The new officials who spoke of Ling Yu's words fell silent, and even Shi Chen and others could not say anything to refute.

These absentees wanted to show off to Ling Yu, but Ling Yu was temporarily in charge of state affairs on behalf of Xiao Lintian, and her words were like an imperial edict.

If Ling Yu raises the nature of absence to this level, the absent person will be disobeying the order and can be beheaded!

Ling Yu just withdrew their appointment, which was because they had studied hard for ten years.

"last question!"

Ling Yu pointed to Fang Hao, the prostitute: "If you don't participate in training, do you know how to be an official?"

Fang Hao stood up and said loudly: "Being an official means serving the country and the people, being familiar with the laws, making decisions for the people, ensuring stability, not taking bribes and perverting the law, and not using power for personal gain!"

Ling Yu laughed: "Is the definition of a good official what you think?"

She looked around at everyone, and many officials had expressions of approval on Fang Hao's answer.

Ling Yu looked at the young and different faces. Her original intention was to train the first batch of pillars of Xi Qin. These young people were the hope of Xi Qin's future.

Ling Yu said in a deep voice: "Fang Hao is talking about the basic way of being an official, but it is far from enough!"

"As we all know, the Northern Wei Dynasty and the Eastern Qi Dynasty have sent troops to our Western Qin Dynasty. It is the generals who are responsible for resisting foreign enemies. So what are we civil servants to do?"

"Do you still remember what the emperor said? After driving away foreign enemies, he will also lead Western Qin to develop its economy and create a prosperous era in which Western Qin will become rich and powerful!"

"We civil servants cannot go into battle to kill the enemy, so we must cooperate with the emperor to manage the people. This management has a wide scope. We must not only make decisions for the people, but also lead them out of poverty. Only when everyone has food and clothing, can we talk about a prosperous country and a strong people.

..."

Ling Yu talked eloquently and spent the whole morning talking about the agricultural development of one town.

The details include the construction of canal irrigation, the diversity of crops, and the impact of agricultural development on a country.

Those officials were a little impatient at first, thinking that Ling Yu was just a woman and had little knowledge.

But as they listened, many people changed their minds. They had never heard of the knowledge Ling Yu said.

Someone listened and picked up the pen and paper on the table and quickly recorded. One person took the lead, and many others followed suit.

When Ling Yu saw this scene, she was deeply pleased. Being able to record it meant that they felt that what she said was useful, and the training she had put so much effort into organizing for them was justified.

Ling Yu didn't need to look at her notes to talk. Her eloquence and memory impressed many officials.

Only if you are very familiar with these things can you remember them so clearly.

After one morning, most of these newly appointed officials were convinced of Ling Yu's abilities.

Ling Yu lost track of time as she talked, but Ling Xuan calmly reminded her that it was already dinner time.

Ling Yu finally finished and asked everyone to go to the side hall to eat.

These officials did not expect that there would be a lunch reception. They went to the side hall under the guidance of the eunuch, and they experienced a unique lunch.

Lunch is a buffet, and each person is given a plate and cutlery upon entry.

The father-in-law who handed out bowls and chopsticks told everyone what to order and lined up in order. There was no limit to the food and you could take as much as you wanted. Any waste would be punished.

These officials had just been scolded once by Ling Yu for not knowing etiquette. This time, in order not to leave a bad impression on Ling Yu, they all queued up to get their meals in order.

When it was ready, someone saw Qin Shan taking the lead in delivering the bowls and chopsticks to the basket at the door, and silently followed Qin Shan in delivering the bowls and chopsticks.

The eunuch at the door and the nun who collected the bowls said thank you to every official who delivered the bowls and chopsticks.

These were all arranged by Lingxuan on Ling Yu's orders. Since these officials were the hope of Western Qin, Ling Yu hoped to teach them these good rules subtly.

The concept conveyed by this lunch is to cherish food and respect each other...


Chapter completed!