In the blink of an eye, time quietly came to August, and there was a faint breath of autumn.

Wusongjiang nurtures hundreds of thousands of people in Songjiang Prefecture. It's just that this river has been flooding many times since the Song Dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty has not succeeded in governing it for decades, and now the problem of silting up is becoming more and more serious, and even the momentum of the water flow is no longer as good as its tributary Huangpu River.

Although the Wusong River is silted up and difficult to navigate, it is still the main passage to the sea, resulting in more slender men along the coast. The river flows from west to east and flows into the East China Sea through the mouth of the Yangtze River.

Due to the fertile land here, the benefits of the salt farms, and a legendary Huang Daopo pushed the Songjiang cotton textile industry to the peak, the economy of Songjiang Province is very developed, and it is respected by the world as one of the "Seven Prefectures in the South of the Yangtze River".

There are clouds in the time: the so-called metropolis today is the big one for the two capitals, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, and Guangzhou provinces (capitals); followed by Su, Song, Huai, and Yang; Linqing, Jining Prefectures; Yizhen, Wuhu counties; Guazhou, Jingde Zhuzhen.

It can be seen that Songjiang Prefecture has become a veritable prosperous place during this period. It's just that compared with other prefectures, the history of Songjiang is shorter.

The Southern Song Dynasty's "Yunjian Chronicles" recorded: "Tang Zhizhi County, inherent city".

In the tenth year of Tianbao in the Tang Dynasty, Huating County was established and assigned to Xiuzhou.

After the destruction of the Southern Song Dynasty, to the fourteenth year of the Yuan Dynasty, Huating County was upgraded to Songjiang Prefecture, under the jurisdiction of Huating County.

On August 19, 28 Yuan Dynasty, the Yuan Dynasty officially approved the establishment of Shanghai County.

It is worth mentioning that the history of Shanghai County is quite legendary, but it has evolved from a small fishing village to an economically important county, and it is a bright oriental pearl for future generations.

As the coastal beach became an important salt pan, Qinglong Town, on the south bank of the Wusong River north of Huating County, developed into a thriving commercial center. However, at the end of the Southern Song Dynasty, the upper reaches of the Wusong River were shallow, and Qinglong Town gradually lost its status as a good port at the mouth of the Yangtze River and became increasingly depressed and cold.

At the same time, the center of trade was shifted to a fishing village in the northeastern part of Huating County, on the west side of Haipu, a small river seventy miles downstream of Qinglong Town, causing the fishing village to become increasingly prosperous.

In the third year of Xianchun in the Southern Song Dynasty, this small fishing village was officially set up as Shanghai Town, and the town will be stationed here.

After the Yuan Dynasty destroyed the Southern Song Dynasty, in the 14th year of the Yuan Dynasty, the Yuan Dynasty set up the Municipal Bureau in Shanghai Town, and its official office Yamen was located in Shanghai Town. On August 19, 28 Yuan Dynasty, the Yuan Dynasty officially approved the establishment of Shanghai County.

In this dynasty, Songjiang Prefecture has jurisdiction over Huating, Shanghai and Qingpu counties, of which Qingpu County is built in the north of Huating and Shanghai counties in the 20th year of Jiajing, and Huating County is still the seat of government governance.

Today, it is one of the most prosperous areas in Gangnam. Inside and outside the city, there are many commercial markets, shops are lined up, buildings are in pieces, and countless merchants, scholars and people gather here.

It was in the morning, a round of autumn sun hung high in the air, and this clean sunlight was scattered on the east gate of Songjiang City, and there were two dragons flying and phoenixes dancing on the city gate.

Under the Phiyun Gate, the officers and soldiers here have forbidden the people to enter and leave, and the officials and squires of Songjiang Mansion are waiting here. In addition to the officials of the yamen at the prefecture and county levels, there are also officials from the Yangzhou branch of the two Huaidu transfer envoys, as well as local gentry Xu Chen and others.

The Songjiang Xu family has four brothers, the second Xu Jie is the first assistant of the Ming Dynasty, and the fourth Xu Zhi is the Siqing of Dali in Nanjing. Although the eldest Xu Long and the third child failed to enter the officialdom, and they couldn't even get fame, who let him have two good brothers?

Xu Chen is in his fifties this year, not only does his face resemble Xu Jie, but the two brothers are also short and thin, and his body appears to be very strong, and his eyes seem to be staring at the front of the official road.

Although his face and body shape are six or seven points similar to Xu Jie, after all, he is a person who has not stepped into the officialdom, and there is a clear difference in the temperament of Xu Jie.

Even if they are all showing the temperament of a superior, Xu Jie is the kind of arrogance that is light and breezy, and Xu Jie is the kind of arrogance that is empty-eyed, and the two are completely different.

"Elder Xu, I heard that you occasionally felt a cold a few days ago, but this county has been busy with the affairs of dredging, but you have not been able to visit the house, please forgive me!" Huang Chi, the magistrate of Huating County, took the initiative to talk to Xu Chen, looking respectful and authentic.

Xu Chen turned his head lightly and glanced at Yang Chi, naturally he didn't care about a small magistrate, and responded flatly: "It's okay, thank you for worrying about the county!" ”

Huang Chi looked at Xu Chen's gaze and put it on the official road again, but his face couldn't help but be slightly embarrassed, and finally he stubbornly said: "Old Xu, this Haitian Gang recently smashed the shop of rice merchant Liang Youtian, and the people have already sued the county government, threatening that if the county does not give him an explanation, he will sue Suzhou Mansion, and the matter is ......."

"As far as I know, Liang Youtian owes a lot of money to the pawn shop!" Xu Chen's brows furrowed slightly, and he glanced at Yang Zhixian Road again.

"But ......" Huang Chi naturally knew this, and wanted to explain.

"There is nothing but, this debt repayment is justified, even if he sues the capital, it is useless!" Xu Chen found that this Huang Zhixian didn't know how to lift, so he immediately interrupted directly.

Huang Chi was just about to speak, and Zang Jifang, the prefect of Songjiang next to him, said lightly: "Huang Zhixian, if you find it difficult, submit the case to the government and let the government handle it!" ”

"How dare the lower officials, they will definitely handle the case properly!" Huang Chi respectfully bowed to Zang Jifang and responded with a smile.

Liang Youtian took into account the close relationship between Zang Jifang and Xu Jie, so he went to him, a small yamen, to express his grievances, and wanted him to uphold justice. If the case is handed over to Songjiang Mansion, not to mention whether Zang Jifang will handle it impartially, Liang Youtian is afraid that he will run directly to Suzhou Mansion.

"Someone is coming!"

At this moment, a messenger came galloping on a fast horse, and everyone stopped talking and looked at the priest.

Wu Chun, the deputy envoy of the two Huai capitals, hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Can you see clearly that it is really Lord Qincha?" ”

"The little one didn't really look at it, but the grandeur of the honor guard, and a large group of scholars running behind, I can guarantee that it is definitely Lord Qincha!" Yacha replied foaming at the mouth.

"Why are you always so careless!" Zang Jifang frowned slightly, and accused this yacha.

The relationship between Yacha and Zang Jifang is no longer an ordinary relationship between superiors and subordinates, and in the face of Zang Jifang's blame, he is also accompanied by a smiling face.

After a while, the sun rose a little higher, and some of the pampered officials and squires had beads of sweat on their foreheads, but they saw an incomparably imposing guard of honor coming towards the place.