Landlord of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 13 Luonan County

Walking to the gate of the city, there were soldiers standing slantedly on both sides of the gate, setting up a sign saying, "Baiding pays a penny for entering the city, and livestock pays another penny."Xu Qing was wearing civilian clothes at this time, so he only paid three Wen, which was not much anyway.There were not many people entering the city in the afternoon, and the soldiers were very leisurely.Xu Qing took out ten Wen coins from his pocket, and asked a soldier:
"Brother, where is the county government office?"

"What do you want..." The soldier collected the money without making a fuss: "The county government is in the city, just walk straight there, but the adults are not here now."

Xu Qing thanked him, and went straight to the inn. He knew that in ancient times, county magistrates had multiple judicial and administrative functions. Some county magistrates only sat in court for a few days a month in order to be free, and only in the morning, and in the afternoon to deal with private affairs and have fun.If someone does not go to the lawsuit according to the time, he will be hit with fifty sticks first, because the prosecution is three points of crime.

Although Xu Qing came to lead the military reward and was still an eighth-rank loose official, he didn't want to disturb others in his private time.Besides, when I first arrived in Luonan, I needed to inquire about the situation, and decide whether to give gifts, how much to give, who should not be offended, and other issues.

As the sun was setting, Xu Qing was chatting with the shopkeeper of the inn. The owner's surname was Zou, and he looked honest. There were not many people in the shop, so he and Xu Qing had a table together. Of course, Xu Qing had to come out before dinner.Shopkeeper Zou is a local, after a few glasses of wine, he would treat Luonan like a treasure to Xu Qing one by one.

Luonan County is located in the Yellow River Basin, a Luoshui River runs through the north, and the development time is relatively early.About half of the "locals" who live in the territory for a long time, the rest increase and decrease from time to time due to wars and disasters.

Because Luonan County is located in the Central Plains, it is a battleground for military strategists. There have been many wars since ancient times, and it has been suffering endlessly since the end of the Sui Dynasty.

In the Qin Dynasty, Luonan belonged to the southern border of the inner history.In the fourth year of Yuanding in the Western Han Dynasty, Shangluo County was established, and the government was located in Shang County, which belonged to Hongnong County.Until the third year of Kaihuang, Juyang County was abolished, and Juyang County was changed to Luonan County, which belonged to Shangzhou.In the second year of Wude, Luonan County belonged to Shangzhou, Shangluo County, Guannei Road, which is considered a suburb of Beijing.

It's just that Xu Qing hasn't felt the bustling atmosphere since he entered the city. He is inconspicuous and even a little poor. It seems that the impact of the war is quite great.

Xu Qing inquired about the county government affairs, Zou shopkeeper beamed with pride and said:

"The county magistrate of Luonan is my family. In terms of seniority, am I still his cousin?"

"Disrespect, disrespect..." Xu Qing cooperated in a timely manner and said a few words of flattery.

"It's just that the county magistrate of Zou is much older than me. He was elected as the county magistrate when the country was founded, and he will be resigned after this term..."

It turns out that when the Tang Dynasty was founded, in order to fill the vacancies of officials, some magistrates were appointed using the election method of the Han Dynasty, and they were replaced only after they were recruited.

Xu Qing knew that the county magistrate was old, and he didn't want no merit, only no fault, anyway, he slapped his ass and left after this term.Fortunately, there are no powerful families in the county, and there are not many lawsuits, so the old county magistrate is unwilling to worry about economic construction.

Xu Qing was relieved, and he thought to himself: This kind of person is the best, hey, he can send a little gift and get rid of it, but he can talk, and being a bully county magistrate will not be too restrictive, tsk tsk tsk, the emperor It's really considerate, and gave me such a good place.

