The boundless Gobi Desert is vast and vast. Lu Zheng set out from the capital and walked along the northwest direction, traveling a hundred miles a day. When he saw the vast Gobi Desert, Lu Zheng knew that Liangzhou was about to arrive.

Along the way, Lu Zheng was surrounded by guards and beautiful relatives, and had a pampered life in food, clothing, housing and transportation. He crossed Jiayuguan, saw the Great Wall, walked through the green grassland, and experienced the customs and cultures of the northwest. He was indescribable joy.

When he was in the capital, others only thought that he was exiled to Longyou. Lu Zheng himself also had this idea. However, once he left Beijing, Lu Zheng felt that the sky was high and the birds could fly, and freedom was particularly great.

It is said that my hometown is where I feel at ease. Lu Zheng gradually forgot the capital along the way, and he only felt that even if he stayed in this beautiful Gobi Desert for the rest of his life, there was nothing wrong with it.

Lu Zheng was a human being in his two lives, had rich experiences, and his understanding of life was different from that of ordinary people. In Buddhist terms, fame, wealth and honor were all over the world, and they were all illusory. Therefore, Lu Zheng was open-minded, did not worship or fear strong people. Even Dai Gao was just like this in his eyes.

No matter how strong a person is, he is just a human being. If he is a human being, he will have seven emotions and six desires, he will have joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness, and birth, old age, sickness and death. What's so great about them? After so many years, they are just a piece of loess.

Liangzhou City is located in the middle of the Great Gobi Desert, and is called the Gobi City. On the opposite side of it, Yincheng is the capital city of Longyou. The two cities are the most prosperous places in Longyou.

The most unique condition for Liangzhou is that it is located at the hub between the north and the south, and Liangzhou is the only way to trade north and south in the entire Dakang Dynasty.

Tea, salt, porcelain, satin and grain in the Central Plains region are all the way northwest to Liangzhou, and from Liangzhou and then north, there is the Turkish forces, and to the west, it is Tubo, and to the northeast, it is the North Yan. The fur, cattle, sheep, and horses in the north also need to go south by Liangzhou.

Many merchants who went north only transported the goods to Liangzhou, and merchants from northern China then took goods from Liangzhou to go north to market to the outside world.

It is no exaggeration to say that Liangzhou is the center of the Dakang trade in the north. The cultures of the four seas are blended, the customs and cultures are diverse, and the prosperity of its cities is not as good as the capital, but it has a different style.

The two major families of Longyou, Liangzhou is the territory of the Song family. The head of the Song family was named the Northwest General, holding 100,000 iron cavalry, and the tiger lies north of Liangzhou. Most of the territory of Longyou are under the control of the Song family.

The Qi family in Yincheng was the richest family in Longyou. The silver, money, food and grass in Longyou were almost monopolized by the Qi family. The head of the Qi family Qi Lingxiong was named King of Jingxi and was actually the head of Longyou. The Qi family was also the most powerful family in Longyou.

The Ministry of Personnel of Longyou has a list of officials at all levels, and the Ministry of Personnel of the Qijia Jingxi Palace also has a list of officials, which generally coordinates the relationship between the two parties.

Evolving to the present, because the Qi family was trusted by the Prime Minister Dai Gao, it became a list of vacancies provided by the Prince of Jingxi to the Ministry of Personnel regularly, and then the Ministry of Personnel was responsible for selecting officials to enrich them to Longyou.

In fact, in most cases, Longyou will not give the vacant list to the Ministry of Personnel. This time, the situation is special. As for the reason, it must be related to Prime Minister Dai Gao.

After Lu Zheng arrived in Liangzhou City, he did not stay for too long, so he went directly to Shatian County to work. Shatian County is located on the east side of Liangzhou City, close to the Crescent Lake in Liangzhou, which is an important place in Liangzhou.

Therefore, Shatian County is a big county, with the county magistrate Wang Wenyuan having the sixth rank official title, while the two county magistrates were the seventh rank officials. In addition, there were also a lord, a lord, a lord, a lord, a lord, and a shatian county government. There were 40 or 50 officials, which was more than the county under Yangzhou in the south.

Lu Zheng's appearance in the county government caused a lot of sensation, mainly because he was too young, his skin was white, and his handsome and handsome man, which made him look younger.

Such a young young man, the young masters of wealthy families are kept at home to eat, drink, have fun, fight and get out of the dog! What a good guy, Lu Zheng actually became the county magistrate and became the second or third-in-command of Shatin County. This is not eye-catching.

The back house of the county government office, which is the residence of the county magistrate. The county magistrate Wang Wenyuan is almost sixty years old and thin. He is wearing the imperial court uniform and his clothes are slightly disheveled, as if he is unkempt.

After Lu Zheng respectfully greeted him, his turbid eyes looked at Lu Zheng through the refracted light of Persian glasses, which was quite meaningful.

As soon as you open your mouth, you will find a strong northwest accent: "Mr. Lu Zheng, I have heard your name for a long time, and I will be a thunderous person in the county government from now on. If you have any trouble, I will come to me directly and I will definitely solve it.

