Duan Qing returned to the yard. For the first time, he did not go back to his room directly. Instead, he sat on the rocking chair in the yard and meditated quietly.

Master Ling has changed. He is no longer the second-generation official who came to gild the country. Before, he only wanted stability. He worked for three to five years, and his political performance did not need to be too bad or too eye-catching. Then he was promoted and returned. This is also the case for most second-generation officials.

Jiangzhou Mansion is too small to accommodate such a young man, especially since he is the direct grandson of the Ling Mansion man. After what happened, he actually chose to seek employment in these troubled times.

"Oh, it would be great if you could stay here peacefully for a few years." Duan Qing's low words sounded softly.

After the turmoil, the work of Dou Kai and Guo Song went smoothly. Those people who were willing to relocate were naturally compensated by the government in full.

Soon, the government's treasury ran out of money.

Ling Xin'an has been practicing martial arts these days. She gets up on time every morning to run. Sun Wu has become his personal guard and also runs with him.

Sun Wu watched Ling Xin'an running every day. He was always confused in his heart. Such short-distance running was just a warm-up for him now and had no fitness effect.

But he still follows and protects the adults every day.

Another day, Guo Song and Dou Kai were waiting in the hall early. After Ling Xin'an finished practicing meditation, he squatted directly at the door of the hall and let Shuang'er wash his hair. This was after he took a bath every day.

habit.

"You two, what's the point of doing this?"

Guo Song and Dou Kai looked at each other and hesitated to speak. Ling Xin'an asked: "How much is left in the warehouse?"

"Sir, the gold and silver in the warehouse is less than one thousand, so we may need it today."

Ling Xin'an hummed and asked again:

"You two, if the government office wants to expand its recruitment and recruit more agents, what are the rules?"

Dou Kai pondered for a while and said: "Sir, there is no limit on the number of police officers in the government office. However, according to the laws of the Zhou Dynasty, Jiangzhou County Government Office only has twenty police officers. If the number increases, the County Government Office will have to recruit from his own police officers."

Salary payment."

"That's it!" Ling Xin'an said.

Soon, Shuang'er washed and tidied Ling Xin'an's hair.

After a while, the kitchen served breakfast one after another.

Breakfast is very simple, but there are pieces of fried fish that are browned and exude an irrepressible aroma on the porcelain plate.

Ling Xin'an waved her hand: "You two, Sun Wu, come over and have breakfast together." Sun Wu was startled and hurriedly said: "Sir, how dare you humble your position."

Ling Xin'an said: "Where does all this nonsense come from? You are the youngest here. Hurry up and serve the porridge."

Even if it was Guo Song, he laughed and said: "It is better to obey orders than to be respectful in such a humble position."

People like Sun Wu did not attend the night banquet that day. He did not know how delicious the food was. It was food he had never eaten before.

When Sun Wu heard this, he quickly picked up the pottery bowl on the table and filled the three people with porridge.

Ling Xin'an finished cooking, pointed at the browned fish and said, "Try it, it's something new, something you haven't tasted before."

Dou Kai and Sun Wushang were a little cautious, but Guo Song was not at all. After hearing this, he immediately picked up a fish and put it in his mouth.

As soon as he took it into his mouth, Guo Song's eyes widened and he looked at Ling Xin'an, whining and speechless.

Then he took a big bite, no matter how the fish bones were, he devoured it voraciously.

Ling Xin'an said: "Eat slowly, there is more!"

Seeing this, Dou Kai and Sun Wu immediately picked up a fish and put it into their mouths, and their expressions instantly became the same as Guo Song's.

It wasn't until Guo Song finished two fish and picked up the third fish that he said, "Sir, what kind of fish is this? It's so delicious?"

Ling Xin'an said: "Jiangzhou's unique yellow croaker is available in the market every day."

Dou Kai: "Sir, I often eat yellow croaker even in my humble job, but why have I never found it so delicious?"

Ling Xin'an said: "That's because you don't know how to cook. Good ingredients must be paired with good ingredients."

Guo Song, Dou Kai and others shook their heads to express that they did not understand, but their hands and mouths did not stop.

Ling Xin'an had a bowl of porridge, a portion of whole grains, and a fish. It was done, and the rest was eaten by the three of them.

He burped. Even though Guo Song was thick-skinned, he couldn't help but blush slightly at this moment.

"How many areas are left without persuasion or relocation?" Ling Xin'an asked.

"Sir, there are only some slums and some neglected areas left. Those are the territories occupied by various factions in the world. It is difficult for us to intervene."

"As far as I know, they are entrenched in the south of the city, right?"

