"Your Highness, I heard that when Guo Zhixian became the head of Wanping County last year, he blocked the promotion path of some people, which caused Guo Zhixian to be marginalized in Wanping County.
Although he has the title of master Bo, he has no right to master Bo.
Now, the behavior of this Guo County magistrate should be like me and others who have just become the Yanshan Guard Hundreds. We need to understand the situation clearly before showing off our skills! "
On the side, Li Wang was more thoughtful and said thoughtfully.
"Hmph, he is a dignified county magistrate, why should he be so timid?"
Zhu Di was more impatient. After listening to Li Wang's words, his anger had dissipated somewhat, but he was still a little dissatisfied.
"Your Highness, although the county magistrate Guo has a house in Wanping County, his family is out of town and he is a wandering official, so he will always be transferred away. Although the local subordinates have a humble status, they are well versed in the hometown sentiments. When facing the county magistrate, they usually treat each other well. They work together to control most of the government affairs in a county.
If you offend those subordinate officials, a magistrate like Guo Zhixian, who has no roots and no background, will definitely be tricked by those subordinate officials in secret. It will not be impossible for Guo Zhixian to be disgraced at least, or to hurt his life at worst..."
Li Wang said slowly, "Furthermore, this magistrate of Guo County does not have any close friends, and is not proficient in criminal names, money and food. If he rashly interferes in the government affairs of the county government, it is very likely that the subordinate officials will take advantage of him!"
"They dare?"
Zhu Di slapped the table hard, filled with anger again.
"Which subordinate would dare to join forces to bully Shangguan like this? I will directly lead people to raid his home and exile him to a bitter and cold place thousands of miles away..."
Seeing that His Highness became furious again, Li Wang, Zhu Liang and others all had wry smiles on their faces.
His Royal Highness has been a noble person since he was born, and he cannot see the dark side of this low-level life. However, they are all ordinary people who have had to deal with these subordinates since they were born, so they know how difficult these subordinates can be.
"Do you have any good tips for this?"
After drinking a cup of warm tea, Zhu Di asked again.
To be honest, Zhu Di was still a little unwilling to give up on Guo An, whom he had had high hopes from the beginning. He had an intuition that Guo An, who dared to look at him, King Yan of the Ming Dynasty, with such eyes was definitely not a mediocre and incompetent person. generation.
In this case, it is true that as Li Wang said, Guo An was trapped by those subordinate officials!
Li Wang, Zhu Liang and others, who have been with Zhu Di for so many years, can naturally understand Zhu Di's thoughts.
"Your Highness, we see that Guo Zhi County does not have a master and accountant yet. If Your Highness can send Guo Zhi County a master who is proficient in punishments and names, and a secret friend who is proficient in money and food.
In this way, everyone in Wanping County will know that Magistrate Guo is the person His Highness likes, and those subordinate officials must not dare to have any evil intentions! "
"No!"
Zhu Di quickly shook his head and refused.
"The king is still examining Guo An. Only if he is a man of great talent will the king take him under his wing. If he is a mediocre person, I cannot afford to lose him!
As for the masters and secretaries who are proficient in criminal names and money and food, there are only a few in my palace, and they are not enough for me. How can I give them to Guo An at will? "
"Your Highness, please forgive me. It was the last few generals who were reckless!"
Li Wang quickly handed over his hand and apologized.
Zhu Di waved his hand carelessly, then frowned and thought.
After a long while, he directly raised his head and said: "Tomorrow I will go to the Chief Envoy of Peking to pass on my decree. Guo Huan colluded with thieves like Li Yu and Zhao Quande to cause great harm to my Peking Prefecture. All the prefectures and counties under the jurisdiction of Beiping Prefecture must be divided between the two. Within this year, each of you will cultivate 10,000 hectares of land for me!
If you do well, I will have your own reward. If you don’t do well, hum…”
"Yes, Your Highness!"
Zhu Fu, the chief official of King Yan, quickly responded with his hands raised.
…
On the other side.
Anfufang, Guo Mansion in Chunshu Hutong.
Guo An finished his dinner with difficulty and called the cook over.
"The villain Guo Erniang has met the young master!"
Guo Erniang is a woman with a fleshy face and a round waist. When she walks, the fat on her body trembles. Since her grandmother's generation, the entire family has worked as servants in the Guo family.
As for Guo Erniang, she has always taken care of Guo An. All the servants in the house also respect Guo Erniang very much!
Seeing that there was still less than half of the food on the table, Guo Erniang couldn't help but look concerned.
"Master, you are not feeling well. Why did you eat so little today?"
"Thank you Auntie for your concern. Ever since I watched the beheading at Nanmen Chaishikou the day before yesterday, I haven't had a good appetite!" Guo An explained with a gentle look.
Guo Erniang's eyes widened, "What should we do? Your body is already weak, and now your appetite is only half of what you were before. How can you continue like this?"
"I'm worried too!"
Guo An sighed helplessly, he really couldn't get used to the food of this era.
Not to mention the lack of salt, it’s not spicy yet!
There is little meat and the noodles are not thin!
As for the condiments, they are even more pitiful...
"Auntie, how much food do we still have in the house? Please go out tomorrow and buy more salt, cane sugar, pepper, ginger, fennel, green onions and other dipping sauces. I want to try some stronger-flavored meals!"
Hearing this, Guo Erniang and Guo Erniu and others could not help but tremble at the corners of their eyes.
"Young Master, there are currently only thirty taels of silver in the house, which is all the expenses of the house this year."
"Thirty taels, that's enough money!"
Guo An obviously hasn't realized anything yet.
"Master, one pound of salt costs one hundred Wen, and sucrose is even more expensive. One pound costs at least five hundred Wen! As for the pepper, ginger, fennel, and green onions that the Master mentioned, the prices are not low either.
If he really started to eat freely, it was just salt and seasonings such as cane sugar, pepper, ginger, and fennel. These thirty taels of silver would only last the young master half a year.
As for the wages of the villain and others, as well as the rice and oil in the house, the young master's clothes, books, pens, inks, paper and inkstones, etc., we need to ask for money from the master! "
"Thirty taels of silver is not enough to feed the family for a normal year?" Guo An was a little surprised.
Guo Erniang looked at Guo An strangely, "It's not enough for the young master to eat for half a year!"
Guo An was stunned, "These materials are so expensive!"
Guo Erniang, Guo Erniu and others all nodded in agreement.
"I am a magistrate, but I still have to worry about food?"
Guo An couldn't help but be stunned.
Then, he remembered something and chuckled.
"It doesn't matter! Now, I am the magistrate of Wanping County, and I am in the sixth rank. I have an annual salary of one hundred and twenty shi, and a salary of ninety guan. Together, these should be enough for my family's expenses!"
Speaking of this, Guo An suddenly felt that it was not so unacceptable for him to become the magistrate of Wanping County.
At least, he earned a year's worth of expenses!
"Young master is wise!"
Guo Erniang and Guo Erniu were all very happy.
At night, Guo An locked himself in the study again...
