"Sir, when you read this letter, I have already left. Don't look for me. I was raised by my adoptive father since I was a child, and he treated me with great kindness. A few days ago, my adoptive father sent someone to find me, hoping that I would be kind to me.

Your Excellency takes action, but I can't. The people of Jianzhou need you, and I can't ruin their hope for my own selfishness. I'm leaving, going to a place where no one knows me, and no one can find me." Sun Yu said silently.

Looking at the letter on the dressing table, it was left by Yu Lian.

"Silly girl, just leave without saying a word to me. With your skills, how can you hurt me." Sun Yu felt inexplicably sad and picked up the letter and put it away. She must have been having a hard time these days.

"What is this?" There is a small paper package under the letter, which is tightly wrapped.

"I'll go, arsenic~shuang." Sun Yu opened it and suddenly broke out in cold sweat. Yu Lian had brought him food every day recently, and he was defenseless. If she really wanted to poison him, he would most likely do it.

I can't hide it. This period of time has been too smooth for me, and I have unconsciously relaxed my vigilance. It seems that I will have to be more vigilant in the future.

Now that it was confirmed that he would not come back, Sun Yu told the guard that there was no need to search anymore and he walked directly towards the military camp, where he could always get some food.

Zhang Daqiu was squatting by the stream chatting and kicking with a group of his men. When he saw Sun Yu approaching, he hurriedly went to greet him.

"Young Master, why don't you come out so late to add fragrance to your red sleeves?" Zhang Daqiu asked with a vulgar expression. Now in the entire Jianzhou Army, he is the only one who has not changed his tune and still calls Sun Yu "Sir."

"Stop your dirty thoughts. I'm hungry. I'm going to find some food." Sun Yu didn't bother to pay attention to him and kicked him directly.

"Ah? Young Master, you are too spoiled to her. How can she go to heaven without even cooking?" Zhang Daqiu immediately became unhappy when he heard this. A maid should have her duties as a maid. It's so late, but she actually let her go to heaven.

The young master is hungry.

"She's gone and won't come back again. During this period, I have to eat with you. In addition, help me wash my clothes." Sun Yu sighed. Eating is easy to solve. He is sweating profusely every day.

, you can’t do it without changing clothes. If you get a skin disease because you are too dirty, there are no antibiotics in these days, and it will kill you. King Jinjiang seems to have a sore on his back, and he can’t cure it no matter what.

"Ah~ Master, this is not good." Zhang Daqiu looked depressed. He didn't even want to wash his own clothes, and he had to help the adults wash their clothes.

"You have the most time. If I don't look for you, who can I ask for? Go and get something to eat quickly. If you keep grinding, I will deduct your salary." Sun Yu said angrily. We are uncles now. We can wash our clothes by ourselves. It's too embarrassing.

The most leisurely person in the whole camp is Zhang Daqiu. He takes his brothers to check in the city every day without having to do any work himself.

"Subordinate, go now." As soon as Zhang Daqiu heard that his salary would be withheld, that was not possible. It would be more uncomfortable than killing him, so just wash it off.

After a short effort, Zhang Daqiu carried a bowl of hot porridge, grabbed two steamed buns and handed them to Sun Yu. This was what Sun Yu told him. No matter how hot it is, you are not allowed to eat raw or cold food to prevent getting sick.

"Da Qiu, if you don't take your wife and children over, we won't be able to go back to Jiangning for a while." Sun Yu glanced at Zhang Da Qiu, and those of his men who had wives and children had better take them over.

"If you have a house and land at home, how can you just leave?" At this time, people had a strong sense of rurality. They all wanted to return to their roots and would not move easily. What's more, many properties were bought in Jiangning, which was the Southern Tang Dynasty after all.

Capital City, where

Can leave easily.

"Although Jiangning is a good place, it is not a place where we can stay for a long time. Once the war breaks out, I am afraid that all life will be ruined." Soldiers are passing like grates. This is not just talk. The Jianzhou Army is a special case.

"Okay, I'll send a letter back later and tell my mother-in-law that I'll sell the land and keep the house first. It's a good place with beautiful mountains and clear waters." Zhang Daqiu thought the same thing. Jiangning was too close to the Northern Song Dynasty, and the probability of war was too high.

It's higher, it's much safer here.

"I will notify you tomorrow. If you have a family and are willing to move here, I will make unified arrangements. All expenses will be paid by me. I will say hello to Jiangning Mansion." At this time, ordinary people left their hometowns.

Everyone must have a road guide issued by the government. There are probably a lot of people moving here this time. Without the consent of Jiangning Mansion, they will definitely not be able to leave.

"Captain, will your home be moved?" a soldier asked the captain.

"No, my father won't agree. What about you?" The captain also wanted his wife and children, but his father was the one who made the final decision. He was still waiting for me to go back and provide for him until he died.

"My father told me before I moved that my family was too poor to support them. Now I have no problem supporting the two of them with my salary. I just gave the two acres of land to my eldest brother. It was too late for him to be happy." The soldier originally said

They are not welcome at home, and my wife has given birth to a daughter. Since the war, I have been worried about them, but this is finally solved. Besides, the brothers in the law enforcement team said that the family will move here and buy a house here and find a lender.

The loan, which did not charge interest, also allowed her and her mother to live in a good house. The shabby house at home had no place to stay when it rained.

