Lu Haoshan guessed correctly. As soon as the news of his illness came out, the officials began to visit him one after another and express their condolences.

In the evening of that day, Zhou Dayuan, the official of the Household Officer, was the first person to visit the new county magistrate. As soon as he entered the room, he put a can of soup on the Eight Immortals table and said with a smile: "Sir, how do you feel? It doesn't matter, are you feeling better?"

"The head doesn't hurt so much, Zhou Sili, what do you mean?" Lu Haoshan's face changed slightly: "Don't you want to bribe me, right?"

"The villain dares not," Zhou Dayuan said respectfully: "Adults are honest and honest. The villain should take adults as an example. This is a cup of ginseng stewed black bone chicken soup, which is made by the cheap man himself. The adults are tired of the people of Jiangyou County. This cup of soup is just a little intention of their subordinates and is definitely not a bribe. Please do not misunderstand me."

There were not many officials in the Ming Dynasty. There were only four officials in a county, county magistrate, county magistrate, chief clerk, and dictionary. These were officials. If there were fewer counties, there were only two county magistrates and chief clerks. The clerks and clerks below were recruited by the county government themselves. The household ranks and house officials were in charge of household registration, land, finance, taxation, and marriage in a county. It can be said that they were the God of Wealth in a county, but even the "God of Wealth" could not be called a subordinate official, and they dared to be called villains.

Zhou Dayuan said while pouring out a bowl of chicken soup and personally delivered it to Lu Haoshan. As soon as the chicken soup was poured out, the room was filled with fragrance. When he saw the chicken soup, it seemed to have a transparent luster in the clearness. The chicken tasted the faint medicinal fragrance of ginseng. At a glance, he knew it was a top-notch soup. Lu Haoshan had a great appetite when he smelled it.

"Is this done by myself?"

"Of course," Zhou Dayuan said with certainty: "I dare not deceive the adults. This is my subordinate's wish. Please accept it with a smile."

Lu Haoshan hesitated for a moment and finally nodded: "Well, Zhou Sili, you are intent."

Seeing Lu Haoshan drinking chicken soup voraciously, Zhou Dayuan smiled imperceptibly, as if he saw a solid dam, a small ant hole suddenly appeared...

After Zhou Dayuan left, other officials and subordinates also came to the door, some brought homemade and exquisite snacks, some offered friends gifts to other places that they couldn't finish. The cook made roast chicken was good, and they invited the new county magistrate to taste it. If they didn't eat it, they wouldn't give face, because they didn't eat it, they would obviously look down on others' and not eat it.

At first, Lu Haoshan had a little resistance, but he could not resist the enthusiasm of his subordinates and gradually accepted it. The gentry and students of Jiangyou County were all "touched" by the county magistrate who was devoted to the public and was "touched" in the work of the work. The gentry invited the new county magistrate Lu to the banquet in the name of thanking the county magistrate for his contribution to Jiangyou. He whispered to Lu Qingtian, which made the new county magistrate smile, which was extremely useful. The students asked for teaching and asking questions and comments on articles and poems, and forced Lu Haoshan to the banquet. If they didn't threaten Lu Haoshan to recite the name of unwilling to guide the backwards, they would whisper "old parents" after they arrived, which made Lu Haoshan feel respected, and even felt a little happy afterwards.

I don’t know when the new county magistrate’s strong and elegant calligraphy was enthusiastically sought after by a number of merchants in Jiangyou County. They tried their best to ask County magistrate Lu to write inscriptions by himself. Of course, the county magistrate is not the poor and takes the time to write inscriptions for you. So the pen fee must be paid?

For a moment, Lu Haoshan wrote in a bad way and received the money. Chen Gui was lying behind the scenes, as if he was sitting firmly on the fishing platform, listening to his subordinates keep reporting to him, and news about Lu Haoshan kept gathering for him:

"Mr. County magistrate, the master accepts a banquet from Sir Jin."

"Mr. County magistrate, several students from the county school invited the master to go to Chunfeng Tower to recite poems and write pairs, and the master returned drunk."

"Mr. The eldest master accepted two pounds of tea from Landlord Li and a pack of silver."

"Mr. County magistrate, the old man wrote inscriptions for Hongji's pawn shop and charged thirty taels of money for Runbi."

The news was getting more and more. Finally, my servant came to report: "Go back to the master, the county magistrate wrote the words for our Yingbin Building."

Chen Gui asked quickly: "Oh, have you charged the run-in fee?"

"I've collected it, eighty taels. After the county magistrate Lu took it, he kept saying that the master was a talent."

