"Oh, it seems to be a problem of information asymmetry." Zhang Xiao showed an expression like this. Although the communication method of the Senate is much more efficient than the indigenous people, it is still much worse than that of the old world. Originally, I was thinking about how to appease Hou Wenyong, lest he feel that the Human Resources Department had objections to his work by removing him from his actual position, but this time it saved him a lot of trouble.
"Your Majesty Wei Bifu would like to say hello to the chief!" The middle-aged man standing behind Hou Wenyong greeted him with a smile and stepped forward.
I saw that he had short hair and a pair of large black-framed myopia glasses on the bridge of his nose. He was short and fat, but he was still wearing Ming Dynasty clothes, which looked a bit nondescript. Zhang Xiao had never seen this person before, so he asked: "Who is this?"
Hou Wenyong introduced: "Chief, this is Wei Bifu, the former Tongpan of Guangzhou. When Chief Guo and the others were in Guangzhou, Wei Tongpan took great care of Chief Guo. After the army entered the city, he joined us and actively cooperated with the work of the Senate. , now we are the councilor of Nanhai County."
"Oh, it turns out to be Mr. Wei. I am Zhang Xiao, the incoming county magistrate of Nanhai County, Guangzhou City. I will rely on your help for future work." Zhang Xiao's words were a bit rude, considering that he manages hundreds of tool people. I don’t know how many twists and turns these people who were demoted in the Ming Dynasty had hidden in their experience. They wanted to give him a blow without saying anything about meeting him. At least they had to let him know that he was not so easy to get along with.
Wei Bifu heard something in Zhang Xiao's words, wiped his forehead with his hand, and looked frightened: "The chief has broken the villain, now is a new society, how dare you call me master again. The chief is here to assume his new post, I am willing to do the work of a dog and a horse."
"Hahaha, don't be nervous, I like to joke." Zhang Xiao laughed and patted Wei Bifu heavily on the shoulder.
Wei Bifu was relieved, smiled and slowly retreated behind Hou Wenyong.
After the entourage finished loading and unloading the luggage on the ship, the sedans carried everyone towards the city. Along the way, Zhang Xiao asked Wei Bifu to explain to him the city buildings along the road. Although he had been here many times before on business trips, these had nothing to do with his work at the time and he did not study them in detail.
"Chief, this is Yuanyun Street. Chen Zizhuang's villa outside the city is here. I heard it covers an area of more than ten acres..." As soon as the sedan left Guangzhou World, Wei Bifu pointed to the street outside the window and said .
"Oh, Mr. Chen chose the location of the property very well. It is so close to the big world. In the future, this place will be the core area, with more than ten acres of land. Tsk, tsk, tsk, it's incredible, it's incredible." Zhang Xiao commented.
After a while, Wei Bifu pointed to another street outside the car window and said: "Chief, just around the corner from here is Renshouli. Liang Cunhou's villa outside the city is here..."
"These two families are quite close." Zhang Xiao stroked the mustache on his chin with his hand, thoughtfully.
"Chief, in front of you is..."
Accompanied by Wei Bifu's explanation, the sedan went all the way through the South Gate and northward via Chengxuan Street to the location of the Chief Envoy. This is now the Guangdong Region Office, and the nearby Guangzhou Government Office serves as the office of the municipal government.
Liu Xiang, who had just finished the meeting, happened to come out and was greeted here. He took Zhang Xiao's hand and shook it again and again in an extremely affectionate manner. He also shook it up and down several times and said, "Director Xiao is really a caring person to us. ! As soon as I heard that we were short of manpower, we even sent out 'pharmacists'. I finally have someone to take over these burdens on me."
"Master, when you say that, I immediately feel a lot of pressure. Director Xiao promised me that if I don't do well, I will go back to the factory to take care of my tool man." Zhang Xiao responded with a smile.
Wen Desi came from behind with a smile and took Zhang Xiao's hand. "Comrade Zhang Xiao, you came at the right time. On behalf of all the elders of Guangdong Region, I would like to express my gratitude to the central government for its strong support!"
Zhang Xiao said: "Mr. Wen, what you said is too outrageous. Wherever the central government is, supporting the cause of the Guangdong Region is supporting the cause of the Senate."
Before everyone could exchange greetings, Liu Xiang reminded him: "Let's go, although I have already held five meetings in the morning, but now everyone should go in and hold another meeting, and make up for the pharmacist's lessons by the way, so that he can get started as soon as possible. "
After watching the elders enter the Chief Envoy's Yamen, Wei Bifu smiled flatteringly and pulled Hou Wenyong who was about to follow him in, and asked cautiously: "Secretary Hou, I wonder where this Chief Zhang comes from and what he likes?"
Hou Wenyong still had some concerns in his heart. He shook his head and said, "I don't have much contact with this Chief Zhang."
Wei Bifu was not willing to give up easily, so he shamelessly begged him for help.
