The six ministries of the court were headed by the Ministry of Personnel. However, if we compare the six cottages of the county government, the household house has the most power, and the household houses have the saying that the household houses are headed by the officials.

In this way, the errands in the house are the most common in the county government office, so the number of clerks in the house in Jiangcheng County has always been the largest. There were eight people before, and even if there were any turmoil before, five people were left to serve. But now, with the other three taking leave on excuses, all the errands naturally fell on the remaining Li Ling and Lin Qing.

Lin Qing is also an old man in the county government office. He had worked as a household house for two years. He was a little experienced in asking himself, but he could not bear such a lot of responsibilities on his shoulders. Just the documents and accounts that kept coming in, he felt numb from his scalp, and the data that required a lot of meticulous calculation made him dare not slacken at all. He could only bury his desk and do his best.

But no matter how hard he worked, he could not compare to the files that needed to be reviewed from other officials. After working hard for more than half a day, he had already completed the verification of more than ten documents, but there were no less than thirty or forty books on the case in front of him, which made him feel powerless.

It's already like this here, and I guess Li Dianli is getting more and more unbearable. Lin Qing, who is fiddling with the calculation of the details of the tax, couldn't help but sigh in his heart, but he didn't dare to look carefully, and even regretted his choice.

In fact, Fang Zhiyuan and others had hinted before that he had asked him to take leave together, which made Li Ling even more embarrassed, but in the end he still did not join them. This was not only because he was kind, but also because he felt that following Li Dianli would be more beneficial than being hostile to him. He was originally with those who were not the same as Zhuang Hong and the other party. If he could take this opportunity to establish a good relationship with Li Dianli and get the appreciation of the county master, it would naturally be of great help to his future.

But now, Lin Qing regrets it. It would be fine if all such heavy and trivial errands fell on the heads of the two of them. But he was most afraid that something would go wrong in the middle. At that time, he might have to take the blame, and it would be better if he really got it.

"Or why should I find a reason to take a few days off from tomorrow?" Just as Lin Qing was thinking of giving up in distracted manner, Li Ling's greeting came from inside: "Lin Qing, come in and take a look at this thing."

"Yes." Lin Qing responded with guilt, as if the other party could see his thoughts. After calming down, he quickly walked in, walked around a screen, and came to Li Ling's desk. With a glance, he saw sixty or seventy documents stacked on the long desk, almost twice that of his desk. Several of them were spread out and placed there, and there were some twisted and strange symbols on the paper next to him, which made people confused.

But then, Lin Qing's eyes were attracted by the opened documents, which were all carefully calculated and had signed Li Ling's name, printed and confirmed documents. Below them, there were fifty or sixty thick books of account books, which seemed to mean that this stack had been checked and processed by Li Ling.

How is this possible?

It only took half a day to calculate and fiddle with the calculation of the plan before he understood more than ten relevant documents. Li Dianli had already calculated all fifty accounts clearly? And he also stamped it directly, which means that he didn't have to find someone else to check it. Where did he get so confident?

Lin Qing's heart was full of doubts, and his expression changed even more. He was stunned for a moment. It was not until Li Ling coughed low and called him continuously: "Lin Qing, Lin Qing..." He suddenly came over and responded quickly: "I'm young, I don't know what Dian Li has to give?"

"Look at this, I always feel that there are some problems with the tax paid by Shilipu last year, but the boss Wang passed it again." Li Ling pushed a tax form to the other party, and pointed a line of data in the middle and said, "I have checked the population there, which is similar to that of several other towns, but the tax bank paid last year was nearly 40% shorter than that elsewhere. Is there anything wrong with this?"

Lin Qing quickly calmed down and replied, "Dian Li, don't know that the situation in Shilipu is indeed a bit special. Although their population, land and other villages are not much different from those in other villages and towns, it is the imperial examination site in Jiangcheng County. There are three Juren alone, and there are eight or nine scholars."

“Is this related to the fact that there are so few taxes there?”

"Of course it's a big deal. Juren and scholars are both tax-free. Not only are they surnamed, but they can also protect their relatives and other fields. In fact, scholars are better, which is enough to save a tax for their own family. However, Juren can exempt at least 200 acres of grain tax and other taxes. Anyway, it's enough to prevent more than ten families from being taxed by the government. Now, the three Juren and eight or nine scholars in Shilipu will naturally reduce the tax in the town by about 40%."

