The fifth day of the seventh month of the tenth year of the Xuanli calendar.

Fu Xiaoguan's convoy traveled for a full twenty days and arrived at the important town of Lanling at noon on the fifth day of July.

According to the current division of Wofeng Road, Fu Xiaoguan asked to bring the important town of Lanling under the jurisdiction of Wofeng Road.

He needed Lanling Town because he wanted to transform this former military stronghold into a commodity distribution center for Wofeng Road.

As a result, he upgraded Lanling Town to Lanling County and placed it under the jurisdiction of Qingzhou. Lanling Town was once a military fortress and faced threats from the Yi Kingdom, which led to the area being sparsely populated.

There is no threat in this place now, and the geographical location is excellent.

Behind it was the boundless Lanling Plain, while in front of it was a hilly landscape. There was also the Xima River flowing from the Xima Plain, winding its way around Lanling City and into the Lanling Plain, but where it ended was unknown.

The current magistrate of Lanling County is He Shengan, who ranked second in the special examination. He is not in the Lanling County government office at the moment, but in Guanshanji.

There were many people sitting in the Guan clan courtyard in Guanshanji.

At this moment, they were looking at the new county magistrate on the stage with some doubt in their eyes - he was too young!

In their impression, the so-called county magistrate should be a highly respected and elderly person, but this county magistrate who had only been in office for less than half a month had not even grown a full beard.

Of course, even the head of the Guan family did not dare to speak out against him. After all, a county magistrate had never been to a remote place like Guanshanji.

So apart from He Shengan talking, the only sound here was the chirping of summer cicadas.

He Shengan lifted his sleeve to wipe the sweat from his forehead, picked up the teacup on the table and took a big sip, then said:

"From now on, Guanshanji will never again encounter war. From this moment on, Guanshanji will resume production. I have come here today to inform you that, in accordance with the policy of the Earl of Ding'an, all wasteland in Guanshanji will be remeasured and redistributed by Lanling County.

This is national policy!

Whether it is Guanshanji, Huaxi or Linjiapu, all the land in Wofeng Road will be remeasured and the policy of contracting production to households will be implemented.

What is household contract responsibility system?

That is to divide the land according to the number of people in each household.

Lanling County has suffered the most severe population loss, which has historical reasons. However, once all wastelands are accounted for, the corresponding population will be relocated.

Everyone, I hope you can treat these immigrants equally!

Because Lanling County also wants to attract investment, some businessmen have already come to negotiate with me.

Many workshops will be established here, which will require a large number of people, and you and the people who move in will profit from these workshops.

If we only rely on the people in Guanshanji now...who would dare to invest?

"Old Patriarch Guan, if you were a businessman, would you choose to invest and build a factory in a place where there are no people?"

The crowd below burst into laughter. Clan leader Guan stood up with his cane, turned around and said to the clan members:

"Don't laugh! What the county magistrate said is the most practical thing. Our Guanshanji has been poor for hundreds of years, and now we have finally got this opportunity. I am here to make it clear that everyone who moves into Guanshanji must be treated as a relative of the same clan!

"If anyone tries to trip me up, I'll call a clan meeting and expel them from the clan! Remove their names from the family tree!"

As soon as Patriarch Guan said this, the people below immediately became serious.

He Shengan smiled knowingly. To deal with the villagers, it was enough to just capture the gentry clan leader.

"What Patriarch Guan said is absolutely not alarmist. If anyone deliberately causes trouble, I will not let him off!

To facilitate this major reform, with the permission of Earl Ding'an, Guanshanji will be established as a town from now on, and will be called Guanshan Town. The first town governor is nominated to be Guan Chengyu, the eldest son of the Guan Lao clan leader. This official will report this to Earl Ding'an, who will personally approve it..."

Before He Shengan finished speaking, a lawyer came hurriedly from outside the courtyard. He walked quickly onto the stage and interrupted He Shengan's speech:

"Your Excellency the County Magistrate, Earl Ding'an has arrived."

He Shengan was startled, "Where is Lord Ding'an?"

"It's at the county government office."

"Okay, let's go back!"

He looked up and addressed the villagers, "The Wofeng Daotai and the Ding'an Bo have arrived in Lanling County. Good days are coming for everyone. Regarding the land reform and the household contract responsibility system... I will send someone to visit in two days. I hope you will cooperate."

As he said this, he bowed and hurriedly walked down to the stage. The crowd below only then reacted.

"Uncle Ding'an? He's here too?"

"Of course, he is the Taotai of our Wofeng Dao!"

"So...are there really going to be big changes?"

"Aren't you talking nonsense? Who is Ding'an Bo? Let me tell you, this county magistrate was personally selected by Ding'an Bo!"

"Oh... no wonder I always feel that he is a little different from the county magistrate described in the opera."

"In that case, this good day may really come!"

The villagers didn't know much about Ding'an Bo, but they had heard many stories about him from the immigrants passing by.

Those immigrants came from far away, leaving their homes and traveling thousands of miles, just for the name of Ding'anbo!

This made the natives of Guanshanji feel incredible, but then many merchants came, and they also came for the title of Ding'an Earl.

Those immigrants said this would be their new home, their new paradise.

And those merchants said that this place is about to change completely!

They don’t know what the promised land looks like, let alone what the so-called radical change looks like, but they do understand one thing: immigrants come to avoid harm, and businessmen come to pursue profit!

Since these people have all come to Wofeng Road, it means that Wofeng Road will become a safe haven for immigrants and a profit-making place for businessmen.

So what the young county magistrate said was true!

Because the legendary Ding'an Earl really came!

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The backyard of Lanling County Government Office.

A large yellow horn tree blocks the scorching sun with its dense shade. Sitting in the pavilion under the tree can reduce the heat a bit.

Lanling County Magistrate Zhang Bufu was sitting opposite Fu Xiaoguan in fear and trepidation. He was making tea, but his mind was still a little confused.

He was the 623rd place in this special examination and also received the appointment letter issued by Ding'an Earl in the Great Hall of the Jixia Academy.

But he had only seen Ding'an Bo from a distance, not like now, when the distance between them was only three feet.

"He Sheng'an did a great job!" Fu Xiaoguan lifted his sleeves to wipe the sweat off his face. When Yun Xiyan saw this, he quickly found a palm-leaf fan. He stood beside Fu Xiaoguan and was about to fan him, but Fu Xiaoguan snatched the fan away.

"As an official, I have hands and feet. I should do things like fanning and holding an umbrella myself."

"I really hate officials who put on airs. They only bully their superiors and flatter those below them, acting according to circumstances, but never actually do anything for the people!"