In a small fishing village on the Ru River west of Yancheng, Zhang Jun put away the fishing rod, looked at the few small fish in the bucket, and cursed in secret. The rest of the people could catch big fish, but they were the only ones. After using all their methods, they could only catch a few small fish.

After entering the village and reaching a large yard, Zhang Jun opened the door and walked into the yard surrounded by bamboo fences. He placed the bucket under the pomegranate tree and waved to the cat under the eaves. He said, "I'll go fishing, and I'll feed you specifically! It's been a few days since I caught a big one!"

The kitten ran over like a wind, lay on the bucket, and kept catching the fish in the bucket with its claws.

Lu Cheng sat on a stool next to the door, basking in the sun leisurely. Seeing Zhang Jun come back, he said, "Observe how many fish are you fishing today?"

Zhang Jun said: "How can I remember it? There is no big one anyway, so I have to feed the cat."

After saying that, he moved a stool and sat down beside Lu Cheng. He stared at the setting sun in the sky and stared at the setting sun in the sky, and did not speak for a long time.

Lu Cheng said: "The governor of Jiezhou came to Yancheng for a few days and was about to deal with Feng Hui, but suddenly he went to Xiangyang. Observe, what urgent matters are you? Let's see if it's October. Is the Jin army going to fight a big battle?"

Zhang Jun said: "Wu Shu led the army to Shaanxi, where can there be a big battle? No need to think too much, it is the politician who has something to say. It is said that all the officials of the prefectures and counties have gone to Xiangyang, and no one is missing. I am a member of the army, otherwise I will go too!"

"Oh——" Lu Cheng nodded. "I don't know what the scrucifixion is going to say, it's causing such a big stir."

Zhang Jun said: "Don't think too much. Under the care of the scrupulous men, just do things with peace of mind. It's not good for you to think too much."

Lu Cheng said: "It took less than half a month from here to Xiangyang, but I can't come back. It's a bit bad for us to bask in the sun here every day."

"What's bad?" Zhang Jun was a little impatient. "Isn't this a good day to bask in the sun and drink every day?"

Outside Xiangyang City, Xie Linong looked at the towering city tower and said, "Just about to deal with Feng Hui and his gang, they were called back to Xiangyang again. I don't know what major matters, all the prefectures and county officials are coming. Caizhou is on the front line, is it comparable to other places?"

While talking, he dismounted and took his men into the city gate.

When he arrived at the inn, the official secretary personally followed and sent Jie Linong to his residence. The official secretary said, "I have reported to the magistrate, the governor has summoned all the prefectures and county officials under his jurisdiction. Except for the several magistrates who have separate residences, the rest of the officials must stay together. The magistrate can only live in two subordinates, and the rest of the civic entourages must stay outside in the inn. The guru has arranged it, and the magistrate ordered them to go out to find the postmen."

After hearing this, Jie Linong said unhappily: "Can't even a few followers stay in such a large inn?"

The postmaster said: "The magistrate, although the postmaster is large, there are too many officials coming. There is no way for the subordinates to do so."

Xie Linong nodded with a dark face and said, "Okay, I understand, you can go out first."

The official secretary said goodbye and went out. Jie Linong sat there alone and felt a little angry for a while. Who is he? When Wang Xiao hunted hundreds of people, he was his general. Now, he actually has insufficient residence.

After a while of depression, Jie Linong ordered his subordinates to see if Cao Zhiyan, the governor of Ruzhou, came. If he arrived, please speak.

Soon, Cao Zhiyan arrived. When he saw Jie Linong, he was overjoyed: "I miss my brother very much for many days. Yesterday, Yang Shen came to me and said that he would invite me to a restaurant by the riverside today. My brother is here and I will go with you together!"

Xie Linong said: "There are no news from Yang Shen for many days. Is he doing well?"

Cao Zhiyan said: "I met him yesterday and asked about his recent news. The poliest built many farms in Xiangyang, which were under the supervision of Yang Shen. Recently, these places have started to make money, and they earn a lot of money every day, and are so proud!"

Xie Linong nodded: "This is the best! When the generals of the tutoring and slaughtered in Xiangyang, they rarely got together. Sometimes when they think about it, they can't help but miss the time of that year. By the way, how many of the other old brothers have arrived in Xiangyang?"

Cao Zhiyan said: "Yu Huan is also here. But he walked slowly and has not arrived yet."

Xie Linong said: "He is as far away as me, and he walked a little slower on the road."

As he was talking, Jie Linong asked Cao Zhiyan to sit down and make a pot of tea.

After taking a sip of tea, Cao Zhiyan said: "This year, I have prepared a new kind of tea. It is a good choice for Xinyang tea, smoked with jasmine flowers, and a pot of fragrant smell is poured on the house! We all will be given a pound. That is really delicious!"

Xie Linong said: "Isn't it very troublesome if you don't produce jasmine flowers here in Xiangyang?"

Cao Zhiyan said: "I planted some in Yingzhou in the south and grew very well. But I heard that it is not as good as the fragrance in Sichuan."

Jie Linong was not interested in tea. After chatting for a few words, he asked Cao Zhiyan: "A few days ago, a series of major cases were reported on the other side of the Ru River. The custody was extremely angry and transferred me from Tangzhou to Caizhou. I just arrived in Yancheng and was about to arrange an encirclement and suppression, but suddenly I was ordered to come to Xiangyang. What is the big deal?"

Cao Zhiyan said: "It was only when I arrived in Xiangyang that I realized a rough idea. I heard that I printed a few days ago this year, and the weather was good, and the grain harvest was greatly reduced. Many of the business under Yang Shen began to make money, and a new bank was opened. The Duke Department had loose money. With money in his hand, Duke thought about giving us a salary increase. This time he came to us to raise his salary."

How could Xie Linong believe it? He said with a squinted eye: "If you want to increase your salary, why should you recruit people? If you get the money, who wouldn't say it?"

Cao Zhiyan believed that Lin Nong did not believe it, and sighed and said, "I tell you that the salary will indeed increase. But there are other things. The news I have received in the past two days will be difficult to become an official in the future."

Xie Linong said: "What a bad approach?"

Cao Zhiyan said: "I also heard it from the east and the west. Brothers chat, don't say it out. A few days ago, Senator Wang came back from Caizhou and said something. Everyone listened at that time and didn't take it seriously. But they didn't know that in the following days, the tutor really began to adjust the yamen and arrange the officials below according to what he said that day. After a few days, he ordered us to come to Xiangyang."

Understanding the doubts of Lin Nong, Cao Zhiyan said: "I don't know how to do it. From what other people heard, they summarized it into three words. For subordinate officials, the tutoring is: raise salary, delegate power, and strictly manage. The salary increase is to raise salary. According to the tutor, the officials under his subordinates should live a decent life. Delegating power means further delegating power to subordinate officials of the prefectures and counties so that they can manage the civil affairs of the place. The most important thing is the word strict management. I heard that Senator Wang replaced Senator Chen and was in charge of the tutor Chen's yamen. Senator Chen set up a new official, just like the previous transshipment envoy, but no longer managed the money and grain under his rule, but only supervised officials."

Xie Linong said: "The supervisory officials have existed in ancient times, so how can we use such a big deal?"

Cao Zhiyan said: "Of course it is because the new supervision is different from the old. What is specific? Let's listen to the polite talk. Now we are talking about gossip. If we can't be true, it will only cause trouble. I am a monk, and all the four elements of monks are empty. It's just that the Jin barbarians come south and the mountains and rivers are broken, so I will return to the secular world to fight against the Jin people. I will do whatever I say about the politeness, and there will be no such troubles."
Chapter completed!