Ma Wentao is a caring person, his status is not high, but he is very clear about the things in the yamen. The two chatted while walking, and from him, Xie Hong had a lot more understanding of the doorways in the county government.

When he arrived at the county office, a middle-aged man dressed as a scribe greeted him, bowed respectfully to Xie Hong, and said, "Xie Zhushu, the lowly party enters, and assists the lord on the order of the county honor." ”

Is this a secretary? Xie Hong was slightly stunned, his eyesight was excellent, and he saw this person standing at the door of the county government from a long distance, but he didn't expect that he was waiting for him.

This Fang Jin's temples are already a little gray, and there are a lot of wrinkles on his forehead, and he is obviously not young, I don't know whether to be restrained or respectful, and his body is also a little rickety. A person who can be his own father at an age is so respectful, Xie Hong was a little uncomfortable, and hurriedly returned the salute: "Xie is late, Mr. Lao Fang has been waiting for a long time, Xie has been in an accident, and he will have to worry more about Mr. Fang in the future." ”

Fang Jin didn't expect Xie Hong to be so polite, with what he thought beforehand, young people suddenly gained power, and they were usually a little arrogant, not to mention, this Xie Xiucai was born poor, and he was also studying in ordinary times, and he suddenly entered the officialdom, so he should be a little uncomfortable.

Not only him, but other scribes also thought the same way, so after receiving Wang Zhixian's order, everyone also refused, unwilling to serve such an upstart, and finally Fang Jin, the person with the lowest status and the best temper, was pushed out.

Unexpectedly, when I saw it today, Xie Hong behaved calmly, talked politely, and although the clothes on his body were a little shabby, he couldn't hide his elegant bearing, which made people feel a little heartbroken. If he hadn't known Xie Hong's situation earlier, even if someone said that he was an official eunuch, Fang Jin would have believed it.

"The master is so polite, he can't afford to be humble. Your Excellency, the government office has been arranged, and the relevant books have been sorted out, please take a look. ”

Surprised in his heart, Fang Jin didn't dare to hold it up, and hurriedly thanked him. He has been in the yamen for many years, and he has seen a lot of people, those who are kind on the face, but in fact have a small belly, and Xie Hong is just the first time to meet, how do you know that this young man is not an embroidered pillow?

"Shouldn't you order it?" Xie Hongqi said.

"The master of the book laughed, the point is the rule that restricts the little officials, where can I use it on the adults?"

Well, there is still a privilege, it is stale, but I like it, I don't have to get up so early in the future, this privilege makes Xie Hong very satisfied.

"Brother Xie...... Adult, the little one has also taken his leave, and the villain will definitely do it as soon as possible about what the adult commands. Ma Wentao was still a little suspicious in his heart, but at this time, seeing the old scribe Fang Jin in the yamen so respectful, it also confirmed the fact that Xie Hong was promoted, and his heart became even hotter.

"Brother Ma, you and I don't have to be so polite, right?" The two have known each other for a long time, and they usually call each other very casually, but when he calls him like this, Xie Hong feels a little awkward.

"If you want it, if you want it, you naturally have to follow the rules in the public gate."

Seeing that he insisted, Xie Hong didn't say much, he originally planned to leave him to talk, but looking at his respectful appearance, Xie Hong thought about it or forget it, anyway, with this Fang Jin, he should know more about the yamen than Ma Wentao.

Fang Jin answered Xie Hong all the way, and was also surprised, Xie Hong's understanding of officialdom was far beyond his expectations, he had never seen a person who had just entered the yamen with such a profound insight. In the subtleties, he is not very clear, but Xie Hong has a very good understanding of the administrative structure and power structure, for example, he doesn't know the official name of the county cheng, but he can explain what the county is doing, and other practical processes are also thorough.

You must know that the information of this era is not so developed, and the four books and five classics read by scholars do not involve practice, many people have read books for half their lives, have taken the test for fame, and when they take office and become officials, they are all black-eyed. That's why some people will pay their own money to hire staff, and only those official eunuchs and elders in the family can understand before they become officials.

