God knows how Xiaodong whipped the cook. Anyway, at noon, the food served in front of Xiao Han was obviously not as delicious as before.
"Why……"
Helplessly spitting out the meat that had been chewed for a long time, Xiao Han put down his chopsticks and looked at the tasteless lunch in front of him. He suddenly regretted asking Xiaodong to take care of the good cook in the morning.
"Cultivation is not enough! Remember what Boss Cao said back then: Recruit people for their talents, not for their virtues! As long as this person is still useful to you, even if he has a little problem or fault, it doesn't matter. That’s unacceptable! After all, no one is a sage, so who can have no faults?”
Xiao Han dropped his chopsticks and murmured to himself, his expression extremely compassionate and sacred. The innocent Zhang Chenchen's order to hit someone was not issued by him.
However, when Ren Qing, who was eating together, heard this, he only received a big eye roll.
Ren Qing felt that the reason why Xiao Han regretted it was not because he wanted to give the cook a chance to repent, but simply because he injured the cook and no one would cook for him anymore!
So in order to verify this, Ren Qing also put down the steamed bun in his hand and deliberately said slowly and politely: "I seem to have heard that after the cook was hung up and whipped by your guards this morning, not only did he throw Si Li He provided all the oil, salt, sauce and vinegar, and also explained some of the things he did in daily life, such as depriving you of dishes and taking them home to eat, or even not being able to eat them after you got home, and feeding them to the dogs. As a result, the two dogs at home were fed like pigs. Fat!"
"What!"
Sure enough, after hearing these words, Xiao Hanchang, who had a Bodhisattva-like heart when he was still alive, suddenly turned into Shura anger! Jumping on his feet, he cursed angrily: "I said the portions of the dishes have been noticeably smaller recently! It turns out that this bitch stole them all! Xiaodong? Xiaodong! Go and give that cook a good beating!"
"Ah? Are you still smoking? Will it cause trouble if you smoke again?"
Hearing the sound outside the door, Xiaodong hurriedly ran into the house and looked at Xiao Han's eyes in a daze.
He whipped the cook so hard in the morning that now he can't even cook! If I smoke again, I'm afraid I won't be able to work on the kang for ten days and a half.
"Why are you still in a daze?" Xiaodong couldn't make up his mind. He was about to ask Xiao Han again, but he didn't expect Xiao Han to be angry now. Seeing his dazed look, he became even more angry: "Leave this butcher, young master, I Can we only eat pigs with hair on them? Go to the backyard, grab him and whip him hard! As long as he doesn't die, whip him to death! By the way, who built the house here in the first place? Check it out and give it to me smoke!"
Xiao Han, who became furious because of eating dog food, had not forgotten what happened in the broken room last night that made him shiver with cold, so they happened to be caught together to show off! These bastards in the province thought he was easy to bully and they would throw all kinds of rubbish at him! "
There was a lot of uproar in the Shibo Department, and there were many cries and howls for help. It was so frightening that all the junior officials in the Shibo Department wanted to tiptoe while walking, for fear of accidentally offending this young man again. , was also sent to dig ditches outside!
Yes, that’s right, ditch digging is a recent new activity in Guangzhou.
By the way, since the three mansions were destroyed, the city of Guangzhou has not always been peaceful.
Especially after the news came that Feng Ang had resigned as governor, but the candidate for the new governor had not yet been decided.
These big mansions that were oppressed at home in the past were suddenly like kites with broken strings, flying around the world! I was dancing around to see if I could contact my friends so that I could push my son and nephew into this position.
There is an undercurrent in the small officialdom in the city, and several families that can influence the entire political situation of Guangzhou City are secretly wrestling with each other. However, County Magistrate Zhang seems to have turned a blind eye to this and is still busy at the construction site in Xicheng every day.
After such a long period of construction, the novices on the construction site have long since become veterans! Rows of bungalows are arranged neatly on the ground of Xicheng like military formations. Even the alleys between the houses have been heavily tamped down by the people of Xicheng to ensure that no one will grow next spring. Come on!
The house was almost completed, but it lacked some finishing touches. The old county magistrate who inspected the house found that there were a lot of materials left on the construction site, and there was also a lot of idle labor, so he decisively ordered these idle laborers to dig and repair canals.
Anyway, idle time is idle. Take advantage of this time to work more and earn some money to supplement the family. After all, you still have to rely on yourself to live. The government can help build houses, which is already the most benevolent thing. There is no way to support so many people. Eat, drink and have diarrhea.
The old county magistrate's prestige in Xicheng is really too high!
In the past, there was no official who could command these native-born locals, but under the old county magistrate, these people who used to be unruly and unruly and even looked down upon by the government immediately became as obedient as cats!
If you say dig a ditch, dig a ditch; if you say build a wall, build a wall! There was not even a question, they would do whatever the old county magistrate said!
With so many civilians on hand to point out where to hit, the old county magistrate suddenly felt a lot more confident. He first asked people to open up the Yushui that had been blocked for many years, and then started to build a high barrier at the dock. brick wall.
In the words of the old county magistrate himself, the dock is a mixed bag and needs to be controlled! After building this high wall, it can restrict those who enter and leave Guangzhou by sea and protect the local people.
The people in the city don't have many opinions on this move. After all, building the wall doesn't cost them money, and it won't block their way. They can build it however they like.
However, for the wealthy households in Midtown, this wall can cost them their lives!
These days, rich people are always smarter than ordinary people, otherwise they would not be able to accumulate such a fortune.
Therefore, when they saw that this wall vaguely surrounded the entire dock area, these wealthy households immediately couldn't sit still!
Why are the taxes in Guangzhou City always not paid in full? Is it because people here really have no money?
This seems unlikely.
Although most of the wealth in Guangzhou City has been taken away by the original eight major mansions, there is still a lot leftover, which has been obtained by the wealthy households in the city. If they really don't make money, they won't build houses one by one. luxurious!
Therefore, there is only one fundamental reason why Guangzhou City has been unable to collect taxes, and that is because these wealthy households evade taxes!
Guangzhou City has no city walls, and the power of the government was pitifully weak before. Although the Municipal Shipping Department was later established, it was suppressed by the eight major governments and was ineffective, and there was no time to manage much.
Therefore, if local wealthy households want to evade taxes, they only need to take most of the goods back to their shops or transport them to ships while it is dark, leaving only a little to be shipped to the government the next day, thereby saving a lot of money. Taxes go into their own pockets.
