behind me is the earth.

Chapter 354 352. White Fox
"My lord, the document sent by Zhongshu Pavilion!"

When Zhang Wenbin was having a headache in the county government office about the monster of the Poyang water system mentioned by the water dragon king before his death, the master hurried in with a red-headed document.

Since the paper mill and printing factory were put into production, official documents have been changed to this style. A piece of snow-white paper, printed with clear lead characters, light in weight, large in capacity, easy to read, not easy to copy, etc., has won the favor of many public officials. like.

"From Zhongshuge?"

Zhang Wenbin immediately paid attention to it.

Although the Zhongshuge Secretariat, the Inspectorate and other departments are not high-level, and the official staffing level is not high, but the important official documents of the whole province have to go here again, and because they directly serve King Qi, usually The things involved are more comprehensive and important than the work of each department. There are also official documents for officials at all levels in the province, including screening, suggestions, and explanations.

With the growing power of Zhongshuge, it has been called a small cabinet.

Zhang Wenbin took the official document and quickly scanned it.

Official documents have a fixed format, and the work content and requirements are also in a fixed place for easy viewing.

Zhang Wenbin quickly sorted out the meaning conveyed by this official document.

He picks up a pen and teases out a frame.

"It seems that we don't need to worry about the matter of the Poyang Water System. We have already arranged for other yamen to take the lead in solving it. We just need someone to cooperate and conduct a visit and investigation."

He was relieved.

It's really that the county government doesn't have the ability to deal with these monsters, and neither can the Yamen of the God Arrow Department in Yutai County.

The local government actually lacks high-end combat power. The aides, local magic archers, and local militias that only rely on the officials' own signs are more than enough to deal with some living corpses, bandits and hooligans. However, in the face of some powerful monsters, extraordinary When you are a human being or a high-level warrior, you are often powerless.

"In addition, the higher authorities plan to conduct a pilot project in our Yutai County to establish a police station, which will be responsible for maintaining social order, fighting crime, and establishing household registration."

Zhang Wenbin said.

"Isn't it that the county government's right to criminal names has been distributed?"

Master said with a frown.

Zhang Wenbin himself came from a wealthy family in Dongyang County, and he entered the university for comprehensive study. Although he was young, he already had his own methodology, and he read the official documents carefully, thoroughly understanding the contents, and relying on his own understanding said:
"The police station is under the administration of the county government. The county magistrate has the right to make suggestions and score points in the appointment and assessment of the chief of the police station. The establishment of the police station has actually strengthened the power of the county magistrate!
Moreover, with the police station, the three classes of yamen servants can be disbanded. Instead, we are no longer restricted by the local gentry and aristocrats, and we have more space to do more things.

For example, the police station is responsible for the compilation of household registration, and our second round of household compilation work will definitely be carried out in cooperation with them, and the promotion work will become more powerful by then.

Moreover, it is also mentioned in the official document that while the police station is being established, some students will be sent to the county government to enrich the various government offices.At that time, the officials in the various government offices will also be sent out, and the operation of the power of the county government will rarely be restrained by the local government!
This is the next big move for the prince. Once it is fully implemented, without the constraints of the local clans, the power of the local government will be unprecedentedly high, and the ability to implement the policies of the superiors will be unprecedentedly improved!Whether it is for the central government or the local government, this directly expands the boundaries of power and can do things better. "

After finishing speaking, Zhang Wenbin looked at the master next to him: "You were arranged by my father. You have worked with three county magistrates. You have rich experience in governing the local area. You have more influence and control over the county government than I do. experience.

This time, the prince put the pilot project in Yutai County, which is both a test and an opportunity for us.

If you do it well, you will definitely be able to enter the vision of the prince, and your official career will be bright in the future.

If I don't do well, then my official career may stop here. "

"That's what the lord said."

Master thinks so.

"In this case, in order to prevent the monsters from tearing down the stage, I will send you a letter to Dongyang, and ask your father to send more money, food and manpower. There are also some problems that have been accumulated before, even with the help of the family, we must solve them as soon as possible .

Next, 240 retired soldiers will come to Yutai County. These are the backbone of the Yutai County Police Department.

