Fang Yun's Dragon Horse limousine headed to the county office. It was followed by the barbarian soldiers and many carriages behind it.
News of Fang Yun's appointment had spread throughout the streets of Ning An County. The Dragon Horse limousine was the most eye-catching. Many people on the roadside whispered about it.
"Fang Xusheng has finally come to Ning An County. Good news, very good news!"
"Hmph, that Ji Zhibai may be the top scholar, but he colluded with the officials of Ning An County. He embezzled our hard-earned money and fattened those corrupt officials!"
"I heard that Fang Xusheng doesn't get along with the Left Prime Minister. Maybe he can change Ning An County."
"Forget it, officials cover for each other. If he wants to be the top scholar, he'll have to work with those corrupt officials! "
"That's Xusheng we're talking about. Would Xusheng be afraid of corrupt officials?"
"Xusheng needs to eat, drink, and poop too! After reading Wen Pao for so many years, I've only heard of 'Light and Dust'. Have I ever heard of 'Revolution'? "
"You're exaggerating. Revolution refers to changing dynasties. Even Xusheng can't do that! Today, even a Half-saint can't do it. Only a quasi-saint can do it. "
"Then you're right. No matter how powerful Fang Xusheng is, can he wipe out the barbarians in the north or pull down the Left Prime Minister? He can't do either. That's why he came to Ning An County to recite a poem. He's just a child who's not even twenty. What can he do? "
"What this old scholar said makes sense. Fang Xusheng is still a child. It's easy for him to write poems, but it's difficult for him to govern a county. Moreover, if he wants to be the top scholar, he has to govern the county like a country. How can he know how to govern a country? "
"However. Fang Xusheng should cherish his reputation. He's better than Ji Zhibai. At least with him around, the education of Ning An County has improved greatly. "
"His medical skills are also extraordinary. There shouldn't be any epidemics in early summer this year. "
"There's a shortage of food now. Just like previous years, the price of food will definitely rise. I hope Fang Xusheng can suppress it."
"Stop flattering him. Xusheng aside, even a True Saint would have to escape from Ning An County this winter. The barbarians are already preparing their troops. As soon as it snows, their army will definitely attack! The Strongholds in the north won't last for a few days. They would soon reach the Yi River. If that happened, would Ning An County be able to hold on? Definitely! Look, those big families have already started to move their family businesses to the south. "
"But there are more people coming to Ning An than last year."
"of it! Ning An County was an important area in the north. War was about to break out here, so the merchants naturally wanted to make a killing. Before the city, before the city walls.
"I just don't know what will happen to County Magistrate Xiao Fang …"
"He won't be buried with Ning An County. He'll probably be transferred away before the city falls."
"That goes without saying. Fang Xu Sheng alone is more powerful than 10 Ning An County's!"
................... Jin....
. ".. that's true!"
Even those who didn't think highly of Fang Yun nodded in agreement. They acknowledged Fang Yun's value.
.. When Fang Yun returned to the county office, he was different from the other stand-in county magistrates. He didn't go around the county office. Instead, he went straight to the county magistrate's residence and asked Yang Yuhuan how things were going. He also decided on the layout of the residence with her.
When the matters in the residence were almost settled, Fang Yun gathered some officials and aides in the county office and asked them to show him around.
Fang Yun first inspected the offices of the county magistrate, deputy, registrar, and warden. Then, he went to the tenth branch and other important places.
At night, Fang Yun, accompanied by the county deputy and others, personally went to the dining hall to have dinner with all the officials. He also had a friendly conversation with the chef and some of the officials. During this time, he asked about the weight of the eggs and other details to test the chef. Finally, Fang Yun gave a speech. Food was the most important thing for the people. He had to pay attention to the food and the safety of the food. He couldn't let the officials work on an empty stomach. He won the unanimous praise of all the officials.
Fang Yun's aides were very curious. They didn't understand why Fang Yun came to the dining hall as a county magistrate. Fang Yun didn't explain.
Fang Yun spent the afternoon and half a night to understand the county office thoroughly. Then, he returned to his study.
More than ten boxes of documents had been placed in the study, which had been accumulated by various departments after Ji Zhibai left office. There were documents on the people's livelihood and public opinion, the calculation of the farming season, important animal husbandry matters, business affairs, financial accounts, workshop profits, the adjustment of the Academy, and the resignation of officials due to illness …
These documents were originally sent by Fang Yun. However, some of them didn't need to be sent. Obviously, the officials wanted to increase Fang Yun's workload.
Unfortunately, Fang Yun was not an ordinary Jinshi. His talent was no less than that of a newly promoted Hanlin Academy. His literary courage was close to that of a Grand Secretary.
Fang Yun lightly exhaled, and Wen Dan's power burst forth. A formless power lifted up all of the documents in the box, and the topmost document flew to Fang Yun. Under the control of Wen Dan's power, it was as if the wind was blowing through the pages of a book.
This document was the name list of all the officials in the county office. It was bound together and had more than a hundred pages. However, it was flipped through by Literary Courage in less than ten breaths. Fang Yun had also finished reading and memorizing it. Then, a set of the same name list appeared in the Strange Book World.
The Strange Book World could devour all the books. Reading in the Strange Book World was more efficient. However, it couldn't create new books out of thin air. These books had to be returned to the yamen. Therefore, Fang Yun could only read one book and record the other.
Fang Yun's reading speed was much faster than Hanlin Academy's. He finished reading box after box of documents. By the time he finished reading the seventh box, it was already dawn. Fang Yun finally felt tired. He left the study and went back to his bedroom to lie down.
Fang Yun first recalled everything that had happened that day. He did some self-reflection and revision. Then, he started to read the documents in the Strange Book World.
In the Strange Book World, Fang Yun's reading speed was a thousand times faster than outside.
These documents covered all aspects of Ning An County. There were officials, workers, agriculture, business, education, military, law, and so on. They were a hundred times more diverse than the books Fang Yun usually read. Therefore, he didn't force himself to finish reading all the documents. Instead, he prepared to read them before bed and continue reading the rest of the documents the next day.
These documents were like a mess. They couldn't be cut and sorted out. However, Fang Yun needed to peel the silk from the cocoon and sort them out bit by bit. This would be of great use to Ning An County.
These documents hid Ning An County!
The next morning, Fang Yun wanted to continue reading the documents. However, just after breakfast, Yu Ba Chi hurried to the back residence under the lead of Man Shuai.
"Greetings to the county magistrate!" Yu Ba Chi bowed.
"We're all family. There's no need to be so polite in the future. Seeing that you're in such a hurry, did something happen? "
"Yes. I've been paying attention to the movements of the Zuo Tong Party. This morning, I discovered some clues. If I'm not wrong, they'll use lawsuits to tie you down and keep you in court. You won't be able to deal with other matters, "Yu Ba Chi said.
Fang Yun immediately thought of the essays of some officials. He knew something was fishy. He said, "They've already prepared a large number of lawsuits and want me to continue to try them?"
"That's right."
"What if I don't try them or try them in batches?" Fang Yun asked.
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