Chapter 60: Inspection

Chapter 60: Inspection

Chapter 60: Inspection
Tung oil is a strategic material of the imperial court. It is not easy to buy it among the people. Of course, there are channels to buy it. However, Xu Qing has connections, so he can just go to the county government or the government office to pick it.

Of course, there was no need to use the connections in the government office for such things. Xu Qing's base was in the county office. He washed up and prepared to go to the county office.

Now Li Dianshi has gone to take up his post at the River Inspection Office, but the new county magistrate has not arrived yet. For the position of Dianshi, Li Dianshi followed Xu Qing's advice and recommended the old official who had a keen eye for celadon last time to County Magistrate Wu.

Now he was the Dianshi, he came that night and wanted to become sworn brothers with Xu Qing, swearing to heaven that they would share happiness and adversity. Xu Qing declined, but also socialized with the new Dianshi Qin, and promised to share some of the profits from the fishery salt with him.

The other party refused again and again, and I couldn't refuse politely, so I had to accept the benefit shyly.

Xu Qing knew that the current official was not as good as the current manager. Only those who had common interests were family members. The fish market and the chicken farm were both under the current jurisdiction of Qin Dianshi, so he had to give him the face he deserved.

Besides, Qin Dianshi's family runs a pawn shop, which is a natural channel for selling stolen goods. If we don't recruit them, then in the future...

As human beings, it is better to make money together than to fight and kill each other.

It's really boring to always stare at your own little piece of land and calculate whether you are at a disadvantage.

Actually, having a lot of money is not a skill. Having the power to share the money is a skill.

How much can a person spend on food, clothing and other expenses?

Xu Qing's core power now is that he can share the cake. Whether it is Fushe, Li Xunjian, Qin Dianshi, Guo Zhuang brothers, Yihetang, or Dong Dahai's chicken farm, Xu Qing has the dominant power.

Without him, this big family will break up.

And based on this, he will sooner or later be able to infiltrate every aspect of Qingshui County and even Jiangning Prefecture. The entire Nanzhili has a population of 30 million, and a Zhili Prefecture has a population of one million. If he can quietly control the power of a prefecture, what a terrifying force it would be.

At that time, it would not be impossible to call Jiangning the hidden emperor.

In addition, if one wants to be the hidden emperor of Jiangning Prefecture, he not only needs connections in the white world, but also strong supporters in the underworld.

Xu Qing thought of King Lin.

After he practiced the Bull Demon Fist, he knew very well that Lin Tianwang's strength was probably among the best in the underworld of Jiangning Prefecture. No wonder the government didn't want to wipe him out.

If a person like this loses his territory and becomes a wanderer, and starts a decapitation operation, Magistrate He will not be able to sleep at night.

"I'm in both the white and black worlds. People who don't know me might think I want to learn from the Young Master Taiyuan and conquer the world." Xu Qing found that his own character was more and more like him the more he looked at it.

I immediately stopped thinking about this.

He went straight to the county government office.

Now that I am here, I must first meet my old mentor, County Magistrate Wu.

Braving the biting cold wind, Xu Qing arrived at the door. When the bailiff went in to deliver the message, white snow was actually falling.

Auspicious snow indicates a good harvest.

But for ordinary poor people, winter is really hard to endure.

Xu Qing thought that he had enough money now, so when he came out of the yamen, he would ask Xu Fu to buy some firewood and give it to ordinary poor families in the city in the name of Fushe as a token of his appreciation.

"If you are poor, you should take care of yourself; if you are rich, you should help the world." He used to be not very interested in such words, but now he suddenly feels something.

Because I’ve never achieved it before.

Thinking of this, Xu Qing suddenly felt a little sad. In his previous life, he had a really miserable life, and he was actually one of the ones who was helped by others.

what.

Xu Qing felt the bronze mirror glowing faintly. Upon observation, he discovered that the column for holiness in the bronze mirror actually had a hint of holiness.

"Is this possible?" Xu Qing was secretly surprised.

However, the last time Wen Jingsheng saw him, he obtained a trace of the aura of holiness, but now it is only a trace, which is actually quite a difference. The key point is that he actually obtained a trace of the aura of holiness just by thinking about it. It is really a bit magical.

Just as he was in a trance, Master Qian's voice interrupted Xu Qing's reverie.

"Xu Sanyuan, you came at the right time. The master has just received the imperial edict and is preparing to take up his post."

Xu Qing came back to his senses, saluted Master Qian, and thought to himself that he had come at a very good time, as Magistrate Wu had left office before the end of the year. He wondered what official position he had been promoted to.

I heard before that he was the Imperial Censor of the Canal, which was considered a lucrative position. However, with his previous contribution in capturing Zhao Xiong and the religious bandits, County Magistrate Wu might be promoted.

He and Master Qian went to the back hall to pay respect to their old teacher, and found an opportunity to ask on the way: "Do you know where the old teacher is going to take up his post this time and what official position he has been promoted to?"

Lao Qian had received many benefits from them, so Xu Qing naturally asked without hesitation.

Master Qian smiled mysteriously: "It's still the seventh rank."