You ask the county lieutenant to come over in the evening, and discuss together how to accept these retired soldiers and how to set up this police station. "

Zhang Wenbin ordered the matter to go on, and he was ready to seek help from his family, and went all out to complete the pilot work in the province.

If it succeeds, it will skyrocket, and if it fails, it will plummet.

At night, the convoy of Wangfu had left Yutai County and arrived at Duobao Town in Fengxi County.

Duobao Town is located at the foot of Sanhua Mountain. It has been named for hundreds of years, because it used to be rich in gemstones, which attracted countless treasure diggers to gather here. Later, more and more people gathered here, and many people chose to make their homes here. , formed a town, and after hundreds of years, it has developed into a town with more than 30 villages.

Duobao Town is located on the north-south traffic artery, and its population is relatively prosperous.

But after entering the city, the people in the convoy were sensitive to the strange atmosphere here.

White silk is hung on the house, white lanterns are hung on the gate, and the word "Dian" is written on it.

It is normal if there are one or two houses, but if half of the city is empty, then something is really wrong.

"Let's go to Xitian Avenue, master Dong, go all the way!"

When it was still dark, there was a sad and sad sound of suona, and the funeral procession passed by the street, and countless paper money flew in the air as soon as they were thrown.

Under Ren Pingsheng's order, the motorcade gave way to the side.

In this way, several funeral teams left the city one after another.

"In this small city, the white lanterns hanging in front of the gate alone account for nearly one-third. It seems that the rumors heard on the road are true."

Looking at the scene outside the window, Xiao Wan said: "Most of the dead people in Duobao Town have their hearts and lungs ripped out, and their death conditions are miserable. There are many animal claw marks and bite marks. There are also many missing people who were probably taken away by monsters. "

"Why do you feel that there are suddenly more monsters in this world?"

Wangshu asked with some incomprehension.

"It's not that there are more monsters suddenly, but that monsters have more contact with human society!"

Xiaowan said: "The night cat organization's missions against monsters have been soaring since last year, and the number of monsters appearing has been increasing.

It's just that under the control of the third division, rumors of monsters in Wuzhou have not been much among the people.

But in other provinces, rumors of monsters have already spread all over the sky!
Now, there are more reports of monsters in Wuzhou, and more contact between monsters and the people. The control of the third division has become more and more difficult. "

"If things go on like this, the Yaozu may become a serious trouble."

Ren Pingsheng looked at the torches flickering outside, his face mixed with light and dark: "Send someone to the town office for questioning."

"Yes."

The outside entourage recruited a few reserve officials, inquired about them, and headed towards the town hall.

The convoy headed towards Moonlight Square.

In Duobao Town, there are Qingjinfang, Hailanfang, Jinlvfang, Grapehouse, Greenyufang, Moonlightfang, Maoyanfang, Chalcedonyfang, etc., a total of eight workshops, but now the population is only 8000 people. Most of them are also concentrated in the three workshops of Qingjin, Hailan and Moonlight.

These squares and cities are mostly named after the types of gemstones.

When the convoy entered Moonlight Workshop and passed by the gate of the mansion, bursts of whimpering and crying came out, which made people feel very depressed unconsciously.

Arriving at the place where he stayed, Ren Pingsheng got off the carriage, and the owner of this place stood in the distance, looking forward to it.

"Call him over."

Ren Pingsheng waved to the owner of this place.

The guards let him come.

This is a middle-aged man in his 40s, wearing a silk round collar and looking rich.

"My lord! Chief!"

This person was called to Ren Pingsheng and Qin Wan's side. He was obviously very excited and wanted to salute.

"Excuse me, and tell me what happened here."

Ren Pingsheng walked into the house.

The house is not small, with five front and rear entrances, east and west courtyards, more than a dozen courtyards, occupying one-fifth of the area of ​​Moonlight Square.

"Since March, people have been missing. In the beginning, most of the missing people were hunters and doctors who went to the mountains to hunt and gather medicine.

Once these people entered the mountain, it took 20 days or more for half a month, and their disappearance did not attract many people's attention.At first, we didn't pay attention, until the beginning of last month, the doctor of Jishitang came out of the mountain, saying that he had found gems in the mountain, and brought a dozen people who wanted to make a fortune into the mountain.

After that, these people did not come out again, but the doctor came out again at the end of last month, and brought out a bag of gems, saying that they were dug up by everyone, some were sold to traders in the town, and some were bought by humble people.

