"The newly arrived county magistrate's surname is Yang, and his name is Yang Erming. I heard that he is from Sichuan. This year's third ranker was born with the same Jinshi. That's all I know now."

He Xianya stood respectfully in Pang Yu's duty room and was reporting to Pang Yu, "It was the people from the official office who inquired about it in the official department of Anqing Prefecture and sent back this news."

Pang Yu knocked on the table, the window next to the table was closed, and the door to the check-in room was ajar, but the sounds of footsteps and conversations in the corridor could still be transmitted into the house.

Pang Yu was very dissatisfied with this office. There were people coming and going in the corridor, and it was inconvenient to open the windows. He had to keep his voice down when talking about things with the windows closed.

At present, with this condition of fast-track work, Xu Shiliang is willing to give Pang Yu a high-value room in the Dianshi Yamen office. But after all, the center of power is in the county government office, not in the Dianshi Yamen office. If he rashly moves there, he might even let the county magistrate and

The county magistrate was unhappy, so Pang Yu could only continue to stay by the corridor.

After the chaos in Tongcheng, power was about to be transferred again.

For those who have lost power during this period, it is a good opportunity to reverse the situation. For those who have gained power like Pang Yu, they must be cautious to maintain their current status.

At present, Kuaiban's status in the yamen mainly comes from the support of the county magistrate and county magistrate, and then the support of the household house.

But after all, Yang Fangqian is the acting magistrate of the county. Now that the civil unrest has subsided, Yang Fangqian has also received definite news that he is going to Fujian to serve as the magistrate of Xinghua.

The arrival of the new official county magistrate will determine the power structure of Tongcheng in the next six years.

The county magistrate was a transient official, a pure outsider, and had a disdain for Tongcheng before he took office. If he could be the first county government employee he met, he would naturally get twice the result with half the effort in his future work.

It is also very important to Pang Yu. Without the support of the first chief officer, any management improvements he will make later will be in vain.

There are now twenty-three people in the fast class, but Tang Weimin has not come back yet, and the financial situation of the fast class is not smooth yet. Pang Yu is still observing these people, and has not arranged all the positions for the time being, so the organizational structure is somewhat loose.

It is far from reaching Pang Yu’s ideal state.

Pang Yu's own plan is to recruit some helpers. As long as he gets the pawn shop, gambling stalls, and dental shops, and can have a fixed monthly income, he will slowly strengthen the management system.

The basis of everything is a stable income guarantee and the support of Shangguan in the power structure. If Kuaiban is still sitting in the Kuaishou room as a self-employed person like before, there will be no management at all. The relationship between the team leader and Kuaishou is just an exchange of interests.

Therefore, during this period, the most important thing for everyone in the county government is how to maintain or improve their status in the transfer of power.

Pang Yu stopped tapping on the table, "I sent Jiang Fan to Anqing Mansion and stayed in Anqing to inquire about the news. If Yang Zhixian wants to take office, he always has to go to Anqing Mansion to meet Master Pi before coming to Tongcheng."

The types of Jiang Fan and He Xianya are somewhat familiar. They are not martial artists like Ruan Jin or Jiao Guozhao. They are not like fast-handed catchers, but more like screen friends. Putting the two of them in the watch room at the same time is a bit repetitive.

He Xianya glanced outside the door and said, "I heard that Wang Dazhuang is also asking around and is preparing to send Wang Chaofeng to Anqing Mansion."

Pang Yu recalled that when Wang Dazhuang was putting on Pang Yu and Gu Xiaowu's shoes, he sent this dynasty to supervise the work and tormented Pang Yu all night long.

It seems that everyone has set their sights on Anqing. Although Yang Fangqian has not left yet, the middle-level cadres of the county government have already inquired about the new county magistrate everywhere, preparing to make a good first impression during the reception.

"He's not that good but he still wants to compete with me in speed class."

Pang Yu pondered for a moment and then said to He Xianya, "You know the personal grudge between me and Wang Dazhuang. This time the fast class has snatched four more positions from the soap class. Now it is even more powerful. No matter what we do in the fast class, we have to outdo it."

