After the meeting, I saw that it was noon, and I had a slightly sumptuous light meal in the canteen of the prefect, and the prefect and his entourage went home.

When Qi Bin saw that when he went back, the convoy made a big circle before returning to the entrance and exit of Illu City, which was different from the shortcut road when he came in the morning, which was a little strange. The chief bookkeeper, Aizalo, explained: "Our prefect is more superstitious, and there is a saying that there is no turning back. Every time the prefect came to inspect, his liaison staff had to deliberately explain the line problem and strictly review it, and over time, everyone knew this habit of the prefect. Therefore, when arranging the line, it is not necessary to use less time and short distance, but only not to overlap. ”

Qi Binxuan listened to it and sighed that it was not easy to be an official, and there were many doorways that needed to be paid attention to. Qi Binxuan asked, "What if I encounter a dead end in the research department?"

The chief bookkeeper replied: "This is to strictly review the research location, not to arrange it in a dead end area." ”

Even, I see, it seems that there is room for deliberate operation of this habit in the future. For example, if there is an unfinished project or a tofu scum project, and you don't want the prefect to inspect it, you just need to cut off the road. There are many reasons, such as repair, maintenance, or burying pipeline drainage facilities.

Thinking of this, Qi Binxuan couldn't wait to slap himself in the mouth, he hadn't been an official for a few days, he didn't think about what to do, he first thought about how to fool the leader.

Sending the prefect away, it was already three o'clock in the afternoon, plus I drank some wine at noon, and it was not suitable to investigate the course of the Shiguna River. Qi Binxuan thought to himself, today is a special situation, let's take a rest for the remaining hours, and go to investigate the river tomorrow.

However, before Qi Binxuan could rest for a few minutes, the secretary sent a document, and the next day, the state pastor held an emergency meeting at half past eight, asking him to enter the venue before eight twenty, and the county order and county officials should participate.

Qi Binxuan asked while taking the documents and checking them, "What is the main content of the meeting?"

"I don't know, it seems to be related to the master plan for the next few years. ”

Qi Binxuan asked, "Do you need me to speak?"

The secretary replied: "I asked the person who was notified by phone, but I just attended the meeting and did not need to speak." ”

Qi Binxuan thought about it, he had just come to Yierlu City, and he was not very clear about the general situation, if the governor had any questions, it would not be appropriate to ask three questions, so it was better to do some homework. So he said, "You can find the planning information about the city of Illu in recent years, and let me see it." ”

After more than ten minutes, the secretary came in with the materials.

Qi Binxuan looked at the thick stacks of document boxes and more than a dozen large scrolled maps, and instantly woke up.

With so much information, where to start, Qi Binxuan frowned, and said to the secretary: "You go to find a person who is more familiar with my county's planning, and explain it to me roughly in combination with the information." ”

At six o'clock in the morning the next day, the groggy Qi Binxuan took the sleepy-eyed county Cheng Boxi to the state capital by car.

On the way, Qi Binxuan said to Boxi: "Yesterday, I listened to three or four hours of county planning issues, and some places are still ambiguous. If the governor asks, you should remind him more. ”

After hearing this, Bo Xi said with a smile: "Qi County Order, this meeting generally does not ask questions, so don't be nervous." The more you pass by, the more you know, don't worry too much. ”

Qi Bin said with a wry smile: "It's not so nervous, Zaiying has no less dealings with high-ranking officials, and the Khan has also met a few times, so it won't be like seeing a state shepherd and a tiger." It's just that I feel that planning should be a job within the division, and I don't know if I ask three questions, and my face is not good-looking. ”

Bo Xi listened to Qi Binxuan's words, and he couldn't say anything in his heart. Most of the officials I met before were thinking about how to make a good impression in front of Shangguan, but Qi Binxuan was different, and he actually thought about how to do his job well. Although this should be the most normal and reasonable thing, it seems abnormal in the bizarre society of Hun Zhen.

Bo Xi thought for a while and said, "Qi County Order, in my opinion, you don't need to think about this at all. The previous plan, I generally don't ask, I really don't know, just say that this is the previous one, I am not very familiar, and I need to go back to check the information. As for the future planning, aren't you here to relocate the city of Illu? The city is gone, do you need to plan?"

Qi Binxuan was stunned when he heard this. It took a long time to react, and he said with a crying and laughing expression on his face: "Hey, I was supposed to deal with the prefect's inspection yesterday, and it seems that I really drank too much, and I didn't even think of this." I really should have consulted with you first, so I wouldn't have to listen to a debriefing for hours. ”

When he arrived at the state government, Qi Binxuan asked Bo Xi while walking inside: "Should I go and say hello to the state pastor first, after all, it is the first time since taking office." ”

Bo Xi replied: "My lord, you will know when you arrive at the scene, it is estimated that the state pastor has no free time to receive you now." ”

Qi Bin arrived at the venue, signed in at the door, entered the conference room, and then heard a buzzing sound in his ears, just like entering a vegetable market, all kinds of chaotic noises tormented the eardrums.

