Leaving the city, a long-lost court meeting in the prefect's palace opened until noon.

When most of the civil and military officials dispersed, Luo Chuan and several important officials who were named by him went to the western part of the hall, which was opposite to Huo Wutong, for dinner.

Luochuan regarded himself as the leader, and several important officials were placed on both sides as civil and military officials as they did during the court meeting.

There were only Zhao Wuji and Luo Jiang on one side, while there were more civil officials on the other side, including Dou Qiushi, the head of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official of the official

Apart from Luo Chuan, several important officials, and maids who occasionally served wine and food, only Gao Shixian could stand in the hall.

The prefect celebrates the banquet for guests as simple as ever. Everyone, including Luo Chuan himself, only had simple meals and fruits on the table. Of course, it was enough to eat, but they always seemed a little shabby.

Luo Chuan was already hungry, and said casually without raising his head while eating, "Mr. Dou, the chief officials of all departments at the previous dynasty meeting had explained it, but your department did not say it, but what are the difficulties?"

Dou Qiushi seemed to be a person with a small amount of food. After eating some, he stopped chopsticks. He heard this and did not stand up. He bowed and said, "Report to the prefect, the old prefect had made an appointment with the chief officials of various departments when he was there. The court meeting was limited to the matter of appointment by the officials, especially the matter of the official appointment of the official. Moreover, the matter of the current affairs of the official office and the civil and military affairs is highly related to the matter of civil and military practice. The matter of the prefect has not been discussed privately with the prefect, according to previous practice, cannot be discussed directly at the court meeting."

"Oh?" Luo Chuan looked up at Dou Qiushi and said, "What kind of thing my father had agreed on with you should not discuss matters directly at the court meeting?"

Dou Qiushi said, "There are three agreements. First, they involve confidential matters such as military, grain warehouses, and intelligence. Second, they involve undefined national policies, laws and appointments and removals of officials. Third, they involve private affairs such as royal family, prefect clans, and human strongmen. These three types may first discuss privately with the prefect, or falsely discuss in the court." He paused and looked at Luochuan, "The officials and civil and military affairs will be held by the ministers. After discussing privately with the prefect first, they will start the court to discuss matters. The government affairs concerning food and grass will be subject to falsely discuss in the court according to customs."

"The court has a false discussion?" Luo Chuan stopped his chopsticks curiously and asked Chen Yu, "Sir Xie, since the court has a false discussion, what about the real discussion?"

Xie Wushang stopped chopping when he heard Dou Qiushi talking about the false discussion and heard it, "Report to the prefect, I said in the court that I always had three million stones of fine grain in various places and the city's warehouse. This is a false figure in the former prefect. In fact, since the former prefect took office ten years, the treasury government office has secretly expanded the granary and expanded the grain storage every year. Even now, even if the Xinli war in my county is more than four million stones, even if the prefect has increased its troops, it can still be supplied to the entire army for more than one year. In addition, whether it is the grain storage expenditure that far exceeds the previous year, or the quality of grain supply in the three counties of Hanoi, it is a real discussion."

Luo Chuan asked, "Are you really worried about the income and expenditure of the grain production in Xindezhi of the county?"

Xie Wushang shook his head, "The three warehouses are all fertile plains, and the arable area can reach the entire Lijun basin, and the climate, water and soil are better, and Anling is not inferior. If these two newly obtained lands are properly managed, it will more than double the annual output and grain of my Lijun county. Even if we need to support more troops and officials now and wars are inevitable in the future, we can still be self-sufficient on paper, but in fact, we cannot calculate it like this.

Not to mention the layers of losses such as taxation, preservation, transportation, etc., just talking about the storage of grain in the warehouse. With the current size of the county, the reserve of four million stones of grain is far from enough, because the storage of grain from the county is not only for the supply of the army, but more importantly, the preparation for disaster prevention and war damage. My population is nearly 20 million. Now the Sihu Office has not conducted a thorough investigation of the newly obtained land. I think there is a doubled population. Once some natural disasters and man-made disasters occur..."

He did not say the result but continued, "In addition, as a complete county, Anling County should have reserved grain, but now, except for the areas where Lutou City and Chuan City belong, the core city of Anling has been returned to Li County. However, the total reserves of grain in each city are less than one million stones. This also includes various war income included in the confiscated area, and this is even more so. It is true that it is a heavy grain-producing area in Yongchang County, but the grain-storage area in Yongchang County is concentrated in the middle. In this way, we all have land and people but have not obtained grain. If the weather is good for the next few years, it would be fine. If the weather is not smooth and rain, the people in Anling or Santang District cannot have food, can we ignore it? Therefore, I think that it is not an exaggeration to say that Li County is still in a state of food shortage now."

Luochuan said, "The troubled times are coming. Since I am peaceful in the county, the people in the territory will probably only increase or decrease, but the grain storage and even arable land may decrease..." He nodded to Xie Wushang and said, "I know, I remember this in my heart."

He turned to Dou Qiushi again and said, "Mr. Dou, what are the things that have not been finished at today's court meeting? Let's talk about it again. Although I will probably stay away from the city for a long time when I come back this time, and things that need to be decided to deal with must be done one by one, at least I have a final say."

"When Lord Prefect said this, I will feel much more at ease," Dou Qiushi smiled and said, "Originally, there were old rules for government affairs in the old lands of the county, but it was no problem to follow most of the time, but now there are two lands in the north, which is very different. In fact, there are many affairs that need to be reported to Lord Prefect to make decisions. For example, Lord Zhou of the Sihu Yamen is troubled by the newly-educated and unified household registration of the people and the education of the people in various places. Lord Chen of the Siongfu Government regards the distribution of land and the collection of taxes and grains in the newly obtained land, Lord Mu of the Silufu Government of the Silufu Government of the Siong Government of the People's Republic of China for the matter of the distribution of land and the collection of taxes and grains in the new land, Lord Mu of the Silufu Government of the Silufu Government of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of

In the two counties of Yongchang, the laws and regulations of the two counties and the former generals and officials in the two places are heard, etc., there are priorities, but in the absence of precedents, most of the matters still need to be decided by the prefect. Of course, there is no need to say about the officials and government offices in charge of the officials and government offices. Now the affairs of various departments and government offices are numerous and lack people, so many matters cannot be operated normally, and it is difficult for me to make up for it for a while. Therefore, the next civil and military affairs is the top priority of the officials and government offices now, and may solve many problems."

Luo Chuan pondered for a moment, and when he looked up, he found that everyone in the hall was looking at him, so he smiled, "I was surprised, but reasonable," he picked up his wine glass and said, "Now my worries with you, I would like to call them the trouble of happiness. It is always more difficult to go uphill. The most important thing is naturally the shortage of officials. But don't talk about the matter of civil and military practices for now. In my opinion, there is a more important thing that must be solved first. Now that the position of county magistrate is still empty, how can the subordinate departments operate harmoniously?"

His eyes swept across the civil officials who bowed their heads, then smiled and looked at Yan Tieying, the chief inspector. "Mr. Yan believes that who is suitable to take over as the position of county magistrate?"
Chapter completed!