In the two or three days after coming down, except for being driven to Li's house opposite by Yingpan, Ren Ning stayed at the house to accompany his wife and almost never left the house.
Ren Ning had just finished practicing martial arts this morning, and housekeeper Zou Dahe was already waiting at the edge of the school field.
"General, Lord Qin Pengju, the governor of the county, arrived at the mansion early in the morning and is now in the living room."
Ren Ning nodded, and he was not surprised.
Guangxin is located in southern Xinjiang, with a humid climate, high mountains, dense forests, and numerous mosquitoes. In the past, many small countries in the south often went north to cause trouble, so few wealthy families set their sights here.
It can be said that in the past, the only person who had any influence was the General Li's Mansion across the street.
Now that his family has moved here, he has also joined hands with the Li family to purchase land, recruit refugees from various places, expand Yi Road urban construction and operate a rubber factory, and vigorously develop the people's livelihood economy.
Such a large household can be said to be of great importance.
As the highest local official, the county governor would naturally look at them more.
Ren Ning came all the way from Baekje to visit relatives, but Qin Pengju might not know.
But if they hired the Li family two days ago, there would definitely be an uproar in Nanshu City.
Therefore, Ren Ning was not surprised that Qin Pengju would come to visit in person.
"Butler, go and tell Mr. Qin that I have just finished my martial arts practice and am covered in sweat. I will go see him after I wash up."
Zou Dahe agreed and left.
Qin Pengju?
Ren Ning walked back while silently thinking about this person's information.
Except for a few of the thirty county governors in Yunchui, such as Ren Jie, the current governor of Misty County, almost all of them came from Juren.
Qin Pengju is no exception.
It is said that he and Zhu Jialiang, the governor of Dingxi County, were Jinshi in the same class.
The fate of the same two people is generally similar.
Although they were loyal and dedicated to their duties, neither of them had a backer, nor did they learn to find a backer like others.
The last one went to the western frontier where the land was desolate and war-torn, and the other worked in the southern Xinjiang where the mountains were high, the forests were dense and there were many mosquitoes. Anyway, they were both places that neither father nor mother loved.
Front yard, living room.
Qin Peng held a cup of tea and looked around at the room in front of him with emotion.
It was already the end of September, which is traditionally the time when crops are harvested in the Central Plains and taxes from various counties are paid to the national treasury.
In other words, it is the time to evaluate the performance of county guards in various places throughout the year.
Generally speaking, except for the wealthy upper-class counties in the central and eastern parts of the country, taxes and money in other places were more or less insufficient in previous years.
Of course, there are also exceptions for some special mid-level counties.
For example, places such as Yingling and Jiuyuan, where Yunchui Racecourse is located, Baihua and Canglan counties, which are rich in medicine, Qingshi County, which is rich in iron ore, etc., can collect the tax revenue of the year under normal circumstances.
As for the ten lower-level counties of Laigu, Mist, Dingxi, Guangxin, etc., it would be good if the central government did not subsidize the finances, let alone collect all the taxes they should pay.
However, in the past two years, a low-level county suddenly appeared, making the Ministry of Household Affairs and county guards everywhere look at it with admiration.
Not only was the county's tax money collected on time, but even excluding what was handed over to the central treasury, the local government still had quite a surplus.
This lower-class county was, of course, Guangxin under his charge.
Qin Pengju shook his head.
At first, he and his master thought it was because the neighboring Nanfeng was overthrown, the environment around Guangxin improved greatly, and the people began to live and work in peace and contentment.
Later, I thought it was General Li's Mansion across the street that played a role.
Finally, I realized that the main factor was General Xuanwu's Mansion, which had just moved to Guangxin less than a year ago...
Ren Ning didn't have the habit of making people wait, and he arrived in the living room not long after.
The moment he heard the door knock, Qin Pengju had already stood up respectfully.
"This must be General Ren. He is indeed young and promising. I have admired him for a long time."
"By the way, I heard that the general will be blessed with double happiness soon. I would like to say congratulations first, and then I'll ask for a drink."
Ren Ning smiled and nodded slightly.
He had all the information about Qin Pengju and what he had done over the years. Although it was the first time for the two of them to meet, Ren Ning had a good impression of the governor.
"Master Qin, no matter who you are, as long as you are willing to come, everyone in my house will welcome you. Please take a seat."
The two complimented each other politely.
Ren Ning quickly turned to the topic, "Your Excellency, the Sheriff, is here this time. Do you have any advice?"
"I don't dare." Qin Pengju carefully glanced at the young general in front of him, "I wonder if General Ren has read the recent newspapers?"
Ren Ning's eyes flashed.
In order to get home as soon as possible, he and Lei Er drove all the way.
Except for necessary supplies and rest, try not to stop. Even your overnight accommodation is casual, and there is no strict requirement to stop in villages, towns or cities.
Therefore, he really hasn't paid attention to the recent newspapers.
And when I got home, all kinds of affairs in such a large general's mansion were either too much or too little, but not too little.
A few days passed by in the blink of an eye, and he also did not pick up the newspaper.
"I don't pay much attention to it," Ren Ning shook his head and smiled, "I wonder what major events have happened in Yunchui recently?"
It was so serious that the magistrate even mentioned it specifically.
Qin Pengju was not surprised. He took out a newspaper and handed it over, "How about General, would you like to read it first?"
Ren Ning quickly glanced at the front page headlines and his expression changed slightly.
A large Japanese pirate fleet appeared in the ocean east of Huayang County, and Mo Canghai urgently asked for help from all directions.
The news is not long, just a few sentences.
Ren Ning read it carefully.
Complementing each other based on what they learned about the situation, he instantly figured out the cause and effect, and couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief.
It was better for the Japanese pirates to be lured out by Lu Yulong than to suddenly appear and attack them themselves.
well.
Ren Ning sighed.
"There are wolves in the east and tigers in the west. Just after repelling the prairie people in the west, the Japanese pirates are ready to make a move in the east. Yun Chui is really having an unlucky year."
"However," he raised the newspaper in his hand blankly, "I am on vacation, and Guangxin and Huayang County are thousands of miles apart. I wonder why the governor wants to see me?"
Qin Pengju did not answer the question, but took the newspaper, turned over a few pages, and handed it to Ren Ning again.
"General Ren, please read this royal secret. It has been widely circulated throughout Yunchui recently."
Secret?
Ren Ning curled his lips.
The royal secrets or unofficial histories on the market are just like the marketing accounts of later generations. Most of the content in the opening picture is completely fabricated and made up to attract attention.
Anyway, the content is true and false, no one can verify it and there is no way to verify it.
However, the common people are eager to hear this, and even when they hear it, they still firmly believe it.
However, such stories also have benefits, such as significantly increasing newspaper sales.
Ren Ning glanced at it without interest.
"Master Hongguang is speaking out in the palace, but there is a prince who has been living among the people since he was a child."
The following is a story told by a palace maid who has left the palace, which is full of twists and turns.
However, the author is an ordinary person after all, and does not understand the living habits of wealthy families, let alone the situation in the palace. The content relies entirely on personal imagination.
Ren Ning only glanced at the first two lines of literature and found many common sense misunderstandings, and immediately put down the newspaper.
His tone was a little dull and cold.
"Master Qin, the dignified county governor should be concerned about the official affairs of the county. Now he comes to my house specially and shows me this kind of thing?"
"Ridiculous!"
However, Qin Pengju's expression did not change.
"General Ren, this story seems a bit ridiculous. But you must not have read the content. The prince who lives among the people mentioned above is vaguely pointing at you, General."