Chapter 44 Lin Xiaoqi
Soon, Cheng Fa met Lin Qianqian in the reception room.
He discovered that the person in front of him was much richer than he had imagined. Even his clothes were woven with gold and his shoes were embellished with beautiful jade.
Isn't this a complete sucker?
Moreover, I heard from my subordinates that there were night-shining pearls in the box that the girl carried with her. That thing is priceless.
Finally it was his turn to get rich.
It is said that a clean magistrate can earn 100,000 silver coins a year, but the county where he was serving was extremely poor.
Others could make 100,000 taels a year, but he had been in office for more than two years and had not even earned 10,000 taels.
If you want to get promoted in the future, you will need money to do so.
If you get the priceless night pearl, you will have everything.
After Cheng Fa looked at the glittering golden gem, when his eyes met Lin Qianqian's, he suddenly felt uneasy.
What was going on? This little girl was not afraid of him, a local tyrant, and her eyes were like those of a battle-hardened general, which was particularly intimidating.
The county magistrate had prepared a lot of words in advance to intimidate the little girl, but he was intimidated instead by just a look from the little girl.
Seeing that the county magistrate seemed to be possessed by a demon, the lawyer with a goatee stepped forward and said sternly, "Why don't you kneel down before the county magistrate?"
Cheng Fa finally came to his senses, raised his chin a little, and waited for Lin Qianqian and her group to kneel down.
First he will take away their dignity, then his property. In short, all the property will be his.
Lin Qianqian discovered that Cheng Fa and his master had gained some weight and looked quite fat, which meant they must have had plenty of food and drink on a daily basis.
But as she walked along, she found that the people of Tong County were all skinny.
It seems that the people are impoverished and the county magistrate is rich.
The master said in a loud voice, "You daring and unruly people, kneel down quickly."
Lin Qianqian dared to come to the county government office because she had something to rely on.
She took out the wooden tag that proved her identity and showed it to Cheng Fa.
"I am a small flag, from the seventh rank, and you are just a small county magistrate of the ninth rank. Who should kneel down to whom?"
Before leaving Beijing, after Lin Qianqian donated 30,000 taels to the court, the money in the national treasury was still not enough, so she gave the emperor a small suggestion.
The suggestion is: if you donate a certain amount of silver, you can be given a small official position without real power.
As a result, the emperor adopted the proposal, and the ministers also supported it. Because the emperor had money, he would no longer force the ministers to donate money every day.
This proposal was very effective. Many people donated large amounts of silver in order to buy official positions. Now there is so much silver in the national treasury that it can no longer be used.
Lin Qianqian donated an additional 50,000 taels, a total of 80,000 taels, and was awarded a seventh-rank small flag position, which was slightly higher than a soldier's rank.
This minor official position made it easier for her to go to the border to fight and collect heads to pave the way for the Jiang family's freedom.
"Open your eyes and see clearly whether my official badge is real or fake."
Cheng Fa was intimidated by Lin Qianqian's aura. He obediently widened his eyes and looked carefully.
That’s right, it is indeed an official badge supervised by the imperial court, used to prove the identity of officials. For ranks below seventh, there are wooden badges, for ranks above seventh and below third, there are iron badges, and for ranks above third, there are jade badges.
But this is not right!
I have never heard of a woman serving as an official in this dynasty!
The goateed master also didn't believe it, "How could His Majesty give an official title to a woman?"
Lin Qianqian: "Are you questioning the emperor?"
"No, no." Questioning the emperor is tantamount to contempt for the emperor, and the person will be beheaded.
The goateed master knelt on the ground with a thud, and his voice suddenly became a little softer, "I absolutely have no intention of questioning the emperor."
I just can't believe it.
It is better to believe that the sun rises from the west than to believe that women can become officials.
Hongdou straightened her chest and said, "Yes, my daughter is the first female official and the only one in the dynasty. However, when our Great Yan Dynasty first conquered the country, there were also women who were appointed generals."
Zhao Xiaoliu made a great finishing move and took out the champion's token.
"I am Zhao Xiaoliu, a subordinate of Marquis Guanjun. I am here to testify in the name of the Marquis that everything Miss Lin said is true, and Miss Lin is also Marquis Guanjun's fiancée."
Cheng Fa's chin, which had been raised high, lowered unconsciously.
It turns out that this little girl is actually a seventh-rank flag? She is also the fiancée of the champion marquis. She is really not simple. No wonder she dares to show off like this.
No wonder it feels so imposing.
You're just a little girl, running to this place where bandits are rampant. Are you really not afraid of death?
Cheng Fa asked his wife Zeng to come over and said, "Take good care of Lin Xiaoqi. It would be best if you could persuade her not to go out casually."
An identity like Lin Xiaoqi's cannot be robbed. Not only can it not be robbed, it must be protected, otherwise his life will not be worth the trouble of the Champion Marquis.
Not only could he not rob Lin Xiaoqi, he also had to persuade him not to go out and blind other people's eyes. Otherwise, if he was targeted by bandits and killed in the county government office, wouldn't that cause trouble for him as the county magistrate?
Although the county government paid tribute to the bandits every month, money was tempting. Miss Lin was dressed too luxuriously and had a priceless night pearl in her hand. If she attracted the bandits to rob the county government, it would be troublesome.
Cheng Fa was already in his forties, but his wife, Zeng, was only seventeen or eighteen years old, only a few years older than Lin Qianqian.
Moreover, Zeng was a very beautiful woman.
"Lin Xiaoqi, I have arranged the best house in the county government office. Please follow me to see the house."
Lin Qianqian moved into the best room in the county government office with peace of mind, and waved her hand to send Zeng away.
The two thieves who were left alive last night committed suicide by swallowing poison. It was obvious that they were not real bandits.
This means that the enemies now include not only bandits, but also an unknown force.
Faced with multiple hostile forces, we are short of manpower.
"Zhao Xiaoliu, you said earlier that there was a champion marquis in Tong County?"
"Yes, Miss Lin, there are a dozen retired veterans who were once very loyal to my Lord."
Since he was a soldier before, he should be able to take a beating, so we can call him over to help.
"Zhao Xiaoliu, hurry up and make contact and gather some people. Also, send someone to report to the court that we killed more than 20 bandits in Niujiazhuang."
It is a fool not to report one's merit.
Two days later, the court was in an uproar.
The list of people who donated money to buy official positions was released. When Prime Minister Wang saw that Lin Qianqian had become a small flag officer of the seventh rank, he was so angry that his lungs were about to explode.
He led a group of people to kneel down and plead, "It is not common sense for a woman to be an official. Your Majesty, please revoke your order."
The emperor ignored Prime Minister Wang and said, "You were present when the imperial edict was drafted, and you did not propose to exclude women."
Minister Zhang also said: "Your Majesty has made a promise to donate money to become an official. Do you want Your Majesty to lose faith with the people of the world?"
Prime Minister Wang was upset because he was careless when drafting the imperial edict. He did not specify in it that women were not allowed to donate money to become officials, so Lin Qianqian took advantage of the loophole.
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