Chapter 64 What is a major (2)
The north wind was getting smaller and the sun was just right. From the half-open rear window, it shone into the room and hit the chessboard on the low table under the window. At the two ends of the low table, Feng Ping and Wang He each picked up their own pieces, chatting and playing chess.
Although the other signing rooms in the second hall of the county government office are still busy, these two assistant officials are quite free at this moment and can make a pot of tea and play chess to pass the time.
After another son was left, Wang Hecai raised his gray eyebrows slightly and said, "I didn't expect you to be so leisurely. Didn't the county magistrate hand over all the taxes that were short of last year before? According to the truth, it should be very busy now."
"Of course, the following people will do these small things, otherwise I would have to be so busy as the county magistrate?" Feng Ping replied with a smile, "Isn't you the same? I just turned the New Year and thought there were many documents that needed to be dealt with, so why don't you still have tea and play chess with me here?"
"I'm different. There are many errands taken by the county magistrate themselves. I was busy for a while two days ago, and I didn't have any time until today. But it's different that you were granted a county magistrate. Those accounts are worth more than a hundred..."
"Haha, isn't there any household house here? Naturally, the matter on the account must be submitted to them for inspection before handling it."
"So you handed over this house to the house?" Wang He's eyes flashed, "I heard that there were five people left for the house, but three of them suddenly took leave two days ago, and they were reminded. Could it be that it was your work of the county magistrate?"
Feng Ping took a sip of tea slowly, then hung the dark spot in his hand to the corner: "I have been planning this trick for a long time, so you have to be careful. Why are you so concerned about the household matters?"
"This trick is so wonderful, why didn't I see it before? There is a Li Ling in the household. I'm afraid that not only I care about it, but you are the same? But if you do things so obviously, aren't you afraid that he will go to the county magistrate to complain?"
"What kind of complaints are you suing? Fang Zhiyuan and the other two are normal offenders, and they are also approved by him. Can you blame me for not being able to do anything? And if he can't do his job and can't convince the public, do you think that Magistrate Wei will really make the decision for him?"
"Yes, if Li Ling really doesn't have that ability, after grasping the mistake, he can take away his position as a clerk. You and those three are all fighting this idea, right?" Wang He said as he fell down, causing the situation on the chessboard to suddenly change. "But don't be too careless. Then Li Ling is a master in the settlement of accounts. Maybe he can really get the job done by his own efforts?"
"Impossible." Feng Ping stared at the chessboard with a serious expression, but his mouth was firm. "Although he had some skills, how could such a complicated and complicated account be easily calculated? Don't forget that he had just entered the county government office and was just a commoner before. What experience and ability could he have?" At this point, he chose a position and made a move, and breathed a sigh of relief.
"Your move makes sense, but you ignore my previous idle trick. This is a chain of disasters!" Wang He said, as the chess piece fell down quickly, killing the other party in an instant, making the chessboard that was originally entangled and fighting.
Feng Ping's gaze was wrong: "This... have you made up your mind long before you thirty?"
"At that time, I was just a idle guy, but now I'm a big deal. I'm giving in." Wang He smiled and picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea that was said to be advocated and handed down by Taizu. This taste is indeed much more delicious than mixing various spices and stewing tea leaves.
"Forget it, I just admit defeat. It's still early, why not have another set?" Feng Ping's donor gave in.
"No, I have some errands on hand that need to be handled." Wang He said as he stood up, and when he was about to leave, he suddenly turned around and said, "Of course the winner or loser of a game of chess is not important, and he can play another game. But some things are different. Once someone is underestimated, the consequences will be far more serious than expected, and there is no possibility of remorse. You, think about it carefully."
Seeing Wang He leave after leaving this sentence, Feng Ping was stunned at first, and then laughed disdainfully: "This old man is getting more and more courageous. Can Li Ling be so successful? I think he has been busy these days, and he will probably make many mistakes. He will take him down at that time, and Wei Liang will also pay some price..."
Just as he felt that everything was in control, several servants slowly carried a box and walked in. The box was full of documents. This made Feng Ping a little confused: "What are these? Who told you to lift them to me?"