Hou Wenyong couldn't help but think about it. According to the regulations of the Government Affairs Council, Zhang Xiao's appointment would be communicated within the system through formal documents. Soon some non-confidential information would appear in newspaper reports. It would be better to reveal it in advance and It didn't matter, so he pulled Wei Bifu into the corner and whispered: "I heard that Chief Zhang has been working in Lingao. He is mainly responsible for chemical industry, pharmaceuticals, biology, medical care, intelligence... He is a generalist in various aspects, but his main business is still pharmaceuticals. So the elders gave him the nickname 'Zhang Yaoshi'."
"All the miracle medicines of the Song Dynasty were made by this veteran?" Wei Bifu was very shocked. What was shocking was not that this man was proficient in so many skills, but that the medicine man himself was right in front of him. In addition to sulfonamides, which appeared earlier, Australians have developed many miracle drugs in recent years that can cure diseases. Even the plague, which is almost certain to kill after being infected, can still survive in nine out of ten cases. However, outside They are all priceless. Wei Bifu couldn't help but think carefully.
"Indeed, it's amazing." Hou Wenyong's sister works in the hospital. He knows more about the medical technology of the Senate than ordinary people. It is far ahead of this era.
"Then, what are Mr. Zhang's hobbies?"
"This... is unclear."
"I wonder if you are interested in beauties? Are you henpecked?" Wei Bifu has been following Australians for a while and knows that Australians are promiscuous and most of them are womanizers. However, some elders are very henpecked and dare not flirt with women outside.
"This...it is said that they are not married yet." Hou Wenyong replied.
Wei Bifu was shocked again. With the power of a senator, not only as a big woman, but also as a girl with no name and no status, no one knows how many people tried their best to stuff women into their beds. This Lord Pharmacist looked like He is so impressive, but he didn't expect that he is still a bachelor.
"Is it because Long Yang is so good?" Wei Bifu asked tentatively.
When talking about such secrets, the natural human desire for gossip will always be involuntarily aroused. Hou Wenyong put his hand to his mouth and said in a very small voice: "I heard that he also has a nickname..."
Huang Xi's heart was tickled and he asked in a low voice, "I'd like to hear the details!"
"The Senate's last act of support." After saying this, Hou Wenyong went to the Chief Envoy Si Yamen without looking back.
"Deer stall? Lu... stall?" Wei Bifu was still wondering what kind of stall the deer stall was. When he came to his senses, Hou Wenyong had disappeared. He thought that he could only find out more information by treating Hou Mi to a drink. Lots of inside information.
"The above is the situation in Guangzhou." After saying that, Liu Xiang picked up the tea cup and drank heavily. His throat was on fire after speaking for a long time.
Wu Mu added: "According to our research and judgment, the reactionary gentry are ready to move and are very likely to join forces with the Huidao Sect."
Zhang Xiao said helplessly: "I didn't expect that the current situation in Guangzhou is worse than I thought before. What's the plan now? Can we arrest people directly?"
"If the problem can be solved by arresting people and killing them, why should I rush to ask the Senate to send a senator? Wouldn't it be better to send Fu Youdi." Liu Xiang smiled slightly.
Zhang Xiao suddenly became alert, what he just said was extremely inappropriate. I stayed in the factory for a long time and I didn’t pay much attention to my speech. Compared with the "officialdom", Gongyekou is still a quite simple place. No matter what position we hold, we basically talk about technology. Although we may feel red when we argue, we don’t have so many twists and turns in our hearts. When the argument is over, it is over.
"What Liu Dafu said is true. Arresting and killing people can only solve superficial problems. We still need to work more on deeper governance." Zhang Xiao quickly adjusted his strategy.
Liu Xiang was still smiling and said with some helplessness: "You can arrest them, but if you do it now, the evil will not be eliminated. A considerable number of reactionaries lack sufficient evidence of their crimes, which is not enough to punish them. Don't think that they all They are local tyrants and evil gentry with a record of bad deeds and heavy blood debts. Many of them have a good reputation among the people. If they do it without real evidence, it will damage our credibility. We still need to pay attention to procedural justice when handling cases. Let me say something that is not nice, When arresting people in Dongchang, they also send Jin Yiwei and the Ministry of Punishment to drive the notice. We often say that the Senate is three hundred years ahead of the Ming Dynasty, so we must not break the rules we have set."
"In other words, arresting people based on real evidence will indeed allow many potential reactionaries to slip through the net," Wu Mu added, "but please note that most people are just 'potential'. If we judge crimes based on their heart, they will inevitably It will affect the stability of society in the future. At the same time, considering that the way we deal with the Lingnan gentry will greatly affect the difficulty of going north to pacify the country in the future, our idea is to wait and see and catch them all in one fell swoop."
"It won't happen again..." Zhang Xiao originally wanted to say: "It won't happen again like the sun umbrella project." Then he thought about Wu Mu sitting in the conference room. The Political Security Bureau used senior officials as bait to catch Wang Qisuo. Although the case was solved, the heroes who caused trouble in Lingao were not dealt with cleanly and neatly, which caused a bad social impact and made them disgraced. Wu Mu later came to Guangzhou to take up a post largely because he wanted to avoid the limelight. Bringing this up again is like scolding a bald donkey in front of a monk.
So he quickly changed his words: "It won't cause a big trouble and affect social stability."
(End of chapter)
