Chapter 60 Many people can't sit still
The Spring Festival has always been the grandest festival of the Chinese nation.
On this day, the county magistrate's mansion, which had always enjoyed itself with the people, had a buffet from the afternoon, and "Drunk Yinzhou" provided a full meal. After a year of hard work, everyone wanted to take a break. But people had not forgotten the changes that the county magistrate's mansion had brought to Yinzhou, and every family either sent meat or chickens.
"Auntie, you're here again?"
When Liu Zheng came back, he saw Wei Tiezhu's mother again.
"Young Master, Young Master, you must take care of your health!"
The old lady said with red eyes.
Others also came over to show concern for Liu Zheng. It seemed that many people were concerned about Liu Zheng's living in the greenhouse these days.
Liu Zheng quickly thanked him.
The lady looked around and muttered, "How come there is no woman in charge of such a large county mansion? It's time for the young master to get married!"
Liu Zheng was so amused by this that he almost choked to death. But it was true that in this era, at his age, he would have had three wives and four concubines. After all, he was already twenty years old this year... But think about it, why hasn't my mother come back yet? Feng Sanniang said at the time that she would be back in a month, but now it has been almost three months, and there is still no news. However, there are often letters sent to her to show that she is safe.
"That's right, sir. My niece is so pretty. Can you marry her?"
A woman joked.
Everyone was shocked by what they heard.
Liu Zheng was teased to the point of being overwhelmed, but in such an occasion, he couldn't leave alone.
"Tsk, your niece's big and strong body is stronger than my iron pillar. Is she worthy of our young master?"
Everyone laughed again.
Someone suggested, "I think the young master and Miss Zheng are a perfect match!"
“Yes!”
This made Zheng Yueru, who had just entered the door and sat down, blush immediately. Everyone started to make a fuss, which made Zheng Yueru, who usually acted like a domineering female president, even more restless and coquettish. This kind of girlish attitude immediately amazed the whole audience, and even Liu Zheng was fascinated by her.
Apart from other things, Zheng Yueru's appearance was absolutely stunning, but her male body at the beginning gave Liu Zheng too much of a shock. His preconceived ideas made him admire Zheng Yueru but not love her. If Liu Zheng in his previous life could have married such a wife, it would have been enough to brag about for the rest of his life.
"Ha ha ha ha!"
So, Liu Zheng could only laugh it off.
Zheng Yueru glared at Liu Zheng, lowered her head and drank without saying anything else.
Liu Dahao, on the other hand, also became excited when he heard this topic: "Zheng'er, what Aunt Wei said is right. It's time for your father to find you a wife..."
“Dededede!”
Liu Zheng had a dark face and quickly asked him to stop. It was not going to end there, was it?
When everyone was drunk, Qin Changfeng came, Shen Xing came, Liang Erfu came, and the counselors and stewards of the county magistrate's mansion also came. Then the prominent families also came, which made people feel that the scene was a little unreal.
When will the elders of the county and marquisate, the masters of prominent families, and the officials be able to sit together with the common people and farmers?
At this moment, Liu Zheng saw that most people had arrived, so he stood up and coughed dryly. Everyone fell silent and looked at Liu Zheng at the same time.
Liu Zheng looked around and smiled. He was filled with emotion. He had traveled through time and space and was bankrupt at the beginning. In just three months, he had changed so much and changed the fate of so many people. Life was so magical.
"Everyone, Liu Zheng has been in Yinzhou for three months. Thanks to all of you for not abandoning him, the county government has been established, the weather has been good, and the people have returned home!"
"Auspicious snow brings a good harvest, and the beginning of spring will bring peace and prosperity to the country!"
“When spring comes and everything comes to life, Yinzhou will usher in a better tomorrow!”
After Liu Zheng drank a few glasses of wine, he started speaking official language.
Everyone laughed and applauded.
"Today is the annual meeting of Yinzhou Prefecture, and it is also the day for dividend distribution!"
Liu Zheng suddenly said.
Everyone was confused. Annual meeting? What the hell was that? And dividends? They knew about dividends, as it was in the company's rules and regulations. However, this company had just been established, so how could there be dividends?
Liu Zheng glanced at Zheng Yueru , who was still blushing from the teasing. She glared at Liu Zheng and then took the bill.
Liu Zheng took the bill and read aloud: "The total income of the county magistrate's mansion this year is 1,872,358 taels!"
boom!
The whole audience was in an uproar.
Everyone was talking about it, unable to believe it.
It's only been three months, and he's made so much money? He was immediately praised for his talent.
"Expenditures: 1,851,030 taels..."
Liu Zheng smiled bitterly.
Many people laughed when they did the math. The income and expenditure were surprisingly similar.
"The balance is 21,000 silver!"
"At the beginning of the spring, we plan to invest about 30,000 taels in spring ploughing, so we are in deficit! We didn't score any points this year! Later, the bill will be posted at the city gate for you to calculate!"
Liu Zheng finished speaking and closed the account book.
The whole audience burst into laughter. This young master of the Liu family was so funny. No points, what the hell? But no matter what, Liu Zheng's behavior still shocked everyone. What is this? The county government disclosed its financial revenue? Where have they seen such a practice?
As the saying goes, three years as an honest official is worth a hundred thousand silver coins!
Some people even say that those who excel in education become officials, and those who excel in officialdom become greedy! Who comes to be an official for money? Especially Liu Dahao, who was born into a merchant family. After he came to Yinzhou to serve as a county magistrate, people's biggest worry was whether he would be too greedy? It's okay to be greedy, but don't be too greedy.
