For fear of causing trouble, the cement road in Chang'an Town was not built to Jinping County.
Regardless of whether it is ancient or modern, roads cannot be built just because you want to. Construction requires approval from relevant departments.
After Zhu Renxia led his troops to leave the county, they still had to trek ten miles of dirt roads before they could see the flat and wide cement road.
Horse hooves trampled on the loess road, sending up billows of dust.
Zhu Renxia rode his horse and whipped his whip, and told Jin Zhu behind him: "I am now the magistrate of Jinping County. These roads will be repaired later."
Jin Zhu cooperated and said: "I follow the county master's instructions, and I will inform the fifth master."
Zhu Renxia was amused by Jin Zhu's serious look and couldn't help laughing: "Oh... why are you so serious? Is this still the bohemian Jin Zhu?"
"My dignified county magistrate, how could you be so rude?" Jin Zhu said seriously.
Zhu Renxia said half seriously and half jokingly: "From what Miss Jin said, it seems that I, the county magistrate, are not very satisfied with me. Why don't I just tell you what I didn't do well?"
"You have no brain!" Jin Zhu tilted his head and muttered suddenly.
Zhu Renxia was stunned: "Where do I have no brain?"
"Yesterday the officials in Jinping County encouraged you to move the government headquarters from Jinping County to Chang'an Town, but you almost agreed." Jin Zhu slowed down his horse and complained solemnly.
Zhu Renxia was puzzled: "I think the suggestions of the officials are very good. The current Jinping County is a bit dilapidated, but our Chang'an Town is prosperous. Wouldn't it be good to move the government office here?"
"Then let me ask you, how many years can you be the magistrate of Jinping County?" Jin Zhu asked with eyes wide open.
"Well……"
Zhu Renxia suddenly had an epiphany and felt extremely ashamed.
Before, I only thought about how to do well in Jinping County, how to make the people in the county live a good life, and how to make Jinping County develop and grow, but I ignored this factor mentioned by Jin Zhu.
Jinping County is the territory of the Ming Dynasty. The county magistrate is the official of the imperial court. How long he can do it depends on the imperial court's order. It is very possible that today you are still the county magistrate, but tomorrow the officials will issue a letter, and the position of county magistrate will change hands.
Jin Zhu snorted coldly: "Huh... finally you understand? Let's put it this way, Chang'an Town can always belong to you Zhu Renxia, and can be your eternal home of Zhu Renxia! But if you move the seat of Jinping County from the county seat When you go to Chang'an Town and you are demoted or transferred, Chang'an Town will no longer belong to you."
"Thank you, Miss Jin, for reminding me. I think you are almost half as good as Zhuge Liang."
Zhu Renxia clasped his fists in thanks on the horse, "It seems that I was carried away by this black gauze hat. I was only thinking about how to be a good official, but I forgot about the way out in the future."
While the two of them were talking, the team set foot on the smooth concrete road, and quickly arrived at Chang'an Town at noon.
The scout who was sentrying in the distance discovered it and hurriedly reported to the fifth person: "Report to the master, a group of people has arrived. The leader is wearing a blue official robe and a black gauze hat, like a county magistrate."
"Oh...the county magistrate is here?" The fifth person frowned upon hearing this.
Since the previous county magistrate Deng Kewei encountered a problem, Jinping County officials no longer interfere with the development of Chang'an Town. Why did the county magistrate suddenly come here today? Is he looking for trouble?
"But now Chang'an Town is no longer the Jiangjia Village it used to be. It has a population of 3,500 and a strong citizenry of 1,200. Let alone a mere county magistrate, even if the prefect wants to cause trouble, he still has to think about it. "
The fifth person muttered to himself and asked in a deep voice: "How many people does this county magistrate bring?"
"Probably, probably, maybe more than thirty people, right?"
The scout scratched his head and said, "I was peeing on the hillside. When I turned around and saw a county magistrate coming from a distance, I was so frightened that I didn't even want to pee. I didn't even bother to pick up my pants, so I hurried back to report the news."
According to the legal system of the Ming Dynasty: officials of the fourth rank and above wear crimson official robes, and the only difference is the patchwork and black gauze hat. For example, the chests of first-rank civil servants are embroidered with cranes, the second-rank civil servants are embroidered with golden pheasants, and the third-rank civil servants are embroidered with golden pheasants. The embroidered ones are peacocks, and the fourth-grade embroidered ones are cloud geese.
Officials of the fifth to seventh ranks all wear blue official robes. The fifth-rank officials have white pheasants embroidered on their chests, the sixth-rank officials have herons embroidered on their chests, and the seventh-rank officials have embroidered owls on their chests.
