What's wrong with me, a powerful minister, supporting a few female officials?

Chapter 78 The Mission to Get an Official Position (Please Read On)
Upon hearing this, Su Mo's eyes widened instantly, as if he were seeing this centurion for the first time!

It's not a matter of whether she's willing to put in meat or not!

The key point is that the aloof and arrogant centurion actually drinks soldiers' blood?

No wonder she told herself last time that the soldiers in the garrison were paid three taels a month, but only two taels were actually paid.

So it turns out she pocketed one or two of them!

One tael of that is his own, which makes twelve taels a year!

wrong!

The numbers don't match!
The garrison has several hundred people, and they can embezzle several hundred taels of silver a month!

But then I thought about it.

The Hundred-Household Office has three trial Hundred-Household Officers, nine General Banner Officers, and twenty-seven Junior Banner Officers!
This money cannot be kept by Lin Moyin alone!
Each flag bearer receives ten taels a month, and a total of two hundred and seventy taels have been spent!

In addition, there are the general banner officers and trial centurions!

The centurion embezzles one hundred taels of silver every month—that matches up!

Seeing Su Mo's astonished expression.

Lin Moyin was too lazy to waste words with Su Mo and said coldly, "Just tell me, are you going or not!"

Su Mo fell silent.

Lending money to Shangguan will only have two consequences.

Shangguan returned the money, but the favor was gone.

Shangguan didn't want to repay the money, and now he's dead!
Don't expect to build a close relationship with Shangguan through this, unless you directly give him money, the kind that you don't have to pay back!
Commonly known as bribery!
The problem is, why would he borrow money from Xue Shan to bribe the centurion?

That's three thousand taels!

If you were to receive the annual salary of a county magistrate, you'd have to work for sixty years without eating or drinking!

Let's not even talk about whether Xue Shan has the money.

Without the signature and guarantee of a hundred households, why would Xue Shan lend money to himself?

……

After a moment of silence, Su Mo looked up at the female centurion, his expression serious and earnest: "Sir, do you want this money because you want to... get a promotion?"

Lin Moyin hesitated for a moment.

He then nodded slightly.

For the great merit of guarding the ancestral imperial tomb, one can be promoted to deputy commander of a thousand households (rank 5) or commander of a thousand households (rank 5).

But with these three thousand taels of silver, the position of a fifth-rank commander is definitely secure!

Su Mo said slowly, "Even if this humble servant has to borrow it."

"Magistrate Xue may not have that much money, and he may not be willing to lend it to me!"

The female centurion's eyes showed a slight hint of disappointment.

For some reason, Su Mo felt a pang of heartache.

He immediately added, "However, if you trust me, please grant me one day!"

"This humble servant will give you an answer by this time tomorrow!"

Lin Moyin looked at Su Mo suspiciously.

She certainly didn't believe that a mere servant could have three thousand taels of silver.

The Imperial Guards had already thoroughly investigated Su Mo's background.

Their family fortune was at most thirty or fifty taels of silver.

His third uncle was quite capable, with many ways to make money, but it was only around two or three hundred taels.

Besides borrowing money from Xue Shan.

Lin Moyin couldn't understand where Su Mo got the confidence to give her a day to come up with a solution.

However, she still nodded: "Alright! I'll wait for you for one day!"

"But it'll only be one day."

"By noon tomorrow at the latest, I will personally escort the heretics to the capital!"

He hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "If I am fortunate enough to be promoted to commander of a thousand, I will never forget your kindness!"

As soon as these words came out.

A light suddenly appeared above my head.

A large light bulb suddenly popped out!
Su Mo...

How can this trigger a system task?
Click on the yellow exclamation mark!
……

[Lin Moyin]: Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard (38%)

[Task]: Run for an official position
[Requirement]: Help Lin Moyin obtain the official position of Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard (a fifth-rank official).

[Hint]: As a centurion of the Imperial Guard of the Great Wu Dynasty, Lin Moyin is extremely ambitious, but unfortunately, there is no one in the court who can help her. Despite her outstanding abilities, she has been unable to get promoted!
Providing her with more than three thousand taels of silver, or equivalent items, will greatly increase the chances of her obtaining the position of commander of a thousand households!
[Hint]: Commander Wei Zhengguang is greedy by nature, but he is also trustworthy.

