Three Kingdoms, at the beginning of the game, recognize the thief as the father, hit the spectacle,

He had been away from home for a long time, although he had met his two uncles Zhou Zhong and Zhou Shangzhi about the destination of this trip, but if he received a letter from home, this was the first time today.

Looking at the rows of small characters, Zhou Yu, who has been influenced by the atmosphere of books since he was a child, naturally does not care about the grammar between the lines of the letters, but goes straight to his own subject, and quickly reads.

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"My nephew, Duke Yu Zhou, personally conferred. In recent days..."

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His eyes wandered between the correct handwriting, Zhou Yu's face also changed according to the contents of the letter.

It wasn't until half an hour passed that he put down the letter. After heaving a sigh of relief, he twisted up another piece of paper that came with the letter.

"Is this the Wancheng paper that uncle mentioned?"

"It's different from those ordinary papers, it seems to be much stronger."

Looking at the so-called Anhui paper with a trace of curiosity, Zhou Yu only felt that the paper was a little slippery, not as easy to get wet and damaged as the straw paper from Lujiang, but it was the same as when he was a child and lived with his father Zhou Yi in Luoyang capital. The paper used is somewhat similar.

As for the content written on it, it is much easier to understand than the family letter just now.

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"Name: Zhou Yu Gongjin"

"Category: Class A"

"Birthday: The twenty-eighth day of the first lunar month in the fourth year of Xiping"

"Native place: Shu County, Lujiang"

"Current residence: Linxiang County, Changsha"

"Currently unemployed"

"Issued by the Civil Affairs Department of Shu County, Lujiang County"

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That's right, this is exactly a piece of Lujiang Class A identity certificate registered by Zhou's family and belonging to Zhou Yu himself.

In the letter just now, Zhou Yu already knew all kinds of things that happened in Lujiang in recent days.

Zhou Zhong not only informed the other party that Lujiang recently had a new emperor named Zhang Yan, but also informed the other party of a series of administrative measures, as well as the changes in the two largest cities in Lujiang, Wancheng and Shuxian. Zhou Yu.

Among these administrative measures, the progress of the thorough population survey was naturally described in detail by the Zhou family.

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"Heh, Zhang Yan...why don't I remember that there was such a number one person in Luoyang back then, could it be the new dignitaries in recent years?"

"The first thing a new official does is to thoroughly check the population. This guy is a bit bold, and he seems to be a little different from that paper-painter-like Lu Kang."

"I just don't know how far this new envoy can push the first fire of this new official to take office."

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Pursing his lips lightly, he expressed his affirmation to Zhang Yan's behavior. If Zhang Yan clings to his political achievements as soon as he comes up, and does something so-called "to appease the people's livelihood", then Zhou Yu will only regard him as A mediocre person, there is nothing too commendable in terms of vision and pattern.

But now Zhang Yan's first thing after taking office is to thoroughly check the population, which means that the other party really wants to make some achievements in Lujiang, and has not used the position of Lujiang prefect as a tool for making money or A springboard to a career.

Even from the perspective of some conspiracy theories, this also means that Zhang Yan has a considerable background and background in Luoyang.

The reason why he dared to thoroughly investigate the population at the first time was precisely because the other party was not worried about being dismissed and replaced by the emperor if he could not make any achievements in the short term.

That being the case, Zhang Yan can naturally focus on some things with better effects but with a longer time span with confidence and boldness.

Carefully putting away the identity certificate, Zhou Yu also sighed a little. In just a few months, so many changes have taken place in his hometown Lujiang.

First of all, the most important thing, and it was also the first thing Zhou Zhong mentioned in his letters. Naturally, it was the change of Lujiang county government.

I don't know if it's because Zhang Yan, the new prefect of Lujiang, was enfeoffed in Wancheng, the county government of Lujiang was moved from Shu County to Wancheng, and at the same time, it caused a lot of damage and influence to the rich Zhou family in Shu County.

It's just different from his uncle Zhou Zhong's point of view. On this point, Zhou Yu doesn't think such a change is a bad thing for the Zhou family.

