On the banks of Yeyu Water, Fengzhou Dehua, this gateway to Nanzhong, is very lively at this time. At the wharf outside the city, a large number of ships are berthing, and the coolies are busy loading and unloading various cargoes, which is a busy scene.

There are also many ships coming from the upstream, full of Shengkou passed through Dehua and headed to the downstream area for delivery.

It is late autumn now, and it is the time to harvest sugarcane, and the crushing season comes later. The sugar sugar produced in the Jiaozhou General Administration will be sold out by buyers who flock to the Central Plains.

Therefore, sugarcane plantations in various parts of the Jiaozhou General Administration urgently need a large number of people. Shengkou transported by the slave captive team from Nanzhong became the most popular goods. Various plantations were waiting for the slave captive team day and night, and they were looking forward to the slave captive team "delivered on time".

The slave hunting teams that had been busy for several months returned with a full load. The members all smiled and embarked on the journey home with the joy of harvest. When they thought of the delivery, they could go to Longbian Huatian and drink and live happily, and the smiles on many people's faces became even brighter.

They sing songs, sing praises to good times and look forward to a good future. The songs mixed with the crying sounds that come from time to time in the cabin, forming songs with strange melodies.

At a corner of the pier, Liang Xi, who was landing on the shore, couldn't help feeling ridiculous. Although he was not surprised by the fact that he was not surprised by the fact that he still felt a little unbearable.

Although the arrested person is a barbarian, he is a human being after all. He sells people like animals, which is really...

At this moment, a voice came from my ears: "Brother Nian came from Kunming, why can't he behave like this?"

Liang Xi turned his head when he heard this, looked at the speaker and smiled: "It's just that Qingliu in the court is too shameful."

The man was Yuan Yi, the chief clerk of Fengzhou. Hearing what Liang Xi said, he sneered: "Qingliu? What else can a group of symposiums claiming to be noble? Besides talking about great principles?"

"If Brother Nian's words are heard by the Qingliu, it would be a bad thing."

"I heard? Which Qingliu is willing to come to this smoky land? Brother Nian, don't be fooling people."

The two walked and talked, walking towards the city, and the escort followed each other in a distance, turning a deaf ear to what they were talking about.

Liang Xi and Yuan Yi were candidates who passed the exam in the same year and entered the official career, so they were the "same year". Between the two, Liang Xi was the "Nian brother" and Yuan Yi was the "Nian brother".

Liang Xi worked in Kunzhou under the rule of Nanning Prefecture General Administration. This time he went to the Jiaozhou Prefecture General Administration Office and passed through Dehua, Fengzhou. He happened to talk about the past with Yuan Yi, the "nian brother" in Dehua. Everyone was working hard for the future in a smoky place, and they had the same mood. They did have a lot to say.

The two of them came from poor families and got their wishes and entered the official career, but they found it difficult to do so: they had no one to support them, no fathers could use their help, and no elders could rely on their disciples, so they could only rely on themselves.

It is too difficult to rely on yourself. You should join the powerful and become a lackey.

This is a natural thing. Although the reputation is a bit unpleasant, it is worth it to climb up. The problem is that if you want to be a dog, they won’t accept it.

Because there are too many low-level officials who want to be dogs, the competition is fierce.

People always have to go to a higher level. The poor children who have entered the career of the government have tried every means to climb up. However, the situation is good now, as long as they are willing to work hard, there are many opportunities.

That is to go to Nanzhong, become an official in Lingbiao, and survive for a few years, and get the opportunity to be promoted.

Nanzhonghe Lingbiao is a place of smoky misfortune. Foreigners go to the country for a lifetime, but the risks are high and the returns are great. The emperor attaches great importance to the development of these two regions. If young officials dare to take on the main points in these places and do a good job, they will definitely have a chance to win the favor of the emperor.

Anyway, they are all shorts, and they are shorts for the powerful and powerful. How can they be shorts for the emperor?

