The next day.

After breakfast, Qin Luoheng ordered some vegetables and went to Washington alone.

There is a lot of silence in Washington right now.

The news of Hua Fu's imprisonment has spread throughout the city. In the originally prosperous Hua Fu, there is only one warden in the family.

Hua Yu did not go to the prison.

Firstly, it was to avoid other people asking, and secondly, I wanted to serve Huafu more.

Hua Fu told him several things last night, not only related to his eldest brother who was exiled, but also himself. He would be exiled as an official soon.

He is now a prison warden, just an official.

Officials are at the level of county misfits.

According to Aweng, if he were to be exiled, he would at least be a county magistrate.

Although there is only one word difference between the county magistrate and the county magistrate, and they are both at the level of county mistress, in fact the differences between the two are very obvious.

Da Qin has clear regulations.

If the number of households in the jurisdiction is less than 10,000, the county magistrate can only be called the county magistrate, and the official rank is between 300 and 500 shi. If the number of households is more than 10,000, he can be called the county magistrate, and the corresponding official rank is

Then it jumps to six hundred to one thousand stone. This is only the difference in official rank, and does not include the difference in status.

In the Qin Dynasty, those with an official rank of six hundred stones and above were considered to be high-ranking officials.

That is, ‘the official and the king know’!

The county magistrate's annual accounting assessment is for the emperor's purpose, while the county magistrate can only hand it over to the governors of various places first, and then report it uniformly. The difference is huge, so it is the most effective and practical in Da Qin.

His achievement is actually to encourage people to have children.

As long as the number of households in the jurisdiction increases, the official rank and status of the chief official will be greatly improved.

In the past, Huafu had only handled the government affairs of the prison. Suddenly he learned that he was going to be the head of a county. He also felt that the burden on his shoulders was very heavy. The higher the position, the heavier the work, and the more things he had to shoulder.

Huafu was at leisure.

He also took the initiative to give Huafu advice.

Huafu said sincerely:

"Your father and I have never been a county magistrate. We only served as a county captain for a period of time. Later, when we attacked Zhao, we went out with the army. I don't know much about the official affairs at the county level. Your official affairs mainly cover the township, li, and village.

The two levels mainly involve daily production."

“The most important function of an official stingy man is to ‘set up official positions’!”

"But you should know very well that the imperial court is not allowed to appoint the assistants and officials of the original government to the new government, so you are actually going alone."

"The responsibilities of the county magistrate also include judicial and military matters."

"But you are not in charge of them. The county magistrate is responsible for judicial work, and the county committee is responsible for military work. They need to report their daily work to you. This is similar to the daily work of the warden. You should be familiar with it."

"besides......"

Hua Fu explained it very carefully.

Hua Yu had too little experience in handling government affairs. He was still a little worried about Hua Yu, especially worried that Hua Yu would exceed his duties, so he emphasized some things again and again.

When Hua Fu had finished speaking, his official Suo came and said that Qin Luoheng was here.

Hua Fu nodded slightly and said with a smile: "I'm afraid the Tenth Young Master is here to ask about his dismissal from office. Go and invite the Tenth Young Master in."

The father and son went to the hall.

soon.

Qin Luoheng also arrived in the hall.

When he saw Hua Yu, he was stunned. In his impression, Hua Yu was very conscientious in his duties. He did not go to the prison this time, which surprised him.

When Hua Yu saw this, he smiled and said, "Aweng was recently dismissed from office. The warden felt that the rumors were too much, so he asked me to stay at home for a few days. Since the warden has been fine lately, I agreed."

Qin Luoheng nodded slightly and said:

"As it should be."

"Why is Yushi Hua dismissed from office?"

"Boy, are you confused?"

"Hua Yushi is relatively young and has been handling government affairs for a while. I have never heard of any mistakes in the handling. Why was he dismissed from office?"

Hua Fu said with a smile: "I am not dismissed from office. In fact, I am resigning on my own initiative. The reason is actually nothing. I just made a deal with His Majesty, using my official position in exchange for the promotion of my eldest son and Hua Yu.

.”

"Besides."

"It is true that I am not much older than Li Si and others, but I am different from them. They sit in the center all year round and have never been to the battlefield. In my early years, I fought on the battlefield, and my body has more or less hidden diseases. It would be better to retire early to recuperate.

Good thing."

"Master Qin, don't worry too much about me."

Hear the words.

Qin Luoheng also felt relieved.

He thought that Hua Fu had done something wrong and was dismissed by the court, but since Hua Fu said that he resigned on his own initiative, he would be fine.

He hesitated.

Asked again:

"How dare you, boy."

"Yesterday, a good friend of mine sent a letter from Wu County. He said that the Baiyue tribe may be invading the border. I wonder if the court has heard about it so that it can respond as soon as possible to prevent the Baiyue tribe from succeeding."

Hua Fu's face remained as usual.

He said in a deep voice:

"The imperial court has known about this for a long time."

"After the last expedition to Baiyue, the Baiyue tribe has not stopped harassing the border. From time to time, Yue people enter the territory, burn, kill and loot. However, the environment in Lingnan is very harsh, and the Yue people are also very cunning, so they are slightly outnumbered.

, and quickly fled into the mountains and forests, so they fought endlessly."

"The imperial court and Baiyue have long been at odds with each other."

"The last time we conquered Baiyue, the army killed the Yue leader Yi Xusong. However, the army was not familiar with the terrain of Lingnan and was unable to pursue the victory. In addition, the weather there was hot and the roads were not smooth, making it difficult to transport food and grass.

Difficulties caused hundreds of thousands of soldiers to die in Lingnan."

"but."

"After the truce, the imperial court has made arrangements. Now that the Ling Canal has been built, the Xiangjiang River and the Lijiang River have been connected, there will be no problem in supplying food and grass to the army. If the Baiyue tribe dares to harass the border on a large scale, they will all be gone and never return!

"

Speaking of Baiyue.

Hua Fu is clearly angry.

Since the end of the first battle against Chu, Qin has basically not encountered much resistance. As a result, when it conquered a small Baiyue, it suffered heavy losses, not only hundreds of thousands of casualties, but also many generals were lost.

This was completely unacceptable to Da Qin.

In the past, Baiyue submitted to Chu, and when Da Qin destroyed Chu, Baiyue naturally surrendered to Da Qin. As a result, Baiyue not only failed to surrender, but instead caused trouble again and again. In the eighty-nine years after the destruction of Chu, the Baiyue tribe no longer harassed southern Xinjiang.

Stopped.

Nearly ten thousand Qin people were killed and injured.

These are only the casualties in southern Xinjiang and Guizhou.

If the casualties from the Southern Expedition are included, there is already a blood feud between the two.

Qin Luoheng frowned.

He naturally knew the blood hatred between Qin and Baiyue.

It's just that the Lingnan side is not as easy to conquer as Huafu said. Last time, it was indeed because the Baiyue tribe cut off the army's food and fodder, which led to the failure of the attack. However, the Baiyue soldiers only had 50,000 or 60,000 soldiers, while the Qin Dynasty launched an army of 500,000.

Even though most of them are auxiliary troops transporting grain and grass.

But it’s also a case of more and less.

Even Da Qin returned home in vain.

It simply doesn't make sense to attribute all problems to food and grass.

Huafu still underestimates the enemy.

I am afraid that not only Hua Fu in the DPRK thinks this way, but also other generals.

Qin Luoheng said:

"Hua Yushi, Baiyue is not that easy to fight."
To be continued...