After Chunmei left, Zhu Renxia said to Xiang'er: "It is estimated that in about three days, the Dragon Snake Car will be built. Your Warehouse Bureau needs to sort out a warehouse within three days. I asked the third uncle to Send some people over to help you?"
"No."
Xiang'er smiled and shook her head, "Even if Chunmei leaves, there are still six people in our warehouse bureau plus me. If we work overtime at night, we will definitely free up a warehouse for the mayor within three days."
"very good."
Zhu Renxia patted Xiang'er on the shoulder, turned and left.
At noon, the scouts rushed back from Liping and rushed to the meeting hall to report the latest situation to Zhu Renxia.
Yang Yinglong's rebels have withdrawn from Liping City, looted all the food, weapons, armor, wages and other materials in the city, and forcibly captured 1,500 strong men.
Because the leader Lu Xiong was missing, the deputy general Cao Bin temporarily took over as the leader of the rebel army.
At the same time, Yang Yinglong suspected that Lu Xiong had been killed by bandits from Wulong Mountain, so he posted notices in Bozhou, Liping, Tongren, Guiyang, and even in western Hunan and southern Hunan:
A reward of one thousand taels of silver was offered for the head of Yang Dali, a reward of five hundred taels of silver was offered for the heads of Jiang Renxia and Fang Jielun, and a reward of one hundred taels of silver was offered for the whereabouts of the Wulongshan bandits.
"Haha... If we had known that Yang Dali's head was worth a thousand taels of silver, we should have let him live a few more days!"
Zhu Renxia personally poured a bowl of hot tea for the scout and brought it to him, "Drink some tea to moisten your throat and speak slowly."
Jin Zhu, who was sitting on a chair on one side, said with a smile: "Your head is still worth five hundred taels of silver. Why don't you lend it to me and make a fortune?"
"Yang Yinglong is offering a reward for Jiang Renxia's head. What does it have to do with me, Zhu Renxia?"
Zhu Renxia glared at Jinzhu and expressed his innocence, "But you, Miss Jinzhu, are the famous 'Flower Bodhisattva'. Maybe your head is more valuable."
"There has been no figure like Hua Bodhisattva in the world for a long time."
Jin Zhu whistled and dangled the thick, black braids on his chest with both hands, "I am a common man from Chang'an Town. I usually teach the villagers to practice boxing and kicking. Please don't slander me!"
After finishing the bowl of tea, the scout continued to report: "Guizhou Governor Jiangdong has quickly promoted Li Yao, a fellow magistrate of Tongren Prefecture, to come to Liping to take over as magistrate. It is estimated that Magistrate Li will take office in the near future."
"Li Yao?"
Zhu Renxia suddenly remembered Liu Gongfu's deeds, slapped his thigh and said: "Isn't this Li Yao Liu Gongfu's bole? It was his kindness that made Gongfu brother become the head catcher in Jinping County Yamen."
"I think I heard Liu Gongfu talk about this."
Jin Zhu echoed: "This man was originally the county magistrate of Jinping County, and was later promoted to be the magistrate of Tongren Prefecture. Unexpectedly, he became the magistrate of Tongren Prefecture so quickly. Now he has been promoted to the prefect of Liping. This official promotion is so fast! It can be said that it is a meteoric rise rather than a flat rise."
After listening to the discussion between Zhu Renxia and Jin Zhu, Jiang Guanjun immediately figured out the relationship between Liu Gongfu and the new prefect, "If so, it will be good news for our Chang'an Town!"
"That's true. With Brother Gongfu intervening, at least the local government won't trouble us anymore."
Zhu Renxia happily walked around the hall, patted the scout on the shoulder and said, "You did a good job. Go home and rest for a day or two, and then rush to Liping to spy on Yang Yinglong."
"yes."
The scout agreed, turned and left.
"Third brother, you have been a sixth-rank official in the imperial court. I would like to ask you, does the governor of Guizhou have the power to directly appoint the prefect?"
Jin Zhu spread out two braids, picked up the tea cup and took a sip, with a humble and studious look on his face, "This prefect is a senior official of the fourth rank, can the governor really appoint him directly?"
Jiang Guanjun sat on the chair opposite Jin Zhu, sitting upright like a strong pine tree: "The governor does not have the power to directly appoint the prefect, but if there is an emergency and the prefect is vacant, the governor can temporarily appoint an [acting prefect]."
"Oh... the acting prefect is the acting prefect?"