This argument has actually been circulating for a long time in Yinzhou, and even in the entire Liangzhou.
This is people's habitual thinking.
But today, Liu Zheng directly broke their doubts.
Not only are we not greedy, we will also make our accounts public! Just like that company, we will make every account clear, so that you people will know that we are here to serve the people and not to be greedy!
"good!"
"What a good officer!"
"Your Excellency, the County Marquis, is a great hero of the time!"
Not only were the common people very moved by this, but even the prominent families stood up one by one and toasted Liu Dahao. Liu Dahao was actually already drunk, and had no idea what was going on, let alone that his son had made him so famous. He just raised his glass and drank to socialize.
“It’s delicious…”
"Eat and drink well, burp..."
Liu Zheng looked at Liu Dahao and smiled slightly.
Zheng Yueru poked him from the side: "Brother Liu, are you really short of money?"
Liu Zheng's eyes turned and he whispered, "Do you think I'm stupid? Military expenses are confidential and cannot be checked. Among them is 100,000 of my personal salary!"
Zheng Yueru was stunned for a long time before she pointed at Liu Zheng and laughed. She couldn't stop laughing, and the next moment, tears were about to flow out.
Liu Zheng chuckled.
From today on, he has to save money slowly... You know, the title of township marquis and county marquis can still be bought with money! But what about the title of state marquis? It's not enough to have money! You also need talent and reputation! He himself doesn't want to be an official, but he wants Liu Dahao to rise step by step. The next step is the state marquis, so he has to pave the way for him step by step. Thinking of this. At present, Liu Dahao's reputation is still very good, especially the fiscal revenue and expenditure situation at the end of this year. Once it is made public, it will definitely cause a big wave in this world.
really.
It’s only New Year’s Day.
Many people can't sit still anymore.
When Chen Ping, the governor of Liangzhou Prefecture, saw the letter sent by carrier pigeon, his face turned black: "What is Liu Dahao doing! How can this be absurd? The income and expenditure of the county government are confidential. How can it be disclosed to others?"
"Sir, they keep the military expenditure confidential."
"You, you, you, who are you? Humph, you are just being mysterious. You announced it to others, but you concealed the military expenditures?"
Chen Ping was furious.
Having said that, Liu Dahao's Yinzhou has some reservations, but it takes a lot of courage to make public the income and expenditure. Military expenditure? Of course, I can't say that. In this era, it is easy to guess the military strength, weapons, equipment and food of each prefecture through military expenditure. After all, the investment in scientific research is very small, so it is easy to guess. It's a pity to make it public for you!
"Sir, there are people in the city who are talking about this. Some are even encouraging Liangzhou Prefecture to make public its revenue and expenditure. This matter..."
The subordinate said.
Chen Ping's eyes flashed coldly: "Liu Dahao is going too far! He wanted to gain fame, but he dragged so many people off the boat!"
"Issue an order from Liangzhou Prefecture. On the fifth day of the first lunar month, all prefectures and counties are required to come to Liangzhou to report on their work!"
"yes!"
Chen Ping snorted coldly: "Liu Dahao, Liu Dahao, if you want to survive in this desperate situation, it depends on whether I will give you a chance!"
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Yinzhou Prefecture.
Liu Dahao woke up from his drunken stupor: "My son, what good things did you do last night? Why did I have an evil ghost in my dream?"
Liu Zheng smiled bitterly and said, "I didn't expect so many people would get restless when I announced the income and expenditure of the county government."
"What?"
Liu Dahao felt dizzy and cried out, "Oh my god, oh my god!" with a sad face, "My son, how can you be so reckless? Isn't this making me, your father, an enemy of the whole world?"
Liu Zheng smiled and said, "If you make enemies with the whole world, you can gain great fame. Why not do it?"
Liu Dahao was so scared that he took a deep breath: "What does my son mean?"
Liu Zheng said: "Dad, Queen Zheng is still on the throne. While 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 prepare and go to Liangzhou to report on our work."
In fact, Liu Zheng also knew that this was a bit risky. But he really couldn't wait any longer, as the old emperor could die at any time. The princes of various places had strong troops and abundant food and grass. If he wanted to get a share in the future, he had to speed up the process!
And a few days ago, I overheard Zheng Yueru say that Queen Zheng was planning to return to Liangzhou to visit her relatives this year!
Liu Zheng knew that this opportunity had come!
This trip to Liangzhou was not only to promote his soap and perfume, but also to show off in front of Queen Zheng, hoping to help his father get a state marquisate. By then, his father would be equal to Chen Ping in title, and he would be in charge of Yangzhou and even more states and counties without any legal obstacles.
Therefore, making public the income and expenditure of the county mansion was not Liu Zheng's sudden idea.
This is just his first move!
As for the second move, we’ll wait until we get to Liangzhou.
On that day, the Liu father and son packed up their things. Zheng Yueru and the Zheng family caravan were already waiting outside.
Zheng Yueru saw Liu Zheng and asked with a smile, "Brother Liu, how do you feel about returning to Liangzhou again?"
Liu Zheng laughed loudly: "When we left Liangzhou that day, Liu Zheng said that we should let the person who humiliated me that day come to hold our horses and act as stirrups..."
He paused, smiled brightly and said, "Are these enough?"
With a wave of his hand, the carriage behind him opened.
Zheng Yueru looked over and immediately exclaimed: "Oh my God..."
