Passing through the vestibule, entering a moon cave door, is the back house, Zhou Xingbo has been an official here for several years, greedy for ink I don't know how much silver, this house is built very large, and it is also very exquisite. The back house is actually a huge garden, there are rockeries up to 100 feet, a radius of dozens of zhang, you can overlook the whole Leling county, it is full of plums, there is a name, it is called Plum Blossom Ridge.

Around the plum blossom ridge, is a crystal clear stream, leads to the underground spring water, clear and sweet, around the plum blossom ridge a circle, meandering, and then in the east of the plum blossom ridge formed a lake, there are islands in the lake, there is a small pavilion, there are nine curved corridors connected on the shore. On both sides of the lake, planted with bamboo, pieces of buildings, is hidden in it.

At this time, it is late autumn, the lotus leaves are withering, but on the plum blossom ridge, the plum is in full bloom, and the eyes look at it, the tender yellow all over the mountains! The breeze caresses you, and it is a cold fragrance that refreshes your bones!

Cold incense has always been Lian Zining's favorite taste, he likes the beautiful environment here, and it is quiet, so he moved his residence to a fine house on the top of the mountain.

Walking in the meantime, there are flowers on all sides, the fragrance is in the nose, which makes people intoxicated, and the head that is slightly dizzy because of drinking also becomes sober in an instant.

The house is built near the cliff, below, there is a pool of clear water, surrounded by plum on all sides, the environment is extremely elegant and quiet.

The outside has been repaired into the appearance of a bamboo house, but the inside is very gorgeously decorated, with all kinds of organs, flower hall, warm pavilion, bathroom, kitchen, and room.

East Nuan Pavilion, is where Lian Zining sleeps to deal with affairs, the small flower hall outside, and the warm pavilion is only separated by a carved wooden wall, in the flower hall, a warm couch is placed, two small tables are placed on it, Kang Ling Kang Su sisters are sitting cross-legged in the back, everyone in front of a thick stack of papers, holding a tube of thin pens in their hands, frowning and looking, from time to time on the top of the pen, the look is really cute.

This is an errand handed over to them by Lian Zining, Lian Zining is now getting bigger and bigger, and there are more and more affairs, he is more focused on the army, and local government affairs are naturally no time to deal with. And there is no effective manpower on hand, so he began to consciously cultivate the Kangsu sisters. Fortunately, although these two people were born in the countryside, they are also scholars, and their father has also been a showman, teaching people in the countryside for a living, and they are also literate. After a few days of exercise, I have already begun to get started and develop in the direction of a beautiful secretary.

Lian Zining gently pushed the door in, and when she heard the voice, the two sisters looked up, their faces showed joy, and greeted them.

"I've seen the master!" The two sisters took it as a courtesy.

"How does it feel to be the county master?" Lian Zining asked with a smile.

As soon as he said this, Kang Ling wrinkled his little nose, hugged Lian Zining's arm and said coquettishly: "It's not fun, it's not fun at all, master, don't let us review these documents, okay?" Teach us to read, right? ”

She is now very familiar with Lian Zining, so she is naturally not afraid of him, because she is young and naïve, Lian Zining also spoils her very much, and she is even more big and small when she speaks, and only regards Lian Zining as his brother and father who dotes on him, but he doesn't treat him as a master at all.

Kang Su reprimanded: "Ling'er, don't mess around, this is a serious matter!" ”

"Your sister is right, it's a serious matter!" Lian Zining was held by her arm and swayed, only to feel that two soft and warm fragrant nephrite jade were tightly attached to her arm, and she couldn't help but feel a wave in her heart, the wine was strong and gallant, so she reached out and pinched it hard on Kang Lu's tight and upright little buttocks, and said with a smile: "Master, I don't have any human hands that I can use now, you are my virtuous helper, who do you not do?" Also, if this errand is not done well, it will also be spanked! ”

"Sir!" Kang Ling admired him, dreamed back at midnight, and didn't know how many times he dreamed of it, pinched him, and suddenly his whole body softened, his face turned red, and his snort became heavy, looking at Lian Zining, his eyes were like silk. At a young age, he is also very charming.

Kang Su was also on the side, with his head bowed, blushing, wringing his hands, helpless.

The two sister flowers, so delicate, so charming, almost the same look, but one is mature and charming, one is pure and lovely, Chunlan and autumn chrysanthemum, competing for beauty, making people look at it for a while.

Lian Zining's index finger moved, and he couldn't wait to correct the two of them on the spot, but suddenly, Dai Qinglan's beautiful and gentle face appeared in his mind, and he sighed, after all, he still hadn't crossed the hurdle in his heart. It didn't matter what fear or anything, it was just that I didn't want to make the woman sad. It's a responsibility, a responsibility to people who really care about themselves.

Lian Zining gently hugged Shuangshu into his arms, just a hug, and then let go.

