It continued to rain lightly

The road surface is very wet, and the rain and snow are mixed up in the sky, and a certain charm wafts in the sky.

Lai Tongyu walked in the front, holding an umbrella, and below was a boy, even his head was covered by most of it, only half of his face was exposed, and he couldn't see clearly.

He was followed by a woman, also covered with an umbrella, and a girl below.

As we walked forward, the smoke gradually thickened, the sound of water was heard, and the dock arrived.

When I passed, I saw Wang Shoutian.

Lai Tongyu stepped forward and saluted deeply: "Lord." ”

"No need to be polite, get on the boat!" Wang Shoutian waved his hand and said.

When the group got on the boat, the boat clicked away and slid out, and they saw a group of people on the dock running over and shouting, "You boat, stop quickly." ”

The woman's face changed, and she was a little frightened.

Wang Shoutian didn't look at it, and commanded: "Get on the sail!"

Suddenly the sails were raised, and the ship was moving quickly.

With a "snap", I saw an arrow coming from the air, and when it reached the bow of the ship, the arrow was exhausted and fell.

Wang Shoutian was furious, glanced at it, and asked, "Who is this son?"

"Ling Jie, the son of the tooth general Ling Ce. ”

"Hmph!" Wang Shoutian sneered, did not speak, and the ship quickly moved away.

It will take a while for the ship to start, and even if these people grab the boat right now, they will not be able to catch up.

Although it was the dry season and the current was gentle, the boat was as nimble as a fish and kept heading into the distance with exquisite skills.

After waiting for five miles and no longer being able to see the dock clearly, Lai Tongyu kowtowed to Wang Shoutian and saluted: "Thank you, lord." ”

The rain and snow became heavier and heavier, and then it rained heavily.

Fortunately, the waves on the river were not very big, and the boat could stand it.

The shipwright and his wife baked a large pot of hot steamed buns, and this large pot of steamed buns was of course swept away.

Time passed gradually, the rain stopped in the afternoon, and the gray clouds in the sky were stacked on top of each other, and everyone was relieved.

Lai Tongyu and Wang Shoutian were talking in the cabin.

At this time, Wang Shoutian looked at Lai Tongyu carefully, and saw that this person was gloomy on the top, but he didn't care.

Wang Shoutian gave a detailed introduction to the situation in Jishui County, and said: "Now there are about 700 households in the county, and if there are 300 more households, there will be enough to make up 1,000 households, and the county can be officially established." ”

"Although the grade is only the lower county, I can also serve as the county commander from the seventh grade, and I should be the master of the Bo Hall, as well as the six Cao. ”

"The main hall?"

"Exactly, the main book is in the middle, coordinates the documents, and sets up six divisions, including Hu Cao, Fa Cao, Bing Cao, Officials Cao, and Cang Cao, all of which are Zheng Jiupin, to govern the county's internal affairs. ”

According to Wang Shoutian's assumption, this main book hall is actually the future cabinet, and it was only when he was an official that Wang Shoutian clearly understood why he wanted to set this main book as a positive nine products.

If the main secretary is an eight-grade, he often participates in confidential matters, is in charge of the affairs of the consul general's office, is in charge of a county's documents, and has the power to picket and supervise the behavior of officials in the county.

Only if the grade is not high, and you have to rely on the county order to control Zhu Cao, so that the power is always in the hands of the county order.

The county government is divided into three parts, the first is the "signing room" of the county order office, signing, that is, the abbreviation of the signature and drawing, this is the place where the county order deals with official documents, and it is not allowed to be ordered, even the two chief officials of the county and the chief book are not allowed to enter, similar to the emperor's inner court.

Outside, there are also county Cheng and county lieutenants of the second class and eight products.

The county is the assistant of the county order, in fact, it is analogous to the emperor and the crown prince, once something happens, the county order is seriously ill or dies, and the county will succeed to the throne, but usually because of this, so in order to avoid suspicion, no matter what.

The county lieutenant, which is equivalent to the privy envoy of the Privy Council of the Song Dynasty, is in charge of the military system of a county, which is often in vain in peacetime, but Wang Shoutian is ready to establish it, and is specifically responsible for training recruits.

Below, there are six Cao, Hu Cao, Fa Cao, Bing Cao, Officials Cao, and Cang Cao, also known as "Six Rooms", which are actually the six departments of the imperial court.

Outside, there is the yaban, in addition, prisons, prisons, Chang Ping, horses, and officials, but the so-called sparrows are small, but they are complete.

Wang Shoutian wanted to enrich these things, and if the county government was really completely established, this would actually be a set of core teams.

Wang Shoutian said lightly, but Lai Tongyu was in his heart.

"When Mr. Lai arrives in the county, he first serves as an official and is familiar with all the things in the county, and when the county is full of thousands of households, I can also tell the marshal and promote Mr. Lai to one of the six divisions, how about it?"

Lai Tongyu listened, kowtowed and said: "Lord, the minister is ordered, he will do his best and die for the lord!"

As soon as these words came out and as soon as he promised, Wang Shoutian felt the golden seal on the top move, and saw that the white qi in the jade seal was rapidly decreasing.

And Lai Tongyu, who was kneeling opposite, gradually dissipated the gray gas, and the white gas permeated the top.

Originally, an official didn't have much qi, but at this time, he saw that his top was like a bottomless pit, constantly absorbing white qi, and the white qi that was originally filled with the jade seal was half smaller in a moment.