For him, taking over an official position is no exception."

"Then this matter will fall on Chaofeng Feng."

Pang Yu said, "Then I'll leave this matter to you. You need to work harder. Some old people in the fast class said that you started as a helper and became a team deputy before you became a fast worker. It's all because you are my third brother. I naturally know you."

You are capable, but others don’t know it.

Although I can silence them, the best way is to use your skills to make them speechless."

He Xianya bowed and said, "My subordinates must handle it well and tell others to shut up.

I have carefully inquired in the ceremonial room. When accepting an official, the official office and ceremonial room of Anqing Prefecture will send an official document to inform them. According to the usual practice, the gentry can just go to the official reception pavilion. Officials in the county government generally respond according to their own wishes.

He is going to the county border to meet officials."

Pang Yu touched his bare chin, "Then we'll pick him up in Anqing."

"If we go privately, I'm afraid there may be some grudges on Zhou County's part."

"That's a good reminder. It would be better to be more thoughtful when the time comes."

Pang Yu nodded and asked, "What have you been doing these past two days, brother?"

"He bought an outhouse from the former Wu family in Nanmen. I heard that the third entrance has a garden on the left and right sides. He is looking for someone to replace the furniture. In the next few days, he will probably have a banquet with relatives and friends for a housewarming ceremony.

In addition, every afternoon..." Pang Yu nodded slightly while listening. Seeing He Xianya's hesitation, he couldn't help but smile and said, "You and I have nothing we can't say. Do you want to go to the gambling stall every day?"

He Xianya looked behind him and lowered his voice and said, "Secretary Shen's nephew has just reported for duty. He and his eldest brother are gambling buddies at Yinman Gambling Stall. They have been trying to make an appointment at that gambling stall for the past two days and never stay in the check-in room.

.”

"Then do you know how they win or lose?"

"Brother always fights hard. Even if he wins at first, he will lose in the end. I heard that he lost more than three hundred taels in the past two days."

After He Xianya finished speaking, he glanced at Pang Yu, but Pang Yu didn't say anything. He just said softly, "I heard that Fang Yingqi opened the gambling stall. He came back from Anqing and bought a lot of people's properties."

"He partnered with Liu Xiucai and bought the Yinman Gambling Stall on East Street, and also bought Ye's Donglai Building on Zilai Street, which is still a restaurant."

Pang Yu hummed, and He Xianya asked tentatively, "Second brother, under the ostentation of the eldest brother, many people are secretly guessing... Some said that he took Huang Wending's dirty money, and some said that he took bribes from the family members of the thieves and party members in the South Prison.

Yes, I'm just afraid that something will happen later."

Pang Yu looked at the table without saying anything. After a while, he shook his head and said, "If you spread the idea, it would be best for people to think that he accepted a bribe from a thief."

"He did take it too."

He Xianya whispered, "Someone please ask him to go to him. As far as I know, he helped transfer two cells."

Hearing this, Pang Yu couldn't help but rub his forehead. The interrogation of the thieves is not over yet, and depending on the torture chamber's intention, the interrogation should be prolonged as long as possible, so that they can whet the appetites of the family members and keep extorting money from each family.

The fast class has some deterrence, and Tongcheng is stable on the surface, but the practice of torture chambers always increases factors of instability.

Now that Yang Fangqian is about to leave office, he has no intention of managing the torture chamber.

The chief officer didn't say anything, and Pang Yu naturally didn't dare to question it, because the execution room was still their business supervisory unit. According to the process, the punishment room did not issue cards, and the fast class could not take people. Once the relationship with the punishment room was not good,

From now on, things will not go smoothly if you work on the express shift.

It's just that the execution room has been hit hard some time ago, and Pang Yu has been strong recently, so the execution room has been afraid to manage the fast class. When the new official takes office, once normalcy returns, Pang Yu can't help but look at the execution room's face, and now naturally he doesn't dare to offend the execution room.

Cruel.

"Call Pang Ding over later and ask him to take charge of those people in the South Prison. From now on, anything in the South Prison will have to go through me."

He Xianya sighed after agreeing.

