Hearing that the trust prefect was about to arrive in the past two days, Quanzhou Yatong sentenced Tuqiu to summon all the prefects of the seven counties under his rule to Quanzhou City to wait.

There is not much difference between the various place names of Quanzhou and later generations, Quanzhou City is located in Jinjiang, not far from Nan'an County, Hui'an County in the northeast, Yongchun and Dehua in the north, Qingxi in the west, that is, Anxi in later generations, Anxi Tieguanyin comes from here, but now there is no Tieguanyin this said, but tea is still produced here. To the southwest is Tong'an.

Seven county-level administrative offices, Quanzhou City is on the seaside, not far from a natural bay, but also a natural good port.

Quanzhou's wealth, there are unique reasons, Dehua out of the best porcelain, Qingxi out of tea, there is a very good iron mine in the Song Dynasty, Quanzhou a place, there are three iron mines, Chishui Iron Field, Yiyang Iron Field, Qingyang Iron Field.

Quanzhou also produces copper, and Quanzhou not only produces copper, but also has a huge Anren sea salt field.

At this time, Xiamen Island and Kinmen Island were also under the rule of Quanzhou and called Lieyu.

To the north of Quanzhou is the Xinghua Army, that is, Putian, where some troops were stationed, as well as a small naval division. To the south is Zhangzhou. But these places are not as good as Quanzhou's resources.

Tu Qiu has been waiting for two days with a group of officials.

Suddenly, I heard the messenger at the door rushing in to report: "Tu Tongju, Zhizhou has arrived, Zhizhou has arrived." ”

Tu Qiu hurriedly got up and led everyone out to greet him.

In front of me, a column of sturdy ironclad soldiers entered from the gate of the state ya, lined up neatly, their footsteps clicked on the ground, and the helmets covered the noses and mouths of these soldiers. This kind of elite iron armor has never been seen in Quanzhou. Quanzhou is a place where there has been no war for many years, and there is almost no such thing as armament.

Tu Qiu saw this scene, stunned for a moment, and hurriedly went out quickly, after going out, he saw a lot of people, but he didn't see the person wearing the official uniform, so he really didn't know which one was Xinzhizhou, and he was slightly embarrassed, so he bowed and asked: "I don't know which one is Gan Zhizhou, see you under the official Tu Qiu." ”

A young man turned his head, grinned at him, and replied, "I'm Ganqi, the new governor of Quanzhou." ”

After that, Gan Qi also waved his hand, motioning for Gan Ba to show Tu Qiu those of his edict documents and the like.

Tu Qiu took the edict documents, looked up at Gan Qi, was a little surprised, a little too young, but also hurriedly visited: "Meet Gan Zhizhou." ”

Gan Qi helped Tu Qiu and said with a smile: "Tu Tong is hard. ”

"Gan Zhizhou, please come in quickly." Tu Qiu is more than 40 years old, and he is not a native of Quanzhou, but he has been an official in Quanzhou for more than ten years, and he has been an official in this place for more than ten years.

Gan Qi turned his head and ordered some unloading and saluting, and then went to the gate, Quanzhou Ya, repaired well, inside and outside several into the courtyard, there are other courtyards on the left and right, this Quanzhou is really not poor.

In the main hall, the mirror was still hanging high, Gan Qi was seated, the tea had already come up, and Tu Qiu began to introduce the names of officials from all over the country to Gan Qi one by one.

Gan Qi nodded and smiled.

Gan Qi also introduced Shi Honglei to everyone, Shi Honglei is the new head of Quanzhou's soldiers and horses, if this official is placed in the northwest, then there are thousands of soldiers in the forbidden compartment, but it is this Quanzhou, and I don't know if I can point out the three or five hundred people who are sparsely pulled.

In fact, Gan Qi has acquaintances in Quanzhou, because Cai Qu is a native of Quanzhou, although Cai Qu's father went to Chenzhou very early to become a petty official, and Cai Qu also grew up in Chenzhou, but the family concept of Chinese is like this, even if you go out early, as long as you talk about it, it is still a family.