[Reward]: Affection +10%, 1 permanent point of intimacy

After reading the task details.

Su Mo narrowed her eyes.

The task is simple.

If you get three thousand taels of silver, Lin Moyin, a fifth-rank commander, will be guaranteed a place.

Tip two: It directly names all the people who offered bribes!
The only difficulty.

It's about how to get this silver, or its equivalent.

For others, it is extremely difficult, even more so than capturing cultists at Longmen Grottoes.

The Great Wu Dynasty had an extremely low level of economic development; even a mu of land cost only ten taels of silver.

Apart from some big merchants and landowners, even officials and their families might not be able to afford it!

But for Su Mo, it wasn't that difficult at all!
Perfume, soap, distilled spirits.

None of them could be worth less than three thousand taels of silver!
The task reward is only 10% favorability.

It seems that the higher the favorability rating, the more difficult it is to increase.

What surprised Su Mo the most was that she gained a permanent point of intimacy!

If I complete the task and gain permanent intimacy, will I be able to get close to Lord Hyakuho?
……

Whether or not he could get intimate with the female officer was not the key point.

The key is to complete the task first.

Lady Hyakuto is definitely a treasure of a woman; it's important to continuously develop her and increase her favorability and intimacy!
Su Mo said no more, bid farewell to Lin Moyin, and left the secret room.

As soon as I left the office, I noticed that there were far fewer people, but the quality of service had improved.

Small flag! General flag! Trial centurion!

Su Mo couldn't help but sigh.

Official positions are indeed a good thing; there are too many people eager to advance!

A carrot and a pit.

Lord Baihu is sure to be promoted.

Shouldn't the honorary fifth-rank official, who is a high-ranking centurion, be selected from the three probationary centurions of the Changping Centurion Office?
The hundred households were promoted.

Could the main flag be moved up a bit?
These officers, the centurions and bannermen, were not reporting to Lin Moyin.

He clearly wanted to show his face so that the centurion could record his merits!
Unfortunately, that was incredibly foolish.

They came away empty-handed!

I can refuse to accept it, but you can't refuse to give it!

If I were a centurion, I'd definitely hold a grudge against them!
You should have approached the centurion privately, bringing the gifts with you!
Don't they know that Lord Centurion is also a money-grubber and a power-hungry man?
Were they all fooled by her aloof appearance?
It shouldn't be.

They drank the blood of soldiers from Lin Moyin!
Su Mo, a novice in officialdom, was naturally unaware that drinking soldiers' blood was an unspoken rule in the military.

Other trial centurions and banner officers were simply treated as centurions and were to act according to custom, so as not to act independently.

Who knows if the adults are really short of money!
Unlike Su Mo, the others don't have a "favorability boost" to know Lord Lin's likes and dislikes!

Su Mo even dared to exploit the female centurion's weaknesses!
He keeps courting death but somehow manages to survive!

How about trying someone else?

Try it or die!

In fact.

They had used ordinary congratulatory gifts to test the centurion's abilities many times before.

Lord Baihu truly does not accept gifts!
Upon seeing Su Mo emerge, the two centurions and a dozen banner officers outside the government office all turned their attention to him!

Especially that skinny captain, whose eyes were gleaming, was secretly swallowing his saliva.

The bet was right!
This Su Mo is simply a god-like figure; he actually spent almost half an hour alone with the terrifying centurion in the government office!

I suppose I've done everything I should and shouldn't have done!

He wanted to go up and talk to Su Mo, but he didn't dare. There were two officers holding him back!
Seeing that everyone was staring at him, Su Mo assumed that he was disheveled like last time.

Looking down, I realized I was dressed quite well this time.

The two centurions exchanged a glance, stepped forward simultaneously, and spoke in unison, "Sulis..."

"Hehe!" The officer with a scar running down his cheek and slanted triangular eyes smiled at the old officer, whose hair was already white. "Lord Yan, you go first!"

Yan Baihu nodded, then looked at Su Mo and said in a deep voice, "Su Lishi, is Lord Lin free right now?"

