Robbing Qingyan was really a spur-of-the-moment decision, thinking that as a little girl, she wouldn't go head-to-head with them, and they would probably give her some things and money as soon as they threatened her.
They were not greedy, they would just give them something to eat. They had been hungry for two days and were shaking even standing. They really couldn't find anything to eat in the wilderness this season.
As for going to the village to beg, they were kicked out before they even entered the village. Villages are more exclusive than towns, and they will be wary of strangers when they see them.
This is also the reason why Qingyan doesn't go into the village to buy supplies or stay overnight. There are only two consequences for strangers entering the village to stay overnight. If you meet a kind person, you can stay overnight and give you some money. If you meet someone with evil intentions, you can take your life. .
Not to mention the simple folk customs, there is also a saying that the poor mountains and harsh waters breed unruly people.
Unless you know the people in that village or are kind to them, like when she saved Zhang Chunhua and her family, and you are treated as one of your own when you enter Zhangwa Village, there is no way you can integrate in quickly.
Qingyan saw that they had all introduced themselves and had finished eating the sesame cakes, so she asked them, "Has the new county magistrate done anything besides driving away the beggars?"
Li Hu said: "We have also recruited many government officials. Most of the previous government officials got in because of their connections with the county government or by spending money. After the county magistrate came, he resigned. He posted notices in the county to recruit government officials. Priority will be given to hiring those who have good skills, followed by those who are physically strong.
Several scribes were also replaced. It seems that they took advantage of their position in the county government to collect a lot of money from the city merchants, and they were even slapped with a blackboard. "
Li Hu was a good talker because he had been a clerk, so he was the one who mostly answered. Except for Zhang Fengnian and Xiao Douding who would chime in a few words, the two and a half young men hardly spoke much.
Qingyan pondered the message in his words. From the looks of it, the county magistrate seemed to really want to straighten out the county's image, but he was just too one-sided towards these beggars.
Looking at the few people with full stomachs, dressed in sheepskins and warming themselves up to the fire with contented expressions, these people, except for two and a half young men, are really not able to live a comfortable life on their own. Farming and working are not suitable for them, and others cannot want them.
No one who spends money to hire people wants to hire someone who is disabled or weak, so Qingyan thinks that even if they go to other counties and towns, they will probably still live by begging.
After thinking about it, I didn't lack money anyway, so I just asked them what they were good at, and decided to give them some money to open a small shop in Zhoujia Town.
Not to mention Zhoujia Town, which is the closest, the people there are quite simple and the atmosphere is quite good. It has already housed many people who had fled there before, so it is not unexpected for them to go there.
The problem for them before was that they had no money and had to beg for food. But with start-up capital, it is different. They can buy a yard or a shop and settle down.
Li Hu worked in a restaurant before. Although he mostly greeted customers and delivered food to people, he still had some experience. It should be no problem to open a small shop.
Zhang Fengnian can write and do arithmetic, and can be a shopkeeper, but his appearance is a bit ugly, so it is difficult to find a job, but he will be fine in his own store.
The two-and-a-half-year-olds can do physical work, and Little Douding will be responsible for growing up.
Another thing is that the reason why the two and a half young men don't like to talk is not because they are afraid of strangers, but because they stutter.
When she was shouting with Qingyan before, she thought it was the first time that the other party had done this nervous stuttering. It turned out that it was natural, and the other one had learned it completely, and then he couldn't change it...
Qingyan asked them about their wishes and saw that they were very happy, so she gave them fifty taels of silver, which was enough to buy a shop in a small town and still have a surplus.
Seeing the five people kowtowing to her, she did not stop them and asked them to kowtow to each other so that they could use the money with peace of mind.
Anyway, she doesn't ask for anything in return, she just shows kindness when she encounters him, and there is a high probability that she will never encounter him again in the future.
Qingyan gave her some money and gave Zhang Fengnian a set of coarse cotton-padded clothes that she had made before and never worn before. She had to have a decent person to talk about the store. If it was too shabby, she might not even be able to get in.
In fact, Li Hulai was better in this matter, but he was tall and could not wear her clothes. Zhang Fengnian was thinner and about the same height as her.