I saw that this was a large conference room, which could seat about five or six hundred people, and now most of them are seated. Some were there to greet loudly, some were talking and laughing there, and some were talking on the phone and commanding remotely. These are the chiefs of all places, and they are used to giving orders on weekdays, their voices are relatively loud, and one or two people are not obvious when they speak, so many people talk together, even though the conference room is relatively empty, it is unbearable for people's ears.

Qi Binxuan and Bo Xi found their place and sat down according to the seat map. Qi Binxuan said half-jokingly: "The sound insulation of this conference room is good, and when I signed in outside the door, I didn't realize that it was so lively inside." ”

Bo Xi also replied: "Yes, it is said that I have studied the historical information film of the Eagle Capital here before, and I watched the video materials inside, and the sound outside the door is also very quiet, like a movie theater." ”

Qi Binxuan looked around for a week and asked, "Do we have so many county orders in our state?"

Boxi replied: "There are eighteen counties in our state. Illu City is a mountain city, and according to the scale, there are two people from our county. Some counties are large in scale and have a large population, and there are more county officials and other deputy positions, ranging from five or six, seven or eight, to the majority. ”

"That's not right, that's more than a hundred people. There are already more than 300 people at this scene, and they are entering one after another. ”

"Your Excellency, you don't know about this. In addition to the local leaders and principal deputies, the meeting was attended by officials of the main departments of the state government and some people with false titles. Look at that, that's the history of defense, and there's the Jiedu envoy. There are also judges, envoys, secretaries, pushers, etc., although the grade is not too high, but because they are the department heads of the state government, they belong to the direct management of the state pastor, and they are also on an equal footing with us local officials on weekdays. And this kind of state capital assembly, they also have to participate. ”

Listening to Bo Xi's general explanation, Qi Binxuan understood that there is an old saying that if you can't call the capital, you don't know the officials. This state capital is a small capital city of a state, and the officials in this conference room, large and small, are no lower than the head of a place, so they are naturally qualified to participate in this meeting.

Qi Binxuan thought to himself, if this is the case in a state, it is even more impossible to count officials of the same level in a Hun Zhen country. As a county commander, how can he enter the field of vision of the khan and the high-level officials and influence the court situation among these vast officials? It seems that if he wants to complete his task, he still has a long way to go.

Then, the meeting began, and after the moderator had made a statement according to the presiding speech, the governor began to speak. To say that the state pastor is also very level, first read a few paragraphs according to the manuscript, and then began to put down the manuscript and began to talk to his subordinates about his feelings and arrangements for some things as if he were chatting with his subordinates. After a few more paragraphs, and then a while off the script.

Qi Binxuan said to Bo Xi below: "Judging from the level of this speech, our state pastor still has a certain level. ”

Boxi echoed: "That's for sure, to be able to sit in his position, you have to go through written examinations, business assessments, etc., and you must have a certain ability." In addition, they are in different positions, they deal with different things on weekdays, they look at problems from different angles, and they have received different training. ”

Qi Bin smiled and said, "I don't see it, Boxi, you are still a wise man." ”

"Hey, there, you don't know our level yet, it's just a businessman. The more you listen, the more you think. I was shocked at first, but I got used to it. ”

After more than two hours, the conference ended.

Qi Binxuan walked out of the venue with the general flow, and was a little confused about the next work arrangement for the day.

Qi Bin muttered to Bo Xi, "This is the end?"

"Yes, we can go back, the state capital doesn't care. Boshi also had a rare sense of humor.

"What do you want us to do with this?" Qi Binxuan was a little confused.

"Just do what you were asked to do. The main thing is to vaccinate the people below, pay attention to the planning work, and don't make a mess of the layout of the county. ”

Qi Binxuan looked at the time, it was already past eleven o'clock, and said, "Since the state government doesn't care about food, let's go eat by ourselves." ”

So, Qi Binxuan, Bo Xi and the driver casually found a small restaurant on the side of the road, ordered two cold dishes, a bowl of noodles per person, hurriedly ate to lower their stomachs, and then returned to Yierlu City.

When I arrived at Illu City, it was already more than two o'clock in the afternoon, and the distance between the state capital and Illu City was really not close.

After sitting in the car all the way, Qi Binxuan felt a little tired, I don't know if it was because he was getting older or his physical fitness had deteriorated, he wanted to be able to do dozens of push-ups after the rapid march, and now he will take the car for a meeting, and he will be tired like this. After Qi Binxuan asked Boxi and the driver to go to rest, he returned to the office, and the cat took a nap on the sofa.

He was going to work at three o'clock, and Qi Binxuan was still struggling in his daze dream whether to investigate the Shiguna River in the afternoon. However, a loud noise outside the window woke him from his sleep. After looking at the time, there are still a few minutes before the time to go to work, who is disturbing people's dreams.

Qi Binxuan walked to the window, opened the curtains, looked out, frowned slightly, and thought, yes, there is no need to worry about whether to investigate the Shiguna River, there is definitely no need to go, because the gate of the county government is blocked.