Chapter 25
The immediate boss Gong Shouli is in his forties, has a strong body, a dark face, a pockmarked face, and is extremely ugly. He limps when walking, like a sad duck.
His attitude towards Xiao Chen was also cold.
"You are rare among our eunuchs who are knowledgeable. The emperor has also entrusted them with important tasks and do them well in the future." It was fine to hear the opening remark.
"You are a newcomer and don't know anything. I dare not give you important errands. Let's learn it for a year or two."
That's not good, it's like hanging us Xiao Chen on the wall as a photo! We'll have to hang it for another year or two...
"But we don't keep idle people, so let's do this. Aren't you literate? In the future, we will be in charge of the storing and sorting out the memorials from past years. We must list them clearly in different categories. I don't know when the emperor will read them. If you can't find them at that time, hehe..."
I don’t know if it’s an illusion, but Xiao Chen always feels that Gong Shouli’s laughter is murderous intent.
"Yeah!"
When it was time for the Guanjuan Hall where the memorial was stored, Xiao Chen's nose almost became crooked.
There were seven or eight cold black rooms in total, with hundreds of black painted wooden boxes for memorials placed inside, and many of them were scattered, piles of which were thrown on the ground in a mess.
"Oh!" A man accidentally almost tripped to the ground.
"Be careful!" Several eunuchs who followed him hurried over to help him.
"Why is this so dark that there is not even a window?" Xiao Chen got angry.
"If you go back to Eunuch Xiao, our storehouse is a key place to store memorial documents. There must be no windows, and there must be no oil lamps and candles." A little eunuch replied quickly.
Since it is a major place, why is it so messy inside? Isn’t anyone care about it usually?
No one really cares about it.
Because the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty was not long after it was founded, it took only more than a year for the imperial palace, and the establishment of the Silijian was not long, and many rules and regulations have not yet been improved.
Gong Shouli was born in the army and didn't know how to manage affairs in the department at all. He could ignore what was so important.
If he hadn't wanted to give Xiao Chen a warning, he wouldn't have remembered that there was such a place in Sili.
However, all the memorials of officials approved by the emperor's cabinet were sent to the Bookkeeping Hall except for the secrets and important things. There was no need to register, and there was no receipt. If you threw them in directly, it would be a matter of the matter...
All the bastards in Cunjuantang are all for me to gather!
Dozens of eunuchs of all sizes stood in the courtyard, each of them was trembling because the newly-promoted father-in-law Bingbi was obviously in a bad mood.
Everyone can't help but fall in love with melons.
"Who is the master of the affairs?" Xiao Chen's majestic gaze swept across everyone.
"If you want to go back to Eunuch Xiao, our hall master died of illness and no one will be in charge of the matter at the moment." An old eunuch, who was about fifty years old, replied softly.
"What's your name? Do you know the words?" Xiao Chen saw that this person was gentle and kind, as if he had studied.
"When Eunuch Xiao's words, the villain Zhao Xicai will also read a little." Since that's the case, it must be someone who has read the books.
"From today on your behalf, you will be responsible to me directly. You will be limited to seven days. You will have all the memorials in the warehouse organized by me. You must list them according to time, province, and names, and make their own books!"
"Eunuch Xiao, there are thousands of memorials here. There are only a few of us, and half of them are illiterate. Even if they take a small life within seven days, they can't do it!"
Zhao Xi just knelt down in an instant.
"If you read, do the meticulous work, and if you illiterate, do the slanderous words, do you need to teach you this? I will give you the power to live and kill. If anyone dares to be lazy or disobedient, you can deal with it at your disposal. It doesn't matter if you beat it to death, I will take the responsibility!"
"I will achieve results within half a month! If it fails, you go to the well yourself." Xiao Chen was not unreasonable.
"Yeah!" Zhao Xicai didn't dare to say anything again.
"Carry out a room for me. From today on, I will be here... Why are you still standing there? Get started!" Xiao Chen's face turned slightly pale. This was not angry, it was frozen.
People were frozen to death outside, dogs were frozen to death in the house, there were no windows in the warehouse, the sun could not shine in, and the brazier could not be made, which was extremely cold.
Xiao Chen only stood and watched for a while and his hands and feet were about to be numb. The eunuchs who worked were even more miserable. They hissed one by one, stomped their feet and rubbed their hands. The clear nose flowed to their faces and froze to ice in an instant...
Just this working environment can’t be completed in half a month, not to mention half a year!
It seems like I have to think of a solution.
At noon, a few eunuchs went to the kitchen to get several large buckets of food. The staple food was cold corn, white flour, steamed buns mixed with white flour, and the vegetables were cabbage and tofu soup. There was not even a little oil and water inside, but the big guys ate it voraciously and had a sweet meal.
Little Lizi and Xiao Fengzi also brought him lunch, but it was a four-layer sandalwood food box tightly wrapped in thick cotton.
A roast chicken, a roast duck, a large plate of beef with sauce, a large plate of roasted deer tendons, and a casserole with mutton stewed radish. It was all steamed on the table, and the fragrance was scented.
There is also a pot of soju that feels hot to the touch...
Zhao Xicai and a group of eunuchs suddenly felt that the steamed bun soup in their hands was no longer fragrant. They looked at him with eager eyes, and the sound of swallowing sounds came one after another.
"I'm not hungry, I'll give it to everyone." As soon as Xiao Chen finished speaking, dozens of eunuchs rushed up together and instantly grabbed four dishes and one soup.
"If you ask the horse to pull the cart, you have to eat grass for the horse. Little Li, go to the kitchen to pass on my order. Our daily meals in the sacrificial hall are based on the standard of five taels of silver, and I will pay for it myself!"
"Yeah!" Little Lizi took the order and ran away.
The eunuchs were stunned at first when they heard this, then cheered in unison, almost lifting the roof!
"Oh, Eunuch Xiao, how can you make your personal money break? Five taels of silver a day, it's too much!" Zhao Xicai was so happy that he sniffed.
"Everyone works so hard, how can you not eat well... Xiao Fengzi, go to the Imperial Prison Monk Clothing Prison and find them in charge!"
Xiao Chen not only needs to solve the problem of everyone eating, but also needs to solve the problem of heating.
I heard that the newly-public eunuch Xiao Eunuch, the eunuchs in charge of the two supervisors, Liu Fuhai and Zhang Dafu, did not dare to neglect them, and immediately rushed to obey!
Without saying a word, kneeling down and kowtow to express joy first, which is considered to be full of sincerity.
"Zhang Dafu, look at their cotton coats are too worn, and they can't do anything in this cold room..."
Before Xiao Chen finished speaking, Zhang Dafu understood it and hurriedly said, "We have ready-made cotton coats. Let me tell you the size, and I'll send it here."
"This is an extra thing, I personally pay for money..." Xiao Chen nodded with satisfaction.
"Look at what Eunuch Xiao said! Can this little thing cost you the elderly? It's all for you to do!" Zhang Dafu tried his best to curry favor with him.
"Well, since that's the case, I'll have to worry about you." Xiao Chen nodded.
"Isn't it all right?" Zhang Dafu's big mouth was about to break to the root of his ears.
Chapter completed!