After arriving at the only restaurant in Wugang City, Zhao Yan discovered Yuan Zhizhou's intentions, he was purely looking for his own food.

Yuan Yu said that he was a treat, but when he arrived at the restaurant, he only ordered two dishes, and all of them were vegetarian dishes.

After Zhao Yan came to Daming, it was the first time he encountered this kind of superlative, and he was depressed but also had to say some scenes, such as the first time Xia Guan arrived here, and he would have to rely on the envoy in the future, this meal should be a guest of Xia Guan, and then ordered a few dishes with meat and vegetables, and finally asked for a jar of daughter red that is said to be brewed by the restaurant.

Seeing that Zhao Yan was so knowledgeable and interesting, Yuan Yu didn't hide his secrets, and told him about the inside and outside of Xinning County, and then the meat dishes came up, but Yuan Yu seemed to know the taste of meat in March, picked up the chopsticks and feasted on them, and continued to complain while eating: "Zhao Zhixian doesn't know, this Wugang is mountainous and hilly, and it is the fief of the Minwang family, and my Zhizhou is hard...... Whoop...... This dish is delicious, Zhao Zhixian try it quickly...... The imperial court is not enough for the family to eat and drink, and the official ...... Whoop...... This official hasn't eaten enough for more than half a year......"

Seeing Yuan Yu's eating appearance, Zhao Yan smiled secretly in his heart, thought about it and complimented him twice: "The gentleman has a clean breeze on his sleeves, and he is really a model for my generation." ”

Yuan Yu glanced up at Zhao Yan, a trace of disdain flashed in his eyes, and he said after a while: "Zhao Zhixian must be laughing at the official in his heart, it is said that the state and county officials in these places like me, in addition to the worthless treasure money, the remaining rice always has a few stones per month, although it is necessary to go to the provincial treasury to withdraw it, but it is better than nothing, but there is only so much rice, if there is only one official, it is naturally enough, but the official also has a wife, two concubines and four children, and there are seven or eight maids and servants to support, It was eaten in just a few stones and half an hour......

Alas, the poor official has lost a lot of weight in the past six months, and if it weren't for the barrenness here, the official wouldn't have been able to loot it...... Ahem, this official is sympathetic to the people's livelihood, his sleeves are clean, and he would rather suffer himself than bear to suffer the people under his rule. ”

When he met such a superb Shangguan, Zhao Yan was also out of luck, and finally finished eating and drinking, and saw Yuan Yu get into the carriage and leave with the support of the servants, Zhao Yan breathed a sigh of relief.

It is said that in addition to Zhizhou, there should be an indefinite number of Tongzhi and judges in a scattered state, but from beginning to end, this Yuan Zhizhou has not been mentioned, and Zhao Yan doesn't want to ask, so he rested for the night after returning to the inn, and set off on the road again the next morning.

Xinning County is located in the southeast border of Huguang, Dongning County of Yongzhou Prefecture in the east, Wugang in the west, Shaoyang County where Baoqing Fucheng is located in the north, Xiyan County in Guangxi in the south, the mountains account for nearly seventy percent, the hills account for two percent, the remaining one percent of the middle hill land accounts for half, the plains account for half, the people in the territory are less than 30,000 households, and most of them make a living from fishing and hunting.

After turning over a low mountain, Xinning County is already far away, looking at it from a distance, the county occupies a small area, outside the city is a small river, named Fuyi Shui, if you don't consider others, this Xinning County is close to the mountains and rivers, but it can also be called a good place.

After arriving at the county seat, it was almost evening, Zhao Gou found someone to inquire about the location of the county office, and then rushed to the county office, showing the seal and ribbon to tell him, only to have the official sincerely lead a few people to the back office to settle down, and then the county's main book and the history of the county hurried to visit.

The magistrate is in charge of the functions of a county, such as the criminal name of the money valley, prison litigation, public security, tax collection, forced labor, and educating the people.

Xinning County is a lower county, there is a main book but no county, the main book is the nine products, and the classic history is not into the flow of products.

The two of them were shocked when they saw Zhao Yan, although the Xinzhi County in front of them was slightly majestic, but his face was immature, I was afraid that he was not satisfied with the weak crown, and he didn't want to become the top boss of the two of them, this world is really unfair!

"Xinning's chief bookkeeper, Cao Fang, has seen the county honor."

"Xinning Dianshi Gu Yuanche has seen the county master."

Zhao Yan sat on the main seat and took a closer look, the main bookkeeper Cao Fang looked in his forties, with a round face and small eyes, and a smile that seemed to be quite kind, but he didn't know the face but didn't know the heart, Zhao Yan didn't dare to have a preconceived idea, and only waited for a long time to know what he was like.

Dian Shi Gu Yuanche is an elegant middle-aged man in his thirties, with a square face and thick eyebrows, and a slightly yellow complexion, which looks good.

"The two of you don't have to be polite, the new official is here, and the affairs are not yet familiar, and the two of them will need a lot of help in the future."

