After the Fairy Disappeared

  Because the monarch also sent gifts, even if the political leaders in the capital did not go in person, they all sent representatives to participate.

  Similarly, those who can come here to participate in the Baoshu King Shou Ceremony are all dignitaries from various places.

  He Lingchuan scratched his head. There are so many "political leaders" in Baoshu Country. He thought of his father's state capital. From top to bottom, there seemed to be less than 30 officials and officials, and all of them were operating at full capacity.

  No way, what a poor person.

  Although the enrollment will definitely be expanded later.

  Now there are more than nine officials here. He can't even imagine how many officials there are in each state capital of Baoshu Kingdom, how many counties there are, how about counties, and townships?

   Moreover, there are mostly humans here, and everyone is well-dressed.

  Obviously, the ability to manage places and handle affairs is still what people are best at.

  After sitting down, Master Shi Er began to chat with the VIPs around him.

   Those who can come here are either people in the officialdom or the business field. If you make more friends, you will have more paths in the future.

  He Lingchuan took a sip of the tea, and it filled his throat with fluid. It was comparable to the Jasmine Dragon Ball that Hou Songyang gave him, and it was expensive.

  Jasmine Dragon Ball is a private cup of tea presented by Marquis Songyang, but the tea here is for all guests.

   Two officials on the side are talking: "This is our Wuqing tea, called Wucha."

   "I know, I'm from Ganzhou Prefecture. Wu tea is sold to other places every year for millions of catties. Of course, the quality is not as good as this."

   "What a coincidence, I am also from Ganzhou Prefecture!"

  The two of them chatted about their health, and chatted about the chief officer.

  He Lingchuan stuffed a crispy broad bean into his mouth and asked them, "You guys from the same state capital don't know each other?"

  The official said: "If you ask the law like this, it seems that you are not from the Baoshu country?"

  He Lingchuan smiled: "Indeed not."

  「I’m from Beifu, Ganzhou.」

  Another said: "I'm from Nanfu, Ganzhou. I'm separated by fifty miles, and we don't usually work together. How can I recognize you?"

   "The capital of a state is still divided into north and south?" He Lingchuan was slightly surprised, "Excuse me, how many people are there in each of the northern and southern states?"

   "Our Beifu has a fixed staff of 3,320 people."

   "Nanfu is less, about two thousand eight hundred."

  So there are more than 600 officials in Ganzhou Prefecture? He Lingchuan had little experience, so he couldn't help but start talking: "How many counties are there under Ganzhou?"

  "Eight counties, one hundred and two counties." The official sighed, "The miscellaneous tasks are piled up like a mountain, and they can't be finished in a day."

  He Lingchuan did the math, Xiazhou has six counties under its jurisdiction, a total of ninety-eight counties. But the number of officials in Xiazhou Prefecture is less than one percent of that in Ganzhou Prefecture of Baoshu Kingdom!

  Another foreign official saw that He Lingchuan was shocked, and coughed lightly: "Ganzhou is relatively small, and there are two more eastern and western prefectures in Zizhou."

  A state is so big, but still divided into east, west, north and south prefectures? "There are more than 10,000 officials in Zizhou?"

  "Naturally." The official laughed, "When the New Year's goods are distributed, Zizhou is the busiest place. Those who line up late have to wait from morning to night."

  He Lingchuan rolled his eyes: "Since there are so many jobs, can the state capitals make arrangements?"

  The so-called dispatch means outsourcing.

  There are only more than 30 officials in the Xiazhou government. Even if He Chunhua arrests his youngest son as a volunteer, he still can't do a lot of paperwork, so he outsources the work that does not involve confidentiality, and the state government spends money to find someone to do it.

  These do not receive salaries, but additional labor hired by the state government, and even the servants and grooms receive this money.

  This move was not created by He Chunhua, it has existed for a long time.

  The money paid for outsourcing is of course much less than that of the formal establishment.

  The official nodded: "Of course there are. Without these people, how can the work be done?"

  Official affairs are all outsourced, and the state government has to support six officials? He Lingchuan was sighing, this man squinted at him: "What's your opinion, little brother?"

  He Lingchuan said with a smile: "I just feel that your country is rich and rich. It is not easy to run such a big country, but the people are still so rich." The treasure tree country is prosperous, otherwise how can it support so many officials?

  Officials are not bare-bones commanders who work alone. Then you have to match your subordinates, take care of food and drink, and have carriages and horses when you go out.

  Salary in winter, iced drinks in summer, even if you don’t give the real thing, you have to convert it into money.

  A set of people is full of expenses everywhere.

  The two chatted again, Shi Erdang pulled He Lingchuan's sleeve, and said in a low voice:

"I went to Ganzhou Prefecture to do business, and it was a big private matter. Twelve chapters had to be stamped before and after. Hehe, the characteristics of Baoshu Kingdom. Routine affairs are done very quickly, but extra things can't be done, wear traces !"

  He Lingchuan wondered: "Isn't it like this in other demon kingdoms?"

   "I have been to nine demon kingdoms in total." Master Shi Er shook his head, "Baoshu Kingdom has the most officials. Anyway, they can afford it, and they don't need others to worry about it."

  He Lingchuan has good eyesight. At this time, he saw Sha Taifu standing in the middle of the main hall from a distance, with a solemn expression, talking with someone.

  The veranda is built along the lake. After He Lingchuan is seated, he only needs to lean slightly, which is equivalent to hanging on the lake.

  Looking down from his point of view, the lake water is clear, as if you can see the tangled roots at the bottom of the lake, and countless fish and shrimps live in it, enjoying themselves.

  He Lingchuan looked at the giant tree in the lake.

