At the end of the Han Dynasty: a stingy husband from his hometown

Chapter 100 Not Like a Good Man
The so-called everything is difficult at the beginning.

Zhou Qi now not only has an official position officially appointed by the imperial court, but has also become famous. He is no longer what he used to be.

Don't think that the county magistrate's position is very low.

If it were changed to later generations, this official position would be equivalent to the head of the city. Although the population under its jurisdiction is relatively small, the position is placed here. It is a five-hundred-stone local official with a copper seal and a yellow ribbon.

Generally speaking, the official position at the county magistrate level is at least [-] dan or more. Depending on the population in the county, the salary ranges from [-] dan to [-] dan, all with a copper seal and black ribbon.

County magistrates whose jurisdiction has a population of less than [-] households have a salary between [-] and [-] shi, and are equipped with a yellow ribbon with a copper seal.

The sealing ribbon that Zhou Qi wears is the lowest copper seal and yellow ribbon.

But Zhou Qi didn't care.

Regardless of the sparse population of Anfeng County, this is just an official household registration record. It is common to hide fields and hide households in this era, and it is a remote county like Anfeng County adjacent to the Dabie Mountains, where household registration is even more common.

Zhou Qi can conclude that the actual population under the jurisdiction of Anfeng County definitely far exceeds the registered population.

Most importantly, Anfeng County covers most of the Dabie Mountains, most of which are undeveloped, and even if developed, they have not been registered with the government.

In terms of actual area, Anfeng County definitely exceeds Lujiang County.

As long as Zhou Qi develops Dabie Mountain well, he will surely be able to feed many refugees through this mountain range.

At the end of the Han Dynasty, famines were everywhere and there were countless refugees. As long as Zhou Qi could truly control Anfeng County and promote benevolent government, he would definitely be able to attract a lot of people.

Perhaps for the current local county magistrate, the influx of too many refugees into the area under their jurisdiction will not only bring no benefits, but will also make the internal security extremely poor, and will also affect political assessment and promotion.

Therefore, the vast majority of local officials dislike refugees very much, and the normal method is to expel them.

However, Zhou Qi will not consider promotion. If he can recruit more refugees to enrich the population of the county, when the world is in chaos, this population will soon be converted into fighting force.

In troubled times, nothing is more important than population.

The Dabie Mountains stretching for more than 300 kilometers in Anfeng County is where Zhou Qi has the confidence to recruit refugees.

However, it was said that Xu Chu and twenty warriors from Xujiazhai followed Zhou Qi, but they did not come empty-handed. There was also some money and food support from the village.

It has to be said that Xu Ding has a long-term vision.

He knew that Zhou Qi would be very poor when he went to take office, so he asked Xu Chu to follow him with a few carts of money and food.

Zhou Qi did not refuse Xu Ding's kindness.

He was alone before, and he could treat money like dirt for the sake of fame, but in the future, if he wants to be the magistrate of Anfeng County, he will need to spend money no matter what he does.

Zhou Qi himself has no wealth, so he can get some funding from Xu Jiazhai, which can at least help Zhou Qi get through the initial difficulties.

Moreover, even if these people go to Anfeng County, they will not be immediately assigned to work in the government and receive salary.

There are no vacancies in every position in the government. If you want to place your own people in them, you must kick out all the people occupying those positions. The process will not be smooth.

Xu Chu and the others brought several carts of money and food, so their speed naturally slowed down.

However, Zhou Qi had to go to Anfeng County to take up his post within the time limit, so he had to let Xu Chu take the [-] tribesmen to go by himself, but he rushed back to Xiang County ahead of time.

On the day Zhou Qi returned home, several generals from Pei State who had secretly surrendered, as well as Zhou Gu, Chen Wen and others, all came out of the city to welcome him.

Since Zhou Qi's fame gradually spread back from Luoyang, many people in Xiangxian County are proud to be from the same hometown as Zhou Qi, especially Zhou Gu and other township party members.

Looking at the enthusiastic crowd, Zhou Qi could not help but have a bright smile on his face.

There is nothing better than returning home.

But soon, Zhou Gu pulled Zhou Qi to the side of a middle-aged scribe.

Zhou Gu reminded in a low voice: "Master, this is the Patriarch of the Zhou family."

Zhou Qi was startled when he heard the words, and hastily stepped forward to salute: "Junior Zhou Qi, pay my respects, sir."

Zhou Jing looked at Zhou Qi, who was holding the ceremony very respectfully, with a slight smile on his face.

He personally stepped forward to support Zhou Qi's arms, and said, "Since you are a descendant of the family, you can just call me uncle. Wouldn't it be strange to call me sir?"

Zhou Qi was overjoyed when he heard this. He immediately hit the snake and put it on the stick, saying, "My nephew, Zhou Qi, I have met my uncle."

Zhou Jing let out a hearty laugh, saying to the left and right: "The Zhou family in Peiguo has a son who is different from such talents, it is really the family's luck."

Then he looked at Zhou Qi and said, "I'm hosting a banquet at home tonight, and Ziyi must come."

Zhou Qi hurriedly said, "How dare Qi postpone the elder's invitation?"

This is exactly what the saying goes: If you bloom, butterflies will come.

If Zhou Qi killed Wang Ji before, it only made Zhou Jing look at him with admiration, then after Zhou Qi was praised by Liangzhou celebrity Gai Xun and his reputation gradually spread, Zhou Jing had to face up to this family member. I'm a junior.

If Zhou Qi can really skyrocket, then the Zhou family of Peiguo may break through the bottleneck, just like the Zhou family of Lujiang, they will be promoted from a local tyrant to a real aristocratic family.

