"Yes." The little girl nodded and said, "My mother asked me to send it here." Then she pointed to the side.
There was a young couple next to her.
The man looked to be in his early thirties. He was tall and sturdy, with a full beard and a square face. His expression was firm and rough, and he carried a three-pronged hunting fork on his back. He also carried several freshly peeled mountain beast skins stained with blood on his back. He was dressed like a hunter. The woman was a little younger, around twenty-three or twenty-four years old. She had fair skin and a beautiful appearance. She was carrying a baby that had not yet been weaned in her arms. Although the woman was dressed in a plain dress with thorns, it was difficult to conceal her elegant temperament. At first glance, she gave off a breathtaking feeling. She did not look like a poor person, but rather a lady from a noble family.
There were two bamboo baskets at her feet.
The bamboo baskets were filled with golden apricots, which should be wild fruits picked from the mountains and sold in the market in the city for money.
Seeing Li Mu's eyes, the couple showed a kind smile.
"Thank you." Li Mu imitated the ancient people and then took the apricots from the little girl. He touched her head and said with a smile, "Thank you, little sister. What's your name?"
"My Yaya."
The little girl smiled happily and skipped back to her parents.
The people of the alien planet were really friendly and simple.
Li Mu sighed with tears in his eyes.
The two apricots made Li Mu feel very good about the alien planet.
The two golden apricots were big and sweet. They could barely satisfy his hunger. Li Mu ate one and the two little attendants Qing Feng and Ming Yue shared the other.
The team entered the city in order.
Soon the young couple and Yaya arrived at the gate of the city.
At first glance, one could tell that the soldiers who were doing the interrogations were veterans. Their armor was loose, and their faces were greedy. They brazenly wanted to take bribes. Anyone who entered the city would have their things deducted. It could be said that they were plucking feathers from the geese.
The couple's two animal skins and half a frame of apricots were taken away. They were angry but dared not say anything. They went into the city with their children.
Finally, they came to Li Mu and the other two.
When Qing Feng, the little attendant, was about to step forward to show his identity, the leading Dutou Official covered his nose and looked up and down at the three of them. "Damn it, where did these three beggars come from? They are dirty and smelly. What bad luck! Get out of here … Don't make trouble in the city, or I'll break your legs …" Then, he ordered his men to drive the three of them into the city.
When Li Mu entered the city, he looked back at the city gate with every step, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
Even though he had successfully entered the county, the feeling of being looked down upon was really unpleasant.
Moreover, a glimpse of the whole picture would reveal that the governance of the Western Qin Empire did not seem to be very good.
Taibai County was a mountain city.
Only by entering would one be able to feel the charm of this ancient city.
Several main roads were paved with bluestones, a specialty of Taibai Mountain. They were smooth and flat, comparable to the asphalt roads on the earth. Most of the other roads contained steps or bends, zigzagging and shuttling between mountains and rivers, like a landscape garden. Several rivers surrounded the ancient city and flowed down from high to low, forming several waterfalls in the city. But the water was not big, and the bottom could be seen clearly.
Ancient trees were entrenched in the city, and their crowns were like canopies, which could easily be hundreds of years old.
The scenery was beautiful, and it was easy to get lost wandering in it.
About two hours later.
Li Mu, with two attendants, asked the way while climbing the mountain, and it took them half a day to reach the gate of the county government located at the highest point of the county.
Yes, after the motivational ideological struggle, Li Mu decided to take advantage of the situation and temporarily pretend to be the county magistrate of Taibai County.
There were three reasons.
First, because he had offended the Bloody-moon faction, he would definitely be chased and killed, and now he had no power to protect himself. Second, through the communication with Qing Feng, he knew that in the Western Qin Empire, the unregistered residents would be enslaved by the government. The third reason was even simpler. Li Mu was just a junior high school graduate on the earth, and he had no survival skills. If he wandered around, he would starve to death in a few days.
Of course, it was also nice to be the county magistrate as soon as he came to this world.
At the gate of the county government, there were two teams of yamen runners guarding.
As soon as the three people came to the gate, a yamen runner came over and scolded, "Three stinky beggars, this is the place of the county government, idlers should leave, and get out of here if you don't want to die …" He looked very fierce and nasty.
"You have no eyes, how dare you scold my young master, believe it or not, my young master will punch you to death …" The violent and adorkable female attendant put her hands on her hips. Ming Yue did not show weakness and scolded back, "You snobs, my young master is the new county magistrate of Taibai County, you reckless things, hurry up to greet the county magistrate!"
…
Half an hour later.
"Pay respect to the county magistrate."
In the hall of the county government.
After verifying the appointment letter and official seal, a group of civil and military officials with different expressions bowed their heads and greeted the new county magistrate in unison.
Li Mu sat on the official chair, expressionless.
Although he was just a rookie, he could also see that these members of the county government did not have much respect or fear for him, the new county magistrate. But those yamen runners who spoke rudely before were a little scared, and at this time, they knelt in the outermost circle and shivered.