"Hey, I'll write to my family again and hope we can make things clear." The captain scratched his head. In another two years, I'm afraid the children won't even know him.

"Sir, we have counted them all. There are two hundred and twenty-three households in total. Here is the list." Zhang Daqiu asked his men to go to each camp to register carefully, and finally got them all. This cannot be missed.

"Well, it's quite a lot. Send a few brothers to Jiangning and bring this box to the Duke's Mansion." Sun Yu took out an exquisite wooden box and handed it to Zhang Daqiu. It's rare for anyone to trust him.

When people go back, they have to bring something for Qing'er. The more than two hundred households have exceeded Sun Yu's expectations. Most of the people brought out from Jiangning are young singles, and the proportion of marrying wives and having children is not high.

"Sir, my subordinates have already completed the selection of talents that I arranged earlier. Here is the roster. Why don't you meet with me?" Xu Yi came in with a booklet and handed it to Sun Yu.

"Well, let me take a look first. On the east side of the city, there are a group of houses, more than 200 households, used to house the families of soldiers." Sun Yu opened the brochure and saw that they were all born in Juren, and most of them were not very old.

It was appropriate. After all, all the Jinshi were sent abroad to serve as officials. It was beyond his expectation that there would be so many candidates in Jianzhou.

"Ah? Sir, this one is not worried about the scarcity but the inequality." Xu Yi was obviously reluctant to give up, but he still had to find some truth to say. As a scholar, at least you still need to have face.

"Don't worry, the payment is just for the bank to provide interest-free loans, and we will pay some interest here." We must not allow the bank to engage in loss-making business and give a small part of the money to buy a house to the bank to supplement the loss of interest.

That’s it.

"Sir, put it down, I promise to take care of this matter." Xu Yi, who was prepared to break his bones, breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that he only needed to pay some interest money.

"Why is it said this week that I can serve as the magistrate of Shaxian County? Are there any advantages?"

They were all appointed as county magistrates, and Zhou Chuan proposed to serve as county magistrates, while the others were chief administrators, officials and academic officials of each county.

"This Zhou Chuan once served as the chief registrar of a county. Later, because Ding You returned to his hometown and the road was not smooth, he never went out again." Xu Yi remembered this person very clearly. He was a quick thinker and was selected among all the people.

He is the only one who has ever been a serious local official. He has political experience, so of course he has a higher status.

"I see, I'm going to host a banquet tonight for them." These are the future local officials of Jianzhou, so I have to remind them not to make mistakes and to benefit the village.

It was said to be a dinner party, but in fact it was not much better than the food in the military camp. It consisted of a bowl of rice, a bowl of vegetables, and a bowl of egg drop soup. The dishes were very simple, a spoonful of roasted pork tofu and a spoonful of green vegetables.

"Everyone, since the conditions are a bit difficult, let's have tea instead of wine and drink this cup together!" Sun Yu looked at the two rows of scholars sitting below who were older than him, and picked up the teacup next to him.

"Thank you, sir!" Everyone raised their glasses. Although the food was mediocre and there was no mutton, I and others were not here to eat, but to seek an official position.

"In the next two days, the magistrates of the other three counties will also come here. At that time, I will inform you of Jianzhou's future policy strategy. You just need to go back and implement it properly. Your salary will be in accordance with the rules of the imperial court.

, but under my rule in Jianzhou, you will report on your work once every six months. I will give you a certain amount of subsidies based on your performance. Those who get good results will receive an additional six months' salary, those who perform well will receive a three-month salary, and those who receive poor results will receive no subsidy.

.If you receive poor evaluations twice in a row, you will have to find another job. I will send people to inspect the counties to verify your performance. If any fraud is found, you will be punished immediately! "Sun Yu knows that power without restraint is like a tiger out of the cage.

They will inevitably lose control. You have to put shackles on them, so that they have something to fear, and they can benefit the people in a down-to-earth manner. Sun Yu's rule breaks the rule of lifelong tenure of officials in a certain sense. Some officials do not seek merit.

But seeking to have no faults doesn’t work here either.

"May I ask, Lord Governor, who will preside over this assessment?" Zhou Chuan thought about it. Although this official is not as free as before, if he works hard, he can earn a good income.

"Of course, I will preside over it. If I am away, the assessment will be postponed. If you have any objection to the result, you can appeal to me. Under my rule, I will not look at favors, but only focus on political performance." When it comes to official assessment, you must do it yourself, and you cannot do it for others.

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"Master Governor, Xu Liang, a young student, has something to ask. There is an immediate vacancy in the county government office. If we recruit on the spot, where will the salary come from?" Xu Liang is planning to be appointed as an official in Youxi County.

Everyone has to be recruited, which is not a small expense. If you don't recruit, you can't go out on the streets to patrol and handle cases by yourself.

"This year, all counties will be tax-free, and all personnel expenses will be allocated by the official. At present, money is not sufficient, so everyone must plan carefully and not support idle people. Until next year, 80% of the tax revenue of each county will be handed over to the state government, and the county will retain

20% as expenditure." Sun Yu decided to transfer the central and local financial routines of later generations. From now on, each county will have an independent tax for local expenditure. The state charges 80%, which seems very high.

, that’s because they have to support the army, they are the real big money eaters.
Chapter completed!