Sister Han is good at farming

Chapter 183 Dandy Reformation Center

"I've heard about this, too. When Minister Qian Shangshu's granddaughter Naji came to power, her stepmother seemed to have mocked Ruan Ji, a commoner, for being shabby and ignorant of etiquette, and invited a little girl to be her bride."

"That little girl is the niece of Ruan Ji Shushi, and also the daughter of the fifth-rank Sinong doctor. I heard that when Ruan Ji Shushi was clearing the girl's name, he said that other people who have done good deeds have brought blessings to their families and neighbors, but his niece has brought blessings to their entire Qingshui County, and even to Lulin Prefecture. These words were even spread around for a while!"

"What's even more intriguing is that Fu Yuanhao and others who went home to seek help eagerly presented precious treasures, saying that they were helping Ruan Jishushi to send a betrothal gift."

Shi Chengyi nodded. "I know what you are talking about. At that time, the emperor and Zhou Che also sent people to give gifts, and they slapped Minister Qian in the face. Minister Qian claimed to be ill for half a month because of this."

"Could it be that the niece of Ruan Ji Shushi was the reason why Qingshui County could have such a miracle? Otherwise, Fu Yuanhao and his arrogant young masters would rush to support her eagerly? I heard that the pair of cabbage jades given by Fu Yuanhao alone made Minister Fu so angry that his face turned black for three days."

Shi Chengyi's mind moved, and he quickly wrote the three big words "Shi Anzhi" on the appointment letter of the Qingshui County Magistrate.

The eyes of the doctors surrounding them almost popped out of their heads.

"Wow! The older you get, the wiser you get!" everyone exclaimed in their hearts.

"Master Shi, I'm afraid it's not appropriate for you to put your grandson in the position of Qingshui County Magistrate!" Someone protested boldly, "As the saying goes, when selecting talents, avoid relatives! Moreover, your grandson is a sixth-rank official. Isn't it a waste of talent to let him be a county magistrate? Going so far is no different from exile?"

"What do you know? We should know how to use people well. My An Zhi is a top scholar. Isn't he better than that kid Fu Yuanhao in terms of knowledge and talent? He can be a good magistrate of Qingshui County, but my An Zhi can do a better job!" Shi Chengyi said proudly, stroking his beard.

It turns out that Minister Shi is such a person. I really misjudged him in the past!

"Sir Shi, I'm afraid that other meritorious families will have objections to your action." Someone reminded him tactfully.

"So what? The appointments of Qingshui County's clerk, deputy envoy of the Taxation Department, sluice officials, warehouse envoys, yamen runners and patrol soldiers are all taken care of by our Ministry of Personnel. This saves those old guys from fighting over such a small matter every day! Who knows how much trouble they will cause in secret!" Shi Chengyi said confidently.

Everyone looked at the list in their hands. Compared with others, Shi Anzhi was indeed more qualified to be the magistrate of Qingshui County. At least he passed the imperial examination and had real talent. Unlike the other bunch of playboys who knew nothing but eating, drinking and having fun.

When the letter of appointment was about to be issued, Murong Jinyang hijacked it. It was not because he, as the king of a country, was too bored to worry about the appointment of an official in a small county, but because he was curious about who would get the job that was so popular.

When he saw that he, the editor of the Imperial Academy, had been appointed as the magistrate of Qingshui County, he was furious. He almost fainted on the spot.

"How ridiculous! How ridiculous! What on earth is that old fellow Shi Chengyi doing? It's fine that he's just taking my top scholar, but he's actually asking the Ministry of Personnel to select people and issue letters for low-ranking menial jobs like county clerks, deputy envoys of the taxation department, gate officials, warehouse envoys, yamen runners, and patrol soldiers. How idle are those people in the Ministry of Personnel?

