Leaving home is an unspeakable pain.

Although he kept most of the money on his body at home, looking at Shen's mother standing alone in front of the door, looking at his figure, Shen Yun suddenly felt a sense of reluctance. kept looking back at Shen Mu waving to him, until he couldn't see it anymore, Shen Yun turned his head and concentrated on hurrying.

A few days ago, Shen Yun had a banquet for the people of Qinzhou Shilin, so there is no need to say goodbye today.

Gyeongju is not as good as Gyeongshi, and it is all land along the way. The vehicles going were caravans that had been inquired about earlier, after all, there were many people, and there were many strong men to protect them, so it was safer to follow the road. In the northwest, there were not only cavalry infestation from the Western Xia, but also bandits, and in some places the military discipline of the Xiang army was not strict, and there were many thieves who were soldiers in the open and secret.

Seeing Shen Yun coming, the steward of the caravan hurriedly greeted him politely. I had also discussed with Shen Yun before, he was in charge of Shen Yun's journey, and Shen Yun was responsible for the protection of the team's officers. Of course, this protection is limited to blocking the abnormal eating and taking of cards in those places that pass along the way. Serious tolls and business taxes are still to be paid.

And often these abnormal taxes are the big ones, so in the eyes of the steward, Shen Yun is the protector.

"Shen Langjun, you're here. Have I eaten breakfast, I have food specially prepared for Lang Jun here, and I will bring a cushion for my stomach first. You also know that after the caravan departed, he ate some dry food at noon, for fear that it would spoil Lang Jun's appetite. ”

This is a kind of euphemistic filial piety, and Shen Yun did not refuse. If you don't want this, it will make the steward more and more uneasy, and I am afraid that after a while, I will have to stuff some silver into myself. Shen Yun didn't want this ill-gotten gain, so he simply took the food box, nodded and said with a smile: "But I'm tired, and along the way, I'll take care of things." ”

Chinese people are a little particular about gift-giving, but if you want to have a long-term relationship, the first gift will definitely not send money directly. That doesn't make a good impression on the other person. On the contrary, this step-by-step approach is the most acceptable. Shen Yun knew that this food box must not contain money, so he boldly accepted it, and waited until the next time, and sternly refused.

got into the car and opened the food box, and sure enough, there was a roast chicken inside, plus a few side dishes. Not to mention breakfast, this box is enough for lunch. Shen Yun shook his head and closed the box.

The car roared and the horses were Xiaoxiao, in the warm weather, the caravan was in a hurry, and Shen Yun had just sat down when the signal to set off came. The curtain was lifted, and the carriage had already driven out of the city and into the official road to the northeast.

In the northwest in May, the crops are already rising. It's just that Qinzhou is seriously abandoned, and not far from Chengji County, I saw the mottled withered yellow in the green field, which was the land that had not been covered by wild grasses, which was revealed, and there was a wordless confession to the sky. Shen Yun secretly shook his head and sighed, Li Shizhong, an official, really did a little bad conscience.

With Wang Shao on his head, even if he tells the court that there is a lot of wasteland in Qinzhou, so what. Now that the officials are inclined to the New Party, people like him, under the banner of opposing the City Change Law, are destined to be impossible to transfer to Beijing, even if they have made outstanding political achievements. It's better to listen to Wang Shao, and use the wasteland to recruit some archers, so as to guard the place.

Even if they did not agree to conscription, they could be granted to tenants who did not have land. As long as these people can be left in Qinzhou, with a large number of manpower, Qinzhou's development will definitely not lag behind.

However, Li Shizhong would rather let the land be barren there than speak out for the people to cultivate. Really inaction to the extreme.

The trip was too late, and when I arrived at Jingrong Village, it was already late.

The village is a very special administrative unit in the Great Song Dynasty, which is generally set up in a densely populated area, and a town official is set up in a place where the terrain is more dangerous, also called Zhizhai. Hua Rong in the later "Water Margin" is the deputy governor of Qingfeng Village, and he is the general official of the deputy mayor of the later generations.

And there are far more villages in the north than in the south, such as Qinzhou, with more than ten villages of all sizes. But in Suzhou and other places, there are basically no such places.

In Jingrong Village, he found a pavilion and stayed, and slept hastily until dawn, and just after midnight the next day, Shen Yun set off with the caravan again. After more than half a month of repeated this, Shen Yun finally arrived in Gyeongju before the specified time limit, which is also his own seat of governance, Anhua County.

Anhua County is located at the confluence of two tributaries of the Jing River, surrounded by many hills, but the northwest direction of the terrain is relatively flat, so when the Western Xia attacked Qingzhou, the farthest hit under the city of Anhua. Anhua County, which is for military defense purposes, has a city wall that is taller than Chengji County, standing in front of the city gate, looking at the sparse population, Shen Yun suddenly felt a little burdened in his heart.

War brings instability, instability leads to population loss, and population loss means economic inprosperity. Gyeongju was in an extremely backward and unstable state almost except for military affairs, whether it was education, water conservancy, or agriculture. It is quite difficult to manage such a place well.

