In the evening, Zhu Pingan arranged Hua'er and others, and set off to attend the reception banquet organized by Mr. Zhang in Taiwan. Hua'er and the demon girl Ruonan moved into the independent pavilion assigned to Zhu Pingan in the inner house of the government office. Liu Mu
, Liu Dadao and others lived with the six-room officials. Since Liu Mu and the others were military attachés, each had a separate room, and the living environment was several times better than that of the Jingnan County government office.
"Ahem, little brother Zhu, we are the most simple people in Taiwan. The reception banquet may seem shabby, but little brother Zhu, don't mind it. After the banquet, we will welcome you again at the Xiyao Building." Chu Xiong specially made a point on the way.
Waiting for Zhu Pingan, he said to Zhu Pingan, and winked when he mentioned Slim Waist Tower.
"Brother Chu is overly worried. He was born in a rural area in Ping'an and has no pursuit or care about food and drink."
Zhu Pingan said with a smile that this is the truth. Although he likes food, he is not picky about food.
The king of Chu had such a thin waist that many people died of starvation in the palace...
The Thin Waist Building that Chu Xiong mentioned?! Why doesn’t the name sound like a good place?! Zhu Ping’an cursed in his heart.
And who do we deserve, as Chu Xiong said? Anyone else besides Lord Nie Tai?
At Youshi, in the back kitchen of the government office, the reception banquet started on time. Only the official officials of the government office attended the reception banquet, and there were no staff. Zhu Pingan consciously sat at the last table.
Braised fried tofu, tofu mixed with shallots, fried peanuts, scrambled eggs with leeks, cold folded ear root, dry-fried small yellow croaker, sour bamboo shoots and pork chowder, spinach and egg soup... six dishes and one soup plus two large pots
liquor.
After the dishes were served, Chu Xiong gave Zhu Pingan a very shabby look, and sincerely felt that he was wise for preparing a backup plan in advance. Then he winked at Zhu Pingan and mouthed "Slim Waist Tower"...
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Shabby?!
No, although the six dishes and one soup are not delicacies, they cannot be called shabby. Perhaps for officials, such a meal is simple and homely, but for most ordinary people, such a meal
The dish and soup are already the standard for New Year's Eve dinner, it is very rich.
Zhu Pingan was born in the countryside and knew that the life of ordinary people was not easy. Officials all depended on the people's salary. If the officials were simpler, the burden on the people would be relatively lighter. Not only did Zhu Pingan not mind this banquet, but he also supported it from the bottom of his heart.
If today's Jie Feng Banquet was a table of abalone and sea cucumbers, Zhu Pingan would probably be uneasy and find it difficult to swallow. However, with such a homely Jie Feng Banquet, Zhu Pingan felt at ease and ate with gusto. Even Chu Xiong who was eating behind him looked at Zhu Pingan.
Ping An's eyes were full of sympathy. Alas, little brother Zhu has worked really hard for you in order to leave a good impression on Mr. Zhitai. Brother Zhu will definitely make it up to you at Xiyaolou later.
"Haha, today is the day when Zi Hou takes office. He made an exception and served a few extra dishes that exceeded the standard. The kitchen owner put the account on my head and deducted it from my salary later." After the food was served, Mr. Taitai picked up the dishes.
The wine cup said, "Come, let's drink this cup together. Welcome Zihou to join the Jiangsu and Zhejiang Provincial Department of Punishment and Prosecution, and work with us to move forward."
"Thank you for coming to the stage to express your love." Zhu Pingan held up the wine glass with both hands and thanked him.
"Haha, today we also followed Zi Hou's example. Not only did we eat a few more dishes, but the most important thing is that we finally drank the rice wine brewed by Master Nitai." Chu Xiong and others raised their glasses together and said with a smile.
Only then did Zhu Ping'an realize that the two jars of wine at the banquet were rice wine brewed by the family in Taiwan.
"Don't you know, Zihou, that this rice wine was brewed by Mrs. Jitai herself? It's the only one in the world. There is no other. As soon as the wine is opened, the whole government office can smell the strong aroma of the wine.
It’s not an exaggeration, it can be said that ‘Yaochi rice wine has left the fragrance to all generations, and will be enjoyed by all generations’. We have asked many times before, but Mr. Zhetai was not willing to take it out. As soon as you came, Zihou, Mr. Zhetai took the initiative to take it out.
Come out, this face is not ordinary, Zihou, you need to drink a few more drinks."
