When the autumn harvest was going on in Yuanyang, the new prefect Liu Jinghui was working with the officials and the people.
Tianjin Mansion was completely restored a month ago, and Liu Jinghui took office less than ten days ago and more than half a month ago.
After the royal army spared no effort to search, there are now nearly 8,000 people in Jinfu City.
Including the following counties, the entire Tianjin Prefecture now has a population of nearly 20,000 people.
As a county magistrate before, Liu Jinghui could only manage more than 3,000 people, but now the population under his administration has expanded seven to eight times, which also puts him under some pressure.
Some time ago, Liu Jinghui finished the selection of young men and sent more than 3,000 young men to Yuanyang.
But this does not mean that Liu Jinghui can breathe a sigh of relief. As the prefect, he still has many things to do.
The people who stayed in Tianjin were tasked with opening up wasteland and digging ditches to establish safety zones.
This errand sounds simple, but is actually very complicated and difficult to handle.
Fortunately, with the help of Tianjin Guard, Liu Jinghui did not have to worry about safety issues, so that his plan could be implemented.
Liu Jinghui was working hard with a hoe when he heard a reminder from a clerk behind him: "Sir, the sun is setting, it's time to get ready to call it a day!"
After taking a look at the sky, Liu Jinghui said: "Tell the management team everywhere to get ready to call it a day!"
"Yes, I am humble enough to go and deliver my orders!"
"Also, we need to inform the people at the guard station!"
"I understand the humble position!"
The reason why we need to notify the people at the garrison is because retreating to the county requires the garrison army to send troops to protect us.
Putting down the hoe, Liu Jinghui said to the official behind him: "Tomorrow, I plan to go to Wanhe County to check their reclamation progress!"
"But you are the master!" several officials replied.
Soon, the people outside Fucheng were notified and began to withdraw to Fucheng under the leadership of the management team.
Liu Jinghui followed the large group of people and during the process of returning to Fucheng, he was not idle at all, but cared about the livelihood of ordinary people.
"Sir, you are such a good official!" the people couldn't help but praise.
In fact, in Hecheng, where Liu Jinghui was the county magistrate before him, Liu Jinghui was also deeply supported.
It was precisely because of his outstanding political achievements that he was directly promoted to prefect by Zhao Yanxun despite insufficient qualifications.
"Fellow folks, if you have any difficulties, remember to tell the government office, and I will try my best to solve it for you if I can!"
Hearing these words, the common people felt so heart-warming.
Then someone kowtowed and said, "Master Qingtian!"
"Everyone get up, everyone get up!"
Looking at everyone, Liu Jinghui said solemnly: "Everyone, Tianjin Mansion is a refuge for all of us. We need everyone to build it together in the future. I only hope that... you can all do your best to build this place into the strongest fortress!"
"Your family, your children and grandchildren can grow up here safely!"
"In this way, we will not live up to His Highness's saving grace!"
Liu Jinghui was so sincere that everyone present listened very seriously.
During this slow march, everyone had arrived at the city gate.
When the people were entering the city one after another, Liu Jinghui was not in a hurry to enter the city. Instead, he stood at the city gate and watched the people enter the city with hope.
Liu Jinghui enjoyed this scene very much. His biggest wish when he became an official was to save more people.
Just as Liu Jinghui was thinking about this, he saw two horses galloping towards him in the distance.
Looking at the knight's attire on the horse, Liu Jinghui knew that the other party was a messenger from Yuanyang.
When these knights rode close to the city gate, they began to shout loudly.
"Get out of the way, get out of the way!"
The common people gave way one after another. The person who came was an "imperial envoy" from Yuanyang. There must be something big going on when he came to Tianjin, so the common people were willing to give way.
But even if they gave way again, when they approached the city gate and there were too many people, the speed of the two knights still slowed down.
Just as the two men were anxious to enter the city, they heard a voice coming from behind: "Who are you looking for?"
The knight immediately reined in the reins and said with a hint of arrogance: "We are looking for the Tianjin Prefect and the Tianjin Guard Commander!"
"I am the Prefect of Tianjin!" Liu Jinghui said in a deep voice.
The two knights who delivered the message were recently chosen, so they did not recognize Liu Jinghui.
"Are you the prefect of Tianjin?"
"Don't you believe it?"
Seeing that these two people really didn't believe it, Liu Jinghui pointed at the people around him and said to the knight on horseback: "If you don't believe it, you can ask these people who I am!"
"This is the prefect..."
"You two are so ignorant that you don't even recognize Mr. Liu!"
Listening to everyone's words, the two knights were able to confirm that Liu Jinghui was the person they were looking for.
"Tell me, what are the instructions from Chief Shi?" Liu Jinghui asked calmly.
Now that Liu Jinghui's identity has been confirmed, the two knights no longer play off each other.
Only one of them said: "Mr. Liu, on the first day of September, the prince will be in Yuanyang to communicate with heaven. With the blessing of the emperor, he ordered the guards of each palace to select officials to watch the ceremony!"
"Tianjin Mansion, there are a total of twenty people who can go to Yuanyang to watch the ceremony, including three officials, seven officials, and ten common people with outstanding performance!"
Zhao Yanxun wanted to communicate with God and receive blessings from heaven and earth. When he heard this, everyone present was shocked.
In particular, many people worshiped Zhao Yanxun and considered him a god from heaven.
Now Zhao Yanxun wants to perform in person to show the world his magic. Who wouldn't want to see such a grand occasion?
At this moment, Liu Jinghui's officials all had ideas about the quota of spectators.
But Liu Jinghui ignored all this and was thinking about how to select ten people from 20,000 people to go to Yuanyang to watch the ceremony.
Just listen to Liu Jinghui say: "I already know about this matter, you go and report it to the people at the guard station!"
After the messenger left, several officials behind Liu Jinghui immediately gathered around him.
"Sir, I would like to accompany you to Yuanyang..."
"Even though I have a humble position, I am willing to go with you..."
On weekdays, everyone is not so active in their work, but now they all gather around him when something good happens, which makes Liu Jinghui feel uncomfortable.
"Okay, everyone should perform their duties. How to allocate candidates... I have to think carefully!"
At this point, Liu Jinghui added: "As long as you are diligent in the king's affairs, I will consider it..."
This last sentence brought hope to all the officials, at least they will be full of energy in the next few days.
While Liu Jinghui was racking his brains for personnel arrangements, Fang Tong, the commander of the Tianjin Guards, who learned the news, also had trouble with the matter.
All the officers under Fang Tong have outstanding achievements, and it would be unreasonable to exclude any one of them.
Before he could find a perfect way to get along, several hundred households came to Fang Tong's lobby with a general banner.
"Sir, I heard that someone will be sent to the palace to observe the ceremony. I would like to accompany you!"
"Sir, Your Majesty has conspired with God several times. Even in his humble position, he never had the chance to attend the ceremony. I hope you will give me a chance!"
"You're the only one who hasn't been there. There are a lot of people here who haven't been there..."
"Then simply don't go if you've already been there, take the opportunity..."
"Why should those who have been there not go? Shouldn't there be qualified people?"
Hearing the noise from his subordinates, Fang Tong took pictures of the big case and scolded: "Shut up..."
After everyone was quiet, they heard Fang Tong say: "I have my own plan at this time!"
"My lord, you may consider taking a humble position..."
"Sir, during the past year of my humble duty, I have led my brothers to kill many monsters, and you have seen them all!"
Good guy, the lobby that had just quieted down was drowned out by the noise again.