"See the Lord"

As soon as he came in, Li Minggui hurriedly stepped forward, knelt on the ground, pouted his buttocks, and shouted loudly.

It's more like bowing down to the king.

Xiao Yuan put down the bamboo slip in his hand, stretched out his hand slightly, and said, "Master Li is back, don't be polite, get up." ”

"Thank you, Lord." After Li Minggui got up, he began to stand aside with his head down, slightly shrunk his shoulders, and did not dare to ask easily.

Xiao Yuan rearranged the bamboo slips that he had looked over, put them back in their original places, and then said, "Lord Li, what is going on in Yong'an City?" ”

"I don't know what the lord ......is talking about," Li Minggui asked tentatively.

"Do you know, when the official came to Yong'an, he wanted to buy some fruits to quench his thirst, but after looking for a long time, he couldn't find a vendor."

As Xiao Yuan spoke, he also looked at Li Minggui and said, "Let's talk about it, what's going on?" You gave the order, right? In this Yong'an, only you, the county guard, have this right. ”

"This ......"

Li Minggui finally understood what Xiao Yuan meant, and he hurriedly explained: "The lord is good." ”

"Say!"

Li Minggui said: "As my lord, the lord inspected the place and arrived in Yong'an, and above the market, dragons and snakes were mixed, and the lower officials had to consider the safety of my lord, so they made this decision." ”

"You know it's the next step!" Xiao Yuan glared at him angrily and said, "This official knows that you have the heart to protect you, but this is not the case!" ”

As he spoke, he continued: "If every time I go out, the local officials are so fanfare and disturb the people with their soldiers, then the people of Qindi will not be silent! How do you talk about this official and the officials of Qin Zhong behind your back! ”

"Yes, yes...... The lower official confessed ......" Li Minggui hurriedly bowed his head and said.

"Officer! That's not how it works! Xiao Yuan continued to reprimand: "As the county guard of Yong'an, you must be attentive to the people, understand the people's livelihood, deal with the politics of a county, and care about the people, which is the first priority!" Everything else is empty talk! Only if the place is well governed! You are my Qinzhong official! ”

"Yes, yes...... The lower officials strictly follow the teachings of the Lord. ”

"That's it! Later, the order will be sent down to restore the past scene of Yong'an, and from today onwards, if the soldiers dare to disturb the people for no reason, it will be difficult for you to protect your official position! ”

"Understood, understood." Li Minggui wiped the cold sweat on his forehead with the sleeve of his official uniform.

After reprimanding him, Xiao Yuan also stood up, patted the bamboo slip on the table and said: "Fang Cai, this official has also read the official documents of the county government, and for some matters of people's livelihood policies, you, the county guard, have handled them properly." ”

"The lower officials are terrified." Li Minggui hurriedly said again.

"Alright, you go down first." Xiao Yuan waved his hand.

"Yes, the next official will retire."

That night, Li Minggui naturally held a banquet in the county government to entertain Xiao Yuan, and at the banquet, he was able to bring up all the delicacies of the mountains and seas, for these, Xiao Yuan could only smile bitterly, and did not say anything.

It is human nature for the officials below to stammer so much about him, the lord.

At the banquet, a group of county government officials picked up what to say and competed to toast.

An official held a wine glass, his face flushed and said: "Lord, you are wise and martial, under your leadership, I Qin and Shu are thriving, and the people live and work in peace and contentment. ”

"Okay, okay, don't shoot the sycophants, everyone drink together, do it!" Xiao Yuan didn't spoil the fun, and said with a cup.

"Respect the Lord," the people said in unison.

After staying in Yong'an for a day, Xiao Yuan set off again and began to travel to Longyou.

During this inspection, he did not notify the locality, and Zhang Jingrui, the county guard of Longyou, was now busy dealing with the flood, so he did not know that Xiao Yuan was here like Li Minggui.

To control the water, it is natural to dredge the river, not to block it, the flood in Longyou is serious, and it cannot be dealt with for several years, so the silt in the river is thick everywhere. Fortunately, after this period of hard work, Zhang Jingrui mobilized the people in the county, and used Xiao Yuan's appropriation to recruit people, and it is close to the completion stage, and can properly manage the water conservancy problem before the summer rainstorm.

When Xiao Yuan arrived here, Zhang Jingrui didn't know about it, and no one came to greet him.

However, Xiao Yuan naturally didn't care about these, he just happened to take Xu Hu and Liang Yuan, like Yong'an, so he pretended to enter the city and made an unannounced visit.