"I... have something to report to Lord Lin!"

Seeing this old man, who was about the same age as my third uncle, with a kind face and an approachable demeanor, I realized that he was quite friendly.

Su Mo dared not be careless and quickly said, "Reporting to Commander Yan, Lord Lin still has some matters to attend to. He will probably not have time to see you gentlemen for another half hour."

A person who lives to be a hundred years old becomes wise and shrewd!
Not to mention, the old guy was an official in the intelligence agency!

Anyone who judges the character of a member of the Embroidered Uniform Guard by their appearance will regret it for the rest of their life!
Commander Yan nodded: "Alright!"

"Thanks to Sulishi's reminder, otherwise we would have definitely disturbed the centurion's work!"

Su Mo smiled and said, "You're too kind, sir."

He then cupped his hands to the crowd and said, "I am preoccupied with my duties and will not say much to you gentlemen. I hope you will understand!"

The cunning middle-aged centurion with his triangular eyes nodded slightly at Su Mo without saying anything.
Su Mo glanced at everyone again, finally settling his gaze on the skinny monkey leader.

Stride away.

I'm too lazy to even collect my monthly salary!

Just two taels of silver!
What I'm about to do is something worth three thousand taels of silver, enough to secure a promotion to a fifth-rank official!
Su Mo certainly knew why the two trial commanders had taken the initiative to talk to him!

Just like Xue Shan, he knew that he and Lin Moyin had a close relationship and wanted to say a few good words for her.

But Xue Shan knew to give himself a reward for his hard work.

These two hundred households thought that if the officials took the initiative to say a few words to them, they would be grateful to tears?

too naive!

Su Mo quickly returned to the yamen.

The main gate of the county government office is not open to the public unless a trial is being held.

Su Mo headed straight for the side door.

Before they even reached the side door of the second hall, they saw Dong Yangrong waiting outside.

"Lord Su, how's the matter I asked you to handle going...?"

Dong Yangrong asked in a low voice.

After asking Su Mo for help, he and Xue Shan discussed it all night before making a decision!
After all, the risk is too great!
Seeing Su Mo return safely, I finally breathed a sigh of relief, but I still couldn't help feeling a little nervous!

Su Mo nodded and chuckled softly, "I have finally lived up to your expectations, sir!"

Seeing Dong Yangrong exhale, Su Mo added, "I have some personal matters to attend to today."

"Sir, could you please ask for half a day's leave for my son?"

Dong Yangrong was in a great mood and chuckled, "Su Ya, what are you saying!"

"Go quickly, I'll just go to the clerk's office and let them know!"

Su Mo was indeed pressed for time.

Distilled spirits cannot be produced in one go; multiple tests are required.

Moreover, he only knows the theory, and he may not be able to do it in practice. He needs to find an experienced master craftsman from the distillery to assist him.

All kinds of distilling equipment also need to be made by a blacksmith!
These trivial matters were too much for Su Mo to handle on her own in a day.

Fortunately, Su Mo has a good uncle!

They went to the fast-track room, but there was no sign of his uncle. However, Zhang Si came over and respectfully said that his uncle had instructed him to have Su Mo return to the house in Jiazi Lane to meet him when he saw Su Mo!
Su Mo had no choice but to run back to her own house without stopping.

really.

His uncle was waiting for him in the back room.

There was a huge cloth bag on the table!
Upon seeing Su Mo return.

Chen Qian immediately pushed the heavy cloth bag in front of Su Mo and said in a deep voice, "Finally, the rice and grain have been sold!"

"No more, no less, five hundred taels of silver, take it all!"

Upon hearing this, Su Mo was taken aback, her eyes widening in surprise: "So many?"

Last time, my uncle had someone open a trading platform, and he lost over a hundred taels of silver!
Where did all this money come from!
Chen Qian explained, "Your fifty taels of silver were used to mortgage the house for my uncle, raising two hundred taels. We then borrowed some more and used the money to buy five hundred dan of rice!"

As he spoke, he snorted coldly: "That Dingfeng Grain Shop, seeing that my uncle was in a hurry to sell grain, was only willing to offer one tael and one mace."

