As soon as Xu Hong returned to the county office, he summoned the chief secretary and Xu Hong to understand the situation, and before he could talk a few words, he heard someone beating the drum of injustice.

This annoyed his agitated head even more.

When he walked to the court and saw two boys coming to complain, he grabbed a handful of the white-headed sticks on the table in the court and threw them down.

Xu Hong: "What's the grievance?" ”

The servants on both sides of the service came out and picked up the signature thrown by Xu Hong and counted it.

Lin Yuan said in a loud voice: "I am sorry for the people who are about to die in Mizhi County." ”

Xu Hong was puzzled, and generally appeared by himself, and the people who shouted grievances knelt down and cried for their fathers and mothers.

Today, these two people don't seem to have grievances, and one of them is still righteous and awe-inspiring, and he has no intention of kneeling at all.

Is it the wrong way to play?

After a while, the officials who counted the signatures were also counted, and he beckoned to another official and said, "Thirty-five." ”

The official who asked Lin Yuan and the others outside the door before reminded him: "That white boy beat the drum." ”

After the official confirmed, he walked towards Ai Qing with the hall board.

When Ai Qing saw them coming, he stepped back and wondered, "What are you doing?" ”

Officer: "It is customary to beat the drum and voice grievances, first hit the board and then ask questions." ”

Ai Qing inhaled and glared at Lin Yuan, who bit his lip and smiled.

Ai Qing also admitted it, and when he got to this point, he was beaten up.

In fact, the drum of grievances was not called the drum of grievances at the beginning, but the county government summoned the people in the city, and there was a major event that needed to be announced.

The county order will be knocked when it returns to the county office, that is, to tell the people that the county master is back, and if there is any grievance, come over at this time.

However, some people with deep grievances can't wait to go through the procedure, so they will beat the drum.

In this way, it has become a common practice for the people to beat the drum that they have grievances, and it has also become a practice to beat the board.

Xu Hong sat behind the high table in the public hall and stroked his beard, looking at the board while thinking about what Lin Yuan said about the grievances of the people who were about to die in Mizhi County.

"Bang"

Ai Qing "Oops~"

"Bang"

……

Ai Qing howled under the education of the water and fire sticks.

In fact, the official didn't use much effort, after all, the county order dropped a white-headed sign.

This white-headed sign is a board, and it is generally possible to walk after dozens of boards.

There are also black-headed signs, one sign and five boards.

Thirty plates of black skewers can open the skin and flesh.

Red head sign, one sign ten boards.

Thirty boards of red signs, and those who can't do it can be killed directly.

The officials were puzzled while fighting, they didn't fight hard today!

Why is this kid howling so fiercely?

Ai Qing has been beaten by his father a lot before, so he knows a truth that the more fierce the howl, the lighter the beating.

…

After the thirty-five boards, Ai Qing rubbed his ass and got up, and squeezed his eyes at Lin Yuan.

When Xu Hong saw that the board was finished, he asked in a deep voice: "What is the grievance of the people who are about to die in Mizhi County." ”

Ai Qing arched his hand and took out a stack of paper from his arms and said, "The boy saw that the plague was spreading in the city, so he specially presented a copy of the epidemic elimination strategy." ”

Xu Hong waved his hand at the officer, and the officer hurriedly ran down to bring it over.

It's just that when the official was about to hand it over to Xu Hong, he raised his hand to signal him to stop and said, "Read"

Although the official was puzzled, he still read aloud:

"People with headache and high fever need to be consciously isolated"

"Doors and windows should be opened and reduced in densely populated areas"

"Rational disposal of personal waste"

"Towels should be used to cover your mouth and nose"

"Personal huts should be used"

……

Lin Yuan's anti-epidemic strategy was written in great detail, and it took the official to read it in a cup of tea.

Xu Hong nodded again and again when he heard this, and after listening, he began to brush his beard and ponder.

Xu Hong thought for a long time and then ordered: "This strategy is feasible, post notices and warn the people to eradicate the epidemic according to this, and all departments of the county government need to follow this criterion and act with reference." ”

After Xu Hong finished saying this, he looked at Lin Yuan calmly and said, "Boy, what is your name, this method can solve the urgent need, and I have a lot of rewards." ”

Although Xu Hong was very satisfied with Lin Yuan's anti-epidemic strategy, he still wanted to wait and see, and he couldn't trust him too much just because this kid had contributed to his strategy.

This is too timely, in case it is sent by the royal family.

Lin Yuan was not embarrassed because of the lukewarm words of the county order.

Lin Yuan cleared his throat and said: "The epidemic elimination strategy is just a stepping stone, and now the only way to solve the urgent needs of the county order is to use heavy soldiers. ”

Xu Hong's eyes lit up, and he laughed and said: "This heavy army can refer to the garrison of the Thousand Households of Guide. ”

Lin Yuan replied directly: "Exactly." ”

Xu Hong: "Okay, take this kid to the back hall." ”

After Xu Hong finished speaking, he floated away, leaving the officials to look at each other at a loss, what is this, why should it alarm the garrison.

Ai Qing also felt dazed, and wanted to find the garrison to come over and stew the Wang family, why was the county commander so happy about such a simple matter?

Lin Yuan followed the official to the back hall with a satisfied face.

The county government generally has a lobby, two halls, and three halls, and these three halls are the back halls in Xu Hong's mouth, and there are also those called the halls.

The back hall is usually used by the county order to receive officials, or some private cases are inconvenient to hear in the lobby, so they will be brought to the back hall.

Lin Yuan and the others walked through the second hall under the leadership of the officials, the second hall is relatively small, and this is generally a place for the county to rest a little when the county order is tired.

