Huating County.

The autumn wind is bleak, but it cannot blow away the enthusiasm of people in and outside the city. No matter men, women, young and old, in this good time when the weather is getting better and the sun is shining brightly, they are busy with their own affairs, repairing the city walls and houses, and rushing to harvest the mature rice and wheat in the fields... Almost no one can stay idle.

The previous war naturally caused great damage to Huating County. Some people died, some people’s homes were destroyed, and some people lost their relatives and friends... However, they also grew up. After experiencing and resisting that battle, the people of the county were already as close as a family. So when everyone needed to rebuild their homes, they naturally responded to it, and no one was lazy. They really had money and made great efforts.

So, after just over a month, people have come out of their sadness, and the damaged parts of Huating County have been repaired to a great extent, and now they have come to the end.

Because of this, everyone became more and more respectful to County Magistrate Li who led them out of the haze and danger, and only wanted to make continuous progress under his jurisdiction and let the entire Huating County embark on a truly prosperous road. But...

"Grandpa Zhu, is that statement true? The master is really going to leave our Huating and become an official elsewhere?" After a busy life, someone finally took advantage of the rest to ask everyone's doubts to the oldest man.

In an instant, countless pairs of eyes fell on the white-haired old man who was obviously stunned. After a moment of trance, he smiled bitterly: "It's true, this is the news my grandson in the county government told me. This time the master came back just to give all the official duties and was about to leave in just two days."

"Ah... How many days does the county master come to Huating? Are you leaving now?"

"Yes, yes, how could you be transferred so quickly? I heard that officials usually stay in the same place for several years, just like the previous magistrate Xu. He has been an official here for ten years."

Everyone expressed their disbelief, but in fact they could not accept the result in their hearts. However, Old Man Zhu could not refute after opening his mouth. Why didn’t he want County Magistrate Li to stay in the county town forever and lead everyone to live a good life?

The old man who was moved in his heart was not in the mood to work, so he turned around and looked towards the county government. He really wanted to say something to the master in person and ask him to stay for everyone.

At this time, Li Ling summoned all the officials in the second hall of the county government and officially announced the fact that he was about to be transferred to Yangzhou as the prefect. As he spoke, the hall was quiet, and everyone, including the two assistant officials, fell into silence.

Seeing this, Li Ling smiled: "Why, don't you have any thoughts? Are you not happy for this official? This is a promotion that has been promoted. I have only been in Jiangnan for half a year, and I will be promoted to a prefect of the place."

"Congratulations, congratulations!" As Wen Xuan reacted, he stood up and bowed, and the others followed suit, just saying words of congratulations, but the smiles on their faces were too forced.

Finally, after another silence, an official who was working in a household house could not hold back and said loudly with red eyes: "Sir, if you really want to leave our Huating, can you not go?"

"Yes, sir, you are the backbone of our county. It is you who helped us free ourselves from the oppression of the Xu family and the Fang family. It is you who led us to win the rebellion enemy. Now we have finally hope and you are leaving again. What should we do in the future?"

With the beginning, these officials and servants who had long been full of rhetoric could no longer help, and they all spoke long or short, reasonable or strange words. Anyway, they were the same meaning. They all wanted to keep County Magistrate Li and let him continue here.

Li Ling's eyes were not red. He could feel everyone's closeness and dependence on him, which was a wonderful feeling that he had never had before. But he knew his situation better. This was something that could not be decided by himself, but it was difficult to reply for a while. He could only smile and said, "Li Ling understands your feelings, but this is the order of the superior and the order issued by the governor. I, a small county magistrate, cannot disobey."

"Everyone, the county master was valued and promoted by the governor because of his great contribution. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. As subordinates, shouldn't we be happy about the future of our ancestors? Shouldn't we wish him a bright future and a bright future? How can we do such an act that hinders our ancestors?" However, Master Tian was the most rational and quickly persuaded others.

After he said this, it really worked. Many of the officials blushed a little. Yes, he only thought about how good it would be for his family to have a county magistrate, but he ignored that this was a great opportunity for the county magistrate.

So, no one dared to say anything persuasion. After a while of hesitation, everyone changed to words congratulating Li County Magistrate's promotion, which moved Li Ling again. They were indeed good subordinates who were considering themselves.

