After coaxing his son, Da Zhuang asked,
"My lord, how did you and Qiu Chan receive them? Did you go to Jinchang County?"
"No way, your wife and children sold their fields and came here on their own. After arriving in Longxing County, they met Mo Chen and the others. They happened to bring the Hukou Pass garrison to report to me, so they escorted them all the way."
Nie Chen pointed at Mo Chen and said.
Hearing this, Da Zhuang walked over, clasped his hands and bowed,
"Thank you very much, Fang, for escorting your wife and children."
"General Fang, you don't have to be polite. My lord has told us a lot about you along the way. You are the elder among the elders. You came to the mountain earlier than my lord."
"Ha ha ha ha……"
After chatting for a while, Da Zhuang said to Nie Chen, Lin Guang and Yue Dongwen,
"I built the military camp here according to the scale of 100,000 people. The population in the county-level area is relatively small and cannot be compared with the counties. In the past ten days, I have only recruited more than 10,000 troops. The size of this camp The construction is not even finished yet.”
"It's okay. Leave this to Lin Guangyue, Dongwen and Qiwujiang, and let them make overall plans. After the soldiers and horses here are trained, they will mainly transport troops to Guiling Pass and Qingshui County. We can usually Just prepare tens of thousands of horses."
After speaking, Nie Chen said to Lin Guang and others,
"Generals, I'll leave the military affairs to you. I'm not good at these things, so I won't cause any trouble. There are still many government affairs to deal with in the county."
"Master, go ahead and get busy, I will take care of this place."
Lin Guang held his hands and said.
"Okay, let's go then."
After speaking, Nie Chen took Weng Qiuchan, Dazhuang, Zhou Long, Zhou Hu and the escort team to the county town.
On the way, Nie Chen told Da Zhuang to choose a house and then get the money from the county governor's house.
However, Da Zhuang said,
"Now the Sheriff's Mansion is so big and there are so many courtyards. It's just you, Qiu Chan, and the Sixth Prince who live there. You can't live there all the time anyway, so let us live in the Sheriff's Mansion.
Why waste money on buying a house? My son goes to school on weekdays. Xiaoyu can read and write well. She has also learned to do accounting at home. She can help Qiuchan with housekeeping and other things, so she can help Qiuchan. Qiuchan is too busy every day by herself. how do you feel? "
"Of course I am willing. I feel relieved if we live together. I am afraid that my sister-in-law will feel uncomfortable.
To be honest, Qiu Chan is the only female family member in the family. She has no one to talk to and it is inconvenient. My sister-in-law can talk to her and take care of the housework. I am most at ease with you two. "
"That's okay. There are many gentlemen in the county magistrate's office now. My son can go to them for advice after class. Hahaha, I'll take advantage of this."
"Sir? Are they all invited by Mr. Zhou?"
"Yes, my lord, these gentlemen are all capable people. I can't understand what they are saying. There are great changes in the county now. You will know after you go back to the county government."
Hearing what Da Zhuang said, Nie Chen became curious.
After returning to the Sheriff's Mansion, Weng Qiuchan took Han Xiaoyu and Xiao Fangxin to the resettlement yard, and chose the one next door to Nie Chen and Weng Qiuchan.
Thanks to Liu Hu's greed, the area of the county governor's mansion is very large, covering 50,000 to 60,000 square meters, with a length of 700 to 800 meters and a width of 700 to 800 meters. The backyard is lined with gardens and houses.
Except for the sixth prince who lives in Dongyuan, only Nie Chen and his wife live in Beiyuan, Zhongyuan and Xiyuan.
As for the front yard, it is the yamen, concierge, residence of yamen servants, guards, guests, warehouse and other places.
A county magistrate's mansion can easily accommodate thousands of people.
Liu Hu has no wives and concubines. I really don't know what the use is of building such a large county governor's house. Now it's even easier for Nie Chen.
Nie Chen and Da Zhuang came to the Yamen, entered the Yimen, passed the archway, walked past the prison room, and came to the outside of the curtain hall next to the main hall.
The squad room was a place for the government officials and police officers to live. Thanks to Da Zhuang's presence, the government officials did not give Nie Chen a slap in the face and ask him what he was doing.
The curtain hall is the main office location, and it is not a room. Those in charge of household registration, civil affairs, military affairs, and industry and commerce are all separated.
"Mr. Zhou, your Excellency is back."
Da Zhuang shouted at the top of his lungs, and soon Zhou Ping walked out of the curtain hall with more than 20 people.
The county government is no different than the county government. It has many places and things to manage, so it needs more people.
All of these people were dressed as scholars, some in official uniforms and others in casual clothes.
"Greetings to the Sheriff!"
Everyone clasped their hands and bowed.
"Please get up quickly, everyone has worked hard."
Nie Chen smiled.
Zhou Ping stepped forward and said,
"Sir, these people are all wise men recruited by my subordinates to help them handle government affairs. After more than ten days of handling, now all the government affairs in the county have been smoothed out and are proceeding in an orderly manner.
The subordinates overstepped their bounds, sealed several clerical officials, and asked your Majesty to punish them. "
"Just punish whatever crime you want. As I said, you have the final say on everything in government affairs. There is no need to inform me."
"Thank you, sir. This is Li Zhe. He is proficient in the law, selfless, and able to discern the truth. His subordinates have assigned him to be responsible for solving cases. These days, he has handled many old cases and rehabilitated many unjust prisoners in the prison. .
Currently serving as a judge and still handling cases. "
Zhou Ping pointed at a person and said.
Li Zhe came over after hearing this. He was smiling and had a big face. Even when facing Nie Chen, he just nodded and held his hands.
"At first glance, this person is a selfless person. It is most appropriate for him to resolve the case. If someone comes to complain in the future, just let him handle it, and I won't need to take care of it."
Zhou Ping introduced several other people to Nie Chen, and Nie Chen nodded, but actually didn't remember too many names.
Nie Chen took Zhou Ping to sit in the main hall. Zhou Ping said,
"In the past few days, I have asked General Fang to invite the magistrates of the two counties of Tiantai, Longxing. After the trial, he was directly thrown into prison. He also appointed two new magistrates to take over the two counties. Now those two counties The military and political affairs are already under control."
"Okay, I can rest assured that you can handle the matter. There is no need to touch Lao Zhao from Jinping County. He is doing a good job."
Zhou Ping nodded and said,
"County Magistrate Zhao is indeed a good official. Now that the wise men in Weihu County have heard of your great name, they have come to join us one after another. It is also a scene of prosperity.
It's just that I have a regret.
There is a great sage who is very resourceful and strategizing. He is proficient in literature, Taoism and military strategy. He has talents in the world. Even if I and other sages are put together, our talents are not as good as that of Wan Yi. "
"Oh? There is such a great sage who can get such a high evaluation from you. Why don't you invite him? What's his name?"
"His name is Ouyang Ming."
