The tall city wall stands majestically. Although it is not as good as Xianyang City in terms of height, width, or solidity, the noise coming from the city gate is something Xianyang City does not have.
This is Xinzheng, which was once the capital of the Zheng Kingdom.
After Han defeated Zheng, it moved its capital here and it became the capital of South Korea.
Many cities in South Korea have experienced a bloody revolution, but this one has not been soaked in blood.
The biggest contributor to this phenomenon was Zhang Liang, who stabilized food prices and gave the people of Xinzheng a way to survive, leading the Zhang family to leave Xinzheng.
A motorcade entered through the city gate and walked continuously for half an hour before they all entered.
As soon as you enter the city gate, the city is bustling with people, including the sounds of brothels attracting customers, the sounds of hawkers on the streets, and the sounds of children playing.
The complicated sound caused the curtains in many carriages in the vehicle to be pulled up, and the owners among them looked out of the car with exploratory and curious eyes.
Not long after, the curtain of a carriage in the motorcade was lowered, and Ying Chengxiao inside smiled and said to Wang Chan beside him:
“It’s quite prosperous here.”
Without waiting for Wang Chan to respond, Ying Chengyu raised his voice and said to the driver:
"Go to the Sheriff's Mansion."
If Zhang Liang knew that this piece of land he had preserved, the only pure land in Han Dynasty, would end up benefiting his bitter rival Ying Chenglong, he would definitely not be happy.
Sheriff's Mansion, lobby.
The main seat was covered with several layers of animal skins, and Ying Chengyu, a giant horse with a golden sword, sat in it.
The Xinzheng County Sheriff was not angry because his position had been taken. Instead, he stood in the hall with a look of shame on his face, slightly hunched over.
"Your Majesty, I am incompetent and cannot capture the wise man."
Ying Chengyu touched his chin and looked at the governor's black hair and the cloth shoes on his feet until he couldn't help but sweat on the governor's forehead.
"How long have you been out?"
"Almost March."
"Three months."
Ying Chengyu lowered his head and recited it once, then raised his head with an unkind expression.
"Three months to pick up all the red tape?"
The county guard wiped the sweat from his forehead, smiled and was about to explain, but was interrupted by Ying Chengyu waving his hand.
"Gungun, don't hang around in front of my eyes if you have nothing to do."
Among the orders given by Ying Chengxuan to the county governor, there was no mention of arresting Zhang Liang.
"Yes, yes, yes!"
The familiar feeling came back, and the county governor breathed a sigh of relief and kept talking.
"If you fart, hurry up."
"Please allow me to serve as a secret guard, the governor of Xinzheng County."
There was a trace of hesitation on the Sheriff's face, but it was quickly washed away by the expression of gritted teeth.
"Let someone else do it."
"Huh?"
Ying Chengyu, who had just witnessed the changes in Marxism-Leninism and was depressed, suddenly became interested. He crossed his hands with the backs of his hands pointing upwards, and rested his chin on the meat rack stacked on the backs of his hands.
"Actually, I should have gone to Xinzheng a long time ago, but in the meantime I turned back to Xianyang once. Do you know why?"
"You are stupid and don't know. Please let me know."
"Because Marxism-Leninism changed his mind, he was the official who was almost taken away from the balcony before. I bought his body, returned his freedom, and made him the steward of the balcony. He was not satisfied with the status quo. For the sake of official position and title, he put other people in the palace
When he was a concubine, the things that were done to him were intensified and inflicted on his concubine, so I went back and killed him."
Ying Chengyu wiped his neck and smiled.
"You are quite well informed. Are you afraid that I might touch your neck if you didn't do good things in Xinzheng?"
"...The villain doesn't know this."
"Then why do you want to resign? The position of Xinzheng County Governor is a fat one. No matter how many people want to do it, they can't fill it."
"Qiang is afraid." The county guard said with a wry smile: "Qiang is afraid of indulging in other people's flattery and being addicted to other people's groveling."
Qiang, who is now the governor of Xinzheng County, was just a secret guard in the past. Although Qiang was a very capable secret guard and enjoyed a high reputation among the secret guards.
But compared to the praise received by the head of a county, that little bit of praise among small groups is nothing compared to the praise of the big one.
The Qin Dynasty established thirty-six counties, and there were only thirty-six people in the world who could serve as county guards. In an era when the county system was not fully implemented, the power of these thirty-six people was much greater than that of the feudal officials of later generations.
They are in charge of almost everything in the thirty-six counties except military power, including the appointment and removal of official positions.
As long as these county guards are willing, they can replace all the officials in a county except for the two official positions of county magistrate and county lieutenant. They can even point to the chickens and dogs in the village and say that they are mythical beasts.
Be worshiped by others.
A person worthy of the name attains enlightenment, and chickens and dogs ascend to heaven.
Of course, that’s what they say, but in reality no one dares to do this, and the separation of powers is not a decoration.