And these people who were selected one by one, they are all ignorant and spoiled children. Those who know think they are going to take office, while those who don’t think they are going to Qingshui County for reform! "

Zhou Che said coldly upon hearing this: "Aren't those dudes there to be reformed? Look at the grandson of the Minister of Revenue, the son of the Dali Temple, the most useless son of General Shen, the son of the Minister of War, the son of General Zhang, and the younger brother of Minister Zhao of the Ministry of Works. After a few years of experience, which one of them hasn't been reborn?"

Upon hearing this, Murong Jinyang felt overwhelmed.

In order to coax Zhou Zheng into taking office, the second-generation rich kids who had offended him were packed up and thrown into Lulin Prefecture, Jianghuai Prefecture and Jiangxia Prefecture for training. On the one hand, it was to vent his anger; on the other hand, he was attracted by the connections and financial resources behind these second-generation rich kids.

Although the second-generation rich are bad and unmotivated, they are still the apple of their eye. Throwing them into the post-disaster area, can the families behind them bear to let them fend for themselves?

Once those meritorious families take action, are they afraid that the disaster-stricken areas will not be able to be revived?

I just didn't expect that these second-generation rich people were first-rate at mocking others, and they were also good at getting things done. As a result, they were all promoted to several levels of official positions.

It seems that their change was noticed by the old foxes in the court. So as soon as a position was vacated, they were eager to squeeze their younger generation in, even if they couldn't squeeze them in by force.

What do you call this? Shooting oneself in the foot!

Seeing Murong Jinyang rubbing his temples in pain, Zhou Che tried to comfort him, "Your Majesty, why not just let them go? After all, we have the top scholar to keep them in check. At worst, we still have Fu Yuanhao and his men above us. Can we let them cause chaos in Qingshui County?"

"Okay! Let's do this!" What could Murong Jinyang do?

So when Ruan Qingqing and others were busy with the double harvest, Fu Yuanhao and others led a group of tender and handsome young men to Zaoziling.

"Master Fu, what is this?"

Fu Yuanhao smiled in an unfathomable way, "It is the custom in our Qingshui County that all officials who come to work here must first do labor for half a year to reform themselves."

"Yes! Mr. Shi, we all came here this way! You may not know your parents in Qingshui County, but you must know the five grains and cereals and not think about working! You should take the lead!"

Yuan Pingzhang was fanning himself comfortably, his pair of phoenix eyes shining brightly.

Shi Anzhi frowned, "Qingshui County still has this rule?"

"Don't believe it? Just ask any of the villagers. Which one of me, Prefect Fu, Magistrate Wang, Magistrate Zhao, General Dingyuan, and General Youqi has not worked in the fields for several months?"

Yuan Pingzhang folded the fan and used one end of the fan to make a circle around.

"Oh, we were all reformed at Miss Ruan's house. She has a lot of land, so she's not afraid that you'll ruin it and cause a food shortage the next year. She's also more patient, so there's no need to worry that you won't be able to learn. You might as well stay at her house!"

Wang Sibo's fox eyes are sparkling.

No matter how I look at it, it feels like a conspiracy.

Just then, Ruan Pinghuai saw a group of handsome young men standing on the ridge of Ruan Qingqing's field. Out of curiosity, he went closer to check out the situation.

"Uncle Ping Huai, please tell us, the new officials in Qingshui County, whether we, the officials in Qingshui County, should know how to identify crops and work? When we first arrived, did we also work here for a few months?"

Ruan Pinghuai, who was called out unexpectedly, was not shy because he had dealt with Yuan Pingzhang and others many times, and nodded quickly.

"You adults not only started working here, but last year during the autumn harvest, you worked with us peasants, helping us plant and harvest, and you ate the same meals."

Yuan Pingzhang raised his eyebrows, "Did you see that? We are not lying. You have to put aside your behavior as the young masters of the capital and work with them honestly. If you dare to do anything wrong, your working time will be doubled!"

"Yes!"

Ruan Qingqing was confused.

So, her place was unilaterally turned into a reformatory for playboys?