Sheng Fu

Qiu Shui County, noon.

A temporary mansion with no foundation could not withstand the strong winds.

At the end of the mansion's field of vision, an arena was built.

The arena hasn't become lively yet, and Liu Qinghua doesn't want it to be too lively in the future.

Liu Qinghua lay on the copy with a deeply sad look on her face. Sculptures of Gu Yong and Empress Fuyao had been built in many places in the north. She knew that Senior Sister Pei Yao had been in a very low mood recently.

Liu Qinghua himself was also in a very low mood.

I still remember that night when I went out for a walk with Yuwen Jun and met the third elder. At that time, I didn’t know that Yuwen Jun was a descendant of the dragon clan. I just thought that Yuwen Jun was lucky and was accepted as a disciple by Gu Yong.

But Liu Qinghua herself was also guided by Gu Yong, who taught her a passage of scripture, which helped her get out of the predicament she was in. In a precise sense, he was also half a master to her.

Looking back on the past, Liu Qinghua really didn't even have time to offer a cup of tea to the Third Elder, and the regret was unspeakable.

While I was thinking, Meng Huai came.

Liu Qinghua immediately perked up.

Meng Huaiwei bowed and reported: "Zong Liang has brought enough food and grass and settled in Qiushui County. The government has also vacated space and the examination hall has been built."

"Zongliang and I came up with the question together, but we are both very inexperienced, so we came here to ask you a question."

"Your Excellency graduated from the White Deer Academy, so you should have more knowledge than the two of us."

Liu Qinghua has his own set of ideas when it comes to governing government affairs, but he has never put it into practice. This is also Liu Qinghua's first time to put it into practice.

Hearing this, Liu Qinghua pondered and said, "It is not ruled out that there are some talented people with unique insights in Qiushui County. I will only ask the last big question."

"How to revitalize Qiushui County, revitalize the northern land, and revitalize the entire human race."

"For the first few questions, you and Zong Liang can make your own decisions."

Meng Huai couldn't help but become suspicious when he heard this, and said bluntly: "Is there really a great talent in Qiushui County?"

In Meng Huai's original imagination, some talents must be selected from Qiu Shui County, but the future development of these talents cannot be separated from the scope of Qiu Shui County.

As for officially entering the officialdom, forget it.

In this poor and mountainous area with bad water, there are no great scholars to teach and educate people, and books are scarce.

It is true that there are some people with extraordinary understanding, but in a barren land, no matter how talented a person is, his or her backbone will be broken by the heavy reality of life, and he or she will gradually lose his or her spirituality.

Furthermore, the population of Qiu Shui County is not large, so the possibility of a talented person emerging is even smaller.

Hearing this, Liu Qinghua smiled and said, "I remembered what my junior brother once said to me. In fact, a small county is enough to put together a team that can govern the country."

“But in fact, whether in the deep mountains and old forests or in the streets and alleys, there are always some great talents who, for various reasons, have not been able to cross the class and realize their talents.”

"Don't underestimate Qiushui County, a barren place. Moreover, now that we are planning to transform the entire Qiushui County, it means that Qiushui County's great fortune has arrived."

"When good fortune arrives, one or two unicorns will naturally emerge."

The junior brother Liu Qinghua was referring to was naturally Yu Wenjun.

When Meng Huai heard these remarks, he inexplicably thought of his own experience. In fact, Meng Huai himself also felt that he was quite talented, but his luck had not come yet.

"Thank you for your advice." Meng Huai said sincerely convinced.

Meng Huai continued to report, "There is one more thing. When other states and counties learned that we had started to select talents and build large-scale projects in Qiushui County, some opportunistic businessmen planned to register as residents of Qiushui County." "Secondly, some relatives from other places in Qiushui County are trying to get close to the people of Qiushui County in various ways, trying to gain a foothold in Qiushui County through weak blood ties."

"How do we decide this matter?"

When it comes to something a little bigger, whether it is Meng Huai or Zong Liang, they have to ask Liu Qinghua for his opinion. This is the rule and courtesy.

Liu Qinghua was not a person who was greedy for power. When it came to delegating power, he took good care of Meng Huai and Zong Liang. Moreover, Meng Huai and Zong Liang had also demonstrated their talents and abilities in a very concrete way during the previous work-for-relief process.

Liu Qinghua couldn't help but laugh when he heard this: "Before we even started construction, some people have come to curry favor with us under various pretexts. This is human nature."

"Send an order, seal off Qiushui County."

"Outsiders cannot come in, and people inside cannot go out."

Meng Huai nodded heavily and said, "Yes, sir."

Qiu Shui County, inside the county magistrate’s mansion.

The current county magistrate is an old man in his sixties named Tang Li. About ten years ago, he came to Qiu Shui County to serve as the county magistrate.

In the past, county magistrates were all young men who came to Qiu Shui County to gain some experience, did some face-saving projects, achieved some political achievements, and then went to a higher level of officialdom.

Tang Li was already old when he came here, and he knew very well that his official career had come to an end.

He simply muddled along in this position. Over the years, his political achievements were mediocre. No matter how hard the county magistrate tried, it was difficult for this barren land to become prosperous. In addition, he had no powerful connections in official circles, so Tang Li became even more lazy and tired.

Although they are just idling around, they are still dealing with the things that need to be dealt with. At least some of the policies and measures have not caused trouble for the people.

Perhaps it was human luck that came, and such a barren place allowed the young leader of the Eight Gu to come here once and bring with him opportunities.

Last year, countless people donated cotton-padded clothes and trousers for the winter to Qiu Shui County, and sent a lot of food, allowing the people of Qiu Shui County to have a prosperous year.

And now, a large Hengchang Academy is to be built. Judging from the current trend, Qiu Shui County is likely to become the hub of the entire northern land in the future.

This was just Tang Li's guess.

But no matter how Qiu Shui County develops in the future, it will be difficult for Tang Li's official career to make a splash. Perhaps, when Qiu Shui County really improves, Tang Li will be kicked out and sent back to a poor place to be a county magistrate.

Even now, he, the county magistrate, is in name only.

The person sitting in the high position was Zong Liang. He sat in the position of county governor and assistant minister. Because the land was too barren, the position of county governor and assistant minister had not yet been established.

Zong Liang was sorting out the files, and during these days, he had also gotten a general idea of ​​the people's livelihood and customs in Qiu Shui County.

"Mr. County Magistrate, no one will say anything if you just live a lazy life, but can you also turn a blind eye to the powerful oppressing the common people?" Zong Liang asked slowly.

Tang Li was not frightened when he heard this. He knew very well that the real county magistrate's mansion at that moment was the temporary residence of Lord Qinghua, not his own mansion.

It was even clearer that once he started making trouble here, his stains would definitely be discovered.

"If the people don't report, the officials won't investigate. I hope you will point out any omissions." Tang Li replied lazily.

Zong Liang smiled happily. He didn't expect that Tang Li was already acting like a dead pig that was not afraid of boiling water.

After sorting out the files, it was discovered that in Qiu Shui County, someone forcibly abducted a virgin girl to be a wife, and someone killed someone in order to fight for land. In this barren land, cannibalism is the norm.

But these things were learned from the people, not from Tang Li. (End of this chapter)