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Chapter 3 Bachelor County Magistrate Bachelor County

Liu Yue's home is actually not far from the county government office, just around the corner.When passing by the county government office, Lin Yifan finally saw his future residence, but at this moment it was already a ruined building.When I came to Liu Yue's house, I looked up and saw that it looked dilapidated, presumably because of a military disaster.

After welcoming Lin Yifan into the house, Liu Yue went to look around for food. Lin Yifan looked around and found that the house would be a very good house if it hadn't been damaged.After a while, Liu Yue came over with two bowls, and said anxiously, "My lord, this subordinate is now completely destitute, and there is only such a little porridge left, so I can only make do with it. Please don't be disgusted."

Seeing Mr. Liu holding two bowls of gruel with clearly visible bottoms, Lin Yifan's eyes suddenly turned red. That's right, he really wanted to cry. One was crying because of his desolate situation, and the other was because Liu Lao would rather suffer by himself. Even if you are hungry, you have to squeeze out the only food left to be moved by yourself.

"Mr. Liu, what's the matter? You only have this little food left. It's better for you to eat. I, I'm not hungry!" Lin Yifan swallowed hard, but his stomach growled uncontrollably.

But Mr. Liu pushed the two bowls to Lin Yifan, and said seriously: "My lord, you are the magistrate of this county. Now this county is suffering from military disasters, the people have been tortured and displaced, and you are needed to take charge of the overall situation, stabilize the people's hearts, and rebuild their homes. .If something happens to you, how should the people of this county deal with themselves? I hope you will put the people first and take care of yourself!"

"This, me, okay!" Lin Yifan didn't know what to say. When it came to this point, it was no longer his own business, but the whole Hengshan County's business. Mr. Liu could really speak, but After all, I am not a real county magistrate, so I don't know how to govern Hengshan County.Immediately, Lin Yifan felt pressure instantly increased. "Then I'll eat it. However, please let Mr. Liu eat the remaining bowl. I'm alone in Hengshan County. Without Mr. Liu's assistance, I can't do anything. So, you too Take care of yourself."

Tears welled up in Mrs. Liu's eyes, and he sobbed, "Thank you sir, you are sympathetic to your subordinates, and your subordinates will do their best to help you."

So, after some consolation, the two finished the porridge.

After the two finished eating, Liu Yue began to describe the current situation in Hengshan County to Lin Yifan.Hengshan County is located in the northwest border of the Tianwu Empire, and is under the jurisdiction of Weiyuan County in Anzhou.The county seat is located in a valley nearly a hundred miles long and ten miles wide in the western section of Hengshan Mountain. This valley is the only main road connecting the north and south of Hengshan Mountain. The north side can directly enter the grassland, and the south side leads to the hinterland of Weiyuan County.Originally, Hengshan County was an important strategic location for the Tianwu Empire, and troops could be sent straight into the depths of the grassland from here.When the empire was strong, Hengshan County existed as a logistics base for the army, but after the empire weakened, the golden wolf knocked at the gate every year, and Hengshan County was naturally looted every year because it was located outside the border.Originally, some people in the court felt that Hengshan County was easy to attack and difficult to defend, and it was outside the Polang Pass, so it was better to abandon it.However, where the emperors of all dynasties were willing to bear the infamy of losing their land, they could only acquiesce in the existence of Hengshan County.Because of this, Hengshan, as the territory of the empire, naturally sent officials to manage it, but everyone knew that Hengshan County was dangerous, and no one wanted to come here, and no people even wanted to stay here.Therefore, the imperial court thought of a way to exile domestic prisoners here for reclamation and frontier defense.And the officials dispatched were also unsatisfactory in the court, or they were not pleasing to the eye.That is to say, Lin Dong, the official county magistrate Lin Yifan pretended to be, must have offended some powerful people in the court and was demoted here.

Hengshan County, which has just suffered a military disaster, is facing many problems, but in summary, there are only four problems. First, there is insufficient money and food. Looted.Second, the population is insufficient. After this looting, Hengshan County, which originally had more than 5000 people, now has less than [-] yellow-faced and emaciated people. Only these less than [-] people cannot support the development of a county.Thirdly, the county government was rebuilt, and now the county government has been destroyed, all officials at all levels of the county government have been killed or injured, and now only Lin Yifan and the chief secretary are left.Without the yamen, the aforementioned problems cannot be solved, and order cannot be established in Hengshan County, and sooner or later there will be chaos.Fourth, bandits are rampant. Some of the people who fled into the mountains were exiled here by domestic prisoners. They usually dare not make trouble under the supervision of the government, but whenever the golden werewolves come here to rob, some prisoners Taking the opportunity to escape is like entering a deep mountain, falling into the grass as a bandit.Now is the time when the county is at its weakest, and I am afraid that bandits will take the opportunity to go down the mountain to loot, so the formation of county soldiers is imminent.

After listening to Liu Yue's analysis, Lin Yifan's head felt dizzy and his heart felt heavy.He only felt that he was a bachelor county magistrate, who had nothing to ask for. Similarly, Hengshan County was also a bachelor county, who also had nothing to ask for.God, how did I end up in this place?Lin Yifan was speechless to the sky.

