It's so tiring. This is the only feeling that Shang Cheng has had since he took over Yanshanwei for half a month. The official affairs left behind by Li Wei and Chen Pu were piled up, all kinds of new problems emerged one after another, and the personnel relations between the various yamen of Weizhi were complicated.

He had already heard some of the other people's comments about him, but he didn't bother to think about it at the moment, and the most important thing was to close all the holes.

But what should he do? He had no experience in managing such a large place. There were so many affairs, he had no clue or could not distinguish the importance of the matter, and he could not find anyone to discuss in a hurry, although he was tired from morning to night every day, he still could not see how much the situation had improved. He didn't even have a place to ask for advice. His two civil deputies, Lu Ji was worried about the change of appearance of the imperial court, and Di Xu's mind was on the contradictions between the Inspection Department and the Wei Mu Mansion, and they couldn't help him much. And some of the substantive officials in the Admiral's Mansion who can do things are detained by the Inspection Department. This makes the situation even more confusing.

Now, he sat in the upper room of the western courtyard of the Admiral's Palace, staring at a lantern on the table for a long time.

In front of him were the Dun'an County submission and an account book that had only been sent when it was dark. According to the submission, Dun'an County was very little affected by the fighting in the north, and there were only about 30 families who had fled, and there were less than 200 men, women, and children combined.

Originally, this was good news, but when he saw this document, he felt extremely depressed. On the twelfth day of the first month of the first month, the Admiral's Office quickly checked the refugee population in the following prefectures and counties, and half a month passed in a blink of an eye, except for the two or three counties near Yanzhou, only Yi County and Dun'an submitted their account books. You know, Yixian is in the westernmost part of Yanshanwei, Dun'an is in the southernmost, and the two farthest places have sent official documents, why don't you even have half a piece of paper in other places?

Of course he knew what was going on. The local officials did not want to offend him or Li Shen, so they had to work but not contribute. But he could not accuse the local officials of neglecting their duties. He rebuked them, and they defended him, and nothing could be done! If you have time to go back and forth on the road, it is better to let them continue to grind foreign workers one by one, which is better than spending all your precious time on ripping off, right?

However, he also knew that this situation had to be reversed as soon as possible, otherwise there would be more and more delays, and the trouble would snowball, and eventually the situation would become unmanageable.

He must immediately come up with an effective way to solve the current problem, and let Yan Shanwei restore normal order, otherwise he will not only live up to the trust of the Great Zhao Imperial Court in him, but he will also be sorry for the soldiers and civilians of Yanshan! I can't help but say that even he himself is very strange about this, I don't know when he, the "black household" who settled in Yanshan, actually had such a deep affection for this mysterious Da Zhao......

He stood up and walked around the cold room without a brazier with a frown, at a loss for what predicament he faced.

A soldier whispered a request outside the house, but he scolded him impatiently and was silent.

He continued to go around in circles, searching his mind for a solution. But he has read the book for so many years, and the stories and theories in the book cannot be connected to reality at all, and he has to figure out a way by himself. He stopped in front of the geographical map of Yanshan that he had erected by the wall, and by the light on Candle Mountain, he subconsciously looked at the states and counties one by one, and thought with a heavy frown.

Someone at the door asked for instructions.

When he heard that there was a bag outside the door, he asked, "What's the matter?" ”

Bao Kan said through the curtain of the inner room: "Commander, do you want to eat now, or will you use it later?" ”

Only then did Shang Cheng realize that he was a little uncomfortable hungry. He said, "Right now." Give me a bowl of chicken noodles, beat two more eggs, and put more oil. Then he asked, "What time is it?" Bao Kan said: "The drum has already struck a watch, and it is now two o'clock. ”

Shang Cheng turned his head to look at the two stacks of paperwork on the table, lowered his head and thought about it, and said, "Let someone change a pot of hot tea soup for me." Hearing that Bao Kan promised to go, he suddenly remembered something and asked, "Why are you worth it today?" ”

"Stone and the subordinate have changed shifts."

