On the fifth day of the seventh lunar month, the second day of the summer heat.

In the morning, it rained, and the temperature quickly dropped.

Today is the time for the county to hold a regular meeting, and everyone gets up in the morning and takes their seats in the conference room of the county government after eating.

Wang Lanling sat in the seat of the director of the Department of Environmental Sanitation, and behind him stood Tian Yuanfang and Hu Guiqiao.

The rest of the people are similar, after all, when they are in their position, they are all their subordinates who do things, and it is convenient for them to come over and listen.

There is only one day a week when the meeting is to discuss business, and the rest are the prefectural orders who are training people, and those who want to train everyone to obey the orders like those in the army.

It's really naïve, Dongfang Wei really underestimates everyone.

Because they all knew that today was a formal meeting, they casually brought their deputies to the meeting.

Soon after the petty officials were seated, the prefectural magistrate and the governor walked in together.

There are very few etiquettes in the empire, and after the reform of the first emperor, there is no big courtesy between officials, and they usually clench their fists a little, or bow and nod.

"Everyone is here, right?" After Dongfang Wei took his seat, he glanced at it and made sure that there was no vacancy.

Dongfang Wei also wanted to name a name, and then let these people obediently shout "to", but after this matter was known to the people above, they punished Dongfang Wei and Governor Lao Guo for a month.

The county order is the county order, and the subordinates are managed according to the methods of the army, is it trying to rebel?

Lao Guo sat there quietly smoking a cigarette and didn't say a word, as if he was a few years older.

He is now doing what is wrong, doing wrong, and not doing wrong.

Wrong! Wrong! Wrong!

Get criticized from the start!

He has always been unable to comprehend the spirit of Wang Lanling, how to do it wrong, not to do it wrong, to stop is wrong, to do it is wrong.

Now, even if you want to retire with peace of mind, you can't be at peace.

Dongfang Wei opened his mouth and said: "Today is mainly to discuss two things. ”

"First, the date of the transaction between Shanzhou and us has arrived, and the officials and businessmen over there will come to us tomorrow and the day after tomorrow to bring coal, metals, and mountain fruits for winter, and the official and tax departments will go to receive them."

Although it is said to discuss things, Dongfang Wei's actions are relatively rough, and he can't tolerate others saying no.

Chen Youcai from the Taxation Department and Qin Ruyi from the Guanshi Department both nodded and agreed: "Yes!" ”

That's how it was handled in previous years, so it's no problem this year.

Not only Heishui County, but also Yunzhou and several nearby states will have regular trade exchanges, which will be coordinated by local officials and city departments.

After spring, it is the fishing season in Shanzhou, and a large amount of fish is sold to nearby states.

When the weather cools down after the summer and gets colder, it is the best time to sell coal and mountain fruits in Shanzhou, and people are more willing to buy these at this time.

After autumn and before the winter is the time when the cattle and sheep in Muzhou are sold in large quantities, at this time the cattle and sheep are the fattest time, and in order to avoid the winter snow disaster to freeze the cattle and sheep, the people of Muzhou will reduce their stock, in exchange for money and rice to buy some New Year's goods for the winter.

Yunzhou has developed transportation, plus it is relatively wealthy, so it mainly serves as a trade point between several poor states nearby, and others will buy some things back after selling things, and will not go back empty.

Dongfang Wei continued: "The second thing is the vacancy of the Water Division. ”

Those present listened carefully, and the vacancy of the Water Division has always been a matter of concern.

This position was originally unimportant, but since Wang Lanling played tricks with the Water Affairs Division, the position of the Director of the Water Affairs Department has become a relatively special existence.

"The county issued a notice today, and after discussions between the state and county governments, it was decided to select a talented person from the local area to serve as the director of the water department.

Dongfang Wei looked at the place at the door, "You come in." ”

Wang Lanling didn't know about this, he originally thought that the director of the Water Affairs Department was appointed by the county, but he didn't expect to use people from Heishui County.

Yes, both the county warden and the governor knew that there was a language gap between the two places, and it was not that it was difficult for the locals to integrate here, and even those who knew the dialect here did not have enough skills to make their subordinates do things.

In the officialdom, Yun Tiantian and others knew better than Wang Lanling, so they used locals.

Thinking of this, Wang Lanling already had a guess in his heart.

Zhou Wende and the others all looked at the door, and after two seconds, a middle-aged man in an official uniform walked in with a calm face.

"Liu Fufeng has seen you." Liu Fufeng walked into the house and said hello to everyone calmly.

Some people peeked at Wang Lanling's expression at this time, and Liu Fufeng's betrayal of Wang Lanling was not a secret here.

Wang Lanling didn't have any expression at all, after all, Liu Fufeng had already been seen by Yun Tiantian and others, so when it was time to balance Wang Lanling, it was reasonable to use this Heishui County person.

Dongfang Wei said with a smile: "Liu Fufeng has also made a lot of efforts in the process of controlling the water this time, his ability is certain, and he is also familiar with the things inside, I thought about letting him serve as the director of the Water Affairs Department before, and now although it is designated by the county, everyone must get along well in the future." ”

Wang Lanling looked at his teacup quietly, looked at the white porcelain on it, frowned, and didn't say anything.

