The county government is located in the middle of the county, in the middle of Shayang Street is a four-storey wooden building, called the bell and drum tower, but also the fire watchtower, you can see any corner of the county seat in the high place, it is the second tallest building in the county, second only to the Jialeng Pagoda in the southwest corner of the county seat in the Dayun Temple.

The west side of the bell and drum tower is a wide square, the county government is here, the back is west to the east, and the east side is the temple of the community, which is the place where the people hold various activities.

Li Yanqing's official residence is located behind the county government, which is also the privilege of the county, you can take half of the county government as your own, the entire county government covers an area of about ten acres, the back house occupies six acres, and is divided into two, the left and right courtyards are separated by a high wall, the left courtyard is two acres is a guest room, generally the staff and entourage live, and the right courtyard four acres is the master residence.

And the former magistrate lived here for four years, and the layout of the entire house can be seen to be a lot of effort, each building is built very exquisite and elegant, whether it is a big tree pothos or a pond rockery, all have their own mood.

Li Yanqing brought hundreds of large boxes of luggage this time, and dozens of officials helped to carry them together, and it didn't take long to move all the big boxes into the house, so many things, it would take half a month just to clean them up.

At this time, Cao Yun stepped forward and said to Li Yanqing: "Husband, we may still need to hire a housekeeper, and we also need to hire some maids and servants." ”

This time they only brought three maids to the south, and none of the domestic servants were brought, Li Yanqing nodded, "There are housekeepers, Baoyanzhai has an uncle in Jiangxia's manor, he is a native of Jiayu County, and he is more reliable, and my father recommended him to be my housekeeper." ”

"Has he been informed?"

"It should have been notified a long time ago, I suspect he's arrived, but I don't know where he is now?"

As he was talking, Yang Guang ran to report: "Official, an old man surnamed Shan came outside, saying that the old man arranged for him to come." ”

Li Yanqing laughed, "Say Cao Cao, Cao Cao will arrive, you bring him in!" ”

Not long after, a thin old man was brought in, he was about fifty years old, his spirit was good, people felt very shrewd and capable, and more importantly, he could speak fluent official language, and he knelt down and kowtowed, "The villain is only trustworthy and knocks to see the county gentleman!" ”

"You're Uncle Shan! Please. ”

Li Yanqing invited him to get up, and asked with a smile: "Uncle Shan is so fluent, have you stayed in the capital!" ”

Uncle Shan stood up and said: "I have sold flowers in the capital, I have been doing a small business for more than ten years, I am old, and I want to return to my hometown. ”

"I'm ashamed, I didn't pay attention, but Uncle Shan is the chief steward of the manor, isn't it a little aggrieved to come over to be my housekeeper?"

"Where! Where! It is my honor to be a housekeeper for the county gentleman, and the villain is still the steward of Baoyan Zhai, and the proprietor also specially increased my salary. ”

Li Yanqing introduced Cao Yun to him again, and Uncle Shan hurriedly stepped forward to salute, "The villain sees Mrs." ”

Cao Yun's face turned slightly red, it was the first time someone called her Mrs., but this title was not wrong, she was indeed Mrs. Zhixian, although she was only seventeen years old.

Cao Yun said to him: "We came to Jiayu County this time, and the servants and maids basically didn't brought, we want to hire a few more maids and servants, as well as coachmen, grooms, porters, servants, gardeners and bookkeepers, do you see if there are any suitable candidates?" ”

Uncle Shan thought for a while and said: "The easiest thing to hire is the maid, the little lady here will go to the big family to be a maid at the age of eleven or twelve, and then go home to marry when she is seventeen or eighteen years old, the price is not expensive, three or four dollars a month, the servant woman is also this price, it is also easy to find, like the coachman, the groom and the like are not difficult to find, but the tent is not easy to find, which requires a pen to be smart, but the villain can pay attention." ”

"I'll leave this matter to Uncle Shan, find some more people for me to pick."

Li Yanqing saw that his wife was worthy of being everyone's lady, this kind of thing was done in a very orderly manner, and there was Hu Qing'er next to him to assist, so he didn't need to worry about it at all, so he got up and said with a smile: "Lady continue to arrange, if there is anything you can ask Zhang Hu and them for help, I will go to the county government to take a look." ”

"Officials are good to go!"

Li Yanqing instructed Hu Qing'er two more sentences, then left the official house, and took Zhang Bao and Zhang Ying to the front of the county office, the county government according to the central axis of the main building gate, lobby, two halls, welcome hall, three halls, on both sides of the courtyard and east and west account rooms, etc., a total of six groups of courtyards, more than 100 houses, and the place for banquets and gatherings is called the group room, the place where the officials gather to do things is called the Cao room, as well as the silver treasury and granary.

At this time, it was the noon break, the county government seemed a little deserted, and the county Cheng Yang Ju was not in the county office, but it was also a coincidence, Li Yanqing met the county lieutenant Zhou Ping, Zhou Ping was about fifty years old, with a big rosacea, a pair of pig bubble eyes are always sleepy, it is said that this person is extremely good at wine and greedy for glasses, and spends most of his time in the wine altar every day, he calls himself Zhou Jiupin, but everyone calls him Zhou Jiupin.

