There have been two famous longboard bridges in the world.

One is when Yang Changsaka Bridge, unfortunately for the Yan people Zhang Yide to drink off, now it no longer exists.

The other place is the long board bridge in front of the Confucius Temple in Jinling. Its place is shisha condensed blue, willows are green, adjacent to the old courtyard where the most famous Qinhuai female historians lived.

The 'Long Bridge Old Courtyard' of the people who are in the hearts of men all over the world refers to this area.

A delicate painting boat wrapped in green yarn cut through the Qinhuai River like a condensed blue and slowly passed under the longboard bridge.

The boatman in a hat stood at the stern of the boat, rocking his oars rhythmically.

Whenever the bronze paddle slowly hit the surface of the water, the emerald river slowly rippled into layers of folds, and then was smashed into jade by thousands of rains.

There was an exquisite banquet in the cabin, but there was no standard female Shi Geji, only an old, a young and a middle-aged, and three men sat opposite each other.

The old man at the top was already blushing, and he sat comfortably next to the big pillow.

He looked through the green veil on the fan and looked at the stone road under the willows by the river.

The pair of talented and beautiful women who shared an umbrella, in the sound of the pipa cave flute, either walked hand in hand, or laughed on the railing.

Calm and sweet, he does not shy away from the eyes of others.

"Qin Huaihe insists on getting it." The old man was too relaxed and unconsciously revealed his native accent. "Gentle Township, Hero's Tomb, play old and comfortable here."

It turned out to be Zhang Dongguan, who was dignified in Yuanzhi County and never accepted bribes.

The other two are Zhao Hao and Zhao Shouzheng, father and son.

Today, Zhao Hao specially asked Zhang Zhixian to come out, with only one purpose, that is, to teach his father how to be a county magistrate.

Although Zhao Gongzi can also say something, after all, he has only seen a pig run, and he has never been a pig. Naturally, it is more appropriate to invite the middle-timers to show up and say.

The reason why I didn't ask my old man was to ask Zhang Dongguan. is because Zhao Liben has been in Beijing for more than ten years, and then directly released to the Changsha prefect, and has never been a pro-people official. The doorway between this prefect and the prefect is too far away.

Second, the old man is still angry with his father, if it weren't for Zhao Shouzheng's top prize in the exam, it is estimated that his grandfather would be able to cut off the father-son relationship with him.

How do you ask Daddy? It is estimated that he can only be scolded for a dog blood sprinkler.

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Painting in the cabin.

Zhao Hao is responsible for pouring the wine, and Zhao Erye is responsible for accompanying the wine. What is surprising is that he has not changed his face and is not drunk until now.

Listening to Zhang Zhixian boasting about the Qinhuai River, Zhao Shouzheng was like a few treasures, talking about the old courtyard and the scandals, vividly, as if he was there in person.

As he spoke, he suddenly thought that his underage son was still on the side, and Second Master Zhao immediately stopped and said: "I heard what Fan Datong said, I have never been to that kind of place......

"Hey, the old man hasn't been there either." Zhang Zhixian said quietly: "Although the old courtyard is in Jiangning County, it is difficult to recognize the old man, and he can't hang it on his face." ”

Saying that, the old man glanced at Zhao Hao, and said with regret: "If it weren't for the fact that Friend Zhao was still too young, wouldn't it be beautiful to invite a few female historians to come to the boat to accompany the wine?" ”

"Another day, another day, don't take him next time." After Zhao Shouzheng finished speaking, he changed his words and said: "I mean, let Fan Datong arrange ...... for the old man."

"Yes, my father will go to Kunshan in a few days." Zhao Hao saw that Zhang Zhixian's words were always going in that direction, and he knew that he had drunk in place. He picked up the flask and filled it for the two of them, ready to get to the point.

After all, you can't tell the truth until you're drunk.

He glanced at his father, and said in his heart, you haven't drunk a drop of wine, how can it be like being drunk? Could it be that the inner tank of my yin and yang pot is leaking?