Officials of the seventh rank and below wear green official robes, the eighth rank has oriole embroidered on the chest, and the ninth rank has quail embroidered on the chest.
If you meet an official, you don't need to ask at all. You can guess the identity of the person by looking at the official robe from a distance.
In the small Jinping County, only the county prince is a seventh-rank imperial official, and only the county prince can wear blue official robes. The county magistrates and chief ministers below are all eighth-grade officials and can only wear green official robes.
Therefore, the sentry scout knew at a glance that the county magistrate was here. There was no need to step forward for questioning, and he did not have the courage.
"It's a worthless thing. Let me go back and spy on it again. Once you see it clearly, come back and report it!"
The fifth man was so angry that he hit the spy on the forehead with the folding fan in his hand, "Our Chang'an Town is also a big town with a population of two to three thousand people. Are you fucking panicking?"
The scout lowered his head and remained motionless, pleading hard: "Master, please spare me. When I was eleven years old, I witnessed my father being sentenced to death by the county magistrate. From then on, I never saw an official. I was so scared that I was shaking all over.”
The fifth man had no choice but to send another scout out to spy. At the same time, someone was sent to inform Jiang Guanjun, and they rushed to the outer city gate to find out what was going on. Why did the county magistrate come?
As soon as the newly dispatched scouts left the city gate, Zhu Renxia, dressed in official robes, arrived outside the city gate with more than thirty followers.
Minzhuang, who was guarding the city gate, was about to close the city gate when he heard Jin Zhu yelling at the top of his lungs: "Are you going to rebel? My aunt and the mayor are back. It's fine if you don't come out to greet them. You actually want to close the city." Door?"
Minzhuang on the city wall had been focusing his attention on the leading county magistrate. He only came back to his senses when he heard Jin Zhu's scolding.
"Oh... I wonder why this county magistrate looks familiar. It turns out to be our Mayor Zhu."
"Haha... Not to mention, he is really the mayor of our town. This is really a flood that has washed away the Dragon King Temple. My family no longer recognizes my family."
"Mainly, this official robe is so intimidating. As soon as I saw the official, I was so frightened that I couldn't breathe. Who knew it was the mayor who came back?"
Minzhuang, who was startled, hurriedly opened the long door and welcomed Zhu Renxia and his entourage into the city.
At this time, the fifth He Jiang Guanjun, Zhao Yun and others arrived with nearly a hundred people Zhuang. Just as they were about to argue with the county magistrate, they discovered that it was Zhu Renxia.
"Ouch...what's going on? Am I being blinded?"
The fifth person put the folding fan into his sleeves and rubbed his eyes subconsciously, "Here you go, you are really the mayor, why are you wearing the clothes of the county magistrate?"
"Haha... Fifth Master, Third Uncle, you didn't expect that, right?" Zhu Renxia laughed and got off his horse, "You certainly didn't expect that the county magistrate who came here was me, right?"
"It's really unexpected." The two of them shook their heads.
Jin Zhu also turned over and dismounted, and said in a loud voice: "Captain Jiang, Fifth Master, let me introduce you. The person standing in front of you is the imperial official, the new magistrate of Jinping County, Mr. Zhu Renxia, why don't you salute quickly?" ?”
The fifth person sneered: "Hehe...don't tell me, Sister Jin is really willing to work for the tiger."
The people around him suddenly burst into deafening cheers when they heard that their town mayor had become an imperial official and had become the magistrate of Jinping County.
"The mayor is awesome!"
"The mayor is so awesome!"
"Our Chang'an Town has finally been recognized by the court. Let's see who will dare to bully us in the future?"
Zhu Renxia ordered: "I have something important to announce. I will immediately summon officials above the company commander to the conference hall to discuss important matters."
Jiang Guanjun immediately sent people to summon the company commanders of each company, and then he, No. 5, Zhao Yun and others followed Zhu Renxia to the meeting hall.
The fifth person looked at Zhu Renxia's official robe with envy: "County Master, tell us how you rose through the ranks and became the magistrate of Jinping County?"
Zhao Yun, who was standing next to him, echoed: "The county magistrate is a seventh-rank official appointed by the imperial court. He needs to be stamped by the Ministry of Civil Affairs and must be a Jinshi or above. Unexpectedly, the mayor went to Liping Mansion and became the county magistrate. It's really surprising. I never dreamed of it!”
Jiang Guanjun said: "Guizhou has now entered a war period. The governor can directly appoint officials of seventh grade and below without reporting to the staff. I guess Lord Zhu, the county magistrate, was appointed by Lord Futai."