Chu Xiong raised his wine glass and said to Zhu Pingan with a smile.
"No, the new generation is really better than the old... We are all yesterday's flowers..."
Deputy envoy Bai Jin joked with a smile.
The others followed suit, and the banquet suddenly became harmonious.
"You guys, you are so eccentric. You usually go to the Yamen, so naturally you can't be greedy. Today is Zihou's reception banquet, so we will make an exception. There are enough bottles of wine, so you can drink freely. Later, I will ask my wife to brew a few more jars until the end of the year.
Each person will give you a jar."
Lord Zhetai pointed at Chu Xiong and others, shook his head in confusion, and made a promise to everyone.
"Thank you, Mr. Zhetai." Chu Xiong and others were overjoyed.
After finishing speaking, everyone raised their glasses together and drank it all. After Zhu Pingan drank it, he thought about it for a while. Although the rice wine was not as exaggerated as Chu Xiong and others said, the taste was indeed good. There was a sweet and lingering taste when drinking it.
On the tip of the tongue.
Mr. Tai put down his wine glass, and the two deputy envoys each brought another glass of wine to express their welcome to Zhu Pingan.
Zhu Pingan expressed his gratitude one by one.
Next, everyone came and went, and soon, the jar of rice wine was bottomed out.
"The origins of our punishment and punishment department can be traced back to the old system of the previous dynasty. After the pseudo-Yuan Dynasty established the "Jianchasi Patrol Prefecture and County Law", the system of inspections and inspections by officials was first formed. When our dynasty was first established, only in each province
The Division of Punishment and Punishment was established, but there was no sub-division of Punishment and Punishment. It was not until the 14th year of Hongwu that the "Juncha Branch" was established. At that time, in addition to Zhili, our dynasty had 12 bureaus for Punishment and Punishment, with a total of
There were fifty-three branches. At that time, the branches did not cover all prefectures. For example, we in Jiangsu and Zhejiang had four branches: Ningshao, Wentai, Jinchu, and Yanqu, all of which belonged to the eastern Zhejiang region and Hangzhou in the western Zhejiang.
The three prefectures of Huzhou and Jiaxing did not have branch divisions. Later, in view of the inadequacy of the places visited by the inspection divisions, adjustments were made. Now our Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces have four roads of Zhejiang East, Haiyou, Zhejiang and Jinhua, and three roads of west Zhejiang.
Including all the prefectures. In addition to a branch patrol road in South Zhili, our government office is responsible for a total of five branch patrol roads.
In the afternoon, I told Zihou that we now have two deputy envoys in our government office and three ministers, each with a patrol officer. After Zihou arrived, he took full-time responsibility for the military preparation of our government office, leading the militia and assisting
Preventing Japanese pirates and preparing troops is of great importance, and everyone here must give your full support to Zihou."
Mr. Nian Tai announced Zhu Pingan's appointment to everyone at the banquet and urged everyone to support Zhu Pingan.
"Natural." Everyone said unanimously.
"Actually, Zihou's full-time military equipment is quite good. We are assigned to patrol the roads, but there are actually quite a lot of constraints. Originally, the local rectification of official corruption, punishments, and lawsuits were all handled by the prosecutor's office. We have the power of the prosecutor's office to independently exercise supervision, etc.
Functions and powers. The patrol censorship is not permanent, and even if it is established, it is only the same as the duties of our sub-inspection road. However, the current patrol censorship is normalized, coupled with the "Constitution" promulgated by our court, our sub-inspection road is not only
The power of supervision has been greatly weakened. In fact, the patrol censor has become the immediate superior of our sub-inspection roads. Our sub-inspection roads have all become the accompanying officers of the patrol censor. Matters concerning the sub-inspection road must be reported directly to the inspection department.
The censor will report in detail and wait for the approval of the inspector. Nowadays, many people are laughing at us. We should simply remove the word "jiancha" and just call it "the punishment department"..."
Zhang Chufeng complained bitterly to Zhu Pingan.
"Haha, why don't Brother Zhang and Brother Zhu exchange positions?" Chu Xiong said with a smile.
"Ahem, Fatty Chu, why don't you switch with Zihou?!" Zhang Chufeng choked on his drink.
"Haha, do you think I can manage troops with my body?" Chu Xiong asked with a smile.
"You might as well say you're afraid of death." Zhang Chufeng retorted.
"Well, the matter of responsibilities is of great importance and will be decided by the court. You can't just change it at your request."