Seeing that there are really gems in the mountain, hundreds of people were attracted and followed him into the mountain..."

This person followed Ren Pingsheng half a body behind step by step, talking about the ins and outs of the whole matter.

"This Duobao Town has not dug gems for hundreds of years. I don't know how many people have searched for them. How could they suddenly find them again?"

Xiao Wan asked suspiciously.

"What the leader said is true. After I bought the gems, I felt something strange. When the gems were mined, they were just raw ores, but the ones that the doctor sold to me were polished crystal clear gems. This must be Seiko Skillful craftsman, after fine polishing, it will be in perfect condition!
But in that mountain, how could there be such a craftsman?
Since then, Humble has taken his heart. When the doctor went down the mountain again earlier this month, he sent someone to follow him secretly. He went into the mountain to investigate, but found that a cottage was built in the mountain at some time, and there were three or four hundred people in the cottage. Many, those who were taken away by the doctor are also in this cottage.

And in the valley below the cottage, there is actually a gemstone mine. After being mined, it is polished and made by the skilled craftsmen in the cottage, and then the doctor brings people out to sell it. "

The man told the results of his own investigation, and said: "The people in the cottage were originally farmers who had thrown waste into the mountains to avoid the tyranny of the imperial court. Later, when they were cultivating fields in the mountains, they found this road next to the mountain stream. of mineral veins.

It is said that this gemstone mine is not big, and the output is almost all moonstones of relatively simple quality, but relying on this mine vein, the people in the village can also do not worry about food and drink. "

"Well, let's not talk about these people who went to the cottage, what happened to the dead people in the city?"

Arriving in the main courtyard, Ren Pingsheng sat down in the hall.

After Ruhua went to check the safety of the tea, she served tea.

The tea is also good.

As the head of the night cat organization in Fengxi County, this person is a merchant on weekdays. With his identity as the head of the night cat organization, he is engaged in the business of selling salt, cloth and construction contracting, which has also allowed him to accumulate a lot of money. net worth.

"Your Highness, in this Duobao Town, there is a fox demon with a very high level of cultivation!"

said the man.

"Fox demon? Tell me in detail."

Ren Pingsheng straightened his back.

I am interested.

"Yes!"

The man seemed to be interested in seeing the prince, and quickly said in detail: "Actually, the disappearance of people and the death of people in Duobao Town did not happen in the same period of time. It's just these two things that people can't help Think of going together.

The deaths of townspeople began to appear at the beginning of this month, and more than a dozen people died one after another overnight.Some of these dead bodies, I have seen with my own eyes, were basically killed by their hearts and lungs gouged out, and the wounds on their bodies were all scratches and bites.

At this time, I thought there should be some connection between these deaths and the missing cases.It wasn't until a few days ago when news came back from the Sanhuashan cottage that the case of disappearance became clear.

As for the death case, after we sent people to visit, we finally asked the witnesses the day before yesterday!

It is said to be a snow-white white fox. After killing a person, it grinds its teeth to allow blood, cuts out the heart and lungs, and eats the heart and lungs. "

"Station Master Lin, since it's a monster, have you found out where the fox is?"

Xiao Wan asked.

"I found out, it's in the Moonlight Workshop."

Stationmaster Lin said, "Master Fu's third concubine is in Fu's Alley in Moonlight Square."

Ren Pingsheng was shocked again: "The fox demon has turned into a human form?"

At the same time, the power of thought has swarmed out, covering the entire Moonlight Square in an instant.

Moonlight Square is not big, and it is very easy to cover it with mental power. And because the covered area is small, it has more experience to conduct a more detailed and quick investigation. However, the Fu family's house was found in the blink of an eye. There were more than 20 women, except for the maids and young ladies, Ren Pingsheng quickly skipped over the aged mistress, and swept away several young and beautiful concubines one by one.

Through other people's address, Ren Pingsheng locked on a woman with clear eyes and cold white skin who looked eighteen or nineteen years old.

She was dressed in cool clothes, with a gold hairpin stuck in her head, which swayed as she walked, which was in sync with the amplitude of her chest, complementing each other perfectly.

Just looking at her appearance, I really can't tell what kind of fox she is.

(End of this chapter)