Xu Qing was quite surprised. The official of Qingshui County was originally a seventh-rank official. Magistrate Wu had been running the business for so long, and with his previous evaluations and contributions, there was no way he would remain in the same position.

Xu Qing was confused, but seeing Master Qian smiling, he knew this was not a simple matter, and it was probably not a bad thing. They walked through the hall and came to the inner court of the county government.

Magistrate Wu was sitting in the main seat, drinking tea with a ruddy complexion. Beside him was a concubine, massaging his shoulders and humming a little tune.

Seeing Xu Qing coming, Magistrate Wu's face was almost overflowing with smiles. He asked his concubine to go inside first, and then, without waiting for Xu Qing to finish greeting him, he helped him up and laughed, "I thought today was all good news, it turns out my little phoenix is ​​coming."

"Thank you for the compliment, old teacher. I wonder what good news you have today?" Xu Qing asked directly.

Their teacher-student relationship was set, and unless Xu Qing recognized Magistrate Wu as his "adoptive father", it would be difficult to clear himself from the relationship. So, in private, if there was anything, he could just ask directly.

Magistrate Wu smiled and said, "This happened suddenly, and it was a special decree, so I was only given three days to pack my belongings. However, I guess everyone in the county will know about it tomorrow, so it's okay to tell you now. By the way, although you haven't reached the age of 16 yet, you are already a scholar, and a junior top scholar. Before I leave, I'll give you a name in advance, so that it will be convenient for you to go out and make friends in the future."

Xu Qing thought: "Just don't give me a name like 'Gongming'."

He understood even more clearly that this seventh-rank official seemed to be of a lowly position but powerful. Could it be that he was holding a top-notch and lucrative position like the Salt Inspector?

“Students are all ears.”

Magistrate Wu then winked at Mr. Qian.

Master Qian smiled and said, "The imperial edict has been issued, ordering you to take over the post of the Southern Zhili Provincial Inspector and take office on a chosen day."

Xu Qing was shocked to find out that it was the Inspector General.

He had not expected that County Magistrate Wu would get this position. The main reason was that although this position was only a seventh-rank official at the local level, in terms of actual power, it could be said that it was second only to the Governor-General of Zhili, the Governor of Yingtian, the Provincial Governor, and other frontier officials.

This is like reaching heaven in one step.

It can be said that he went directly from the 108th seat in Nanzhili to the fourth seat.

What a shit luck.

Who is the one cheating?

Moreover, it was a precedent in the imperial court that the inspectors were all appointed from the supervisory censors in the capital. Although the situation of Magistrate Wu had never happened before, it was rare.

How could Xu Qing have thought of that.

Then he realized that he suddenly had a great backer.

What about Prefect He and Governor Zhou? They are not so popular anymore.

Magistrate Wu is his closest and dearest mentor!
Xu Qing was distracted for a moment, then he ecstatically congratulated County Magistrate Wu.

County Magistrate Wu did not care about Xu Qing's misconduct.

He had just received the imperial edict, and after the angel left, he thought he was dreaming and kept grinning. He even asked Master Qian to slap him in the face, but Master Qian didn't dare. In the end, it was the concubine who was afraid that he had hysteria, so she bravely slapped him in the face in the scene of the boudoir. When Magistrate Wu felt the pain, he realized that this was really a great mission from heaven!
Magistrate Wu then said, "Lord He has arranged a banquet for me at Shuishang Yunjian tonight. You should come with me then and prepare well, so that you can show off your literary talent at the banquet."

He added, "Be alert and don't embarrass us, master and disciple."

"Yes." Xu Qing calmed down, but he was still happy. He had to give face to his old mentor.

After the master and his disciple exchanged greetings, Magistrate Wu got down to business.

Xu Qing came to his senses and realized that his old mentor was in a hurry to give him a name. He wanted to take him to a banquet in the evening and introduce him to the officials.

After all, a circuit censor can only be in office for one year. After one year, even if he is promoted three levels, the feeling will not be comparable to that when he was a circuit censor.

He wanted to take advantage of the power he had now to tie Xu Qing up completely.

Moreover, County Magistrate Wu felt that Xu Qing was very good at giving advice. This pie in the sky might actually be a trap. With Xu Qing's reminder, he felt more at ease.

Not to mention that Xu Qing is not even fifteen years old yet, since ancient times, people who are good at making wise decisions have never cared about age.

This stuff depends on talent.

Magistrate Wu pondered for a moment, then took out the words he had prepared long ago and said leisurely: "You are named Qing, and you are also called Chu Feng. Qing is the color of the sky. The phoenix sings in the sky. The way of heaven is fair and clear, so from now on, you should use 'Gong Ming' as your name."

He stroked his beard and smiled, "Xu Qing, nicknamed Chu Feng, courtesy name Gong Ming. Wonderful, wonderful!"

Xu Qing: “…”

He thought, it would be better to use the name "Shiyuan". But Pang Shiyuan, a phoenix cub, was also a short-lived ghost, so how could he echo him?

Xu Qing secretly thought it was bad luck.

But Magistrate Wu now has the blessing of "the power of heaven", which he cannot contend with and can only go along with.

"Thank you, old teacher, for the gift of 'characters'."

(End of this chapter)