The honor guard swaggered through the city, crossed the ten-mile long street, and Fang Yingwu was carried to the Wanping County Government Office in the north of the city. The predecessor Sun Zhixian had been waiting for a long time, the two met, saluted each other, and then handed over the big seal, and from now on the magistrate of Wanping County will be officially surnamed Fang.

Sun Zhixian had already moved out of the government office in advance, and he lived in a nearby inn last night, so Fang Yingwu could move in directly to the county office today.

From the front office to the back office, everything has been thoroughly cleaned and cleaned, and there is no need to worry about anything. However, Fang Yingwu was still worried that the newcomer would be too busy, so he only took office first, and when everything was in order, the family would come back in the next two days.

With Sun Zhixian withdrawing from the county government, Fang Yingwu is the new owner of this place. After he received the seal of the magistrate, he sat in the lobby, slapped the shocking wood hard, and ordered him to ascend to the hall.

When the time came, all the officials came forward to see the new officials, and the officials with high status and old qualifications stood in the hall, and those with poor status lined up down until they were in the front yard of the hall.

After a while, Fang Yingwu's eyes were full of people, and as soon as he shouted left and right, all the officials knelt down in unison to greet him. This ceremony has a name, called Pai Ya, which can be called one of the most vain moments of the magistrate, and the Beijing official cannot enjoy this refreshing feeling.

Lou Tianhua stood next to Fang Yingwu, holding the roster one by one, and agreed to be called. Wanping County is a big county in terms of specifications, and there are only about 50 officials in the warp weaving system, which are divided into three classes and six rooms, that is, three classes of fast, strong and soap, as well as six rooms for the officials and soldiers. As for the temporary workers who are not on the list, there are even more, and if they all come, they are afraid that this courtyard will not be able to stand.

The roll call is the roll call, but of course Fang Yingwu can't remember these many people for a while. It's just that I secretly memorize a few boss-level officials and squad leaders.

After the roll call was completed, a cadre kowtowed again. And then it dispersed. However, Fang Yingwu left all the officials in the six rooms and said, "This official has just arrived. There are many people who are not familiar with the situation in the county, and they are all old officials of the county, and they take turns to report the affairs in their hands. ”

The six of them are all old men of the Yamen, and they have long been mentally prepared for this, so they responded together at this time: "The eldest master has an order, dare not obey his orders!" ”

After the new official took office, he asked about the matter under the pretext of asking questions, and replied that he would be beaten by the board if he was a little careless, this kind of three-way fire path has long been old-fashioned, but I don't know if this Master Fang really wants to ask about politics or deliberately find fault.

Fang Yingwu pointed his finger at Li Yan, the household secretary, and said, "The government of a county." Money and food are extremely important, so let's start with you. Li Yan stepped forward, took out a stack of notes from his sleeve, and began to report the situation.

Fang Zhixian sat still, his eyes kept looking at the ring stone in front of the hall, looking at the eyes of others, and he didn't know if he listened to it.

After a while, Fang Zhixian suddenly raised his hand, "Stop!" The numbers here are not quite right. How can three hundred and forty-five plus one hundred and twenty-six be four hundred and seventy? Have you rounded it up? ”

Li Yan was shocked and said: "The eldest master is wise, there is really one or two missing!" What shocked him was not that his calculations were inaccurate, but that Xinzhi County could casually hear that this number was inaccurate, and he had never seen a scholar with such ability?

Fang Yingwu didn't use excuses to find fault. waved his hand very generously and said: "It's okay, it's just a slight error, but the matter of money and food is the most important." It's better to have fewer omissions! ”

Several old officials glanced at each other, and they knew each other. Although this Shinchi Prefecture is young, he seems to be a delicate person who is not easy to fool. It's not just about reading.

When Li Yanyu finished reporting, he asked tentatively: "At present, the yamen has a deficit of two thousand five hundred taels" Fang Yingwu waved his hand: "This official knows, and he will deal with it in the future." ”

When the officials of the sixth room reported their work one by one, it was already in the afternoon. Fang Yingwu was not tired, he had seen the officials, and he should meet the officials for a while, so he sent a message and summoned the heads of the officials to come to the lobby quickly.

However, it is said that the arrangement of this official is not as formal as the neat and neat division of the small officials into six rooms, although there are also three classes of officials, but it is still relatively casual. A number of high-prestige officials are called squad leaders, and each person has a group of people under his hand, who take turns to deal with various messengers.

Fang Zhixian said hello, and the five team leaders in the Ya all went to the lobby to meet them, and these five people happened to be surnamed Guan, Zhang, Zhao, Ma, and Huang, and were often nicknamed the Five Tiger Generals.

The "Five Tiger Generals" all know the truth of the three fires of the new official, so they are very restrained and dare not be too casual, for fear of provoking the new magistrate and being unhappy.

Fang Yingwu was high on the public case, his face was expressionless, and he coughed heavily and said: "This official is going to go out of the government tomorrow to do business, and someone needs to go with him, which of you will go?" ”

Most of the leaders in the yamen are human spirits, and when they encounter strange things, they habitually turn around in their stomachs first -- for example, after this Xinzhi County takes office, he does not first familiarize himself with the situation in the county yamen, but has to run out to do things, which is very strange.

