After the banquet was over, Qi Sheng went back to the backyard to rest, all the officials in Ningzhou were so close that they went back home one after another, and those who were far away lived in the back hall of the government office.
"Master Chen, what do you think our new magistrate is?" Liu Xu, the county magistrate of Yangshui County, who was clamoring for Qi Sheng to make an example to others just now, asked with a frown.
Chen Wenbing also frowned, and said angrily: "I just said that this plan won't work, and now not only have I failed to find out Lord Qi's attitude, but he has also given a lot of eye drops to the people of Ningzhou in front of him, in case Lord Qi is really angry , Cut off those people who were arrested yesterday, and it will be the people of Ningzhou who will suffer then!"
Liu Xu was disdainful in his heart. If this was the case, it would be just enough for him to seize the opportunity to squeeze out this person transferred from outside. Ningzhou should be managed by people like them who are resident here.
However, he persuaded with a smile on his face: "It's not that Mr. Qi has not ordered to deal with it. If he is so narrow-minded, we will know as soon as possible, and we can also make plans for the people of Ningzhou."
Chen Wenbing still wanted to argue one more thing, but thinking about what Liu Xu said made sense, he didn't want to say any more, and waved his hand to say goodbye to Liu Xu.
The appointment of Qi Sheng, the new magistrate, has caused a lot of discussion among officials and common people in Ningzhou, especially the head of the Qingmu village, Mr. Liu, who is suffering from a headache and wishing he could go to jail for the second and third leaders.
"Brother Liu, Huzi doesn't know his safety now. If he is directly killed by the dog officer who killed a thousand knives, how will we orphans and widows survive! Woo..."
"Zhuangzi, please save Dongzi. You are brothers who grew up together. If something happens to Dongzi, I won't live anymore! Damn it..."
The daughters-in-law and mothers of the second and third heads of the family ran to Boss Liu crying after hearing that they had been arrested, and all the young and old who followed the two and were arrested also came to plead.
Boss Liu sighed, and said again: "They are my brothers, I will naturally find a way to save them, but... it's just that they have been imprisoned in the government prison now, and those who went to inquire said that the officers and soldiers who escorted them have been stationed all the time. There is no plan to leave at all in the government office, and if you rush to rescue now, I am afraid that you will lose more brothers."
It's a pity that the family members involved in the case didn't listen to Boss Liu's explanation at all, crying and shouting that their man/son would be tortured to death.
Qi Sheng didn't know about the weeping and howling of countless family members in Qingmu Village, so after a good night's sleep, he came to the office of the government office and asked the six-room clerk to sort out all the documents from all aspects of Ningzhou and submit them.
Looking at the volumes of official documents, Qi Sheng was speechless, "How much silver is left in the warehouse now? How much is left in the store?"
The clerk in charge of the house got up and replied: "My lord, there are fifty thousand taels of silver and thirty thousand shi of grain in the treasury."
Qi Sheng asked again: "How much land was confiscated a while ago, and if it is distributed equally to each household, how many mu can each household get?"
The household clerk thought for a while and replied: "Back to the adults, the villain has verified that if it is distributed equally to each household, one household can probably be allocated about one mu."
Qi Sheng frowned, with so little, how can the people who mainly rely on farming rely on farming to get enough of their food!
Shaking his head, Qi Sheng didn't struggle anymore, he could always come up with a solution. In the next few days, Qi Sheng was checking the county annals of each county in Ningzhou, sorting out the detailed resources and characteristics of each county.
**
"Ma'am, I'll be outside to check in a few days. You take good care of your home. If you have any troubles, please contact Wei Qianhu and Hou Tongzhi. I've already told them."
Qi Sheng was dressed by Mrs. Wang, and casually stated his plans for a few days.
After hearing this, Mrs. Wang was not calm, and said worriedly: "Master, Ningzhou is not peaceful now, if you have any questions, just send someone to check it out, why go there yourself!"
Qi Sheng laughed and said: "Could it be that because of those bandits, my husband can only hide in this Ningzhou government office? Madam, don't worry, Xiongda and the others are very skilled. Besides, there are dozens of soldiers following me, so nothing will happen. .”
There are six Xiongda brothers in total, they were guards specially selected by Qi Sheng for training when he was in Pingzhou earlier, this time Qi Sheng specially brought four of them with him when he went out, just in case.
Mrs. Wang knew that the official business was important, so she didn't dare to persuade her anymore, but she couldn't help feeling a little worried.
In the early years, this person was not familiar with style and was serious and rigid. She respected him as she did that day, but now that her children have married, this person has become gentle and considerate. The same emotion, thinking that a few days ago, because this person cared a little more about Liu Shi, I was a little jealous, thinking about it, I am very embarrassed, she is now a grandmother, and she is still like a young daughter-in-law Learned to be jealous!
Mrs. Wang sent Qi Sheng out of the mansion with some worries, looked at Mrs. Liu who was also worried, and said: "Go back, the master is an upright man, and has never been afraid of these small things. We will take care of the mansion and wait for him to return."
Liu Shi blessed Fushenzi, and replied respectfully: "Yes, I understand."