"It's the first time I've returned to one of my parents, and I'm really worried, can the old-timers give advice?" Fortunately, Zhao Shouzheng did not forget the agreed signal, so he asked Zhang Zhixian for advice.

"I can't talk about advice, thanks to the champion who can afford it, let's talk about the old man's experience as an official over the years." This is an agreed matter, Zhang Zhixian took a sip of wine, and then opened the conversation.

"First of all, my brother has to understand that the officials of our Ming Dynasty are all officials in other places. And what about the servants? But he was born in his native country, and he has been father and son for generations. ”

Zhang Zhixian stretched out two fingers and said with a big tongue: "Let's take my county yali and say, half of the scribes did this at home during the Hongwu period, and the turtle sons are all founding fathers!" Do you say it or not? ”

"Hahaha......" The three of them burst into laughter.

"People are native to their hometowns, and there are many people who are intertwined; We are unfamiliar with life, we are alone, and we will get out after a few years. How many lifetimes have people done an errand, and we have only been officials for a few years? So the elder brother always remembers one sentence. ”

After laughing, Zhang Zhixian said to Zhao Shouzheng in a deep voice: "So my brother remembers this first sentence: 'Let your officials be as clear as water, and you can't beat the officials as smooth as oil.'" ’”

"Uh-huh." Zhao Shouzheng hurriedly nodded and memorized it firmly.

"What should I do? Then you'll have to find a helper to watch them out with you. Naturally, this helper can't be found locally, otherwise it will be sold by the family, and you will have to help weigh the silver. ”

Zhang Dongguan mentioned again: "You have to find people from other places, it is best to be a native of your hometown, the kind that is close to your hometown, and it is easy to use it if you know the roots." ”

"Uh-huh." Zhao Shouzheng nodded again and memorized it firmly. "How many people are you looking for?"

"This still depends on financial resources." Zhang Zhixian said and glanced at Zhao Shouzheng with envy: "With the financial resources of the virtuous brother, it is naturally Han Xin to order troops, and the more the better." ”

"Normally, when the governor takes office, he must bring 50 family members, the governor of the domain and the governor should bring 40 chiefs, and the provincial government Zhengyin should bring 30. At our level, at least twenty family members can divide the troops to guard and barely watch inside and out. ”

"Twenty, so many?" Although Zhao Erye was not short of money, he was still shocked.

"Is it much? I'll count it for you. There are two door officials, one manuscript sign, and nine signature rooms. In addition, there are also those who run drought errands, wharves, warehouses, harvesters, horses, supervisors, supervisors, and governors in the provincial government, and those who run the government and cook, and those who serve as followers...... At least ten or more. What I'm saying is that at least, my brother should bring more to rest assured. Zhang Zhixian sighed and said:

"At the beginning, my brother was poor, and I only brought ten elders to Jinling to take office, and I almost didn't let those local snakes play me to death."

"In this way, twenty people is really not much." Second Master Zhao said in his heart, then double, forty?

But that's not something he should worry about. Then he looked at his son, which means, Yanei, you listen.

Zhao Yanei really realized it, and immediately took over the conversation and asked, "These long-term followers can't just be done by cats and dogs, right?" ”

"Of course." Zhang Zhixian sandwiched a piece of saltwater duck, chewed it carefully for a while, and said slowly: "These long-term followers that the old man said are not ordinary family servants. Literacy and hyphenation are the most basic, and we must also be familiar with what is in the officialdom first, what is last, what is beneficial to the people, and what is hindering the official...... This is just a rough idea, and each location has different requirements. ”

"It's like two door administrations, who are in charge of the affairs of the front room of the yamen. They are well-versed in everything and have good feelings, and they are all familiar with the affairs in the officialdom and the rules in the yamen. When guests come, they must know the level and level, and if there is an errand to be sent, they must understand the importance and handle it properly. This is not just the face of the master, but if you don't get it right, you want the master to eat it. ”

ps. The first more, the last two more checks......