At about 3 o'clock in the afternoon of June 19, the head of the Zhang family sent a housekeeper to deliver the invitation to the county office. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Gao Shun received it on his behalf and promised to arrive on time.

Originally, Gao Shun planned to go with Zhao Xiong and the two of them, but Li Qiang was worried about his safety and had to follow and protect him together.

Gao Shun asked: "Then who protects the county government?" ”

Li Qiang smiled: "Hehe, general, you and Zizhuang are not in the county office, what else is there in this county government that is worth protecting?" Ge Hu and I are nominally the county magistrate's bodyguards, how can we not follow? It is enough for the county government to leave Qin Dubo, and let Fang Tun lead 2 Shi to go with us, but we can't be careless. ”

Gao Shun felt that this method was feasible, so he agreed to Li Qiang's arrangement and said, "Let Fang Zheng and the others eat in advance and prepare for battle." ”

"Hehe, general, there's no need to be so nervous, this is in the county seat, they don't dare to do bad things blatantly." Li Qiang said.

"I hope so, be prepared. Last time I checked them with the system map, the 3 heads of the house are all displayed as red dots, since you said not to be careless, it is better to be careful. ”

"Yes, General." Li Qiang was very surprised when he heard that they were shown as red dots, could it be that they joined the forces of the Xianbei people and were bought by the Xianbei people? It is no wonder that every county magistrate has not been here for long, and it must have something to do with them.

The reception banquet is set in the only big hotel in the county, Dingfeng Building, which is already a very good restaurant in the county seat of the border county.

When Gao Shun and the others arrived, the head of the Zhang family and many others were already waiting in line in front of the restaurant.

"Meet the county magistrate."

Zhao Xiong said politely: "Hehe, let you wait for a long time, it's rude." ”

The head of the Zhang family said: "I have just arrived, the county magistrate is polite, please come inside!" ”

"Please!"

In addition to the Zhang, Tian and Ma families, there are also the heads of several small families such as the Li family, the Sun family, the Tong family, and the Wang family.

Seeing the burly Li Qiang and Ge Hu, they were comparable to humanoid giant beasts, and they were more than a head taller than ordinary people, coupled with the 2 Shi guards with neat armor and uniform movements, they knew at a glance that these guards had received strict military training, and it was estimated that the county magistrate's family must have a lot of background, which made these people pay more attention to the new county magistrate.

Gao Shun was very surprised, a county town that was about to fall, there were so many small families, since they had the strength to gain a foothold here, if they moved to a safe inland, wouldn't they have a better future? Why stay in the border county, which will fall at any moment?

Dingfeng Restaurant is a two-storey wooden building, and the decoration is not bad.

Today, the county magistrate arrived, and he was chartered, and there were no other guests. Fang Zheng and the others were arranged to eat in the hall on the first floor.

Gao Shun, as a military advisor, was arranged to sit next to Zhao Xiong, while Li Qiang and Ge Hu stood behind Gao Shun and Zhao Xiong.

After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, everyone gradually shifted the topic to the future direction of the county magistrate's governance.

The Zhang family asked: "County Magistrate Zhao, Mayi County is a small town in Bian County, and foreign races often commit border crimes, our life is very difficult, do you take care of it in terms of taxes?" ”

Zhao Xiong said: "Hehe, the question raised by the head of the Zhang family is very good, this morning, the official went to the county to watch, very shocked, at least half of the county citizens are in rags, with vegetables on their faces, the official wants to do something practical for the county people, but now the county has not yet understood the actual situation, but please rest assured, after the official is familiar, he will definitely come up with a reasonable tax plan." ”

"Thank you, County Magistrate Zhao, for your compassion to the border people, I will wait to thank you, please drink this cup."

"Okay, cheers!" Zhao Xiong was not ambiguous, and took the cup and drank it directly.

As soon as he put down the wine glass, the head of the Zhang family asked again: "Then what are the county magistrate's plans for the time being?" ”

Zhao Xiong pretended to be embarrassed and said: "Hehe, there has been no county magistrate in the county for so many years, not even a county official, and no one has handed over to the official, the official needs to be familiar with it little by little, and the long-term plan is not for the time being. ”

"What the county magistrate said is extremely true!"

