Early Tang Dynasty: forge ahead

Chapter 71 Who to lose, not Chen Qingsi

Sui'an County County Government.

Meng Ling, the mayor of Majin Village, shrank his head, listening to the abuses hurled at him by the county magistrate Zhang Jingren. He dared to get angry but did not dare to speak.

"Those are living people, not animals! Can they disappear out of thin air?"

Zhang Jingren glared at Meng Ling, who was the same age as him, and forced himself to calm down, but still couldn't do it.He kicked Meng Ling to the ground and cursed: "If I were in Chang'an, I would give you a few whips, you incompetent waste."

Zhang Jingren somewhat misses the scenery he had in Chang'an and the happy days he spent with Brother Fang.

It was somewhat different from what Chen Qingsi had guessed.

Zhang Jingren did not have no background, but had a strong background, so much so that he entered Fang Yiai's circle and became friends with each other.

Later, Fang Yiai resolutely embarked on the path of rebellion in order to cuckold Princess Gaoyang.

Zhang Jingren was also implicated and was demoted to Sui'an County, which was shunned by everyone.

Zhang Jingren knew that there was no possibility of promotion in his life. The only thing he hoped for was to be transferred to a slightly richer county after making some achievements in Sui'an County.After taking office, I dare not say that I was diligent, but I never slacked off. I worked hard to win over the squires and settle the people.

As a result, early this morning, Meng Ling came quickly to report that more than [-] people from Ma Jin Village ran away overnight and their destination was unknown.

This shocked Zhang Jingren into a cold sweat.

Those more than 100 living lives are really going to have some pros and cons, and my position as a county magistrate is coming to an end.

Meng Ling didn't dare to resist, so he got up in embarrassment and said, "Maybe he fled to Qingxi County."

When Zhang Jingren heard about Qingxi County, he calmed down and said, still livid, "How do you say that?"

Meng Ling said with a bitter face: "The situation in Muzhou is like this. After the war, no one is better than the other. We in Majin Village are poor, but they can be better off if they go to Zhangcun and Li Village? Only Qingxi County, over there I don’t know what the circumstances were, but they created a Qianjia Yamen and gave generous policies. Many people from our county sneaked there, and Fu Qing’s group can only go there, that’s where they can go.”

Zhang Jingren's expression was uncertain. He had heard about Chen Qingsi from Qingxi County and even wanted to make friends with her.It wasn't until he learned that the other party had gathered all the people from Qingxi County to the county seat that he gave up this idea.

We are not strangers to each other.

Everyone chooses to let nature take its course. If you, Chen Qingsi, pretend to be a hero, bring people together and take a different path, then you are not gregarious.

If it fails, Chen Qingsi will be a joke from now on; if it succeeds, wouldn't they look stupid?

Zhang Jingren has been watching the changes in Qingxi County with the attitude of watching a drama. He even communicated with the county magistrate, who was in the same situation around him, and waited for Chen Qingsi to buck the trend and end up laughing. He even looked forward to the heavy snowfall last winter, which would turn Qingxi County into a disaster. Crushed.

As a result, the heavy snow did not come, but there was a beautiful talk about Qianjia Xiuyamen.

Qingxi County, which was the most seriously injured, suddenly stood out from the crowd and became a place that the surrounding people yearned for.

Zhang Jingren was helpless.

That was his true ability, and I could only secretly envy him, and even thought of copying his homework.

It's just that he took office a year earlier than Chen Qingsi, and he has already won over the rural squires and formed a large network. It is impossible to tighten it now.If he really wants to do this, the competition for the interests of all parties will make him collapse.

"Don't be an eyesore here, you idiot. If there is no way to save it, it will make things difficult for me, and I won't make it easy for you either."

Zhang Jingren blasted Meng Ling away, thinking about countermeasures uneasily.

It was not until noon that I received a letter from Chen Qingsi. Looking at the letter in my hand, my uneasy heart finally settled.

