"See my lord——"

As soon as he came in, Li Minggui hurriedly came forward, knelt on the ground, raised his buttocks, and shouted loudly.

This is more like bowing down to the king.

Xiao Yuan put down the bamboo slips in his hand, stretched out his hand slightly and said: "Master Li is back, no need to be polite, just get up."

"Thank you, Lord." After Li Minggui stood up, he stood aside with his head bowed, his shoulders slightly hunched, and he did not dare to ask easily.

Xiao Yuan rearranged the bamboo slips he had read and put them back in their original positions, and then said: "Master Li, what is going on in Yong'an City?"

"I wonder what my lord means..." Li Minggui asked tentatively.

"You know, I came to Yong'an and wanted to buy some fruits to quench my thirst, but after searching for a long time, I couldn't find a vendor."

As Xiao Yuan spoke, he also looked at Li Minggui and said, "Tell me, what's going on? Is it your order? In Yong'an, you are the only one who has this right, as the county guard."

"this……"

Li Minggui finally understood what Xiao Yuan meant, and he hurriedly explained: "My lord, Rong Zhen."

"explain!"

Li Minggui said: "My lord, as my lord, inspected the place and arrived in Yong'an. However, there were dragons and snakes mingling in the market. I had to consider my lord's safety, so I came up with this policy."

"You also know that this is a bad idea!" Xiao Yuan glared at him angrily and said, "I know that you intend to protect me, but that's not how things work!"

As he spoke, he continued: "If every time I go out, the local officials will be so grand and disturb the people with troops, then the people of Qin will be silent! How can they talk about me and the officials in Qin behind my back?

!”

"Yes, yes... I am guilty..." Li Minggui quickly lowered his head and said.

"Officer! That's not what you do!" Xiao Yuan continued to reprimand: "As the governor of Yong'an County, you must care about the people, understand the people's livelihood, handle the affairs of the county, and care about the people. That is your top priority! Everything else must be done.

It’s all empty talk! Only when the place is well managed! You are my Qinzhong official!”

"Yes, yes... I will obey my lord's teachings."

"Okay! I will send an order later to restore Yong'an to the past. From today on, if the soldiers dare to disturb the people for no reason again, your official position will not be guaranteed!"

"I understand, I understand." Li Minggui wiped the cold sweat on his forehead with the sleeve of his official uniform.

After scolding him, Xiao Yuan also stood up, patted the bamboo slips on the desk and said: "Just now, I have also read the official documents of the county government. Regarding some people's livelihood policies, you, the county governor,

It was handled fairly well.”

"The lower officials are scared." Li Minggui said quickly.

"Okay, you go down first." Xiao Yuan waved his hand.

"Yes, I will resign."

That night, Li Minggui naturally held a banquet in the county mansion to entertain Xiao Yuan. At the banquet, he was served all the delicacies from the mountains and seas that he could eat. Xiao Yuan could only smile bitterly in response to this and did not say anything.

It is human nature for the officials below to be so fawning to his lord.

And at the banquet, a group of county officials even said whatever was nice to say and competed to toast.

An official held a wine glass and said with a flushed face: "My lord, you are wise and powerful. Under your leadership, Qin and Shu are prosperous. The people live and work in peace and contentment. I am brave enough to serve you. I would like to toast you."

"Okay, okay, stop flattering me, let's all drink together, let's do it!" Xiao Yuan did not let down the fun, and said while holding the cup.

"Let's respect our lord together -" people said in unison.

After staying in Yong'an for a day, Xiao Yuan set off again and began to go to Longyou.

He did not notify the local authorities of this inspection, and Zhang Jingrui, the governor of Longyou County, is currently busy dealing with the flood, so unlike Li Minggui, he does not know that Xiao Yuan is here.

To control floods, it is natural to dredge the rivers instead of blocking them. The floods in Longyou were serious and could not be dealt with for several years, so the rivers everywhere were thick with silt.

Fortunately, after this period of hard work, Zhang Jingrui mobilized the people in the county and recruited civilians with Xiao Yuan's allocation. The project is nearing the completion stage, and the water conservancy problem can be properly managed before the heavy rains in summer.

When Xiao Yuan arrived here, Zhang Jingrui didn't know about it, and no one came to greet him.

However, Xiao Yuan naturally didn't care about this. He just happened to take Xu Hu and Liang Yuan with him, and like Yong'an, he pretended to enter the city and conducted an unannounced visit.