Zhao Xiong looked at everyone's expressions, and felt very funny, he had no sense of distress in a dangerous place on the border, so he said: "The top priority is to recruit county officials and help the official manage the county, you are all local people, familiar with the local situation, you should participate in the affairs of the county, and serve Sangzi, I think each family will recommend two outstanding disciples of the clan to serve in the county government, so that the official can also be familiar with the affairs of the county as soon as possible, I don't know what you think?" ”

Zhang, Tian, and Ma, the three patriarchs, snickered in their hearts, and sure enough, they guessed correctly, fortunately they already had a plan, and the head of the Zhang family said: "The county magistrate is polite, this is the honor of my family and other families, and I should support it, and tomorrow we will send the outstanding sons and nephews of the clan to the county government to accept the dispatch of the county magistrate." ”

Seeing that the head of the Zhang family took the lead, several other small family heads also promised to arrange for their sons and nephews to go to the county government tomorrow.

Zhao Xiong pretended to be very happy and said: "Haha, okay, you are noble, this county borrows flowers to offer Buddha, and I salute you family heads with a cup, thank you." ”

The Zhang family asked again: "County Magistrate Zhao, this is a border land, Xianbei barbarians often commit border crimes, the people of the county are miserable, we can't carry out commercial activities normally, the land in the townships is mostly deserted, I don't know what the county magistrate's good policy is?" ”

"Hehe, Zhang family master, I have just arrived, and I am not familiar with the county seat, not to mention the townships, how can there be a good plan? I don't know what the head of the Zhang family has to say? ”

"Hehe, County Magistrate Zhao, I just have no good plan to look forward to the arrival of the county magistrate, County Magistrate Zhao arrives, we will have the backbone in the future, of course we have to obey the arrangement of County Magistrate Zhao." Kick the ball to Zhao Xiong.

Zhao Xiong thought to himself, it was really an old fox, and said, "Then I will thank you for your support in advance." ”

Gao Shun took advantage of everyone's drinking, checked the attributes of each person, there was no particularly amazing person, with the system map view, or show 3 red dots, it seems that the other small family heads are fine, the problem is only the Zhang family, the Tian family and the Ma family, these 3 family heads.

Because Zhao Xiong had just arrived in the county seat and had not yet begun to give orders, the heads of the families were familiar, and they did not talk about substantive issues at the wine table, and did not stimulate mutual interest conflicts, so the guests and hosts were happy, and both parties were happy.

After the banquet was dispersed, the head of the Zhang family, the head of the Tian family, and the head of the Ma family gathered at the Zhang family for a secret talk.

Zhang said: "It seems that this county magistrate is also a person with no ambitions, and when he comes, he is busy repairing the county government and military camps. ”

The head of the Ma family said, "How is the trade with the tribe lords carried out?" Now that the city gate has changed its guards, our goods cannot leave the city at all. ”

"Special times, special treatment. It's up to me to explain to the tribal lords, now let's put the goods in store first, and then transport some more at a time, presumably the tribal lords won't blame us and others, safety first. ”

"Okay, just do it according to the Zhang family's wishes." The head of the Ma family and the head of the Tian family agreed to this method.

Several other small family heads felt that Zhao Xiong was not very difficult to deal with, and they were secretly happy in their hearts, maybe this was a good opportunity for them to get rid of the suppression of the three major families.

Back at the county office, Zhao Xiong complained: "On this occasion, it's really tiring to talk, this county magistrate is really not good." ”

Li Qiang smiled: "Haha, County Magistrate Zhao, you are the first person with an official position among our people, we are very envious, you don't want to be it, there are tens of millions of people who want to be it, but you can't be it." ”

"Would you like to be? Then next time let the general arrange you to be, I'm tired, it's really better to lead the troops in the barracks. ”

"Okay, stop arguing, arrange Bao De immediately, pay close attention to the movements of the three major families, and report any situation in time."

"Yes, General." Li Qiang should go out to arrange it immediately after getting down.