"I'll keep only fifty bushels for my uncle, and sell the rest to him!"

"If we weren't in such a hurry for the money, and had waited a while longer, these four hundred bushels of rice would have been worth over seven hundred taels!"

His face darkened, a fierce glint flashed in his triangular eyes, and he said hatefully, "Once you become a captain, you'll make sure he knows how formidable we uncle and nephew are!"

Su Mo gave a wry smile: "Third Uncle, didn't you say that it would cost a hundred taels of silver to become a captain?"

"It costs five hundred taels?"

Chen Qian snorted: "That's the price for a captain!"

"The red-clad captain certainly has more money than that."

“It’s better to be prepared!”

He paused for a moment and then said, "We'll talk about it later, once you become a Red-Clad Captain."

"Those centurions, captains, and lieutenants, must all be given tributes one by one?"

Chen Qian solemnly reminded Su Mo: "A lowly strongman suddenly promoted to a red-clad captain, how many people will be envious!"

"If you don't make proper arrangements, they will target you at every turn and make it impossible for you to move an inch!"

"I was worried that five hundred taels wouldn't be enough!"

Just as he was speaking, there was a knock on the door outside the courtyard, and a rough voice rang out: "Is Young Master Su of the Su family here?"

Su Mo and Chen Qian exchanged a glance.

The voice was unfamiliar.

Who is coming?

The two went out of the courtyard and opened the door to take a look.

But then a tall, middle-aged Imperial Guard dressed in a blue brocade robe appeared outside the door.

Chen Qian felt a chill run down his spine and was about to step forward to pay his respects.

As a result, the Imperial Guard bowed to Su Mo and said in a deep voice, "My name is Hou Yuda, and I work under Commander Yan."

"Upon hearing of the joyous occasion of Su Ya's relocation, Lord Yan specially ordered me to deliver congratulatory gifts."

"It's just a small token, please accept it, Brother Su!"

As he spoke, he handed over a invitation with both hands.

Su Mo was a little confused.

When did I celebrate moving to a new house?

I took the post, opened it, and was immediately dumbfounded.

Chen Qian came over for a look and was also dumbfounded!
Hou Yuda, without waiting for Su Mo to speak, cupped his hands to Su Mo again, turned around and left!

Chen Qian stared at the post for a long time, finally coming to his senses. He looked at Su Mo with disbelief and asked, "This... Mo'er, what's going on?"

"That Commander Yan actually... actually gave you a gift?"

Su Mo closed the post and smiled: "He's not stupid, and he's certainly generous!"

Then he asked, "Third Uncle, is the house at No. 13 Ping'an Lane mentioned on this property deed the five-courtyard mansion in the west alley?"

Chen Qian nodded emphatically: "It's that mansion!"

He swallowed hard twice: "Mo'er, what exactly is going on!"

"A trial centurion of the sixth rank!"

"They actually turned around and gave you a gift?"

He swallowed hard again: "A five-courtyard mansion, worth at least two hundred taels of silver!"

of course.

This isn't about how much silver it's worth!

This is about a sixth-rank trial centurion who needs to give gifts to a low-ranking, unranked strongman!
The experience that the old clerk had gained over twenty years of hard work and struggle had completely collapsed!

Chen Qian stared at his nephew in shock!

Suddenly, dust billowed in the distance, and a large horse galloped towards them!

Blue robe and straight sword.

The arrival was none other than the Imperial Guards!
Hmm, two pieces of news, one good and one bad!
The good news is that, thanks to everyone's strong support, we've secured the Sanjiang project. Once again, we thank all the big shots for their help!

The bad news is that the release will be delayed. The editor has told us it won't be released until next Tuesday, so we'll have to save up some chapters and then release at least ten chapters on Tuesday! We'll disappoint the big shots who are eager to buy, but we can't make money off them now!
Also, yesterday, I don't know if it was reported, but it backfired and the chapter was blocked, so I had to modify it.

So, as you all know, don't let books accumulate; it's best to read them as soon as they're updated. Otherwise, sometimes, when you're really close to the author, you won't even see them. The censorship master is not to be trifled with!
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