   That is to say, its root system has actually firmly controlled the entire lake, leaving no gaps?

  How does such a silent tree talk to people?

   What He Lingchuan was more curious about was, how does King Baoshu fight against the enemy?

  The thirteen demon kings of the Bega Kingdom are all well-known great demons, and they rely on their strength to rise to the top. King Baoshu is the oldest, so he must have extraordinary means to keep the country's long-term peace and stability.

  At this time, the audience was singing about the arrival of the envoys. For a while, it was "the envoy of Suluo State has arrived", and for a while it was "the envoy of Chijun State has arrived". He Lingchuan listened with gusto.

  For the birthday of King Baoshu, other demon kingdoms sent envoys to celebrate his birthday. It is said that the envoys of Sula Kingdom, which is located in the northwest of Bega, had already left forty days before they could arrive as scheduled.

  The envoys of various countries, some are human beings, some are monsters, but they usually look imposing. After all, he is an envoy, representing the country's tolerance, first of all, he should not show weakness on the outside.

  The demon country is like this, walking around on the main road, you can meet all kinds of ghosts and monsters.

  When He Lingchuan turned his head, he happened to hear the caller shouting "The envoy of Shanyu Kingdom has arrived", and subconsciously glanced at it, his eyes were fixed:

   Among the envoys of Shanyu Kingdom, there is actually a giant white python!

  The python has a snow-white body with ring-shaped spots on it, which is really beautiful.

  But, this is indeed somewhat similar to the giant python killed by Fushan, the deputy envoy of the Waiting Ling Kingdom.

   Don't blame him for admitting his mistake.

  He Lingchuan felt that the demon king of Shanyu Kingdom was really interesting. Obviously this country is rich in raptors, but a snake demon was used as an emissary.

  Of course the giant python looks healthy, obviously Fushan hasn't troubled him yet.

  The envoy presented the gift and then entered the apse to sit down. He Lingchuan obviously found that there were more guards around them.

  After the government office got the information from him, on the one hand, it stepped up the search and arrest of Fushan, and on the other hand, it must strengthen the protection of the envoys of Shanyu Kingdom.

   During King Baoshu's 800th birthday, if envoys from friendly countries were killed on his own territory, it would be a shame and shame.

   Now Baiyunju seems to be full of joy, but it is actually heavily guarded. If anyone dares to take the opportunity to make trouble here, they will be chopped into meat immediately.

  He Lingchuan didn't meet anyone from the Taifu Mansion all day today, so it's unclear whether Fushan was captured.

  But he had a feeling in his heart that this person was comparable to Xiaoqiang, and he might not be caught easily.

  Of course his attention is now on Jumu, and other people will worry about security.

  There have been conversations with officials nearby, all of which are local and official trifles. He didn't listen carefully, but a familiar name was mentioned in the words of two people:

  Hong Chenglue.

  He Lingchuan's heart moved, he leaned over and cupped his hands and said, "You two are talking about General Hong?"

   "Yes." The two looked back and saw that it was a seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy

  Lang, face-to-face, "You are?"

  He Lingchuan showed his token: "I'm from Taifu Mansion to watch the ceremony."

  The attitude of these two people immediately became enthusiastic: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry."

   What He Lingchuan took out was the silver plaque specially made by the Taifu Mansion for this ceremony. It is both a pass and an invitation card. Those who can receive this are the distinguished guests of the mansion.

   "My family has an old relationship with General Hong. I heard that he retired for many years and came out of the mountains again to fight in Yuan Country. I would like to ask you two, how is General Hong doing?"

   "That's what we're talking about." An official said, "Hong Chenglue was appointed by Shuangye Guoshi again to support the general of the Yuan Kingdom on the northern line of the Yuan Kingdom. What is it called, uh, Xun..."

   "A tribute to the New Year in Xunzhou?"

   "That's right, a tribute to the New Year!" The official nodded repeatedly, "It is said that the battle by the river destroyed the enemy, and the Kite Army suffered more than 30,000 casualties."

  The torrential flood brought about by the New Year's praise ceremony destroyed Zhao Pan's barracks and destroyed the Yuan army's momentum. It would be strange if they didn't lose. He Lingchuan hasn't figured out until now, how did he use such a heaven-defying method?

  That's far beyond human reach. If battles can be fought like that, wouldn't Beka be invincible and invincible in the world?

  His throat was a little dry, and he couldn't help coughing lightly: "And then?"

   "Yuan Kingdom was probably scared to death, and sent people to negotiate peace with Nian Zan, but all the envoys sent were beheaded by Nian." The official said, "I heard that there is also a war in the west of Yuan Kingdom, and the two sides are tight."

   "Where is the New Year's celebration now?" Thinking of Mrs. Ying's carefully arranged new home, He Lingchuan's heart tightened, "How far is it from Dunyu, the capital of Xiazhou? "

  「Do you know the capital of Xiazhou?」

   "Yes." He Lingchuan nodded, "I went there with my family, it's a good place."

  Hanhe was defeated, and Zhao Pan, the coach, was responsible, but He Chunhua was also on the front line at that time, bringing the elite of Xiazhou Prefecture with him.

   You can say anything if you win, but if you lose...everything will be against you if you lose.

  The foundation laid by He Chunhua earlier, and the prestige he had finally established among the army and civilians in Xiazhou, will definitely be greatly damaged.

   Conscription, food collection, and making money are all more difficult.

  Of course, the most terrifying thing is the iron hoof of the enemy in the north, which is encroaching on the territory of the governor of Xiazhou.

  Under this situation, what can He Chunhua do to keep the southern part of Xiazhou and Dunyu?