According to Qi Wen, they really arrived in Xiangshan County before sunset.

As the southernmost county of the empire, Xiangshan County is extremely important.

If you look at it alone, it doesn't seem to be conspicuous, after all, it's just a county ear in Guangzhou.

But it is in the vicinity of Macau, which is the lease of the Franc machine in Daming.

In the 32nd year of Jiajing, that is, in 1553 of the Western calendar, the Franc Ji people (Portuguese) appealed to the Ming Dynasty and obtained the right of residence in Macao. Later, in the 36th year of Jiajing, that is, in 1557 of the Western calendar, the Francophile officially leased Macao.

However, Lend-Lease was not the same as a colony, and the Ming Dynasty had absolute sovereignty over Macau. Macau really became a colony in the late Qing Dynasty.

Ning Xiu was faintly happy when he saw the map of Xiangshan County.

As the first Europa to trade with the Ming Dynasty, the Portuguese were clearly very suitable as partners. In contrast, several other maritime hegemons, such as the Dutch and the Spaniards, preferred to plunder by force rather than cooperate.

Of course, Ning Xiu hasn't figured out how to cooperate with the Francophone people in Macau, but he can't get around firearms after all.

When the carriage came to the north city gate, Ning Xiu noticed that several officials dressed in civilian complement clothes were standing in front of the city gate.

I only heard a person in the middle bowing to the carriage, and said in a loud voice: "Xiaguan Xiangshan County Chenghuang seems to visit the county honor." ”

The other two also saluted: "He Xian, the chief secretary of Xiangshan County (Cui Yan, the history of Xiangshan County), visited the county honor. ”

It turned out to be the leadership team of Xiangshan County!

Ning Xiu secretly said in his heart, and after making up his mind, he lifted the curtain and stepped out of the carriage.

Qi Wen wanted to help Ning Xiu get out of the car, but Ning Xiu refused.

Although he is not a person with a high value of force, he is not a scholar who is powerless, how can he get out of the car and ask someone to help him?

Besides, Qi Wen and the others were sent by Ling'er to protect his safety, and they were not old mothers who served people!

"This official is the new county magistrate of Xiangshan County, and your colleagues are polite."

As soon as Ning Xiu got out of the carriage, Huang Xiancheng, He Zhushu, and Cui Dianshi looked at each other.

They all heard that the new county magistrate was very young, but they didn't expect to be so young.

This county order looks like seventeen or eighteen, right? Look at the seventeen or eighteen years old people who became the seventh rank officials of the imperial court, and they are all forty or fifty years old, but they are still a second official. People are more popular than dead people.

Of course, none of these three dared to show the slightest displeasure on their faces, they were all old fritters in the officialdom, and they all made a deferential appearance, ready to listen to the teachings of the county lord at any time.

Of course, Ning Xiu wasn't going to say too much.

When he first arrived in Xiangshan County, he did not know much about the situation in the county. If you ask rashly, it will seem that there is no Zhang Chi.

After he has a good understanding of the situation in the county, it is good to communicate with these subordinates.

"Ahem, the lower officials prepared a banquet in the city to catch the wind and wash the dust for the county honor, and asked the county lord to move forward."

Ning Xiu nodded: "Okay." ”

After entering the county seat, Ning Xiu and his party went straight to the county office.

This is not difficult to find, and the county government is generally located due north of the city.

What's more, there are Huang Xiancheng and others leading the way.

The layout of the county government is also similar, the front office is the place of office, and the back office is the residence of the county order to rest.

As for the county officials, the chief bookkeeper, the canon and the history of the county, there are also official offices, but most of them only work in the county office, and rarely spend the night in the county office. This is an unspoken rule of officialdom, and the county government is reserved for the official and county order to rest.

However, at this time, Ning Xiu couldn't rest yet, he wanted to participate in the reception banquet prepared for him by Huang Xiancheng and others.

After putting down his luggage and settling down for a while, Ning Xiu changed into a lake-blue Shu brocade robe, and left the county office surrounded by his subordinates.

The banquet is not in the back hall, but in the middle of the largest restaurant in Xiangshan County.

Huang Rudao had already greeted the shopkeeper of the restaurant, and when the shopkeeper saw that the county lord was coming, he immediately said with a smile: "Adults, please." ”

He also knew Master He and Cui Dianshi, but the only one he didn't know was a young Langjun.

But seeing a few adults holding the moon and hugging him in the middle, it was enough to see that this person was the newly arrived county magistrate.

Several adults didn't say anything to him, just nodded slightly, and then walked into the restaurant with their heads held high.

The first floor of the restaurant is a lobby for individual customers to eat, and the second and third floors are private rooms.

But because the adults of the county government have already chartered the restaurant, there are no other diners in the whole restaurant.

The shopkeeper led the adults to the largest private room on the third floor, greeted them and withdrew.

The official banquets he received had more rules that he naturally understood. Don't ask what you shouldn't ask, don't look at what you shouldn't see.

Ning Xiu, as the county magistrate of Xiangshan County, was naturally invited to the top.

After that, according to the order of official positions, Huang Xiancheng, He Zhuji, and Cui Dianshi took their seats one after another.

Don't look at this as just a small table, but it shows the officialdom ecology vividly.

After Ning Xiu sat down, he was also observing the expressions of his subordinates.

Although several officials were smiling on their faces, they could still see the difference when they looked closely.

The county Cheng Huang seems to be the real person in charge of Xiangshan County at a glance. And because of the sudden death of the original county magistrate, Huang Yidao also served as the acting county magistrate for nearly a year. Looking at his expression, he didn't seem to be surprised by his appointment.

As for Master He, he looked a little flustered. Although this panicked look flashed, it was still captured by Ning Xiu.

Ning Xiu knew that the main secretary was generally the leader of the county who was in charge of civil affairs. And civil affairs is the easiest to produce oil and water, isn't it that the master has been corrupt, so he is a thief?

Cui Dianshi is a martial artist, and the Malaysian golden sword sits there, which is in line with his historical identity.

Seeing that Ning Xiu was silent, Huang Xiancheng secretly complained in his heart.

He said in his heart that this kid is not easy to get along with at first glance, and his work in cultivating qi is really first-class.

"The county lord went to Xiangshan County to take up his post, and the officials prepared a thin banquet for the adults to receive the wind and wash the dust. Come, the next official will give you a cup first! ”

Huang Xiancheng poured himself a full bottle of wine and held it high, with a smile on his face.

Master He and Cui Dianshi also reacted and raised their glasses one after another.

Ning Xiu said in his heart that these officials are still very sensible, and they know that they should toast together. Otherwise, one cup per person, wouldn't Ning Xiu have to drink three cups?

Ning Xiu also raised his glass: "In the future, my generation will work together, and I hope to work together to handle the government affairs of Xiangshan County well." ”

Everyone said that it must be certain.

Ning Xiu drank all the wine, raised his glass and smiled, and everyone sat down and began to eat.

Huang Xiancheng originally planned to invite a few courtesans to accompany him for the drink, but because he couldn't figure out Ning Xiu's temperament, he didn't call them.

After three rounds of wine and five flavors, Huang Xiancheng asked tentatively: "Do you want to find someone to sing a song to relieve boredom?" ”

Ning Xiu pushed his hand and said, "No need, this official has been tired all the way, and he will go back to rest after eating this banquet." ”

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