Although the two were a little disappointed, they didn't show it, and waited for Lian Zining to brush his teeth and wash up, change his clothes, and Kang Su said: "My lord, you came back just in time, and you can take your idea if there is something here." Liu Zhenfu arrived in the capital and sent someone to send letters back, most of which the slaves and maids had already read, but there was a letter from the eldest lady, Miss Dai and Master Dai, and the slaves and maids did not dare to open it without authorization. ”

On the day of the appointment, Lian Zining issued a customs clearance document and asked Liu Liangchen to return to the capital with dozens of elites. I thought that I would return to the court, but I didn't expect to be stationed in Lubei, and the plan was completely disrupted, and everything had to be reconsidered. Over there in the capital, the camp of the Wuyi Army also needs someone to sit in charge, make friends with the bigwigs in the DPRK and China, sort out the relationship and other miscellaneous things, all of which must be dealt with by someone.

"Well, let's talk about it!" Lian Zining lay on the warm couch and said lazily. Kang Ling saw that he was a little tired, so he let him rest his head on his lap and gently knead his temples.

The letter sent by Liu Zhenfu mentions three things. The first thing, the silver of the Jingnan Banknote Customs and the Jingnan Chamber of Commerce in September and October, the girl Rongyue has already received it, and it has been sealed. During this period, business travel decreased, and the income from the banknote customs totaled 81,800 taels, of which 50,000 taels were charged to the Lord's Mansion, 30,000 taels were charged to Wu Yijun, and the remaining 1,800 taels were left in the Chenzi Office. The Chamber of Commerce's dividend income, after deducting the principal and interest of each family, has a net income of 115,000 taels of silver. Of these money, 30,000 taels have been sent to the adult's mansion, and 20,000 taels Liu Zhenfu personally led people to Dai's mansion, and according to the adult's instructions, he sent 10,000 taels to Liu Jixiang's father-in-law. For the rest, 30,000 taels were used as Wu Yijun's expenses, and Liu Zhenfu kept 25,000 taels for himself, preparing to buy land and build houses outside Guangqu Gate and build the Invalids Farm. The military expenses of 60,000 taels of Wuyi Army have been deposited in Datong Bank, and the silver ticket has been sent with it, and you can go to Jinan Mansion to withdraw the silver. ”

Kang Su took out a wooden box and showed Lian Zining a thick stack of silver tickets inside.

Lian Zining nodded: "Liu Liangchen is indeed capable of handling things, but in a few days, he will handle this matter properly." ”

He took out the letters and opened them one by one.

The first letter is that of the little sister Cheng Yu, seeing the delicate and beautiful herself, she couldn't help but smile slightly, as if she saw the little sister sitting seriously, holding a tube of thin pen and writing quietly. The letter didn't say anything else, just babbled a lot of homely things. The family's business is getting better and better, getting bigger and bigger, and the supermarket is full of customers every day. A few days ago, he bought a big car shop in Dongcheng, and he took the road to Liaodong, and in the future, the profits of fur, ginseng and other things in Liaodong will be even greater. Everything is fine at home, but I haven't seen my brother for a long time, I miss it very much, and when I learned that my brother was promoted, the neighbors around me came to congratulate me, and the family was very lively. My brother is a good official, he must be safe and sound, and when the time comes, he will want to transfer back to the capital and reunite the family. "This little girl." Thinking of Cheng Yu saying these words seriously like a little adult, Lian Zining wanted to laugh a little.

These words are missing, it is true that I miss them very much, but there is no way, this is the difficulty of being an official, and I will always be involuntarily.

Looking at Dai Qinglan's letter, Lian Zining's heart seemed to be calm, and looking at the words, he seemed to see the Qinglan who was as elegant as a chrysanthemum. The content of the letter, as always, is generally knowledgeable, telling Lian Zining that since he is guarding Shandong, he should not think of his family, and it is reasonable to be a good official, but he also replied shyly, looking forward to being transferred back to the capital as soon as possible, and the two will be able to get married, and they will be able to accompany them in the future.

Dai Zhangpu's letter is just a lightly worded encouragement, which is also his usual style. In addition, he also asked if Lian Zining was going to be transferred back to the capital, and if he could, he could operate on his behalf. Obviously also cares about his daughter's marriage.

Lian Zining read it carefully, wrote a reply, and then took it to Kang Ling, asking her to take it to the outer house and hand it over to the messenger, and send it to the capital immediately.

Now between this side and the capital, has been established a smooth communication route, in order to maintain the convenience of communication, there are some knights on both sides at all times, this place is more than 600 miles away from the capital, fast horses, a night can arrive.

Along with the letters, there are also the newspapers of the imperial court in the past two months, just like the officials who worked hard in later generations to read the news and read the newspapers, Lian Zining also attached great importance to the newspapers, which recorded the major events that happened in the court, and you can see some clues from them if you watch carefully.

In the afternoon, the Kang Su sisters reviewed the documents sent from all over the country, and Lian Zining leaned to the side to read the newspaper, which was also warm and quiet.

―――――― dividing line―――――― half a month has passed, and there are no waves.

