"Weng Chao, I haven't seen you for a long time. How are you?"
Wu Yan stood up from his chair and greeted the person who stepped into the tea room humbly.
The person who walked into the tea room was a lean old man with white beard and hair. He seemed to be in his forties, but he was energetic and his steps were as nimble as those of his younger generation. The old man's face was full of beard and temples.
He is meticulously groomed, and his expression is as solemn as a knife, and he faintly exudes an aura of calmness and self-reliance. If he is a shallow young man who lacks experience, I am afraid that just being stared at by that look will make his heart palpitate, right?
If Gu Chen had been present, he would have immediately thought of the dean of the department who was always picky in his college days but whose academic achievements were highly respected. He dared to refute the personnel matters he didn't like even in front of the principal. This is the point of the department dean.
All the students admired him greatly, and the old man in front of him seemed to have the same appearance.
Speaking of which, as Wu Yan's eldest daughter and in charge of Liyang's government affairs as acting city lord, there were not many people in the kingdom who needed her to stand up and greet them. But even so, the old man did not show any signs of being moved, and his eyes were fixed on her.
The acting city lord in front paused for a moment, then raised his right hand to cover his nose in obvious displeasure.
The old man covered his nose with his sleeves and gestured towards the copper incense burner in the tea room. The female disciple who was following him quickly stepped forward, took out the sachet from her arms, lit it, and put it into the incense burner. Slowly rising from the gap in the copper incense burner
Wisps of green smoke spread in the teahouse. The green smoke is mixed with many spices such as borneol, mint, red sandalwood, etc., and the wonderful fragrance rises. The smell makes you feel refreshed and peaceful, both physically and mentally.
As the aroma diffused, the faint smell of tobacco in the air of the tea room was also driven away.
Only then did the old man put down the sleeves covering his nose and looked at the acting city lord with some annoyance.
"I must have warned you many times. The tobacco leaves offered by those southern barbarians are not a good thing. It will damage your lungs, body, and body. If you smoke it for a long time, you will become addicted. But the city lord doesn't seem to take it to heart at all."
"That's absolutely not the case." Wu Yan shook his head seriously. "I originally consumed three to five sticks of tobacco leaves every day, but after Mr.'s reminder, it has been reduced to less than one stick a day. This product does have the effect of refreshing the mind.
, when the government affairs are difficult, draw half a pillar, which will be of great help in deciding the matter and resolving doubts."
"But I forgot that Sir will come to visit today, and it was my fault that I didn't send people to clean the house in time. I hope Sir will not blame you for this." As he said this, Wu Yan bowed his hands to the old man and apologized. He did this as the leader of the territory.
Such a humble statement, even the old man couldn't pursue it any further.
"The harm caused by tobacco leaves does not happen in a day. It seems that it is beyond the power of the old man to make the city lord quit smoking." The old man shook his head as if giving up, then straightened his clothes and bowed his hands in salute. "Supervisor Chao Shen, see Dai
City Lord."
"No courtesy. Chao Weng, please take a seat."
Wu Yan raised his hand to invite the old man to sit down, while the female disciple who had been burning incense stood respectfully behind him.
The old man who was respectfully called "Chao Weng" by Wu Yan was named Chao Shen. He was a good workshop master certified by the imperial court and the head of the oldest "Xinhe Workshop" in Liyang City. In addition, he was specially hired by Liyang Mansion.
"Supervisor".
In the Chenghuang Kingdoms, the elixir pottery made by the master is an important resource for maintaining people's livelihood, but the master himself does not accept the jurisdiction of the territorial government. Similar to the situation of the pioneers, the master is also a self-contained system within the ethnic group.
, it is difficult for consular governments from outside the ministry to get involved. In order to make proper use of these talents with unique skills, consular governments in various places, in addition to setting up construction departments to serve the construction affairs, also generally adopt the practice of hiring "supervisors".
The "Supervisor" nominally has the power to supervise the affairs of Liyang Lingfang, but in fact it is also held by the most famous master of the Fangshe. On the one hand, the Ling government uses the establishment of the Supervisor to restrict the power of the Fangshe in the country, and on the other hand, the Lingfu sets up the Supervisor.
On the one hand, the community can also communicate with the consular government through the supervisory department, which can be said to be an extremely important hub.
Liang Zao Chao Shen has been the Supervisor of Liyang for more than ten years. In terms of reputation and performance, no one can match him. The most important thing is that Chao Shen himself and Li Yanggong were friends in death when they were young, and they also had a close relationship with Wu Yan and Wu.
Shinya took care of her like her own niece. This allowed Liyang Ling to maintain relatively good operations with HonbÅfangshe. It can be said that this was one of the main reasons why Liyang Ling was able to weather the summer famines safely.
"Weng Chao, it's been a long time since you came to the City Lord's Mansion."
"I don't dare. There is a difference between the king and his ministers. How can we interfere without permission?"
Wu Yan and Wu Zhen had been familiar with Chao Shen since childhood and treated him almost as an elder. However, Chao Shen was an old scholar with a rigid character. When he visited the city lord's palace, he acted like a guest and even gave advice from time to time.
.This time Wu Yan invited Chao Shen to come over. After a brief greeting, the two parties quickly got to the point.
The issues between the Acting City Lord and the Supervisor are of course inseparable from Li Yang Consul Affairs, and to name the most important incidents in Li Yang Consul Affairs recently, there is no doubt that "Hunhou left the palace and turned into Chaos Ruins" and "Chaos Ruins were quickly destroyed by pioneers.
Suppression" event.
The celebration banquet to thank the pioneers has ended a few days ago, and the mysterious guest who knocked down the Li Palace Master was not found in the end. Therefore, when asked about the person who made the greatest contribution to the suppression of the Chaos Ruins, almost all the pioneers pointed to the cage car.
The owner of the shop.
He came to Liyang City as a refugee, was promoted to the rank of Quasi-Constructor, founded the Gewufang, and then became famous in the Chaos Ruins Strategy. He accomplished such a thing in just a few months, and such a character could not help but attract the attention of the consulship. Wu Yanjin
I invited Chao Shen over for the first time because I wanted to hear his evaluation of Zhong Zao Guchen.
After all, Chao Shen was the Supervisor of Liyang, and the circle of Fangshe itself was quite limited, so Wu Yan took it for granted that Chao Shen should know something about the new quasi-manager. Unexpectedly, it was better that she didn't ask, but when asked, Chao Weng suddenly
Knocked the tea cup down hard.
"Excuse me, I have never seen such a rude young man!"
Chao Shen, who knocked down the teacup, blew his beard and glared in anger, while the female disciple behind him quietly turned away. Judging from her reaction, Chao Shen must have been angry about this matter when he was in Xinhefang.
"It's arrogant to dare to set up a square group just when the throne is about to be established! After setting up the square group, he first didn't ask for his elders, and secondly, he didn't get along with his colleagues. He came and went as if Liyang was a no-man's land, which is called rude! This is so!
I have never seen such an arrogant and rude person, he is really infuriating."
"That's right." Wu Yan was stunned upon hearing this.
Liyangfang Society has its own system, so even she, the acting city lord, has no way of knowing the details. She thought it would be no big deal with Wu Zhen's supervision, but she didn't expect such an omission, which really made Wu Yan speechless.
But this is really no wonder Wu Zhen. The female secretary did have the plan to introduce Gu Chen to the superintendent when the opportunity was right, but someone's actions were too out of the ordinary. Kill the Nize Lord first, and then drive to Chaos Ruins
, a series of commotions spread throughout the city before the opportunity came, and even if the female secretary wanted to fix it, it was too late. 11