The world of counterfeit magistrates competes in the world

chapter 37
Guo Huaili strolled in the county seat. Although the streets were bustling with people, his mood was mixed.When he returned to Hengshan County that day, when the entire county people and officials rushed out of the city to meet the caravan, he felt incredible.A merchant can make the people of the city come out of the city to welcome him?This is impossible, unless there is a very important person in it.

Soon, Guo Huaili's guess came true, and his Dong Weng confidently came to the crowd, which immediately aroused the cheers and reverence of the whole city.Hearing what they called Dong Weng, he suddenly realized that Dong Weng was actually the magistrate.At that time, there was no dissatisfaction with him for concealing his identity, but the joy filled his chest, that he was actually taken by the county lord.

I thought that the county magistrate would soon entrust me with a heavy responsibility, and I would reach the pinnacle of my life from then on.Unexpectedly, for several days in a row, the county magistrate did not summon him. Although the basic necessities of life were well arranged, Guo Huaili, who was confused about his future, was still unhappy.

"Hey! Ten years of cold windows, wind and rain, half a lifetime of wandering, where can I rely? Where can I rely!" Guo Huaili shook his head, looking at the dark clouds in the sky and the wind, and the mountain rain was about to come, and said with emotion.

"Sir, sir!" A childish voice sounded behind him, and when he turned around, he saw Linley, who was originally a little beggar, running over panting.

"Why did you come here? It's going to rain now, go back quickly." Guo Huaili stroked Linley's messy hair, showing a hint of a smile.

"Sir, I'm here to see you, county magistrate, the county magistrate wants to see you."

"What? The county lord wants to see me?" Guo Huaili was startled when he heard the words, then his face flushed, he yelled, and ran away, not even caring about dropping his shoes.

"Sir, your shoe fell off!" Linley from behind picked up Guo Huaili's shoe and shouted. Seeing that the gentleman ignored him, he had no choice but to chase after him.

Back in the courtyard where he was resettled, he saw Lin Yifan and a middle-aged man who was also dressed as a scholar sitting in the courtyard drinking tea.Guo Huaili took a deep breath, tidied his clothes a little, then walked forward, and bowed deeply, "Student Guo Huaili, I have seen the county lord, but I didn't know that the lord came to visit. Please forgive me for being rude."

"Why is Mr. Guo so restrained and polite in just a few days? Today I am visiting in casual clothes, so there is no need to be formal." Lin Yifan laughed and joked.

"This, etiquette cannot be discarded." Guo Huaili said hesitantly.

"Huh? Why do these words sound so familiar to me?" Lin Yifan was a little surprised, and said to himself.

Chen Dengke at the side heard Hao Ran's words and said with a dry smile, "My lord, this is what I said when we first met."

"Haha!" The three couldn't help laughing when they heard this.

The atmosphere suddenly eased, and Guo Huaili then turned his attention to Chen Dengke, cupped his hands and said, "I don't know who this dear friend is?"

Without waiting for Chen Dengke to speak, Lin Yifan introduced: "This is Chen Dengke and Chen Xiucai, who is now our Hengshan county master and housekeeper."

"Ah! Disrespect and disrespect!" Guo Huaili immediately stood up nervously and saluted. The other party not only had a higher reputation than himself, but also was a confidant of the county official, so he couldn't be offended.However, there is still a little uneasiness in my heart. Now that the county magistrate has a confidant, what should I do?
The two scholars chatted politely for a while, then sat down and started talking about business.Lin Yifan looked at Guo Huaili and said, "I have been busy with government affairs in the past few days, so I have treated Mr. poorly. This is my negligence."

"Students don't dare, but adults are diligent in government affairs because they are based on the people and ask for their lives. This is a wise move." Guo Huaili hurriedly offered a flattery.

"Mr. is open-minded, and I admire you. Mr. is a great talent. Since you have entered our Hengshan County, you will definitely not let something happen. Now that Hengshan County is waiting for prosperity, it is time to employ people. If you don't mind, Mr. , this official would like to recommend you to be the housekeeper of this county and also an instructor, in charge of education and enlightenment, I wonder if you would like to?"

Teachings?Enlightenment?Isn't this the career I have always yearned for? "Yes, I, the student is willing." Guo Huaili nodded hurriedly.