"Don't be so polite, you can all leave …"
He did not want to care about the attitude of these people.
Because he had a guilty conscience.
After all, the person Li Mu impersonated was a scholar who had passed the imperial examination. He was definitely a knowledgeable person who was familiar with the officialdom of the Western Qin Empire. However, Li Mu, as a time traveler, knew nothing about most of the common sense of officialdom in this world.
"Ah?"
A group of civil officials and yamen runners were a little confused.
"What happened?
"He asked us to leave?
"The county magistrate has just taken office, doesn't he know the current situation of the county government?"
"Your Honor, since the former county magistrate Lu resigned to seek Taoism a year ago, there has been no county magistrate in Taibai County for a year, and the files that have not been reviewed in the county government are piling up like a mountain …" A middle-aged man who looked a little fat like a minister counselor bowed and said with a smile, "I have prepared all the big and small events, files, official documents, and all kinds of records that happened in the county in the past year. Your Honor, you can have a look at them now …"
Li Mu waved his hand and interrupted him, saying, "You are?"
"I am Zhou Wu, the county magistrate of this county." The fat middle-aged man said with a smile.
"Oh, the county magistrate, that is the deputy county magistrate."
"But according to him, the former county magistrate actually resigned to seek Taoism?" "What the hell is this?"
Li Mu nodded calmly and said, "I am very tired after a long journey. Let's talk about government affairs later … You can leave first."
Anyway, he had made up his mind not to talk too much with these guys.
Otherwise, he would make mistakes if he talked too much.
When the officials heard this, they looked up at Li Mu with different expressions. Some were disappointed, some were happy, some were contemptuous, and some were silent. Then they bowed again and walked out in order.
"Hey, wait a minute, that Zhou …" Li Mu suddenly raised his hand and pointed to the county magistrate Zhou Wu.
The latter was shocked, and his expression suddenly changed, then he turned back to look at Li Mu.
"Well, I … I am a little hungry. Ask someone to prepare some food and send it to the back office." Li Mu tried to act as if it was a matter of course and said, "There must be wine and meat."
"Oh." The shock on the county magistrate Zhou Wu's face faded, and an imperceptible contempt flashed from the depth of his eyes. He showed a strange smile on his face and said, "Okay."
Then a group of officials walked out of the hall of the county government.
Then there was a burst of laughter outside.
The little attendant Qing Feng and Ming Yue on the side were ashamed and covered their faces.
Obviously, the performance of the young master sitting on the official chair had become a joke among his colleagues, and it would soon be spread in the upper circle of Taibai County. It was really a new official who had not started the fire, but had already made a fool of himself.
Li Mu crossed his legs on the official chair, looked indifferent, and even grinned.
He just wanted to survive as the county magistrate, and he didn't care about the so-called rights at all.
After all, he was an alien.
He came to this planet to practice martial arts. Everything that happened before had proved that what the old faker said was true. Xiantian Skill and Zhenwu Boxing were very likely to have the power of immortals, and it was possible that they could be practiced on this planet.
As long as the two great magic skills could be practiced — no, even if it was just a little bit, their power could sweep across this low-level martial arts planet. Even the emperors of the three empires and the leaders of the nine Holy Clans would tremble under the feet of Li Mu. What was a small county magistrate? At that time, money, beauty, high position and generous salary would be at his fingertips.
"Ahahahaha …"
Li Mu, who was imagining a bright future, couldn't help laughing wildly on the official chair.
Qing Feng and Ming Yue on the side were speechless.
The young master was so hopeless, and he was so happy that he was crazy.
…
About half an hour later, Magistrate Zhou sent someone to send a table of delicious food, wine, meat and all kinds of delicacies.
Li Mu and the two little attendants couldn't control themselves at all, and directly began to eat in the lobby of the county government. They ate as much as they could, and their stomachs almost burst, like the reincarnation of hungry ghosts, which made several government runners next to them dumbfounded.
After the meal, Ma Junwu, who was in charge of the county government's defense, came to see him, saying that he wanted to ask about the county government's defense layout.
The division of labor of the county-level administrative units in the Western Qin Empire was very simple and clear. Under the county magistrate, there were three deputy county bureaucrats, namely, the county magistrate in charge of the county government, the registrar in charge of money and grain taxes, and the Dianshi janitor in charge of military equipment.
The Dianshi janitor was equivalent to the director of the public security bureau on the earth.
Under the Dianshi janitor, there were three Dutou officials, namely, the Dutou official in charge of the county government's defense, the Dutou official in charge of arresting criminals, and the Dutou official in charge of the civilian militia. Corresponding to the earth, the division of labor was roughly equivalent to the internal security of the armed police, the criminal police and the militia.
Ma Junwu, the Dutou official in charge of the county government's defense layout, had to ask the county magistrate for permission as usual.
"No."
Li Mu refused to see him without hesitation, and let the little attendant Qing Feng deal with it.
He himself hid in the back office at the first time.
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