Chapter 171: I'll Come Quietly
Andong Province is located in the northeastern part of Dachu, and its capital is called Anzhou. The whole of Andong is not big, and Anzhou is about the same as some small and medium-sized cities in the mainland. Every spring, strong winds blow up flying sand and cover Anju with an inch of sand overnight. Because of the harsh climate of Anzhou and the fact that it is attacked on three sides, it is a poor mess. Every year, the imperial court needs money and food to survive.
Perhaps because of the perennial sandstorms, the entire city of Anju looks old. If it weren't for the seven big characters written on the door plaque 'Anzhou Branch of the Prosecutor's Office', if it weren't for the two lazy wolf-toothed officers and soldiers at the door, holding spears, leaning on the side of the door and sipping melon seeds and chatting about family life, this place would look similar to the old ancestral hall of a dilapidated family.
There are not many pedestrians on the street, the central street is the official office of Anzhou, from south to north, the more eye-catching yamen are the Governor's Mansion of Andong, the Yamen of Anzhou, the General of Anzhou, and the Prosecutor's Office. Don't think that the branch office of the prosecutor's office is the most broken faΓ§ade, there are many yamen institutions on this street, the words on the door plaque are no longer clear, the door is pushed, it squeaks and squeaks, and the door panel staggers as if it is about to fall.
Qin Fei and his party did not get the courtesy they expected.
The officers and soldiers guarding the Anzhou City Gate lazily checked Qin Fei's letter of appointment, and then pointed in the direction of the central street, not even bothering to take the road.
The officials of the entire Anzhou all selectively ignored the arrival of Qin Fei, the new governor of the Prosecutor's Office, and coldly made Qin Fei feel as if he had arrived at the state capital of Wu State.
Standing in front of the branch office of the prosecutor's office, Qin Fei looked at the dilapidated yamen, smelling the rotten smell emanating from the door, and couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
The wolf-tooth officers and soldiers guarding the door saw the arrival of a group of people wearing the uniforms of the prosecutor's hall, and they were also a little more disciplined. They knew that a new town governor would take office in the next few days, and that was the future boss, so they didn't want to offend.
Qin Fei's group was very simple, and basically maintained the configuration of going to northern Xinjiang.
Li Hunu was received by Governor Yi, and during that meeting, Governor Yi said to Li Hunu very sincerely: "I know that you used to be the chief soldier, and it is overkill to let you be a Tongzhi town governor in Andong. However, Anton's geographical location determines his importance, and our Prosecutor's Office needs a general who can fight well and command troops. The supreme commander of the wolf's tooth army in a province is the governor of Tongzhi, who wants to take over the jurisdiction of the governor of the province. I don't want to force you, please think about it seriously, whether you are willing to go to Anton and assist Qin Fei. β
Unexpectedly, Li Hunu only asked: "How many people are there in Anton Wolf Tooth?" I can't get used to it when there are fewer soldiers. β
Governor Yi said with a smile: "Anton's troops are quite large, and there are nearly three thousand wolf fangs distributed throughout Anton. In the past, when you were the commander-in-chief of the first town, you had jurisdiction over more than 10,000 people. Three thousand men may be a little less, and I can allow you to recruit troops on the spot and expand the army to 5,000. β
At that time, Qin Fei stood aside and didn't think there was anything strange. Later, I learned that the number of the wolf's tooth troops was strictly limited, and the Prosecutor's Office itself had great power, and if the direct army was strong, it would be a monster that could not be suppressed. Governor Yi made an exception to allow an increase of troops to 5,000 in Andong, which meant that he had to find a way to disarm 2,000 in other places...... It is simple to increase the number of troops, as long as you give money, there are people who are willing to come to the army, but you can disarm ......
Li Hunu gladly accepted the official position of the governor of the wolf tooth army and became the leader of Anton's wolf tooth.
And another important person who followed Qin Fei to Anton was He Kun. After making meritorious contributions in northern Xinjiang, He Kun had the opportunity to go to other places to be a petty official. But He Kun's young and inexperienced experience does not mean that the He family has no political vision. The He family determined that Qin Fei was the future giant of the Prosecutor's Office, and he would also be a pivotal figure in the future of the imperial court, and his status was likely to reach and surpass the current Governor Yi. Therefore, the He family resolutely sent He Kun back to the prosecutor's office, and after the assessment of the Department of Education and Learning, they thought that the cunning He Kun was very suitable for the position of liaison officer of the branch office.
The duties of the Provincial Office of the Procuratorate are mainly to supervise whether officials are corrupt or bend the law, to monitor the military, and to pay attention to the dynamics of the people. If someone opens a mountain and sets up a village, the procuratorate is too lazy to take care of them, and usually hands it over to the local government and the army to exterminate them. But if someone pulls out the banner to rebel, or calls the king the emperor, even if there are only thirty or fifty people, the prosecutor's office will not hesitate to use the wolf's tooth army to destroy it.
It is precisely because of the functions of the branch office that there are many opportunities to deal with various yamen of Anton. This requires a cunning liaison officer who is not afraid of things and can play a scoundrel to show up for the town governor.
He Kun is not a stupid person, going to work as a small official in other places is definitely not as good as the prospect of following Qin Fei. Although you have to endure some hardships and take risks when you come to Anton, there is nothing in the world that can benefit without paying. Looking at the imperial scenery? Ask them how dangerous they are in the battle for the succession, no less than taking the lead in the array of hosts!
