“Boom boom boom…”
A burst of rapid drumbeats sounded at the gate of the yamen.
Hearing the drum, the man lying in the hall did not sit up in surprise. He just looked at the door and lazily ordered the yamen runner who was fanning him with a palm-leaf fan: "Go and ask what's going on. If it's nothing serious, don't disturb me while I'm sleeping!"
Soon, the bailiffs ran out of the hall.
"My master asked you what's the matter?"
The yamen runners' questions were straightforward and did not follow the formal procedure of beating the drum to appeal for justice.
Yun Zheng frowned and looked at the yamen runner, saying unhappily, "We beat the drum to complain, shouldn't your master come to court? He didn't even come to court, and you're asking us what's wrong?"
Damn it!
This is also the first time I have inspected the local area since I became the Jiedushi of Shuobei, right?
Such a thing suddenly appeared in such a shabby town?
...
...
There are really more turtles in shallow water, right?
The yamen runner glanced at Yun Zheng and the others and said calmly, "My master said that you can handle small matters yourself, and find him for big matters!"
"That's the big deal!"
Yun Zheng looked at the bailiff coldly, "Don't ask what the big deal is. We need to see your master first!"
The bailiff frowned and glanced at them, then quickly ran back to the hall and said to the man who was still lying there, "Sir, these people have extraordinary manners, and the clothes they are wearing are not something that ordinary people can afford to wear. They must have come from some place."
"oh?"
The adults instantly perked up, "Let them in!"
"yes!"
The yamen runner received the order and shouted, "Send the drummer to the hall!"
And then, nothing happened.
There is no such thing as "majestic".
"Come in!"
The bailiffs guarding the door let them pass.
Yun Zheng frowned.
Although Xin'an Town is shabby, this gentleman seems a little too unrefined.
With a heart full of displeasure, Yun Zheng was the first to walk into the yamen.
Even before they entered the hall, the adult was still leaning on the recliner, looking them up and down.
He was looking at Yun Zheng and the others, and Yun Zheng was also looking at him.
This man looked to be around forty years old.
His appearance is neither good nor bad, he is the kind of person who would be hard to find once thrown into a crowd.
He is a little fat, and I don't know if he is squeezing money from the people.
But looking at his lazy appearance, he is probably not a good person.
The man beating the drum had already entered the hall, but he was still leaning on the recliner, not even entering the hall?
Yun Zheng was furious and was about to explode when the man stood up and bowed: "I am Chen Bu, your humble servant, here to see His Majesty!"
Prince?
Upon hearing Chen Bu's words, the yamen runner's face changed drastically and he quickly followed suit and saluted.
Chen Bu's sudden action surprised Yun Zheng a little.
This guy doesn't play by the rules!
According to the normal script, this birdman should first look down on me and show off his power, and then I should reveal my identity and scare this birdman into kowtowing and begging for mercy.
This birdman's move made it impossible for him to pretend to be cool!
"Have you seen through my identity long ago?"
Yun Zheng no longer concealed his identity and looked at Chen Bu with interest.
Chen Bu raised his eyes and said, "I just noticed it, too."
"oh?"
Yun Zheng raised his eyebrows, "How did you know my identity?"
"Guess!"
Chen Bu smiled, "Xin'an Town is mostly inhabited by poor people, and ordinary merchants won't come here! The prince and his entourage are all very impressive, and they look like they have been on the battlefield! Combined with the fact that the prince has many female confidantes around him, it is not difficult to guess that the prince is here to inspect Xin'an Town as a merchant..."
Yun Zheng was surprised.
Can you guess my identity based on just this little information?
Chen Bu has a good eye!
Someone with such good vision should not be a mediocre person, right?
Yun Zheng pondered for a moment, then stared at Chen Bu intently, "I ask you, why are you so lazy?"
"Your Majesty, this is wrong."
Chen Bu was not at all flustered by being caught for slacking off. Instead, he said with a smile, "It's not that I'm lazy, but there's not much going on in Xin'an Town! I've also sent out yamen runners to patrol the town. Some trivial matters can basically be solved on the spot, and there's no need to bring them to the yamen."
"Not much?"
Yun Zheng looked at Chen Bu meaningfully, "You mean, with your talent, it's really a waste of talent to manage such a small place, right?"
"Your Majesty is very perceptive. I admire you!"
Chen Bu bowed again.
"You're so straightforward!"
Yun Zheng laughed, "I think you shouldn't be called Chen Bu, you should be called Pang Tong!"
"Pang Tong?"
Chen Bu didn't understand.
"This person is also a person who is arrogant because of his talent."
Yun Zheng smiled casually, walked straight to the recliner where Chen Bu had just been lying, and lay down. "You think it's a waste of your talent to let you manage Xin'an Town, but I haven't seen your achievements in this town!"
Chen Bu replied calmly: "My greatest achievement is to sleep here."
Is that so?
Yun Zheng raised his eyes and smiled.
He understood what Chen Bu meant.
The reason why he could lie here and sleep leisurely was because nothing major happened in Xin'an Town.
If Xin'an Town was full of murders and other trivial matters all the time, how could Chen Bu have the chance to lie down and sleep here!
"That does make some sense."
Yun Zheng nodded and smiled, "Then tell me, what else needs to be improved in Xin'an Town? What are the specific improvement plans and countermeasures?"
Chen Bu knew that Yun Zheng was testing him, so he started talking freely.
The first thing Xin'an Town needs to do is to establish a county!
Calling it a town sounds shabby and is unlikely to attract merchants.
The second thing is to build a city.
Building the city itself can provide many talented people who have moved here with something to do.
Only by building a city can those merchants see business opportunities, attract merchants to come and go, and make Xin'an gradually prosperous.
Once again, take advantage of Xin'an's location...
Chen Bu said a lot of things in a very eloquent manner.
Yun Zheng nodded continuously as he listened.
This Chen Bu really has some skills.
He pointed out both the problems he saw and the problems he didn't see, and provided solutions.
I didn’t expect that!
Such a place as Xin'an actually hides a great talent!
“You are really good!”
Yun Zheng looked at Chen Bu approvingly, "Didn't the king order someone to publish a recruitment notice? Since you have such great talent, why don't you report to the palace?"
"I have been to the palace."
Chen Budao said: "The people in the palace think that I am too arrogant, so they asked me to come to govern Xin'an, and said that they would make other arrangements after I govern Xin'an well..."
Is that so?
Yun Zheng was surprised.
However, considering Chen Bu's arrogant appearance, this result is not surprising.
Yun Zheng thought silently for a while, then slowly stood up, "I'll give you three days to find someone to replace you, and then report to the palace! As long as you are really talented, don't worry about not being valued!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your appreciation!"
Chen Bu bowed and saluted.
"Don't say that too soon."
Yun Zheng shook his head and smiled, "If you are just a person who talks big but does nothing, I will not even give you the chance to govern Xin'an, and will directly let you go mining with others!"
"yes!"
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