"This is Ruhe County?"

Xiuxiu sat on the ox cart, holding two small bananas in her hands, and looked at the wooden gate in front of her with her mouth open.

There are two disheveled van soldiers standing on both sides of the wide open wooden gate, who are checking the pedestrians passing by, and the horizontal plaque on the top of the gate is three big characters "Ruhe County".

Xu Ping shook his head and sighed: "I'm just afraid." ”

"But it's not as big as Baisha Town!"

Although she saw the name, Xiuxiu still couldn't believe it. In the past two years, Xiuxiu has also gained knowledge, and knows that although the town in his hometown is on the edge of the capital, it is not worth mentioning compared with the towns in the prosperous area, and he never thought that there would be a smaller county seat than there.

If there are only a few hundred households under He County, all of them are just a larger village, and the households here live scattered, how big can the county be? This county town doesn't even have a serious city wall, so it is barely piled up with stones to enclose the house inside, poke a wooden door, and consider itself to be the county seat.

Tan Hu, who was following Xu Ping, rushed up to report first, and when the general judgment came, he had to come out to greet him.

Xu Ping saw that Xiuxiu's open mouth couldn't be closed, and said to her: "Xiuxiu, this is still when the Siling County next to it was merged in when the country was founded, and Ruhe County has this scale." If not, this county may not be as big as our family's courtyard, then you know what it means to be small. ”

Xiuxiu pretended to sigh: "No wonder the official came to make a general judgment as soon as he was hit by the Jinshi, you have been in charge of Zhuangzi for several years, wouldn't it be aggrieved to be the county magistrate in such a place?" ”

Far away from the river, surrounded by mountains, it is more hot and humid than in Yongzhou City, Gao Daquan felt uncomfortable riding on a horse, and said to Xu Ping: "Official, we will live here in the future?" In the state city, your general judgment hall has just built the air conditioner you said, how comfortable it is to stay! Why are you still suffering here? ”

"Knowing that it is comfortable, we will quickly build it here again, and we will live comfortably wherever we go."

After listening to Xu Ping's words, Gao Daquan was silent, is the well so easy to dig?

While everyone was gossiping, Tan Hu rushed back and saluted Xu Parallel: "Official, the soldiers guarding the door have gone in to report, and Duan County Commander will immediately bring his subordinate officials out to greet him." ”

Xu Ping smiled: "What kind of subordinate official? In addition to the Duan County Order, there is a county lieutenant and a patrol inspector here, and the inspector is not stationed in the county seat, and the county lieutenant is a Guiming person, who was originally a nearby barbarian chief, and has been a county lieutenant here for several years after dedicating the soil, but it is just a number. ”

The Han people who returned to the Song Dynasty were called the Guizheng people, and the Fan Hu Lai Tou was called the Guiming people, and there were preferential policies to reward them for admiring the king. The difference between the two is still obvious, and the Guiming court is mostly to arrange work, enjoy food, and will not be reused. The reformed people are different, they are originally Han Chinese, their political treatment is much higher, and there are many high-ranking officials. The Song Dynasty was different from the Tang Dynasty, and the distinction between Huayi and Huayi rose again after accepting the lessons of history, and it was impossible to take natural precautions against barbarians, and it was impossible for a large number of Hu people to enter the prime minister like the Tang Dynasty.

This Huang County Lieutenant is like this, he brought the whole clan to vote, and he became a familiar barbarian, and he made up a county lieutenant, which can be regarded as having an iron rice bowl. Most of the subordinates of Ruhe County are familiar with him, and his identity is also suitable to be a county lieutenant, but the county has set up a patrol inspection, and the county lieutenant is basically only in charge of the county magistrate, and he just makes up a number of places with a big palm.

The efficiency of small places is high, and before he could say a few words, Duan Fang brought people out to greet him.

Duan Fang is still the same, his face is full of wind and frost, and he doesn't know that he has grown up with the yellow lotus all his life. Behind him was a tall man, his body was so strong that he had a fight with Gao Daquan, and he wore an official robe tightly on his body, no matter how he looked at it, it looked like he had stolen someone else's clothes on his body. What's even more bizarre is that this person turned out to be a bald head, without a trace of hair under his head, and there was weirdness everywhere. This is the first time Xu Ping has seen a bald head who is not a monk, so it is inevitable to take a few more looks.

When he arrived, Duan Fang came up to see the salute, and Dahan came up and arched his hand: "If you have seen Shangguan with Huang Tianbiao, the county lieutenant, please forgive the lower official for being rude!" ”

Xu Ping got off the horse, said to Duan Fang: "In addition to the routine inspection, I still have something to discuss with you and others, I'm afraid that I will live here for a few days, and I will go in to talk." ”

"Shangguan, please."

The group entered the gate and walked a hundred and ten steps to the county office. It is a courtyard with five rooms and two entrances, and there are two public officials guarding the gate at the door, and there is not even a stone lion.

Xu Ping saw that not long after the building was built, he asked Duan Fang: "Is this county government new?" ”

Duan Fang replied respectfully: "It's not many years. It was the first time that Cao Zhizhou came to Shouyongzhou during the Jingde period, taught the local people to burn bricks and tiles, and replaced the local thatched houses that were prone to fire with brick houses. ”

"I see."

Xu Ping nodded and said, I didn't expect Cao Keming to have this political achievement. Most of Yongzhou still maintains its original style, and residents can build a thatched house as their home, and only places close to the state and county can have decent houses.

