Wear ancient times with a house

Chapter 336 Qinxi County

Qinxi County is located in a remote area with barren land. In an agricultural society, it is almost impossible to get rich in such a place.

After bidding farewell to the Tang family, the Song family continued westward and walked for another three days. The family could hardly stand the turbulence. Finally, under the reminder of the guide, they looked at the city ahead with anticipation and curiosity.

What kind of county is this?

It is almost the poorest place that Song Yun has seen.

The city wall is made of adobe, with grass roots mixed in, and the top has begun to peel off. The passing ox carts and donkey carts are loaded with heavier things.

Song Yun lifted the curtain of the car and looked out against the north wind mixed with snow particles. Unknowingly, she opened her mouth wide and took a mouthful of coldness.

She looked back at her family and said bitterly:
"This is Qinxi County...it's too..."

Song Zhen answered:

"It's too poor."

Song Yun nodded heavily, but it's not that even the city wall, a city defense security measure and face project, can be so sloppy to this extent, it can only be that the finances are really empty.

Song Nian's heart would only be more empty. If it was just an ordinary impoverished county, the city wall would be broken if it was broken.
In particular, he brought all his family members with him, so repairing the city wall as soon as possible became the top priority.

However, no matter how urgent Song Nian is to build the city wall, he can't do it right away when the new official takes office. Let alone whether there is enough money in the books, the farming must be done first.

That's right, although it's still snowing now, it's already February, and although farming is half a month and a month later than in the southern areas, it has to be put on the agenda.

After getting a general impression of Qinxi County, Song Nian settled the bill with the guide and began to officially enter the city.

It is not uncommon for such a convoy to be placed in a prosperous place, but it is very popular in Qinxi County.

People in the front and back are wrapped in furs, or carrying baskets on their shoulders or holding baskets in their hands. There is a car and a lot of luggage in the middle, which makes people in the front and back can't help but look at it.

When the soldiers at the gate of the city checked the documents, Song Yun could hear people whispering and discussing, guessing that they were wealthy businessmen from outside, or family members of officials passing by, but no one guessed that they were new to the county. Ling family.

It wasn't until Xiao Bing recognized Song Nian's identity and saluted hurriedly that the people around him hurriedly saluted as well, but compared to the joy that the parents and officials finally came, they showed more indifferent expressions.

This situation is not good...

Looking at the overall situation of Qinxi County, although it is a little poorer, people who enter and leave the city gate are automatically divided into two teams, and there is no need for people to maintain order.

Seeing the big from the small, it can be seen that in the past year without a county magistrate, Qinxi County has a prestigious and capable management team, which has maintained basic stability and order.

For the common people, this is of course a good thing. For Song Nian, the new county magistrate, it is also a good thing that the place under his jurisdiction is orderly.

But there are also disadvantages, that is, if he wants to centralize power and truly become a parent official in the hearts of the people, he will inevitably face greater challenges.

The news of the arrival of the new county magistrate was blown into the city by the north wind, and spread to the few magnificent houses in Qinxi County along with the whispers of the people.

Before the Song family arrived at the county government office, someone came to greet them in a hurry, riding a horse, wearing a sewn leather body, and a fur hat on their heads. They were chubby, but they got off the horse very neatly.

When the visitor saw Song Nian, he showed a simple and honest smile with just the right amount of joy, his round face was so sincere when he smiled, even the twitching flesh on his cheeks fluttered in the wind.

"Master Song, my surname is Zhang, and I am the magistrate of Qinxi County. I finally expected you to come here! I heard that you came with Tang Fuzun. I wonder if the journey will be smooth?"

Speaking of this, he looked at the slightly raised curtain on the car, revealing a child's face, and a woman behind him, he restrained his gaze after only one glance, and continued to smile and talk to Song Read to speak:
"Haha, there are family members behind you, right? Look at me, it's so cold, it's not too late to say something later, I'll go to the county government for you first, and settle down the family first. Come, come, come with me, Not far, just on this street."

Zhang Xiancheng twitched his stomach, but nimbly got on the horse, and while leading the way, he raised his voice to introduce to Song Nian:

"Lord Song, look, this is the main street in our county, and the county government office is on this street. My house is also quite close to the county government office. If anyone wants to buy anything, just ask her, our ancestors are all in Qinxi County, we know each other very well, and we can definitely find the best quality things."

Accompanied by his loud introduction, the surrounding shops, hawkers, and passers-by all bowed down in a panic to salute.

Faced with such a situation, Zhang Xiancheng still had a smile on his face, and began to arrange neatly:

"You, yes, it's you, Lao Zhou. Look, our new county magistrate has just arrived, and we probably don't have time to cook. When you see that it's time for dinner, you will send someone to the back door of the county office to deliver the table and noodles. Yeah, don't be fooled."

Song Nian was a bit confused, and before he could stop him, he saw Zhang Xiancheng pointing at a few people with a horsewhip, and thoughtfully arranged for Song Nian to eat, drink, keep warm and wash. He could only remedy it by saying:
"Okay, that's enough, that's enough, everyone, remember to calculate the price when you come to the back door to deliver the goods, and I will ask the servants at home to give you the money."

Zhang Xiancheng didn't know if he really wanted to flatter him, or if he had other ideas, so he said to Song Nian:

"You are welcome, a county parent official, what's the matter with using something, haha, I'm really sorry if I don't keep it in the account."

Listening to Zhang Xiancheng's arrangement like a cannonball, Song Jun always felt weird, and turned to look at his elder brother Song Ce with a questioning look in his eyes.

Song Ce nodded slightly and said:
"This is a capable person. In such a short period of time, he not only said that he has connections in Fucheng and knows the relationship between our family and the Tang family, but also said that his family is deeply rooted in Qinxi County. name."

Song Yun confirmed his guess, sighed slightly, and added:
"This is to show us off, and let these merchants give us things as soon as we come up, and don't even say money. Seeing that he is the one who decides, I'm afraid it will end up being our family who just arrived and took advantage of the people."

Fortunately, Song Nian responded quickly and said that he would give money in time. Even if some people might not believe it, the rumors would not go too far.

Those who play politics have dirty hearts.

The first time they met each other, they were tricked. Compared with Zhang Xiancheng, Song Nian looked like a literati who was stupid in reading and didn't care about vulgar things, or the type who would be fooled by old fritters.

　Happy August [-]st Army Day!
　　I ate out today, and I haven’t gone back yet, so I’ll post a chapter first. In fact, there’s another chapter, but I haven’t checked the typos, so I’ll post it when I go back.

　　
　
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