The day before the new official took office, the emperor Daizong who lived in the Daming Palace and was Guo Nuan's cheap father-in-law received him. At first, Guo Nuan was a little nervous about meeting the top leaders of the Tang Dynasty.

You must know that in his previous life, the biggest official he had ever met was a provincial governor. That was the time when the governor went to Guo Nuan's company base to inspect the development of foreign-funded enterprises. As the management director of a certain workshop of a small enterprise, Guo Nuan

I had the honor of shaking hands with the governor.

However, Daizong seemed to be a quite peaceful old man, and he spoke with a smile. At the family banquet held in the palace, Guo Nuan, Daizong, Shengping's wife, and his mother Wang, the small banquet was quite enjoyable.

, talking and laughing, just like ordinary people’s family gatherings.

When it came to the fact that Guo Nuan, the son-in-law, was about to take office as Jingzhaoyin, Daizong looked grave, patted Guo Nuan on the shoulder and told him to do a good job, which was exactly what an elder expected of a younger generation. Looking at his father-in-law's demeanor, Guo Nuan

Nuan knew that this job was definitely not easy to get, but since he was accepted, he had to take it no matter what. Guo Nuan was the kind of person who was born to refuse to admit defeat.

The days were fast and busy, and the day when Guo Nuan became the number one scholar suddenly arrived on the fourth day. Early that morning, Guo Nuan brought a bunch of ordinary household items with him, and then he took two people to get on the carriage.

After being bid farewell by Shengping's group, he hurriedly set off towards the official office of Jingzhao Mansion.

When he was a Shangguan, Guo Nuan had two days off every eight days, which were holidays. He spent eight days working in the mansion for food and accommodation. This holiday arrangement was compared to modern civil servants who had two weekends every five days. This was the ancient holiday cycle.

It would take a lot longer. Therefore, Guo Nuan tried his best to load the car with household items, daily necessities and other miscellaneous things that he usually needs, so as to save money on buying new things. This saves money.

Pu Shangxuan and Guo Nuan went to the Hanlin Academy for two days earlier. Before leaving, Lao Pu said that he would study hard at the Hanlin Academy and determined to compile an encyclopedia about the Tang Dynasty. He said that it might take a long time.

Ten years, decades, but he will never give up. When he has compiled the book, he will take it back to Silla and show it to the people of Silla, hoping that it will be helpful to the education of the motherland.

"Okay, this is also a good thing that benefits Silla's cultural community. Brother supports you."

He was very moved at the time. Seeing Pu Shangxuan clenching his fists and promising with a sincere attitude, Guo Nuan was also infected by Lao Pu's spirit. He secretly made up his mind to manage the Jingzhao Mansion well. During his tenure, he helped Chang'an and even the capital around 100 meters.

The people here have done something important that is beneficial to people's livelihood.

Jingzhao Prefecture, actually also called Yongzhou Prefecture, is a county government agency that manages Chang'an and about twenty surrounding counties. Jingzhao Yin is equivalent to a prefect.

Due to the recent severe shortage of management personnel in Jingzhao Mansion, the number of yamen and officials, and the fact that there are too many counties and towns under management, the efficiency of work has been seriously slowed down. A month ago, Emperor Daizong moved the relatively remote Haoji, Zhouzhi,

Xingping, Wugong and other counties and towns that are relatively remote from the capital were separated from Jingzhao Yin's jurisdiction in order to reduce the work burden of Jingzhao Mansion. However, even so, Jingzhao Yin still had a heavy burden after Guo Nuan took office.

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Since Pu Shangxuan was working as a book editor in the quiet Hanlin Academy, Pu Hao left Luo Yuan to protect his nephew, so there was no need for a guard. Thinking that there was a shortage of people in Jingzhao Mansion, Guo Nuan had not yet formed his own shogunate team, so he sent Luo Yuan to

He also pulled up the carriage, and of course Ah Fu. Guo Nuan figured that when he arrived at Jingzhao Mansion, he would let Luo Yuan be a military errand, and Ah Fu would be the accountant of Jingzhao Mansion.

