The fat man named Wen Hui is the jizheng of Kinoji.
Ji is the local official who governs the colony and is also the link between the collar and the colony. However, the social status of this position will vary greatly depending on the relationship between the colony and the collar and the level of one's own talents.
According to the regulations of Liyang Prefecture, officials who serve as Ji Zheng must have at least two skills: arithmetic and reading. Arithmetic can not only calculate taxes, but also help the settlement calculate trade, while reading and writing can not only report to the consular affairs, but also help the settlement residents write letters and read.
.In an ordinary settlement, these two points are enough to make Ji Zheng an object of respect from the people, not to mention that Ji Zheng has the prestige and blessing of Liyang Mansion behind him.
However, Kinoji is not an ordinary settlement, but a rather rare and prosperous village.
Kinoji has made huge profits by selling wooden utensils, and it also has a strong fort to resist the threat of wild monsters, so it naturally relies very little on the territorial government. Although it is not to the extent of questioning the rule of the Liyang Palace, it does not rely on the officials dispatched by the territorial government.
How much love will there be? Among the lower-level officials in the consular office, Kinoji is known to be a tough guy. Many people avoid being sent to serve, but Wen Hui is the unlucky egg who won the lottery.
At least Wen Hui has basic skills in arithmetic and writing, but he seriously lacks wrist strength and physical strength. In the Kinoji where the capable craftsmen gather, it feels like a white pig sneaking into a herd of buffaloes. He is not kicked to death by random hooves.
Fortunately, establishing a leadership position is more impossible than a toad eating swan meat.
Wen Hui stayed in Minoji for two years. During this period, except for writing monthly consular reports and calculating and paying taxes every quarter, Wen Hui basically did no other work. The old wooden house built on the edge of the cliff was Wen Hui's
His residence and office, and the servant hired with a public name is the only person he can control.
"Sir, please come in... Well, my humble residence is too crude. I'm really sorry."
At Wen Hui's invitation, Zhang Ji and Gu Chen stepped into Ji Zheng's official residence.
It is said to be an official residence, but it is actually a wooden house with a total area of less than 30 square meters, and half of it is supported precariously on the rock wall by wooden piles. A thin wooden board divides the wooden house into an inner hall and an outer hall.
There are beds and low cabinets, while in the outer hall there is a set of wooden tables and chairs for only three people.
Even if judged by the most honest standard, Ji Zheng Wenhui's official residence is too shabby. And from the perspective of demonstrating the authority of the government, just this mansion that has nothing to do with authority is enough to put Kino Ji
It's being taken to court.
He probably knew this. From the moment Francis stepped into the wooden house, the fat man Wen Hui was sweating and panicked. However, there probably weren't many local officials who could keep calm in the face of the ruthless messenger.
"Please, please sit down."
Wen Hui tremblingly pulled out the chair and asked Francis to sit down, but looked at Gu Chen next to him with some confusion.
The wooden house was too narrow to accommodate many people, so Francis left the soldiers in the square to guard the armored car, but invited Gu Chen to go with him. In Wen Hui's view, Gu Chen, who was dressed in civilian clothes, did not look like a leader.
He was a government official, but Zhang Ji was quite polite to him.
Zhang Ji's attitude proves that Gu Chen's status is not low. However, in the remote area of Kinoji, it is quite rare for the messenger to come in person. At this moment, the addition of another important person accompanying him makes Wen Hui even more confused. Wen Hui is confused.
Hui secretly glanced towards the square and could only guess that the situation might be related to that weird-looking armored car.
"Please don't mind. I'm just joining in the fun. You can chat if you have anything to do."
Noticing Fat Jizheng's gaze, Gu Chen waved his hand and explained, then retreated to the corner of the room and put on a soy sauce pose.
Gu Chen's aloof attitude made Francis frown slightly, but as a messenger, he couldn't make any comments to the Juvenile Supervision Department. After he regained his attention with a slight cough, Francis immediately moved the tip of his spear towards the man who was sitting across from him timidly.
Set up.
"Let's talk business, Wen Jizheng."
"Yes, yes!" Wen Hui, who had just sat down, jumped up like a frog being poked.
"A few days ago, Chang Xia Palace received a letter from Kinoji. It said, 'The community is threatened by wild monsters and wants to evacuate to the city for refuge. Please ask for assistance.' Is this written by you?" Francis confirmed.
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"Yes, I wrote it." Wen Hui nodded nervously.
"In that case, what is the current situation in Kinoji?" Francis' voice suddenly turned serious. "We have obviously requested assistance from the consular office, but there is not a single cage truck loaded with supplies in the settlement.
?Kinoji is considered a quite wealthy settlement in Liyang Territory, you don’t want to say that you plan to collect the assets of the settlement when reinforcements arrive, do you?”
Evacuation of a colony is never easy, and cage trucks dragged by animal power are the only reliable method. Before evacuating, the important assets of the colony must be loaded into cage trucks as much as possible, and when the number of cage trucks is always insufficient,
Under the circumstances, it often takes several days to choose and configure the loading assets. Considering that there is room for the young and old in the colony on the cage truck, the process often takes even more time.
Usually before asking for help from the territorial government, the settlement would begin to collect assets so that they could set off immediately when reinforcements arrived. But if Kinoji really wanted to wait for reinforcements to arrive before collecting assets, it would take at least two days.
Letting troops who are more precious than gold be delayed here for more than two days. If this mistake is serious, it is enough to make Ji Zheng lose his head!
"No, that's not the case..."
After Wen Hui understood this, sweat broke out on his forehead.
"Or is it that you made up the divorce application without authorization?"
"How could it be possible! I would never dare to do this in a humble position!" Wen Hui shook his head repeatedly with a pale face.
"What's going on? Honestly."
Fang Ji raised his eyebrows and poked at him with a sharp gaze. Fat Ji was as immobile as a frog stared at by a snake. Seeing the herald overwhelming his opponent with a brief conversation, Gu Chen couldn't help but secretly nod, thinking that he was indeed the right-hand man of the trumpeter.
The character, vision and methods are all quite sharp.
Gu Chen glanced at the shivering Ji Zheng with some sympathy. When the armored car drove into the settlement, Gu Chen felt that the atmosphere was not right. Now it seems that there is something hidden. The fat man Wen Hui shivered for a long time under the attention of everyone, and finally resigned to his fate.
lowered his head.
"I'm telling you, my lord, I've been trying to persuade them to clean things up two weeks ago, but no one paid any attention..."
Wen Hui lay on the ground and told the secret in a sobbing voice.
Kineyeji is a fortress with strong defenses and rich assets. The proud craftsmen were originally not convinced by the jurisdiction of the government, and Ji Zheng Wenhui naturally couldn't speak here. Geographically, Kineyeji is not close to wild monsters and frequent riots.
In southern Xinjiang, there were no major disturbances in previous summers.
But things are a little unusual this year.
Not only do the monsters attack earlier in the season than in previous years, but their levels are also higher than before. For example, in the past, the monsters that attacked were mostly vine monsters and mud monsters that were easy to deal with, but this time, even tree monsters and rock monsters were involved.
Frequent attacks by waves of wild monsters put Kinoji's defense to an unprecedented test. Not long ago, a large group of wild monsters even broke through the village's double defenses and almost invaded the settlement.