Li Ling frowned: "Is this a decision made by the court early in the morning?"

"Yes, it's not just my Dayue Dynasty. As early as a hundred years ago, the Song Dynasty had this policy of preferential treatment of scholars and officials. Moreover, the conditions were given at that time, just to encourage the people to participate in the imperial examination." Lin Qing had been in the county government for many years, and these things were still very clear.

Li Ling then understood a little. He had known before that he could be exempted from duty after having fame, but he didn't expect that this would benefit the people around him. But he still had a question: "But what are they trying to do? He was willing to let the people in the same town occupy their light?"

"On this, we can naturally have a good reputation. After all, it will be remembered by people. On the other hand, there are also practical benefits. In fact, those villagers have given their own land to the name of Juren and scholars, and they will give them a lot of money and grain every year to be remuneration. Of course, they are much lighter than taxes. If they encounter a deserted year or something, these Juren can actually receive the land in their hands at the cheapest price..."

Li Ling's heart moved. This was because they used the country's policies to earn reputation and gain benefits. In the future, they could even justify the land... Perhaps this was also the key to many people in this world who flocked to participate in the imperial examination and refused to give up again and again. After all, the benefits were visible. Even if they could not become officials, they could still be rich.

Soon, he came back to his senses and smiled, "This time you have more guidance. Okay, if you are busy for a while, it's almost time to close the yamen." As he said that, he waved his pen and signed his name on the document in his hand, took the small household seal, pressed it on it, and placed it on the top of the high stack of documents on the left.

Lin Qing endured it, but still couldn't help it. He whispered: "Li Dianli, these are all documents that you have calculated clearly and can hand over to the county magistrate?" He pointed to the stack of documents with about fifty copies and asked in disbelief.

"Yes, is there any problem with this?" Li Ling asked casually when he heard his tone of a different tone. While he was speaking, he wrote a series of numbers on the paper next to him. After some mental calculation, he saw the results. After comparison, he signed the document, and the time was less than two or three minutes.

"This... he doesn't have to fiddle with the calculation? He can only look at a few glances and draw them a few times to calculate everything?" Lin Qing blinked his small eyes, full of surprise. This efficiency is too fast.

Curious, he no longer cared about the difference between the above and below, and immediately took out a copy from the stack of documents that had been checked by Li Ling and looked at it carefully. Li Ling did not stop him from his actions, but glanced at him slightly and smiled, "Your portion was the grain tax situation in Sanliwan Village last year. It seemed to be three dou and two liters more than last year, and a total of five hundred and forty-two shi, six dou and seven liters..."

Listening to the series of numbers, Lin Qing's body trembled again, but the complicated data on his head was not something he could only calculate with his heart. He could only pluck the courage to take the things back to his desk, and then he fiddled with the calculation plan again. After a while, he finally figured out the numbers above. As expected, it was exactly what Li Ling said, and then he took a breath - this was too incredible...

After a while, Lin Qing came to his senses and took the document and a well-finished account book on his desk to Li Ling: "Please check this one."

Li Ling understood his intention, but did not refuse. He immediately took the document, swept it over at a glance, and wrote down the numbers and performed mental calculations. After a while, he had an answer: "The tax on Dawang Village should be 236 taels and 5 taels and 4 cents, but they only paid 198 taels and 6 cents, and 37 taels and 9 taels and 4 cents, so he had not paid. He should have sent someone to urge him."

Lin Qing's eyes suddenly widened. He calculated this result three times and took half an hour. But when he arrived at Li Dianli, he had already reached the answer in less than half a cup of tea, and it was not bad at all... The difference is too big, right?

At this moment, Lin Qing's eyes were completely different when he looked at his boss: "Dian Li, how can you... you calculate all these accounts so accurately and quickly?"

"Well, this is because I have been interested in numerology since I was a child, and there is also a calculation method that is completely different from the arithmetic you use." Li Ling could not give a very reasonable explanation for the moment, so he could only say vaguely.

But this is enough to make Lin Qing admire him, and at the same time he is full of expectations: "Dian Li has this ability, and now our household chores can be done on time and with quality!"
Chapter completed!