Chu Kun looked at the wooden box in front of him, and he could see at a glance that the wooden box was extraordinary. He stretched out his hand to open the wooden box and saw the exquisite inkstone inside, which was a red silk stone inkstone, the texture was fresh and tender, the color was gorgeous, and it was like jade paste when touched by hand, as fine as jade, warm and tender and not slippery.

He covered the wooden box, pushed it in the direction of Wang Rong, shook his head and said: "There is no merit, and the fact that the captain came to the mansion in person is enough to show his sincerity." But... ”

Wang Rong's heart tightened, and he was afraid of everything, so he continued to listen patiently.

I only heard Chu Kun continue: "However, Du Wei's kindness, Chu Mou understands it. Chu has become disheartened about his career. ”

Wang Rong listened to Chu Kun's words, and suddenly felt funny in his heart, he smiled slightly, and said: "If Mr. Chu is really disheartened about Shitu, then why do you still have to accept these complainants outside?" Mr. Chu doesn't have to say anything that he can't bear to see the villagers complain about. Since General Zhengbei appointed the boy as the governor of the west, the Woye County Mansion and the Western Governor's Mansion have already opened their offices, why don't they go there instead of coming to you? ”

In this era, the township, pavilion, and Li are all respected people as the three elders, and the villagers are looking for the three elders to judge when they have something, which is a disguised public court, but it is a family township style.

Wang Rong's question made Chu Kun choke, he didn't expect the young lieutenant on the other side to be so direct. The young man standing beside him couldn't hold his breath anymore, and directly reprimanded: "If the county government and the governor's mansion can solve the problem, why did they come to my house to find my father as a judge." I can only blame you for not being able to do things fairly and justly. ”

Chu Kun glanced at his son coldly, after so many years, this son is still so frizzy.

When Wang Rong heard this, his face remained unchanged, and he said to Chu Kun in a sincere tone: "There is no one in the two mansions, this is the dilemma that I will face when the Western Governor's Mansion is first established. That's why I came to Mr. Chu and asked him to come out of the mountain. In the fertile city, the people are divided into several categories, the powerful and rich businessmen are one category, the peasants and herdsmen are one category, and the small merchants and hawkers are one category, and the peasants and herdsmen account for the majority. And Mr. Chu will not be able to govern the guilt of the powerful family, not that Mr. does not have this ability, but that you do not have this authority. If Mr. can become the governor of the prefecture and serve as the magistrate of Woye County at the same time, then this situation will disappear, the problem will be solved, and more people can be helped. ”

Three visits to the thatched house? It doesn't exist, now the jurisdiction of the Western Governor is in ruins, and it is urgent to establish a new order, that is, to rebuild the county system, he doesn't have time to spend too much time here in Chu Kun, and he himself is a straightforward person, so he simply directly put out the benefits of Chu Kun's appointment as the chief historian and county commander, explaining the power that can be given to him. If Chu Kun still takes the shelf, then Wang Bian doesn't plan to hire him.

Chu Kun heard the meaning of Wang Rong's words, he was a little stunned, this hired scholars to serve as officials, and generally asked three or four times to make a promise, so as to elevate his status, but this young lieutenant did not take the usual path. His directness, his simple and rude way, made Chu Kun lose his mind for a while.

The young man couldn't accept it, and it was the first time he had seen such a direct way of hiring: "Hey! You said that if you let your father take the position, you will take office? At the beginning, Shuofang County ordered Meng Aowu to invite his father, but we didn't agree, do you think you have more prestige than Shuofang County? ”

Meng Ao, the brother-in-law of Qin Heng, the current Emperor of Dayong, is rarely virtuous, and when the court discussed the candidates for the Shuofang County Order, none of the hundred officials in the court responded. It was he who asked for his life in public, resigned from the imperial history of the imperial history platform, served as the commander of Shuofang County, and got a privilege, and the cities of Linhe, Linrong, Woye, Guangmu and other cities were also controlled by him and became the substantive county guard of Shuofang County, which shows how great Mengao's authority is.

Later, the general of Zhengbei was set up in Shuofang City, a small Shuofang city was stuffed into two mansions, the former general of Zhengbei Meng An was his elder, and the two were at peace with each other, and now Qin Ke is the general of Zhengbei, and the relationship between the two governments has obviously changed. Especially after Qin Ke appointed Wang Rong as the governor of the western part of Shuofang County, the relationship between the two prefectures fell to the freezing point visibly.

Wang Rong is not interested in the power struggle of the upper echelons, and as long as it does not affect him personally, he will not fight back. As a landowner in Shuofang County, Chu Kun is very clear about the form of Shuofang County, and there are many twists and turns, which is one of the reasons why he does not want to set foot in the official career. But not wanting to set foot does not mean that he is willing to be an honest common man, Wang Rong's arrival itself is in his expectation, what is unexpected is Wang Rong's attitude, saying that he is an ignorant and fearless or a newborn calf is not afraid of tigers, it seems that it is not appropriate, it can only be said that this young lieutenant has a direct personality.