The reason is this, but many people are afraid that if they go to Nanzhong, Lingbiao will die in a foreign land, or be forgotten by the Ministry of Personnel. Unless they retire and return home, they will stay in this smoky land for the rest of their lives, so they dare not fight.

Liang Xi and Yuan Yi chose to fight. They felt that they were still young and in good health. They went to Nanzhong or Lingbing to fight, but they still had a chance of winning. So they were "exiled" by the Ministry of Personnel to Nanzhong and Jiaozhou as they wished.

The reason why "exiled" is that in the eyes of many officials, when they arrived in Nanzhong, Lingbiao was exiled.

The smoky and smoky atmosphere, the hostile barbarians, the malicious local tyrants, and the humid and hot climate all make people feel disgusted. Even if you are an official in such a place, you will not know when you can be transferred back to the Central Plains, so it is no different from being exiled.

But after Liang Xi and Yuan Yi arrived in Nanzhong and Jiaozhou, they discovered that the actual situation was different from the imagination.

Yuan Yi was an official in Xiafengzhou, the general administration of Jiaozhou, and found that the ghost place was indeed wet and hot, but it was not as dangerous as expected, because when the emperor conquered his residence, he had already cleaned up the local tyrants.

Since then, the imperial court has had many troops in Jiaozhou, which has shocked all monsters. Because of the care of the Nanyang Trading Company, the powerful people from all over the Jiaozhou General Administration are now busy making money and have no intention of messing up.

The Barbarians, whose arrested slave teams were so difficult that they were not as good as death, had already sneaked deep into the mountains to save their lives and had no time to raid the prefectures and counties.

The climate in Jiaozhou is hot, and there is also smoke and smoky air, but drink more herbal tea, drink more boiled water, and sleep under mosquito nets to prevent mosquito bites. As long as the outsiders do not have any hidden diseases, they can generally adapt.

Not to mention the ice cubes to cool off, the scorching heat seems not that difficult.

At this moment, in the inn, Liang Xi and Yuan Yi were drinking iced wolf-eye wine (sugar cane wine), which was extremely comfortable. When talking about their experiences over the past few years, they were deeply moved.

The court really wanted to make great efforts to manage the Nanzhong and Lingbiao areas, and mobilized a large amount of manpower and material resources for development year after year, so they came here to be officials not to die or exile.

The Ministry of Personnel will send people to inspect the Nanzhong and Ling tables to assess the political achievements of local officials. Local officials must present the report every year to state the gains and losses of their own governance. All the situations will be summarized in front of the emperor's case.

Especially for those officials who are elected as officials through the examination, the emperor will personally review the results of the assessment conducted by the Ministry of Personnel, and write the comments such as "Excellent", "Good", and "Shang Ai" in a red pen.

Not to mention what everyone's final comments were, just having this is enough.

Liang Xi and Yuan Yi knew that some of their "same year" would rather be an official in the Central Plains and silently survive than "take risks with their own risk", but those who took the risk to Nanzhong and Lingbiao were already ahead.

Of course, to become an official, officials from poor families need to climb upwards. In addition to making political achievements, they also need to help noble people.

The biggest nobleman in the world is the emperor. What does it mean to be able to see their names from time to time?

At least the chance is much higher than other "in the same year".

Taking Jiaozhou to Nanzhong Road as an example, this passage has existed since ancient times. It was called "Milengjin Sang Road" in the Han Dynasty. Now, Dehua County seems to be Miling County in the Han Dynasty.

The court attaches great importance to this land passage. The road construction commander would report the expansion and expansion of the road. The names of Fengzhou and Queensland officials related to this naturally appeared in the memorial from time to time.

It is more important than anything else to make your name familiar to the emperor.

Therefore, Liang Xi and Yuan Yi, who were officials in Nanzhong and Jiaozhou, felt worth it no matter how hard or tired they were.

Liang Xi was going to rush to Longbian. Although he had plenty of time, he could not delay too long halfway. At this time, in this smoky land of Fengzhou, Dehua, and Yuan Yi raised his cups with "the same year" Yuan Yi, and said in a pun:
Chapter completed!