After another heavy rain in Guangzhou, Provincial Governor Huang An and a group of officials sent Zhang Jiuling off.
Yan Jie and the others had to go to Chang 'an for the trial of more than 300 men and women, old and young.
A lot of things in Yan's house were seized, including a box of silver ingots.
According to the weight, 115 catties was equivalent to 2,096 taels of silver.
Silver could be spent as money in Guangzhou and was usually used for large transactions.
The silver could be made into jewelry or sold to the government to be sent to Chang 'an as tribute.
"The elderly and children will take the carriages. The adults will carry the things. You will not be put in chains." Zhang Jiuling's butler shouted.
There were no prison wagons or wooden chains. Instead, they changed their robes into short robes to avoid getting in the way.
They brought along their previous belongings and left the worthless ones in Yan's house. The furniture that looked like good wood was sealed and sent to the warehouse of the Department of Shipping.
Yan's buffaloes, mules, donkeys, and horses were used as livestock to pull the carriages.
Yan's house and land would be temporarily taken over by Driving County. They would help look after the land and find people to plant.
Of course, the harvest would not be given to Yan's. Yan's would have to face trial. If the property was confiscated, it would belong to Driving County.
Yan's house had a lot of land and it was all good land.
The people who lived nearby came to see Zhang Jiuling off while wiping their tears.
They had made money and built the roads well.
"Finally, a good official came. Why can't he stay for long?" Someone cried.
Huang An heard this and was speechless.
"Don't be afraid. There are 20 newcomers and they occupy all the key positions in the government. I heard that all of them are first-class scholars."
Someone comforted him. The government had compromised and there was no problem with the county magistrate. There were also people who joined the army, including Huang An.
It was just a matter of whether the mistake was big or small. He took the initiative to be a county magistrate in a small county that was not recorded in the register.
The shillings of small counties became deputy county magistrates or county military officers. Some counties had too few people. For example, Driving County had more than 1,500 people, but there was no deputy county magistrate.
Just like Li Yi's village, the village chief was in charge of the entire village.
"Aren't the newcomers greedy? Maybe they know that Guangzhou's border trade is rich and they are here to make a fortune. "
"Didn't the newcomers say that they would treat the people to fish soup? They would treat a batch every day until all of them are treated."
"Give out benefits first, and then everyone is too embarrassed to say anything when they are greedy?"
"It proves that the newcomer is rich. There are so many people in a county. Why don't you give it a try?"
"I want to drink beef soup. If you have money, why don't you buy water buffaloes and kill them for us?"
"If we kill the water buffaloes, we lack cattle. If we kill the chickens, ducks, and geese, it will be more difficult to raise them in the future. Otherwise, we can afford to hire them." Zhou Yu, the student who was sent here, interjected.
Previously, he went to Weinan County to be the registrar. Now, he was in charge of Nanhai County. Nanhai County was the administrative center of the state and belonged to Fuguo County.
The municipal government of Guangzhou was located in Yuexiu District, and the district secretary and district governor of Yuexiu District belonged to Fuguo.
The downside was that his authority was directly controlled by his superiors, and he was always being watched.
The benefit was that the secretary could become a member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee, which was half a rank up.
The Guangdong Provincial Government was also in Guangzhou and was also in Yuexiu District. The Guangzhou Provincial Government was half a level higher and belonged to the Standing Committee of the Provincial Committee.
However, the mayor of Guangzhou City was also a deputy minister because Guangzhou City was a sub-provincial administrative region.
At present, Guangzhou in the Tang dynasty was not a low-class city, and it was beginning to make money.
They believed that it would become more powerful in the future. Guangzhou City belonged to the Governor's Office, and the Provincial Governor should be called Governor. He had a lot of military power and was responsible for the security of a large area of other states.
Under the Governor's Office, there was the Governor's Office, and under the Governor's Office, there was another Governor's Office.
The Governor's Office had a lot of military power and was in charge of other states.
After Zhang Jiuling's team left, the commoners followed them for about ten miles and were stopped by the Winged Knights. The commoner who spoke just now stared at Zhou Yu and asked: "Who are you?"
"The County Magistrate of Nanhai County." Zhou Yu replied.
"First Class Scholar?" The person beside him asked.
"Yes! I was lucky! " Zhou Yu told the truth. Dongzhu had given him the questions and invited the Minister of Personnel Affairs and other officials to Zhuangzi to play.
"Is it easy? My child is not young anymore, and he wants to take the First Class Scholar exam. He is 12 years old this year, and looks like he is only a few years younger than you. "
"First, take the exam in the state capital. The county can take the exam, and then recommend him to the state capital. If the state capital thinks he is good, then go to Chang 'an." Zhou Yu did not want to discourage the other party.
"My son is smart. You recommend him."
"He must pass the exam."
"Is your family rich? Are you really treating us to fish soup? "
"I brought 20,000 cubes. All of us brought 20,000 cubes. We can eat cucumbers in winter." Zhou Yu showed off his wealth.
"We can eat cucumbers in winter too, but we usually don't plant them. We plant other vegetables."
Zhou Yu: "…"
"My family eats dozens of dishes a day. Mutton, pork, poultry, and seafood … seafood doesn't count." Zhou Yu showed off his wealth again.
"That's better than us. Won't you be greedy? Your family is rich, right? "
"Yes, I still have to help you earn money." Zhou Yu wiped his sweat.
The other county magistrate students also showed off their wealth to reassure the commoners that they did not lack money.
They took up the post alone and did not bring their family members. They were afraid that their family members would fall sick and could not be treated.
They did not have any followers. They had to find someone from the local area.
They would find a local scholar who was not too old. They would bring him along to help out and teach him at the same time.
The things they taught included physics, chemistry, astronomy, geography, mathematics, and administrative matters. They would also memorize the laws of the Tang Dynasty.
More importantly, it was to spread ideas and seeds like dandelions.
"Sun Ling, what has your family's Dongzhu been doing recently?"
After sending Zhang Jiuling off, Tan Shui came back to talk to the two students in charge of the Department of Transportation.
"You already asked the day before yesterday. Dongzhu was teaching someone else. Nothing else." Sun Ling said gloomily.
"What's wrong with asking a few more times? What if you suddenly remember something else? "Tan Shui did not mind.
He turned to look at the other person, Sun Yuran.
"They're treating the commoners to a meal. Why don't you two treat me to a meal? We have fewer people than the commoners, only 3,000."
Tan Shui was simply bored and wanted to find something to do.
"Okay, I'll treat the barbarian merchants and merchants from the Tang dynasty as well. The fish merchants probably don't want to eat it. We'll buy some game, keep the skin, and stew the meat for everyone."
Sun Yuran agreed. He was in charge of the Department of Transportation. Naturally, he had to meet the barbarian merchants and merchants.
In any case, it was just meeting, eating, and telling others about his strength. He had money. Everything else was secondary.
"You treat us to a meal, we'll help you do the work. Zhang Gong took them away.
It's not appropriate for the two of you to ask the Winged Knights to do the trivial things.
I have many people, and I can transfer them from Lu Zhou at any time. Don't worry about using my people. "
Tan Shui kindly offered to help. She hoped that the two of them would give her more ideas. She would also ask them about the development of her side.
"Thank you!" Sun Yuran did not refuse. Indeed, they did not bring anyone with them.
They had planned to look for people locally, especially those who inspected the goods at the docks.
Since there were people willing to help, they would arrange some work for Tan Shui's people and pay them. They would not work for free.
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