"Crackling ......"

The sound of firecrackers resounded throughout the small Bailu Town early in the morning.

On the only main street, firecrackers continue from the street to the end of the street, and in the sound of vigorous firecrackers, the white deer town, which used to be more lively only at the beginning of the market, will become crowded.

Fathers and villagers from ten towns and eight miles gathered on both sides of the main street, pulling families and mouths, and everyone's faces were filled with bright smiles. The lively crowd continued from the entrance of the town to the door of the old man's house, and the township chief waited outside the old man's door with more than a dozen elders in the town.

The sound of firecrackers outside gradually subsided, and the old man had changed into a set of official clothes that he had never worn in his life, and slowly walked out accompanied by his wife.

The township chief immediately took the lead in greeting him, and said with a smile: "People rely on clothes and horses to rely on saddles, Ye Tianxiong, I didn't expect you to change into this official uniform, let alone look decent." ”

Seeing that it was the township chief who was talking, the old man Ye Tianxiong didn't dare to slack off, so he immediately hugged his fists and returned the salute, and said with a smile: "The township chief doesn't want to make fun of Tianxiong, what kind of material is the old man who is an official." Also, the township chief spread the word about it, and it was so lively, if the old man couldn't become an official in the future, wouldn't it make people laugh. ”

"Tianxiong, don't look down on yourself, this time your Ye family's ancestral tomb is smoking, such a good thing from the sky. You should cherish it, this official has not yet become an official, so why did he start to tremble. ”

The township chief paused for a moment, and seeing that Ye Tianxiong didn't seem to have solved the doubts in his heart, he continued to say: "Our small Bailu Town has never had any celebrities since ancient times. This time, it is rare for you Tianxiong to have this opportunity, and was favored by General Mao and promoted to the governor in charge of the world's agricultural affairs. This is a great event for us in Bailu Town, and it is also the occasion for your Ye family to rise to the top. You, you have to work hard, so that the people of Bailu Town can have hope in the future! ”

Looking up, Ye Tianxiong saw familiar faces, with envy, blessings, and a lot of expectations in their eyes. Obviously, the villagers were happy that Ye Tianxiong was a big official this time.

As the township chief said just now, there has never been any celebrity in Bailu Town, and the highest official rank in the town is the position of township chief. There is no one in the court who can speak, and no one can protect the interests and safety of the villagers.

Like in the past, when the imperial court was in power, the tax revenue of Bailu Town was one or two percent heavier than that of other towns. And once the townsfolk in the town have a lawsuit with other towns, they will often suffer a lot more than those in those towns who are officials in the court.

Ye Tianxiong suddenly felt that a heavy burden was pressed on his shoulders, looking at a pair of eyes full of anticipation for him, he felt that even if he had no confidence, he had to bite the bullet.

The township chief pulled Ye Tianxiong to the side and comforted in a low voice: "Old Ye, the opportunity is rare, since our Ye clan moved here, how much grievances everyone has suffered, you should know in your heart." Our Ye clan is not a small clan in the local area now, especially after the Shaanxi disaster a few years ago, our Ye clan is also a medium clan in Xi'an. It's not that they're bullied by those small clans, in the final analysis, no one in our clan is an official in the court. ”

Ye Tianxiong nodded heavily: "Township Chief, please rest assured, Tianxiong understands in his heart that for the sake of the Ye family and the Ye family, Tianxiong will do whatever he says and will do it well, so that our Ye family will also raise their eyebrows in Xi'an." ”

"Well, it should have been like this a long time ago. Hahaha...... "The township chief got Ye Tianxiong's assurance, and immediately felt a lot relieved.

It's not early, it's time for Ye Tianxiong to set off, although Xi'an is not far away, but he can't miss the good time.

The sound of firecrackers sounded again, and Ye Tianxiong and his wife sat in the carriage that came to pick up and drop off the villagers under the warm farewell of the villagers, and slowly walked out of the town with a small salute.

The people along the street saw each other off in the back, and only stopped when they reached Zhenkou Avenue and were obstructed by the township chief.

Ye Tianxiong lifted the curtains in the carriage, stretched out his head to look back, and saw that the villagers still hadn't left, and were still watching them leave.

Xi'an was originally the ancient capital of the former dynasty and has always enjoyed a good reputation, but this year's natural and man-made disasters have continued, and the most serious time has also led to a short period of abandonment and becoming an empty city.

After Mao Wenlong's arrival, although the development resumed for three years, it still could not restore Xi'an to the scale of its previous prosperity period. Due to the extreme lack of population, the development of Xi'an has not been able to achieve high-speed development, which is also a common problem in the entire north at present, and it is also the most headache for Mao Wenlong.

On the day he came back, Mao Wenlong had already asked Haoda to personally run a yamen for Ye Tianxiong. This is an easy thing for the vast man, there are still many vacant yamen in Xi'an, especially some palaces, which can be used directly after a little rectification.

A palace that had been vacant for a long time was directly transformed into a yamen. Above the middle of the gate, Mao Wenlong asked Hong Chengchou to personally paint and paint three dragons flying and phoenix dancing in the big characters 'Ministry of Agriculture'.

The black plaque is golden, the dragon flies and the phoenix dances, and the two stone lions at the door are replaced by Mao Wenlong who deliberately ordered people to drive out two big stone buffaloes. The whole shape is a bit nondescript, but as long as Mao Wenlong is happy, no one will say more.

"Yes, yes, this will be the yamen that handles all agricultural affairs in the future." Mao Wenlong stood outside the gate and praised him with satisfaction.

Haoda stepped forward at this time and said, "Chief soldier, Mr. Ye has already entered the city gate, and he will be able to arrive in a while." ”

Mao Wenlong smiled and said, "Okay, if you come, let him live here directly." Also, let you send someone to inform Ye Hong and Ye Yan, the father and son, that they have come to Xi'an, where are they now? ”

Haoda thought about it for a while, and then replied: "General soldiers, it won't take three days for them to arrive in Xi'an." ”

Mao Wenlong nodded, said no more, and took the lead in entering the yamen.

The front hall of the yamen is obviously the office place, and the palace is quite large, with three entrances in the front, middle and back. It would obviously be too wasteful for such a large place to be used only as a yamen office. However, Mao Wenlong didn't think so, on the contrary, he still felt that this place might not be big enough.

Once the Yamen of the Ministry of Agriculture was established and began to operate, Mao Wenlong would be able to settle down the students he had trained in Yexian College. This is where he begins to practice and learn from experience, and these talents will be the cornerstone of his rule in the future.

Ye Tianxiong soon arrived at the new yamen, and under the vast guidance, he came to the front hall to meet Mao Wenlong.

Mao Wenlong laughed: "How is it? The old gentleman thought that it was okay here, and what was needed, although he told Haoda that he would transfer the request to the juniors. ”

Ye Tianxiong was a little frightened, but he didn't expect that Mao Wenlong was still thinking of himself as a junior at this moment, which made Ye Laohan anxious enough: "Chief soldier, everything is very good, Xiao Lao'er has no other requirements, just please don't call yourself a junior in the future." ”