When Mrs. Liu returned to her yard, she looked at her sullen son and said, "Your father went out to do business. Besides, Ningzhou's bandits are rampant and dangerous everywhere. If the master doesn't take you, he is worried that you will suffer. Dare to embarrass your father! You bastard, you are so courageous!"
Qi Xiuli raised his index finger and brushed his nose, thinking why his mother is becoming more and more towards his father now.
Qi Xiuli was wronged, it was obviously because his father had promised earlier, besides, he had also practiced some martial arts with Big Brother Xiong and the others in the past few years, and thought that he would have no problem protecting himself from robbers, but his father still firmly refused to take him there
Mrs. Liu raised her eyebrows, looked at her son who still dared to show aggrieved expression, and continued to reprimand: "How dare you refuse to accept it! The master is really doting on you now, if you follow his temper a few years ago, it would be great if your boy doesn't bloom! It's okay Go back and review your homework, if you dare to lag behind during the time when the master is away, wait for your father to come back and reward you with a board!"
Qi Xiuli looked at his mother who was getting more and more fierce, and hurriedly bowed to leave. Since he couldn't go out, he could only stay at home and study hard.
Although his father's temper has improved a lot these years, but because of the deep memory of being boarded when he was a child, Qi Xiuli never dared to test his father's bottom line when it comes to studying.
**
When Qi Sheng came back, it was already a month later, this time it was quite peaceful to go out, except for the occasional being followed, not even half of the bandits came, Qi Sheng was still a little puzzled, he thought this time how could the people in Qingmu Village not come? Will stop halfway.
Maybe Qi Sheng didn't expect that it was the "spies" Chen Wenbing who stayed in the government office who helped him indirectly.
Chen Wenbing has been in Ningzhou for the past few years. It is hard to say anything else. These big bandit leaders still know a thing or two. After secretly investigating their situation, they found that although they were detained to work, they had not been tortured or abused for no reason. , Even after working honestly, you can still have a full meal.
Chen Wenbing felt that the newly appointed Master Qi should also be a kind person, so he was relieved and at the same time secretly sent a message to the people in Qingmu Village, telling them not to do radical behavior.
Boss Liu didn't want to confront Qi Sheng rashly, but now seeing that the brothers are fine, they can even eat three meals a day, and seeing that the family members are no longer making trouble, he told the brothers to be safe and not to be impatient.
Qi Sheng didn't stop after he came back, he had already thought about the improvement plan along the way, so when he came to the office of the government office, he directly ordered his subordinates to pass the order.
Liuyun Village.
"Boss, that lord has just issued a new announcement!" The third head of Liuyun Village who went to inquire about Qi Sheng's latest news shouted excitedly.
Xie Yun put down the letter in his hand and motioned for the third master to explain in detail.
The second master Tian Laoer and the fourth master sitting below also looked curious. After following Qi Sheng for a month, they all wanted to know what the new magistrate would do.
Thinking of the latest news, the third master was a little happy, and said, "Master Qi issued two announcements this morning, one is to recruit people to build roads in the local area, each person is 30 yuan a day, and he also manages two dry meals! That is to say, the people of Ningzhou can use the surplus mountain products and herbs at home to exchange for rice at the magistrate's yamen. Boss, do you think this is good news!"
Before Xie Yun could speak, the impatient Tian Lao Er said loudly: "Thirty Wen a day, and two dry meals! Is it true?"
Xie Yun was a little surprised when he heard the words, but he still asked: "Did you say where to build the road?"
Sidang's family replied: "As I said, the two are the official roads leading to Xuzhou and Yanzhou. Everyone knows that our official roads have not been repaired for many years. Many caravans are getting more and more difficult because they see the roads are difficult. If you don’t want to come to our Ningzhou, there are six other roads leading to towns, these are the names of the towns that I took down.”
Xie Yun took over the text recorded by the Sidang family, and checked in detail the counties, towns, and towns that each road passes through, and finally he was relieved. effort.
Seeing that no one paid any attention to him, Tian Lao Er was a little anxious: "This treatment is really fake. Don't let us not pay wages after finishing the work. It's good to talk about it now. It would be nice to have two bowls of dry rice."
In the past, when Tian Laoer was not a bandit, because his family had little land, he went to work for those landlords and wealthy businessmen. Unfortunately, his daily salary was only ten cents, and he only cared about a meal of porridge. At that time, he was not forced to die , gritted his teeth and endured hard work, and when he paid his wages like this, he was deducted by the owner for a reason.
Xie Yun knew these brothers of his, don't look at how vicious they all pretended to be now, they had grandsons earlier than their grandsons in front of those landlords and rich businessmen, just to be able to eat. In their hearts, they are ordinary people who want to live a stable life. Unfortunately, this world can always push good people into desperation.
Xie Yun said: "There should be no falsehood. He dared to announce to the people of Ningzhou that if he contradicted his promise, he might not even want his official voice!"
Seeing that the boss said so, Tian Laoer was a little moved: "Then boss, you say we..."
Xie Yun looked down at his brothers eagerly, and said with a smile: "If you want to go, you can go, and you can also see if what Master Qi is saying is worthwhile!"
The brothers became excited when they saw that the boss had spoken, and hurriedly went back and changed into coarse clothes for farming and working, and then showed a silly smile, so that people who didn't know his background would never see that he was still a bandit.