And the other party is literate, so if he signs a deed or something directly, he can come directly without worrying about being cheated.
She also told them the address of Zhou Fuling's shop. If there was anything that couldn't be solved, they could ask her to go there. After all, the other party was a local householder, and some things were easier to do than outsiders.
Of course, it's best if they don't need it. It's best if they can handle it themselves, so as not to feel like she's taking a favor in return.
In fact, if they really get in touch, it may not be a bad thing for Zhou Fuling's family. None of the five people are bad people. If something happens to her, there's no telling if these five people can help.
With the endless gratitude of several people, Qingyan set out on the road again. This was just a small episode.
She arrived outside Wu County before dark. She had no plans to go in. She didn't need anything now, so she didn't need to go in for supplies. She found a place to rest in the woods not far away, and took a look at who the Wu County magistrate was. Such a person.
She was quite curious. It was said that new officials were very successful when they took office, but they were not so aggressive. Such people either had family backgrounds and were fearless, or they had received instructions from above and came here specifically to rectify the place.
The road here in Wuxian County is relatively flat, and there are more woods. You will often encounter rivers, creeks and pools on the roadside. There is no need to worry about water sources here.
Of course, she didn't have to worry in the first place, there was plenty of water in Chou Chou Space.
However, there are many villages in this place with plenty of water. She needs to be careful if she wants to rest in the space, so as not to run into people when she comes out.
Fortunately, there were more trees and the woods were easier to find. When we were more than a mile away from the county seat of Wu County, we turned the carriage onto a small road and went around to the other side of the woods. We stopped only after we were sure we couldn't see it outside.
She did not enter the space immediately. Once she entered the space, she could no longer use her spiritual consciousness. She could only listen to Chou Chou's narration, so she parked the car here and set it up, letting Chou Chou take the big bear into the space first. Let it graze.
She turned her consciousness to the county town and found that the county town in Wu County was indeed much cleaner and tidier than other counties.
It may be the result of the vigorous rectification in the past few days. There is no garbage and debris on the streets, and there is not even a dilapidated yard. It must have been demolished or cleaned up.
Although there is no new building, there are no such desolate and messy courtyards, there are no beggars, and there are no traces of open defecation behind the alley. It is indeed a lot cleaner.
However, the mental outlook of the passers-by was not particularly good. Qingyan felt a bit depressed, and there was no free and relaxing atmosphere like other cities.
Also, since I have decided to rectify, I must not only clean up, but also manage the follow-up well to prevent others from destroying this result.
In the past, these people could just walk on the road and throw rubbish on the street corner, but now they can't. Every once in a while on the street, there are people watching with brooms.
They will constantly scan around and stare at the passers-by. As soon as someone throws something, they will step forward to stop it or sweep it away.
Such an atmosphere is indeed not relaxing. It gives people the feeling of being watched closely at all times. It is normal to be a little tense, which also requires a process of adaptation.
Qingyan directly probed her consciousness into the county government office. She didn't know if the new county magistrate lived behind the county government office. She asked her to look elsewhere and she didn't know him. If he didn't live in the back office, he would live there. It might not be easy to find in your own yard.
Fortunately, the other party lives in the back office. In front of the county office is the lobby and office space. There are usually two courtyards behind it, which are used to accommodate the county magistrate and his family.
The family conditions of each county magistrate are also different. Those with good family conditions will buy a good courtyard in the city to live in.
After all, the back office is not your own yard. You have to return it when you leave after staying for a few years. You can't make any big changes even if you want to clean it up.
County offices like this have been built for many years, and are somewhat dilapidated. Moreover, they have served as county magistrates many times. Some ended well, some ended badly, some were promoted step by step, some were dismissed, and some even died here.
If the outcome of the previous term was not good, the new county magistrate may think it is unlucky and will not be able to go as far as he wants.
However, there are also those who come from poor families. They just took office and couldn't afford so much money to buy a house by themselves, so they had to make do with living here.
When the county magistrate Qingyan looked over, he was handling official business in the study. His appearance and demeanor did not seem like someone from a humble family.
Of course, a poor family may not be unable to produce a noble son. This is actually not true.
