The tall city wall stands majestically. Although it is not as good as Xianyang City in terms of height, width, or solidity, the noise coming from the city gate is something Xianyang City does not have.
This is Xinzheng, which was once the capital of the Zheng Kingdom.
After Han destroyed Zheng, it moved its capital here and became the capital of South Korea.
Many cities in South Korea have experienced a bloody revolution, but this one has not been soaked in blood.
The biggest contributor to this phenomenon was Zhang Liang, who stabilized food prices and gave the people of Xinzheng a way to survive. He took the Zhang family away from Xinzheng.
A motorcade entered through the city gate and walked continuously for half an hour before they all entered.
As soon as we entered the city gate, the city was bustling with people, including the sounds of brothels attracting customers, the sounds of hawkers on the streets, and the sounds of children playing.
The complicated sound caused the curtains in many carriages in the vehicle to be pulled up, and the owners among them looked out of the car with exploratory and curious eyes.
Not long after, the curtain of a carriage in the motorcade was lowered, and Ying Chengxiao inside smiled and said to Wang Chan beside him:
"It's quite prosperous here."
Without waiting for Wang Chan to respond, Ying Chengyu raised his voice and said to the driver:
"Go to the Sheriff's Mansion."
If Zhang Liang knew that this piece of land he had saved, the only pure land in Han Dynasty, would end up benefiting his mortal enemy Ying Chenglong, he would definitely not be happy.
Sheriff's Mansion, lobby.
The main seat was covered with several layers of animal skins, and Ying Chengyu, a giant horse with a golden sword, sat in it.
The Xinzheng County Sheriff who had been occupied was not angry. Instead, he stood in the hall with a look of shame on his face, slightly hunched over.
"Your Majesty, I am incompetent and cannot capture the wise man."
Ying Chengyu touched his chin and looked at the governor's black hair and the cloth shoes on his feet until he couldn't help but sweat on the governor's forehead.
"How long have you been out?"
"Almost March."
"Three months."
Ying Chengyu lowered his head and chanted once, then raised his head with an unkind expression.
“Three months to pick up all that red tape?”
The county guard wiped the sweat from his forehead, smiled and was about to explain, but was interrupted by Ying Chengyu waving his hand.
"Go, go, go, don't hang around in front of my eyes if you have nothing to do."
Among the orders Ying Chengxuan gave to the county governor, there was no such thing as arresting Zhang Liang.
"Yes, yes!"
The familiar feeling came back, and the governor breathed a sigh of relief and kept talking.
"If you fart, hurry up."
"Please allow me to serve as a secret guard, the governor of Xinzheng County."
There was a trace of hesitation on the Sheriff's face, but it was quickly washed away by the expression of gritted teeth.
"Let someone else do it."
"Huh?"
Ying Chengyu, who had just witnessed the changes in Marxism-Leninism and was feeling depressed, suddenly became interested. He crossed his hands with the backs of his hands pointing upwards, and rested his chin on the folded flesh frame on the backs of his hands.
"Actually, I should have gone to Xinzheng a long time ago, but in the meantime I turned back to Xianyang once. Do you know why?"
"You are stupid and don't know. Please let me know."
"Because Marxism-Leninism changed his mind, he was the official who was almost taken away from the balcony before. I bought his body, returned his freedom, and made him the steward of the tower. He was not satisfied with the status quo. For the sake of official position and title, he put other people in the palace When he was a concubine, what was done to him was intensified and inflicted on his concubine, so I went back and killed him."
Ying Chengyu wiped his neck and smiled.
"You are quite well-informed. Did you not do good things in Xinzheng? Are you afraid that I will touch your neck too?"
"...The villain doesn't know this."
"Then why do you want to resign? The position of Xinzheng County Governor is a fat one. No matter how many people want to do it, they can't fill it."
"Qiang is afraid." The county guard said with a wry smile: "Qiang is afraid of being indulged in other people's flattery and indulging in other people's groveling."
Qiang, who is now the governor of Xinzheng County, was just a secret guard in the past. Although Qiang, this secret guard is very capable and enjoys a high reputation among the secret guards.
But compared with the adulation received by a small group of people, compared with the adulation received by the head of a county, the master's degree is inferior to that of the big witch.
The Qin Dynasty established thirty-six counties, and there were only thirty-six people in the world who could serve as county guards. In an era when the county system was not fully implemented, the power of these thirty-six people was much greater than that of the feudal officials of later generations.
They are in charge of almost everything in the thirty-six counties except military power, including the appointment and dismissal of official positions.
As long as these county guards are willing, they can replace all the officials in a county except for the two official positions of county magistrate and county lieutenant. They can even point to the chickens and dogs in the village and say that they are sacred animals that need to be worshiped.
When a person truly achieves enlightenment, chickens and dogs ascend to heaven.
Of course, that's what they say, but in reality no one dares to do this. The separation of powers is not a decoration.
