The best county magistrate

In the thirteenth year of Jianwen, September 25th.

The official examination in Qingzhou has begun, and it is Yang Xuanchen's old acquaintance Mao Yi who comes to Qingshui County to take the examination.

He had not been to Qingshui County for three years, and the changes now really shocked him.

First, there are vegetable and fruit fields all over the Mangshan area, and then there is the industrial park in the south of the city.

If Zhang Biao hadn't held Mao Yi tightly, the guy would have wanted to go back and report to Yan Chenghai as soon as he saw the Qingshui County wall.

He, Yang Xuanchen, wants to rebel!

Which county magistrate would build a city wall that high and wide?

Looking at the entire Great Yan, you are the only one in Qingshui County.

"Hahaha, Master Mao, long time no see. How are you?"

Yang Xuanchen's hearty laughter came from behind Zhang Biao, and then he performed an official salute and introduced Mao Buyi into the county seat.

Well, it was actually Zhang Biao who dragged him in.

"Yang Xuanchen, you are going to rebel! I...I want to report it to Master Yan."

"Let...let me go!"

Yang Xuanchen put his hand on Mao Yi's shoulder and said sadly: "Master Mao, you are here. Let's drink some wine to keep away the cold."

Mao Yi originally wanted to shout for help, but Zhang Biao's big hand covered his mouth, and he could only whine.

In desperation, he and several of his subordinates were taken back to the Qingshui County government office.

"Sir Yang, although I, Mao Yi, am not a high-ranking official, I am still an official sent by Mr. Yan Chenghaiyan to take exams."

"Isn't it inappropriate for you to do this?"

After entering the yamen, Mao Yi's tone softened. After all, there were only five or six of him.

It seems that there are no less than 200 subordinate officials in the entire Qingshui County government office, large and small.

If there was a conflict, he would never be able to live with it.

"Ah, Master Mao is seeing someone else now, isn't he? It's not the first time we've met."

"I suddenly saw Master Mao coming just now. I was so excited. I went too far."

Yang Xuanchen smiled and apologized, which was regarded as a step down for Mao Yi.

"Now that everyone is here, let's ask Mr. Yang to report his work according to the process..."

After Mao Yi said this, he straightened his official uniform, walked into the courtroom and sat behind the case.

Yang Xuanchen did not doubt his presence, but took out the work report he had prepared and read it loudly.

"Now that I have taken office, Qingshui County has grown from 2,000 to 8,000 households to 31,000 to 124,000 households..."

"Improving houses, paving roads and building bridges, returning farmland to the people... the people live and work in peace and contentment..."

"On April 20, the 10th year of Jianwen, His Majesty issued an imperial edict granting the title of Baron and the fiefdom of Qingshui County..."

"In the summer of the same year, more than 4,000 victims were collected and the epidemic was eradicated so that they would no longer be displaced."

"In the winter of the same year, the bandits and bandits from Liangshan were recruited and settled in a stable place."

"In the autumn of the 11th year of Jianwen, I studied hybrid rice with farmers. Today, the yield per mu has reached nearly 600 kilograms, and there is hope for another breakthrough next year."

"The twelfth year of Jianwen..."

"We have worked hard for more than three years. Although we cannot achieve prosperity for all people, there are no white people in Qingshui County."

"Preaching education, doing good deeds, focusing on environmental protection, except Chen Lixin has changed the face of Qingshui County."

"Everyone among the people is literate, and every household has meat and grain for meals..."

As one after another great achievements came out of Yang Xuanchen's mouth, Mao Yi couldn't help but take a breath of cold air.

Wow, is this really what he did after taking office?

It’s incredible!

Even before departure, Mao Yi had inquired a lot about Yang Xuanchen's deeds.

Now that I heard him talk about these things with my own ears, I felt a different emotion in my heart.

Shock is essential, but more of it is envy for Yang Xuanchen.

To be honest, if I were the magistrate of Qingshui County, I probably wouldn't even have the guts to arrest Wang Mang, let alone Qian Youde.

The left and right chief clerks who came with Mao Yi stopped writing in the middle of Yang Xuanchen's report because they were so shocked that they couldn't open their mouths from ear to ear.

A few feigned coughs brought them back from their thoughts, and the two of them laughed awkwardly but couldn't write anything.

I simply stopped writing it and waited until Yang Xuanchen finished reading it and took a copy of it.

The debriefing did not take long and the report was completed quickly.

"Master Mao, this is basically what I have done. Please bear with me if I am wrong."

It's not your size!

Correct your sister!

The things you have done, even Te Niangyan Chenghai is not as good as you, what can you say for me.

Mao Yi smiled awkwardly, "Master Yang's political achievements are unprecedented and unparalleled. They are impeccable. I don't have many suggestions."

"However, the incident mentioned by Mr. Yang is so challenging that perhaps officials from various ministries will retake the exam after the year..."

Yang Xuanchen was not surprised at all by Mao Yi's statement, because he had already expected it.

After all, in just over three years, it is incredible to build a county with 8,000 people into a large county with more than 100,000 people.

Not to mention recruiting mountain bandits, there was no county magistrate as capable as him in both the Great Jing and Great Yan dynasties.

Therefore, his political achievements will definitely be reviewed by the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and there will also be supervision by the censor from the Yushitai.

Accompanied by Yang Xuanchen, Wei Junzhi, and Zhang Biao, they spent two days leading Mao Yi and his party to inspect the folk customs in Qingshui County and verify the facts.

When leaving, Mao Yi once again glanced at the city wall ten feet high, with a slightly complicated look in his eyes.

"Master Yang, Mao, please say one more thing."

"Isn't your city wall really plotting to rebel?"

Yang Xuanchen burst out laughing when he heard this, "Master Mao, you are too worried."

"Xiaguan suddenly heard that there was going to be a war between the north and the south earlier. He was afraid that something would go wrong, so he spent time and effort building this city wall. It's not what you thought."

"Your Majesty and Lord Yan are aware of this matter, don't worry."

In the end, Mao Yi didn't say anything more, got on the carriage and returned to Linjiang City.

He looked at the carriage filled with souvenirs from Qingshui County, and a knowing smile appeared on his face, "This boy is really rich."

Seeing the carriage go away, Zhao Xue, who was standing next to Yang Xuanchen in men's clothing, spoke.

"Master, the documents related to the examination will not be collected until the winter, and they will be reviewed by several provinces before they are sent to my father."

"The results will not be available until the next year at the earliest. Historically, when taking exams, local officials would make decisions at higher levels."

"Why don't you take care of this Master Mao?"

There was a thud, and her little head was shocked. "This is called bribery. Is your master like this?"

"I'm very upright and upright, but Qingshui County looks like this. Do you still need to take care of yourself?"

At this time, Zhang Biao snickered a few times and then said: "Third brother, those horses seem to be having a hard time pulling the carriage."

"I told you not to put so many local products in, but you just didn't listen..."

With a puff, Zhao Xue covered her mouth and laughed, her eyes turning into two crescent moons.

"Master...master, please don't leave. I won't tell dad that you bribed me during the exam. You're not giving away souvenirs."

Yang Xuanchen jumped in anger as he walked, "Zhang Biao, I'll punish you by going to the other side to dig mines on the other side for five days starting tomorrow!"

He turned his head and pointed at Zhao Xue, "And you, you will be punished by copying the "Women's Precepts" ten times, and you will not be allowed to eat until you finish copying!"

Zhao Xue and Zhang Biao looked at each other. Both of them had sad faces, lowered their heads and followed Yang Xuanchen's footsteps.