He is the governor of Qinzhou and has just taken office. If the government of Qin has reached this level, it will actually be very serious.
After leaving the tea shop, Xiao Yuan's brows never relaxed on the way to the prefect's mansion.
Seeing this, Liu Yuzhi moved the corner of his mouth and said tentatively: "Sir, what I saw and heard along the way can be summarized into four problems: banditry, bullies, lack of credibility in the government, and tough folk customs."
"These are just what we see on the surface. In fact, Qin's internal affairs are more serious, and the same is probably true for the military."
Xiao Yuan added, and said: "These need to be completely eradicated, and they also need certain deployment. There are many things, and we have to do it step by step."
He was calm and not in a hurry. After the three of them walked around, they returned to the prefect's mansion.
At this time, the officials in front of the mansion did not dare to leave, they were still waiting.
At that time, under the feudal dynasty, there was also a feudal system. The land of Qin could also be said to be Xiao Yuan's fiefdom. It was normal for subordinate officials to react like this when he, the highest official, took office.
After waiting here, Xiao Yuan stopped and looked up at the door of the mansion.
Seeing a young man dressed as a young man stopped here, all the officials looked at each other first, and then Guo Qian stepped forward and asked tentatively: "This young man is..."
"Oh, it's my fault for keeping you all waiting for a long time. I apologize." Xiao Yuan first bowed his hands towards the people, then turned slightly sideways and extended his hand to Peng Shuang.
The latter understood and immediately took out the imperial edict from the package and handed it to Xiao Yuan.
After receiving the imperial edict, Xiao Yuan didn't waste any time. He unfolded it immediately and said in a gentle voice: "Officials in Qinzhou accepted the edict."
When people heard the golden imperial edict, they were startled at first, and then they all knelt down on the ground.
"The emperor issued an edict: The land in the northwest is the throat of the country. However, successive governors failed to make progress and made the people of Qin suffer. I, after thinking about the policies of the left and right, thought about it for a long time and specially appointed Xiao Yuan as the governor of Qinzhou to lead the Qin Dynasty. All important military and political matters in the state..."
After reciting the imperial edict, Xiao Yuan also closed it. A group of officials knelt on the ground and looked at each other first. After standing up, the expressions on their faces also changed, turning into smiles and compliments.
Guo Qian even bent down and saluted Xiao Yuanshen: "Ah, it turns out that the prefect has arrived. His subordinate, Qin Governor Shi Guo Qian, specially led Qinzhou officials to greet you here."
Is he Chang Shi Guo Qian?
Xiao Yuan glanced at him first, and then waved his hand with a smile: "Huh? Mr. Guo doesn't need to be polite, but he is my official, and I have kept you waiting for a long time."
His attitude was very humble, and the officials quickly said: "Where is it? The prefect is trying to kill us..."
"Sir, please come into the house." At this time, Guo Qian also turned sideways, bent down and stretched out his hand.
"Okay." Xiao Yuan nodded, and then led a group of officials into the prefect's mansion.
The guards at the gate of the mansion are all veterans of Xiao Yuan's staff. Naturally, they are very familiar with him. When they saw him, they immediately said in a loud voice: "Sir!"
"Yes." Xiao Yuan raised his hand to indicate to the guards that they don't have to be polite. After entering the house, he asked as he walked: "Master Guo, I asked General Ye Cheng to go ahead and sent those official documents. Bar?"
"Of course, of course, your Excellency has already given instructions, and the subordinate has already sent someone to the study." Guo Qian returned.
As he spoke, he hurriedly said: "In addition, my lord has been traveling all the way and is tired from traveling and traveling. I have already prepared a banquet for you. I hope you will come to see me in the evening."
As soon as he finished speaking, other officials began to echo: "Yes, sir, this is also the intention of my subordinates. I hope that I can help you..."
Listening to their kind words, Xiao Yuan smiled slightly: "Since you are so complimentary, it is hard to refuse your hospitality. I will definitely be there. By then, I hope to have a drink and chat with all of you."
"Ah, sir, you are so polite..."
People had smiles on their faces and kept giving greetings.
After the confrontation, Guo Qian also began to say: "My lord, I have just arrived and have not yet become familiar with the prefect's mansion. I am waiting for you to wait for the subordinates. If I don't want to disturb you for a long time, I will leave first."
"Okay." Xiao Yuan simply nodded and said, "Then I'll see you off."
"Oh, my lord, please stay, I'll take my leave..."
People saluted again, and after leaving the prefect's mansion, they naturally started talking again.
"This new governor looks quite peaceful."
"Huh? This is just superficial work. We still don't know what kind of person he is."
Another official approached Guo Qian and said tentatively: "Master Guo, look, during the banquet in the evening, should we take the opportunity to give a gift?"
"Well..." Guo Qian pondered for a moment, waved his hand and said, "Don't say it yet, let's take a look before talking, so as not to shoot a stone in the foot."
On the other side, after the officials left, Xiao Yuan went directly to the study and began to casually browse through the bamboo slips of official documents that had been delivered.
These bamboo slips recorded Qinzhou's taxation and people's livelihood issues in previous years. Xiao Yuan looked at them carefully. Liu Yu stood beside him and said, "Sir, these officials are all respectful and humble."
"This is just superficial, it's human nature."
Xiao Yuan continued to look at the bamboo slips and said without raising his head: "How can you know what they are thinking in their hearts."
"Then your Excellency agrees to attend the banquet..." Liu Yuzhi asked tentatively again.
"If I don't go to the banquet, wouldn't they think I'm arrogant? More importantly, if I act too upright, the officials above and below may be wary of me, which will be very detrimental to our next deployment." Xiao Yuan raised his head. She glanced at him and then continued to read the official documents.
After a moment, he put down the bamboo slips in his hand, pointed at it and said: "I just flipped through a few volumes at random. The official document said: It is difficult to collect taxes in Qin, and the people in many places may be unruly people. Last year, the tax revenue of the entire Qin was only There is only one hundred thousand taels of silver, and even less food and grass."
"But we also learned from the people that Qin often increased taxes and the people were miserable. So where did the money from people's wealth go? Or did it go into the pockets of these officials."
"Sir, are you saying that the official document is false?" Liu Yuzhi said.
"Of course." Xiao Yuan chuckled lightly and said, "But we can't make any announcement about this, and we can't do it now, because there are too many officials in Qin involved. Once they are moved, something may happen."
"Then...there are so many problems, where are you going to start?" Liu Yuzhi said with some worry: "It seems that one hair can affect the whole body."
"Well..." Xiao Yuan pondered for a moment, then stood up, walked back and forth, and said, "Let's withdraw our troops first."
"This matter must be taken down with lightning speed when these officials are unprepared."