You and I are both scholars and we are all grateful. We must work hard to protect the world and benefit the people!"

Wang Wenyuan's words were ups and downs, righteous and impeccable. He paused and continued: "I am old and I will depend on you young people in the future. You and Lord Kou have to do your duty and benefit the people of Shatin..."

"Come on, give Lu Xiao...oh, Lord Lu!"

The maid came in carefully and served tea for Lu Zheng. In the northwest, it was rare to see such a beautiful girl. Lu Zheng couldn't help but take a look.

After Wang Wenyuan said something, when Lord Wang's lips were dry and his tongue was scarce, Lu Zheng said, "My Lord Wang, I am ashamed! I am only less than eighteen years old this year, so I can be said to be a young man.

This time the emperor asked me to come, and I knew that I could not control a county. So, I will help you, Lord Wang, and learn from you.

If I can’t handle the future errands, I have to ask Lord Wang to help me. You are respectful, so don’t refuse. You must take care of your subordinates!”

Lu Zheng's words were extremely sincere and natural. Wang Wenyuan's eyes looked at Lu Zheng even more meaningful. He could not understand what Lu Zheng said.

It would be fine if Lu Zheng was really a naughty man, but this kid is said to be someone who even the prime minister dares to offend in the capital. He is a truly powerful and cruel person!

I was young and was given grace by the emperor and made him an official. Could it be that he should be full of confidence and thinking about doing something big? Why did he have such an attitude after taking office and willing to give the rights in his hands to others?

You should know that the official positions in the county government are not arranged randomly. The county magistrate is the head of a county and is responsible for the full responsibility. However, the county magistrate also has division of labor and each performs its duties.

For example, the county magistrate Kou Xiangwen is responsible for taxes, agricultural reclamation, Lu Zheng takes office and is responsible for cultural education and education, county magistrate Wang Wenyuan is responsible for public security and anti-theft, civil criminal lawsuits and judgments, etc.

As an official, money, grain, tax and tax are the tasks of the court and are the top priority. However, the county education of culture and education is responsible for educating the people, and the responsibility is not small. More importantly, it is necessary to screen talents for use by the court, which is also an extremely important task.

As an official, the first major political achievement is whether the money, grain and taxes can be paid on time, and whether the local government has been educated and whether the talents trained by the court are cultivated.

The Ministry of Personnel evaluates local areas every year, and these two items are the key points. Lu Zheng is not a county magistrate without power or position, but a heavy responsibility!

Wang Wenyuan could not judge the intention and authenticity of Lu Zheng's words, so he decided to wait and see for the time being. As an old fox in his fifties, he climbed to his current position step by step, and I don't know how much hardship he had done.

Therefore, no matter how well the people in the court have, how powerful they are, they will definitely not be able to stand it if they want to fight for power in his hands.

Of course, as Lu Zheng said, he welcomed him to ask him for advice everywhere and let him make an idea. After all, the use of power, the wonderful taste is very addictive!

Lu Zheng drank a cup of tea from Wang Wenyuan, and the two sides chatted for a while, mainly Wang Wenyuan said that he was listening most of the time, and the first meeting between the two was completed happily and friendly.

From then on, Lu Zheng became a member of Shahe County Government. He wore a seventh-rank official uniform and was second only to the county magistrate. He was so eye-catching in a small county government.

Lu Zheng lived in a small house on the left side of the county government office. This was the public housing in the county. The house was not big, only three tile houses, and there were several wing rooms. Fortunately, there were not many people with Lu Zheng. He was just here and Lu Zheng was not inconvenient to find a house again, so he lived in peace.

The second person he wanted to visit was Kou Xiangwen, who was also a county magistrate. Kou Xiangwen was also a juren and an official from the northwest, but his appearance was different from Wang Wenyuan.

Wang Wenyuan looked thin and ungrateful, while Kou Xiangwen was a rich wife, fair and clean. She wore a silk coat and a gauze hat at home, held a fan in her hand, and the two beards at the corner of her mouth were particularly stylish.

The gift Lu Zheng gave him was a box of famous teas from Wuyi Mountain in the south, a pair of purple clay tea sets from Jingdezhen. Seeing the tea and tea sets, Kou Xiangwen narrowed his eyes and said:

"Oh, Lord Lu, you're so spending, you're spending too much! You're going to take office soon, and we should be welcome to you.

But you also saw that the county government slap is a big part of the hand, and everyone is so busy that they are blind. The things I care about are all troubles.”

Kou Xiangwen looked around and said, "Look at the yard I live in, there is no time to take care of it. The front fence is hanging on the cat and the back fence is out of shape!"

Lu Zheng beat him up, but he was wary of Kou Xiangwen. This fat man was smiling, but he was very scheming.

Listening to his words, you can taste your dissatisfaction with Wang Wenyuan by listening to him carefully. For Lu Zheng now, such emotions are not only unnecessary, but also very dangerous.

As the saying goes, the first level of officialdom is to kill people. Lu Zheng comes from afar, and is alone here. How can Lu Zheng act rashly? For him, the first step is to gain a foothold is a more pragmatic goal.
Chapter completed!