A wave of anger surged into Shang Cheng's heart. When Mogan broke through, Shi was seriously injured and almost lost his life on the grassland, and after returning to Yanshan, he had been recuperating in Cangcheng until the beginning of the month of Layue. Shang Cheng planned to send him to work in the old army of Beizheng Qian, and Ji Zheng and Fan Quan, who were stationed in Ruqizhai, also called him over, but he himself said that he didn't want to go anywhere, so Shang Cheng couldn't help but let him be Baokan's deputy. Who knew that his mouth full of "reluctant monk brother" was nonsense, he just hung up his position here, and wrapped up with his old lover over there, it's been almost two months, Shang Chengcheng only caught a glimpse of him a few times, and didn't even say a few words...... Shang Cheng pursed his lips and swallowed back the swear words that came to his lips, and said, "Okay, you go, take it when the noodles are ready." ”

He sat back down at his desk and read the documents. Because of such urgent official business as the Qian Lao Third Brigade and the Ji Zheng Brigade being temporarily under the jurisdiction of Li Shen of Duanzhou, and the military rations hoarded in Yixian County should be transported to the outside world as soon as possible, he had already done the disposal, and handed it over to him as soon as possible to pass it on and carry it out, so these official documents were not so important, and most of them were detailed documents of the officials in custody examined by the Inspection Division, and they also came with the judgment and handling opinions of the Inspection Department. In fact, these official documents were sent to him only as a formality, and he only needed to sign and seal them, and there was no need to look at them carefully. But he still carefully browsed one by one, sometimes stopping to think about it, or flipping through other documents to compare, he felt that these things could not be sloppy one by one, after all, maintaining the official future of those people.

Just as he was holding an official document and frowning to consider the judgment of the Inspectorate, the curtain of the door was quietly opened, and two servants from the Admiral's Mansion crept in with their heads bowed and bent over. One person gently placed a large bowl of noodles and a pair of chopsticks on the table, while the other put down a teapot wrapped in a cotton sleeve and put away the cold tea that had already cooled. Shang Cheng nodded and said, "Change a few candles." These are almost burned out. The two servants agreed softly, and withdrew lightly.

Shang Cheng spread the official document he was reading on the table, picked up the bowl with one hand, picked up the chopsticks with the other hand and stuck on the table twice, tilted his head and just took a sip of hot soup, Bao Kan said outside: "My lord, Tao Zhifu and Zhou Xuewen ask to see you." ”

Shang Cheng took a mouthful of noodles and said vaguely, "Please come over." He took two mouthfuls of noodle soup, and before he had eaten a few bites, he heard the sound of footsteps under the porch outside, knowing that Tao Qi and Yanzhou Xueguan had arrived, he dropped the bowl and hurriedly took two steps to lift the door curtain and went out of the upper room, and greeted him: "Meng Changgong, is there any urgent matter that you have to work to run in person?" It's so late, and the weather is so cold, it's really a big deal, send a little guy to shout, can't I go to your house? As he spoke, he lifted the curtain with one hand, took Tao Qi's arm with the other hand and helped the old prefect into the house, turned back to Bao Kan and said, "Hurry up and send a few fires." ”

Shang Cheng invited Tao Qi to sit down, served him a cup of hot tea and soup, turned his face to another eight-rank civil official who stood respectfully at the head of the door and said, "You are Sect Wen?" Sit down, too. After the two servants moved the three burning braziers into the house, put them on the right, the left and the right, and then offered tea to Sect Wen before withdrawing, then asked, "Meng Changgong has something to look for me?" ”

Tao Qi sat in his chair and moved uneasily. He knew that Shang Cheng's eyes were sick and taboo charcoal, and he never lit a brazier in the house, and today he obviously made an exception because of himself, and he was moved for a while and didn't know what to say, so he snorted for a while, and then thanked him: "The commander is sympathetic to the lower officials." ”