Seeing Liu Yue's expectant expression, Lin Yifan's expression suddenly became a little unnatural, and he faltered that he was tired and needed to rest.It wasn't until Liu Yue arranged the room with a disappointed face that Lin Yifan was quietly relieved.

Early the next morning, Lin Yifan, who was somewhat insomnia, walked out of the room with a pair of panda eyes yawning, and saw Liu Yue searching for things in the dilapidated house, so he walked over and said, "Old Liu, what are you looking for?" what?"

"The subordinates are looking for any leftover grain, so that they can prepare something to eat for the adults." Liu Yue said while moving a piece of wood with difficulty, panting heavily. ,
Lin Yifan's eyes turned red when he heard the words, he is really a kind person.They hurried over to help Liu Yue move the wood. The two searched for a long time, but they couldn't find anything to eat. Instead, they worked hard for a while, and now they looked even more hungry.Lin Yifan rubbed his belly and said, "Old Liu, this is not good, let's go outside to find something to eat first?"

Liu Yue said shamelessly after hearing the words: "My lord, my subordinates are useless, I made my lord suffer."

Lin Yifan patted Liu Yue on the shoulder, and sighed: "Old Liu, no one would have thought of this kind of thing happening, and it cannot be changed by manpower, so don't blame yourself. Since I am the magistrate of this county, why not Will you be stumped by these things? Come on, let's go out and find something to eat first."

The two came outside the city together, and saw people in twos and threes squatting on the ground looking for wild vegetables. Liu Yue wanted to find wild vegetables like everyone else, but was stopped by Lin Yifan, "Old Liu, I think this place has been dug up." It is riddled with holes, and there are probably not many wild vegetables left, so let's not compete with the common people for food."

Liu Yue Hao Yan said with emotion: "My lord really loves the people like a son!"

Lin Yifan blushed slightly, and felt ashamed in his heart, but it was actually because he didn't want to eat wild vegetables.He coughed and said seriously, "Old Liu, do we have any rivers here where we can fish?"

"My lord, Hengshan County is located in the Hengshan Valley. The terrain is slightly higher. There is no big river flowing through this place. There is only a shallow stream flowing down from the mountain. There are no fish at all. If you want to fish, you can only go to the small river thirty miles to the south. , but it is estimated that it will take half a day from here to that place."

"I see that the west of the county is close to the mountains, why don't we go into the mountains to hunt?"

"So that adults know that hunting is a technical job. We are not hunters. It is difficult to catch prey. Moreover, there are many traps set by hunters in the mountains. If one is not careful, it will be miserable."

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Lin Yifan proposed several solutions, but they were all shattered by reality.This place is really poor!Rubbing his eyebrows vigorously, Lin Yifan looked confused, and casually glanced at the people who were gathering wild vegetables, and suddenly an idea came to his mind. "Old Liu, can you call the only remaining people in the county, I have something to say to them."

Elder Liu looked at Lin Yifan in a daze, not knowing what his intentions were, but under Lin Yifan's expectant eyes, he patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, my lord, this subordinate is quite famous in the county. It's all right."

After speaking, he started to act, and Mr. Liu did exactly what he said. Not long after, the common people began to gather around Lin Yifan, staring at Lin Yifan with numb faces.Lin Yifan looked around at hundreds of people, and found that these people were basically old, weak, sick and disabled, and there were not many young people.Standing beside Lin Yifan, Liu Yue introduced Lin Yifan's identity to the people, which immediately caused a commotion among the people, who all knelt down and kowtowed, hoping that Master Qingtian would show them a way out.The voice was crying miserably, which made Lin Yifan feel uncomfortable.Quickly pulled the people up one by one, and Lin Yifan took a breath only when people's emotions began to stabilize.

Seeing some angry people around, Lin Yifan looked around and said loudly: "My fellow villagers, I am in Xialindong, and now I am the county magistrate of Hengshan County. I just arrived here yesterday. To be honest, I didn't know that we The situation in Hengshan County is so difficult, so I have not prepared anything. Here, I want to apologize to everyone." I bowed deeply to everyone, and continued, "After the introduction of Mr. The county has a preliminary understanding, and I have a general understanding of the current predicament of our county. Let me tell you something from the bottom of my heart, I am new here, and it is really difficult to solve the problems in this county. Now I have no way to do it. Solve it." Speaking of this, Lin Yifan found that the hopeful eyes of the people suddenly dimmed, and Liu Yue next to him was so anxious that he winked at him again and again, but Lin Yifan still ignored him and said, "I can't do it alone. Now, don't expect me to solve your problems alone. However, I can't do it alone, but as long as everyone is willing to believe in me, cooperate with me, and let's find a way together and act together, then these problems will not be a problem .Everyone is making high flames. As long as we are united and self-reliant, I believe that we will have a way and the ability to rebuild our homeland. But now, I would like to ask all the fathers and folks, are you willing to believe me? Are you Believe in yourselves?"

Following Lin Yifan's increasingly high-pitched voice, everyone's mood was gradually mobilized. After a short silence, following the voices of "willing" in twos and threes, they gradually converged into a loud shout: "I am willing! I am willing!"

Lin Yifan's eyes were a little moist, what a simple common people, he convinced them with just a few words, and Liu Yue beside him burst into tears earlier.

(End of this chapter)