Ling Zhuang was disappointed.

The gifts he gave to Han Gang's two staff members did not have any effect. When the surnamed Wei checked the account books, he still didn't talk about it at all, and the surnamed Fang went to find someone to make winter clothes, and he could greet his own people with a smile, but he didn't mean to help himself say good things.

As the time passed day by day or two, Ling Zhixian did not dare to delay any longer. If the official seal is not delivered in time, someone in Kaifeng Mansion will inevitably come down to inquire, and when the time comes, how can Han Gang hide it for himself, then there will be trouble.

For things outside the body, you can't dwell on them for long. Ling Zhuang gritted his teeth to make up for the shortfall, and rearranged the account books, so that Wei Pingzhen and Han Gang had checked them successively and signed them. After handing over the seal letter, after going through the dry procedures of the people's umbrella and taking off the boots, he took a large family of cars and horses all the way to the capital.

When leaving, Ling Zhuang still had to accompany the smiling face, Han Gang's status and future were something he didn't dare to offend. Not to mention that he is going to the capital to guard the que, he will inevitably have to go through the Zhongshu and the East Court of the judges, although Han Gang, the prime minister's son-in-law, can't help him pick a fat difference, but it's easy to do bad things, just crooked mouth.

With the fathers and elders of Baima County, they sent off the former magistrate through the motions. Watching Ling Zhuang leave dejectedly, Zhu Li sneered and turned back. This is the difference between an official and a bureaucrat.

Officials leaving office are indispensable to this hardship, it is impossible for the successor to take over the mess of the predecessor, let himself be in trouble, two or three years, if you want to do the account books and inventory tightly, Zhu Li has not seen a few governors have the ability.

And the officials are different. It is much easier and more secure for them to manipulate in the treasury, as long as they collude well. With decades of experience, the account books and inventories created by Zhuli can be matched one by one, and there will be no half-point difference pool. And many times, in such a Jinliang as Baima County, the benefits that Zhu Li receives outside are not less than the regular taxes in the accounts, and there is no need to be greedy for money in the treasury.

gathered many officials in the county government in his own house, and Zhu Li said: "This person's character, I think everyone understands, right?" ”

Hu Lao Er also sneered: "Han Zhengyan really can't rub the sand in his eyes...... That little mistake, people from the state, didn't they all take it at a glance? I didn't even talk about it at all. If it weren't for the fact that he didn't look like his face, he would have thought that the Bao Waiter System would have come to Baima to be the magistrate. ”

"Those few mistakes in the ledger, if someone has the heart to investigate it, they can still find out. When the time comes, he will inevitably be punished for it. ”

"So he should care about his reputation very much, and he doesn't leave any place for people to grab handles."

"Isn't that the best? Han Zhengyan's reputation, we can also help him care. ”

Zhu Li shook his head: "Stop talking nonsense, let's see what he does next." Is it waiting for the grinding to pass, or do you want to make a move? Once that's decided, we're ready to deal with it. ”

The officials of Baima County gathered in one place to speak, and it was impossible for Han Gang to know. But he didn't care what those officials were discussing, and he wasn't interested in knowing the way.

He is no longer the poor man who had to serve in the old years, and if he wants to discuss how to deal with himself, it is a mouse to put a bell on the cat. However, the officials who want to come to Baima County will not be so unwise, even if it is Chen Ju, facing the magistrate who is the son-in-law of the court official and the prime minister, he must be a low-voiced good student to serve, unless it is absolutely necessary, he will never bare his teeth.

If he wants to solve a certain Xu official in the county, even if the status of that Xu official is similar to Chen Ju back then, it will not cost him too much effort. As long as you reveal your intentions, you don't even need an excuse, how many people will rush to help.

Of course, when the new official first took office, he was not familiar with the situation, so he would set fire to himself casually. Han Gang wouldn't casually find someone who didn't like his eyes to kill the chicken and show it to the monkeys.

First of all, you must be familiar with Hakuba County. From the customs to the geography and history, you have to know it in your heart. And there are important data to understand, such as land, population, and taxes. The implementation of the new law is also indispensable. And the most important thing is to prepare for a possible disaster next year.

It's been seven days since we arrived in Hakuba, and it's still cloudless and sunny overhead.

Baima County is on the edge of the Yellow River, Han Gang sat in the yamen for two days, and this morning, after dealing with some trivial matters, he took three staff, his entourage, and a team of archers, out of the city and headed for the Yellow River.

The sound of water was heard in the distance, and the embankment of the Yellow River, which was several feet high, was like a long dragon, traversing from the west and going to the east. Standing under the embankment and looking up, you will be amazed by the towering embankment. However, now that the water has dried up in autumn and winter, and it has been dry for several months, standing on the embankment of the Yellow River several feet high, there are still hundreds of steps away from the Yellow River, and the dam on the other side of the Yellow River is a few miles away.

Han Gang looked at the scenery for a while, and then walked down a little from the embankment, and everyone hurriedly followed. Just watched Han Gang suddenly recruit an entourage backwards, and gave an order, and the entourage took out a dagger and dug up dirt on the river beach.