Qingyan only made a guess based on what he was wearing and the furnishings inside. The man was not wearing official uniform, but was wearing a pea green dark cloud-patterned quilted gown. The material of the clothes should be Yun Ling brocade wrapped in floral satin.
Judging from his taste in dressing and indoor furnishings, it cannot be cultivated in one generation or two, so the county magistrate's family background should be good, at least above average.
It's no wonder that he took these actions as soon as he took office. He patronized the face-saving projects and didn't understand the hardships of the people at the bottom. He just kicked people out and ignored the bottom.
This person's way of dealing with people is not very good for Qingyan. Without a strong background, she probably won't be able to go far in the future.
Even though she is just a student who has just graduated from junior high school and has not yet entered the society, she has heard and watched a lot from her parents, especially her father, who does not want to raise her to be ignorant of the world, and will do many things in front of her. Face it, and then tell her why.
Every year I take her to large and small gatherings, where there are all kinds of people. When I talk about those officials, I will tell her how they behave.
Her father told her that some of those officials were greedy for money, some were lustful, and some liked fame. Anyway, they all had their own shortcomings, but those officials were all firmly in their positions.
When she was a child and was ignorant, she asked her father why such people could still be officials and no one would care about them?
Dad said that some shortcomings of capable people can be tolerated, especially when you are a superior person. If this capable person does not have any shortcomings, then you should be careful, but you cannot use him without any worries.
If there is nothing that can suppress that person, and there is nothing that can seduce that person, the other person will not be used by you, at least not wholeheartedly.
The county magistrate obviously valued reputation more, but as soon as he took office, he fired the clerks below and removed the government officials from all the related households. This approach was very problematic.
At least it's not what a person in a superior position should have. If those people force people to death in order to plunder people's wealth and support, or make the county town full of complaints, you may be very happy to deal with them and leave a good reputation among the people.
But now they just collected money from merchants and did not do any real evil. If you deal with it, not only will it not achieve a pleasing effect, but it will make the merchants who gave money even more trembling.
In the future, the people below will also feel that there is no future for following you, and the merchants will not know what to do to satisfy you, because they feel that without a reliable source of information, they will not be able to please both sides anyway.
And those government officials, this society itself is a human society, and there can be no absolute fairness anywhere. As long as you are healthy and can do the job, and are not the kind who hang around doing bad things, you can stay. When the time comes, we will recruit new people. This will be you. confidants and eyeliners.
You removed them all right now, and the ones you brought in were all new people. You don't know what the character of those people is. Maybe they are good at martial arts, but they are cunning at heart, or they are just a reckless man with no brute strength. If you only do it hard, you will be more likely to get into trouble.
It is normal to accept favors under certain conditions. There are only advantages and no disadvantages. Too much strength is easy to break. This sentence applies everywhere.
People who are not smooth enough will not be able to serve as officials. They will easily be squeezed out by others and they will not be able to get far.
Building relationships between people is also a kind of talent. Teachers who teach and educate people are too rigid and cannot teach good students, let alone officials who govern a party.
He not only has to manage the people under his rule, but also accepts the jurisdiction from above. If you can't go directly to heaven to listen, you won't be able to do things according to your own wishes. You have to deceive the superiors and deceive the inferiors, or connect the superiors and the inferiors. Otherwise, you can only A complete failure.
While thinking about it, Qingyan watched him handling official documents for a while, and then used her spiritual consciousness to search the entire back office.
I also asked Chou Chou to help me see if there were any secret rooms or other places. It was not to collect money from others, but it had become a habit. I always felt that these ancient officials and wealthy families all liked to build a secret room. A secret room is a place to hide one's private possessions or secrets.
She was not mistaken. There are also secret room fans in this back office. It is behind a row of cabinets in the bedroom. You can enter through the cabinet door and just remove the baffle behind it.
It's just that it's empty and nothing is put inside. It should have been built by the previous or previous county magistrate. Either the county magistrate hasn't discovered it yet, or he just arrived and didn't have time to put anything inside.
Of course, it is also possible that this secret room was built by someone else. I didn't feel comfortable using it, so I simply left it vacant.