So Gan Qi also brought Cai Qu's letter, Cai Qu is a person from Quanzhou City, Cai's family is not a big family in this locality, but it is not a small family.

So at noon, when Tuqiu set up a banquet to invite Gan Qi, Gan Qi also deliberately asked people to find Cai Huangyi, the head of the Cai family in Quanzhou, Cai Huangyi is the elder brother of Cai Huangshang, Cai Qu's father.

Cai Huangyi was over the age of old, and suddenly heard that the new Zhizhou outside the door invited him to a banquet, and he was also confused.

He also laughed in his mouth: "Time is also lucky, I didn't expect that my Cai family in Quanzhou will also have this day of luck." ”

The son next to him, Cai Ji, asked, "Father, what the hell is going on?" Why did Xinzhizhou invite his father to eat and drink as soon as he came? ”

Cai Huangyi laughed: "Do you remember your uncle who joined the army as a clerk in Chenzhou?" ”

"Remember, when my uncle was out of the funeral, we traveled thousands of miles to get there." Cai Ji replied.

"Do you remember your cousin Cai?"

"I've had a few encounters, I remember it, I remember it, but I can't remember what he looks like all of a sudden." Cai Ji replied.

"Haha...... Cai is indeed a junior high school jinshi, and our Cai family is a talent. Cai Huangyi's happiness is from the heart, someone in the family has been awarded the Jinshi, and a big family is honored.

"Zhongjinshi? So powerful? No wonder my father is so happy today, in the future, our Cai family, it is not an official eunuch family, there is a rare plaque in the ancestral hall to hang a scholarly door, and everyone will have to look up at us in the future. Cai Ji was also very happy.

Unexpectedly, Cai Huangyi still smiled and waved his hand: "More than that, more than that, who are you the new Zhizhou?" ”

"Father, what you say, isn't it Cai Quxian's brother who came to Quanzhou to be the governor? Gee...... It's impossible, Brother Cai Quxian's Jinshi who has only been selected this year can't be Zhizhou......" Cai Ji guessed to himself.

"Haha...... The new Zhizhou's name is Gan Qi Gan Daojian, who is a well-known Confucian in Bianliang City, and also your cousin Cai Qu's teacher, and the relationship is very close. Tell me, as soon as this Mr. Gan came, he invited the old man to the banquet, which shows how important your cousin is in his heart. Cai Huangyi had already finished washing, put on his head, and looked at himself from top to bottom, just afraid of being rude.

"Is this the original way? Then our Cai family is afraid that it is going to be developed, and my father will go out quickly, so it is not good for Gan Zhizhou to wait. I must make friends with Ganzhizhou, and this time our Cai family in Quanzhou is going to soar. Cai Ji was excited. Suddenly having such a good relationship with the new mayor is really a blessing from God, and it can't be stopped by luck.

Cai Huangyi also hurriedly went out, the banquet building in the east of the city, there are couplets at the door, there is a sentence is a banquet for guests from all over the world, this sentence is really not blown, Quanzhou is really a place to feast guests from all over the world.

Cai Huangyi went upstairs, searched left and right, and entered a private room, most of the people in it were familiar to him, but only a young man sat in the main seat, but he was a student.

Cai Huangyi was also a little stunned, Cai Qu's teacher, how did he look like Cai Qu's student? It's hard to accept for a while.

Tu Qiu immediately said: "Old Cai, why don't you hurry up and meet Gan Zhizhou?" ”

Cai Huangyi heard the words and hurriedly bowed.