Wang Shoutian couldn't help but be secretly shocked, why did this happen?

Just when the white gas was less than half, the absorption of white gas finally slowed down, and Wang Shoutian's face couldn't help but change, only to see the gray gas dissipate, and a trace of golden gas was produced.

"Hey, it's like life, but it's also a little different...... Could it be that this is the aura of the ancestors' blessing?" Wang Shoutian was shocked in his heart, and found that not only did the other party's dark clouds disperse, but also a trace of golden qi oozed from his official seal, but it was the qi after gaining Lai Tongyu's loyalty.

At this time, Wang Shoutian had only one-third of the white gas in the golden seal, but it was permeated with golden yellow, which made Wang Shoutian very happy.

And at this time, the white gas that was originally diffused and dissipated from time to time continued to penetrate and replenish into the golden seal.

The name of the monarch and the minister has been decided, and this matter is done, Wang Shoutian said again: "This time I traveled, and I was looking for two talents, and it will take time to return to the county, but it will take you to stay on the ship for more time." ”

"Lord, the minister should have been worried about the lord, this is said on the ship for a while, what is it, besides, when the minister was originally a clerk of the Chamber of Commerce, he was busy with affairs, and now he is just cultivating, and the lord doesn't have to mind. Lai Tongyu said.

Wang Shoutian nodded, looked at the sky, got up unhurriedly, and ordered to prepare a dinner.

Monarchs and ministers, even if they are on the ship, have to set up a simple banquet, but everything on the ship is prepared.

The main course was a pot of fish soup with mushrooms in it, and some slices of meat that I bought, and a pot of cut one, and in a short time, the fish soup was milky white and filled the cabin with a strong aroma.

The two of them took small sips and tasted leisurely, talking from time to time.

At this time, the sky is dark, and the rain is falling, and you can feel this cold feeling drilling over and spreading to your body without drenching.

Even so, the pro-soldiers were still vigilant and patrolling, and occasionally there was a flash of light, but it was the light of the knife that shone brightly.

The rain continued to fall, and in the blink of an eye the night passed, and the river swelled, and the muddy water swirled in a whirlpool, and by tomorrow morning the boat was back to its destination.

"This is Yanshan County. ”

In the end, the county cannot be compared with the prefecture, the wharf is also loose, a few boats are leaning on the side, and there is not even anyone to inspect and collect taxes.

Seeing this, Wang Shoutian frowned instead, and said instructively: "Leave a few people on the boat, if you need it, you can buy it, don't go out more." ”

"Yes!" the soldier agreed.

When I arrived in the county, I saw that there were ducks, Lai Tongyu saw that the lord had the intention of buying, I was afraid that the ducks were not fat, so I went up and poked them with my hands, and found that the meat on the breasts was thick, so I bought them.

I bought ten catties of meat, two chickens, a fish, and some vegetables, and asked the soldiers to take them first, and finally bought five cages of meat steamed buns, and bought some dried bamboo shoots, salt, chestnuts, chickens, melons, etc., thinking that they were for wine.

Lai Tongyu was not surprised, and asked, "What does the lord mean by this?"

"The person I want to find lives in the land temple ten miles outside the county, and I will wait there to see him, so naturally I have to buy some and cook them together. As he spoke, he bought some wine.

All the way out of the county, the mighty went, sure enough, after looking for a while, I found a land temple, this land temple has been barren, and there is no temple blessing.

Wang Shoutian asked people to clean up, and made a fire, searched for it in the back, and sure enough, he found some pots, and handed them over to his own soldiers to clean up together.

Pulling out the old candles that had accumulated dust, Wang Shoutian put on some incense and cleaned it up.

Seeing this situation, Lai Tongyu was surprised in his heart: "Why does the lord act like this?"

At this moment, a young man in patched clothes, carrying a pheasant, singing a song in his mouth, came in as if no one was around, and when he saw so many people in the temple, he couldn't help but be surprised, looked at it, and said: "Oh, you passing travelers, you don't have to live here, you will walk ten miles to the county seat." ”

Wang Shoutian laughed and said: "I see, but if you stay, you will live, this brother, meeting is fate, you also come up to have a full meal with us." ”

The young man was overjoyed and said, "I have long had this intention to look at such a large number of dishes. ”

As soon as he threw the pheasant in his hand, he sat down.

At that time, he put on the table wine, a whole duck, a pot of chowder, and a large plate of white meat.

The three of them poured wine first and ate and drank together.

"We've been drinking, and we don't know what your last name is. Wang Shoutian asked.

The young man did not shirk, and said with a smile: "My name is Chai Jia, my parents died early, and only my brother and aunt are the only ones. ”

Wang Shoutian looked intently, and saw that this person is now estimated to be ten ** years old, although his clothes are patched, he is also heroic, and there is a red and yellow gas on the top, and there is some luck condensation.

Knowing that this person is about to arrive, even if he doesn't come, this person will have a chance to get ahead.

After a few drinks, Wang Shoutian laughed: "A good man like Brother Chai, why bother to live in the countryside, meeting is fate, it is better to go with me." ”

Chai Jia picked up the bowl, drank it with his head held high, and then sneered: "Now that the horse's feet are exposed, as soon as I come in, I will know that you are not an ordinary businessman." ”

The surrounding soldiers changed slightly, but Wang Shoutian was indifferent: "I knew that I couldn't hide it from Brother Chai." ”