"Haha, yes, sir, just agree." Lin Yifan changed the subject and said, "However, there are too few scholars in this county, so we can only rely on the husband to bear the burden for the time being. What I can provide is only an academy and some books. .”

"Student, no, my subordinates believe that Hengshan County will surely prosper under the governance of my lord. Some difficulties will not trouble my subordinates. Please rest assured my lord." Guo Huaili said confidently.

"Since Mr. has confidence, then I also trust Mr., and I will leave the matter of enlightenment to Mr. Lin Yifan stood up and bowed deeply to Guo Huaili.

Afterwards, the three of them sat and discussed, and did not leave until dinner arrived.

In the next few days, Lin Yifan began to tour the whole county of Hengshan and came to give guidance in person.Except for the chief secretary who was old and weak and unable to travel far, and Chen Dengke who needed to sit in the new city to preside over the overall situation, all the other house pawns were called to visit the countryside with a group of county government leaders at all levels.

The first stop is Bailongzhai, which has developed into a mining town, where most of the families of miners, garrison families, and captives live, with a population of about [-] people.

Lin Yifan first visited the families of the miners, sat down and chatted, asked if there were any difficulties, and then delivered daily necessities such as vegetables, rice, oil and salt to the needy families.These things have been seen a lot in modern times, so I learned them along the way.The effect was good, the people here were all grateful to Dade, and put on top hats for him one after another.

Then we went to the mining area to investigate. Lin Yifan naturally didn't dare to enter the dark mine, so he pretended to check at the entrance of the cave. if.

It happened to be lunch time, so Lin Yifan naturally took the opportunity to lead everyone to have lunch with the miners, although it was terrible.During this period, while eating, Lin Yifan instilled the greatness and glory of mining in front of the miners, asking them to make persistent efforts and strive to expand production.

After drinking and eating, I actually didn't eat much at all.Lin Yifan then entered the iron smelting plant, which was small in scale, with only five iron smelting kilns in total.According to Han Santie's introduction, the daily output of these five iron-making kilns is about [-] catties.Such capacity is simply too small.But there is no other way now, everything has just begun, so there is no rush.

Lin Yifan looked around the iron kiln, frowning, wondering, there is no such iron kiln in the iron smelting plants I have seen in the modern world?Don't they all use iron-smelting furnaces to smelt iron?So he asked: "Santie, why don't you build a blast furnace to smelt iron, but use this kind of kiln?"

Han Santie rubbed his head in a daze, wondering: "My lord, what is a blast furnace? How to make iron?"

"Eh?" Lin Yifan was dumbfounded, he only knew there was such a thing, but he didn't know the principle and structure. "Well, I don't know, but I have seen someone use a blast furnace to smelt iron, and the daily output is tens of thousands, um, thousands of catties." I dare not say too much, so I have to talk nonsense.

"What, there is such a magical skill? Please give me some pointers, my subordinates will be able to imitate it." Han Santie's eyes lit up, eager to step forward and ask.

Lin Yifan racked his brains to recall, and then picked up an iron rod and drew on the ground, "It looks like this, the height of a house, in the shape of a cylinder. There is an opening on the top for iron ore, and two holes below. A hole, a blast hole, and an iron tap. That’s all I remember, and you can think about the rest.” After speaking, he threw away the iron rod and quickly withdrew.Otherwise, I'm afraid that Han Santie, an iron idiot, will have to entangle himself.

After everyone left, only Han Santie and other blacksmiths were left gesturing around the picture on the ground.

After leaving Bailongzhai, the group began to visit various villages for inspection and condolences.Then it was to convene a meeting of the Bailongzhai inspection and the Lizheng village chiefs of all nearby villages.The meeting listened to the reports of inspectors Sun San and Li Zheng, and reported on the work during this period.On the whole, Lin Yifan was satisfied. He immediately praised everyone's work achievements, raised some demands and questions, and finally concluded that this meeting was a united, inspiring and successful meeting.

After the meeting ended, everyone left in twos and threes with confused expressions.They have never experienced this kind of meeting, and the county magistrate taught them how to hold a meeting hand in hand throughout the meeting.Although until now, they didn't know the meaning of holding such a meeting, but it didn't hinder their inner excitement.I can actually sit with the county magistrate and participate in county governance, which makes their vision no longer limited to one village and one village, but to look at the whole county, and their sense of ownership begins to awaken.

(End of this chapter)