The Female Officer Became a Farmer After Getting Reborn - Chapter 587

   Chapter 587 587 Audit, guilty conscience

   Wang Xiancheng took a car to the front of a high-walled compound on North Street. When he arrived at the gate of the compound, the doorman greeted him politely.

   Then a fat middle-aged man came over with a smile and welcomed him into the yard.

   “Master Wang, didn’t you say that the new magistrate has arrived? Why are you still free today?”

   Wang Xiancheng sighed, shook his head and said, “Mr. Huang, is Mr. Cheng here?”

   Manager Huang smiled, “Yes, I just came back from outside yesterday.”

   Manager Huang took him into the main courtyard.

Wang Xiancheng saw the thin man standing under the eaves of the corridor playing with birds, and he stepped forward and bowed in salute: “Mr. Cheng, Master Li arrived in Lexian at dusk yesterday, and exchanged seals with the magistrate of Liu this morning, asking for an investigation. The warehouse will be handed over later.”

  Mr. Cheng turned his head and glanced at him, teasing the thrush, and said casually: “Didn’t those accounts settle for you long ago? What are you worried about?”

Wang Xiancheng blushed and rubbed his hands uneasily, “Mr. Cheng, some accounts are too different from the actual numbers, it’s really impossible to settle! I see how they checked the accounts, it’s even more expensive than the account room you sent. Jing, I’m worried!”

  Mr. Cheng looked confident, “What are you worried about? Those nerds only care about studying for the imperial examinations and accounting. Unless you study with the accountant for three or five years, you can understand the tricks in the account book. You think it’s that easy.”

Wang Xiancheng felt that it was not what Mr. Cheng said, and murmured, “Mr. Cheng, it’s not that I’m timid. I saw them check the accounts with my own eyes. It’s really better than the accountant you sent. Also, you Can you send the borrowed grain back to Canghu in these two days? I think they must go to Canghu to check.”

   Wang Xiancheng looked at Mr. Cheng pitifully after he finished speaking.

Mr. Cheng looked at him with a worried expression, “it’s the time when the green and yellow are not picking up, you ask me to find so much food for you at once. You go back first and hold them back, it’s really not good, a fire set those account books on fire. , one hundred.”

   Wang Xiancheng glanced at Mr. Cheng in surprise, thought for a moment, and thought this was a good solution.

   “That’s a good idea, but you have to send someone to do it.”

  Mr. Cheng nodded without hesitation: “Okay, you go back first, I will send someone there.”

   Wang Xiancheng was relieved and bowed to him, “Thank you sir, I’m going back.”

   “Let’s go!” Mr. Cheng waved his hand, watched Wang Xiancheng leave, turned and walked towards the study.

   A tall man with a faint scar on his face and a gloomy look all over his body stood in front of a row of bookcases, flipping through a book there.

  Mr. Cheng bowed to him and said, “Second Master, the county magistrate Wang came just now, and he said…”

The second master put down the book, turned the wrench on his thumb, looked at him and said indifferently, “Just do as you said, burn those account books, and set a torch to burn Cang Huo, it’s better to make Cang Huo a fire incident. Wait for Liu County magistrate to leave Le County, find a hiding place and get rid of them.”

  Mr. Cheng glanced at him, “Yes, Second Master, you mean the two people who are guarding the warehouse…”

The second master glanced at him, but what he said was chilling, “If we don’t get rid of them, let’s find out? Also, why hasn’t there been any news from Kyoto these days? Go check it out, is something wrong?”

   “Yes, the little one will go now.” Mr. Cheng bowed in response and backed out.

  The county magistrate Wang discussed a solution to the problem, and stopped paying attention to Li Qing and the others’ auditing.

   County magistrate Liu returned to the inn, and when Master Liu came back, he looked at Master Liu and said, “Uncle, it seems that this Master Li will hand over to me after checking the account. What do you think we should do?”

  Master Liu glanced around, closed the door and helped the magistrate Liu to sit down, and said softly, “Don’t worry, I think that Wang Zhi is like an ant on a hot pot. We just need to hold on and keep calm, and Wang Zhi will naturally take action.”

  Liu County Magistrate shook his head uneasily, “I feel uneasy in my heart. I always feel that the people behind Wang Zhi will not let us leave easily.”

Master Liu looked at the weakened county magistrate Liu, and sighed, “Alas! If I knew I would not be this official, wouldn’t it be better to be a master at home? I ran all the way and got involved in a puddle of muddy water. You have to self-medicate to get out.”

   “Uncle, fortunately, Liniang and Auntie have left Lexian with the children. If something happens to us, sigh!” Liu County magistrate sighed, “It’s all my fault that I was bewildered by Wang Zhi’s bastard!”

  Master Liu patted him and comforted him: “If you want to open up a little, we have no one in the court, and we have no foundation. It is important to save our lives first.”

  Liu County Magistrate nodded, “You, what you said, leave here first.”

  Li Qing and several people checked the accounts until it was dark, and the three felt that their minds were full of numbers. He also had a preliminary understanding of the situation in Lexian County. Looking at the records in the account book, Li Qing had a headache and felt that it was really not that easy for the local officials to do. When I thought about Zhou Jia’s time in Qingchuan, I felt that no matter how difficult it was for me, it wasn’t as difficult as he was.

Alei took a book of accounts and said to Li Qing: “Master, look, in addition to the official land tax, the private land tax, the Ding tax and the corvée, there are also the warehousing tax, the farm implement tax, silkworm salt money, and music. There are many types of money introduced and market regulations, and there is still a way for the people to survive?”

“There’s still this place, but January Kuangjing spent twenty or thirty taels of silver, ink, paper, ink, and ink to buy so much ink, ink, paper, and ink. Are they chewing and eating it? This kind of account book is used to deceive those two who are not familiar with common affairs. Sezu is more or less the same.”

Li Qing said with a sullen face: “After His Majesty ascended the throne, he ordered the abolition of all miscellaneous and additional taxes. Don’t the officials of Lexian County know about this decree? Also, look here, last year alone, Lexian County opened up wasteland. It’s really funny how a county town with a population of more than 2,000 can open up so much wasteland in more than 600 fields!”

“What’s so strange, the money allocated by the imperial court to encourage land reclamation all fell into their pockets.” Lin Su said, and raised his head from the stack of account books, “Xianzun, from the Canghu account book It seems that the number of grains stored in Lexian County is still normal. However, I think it is necessary to go to the warehouse and check it before counting.”

   At this time, Liang Cheng knocked on the door, “Master, Madam, please come back after dinner.”

   “Come on.” Alei opened the door, “Uncle Liang, I’m already hungry.”

  Liang Cheng patted him and said with a smile: “If you’re hungry, go back and eat more bowls. There’s something delicious on the stove.”

  Li Qing rubbed his sore neck and said to Lin Su, “Mr. Lin, let’s go back to eat first and then check.”

   “Alright.” Lin Su closed the account book in his hand, blew out the oil lamp, and took the door and walked out.

   (end of this chapter)