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Chapter 889 The magistrate¡¯s Spring Festival is very busy

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    With the concerted efforts of Zhao Hao¡¯s disciples, New Year¡¯s Eve finally passed smoothly without any unpleasantness.

    But Mr. Zhao was so happy that when his disciples and grandchildren kowtowed to him to pay New Year greetings, each of them was given a full five hundred taels of new year's money!

    Of course, it¡¯s not just because of this incident.  For the past half year or so, the whole county has been on the embankment, and the government office has relied on these scholars to keep accounts, collect grain taxes, and transport goods to the warehouse. Of course, they have to pay some hard-earned money.

    ¡°In addition to those for the children, the old couple, the guards, and the family members, the total amount is 30,000 taels¡­

    "But others can't say that Mr. Zhao is a prodigal. After all, he doesn't rely on his son or his father. He relies entirely on his hard work, and he naturally spends it with great pride.

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    As soon as New Year¡¯s Eve passes, it will be the third year of Longqing.

    Although the government office has a five-day holiday, Mr. Zhao is even busier than usual.

    Early in the morning on the first day of the new year, he dressed up and came to the third hall.

    The entire county¡¯s bureaucracy, six office clerks, and three squads of yamen servants have been waiting for a long time under the leadership of He Wenwei. They kowtow to the eldest man and wish him good luck and promotion in the new year.

    Then all the officials stood up and asked for red envelopes.  This has been a custom for many years. No one expects the eldest master to really give him any money. The main purpose is to get some luck and see how much he holds in the eldest master's heart.

    They obviously don¡¯t know the name of ¡®Song Er Ye¡¯.

    "The old man waved his hand, Cai Ming brought a tray full of red envelopes, and Zhao Shouzheng gave them to them one by one with a smile.

    When the subordinates thanked the elder, happily took the red envelope and opened it, they were all dumbfounded.

    What I saw inside was a pile of brand new silver notes.  Counting, some have two hundred taels, some have one hundred taels, and even the subordinates who get the least have fifty taels

    ¡°All the officials looked at me and I looked at you, and they were so shocked that their jaws couldn¡¯t even close together.

    This is a silver certificate that can be directly exchanged for silver, not a rubbish like a treasure note that is too hard to wipe your butt.

    "Sir, sir, have you made a mistake" Even He County Cheng, the highest-paid person, expressed shock at the amount of the red envelope.

    Those scribes and government servants who received wages for work and food could hardly believe their eyes.

    ?????????????????????The highest income among those who eat the imperial grain is He County Cheng, whose monthly salary is six meters and five stones.

    Rice is expensive in Suzhou, and an income of six stone and five stone a month is considered very good.  But the problem is that it has a different color!  And it¡¯s the kind that¡¯s folded into treasure money¡­

    According to the rules set by Emperor Taizu, for officials outside the country, the natural color of the moon branch is one meter and two stones, and the rest of the branches are in different colors.  The folding color is based on banknotes. One stone per meter can be folded into 15 or 20 guan, or a piece of cloth can be folded into 20 shi

    In other words, he can only receive two kilograms of rice per month, and the rest can only be paid with treasure money or cloth.

    This is a cheat - the best Songjiang cotton cloth is not worth one tael of silver per piece, but when it comes to paying officials, it can be worth twenty dan of grain.

    But this is better than the money that is too hard to wipe your butt

    So just relying on that pitiful salary is not even enough to support the family.  Otherwise, Haigong would not have become the county magistrate, and would still have to rely on Hai'an to grow vegetables.

    Of course, if you work as an official in a county government and you have bad rules and filial piety, your life will not be difficult.  But there are too many people in the yamen, and they are watching too closely.  Everyone felt that they had given up the idea of ??getting rich under his nose.

    So when they saw that the red envelope given by the elder had already caught up with or even exceeded their income last year, they were all stunned.

    However, Zhao Shouzheng waved his hand coolly and Niubi coaxed: "That's right, it's for you!"

    "Sir, this is inappropriate" Although He Wenwei is not very good at being a good person, he is rare and kind.

    "What's inappropriate about this? You give me money and call it bribery. I give you money and no one has anything to do with it!" Zhao Shouzheng said nonchalantly.

    "Hahaha" All the subordinates laughed. How can there be a superior in this world who gives gifts to his subordinates?  So no one knows how to manage it.

    Mr. Zhao raised his hand and said to everyone with emotion: "In the past six months, you guys have followed me in the wind and rain, and soaked on the embankment every day. They are all as black and thin as monkeys. I am the big one.  The master feels very sorry. This little money should be regarded as a reward for you, so just keep it, not a single penny is a gift from the people!"

    "The great master has said this, how can the subordinates refuse?"  They all happily saluted and thanked them again.

    "You don't need to thank me. Just keep up your efforts next year!" Mr. Zhao smiled happily. Is there anything in this world that makes people happier than spreading money?¡°Dare you refuse to die?!¡± The subordinates responded loudly, almost tearing down the roof.

    These guys thought that they would be satisfied if they could make achievements with Mr. Zhao, but they didn't expect that they couldn't even lose money.  You will never meet such a Shangguan in eight lifetimes!

    What else is there to say?  Just close your eyes and fuck him hard!

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    After paying New Year's greetings to the elder, all the officials gathered around Zhao Shouzheng and came to the Earth Temple and the Yamen Temple in the front yard of the county government to worship the Earth God and Yamen God Xiao He, and prayed to the two great gods to bless the county government and ensure peace in the coming year.  The government is open to people and people.

    Then, Mr. Zhao came down to the gate of the county government office surrounded by officials.

    At this time, the yamen gate was already crowded with people, and all the country gentlemen and fathers in the county had been waiting here for a long time.

    Seeing Mr. Zhao coming out, they all knelt down, kowtowed, and shouted New Year greetings to their old parents.

    Zhao Shouzheng quickly helped up the old man who was taking the lead and asked the people to get up quickly.  Then he took his subordinate officials to pay New Year greetings to the people of the county and wished them good luck in the New Year.

    As soon as the New Year's greetings were said, the sound of suonas, gongs and drums, dragon and lion dances, stilts, and land-skiing teams immediately started at the Yamen Gate, leading the officials, gentry, and common people to the City God's Temple and the Wenchang Emperor Temple to worship these two people.  Gods, pray for good weather in the coming year.

    There are also the Sang Temple and the Water Temple Anyway, all the gods, big and small, in the county must be worshiped, and no one can be left out.

    By the time the circle came down, it was already noon.  The people dispersed, and the representatives of the gentry held a banquet together to entertain the old parents and thank him for their nurturing grace in the past year.

    Although it is an annual practice, they are absolutely willing to do it this time.

    "Kunshan has won the first prize if it has Zhao County Magistrate!"

    Many old squires cried and toasted to Zhao Shouzheng. The great changes in Kunshan in the past six months gave them an unreal feeling like they were in a dream!

    As a result, Zhao Shouzheng got drunk on the first day of the Lunar New Year He originally planned to go to Kunnan in the afternoon to visit the widowed man, but he could only wait until tomorrow.

    ¡°In fact, on the first day of the Lunar New Year, the female relatives of the county officials and gentry have to go to the back house to see the county official¡¯s wife Unfortunately, Mr. Zhao is a widower, so this step has to be omitted.

    One of the most important activities on the first day of the Lunar New Year is gone, which makes all the ladies in the county feel lost and feel that the year is not complete.  So they all discussed during the New Year's party that they must renew their old parents' strings this year, so that the county magistrate's wife can watch it on the first day of next year!

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