Shang Cheng shook his head with a smile, put aside the topic and asked directly: "The old lady has guarded the mansion, is there anything important?" ”

"It's not a big deal, it's just ......" Tao Qi weighed how to phrase it in his heart. Although he recommended Shang Cheng to be the commander, he had never dealt with Shang Cheng face-to-face, so it can be said that he didn't know anything about the young general who suddenly appeared in the army, but he heard that this person was very bold in talking and acting. At this time, I realized that the rumors outside were not wrong. Except for the two greetings at the door, Shang Cheng didn't even have half a superfluous sentence since he entered the house, and asked him why he came from one by one, and he thought about it for a long time along the way, but half of the sentence didn't come in handy. He was a little unaccustomed to this straightforward way of speaking, so he hesitated for a moment and said, "Qi Zheng, you come and talk to the commander." He also introduced to Shang Cheng, "This is Yanzhou's state school teaching, Wen Theory, the word Qi Zheng." ”

Shang Cheng turned his face to the left and waited for him to speak.

Wen Yan probably didn't expect Tao Qi to push the topic to himself, he was unprepared for a while, his face was swollen red, his hands pressed on his knees tightly grabbed the green official robe, the corners of the robe dragged to his knees were trembling, the heels of his two feet also rose and fell spasmodically, his eyes stared at a candle mountain opposite, his square face was extremely tight, his mouth was open, and his throat gurgled twice. As if he couldn't even speak.

Shang Cheng knew that he was too nervous, so he gestured at him and Tao Qi with the teacup in front of him, said "Please eat tea", and lowered his head first and took a sip. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Wen Yan pour a few mouthfuls of water, and then he raised his head and asked, "Please speak." ”

Wen Yan's face finally softened a little, his eyes looked directly at the gauze lamp on Shang Cheng's table, and he stammered, "...... That is true. Well, Governor, that's it,...... It's what the state learns, and the state learns the ......"

Shang Cheng picked up the teapot and poured tea soup into his cup, handed the cup to him, and said kindly: "Don't worry, speak slowly." He turned around and refilled Tao Qi's cup, and then said, "You speak slowly, I'll listen." ”

Wen Yan drank a few more sips of water, which seemed to have some confidence, and his speech slipped smoothly: "Forgive me, the commander is rude." Here's the thing, Governor. This year is the twentieth anniversary of the Holy Emperor's accession to the throne, and last autumn there was an edict from the imperial court, which specially decreed that all the state capitals in the world should be added to the Yihai Enke Township Test in the late spring and early summer of this year. Speaking of which, he had completely recovered the calm demeanor of the scholar, straightened his back in the chair, stared at Shang Cheng with flat eyes and said, "Governor, the Yanzhou official school is in disrepair, the walls and bricks of the Confucian Temple and the Mengci Temple have collapsed, and the Qilong examination room is also a leaky house. ”

Shang Cheng nodded, didn't hurriedly answer Wen Yi, and asked Tao Qi first: "Meng Changgong is also for this?" ”

Tao Qiren is old and refined, and he has already roughly figured out Shang Cheng's temperament and temperament in a few words, so he no longer dragged the text, and said with a smile: "Yes." Sectarian Wen may have been afraid that his official position was low, and he didn't know when he would see the adults when he was waiting in shifts in the yamen, so he dragged the old man to accompany him. He probably thought that with the old man's old face, he could squeeze some money out of the governor. ”

Shang Cheng smiled. He remembered that the imperial examinations in history were generally conducted in various townships in autumn and August, and then in the spring of the following year, they were compared in Beijing, so they had the nicknames of autumn and spring; However, the Great Zhao Dynasty doesn't seem to have this statement, and at this time two years ago, Huo Shiqi was preparing to participate in the township test in Yanzhou, and it was difficult for him to inquire about the ins and outs of it. asked Wen again: "This fee will fall on our Yanshan?" Aren't all state schools in various places directly under the jurisdiction of the imperial court? ”

