After half an hour, the villagers who ran over with water dispersed.
"It's okay, the fire is already on," Chen Mo said.
The stove was outside, so the firewood was also outside when the fire was lit.
The four of them used one stove, and there was a lot of firewood next to the stove.
Most of it was pine branches that the villagers raked up the mountain.
They were dried outside, so it was easy to use. They were reluctant to use coal now, as it was troublesome to make coal and transport coal.
The stove needed to be filled with firewood bit by bit with a stick. Sometimes, the fire would come out of the stove.
When the four of them put the firewood next to the stove, some of it fell down.
When they put the firewood into the stove, each of them fell down.
As a result, the fire at the stove was connected, and the pine branches they were holding all caught fire.
The four of them beat the branches, and thick smoke rose.
It was not a big problem, so the villagers went back to eat.
Last year, the poor people who cooperated with the Li Family Zhuangzi to plant greenhouses sent big meat buns.
They were poor last year, but after selling the greenhouses, they became rich.
They bought the manual flour grinder from the Li Family Zhuangzi. Anyone in the village who wanted to grind flour could use it.
The entire village, no, the entire Lantian County, all the people now had three meals a day.
There were no poor people in the village that Li Yi took care of.
Even if there was no labor at home, the Li Family Zhuangzi would rent their land and give them a lot of money.
The candidates who chose the village of Lantian County to be an official were all snatched up by the candidates. They all thought that if Lantian County developed well, there would be political achievements.
They did not know that political achievements required increasing the income of the local people, and there was a ratio.
The four of them felt lucky and chatted while eating porridge, buns, and pickled vegetables.
"Luckily, we chose Lantian County. We can eat meat buns early in the morning."
Chai Baohong's face was full of black marks as he sighed.
"Hello, villagers. They told us that we don't have to cook anymore. They will send us food."
Xia Hao ate the buns with porridge and smiled.
Zhu An ate a mouthful of pickled vegetables. "Seeing the people living a good life, as an official, I feel at ease."
"It has nothing to do with us, right? We just came. "Brother Donglai said honestly.
"The people will be better off if we come," Zhu An said with a firm gaze.
After the meal, they cleaned up and took the unwashed dishes to find the village chief.
One was to ask about something, and the other was to return the bowl.
The village chief stayed in his own house. There was no village committee.
If anything happened, Chen Mo would knock on the bamboo clapper.
The villagers built their courtyards next to each other. Even if they had land, they wouldn't build their courtyards next to their own land.
If they lived together, they could take care of each other.
The village head's house had two courtyards. He was the richest family in the village. He used to be, but not anymore.
Most of the villagers had the surname Chen. Chen Mo could be considered the head of the family. He was a scholar, and his father used to be a clerk in the county.
Chen Mo was literate and could write and calculate. He was chosen by the villagers to be the village chief.
The county didn't dare to choose someone with a different surname to be the village chief. It would cause problems.
For example, the village chief of Weinan County had no foundation and was considered a special case.
When the four of them found Chen Mo, he was drinking tea. He glanced at the unwashed bowls they brought over and didn't say anything.
After pouring tea for the four of them, Chen Mo said, "In the village, if there's anything inconvenient, just call for help."
"Thank you, Mr. Chen. The villagers are simple and honest. We are very grateful."
Zhu An stood up and saluted. The other three also saluted. They knew how to communicate.
Chen Mo returned the salute. Everyone sat down again.
"Mr. Chen, what do the four of us do? Do you have accounts to calculate? "Chai Baohong looked at Chen Mo and asked.
Chen Mo glanced at him with a smile on his face. "There are no accounts to worry about. The harmony has been canceled. Thank you, Your Majesty.
When the grains are harvested, each family will bring them over, weigh them, and send them to the county.
Now, according to the words of the Li Family Zhuangzi, when everyone earns money, they will share a portion according to the ratio. The village has an extra public welfare fund. "
"Then we will take care of this public welfare fund." Xia Hao immediately followed up. He was very serious, as if he wanted to do something for the villagers.
"Okay." Chen Mo's smile didn't change. He nodded and agreed.
He got up and went to get the account book. The public welfare fund was kept at his house. He could check who paid and how much was in total.
After a while, he came back with a stack of books and gently put them on the table.
"Take a look." Then Chen Mo picked up the teacup and drank slowly.
The four people were curious. Why were there so many accounts in the village?
They flipped through them and saw 'accounting vouchers', 'project public welfare fund', 'debit funds', 'credit funds', 'corresponding forms', and so on.
There were numbers on them. They flipped through them page by page, but they didn't understand.
They looked at other books, which were 'list of villagers who paid public welfare fund in Liangpo Village', 'initial summary', and 'amount in arrears' …
They flipped through them again and saw names and amounts in other tables. There was a total under each table with debits and credits.
Then there was a table of expenses, with names, amounts, units, and notes.
The four people's eyes widened. They found that they were in trouble. No, what kind of accounting method was this?
"Mr. Chen, is there a running account or an account book of four pillars?" Brother Donglai swallowed his saliva and asked in a low voice.
Chen Mo shook his head. "The Li Family Zhuangzi's secretary in the county requires all villages to keep accounts according to this method."
"It's too wasteful." Chai Baohong found fault.
"It's bought from the public welfare fund. The cost is not much. The Li Family Zhuangzi prints it," Chen Mo said with a smile.
"Is it the same in other counties?" Zhu An was curious.
"No, only Lantian County for the time being. The village originally planned to use this money to build roads. Now that the imperial court is paying, the village will not build roads. Thank you, Your Majesty. "
Chen Mo stood up and saluted in the direction of Chang 'an.
The four people followed suit and saluted. They felt that they had chosen the wrong place.
"Mr. Chen, is there anyone in the village who wants to build a house? We'll report it. "
Xia Hao finally thought of something that could help the villagers.
Chen Mo shook his head slightly. "As far as I know, the villages in Lantian County don't need it, but other villages do."
Brother Donglai looked at the account book again. "How do we spend the village's money? Is it the account book of the Li Family Village? "
"Yes, how do we spend it? Please help us think about it. "Chen Mo followed.
He could see that the four officials who were sent here didn't understand the people's livelihood at all. They were also lacking in many aspects.
They wanted to take the account book. Was it so easy to seize wealth and power?
The most interesting thing was that the four people didn't want to seize power, but wanted to help.
"Mr. Chen, I have an idea. Let's plant more greenhouses in winter and use the money." Xia Hao had an idea.
"Good. How much? How much cloth? What should we plant? Should we light additional candles for illumination? Which piece of land should we use? Let's discuss it. "
Chen Mo agreed. Planting greenhouses was fine. Even if you didn't mention it, the village would do it.
"It's good to plant cucumbers. Cucumbers are expensive in winter." Xia Hao, who proposed planting greenhouses, chose a vegetable.
"Ok. Don't worry about it, Registrar Xia. Go and ask them how and when to plant cucumbers."
Chen Mo agreed in the end, but he threw the work that needed to be done to Xia Hao.
The assistants of the village officials were all Registrars of the Village. That was all.
"Eggplants are bigger than cucumbers. We can plant more eggplants in the same field. Why don't we plant eggplants?" Zhu An had a different suggestion.
"Ok. Registrar Zhu, help me ask them how to plant eggplants." Chen Mo still agreed. You can ask them and go to work.
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