Gan Qi has already come to help: "Old Cai doesn't have to be polite, sit down quickly." ”

Tu Qiu knew why Cai Huangyi behaved like this, so he also touted a few words: "You have been in Quanzhou for a long time, there may be some things you don't know, Gan Zhizhou is a great person, but Bianliang's famous celebrity Confucian, the heir of the mantle of Mr. Hu Ying Hu, the classics of history, poetry and articles are all fine. It is the champion and the first of the new department, and the third division Bao Xianggong is also the seat of Ganzhizhou, and the official family of the owner is even more favored by Ganzhizhou. Now that Gan Zhizhou has arrived in Quanzhou, you should do your best to serve, if you do your errands well, you will not have a good future in the future, and you don't have to stay in Quanzhou for the rest of your life like me. ”

This is to praise Ganqi, and there is also a little self-pity, Tu Qiu Ke was also born in Jinshi, and he was also in his prime, ready to point out the country, but he probably won't be able to come out of Quanzhou in this life. In fact, this is also the situation of most officials, there are so many officials in the world, how many can there be?

Gan Qi smiled and said: "Tu Tongju has been in the position of Quanzhou Tongju for seven or eight years, right?" I think I'm also qualified to be promoted one step later, and when the time comes, I'll go to Tokyo and help Tu Tongju operate, how about it? ”

After saying this, Gan Qi looked left and right at everyone's expressions, especially Tu Qiu's expression.

Gan Qi has something to say, such as Tu Qiu, he has no backers in Tokyo, and he is in his forties, obviously knowing that his future in officialdom is no longer very big. So if Tu Qiu is really transferred to another place to be a governor or something, is he willing?

At this time, Tu Qiu's complexion changed, obviously he knew that Gan Qi really had this ability. Hu Ming's mantle heir, Bao Zheng's disciple of Bao Zheng and Bao Xianggong, was the champion in the first half of the year, and became the sixth grade Zhizhou in the second half of the year. Such characters have a lot of energy in the city of Tokyo.

But Tu Qiu immediately smiled again and again: "Thank you Zhizhou for your good intentions, it's okay, I don't dare to run around Zhizhou, now that the officials are old, if they stay in Quanzhou in this life, it is not impossible." ”

Gan Qi smiled slightly, is this unwilling? Don't want to be promoted in vain? Is there such a desireless official in this world?

Gan Qi thought to himself, it seems that this Quanzhou is really good, too good to be better. The emperor is far away, and he is still so rich, the business is prosperous, and the entry and exit of goods is also astronomical. Being an official here, you don't need to be promoted. There is a word called "promotion and wealth", and there is also a sentence called "promotion does not make money, wealth does not promote office", although this sentence is not necessarily very appropriate, it seems that there is a little truth.

Foreigners in Quanzhou can sit big step by step, without the control of the imperial court, so naturally they need to have the connivance of local officials.

Gan Qi understood this reason, if these foreigners were controlled under high pressure early on, how could foreigners develop into the situation of slaughtering the Great Song clan and chasing down the Great Song Emperor in Quanzhou?

With this sentence, Gan Qi seems to see through the root of many problems.

"Tu Tongju has no desires and no desires, and he is really a model for my generation." Gan Qi smiled and complimented.

"Don't dare, don't dare, it's just that the lower officials are old, they don't seek to improve, they can't be compared to the young and talented people in Ganzhizhou, and the future is bright." Tu Shan also smiled.

The scene is almost finished, and Gan Qi toasts to the feast.

Between the staggered plans, Cai Huangyi came forward to toast again and again, today is really a turning point in Cai Huangyi's life.

When the new chief officer takes office, he is naturally the central figure, and the wine is to be accompanied, and everyone comes to toast, glass after glass.

Gan Qi, who was drunk and flushed, waved his hand again and again and said: "The amount of alcohol is limited, the amount of alcohol is limited, I'm afraid I'm going to get drunk." ”

As he said this, Gan Qi fell asleep on the table.

It seems that he is really drunk, and at a young age, the amount of alcohol is naturally not as good as that of these wine veterans.

Gan Qi was drunk, this banquet should naturally be dispersed, Tu Qiu went out to say a few words, and Gan Ba and Zhou Tong, who were eating outside, came in and helped Gan Qi go out.