The main duty of the county magistrate is to report local work to the central government in Xianyang. When orders are issued from above, the county lieutenant can forcibly control the county guard with military power. There is really a county governor who behaves like this, unless he gets through the relationship between the county magistrate and the county lieutenant.
But this power is real, and every county governor has it.
Qiang has no surname, only a first name. An ordinary secret guard with a low status and some brains rose to the top and became one of the thirty-six county guards. Too many people fawned over the strong.
Those local nobles who had not opened their eyes to look at him, gave him beauties and gold one by one, and flattered him to the best of his ability. After talking about strength, there are few in heaven, none on earth, and a saint cannot compare with him.
Let Qiang Lian, who has received education since childhood and stood out from many selections, believing that his mind is as firm as iron, cannot resist the call, and needs to temper his mind.
"You have to think about it."
Ying Cheng is in good shape.
"I can let you be a secret guard today. If you want to be the governor of Xinzheng County tomorrow, I shouldn't do it."
"If your Majesty continues to say this, I will really regret it. I don't want to become the second Marxist-Leninist, and I have bothered Your Majesty to go all the way. Please allow me to return to the secret guard."
Seeing Qiang's determined expression and the uncertainty in the eyes of the specially trained elite secret guards, Ying Chengyu fell silent.
[Can’t even a secret guard who has been educated and trained since childhood withstand the temptation? ]
"Is it really impossible to serve the customer?" Ying Chengyu said in a deep voice: "You are not a Marxist-Leninist who was once a subordinate. You are a secret guard selected from a thousand miles. You have received the most advanced education of this era."
"Insurmountable."
He forced himself to spit out these four words and took a long breath. After breathing out, it seemed that all the burdens on his body had been lifted, and he was free. He said with a calm face:
"Zhang Shun sent his daughter the day before yesterday. She looked at the beauty of the country and was shy and timid. Her voice was like an oriole, and she said softly and weakly that she only wanted to be my concubine. In the past, her beauty was not inferior to that of your majesty's concubines. I dare not even look at the beauty for a long time, but now I want to ask for it. And there is more than one woman who is as beautiful as him. If you are willing, the number of beauties around you at this moment is not inferior to that of your Majesty.
"Beauty is like this, and money is even worse. As long as Qiang nodded, this lobby would not be able to hold the money sent by those people. Qiang struggled hard every day and did not dare to slack off. If he slacked off a little, he would get used to the clouds of beautiful women. If you are used to spending extravagantly, it will be difficult for you to feel like you are today. If your Majesty had come ten days and a half later, you would have given me a sword, just like that of Marxism-Leninism."
Ying Chengyu was silent again.
Qiang waited patiently, waiting for Ying Chengyu to let him return to the secret guard.
When he became the governor of Xinzheng County, he didn't know that secret guards were a thing of the past.
Ta Ta ~
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please give me another two hundred thousand gold. If I don't have that much, a hundred thousand gold will do for a short period of time."
A man wearing a black shorts and Chu Mo clothes broke into the lobby. It was the Mo family tycoon who regarded himself as Qin Mo.
Seeing Ying Chengyu sitting on the chair and not answering, Qiang, who was wearing the uniform of a county guard, waited patiently, knowing that he came at the wrong time.
But the research project reached a critical point, and the scientists who were anxious for funds, regardless of the time, walked up to Ying Chengyu in three steps and waved their hands in front of him.
"Your Majesty? Your Majesty!"
Ying Cheng smacked it away and said impatiently:
"What are you doing!"
Among the guests in the house, Jing Ke was the one who made Ying Chengxiang angry the most.
The world's number one assassin who has no brains, acts recklessly and doesn't like to think. From time to time, Ying Chengyu can be left speechless and ask Gai Nie to compete with him.
The person who annoys Ying Chengyu the most is the scientist. In fact, scientists are good at everything. They have high emotional intelligence and high IQ. They do not compromise on their work and do not let Ying Chengyuan worry about them.
It stands to reason that this kind of hanger-on should be a dream lover, but nothing in the world is perfect. Scientists need money, lots and lots of money.
The money to support a scientist is much more than the money to support all the retainers of Chang'an Jun's Mansion combined.
Other diners ask for a few gold coins, but the scientist wants a hundred thousand gold as a minimum. It would be fine if all this money could be converted into results. The problem is that most of the money is wasted and can't even be heard.
To say that a scientist is a brave man who only eats but does not poop may be a bit excessive. Three pistols, improved drugs, high-yielding crops... these are all created by scientists.
But compared with the huge amount of money and materials spent, these things are really pitiful, and the conversion rate is extremely low. No matter how good-tempered Ying Chengyu is, he can't suppress his anger when he encounters a scientist who wants money.
Scientists have long been accustomed to spreading their hands.
"No money."
Ying Chengyu's eyes widened.
