Chapter 65
After the five-day holiday, Fang Zhiyuan and the other two came back to the county government office.
The three people who had already received some news had a completely different mood at this moment than they were five days ago. They no longer had the pride that they had to do with me. After entering the signing room, they seemed a little restrained. When they saw Li Ling sitting upright behind the case, the few people hesitated and went up to see him: "I have met Li Dianli in my humble position."
After Li Ling wrote some things on the paper, he looked up at them with a smile: "All things at home have been done? I don't have to ask you for a few more days to leave, right?"
"No, no."
"The young man has done everything at home, and his mother's condition has stabilized. If you have any errands, Li Dianli just asks for instructions."
The few people quickly expressed their opinions, showing a little congratulation. They already knew that the young man in front of them was far more powerful than they thought. He actually did the errands that only took seven or eight people in ten days to complete in just four days. He dared not let them underestimate this ability.
Li Ling nodded: "That's good, otherwise I don't know how to treat the three of you next."
"What does Li Dianli mean?" The few people were shocked and asked quickly.
Li Ling did not answer immediately, but turned to Lin Qing next to him and said, "Go and stick things on the wall so that they can also know the future rules of our house."
Rules? Several people became more and more confused, but saw Lin Qing picking up a piece of paper of several feet long and sticking it straight onto a wall. The top was ten vertically and five vertically, but it was a big table. The left side was the name of the five people from Li Ling down, and the back was blank, and I don’t know what it was for.
Just when the few people were confused, Li Ling was already talking slowly: "I think my household house is the top priority of the county government. Any mistakes may affect the lives of countless people. Since the county master promoted me to the household house official, I have always been trembling in my heart and dared not slacken at all.
"So in the past few days, I have been thinking about how to make my house more careful and set an example for the entire yamen. Now I finally have a preliminary idea. Since everyone has arrived today, I will set up the rules first."
While speaking, he had already stood up and came to the table, pointed to the grids on it and said, "You have seen it, there is a grid behind each person, which means that the total number of mistakes you can make in one season. No matter who makes a full mistake, you will be punished. The lightest one is a salary fine, and the severe one is a revolution. After all, we are responsible for the livelihood of tens of thousands of people in the county, so we should not take it lightly."
The faces of Fang Zhiyuan and the other two had changed rapidly, and the uneasiness in their hearts became stronger and stronger. But at this time, they could not use any excuses to oppose Li Ling. After all, he was the boss and had the right to make rules. However, Zhou Linyuan couldn't help but say, "When according to Li Dianli's intention, what does it mean to make a mistake?"
"That's a lot. For example, if you have failed to handle the errands, it's a mistake, or if you have failed to do the job you have done for the due date, it's also a big mistake." Li Ling said casually, and suddenly turned his face solemnly, "And if you are absent for no reason, you are late for leaving early. "Take you three for example, if you haven't arrived five days ago, it's a mistake, and you've handed over all the errands you should have done together to me and Lin Qing, which is even more wrong. But you're just thinking that you're just a first-time deal, so you only have five mistakes."
Speaking of this, Li Ling handed over his eyes. Lin Qing quickly picked up a small stamp with knowledge, dipped it in the ink mud on the table and printed a stamp on the table on the grid behind the names of Zhou Linyuan and the other three. After a few strokes, all the fifteen marks fell clearly on the head.
It was just a little uneasy, but when I saw five red stamps suddenly appearing in the grid representing the number of mistakes, the three of them were beating faster. Zhao Han couldn't help but say, "Dian Li, I am not absent for five days when I am not in the county government for five days, but I have sued you for a leave of absence. You have already agreed at that time. How can I blame me for being waiting?"
"Yes, and there is no precedent for such rules, and there is no clear statement from the county government. It is really hard to convince!" Fang Zhiyuan even raised objections directly.
Li Ling looked at him and said, "There is one thing I don't think you have understood yet? This is a household house, and I am the current household house official! In other words, in this room, I am the main one. Whatever I say, you subordinates should respond. If you refuse to obey the order, you can leave the household house and the county government!"
Although Li Ling was young, his aura was full of momentum. He suppressed Fang Zhiyuan, who was still trying to argue, and made his face turn pale. Before he finished his words, he looked at Zhao Han again: "You are right. I did have your fake, and there was a fake note to prove it that day!"