The rest of the people look at the jokes and the jokes look at the hilarious.

Yan Jinshan saw that there was finally a person who couldn't get along with Wang Lanling entered, and said happily: "Director Liu, I will take care of you in the future, the Nongsang Division and the Water Affairs Department have a lot to deal with." ”

"Sit down, sit down and talk." Dongfang Wei motioned for Liu Fufeng to take a seat.

In fact, Dongfang Wei wanted to arrange for his cronies to take the position of director of the Department of Water Affairs, but the people above did not allow it, and the people above already regarded Dongfang Wei as Wang Lanling's comrade......

Looking at the petty officials who were divided into several forces around the conference table, Dongfang Wei felt extremely troubled.

"While everyone is here now, Liu Fufeng, tell me what the Water Affairs Department is going to do in the future, and if you feel any trouble, say it, so that we can solve it for you and discuss it."

As the boss of Heishui County, Dongfang Wei didn't want this broken place to be made any more moths, and took the initiative to reconcile the contradictions between Wang Lanling and Liu Fufeng.

Liu Fufeng also didn't want to go against Wang Lanling, but he was even more reluctant to give up this opportunity to be an official!

"There are indeed some things, the water affairs department owes a lot of debts, and these accounts ...... after I took office" Liu Fufeng looked at Dongfang Wei in embarrassment, and then glanced at Wang Lanling's side.

There is not much money, but if it is used with public funds, then it will be troublesome, and Liu Fufeng is not willing to take on these things.

Dongfang Wei looked at Wang Lanling, "Lanling, you borrowed this money, what do you say to do now?" ”

Wang Lanling raised his head and looked directly at Dongfang Wei, "I said a long time ago, if the water affairs department doesn't pay back the money, the sanitation department will pay it back, and the sanitation department won't pay it back, so I will pay it back." ”

Wang Lanling looked at Liu Fufeng, "Now the Water Affairs Department and the Environmental Sanitation Department are indeed no longer in the same boat, and it is good that the financial division is clear, I will inform the villagers below that in the future, all the IOUs can go to the Environmental Sanitation Department." ”

"That's good, that's good." Dongfang Wei saw that Wang Lanling had taken over this matter, so he said to Liu Fufeng again: "What else is going on?" ”

Liu Fufeng stubbornly continued: "There is also ...... I will recruit some people to help me in the Water Division, and if the people in the Water Department are willing to wait for my dispatch, they can naturally stay, but when the time comes, they will ......."

Before Liu Fufeng finished speaking, Wang Lanling said directly: "There are currently thirteen appointed officials in the Water Affairs Department, all of whom were previously appointed and echoed the regulations of the imperial court, and thirty-two temporary workers, all of whom have performed well in this conscription and are familiar with water affairs. ”

"Director Liu can do whatever he wants, I have stepped down as the director of the Department of Water Affairs a few days ago, and I have nothing to do with the people there, I have been busy with my studies recently, and I ask Director Liu to deal with it by himself."

Yan Jinshan knew very well the problems inside, Wang Lanling had left so many people inside before leaving, and those people were all listening to Wang Lanling.

For now, if these people are fired, they must be approved by the state government, and then the state government will appoint the same number of water officers.

This time and again, it is not so simple, only the waste will make this kind of request, and the people above will only change the officials, and will not change the entire officials below.

Yan Jinshan said: "Why is Lord Wang so resentful, I remember that Lord Wang once said that he would not prevent others from ascending, why can't he do it now?" ”

Wang Lanling looked at Yan Jinshan indifferently, "I didn't see anyone help me when I took office, why do you want me to help now that it's too peaceful?" ”

Dongfang Wei quickly said: "Okay, okay, don't quarrel, that's all for today, Liu Fufeng, you stay, I'll talk to you about something, and the rest of the people will disperse." ”

Wang Lanling quickly stood up, and the governor and the county ordered the two to salute and leave, leaving the county office.

After leaving, Tian Yuanfang quickly said, "My lord, what should I do now?" Unexpectedly, the person surnamed Liu became the head of the Water Affairs Department. ”

Wang Lanling said indifferently: "What Liu Fufeng can use is the people of the Liu family, and now the people of the Liu family will gather around him to help him manage the affairs of the Water Affairs Department, those people can't make the climate, so they don't need to care." ”

After walking a few steps, Wang Lanling continued: "Return to the bridge, let people pass on the fact that Liu Fufeng was designated by the county people as the director of the water affairs department, and pass it on to various villages and towns. ”

"In the future, the Water Department will have nothing to do with me, don't let people record my good on the head of the Water Division."

Hu Guiqiao quickly found the people who were responsible for delivering the letter, and these young people, who were usually more leisurely and patronized and fell in love, passed the meaning of Lord Wang to the towns below.

The people above wanted to check and balance Wang Lanling, using the methods of officialdom, and Wang Lanling used this opportunity to separate himself from the Water Affairs Department.

It is Wang Lanling who controls the water for Heishui County, not the Water Affairs Department!