[The 100,000 gold I got just before the wax festival is all spent now? How did you spend this? ]
"You... forget it, just wait while I finish talking to Qiang and then we'll talk about your funding!"
Ying Chengyu, who originally wanted to ask where the flowers were, swallowed back all the questions that came to his lips.
It was a waste of time to ask. Even he, the time traveler who provided the design concept and dictated the finished product, didn't understand the lot of professional terms used by the scientist.
"What are you struggling with? I will help you solve your problems!"
Ying Chengyu let the scientist go, but the scientist didn't want to let Ying Chengyu go. The scientist who was obsessed with funding had an awe-inspiring look on his face, looking like he was taking the greatest honor out of his master's worries.
If Jing Ke asked, Ying Chengyu would just smile and let him cool off.
But when the scientist asked, Ying Chengxuan just glanced at the scientist, and then recounted the conversation with the county governor to the scientist. Mohism was one of the two most prominent schools along with Confucianism.
"What's so difficult about this?"
The scientist looked confused.
"It's up to you to do as you please."
Qiang echoed:
“It’s true what scientists say.”
Seeing that Ying Chengyu was still unmoved and showed no signs of consent, the scientist sat down on the chair next to Ying Chengyu seriously.
"Why are you so hesitant?"
"When I sent the force to Xinzheng, Xinzheng was in the hands of Zhang Liang. Its governor was in name only, and the people listened to the words of the Zhang family and not to the officials. When the force settled in Xinzheng, he made many moves to stabilize the situation and made many achievements. Today, Zhang Liang was defeated and the county guard was in name only, but I want to kick Qiang away. This is inappropriate."
"It is inappropriate for your Majesty to appoint people based on their merits. You should not be nepotistic when you appoint people based on their merits. Qiang was originally a secret guard, and he said that he was not capable enough to serve as a county guard, so he could not resist the temptation. However, your Majesty believed that his hard work and merits were great, and he did not want to let him leave his position. If you act like this, what will happen to the people's livelihood? Your Majesty is confused."
Ying Chengyu disagreed and said:
"Can you manage Xinzheng to such a situation if you don't have the ability? Along the way, there were turmoils in various cities in Han Dynasty, and some people with malicious intentions forced the government. Only Xinzheng, the political affairs were handled properly, and no local nobles became big. This Although Zhang Liang recommended him, he still had many strong governance."
The scientist shook his head.
"No, no, no, Your Majesty's judgment is too arbitrary and subjective. Qiang will govern Xinzheng very well until the future. But Qiang himself said that if he cannot withstand the temptation, he will fall in the future. When Qiang After falling, he will go from being virtuous to being unworthy. Your Majesty insists on being a county guard by force. Do you know yourself better than being strong?"
"Depravity, what is depravity? Does greed for money and lust mean depravity? So am I considered depravity?"
The scientist whispered:
"Your Majesty is sophistry again. I am not good at words and cannot argue with you. All I know is that Ma Lie, who once bestowed your name on your Majesty, became a steward of the building, exploited his concubines, and finally assassinated your Majesty when he returned to Xianyang. One annual salary is one per year. Baishi's tower steward is like this, not to mention there are only thirty-six county guards in the world."
Ying Chengyu narrowed his eyes and opened his mouth to say something, when he stood with his fists firmly clasped and said in a deep voice:
"That's it. Qiang thanks you for your respect. However, Qiang is not afraid of swords, guns, swords and halberds, but he is afraid of beauty and money."
The scientist added:
"A strong person can be the governor of Xinzheng County, but his heart is not good. Officials should be considerate of the people's sentiments and use their bodies with restraint. The principle of frugality stipulated by the ancient sage kings is that all workers in the world, such as those who make wheels and make cars, make Leather workers, pottery workers, metal smelters, and carpenters, let them all do their part.
"As long as it is enough to supply the people, it is enough. Eat according to your belly and clothe yourself. But after being forced to become a county guard, you can't resist the temptation, so you will inevitably use the money that should be used sparingly and delegated to the people. Take other people's women. , if you take other people's money, you will make it convenient elsewhere. Are you just going to strengthen one person at the expense of the people of Xinzheng?"
Ying Chengyu was speechless.
In addition to Qiang, who has been waiting patiently, there is another scientist waiting.
The scientist who was in a hurry just now was no longer agitated at all and sat calmly in his chair.
Because he knew that Ying Chengxuan's decision at this time was more important than the funds given to him.
Having been in the Chang'an Junfu for so long, scientists know very well that Ying Chengyu never hesitates when it comes to one person or another. Solving Qiang's problem is actually very simple. Just let Qiang do his job and then give Qiang money as compensation.
But what next? What about the next appointments?
Should all appointed officials have to worry about whether they will become bad, whether they will become the second Marxism-Leninism? It is impossible for everyone to have such strong consciousness.
(End of chapter)
