The Spring Festival has always been the most grand festival of the Chinese nation.
On this day, the county magistrate, who has always been enjoying himself with the people, has been sitting on a flowing table since the afternoon, and the "Drunken Yinzhou" has been in charge. After a busy year, everyone wants to take a break. But people have not forgotten the changes that the county magistrate has brought to the land of Yinzhou. Every family comes to deliver either meat or chicken.
"Auntie, are you here again?"
When Liu Zheng came back, he saw Wei Tiezhu's mother again.
"My lord, my lord, you must take care of yourself!"
The aunt said with red eyes.
Others also came to care about Liu Zheng. It seems that many people are still concerned about the fact that Liu Zheng has been living in a greenhouse these days.
Liu Zheng quickly thanked him.
The aunt looked around and muttered: "How come there is no woman in charge of such a large county lord's house? It's time for the young master to get a wife!"
These words made Liu Zheng dumbfounded and almost choked to death on a sip of wine. But yes, in this era, at his age, he has already had three wives and four concubines. After all, he is also twenty this year... But think about it, why doesn't my mother come back? Feng Sanniang said at the time that she would be back in a month. It has been almost three months and there is still no news. Letters often come to express peace.
"That's right, sir, my niece is so handsome. Can you please give her a chance?"
A woman joked.
Everyone was stunned when they heard this.
Liu Zheng was teased so much that he couldn't bear it, but in this situation, he couldn't leave alone.
"Tch, your niece's tall and thick body is stronger than my iron pillar. Is it worthy of our young master?"
Everyone laughed again.
Someone suggested: "I think the young master and Miss Zheng are a perfect match!"
"Yes!"
At this moment, Zheng Yueru, who had just walked in and sat down, immediately blushed, and everyone started to boo, which made Zheng Yueru, who was usually a domineering female CEO, feel restless and charming. Once this kind of girlish attitude appeared, she was immediately stunned. The whole audience, even Liu Zheng, was mesmerized.
Not to mention anything else, Zheng Yueru's appearance was absolutely stunning, but her first appearance as a man gave Liu Zheng such a shocking feeling. His preconceived ideas made him only appreciate Zheng Yueru but not have any love for her. If Liu Zheng in his previous life could find such a wife, it would indeed be enough to brag about for a lifetime.
"Ha ha ha ha!"
Therefore, Liu Zheng could only say haha.
Zheng Yueru glared at Liu Zheng. He bowed his head and drank without speaking.
Liu Dahao, on the other hand, became excited when he heard this topic: "Zheng'er, Aunt Wei's words are right. It's time for my father to find a wife for you..."
"Definitely!"
Liu Zheng had a dark look on his face and quickly asked him to stop. It's not over yet, isn't it?
While the wine was intoxicating, Qin Changfeng came, Shen Xing came, Liang Erfu came, and the counselors and deacons from the county marquis' mansion also came. Then those noble families also came, which made the scene feel a bit unreal.
When will the adults of the county magistrate, the gentlemen of prominent families, and the officials be able to sit together with these common people and peasants?
At this moment, Liu Zheng had almost finished seeing the people. He stood up and coughed. Everyone fell silent and looked at Liu Zheng at the same time.
Liu Zheng looked around and smiled slightly. He was also filled with emotions at this time. After traveling back in time, he started out bankrupt. In just three months, he has changed so much and changed the fate of so many people. Life is really so magical.
"Everyone, Liu Zheng has been in Yinzhou for three months. Thanks to you for not giving up, the county governor has been established, the weather is smooth, and the people are at home!"
"With auspicious snow and a good year, spring will bring peace to the country and the people!"
"When spring returns to the earth and everything springs to life, Yinzhou will usher in a better tomorrow!"
After Liu Zheng drank a few glasses of wine, the official talk started.
The crowd laughed and applauded.
"Today is the annual meeting of Yinzhou Mansion, and it is also the day of dividends!"
Liu Zheng said suddenly.
Everyone was confused after hearing this, annual meeting? What the hell is this? And dividends? They do know about the dividends, it's in the company's rules and regulations. However, this company has just been established, will there be any dividends?
Liu Zheng glanced at Zheng Yueru, who was still blushing from the teasing just now, gave Liu Zheng a hard look, and then took the bill over.
Liu Zheng took the bill and read it loudly: "The county magistrate's total income this year is 1,872,358 taels!"
boom!
The whole place was in an uproar.
Everyone was talking and couldn't believe it.
It has only been three months, but you have made so much money? Immediately, the young master was a great talent and received all kinds of praises.
"Expenditure, one million eighty-five thousand one thousand and thirty-two..."
Liu Zheng smiled bitterly.
Many people also laughed after doing the math. The income and expenditure are actually almost the same.
"The balance is twenty-one thousand silver!"
"It is expected to be about 30,000 taels for spring plowing in the beginning of spring, so it is a deficit! No points will be scored this year! The bill will be posted at the city gate later for everyone to calculate!"
After Liu Zheng finished speaking, he closed the account.
The whole audience burst into laughter and fell on their backs. This young master of the Liu family is so funny. No points, you say a hammer? But no matter what, Liu Zheng's actions still shocked everyone. what is this? Does the county government disclose its fiscal revenue? Where have they seen this kind of practice?
As the saying goes, if you clear the prefecture in three years, you will get one hundred thousand snowflakes!
Some people even say that if you are good at learning, you will become an official, and if you are good at officialdom, you will be greedy! Who comes to be an official, not for money? Especially Liu Dahao, who was a merchant himself. After he came to Yinzhou to serve as the county magistrate, people's biggest worry was whether he would be too greedy? It's okay to be greedy, but just don't be too greedy.
