On November 6, Ouyang Shuo ended his patrol of the three counties in Lingnan and set off for Guilin County. Because the official stations were used along the way, the speed was very fast.

Three days later, Ouyang Shuo and his party arrived at Chiyou City, the capital of Wuzhou County.

Last October, the Shanhaicheng army defeated Chiyou's army on the border of Wuzhou County and killed the great demon god Chiyou. Ouyang Shuo even awakened his bloodline in that battle and was crowned as [Bar King].

At that time, Wuzhou County was quite uneasy, and the people were hostile, the mountain barbarians were domineering, the people's livelihood in the county was in decline, and the economy was paralyzed. It was a mess.

It was in such a situation that Fan Zhongyan was ordered to be transferred to the Wuzhou County Governor by the Administrative Director to serve as the governor of Ouyang Shuo and govern Wuzhou County.

A year has passed, and Wuzhou County has completely changed.

As Ouyang Shuo walked along, he saw scenes of mountain barbarians living in harmony with the Han people. When he passed by a county town, Ouyang Shuo even saw a young man marrying a Han girl with his own eyes.

Wuzhou County is the pioneer in the mulberry silkworm breeding strategy implemented by the Southern Xinjiang Protectorate. Mulberry forests can be seen everywhere on both sides of the road, full of greenery.

Even the mountain barbarians accepted the Han farming civilization and learned to plant mulberry trees and raise silkworms.

Wuzhou County relies on 100,000 mountains to vigorously develop the medicinal materials planting industry, with fruitful results. According to statistics from the Industry and Development Planning Agency, Wuzhou County has become the largest medicinal materials supplier in the Official Medical Administration.

The medicinal materials industry in Wuzhou County has made an indelible contribution to the smooth promotion of the territory's basic medical care.

The people are rich and the country is peaceful.

All these things, Fan Zhongyan, the county magistrate, made great contributions. He was like a magician. He had made earth-shaking changes here in just one year.

The role of civil servants in the territory is fully reflected in Fan Zhongyan.

Shanhai City can complete rest and recuperation within half a year and consolidate its foundation, and the county magistrates will make an indelible contribution.

That's right, when passing Wuzhou County, Ouyang Shuo naturally had to stay in Chiyou City for a day. In addition to meeting Fan Zhongyan, Ouyang Shuo also had to deal with barbarian affairs.

Ouyang Shuo, the [Bar King], was a little dereliction of duty. It took him more than a year to come to Chiyou City for the second time.

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Chiyou City, the city lord's mansion.

Accompanied by Fan Zhongyan, Ouyang Shuo inspected the people's livelihood in Chiyou City, and the people welcomed each other. Wherever Ouyang Shuo went, he could cause a sensation, with crowds of people and crowds.

In Chiyou City, Ouyang Shuo, the [Bar King], has an extraordinary status and prestige. For the barbarians in the city, the arrival of the [Bar King] is tantamount to a major festival.

Taking advantage of the vacancies, Ouyang Shuo also met with the officials of the county government and said some advice. According to the Administrative Director Xiao He, the officials sent out of Wuzhou County can be ranked among the top three in the territorial counties.

This time, among the hundreds of officials who were selected to enter the three counties of Lingnan, fifty were from Wuzhou County.

I think it is important to know that Fan Zhongyan, the former Administrator, must have the merits of this. Fan Zhongyan also has extraordinary talents in cultivating young officials and discovering outstanding talents.

At noon, Ouyang Shuo accepted banquets from several large medicinal ingredient merchants in the county at the largest restaurant in the city. These medicinal ingredient merchants are wealthy in the county and are also giants of the territory medicinal ingredient association.

A disagreement can determine the market price of medicinal materials.

For these God of Wealth, Ouyang Shuo naturally wants to give some face.

In the afternoon, I listened to the county government's report, and the report for two hours was really tormenting. Only after I was about to leave time to talk to Fan Zhongyan alone.

In the study, Fan Zhongyan was obviously a little excited.

No wonder Ouyang Shuo highly praised Fan Zhongyan for his report that just ended. To be recognized by the emperor, it is the greatest honor for civil servants like Fan Zhongyan.

"Xiwen, do you have any idea of ​​changing the environment?" Ouyang Shuo said in a surprising way.

On the way to Guilin County, Ouyang Shuo was thinking about the candidate for Guilin County. Xiao He even wrote a letter asking him to make a decision as soon as possible so that Guilin County can operate normally as soon as possible.

Pei Ju, the governor of Guilin County, who was first identified by Ouyang Shuo, has been transferred to Xingzhou County. In such a critical position, Ouyang Shuo could not have transferred Pei Ju back.

After thinking about it, I can only think of ways from other places.

The strategic location of Guilin County is even more important than that of Shaozhou County, which is even more important than that of Lingnan Province, was governed by two major city-states for another year, and the situation becomes even more complicated.

Therefore, Xiao He suggested that it is best to select one person from the current county magistrate and take charge of Guilin County.

Ouyang Shuo was very convinced of Xiao He's proposal. Although Shanhai City and the two city-states had reached a settlement, Ouyang Shuo went to Guilin County in person this time to sign a trade agreement with the two city-states.

The friendship on the surface cannot cover up the undercurrents here at all.

It was the [City-Shibashi], the first to accept the olive branch of Shanhaicheng. The coalition forces they evacuated from Weiwu Pass did not return to their respective territories, but were stationed on the southern border on the spot.

The purpose of it is self-evident.

