The reason why he wanted to wander around this village was definitely not because Zhao Yanxun was extremely bored.
He wanted to check the safety construction here. After all, villages outside the city are more dangerous and effective protective measures must be put in place.
After walking around the village to make sure that the basic protection was OK, Zhao Yanxun went to the villagers' homes.
In addition to safety protection, people's livelihood is also very important.
So he had to check each family's food storage and see if there was enough firewood.
At this moment, Zhao Yanxun was standing outside the firewood shed, surrounded by many people.
Zhou Lin wanted to send the people home, but was stopped by Zhao Yanxun. He just wanted to show the people how close he was to the people as a king.
After all, he claims to love the people as his own son, but the people must understand how he loves him.
Looking at the men and women kneeling in front of him, Zhao Yanxun asked calmly: "How do you get your food and firewood?"
The family kneeling in front of him was extremely nervous at this moment, so no one answered and they didn't know how to answer.
Zhou Lin on the side was also very nervous, so he reminded: "The prince is asking you, answer truthfully!"
The reason why he was nervous was that he was afraid that these people would talk nonsense, which might make the county government's long-term efforts in vain.
When the time comes, even if Zhao Yanxun is not punished, Zhou Lin will not have a hard time in the county government.
"Reply to the prince, the food... the food is distributed by the county government!"
Zhao Yanxun then asked: "Is it issued by the county government? The county government will never let you receive food for free. What do they ask you to do?"
"Back...back to your lord, for more than a month, our village has been digging canals to divert water, and all the fields outside the village have been fenced off!"
"I was supposed to go chop wood today, but the adults came and I didn't go..."
I heard Zhao Yanxun say again: "Do you know why you are asked to dig a very long canal?"
"Back to my lord, the canals can irrigate the fields and protect against those monsters!"
After answering a few more words, the man became bolder and stopped stammering when he spoke.
Just as Zhao Yanxun continued to ask questions, more than a dozen horsemen galloped towards the entrance of the village, opened the gate and entered the village.
The two leaders were Chang Anqing, the magistrate of Huiping County, and Zhang Yanlin, a Qianhu householder.
"I don't know if these people have practiced carefully. If something goes wrong in front of the prince, Zhang Qianhu... you will have a hard time with the guards and the Privy Council!"
Hearing Chang Anqing's words, Zhang Yanlin squinted his eyes and said, "Mr. Chang... what do you mean by this?"
"I'm having a hard time, are you having a good time? Are you not responsible for this?"
Zhang Yanlin was not stupid at all, he could tell that Chang Anqing was shirking responsibility.
"What I'm saying is that it's your job to train..."
Before Chang Anqing could finish what he said, Zhang Yanlin interrupted: "Didn't we send people to train? But I don't know if you... have fulfilled your responsibility of supervision!"
Hearing this, Chang Anqing's face turned ugly, but he did not argue with Zhang Yanlin.
It was at this time that they had time to look at their surroundings and found that there were no crowds gathering.
"Strange... why can't I see anyone? Has the prince left?" Chang An was full of doubts.
But I heard Zhang Yanlin say: "The monster is dead, Master Chang... It seems that your worries are unnecessary!"
Following the direction of Zhang Yanlin's finger, Chang Anqing saw a corpse lying on the ground in the distance, beaten to pieces.
Walking along the path in the village, they soon found the crowd and saw Zhao Yanxun among the crowd.
Chang Anqing and the others quickly dismounted their horses, got closer and squeezed into the crowd, and heard Zhao Yanxun asking questions.
"What difficulties do you face living outside the city?"
"I will meet with Chang Anqing (Zhang Yanlin), the magistrate of Ping County, to attend His Highness!"
Seeing Chang Anqing and two people paying homage, Zhao Yanxun didn't look at them at all, but waited for the man on the ground to reply.
"As long as we can survive, as long as we have the strength... Xiaomin and his family will never die of hunger!"
Since no questions were raised, Zhao Yanxun stopped asking too many questions.
He slowly turned around and looked at Chang Anqing and the other two.
"Everyone get up!"
"Thank you, Your Highness!"
"One of you is the county magistrate, the other is responsible for thousands of households, one is the parent and official of the people, and the other keeps the people safe, you all have important responsibilities on your shoulders!"
When Zhao Yanxun spoke, Chang Anqing and Chang Anqing both bowed and listened quietly.
Turning around, Zhao Yanxun said in a deep voice: "You have managed this village very well, but I hope that... not only in this village, but also for all the people in Huiping County, you will be responsible for their livelihood and safety!"
"People who are officials should not only know that they have rights, but also know that they have responsibilities!"
"Do you understand?"
Chang Anqing quickly replied: "Your Highness's teachings, I will take them to heart!"
"I also keep this in mind!"
At this time, Zhao Yanxun glanced at the people around him and said in a loud voice: "Everyone... the government has authority, and you must also listen to the government and complete the tasks assigned by them!"
"As long as you follow the government's guidance, your life will definitely get better and better!"
Zhao Yanxun's words were very straightforward and could be understood by everyone present.
With King Yong personally encouraging him, the people present were full of energy.
Now they saw with their own eyes how much King Yong loved the people and how much he cared about their livelihood. With this understanding, they were naturally full of hope for the future.
"Long live the prince!" someone in the crowd shouted, this man was the man who had just led the team to kill the zombies.
With his shout, the people were completely excited, and the words "Long live the prince" resounded throughout the village.
At this time, Chang Anqing came forward and said: "Your Majesty, it will be noon soon, and ahead is Huiping County... Please come and have a meal!"
Zhao Yanxun waved his hand, and then said: "No need, we have to rush back to Yuanyang!"
"Okay... everyone should return to their places!"
Seeing Zhao Yanxun take steps, Zhang Yanlin immediately winked at his subordinates, who immediately led his men to clear a path.
Zhao Yanxun walked in front, and Zhou Lanzhi followed closely. Next to him were Chang Anqing, Chen Yu and a few others. They were surrounded by bodyguards and guardsmen, and outside were the common people who were seeing them off.
Zhao Yanxun really didn't plan to go to Huiping County, and it was just a whim to come to this village.
When they arrived at the entrance of the village, Zhao Yanxun stopped and motioned for Zhou Lanzhi to get on the bus first. Then he turned around and said to everyone: "Okay, we're here, you don't have to send us off any more!"
"Congratulations to Your Highness!"
As Chang Anqing prostrated, everyone else also knelt down, and at this time Zhao Yanxun boarded the carriage.
When the carriage slowly walked away, Chang Anqing stood up from the ground and wiped the sweat from his forehead.
Just listen to him sigh: "Old Zhang, I finally passed this level!"
Zhang Yanlin didn't answer, just nodded.
The arrival of Zhao Yanxun put great pressure on them. After all, there were too many things to do, and no one could guarantee perfection.
But fortunately, the conditions detected today were pretty good, which made them both feel relieved.
"We must not relax in the future. As His Highness said... we must remember our responsibilities!"