"Yes, my lord."

"These are pretty good, but the key is the slums." Ling Xin'an rubbed her head and paced back and forth in the hall.

“Are they very resistant to relocation?”

"Yes, my lord."

"Let's do it this way. We'll show it in the slums first. We'll film one person shouting in the slums every day. It probably means to move out early and enjoy it early, to get rid of poverty early and get rich early and have children early." Ling Xin'an thought for a moment and said.

Guo Song and Dou Kai once again looked at Ling Xin'an in disbelief, as if they wanted to see through him. Many things that seemed very difficult were nothing but simple things in Lord Ling's eyes.

"And what about those mice?" Ling Xin'an asked again.

As soon as these words came out, Guo Song's face immediately darkened, while Dou Kai's face changed.

"Sir, it's quick!" Dou Kai said.

Ling Xin'an nodded.

"Then you go down, Sun Wu, and invite the three shopkeepers from the Qiantong Chamber of Commerce, the North-South Chamber of Commerce and the Dasheng Chamber of Commerce."

"Yes, sir."

Soon, the three shopkeepers came in a hurry, the anxiety on their faces clearly revealed.

Ling Xin'an smiled and said: "The three shopkeepers must have been waiting for a long time!"

Shopkeeper Han smiled slightly and said: "Sir, it is true. But as the old saying goes, good things take a long time, if you can afford it, you can wait."

Ling Xin'an smiled and said, "How about waiting a few more months?"

The three of them immediately laughed and said, "Sir, don't make any small jokes."

"Let's go!"

After saying that, he immediately led the three of them towards an open space behind the kitchen.

As soon as I entered, a slightly unpleasant smell hit my nose. Then I saw ten water tanks of the same size, covered with layers of gauze. The smell was emanating from these large tanks.

Ling Xin'an came to the nearest water tank and said to the three shopkeepers: "Three shopkeepers, this is the new seasoning I told you before."

After that, I opened the top gauze, and a light and slightly smelly smell came straight out.

The three shopkeepers immediately covered their noses and backed away, especially when they saw a thick dark red sauce-like thing floating on the top of the water tank, which was even more disgusting.

Ling Xin'an smiled and said: "You three, there's no need to be like this, these things are delicious. Shuang'er, bring the bowl."

Taking the bowl handed over by Shuang'er, Ling Xin'an used a clean wooden spoon to gently spread the thick sauce on top. A fresh aroma suddenly wafted into the wind. Ling Xin'an gently scooped up a spoonful of dark red liquid.

, put into a bowl.

He handed it to Sun Wu conveniently: "Try one, take a small sip."

Sun Wu's face changed drastically. He looked at the dark red liquid in the bowl that was gently swaying, with a faint fresh air, like blood. He was stunned and didn't know whether to drink or not.

Ling Xin'an frowned and said, "What you ate this morning, let's continue."

Hearing this, Sun Wu had to bite the bullet and take it, and then noticed that Ling Xin'an said he had just eaten it in the morning.

He couldn't help but say: "Sir, I haven't eaten anything like this this morning!"

Ling Xin'an gave him a roll of her eyes and said, "Shuang'er, try it for him."

"Okay, sir!" Shuang'er happily took the bowl, raised his mouth and took a sip, put down the bowl in his hand, and licked his lips gently with his tongue, with a look of satisfaction on his face.

Shopkeeper Jin, on the other hand, was shrewd and good at discovery, so he immediately said: "Miss Shuang'er, can you give me a taste too?"

Shuang'er handed it over and said, "Don't drink too much. You can't drink too much of this stuff."

Shopkeeper Jin looked at Shuang'er in confusion. After hearing this, he picked it up gently, put it to his mouth and took a sip. He was stunned for a moment, his eyes widened, looking at Ling Xin'an in disbelief and then at the dark red liquid in the bowl.

, he stammered excitedly: "Sir, what is this?"

Seeing Shopkeeper Jin's expression, Shopkeepers Han and Qian also took the bowl over, put it in their mouths and took a sip.

Then he was stunned.

It tastes salty in the mouth. After the salty taste, a sweet aftertaste emerges, and then a sense of hunger and need comes through the body, making people want to take a second bite.

Ling Xin'an saw the colors of the three people in her eyes and said slowly: "This is called soy sauce."

"Soy sauce? Never heard of it."

"Yes, it's soy sauce. These ten tanks are all fermented soy sauce. Each of the three of you has three tanks. I keep the other tank for my own use. You can send someone to carry it back later. Be careful not to break it.

Otherwise, we will not compensate you at all.”

"Besides, that's not how you eat soy sauce."
To be continued...