The two major city-states are still full of vigilance against Shanhai City. Everyone knows that the so-called "reconciliation" now is just a stopgap solution for both sides and is forced by the situation.

Once there is a disturbance in the future, Guilin County will become a place for four battles again. It is no exaggeration to say that Guilin County is the northern center of the territory.

Such a strategic location naturally requires selecting a powerful county magistrate to cooperate with the Baotao Army stationed here to make overall military defense and related combat preparations in the northern border.

Fan Zhongyan, Tian Wenjing and Bao Shuya, several veteran county magistrates naturally entered Ouyang Shuo's sight. Choose one of three, Ouyang Shuo needs to make a decision.

Needless to say, Fan Zhongyan is competent.

Tian Wenjing, the model governor of the Qing Dynasty, was also a suitable candidate. Speaking of which, Tian Wenjing was the first county magistrate with a serious territory, with the oldest qualifications and strong abilities.

The vast Qiongzhou County was managed in an orderly manner by Tian Wenjing.

Relying on shipbuilding, salt, wood and spice industries, Qiongzhou County is one of the richest counties in the territory. The county's fiscal revenue even exceeded that of Lianzhou County, which was just abolished, second only to Shanhaicheng.

The rise of ocean trade has pushed Qiongzhou County to a new height.

With the mediation of Tian Wenjing, the Li people in Qiongzhou County walked out of the mountains and lived on the plains. As the first barbarian negotiator, Tian Wenjing's ability to handle ethnic affairs was even stronger than Fan Zhongyan.

In addition to these two, Xunzhou County Governor Bao Shuya is also a suitable candidate. The person recommended by the Administrative Director Xiao He is Bao Shuya.

Before becoming the governor of Xunzhou County, Bao Shuya served as the governor of Leizhou County. He was transferred to Xunzhou and was also ordered to be responsible for governing a large county that was harmed by the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.

In less than half a year, Bao Shuya basically eliminated the remaining poison of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, which shows its ability. In addition, Xunzhou County is adjacent to Guilin County, Bao Shuya is familiar with the local situation and cooperates with the Baotao Army.

These two points are exactly the reason why Xiao He recommended Bao Shuya.

The three county magistrates are all suitable candidates, and it is really difficult to make a choice from them.

After inspecting Wuzhou County, Ouyang Shuo made up his mind to officially sign Fan Zhongyan. Nothing else, it was because among the three counties, only Wuzhou County no longer needed Fan Zhongyan to take charge.

All government affairs in Wuzhou County have become formal, and there are no more difficult problems. Any other county magistrate can handle them properly.

On the contrary, whether it is Qiongzhou County or Xunzhou County, Tian Wenjing or Bao Shuya is still inseparable from the situation. The ocean-going trade in Qiongzhou County has just improved, and it is a critical period that Tian Wenjing needs to be checked.

Xunzhou County bears the burden of communicating with Shanhai City and southern Sichuan Province, and is also the rear of the Baotao Army, so it also needs the old county magistrate Bao Shuya to continue to take charge.

With this point alone, Fan Zhongyan won the game with the trend.

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After hearing the question from the Lord, Fan Zhongyan couldn't help but feel trembling. If he hadn't had his concentration high enough and had a deep skill in qi cultivation, he would have immediately shown an excited expression.

It’s not that Fan Zhongyan has any problems, but that the position of Guilin County Magistrate is deeply involved.

Fan Zhongyan has heard of the difficult childbirth of Guilin County Magistrate.

After all, Fan Zhongyan was the first administrative director of the territory, and the former chief civilian officer of the territory, and was well-informed. He vaguely heard rumors that when the emperor annexed Kunming County, he proposed the idea of ​​a provincial governor for the first time.

Among the three major provinces in the territory, the governor of Yunnan Province is not to think about it. Bai Hua is the only one. The remaining two governors are enough to be tempting.

Especially the future governor of southern Sichuan Province, he is the governor of Zhili and is the leader of all the governors.

Recently, there have been rumors in the officialdom that the future position of governor of southern Sichuan Province is likely to be one of the county magistrates of southern Sichuan Province.

It is precisely because of this that the appointment of Guilin County Magistrate touched some people's nerves for no reason.

The situation is very obvious. Guilin County has the most strategic position among the counties in southern Sichuan Province. If Guilin County can be managed well, it will undoubtedly be a strong official capital.

In this way, in the future, you will be the first to compete for the position of governor.

There are even rumors that the candidates for Guilin County Governors whom you have designated are the best choice for the future governor of southern Sichuan Province.

No matter how calm Fan Zhongyan was, he would inevitably feel turbulent when he heard these rumors. It was not that he was greedy for power, but that he was an instinct of a civil servant from the Song Dynasty.

Be an official and benefit the people.

In "Yueyang Tower Notes", Fan Zhongyan said: If you live in a high temple, you will worry about the people; if you live in a far away world, you will worry about the king. The higher the official position, the better the benefit of the people.

"But it depends on the arrangements of the emperor!" Fan Zhongyan said.

Ouyang Shuo looked at Fan Zhongyan, which meant inexplicable. How could Ouyang Shuo not know about these rumors about the territory? Shen Buhe had long suggested investigating the rumor-monger, but he stopped him.

The position of the governor of Zhili is related to the lifeline of the territory, so how could Ouyang Shuo give it lightly? Those rumors are a little naive and cannot be taken as true.

However, Ouyang Shuo was happy to see that he could use this to make the county magistrates compete soundly.
Chapter completed!