"Sir, please forgive me. This is what the young people sent to the household house. They said that they were all the books and other items that the adults had ordered to check and implement. There are also some files that they also need to be passed by." A servant hurriedly explained in a low voice, but Feng Ping was stunned.
After a while, when he came to his senses, the two servants had left, but there was a whole box and more than a hundred accounts. Feng Ping's breathing was slightly chaotic, and then he snorted: "It's just a mess. In just four days, he dared to send all the accounts back? Are you trying to ask me to check it again for you? How can you be a sloppy official in our county's government office so slacking off?"
As he whispered, Feng Ping had already reached out to pull out a booklet from the box, looking through it with the intention of finding the wrong ones. But after quickly scanning, his face gradually changed a little. In the end, he widened his eyes. Everything on it was not much different from his previous considerations, and the numbers were clearly at the end.
At that moment, he finally couldn't sit still. He immediately got up and took the account book to the desk where he worked. He spread the paper, picked up the pen, fiddled with the calculation sheet and calculated carefully. As an official from a juren, Feng Ping had some attainments in the calculation field. He took only a moment to get the final number, which was exactly the same as Li Ling's conclusion left above.
"This... must be a coincidence." Feng Ping quickly gave an explanation, immediately took two more accounts, and calculated carefully again. Then, it was exactly the same as Li Ling's result.
Now he was really a little uneasy, so he simply took out more than ten books in a row and started to calculate carefully at the desk. After this calculation, time flew away, and when he looked up, he found that it was already dark. At some point, the other entrustment houses next to him had already left the house empty and were all dispersed.
At this moment, the county magistrate Feng no longer cared about time, stared at the stack of accounts and the last numbers on the case, and murmured: "This is impossible... it is impossible..." After two hours of busyness, he found that there was no problem with the accounts handed over by Li Ling. One time he calculated differently from Li Ling, but when he checked it, he realized that he had made a mistake by himself!
Now Feng Ping has no courage to check the remaining dozens of accounts and documents, because he randomly selected the ten copies in front of him. It is impossible for the other party to put the carefully calculated positions in advance, just waiting for his own verification?
In this way, an astonishing conclusion was placed in front of Feng Ping. The household where Li Ling was located had only taken three days to clear out more than a hundred accounts and documents, and there was no mistake at all! What's more important is that this was a household with only two people. He knew how capable Lin Qing was...
"How did he do it? Was he born to settle accounts? Even when there were eight or nine people in the house before, this job had to be done for about ten days, but he had to settle all the accounts in just four days? How could this be possible?" Feng Ping couldn't control his mouth and told his questions in his heart.
Then, Wang He's previous reminder rang in his mind: "...Once someone is underestimated, the consequences will be much more serious than expected..." He really underestimated Li Ling's talents, and it may even bring greater consequences?
"Impossible! After all, he is just a small clerk in the county government. I am a court official, and I can still be afraid of him?" Feng Ping took a breath and forced himself to calm down quickly. Then he paced back and forth in the room, secretly making a fool of himself: "It seems that if he wants to make a mistake, or leave the county government in a difficult situation, he will have to use some other methods. He still has to start from the people in the households. They have already stepped out of this step, and there is no possibility of retreating. It seems that when they come back the next day, I should let them put in more effort."
It was not until he thought that he had a countermeasure that Feng Ping's panic was calmed down because of Li Ling's magical performance. He shook his sleeves and turned off the lights and went out.
At this time, the county yard was not only in the front room, but also in the ear room of the front room, and a few officers were watching the night, but only the residence of the Houya County Magistrate was still bright.
After hearing Xi Mo's report, Wei Liang's two eyebrows that had been struggling with were slightly loosened: "Li Ling is indeed a good candidate for settlement. In just four days, he has done all such heavy chores."
"Yes, I also think Li Dianli is really amazing. The stacks of accounts that were moved in at that time were like mountains. I thought it would take at least half a month to settle it. However, it took him only four days to complete the errands and scared the county magistrate Feng." Ximo said in admiration.
Chapter completed!