Pang Yu rubbed his forehead and said, "This situation must be changed. We move around here and there, and we are all in the county government office. At the end of the day, the government servant is just a shift leader. If we stay in this circle for a long time, we will always be in the county government office."

on the level.”

He Xianya said, "Second brother can also donate as an official, and he can be promoted to Dianshi in the future.

In the past, it was possible to be promoted to the county magistrate's office, but now there is too much backlog of candidates and supervisors, and it is rare that there are officials who can be promoted to miscellaneous officials."

"Last time, I said that once you become an official, you will not be able to become a county magistrate. The current situation is that it will take twenty years for an official to be promoted to Dianshi.

If you want to be a county magistrate, you must at least make it easier to raise people."

"Second brother, what do you mean, we need to find out our background?"

"In this club and that club, they are all scholars, at least they are scholars. When you have free time, go and find out how to get a status as a scholar. Let's join one of the clubs too."

….

On Liao Yifeng of Longmian Mountain, the mountain streams and cliffs are colorful in autumn. After the new rain, the smoke and clouds are lingering. Walking in the forest with birdsong is quiet and peaceful, and you feel like you are in a fairyland on earth.

Pang Yu walked up the mountain road and came to the gate of the other courtyard under Liao Yifeng. He saw the word "Ze Yuan" written on the gate.

This time Fang Yizhi was already waiting in front of the door. He cupped his hands at Pang Yu and said with a smile, "From a distance, I saw Pang Pantou climbing up the mountain road. Fang calculated in his mind that Pang Pantou was ranked among the most time-consuming climbers.

Among the top three shortest.”

Pang Yu also held up his hands and said, "It's hard for Mr. Fang to remember the time of all the climbers so clearly."

Fang Yizhi stretched out his hand to invite Pang Yu into the door, "I just remembered it quickly. Longmian Mountain is a beautiful place. Every year when enjoying the autumn, tourists from all over the world come here. There are so many people who pass by Zeyuan that I can't remember them all."

Pang Yu followed him into the Zeyuan. This place was used as a separate courtyard and was not designed as an ordinary residence. There was a rockery and lotus pond upon entering the garden. A stream was introduced from outside the garden and meandered around the garden, making the garden scenery lively.

Pang Yu said as he walked, "I heard that Mr. Fang is moving his family to Nanjing."

Fang Yizhi nodded and said, "It is true. My father has sent people to find a suitable place to live in Nanjing. Without Zeyuan, this Zeshe will be in ruins."

Fang Yizhi sounded a little lonely, as he always does when leaving a place.

"Although Young Master Fang has left Zeyuan, Tongcheng is still Brother Fang's root. No matter when he comes back, Zeyuan will still be here."

Fang Yizhi laughed after hearing this, "I have lived in this Zeyuan for eight years. Every time I live here for a long time, I want to go on a long trip. After I go far, I miss coming back."

I have to leave suddenly today, and I don’t know when I will come back, which is indeed a bit sad, but Pang Bantou is more open-minded."

Pang Yu used to live in modern society and was already accustomed to traveling around. In the end, he no longer had a sense of belonging to any place. However, the ancients had inconvenient transportation, so the sadness when they left their hometown was naturally stronger than that of people like Pang Yu.

Fang Yizhi led Pang Yu into the back garden. There were trees planted all over the yard. There was a pavilion beside a small pond. Several people were already sitting in the pavilion, arguing loudly around a small table.

Fang Yizhi had not yet reached the pavilion and asked Pang Yu in a low voice, "Fang heard that Mr. Ruan invited Pang Bantou to join Zhongjiang Society."

Pang Yu said in surprise, "Thanks to Mr. Ruan for being able to see it, this matter is indeed true, but how did Mr. Fang know about it?"

"He just spreads it around."

Fang Yizhi paused and said, "Perhaps Bantou Pang doesn't know that your deeds of wiping out the Yunji Temple rebels with one sword have been spread all along the river below Anqing, and some followers claim that you single-handedly quelled the civil turmoil in Tongcheng.

Maybe it will spread to Nanjing soon."
To be continued...