Taigong Liu looked on with expectation.
The gift they gave this time amounted to a thousand dollars.
If it wasn't to please Cao Xiu, how could he give it up?
Cao Xiu just smiled and said haha, without going into details. Lao Liu has a thick skin and a dark heart, and his abilities are not bad. Let's not talk about the imperial power. His military ability is also very strong. He has lost many battles, but he has also won many battles. Even Han Xin once commented that he could lead 100,000 troops.
The pavilion chiefs were just petty officials and were given very low wages. Most of the pavilion chiefs even had to farm to make a living. The advantage is that you may not have to perform corvee service, and you need to arrange for soldiers and horses to eat and drink in the pavilion every day. They also had to govern the local area, and sometimes they had to send people to serve in counties, counties or even Xianyang.
Now that Cao Xiu has become a local official, he has the right to promote others as subordinate officials. But this is risky. If the person he recommends breaks the law, he will have to sit and be punished. However, Lao Liu was very restless. Historically, he became a bandit just because he let people go.
Therefore, he definitely cannot agree.
…
Eat and drink enough.
The guests excused themselves and left.
In the end, only Liu Taigong and Liu Ji stayed.
Taigong Liu didn't say anything. He took the money and put it on the table.
"What does this mean?"
"I would like to ask the mischievous man for a favor."
Qin Shihuang frowned.
No need to think about it, Cao Xiu will definitely take the money!
This kid is closer to Qian than to his own father!
Cao Xiu raised his head and glanced.
Only five hundred dollars?
What about sending beggars away? !
Taigong Liu sighed, raised his hand and said: "It is unfortunate for our family. Ji'er is over thirty this year, but he is not involved in the family's production and operations. Cao Jun is a stingy husband, so the position of the Sishui pavilion chief is vacant. If Cao Jun can I will be grateful for your introduction to Ji'er."
"So, you use this to test Qin officials?"
Cao Xiu stood up, his hands behind his back with disdain on his face.
Which Qin official cannot withstand this test?
Just want to make a living with a few hundred dollars?
Go ahead and dream!
Liu Ji was also there to understand.
Without thinking, he took out several more strings of copper coins.
"Don't worry, Mr. Che! Ji is also proficient in Qin's laws and has martial arts. As long as Ji is given a chance to become the chief of the pavilion, he will never let Mr. Che down."
"No more words, please come back."
Cao Xiu waved again.
He can still distinguish between right and wrong. Isn't it a joke that he took such a big risk with just this little money? Besides, he already had a candidate in mind for the post of Pavilion Chief of Surabaya and would not give it to Liu Ji no matter what.
Seeing his firm attitude, Liu Taigong had no choice but to give up.
After he left, Qin Shi Huang suddenly laughed.
"I didn't expect that Xiu'er could resist temptation!"
"Tch, who are you trying to fool with such a small amount of money?"
"..."
Cao Xiu's face was full of disdain, "The Qin State can only pay a thousand stones to be promoted to the first level. I want to be the chief of the pavilion for only a few hundred dollars. Isn't this a fool's dream?"
"You mean the money is too little?"
"certainly!"
"..."
Qin Shihuang was immediately furious.
Damn the thief Cao!
He was also wondering how Cao Xiu had changed his gender, and for a long time this guy thought he was underpaid. As a Qin official, he only focuses on making money. He is like an animal!
"So Han Xin, what do you think?"
"Although he is talented, he is too arrogant."
Qin Shihuang gave his evaluation. In his opinion, such people are destined not to go far. The key is that if you are too upright, it will be difficult to survive in the officialdom. Of course, Han Xin did have some abilities, at least he was good at arithmetic.
"Well, that's true."
Cao Xiu nodded thoughtfully.
"It seems that this school still needs to find a teacher."
Han Xin is famous for his arrogance.
He was not reused under Xiang Yu, and then he jumped to work under Liu Bang. As a result, Liu Bang did not reuse him, and he was so angry that he ran away with the bucket at night. Fortunately, it was Xiao He who chased him under the moonlight and chased him back.
"Are you planning to make him the pavilion chief?"
"How can it be?!"
Cao Xiu waved his hands repeatedly.
Han Xin was not good at Qin law.
Moreover, this is not his intention.
"Who is it going to be?"
"Well, I should be back soon."
Cao Xiu looked up at the sky and Shi Shiran spoke.
…
…
At night.
The moon was dark and the wind was so high that I couldn't see my fingers. There was silence in Cao's house, even the yellow dog guarding the door was lying on the ground. Only in the study room, with the flickering candlelight, could one see two figures moving.
Whoosh whoosh!
A black shadow jumped down from the wall.
He moves swiftly and quickly moves through the house.
Sticking to the wall, he slowly moved towards the study. The three-foot sharp sword was held in his right hand, and under the moonlight, it shone with cold killing intent.
In the study, the candle burned with some black smoke.
Qin Shihuang was reading bamboo slips.
Cao Xiu is now a local miser and wants to manage the entire Fengyi. Before it got dark, Xiang Zuo came to deliver documents. The Xiang Zuo is the deputy of the miser, responsible for assisting the miser in handling affairs and in charge of collecting taxes.
So, this matter was left to them both.
Cao Xiu was still eloquent about this.
"Azheng, I am training you."
"You come from the Zhao Kingdom. Have you ever thought about why Zhao Kingdom was destroyed by Qin? As the saying goes, failure is the mother of success. Failure is not terrible. We must reflect and learn from failure. Only if you understand Qin well enough, can you Really beat him!"
When he said this, Cao Xiu seemed to be glowing. At that moment, his image was much taller, like a successful master.
"You should know it very well."
“No, you have to understand it from the ground up.”
"Why don't you do it?"
"I'm not Mr. Zhao."
"..."
Facts have proven that humans cannot defeat dogs.
Qin Shihuang thought so and wanted to see it.
Not to mention, he did see some tricks.
When he was in Xianyang, most government affairs were handled at the county and county levels. He basically doesn't look at things like Xiangting unless it's a big deal.
Therefore, there is a lot of room for maneuver here. Fengyi's recorded corn yield per acre just passed the mark, but he had seen it in person and it was much more than that. It is obvious that he concealed it and did not report it, so as to make money.
Qin Shihuang looked at it very seriously.
He was thinking, how to curb this kind of situation?
Wang Jian was not idle either, he was tumbling up and down. There were so many treasures in the study, many books that he had never heard of, and many silks with various utensils painted on them. Like an aircraft carrier, it should be some kind of big ship. There are also tanks, much like the Gan vehicles they use.
Hmm...good stuff!
Anyway, he recorded it all, so it might not be useful in the future.
"Um?!"
Wang Jian suddenly raised his head.
He seemed to have noticed something.
Then he stood up quickly and pulled out the bronze sword from his waist. At the same time, he raised his hand to look at Qin Shihuang, making a silent gesture, and motioned for him to hide quickly.
boom!
The door was suddenly kicked open.
"watch out!"
The man in black burst in suddenly.
Wang Jian rushed forward, wielding a sword that was longer than him. The sword edges collided, making a sonorous sound of gold and iron intersecting.
"There's an assassin!"
"Escort me, come and protect me!"
"Forehead?"
The man in black looked at the little kid in front of him and was stunned for a moment.
Weird thing, why are there two little brats? !
