Fan Yu and Wang Feng each took a sip of tea when they heard that the magistrate had something to do.

The patterns in the tea cup were immediately scattered, which made Fan Yu feel a little pity. As for the taste of this Jian'an Youth League, it is not as fragrant as the tea of later generations, and the aftertaste is also a little worse.

"My lord, what do you command? As a subordinate of an adult, I naturally want to share my worries for the adult. Wang Feng replied first.

Jia Zhixian laughed at this time, looked at Fan Yu and said, "Speaking of which, this matter is still because of Fan Yu. He proposed today to let Qin Yuanwai be a personal figure and call on the squires to donate money and food, which is still a good idea. At that time, the official felt that he should not disturb the people, so he blamed you. But now that I think about it, if it were of our own volition, they squires would have been able to give some money and food. For us in Xihua County, it is more or less beneficial. ”

Fan Yu didn't show a smug look, but arched his hand and asked, "What do you mean, do you want Wang Zhu Bo to do this with me?" ”

Jia Zhixian said with a smile: "This matter started with you, so naturally you will be counted." The king is in charge of the money and food of a county, and of course he has to participate in it. ”

Wang Feng clenched his fists slightly and said: "My lord, let us do it, these squires may not have the consciousness of Qin Yuanwai, let alone cooperate." If the money and food collected are less, I am afraid that the face of our Xihua County will not be good-looking. ”

"The official has already said that as long as you are willing, it doesn't matter how much money and food you have." Jia Zhixian didn't care.

But Fan Yu didn't think so, this Jia Zhixian is a shrewd person, and he can make some fame and fortune from this matter. And the offending things such as collecting the money and food of the squire were left to the two of them. If the money and food received are less, not only will the magistrate not only lose face, but this political achievement will not be revealed, and the shame is certain.

Fan Yu didn't want to get involved in this matter, he hurriedly said: "Lord Zhixian, I'm still young, if I go to the door to talk about such things, I'm afraid that those squires won't believe me." Moreover, there are many matters related to the management of the Jialu River, and if you don't watch some of them every day, I am afraid that there will be chaos. ”

Jia Zhixian waved his hand and said to Fan Yu: "Although you are young, you are calm, and this official can be trusted." As for the matter of controlling the river, it is not complicated, it has been done for a while, and the relationship must have been straightened out. If one or two officials are watching, you can't go wrong. It's a bit of a waste to always let you watch the mud legs by the river. ”

Wang Feng saw that Fan Yu failed to push off the errand, and he might as well take the initiative, so he said to Jia Zhixian: "As a subordinate, I naturally want to share the worries of adults." Is there anything I need to pay attention to that I would like to advise? ”

"It's not difficult to say this, it's not easy to say." Jia Zhixian pondered: "There are only those rich squires in our county, and most of them have fame. You should be polite when you come to the door, and don't be rude. ”

Jia Zhixian settled the matter like this, and Fan Yu couldn't refuse anymore.

A moment later, Fan Yu and Wang Feng walked together from the county office.

"Brother Wang, Jia Zhixian means, although it is to let the squires do what they can, but if this money and grain donation is less, I'm afraid it won't look good, right?" Fan Yu said to Wang Feng.

"This is natural, but don't worry, with the example of Qin Yuanwai, there must still be some squires who will be generous." Wang Feng is quite optimistic.

But Fan Yu doesn't see it that way, he knows that these rich guys are not necessarily generous people.

Fan Yu frowned and said, "Then Qin Yuanwai did not voluntarily dig up the river embankment, but in order to recover the loss, he played this banner. The other squires in the county are afraid that they will not donate money and food easily. ”

Wang Feng was a little dissatisfied, and he said to Fan Yu: "You kid, isn't this matter the county magistrate you tried to instigate before?" Why do you have to say so many concerns when you are asked to do this? Could it be that what you said earlier was just to sell a good one. ”

"Brother Wang, I thought that Lord Zhixian would personally invite the squire to collect money and grain." Fan Yu also said helplessly: "But who knows, he will let the two of us do this." What's more, you and me, do you still have the face of the magistrate? It is precisely because of the lack of face that it is difficult to do this. And if the magistrate has any thoughts about these money and food, wouldn't it be you and me who are the ones who bear the blame in the end? ”

"Hey, what should I do. Don't be afraid of the blame, the magistrate will not talk nonsense, if he doesn't say it, who will investigate? Besides, the magistrate has to take half of the money and food he collects. This has long been the norm, and officials everywhere have been doing the same. Although I can't say it explicitly, I have long seen it. If you don't do this, how will the magistrate marry the magistrate and maintain the dignity of the official? Wang Feng shook his head and said to Fan Yu: "Although you are calm and sophisticated, you are still young. Some things need to be learned and watched more, so as not to offend people invisibly. ”

Fan Yu was a village official in his previous life, and he was a small head. But most of the people he came into contact with were villagers, and the level was too low, and there were more times when he was angry. Now after listening to Wang Feng's words, I suddenly have a feeling of sudden realization.

No wonder Jia Zhixian agreed to let the squires donate money and grain, which was something he himself would also lose, but this was not Fan Yu's original intention to raise this matter.

Fan Yu led the hungry people these days, but he saw a lot of hungry people, the whole family was crammed into a small tent, and there were few complete clothes. The men are better, because they have to eat thick food when they go to work. But the old and weak women and children in the family only drink two meals of gruel every day.

If those squires can donate some money and food, the hungry people in Xihua County can also live a little better.

But Jia Zhixian, the parent official of Xihua County, did not pretend to be these displaced people in his heart, but thought about how to make a fortune from it. What's even more infuriating is that Jia Zhixian still refused to come forward by himself, but sent Wang Feng and Fan Yu.

When Fan Yu thought of the situation when Jia Zhixian introduced them to order tea and divide tea, the utensils used were all exquisite and elegant. Any tea cup is worth a lot of money. These people are just the magistrates of a county, and they are so luxurious, but they still want to divide half of the money used to help the hungry, which really refreshes Fan Yu's cognition.

After figuring out these joints, Fan Yu couldn't help but feel extremely angry, and his chest was depressed. But in front of Wang Feng, it is not easy to show it.

"By the way, Brother Wang should have met Brother Zhan two days ago. He went to Caoqiao Town to send me some food, and then came to Xihua County. Fan Yu's mind turned, and he changed the topic.

"Oh, I saw him, but unfortunately he was in a hurry to go back to Chenzhou, so he just had a light meal with him, and he returned." Wang Feng was strange, looked at Fan Yu and said, "You ask me this, is there something wrong?" ”

Fan Yu smiled and said, "I heard Brother Zhan say that he served Lord Bao Zheng." I haven't asked him what is interesting under Master Bao, Brother Wang has heard him talk about it. ”

Wang Feng laughed and said: "You really asked the right person, the last time he sent grain, he told some deeds of Lord Bao." I heard that the big man was selfless and not afraid of the powerful, and as soon as he arrived in Chenzhou, he put his current uncle, An Lehou Pang Yu, with a dragon head. ”

Fan Yu said in his heart, he knows this story. An Lehou, just look at these three words to know that this is the knighthood of a loser.