This argument has actually been circulating in Yinzhou and even Liangzhou for a long time.
This is people's habitual thinking.
But today Liu Zheng directly broke their doubts.
Not only are we not greedy, we will also disclose our accounts thoroughly! Just like that company, every account is calculated clearly, so that you people can understand that we are here to serve the people wholeheartedly and not to be greedy!
"good!"
"What an official!"
"Your Majesty the County Marquis, you are a hero in this world!"
Not only the common people were very moved by this, but even the noble families stood up one by one and toasted to Liu Dahao. Liu Dahao was actually drunk for a long time. He had no idea what was going on, and he had no idea that his son had made such a big name for him in such a daze. He only knew how to drink and socialize.
"Drink well..."
"Have good food and drink, hiccup..."
Liu Zheng looked at Liu Dahao and smiled slightly.
Zheng Yueru poked him from the side: "Brother Liu, are you really at a loss?"
Liu Zheng rolled his eyes and whispered: "Do you think I'm stupid? Military expenses are kept secret and cannot be checked. One hundred thousand of them are my personal salary!"
Zheng Yueru was stunned for a long time, then pointed at Liu Zheng and laughed. She couldn't stop anymore. The next moment, tears were about to flow out.
Liu Zheng chuckled.
From today on, he has to save money slowly... You know, township and county magistrates can still be bought with money! But what about the governor? That’s not possible if you have money! You also need to be talented and have a reputation! He himself didn't want to be an official, but he wanted Liu Dahao to be promoted step by step. The next step is to become a state candidate, so he has to pave the way for it bit by bit. Think of this. At present, Liu Dahao's reputation is still very good, especially the financial balance and expenditure at the end of this year. Once it is made public, it will definitely cause a big wave in the world.
really.
It's only the first day of the new year.
Many people couldn't sit still.
Chen Ping, the prefect of Liangzhou Prefecture, turned dark when he saw the flying pigeon passing the message: "What is this Liu Dahao doing! This is unreasonable. The income and expenditure of the county magistrate's office are really secrets, how can they be disclosed to others?"
"Sir, they keep military expenditures confidential."
"You, you, you, whose counselor are you? Huh, you are trying to make things mysterious, not only revealing your military expenses to others, but also hiding your military expenses?"
Chen Ping was furious.
Having said that, Liu Dahao's Yinzhou has reservations, but it takes a lot of courage to disclose its income and expenditure. Military spending? Of course, this cannot be said. In this era, it is easy to guess the military strength, weapons, equipment and food of each government through military expenditures. After all, very little is invested in scientific research, so it is easy to speculate. It’s only because I made it public to you!
"Sir, there are already people in the city talking about it. Some people are even inciting me, Liangzhou Mansion, to announce the revenue and expenditure matters. This matter..."
The subordinate said.
Chen Ping's eyes flashed coldly: "Liu Dahao goes too far! He wants to gain fame, but he pulls so many people off the boat!"
"Issuing an order from the Liangzhou Prefecture, on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, all the governors from various states and counties will come to Liangzhou to report on their duties!"
"yes!"
Chen Ping snorted coldly: "Liu Dahao, Liu Dahao, if you want to survive a desperate situation, it depends on whether I give you a chance!"
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Yinzhou Mansion.
Liu Dahao woke up from his drunkenness: "My son, what good things did you do last night? Dad, why are there evil spirits in my dream?"
Liu Zheng smiled bitterly and said: "We announced the income and expenditure of the county lord's government. Unexpectedly, so many people couldn't sit still."
"What?"
Liu Dahao's head was dizzy, and he shouted loudly, with a sad face: "My son, how can you be so reckless in this matter? Doesn't this make me the enemy of the world?"
Liu Zheng smiled brightly and said: "If you become the enemy of the world, you can seek great fame in the world, why not do it?"
Liu Dahao took a deep breath in fright: "What do you mean, my son?"
Liu Zheng said: "Dad, Empress Zheng is still in power. Before the world is in chaos, Zheng'er plans to help you find a future!"
Liu Dahao was shocked.
Liu Zheng smiled slightly and said, "Dad, we have to make some preparations and go to Liangzhou to report on our work."
In fact, Liu Zheng also knew that this time was a bit risky. But he really couldn't wait any longer. The old emperor would die at any time. The vassal kings in various places have strong soldiers, strong horses, and plenty of food and grass. If he wants to get a share of the pie in the future, he must speed up the process!
A few days ago, I occasionally heard Zheng Yueru say that Empress Zheng planned to return to Liangzhou to visit her relatives this year!
Liu Zheng knew that this opportunity had come!
This trip to Liangzhou is not only to promote his soap and perfume, but also to show off in front of Empress Zheng. It is best to help his father get a state title back. At that time, my father will be on an equal footing with Chen Ping, and he will be able to take charge of Yangzhou, and even more states and counties, without any legal obstacles.
Therefore, disclosing the county magistrate's income and expenditure was not Liu Zheng's whim.
This is just his first move!
As for the second move, let's wait until we get to Liangzhou.
On that day, the Liu family and his son were cleaning up, and Zheng Yueru and the Zheng family's caravan were already waiting outside.
Zheng Yueru saw Liu Zheng and asked with a smile: "Brother Liu, how do you feel when you return to Liangzhou?"
Liu Zheng laughed loudly: "On the day I left Liangzhou, Liu Zheng said, let the people who humiliated me that day come to lead our horses and make stirrups for us..."
He paused and smiled brightly: "Are these enough?"
With a wave of his hand, the carriage opened behind him.
Zheng Yueru looked over and exclaimed: "Oh my god..."