A few large banyan trees almost completely covered the courtyard of the yamen, and there was no sunlight, and as soon as I entered, I felt cool. There are stone tables and stone benches in the courtyard, and there are wine utensils on them, which looks like a yamen, but like the courtyard of a large family. It was quiet inside, and there were no public officials, let alone people who came to complain.

Xu Ping looked left and right and asked Duan Fang beside him: "Is this how ordinary people are here?" I've seen a lot of yamen in the county, but I've never seen anything so quiet. ”

Duan Fangdao: "Through the judgment, the county's household registration is scarce, and there are no merchants, and there are no lawsuits all year round, which is not the case in the county." ”

Huang Tianbiao shouted in a loud voice on the side: "There are hundreds of households in the county, relatives are relatives after relatives, who doesn't know anyone!" If you have something to discuss, it's over, and you can only come to sue the official when you have nothing to do! ”

Seeing Xu Ping looking at him, he hurriedly arched his hand: "Forgive the official for being rude." ”

Xu Ping shook his head, and he didn't have the same knowledge as him.

The people of the Song Dynasty liked to fight lawsuits the most, and they had a reputation as a good lawsuit in history. First, because the judicial system is relatively perfect, and if business is active, there are many commercial disputes, and developed local officials are not allowed to be idle all year round. This remote county doesn't have these chores, and it's happy.

Seeing Xu Ping walking straight to the main entrance, Duan Fang said: "General judgment, the house is hot and humid, don't go in and sit, just sit in the courtyard." ”

As soon as he entered the courtyard, Gao Daquan felt a cool breeze blowing, and every pore on his body felt comfortable, and he felt like he had come back to life, and hurriedly echoed when he heard Duan Fang's words: "Duan County's order is right, the officials are just sitting in the courtyard, why bother to go in and find guilt." ”

Xu Ping glanced at him: "Here is your share of talking?" ”

Gao Daquan arched his hand with a bitter face: "Forgive the little rudeness." ”

After saying this, Huang Tianbiao turned his head and kept looking at Gao Daquan, looking at Gao Daquan in his heart, he didn't know what this barbarian was going to do.

Huang Tianbiao muttered in his heart, this Shangguan's entourage looks as tall as himself, but he didn't expect to even learn how to speak, could it be that he is a barbarian in the Central Plains?

It turned out that Huang Tianbiao had been living in the mountains with his clansmen, and he was a soil emperor at ease, and when he grew up, he envied the days of the Han people outside the mountains. But the official became an official, but he didn't know anything about the etiquette of officialdom, and he couldn't even understand the etiquette of ordinary Han people, and he made a lot of jokes. After a long time, he formed a habit that as long as he talked to someone higher than his status, he would add a sentence "Please forgive the rudeness of the officials" after speaking, and it is said that adding this rudeness will become polite.

Xu Ping didn't want to suffer in the room, so he was kind and led people to sit down on the stone bench.

Everyone sat down, and an errand brought tea up, but unlike the popular tea in the Central Plains, he took a large clay pot and brewed the tea leaves in the bowl directly.

Xu Ping stared at the actions of the errand officer curiously, and said, "It turns out that you are here to make tea." ”

Duan Fang hurriedly said: "It's the lower official's inconsiderate thinking, and the guilty will be forgiven." This place is remote, where do people come here to sell group tea? It's all about drinking loose tea, and Wangtong sentenced to forgive us for our small place. ”

Huang Tianbiao's loud voice sounded again: "Drink tea to quench your thirst, who is patient to wipe it!" It's still fun to drink this loose tea, a big bowl down, quench your thirst and fill your stomach! Besides, this tea is specially made in Xiaoyanei, and the taste is better than that of other places! ”

Seeing Xu Ping turn his head, he hurriedly added: "Forgive the official for being rude!" ”

Xu Ping shook his head with a smile and asked him, "Does your place still produce tea?" ”

"Of course, there are big tea trees everywhere in the mountains! We barbarians don't know how to steam tea, they are all dried and soaked in water to drink, although the taste is almost, it is enjoyable to drink! ”

"Forgive your insolence!"

Xu Ping saw that Huang Tianbiao came to say such a sentence seriously at every turn, he couldn't cry or laugh, and turned his head to ask Duan Fang: "Duan County Order, is the surrounding mountains really producing tea?" How come you've never heard of it? ”

"Surrounded by mountains, I don't know how many wild tea trees there are, but the natives don't know how to make them, so they can only let these tea trees grow there. The dog just heard people talk about it, and he drank it by himself, which can't be compared with serious tea. ”

Xu Ping nodded: "It's good to have tea trees, you don't know how to make it, I understand!" Wang Cao said that we don't have tea in Yongzhou, and if we open a tea farm, a lot of money will be made. ”

"It turns out that Shangguan still knows how to make tea?"

Huang Jinbiao looked at Xu Ping, so surprised that he even forgot to ask Shangguan to forgive his sins. This is Jinshi, I don't know how strong it is to be better than Duan County's order, who can't pass the test, and I can do anything!

Xu Ping smiled: "There are really not many people in this world who understand better than me!" County Lieutenant Huang, I see that you have nothing to do in the county, take a few people into the mountains in a few days to see how many tea trees there are. ”

Xu Ping can't make high-grade tea, he doesn't understand those meticulous doorways that are almost metaphysical, but he can make tea machinery. In this era, there are not so many exquisite, what this flavor and that taste, as long as the tea flavor is strong enough, there are many people who buy it. If there were enough tea trees around, he could build a semi-mechanized tea factory and make a lot of money by dumping industrialized low-grade tea.