Chapter 97 Black Otter’s Night Visit

Chapter 97 Black Otter’s Night Visit

Li Tai inquired about the two soldiers and found out that being an official in Daxingtai did not include food and drink, but it was not completely voluntary labor.

Daxingtai will allocate a certain number of officers and fields to the government offices based on the number of ministers and personnel of each Cao Cao. Through the harvest from the management of these government buildings, the administrative costs and officials' food expenses will be maintained.

This is similar to the capital of public houses in the Sui and Tang Dynasties. The imperial court delegated certain fiscal powers to government offices at all levels, allowing them to operate and cover part of their administrative expenses.

The difference between them is that the great empires of Sui and Tang Dynasties had strong national power, and the capital of the public houses was directly distributed in the form of money and silk, and then loans were made to the private sector at a profit. However, the Western Wei government did not even have a stable monetary policy, so it could only distribute labor and land.

In addition to their administrative duties, officials also need to run this part of the industry seriously, otherwise they may not even have food to eat.

After learning this, Li Tai couldn't help feeling that it was not easy for the Western Wei Dynasty government, or Yu Wentai's overbearing regime, to build such a team. Almost every aspect revealed a poor temperament.

While waiting for the meal to be prepared by the public kitchen, the two soldiers went over the core official documents of the government office with Li Tai. Mo Cao's affairs are mainly divided into three parts. In addition to the purchase, storage and dispatch of pen and ink consumables, there are also the teaching of courses for Xingtai Guanxue and the management of his field.

Before the arrival of Li Tai, the division of labor between the two soldiers was mainly that Pei Han was responsible for official education, and Xue Shen was responsible for other general affairs.

After the three people got together to discuss, they decided that Li Tai would temporarily take charge of Zhuangtian production. This can be regarded as a care for Li Tai. After all, whether Zhuangtian's management is good or bad, the impact will only be limited to the internal government office. If it is really not managed well, it will at most cost him two dishes.

As for other things, once they are not done well, the impact will be much greater.

Li Tai had no objection to this decision. After all, he needed some time to adapt and get used to the atmosphere and rhythm of Taifu.

The three of them agreed on the division of labor, and the subordinates also took back the meals.

Although Daxingtai is very picky about spending money and food, he is also very naive when it comes to business.

With two bolts of silk, I bought a large bucket of japonica rice, thirty steamed dough buns, two whole roasted lambs, other dried meats, konjac sauce, spinach, etc., as well as a small bucket of buttermilk. At least the more than 20 people in this government office can eat it.

After a large cart of food boxes was brought back, the staff were not in a hurry to share the food. Instead, they first carried heavy wooden boards to block the door.

Li Tai didn't understand its meaning at first, but he soon understood it.

"It's better to have fun alone than to have fun together. You are too stingy to wait for Minister Mo Cao. Before colleagues in the Sakon area even had time to hear the news and leave, you actually had to close the door to thank the guests!"

Outside the gate of the Yamen Courtyard, several people jumped out of the gap while the door panels were not closed, pointed at the people inside and laughed loudly.

Li Tai also became happy when he saw this. No wonder when the meal was about to begin, the crowd seemed to be facing a formidable enemy, and they were on guard against anyone coming in to enjoy the meal.

"These greedy thieves, who are not afraid of bad words, show off their poverty in their offices, but when they see a shop in another house, they act as if they have arrived first!"

Seeing that Xue Shen still couldn't stop these people who were trying to eat, Xue Shen couldn't help laughing and scolding when he stood in front of the hall, but he still introduced the people who broke in to Li Tai. Most of them were officials from the nearby Cao family, and some were members of Su Chuo's clan. Su Heng, Xin Shao, who also looked at Longxi, and so on.

Most of these people's names, Li Tai, seemed a bit unfamiliar to them, but when they came to know their family backgrounds, they all had some impression that they were mostly Han people with county surnames or descendants of local powerful people.

Li Tai recalled that he had been in Taifu for more than half a day. There were very few officials in Taifu who were from Beizhen. In addition to the fact that the martial arts talents in Beizhen were not highly educated and not qualified enough to take on the busy administrative work, it should also be related to Yu Wentai's deliberate arrangements.

Although Li Tai's age and qualifications are not high, his background itself is a pass. Coupled with his good emotional intelligence and conversational skills, he quickly became familiar with these people.

He also noticed that many officials attending the office, in addition to their own food, also put uneatable cage cakes and barbecued meat into their pockets, probably to pack them up and take them home to their eldest wife. Children have extra meals.

This situation is not unique. Everyone is accustomed to it and does not ridicule it. It can be seen from this that even as an official of the overlord's government, there are many people whose families are poor and worrying.

The meal lasted for less than half an hour, and soon some members of the staff cleared away the remaining tables. After everyone had eaten, they went back to their respective places and continued to deal with official documents. Looking at their diligent looks, Li Tai felt as if he had returned to the days dominated by 996.

He was new to the government office, and he didn't have much to do. He only had to go through some official documents that required the signatures of all the people who joined the army. He was not tired at all, and it only took him half an hour to complete the work on his desk.

But seeing that his colleagues, including Pei Han and Xue Shen, were still working at their desks, he couldn't just openly leave early, and he couldn't compete for performance and grab work from other people's desks like a young man who just joined the unit, so he He held a document that he had already thumbed through and pretended to read it carefully.