Chu Kun slowly took the wooden box aside, looked at Wang Biao with scrutiny, and said, "Let me be the governor of the Governor's Mansion Shi Ye, but I don't want to be the county commander of Woye City." ”

Wang Bian heard Chu Kun's words and understood what he meant: "You want to be the county guard of the three cities, right?" ”

Chu Kun was very satisfied with Wang Rong's acumen, and he said: "Now Shuofang County has formed a situation in which Shuofang County and Zhengbei General's Mansion compete for power, and the establishment of the Western Governor's Mansion has directly formed an antagonism between the two prefectures, and the relationship has been reduced to a military point. If I am only the commander of Woye County, then I can only obey the orders from Shuofang. If you want to have a stable rear, then I have to have the power to do so. ”

But how can there be a reason for the county guard of the three cities, Wang Rong thought about it carefully, hoping to find a suitable official position from the knowledge in his mind, and then he thought of a name: "Then appoint you as the inspector and disposal envoy of the three counties of Linhe, Woye, and Linrong of the Western Governor's Mansion, and take charge of the civil affairs, legal affairs, taxation and other affairs of the three counties." "This is the most suitable official position that Wang Rong can think of, Dayongbian County now has governors, pacification envoys, propaganda envoys, appeasement envoys, political envoys, inspection envoys and other official positions, but they are all petty officials, and the size of the power depends on the boss.

And the patrol makes this position big or small, as the Western Governor's Office, Chu Kun can inspect the three cities and deal with the affairs of the three cities. And his own long history allows him to directly manage the operation of the Western Governor's Mansion.

Yes, Wang Rong decided to delegate power. As the governor of the western region, although he has the power and responsibility to manage the locality, a military general who holds the local military and political power will make the emperor feel extremely uneasy, even if this military general only has three cities. And Chu Kun, as a former Dayong official, served as the governor of the Governor's Mansion Shi was Wang Rong's reassurance to the general and the emperor of Zhengbei.

Chu Kun finally agreed to Wang Rong's employment, and after he quickly cleaned up, he moved to a workshop in the northwest of Woye City, which was the newly established Western Governor's Mansion, which used to be the Woye Town General's Mansion, which had been abandoned for many years and had not been cleaned up, but Chu Kun didn't care, he took his son and domestic servants to quickly clean up the house, and Wang Bian also moved to the mansion with a sledgehammer, and the county government was vacated. The county government is the place where the county order of Woye is ordered, and the temporary emergency response is acceptable, and it is not appropriate to be stationed for a long time.

In the main hall of the Governor's Mansion, Wang Rong listened carefully to Chu Kun's report: "Captain, now the three cities lack county officials, this is a major matter, and we can't be cautious. ”

Wang Rong looked at him and asked, "Do you have any good suggestions?" ”

Chu Kun said confidently: "Now that there is a shortage of talents, lowly positions will not avoid relatives. The eldest son of the lowly position, that is, the young man you saw that day, is named Chu Luxu, don't look at his temperament is a little impatient, but he is a student of the Legalist family, and the lowly recommended him as the prison of Linhe County. ”

Wang Rong listened to his words, and laughed in his heart, a prison leader is the warden of the county, this position is too low for Chu Luxu. He said directly to Chu Kun: "Brother Chu is upright, except for some impatience, there is nothing wrong with him, so he appointed him as the lieutenant of Linhe County, hoping that he can guard against arrogance and rashness and do a good job." ”

Chu Kun listened to Wang Rong's words and smiled bitterly, he originally wanted to detain his son in Linhe County Prison, although the official is small, but the power is great, and the political environment is safe. But he didn't expect the lieutenant to be directly appointed as the county lieutenant, so he had to go back and tell his son again.

"As for the county order of the three counties, I think that the gentleman can hire a suitable person as a trial county order first, and the probation period will be three months, and the salary license will be correct. After three months, if you don't qualify, you will be replaced, and if you are qualified, it will become an official county order. After the candidate is selected, you can report it to me. "Wang Bian can be said to know nothing about the talents of Shuofang County, and with Chu Kun, a land-sitting household, he is much more relaxed.

Chu Kun listened to Wang Rong's suggestion, his eyes lit up, this method was good, and then he left happily. Wang Rong began to focus on the training of the township soldiers, and the sledgehammer had already summoned the second regiment of the Woye Township soldiers, which was Wang Rong's confidence in the western part of Shuofang County, and he could not be sloppy. He came to the township soldier training camp with a sledgehammer, now is the time of farming, the township soldiers gather here to train together, their main training is to ride and shoot, take a knife to watch people This kind of rough work is simply taught, and a few people on the battlefield or a few cuts will be.

Wang Rong looked at the villagers who were practicing archery hard below on the general's platform, nodded with satisfaction, and then asked, "The blacksmiths and carpenters summoned by Wumo before are still there, right?" ”

Sledgehammer nodded and said, "It's all still there, I didn't let them go." ”

"Let's go, find them." Wang Rong has many ways to strengthen his army, but first he must have the right armament.

Wang Rong was greeted by the old master who met in the blacksmith shop last time, the old master's surname was Xu, and his name was forging; The other carpenter was a stranger, he claimed to be Lin Musen, and he was in his forties, much younger than Xu Tuo.