Out of the military tent, the fire chief led Cui Geng out of the outpost and left the military camp station, and met Guo Ke at the entrance of Xiantan Village.

Why are you running to the entrance of Xiantan Village if you have nothing to do?

Cui Geng muttered secretly, walked to Guo Ke with a low brow, and arched his hand: "I've seen Lord Duwei!" I don't know what the important thing is for the adults to summon the officials here? ”

As soon as he heard Cui Geng call himself Lord Duwei, Guo Ke's stiff face finally changed a little, nodded, and said, "It seems that Song Changshi told you." It's okay to save Captain Bendu a lot of words. ”

After speaking, he waved his hand at the fire chief who led Cui Geng forward, signaling him to retreat.

After the fire chief left, Guo Ke pointed to the entrance of Xiantan Village, which was already dilapidated, and asked, "I heard that before I became the lieutenant of Qingyuan County, I solved a case of making and selling fake wine here?" ”

Cui Geng snorted, this is not a secret, and there is no need to deny it. However, Guo Ke asked what the purpose of this matter was, but he really didn't know.

"The ins and outs of the whole case, Captain Bendu has heard Lord Shen Tuo mention it. Even though the case is about the interests of your winery, you will try to dismantle this counterfeiting gang in the first place. However, being able to bring these scum of counterfeiting and selling to national law shows your loyalty to the imperial court! ”

Guo Ke seems to be very talkative today, maybe he is going to become the governor of Yifu, so he has more words, and after praising Cui Geng, he asked: "I also heard that the last time the bandits entered the city, they contained the mountain bandits in the city, and designed to lure the main force of the mountain bandits out of the city, which was also your idea?" ”

"Uh-huh!"

Although Cui Geng didn't know what Guo Ke wanted to do when he asked this, he still nodded, and then said: "But that time it was thanks to Chen Xiancheng, if he didn't have the courage to break into the wolf's den alone and not be afraid of danger, the mountain bandits would not have been able to successfully lure them out of the city." Of course, the county officials were indispensable to drive away the thieves, and you must know that the brothers were armed with sticks at that time, and they did not even have a decent weapon. Therefore, the battle of the bandits is not the credit of the lower officials alone. ”

"Yes, if you can know how to drive away the bandits instead of doing it yourself, it seems that Master Cui is still a good boss and a good colleague! It's no wonder that Master Cui was able to defeat the official Song Wen in the shortest possible time in Qingyuan County, parry Hu Zeyi's many difficulties, and revive the ancestral industry in the middle of the family! ”

Guo Ke praised Cui Geng a few words again, and said: "And being able to outwit the mountain bandits and defeat the strong with the weak shows that Master Cui still has some strategies in his chest." It seems that Captain Pontus chose you to be the newly established governor of the Zhichong Prefecture, and he has some vision. ”

Guo Ke, who has always been cold, will praise himself for the first time, and Cui Geng will really not be able to adapt to it for a while.

He hasn't gotten used to it yet, and Guo Ke's last words over there surprised him again.

What the?

The reason why he was able to cross two levels in a row and become the governor of Zhichong Mansion was because Guo Ke chose himself?

Why?

It seems that he has no friendship with him, two is not in love, and third, although Cui Geng is usually very narcissistic in front of Cao Yuechan, he is definitely not so arrogant that he is so powerful that he can make the cold Guo Ke look at him with admiration, and he favors himself in every way!

He looked at Guo Ke in disbelief and asked, "Is it the subordinate officer personally selected by Captain Guo to serve as the head of the military government?" ”

Guo Ke shrugged his shoulders and said, "Otherwise, what do you think?" ”

Cui Geng: "......"

This is really pretending to be a cold fan all the time, and he shrugged his shoulders and looked frivolous, which is really annoying.

"However, it is also because the official document from the imperial court ordered the captain of Bendu that the post of military governor Shi must be elected on the spot. Because Benduwei is not from Fujian, he doesn't know much about the Fujian states. Therefore, as the adjutant of the governor of Zhichong Prefecture and the lieutenant of Bendu, the imperial court also considered that a local official must be selected to serve as the chief of the military administration! So, ......"

Guo Ke shook his head again, and said indifferently: "Master Cui doesn't need to be grateful to Captain Bendu, just work hard!" ”

Aiming at it, Cui Geng's heart was full of contempt again, who Nima is grateful to you? The buddy said as if he had a servile face.

However, contempt is contempt, and there are many local officials in Qingyuan County and Putian County, first putting aside Chen Ziang and Liu Youqiu, these two people came to Zhichong Mansion to serve as the chief historian, which can be regarded as Qu Cai. But Putian County Wei He Xu, Putian County Cheng Tao Wenyuan, these people are not better than him in terms of qualifications and ability? Moreover, the position of the military governor can be higher than the rank of the county lieutenant and the chief bookkeeper of the new county, and it must be prominent.

He estimated that if He Xu's grandson knew that he Cui Erlang had jumped from the lieutenant of Qingyuan County to the head of the military government, and he He Xu was still standing still, he wouldn't be mad?

Thinking of He Xu's surprised and envious look after hearing the news of his promotion, Cui Geng couldn't help but smile at the corner of his mouth, and there was a bit of schadenfreude in his eyes.

"Master Cui is smiling at the corner of his mouth, isn't he arranging Captain Bendu in his heart?" Suddenly, Guo Ke returned to his previous stiff arrogance.

Bang me!

This is a dead deed.

Cui Geng immediately shook his head and waved his hand, and quickly explained: "No, no, no, the lower officials don't dare!" It's just that thinking that Guo Duwei is so promoted to the lower officials, I don't know how to repay it in the future! ”

Anyway, it doesn't cost anything to say beautiful things, how to listen to what Cui Geng said.