The various departments of the Wu Yijun have been integrated into the society of the six counties, maintaining law and order, investigating and seizing thieves, etc., doing everything, and people have become accustomed to their existence. Wu Yijun did all the work of the three classes of officials in each county, and did more and better, invisibly, he mastered the judicial power of the six counties.

As early as a few days ago, the civil officials sent by the imperial court to guard the land had already gone everywhere, and after they arrived, they should have come to visit him, the town guard of the six counties, but for some reason, none of them came, obviously because they were very concerned about his status as a military attaché, and they did not want to give people a flattering impression. Even Zining doesn't care, no one comes to provoke anyone, just right.

It's just that the parents and officials of the six counties have arrived, but the six counties have not changed at all, and if there is any problem in the place, the squires from all over the country are letters one by one, and the cavalry of the local Wu Yi Army is sent out on a fast horse, and then the town guard can send out a decision on the same day, and the horse will be sent back quickly, and the order will be followed. This kind of efficiency is not known how many times higher than that of the county government offices. And the local security problems are borne by the local hundreds of households, and there is nothing to do with the county magistrate.

Lian Zining's Mansion has now formed a huge shogunate agency, with a total of one hundred and forty or fifty people, and the six Shaoxing masters he sent Shi Dazhu to Shaoxing in person constitute the core of this huge shogunate.

The so-called master is a common name for the staff in the ancient government yamen. The word shogunate, the earliest was the beginning of China, and later in the east of the development and growth, the ancient generals went out to fight, there was no place to govern, to the shogunate as the house, so it is called the shogunate. The shogunate, to put it bluntly, is an institution for military commanders to deal with civil affairs.

Those who served in the shogunate, such as secretaries and staff officers, were called staff members or friends. They are specially trained scholars with specialized knowledge and skills in law, accounting, secretarial and other fields, and have been hired by local governors at all levels as personal advisers in a certain field, and participate in government affairs without official positions. The status of the shogunate is quite high, the officials call the shogunate friends Xibin, Xixi, the old master, and Mr., and the shogunes call the officials Dong Weng and Dongjia, and the shogunate friends and officials can meet each other in peace. Think about it, there were four civil servants in a county in the Ming Dynasty, and they all had to rely on their masters to deal with government affairs or something, and these masters were basically from Shaoxing. Guy Shaoxing here, the style of writing is extremely prosperous, every year out of the Jinshi people do not know how much, but after all, it is not more famous, these people will learn the knowledge of law, accounting, etc., and have a skill.

Master Shaoxing, from the beginning of the Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty, has been famous all over the world for hundreds of years. A county, a government, the most powerful, and the people below are most afraid of not the county and the mansion, but the two masters of Qian Gu and Xingming. With these two as the core, six departments were formed - the imperial court had six departments for officials, households, rites, soldiers, and criminal work, and correspondingly, there were also six rooms in the local area. Six rooms, 12 regular officials, more than 100 errand clerks, wardens, etc., the power can be said to be very great.

Lian Zining wants to govern the land of the six counties, and the shogunate needed is naturally larger, with more than 100 people, which seems to be a lot, but in fact, when it comes to doing things, it is also a continuous rotation.

It is very difficult for these Shaoxing masters to be invited, but they still reported Lian Zining's name and official position, and only then invited them - Shaoxing masters have a very big shelf, and if the official is too small, he won't do it for you, and he can't afford to lose that person! However, these Shaoxing masters are indeed very capable, and these few people have taken over the government affairs of the six counties and handled them in an orderly manner.

As for those county dignitaries, naturally no one paid attention to them. As a county parent official, the government decree is not out of the county government, and it is really very aggrieved.

This time, Lian Zining was inspecting the racecourse.

When the battle outside the Jingcheng Pass was held, countless white-robed soldiers were captured, and a lot of war horses were captured alone, of course, most of them were handed over to the military department, but Lian Zining also intercepted 500 horses through Dai Zhangpu's relationship. With this time in Shandong, he can realize many of his ideas one by one, in his mind, the Wu Yi Army is definitely not a pure infantry force, but a multi-arm mixed force with infantry, musketeers, cavalry and even artillery in the future.

Outside Leling County, Wu Yijun has re-established a large battalion, where food and accommodation are eaten, the camp is strict, and it is still hard training every day, and it is not slack. Not only that, but the Wu Yi troops stationed in various counties are also on duty in turns, and the others have to be trained.

The horse farm was in the back camp of Wu Yijun, enclosing a large area of grassland within a radius of several miles, including small streams and low mountains, and the horses were free-range. Eating soybeans and eggs, drinking spring water, a comfortable living environment and sufficient nutritional supplements, so that the horses are fat and strong, and their fur is shiny.

Wang Dachun accompanied him around, Lian Zining was very satisfied, and was about to go to the barracks to inspect again, when he saw a knight coming from a distance.

"My lord, Miss Kang came down to pass the word, saying that a team of Francophiles has arrived at the south gate and is waiting outside, you see?" The knight saddled up and dismounted, and reported loudly.

(To be continued)