When the two of them came, the sky was not yet bright, Lu County was not far from Fucheng, and they could go in less than half a day, and they could see the prefect before noon, and this time they went to say hello, and they didn't need to say anything else, so they could come back in the afternoon.

Tiankuolu asked them about the temperament of the prefect, and the two of them couldn't say clearly, only that they hadn't had a chance to see each other after all these years, and the prefect had never come to Lu County, and the two of them really didn't know what to do to him.

Tiankuo thought about it, but still felt that the number of courtesies was indispensable, so when he arrived in Fucheng, he bought some suitable gifts and took the two of them to visit together.

Tiankuo didn't like it very much when he saw the prefect, he was fat and big-eared, he didn't look like a clean official, and he didn't feel very comfortable when he spoke.

It was almost noon, and several of them got up to say goodbye, but the prefect didn't leave them to eat, and Tiankuo was relieved, if he really let him stay and have a meal with him, he would have to die.

Leaving there, Tiankuo found a restaurant that looked good, and took Wang Dongxiang and Wang Donglai to have a meal together, there were quite a lot of people in this restaurant, and the three of them asked for a position on the railing upstairs, ordered a few side dishes, and began to discuss the affairs of the county government.

After going back, I have to think about recruiting a servant, this servant is not an official, but he is also working in the government, and ordinary people have to let it go when they see it, and it is still quite majestic to say it, but some people will mind it very much, and always feel that this is a ninth-rate business, and it is not a successful tool.

As for how much silver to give, this is also decided by the county government itself, and it is not arranged by the imperial court, if the county has money, it is okay to give a little more.

But this Lu County is so poor that it clangs, and the account book of the yamen is as clean as a blank piece of paper, and nothing can be taken out.

If the county government wants to do things again, then someone has to be there, right? You can't let the three of them do everything, it doesn't matter if the two of them run more errands, the county magistrate has to be a little dignified, if there are any small things that have to be done in person, there is not even a person to call, how to convince the people?

Wang Donglai still thinks, if his family still has money now, and the business is doing well, then do you still worry about this little silver?

But there really is nothing left in their house, and he can't do it now if he wants to.

Tiankuo said, "You don't have to worry too much about this, you just have to choose some trustworthy people, and as for the salary, I will go back and discuss with my wife, and I will definitely give them a satisfactory amount." ”

Wang Dong said, "Wouldn't that mean that Lord Gu should post the money himself?" This is absolutely unacceptable, we are already grateful for Lord Gu coming here, how can you let you pay for this hole yourself! ”

Tiankuo said, "It's nothing, first of all, we have to give the county government to Zhang Luo, if I don't even have a place to do things, I am also powerless, I want the people of Lu County to live their lives again, and I don't know where to start, don't you say?" As long as the two of you are of the same mind as me, if I don't understand, you can mention it more, and I believe that it won't be long before this place will change. ”

Tiankuo's words made the two of them very excited, and they couldn't wait to go back now to show their strength.

Wang Dongxiang was admitted step by step, and finally became this official, he has the integrity of a scholar in his heart, and being an official is to be the master of the people, over the years, he sighed countless times at night, feeling that he was very useless, and he studied hard for many years, but in the end he got such a result, which is not what he wants at all.

Now Tiankuo said that let a few of them work together to let the people of Lu County live a good life again, can he not be excited?

If it is really done, it can be regarded as his books not in vain.

The two of them immediately nodded, "Master Gu asked us to go east, we will never go west, everything is up to you." ”

After a simple meal, they hurried back, if it was dark, the road was not safe, there were many mountains here, there were wolves after dark, if they went to a place where there were no people, those wolves might still come to the road, and it was not good to get out of the way after encountering it.

Before evening, they returned to Lu County, and the two of them drove their ox cart home, while Tiankuo parked the carriage and went home to see Siqi.

At this time, Siqidu was already busy preparing the dinner for the evening, and when she knew that Tiankuo was back, she asked Zhou Hao and Zhou Xing to watch the fire, and she went to the upper room to talk to Tiankuo for a while.

"How's it going? Is it going well today? Is that prefect a good one to get along with? ”

Tiankuo drank a cup of tea and shook his head, "Anyway, I don't like it, I shouldn't judge people by their appearance, but when I look at him like that, I don't think he's a good and honest official, he doesn't want to care about the people of Lu County, the court doesn't care about the people here, he doesn't care about it, no one can say anything about him, and then we have to rely on ourselves." ”

Siqi held his hand and squeezed it gently, "Okay, rely on yourself, what's the big deal, he doesn't care about it, it's best to be able to help, if you manage it, not only don't help, but also pull back, then it's even more inconvenient for us to do things, if he doesn't ask anything, it doesn't matter to him what we do." ”

"Brother Tiankuo, I also figured it out, this place is different from other places, we don't need to be tied up, just like you said, anyway, the court doesn't care, we came here to let the people live a good life, and we don't have to think about this and that, if we really make any big moves and let the court notice, maybe it's still a good thing."

Seeing her smiling and talking, Tiankuo didn't have any more depression in his heart, and said with a smile, "Okay, you're right, let's do it." ”

He wanted to pull Siqi to talk for a while, but Siqi pushed him away, "Don't make trouble, it's still cooking in the kitchen, I'll take a look, it'll be dinner in a while, you can rest for a while." ”

The next day, even if Tiankuo was officially inaugurated, there was no one in the county government except Wang Dongxiang and Wang Donglai.

I originally thought that it would be cold and lonely, and it would be over if I held a ceremony casually, but after breakfast, I changed into official clothes and found that the county yamen was open, and many people were waiting outside, so I wanted to see the demeanor of the new county master.

Wang Dongxiang said, "My lord, these ordinary people came here early in the morning, knowing that today is the day when Lord Gu officially took office, they are all here to cheer. ”

Today is also a serious day, so Wang Dongxiang and Wang Donglai both put on their official uniforms, no longer like usual, only wearing clothes to work in the field, they look more energetic than usual, and Tiankuo almost didn't recognize it.