"Hehe......" Guo Ke was not so easy to fool, and said, "This official knows what you are thinking, that's right!" Song Changshi and Zhang Biejia also recommended He Xu from Putian County to their respective officials, as well as Tao Wenyuan, the main bookkeeper. Even Chen Ziang is also on the list of recommendations. However, the official didn't choose either. In the end, I chose you, Lord Cui! ”

"Uh......"

Cui Geng was stunned for a moment, and asked, "My lord, why is this?" The subordinate officials are shallow in their studies and shallow in their qualifications, I don't know what the lieutenant values the lower officials? ”

"Huh!"

It's another cold hehe, Cui Geng really can't stand this surnamed Guo's cold pretending to be a fan.

I only heard Guo Ke say softly: "Which point do you value?" It doesn't seem to be! Whether it is the officials they recommend, or Lord Cui, this official doesn't think that you have any advantages, any uniqueness, and can make this official look at and value! ”

I'm rubbing, that's a bit of a burying thing!

Cui Geng suddenly felt harsh, since this is the case, then you chose Lao Tzu to dry hair? What about lots? Or crispy shells, rock-paper-scissors, which one is caught?

However, Guo Ke's next sentence made him understand the intention of this guy.

I only heard Guo Ke say slowly and leisurely: "Because those people are all old fritters in officialdom, and they are very well-established in the local officialdom, and their relationship with each other is complicated, and they can't bear which adult is standing behind them." Choosing these people to be the chief Shi adjutant for the official, do you think the official can still do things freely and do it according to his own preferences? There is only you in the recommendation list, Master Cui......"

Guo Ke glanced at him and said, "Your career as Lord Cui is still short, your experience in officialdom is still shallow, and you are also the master of rootlessness in the officialdom of Fujian. And it is said that you have not read any books at a young age, and you have not learned much, and I have heard that even a letter is written crookedly like a dog's crawl......"

Got it!

Cui Geng finally figured it out, your sister's is too insulting, the reason why Guo Ke, the bastard, didn't choose them is because these people are all old fritters who have been in the local officialdom for many years, they have friends and roots, and the relationship behind them is complicated. Guo Ke is an outsider, and he is afraid of being restrained by others, so he directly skips them.

As for choosing himself, it is because he Cui Erlang is a rookie in officialdom, and he has no backers behind him, and he has not read any books.

Cui Geng was petrified on the spot, this Guo Ke is too weird, too a bastard, too grandson!

"Alright! From now on, you and I will be colleagues in the military government, and in the future, Captain Bendu will have a lot of places to borrow Cui Changshi! ”

Guo Ke didn't even look at Cui Geng, he slowly walked towards the barracks, about ten steps out, stopped suddenly, but didn't look back, but shook over lightly and said: "Cui Changshi, in the future, our three hundred soldiers will be stationed here in Xiantan Village." As for the Governor's Mansion, it is located in the county government of Qingyuan City. You first go back and recruit some miscellaneous servants from the Governor's Mansion and clean up the county government inside and out for the Captain. In five days, the Lieutenant will enter the city and move into the new Lieutenant's Mansion! ”

"What? I also want to clean up the affairs of the Governor's Mansion~ to handle it? ”

Cui Geng suddenly felt insulted again, and shouted a little unwillingly: "Captain Guo, I am the military governor, not your housekeeper, let alone your mother!" ”

Guo Ke still didn't turn around, but shrugged his shoulders very lightly, smiled, and said, "Is there a difference?" ”

As soon as the voice fell, the person was already walking towards the barracks sentry post with a stinky fart.

Cui Geng looked at it from afar, raised his right arm angrily, raised his middle finger high towards Guo Ke's back......

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In the next few days, the news of the merger of Qingyuan County and Putian County has spread in the city, and the streets and alleys, tea shops and wine shops, men, women and children are all discussing the matter.

At the same time, Chen Ziang had already put away his bags, got into a carriage and went to Putian County, and began to prepare for the office in Putian County. Because the merger of the two counties is not as simple as talking, there are still many follow-up grassroots matters to be solved one by one......

For example, after the merger of the two counties, what will they be called? He must consult with the county commander Liu Youqiu and report it.

For example, after the merger of the two counties, how should Qingyuan County and Putian County reasonably allocate the proportion of resources, if there is already a livestock city in Qingyuan City, then Putian County should weaken the livestock trading business, and all the files should be transferred to Qingyuan City to do it.

The most important thing is how to choose the clerks and clerks of the two counties, as well as the low-level personnel such as the third-class officials, jailers, and miscellaneous servants, how to retain and dismiss them, and so on.

In short, this is one huge project after another.

Therefore, Song Changshi asked them to complete the merger of the two counties within a month, and the time given was definitely less. There is no way, the upper head moves the mouth, the lower head runs and breaks the leg, Chen Ziang and Liu You begged them too soon.

One morning, Cui Geng got up early.

As soon as he had finished breakfast, he prepared to leave home and go to the county office, which was about to be renamed the Governor's Mansion of Ochichong, to see how the handymen had cleaned up inside and out.

Tomorrow Guo Ke will enter the city and move into the Governor's Mansion, so he must complete this as soon as possible.

However, when he was about to leave, he heard Xiao Jiu'er come to Tongyu, saying that it was Yao Du, the official of Cangcao, and Song Genhai, the head catcher, who came to visit together and asked to see him at the gate of Cui's mansion.

As soon as he heard that the two of them were coming to find him, Cui Geng, who was about to go out, sat back and asked Xiao Jiu'er to bring the two of them in.

He knew that these two guys were definitely looking for him here. And what happened, he had already guessed in his heart!

This book was first published in Reading Rim