I become a god in another world

Chapter 268 Door God Believers
Chapter 268

Pang Qing is also a wonderful person.

In addition to being afraid of evil spirits and timid, he has a flexible mind and is very keen on government affairs and money.

As soon as Zhao Fusheng threw out a hint, Pang Qing immediately understood her intention.

"It doesn't count as reconstruction." Zhao Fusheng smiled and took another sip of tea.

While she was drinking tea, Pang Qing said:

"If you are worried about the Confucius Temple, you can neither completely neglect it nor make it too lively and crowded with people coming in and out."

His words reached Zhao Fusheng's heart, and she put down her tea cup and nodded:

"Mr. Pang is right."

She said seriously:

"This place is very important."

There is still Liu Huacheng's ghost body inside. Although Zhao Fusheng has reserved the door god to suppress it, he must be careful not to let the paper man sneak in again.

Facts have proved that no matter how strong a single person is, it is useless.

Liu Yizhen is still an expert at suppressing ghosts, but he defends himself day and night, and eventually allows the paper man Zhang to take advantage of the loophole.

Pang Qing's mind changed:
"It's useless to defend with one person, but what if there are multiple people?"

At this time, Pang Zhixian had received the task and received Zhao Fusheng's promise. He was confident and listened to the conversation between his cousin and Zhao Fusheng. When he heard this, he couldn't help but interrupt:
"If it's against a ghost controller, even multiple people may be useless." After speaking, he continued:
"I sent a group of officers to patrol near the Confucius Temple, but he still succeeded."

Pang Qing heard what he said and said with a smile:

"Cousin, maybe you didn't send enough people."

"Not much?" Magistrate Pang was unhappy when he heard this:

"We in Wan'an County now have a total of 32 registered police officers. I dare not ignore your orders. In addition to leaving ten people for daily patrols in the county and handling miscellaneous tasks, I have divided the other five people for other duties. I will use all the remaining manpower for arrangements. I was on duty near the Beggar Alley——"

Seeing that his cousin was unhappy, Pang Qing immediately stood up and confessed:
"Brother, don't be angry. I didn't speak clearly and you misunderstood me." He bowed and apologized:
"When you do things for the adults, you naturally do your duty wholeheartedly."

When he said this, Magistrate Pang, who was a little angry, said anxiously:

"Then tell me your idea quickly."

"Yes." Pang Qing responded before saying:

"I guess when you mention the Confucius Temple, you also have thoughts on rebuilding it."

Just as Magistrate Pang was about to speak, Pang Qing guessed what he was about to say and gave him a "be patient" look.

"This place needs to be rebuilt, but it doesn't necessarily mean re-building the Confucius Temple. After it is completed, it must be popular and always be in the center of everyone's attention, so that paper figures cannot get through. It must not be too crowded, like the previous one. The court can’t control the begging alley.”

Zhao Fusheng nodded:
"Once the personnel are complicated, the government cannot intervene, but it is easy for paper people to take advantage of the loopholes."

When Pang Qing heard what she said, he knew that what he said had indeed guessed her train of thought, and his confidence suddenly increased.

Magistrate Pang became interested:
"Then what I heard from my brother Qing is that we are going to build a new temple on the original site of the Confucius Temple?"

He said:

"We need popularity, but we also need government control..." After he muttered to himself, he asked Zhao Fusheng:

"Could it be that your Excellency wants to build a temple in the Confucius Temple and enshrine a statue for the people to worship?"

Zhao Fusheng shook his head:
"No."

Wan'an County has just stabilized.

Everyone in the county, from the Demon Suppressor to the common people, are astonishingly poor and don't have much money.

“How can people have the energy to worship the gods when there is no money?”

Zhao Fusheng asked rhetorically.

Magistrate Pang touched his nose in embarrassment:
"This too."

"Then what do you want to build on the original site of the Confucius Temple?" Magistrate Pang was not discouraged if he guessed wrong, but asked directly.

Zhao Fusheng looked at Pang Qing with a smile:
"I guess Mr. Pang has already thought of it."

Pang Zhixian turned to look at his cousin, and when he saw that Zhao Fusheng was looking at him, he was not as frightened as before, but rather confident. He couldn't help but feel very happy for him, and said quickly:
"Let's talk about Brother Qing."

Pang Qing smiled and said:
"I don't know if my guess is accurate or not. If I'm wrong, please don't blame me."

"You can tell me that your heart is beyond the reach of ordinary people." Pang Zhixian urged:

"Speak quickly, speak quickly."

Pang Qing said:
"I guess you want to build a market in the south of the city."

Fangshi? "Pang Zhixian is also a respected person in the county. He just didn't think of it at first. But when Pang Qing nudged him, he suddenly realized:

"This is a great, great idea!"

Zhao Fusheng also smiled and said:

"Mr. Pang is right."