Shen Yun was not intimidated. It's just that the previous arrogance was completely dispelled, and the attitude towards Anhua County became more cautious.

In many cases, poverty means that there are all kinds of possibilities, but this is based on the premise of stability. Anhua County is clearly not among them. Naturally, the means of handling things should be more gentle, so that we can achieve results while ensuring local stability.

As soon as he stepped into Anhua County, Shen Yun did not go directly to the Qingzhou Mansion to report. All the way, this appearance will pass, and it will always be regarded as disrespectful. Although the impression of Li Guifu is still limited to great joy, who can know if this person is still a little cautious? Staying in an inn, after taking a bath, and putting on official clothes, Shen Yun took the official documents of the imperial court and his identity documents to the Gyeongju Mansion.

With the official documents of the court, it is naturally extremely smooth to enter the palace.

However, Li Guifu's attitude was the same as that of Li Shizhong, and he did not treat Shen Yun very well.

Lee Gyu-fu is not a New Party, but a political opportunist who supports the New Deal. What he relies on is Wang Anshi's rising power, which has become the position of the new party in the hearts of officials. The reason why he didn't want to see Shen Yun was because of a previous note from this junior, which made the New Party suffer a lot of criticism in the DPRK, and it was he who was attached to the New Party and was also implicated.

Under such a premise, it is already commendable to be able to meet Shen Yun in person.

After receiving the official documents handed in by Shen Yun, and taking all the identity documents of Shen Yun and reading them again, Li Guifu nodded: "Wu Tongju, you take Shen Zhixian to the county government to hand over to Jiang Zhixian, and you will handle it if you ask for it." Well, so be it. The government still has some official business to deal with, so it will not leave Shen Zhi County. ”

The attitude of not being salty and indifferent is the same as that of Li Shizhong, Shen Yun has to sigh at the level of his offending people, this is the first time they meet, there are so many people who don't want to see him. bowed down to send Li Guifu away, and then bowed his hand to the general judgment: "Wu Tongju, you will be tired." ”

The Anhua County Government is not far from the Gyeongju Government Office, and the two of them just turned three streets by car and saw the face of the County Office. Perhaps it has not been repaired for a long time, the county government has been a little dilapidated, the corner of the eaves of the main gate, the tiles are seriously damaged, and they may fall down and hit people at any time, and the fence in front of the door has also fallen off the paint, revealing the old wood color.

Shen Yun knew at a glance that the predecessor Jiang Zhixian was a cautious and cautious person, for fear that others would say that he liked luxury, so he didn't even dare to repair the county government like this.

When Wu Tongju arrived with Shen Yun, several messengers were chatting in front of the door, and when they saw the figures of the two, they hurriedly stood up and saluted. When Shen Yun followed Wu Tongju into the county office, he sat on the ground again, and there was no solemnity at all.

There was not half a figure in the front hall, and when he entered the back office, Wu Tongju could only shout: "Jiang Zhixian is here, come out quickly, the new Zhixian has arrived, and the official will bring him to hand over to you." ”

As soon as Wu Tongju's voice fell, Shen Yun saw a figure burst out of a room not far away, and when Wu Tongju approached, he bowed and bowed: "The lower official will meet Tongju." Then he got up and arched his hand towards Shen Yun: "Oh, Shen Zhixian, Jiang has been waiting for a long time." Please come to the back office and sit down, I will bring all the documents to Shen Zhi County for inspection, and after the handover, I will set up a banquet for Shen Zhi County to pick up the wind and wash the dust. ”

Jiang Zhixian's words made Wu Tongjuan, who was ready to speak, also shut his mouth. I only heard this middle-aged man in his forties shouting to the outside world: "Jiang Qing, go and tell Liucao and let them send all the documents and accounts under their respective jurisdiction to the back office." By the way, let people go to the Ping'an Restaurant in the city to order a table of wine and banquet, and it costs six taels of silver. ”

Six taels of silver, enough to roughly renovate the damaged part of this county office, seeing that this Jiang Zhixian would rather eat it in his mouth than spend it on the real place, Shen Yun secretly made a decision in his heart.

As far as Wu Tongju and Jiang Zhixian are concerned, this handover is just a formality. Seeing that the files sent by Liu Cao were piled up all over the case, Jiang Zhixian smiled all over his face: "Shen Zhixian, look, did you sign the documents directly after taking a look, let's go out to eat and drink as soon as possible." Don't you know, this Ping'an Restaurant's wine and food is a must in Gyeongju, and many past merchants have waited for several days in order to eat a bite of his family's wine and food. ”

Shen Yun didn't answer, but first took a volume of documents from Hu Cao and looked at it carefully. Jiang Zhixian closed his mouth very knowingly. If Shen Yun doesn't sign the handover documents this time, as long as the reason is just, his wish to be transferred will be in vain, and at this time, it is better to keep his mouth shut obediently.

And Shen Yun turned through these documents page by page, but his expression became more and more solemn. I thought that the situation in Anhua County was not very good, but I didn't expect it to be so bad. After reading the Hucao dossier for two consecutive years, it took only half an hour to read it, and Shen Yun's heart had fallen to the bottom.