You know, Shu County has already been controlled by the Zhou family like a wooden barrel. If your family can take this opportunity to penetrate deep into Wancheng, maybe the Zhou family can make a big difference in the Lujiang area. further.

At that time, the situation of the aristocratic families in Lujiang will also change from the polarization of the Zhou family and the Qiao family to the dominance of the Zhou family, which will be beyond the reach of other aristocratic families.

Subconsciously thinking about the motives of Zhang Yan's various actions in his mind, Zhou Yu keenly felt that the other party seemed to be quite different from the previous prefects of Lujiang.

The first is a thorough population survey. Zhang Yan rearranged and archived the somewhat chaotic Lujiang population, and compiled a new population yellow book, which is infinitely more detailed than it was ten years ago.

Later, this person canceled the two posts of county magistrate and county lieutenant in Wancheng, and by virtue of his status as the Marquis of Wan, he assigned the functions that originally belonged to the county magistrate to the Civil Affairs Department, and assigned the functions that belonged to the county magistrate to the Civil Affairs Department. To the Public Security Department, the two are directly responsible to the county magistrate Kuai Qi, the Prime Minister of Wancheng.

In the end, when everything was on the right track, Zhang Yan, the prefect, actually moved all his industries in Luoyang to Lujiang. Office, greatly improving the convenience of government records and review...

All these signs may seem irrelevant in the eyes of others, but Zhou Yu keenly sensed that the new prefect seems to be advancing the power of Wancheng step by step, and even the power of the entire Lujiang River is moving closer to him alone. , From the original seal and rule to his one-person autocracy.

If those Lu Kang and his ilk were compared to the tenants of Liu Hong, the Emperor of Han, who cultivated land, then this Yan always gave Zhou Yu the illusion of a self-cultivator.

This person actually regards Lujiang as his own property...

Inevitably, a touch of curiosity arose in his heart. Although Zhou Yu could guess some of Zhang Yan's thoughts, he had a lot of views on the establishment of the Civil Affairs Bureau and the difficulties encountered by the other party in promoting paper. Discuss the pros and cons of these government affairs with the other party.

It's just a pity that Zhou Yu is no longer white.

Even if he wanted to go back to his hometown immediately and have a good exchange with the new prefect, he still couldn't ignore his elder brother Sun Ce.

After all, he still held the position of Sima under the account of Sun Jian, the prefect of Changsha.

But in Zhou Yu's heart, he also secretly made a plan. When things happened in Changsha and he was recommended by Sun Jian to obtain an official position in the Han court, he would return to his hometown Lujiang to see Zhang Yan. What kind of person is it?

"Well... wait until the Chinese New Year."

"When this year is over, I will go back to Lujiang with my eldest brother, and I will also report to my family that I am safe."

In the tent, Zhou Yu thought silently.

Chapter 4 The City Gate

"Hey! You, stop!"

"What's your name?"

In July, near the west gate of Wancheng in Lujiang, four guards in brand-new blue clothes were questioning a passing caravan.

Next to the crowd, a well-mannered scholar was sitting beside a temporary desk with sweat on his face, writing furiously.

In front of the scholar, there were quite a few people in various clothes, who seemed to be waiting in line for something.

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"Huh, Zhang San, right? This is your ID card. Keep it carefully so you don't lose it."

"In our Wancheng, we need to show this certificate whether we are living in a posthouse or conducting transactions in Fangshi. If it is lost or damaged, we must go to the Civil Affairs Department of the Wancheng Government Office to reissue it and submit another copy. It is difficult to find a place to stay before the replacement is completed."

"Remember, you must keep this certificate well. When you come to our Wancheng next time, you don't have to go through such troubles. You can just show this certificate."

He simply and neatly handed over a "Type B identity certificate" common to outsiders to the businessman in front of him who looked like a mouse, and the scholar then instructed the other party to pay attention to the relevant precautions, and then touched the hot sweat on his brow , Seeing the other party nodding and bowing to him, a trace of pride rose in his heart.