Cao Fang and Gu Yuanche didn't dare to slack off, both of them had a respectful look on their faces, and when they heard the words, they arched their hands and said: "Don't dare, don't dare, in the future, we will rely on the support of the eldest master, and dare not be unsatisfied." ”

Cao Fang, the chief bookkeeper, saw that Zhao Yan's face was tired, his heart moved, and said: "The county is tired on the road, presumably tired, the lower officials of the rear government let people sweep every day, and they can move in at any time. ”

Zhao Yan glanced at Cao Fang lightly, and said in his heart that this person is very good at things, he has just arrived, and he has a dark eye on the affairs in this county, but he urgently needs to find someone to understand clearly, this Cao Fang, as the head of a county, is in charge of household registration documents, which is a good entry point, but the classic history Gu Rongche has a respectful demeanor from beginning to end, and he also looks like a figure of the city government, and the character of these two people is not clear, so it is better to be cautious.

"It's not necessary, it's getting late today, let's go back to reunite with our families as soon as possible, tomorrow when the official is promoted to the hall for inspection, I hope that Master Cao and Gu Dianshi will inform the other officials in the county in time not to be late."

After Cao Fang, the main bookkeeper, was rejected by Zhao Yan, he still looked smiling, and then he and the classic history Gu Yuanche both said goodbye and left, and Zhao Yan immediately turned around and beckoned Zhao Gou and a few people to go to the back office.

After coming to the back office, the situation was the same as what the chief bookkeeper Cao Fang said, and it seemed that the house was indeed cleaned and tidyed up by someone frequently.

Zhao Yan stretched his waist and instructed Zhao Gou to choose a room to live in, and then he chose a sunny room and walked in.

After a turn in the room, Zhao Yan and the others also chose their own rooms, Zhao Yan gathered a few of them together, and instructed them one by one: "It's not too late now, wait for Xiao Jiu and me to go around the street, the three of you go to find a tooth man and hire a cook, and then buy some things needed for life, I will buy some food when Xiao Jiu and I come back, let's make do with it tonight." ”

Xinning County was founded in Shaoxing in the Southern Song Dynasty 25 years, has a history of nearly 300 years, there are only one large, two small and three streets in the city, the largest one is the county front street, but also the most prosperous commercial area.

Zhao Yan led Zhao Jiu out of the back door of the county office, and then turned to the county front street and walked slowly along the street.

There are not many people in the restaurant, but there are not many people, Zhao Yan and Zhao Jiu found an empty table and sat down to ask for a pot of tea, then ordered a few dishes, and waited while drinking tea.

At the table next to him sat two men in their thirties and forties, drinking and chatting.

The black-faced man asked: "Third child, there is a temple fair in front of the pagoda temple over there in the old village the day after tomorrow, will you go?" ”

The yellow-faced man took a sip of wine and said, "Naturally, I want to go, I heard that the descendants of the pagoda temple are very effective, I have been married to my mother-in-law for five or six years, and I have long wanted to go to the pagoda temple to see." ”

"Hey." The black-faced man glanced at the yellow-faced man with disdain, and said with a smile: "If you want me to see, the problem must be you, go to the mountains another day to collect a deer and come back, and after eating, you will be guaranteed to hold a big fat boy in the second year." ”

The yellow-faced man said depressedly: "You think I haven't tried? I ate three of them alone, but it still didn't work, my father and my mother were in a hurry, and said that if my mother-in-law didn't move next year, I would have to divorce her, alas......"

The black-faced man said, "Are you really resting?" ”

"Do you think I think? Let's wait until we go to the pagoda temple to have a look. ”

"That's all it can be." The black-faced man began to change the topic and said: "I heard that the new county commander is about to arrive, and I don't know what the new county commander's methods are, whether he can subdue those mountain people." ”

The yellow-faced man sneered and said, "I've seen enough, last time, they were asked to pay taxes because of the Tian County Order, but they didn't agree with each other, and those mountain people almost shot the Tian County Order to death, but in the end, it still didn't work?" Tian Xianling couldn't handle official business after he was injured, and the court didn't give him the decision, so he didn't even do it, and went back to his hometown to recuperate. ”

"That's right. Those mountain people are so fierce that they usually don't meet people outside except for exchanging animal skins for food. ”

Zhao Yan couldn't help but be heartbroken when he heard this, but the two of them then talked about the Pagoda Temple's descendants, and Zhao Yan could only secretly write down this matter and prepare to find someone to ask him clearly in the future.

Early the next morning, Zhao Yan, who had rested all night, put on his official uniform energetically, and then led Zhao Gou and the four to the front hall of the county government.

Since the Song Dynasty, there has been a rule that officials do not repair the government in various places, even when the famous Su Shi was appointed as the general judge of Hangzhou.

At that time, Su Shi saw that the official office was dilapidated after taking office, so he wrote to the court to request repairs, but the court did not approve, and soon after the official office fell into disrepair and suddenly collapsed and crushed two people, Su Shi wrote again to ask for the repair of the official office, but the court still did not approve, Su Shi could only work in the yamen that could collapse again at any time.

The economy of the Song Dynasty is the most developed dynasty in all dynasties, the reason why the officials do not let go of repairing the official office, is afraid that these officials will fill their pockets when repairing the official office, in addition to repairing the official office, other such as repairing the bridge and paving the road, the river control and the like once handed over, will often be approved, so the official does not repair the official office is not a matter of money, and over time it has also formed a custom.