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Chapter 65 Township Chief

Guang Hui met Zhao Zhen and came forward to meet Li. Zhao Zhen said: "Brother Guang Hui, what is this?"

Guang Hui said: "Master, no, from now on I will call the mayor."

Zhao Zhen was stunned after hearing this, and said with doubt on his face: "Brother, how did I become the mayor of the township?"

Guang Hui said: "More than that, the owner of the village, let's settle these refugees first, and then I will talk in detail." As he was talking, Zhao Yuanli sent Yang Mazi to Zhang Dachou and came back. After meeting many villagers, Zhao Zhen said: "Yuanli Li, as usual, we will do some statistics on these people, and at the same time, we will boil water and make porridge so that these people can rest first."

Zhao Yuanli agreed and began to organize nearby villagers to help with the resettlement.

Zhao Zhen took Guang Hui to the front hall to talk and served tea. Zhao Zhen asked: "Brother Guang Hui, how is your journey going smoothly?"

Guanghui drank the tea and replied: "Master, everything went well when we left. When we arrived at the county seat, we went to the craftsman's office first, inspected the custom-made Buddha statue, found it to be in good condition, and paid the final payment. Because we had to go to the county government to present it. The thief's head was used to postpone the loading of the truck, and only two villagers were allowed to take care of it here.

The Sa family took the remaining people and went to the city gate and the notice board to look at it. Sure enough, there was a notice for the three wanted persons, and the list was revealed at that time. I took the heads to the county government office. The county magistrate was sitting in the court. He paid homage to the county magistrate in court and held out three heads. Many people in front of the government office who were watching the scene spread the word. They all came out to see it and it was a commotion. Yuncheng County. I saw Ya shoulder-to-shoulder, noisy, crowded streets and alleys, all coming to welcome the leader of the thief.

The county magistrate sent someone to inspect the heads and confirmed that they were indeed the heads of Scarface, Slender Monkey and Mangy-headed Turtle.

The county official said: 'Monk, where did you get the head? ’

The Sa family replied: "Thanks to the blessing of my husband, the Sa family is the head coach of Zhao Zhenli Zhengcun in Xixi Village. Because it is adjacent to Shuibo Liang Mountain, he was often harassed and robbed by it."

This year, the fog that separated us was lifted. We were worried about the invasion of thieves and bandits, so we sent extra manpower to patrol the surrounding area. As expected, we captured six minions who came to investigate. Zhao Lizheng summoned me and other several instructors to join the strong farmers in the village. Taking advantage of their unpreparedness, at night, He made a sneak attack on the water bandits on Liangshan Mountain, killed the bandit leader, and came to the county to ask for a reward. ’

Many people in the hall and downstairs cheered. The magistrate then gave a reward of one thousand guan to the Sa family. He also ordered people to hang the three heads in turn at the city gates for three days.

After dealing with the matters of heads and rewards, the county magistrate asked again: "Monk, how many household registrations are there in Xixi Village now?" ’ Because I didn’t know clearly, I just said: ‘The Sa family doesn’t know. Counting the number of households rescued, there should be less than a thousand households. ’

The county official asked again: "How many rural soldiers are there in Xixi Village now?" ’ Sajia replied: ‘About a hundred people. ’

The county magistrate asked again: "Monk, please explain in detail how Zhao Lizheng used his troops, so that we can all listen." ’ Sajia explained the process in front of the hall.

The county magistrate said: "What a great Zhao Lizheng, he is really brave and resourceful. It's a pity that we were separated by the fog and we didn't have the opportunity to meet him." Such a hero cannot be buried. Now I recommend him a future. You go back and tell him. The county recommends him to be the commander of a battalion. He will recruit a battalion of sergeants and appoint a deputy. Protect the boundary between Shuibo Liangshan and Xixi Village.