Jin Zhu suddenly realized, "According to what you said, this Li Yao is probably an acting prefect. I'm afraid he will be transferred away in a few days. Our joy will be in vain. Otherwise, we can use Brother Liu to build a relationship with him." .”
Jiang Guanjun smiled and said: "Miss Jin, don't worry. Although the governor does not have the power to directly appoint the prefect, he can submit a letter of recommendation to the court. Under normal circumstances, the court will approve the governor's request.
What's more, Yang Yinglong has launched a rebellion, and the situation in Guizhou is critical. The city of Liping fell and the army was leaderless. Li Yao's position as prefect was definitely secure. "
Zhu Renxia breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this: "It's great. Governor Li can promote brother Gongfu, which shows that he is an upright and visionary man. Liping City can have such a parent official, which is also a good thing for the people. A blessing."
Time flies, and in a blink of an eye it is approaching dusk.
Zhu Renxia came to the west city wall again and quietly told Ding Xiao: "I found someone hiding in the dark coveting the golden dragon, waiting for an opportunity to steal gold, let's lure the snake out of the hole.
After dark, you ask the brothers to hide in the dark, leaving only three or five people to patrol in the open, pretending to be slack, and try to see how many people are daring and take risks? "
"My subordinate understands."
Ding Xiao cupped his fists and accepted the order, "Our Gentlemen Company will definitely perform this scene well and lure out the little thief hiding in the dark."
"Catch them, but don't hurt anyone."
Zhu Renxia was afraid that the Junzi Company people would hurt Jiang Xiaoyu, so he warned Ding Xiao repeatedly before leaving.
It quickly became dark and Zhu Renxia returned home.
I saw that Chunmei had already prepared dinner, three dishes and one soup, two meat and two vegetables, and the quality was pretty good.
This made Zhu Renxia slightly change his view on Chunmei, and he picked up his chopsticks and prepared to eat.
"Ms. sir, it's the first day Chunmei comes to our house. Can we have some wine to celebrate?"
Before Zhu Renxia could speak, Jiang Axiu had already taken out the "Maozi wine" that had been prepared long ago and asked Chunmei to fill it up for her man, "Chunmei, fill it up for my husband."
"okay."
Chunmei happily took the jug and filled it up for Zhu Renxia without any explanation: "It's my first time cooking for the mayor. I'm embarrassed. Please drink."
Zhu Renxia planned to catch the thief in the evening, and said awkwardly: "Why don't you stop drinking? I have something else to do tonight."
"What can happen so late at night?"
Chunmei persisted in persuading her to drink, "I see Mayor, you and Miss Jinzhu have a good time drinking every time. How can I push back and forth? Do you think my cooking is not delicious? In this case, how can I have the honor to stay and serve you?" show?"
Zhu Renxia couldn't be stubborn and had to agree: "Okay, just have a drink."
"Finish a drink first and then talk."
Chunmei diligently used chopsticks to help Zhu Renxia pick up the vegetables, "Mayor, don't just drink. Eat more vegetables. These are the pork kidneys I bought specially from Sun Butcher's shop."
"Pork kidney?"
Zhu Renxia couldn't help but frowned. Ah Xiu is pregnant now and can't have sex. If you let me eat this aphrodisiac food, isn't it just a way of igniting the fire? What a mess!
But Zhu Renxia considered that Chunmei was young and ignorant, and might not have any bad intentions, so he remained silent and ate pork kidneys while drinking.
"By the way, where's the little fish?"
Zhu Renxia drank the wine with a "sip" sound, and then remembered that his brother-in-law was not here for dinner.
He is only a child of thirteen or fourteen. Without the care of his sister, he can only eat dry food. I wonder if the third sister of Shi Laohan's family can cook?
If the young couple can't cook, next year there will be an extra pair of chopsticks at home, and Axiu's belly will get bigger and bigger, and it will be difficult for the family not to have a maid to serve them.
"Went to his father-in-law's house for dinner."
Jiang Axiu pointed to the braised crucian carp in the bowl, "He caught some fish, left some for us, and sent the rest to his father-in-law's house."
"This kid only knows how to fish and catch shrimps all day long. It's time to take good care of him!"
Zhu Renxia was eating the river fresh food caught by Jiang Xiaoyu, but he was thinking about how to deal with this kid and see if he would take the bait tonight?
Your boy knows how to fish, but do you know that your brother-in-law is planning to fish for you?
You fish to eat the fish and satisfy your cravings.
My brother-in-law is fishing for you, but he is trying to teach you how to be a good person, so that you can find your way back from your lost ways and live an upright life in the future instead of just being a street kid with nothing to do all day long.
