Chapter 219 Helping
As the two were talking, they suddenly saw an official running in from outside the door, running to the two and saying, "Report to the two lords, the patrol masters sent from Guilin County and the helpers sent from Zhenwu Pavilion have arrived in this county!"
Upon hearing this, Nong Hongzhi immediately put down the official document in his hand, quickly got up and asked, "Where is the person?"
The official who came to report replied: "He is waiting in the living room of the county government office at this moment."
Nong Hongzhi immediately said, "Okay, come with me to welcome the patrol master!"
After saying that, a group of people walked quickly towards the living room of the county government.
As soon as he entered the door, Nong Hongzhi and Zhang Shuan immediately spoke out: "The official has talked about the patrol envoy!"
Zhao Hongtao, a patrol envoy sent by Guilin County to Yishan County to inspect the resettlement of refugees, was sitting on the main seat of the living room, while the people of Zhenwu Pavilion were sitting on the left and right sides of the hall.
Zhao Hongtao put down the teacup in his hand, immediately stood up to meet him, and smiled and said, "Mr. Nong, don't be fine!"
"Mr. Zhao!" After Nong Hongzhi recognized the face of the visitor, a look of surprise appeared on his face and said with a smile: "I didn't expect that the inspector sent by Guilin County was you!"
Zhao Hongtao smiled and said, "Although you don't know that the inspector is me, I know that the magistrate of Yishan County is you!"
After saying that, he turned to greet the people from Zhenwu Pavilion and introduced to Lin Chen, Li Daoji and others: "This is the magistrate of Yishan County, Nong Hongzhi, and Nong University!"
After saying that, he introduced Lin Chen, Li Daoji, Zhang Ruoxuan, Song Baoyu, Lu Yuanyou and Wang Jingming to Nong Hongzhi respectively.
Zhao Hongtao sighed: "Mr. Agricultural University and I are classmates and friends, but speaking of this... we have not met for nearly three years!"
Nong Hongzhi smiled and said, "I am ashamed to say that although Lord Zhao and I are classmates, I have passed the imperial examination and the Chinese Academy of Sciences much later than Lord Zhao..."
Zhao Hongtao looked at Liu Ye hanging around the other person's waist and said with a smile: "That's because you not only study literature, but also practice martial arts! You are smart and decisive. If you devote all your energy to studying, you may even feel ashamed of yourself!"
The two stood outside the door and chatted for a few words, then they entered the living room together.
Although the two were classmates and friends, they were in the county government office at the moment, and there was a difference between superiors and inferiority, so Nong Hongzhi sat on the left and gave the main seat on the right to Zhao Hongtao. As for Zhang Shuan, the county magistrate, he had to move a chair again and sit next to Nong Hongzhi to accompany him.
Nong Hongzhi ordered his servants to serve tea and pastries to everyone present, and then bowed to Zhenwu Pavilion and said, "Young heroes, although the county is large, the things are short of everything... You guys come from afar, but the county yamen is in a cold place, with only earth tea and some peanuts and melon seeds to serve guests. If there is any inadequate reception, please understand!"
After hearing this, Li Daoji, the representative of Zhenwu Pavilion, immediately put down the teacup in his hand, stood up and returned, saying, "The magistrate is so serious! Now that Yishan County is busy, it is a great honor for the Grown University to take the time to entertain us, so how dare you expect anything else? Besides, our disciples of Zhenwu Pavilion practice hard every day and eat coarse tea, light rice and sweet potato soup. If Grown University brought us some delicacies and seafood to the table, we would feel a little uncomfortable!"
After saying that, Li Daoji turned his head and looked at Lin Chen and others sitting aside, and asked, "My junior brothers, do you think so?"
Everyone laughed and said, "Yes!"
After chatting for a while, Zhao Hongtao got to the point with a serious expression and asked Nong Hongzhi: "What is the situation in Yishan County now?"
Nong Hongzhi's expression suddenly showed a hint of sorrow, and he told him: "According to the statistics of the officials and officials under his jurisdiction, the actual total number of refugees entering Yishan should be about 19,000, nearly 20,000! Among these 20,000 refugees, most of them are ordinary people, which is easy to resettle. Just allocate them to various townships, let them live and open up land and farm... But aside from those ordinary people, there are also some people who are gentry, rich people, and people from Bashu, Qianzhou and other places. These talents are the most difficult!"
"Those gentry and rich men think that our Yishan Mountains are poor and the government is greedy, for fear that we will forcibly rob their property. So whenever an official sent a visit to them to communicate, most of them are extremely alert!"
After Nong Hongzhi said that, he sighed, and then continued: "Actually, these rich men are fine. Since they are unwilling to cooperate with the government, they can go wherever they want and let them leave quickly and not stay in Yishan... The most troublesome thing is those who come from the world who come from other places with refugees!"
"Most of the people from Bashu and Qianzhou who came from Bashu and Qianzhou have a hot temper, do not abide by the rules, and despise the authority of the government. Not long ago, there were several murders in the county that occurred in succession due to disputes between outsiders and locals! Although all of these prisoners have been arrested and waited for the death... But most of the people in the world are desperate people and do not feel afraid at all. Not only did they not restrain their nature after this incident, they still do their own things and relies on their own force to bully the people and act as a blessing!"
After Nong Hongzhi said that, he sighed again.
The Lingnan area is not as rich as Zhongzhou, and the salary paid by the government to the officials is not high. Therefore, many local people choose to go out to explore the world rather than devote themselves to the government after they have developed powerful martial arts... This has led to the government's officials being in a state of insufficient staff.
Li Daoji asked: "Can you know how good the martial arts of those people in the martial arts world are?"
When he asked this, the other people's eyes also looked at Nong Hongzhi.
Nong Hongzhi said: "According to the results obtained from the investigation, most of the people in the Jianghu Lake are around the early and mid-stage stages of the Liumai Realm, but a small number are above the late stages of the Liumai Realm! These people have a hot temper and are extremely serious! The reason why this county thinks this group of Jianghu Lake is because there are only a few masters in the Liumai Realm in the county government, and their realm is only in the middle stage of the Liumai Realm..."
Lin Chen asked: "Have anyone ever seen those people in the late stage of the Liumai Realm take action?"
Nong Hongzhi looked at the county magistrate sitting beside him.
Chapter completed!