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Chapter 55 The Magistrate's Daughter
At around four o'clock in the afternoon, Zhou Yue, who was riding a donkey, rushed from the residence of Dongjia Village to Xishan Town. The fatigue of the past few days and the bumpy rush made her look a little pale.

Even getting off the donkey's back requires two hired servants to support them. Not far away, there are soldiers from the Second Supply Battalion, led by the team leader Tao Li, who escorted Zhou Yue all the way.

But from now on, there will be no second supply battalion. The supply battalion has been designated by Li Si as a purely military unit. Together with the first supply battalion, their second supply battalion has been converted to serve the people's livelihood. Now it has been renamed Xishan Garrison Battalion is the same level as Xishan Garrison Battalion.

"Master Zhou, do you want to take a break?"

Tao Li asked very carefully, not daring to be negligent at all, let alone belittle, in fact no one dared to belittle, the woman next to His Royal Highness, even if she was a maid, could not be easily bullied.

What's more, in the past few days, Zhou Yue was responsible for recording all kinds of documents, materials entering and exiting warehouses, salary distribution, and material allocation. Although the completion was not good, it was not bad. fame.

Otherwise, Li Si would not let Zhou Yue, a court lady, be the head of the Household Department, because she is not only literate, but also thoughtful and meticulous in her work. In the absence of talents, Zhou Yue and the eunuch Sun Jin are the best choices.

"Our household division was first established, and we haven't achieved an inch of merit. How dare we rest? Captain Tao is going to find some bronze gongs, and send ten people to Luming Mountain to inform the people that our army is the king's division led by the fourth prince of Dayan. Hurt the people, don’t plunder money, let everyone go home as soon as possible, live and work in peace and contentment, if there is no owner of the house within ten days, it will be confiscated.”

Zhou Yue calmly gave orders, she was actually in a panic too, okay, I'm just a little maid, I know some words, I just know how to calculate, and now I'm actually the head of the household department?
After all, she was not born in a small household, her father was a county magistrate, and she knew very well that although she was only a temporary head of the household department of a temporary county government at this time, if it came to the future, she would be the head of the household department. Member, I don't know what His Highness thinks?

It's a pity that even if she wanted to ask His Highness to refuse, she didn't have a chance. All kinds of things came one after another, and she could only bite the bullet and deal with them.

Clearing her throat, Zhou Yue continued:
"His Royal Highness has given us the task of checking the houses and measuring the acres of fields. Whether it is difficult or not, Tao Li, go to the commander of the Xishan garrison, Xing Bin, the county captain, and tell me about my household. The company needs the field account book of the town office."

"In addition, our household department is responsible for the management and control of money and food. This requires manpower and a large enough courtyard for Xing Bin to send over [-] chief arresters to coordinate with this matter."

"promise!"

Tao Li took the order and left, Zhou Yue continued to give orders.

Either to get someone to contact Kusi's chief officer Chen Qing, or to meet the huge craftsman group that is still on the way.

That's right, craftsmen have to be managed by the household division.

Zhou Yue has even arranged who will cook the dinner.

Once the order was given, one of the fifty chief escorts was counted as one, and they were all sent out by Zhou Yue. Well, although she was terrified, she also understood that when Xishan Town was just occupied, the colleagues were in a mess. Doctors who treat headaches and feet will not care, let alone understand that this is the best time to plot territory.

Which department has the greatest power and responsibility in the future can basically be finalized at this time.

After dispatching, Zhou Yue took two servants, led the little donkey, with their hands behind their backs, and with two panda eyes, walked in square steps, walking along the main street of Xishan Town, as if they were really Just like the scenery.

Naturally, she will not be so leisurely, but has her own ideas.

Although this Xishan Town is no better than the Wangfu, it was brought down by his royal highness with a knife and a gun. It was fine if there were no conditions before, so he could only sleep in the wilderness.

Now that we have Xishan Town, where should His Royal Highness live?
Now that she has become the head of the Household Department, building the palace must not be considered at the moment, it will only make people laugh.

But His Royal Highness must have a basic guarantee for his dignity.

If His Royal Highness has the dignity, the courtiers must also have the dignity.

And Xishan Town is so big, how to arrange it?

How to make His Highness live comfortably without disturbing the people, so that the courtiers who follow His Highness can also live comfortably, and by the way, also make yourself comfortable, this is the current priority of Husi.

In addition, where should the barracks be set up?Where should the granary be arranged, and where should the warehouse be built?Should the road leading to Zhulu Pass and Dongjia Village be widened and repaired?

Although His Highness will make decisions on these matters, what if His Highness asks?

She has to be prepared.

As Zhou Yue walked at this time, the outline of the layout of Xishan Town gradually took shape in her mind.

It can only be said that this Xishan Town is really a good place surrounded by mountains and rivers.

The so-called Yishan refers to the mountains extending from Luming North Mountain to the west. It is almost the highest point of Xishan Town and has the best scenery. His Highness must live there.

What's more, this place is almost isolated from Xishan Town, a stream flows slowly along the foot of the mountain, and an exquisite stone bridge spans the mountain stream.

On the other side of the stone bridge, there is a bluestone pavement, full of flowers, covered by trees, so you can't see the whole picture, but just look at the exposed corner of the eaves, you can know that this place is either rich or expensive. It must be the Lu family who lived more than a hundred years ago. The residence of the descendants of the general.

On the side of the stone bridge is the main street of Xishan Town. From south to north, it is about five miles long and more than three feet wide. It is also paved with bluestone.

On both sides of the main street, there are courtyards, shop pavilions, ups and downs, and in the courtyard in front of the gate, there are flowers, weeping willows, peach trees, and apricot trees.

It is early autumn now, but it is expected that in the rainy season next year, peaches and apricots will compete for beauty, and the misty rain will be the best scenery.

However, most of the people in Xishan Town have fled to Luming Mountain now, how many will come back?
Thinking so, Zhou Yue wrote it down in her heart.

To the west of the stone bridge is His Highness's living quarters. However, His Highness is busy with business affairs, each department reports daily, there are many people, and there are urgent news. One stone bridge is not enough to pass through, and another one needs to be built on this mountain stream. Two stone bridges.

In addition, each has its own department to handle affairs, and also needs government offices. Although it is excellent to requisition the courtyards of shops on this main street, it is unsightly, and His Highness will definitely not agree to it, then——

Zhou Yue quickly drew up three alternatives in her mind, and she will play by ear when the time comes.

No matter which one His Highness chooses, it will be excellent.

Just as he was thinking, he suddenly heard the sound of hoofbeats in the north, but it was His Highness who finally agreed to enter Xishan Town.

Zhou Yue wanted to go forward to serve her, but she dismissed the idea. Her work was not finished yet. If her predictions were not bad, His Highness would definitely inquire tonight.

(End of this chapter)