"Brother Luo, if you do well, I will give you a meritorious service from the Jingzhao Mansion and join the army." Guo Nuan joked to Luo Yuan on the carriage.

"Haha, thank you, Brother Guo. Oh no, thank you, Master Guo. Brother Luo will work hard." Luo Yuan heard this with a silly smile and touched the back of his head.

Guo Nuan immediately laughed at Luo Yuan's naivety, and then opened the curtain and said to Ah Fu who was driving outside the carriage: "Ah Fu, just be my accountant in Jingzhao Mansion."

"Ah, what, can Ah Fu do it?" Ah Fu was shocked as he drove the car. He was a little stressed about this important task.

"You are my own person, don't worry about using it. I don't know how to manage accounts. It's fine. Just learn slowly."

As the three of them talked, they arrived at the dilapidated Jingzhao Mansion. Although the door in front of them could be seen to have been repaired, it was much cleaner and tidier than when Guo Nuan paid a private visit incognito a few days ago.

There is no dust or spider silk, but it is still very shabby.

Just as Guo Nuan and the others arrived at the gate of Jingzhao Mansion and were about to get out of the car, suddenly a group of people ran out of the quiet door of the mansion.

"Three squads of Godou guards, six executioners, a row of sword and axemen, and two teams of arresters. The official quota is 183 people, and the actual number is 33. We sincerely welcome the new Lord Jingzhao to take office."

Immediately, two teams of official servants stood on both sides of the steps of the mansion, led by a strong bearded man, and shouted welcome in unison.

"Okay, okay, everyone has worked hard, no need to be polite." Guo Nuan jumped out of the carriage, looked around at the government officials, and politely shouted stop. Guo Nuan secretly shook his head, the staff gap was too big, the government needed more

There were more than a hundred people missing.

Most of the officials wore their clothes in an unflattering way. Some wore their clothes inside out, some belts were not buttoned properly, and some pants did not match properly. They put their regular trousers on their uniforms, and the whole person looked nondescript. They were not like civilians, and officials were not.

Like an official.

However, some of them, who were almost 70 or 80 years old with wrinkled faces, stood tremblingly at attention on the steps holding a black killing stick, but their backs were so hunched that they could not stand up straight.

Guo Nuan looked at the pitiful old people and didn't want to abuse them. He waved his hand and said a few words, and quickly sent these old and weak soldiers to disperse. Everyone had no tasks for the time being. They could do whatever they had to do when they returned to the Yamen.

"I'm the deputy chief of the mansion, He Ping. I'd like to see you, sir!"

Immediately, everyone dispersed, and the bearded He Ping rushed to Guo Nuan and said respectfully.

"Uh, where is Mr. Yan's arrest?" Guo Nuan didn't see Yan Ruoshui and was a little surprised.

"The chief catcher led a few detectives to go to Shilifang to arrest the thieves. They just set off this morning. They specifically asked the villain to stay to welcome the adults." He Ping answered very neatly.

"Oh, why do the government officials still have old people in their seventies or eighties working as errands?" Guo Nuan raised the doubts he had just seen.

"This..." He Pingping showed his face, pondered for a while, then smiled helplessly and said:

"Sir, you don't know something. These elderly people are all yamen servants who have been working in Jingzhao Mansion for decades. You know that they have worked for the yamen for a lifetime, and there is hard work without any credit.

Besides, now that the war has just ended, the government's money is tight and there is no money to allocate, and the life of the Yamen is also very uncomfortable. Without money, it is difficult to recruit enough Yamen servants. However, no matter how much money there is, I gritted my teeth and did not leave behind these things that I have been working on.

The loyal and dedicated old government servants in the government were allowed to do some leisurely work to earn a meager salary, and even if they could make a living, they never retired."
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