"That's it. Li Dianli, you can't go back on your word, right?" Zhao Han felt a little convinced in his heart and took the opportunity to say it. It would be too late to say anything else in the future, and you must never admit your mistakes now.
Li Ling curled the corner of his mouth: "Look at these fake notes, the black and white words on them clearly state. Why did you take leave these days? You are because your mother is sick and needs to go to Fucheng for treatment; you are because you are unwell and need to rest..." As he spoke, he took out the fake notes and slapped them on the table.
Then, he stared at the three of you with a bright look: "But what have you been doing in the past five days? You were in Qingfeng Building the day before yesterday, and the other day before, you, Zhao Han, were playing money at Jixiang Gambling House... It's really like you said that because you have something at home, you need to accompany your mother to the city and need to recuperate so that you can't come to the county government?"
After saying this, the three of them turned pale, but they couldn't say anything quibbling. At the same time, they felt even more terrified. The whereabouts of their people in five days had been grasped by Li Ling. Did he have planned it? He even knew their thoughts from the beginning, so he deliberately asked them to sign and write a fake note for the purpose of today's announcement.
This is just a young man under twenty years old, but his skillful means are even better than the slick old officials he has been waiting for for many years. The self-righteous methods of the three of them are not enough for him to see, and he has long been eaten by him!
The more I thought about it, the more panicked the three of them felt, and even sweated on their foreheads: "Li...Li Dianli...we..."
"You don't need to say those reasons, even if you say them, I won't believe them." Li Ling immediately interrupted their words and snorted, "I'm thinking that you are considered old people in the county dynasty and are willing to give you a chance. Otherwise, just your actions in the past five days will be able to expel you from my household, and even ask the county lord to open up and redeem you! Don't think that if you don't have a household, you won't be able to do anything. Don't talk about you, even if all the servants and officials in the county dynasty have changed, it will be a little bit of trouble.
"Now, I want to hear what you mean. If you know that you are wrong, you will follow my rules in the future. No more mistakes will be made, and you don't think about finding a backer. Now your backer is only me, a household clerk, not others! If you still refuse to correct your mistakes, please leave."
Seeing the few people trembling but a little awkward, Li Ling added: "Did you hear about the current situation of Zhang Wu, the former clerk of the punishment room? Just after he was removed from his official responsibilities by the county magistrate, he went to disturb and retaliate every day, which were all the grudges he had made before. When he was a county jail official, no one dared to think about revenge, but once he lost his skin, his situation would be worrying."
This really reminded Zhao Han and the other two. After they were shocked, they quickly rush to express their opinions: "What Li Dianli said is that we must follow your rules in the future and dare not have any other thoughts."
"Li Dianli, I admire the capable people the most. It is not something that ordinary people can do if you can clear the complicated accounts in a few days. I am so optimistic about you."
"Li Dianli, young..."
Seeing that they were talking nonstop and flattering, Li Ling waved his hand impatiently: "You should keep the strength to say flattery. I, Li Ling, are good at accounting and only recognize numbers. As long as you work hard in the future, the previous things will be eliminated. But remember, you have made five mistakes this season, and as long as you make five more, you will definitely be severely punished."
"Yes, I have recorded the job." The five people had been held back by him at this time, and immediately responded with a deep expression.
"That's good. I still have twenty books here. You three will check them out. Remember, if something goes wrong..." Seeing that his eyes fell on the form again, the bones of the few people were tightened, and they immediately shouted: "Don't worry, sir, I will check the accounts carefully, and there will be no mistakes!" But even the title changed unknowingly.
"Well, remember to hand me over before noon tomorrow. Also, I am used to coming to the county government at Chen hour. If any of you comes later than me, it would be a big mistake to be late."
The few people's faces were bitter again. They were used to being free in the past, and they were really uncomfortable to come to the yamen so early every day. But at this moment, they had no choice, and no matter how reluctant they were, they could only respond: "I am honest and obey the orders of the Lord."
Li Ling then showed a smile, waved his hand, indicating that they could go back to their desks to do things. Only then did the few people breathe a sigh of relief and turn around and return to their own. However, when their eyes fell on the dazzling red stamp on the table next to them, their expressions were still tight and they were still scared.
Chapter completed!