He has issued identity certificates to hundreds of people today, and he has repeated the formulaic instructions hundreds of times just now, so it can be said that he has memorized them fluently.

As for the stack of papers piled up high on his left at this moment, all the results of his battle today are recorded - up to hundreds of people's identity certificates, in duplicate.

According to the instructions of the new Wancheng Prime Minister, these identity certificates must be issued in triplicate. Except for the first copy, which is handed over to the people for safekeeping, the remaining two copies need to be stored in Lujiang and Anhui respectively. In the county and county yellow book libraries of the city.

Even though he didn't understand, Wancheng was clearly the prefecture of Lujiang, and the two places belonged to one place, so why bother to set up two warehouses...

But since the Wancheng Prime Minister said it, as a small official under the jurisdiction of the Civil Affairs Department, he naturally only needs to obey the orders.

"Next!"

After waving his hand to signal that the businessman surnamed Zhang was free to enter and leave the city, the scholar took a deep breath, and then continued to work hard.

"What's your name, where are you from?"

Asked mechanically to an old woman in front of him, this person actually didn't know why the Wancheng Prime Minister had to check the population so carefully and record the population data, after all, he had just entered Wancheng The Civil Affairs Department is less than a month away.

But just like the question just now, not knowing why he did this will not affect him to continue working according to his boss's orders.

In terms of ordinary positions, the work he is currently doing is actually much simpler than those officials in other counties, but in terms of income or salary alone, this job can provide him with a relatively stable life. The living security, so that I can continue to live a decent life in Lujiang.

Maybe this kind of work is very humble and cheap for those descendants of famous families with lofty hearts, but it is enough for me who came from a poor family.

The salary of one hundred shi per year and eleven hu per month is enough for him to eat alone, and there is still a little surplus food to subsidize and support his parents who make a living on the private plot of his hometown in Qianshan.

As for the "monthly money" issued once a month, it allows him to raise his head in front of the scholars in the Lujiang area to live.

No matter what the children of the real wealthy families think, but for him, he wants to continue this kind of life.

Quickly prepared the identity certificate for the old woman in front of him, and after handing over the certificate to the other party, the scholar finally breathed a sigh of relief as he saw the line getting shorter and shorter in front of him.

But not long after, he discovered that those guards who were in charge of defending the city... No, they should not be called guards now, it should be said that those colleagues from the Public Security Bureau who were in charge of defending the city actually led a large group of guards. The businessman walked towards him.

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"Here, all of you, just line up here. After you are in the queue, the officials from the Wancheng Civil Affairs Department will handle the identification for you."

"No noise, no jumping in the queue, no random noise during the queuing process. If you don't understand something, you can raise your hand to signal to us."

He stared hard at his eyes, only to see that among the four-person team, the leader first placed the businessmen behind him in the team, and then deliberately played his prestige like blowing his beard and staring.

After he saw that the businessmen behind him showed an incomparably submissive look, it was only then that he approached the scholar in a flattering way.

"Then, my lord, I will leave those merchants here first, and I will trouble you about the household registration."

"Recently, a lot of old people from the Wancheng Public Security Department have been temporarily transferred to Shu County to help. I heard that they encountered some troubles when checking the population..."

"The manpower of Ximen is not enough these days, so we will go back to defend the city first."

Smiling, he cupped his hands at the scholar. This soldier who originally belonged to Wancheng Lieutenant and now belongs to the Wancheng Public Security Department was also full of kindness and flattery at the moment.

As for the scholar in front of him, he naturally looked a bit hopeless.

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"Ah? What else?!"

"I've been writing here for so many days, at least thousands of people's certificates have been sent out from my hands."

"Why are there still non-locals who haven't obtained the certificates coming to our Wancheng in a steady stream?"

He sighed a little speechlessly, although the scholar said so, but he still sat down on the wooden stool next to the table conscientiously, and started writing again.

To be honest, the work of the Civil Affairs Bureau is indeed very important for scholars.So even though he felt a little tired, he still worked hard without any slack.