Yan Huaiwen is a person who is thoughtful in everything but decisive in situations.
After weighing it all, I decided to stay in Huju.
He and Liang Manshan accepted the olive branch offered by Mr. Tian and suddenly became the household clerk, also called household secretary, of the Huju City government office.
The first thing he did when he took office was to register his group.
Yan Huaiwen got started very quickly, and the office clerk who was specially sent by Mr. Tian to lead the two of them was stunned for a moment.
Gongfang scribes are also called Gongshu. Under the rule of Huju, the Gongfang was responsible for building repairs, building bridges and paving roads. In the three years since Mr. Tian took office, he has carried out a lot of construction work. He built high walls in six places in Beirongtou. Not only is it impregnable, but
It really gives people a great sense of security.
Therefore, the corvee recruitment was extremely smooth.
The towering city wall also reduced the number of Beirong and Western Rong soldiers visiting the border defense of Huju City. The people were able to live in peace, and the food tax revenue steadily increased.
The fact that there is something in the granary gives Mr. Tian the confidence to dare to claim that the conditions are more favorable than those in other cities.
I don’t know if it’s because the tigers dominate the city, or if Guanzhou’s talent is really withering.
There are only five or six scribes in the entire government office, each of whom holds several positions.
Before Yan Huaiwen and Liang Manshan, the affairs of this household were personally handled by Mr. Tian, the grand master of Huju City.
As soon as the two arrived, the household's room suddenly became the one with the most scribes among the six rooms for officials, households, rituals, soldiers, punishments and workers.
Zheng Gongshu saw that the two of them were acting in a very orderly manner, so he went back to resume his duties with peace of mind. Before leaving, he did not forget to warmly invite the two of them to a small gathering at Ruifeng Restaurant in the city at night.
Liang Manshan was amazed when he saw Zheng Gongshu walking hurriedly from behind.
"This Zheng Gongshu is also a wonderful man. He actually invited us to a banquet at night..."
Yan Huaiwen knew that he had misunderstood, and shook his head with a smile: "It's not what Manshan thought. Guanzhou's winter is long, the weather is cold and the ground is cold, and it's the time of spring planting and autumn harvest... now is a good time to break ground."
Liang Manshan's eyes lit up, "If you say so, wouldn't we have escaped a service?"
Yan Huaiwen smiled slightly.
Liang Manshan looked around by rubbing his wrists, and asked in a low voice: "Brother Huaiwen, this register... just hand it over like this?"
The villagers who lined up to register honestly explained their situation. Just now, when Zheng Gongfang was nearby, Liang Manshan didn't find a chance to take action, so he had to log in truthfully.
Yan Huaiwen glanced at him and said softly: "Write it in a rough tone and hand it over to Mr. Tian for review, and then make a careful copy."
Liang Manshan was determined.
The more I think about it, the more I think Brother Huaiwen is wiser.
Not only can the registration work be completed faster because of the sloppy writing, but it also provides a perfect excuse to make another copy of the book.
Yan Huaiwen thought to himself: What does this mean? His officials used to have many tricks to fool him.
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Yan Huaiwen and Liang Manshan finished their day's work.
The pen and ink books will be taken away directly.
The scribes were doing government work, but they actually had no salary. They had to bring their own office supplies, paper, pen and ink. The superiors would be considerate and would give them some subsidies. Even if the superiors didn't give them, they would have ways to supplement themselves.
For the two of them, returning to the team was just a matter of changing their working place from the city gate to the hay shed.
I ate a steamed bun with Yan's pickles and a bowl of cold rice soup.
Liang Manshan continued to write furiously, and his cursive writing had already reached a new level. I am afraid that no one but himself knew what he had written.
Yan Huaiwen was pulled aside by his younger brother.
His children, siblings, niece, and Tianyou all looked at him expectantly.
Yan Huaiwen sighed and said, "Why are you so anxious? You can't run away from there."
"Uncle, we really want to see you, really want to." Yan Yu resorted to coquettishness.
"Later, Zheng Gongfang invited me and Manshan to a banquet. At that time, several scribes will come. I will borrow some books and look at the cadastral map of Huju City to make sure first that the place mentioned by Tianyou is the right place.
Belong to Huju." Yan Huaiwen said patiently and listened to his family.
"What is the book in the book?" Yan Yu asked.
"A scribe who draws cadastral maps and tax rolls."
"Dad, do you understand? Is that the land where the tiger roosts?" Yan Yu asked anxiously.
Yan Laoer was confused by the question.
"Yeah... right..." Yan Laoer was unsure.
Seeing that my daughter's little eyes were gradually changing, she hurriedly said: "I took a shortcut and encountered a river that I couldn't cross. I walked along the river for a while and saw a bridge. There were stone tablets on both sides under the bridge. One of them said "Hu Ju".
One writes Gu Feng."
Yan Huaiwen said: "That should be the junction of the two cities of Huju and Gufeng."
"Yes, that's what I think too, so isn't this side of the bridge the place where we can roost?"
"I still want to see it with my own eyes." Yan Yu blinked and shouted pitifully: "Uncle!"
Yan Huaiwen sighed secretly, there was really nothing he could do against this girl.
"It's too late today, let's go tomorrow."
Seeing the uncle spitting, Yan Yu took advantage of the victory and pursued the attack: "It's not too late, uncle, it's not good to go there during the day and people see that our ox cart is not there, so let's go tonight, let's go."
Yan Huaiwen was so frustrated that he had no choice but to say: "When I come back from the banquet, come with me."
Yan Yu smiled toothily and said flatteringly: "Uncle, do you want to change clothes when you go to the banquet? I will help you find it."
Yan Huaiwen enjoyed the busy schedule of his little niece.
There was also Tianyou nagging at the side.
"...You will know when you go to see it, it is really good. There are several mountains connected together, some high and some low, and there are many wild animals. Besides, the river is narrow in that section, and the water quality is good, so you can swim in it."
If you can swim there, there is also the forest, we just walked through the forest, the trees are tall and the forest is dense, it is perfect for building a house..."
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When Yan Huaiwen and Liang Manshan returned from the banquet, they smelled of alcohol.
Yan Huaiwen's face did not change, but Liang Manshan's face turned red as blood.
Yan Laoer asked with concern: "Man Shan, how much did you drink? Are you okay? I'll get you something to sober up."
Liang Manshan was so embarrassed that he wanted to find a crack in the ground and crawl in.
He waved his hands repeatedly and said: "No, no, brother Huai'an, I didn't drink too much, I just had a drink."
Liang Fengnian said to Yan Yu from the side: "My father always behaves like this when he drinks. My mother said it is a shame."
Liang Manshan was even more embarrassed. He wiped the sweat from his forehead and hurriedly changed the subject: "Brother Huaiwen told me that you want to go see the place. I also want to go, so why not go with us."
Yan Laoer readily agreed: "Let's go together, wait for me, I'll ask Qi Wu to pick up the car in the back."
Yan Laoer went to find someone in a hurry.
Qi Wu came very quickly, and Qi Da also came to help.
The speed of the two-wheeled ox cart becomes four-wheeled and lengthened.
Liang Fengnian followed Yan Yu closely, climbed up and sat down without even looking at his father.
Liang Manshan laughed angrily.
"This kid, tell me, can I still take him with me?!" He complained to Yan Laoer.
Yan Laoer comforted him: "When children are older, they have their own thoughts, and it is easy to get awkward. Look at my daughter, she has a good idea."