Chen Gui nodded, and a hint of unaware smile appeared on his lips. It was mid-November, which was more than a month ago, and it had successfully corrupted the new county magistrate. At least, it had already been pulled into the water. The effect was also very obvious. The new county magistrate ate, drank and had fun every day, and handed over all the official duties in Jiangyou County to himself. Even the superior's official documents were replied by himself and then handed over to him for signature and handing them over. It was obvious that he had figured it out.

After sending the servant out, Zhou Dayuan, the confidant, smiled and said, "Sir, it's true that the master is a clever plan. The blue-headed green turns so fast. The subordinate thought it would take some time, but he didn't expect that he was immersed in pleasure all at once. Many political affairs were ignored."

"Does of life have passed in an instant, so we naturally have to enjoy it in time. Our county magistrate is just pedantic, not stupid. If he is stupid, he would not be able to pass the Jinshi or find a lack of official position. But he was not thinking about it for a while and now he has a clue. As long as he has common interests, he will be able to get along in the future."

Zhou Dayuan thought for a while and said carefully: "That's right, sir, this county magistrate, now he is less pedantic and he is much more polite to me. Do you have to respect him if you have to be more filial to him? After all, you will know some things sooner or later. If he knows that we eat alone in the future, he will be afraid that he will be stupid as a nerd and both lose money and will be bad."

The salary of officials in the Ming Dynasty was notoriously low. A seventh-rank county magistrate had a monthly salary of only seven stones and five dou, which was not as good as a small landlord. In addition, there were many restrictions on superiors, governors, Jinyiwei and others, and they were particularly easy to be implicated. Not to mention anything else, if an official had an accident, it was possible that the same year in high school would be implicated. There was a period of time when officials went to court to be officials, and said goodbye to their families before going out. Every time they explained their affairs as if they had parted in life and death, because they didn't know that they could go home smoothly. However, even if the environment was so poor, those who wanted to be officials were still squeezed out. In addition to being an official, there were still many real benefits.

For example, those who are openly collected include fire consumption, scattered husks, etc., additional losses are collected when collecting taxes. The broken silver is melted and recast into the silver ingots handed over. The loss is charged for every two taels of silver. The "fire consumption" added to the actual "fire consumption" is greater than the actual "fire consumption", and the difference is to the officials. The scattered husks are to let the people put the grain in a large container for measurement. The grain pile must be loaded in the shape of the pile, and some of them will exceed the wall of the husk, and the levy clerks kick it a few times. The overflowing grain is said to be used to make up for the loss during storage and transportation. The grain payer is not allowed to sweep it back. In fact, it is also a kind of income for officials. In addition, such as filial piety during the Chinese New Year, the transfer of land in the county, the development of wood and stone in the mountain field, etc., these are all financial channels. Although the risks are high, the benefits are also great.

People die for money and birds die for food. This is human nature. Chen Gui firmly believes that money can make ghosts push the mill. Although Lu Haoshan comes, he looks like he is unable to get into oil and salt, but he believes that human nature is greedy. When Zhou Dayuan proposed the temptation plan, he immediately agreed.

Facing Zhou Dayuan's proposal, Chen Gui did not agree immediately. After thinking for a while, he finally shook his head and said, "No hurry, it's not time yet."

"Sir, when is it suitable?"

"Qi is the root of impulse, wine is the sacred thing that penetrates the intestines, color is a steel knife that scrapes the bones. Now it is just a small favor, and we have no trace of doing it. I can't be sure if he will be on the same boat as us. I have to try it." Chen Gui said with his eyes narrowed.

Zhou Dayuan whispered: "Sir, how do you try?"

"Beauty Scheme"

"Beauty plan?"

"That's right, it's a beauty plan," Chen Gui said affirmatively: "We, a fledgling county magistrate, are young and energetic. Having a beauty by his side just sucks his spirit. There is someone around him who can blow the pillow wind and collect information for us. We can also know in advance if there is any movement. It's best that the master also uses the person we recommend. That's the perfect solution, so that we can rest assured."

Chen Gui had another most important purpose. There was no airtight wall in the world. If the incident was revealed and those little people could not handle it, they could push out the young, inexperienced and silenced county magistrate so that they could stay out of the matter.

Only by being careful can one make a ship for ten thousand years. This is Chen Gui’s famous saying.

"A man like Lu County Magistrate, an ordinary woman with a good looks is afraid that she will not be able to catch her eyes. She is young, beautiful, smart and smart, and most importantly, she must be loyal. Such a woman is afraid that it will not be easy to find for a while." Zhou Dayuan said with some concern.

"Don't worry," Chen Gui said lightly: "I already have a candidate in my heart."

Zhou Dayuan was stunned for a moment, suddenly shuddered and said in a complicated manner: "Sir, your candidate is not Zi'er."
Chapter completed!