Zheng He has already set off for Yizhou with Gu Jiansheng.

He is a ghost controller, and the evil ghosts in his body are suppressed by the door god. His condition is stable, and there is little chance of encountering trouble along the way. If the lumber transaction goes well, he will be able to return to Wan'an County with the ship in less than a month.

According to everyone's original predictions, when these merchant ships came to Wan'an County, they would not be able to return empty ships. They would then make purchases in the county.

Pang Qing also added:

"Your Excellency happens to have a batch of corn, rice and wheat in hand, so we can use this market to sell it."

Pang Zhixian’s eyes lit up:
"When the popularity increases, it will naturally attract some salesmen and merchants to enter." He said:

"Business people have sharp eyes and will prevent petty theft. If someone with a strange appearance comes in, they will naturally be stared at."

And the number of these people is definitely more than the Yamen servants.

Everyone is watching closely. Unless the paper figures are ghosts and not humans, and they enter a place without a trace, it will not be easy to hide it from everyone's eyes.

"In addition, in order to maintain order in the city, more yamen personnel can be dispatched." Zhao Fusheng said:

"There are too few county government officials now."

In such a large Wan'an County, Magistrate Pang had only 32 officers at his disposal.

After hearing this, Magistrate Pang couldn't help but smile bitterly:
"There's nothing we can do about it."

In fact, according to court regulations, most of the county officials are hereditary and their positions are fixed.

For some large counties, the court's official positions are not enough, but some people will find other ways to recruit people through additional employment by the government to maintain public security in the county.

But Wan'an County is poor and has no money to hire people.

Moreover, there have been several ghost disasters in the county recently. Those who could run away have already run away, and the rest who cannot run away are people who have nowhere to go.

These people are honest and cowardly. They have been frightened by the ghost case for a long time and do not dare to cause trouble. Even if they are bullied, they would rather swallow their anger than report it to the official.

Therefore, since Zhao Fusheng took control of Wan'an County, the situation in the county has actually been gradually improving, but there have not been many cases in the county, and Magistrate Pang barely has enough people on hand.

At this time, Zhao Fusheng took the initiative to raise this issue, obviously preparing to recruit people for the county government. He moved his butt twice, feeling a little excited and a little nervous:

"My lord, you want to——"

"The manpower of the county government is not enough. In my opinion, it is better to add another hundred recruitment positions and put the city defense and patrol under the control of the county government." Zhao Fusheng said.

When Pang Zhixian heard this number, he couldn't help being startled, and turned to look at Pang Qing:

"With so many recruits, is the money enough?"

Zhao Fusheng had a sum of money donated by the gentry and merchants, but she wanted to overhaul the Demon Town, the shops, and the pier where merchant ships would be docked in the future. Her own money was tight, and now she had to rebuild a shop near the Confucius Temple. The city needs to recruit more people, so I'm afraid there won't be enough money.

"Not enough money."

Pang Qing shook his head.

Zhao Fusheng had already anticipated his reaction and had already made a decision after hearing this:

"Prepare a hundred positions first, but you can recruit half of the people first."

"Even if we only recruit fifty, after these people come in, they still have to open their mouths to eat and drink, and they have to wait for their salary..." Pang Zhixian rubbed his hands:

"It's also a lot of money."

Although he has sent people to villages and towns to collect taxes this year, in this situation, the taxes collected are not much, and are mixed with some sundries used to deduct taxes from people's homes, such as silver-plated jewelry, silk handkerchiefs, etc. These sundries need additional processing and cannot be turned into cash flowers.

As for the money in the yamen's treasury, there is a slight surplus, which can be sustained for the first one or two months, but over time, it may be difficult to maintain it.

"Besides, the uniforms of the servants also cost money——"

"Let them pay for this money themselves." Zhao Fusheng said without hesitation:
"In addition to controlled items such as knives, new officers must pay a sum of money first to be issued uniforms."

This is also a screening criterion.

Nowadays, yamen are in a hurry to recruit people, and they cannot strictly select those who enter the yamen. In order to prevent some people from fishing in troubled waters, a threshold must be established first. Later, when these people pay money to work as errands, they will also worry about misbehaving and quickly lose their jobs.

Magistrate Pang nodded.

Spending money to buy errands is also commonly used in government offices, but Zhao Fusheng changed the way he spent money.

"Don't touch the first batch of money received for buying and selling errands. Mr. Pang will use it to recruit a group of female workers."

Zhao Fusheng said: "Leave the sewing of the uniforms to these people."

Pang Qing already understood her intention:
"Money is useful only if it is lived." Although the government did not pocket this money, it gave some people jobs after it changed hands, and it might be able to stir up the stagnant Wan'an County.

He was a little excited:
"Leave these matters to me and my cousin."

Magistrate Pang also nodded.