Zhang Jingren called Meng Ling, who was looking grim, and threw the letter in his face: "Read it for yourself!"

Meng Ling hurriedly picked it up and glanced at the greetings at the beginning of the letter, landing on the most critical part: "Today, more than a hundred people from Majin Village in Guixian County fled to this county to beg for shelter. This is against the rules and we want to send them back. Unexpectedly, the other party stated that Meng Ling, the village leader of Majin Village, had committed evil deeds and was unwilling to return. He was threatening to go to the state capital to accuse the governor without taking them in."

Seeing this, he felt ashamed. It would be a shame to let these unscrupulous people do this.

Continuing to read, I saw the letter written: "I am afraid that things will get serious and I will not be in good standing with Magistrate Zhang, so I can only accept it without permission and tell them not to mention Majin Village. The matter ends here..." Meng Ling was heartbroken. I fell behind, but I felt something was wrong. Why did I feel like someone else was taking advantage of me, and I still had to thank them?

But looking at the gloomy magistrate, he did not dare to speak.

The atmosphere is stagnant.

Zhang Jingren suddenly thought of something and laughed out loud, saying: "There will be no next time, get out."

Meng Ling felt confused, but he obeyed and left.

Zhang Jingren walked quickly to the study and wrote a sincere letter of thanks.

But then he wrote another letter and had it sent to Chen Qingsi and Tonglu County Magistrate Ji Wen respectively.

"This is a good show to watch!"

Zhang Jingren's mood suddenly changed 180 degrees, and he hummed a light song.

The two letters were sent to Qingxi County and Tonglu County respectively.

Ji Wen, who was dealing with official duties, received a letter from Zhang Jingren inexplicably, and was inevitably curious. Looking at the content of the letter, he found that it was all praise for Chen Qingsi of Qingxi County, and he crumpled the letter with disdain.

Ji Wen was the number one scholar in the seventh year of Zhenguan, and he was extremely talented.It's just that the number one scholar in this era is not very valuable, and Ji Wen has no background, and his talent did not lead him to an official career. He was conceited and talented, but he did nothing as a casual official in Chang'an, until he met the person in his life. The noble man Shangguan Yi.

Shangguan Yi, who also had talents, admired him very much and recommended him to the court.

Shangguan Yi originally planned to arrange a wealthy county for Ji Wen, but Ji Wen refused and personally chose the dilapidated Tonglu County.

Some people in this world have contrarian thinking and like to do the opposite.

This is the case with Ji Wen.

Everyone in the world likes to work as an official in a prosperous county, where it is easy to gain a reputation for meritorious service.

Ji Wen feels that only by being able to do what others can't do can he demonstrate his own abilities.

Ji Wen disdained this little trick to sow discord, but her eyes were filled with the desire to win.

Some people in Jiangnan have compared Chen Qingsi and Shangguan Yi, two great heroes in the poetry world: the chic and suave Shangguan Lang, and the eternally heroic Chen Qingsi.

But in Ji Wen's eyes, what qualifications does Chen Qingsi, a peasant man, have to be compared with the noble Shangguan Shilang?
He can't lose, especially not to Chen Qingsi...

Ji Wen continued to work at his desk.

Half an hour later, Tonglu County Magistrate Shi quickly walked in with excitement and said: "Good news, Mr. Zhao's family has agreed to come to our Tonglu County and intends to cooperate in depth."

"Great!"

Ji Wen couldn't help but stand up and clenched her fists on her chest.

Tonglu County has some of the same problems as Qingxi County and Sui'an County. There are mostly old, weak, women and children, but few able-bodied men.

Seeing this situation, Ji Wen decisively decided to focus on developing silkworms and maximize the potential of the old, weak, women and children.

The Zhao family is the owner of the largest embroidery shop in the south of the Yangtze River.

Once the Tonglu County silkworms and the Zhenjue Zhao family cooperate, there will be earth-shaking changes.

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