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Chapter 24

Liu Jing is obviously much more important than the other two foreign officials in the school. Not long after, a young county official walked in. His eyes quickly skipped the other two, fixed on Liu Jing, and said while saluting. : "Is Liu Zhongda Liu Jun under one step? The villain is here to greet you under the order of Gangji."

Gangji, who manages government affairs, generally refers to meritorious officials, and sometimes refers to the master book.

Perhaps it was because of being personally received by the meritorious Cao Huanjie, or perhaps because he had heard of Liu Jing's reputation for benevolence, in short, this meritorious official had a very kind attitude.

The second official who was fighting so hard on the chessboard finally stopped and looked at Liu Jing in astonishment.

"Thank you for your work."

"Liu Jun, you are welcome, please come with me."

Liu Jingjing nodded, and before leaving, he did not forget to say goodbye to the bewildered second official.

Coming out of the school, Liu Jing cupped his hands and asked, "Dare to ask your surname Gao?"

Gongcao official said politely: "The villain's surname is Li, and Mr. Liu can call me Li official."

The two of them walked into the gate of the county mansion under the respectful escort of the pavilion chief and gate guards, and met an earthen wall painted with flower patterns, which was called "罘罳". Zhaobi.This is a common feature of traditional Chinese architecture, which has the function of a gate screen.

Bypass Fufu, even if you enter the county mansion, Changsha County Mansion is generally in the shape of "Hui".

The periphery of the character "Hui" is the official residence area where the officials in the county live. The houses are all in the style of "one building and two interiors". apart.

The inner circle of "Hui" is the official office.

The official office is composed of the main hall and the various Cao offices. The main hall is the place where the prefect is promoted to listen to affairs. It is also called "Yellow Hall" or "Office Office".The Cao Caos are surrounded by walls to form separate courtyards, doing their own things without being subordinate to each other.

Vehicles could not freely enter and exit the official office, so Liu Jing asked Song Guhou to watch the ox cart outside, and entered with Li Li on foot.

Li Li led Liu Jing through the Cao Cao, as if he was afraid that the latter would get dizzy, so he turned around and reminded: "Mr. Liu must follow me closely. Changsha is a big country with many Cao Cao. In the past, there were often counties and counties. The officials came to the county to do business, but they couldn't find the official Cao."

Li Li's words were not without complacency, and he looked proud.

Liu Jing thanked with a smile.

The two kept walking towards the center of the county mansion, the tall and magnificent main hall.

Gongcao is the number one Cao in the county, standing next to the side of the main hall, the gate is obviously busier than other places with people coming and going.

Liu Jing followed Li Li into the meritorious service, and found that people were constantly paying attention to him and whispering in secret. In this way, he finally had a more specific concept of his own reputation.

Under the guidance of Li Li, Liu Jing came to Gongcao's governing room, and the former signaled Liu Jing to go in directly, obviously Huan Jie had given orders before.

When Liu Jing took off his shoes and went in, he saw Huan Jie, wearing a beam crown and a bodice belt, sitting on the couch, looking at him with a smile.

"Liu Jing pays homage to Lord Huan." Liu Jing bowed down without being humble or overbearing.

Huan Jie pointed to the lower seat and said, "Excuse me, Zhong Da, please take a seat."

"Xie Huanjun." Liu Jingli stood up and walked to his seat, his words and deeds were indescribably chic and calm.

Huan Jie admired Liu Jing more and more in his heart, and laughed and said: "Haha, the "Poetry" says: 'If you don't see a gentleman, you will be worried; if you see a gentleman, your heart will drop.' This is what I am feeling at the moment. Seeing Zhong Da, I can finally feel at ease."

Liu Jing cupped his hands and said, "Jun Huan is serious."

Huan Jie shook his head and said: "As a meritorious officer of the county, it is my responsibility to select good talents for the prince. Zhong Da is young, has both ability and political integrity, and is well-known throughout the county. How can I not feel happy about taking him into the county government."

"Since Mr. Huan looks at him differently, I can only do my best to make some achievements, so as to live up to Mr. Huan's high expectations."

Having said that, Liu Jing thanked Huan Jie for his kindness. Originally, the elder brother Liu Pan planned to let him start his career as a book assistant like his elder brother Liu Yuan. Unexpectedly, Huan Jie waved his hand and directly let him sit in the market. position.

In the city, the supervisor is the first, followed by the left and right history of the city.