In front of a street stall, after Xiao Yuan picked some fruits, he asked casually: "Boss, seeing that the market is so prosperous and bustling, the county guard here should be a good official, right?" ”

Hearing this, the vendor asked rhetorically, "Looking at the appearance of the childe, is he a foreigner?" ”

"Yes, I am going to settle in Longyou, so I have this question." Xiao Yuan said in confidence.

"Oh, I see." The vendor nodded suddenly, and then said: "Lord County Guard, what kind of identity is that, we ordinary people, where can we get in touch with him, but ah, after our Longyou County Guard arrived, he began to deal with the flood problem as soon as possible, I heard that he would go down in person every time......

The vendor talked eloquently, seemed to be extremely good at talking, and chatted with Xiao Yuan a lot, from his words, Xiao Yuan could also hear that Zhang Jingrui, the county guard, should still be good, at least, the people did not say bad things about him behind his back.

As the so-called "leisurely public", the people know what policies the local governor has carried out.

Xiao Yuan walked around and inquired casually, and after a few small talks, he went to the county government.

Subsequently, he learned from the county government that Zhang Jingrui was not in the city now, but went to the Chuanjiang River.

The river of the Sichuan River is just outside the city of Longyou County, not too far from here, after Xiao Yuan heard it, he ordered Juncheng to take him to find it.

After more than an hour, Xiao Yuan finally arrived at his destination, and from a distance, he saw a man in a county guard uniform, where he was gesturing to some people, who else could it be if it was not Zhang Jingrui.

At this time, someone also ran over quickly and told Zhang Jingrui that the lord was coming.

When the latter heard this, he was stunned for a moment, quite incredible, and then walked over quickly.

Xiao Yuan, on the other hand, stood in place, looking at the countless fertile fields in front of him with his hands behind his back, and couldn't help but sigh slightly: "Good official! ”

After a while, Zhang Jingrui also came over, and when he saw Xiao Yuan, he also said, "See the lord." ”

At this time, he had already been convinced by Xiao Yuan's heart, and he was sincerely worshipping.

Xiao Yuan glanced at him, waved his hand and said, "Lord Zhang doesn't need to be polite. ”

When he got up, he pointed around again and asked, "What is Master Zhang doing?" ”

"Back to the lord, the lower officials are planning some water conservancy issues." Zhang Jingrui returned: "Fortunately, the lord is here, otherwise, the lower official will have to go to Qinzhou." ”

"Oh?" Xiao Yuan raised his eyebrows funny, listening to what he meant, if he didn't come, he still had to find himself.

Zhang Jingrui explained: "By the decree of the lord, at present, all the rivers in Longyou have been dredged, but the lord thinks that in the past few years, there have indeed been many floods in Longyou, but what about the future?" What if there is another drought? And at present, Longyou does not have any water storage weir, once encountering a drought, then 10,000 acres of fertile land is in danger, the people will have no harvest, therefore, the lower officials want to take precautions, take advantage of this opportunity to dredge water conservancy, simply irrigate the fertile land in Longyou, and thoroughly lay the foundation, so as not to regenerate turbulence. ”

"What do you mean...... Building a river dam or dam? Xiao Yuan asked.

"Yes." Zhang Jingrui pointed to the vicinity and said: "My lord, please see, the river of the Sichuan River, how many fertile fields downstream, if you build a dam here and dig a weir of the Sichuan River, the water that nourishes the farmland can flow along its river and slowly flow to the entire Longyou ......."

He explained them one by one, and after listening to them, Xiao Yuan couldn't help but agree: "Okay, this strategy is good, it should be so!" In this way, not only the flood was controlled, the river was dredged, but also the drought in the future played an absolute preventive role. ”

"It's good, it's good, but the officials don't have any money." Zhang Jingrui said directly.

Hearing this, Xiao Yuan glanced at him strangely: "Where did you go to the silver before?" It can't be that you're embezzling, right? ”

"Lord, do you have a clear understanding, after the official received the order, it lasted several months, and how many people were dredged and requisitioned, and the people had to pay people, right? You have to make sure people eat, right? The project is huge, everything has gold and silver, and that's it, Xia Guan also transferred some public funds from the county government treasury, otherwise, where will it be enough. Zhang Jingrui began to complain.

"Alright, alright, alright." Xiao Yuan interrupted him, and couldn't help but glare at him fiercely.

But for this kind of good official, a favorable policy was proposed, how could Xiao Yuan not agree.

It's just that the details of the accounts still have to be clarified.

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