There is also a township in this boundary. He is then appointed as the township chief to take charge of the political and religious culture of the township. He recommends those who are kind, filial and courageous, and denounces those who are unfilial, disloyal, arrogant, lewd and violent and do not need to issue orders. ’

After hearing this, the Sa family was very happy. The county magistrate added: "The county's finances are also very tight, and there are no spare weapons and armor, so Mayor Zhao needs to prepare them by himself." Now in the land of one township, the original autumn tax was four-tailed four-tailed carps. Now it has been upgraded from one village to one township, and the tax has doubled since then.

The county magistrate finally said: "Don't say that this county is unreasonable. This year we will still pay the four tails as originally planned. Furthermore, there are more than a hundred households in the county who have fled. You are allowed to recruit those who are willing to go." ’

This is how the more than 30 households and hundreds of people living outside came to be. "

As he spoke, he took out an iron seal from his arms and handed it to Zhao Zhen. He said: "This is the village owner's seal, and it is used as a letter for official documents." Zhao Zhen took it and looked at it carefully. He saw the four characters written on it: [Zhao Zhen's seal].

Looking at the seal, Zhao Zhen said: "I never expected to be promoted. It would be nice to get some reward, but I didn't expect to become the head of the township and supervise the sergeants of the first battalion. Brother Guanghui is really reliable in his work."

While the two were talking, Zhao Yuanli came to the hall and said to Zhao Zhen: "Master, we have recorded everything clearly. There are 32 farmers with a population of 123, and there is also a family of incense makers. I don't know how to arrange it?"

Zhao Zhen said: "I plan to make two waves of these farmers. Half of the farmers will be sent to Kushu Village, and the other half will be sent to Liangcun. At the same time, I will pick out some clothes and distribute them to these people. They have all been changed and washed. I will send them to you today. Let’s go and settle in.”

After thinking for a while, he said: "I originally wanted to buy the seized ready-made clothes, but now that they are given to these new farmers, the old farmers can't leave them behind, so they took out the coarse linen clothes and older ones and pressed them." Let’s allocate the households, and if the remaining materials are good, we can set up a garment shop to sell them.”

Zhao Yuanli agreed and went to the village to make arrangements.

Zhao Zhen said to Guang Hui: "Brother, I went to Shuibo Liangshan this morning. In terms of merits and rewards, I all recommend you to be the first to put down the bandits this time. Brothers, don't refuse. Each of you will be rewarded with gold, silver and cloth."

Guanghui cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Master." He asked, "Master, how is the repair of the Pagoda Temple now?"

Zhao Zhen said: "The main body has been repaired, and several craftsmen have added carvings here. Now we have invited the Buddha statue, and it can be placed in the temple today."

Guanghui was overjoyed when he heard this and got up to go to Pagoda Temple. Zhao Zhen said: "Brother, let's take a rest and don't be in a hurry. It won't be too late to go after lunch."

Guanghui agreed and went to the east courtyard room to wash up and put on clean clothes. At noon, Zhao Zhen accompanied him, had lunch, and rested for a while. Then the two of them took Zhuang Ding and drove the Buddha statue to the Pagoda Temple.

After the arrangement was completed, Zhao Zhen burned a stick of incense and prayed for good weather.

Guang Hui also stepped forward to burn a stick of incense, and the two of them walked around the temple. As Zhao Zhen said, the entire temple only had some small decorative wood left for work, which could be completed in a few days.

Guang Hui was not in a hurry and immediately said: "Master, the Sa family will move here today."

Zhao Zhen said: "It's as I wish, brother, but some villagers have been recruited in the village. I still need to trouble my brother to teach me."

Guang Hui said: "The Sa family has breakfast every day and then goes to the village to teach the villagers."

Zhao Zhen nodded, and the two rode back to the village. Guang Hui went to pack his luggage. From then on, Guang Hui rested in Pagoda Temple. A room in the east courtyard was still left for Guang Hui's temporary use.

That night, everyone naturally held a banquet in the village to celebrate the completion of the Pagoda Temple. Unfortunately, there were only two people in the village, Ruan Xiaoer and Han Bolong. The others had their own duties and were scattered everywhere.

(End of this chapter)