The most important duty of the county magistrate is to report local work to Xianyang, the central government. After the orders are issued from above, the county captain can control the county guard by force if he has the military power. If the county magistrate really does this, unless the relationship between the county magistrate and the county magistrate is established.
But this power is real and every county governor has it.
Qiang did not have a surname, only a first name. An ordinary secret guard with a low status and some brains rose to the top and became one of the thirty-six county guards. Too many people fawned over Qiang.
Those local nobles who had not opened their eyes to look at him, gave him beauties and gold one by one, and praised him to the best of his ability. Having said that, there are few in the sky, none on earth, and saints cannot compare with him.
Having been educated since childhood, he has stood out from numerous selections and considered himself to be as strong-willed as iron. He can't stand the call of others and still needs to hone his will.
"You have to think about it."
Yingcheng is a good person.
"I can let you be a secret guard today, but if you want to be the governor of Xinzheng County tomorrow, I won't do it."
"If your Majesty continues to say this, I will really regret it. I don't want to become the second Marxist-Leninist, and I have bothered Your Majesty to go all the way. Please allow me to return to the secret guard."
Seeing Qiang's determined expression and the uncertainty in the eyes of the specially trained elite secret guards, Ying Chengyu fell silent.
[Can’t even a secret guard who has been educated and trained since childhood withstand the temptation?]
"Is it really insurmountable?" Ying Chengyu said in a deep voice: "You are not a Marxist-Leninist who was once a subordinate. You are a secret guard selected from a thousand miles. You have received the most advanced education of this era."
"Insurmountable."
He forced himself to spit out these four words and took a long breath. After breathing out this breath, it seemed that all the burdens on his body had been lifted and he was free. He said with a calm face:
"Zhang Shun sent his daughter to him the day before yesterday. She looks beautiful and fragrant, but she is shy and timid. Her voice is like an oriole, and she says softly that she only wants to be my concubine. In the past, her beauty was not inferior to that of your majesty's concubines.
I don't even dare to look at beauties for a long time, but now I want to ask for them. And there are more than one women who are as beautiful as him. If you are willing, the number of beauties around you at this moment is not inferior to that of your Majesty.
"Beauty is like this, money is even worse. As long as Qiang nodded, the lobby would not be able to hold the money sent by those people. Qiang struggled hard every day and did not dare to slack off. If he slacked off a little, he would get used to the clouds of beautiful women.
If you are used to spending extravagantly, it will be difficult for you to feel like you are today. If your Majesty had come ten days and a half later, you would have given me a sword, just like that of Marxism-Leninism."
Ying Chengyu fell silent again.
Qiang waited patiently, waiting for Ying Chengyu to let him return to the secret guard.
When he became the governor of Xinzheng County, he didn't know that secret guards were a thing of the past.
Ta Ta ~
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please give me another two hundred thousand gold. If I don't have that much, a hundred thousand gold will do for a short period of time."
A man wearing a black shorts and Chu Mo clothes broke into the lobby. It was the Mohist tycoon who regarded himself as Qin Mo.
Seeing Ying Chengyu sitting on the chair without answering, Qiang, who was wearing a county guard uniform, waited patiently in the hall, knowing that he came at the wrong time.
But the research project has reached a critical juncture, and the scientists who are anxious for funds, regardless of whether it is time or not, walk up to Ying Chengyu in three steps and wave in front of him.
"Your Majesty? Your Majesty!"
Ying Cheng smacked it away and said impatiently:
"What are you doing!"
Among the guests in the house, Jing Ke was the one who made Ying Chengxiang angry the most.
The world's number one assassin who has no brains, acts recklessly and doesn't like to think. From time to time, Ying Chengyu can be left speechless and ask Gai Nie to compete with him in a sword fight.
The ones that annoy Ying Chengyuan the most are scientists. In fact, scientists are good at everything. They have high EQ and IQ. They don't compromise on their work and don't let Ying Chengyun worry about them.
It stands to reason that this kind of customer should be a dream lover, but nothing in the world is perfect. Scientists want money, and they want a lot of money.
The money to support a scientist is much more than the money to support all the retainers of Chang'an Jun's Mansion combined.
Other diners ask for a few dollars, but scientists want a hundred thousand gold as a base. It would be fine if so much money could be converted into results, but the problem is that most of the money is wasted, not even a single one.
Can't even hear the sound.
It might be too much to say that a scientist is a brave man who only eats but does not pull. Three pistols, improved drugs, high-yielding crops... these are all created by scientists.
But compared with the huge amount of money and materials spent, these things are really pitiful, and the conversion rate is extremely low. No matter how good-tempered Ying Chengyu is, he can't suppress his anger when he encounters a scientist who wants money.
Scientists have long been accustomed to spreading their hands.
"No money."
Ying Chengyu's eyes widened.