Xu Qing had a lot of conversations with the shopkeeper before it was over. Judging from the shopkeeper's words, there were no bullying dandies in Luonan County. Xu Qing thought this was wrong, it didn't fit the routine of time travel, and what about the young masters that were agreed upon? , why don't you send it over for a slap in the face?
The next day, Xu Qing brought a piece of cloth, put on an official uniform, and rode a donkey to the county government office.Perhaps because of the official uniform, the county magistrate was very efficient in handling affairs, and the county magistrate came out to welcome the tea before it was cold.Although Xu Qing is only of the eighth rank, at least he was conferred by the emperor himself, so others can't help but look at him with high regard.

"Brother Xu Qing, you are finally here..." The old man with frosted temples said with a smile, this is County Magistrate Zou.

"The next official is polite..." Xu Qing hurriedly got up and greeted him, and then met with the chief secretary, county magistrate and other assistant officials.

"Tsk tsk, brother Xu is really young and promising, he looks less than twenty?" County magistrate Zou led Xu Qing to the inner hall.

"Don't dare to dare, but luck has come, and a small trick has become a saint..." Xu Qing was also polite.

"Brother Xu, a few days ago, a document was issued from above, saying that Brother Xu was naturalized in our county, and he also rewarded the fields and houses." County Magistrate Zou said slowly: "Brother dare not be negligent, and hurriedly sent officials to measure the land. I bought another house, and I repaired it with my own money..." After finishing speaking, County Magistrate Zou pointed out.

Xu Qing groaned in his heart, old fox, the public's money is his favor, what's even more hateful is that this sentence clearly indicates that Xu Qing wants to bring something out... Xu Qing can't pretend to be stupid, he can only take out a piece of gold , or what he got from copying the stronghold, kept it with him, and handed it to County Magistrate Zou with pain all over his body and a grateful expression on his face.

The eyes of County Magistrate Zou changed from small to large. This is gold. Although silver can be exchanged for gold, what do ordinary people do when they exchange it?Ordinary people have never seen silver for life, and some a little richer people have never seen gold for life. It's not that Magistrate Zou is so ignorant, it's just that no one has ever given him a piece of gold.First, Dayi Lingran acted as if he was helping his friend, and then he acted as if he couldn't refute Xu Qing's face even if he was an old man, and he accepted the gold nugget unwillingly.Although Xu Qing was disgusted in his heart, he kept his face calm and cooperated with the performance of the county magistrate Zou.

After exchanging compliments and compliments, the county magistrate Zou was satisfied and asked the owner of the household to take him to count the land.Compared with the land, Xu Qing is more concerned about his two servants who have not met, just like the mood of later generations before tearing up the express delivery.

Xu Qing picked up Xu Qi from the inn, and put the cart on, but the innkeeper was taken aback. He didn't want Xu Qing to be an official, so he didn't dare to ask for Xu Qing's rent, and even brought a few dried fish to give away. Xu Qing.Xu Qing shook his head, but did not refuse, feeling that there is a layer of heaven between the officials and the people.

The owner of the house gave Xu Qing something similar to the household registration book, on which Xu Qing's farmland residence was written.After signaling for a long time, Xu Qing saw the meaning of asking for credit and reward in his eyes, and gave him another one or two taels of silver.

For Xu Qing, who is still a college student, he doesn't have much experience in the world, so he secretly made up his mind to learn more.The owner of the household took the money, excused that he was busy with business, and did not go out of the city with Xu Qing, so he called a porter to lead Xu Qing and the two of them out of the city.

It was another wave of trekking, which caused Xu Qi to yell at Xu Qing as a liar, because Xu Qing told her yesterday that she would never have to travel again.There is no way out in the mountains and rivers, the willows are dark and the flowers are bright, another village, no, Xu Qing just wanted to plagiarize a poem, and felt that the scenery was wrong, the yellow and bulging mountains, there is no green, even though it is late autumn, it shouldn't be like this.

Just when Xu Qing was full of doubts, the porter turned around a dirt-bundled mountain, and a small road appeared in Xu Qing's eyes. Following the porter's pointing view, it was all desolate fields. They are crooked, and some don't even have doors, only covered by a black rag.Xu Qing was dumbfounded, this is to let me be a happy landlord, or to support poverty alleviation in mountainous areas...

(End of this chapter)