Zhou Liyuan is Qin Fei's old acquaintance, he is honest, solid in his work, and his kung fu is also extremely good. With Zhou Liyuan as the captain, he led the ten masters of the Executive Division to serve as Qin Fei's escort.
It stands to reason that in Anton, it is difficult to find someone better than Qin Fei, and the escort team is just an ornament. However, officials have the dignity of officials. Pang Zhen is the number one master in the world, if a madman runs up to Pang Zhen and howls to fight him alone, does he really want Pang Zhen to slap him out? Of course, it's the guards around you who do it for you! Besides, these ten people are not from the Department of Education and Learning, but from the Department of Execution, which is very revealing - they can be bodyguards or assassins!
And the one in the team who has nothing to do with this line of work is the poor Nine Princesses.
His Majesty said that Jiugong mainly accepts Qin Fei's supervision, of course, wherever Qin Fei goes, Ah Jiu will go. In fact, the little abacus in Emperor Chu's heart clanged, and it was not easy for Anton, a place where birds don't, to find a few decent women. Ah Jiu is also a beauty, and staying with Qin Fei for a term in Anton, he will have some feelings, if Qin Fei impulsively comes to a bully, he will bow hard. Emperor Chu would never mind, he would keep a straight face and give Qin Fei two more ways, one was to be a concubine, and the other was to make a decision. He believed that Qin Fei knew how to choose!
Li Hunu, the former chief soldier of the first town in Northern Xinjiang, the former ninth princess of the Great Chu Empire, and the second-generation young master of the He family in the court, He Kun, plus Qin Fei, the most outstanding genius of the Chu State and the youngest town governor of the Prosecutor's Office......
The four men stood at the door of the branch office, feeling that they had no sense of existence at all. The whole of Anju chose to ignore them!
Qin Fei's thick eyebrows slowly fell, snatched a figure from the gate of the branch office, and shouted, "Sure enough, it's Governor Qin Zhen...... I can't wait for my brother to die......"
Qin Fei has read the information, the name of the governor of Anton is Cai Xuewu, and his name is a little feminine, but he is a burly man. It is recorded in the information of the Prosecutor's Office that Cai Xuewu used to be a scout in the army, but because of his outstanding performance, he was transferred to the Inspector's Office, starting from the waiting inspector and working his way up to the town governor. But this person's talent is at most a town governor, in the complicated place of Anton, Cai Xue has no choice but to endure a lot of hardships, and he writes a report in three days to ask to return to the Eastern Capital, even if he is demoted to become a Tongzhi town governor, he is also willing.
Because there has been no suitable candidate for Anton, Cai Xuewu, who is familiar with the environment, was forcibly pressed on Anton. It wasn't until Qin Fei rose like a comet that Governor Yi fulfilled his wish - to be demoted back to the Eastern Capital and to be Qin Fei's position, and the old case office was the same as the town governor. And Qin Fei came to Anton with a swagger.
Cai Xuewu enthusiastically pulled Qin Fei's arm and greeted everyone behind him: "Please come in, come in, and after I finish handing over to Governor Qin, I will talk to everyone!" β
Qin Fei was dragged by him into the yamen of the branch office, the whole yamen was indeed very old and dilapidated, many paper windows were broken, and the lime powder stains on the walls fell, revealing the old cyan bricks inside.
Pushing open a door with paint off, Cai Xuewu walked in first, pointed to the four stacks of official documents on the table and said: "Governor Qin, I have already disposed of the official documents here, from left to right, they are the personnel information of this department, the files of Anton officials, the equipment of Anton military horses and generals, and the last stack is the Wei Wushu and Northern Xinjiang spies that Anton may be active. β
Cai Xuewu opened the drawer, took out the seal, and suddenly seemed to have put down a thousand catties of boulders, let out a long breath, and laughed wildly: "Governor Qin, it's great that you're here, my brother can finally leave this ghost place!" β
"Not really, right?" Qin Fei frowned: "You are the highest governor of a province here, and when you return to the Eastern Capital, you have been demoted!" β
"Dude...... Alas, I won't say anything, and when you become the governor for a few days, you will understand! Cai Xuewu was obviously in a terrible mood, and said like a cannon: "What is Anton?" Do you see that the Anton government takes our prosecutor's office in its eyes? When you arrived in Anzhou, none of them went to see you. Officialdom pays attention to face, but people don't give us the face of the prosecutor's office at all. It's not like I'm not going to meet you, but no one told me. The prosecutor's office is one of our people, and no one has informed me, do you know how difficult it is to be the governor of this town? β
Qin Fei comforted himself: "Fortunately, I brought my own team." β
"Don't think that's useful." Cai Xuewu opened another drawer, took out a box, and handed it to Qin Fei: "Brother, the first problem you have to solve when you take office is this month's salary." β
"What do you mean?"
Cai Xue said with a smile: "Fortunately, I won't do it today, and this burden is counting on you, brother." The staff of the local prosecutor's office who need to receive salaries this month will receive a total of 19,450 taels. In this box, all the money left of our branch is left! β
"Is it a silver ticket in there?" Qin Fei took the palm-sized box.
"Of course not, it's seventeen taels and three coins in cash!" Cai Xue smiled so much that she showed at least eighteen teeth, completely ignoring her demeanor.