Chen Ao came to this era and successively stayed in Liangcheng, Haixian, Bianjing and other places. Although Liangchenghai County is also a remote and small county and is not well-known, compared to the earthen city in front of it, it can be regarded as a heaven and an underground.

Where is this county seat? This is simply a ruin! Chen Ao thought to himself. If it weren't for the fact that there were still people coming in and out of the city gate, Chen Ao would almost have thought that this was the ruins of an ancient city.

The walls of this county town are made of loess, which has been severely weathered due to disrepair. The straight official road at the gate of the city can still be seen, but the road surface is also full of potholes. When the wheels run over in the mud on a rainy day, when the road is dry, rut marks are printed.

Chen Ao couldn't help but sigh, no wonder Zhao Heng wanted to send himself here, this was obviously to let himself come here to suffer!

Zhao Ling jumped out of the carriage and saw Chen Ao's displeasure, so he smiled lightly: "If you come, you will be safe." This remote town may not be a place for you to show your strength!"

Chen Ao cheered up, nodded, waved his hand, and beckoned everyone to enter the city. When the convoy came to the city gate, it was seen that there were quite a lot of people entering and leaving the city gate, most of them were businessmen, and there were many Hu people. There are people from ethnic minorities such as Qiang, Tubo, and Khitan, and even Hu people in Central Asia and West Asia.

Chen Ao is not strange to foreigners, but it is the first time that a few of his confidants and subordinates have seen him. Xuan Ning and the others even got out of the carriage and pointed at a few blonde and blue-eyed Hu merchants not far away.

This time it caused another commotion. Such beautiful women are rare in this area, and those who line up to enter the city can't help but look at them. Chen Ao didn't want to cause more trouble, so he had to drink and order them all to get into the car, so as to avoid delaying the speed of entering the city because of them.

When the group reached the gate of the city, they saw two guards sitting listlessly on a bench. Two or three other tax collectors are responsible for inspecting the goods of passing traders and collecting toll tax. Chen Ao walked to the front, and the tax officer sitting next to him was only a passing businessman, and asked habitually, "What is in the car?"

Chen Ao thought to himself, Lao Tzu's cars are either loaded with beautiful women, or gold and silver treasures, which can't be said outside.

He didn't speak, and Qin Lang next to him directly informed Chen Ao's identity. When the tax officer heard that it was the new county lord of the county, he was startled and hurriedly got up to greet him. They had already received a letter from the ministry that a new county commander would take office here.

It's just that they didn't expect that the new county magistrate would spend a month on the road. Just when they thought that this county magistrate must be unwilling to come to this ghost place and was about to give up, Chen Ao actually appeared.

Chen Ao ordered someone to show the tax collector the court's documents and official documents. Where did the man still have doubts, he hurriedly sent his subordinates, trotted all the way back to the county office, and went to inform the officials at all levels. The tax official laughed and said: "Chen Zhixian, the official is named Tang Donglai, and he is the tax collector of the county." Why don't you take a break here and wait for the county government's guard of honor?"

Chen Ao looked at the chair he let out, and he didn't know how many years he had been sitting there, and his sweat was mixed with grease and dust, and it was already dirty. Where can he sit down, he waved his hand and said, "No need, Master Tang will continue to be busy with you, I will enter the city by myself!"

Tang Donglai saw Chen Ao stay away, and couldn't help but sigh. He also saw Xuanning and a few of them just now, but he didn't expect that these were actually the family members of the county lord. Tang Donglai smiled secretly in his heart, he came to this shabby place to take office, and he actually brought such a big family. Do you want to eat ash and drink the wind here?

Tang Donglai was secretly laughing at this matter in his heart, and he didn't pay much attention to it, and continued to collect his taxes. Chen Ao led the men and horses through the city, carefully examining the buildings on both sides of the street.

Although the county is very small, the shops on both sides of the street are bustling, restaurants, inns, gambling halls, brothels, everything. The whole city is just such a north-south street, and all the lively and prosperous places are concentrated here. Chen Ao looked at the scene of the store's thriving business, but he was also a little comforted. Fortunately, it is located on the East-West Trade Road, which is not too shabby.

The group rushed to the county government first. The tax collector had already arrived to inform the people of the county office, and by this time he had already seen someone at the door to greet him. Chen Ao got off the horse and saw a middle-aged man at the gate of the county ya, with a little dark skin and a smile on his face, walking forward, looking very excited.

Chen Ao secretly thought, what is this person so happy to do?

Just as he was wondering, the man introduced himself first: "Lord Chen! haha...... Lord Chen, you're here. Oh, it's Ma Dequan, the magistrate of this county. Haha......"

It turned out to be the former magistrate, and Chen Ao was a little surprised. No wonder this Ma Dequan is so excited, he has come to take office, and he can leave. If you want to leave such a ghost place, you should naturally be excited.

Chen Ao also saluted: "It turned out to be Lord Ma, disrespectful and disrespectful!"

Ma Dequan laughed and introduced the officials behind him to Chen Ao. There are dozens of county officials, chief bookkeepers, head catchers, scribes, and so on. Although this gourd county is small, the configuration of the county government is complete. Chen Ao has seen them one by one.

Ma Dequan took Chen Ao's hand and walked to the county office. He seemed to be afraid that Chen Ao's wings would fly, so he clutched tightly all the way and refused to let go. Chen Ao had no choice but to settle for him. Ma Dequan took Chen Ao into the lobby, gave a brief introduction, and then took him to the second hall, and said: "Lord Chen, after that, there will be the back office of the third hall, and Lord Chen's family can settle there." If you have already cleaned up below, you will not go in. ”

Chen Ao thanked him. Ma Dequan said again: "Lord Chen, for specific official matters, Xu Xiancheng and Master Wu will hand over to you, so I won't be verbose." ”

Chen Ao smiled: "It's hard work." Master Ma is about to leave office, why don't you hold a banquet for Lord Ma tonight to see off Master Ma?"

He has also been in the officialdom for a long time, and he is very familiar with the rules of these ushers. Who knew that Ma Dequan shook his head and said: "Lord Chen's kindness has been received in Xia, but he has already packed his bags, and he is going to go on the road." We will meet in the future for this wine, so I will invite you!"

Chen Ao was stunned for a moment, and saw that Ma Dequan didn't know where to take out a big burden, and sure enough, he had already sorted out his luggage. As soon as he got the official documents, he immediately packed them up. After waiting for more than a month, Chen Ao was looking forward to it, and now he simply didn't want to stay for a moment.

Chen Ao had no choice but to send him out of the gate, thinking to himself, is there such a pit in this Hulu County? Brother Zhao, Brother Zhao, Lao Tzu was miserable by you this time!