This article was written by Xue Shen and prepared to be submitted to his superiors. The main content talks about the delays in the offices of various subordinates, resulting in huge expenses for lamps, oil, fire, wax and other materials. Mo Cao is responsible for providing various office supplies, and office lighting is also within his scope of authority.

Li Tai originally just used it to kill time, but after looking at it, he actually took it in.

In fact, some of the details recorded in it are very vivid. For example, some officials went to work early but did not work, and stood in the corridor of the government office to eat breakfast, deliberately pretending to be diligent. Some people poured ink directly on their robes to show that they were tired from writing documents.

What's more, some government offices are obviously idle, but they have prepaid a large amount of lighting supplies, and even compiled a duty list within the government office, taking turns to light up the lights at night, just to show their diligence.

This article, with nearly 10,000 words, is simply a complete collection of ancient civil servants' fishing. Li Tai read it carefully many times, and the more he read, the happier he felt. It turns out that the wisdom of the masses is infinite.

He read here several times, but seeing that it was still early, he simply took out a new piece of paper, wrote the three characters "Kaochengfa" on the front of the page, and then his literary thoughts surged like a fountain, and he wrote thousands of words eloquently.

Waiting until he heard the crowd getting up, Li Tai looked up and realized that it was already dusk. Although he has not finished writing the content of the examination, he does not plan to write any more.

After all, he is a new member of the Taiwan government who joins the army. It is really difficult for him to stand on the opposite side of the masses of fishermen. You must know that he is also one of them!

The reason why I write today is, firstly, to express my feelings and pass the time, and secondly, to remind myself that when he gets older and starts to govern, he will have to deal with the people who are fishing in this way.

He was just about to put away the roll of paper when an official next to him stepped forward and reminded him: "Li joins the army. The government regulations prohibit official speeches from leaving the hall..."

Li Tai was a little dumbfounded when he heard this. This big business in relationships doesn't even care about food, but it controls the value of office hours so strictly. He doesn't even allow a piece of paper to be taken out of the hall. This clearly means that everyone is not allowed to do private work!

"This article has not been finished yet, so I will put it somewhere else for the time being. Don't leave it to the public."

Seeing the official put away the article in response to the case, Li Tai quickly warned him that he planned to pour ink on the body tomorrow to destroy the traces. I am also a defender of everyone's fishing career, and I am definitely not a traitor!

At dusk, the office work came to an end, but Mo Cao still had the task of correspondence courses at night school. Li Taixin entered the government office. He looked handsome and didn't look like a well-educated man, so he went home from get off work.

After confirming the office hours for tomorrow, Li Tai left the Tai Mansion, went out of the city with his entourage waiting outside, and returned to Shangyuan Village before it got completely dark.

When he came home from get off work here, the atmosphere in Mo Cao's office became tense again. A close confidant from Daxingtai came to inform him that Daxingtai would come to the official school that night to observe the lectures.

Daxingtai valued the administration of officials and was very concerned about the education of officials. He came to observe the lectures more than once. However, Xue Shen, who stayed in the Yamen, was still a little nervous. He quickly picked up the relatively profound and obscure "Six Classics", talked about the more popular and exciting historical biographies, and recalled his colleagues who had left the Taifu.

When the lanterns first came on, all the officials who were studying in Cao Cao were in place. Pei Han had also returned, but Li Tai, the newly appointed military officer of Mo Cao, was not in the city at all.

Xue Shen and others had no time to complain about Li Tai's unreliability. When Daxingtai arrived surrounded by soldiers, they quickly went on stage to give a lecture.

Yu Wentai was sitting at the upper side of the lecture hall. He was not very interested in the content of the lecture. He looked around the hall and then called Pei Han in and asked in a low voice: "Isn't there a new member of the department, Li Boshan? Why isn't he here?" "

"Gao Pingnan is a new member of the Taifu government. He is not fully aware of the importance of academic affairs. He works in the office until late at night. Because Grand Master He Ba needs a close attendant to look after him, he leaves the government and returns home first."

Pei Han replied in a low voice with some embarrassment. He also realized that Daxingtai was very concerned about this new recruit to the army. He probably came to listen today just to hear about Li Tai's academic level.

But when they assigned the affairs of the government office, he and Xue Shen excluded Li Tai. Although they were caring for Li Tai, it was obviously against their will.

After hearing the words, Yu Wentai nodded and said nothing more. It was not until Xue Shen finished his lesson that he stood up, went straight into the Yamen Hall, and said: "I will tell you what Li Boshan did today. Those who have gone before will not be found or encountered. But now that he has entered the palace, I want to see what he can offer me!"

Everyone in the hall did not expect that Daxingtai would be so concerned about Li Tai. Naturally, they did not dare to neglect for a while and quickly ordered their staff to take out all Li Tai's handwriting on today's documents.

Yu Wentai opened the scrolls slightly, and there was a hint of sarcasm in the corner of his mouth. But when his eyes fell on the half-finished "Examination Method", his eyes suddenly froze, and he held the scroll in his hand and read it. He looked again and again, then raised his hand and said: "Quick transmission... That's all. Li Boshan will come to the house tomorrow morning, and he will come to the hall as soon as possible. I will be waiting for him at the house before noon!"