Getting Simulated By The Empress Is Not My Intention

  Chapter 10 Novice Assessment

  Ying Yiren didn't have much contact with Zhang Beichen, and she still has a lot of business to do.

"Your Majesty, that Zhang Beichen is just an unknown person. Baiyang County is a place of right and wrong, and he is not from a famous family. If you let him govern Baiyang County, he may not be able to support it." In the meeting hall, a man He said to Ying Yiren respectfully.

  His name is Jing Ping. His father, who was loyal to Ying Yiren before, was trained by the previous Qin King to check and balance the old clan's courtiers. Now he is also Ying Yiren's confidant.

  In the simulation, Zhang Beichen once took refuge in him and became his disciple.

   "It is precisely because Baiyang County is a place of right and wrong that we let him go." Ying Yiren said calmly, "This person has no family background, which is also his advantage."

  When Jing Ping heard this, he immediately understood, and said: "In Baiyang County, the two major clans of the Bai family and the Yang family are fighting with each other. Several county magistrates dare not control them, and some people even join forces with them."

   "Your Majesty asks a person without a family background to govern, and the Bai family and the Yang family will naturally not conspire with him. But in this way, the difficulty of his governance will also double!"

   "It's because of the difficulty that I found him!" Ying Yiren also wanted to know whether Zhang Beichen had the incredible growth potential in the simulation.

  She already knew that letting Zhang Beichen preside over the reform would strengthen Qin. But now her foundation is unstable, and Zhang Beichen has no reputation, so it is impossible to promote reform.

  So I first found a difficult dungeon to cultivate Zhang Beichen's ability and give him fame.

  Jing Ping is not optimistic about Zhang Beichen, not because he underestimates Zhang Beichen. But in Baiyang County, since its establishment, three county magistrates have served, two have been dismissed, and one even died while in office. It is not something ordinary people can control!

  Ying Yiren also thought of this, she called the housekeeper Hu Cheng: "Housekeeper Hu, Zhang Beichen is going to take office in Baiyang County, you follow him, you must protect his life."

   "Yes, Your Majesty!" Hu Cheng clasped his fists and said.

   "Steward Hu was asked to protect Zhang Beichen. What is his origin? Your Majesty values ​​him so much?" Jing Ping was puzzled.

  This Hu Cheng used to be the commander of the guards who served as King Qin! Although he is old now, but he is very powerful, ordinary Xiaoxiao and monsters can't do anything to him at all.

   And such a character, Ying Yiren was actually sent to protect a small county magistrate, which is really strange!

  …

  Zhang Beichen has already obtained an official position. The first thing he does is to fulfill his promise and treat the former beggars to a full meal.

  Zhang Beichen brought porridge, rice, steamed buns and some mutton, and invited the beggars to eat, and the beggars thanked them repeatedly.

   "Your Excellency is really promising!"

   "Thank you sir!"

   "I have long seen that adults are not mortals, and indeed they are reused by the king!"

   Zhang Beichen looked at the devouring beggars in front of him, and asked: "Old man, why did you all fall to such a state?"

Mentioning this, the beggars sighed and said, "We were originally farmers who owned fields, but after years of wars, some of our land was occupied by enemy countries. Some of us had to sell our fields to nobles because of poverty, and some of us were injured or ill. ...In short, I have no money now, and I can only live one day at a time!"

   "Those of us who are physically strong and have skills may still have the opportunity to be slaves to noble lords. Others, I guess they can only wait to die!"

  Looking at their sallow and thin faces, Zhang Beichen knew that Qin had a lot of hips now. Refugees and beggars like this can be seen everywhere. Because of this, there are many bandits who occupy the mountain as the king and rob houses.

  Internal and external troubles are the current situation of Qin!

  The King of Qin, Ying Yiren, who has just ascended the throne, has an unstable foundation. Even if he wants to reform, the people below will not cooperate.

  Zhang Beichen asked again: "Then do you know what's going on in Baiyang County?"

   Mentioning this, some of the beggars said: "Baiyang County? That place is not full of people!"

  Zhang Beichen handed him some steamed buns and said, "Brother, tell me in detail."

  The beggar said: "The reason why Baiyang County is called Baiyang County is because there are two major clans in the area, the Bai family and the Yang family. The Yang family was originally a powerful local family with a large number of people, and half of the land in the county belongs to them."

"And the Bai family in Baiyang County is a branch of the Bai family, one of the three major clans in Qin State. It is not weak. In Baiyang County, you are either from these two families, or they are their slaves, tenants, or they don't live at all. Don't go down!"

   "Besides, these two families often fight for grabbing fields and water sources, and some people die every time. I heard that a few days ago, the local county magistrate was beaten to death by them! People in the government dare not control them!"

   "Yes." Another beggar said, "We beggars dare not go to the boundary of Baiyang County to beg, or we will be beaten to death by them!"

  When Zhang Beichen heard it, it seemed that Ying Yiren really had a problem for himself!

   As for Ying Yiren, although he guessed that the other party knew him, there is currently no way to prove it. And from another perspective, even in the simulation, Ying Yiren really participated. The relationship between me and her, in modern terms, is that of a game netizen!

  Games belong to games, and reality belongs to reality. If I want to gain a foothold in this world and gain the trust of Ying Yiren, I have to prove my ability!

  Zhang Beichen asked Hu Cheng on the side, "Housekeeper Hu, can I take these people to Baiyang County?"

  Hu Cheng said: "Mr. has been bestowed an official by the emperor. In Qin State, the official and noble are one, so you are both a county magistrate and have the title of 'gongshi'. Naturally, you can recruit followers and servants."

   "It's just to support these people. I'm afraid it's not enough with my husband's salary."

  General nobles have their own land and assets. Zhang Beichen has just arrived and is poor and white. It is very difficult to support a group of people.

  Zhang Beichen said: "Then can I borrow it from the king? In the coming year, I will repay it twice!"

  Baiyang County is a dangerous place, and Zhang Beichen felt that if he went there rashly, he might be punished to death. These beggars were originally normal farmers and soldiers, and they were in a difficult situation, and they did not become bandits or robbers, which proves that people are not bad.

  If you can gather them, you can use them as your own power.

  Hu Cheng thought of Ying Yiren's advice to help Zhang Beichen as much as possible, so he said, "Of course."

"Okay!" Zhang Beichen immediately said to the beggars, "Brothers, I have been appointed by the emperor to become the county magistrate of Baiyang County. Now I am short of manpower. If you want to come, you can serve as my entourage together. !"

  When the beggars heard this, some hesitated, "You can't go to Baiyang County."

  Someone gritted his teeth and said, "If you don't go, you will die. If you go, there is still a way to survive. This lord keeps his promise, so he must not be lying to us."

   "My lord, I'll go with you! As long as you take care of the food, whether it's farming, blacksmithing, or being a guard, the villain can do it!"

"I'll go as well!"

   "Master, take me!" The beggars knelt down one after another.

   Zhang Beichen made an inventory. There are fifteen people here. There are no old, weak, sick or disabled. They are all middle-aged men and peasant women. Because the old, weak, sick and disabled could not come here at all, they had already died on the road.

  He registered the names of fifteen people, took the luggage that Hu Cheng prepared for him, and prepared to go to Baiyang County.

  (end of this chapter)