With a touching emotion, Li Ling spoke again: "I, Li Ling, will definitely not forget everyone's affection for me. Although I am no longer the magistrate of Huating County, my heart will always be with you. In the future, if there is any difficulty in Huating County, just send someone to Yangzhou to find me. As long as I can do it, I will do my best to help."

As he said that, he looked at Wen Xuan next to him again: "Also, you don't have to worry that corrupt officials will come to exploit you after I leave, because the one who takes over the position of county magistrate is Lord Wen..."

Everyone's eyes fell on Wen Xuan, some were surprised, and some said that they were all reasonable. Originally, the candidates for the new county magistrate could be promoted from the second-level officials, such as the former county magistrate Xu, who was the county magistrate when he was appointed as the county magistrate.

In terms of personality, Wen Xuan is indeed very good. Although he does not have much courage and responsibility, it is enough to manage a county. Moreover, he has been a county magistrate for many years and has not done anything that is angry with the heavens and people. He is not a capable official, but a good official.

Although Wen Xuan had already known this arrangement two days ago, this was the purpose of his willingness to assist Li Ling with all his strength after the Xu family was defeated. With his eyesight, it was obvious that Li Ling was definitely not an ordinary official and that the small Huating County Magistrate could not have trapped him for many years. In fact, Li Ling's promotion was much faster than he had imagined. In less than half a year, he had to become a prefect.

Restraining his excitement, Wen Xuan stood up and bowed to the crowd: "I know that my talent is far from comparable to Lord Li, but since Lord Li values ​​it, I am willing to recommend me as the next magistrate of Huating County to the Governor, then I will do my best to let the people of this county live and work in peace and live a good life. And you will be the indispensable helper for me to govern the local area in the future. I hope you will be the same heart and virtue as me from now on and live a life of Lord Li!"

From being a little nervous at the beginning, to gradually letting go and getting used to his new identity, Wen Xuan's performance was quite good. The people around him were also stunned and then reacted and all bent down to meet the new boss. In their opinion, Wen Xuan was undoubtedly the best successor to County Magistrate Li.

Li Ling looked at the reactions of both sides, and showed a happy smile on his face. His decision was undoubtedly correct. It was really wise to ask for this appointment before Governor Wen that day.

As a result, the succession of the new and old county magistrates was confirmed. There were too many things to do in the yamen, so everyone dispersed. Li Ling only kept Wen Xuan and Tian Chief Corps.

It was not until the three of them were left in the hall that he looked solemn and looked at them and said, "I have already explained the other matters in the accounts of documents and accounts to you one by one, and it can be considered as a handover. I will leave Huating tomorrow and go to Yangzhou."

After a pause, he said again: "What I want to talk about now is about the next development strategy of Huating County."

"Just just give your orders, and the subordinates will definitely follow Xiao Gui Cao and do everything according to the adult's wishes." Wen Xuan immediately made a serious statement. He also knew that his abilities were not as good as Li Ling, so if you want to be a good official, you naturally need his guidance.

"Haha, don't be nervous, I'm just one suggestion. After all, you will be the county magistrate of this county in the future." Li Ling smiled and then got the topic. "In fact, since the Xu Fang family was taken down, the county has no force to compete with the county government. You must keep this. In the future, no matter which rich family wants to win over you and give you benefits to gain the power of the government, you must be vigilant.

"In addition, the county has experienced changes, which has made the already thin financial resources even worse. Although I have helped you to avoid the taxes this year and next two years, if you really want to make Huating rich, it still requires the whole county to work together. This requires you to set an example and work hard with the people. Although our Huating is quite remote in the south of the Yangtze River, there are actually many advantages that cannot be compared with, such as the sea and the Fang family's private salt transactions, we can use them to become official business, and to go to sea trade. These things can be done step by step. As long as you are smart and patient enough, Huating will definitely make a big difference in a few years..."

In fact, Li Ling had many ideas in his heart as a super metropolis in later generations, but there were not many people who could really say it for a while. But these statements were enough to make Wen Xuan and the others feel excited, and they became more and more respectful to Lord Li, and imagined that Huating could really become a prosperous place under his own governance that is not under the great cities such as Jinling and Yangzhou.

Finally, Li Ling added another insurance to them: "Also, our prefect in Songjiang is my mentor. As long as you have any difficulties and inconvenience to find me, you can find him, and he will definitely not ignore it."
Chapter completed!