Chapter 2891 New Governor
County Magistrate Dong felt that it was finally his turn, and the sky in Beihai County seemed to be much bluer.
County Magistrate Fang knew nothing about this. Since the county magistrate was going to the countryside, he had to handle various chores in the county government office. Chief Clerk Song still took leave and did not go to work.
Bai Shan did not force him. As long as he asked for leave, he would approve it, and then take back the power of the chief clerk, taking responsibility for part of it himself and handing over the other part to County Magistrate Fang.
Seeing Bai Shan being so stubborn, the Song family couldn't help but frown. Song Zhubu lost his temper and ran to find Master Song, "Uncle, Bai Shan is so calm and composed, is he really going to build the new salt works?"
Mr. Song said, "The new saltworks is only half built and has been sitting there for two years. It will take quite some time to complete it, not to mention making large cauldrons to boil salt. Recently, no one in the county has ordered large cauldrons."
He added, "Also, I've already asked my helpers to watch over the nearby forests. No one has cut down any trees. The trees on the two hills in Xiaowa Village aren't big enough to be used as firewood."
He sneered, "Once the tree is cut down, it still needs to be aired. Even if it's split, it'll take more than ten to twenty days to turn into firewood. I don't believe he can make salt before July."
By early July at the latest, they must deliver a batch of official salt to Qingzhou City in exchange for financial support from the county government.
Mr. Song said, "Just keep waiting. Don't worry about it. The chief clerk is your position. Even if he takes over temporarily, he will have to come and ask you to come after a while."
As long as the people at the salt field listened to them, Bai Shan would not be able to make salt, and the county government's finances would be in their hands.
Moreover, if the official salt required by the Governor's Office could not be paid, even if County Magistrate Bai Shan did not do his job to the end, it would be dereliction of duty. Even if he had a good relationship with County Magistrate Lu, this matter could not be covered up.
Because the story behind it is complicated.
If the official salt is not in place, there will be a shortage of official salt in other places that have been supplied by Beihai County. Salt is related to people's livelihood. People in this world can live without meat, or even vegetables, but they cannot live without salt.
After listening to his uncle's analysis, Song Zhubu felt slightly relieved.
Mr. Song said, "There's news from Qingzhou City that the governor has been replaced. The new governor will arrive in Qingzhou City soon, but we're not well-informed, and our relationship with County Magistrate Lu is not very good, so we don't know who the new governor is."
In fact, the new governor had already arrived half a day before Mr. Song said this.
After receiving the appointment, he immediately went to the capital, talked with the emperor for two days, visited some old friends, and then immediately went to Qingzhou with the official seal.
He did not inform Qingzhou of the itinerary in advance, so the county magistrate only found out after the people entered Qingzhou City. He hurriedly took the officials to greet them.
Normally, when a new governor takes office, the county magistrates of each county will come to welcome him.
But Guo Cheng hadn't told everyone in advance, so County Magistrate Lu could only apologize anxiously, "The Governor has come, and we are sorry for not welcoming you. The magistrates of other counties are not in Qingzhou City at this time."
Guo Cheng smiled and said, "Don't blame them. It's the time to harvest wheat and plant rice, and things are busy, so I deliberately didn't notify them."
Guo Cheng smiled and said, "Isn't the Dragon Boat Festival coming soon? The busy farming season will be over by then. I can call them over then."
The magistrate of Lu County agreed and welcomed Guo Cheng into the governor's mansion.
Because he had received information about Governor Guo in advance, County Magistrate Lu behaved particularly generously and appropriately. As soon as the governor arrived, he immediately handed over the power of the governor's office to him. On the surface, it seemed that he had completely cut off all ties with him, as if he was following his orders.
This made Guo Cheng very satisfied, and he began to take over the affairs of the Governor's Office.
Although County Magistrate Lu had delegated his power, Guo Cheng still felt his influence in Qingzhou City and the Governor's Mansion.
It was calculated that County Magistrate Lu had been in charge of the Governor's Office for half a year. During that half year, almost all the officials in Qingzhou, big and small, were caught in one fell swoop, and the officials under him had no choice but to rely on the only surviving County Magistrate Lu.
Magistrate Lu was also smart and capable. When Governor Wang was late in taking office, officials and people in Qingzhou were actually a little panicked. At that time, Magistrate Lu was running around outside all day, not only to appease the newly appointed county magistrates, but also to appease the people.
Therefore, he had a great influence in Qingzhou.
Even though County Magistrate Lu had tried to minimize his presence after Guo Cheng took office, influence was something he really couldn't control.
He couldn't possibly reveal his own shortcomings just to gain the trust of Governor Guo, thereby lowering his prestige among his colleagues and the people, right?
That's not humility, that's stupidity.
So he inevitably caught the attention of Governor Guo.
However, County Magistrate Lu had been prepared for this situation. He even said to his confidant, "Fortunately, it was Inspector Guo who came. If it was Inspector Wang from before, our life would be even more difficult."
Although it is easier to fight against the governor, if you can't even maintain the basic appearance, the Qingzhou officialdom will be almost finished.
County Magistrate Lu's ambition is not limited to Qingzhou. He wants to go further and hope for a greater future, so Qingzhou must be well governed.
Guo Cheng's ambitions were naturally not limited to Qingzhou, so although he was very dissatisfied with the things that County Magistrate Lu did without his knowledge, he still maintained a superficial harmony.
But this did not mean that he would tolerate everything, so he asked the advisor he brought with him, "Which of the seven counties under Qingzhou can stand up to Yidu County?"
The master thought for a moment and said, "Qiancheng and Bochang are good."
Guo Cheng thought for a moment and said, "Send someone to inquire about the relationship between the two county magistrates and Lu County Magistrate, and then send an official letter to have them come to Qingzhou City to see me immediately."
You’ll know what a person is like when you meet him.
Although Bai Shan and Zhou Man were in Beihai County, they still heard some of these things.
The main sources of information came from Lu County Magistrate and Liu Gui.
In order to strengthen the cooperative relationship between the two parties, County Magistrate Lu wrote many letters to Bai Shan during this period, of course, they were private letters.
Anyway, Qingzhou City is not far from Beihai County, and it is no problem to go back and forth three times a day. The messenger boy ran!
The news about Liu Gui is much smaller and more gossipy.
After hard work, he finally opened a small restaurant outside the provincial school in Qingzhou City and hired a chef. Because it had just opened, he needed to live in Qingzhou City for a long time to manage it. Once everyone in the restaurant became familiar with the skills, he would have time to return to Bai Shan.
Although Bai Shan doesn't need him by her side.
Because the restaurant is not far from the provincial school, their customers are mainly students of the provincial school. Some students are well-informed and will quietly discuss some political affairs.
Especially since Guo Cheng was the newly appointed governor, basically seven out of ten topics involved him, and two of the remaining three were solely about his wife Zhou Man.
The Medical Bureau was located in Beihai County, which made some students have a bad impression of Zhou Man, thinking that she was partial and did it for Bai Shancai.
"Shouldn't the Qingzhou Medical Bureau be located in Qingzhou City?"
At this point, Guo Cheng finally remembered the matter. "Shouldn't the Qingzhou Medical Bureau be located in Qingzhou? Why did it end up in Beihai County?"
I had a slight cold last night, so I didn't update. I took some medicine and slept all night and I feel much better. I will start updating today. See you all at 4 pm
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