Gongsun Long smiled bitterly and said: "Sir, we are all smart people, so don't talk so much. Do you still want to stay here?"
"This time you come here, you can say that I forced you to come here."
"If you weren't here, where could you be at ease right now?"
"I'm old. I didn't expect you to have such ability at such a young age. It's no pity that I was fired. At least you can help the county develop well."
Li Baiyi laughed and said, "What are you talking about? When did I say I would fire you?"
Gongsun Long was stunned for a moment, and then said with a surprised look on his face: "Sir, what do you mean?"
Li Baiyi laughed and said, "Isn't it obvious what I mean?"
"I want you to continue to be your chief clerk, and I also want to promote you. Don't you want to?"
When Gongsun Long heard this, he was immediately confused: "Well, Mr. Li, what do you mean, give me a promotion?"
Li Baiyi nodded and said with a smile: "You should know something about me. I am called a playboy for a reason."
"I have never done this kind of thing before, and I don't want to waste time on this kind of thing in the future. If you are willing, I can hand over the position of standing county magistrate to you, are you willing?"
When Gongsun Long heard this, he couldn't help but murmured: "Sir, what's the matter with the deputy county magistrate?"
Li Baiyi rolled his eyes at him and said, "What this deputy county magistrate means is that all the specific affairs of the county government will be left to you."
"I heard that you have been here at Xianxian County Government for almost twenty years, right?"
Gongsun Long nodded and said, "I didn't expect that your Excellency would understand so thoroughly."
Li Baiyi smiled, shook his head and said, "I don't know this, it was told to me by others."
"I originally planned to do it myself, but after learning about your situation, I feel that you are more familiar with the affairs of Dianxian County."
"If you can handle these things, you will definitely handle them more properly than me."
"I just don't know if you are willing to do this. Of course, if you are not willing, just pretend I didn't say anything."
Gongsun Long finally understood what Li Baiyi meant, which was to leave the decision-making power of the county government affairs to him, but he was the nominal magistrate of the county, Li Baiyi.
Isn't this just a hands-off shopkeeper?
Gongsun Long was immediately moved. He had promised Song Wen and the others that he would deal with Li Baiyi just to get this position and be in charge of everything dedicated to the county government.
Although he is not the county magistrate now, he has obtained almost all the powers equivalent to the county magistrate.
This is much better than what Song Wen's gang of boys promised him.
As long as we can get power, does it matter whether we have status or not?
The reason why Gongsun Long stayed in Xianzhi County for so long was because he had feelings for it.
If he could stay, he would naturally want to stay here.
Seeing that Gongsun Long had not responded, Li Baiyi was a little surprised, but he had no intention of forcing anything.
"Okay, if you don't want to, just pretend that I didn't say it. I will hold a farewell party for you. After all, you have worked here for so long, so you have to leave with dignity."
Li Baiyi frowned and said with some embarrassment: "Your position is very important. If you leave and I want to find someone, I don't know when I can choose the right person."
"My official focus cannot be on dedicating my life to the county. To me, this is a waste of life."
Li Baiyi couldn't help complaining in his heart: "Why is this Gongsun Long so determined not to do it? Are the conditions I gave him not good enough? He is basically the county magistrate, okay?"
"His Majesty asked me to dedicate the county seat. He definitely didn't want me to be such a small county magistrate. What's more, if I stay here, how can I spend money on girls?"
"Aren't the girls in the capital much better than this small county? There are more scenes where you can spend money?"
"My father has so much money, and I don't want to spend it. It would be too disrespectful to me."
Gongsun Long on the side couldn't help but said: "Sir, it's not that I don't want to do this position, it's just that I'm afraid of delaying the important things of the adults."
"The villain is afraid that the adults will not trust the villain because of what happened before. When the time comes, the villain will not be able to do things freely and will not dare to do anything."
"If you are really willing to give me this job, I will do my best to thank you."
Li Baiyi was overjoyed when he heard this: "Really, if you are willing to take this job, that would be great, so I don't have to find anyone else."
"Sir, I never thought that you could be so broad-minded. I am really convinced."
"You know that the villain may have been bribed, and it was not good for you before, but you still do this."
"Could it be that you have taken a fancy to my ability and character?"
When Li Baiyi heard this, he was stunned for a moment, then laughed loudly and said: "You really know how to joke, but what you said is right."
"With your abilities, you are absolutely qualified to do this job. As long as you work honestly under my command, I will not attack you."
"By the way, the remaining people must still have grievances and want to sue some people."
"But I am a little tired today. I have tried nearly twenty cases at once. It is normal for me to want to take a rest, right?"
Hearing this, Gongsun Long glanced at the long queue and couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth.
"My lord, you are serious."
Li Baiyi had only been reviewing the case for less than half an hour, and he actually said he was tired. This was outrageous.
Although he completed the work in half an hour that the previous county magistrate might not have been able to complete in three days.
Li Baiyi glanced at him and said, "Of course I am serious. Will I still cheat with you?"
"I can tell you that although I will not accept the petitions from the remaining people today, you must let them write the petitions."
"I think among them, it would be good if one of the three has written a petition."
"How can I speed up the trial at that time?"
"By the way, they won't be able to find anyone to help them write the petition for a while. The county government will take charge of this matter. You can find someone to help them write the petition. Is that okay?"
Hearing this, Gongsun Long quickly shook his head and said, "No problem, sir. I promise I can handle it well."
Suddenly, Gongsun Long's face changed slightly, as if he thought of something: "By the way, sir, this won't work. I'm afraid we can't handle these people."
Li Baiyi was stunned for a moment, and suddenly said with some dissatisfaction: "I have just assigned you your first job as the deputy county magistrate, and you can't do it? I am very doubtful about your ability to work."