But there are also those who react quickly, one of them immediately stepped forward and stood up, and the other party responded: "Little Zhang Gui, I am willing to follow the big master!" ”

Seeing this, the other four people scolded themselves secretly, and it was clear that the new county was not familiar with the officials, so they did not directly order the general, but asked "who is willing to go with them".

This is the first time to follow the service, whoever can follow will be close to the water, and will have the greatest chance to gain the trust of the new county, so the status of the rivers and lakes in the future will naturally be the highest.

I was so dizzy just now, I didn't know what to think about, and I actually let this Zhang Gui take the lead, and lost an opportunity to show loyalty in vain. Look, now this new county must have the best impression of Zhang Gui!

Sure enough, Fang Zhixian's face suddenly softened, and he said to Zhang Gui with a pleasant face: "Zhang Bantou has the courage to do things, this is very good!" This county has never treated people who dare to act badly. ”

Zhang Gui secretly rejoiced, and kowtowed on the ground: "Where the big man said, the small one really can't afford it, but with the big man's words, the small one will not hesitate to go to the soup and the fire!" ”

The other four team leaders secretly pouted, this was said beautifully, it simply made the young county magistrate feel overjoyed and relied on as a confidant, and after going down, he should call this surnamed Zhang to have a wine treat!

Fang Yingwu laughed a few times, "Okay, good!" Zhang Bantou, please get up, set off from the government office tomorrow, you take a few men and horses to follow! ”

"Order!" Zhang Gui agreed loudly, and retreated. Now you can take the lead, as long as you wait carefully, becoming the chief team leader in the eyes of the new county is just around the corner!

Suddenly remembering something, Zhang Gui begged Haode again and said, "Is the eldest master willing to indicate where he wants to go?" Do you need a small advance arrangement? ”

Fang Yingwu replied casually: "Oh, it's not far from here, it's the Xichang Yamen on the side of Lingji Palace." ”

People who understand things talk about the West Factory, and the "Five Tiger Generals" are all moved, Zhang Gui took the risk of committing a taboo, and couldn't help asking: "The little dare to ask, the big man wants to go to the West Factory?" Is it for business or for personal reasons? ”

Fang Yingwu "You might as well say that you know, the Xichang Yamen swallowed three thousand taels of silver in this county, which is very hateful!" The official will personally go tomorrow to ask for this debt. ”

No way! The five tiger generals seemed to have been struck by lightning, and they were all stunned! This Xinzhi County dared to go to the West Factory to ask for silver? What's wrong with your brain?

What is the West Factory? The bloody storm that was set off in the capital is vivid, how many important ministers and bigwigs have been planted, and it is purely for nothing that a county magistrate has gone.

This Zhixian didn't look like a stupid person who reads books, how can he still be so bookish, he actually wants to go to Xichang to get the silver back, he really won't die if he doesn't die!

Looking at Zhang Gui again, the other four team leaders couldn't help but gloat. told him to rush to the county magistrate just now, and told him to go desperately to shoot the magistrate's ass, this is good, was he pitted?

You know, what's more terrifying than a pig teammate is the pig boss! In the future, it is better to stay away from this boss, so as not to suffer on your head.

At the same time, the four team leaders were secretly glad that it was not wrong for Lao Cheng to be serious, if he had a little activity just now, he would be unlucky. Therefore, I won't force Zhang Gui to treat me tonight

Fang Zhixian watched coldly, what he wanted was this effect, the more he was afraid at this time, the more he was shocked afterwards.

Coming out of the county office, Zhang Gui lost his soul regardless of the south, south, west, and northwest, and somehow returned home in a daze. When he raised his eyes and saw the Hun family, he called out and ordered: "You go and order a coffin!" ”

The Hun family was surprised: "What kind of coffin is this good haode?" Where to use it? ”

Zhang Gui sighed boringly: "Tomorrow I will go to the West Factory with the newly appointed master, and I still have to collect debts, I am afraid that I will not be able to come back alive, and I will order a coffin for backup!" ”

When the Zhang lady heard this, she was relieved: "There is a tall man when the sky falls, you are going with the county lord, not by yourself, if there is an accident, it is also a matter of the county, what are you crying here!" ”

"You know what! The county lord is a decent person, even if the West Factory retaliates, it is not easy to treat it on the spot! But I'm in a lowly servitude, and I have a cheap life, so I can't be used to vent my anger! ”

Zhang's lady also panicked, shed tears and said, "It won't be like this"

Zhang Gui squatted on the ground, covered his face and said, "It's not that there was no such thing before!" Just two years ago, there was one in the county office, because his relatives committed a crime and was taken by Xichang Fanzi, he went to the street to rob it back, and then what happened? He disappeared two days later, and his life and death are still unknown!

Tomorrow, I will follow the county to the West Factory, which angered those jackals, they may still be afraid of the identity of the county honor, but they will definitely not bypass a few of our followers! With the domineering of the West Factory, he will definitely take a few of our followers to kill chickens and monkeys! ”

Zhang's lady cried: "Can you not go?" ”

"If you don't agree, you can still sneak and escape from the past, but you have already promised the county, if you go back on your word, it will be a slap in the face of the county, and you are also looking for death! Now is the time when the new official takes office with three fires, and the county is angry, I will be treated as if life is worse than death, otherwise how can he step down? ”

The husband and wife immediately hugged their heads and cried all night, lingering on death, planning to keep another seed. (To be continued......)