"Let me know the progress of the matter. The subsequent records will be sent to my house. You can arrange the rest of the details freely and go ahead."

When Zhao Fusheng said this, he also looked tired:
"I'm tired too. I don't have anything else to do. You should go back and rest early. There are still things to do later."

When Magistrate Pang heard this, he remembered that she had been tired for a long time.

After returning from Fengmen Village, she only rested for one night and then rushed to Baozhi County. After investigating the Xu family's case, she also dealt with the Confucius Temple affairs non-stop. She really did not have a good rest.

He quickly stood up with Pang Qing:

"Thank you for your hard work, sir. Let's take our leave first. Sir, please rest early."

It was already late at night, and Zhao Fusheng didn't show any more courtesy and just nodded.

The two brothers came out of the hall. Lanterns were lit inside and outside the Demon Suppressor, and the bright moon in the sky could be seen in the courtyard of the outer hall.

The moonlight is bright tonight and the sky is full of stars. It can be seen that the weather will be very good tomorrow.

Pang Zhixian had been exhausted until now, but he felt that he was in high spirits, as if he had returned to the time when he was young and full of energy and wanted to go out and do something big.

There was a blood moon in Wan'an County, but it was abandoned by the court. It should have been shrouded in despair.

But the old magistrate turned back and glanced into the hall.

The hall door was still open, Zhao Fusheng was sitting on a chair, and the quiet Kuai Manzhou was standing beside her. The two shadows leaned against each other, and the indescribable harmony and warmth completely erased the traces left by ghost controllers in the past. It gave the Pang brothers a terrifying impression of being cold, forbidding and moody.

"Cousin, it's already late tonight. Why don't we just take a rest at the Demon-Suppressing Division for a while, and we will discuss the plan. You can go back to the house tomorrow." Pang Qing noticed Pang Zhixian's actions and turned to the house with him. After taking a look, he smiled and invited his cousin to stay.

Magistrate Pang nodded happily.

He stroked his beard and suddenly smiled:
"Brother Qing, do you think this trip to Wan'an County is worth it?"

"It's worth it!" Pang Qing nodded vigorously:

"My lord, she——"

"My lord, she is really nice."

"My lord is really nice."

The pair of cousins ​​looked at each other, spoke at the same time, and both burst out laughing.

Pang Zhixian is mainly a guest: "Let's go and let someone prepare drinks, and we'll talk while drinking."

……

After sending away the two magistrates of Pang County, Zhao Fusheng sat for a while and then returned to his room.

She originally thought that the collapse of the Confucius Temple would trigger the paper man Zhang's subsequent actions, but in the next half month, no more strange things happened in Wan'an County.

After the signboard of the Zhenmo Division was merged with the plaque of Baozhi County, it seemed as if the sneaky incidents in the county disappeared at once.

In this half-month period, Zhao Fusheng established his brand as a goalkeeper for the county government yamen.

At first, she was worried that after the doorkeeper and Liu Huacheng restrained each other, the mark of the doorkeeper would lose its effect.

But when the door god's mark was laid on the gate of the government office, the blood light dissipated, and the image of the ghost and god appeared in front of everyone, then hid in the door frame and disappeared without a trace.

Such an abnormality frightened the onlookers and guards on the spot.

Pang Zhixian had already seen the power of the door god. Seeing that everyone was afraid, he personally explained to them the power of the ghost mark.

As the door god's mark was laid, Zhao Fusheng actually received a reminder from the list of gods: the door god gained seven followers, which increased his incense value by 1 point.

The door god already has a total of 7 incense points. If he is short of 3 incense points, the ghost and god can advance to the next level.

Zhao Fusheng breathed a sigh of relief and couldn't help but smile.

In the time that followed, the list of gods continued to indicate that the number of disciples of the door god gradually increased, but when it increased to forty-six, it immediately stopped.

Zhao Fusheng speculated that the increase in the number of people should be related to the limited number of people in the county government office.

After the government officials learned that there was a ghost seal and the magical power of the ghost seal, they would be in awe of the door god who could protect them in the future, and they would naturally become followers of the door god.

But because the government office only has so many manpower, the number of additional believers is also limited.

She just didn't know what benefit the believers had to the door god - she thought of Xu Yachen.

It's already early November, and the mansion purchased by the Xu family has been undergoing renovations and is now almost completed.

A few days ago, the Xu family sent a steward to deliver gifts in advance, and revealed that the Xu family would complete their plan to move all members of the family to Wan'an County by mid-November.

Xu Yachen is still thinking about the ghost seal that Zhao Fusheng promised him, and will choose a good and auspicious day to invite Zhao Fusheng to the Xu Mansion for a drink.

Judging from the increase in the number of believers in the county government's ghost seal, once the Xu family's ghost seal is laid, it will not only increase the door god's incense value a little, but also gain a large number of door god's followers!