My Entire Family’s Gone Haywire!

Wang Cheng and Zhang Hu arrived on time in the afternoon.

Gu Shouxin looked at the two of them: "Are you two literate?"

The two shook their heads.

Gu Shouxin didn't hold out much hope, and asked: "Are there many people your age in the city? What do most of them do for a living?"

Wang Chengdao: "My lord, there are no men in the city who are above eighteen or thirty below our age. Either they have joined the Peng family army, or they have gone to work for the rich."

Gu Shouxin: "Oh, there are still rich families in Kuncheng?"

Wang Cheng: "Yes! But the master's family doesn't live in Kuncheng all the time. Most of them are doing business in other prefectures. They just bought a house in Kuncheng. Sir, you guys don't want to be slaves, and you don't have any relatives around. They didn’t know how to farm, they only knew how to hunt. Later, the whole village moved away, and the younger ones came to Kuncheng.”

Gu Shouxin raised his eyebrows: "There should be young adults in the nearby village, right?"

Wang Cheng nodded: "Yes, but they can't afford the money."

Gu Shouxin: "What money?"

Wang Cheng: "Just to go to the Yamen to look for errands, you have to pay a sum of money, ten taels, which is enough for them to live for a year or two. Most of the men in Kun City are over thirty, and almost all the young ones are in the Peng family army camp. Moreover, More than half of the people are family members of the army. Normally, the yamen does not have much to do. In the past, it only dealt with troubles in the trading area. Ordinary people generally did not make troubles, and the troublemakers were solved by themselves. Those who made trouble in the village were despised. There is trouble in the Yamen. After the incident with Magistrate Hu, the Peng family is in charge of the trading area."

Gu Shouxin understood.

To be honest, he has never been a minor official. The people he dealt with were all old foxes in the court, and they were all involved in intrigues. This was the first time he encountered such trivial matters that the county magistrate was in charge of.

Moreover, Mrs. Peng said yesterday that after he took office, the trading area would still be handed over to the county government. On trading days, their Peng family army would help guard it there.

Through understanding, Gu Shouxin knew that there was a trading area in the south of Xicheng where there were merchants from various countries. In the past, Peng Jiajun was only responsible for public security. The drawings sent out by Magistrate Hu and the Lange State occurred in that trading area. thing.

Gu Shouxin pondered for a while: "Wang Cheng, you will start tomorrow in the city to look for people under forty, strong and willing to work in the yamen, regardless of gender, and I will not charge money. Zhang Hu, you will go to the villages below to look for people under thirty." , regardless of gender. On the tenth day of the twelfth lunar month, I personally select the Yamen servants."

"Mr. Gu, you really don't accept money? How about accepting gifts?" Even Zhang Hu was surprised at this time.

If you want to work as a yamen official, where can you go without money?

Gu Shouxin: "I won't accept any of them. As long as you are willing, you can come here on the tenth day of the lunar month. Where are you two living now?"

"Sir, there is a big courtyard next to the county government office. The government officials used to live there, but now the young people live there." The two replied.

Gu Shouxin nodded: "Okay, when the time comes to recruit people in the village, remember that we provide food and accommodation. These days you are also looking for a woman to be responsible for the food of everyone in the yamen. Of course, don't worry, it's you now The two yamen servants should be able to solve it on their own. Also, I found that the grievance drum at the gate is broken, please find someone to repair it!"

After saying that, Gu Shouxin learned some other things and let the two of them disperse.

Looking at the empty lobby, Gu Shouxin found it funny. The emperor was really, really trying to temper him. He really wasn't afraid that one day he wouldn't be able to bear it anymore and would rebel.