay attention? Li Hui quit completely.
Seeing that the "war" was about to break out, Shen Jue and Mou Haibin quickly pulled each other to start a fight.
"Master Li, please calm down. Master Fan also has good intentions. After all, it is not a glorious thing for the city to be in debt. Try to avoid others knowing about it."
"Master Li, calm down the fire." After Shen Jue said that, he pulled off Fan Chengfang's sleeves and said, "Master Fan, please stop saying a few words. Master Li is also doing it for the good of the state capital. The North owes Zhanzhou a full three hundred thousand taels. Silver, this debt cannot be repaid by deducting half of the grain."
"How could I not know this? If I don't buckle, I will never pay it back."
After Fan Chengfang finished speaking, he sighed and spoke softly to Li Hui in a dignified manner——
"Master Li, you are the official of the Northern Territory. Once the Northern Territory is burdened with 'debts that are not repaid', your face will be disgraceful. Half of the grain will be deducted this year, and then deducted again next year, and again the year after that. A little will add up to a lot." Pay it off. I know you feel sorry for the people, but the people can't just share our joys and sorrows with us!"
"I'm going to fuck you, uncle!" Li Hui directly swore, "Sharing the same joys? Tell me when the people in the northern border shared the joys with the state government! In the entire government office, you have stayed the longest. Please explain to me. Be confused."