A lump of dirt rested on the hands of Han Gang's entourage, and mixed in the soil, there were several long strips.

"What is this?" You asked puzzled.

Fang Xing rarely put away his smile and put on a straight face: "Locust." ”

"Locusts?!" You Alcohol exclaimed.

Wei Pingzhen pointed to the river beach under his feet, the dry and cracked land was densely packed with small holes, "This place is full of locust eggs." ”

You Yu's face turned white in an instant, he was not as well-informed as Fang Xing and Wei Ping, he used to be in the poetry scriptures, and he didn't know what the locust eggs looked like. In Fujian, it is also difficult to see locusts that cover the sky and the sun. Today, I just saw countless small holes on the river beach, one hole was an egg, "How many locusts should there be?!" ”

Wei Pingzhen had a gloomy face: "There are fewer here, and there will only be more in Hebei." This year, Hebei has suffered three consecutive locust plagues, and it is impossible not to leave the seeds unplanted. ”

Han Gang took the soil with his hand and pinched an insect egg in his hand, "This egg sheath can hatch dozens of locusts, and this small river beach around us alone will have millions of them at the beginning of spring next year." And this section of the river beach in Baima County is afraid that there are hundreds of millions. ”

"Can one hatch dozens of them?!" At this moment, not only You You, but even Wei and Fang, their faces turned pale. They didn't have a chance to read "Insects", and they certainly didn't know about the locust's life.

Han Gang threw away the eggs and looked back at the left and right: "Locusts are afraid of water and like to dry, if this place is flooded, they will not hatch." ”

Fang Xing looked up at the unstoppable sun and gritted his teeth: "This ghost sky, where did the water come from?!" ”

"I can only hope for more rain and snow this winter, otherwise after the beginning of spring tomorrow, Hebei and Gyeonggi will have a big mess." Han Gang's voice was deep, mixed with the boiling water of the Yellow River, as if it was a eulogy from the sound of a death knell.

Just when Han Gang and others were on the Yellow River beach, worried about next year, the officials of Baima County were in the shadows and had some plans.

In the past three days that Han Gang took over, except for going out to the Yellow River this afternoon, the other days have been to look at the old files again. Let people open the cabinet library and move a lot of files back. The fifth-class Ding production books, field books, and other books were inspected one after another. From his actions, the officials of Baima County finally knew that this right-right right-minded and Jixian school manager from the seventh grade was not here to improve his qualifications, but wanted to make a difference.

Such a diligent magistrate, it is not that the officials have not encountered it. I know how to deal with it. However, Zhu Li has another thought, no matter how Han Gang said that he is the prime minister's son-in-law, how can he not hug this thigh in front of him?

But the thighs are not something that can be hugged casually, and there is a general strategy. "I have to let the wind go first, Han Zhengyan, who is now the governor of the county, is a young talent valued by the Son of Heaven and the Prime Minister, and even the Hanlin Bachelor can't compare, and the people of Fan look at him as inferior to him. can distinguish between right and wrong, be honest and honest, and will be an old man in the future. Let people bring over all the cases of property contention, and ask Han Qingtian to try them carefully! ”

Zhu Li has always believed in his own vision of people. Since you have seen through Han Gang's personality, you must take advantage of the trend in order to profit from it. Baima County is an important place close to Kaifeng, and he can take root in An'an and steadily, relying on the means of advancing and retreating freely, being soft and hard, and by no means being brave and ruthless.

"The case of property dispute has always been the most troublesome lawsuit. Summoning witnesses, inquiring about news, and reviewing old documents all have places to summon us. Zhu Li taught his two younger brothers a lesson, "Wait for him well, help Han Zhengyan to conclude a few big cases, he has brilliance, of course our hard work will be rewarded!" ”

"I see, we know the way, we know the way." Zhu Lin and his third brother, who is also the son-in-law of the Zhao family, nodded again and again, looking like they understood.

"Of course, we also have to let Han Zhengyan understand first, without us, he can't do anything." The smile on Zhu Li's face was unfathomable in the eyes of the second and third elders of the Zhu family, "Only in this way can we reflect our ability...... You say don't you?! ”

Zhu Li's younger brothers only nodded their heads, and praised them with a mouthful of praise: "Big brother is really calculating!" ”

Han Gang and his entourage came back from the Yellow River, and it was already evening. But there was a complaint waiting for him at the county office.

This is a case of fighting for the grave of an ancestor. Both the plaintiff and the defendant have the surname He, but they are not of the same ethnicity. They have been fighting for a tomb since thirty years ago, and they all say that they are their ancestors. Every time the magistrate arrives, they will definitely come and fight.

"Fight for the ancestral grave." Han Gang glanced at it twice, and then asked Hu Laoer, the official on duty, "How many sacrificial fields are there?" ”

Not beware of Han Gang's questioning of the key place, Hu Lao Er replied honestly: "...... Two acres and fifteen acres. ”

For 215 acres of land, it was an old lawsuit that had been fought for 30 years.