"Is Li Xianjun coming to see the county office?"

"Exactly! County Lieutenant Zhou might as well introduce it to me. ”

"Okay, county gentleman, please come with me."

Zhou Ping took Li Yanqing out of the county government first, pointed to the square in front and said: "This is the county government square, where the elephant officials and archers practice are here, sometimes banquets for the elders of the countryside, or Shangyuan lanterns will also be held here, and this is also the second open place in the county, second only to the opposite temple square." ”

He turned around and pointed to a big drum next to the gate and said: "This is the Wendeng drum, also known as the drum of injustice, when the small people complain, the county monarch will open the court, but generally try not to use it." ”

"Isn't it a county trial?"

Zhou Ping shook his head, "Yang County Cheng is in charge of clerical checks, urging taxes and labor, building bridges and roads, educating imperial examinations, etc., he doesn't care about the trial, and he doesn't care about Liucao, it is generally the county jun's staff who is responsible, and the predecessor Wang Zhixian has three staff, all of whom were taken away by him." ”

"Where did the former magistrate go?"

"Go to Yuezhou to Ren Baling Zhi County, he has been here for four years, it can be called inaction, also called the shopkeeper, all day long with a few concubines to travel the mountains and rivers, the county is basically a few of his staff responsible for handling, he also did a few bad things, and then slowly tell the county gentleman."

"I don't know what County Lieutenant Zhou is responsible for?"

Zhou Ping's old face suddenly turned red, "I..... I'm mainly responsible for training the villagers, arresting bandits, and maintaining law and order. ”

Li Yanqing smiled slightly, "I'll bring a few strong martial arts subordinates, it's better to let them be a deputy to the county lieutenant!" ”

"Of course you can, you can be the head of the township soldiers, and you can also be the head catcher."

Li Yanqing was stunned, "Isn't there a head-hunting in this county?" ”

Zhou Ping shook his head, "Since the two catchers died in the hands of the thieves, no one dares to hold this position anymore. ”

"Is it a Yangtze River water thief?"

Zhou Ping sighed, "The Yangtze River water thieves have not been broken for decades, and they have always been a trouble in the river, with Yao Si, the black dragon king of Dongting Lake, the most notorious, from Dongting Lake to Jiangxia, this section is his territory, and the two catchers in this county died at his hands, but last year, a new water thief appeared in the Ezhou area, named Zhang Shun, nicknamed Xiao Ganning, also known as Langli Baitiao, with more than a dozen water thieves running a single gang, specializing in robbing the business of the Black Dragon King. ”

Li Yanqing secretly thought, it turned out that Zhang Shun was here, of course Li Yanqing also knew that many famous heroes in the late Northern Song Dynasty did not all go to Liangshan, like Suo Chao and Yang Zhi of the Daimyo Mansion, like Xu Ning and Qin Ming of the forbidden army, etc., did not go to Liangshan.

In fact, Li Yanqing wanted Yan Qing to be the head catcher, but unfortunately there has been no news since he showed up outside his mansion on the night of the ambush, perhaps because the promise he gave him was only half fulfilled, Song Jiang didn't know whether he was alive or dead, and even if he didn't come to serve himself, it wouldn't be considered a violation of his oath.

Without Yan Qing, I can only consider Zhang Hu, Zhang Hu is a stable person, it is more suitable to be the head of the capital, Yang Guang can be his deputy, Zhang Bao is the head catcher, Zhang Ying is the head of the ya, and the four of them are just used.

Thinking of this, Li Yanqing turned back to Zhang Ying and said, "Go and call Zhang Hu and Yang Guang!" ”

Zhang Ying rushed away, and Li Yanqing asked Zhou Ping again, "I saw that there were money vaults and granaries in the county government, why didn't I see the prison?" ”

Zhou Ping bowed and said: "There is no prison camp in Jiayu County, and all the prisoners caught must be sent to Jiangxia, where there is a prison camp, but there is a temporary prison next to the north city gate, which is mainly to hold some people who are not considered criminals, and some other prisoners who are transferred are also temporarily detained there, and they will be sent to Jiangxia in three or five days at most." ”

As he was talking, Zhang Hu and Yang Guang hurried over, and Zhang Hu bowed and saluted, "See the county gentleman!" ”

Li Yanqing introduced Zhou Ping with a smile: "This Zhang Hu is the head of the most elite tiger battalion of the Northwest Army, and he is the head of the capital after a hundred battles, and Yang Guang is also the head of the scout team, so he can be Zhang Hu's deputy and let them be in charge of the township soldiers." ”

Zhou Ping knew in his heart that with these two, it was estimated that the township soldiers would have nothing to do with themselves, but he didn't dare to say more, so he had to nod and agree.

Li Yanqing gave Zhang Bao and Zhang Ying to him together, and served as the head of the Zheng Catcher and the head of the Ya, Zhou Ping dared to refuse, and agreed one by one, Li Yanqing said to the four: "It's still noon, you follow the county lieutenant Zhou to get acquainted with his subordinates, you can take up the post today, come back and tell me if you have any difficulties!" ”

The four of them bowed down together, "Obey the order!" ”

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[Towards a thousand monthly passes, I hope you will help the old man!] 】