Time flies like an arrow, and it’s the twelfth lunar month again in a blink of an eye.

In previous years, nothing happened as soon as you entered the yamen in December, but this year is different from previous years. The previous county magistrate resigned after serving for a year. The new county magistrate who just came was busy collecting the money that had been lost over the years as soon as he took office.

, dozens or even dozens of subpoenas must be issued almost every day, making the officials in the fast class and arrest class extremely busy.

As soon as Guan Captou brought a wealthy family who owed land and silver for two years from the countryside to the county government office, a government servant from Zaoban came to tell him that Duan Jiqing, the manager of the government office's military office, had been here in the morning and said that Han Situo would have a long life.

The eldest young master of the Hu family sent home a message, saying that Yu Youfu not only asked the eldest young master of the Hu family to send home a letter, but also asked the eldest young master of the Hu family to send home money!

I don't know when it started. Guan Baotou, like Duan Jiqing, was always looking forward to a letter from the capital. When he heard that there was a letter from the capital, he didn't want to waste a moment. He quickly took back the lock and locked up the tax-deferring flower tenant in the prison cell, and even drank tea.

Without even taking a sip, he rushed to Han Si's house without stopping.

When I walked into the yard, I saw that Zhu Zhu and Yao Meier were busy making midnight snacks in the kitchen. Duan Jiqing was sitting in the main room holding Goudan in his arms and talking to Liu Guangren, the clerk in the Daotai Yamen's office. Jiang Liu, the head of the Sichuan gang, also

Here we are, standing aside and laughing.

"In-laws, Liu Shucheng, Master Hu is back from the capital so soon?" Guan Captou asked with a smile from afar.

"He's back. Hunan and Hubei are troubled by bandits. He didn't dare to take the waterway. He took the dry road, passing through Hebei, Shanxi, Shaanxi, and over the Qinling Mountains. I don't know how many crimes he suffered along the way. He went to Ba County last night.

I entered the city early this morning." Duan Jiqing invited him to sit down and drink tea, and sighed: "Master Hu said that not only are there gangs in Guangdong, Guangxi and Huguang, but there are also mobs in Henan and Anhui that are causing trouble. What do they call them? This time I go to the capital.

It seems that the civil servants who are rushing to take the examination cannot take the water route, but must take the dry road."

"Guangdong, Guangxi, and Huguang are not at peace, Henan and Anhui are in trouble again, and the world is in chaos!"

"When it comes to chaos, there has never been a year when a mob didn't cause chaos. Don't worry, those thieves can't make things happen."

"That's true. Even if the outside world continues to cause chaos, we in Sichuan will not be in chaos."

Duan Jiqing nodded, then smiled and said: "Let's not talk about this, let's talk about business. Zhixing's vacancy has finally been filled, and he was sent to Taizhou under the jurisdiction of Yangzhou Prefecture for inspection. That inspection is different from the inspection here.

, not only governs three large towns and more than 250 villages within a radius of more than 100 miles, but also guards the waterways for transporting salt from more than a dozen salt farms in Huainan. Although he is not a Zhengyin official, oil and water will never outlast longevity.

Those county princes in Bishan!"

"It has been made up, and it has made up for such a fat loss!" Guan Baotou was ecstatic.

"I made it up. I was selected on October 15th." Duan Jiqing lowered his head to look at his little grandson who was sleeping soundly in his arms, and then looked at Qin'er who was sitting in the corner with her mouth covered and smiling softly, and said proudly: "

The gap to be filled on October 15th, they set off from the capital early on the morning of October 17th. The journey from the capital to Jiangning was not as far as our Ba County. Calculating the days, they should have arrived in Jiangning by now, and maybe they were already on their way from Jiangning to Taizhou.

On the way to take office."

"In-laws, whether the fourth son's vacancy has been filled is completely different from whether he can take office smoothly. As for our newly arrived county magistrate from Ba County, he is still a Jueluo, and can be considered a royal family member. He is different from waiting in Chengdu.

It took more than two years to fill this vacancy."

The son-in-law often writes home, often talking about things in the capital. Duan Jiqing is now considered well-informed and can't help but laugh: "You said that this Xiangqing who just came here is just a red belt. In our Ba

There are five to six people in the county, so he really doesn't count in the capital. When it comes to royal family members, there are many royal family members in the capital."

"But Si Wazi..."

"I know what you are worried about. In fact, there is nothing to worry about." Duan Jiqing patted his grandson and explained happily: "I have told you before that Zhixing, the leader of the guild, will not do it in vain! What do you think?

I think, since he has been dealing with the officials every day in the capital this year, and he has also renovated the guild hall, his fellow countrymen who are officials in the capital will naturally support him."

Guan Captou subconsciously asked: "Master Ji and Master Ao have people in Jiangning?"

"I'll scare you to death if I tell you. Zhixing not only fawned over Mr. Ji and Mr. Ao, but also fawned over Mr. Duan who came to Beijing for an audience and Mr. Huang, the censor of Huguang Road. Duan Dazhang, as you know Mr. Duan, he is the right person with us.

He is from the same hometown as Jiangning, and happens to be the same year as Lord Duan. Do you think that with Lord Duan’s support, will Zhixing be able to take up his post smoothly?"

"Isn't Mr. Duan working as a magistrate in Shaanxi?"

"That's Lao Huangli. Now he is the chief envoy of Gansu, the vassal of Gansu! From now on, I can no longer call me Master Duan, but Lord Duan."

"Promoted!"

"I just know." Duan Jiqing grinned and turned around and said: "Guangren, I'm not afraid of your jokes. I never dared to reach high places before. I received Zhixing's letter this morning and went to ask my two living cousins.

I wouldn’t know if I didn’t ask, but after asking I found out that our clan is really the same as Mr. Duan’s, and my great-grandfather and Mr. Duan’s great-grandfather are cousins.”

"Really?" Liu Guangren, the clerk of Daotai Yamen, was shocked.

"Why are you lying to me? In fact, I should have thought of it a long time ago. Not to mention Ba County, how many people named Duan are there in Chongqing Prefecture? I have thought about it. I will prepare a gift to visit Mr. Duan's brother early tomorrow morning and check it out.

Check their family tree and edit our family tree when we come back."

"Your family doesn't have a genealogy?"

"My family used to be poor. It was good to have food on the table, so we didn't bother to compile our genealogy."

"That's why we should practice it, and we should recognize our ancestors and return to our clan as soon as possible."

Guan Baotou thought that it was too shameless to climb such a high branch, so he suppressed his laughter and asked, "My dear, what else did Si Wazi say in the letter?"

"He said that not only did Lord Duan help him write a letter to the governor of Jiangning, but Huang Yushi also helped him write a letter to the governor of Jiangsu. Lord Duan also had another person who was going to Jiangsu to take office in the same year. There were so many important people to support him.

He will definitely take office smoothly, so we don’t have to worry about him."

Duan Jiqing glanced at Qin'er sitting in the corner again, and continued: "He was worried that Zhang Er, who sold this yard to me the year before last, would come looking for compensation, so he asked Master Hu to bring home five hundred taels of silver notes. Two hundred taels of them

Keep it for supplementary purposes, keep one hundred taels for home use. Take one hundred taels with you on horseback, and I will give you another hundred taels later."

"Give it to me?" Guan Baotou asked in surprise.

Seeing the incredible look on Guan Baotou's face, Duan Jiqing couldn't help but laugh and said: "There are people who are filial to you, but not all of them are filial to you. From the road department to the county government, everyone has taken good care of him in the past few years.
Chapter completed!