After his parents settled down, Zhou Bai did not return to Hongni Township immediately, but stayed in the county for a few days.

Now that his soul is feeling uncomfortable, it is difficult for him to make any progress by reading Taoist scriptures, so he might as well deal with the chores of human relations.

For example, as a scholar in the first examination of the county examination, he must be a junior student in the county. As a rule, he can freely choose whether to enter the official school.

Of course Zhou Bai wouldn't go there. There was only one school in the county that had a slightly higher level of teaching, and the other teachers were all just following the script, so they couldn't teach anything.

So he went directly to the teaching office to register, and chose not to enroll in the County Official School.

When I go to the teaching office, I will definitely have to communicate with the recent scholars in the county. Dining and socializing are essential.

Just because he is a scholar, he has so much humanity and sophistication, Yun Qiwei will naturally have more.

Among the officials of the county government, in addition to the edict and county magistrate, the county magistrate, the chief registrar, and the county lieutenant, the three sitting officials also have to visit at home.

This means that I will be considered a member of the system from now on and enjoy eighth-level treatment. I must inform him of anything happening in Pingcang Realm.

Zhou Bai did not look down on Duan Dehou, the ninth-rank inspector in the county, because he thought he was a junior official. He even made a special appointment to have a meal and mentioned the rules that had been given to him this year.

That's right, it's not the small inspection that benefits Zhou Bai, the Yunqi Lieutenant, but Zhou Bai, on behalf of the Zhou family, giving money to Duan Dehou.

This is the way local powerful people deal with things. Not to mention inspections, even the six-room clerk gets some benefits every year.

Because the various industries of the Zhou family have developed smoothly over the years, all kinds of taxes are also levied at the lowest level.

Duan Dehou saw that this young upstart was not difficult to greet at all, so he became more and more attracted to him. If he didn't hug him, he would not be able to hug him in the future if he took off completely.

So he immediately patted his chest and promised that more inspection soldiers would come during the land reclamation period in Hongni Township, and he also secretly reported a few names to Zhou Bai.

They are all Duan Dehou's confidants at the inspection station in nearby villages. As long as you tell him his name, you can do something about him.

This is also what Zhou Baireyu has seen. The county soldiers in charge of the county captain are too eye-catching, but these patrol soldiers who no one likes can consider developing relationships.

There is a usage of "fighting a tough battle", and a usage of "not fighting" and a usage of "not fighting".

After the official matters were settled, before he could go shopping with Yu Yueyun, Zhou Bai was invited by Chen, Qian, Shi, Yu and other county wealthy families.

For example, the Chen family wants to use Chen Yun's connection to completely establish the title of Half Master. They can see clearly that there is no difference between the rich and powerful people in the county in front of such talented people.

As for the Shi family, they just want to get married and find a potential person like Zhou Bai for their granddaughter. Even if Shi Hongmao dies in the future, they won't be afraid that the family will have no one to take care of them.

To be honest, Zhou Bai was very tempted, because as long as there was a marriage, the Shi family would definitely fully support the development of the Zhou family, and they would have a reason to take over the family business in the future.

Except for Shi Hongmao, who became an official in the capital, only the forging skills passed down from generation to generation are worthy of special attention. The farm tools and even weapons produced by his family are first-class, and they have a good reputation in the counties near Cangshan Mountain.

Even the prairie Jin Kingdom once tried to spend a lot of money to buy the historian's forging secrets, but they gave up after being discovered and warned by the imperial court.

And marrying a historian is equivalent to bringing the Yu family into the alliance.

Because the Yu family is also small in population, their mainstay industry is mining, and they own several small iron ore and copper mines in Pingcang and even Bei'an County.

Businesses are interdependent, and they have always been family friends with the historian, often advancing and retreating together.

This is also the biggest reason why the weakest county magnate family can still gain a foothold in Pingcang and prevent Zhao Chenqian and other families from annexing it even though there is no threat to their actions.

As long as they marry, they are expected to gain support from the two county tycoons, which can greatly shorten Zhou Bai's savings time.

Unfortunately, Shi Hongmao wanted to get married, and he even wanted Zhou Bai to marry him, saying that if he had children in the future, one of them could inherit the Zhou family.

It can be seen from this that this famous man is not just a good person as rumored outside, he also has ideas to revitalize the family, and he is just borrowing the power of his son-in-law.

Before Zhou Bai won the election, this condition would certainly be enough for outsiders.

The temptation is indeed not small, but it is impossible for Zhou Bai to agree. The world has never heard of a son-in-law who can achieve success and create a business.

If he does this, I am afraid that the newly established small team will be heartbroken and will no longer be loyal to him.

Later, Zhou Bai thought about it and concluded that even if the discussion continued, Shi Hongmao would probably give in at most and the position of the head wife would be certain.

However, he can accept a political marriage, but he cannot accept a loveless wife, especially when the other party is just a mortal.

Therefore, Zhou Bai declined Shi Hongmao's temptation, saying that he needed to take the exams for the Judicial Examination and the Jinshi Examination, and would not be distracted from other matters for the time being.

In the future, if he is a Jinshi or even a heavenly being, it will be easy to negotiate terms with the historian.

After a series of human exchanges, it was already the end of April when Zhou Bai and Yu Yueyun returned to Hongni Township.

The drought eased, Ji Hongzhe formally supervised the implementation of the New Deal, and Zhou Bai also asked the family to respond to the New Deal.

In fact, before the Zhou family, they did not cultivate the family farmland to the highest standard of the township family of 9999 acres. In addition to expending energy on running various shops and industries, the land around the Zhou family's farmland was all red.

The family's ancestral land is twenty miles away from Cangshan Mountain. When we took root and built the ancestral hall, we could have continued to move forward. However, there is an extremely precious water source here. Two small streams gush out from the crack in the ground. Therefore, the choice of the family's future is bound.

Field expansion.

It cannot be said that the ancestors of the founding tribe did something wrong. There is a water source in Pingcang County that no one would want to leave if they could settle there.

And it is precisely because of the abundant water resources that the family currently owns more than half of its 6,000 acres of paddy fields. The annual harvest ranks among the top in the county and is enough to feed the entire township.

Speaking of which, the past few generations of Zhou Mingxuan were forced to develop business because the family fields were surrounded by red soil and they could not grow food.

In this way, Zhou Bai appointed Zhou Qi to excavate red mud, and then set the target of cultivating the family farmland near Cangshan Mountain.

As for the most critical issue of water source, besides knowing that there are several hidden springs on Cangshan Mountain that can divert water down the mountain.

Then there is the main direction of his current work in the inner government, which is to try to plant drought-resistant crops. The sweet potatoes, corns, potatoes and other foreign products purchased by the Qi family at a great cost have all been tried and planted in Zhou Bai's manor.

The Humane Dynasty of the Central Plains had many feudal states around it, all of which were descendants of the emperor's descendants who migrated and enfeoffed. This category was a vassal state just like the Jin Kingdom.

There are also people who have settled overseas. The people in these small countries have different races and languages ​​from those in the Central Plains, so they are called fan states.

At present, Fanbang's crops are sprouting and growing well. Zhou Bai assured the tribesmen that if there is a problem with the yield during harvest, they will never plant it on a large scale.
Chapter completed!