In front of a street stall, Xiao Yuan picked some fruits and asked casually: "Boss, seeing how prosperous and bustling the market is, the county governor here must be a good official, right?"

Hearing this, the merchant asked: "Looking at the young man's appearance, is he a foreigner?"

"Yes, I am planning to settle down in Longyou, so I have this question." Xiao Yuan said confidently.

"Oh, that's it." The merchant nodded with sudden realization, and then said: "Master County Sheriff, what kind of identity is that? How can we ordinary people come into contact with him? However, after our Longyou County Sheriff takes office

, but he started to deal with the flood problem as soon as possible. I heard that he went down in person every time..."

The merchant talked eloquently and seemed to be very talkative. He chatted a lot with Xiao Yuan. From his words, Xiao Yuan could also tell that Zhang Jingrui, the county governor, should be pretty good. At least, the people did not speak ill of him behind his back.

As the saying goes, the people are well aware of the policies adopted by local officials.

Xiao Yuan walked around and asked around, and after some small talk, he went to the county mansion.

Later, he learned from the county government that Zhang Jingrui was not in the city now, but had gone to the Chuanjiang River.

The Chuanjiang River is just outside the city of Longyou County, not too far from here. After Xiao Yuan heard this, he ordered the county magistrate to take him to find it.

More than an hour later, Xiao Yuan finally arrived at his destination. From a distance, he saw a man in the uniform of a county magistrate, gesticulating something to some people there. Who else could it be if he wasn't Zhang Jingrui.

At this time, someone also ran over quickly and told Zhang Jingrui that the lord was here.

When the latter heard this, he was stunned for a moment, feeling incredible, and then walked over quickly.

Xiao Yuan, on the other hand, stood there, looking at the countless fertile fields in front of him with his hands behind his back, and couldn't help but sigh: "What a good official!"

Not long after, Zhang Jingrui also came over. When he saw Xiao Yuan, he saluted and said, "See you, my lord."

At this time, he had already been sincerely convinced by Xiao Yuan, and he worshiped him sincerely.

Xiao Yuan glanced at him, waved his hand and said, "Master Zhang, there is no need to be polite."

When he stood up, he pointed around again and asked, "What is Mr. Zhang doing?"

"Back to my lord, Xiaguan is planning some water conservancy issues." Zhang Jingrui returned: "Fortunately, my lord is here, otherwise, Xiaguan would have to make a trip to Qinzhou."

"Oh?" Xiao Yuan raised his eyebrows in a funny way. Listening to what he meant, if he didn't come, he would have to go find him.

Zhang Jingrui explained: "According to the Lord's decree, all the rivers in Longyou have been dredged at present. But Lord, just imagine, there have been many floods in Longyou in the past few years, but what about the future? What if there is another drought? And now,

There is no large water storage weir in Longyou. Once there is a drought, tens of thousands of acres of fertile land will be in danger and the people will not be able to harvest anything. Therefore, Xianguan thought about taking precautions and taking advantage of this opportunity to dredge water conservancy to irrigate the fertile fields in Longyou.

Lay the foundation thoroughly to avoid further turmoil.”

"You mean...building river dams?" Xiao Yuan asked.

"Yes." Zhang Jingrui pointed to the nearby area and said: "My lord, please see how much fertile farmland there is in the lower reaches of the Chuanjiang River. If we build dams here and dig Chuanjiang weirs, the water that nourishes the farmland can follow its course and slowly flow to the entire

Longyou..."

He explained one by one. After listening to it, Xiao Yuan couldn't help but agree: "Okay, this is a good strategy and it should be like this! In this way, not only the floods were controlled and the rivers were dredged, but also the future droughts were prevented.

Absolutely preventive."

"It's good, but I don't have the money to be a low-ranking official." Zhang Jingrui said directly.

Hearing this, Xiao Yuan gave him a strange look: "Where did the previous transfer of money go? Could it be that you were embezzled?"

"My lord, you have a clear warning. After the official received the order, it took several months to dredge many rivers and recruit many people. Then the people had to give people wages, right? They had to ensure that people had food, right? The project was huge, and everything was difficult.

To get gold and silver, that's all, the official also allocated some public funds from the county treasury, otherwise, there would be no enough." Zhang Jingrui began to complain.

"Okay, okay, okay." Xiao Yuan interrupted him and couldn't help but glare at him.

But for such a good official, how could Xiao Yuan not agree to a favorable policy?
Chapter completed!