Huan Jie smiled wryly and said, "Zhong Da knows that you insisted on going to the city, but you did me a disservice. Now everyone is saying behind my back that I, Huan Boxu, don't cherish talents. If you start as an official again, I'm afraid someone will point to my nose and call me Huan Boxu for being blind."

Liu Jing was dumbfounded for a moment, but he never thought that Huan Jie would suffer innocent disaster because of him.

Huan Jie paused, and couldn't help persuading him: "Zhong Da, do you really not consider coming to work under my rule? With your talent, you really shouldn't be buried in the market. It's still too late to change your mind. .”

The dignified official Cao personally invited him. If it were someone else, he would definitely bow his head and obey his orders with the mentality of "a scholar dies for his confidant".

However, Liu Jing had a resolute personality and a plan in his heart, so he was unmoved at all, and politely declined, "Jing Ming feels deeply about Huan Jun's desire to support the backward, but he has made up his mind, and he can only live up to Huan Jun's good intentions."

Liu Jing knew that he was not flattering, so his tone was very sincere.

"Forget it, Zhongda has a firm mind and will not be subdued by foreign objects, so how can I force it again and again."

Although Huan Jie showed the demeanor of a high-ranking person, he couldn't help but feel depressed.It was really hard for him to understand Liu Jing's decision. Prime Minister Gongcao is responsible for the affairs of the whole county, while the market is a place where filth is hidden. Anyone would choose the former without hesitation and reject the latter, but Liu Jing did the opposite. .

Young talents are mostly proud of their talents and refuse to accept other people's opinions. Only after suffering a big loss will they wake up.

Huan Jie shook the bell in his hand, ordering Li Li, who was waiting outside the door, to take Liu Jing to go through the entry procedures.

Huan Jie was usually busy with political affairs as Prime Minister, that is, Liu Jing was favored by him and wanted to call him into his command, so he chatted with him for a while, how could ordinary people get such treatment.

Liu Jing bid farewell to Huan Jie and walked out of the room, knowing that he had lost the opportunity to become Huan Jie's confidant, but he didn't care, it was nothing compared to the "ambition" in his heart.

Liu Jing officially became a county official in the Changsha County Mansion after his name was listed in the Official Book Office.

Then Li Li led Liu Jing to fetch clothes and salary.

There are two types of official uniforms: civil servants and military officials. The uniforms of military officials are simple in style and do not reach the knees, while the uniforms of civil servants are spacious and beautiful, as long as they are bare feet, that is, they are about three inches above the ground. This is due to the excessive rain in Changsha. , it is said that the official clothes in central Shu are more luxurious, and the hem of the robes and skirts has been dragging on the ground, which is extremely luxurious.

After obtaining the official uniform, Liu Jing went to receive the salary with Li Li.

Now that the world is in trouble, prices are soaring, and the purchasing power of copper coins has depreciated sharply, his monthly salary is several hundred dollars, except for fish, meat, salt and vegetables, there is almost nothing left.Only food is the real hard currency, stronger than gold.

Liu Jing, as the history of the left of the city, belongs to the fighting food official. As the name suggests, the fighting food official has one bucket of rice and two liters of rice on a solar eclipse, and three hu and six buckets of rice on a monthly basis.

He couldn't finish eating so much grain by himself. As far as he knew, many officials would sell the remaining grain every month in the market to make up for their daily needs.

Liu Jing didn't have much need for money. He had tens of thousands of dollars with him when he left the county government this time, so he didn't have to worry about money in a short time.

As for how to take the grain away, Li Li suggested that he call his servant Song Gu. Liu Jing thought it was not necessary. The raw grain of three dendrobiums and six buckets was calculated according to modern methods, which was about [-] catties, and the weight was far from heavy. , He borrowed a deer cart, that is, a wheelbarrow, and prepared to carry it back by himself.

"Liu Zhongda is indeed as kind as the rumors say, and treats his servants kindly." Although Li Li admired Liu Jing very much in his heart, he disapproved of his actions.Isn't the existence value of a slave just to be used by the master?

If you don't agree, you don't agree, but when Li Li found that Liu Jing couldn't grasp the balance of the deer cart for a while, and pushed it crookedly, he had to roll up his sleeves to help Liu Jing stabilize the deer cart.

The two cooperated sincerely, sweating all over from exhaustion, and finally transported the food out of the government office.

Food and clothing are all settled, and the next thing is to live.

The two returned to the official housing area outside the county mansion, joined Song Gu, and then went to Liu Jing's new residence together.

(End of this chapter)