"Why is the magistrate here?"
"I heard that the county lord has left the examination room, and the official came here to pay homage to the county lord." Magistrate Lu said politely.
Aunt Chen nodded lightly, "You are interested, the county master is in the box, come in with me."
Stepping out of the way, Magistrate Lu and four staff walked into the box. The box, which was still a little roomy, suddenly became cramped.
"County Lord, Magistrate Lu of Xianyun County is here."
Minghua glanced at him, and Magistrate Lu knelt down to greet him, "I'm going to kowtow to the Lord of the County. May the Lord of the County say hello."
"No need to be polite, what is Magistrate Lu doing here?" Minghua asked straight to the point.
Magistrate Lu smiled and said: "Last time, the county magistrate helped dispatch cement, but the official never thanked the magistrate in person. He knew that the magistrate was preparing for the imperial examination, so he did not dare to disturb him without authorization. Now that the magistrate heard that the magistrate had left the examination room, he was especially Come and say thank you."
"It's very polite, but it's just a little effort. How are the roads in Xianyun County being repaired? Is there any progress?"
"It is being repaired, but it will take some time to repair the entire county. When the roads in Xianyun County are repaired, they will slowly spread out." Magistrate Lu lowered his eyebrows and said,
Minghua nodded, "I understand. You haven't had lunch yet, so we can sit down and eat together. There is another person here who is unconscious after leaving the examination room. I need to trouble the county magistrate to send someone to call a doctor." come and see."
"It should, it should."
Magistrate Lu glanced at the staff beside him, and the staff followed the order and left.
Before he left, Aunt Tian stuffed two purses into the hands of the staff member. The staff member did not want to accept them, but Aunt Tian was firm and did not want to offend the county lord's kindness, so she accepted them.
"Please take a seat."
After the staff left, Minghua said to Magistrate Lu.
"Thank you, County Lord." After sitting down, Magistrate Lu glanced at his staff, but the County Lord did not speak. He could not make the decision without permission.
Minghua just said calmly: "Sit down, no need to be formal; when traveling, feel more comfortable."
"Thank you, Lord County, for your kindness." The staff took their seats one after another, and the Eight Immortals Table already occupied more than half of the seats.
Xiao Hongkang sat on the left side of Minghua, and Minghua was the only one who took the main seat, alone.
"Call someone to serve food."
"yes."
Grandma Chen walked out of the box and called the waiter. The dishes that Ixan ordered before were brought out one after another. The waiter got another piece of silver and smiled so hard that he couldn't even see his eyes. He, a waiter, can only earn a dollar in a month in a restaurant. About one tael of silver. If you are lucky and the nobles reward you a lot, that will be additional income.
After the food was served, Grandma Chen and others opened another table nearby; Xiao Mei and Xiao Xing were waiting beside Minghua. Magistrate Lu and his staff were very reserved when eating. Due to the old etiquette of different tables for men and women, Even though a woman's status has improved, she is still not able to eat at the same table as a man.
After lunch, Magistrate Lu hurriedly sat on a chair on the other side, followed closely by his staff. The meal was tasteless and not comfortable.
However, Minghua ate well, and she finished many of the dishes on the table.
"County Master Zhaoyang, do you plan to return to the county?" Magistrate Lu coughed lightly and asked.
"I'm going back, I'll leave later."
Magistrate Lu said: "I wonder if the county master may ask your subordinates to escort you back?"
"If you want to go together, let's go together. I have guards around me, so I don't need you to escort me." Minghua chuckled and said, "I already know the purpose of your coming here. Let's have a good time governing Xianyun County. After we go back, , you should take the time to come to Xiaojiacun again.”….
"Yes, I have remembered it."
After sitting in the box for a while, the group set off back to Xianyun County; the road at the junction of Fucheng and Xianyun County was not easy to walk. When they approached Xianyun County, the road surface became slightly smoother, but only a little flat.
Entering Xianyun County, Magistrate Lu sent people all the way out of Xianyun County. He looked at the carriage where Minghua was riding on the road to Xiaojia Village before looking back and secretly wiping a sweat.
The aura of the Zhaoyang County Lord was so strong that even with such a strong aura, he felt that it was just the tip of the iceberg of the County Lord; therefore, he did not dare to show any disrespect towards the County Lord, not even a hint of disrespect. Don't dare
have.
Sure enough, a county master who can get along well in the capital, be valued by his masters, and have his name in front of His Majesty is by no means an easy person.
"Shall we go back after beating someone?" Staff Wang stepped forward and asked softly.
Magistrate Lu nodded, "Go back, go back first. Tomorrow I will go alone to pay my respects to the county boss. You go and see how the cement road is being repaired. In addition, let people look for any rare books."
"I understand."
The four people each performed their duties. The next day, two went to see the cement road project, and one went to look for rare books. One stayed in the yamen to help manage government affairs. As for the eighth- and ninth-rank officials in the yamen, they could only obey the orders.
After Magistrate Lu took office, the powers of the county magistrate, chief secretary, patrol inspectors, religious edicts, etc. were repeatedly diluted; firstly, because at least half of them were from the previous magistrate and had already surrendered, and the other was because The reason is that the officials below the chief executive are all local, that is, people from Xianyun County.
The so-called strong dragon does not suppress the local snake.
On weekdays, they live in peace, and their powers are diluted and temporarily out of reach; a county magistrate serves for three years, and the winner is the one who laughs at the end.
When Magistrate Lu went to pay his respects to Minghua, Minghua also told him this problem, "Since they want rights, just give them the rights. However, when you distribute the rights, you have to keep track of all their movements. You cannot control them. It doesn’t matter, you can make them lose their loyalty to you little by little.”
When he arrived in a new county, the first thing Magistrate Lu did was to look for opportunities to dilute the powers of the county magistrate, director, inspections, and edicts, and assigned these to his staff. This also made him stretched in terms of manpower, and at the same time unable to Winning over a group of people.
"They were the confidants of the previous county magistrate."
"No matter whose confidant you are, you can't tell who your confidant is since you are involved in officialdom. Don't you understand yet? There are no permanent friends in the world, only permanent interests. Likewise, there are no permanent superiors and subordinates in the world. There are only two people with an interest." If he said it so clearly, wouldn't he still understand?
"Besides, it should be very fulfilling to turn someone else's person into yours." She likes Buddhism, but it does not delay the expression of her true nature.
The more difficult something is, the more challenging it is to do.
After hearing this, Magistrate Lu couldn't help but sigh, "This is easier said than done."
"When you say this, I know that you have not read "Guiguzi" and "Guanzi". As for the "Tao Te Ching", you should also study it carefully. The wisdom of the ancestors is immeasurable, and even understanding one or two is enough. Already."
"It's the official's fault. When the official went back, he found three books and studied them carefully."
Magistrate Lu kept his promise and actually found these three books after he returned; and he did it himself, and it took him four or five study halls to find them all.
The "Tao Te Ching" that can be read by civilians and officials is basically the basic version, and the real emperor's strategy is impossible to publish; therefore, Magistrate Lu only bought the basic version, but it was enough for him. .
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