The backyard of the state government has already been renovated, and the bedding and household items are all available, just waiting for Gan Qi, the new intellectual, to move in.

Gan Qi returned to the backyard of the state office, and the wine suddenly woke up, and he didn't know what to think when he sat in the study. In the courtyard, Gan Ba and others kept carrying the things they brought from Bianliang, Tokyo, and the most important thing was money, and this time, Gan Qi came with a huge amount of money.

In the front yard of the yamen, in the side hall, a group of officials sat down, eating sobering tea, but their faces were not so relaxed.

The county magistrate of Jinjiang surnamed Xu, named Xu Jian, thirty-seven or eighteen years old, sat next to Tu Qiu, and asked: "This Gan Zhizhou is really big. ”

Tu Qiu nodded: "Well, it's not small, the champion in the first half of the year, the governor in the second half of the year, I also sent someone to inquire, and I heard that the new commercial tax law recently came from this person." ”

Xu Jian spoke: "It's like this, and the world I'm used to, I'm young, and I heard that it's also a huge rich family, I'm afraid it's not easy to get along." I'm waiting for these subordinates, I'm afraid I'm going to have to suffer some hardships. ”

Tu Qiu shook his head and said with a smile: "Why don't you think about it, why did you come to a place like Quanzhou, where the emperor is far away, to be Renzhizhou?" ”

"Please also judge Tu Tong to solve your doubts." Xu Jian spoke.

"The more remote the place, the more noble the character. That's it, if you want to come to this Zhizhou, it won't be long before you will return to Beijing to become an official and become a knight. "Tu Qiu is also a personal essence.

Xu Jian opened his mouth and said: "Good students are envious, famous disciples, it is really not comparable to us." In this way, I don't think this senior official will care about government affairs, so I can wait for these lower officials. ”

"Serve well, just serve well." This is Tu Qiu's final summary, serving this young Shangguan good student, eating, drinking, and playing. If these governors want to have a little bit of the feeling of being officials, try cases or something, let this governor do whatever he wants, where to build roads and bridges, where to repair channels, as long as the governor speaks, he will repair it.

"I hope it will be well served." Xu Jian said again.

"Good to serve." Tu Qiu said with a smile, he is a human spirit and knows what this kind of official wants. After saying this, Tu Qiu got up and waved his hand: "Disperse, go back to your own office, and do your errand." ”

Many officials stood up and saluted, and dispersed.

As soon as the officials dispersed, someone suddenly came to say: "Tu Tong's sentence, Zhizhou is invited." ”

Tu Qiu asked: "Zhizhou wine is awake?" ”

"Wake up, my family knows the state, and I have always been drunk fast and woke up quickly."

"Lead the way." Tu Qiu turned a smile.

Gan Qi is in the Hou Ya study, and Gan Qi's residence will be in this Hou Ya in the future. Tu Qiu walked into the study and bowed down to see him.

Gan Qi spoke: "It's not very important, I don't know the situation in Quanzhou when I first arrive, but I don't know where to start." I asked Tu Tong to take the tax accounts of Quanzhou over the years, as well as the accounts of the various yamen, and I will take a look at it here and understand it. ”

Tu Qiu opened his mouth and said: "Zhizhou has been tired for nearly two months, why don't you rest more first, and talk about business tomorrow, your body is important." ”

It's not that Tu Qiu has any purpose in mind, it's just that he is simply serving Gan Zhizhou.

Gan Qi smiled and waved his hand: "Young and healthy, although the road is long, I don't feel how tired, since I have taken office, then I should serve the public and not waste the grace of the official family." ”

Tu Qiu smiled and hurriedly said, "Then the lower official will go and pick it up, and it will be delivered in a moment." ”

Gan Qi was also very polite and polite, and thanked him.

In Quanzhou, Gan Qi is going to make a big move, but where to start remains to be said.