Eating mutton was popular in the Song Dynasty, but the price of mutton was not low.
Ordinary middle-class families may not be able to afford a meal in a month or two.
Kaifeng Mansion was under strict supervision by Bao Zheng, and Qingshui Yamen became Qingshui Yamen.
Besides, who doesn’t like free mutton?
Not to mention Pan Lou’s mutton!
Where is Panlou? Tokyo's iconic restaurant, where dignitaries eat.
Not everyone has the opportunity to eat the food there.
Cao Bin couldn't help but smile with satisfaction when he saw everyone working actively.
I can't fix you, demo?
This is just the beginning. After eating the mutton set meal in Xushi, you will find that there are theater tickets at Cao Duwa Restaurant in Haishi.
If I don’t let you work overtime until midnight every day, how can I be lazy?
After explaining everything to the scribes around him, Cao Bin returned home early.
The back office of Kaifeng Mansion.
Under the flickering light, Bao Zheng finished handling the affairs at hand and was just about to wash his hands for a meal when he saw Hu Caojun coming in with a pot of mutton.
"Master Bao, Uncle Cao bought some goats and boiled sheep at Panlou today. You can eat some."
Smelling the fragrant mutton, Bao Zheng couldn't help but have a great appetite. He was in a good mood and rarely joked:
"It seems that recruiting Uncle Zhongjing has brought glory to our house."
"You should also have dinner with me. It's not easy to get food from Pan Lou."
Hucao Junjun smiled awkwardly and said:
"Mr. Bao, please use it yourself. The lower official has already eaten it. It was also the goat-boiled goat that Uncle Cao bought."
Bao Zheng was stunned for a moment, shook his head and said with a smile:
"Uncle Zhongjing is a good man, but don't shield him just because of these benefits."
As he said that, he put a piece of mutton into his mouth and nodded with satisfaction.
Hu Cao joined the army and shook his head quickly:
"No, no. In fact, Uncle Cao did not give us any benefits. The mutton is also recorded in the accounts of Kaifeng Mansion."
"puff......"
Hearing this, Bao Zheng immediately spit out a mouthful of mutton. He stared at Hucao joining the army with wide eyes, and the muscles on his face kept twitching.
"The accounts of Kaifeng Mansion?"
"Yeah, Uncle Cao said that if he used his own money, he was afraid that Mr. Bao would misunderstand that he was paying bribes!"
Bao Zheng looked at the mutton in front of him, feeling distressed and not knowing what to say.
This is Pan Lou's mutton. I don't know how much it costs.
Hu Cao joined the army and carefully looked at Bao Zheng's face and asked tentatively: "Sir?"
Bao Zheng waved his hands helplessly and said: "Distribute the mutton to the government officials who are on duty at night!"
That night, Master Bao couldn't sleep, and he even doubted his decision.
If Cao Bin is allowed to stay in Kaifeng Mansion for a few more years, I wonder if Kaifeng Mansion will go bankrupt...
In the next few days, Liucao's officials were full of energy.
It only took six or seven days to finish processing the accumulated case files.
He also rushed to complete the review of each Cao's account before the procuratorate's assessment.
When this matter was reported to Bao Zheng, although he felt sorry for the expenses of Kaifeng Mansion, he had to admit that Cao Bin was able to do things and was amazed.
Gongsun Ce even praised him, shook his head and said:
"From today on, I no longer believe that Uncle Cao is an ignorant person."
"This can be called uneducated."
"Although every move he makes is extremely simple, it coincides with the changes in people's hearts. It's really not simple."
No wonder he was so surprised. Cao Bin completed more than two months of work in a few days. This can no longer be described as a miracle.
You must know that handling political affairs has been a university subject since ancient times. If it were placed in the history books, it would be Xiao He's talent.
Only Cao Bin himself knew that he just borrowed the examples of later generations, and it was not that unusual.
In the following days, the procuratorate conducted an assessment.
The Kaifeng government received an excellent rating in terms of political performance, and Bao Zheng generously blamed Cao Bin.
With this rating, his future career advancement will be reduced a lot of resistance, and he will also gain many points in terms of qualifications.
In fact, most of the fact that Kaifeng Mansion can receive ratings above Grade A is due to Bao Zheng.
Cao Bin took advantage.
Over the next month, Cao Bin gradually adapted to life in Kaifeng Mansion despite the pain of getting up early every day.
It's just that when you get up every day, you need to curse Bao Zheng to get enough motivation.
In fact, since Cao Bin opened up the Sixth Classroom, Kaifeng Mansion's efficiency in handling matters has greatly increased, and there are rarely times when it is extremely busy.
On this day, Fa Cao joined the army and handed a piece of paper to Cao Bin:
"Uncle Cao, there is a case here that needs you to review."
At this time, Cao Bin was dazing away with a piece of newspaper. When he heard this, he couldn't help but said strangely:
"Aren't all criminal and prison proceedings heard by Mr. Bao himself?"
Fa Cao laughed and said:
"Master Bao has given orders that except for human homicide cases, all other cases will be handed over to Uncle Cao."
Are you jealous of your own leisure, or are you trying to train a successor? You think too highly of me.
But Cao Bin didn't refuse, it was useless anyway.
And he is also very interested in going to court to try cases. After all, he used to kneel under the hall.
Now that I have the opportunity to experience the pleasure of Master Qingtian, of course I have to try it.
"Ascending to the Hall!"
"mighty......"
Seeing Cao Bin sitting majestically in the lobby, the people who came to watch suddenly started making noises.
"Hey, why isn't it Mr. Bao?"
"Isn't this Cao Bin? Why is he the one interrogating the case?"
"You are too ignorant. Now that Cao Bin is the Shaoyin of Kaifeng Prefecture, he can naturally judge the case!"
"It's over, it's over. Now the complainer is in trouble. What case can that evil young man Cao Bin get?"
"Hey, it's just a confused judge judging a confused case, just to see the excitement!"
Although Cao Bin was in the high hall, he could faintly hear all the discussions outside the hall.
He knew that he had never had a good reputation in the capital, but it was too disrespectful to discuss it in front of him. Did he think I couldn't hear him?
He suddenly slapped the wooden door and said: "Quiet! If you dare to make any noise again, I will serve you with a big staff!"
Hearing this, the people watching suddenly became silent.
Cao Bin then nodded with satisfaction and said: "Bring someone to commit the crime!"
He had already seen the complaint, which was about two out-of-town women robbing a baby.
They all said that the child was theirs, but they had no proof, and the baby couldn't speak, so it was hard to tell.
But Cao Bin has heard many such stories in later generations.
When the two women walked in, he didn't ask any questions, just slapped him in shock and said:
"My officer calls one, two, three, and you start grabbing the children."
"Whoever grabs it will own the child."
This order immediately stunned the two women and the onlookers.
They have lived in Tokyo for so many years, and they have never seen such a strange way of investigating a case.
The scribe who was recording the dossier next to him didn't know what to write. He was so anxious that he kept wiping off the cold sweat.
Fa Cao joined the army and saw that Cao Bin seemed to be serious, so he quickly ran down to report to Bao Zheng...
