Although the accompanying sergeants were all dressed in civilian clothes, it was rare for such a large team to come to Yanshan County, and the officials guarding the gate couldn't help but get up, and if they got it right, these uncles might give some rewards.

You say go up and blackmail? Please, these people are all big men, all the servants in their own yamen combined, that is, twenty or thirty people, are not enough to stuff people's teeth, and they are clicked by others, and there is no one who goes out to report the news.

The two of them trotted over and flattered: "A few masters, I don't know if the little ones have any help?" "Look at the "tsk" that people wear, it's really better than people to die, and goods have to be thrown away. Zhu Rui shook his head, and An Le stepped forward and said, "The newly appointed county official, Lord Zhu, has arrived, please lead the way to the yamen." The two of them were startled, and hurriedly bowed their hands: "I have seen my lord, my lord, please come with us." As he walked, he muttered in his heart: This adult looks more majestic than his predecessors, and I don't know how long I can stay in this poor ravine?"

The streets in the county town are even worse, and the stone houses are tall and low, not neat at all. On the street where it was difficult for the two cars to stagger, there were only a few elderly people squatting, looking at a few children with slumped heads, and walking the whole street before they saw two or three small shops open.

In the middle of the street, we finally arrived at the prefectural office. Compared with ordinary houses, the county government is a little neater, and in the mountainous areas, there are many stones. The stone houses are not very old, but the thatched roofs are old and high, showing that the place is in disrepair. There is no gate in the courtyard, that is, a wall is surrounded by stones, and when you walk in, there is no one in the dilapidated courtyard, and the plaque that says honest and honest in the lobby without a door is crooked.

The two officials coughed and said, "Wait a minute, my lord, let's go and call everyone back." "Call back? Zhu Rui hurriedly asked, "Is there anything going on in the yamen?" Do you want to send everyone out? The official was embarrassed: "No, my lord, there has not been a case in our yamen for ten days and a half, and everyone can't eat enough, how can they have the energy to find trouble?" He coughed again: "That's the case, the people are too miserable, not only are the taxes not paid, but also our salaries are in arrears, there is no way, no matter when they are on duty, everyone goes to find some work to do to subsidize the family." ”

Now everyone has seen a lot, and the dignified government has to go to work outside, what kind of poverty is this Yanshan County?

The two of them walked for a while, and a small official with a crooked official hat came running out of breath, and said as he ran: "No-I'm sorry--ah, my lord, it's too late." Lin Zimo sat in the car and glanced at the crack in the door, only to see that this person was in his thirties, with a white face, a slight beard, and a straight face, which was like that, but the county official robe he was wearing was also discounted with two patches.

Before Zhu Rui could answer, a group of officials ran in outside, all of them sorting out their clothes while running, obviously they had just been changed, and when they looked at it, almost everyone had patches on their clothes, but they looked very neat and clean, and they looked carefully preserved.

When everyone saw Zhu Rui and his entourage, they hurriedly lined up and bowed down: "The subordinates are all Yanshan County officials, and they have seen adults. Zhu Rui was not easy to criticize, and raised his hand with a pleasant face: "Get up, this official has just arrived, and I ask you for a lot of help." "Everyone doesn't even dare to say it, look at the entourage of this adult, they also know that they are bigger than the previous ones, and even the subordinates who accompanied them are wearing silk and satin, which makes people ashamed of themselves, do you know how long this adult can stay?

The county seat stepped forward and said: "Cheng Zhengcheng of Yanshan County, Xiaguan, has seen the adult, please go into the inner office to rest for a while." Zhu Rui nodded: "I'll freshen up, I'll come to see everyone, today is the first day of the official's tenure, don't leave in the evening, the official is in for a treat." ”

Lin Zimo smiled, this Zhu Rui doesn't look like he has never been a magistrate, he looks like he is adapting very well, and he knows that after taking office, he will first win over the feelings of his subordinates.

Lin Zimo drank that the children didn't get out of the car, turned around the front office, there was a small alley next to it, and just passed a carriage, until it reached the door of the back office. Lin Zimo took the curtain hat and got out of the car with the children, Zheng Cheng hurriedly came up and introduced: "This gate next to the entrance of the back ya, is the second courtyard of the grandfather's house, and the small courtyard next to it is the family of the lower official. Looking left and right, he pointed in the opposite direction to his house: "That side was originally the courtyard of other officials, but our county was only supported by lower officials, so most of them were idle, so I just had to ask you to clean up by yourself." ”

Zhu Rui nodded, these people he brought were still convenient to live nearby. Except for the more than 20 people who were waiting closely, everyone went to the courtyard next to them. Everyone was about to go in, and a girl came: "Hey, this is a new adult, the slave family is polite here." Zhu Rui and Lin Zimo turned to look, and a handsome woman in her twenties walked over, covered in satin clothes, although half-new, she looked like she stood out in this crowd of people. And obviously he can walk normally, but he wants to twist his waist and come over one by one, and when he sees Zhu Rui as the leader, his eyes are lit up, Lin Zimo couldn't help frowning, this woman looks like a woman who has lost her foot is greeting people, and there is no Gao Suzhì.

County Cheng Zheng Cheng's face was embarrassed, and he introduced: "Master, son, this is my wife." "No one introduced Lin Zimo, and he didn't know who this man with a curtain hat was? The title of Childe should not be taboo. Zhu Rui nodded coldly, and didn't plan to introduce, turned around and took Lin Zimo and the children into the courtyard. There are not a thousand women like this in the palace, but also eight hundred, all of them are high-end means, Zheng Cheng's women are far behind, and they are lazy to take care of this kind of woman, and even their favorability towards Zheng Cheng has decreased a lot.