The back hall is the second only to the lobby building of the county government, and it is generally equipped with a residence, a flower hall, a garden, and a study, which can be said to be basically the home of the county order.

All the way forward, to the pavilion of the flower hall in the back hall, the official invited them in.

Officer: "The county order has orders, he has some urgent business to deal with, the two of you need to wait, what needs to be told to me"

Lin Yuan smiled, pointed at Ai Qing and said, "Don't be in a hurry, you can get some tea and food, melons and fruits and snacks to come over and give him enough food."

Ai Qing: "It's extreme, it's extreme, I have to eat some good supplements after taking the board." ”

The official left with an embarrassed face, thinking that this is treating the county government as his own home! I just want to be polite, these two people really don't deserve to be outsiders.

.

In the study in the back hall, Xu Hong looked at the pile of anti-epidemic strategies, and after listening to the main book, he reported the recent situation in the city.

Xu Qiang began to talk about the origin of Lin Yuan and Ai Qing again.

Xu Qiang: "This Ai Qing is very easy to investigate, his father is a well-known lifter in the city, but this Ai Juren has been missing for many days, and Ai Qing was kicked out of the house." ”

"As for this Lin Yuan, he has not had a good brain since he was a child, and his parents left him five or six years ago, so he has been a beggar for many years."

Xu Hong stroked his beard and said, "So there are two beggars in the county government today."

Xu Qiang: "Uh~ The master summed it up." ”

"There is also a patrol in the city, who has been living in the Qinglou, and I heard the official say that the patrol press let the lord go to the city... Take the penalty yourself. ”

Xu Hong snorted coldly and said: "A large number of people in the city have starved to death, and they don't have time to take care of that dead fat man." ”

"I have also heard of the patrol, relying on the relationship between the clan and the patrol, I don't know what to do, I only know the place of fish and meat, and the fat and ointment of the people."

"If the patrol comes again, I want to get rid of it."

Xu Qiang: "Yes"

…

Ai Qing outside happily ate the food sent by the officials.

Ai Qing held the chicken leg in one hand, grabbed a handful of peanuts in the other hand and stuffed it into his mouth, muttering in his mouth: "The food in this county government is better than the inn~"

"Didn't you say that the people of the Wang family are dead, why did that Wang master come out just now."

Lin Yuan: "I also think it's strange, if it's right, the Wang family is all held hostage by the White Lotus Sect, and Master Wang can only cooperate with them." ”

Ai Qing swallowed the peanuts and was about to reply, but heard Xu Hong's voice coming from a distance.

Xu Hong: "You're right, I think so. ”

Ai Qing saw Xu Hong walking slowly with Xu Qiang, and hurriedly wiped his greasy hands and mouth with his sleeve, chirped his mouth twice, stood up respectfully and bowed: "I've seen the county honor." ”

Ai Qing felt very embarrassed, why was he also a student of the county school, and it was really inappropriate for the county order to see him so ugly.

Lin Yuan also bowed and said, "So how does the county master plan to deal with it?" ”

Xu Hong slowly walked over with Xu Qiang, asked Ai Qing, who was sitting opposite Lin Yuan, to move his position, sat opposite Lin Yuan, and motioned Ai Qing to continue eating.

Ai Qing smiled awkwardly, picked up the teacup and poured a cup of tea for Xu Hong.

Ai Qing explained embarrassedly: "I was hungry for a few meals before, and I haven't eaten well in the past few days, and the things in the county government are so delicious that the county respects them laugh." ”

Xu Hong nodded, looked at Lin Yuan again, and said, "Aren't you here to offer advice!" They all considered asking for help from the garrison. ”

Lin Yuan: "The garrison can solve the urgent need, but the military disaster is better than the drought, and the garrison will naturally not be allowed to enter the city until it is absolutely necessary." ”

Xu Hong picked up the teacup and looked at it, then put it down and said, "You kid is not stupid, you still know the horror of the military disaster." ”

"Now that northern Shaanxi is full of disasters and famines, and the garrison does not have much food, in this case, ask the garrison for help, and those Qiu Bahui will gnaw every grain of food of the people like locusts."

"You kid should know the Wang family, you tell me what you know about the Wang family."

Lin Yuan took a sip of the teacup in front of him, cleared his throat and said, "The county Cheng went out to look for grain, but everyone in the city refused to sell grain to the county honor. ”

"The county zun went out to the Wang family and began to envelop the people, and the county Cheng also disappeared, so blatantly, the county zun rushed to the Wang family when he returned to the city, and it must be because of these."

Xu Hong stroked his beard and smiled: "Then aren't they afraid that I will send the officials to kill the royal family." ”

Lin Yuan: "If the county lord acts like this, the Wang family's family will become their shield, and the more the Wang family dies under the conflict, the more restless the people in the manor outside the city will be." ”

"For example, they can leave some people from the Wang family outside the city in advance, and they will kill the people from the Wang family outside the city and carry them to the manor, and they will be killed into the city under the excitement of the crowd, and there will be chaos."

Xu Hong glanced at Lin Yuan's words appreciatively and said: "The Wang family is now bigger, the manor outside the city can't be directly used, my servants are all old soldiers, and the people who manage and manage honestly are okay, let them encircle and suppress the manor, it's self-inflicted."

"Since the White Lotus Sect you said is so fearless, why don't you find a reason to rebel directly, kill the Wang family and carry them to the manor, and you don't have to wait for me to commit public anger."

After Xu Hong finished speaking, he added tea to Lin Yuan, and Lin Yuan hurriedly held the teacup with both hands to express his gratitude.

Xu Hong poured the tea, and when he saw that Lin Yuan still understood etiquette, he smiled and said, "My cup of tea is not delicious." ”

Lin Yuan: "The kid naturally knows, but I also came prepared." ”