Wen Yan arched his hand in the chair and said: "The commander doesn't know, the scholar is indeed directly appointed by the imperial court, but the expenses for the state school and county school are all provided by the local government. ”

Shang Cheng raised his eyebrows and thought for a while, and then asked, "Isn't there a school in the state school?" ”

The corners of Tao Qi's eyes twitched, and he quietly glanced at Shang Cheng, but his face was silent, and he lowered his head and took a sip of tea soup. Wen Yan was a little surprised, sat up and arched his hand again, and said: "Commander, Yanzhou Xuetian was allocated by the imperial court in Yanshan in the third year of Xuanhe, and there was not enough at that time, and after more than 30 years of ups and downs, there are three or four out of ten people who are negligent and scattered, and now they can't make ends meet." Don't hide it from the commander, let alone repair the hall now, even the number of scholars is insufficient. There should be 21 professors and professors in the state school, but in fact there are only nine, because they can't afford to teach like many people......"

Shang Cheng looked at Wen Yan in surprise. He has just taken office, and he is not clear about this situation, but it is also unexpectedly that Yanshan Prefecture has fallen to such a point.

Tao Qi said beside him: "Commander, what Qi Zheng said is all the truth. ”

Shang Cheng screamed. He knew that Wen Lun's "three or four out of ten negligent diaspora" must have another hidden meaning. But now is not the time to pursue this, and he didn't have the idea of asking in detail, so he asked: "How much does it cost to repair the state school?" In addition, if you hire enough students, how much will it cost in a year? ”

Wen Yan's expression was stunned for a moment, and then he lowered his head and said crampedly, "The cost of hiring a full academic official, the lower official is not clear." However, the monthly salary of the lower officials is seven taels, and according to this calculation, twelve more professors will be added, including their spring clothes, summer and cool, autumn salaries, and official firewood, rice, oil and sauce, which will be about 800 taels a year. In addition, it will cost about 600 yuan to repair the state school. ”

"Fourteen hundred......," Shang Cheng looked up and thought for a moment. I can't get this money out for the time being. You know, the most important thing now is to appease the victims, and before the account books of the states and counties are reported, the money in the big treasury will not dare to be spent indiscriminately. ”

Hearing Shang Cheng say this, Tao Qi's old face like orange peel couldn't help but blush. He participated in the matter of recommending Shang Cheng to become a fake governor, but in the recent past, the following people have been delaying and neglecting official duties, and he has also turned a blind eye. Wen Yan looked disappointed, mustered up the courage to fight for two sentences, and heard Shang Cheng say: "But the matter of state learning is very important, and it can't be delayed." In this way, I have a sum of money in my hand, and I will allocate you 1,600 yuan to pay for this year first. Next year...... I won't wait for next year, and when the current situation stabilizes, I will make a special official document, and in the future, I will guarantee to allocate 600 yuan to the state school every year. As for the shortfall, it's up to you to figure it out. ”

As soon as Tao Qi and Wen Yan heard Shang Cheng say that "there is still a sum of money in his hand", they knew that this was his "minister's money". Although Shang Cheng is a military commander, he is also on the errand of the commander, and the amount of the minister's money is of course also distributed according to this position, and it is estimated that it is also two or three thousand a year. They all know that this money is actually Shangcheng's public allowance and job allowance, and after removing the expenses, the rest is their own. At this time, Shang Chengcheng took out half of the minister's money to give it to the state school, which immediately made the two civil officials happy and moved, happy that the matter of the state school was completely solved, and moved by Shang Cheng's actions, which was actually out of Shang Cheng's own pocket......

Sending away the two civil officials who were a little ignorant of the level when they walked, Shang Cheng asked people to take the cold noodles and heat them again, and continued to read the official documents after eating, until the third watch, he finally finished the day's work.

He yawned and went back to the courtyard behind him to rest, and as he went, he was anxious about the myriad of questions......