The house is simple, you can see the stones inside and out, and even the plastering is saved. However, for them who have lived in exquisite houses for a long time, it is a special fun. An Le and the four of them commanded everyone, some took the snow waves and paper to paste the wall, some swept the dust and wiped it around, and Xiao Yan asked people to find the kitchen to clean up, boiled a pot of boiling water, and made tea for Lin Zimo and them.

There were many people with quick hands, and after an hour, the room had changed greatly, and the two of them took the children to take a nap. When Zheng Cheng came to invite him in the evening, he couldn't believe his eyes: the rough floor in the living room was gone, and instead of a carpet of Persian peony flowers, there were more than a dozen rosewood hat chairs on it; The walls of the black hole are replaced by a layer of snow wave paper, and the snow hole in the pasty room is the same; Zheng Cheng had never seen the antiques and jade ornaments on the Hundred Birds Chaofeng Screen inside and outside the partition, and on the Bogu shelf that extended out, Zheng Cheng had never seen them, so he was dazzled, and put away the contempt in his heart, and became more careful: "Master, the people below are ready, please move." Thanks to the eldest master, he let people take countless rice and white noodles, and bought a fat pig with the people nearby, even his home was stained, and the eldest man's people gave him a big piece of fat meat, and now the children in the family can satisfy their hunger.

Zhu Rui nodded, and confessed to Zimo across the screen: "Zimo, I'm out, you and the children can eat by yourself." Lin Zimo agreed, and Zhu Rui walked out.

Lin Zimo and the two children simply ate some, Zhu Hui and the two were tired along the way, and after sitting for a while, they started to fall asleep little by little, and Zimo was busy with the people they served close to carry them to rest. This time, because the road is too far, except for the two mothers-in-law who washed the needlework and thread, the others were all men, and even Zhu Hui and Zhu Ze were also two seventeen or eighteen-year-old boys, so Lin Zimo was dedicated to everything, but he was afraid that the man would be careless and not serve the two children.

The reception banquet was a success, and everyone came to work the next day, because Zhu Rui promised that he would be responsible for everyone's salary. At noon, Zhu Rui brought in a man in his thirties, with a white face and a slight beard, polite and polite, holding a folding fan in his hand, looking very much like the master on TV. Sure enough, Zhu Rui introduced: "Zimo, get to know me, this is the master I have been using, Master Wang, this time I also came over with the escort team to help me deal with some things." He turned his head again and said, "Master Wang, this is my Wang Junzimo." The two sides gave a salute, and Zimo said: "There is Master Lao Wang, if you need help, just ask." ”

Master Wang hid the amazement in his eyes, bowed his head and said, "Thank you, Wang Jun, if you are in need, you will not be polite." "There has long been a legend in the army that this prince is not only capable, but also amazingly beautiful, so I look at it, sure enough, if he hadn't been steady, he almost lost his temper on the spot, and he couldn't keep an old face.

Several people sat down in the hall, and Zhu Rui frowned: "The situation in Yanshan County seems to be more troublesome than I have heard, and most of the people are difficult to maintain even half full." Master Wang said: "Yes, I have visited below in the past few days, there is too little land that can be cultivated, and most of the geology is not good, and the grain is basically left after paying taxes." ”

Lin Zimo was also listening, this is a typical mountainous area, the land is not fertile, if you want to get better, you can only engage in local characteristic breeding or planting, but there is no field trip, so it is not easy to say what he is calling now.

The two of them discussed various political affairs for a while before Master Wang took his leave, and he was temporarily arranged by Zhu Rui to another idle courtyard. Zhu Rui walked over, hugged Lin Zimo to his lap, and rubbed his tender face with his chin: "Does Zimo have any good ideas?" "During this time, I have been taking the children with me, and during the day, we get along a lot less.

Lin Zimo raised his head and "kissed" Zhu Rui's lips: "It's hard to say for the time being, I haven't seen the actual situation, I'll wait until tomorrow to take a look." Zhu Rui understood that he was mentally calculating, and he couldn't help but feel good, and he struggled with Lin Zimo's sideburns: "I, Zhu Rui, must have done a lot of good things in my last life, and I can meet such a good partner as Zimo in this life." ”

was sweet, Zhu Hui ran in with Zhu Zefei, and when he saw the appearance of the two fathers, he couldn't help but cover his eyes with his little fat hands, and Zhu Ze behind him did the same, and also covered his eyes with his hands, but there was still one exposed, looking around, and he couldn't understand what was going on.

Lin Zimo hurriedly stood up, and Zhu Hui shouted: "Father, father, you are too much, doesn't this make me and my brother have needle eyes?" Zhu Rui laughed and patted his son on the shoulder: "Good boy, you don't say that you can't see it, and you still laugh at your fathers." Lin Zimo's face flushed, and when he saw the two children sweating, he hurriedly beckoned Xiao Yan: "Wring a handful of wet cloth towels and wipe the sweat of the children." ”

He also instructed the little servants who followed: "Anshan, Anchen, you must remember to watch the two young masters at all times, and if they sweat, wipe them off immediately, let them drink more water and eat more fruits." As he spoke, he took the cloth towel handed by Xiao Yan and wiped it for the two children.

The little ones hurriedly agreed: "Yes, Wang Jun." ”