The magistrate of Beiling County, named Zheng Pei, was in his forties, slightly fat, had a belly, and had a detached appearance.

When a local official meets the king, he can imagine his performance.

After getting up, he hurriedly stepped forward and smiled and wanted to lead Xiao Yuan's horse.

"Okay." Xiao Yuan frowned slightly to stop him.

"Yes, yes." Zheng Pei quickly bowed, nodded and bowed.

There was nothing to say along the way. Xiao Yuan meant to rest in Beiling for one night. King Xuan had no objection to this.

After arriving at the county government, the first thing for the county magistrate Zheng Pei was naturally to hold a banquet.

The arrival of the king made him a little panicked, and he even arranged for himself, directing his subordinates to work hard.

In the hall, Xiao Yuan and King Xuan were located directly above the main position, and each case was placed in front of him to show respect for King Xuan. Below were Xu Hu, Xie Hongling, Wang Su and others.

Soon, the wine and food were served one by one, such as flying in the sky, running on the ground, and swimming in the water.

Looking at the dazzling array of delicious dishes and a few tables, there was no trace of a vegetarian dish, Xiao Yuan couldn't help but look up at Zheng Pei.

At this time, the latter was holding the last two dishes and putting them on the tables of Xiao Yuan and King Xuan. He stood there and bowed and shrank his shoulders and said:

"This is a small piece of meat taken around the fish's eyes, all of which are treasures. Please use it slowly by the King and His Highness Xuan."

On the plate were small pieces of fish, very tender, with sauce on it, which really looked very appetizing.

However, just such a dish would probably have to kill dozens or hundreds of fish to make it.

Xiao Yuan was a little angry and laughed because this was a very wasteful thing about Beiling.

However, Zheng Pei was in order to entertain him, and King Xuan was there, so he couldn't say much, so he could only smile at King Xuan and said, "Please, sister Wang."

"Please, Brother Wang."

King Xuan picked up the chopsticks, ate the politeness, and tasted it slowly, and nodded and said, "Yeah, it's very good. Thank you for your hospitality."

"Oh, Your Highness Xuan is so polite." Zheng Pei said quickly: "It is a lifelong honor for the officials to be able to entertain the King and Your Highness."

"Why are you still standing here? Take your seat." Xiao Yuan frowned and glared at him again.

"Ah?" Zheng Pei was shocked and hurriedly bowed: "Yes, yes..."

After the banquet, that night, the county government study room.

Zheng Pei bowed his head and stood respectfully below.

Xiao Yuan was sitting in his usual office space and was casually opening some bamboo slips.

Whenever he patrols a place or goes to a place, Xiao Yuan would check the county magistrate’s official documents, which seemed to have become a habit.

In the bamboo slips, there are work reports from county magistrates in various places, as well as taxes and other matters in the county, so you can roughly understand the local situation.

Zheng Pei was a little worried.

Xiao Yuan read it very seriously, and most of the official documents were fine.

But soon, a roll of bamboo slips suddenly threw them down from above and hit Zheng Pei with a bang.

The latter tightened his body and knelt on the ground in a hurry.

"Look at it yourself!" Xiao Yuan said concisely.

Zheng Pei swallowed hard, knelt there, hurriedly picked up the bamboo slips, and wiped the cold sweat on his forehead with the sleeves of his official clothes.

This official document is mainly about the existing population problem in Beiling County.

Logically speaking, after a series of relocation policies, Beiling should have tended to be saturated, but this process is very slow.

It can only be said that Zheng Pei did not regard this as his top priority, but focused on other political achievements.

He opened the bamboo slip nervously. After reading it, his face also cried, "King..."

"Don't complain to me!" Xiao Yuan seemed to know what he wanted to say, and immediately interrupted him:

"Everyone can do the article on the surface! The taxes in Beiling are not important! The economy here is not important for the time being!"

"Popular saturation is the basis for prosperity in a place! Without people, no matter how well you manage Beiling, it is also a piece of wasteland! Do you understand!"

"If you dare to do this, you will be treated as a corrupt official!"

Under the majesty of the king, Zheng Pei was shocked: "The king should calm down, please don't worry, the ministers, the ministers must remember the king's teachings..."

"And!" Xiao Yuan said again: "This king's government order has been issued long ago. Why has the Beiling Academy not been built yet??"

"Return to the king, I am... choosing a place." Zheng Pei explained.

"Should you shirk your responsibilities!" Xiao Yuan was slightly angry: "Are you lazy in politics?"

Ah!? Hearing this, Zheng Pei was immediately panicked. He might not dare to easily speculate on the king's intentions, but as an official of Qin, he also understood one thing. The king hated officials who were the most indifferent to those who were willing to die and acted in vain.

Lazy government is as hateful as corrupt officials!

He explained in a hurry, and even his voice began to tremble:

"Since I received the favor of the king, I have been appointed as the governor of Beiling County, I have not dared to say that I have worked hard, but I have worked diligently and have not slacked off in government affairs. I hope the king will understand it-"

"Okay!" Seeing his appearance, Xiao Yuan felt a little impatient: "Didn't Master Zheng hear that the countries in the world are still making fun of me, the barbaric state of Qin! I laugh at me, the Qin people, and I have no politeness! Most of them are barbarians who are ignorant of their eyes!"

"You are the chief of a place. You must consider the people under your jurisdiction. How many young men want to study, but they are poor, have no money, and have no literacy. The country cannot ignore it!"

"I did not let the treasury of your county treasury be released. The court all allocated funds. If the construction of the school is not started within a month, your official position will be difficult to guarantee your official position!"

After Xiao Yuan finished speaking, Zheng Pei dared not hesitate, and immediately knelt down and replied: "My me, please follow the king's orders--"

Outside the study.

King Xuan originally planned to come and find Xiao Yuan to discuss some things, but when he went outside, he could vaguely hear the scolding inside.

"I'm cursing, so don't go in." She smiled pursed her lips and signaled to Wang Su again.

The two returned, and on the way, King Xuan said as he walked: "Mr. Wang, do you know why I want to come to Qinguan?"

"The king has always been indifferent to his work, and the ministers dare not make any guesses." Wang Su said cleverly.

King Xuan smiled: "Outside Xiping Pass, the twelve cities were occupied and massacred by the Xirong. It is a very difficult thing to restore this place, but have you not discovered it? Qin did it."

"When we came, we saw fertile fields and vitality, and there were even many business travelers here."

Wang Su thought about it after hearing this and said, "According to our previous exploration, it should be the Qin King's policy of immigrating to guard the border, and to mark wasteland as fields, so that the people can cultivate themselves, and at the same time suppress the powerful people who have acquired fertile land, strengthen centralization, and based on the people."

"We have to admit that the courage of the King of Qin is exactly what I need to learn. In addition, we must also take a look at the border military defense of the Qin army."
Chapter completed!