Isn't this Xie family really some kind of official eunuch? Fang Jin was shocked in his heart, and his face also showed a little surprise. Xie Hong himself didn't think there was anything strange, as long as he compared the situation in later generations, many things were still easy to understand, compared to the complexity of the officialdom in later generations, a small county government in the Ming Dynasty could be said to be extremely streamlined.

Fang Jin answered all questions, which made Xie Hong gain a lot of knowledge, and he was quite satisfied with this elderly secretary, secretary, as long as the professional level is strong, there is a sunny child at home who is eye-catching.

"My lord, this is the main bookkeeper, because the county has been vacant for a long time, this office has been vacant, yesterday overnight to clean up, it is inevitable that there are some omissions, if the adults are not satisfied, please order the lowly to sort out."

The main bookkeeper is on the west side of the county office, and the conversation has already arrived, from the outside it looks a little dilapidated, a look of disrepair, the inside is quite spacious, a long bookcase is placed in front of the window, the four treasures of the study room are neatly placed on it, there are several bookshelves next to it, the shelves are very high, but there are not many books, it seems empty.

There was also a small table at the door, which was probably Fang Jin's location.

Xie Hong looked around and found that there were still some water marks on the ground, obviously someone had just sprinkled it, nodded and said, "There is Mr. Lao Fang, but isn't Mr. Fang a scribe?" Why do you have to do these miscellaneous things? ”

"My lord is polite, I don't dare to do it." Fang Jin thanked him first, and then explained: "This county is a small county, and there are few people in the yamen, so ......"

Are there fewer people? Xie Hong laughed in his heart, there were a lot of them when Master Lu introduced him yesterday, there were more than a dozen clerks in the sixth room, plus the servants and helpers, compared to this small county, there were a lot. Seeing that Fang Jin looked like he wanted to speak and stopped, Xie Hong could also guess the approximate situation, it was nothing more than that everyone was jealous, and they were not optimistic about him, so they didn't allocate any manpower to him.

When we were talking just now, Xie Hong also noticed something unusual, although Fang Jin was respectful to him on his face, and called him a 'adult', but he still kept his distance from him in and out of the words, Xie Hong could imagine that Mr. Fang was also arrested by Zhuang Ding.

"Moreover, the adult's official uniform is also ......" It is different after the person is divided into ranks, although Xie Hongnian is weak and about the same age as his son, but the honest man Fang Jin still feels a lot of pressure, and when he speaks, he rubs his hands and sweats on his forehead.

Okay, brother is not difficult to be an honest person, now is not the time to worry about these, it is good to familiarize yourself with the situation first, but you need to have information to familiarize yourself with the situation, right? It seems that this is the process for newcomers to join the new generation in later generations, glancing at the empty bookshelves, Xie Hong asked again: "Mr. Fang, it seems that there are indeed not many affairs in this county, otherwise how could there be so few files?" ”

"The county lord has instructed, the lord is in charge of public security, grain and horse affairs, and there are a lot of relevant files, but ......" and he was slurring again, Xie Hong was impatient, and his subconscious gaze froze. Fang Jin felt his fierce gaze, and his heart was also shocked, and he hurriedly explained:

"These matters were all in charge of the canonical history before, and the relevant files were also in the canonical history office, yesterday when I went to the canonical history office, Lord Chen was not there, and the scribe over there said, it's better to wait for the canonical history lord to come."

When Fang Jin spoke, the expression on his face was quite unnatural, Chen Dianshi was used to being arrogant, and even the scribe with the Dian History Department was a little arrogant, when he went there yesterday, he said something very ugly, Rao is Fang Jin has a very good temper, and he is also a little angry. Xie Hong's eyesight was different, Fang Jin's expression was different, and he guessed the reason for the matter.

It's this guy again! Xie Hong is actually a very calm person, out of professional habits, he likes to do things after making plans, and the scribes in the yamen neglect him out of jealousy, he wants to know the cause and effect, and he doesn't plan to care about it for a while. But it's different for this Chen Dian history, this person has harassed the Xie family three times and several times, and he covets Qing'er, if he can bear it, he is not calm, but a saint.

After listening to Fang Jin's words, he laughed angrily, flicked his sleeves, and said, "It's okay, then the official will go to the History Department in person." ”