It is precisely because of the hope that Zhou Jing came to greet Zhou Qi in person when she learned that Zhou Qi was about to return home.

What made Zhou Jing most gratified was that Zhou Qi, a descendant of the offshoot of the family, was not an arrogant and ignorant person, on the contrary, he appeared to be very righteous.

In a few words, they had already confirmed the relationship between uncle and nephew.

With this relationship, and the fact that the two belong to the same clan, Zhou Jing can really tie Zhou Qi to the chariot of the Peiguo Zhou family.

But Zhou Jing was also mentally prepared.

Zhou Qi is not an ordinary person. If he wants to be truly recognized by the other party, the Zhou family of Pei State must pay a sufficient price.

But after Zhou Qi bid farewell to Zhou Jing, he took Dian Wei and others back to his hometown.

He first went to pay homage to the old miser, and then told the young people that he wanted to recruit trilogy. Chen Wen and others immediately expressed their willingness to resign from their posts in the army in Xiangxian County and follow Zhou Qi to Lujiang.

Zhou Qi informed everyone that a maximum of 50 people would be recruited this time, and people should be selected as young, smart, loyal and strong as possible.

No matter how large the number of people was, Zhou Qi would have no money or food to support him in the early stage.

Moreover, it is best for these recruited tribesmen to be unmarried, so that even if they follow Zhou Qi and leave their hometown for a long time, they will not miss their hometown too much.

After arranging everything, Zhou Qi immediately went to the Zhou family's residence for the banquet.

Zhou Qi only brought Dian Wei to the banquet this time.

The banquet was over, and when Zhou Qi returned home, there was a young man in his early twenties by his side.

This young man was called Zhou Zhan, and his surname was Ziqing. He was a talented and learned descendant of the Zhou family in Peiguo, and he was highly regarded by Zhou Jing.

This banquet was a great time for both the guests and the host.

Facing Zhou Jing's temptation, Zhou Qi showed his ambition with reservations, and tactfully asked Zhou Jing for talents, money and grain support.

In terms of money and food, Zhou Jing's spending was extremely generous, and the money and food he gave was enough for Zhou Qi and his [-] plays to live and drink for three years, which also showed the wealth of the Zhou family in Peiguo.

However, when Zhou Qi asked for talent support, Zhou Jing looked a little embarrassed.

It's not that the Zhou family doesn't have young talents.

After all, Zhou Qi is now just the magistrate of Anfeng County. This official position is already very prominent in the eyes of ordinary people, but it may not be in the eyes of Zhou Jing.

Compared with this official position, he values ​​Zhou Qi's future more.

If you agree to Zhou Qi, you must not just choose the younger generation of the family to fool you, you must need someone who is truly talented and learned.

But Zhou Jing also has the inherent problem of a big family, that is, he is unwilling to put his eggs in one basket.

Zhou Jing was not willing to let the descendants of the family who were valued by him go to Lujiang and submit to a county magistrate, but wanted these people to have a better development.

However, in the face of Zhou Qi's earnest request, Zhou Jing finally selected a family member, Zhou Zhan.

Speaking of Zhou Zhan.

This person really has a strategy, is capable of great things, and is cautious and careful. He does things like an old dog, and he does not look like a person of this age.

However, Zhou Zhan also has shortcomings, that is, he is not good at words and does not like to socialize.

It is difficult for this kind of character to go far in the officialdom, so Zhou Jing was willing to let him follow Zhou Qi to Lujiang.

Although he couldn't find more talents, with Zhou Zhan's help, Zhou Qi was freed from many things, and he was naturally very happy.

In this way, Zhou Qi did not stay long in Xiang County, so he took Dian Wei, Xiang Hong and Zhou Zhan and rode to Anfeng County to take up his post.

As for Zhou Cheng, Zhou Gu, Chen Wen and others, they continued to stay in the village to recruit trilogy. After the trilogy was recruited, they joined Xu Chu and his clansmen, and then escorted the money and food donated by Zhou Jing to Lujiang. .

Now that thieves are everywhere, so much money and food must be coveted.

Without Xu Chu, Zhou Cheng, Chen Wen and others leading the escort, Zhou Qi would not be at ease. Fortunately, the Peiguo Zhou family has its own caravan and trade routes, and with the support of so many people, the money and food will be delivered smoothly. Shipping to Anfeng County is absolutely a piece of cake.

Two flowers bloom, one branch each.

But they said that Zhou Qi, Dian Wei, Xiang Hong, and Zhou Zhan were traveling in a hurry. Since everything they did was official, and all of them were wearing weapons, they looked very difficult to mess with, so they did not encounter robbers on the way.

However, after they entered Anfeng territory, they found that the mountains and forests were densely covered here, and the roads were rough and difficult to walk. They had to get down and lead the horses to pass slowly through many places.

The four of them came to the east of Jueshui, and it seemed that as long as they crossed this river, they could reach Anfeng County.

However, after searching for a long time, several people sadly discovered that the only wooden bridge across the river was broken by floods not long ago. Now they can only rent boats to cross the river.

Fortunately, Zhou Qi is not very short of money and can still afford the cost of renting the boat.

But when the boatmen saw that all the people were riding horses, they claimed that their boats were too small to carry horses across the river.

In desperation, Zhou Qi had to be introduced by the boatman and found a big boat.

however.

After Zhou Qi saw the captain who still had his arms bare even though it was already the twelfth lunar month of winter, he was somewhat repelled.

"This person has a fierce look on his face, he doesn't look like a good person, Zhou Lang be careful."

When Dian Wei saw the captain, his pupils shrank and he said secretly to Zhou Qi.

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