Three days later, in the warm tent of the Jinan Prefecture's magistrate's office, Song Jiang, who had been here for a few days, was leaning against an exquisite stove and reading a book, while Wang Su stood beside him with a cold face.
Soon, the door curtain opened and Chai Jin walked in, clasping his fists and saying: "Brother, the magistrates of Licheng, Yucheng, Changqing, Linyi, Zhangqiu and five counties have arrived."
"Okay, let them come in." Song Jiang put down his books after hearing this. Jinan Prefecture governs five counties. Yesterday he had seen the Bai Sheng Army. The military appearance was very good. Hu Jun and others' teachings were also very in-depth. Almost all the soldiers at the lowest level were I can tell a few stories about Song Jiang in the second volume of Liangshan Chronicles with reverence, and now I naturally want to know about the situation in each county.
"yes!!"
Soon, five officials of different ages dressed in official robes came in one by one, clasping their fists and saying, "Greetings, brother."
"No need to be polite." After Song Jiang waved, he took a closer look, looked at the first person on the left and said, "You are Zhang Mu!!"
"Yes, brother." Seeing that Song Jiang still remembered his name, Zhang Mu suddenly said excitedly.
"Haha, among the brothers in Chongwenfang, you are the most serious in studying and the fastest to master. You made all the brothers Xiao Qi miserable that day." Song Jiang said with a smile. It was Zhang Mu who led a group of people to attack Ruan that day. Xiaoqi acted randomly, causing Ruan Xiaoqi to come directly to him and cry.
When Zhang Mu heard this, he quickly said: "My brother was too impulsive that day and offended Commander Ruan!!"
Song Jiang shook his head, "You are also loyal. Now that you are the magistrate of Licheng County, how is the situation over there??"
"Brother, the people were still a little uncomfortable at first, but after I visited a few famous people in the city, they have gradually become more stable. During this period, I have handled eight public cases, and the people have something to belong to!!" Zhang Mu replied immediately.
"Okay, the magistrate is the father and mother of the people, and must be dealt with impartially. The court is in the current situation because the officialdom is too dim!!"
"yes"
"You three are also my brothers from Liangshan!!" Song Jiang immediately said that all official appointments in various states and counties require his approval, but now that Liangshan is powerful, he cannot exclude specific people one by one. remembered.
"Yes, brother"
"You three, please introduce yourselves," Chai Jin said at this time.
"Brother and younger brother Wang Kun, formerly served under Commander Hu Yanzhuo, and currently serve as the county magistrate of Yucheng."
"My younger brother, Su Yu, used to be under the command of the military advisor and was one of the directors of the warehouse. He is currently the magistrate of Linyi County."
"Brother Liu Yi, formerly served under the deputy commander of Shaohua Camp Wang Xiang, and currently serves as the magistrate of Changqing County!!"
"Are you Shi Jin's general??" Song Jiang looked at Liu Yi at the end and said unexpectedly.
"Yes, brother"
"Okay, no wonder this guy has been developing faster and faster recently. It seems that he has a lot of capable people under his command." Song Jiang said with a smile. Shi Jin has made great progress now, especially he has many clever ideas in fighting. When Shaohuaying Cong Shi Jin was punished, he had a thousand There are many people, and now there are almost six or seven thousand people. They can be said to be the most outstanding among the original strongholds in various places, except for Guo Sheng of Leiden and Wu Song who now occupies Jinan.
Now Song Jiang has used Shi Jin's Shaohua Camp as the vanguard and transferred it into Yanzhou in advance. Liangshan's plan to regain the entire Jingdong next year is divided into three routes. One is Hu Yanzhuo commanding You Xiaowei to regain Zi, Qing From the two states, Guo Sheng commanded the Ten Mile Army along the way to completely recapture Leiden. The last route was led by Lin Chong, with an army of 50,000 including Lu Zhishen, Shi Jin, Qin Ming, Shi Xiu, etc., to recover Ji, Yi, Yan, The four states of Mi.
"Brother, our County Magistrate Liu has completely inherited Brother Shi Jin's style of taking advantage and not suffering any losses. Every time he comes to the government office, he always takes something away. I almost killed the person in charge of the government office, the manager of our warehouse. Come on, he has a lot of tricks in the county, and he often personally teaches the merchants below how to do business. After current investigation, Changqing County has the highest ownership of Liangshan!!"
"Magistrate Liu, what are you planning to take away this time?" Chai Jin said with a smile.
Liu Yi looked embarrassed, looked at the surprised Song Jiang, and said quickly: "Master Zhizhou, don't be so shabby as to be demoted. This is not because the original Changqing County Magistrate ran away with all the government money. This clever woman It’s hard to make a meal without rice, so you can only ask for help, otherwise you won’t be able to solve the situation.”
"But this time, I didn't come empty-handed. I also brought some good things to give to my brother." After Liu Yi said this, he immediately took out an object carefully wrapped in white silk cloth from his sleeve.
After Wang Su looked at it, he walked over and took it.
After Song Jiang opened it, he saw a ring that was as black as pure lacquer, as thin as mutton fat, and exuded a unique and restrained beauty.
"Is this Mo Yu?" Chai Jin asked unexpectedly after looking at it.
"Yes, there is a large black jade mine in Changqing. What's more important is that there are several companies in the city who are proficient in processing black jade. Although this black jade is not as popular as white jade, it is valuable because of the small amount on the market. , and my brother's black jade ring, although small, is definitely of high quality in terms of workmanship. I plan to organize a group of people to sell black jade in various places next year if possible," Liu Yi said with a smile.
Song Jiang picked it up and looked at it carefully. He looked at the word "Liang" engraved in the black jade ring, nodded and said happily: "Okay, it's rare that you are diligent in enriching the people, so I accepted this gift."
Song Jiang directly put the black jade ring on his middle finger, "This is a reminder to me that the land is vast and rich in resources, and we must learn to discover the wealth given by God in every state and county!!"
"Brother is wise"
Song Jiang looked at the last one at this time.
"Brother, this is..."
Song Jiang waved his hand and said with a smile: "This should be Zhangqiu County Magistrate Han Wenyao!!"
"This is the official," the last official, who was probably in his thirties and slightly indifferent, said in a calm tone.
"I heard that you are a descendant of Han Qi and Prime Minister Han," Song Jiang said. In the Song Dynasty, Han Qi was as famous as Fan Zhongyan, known as Han Fan. The two presided over the Qingli New Deal together, and later his son Han Zhongyan also became prime minister again. It's a pity that In the end, they were defeated by the reformist faction represented by Cai Jing, and the Han family became a lot lonely because of this.
"Yes"
"Four of the five counties in Jinan have been re-appointed. Only you, the magistrate of Zhangqiu County, Wu Song and Chai Jin are trying to protect you. They say that you have a high prestige in the hearts of the local people and have the name of Qingtian. I wonder if it is true." of??"
"This is all due to the common people's excessive praise," Han Wenyao said.
Song Jiang smiled and said, "The praises of the people are always true, but I am very curious, after you are the prime minister, why did you not even resist when the army arrived, but opened the city and surrendered, and even agreed to continue to serve as Zhangqiu?" County Magistrate, aren’t you afraid of disgracing your family??”
When Han Wenyao heard this, he smiled bitterly and said: "The lower official is a concubine. He has no status in the Han family and can't even enter the family tree."
Song Jiang's eyes moved, "Is it because of this??"