[The 100,000 gold I got just before the Wax Ceremony is all spent now? How did you spend it like this?]
"You... forget it, just wait while I finish talking to Qiang and then we'll talk about your funding!"
Ying Chengyu, who originally wanted to ask where the flowers went, swallowed back all the questions that came to his lips.
It was a waste of time to ask. Even he, a time-traveler who provided design concepts and dictated the finished product, didn't understand the lot of professional terms used by scientists.
"What are you struggling with? I will help you solve your problems!"
Ying Chengyun let the scientist go, but the scientist didn't want to let go of Ying Chengyun. The scientist who was obsessed with funding had a righteous look on his face, and he looked like he was honoring his master by sharing his worries.
If Jing Ke asked, Ying Chengyu would just smile and let him cool off.
But when the scientist asked, Ying Chengxuan just glanced at the scientist and recounted the conversation with the county governor to the scientist. Mohism was one of the two major schools of thought alongside Confucianism.
"What's so difficult about this?"
The scientist looked puzzled.
"The superiors and subordinates will do as they please."
Qiang echoed:
“It’s true what scientists say.”
Seeing that Ying Chengyu was still unmoved and showed no signs of consent, the scientist sat down on the chair next to Ying Chengyu seriously.
"Why are you so hesitant?"
"When I sent the force to Xinzheng, Xinzheng was in the hands of Zhang Liang, and its county governor was in name only. The people listened to the words of the Zhang family and not to the officials. The force moved to Xinzheng, and in order to stabilize the situation, many measures were taken and many achievements were made. Today,
Zhang Liang was defeated and the county guard was in name only, but I want to kick Qiang away. This is not appropriate."
"It is inappropriate for a monarch to appoint nepotism. You should not appoint nepotism on the basis of merit. Qiang was originally a secret guard, and he said that he was not capable enough to serve as a county guard, so he could not resist the temptation. However, the monarch believed that his hard work and merits were great, and he did not want to let him leave his position.
If you act like this, what will happen to the people's livelihood? Your Majesty is confused."
Ying Chengyu disagreed and said:
"Can Xinzheng be governed to such a state if it is not capable enough? Along the way, there were turmoils in various cities in South Korea, and some people with malicious intentions forced the government. Only in Xinzheng, the political affairs were handled properly, and no local nobles became big. This is
Although Zhang Liang’s recommendation is credited, there is still a lot of strong governance.”
The scientist shook his head.
"No, no, no, your judgment is too arbitrary and subjective. Qiang will govern Xinzheng very well until the future. But Qiang himself said that if he cannot withstand the temptation, he will fall in the future. Qiang should
After falling, he will go from being virtuous to being unworthy. Your Majesty insists on being a county guard by force. Do you know yourself better than being strong?"
"Depravity, what is depravity? Being greedy for money and lust means depravity? Then am I considered depravity?"
The scientist whispered:
"Your Majesty is making sophistry again. I am not good at words and cannot argue with Your Majesty. All I know is that Ma Lie, who once bestowed your name on Your Majesty, became the steward of the building, exploited his concubines, and finally assassinated your Majesty when he returned to Xianyang. One year salary is one per year.
The steward of Baishi Tower is like this, not to mention that there are only thirty-six county guards in the world."
Ying Chengyu squinted his eyes and opened his mouth to say something, when he stood still with his fists clasped and said in a deep voice:
"That's it. Qiang thanks you for your respect. However, Qiang is not afraid of swords, guns, swords and halberds, but he is afraid of beauty and money."
The scientist added:
"A strong person can be the governor of Xinzheng County, but his heart is not good. Officials should be considerate of the people's sentiments and use their bodies with restraint. The principle of frugality stipulated by the ancient sage kings is that all workers in the world, such as those who make wheels and build cars, make
Those who make leather, those who make pottery, those who smelt metal, and those who work as carpenters, let them each do what they can.
"As long as it is enough to provide for the people, it is enough. Eat according to your belly and clothe yourself. But after you become a county guard, you can't resist the temptation, so you must use the money that should be used sparingly and delegate it to the people. Take other people's women.
, if you take other people's money, you will make it convenient elsewhere. Now, do you want to strengthen only one person at the expense of the people of Xinzheng?"
Ying Chengyu was speechless.
In addition to Qiang, who has been waiting patiently, there is another scientist waiting.
The scientist who was in a hurry just now was not agitated at all now and sat calmly in his chair.
Because he knew that Ying Chengxuan's decision at this time was more important than the funds given to him.
Having been in the Chang'an Junfu for so long, scientists know very well that Ying Chengyu never hesitates when it comes to one person or another. Solving Qiang's problem is actually very simple, just let Qiang do his job and then give Qiang money as compensation.
But what next? What about the next appointments?
Do all appointed officials have to worry about whether they will become bad or whether they will become the second Marxist-Leninist? It is impossible for everyone to have such strong consciousness.