Chapter 48 New County Magistrate
The reconstruction of Liancheng is a big project.
They will be returning to the capital soon, so it is impossible for them to stay here to supervise the new county magistrate of Liancheng to govern Liancheng well.
Therefore, they can only spend more time on selecting the county magistrate.
Pei Xuanyi was thinking about the right person after beheading Zhang Yongcai.
At this time, Fu Qian happened to bring it up.
He pondered for a while.
"The new county magistrate must be prepared for selection, but I think it is not necessary to transfer him from the governor."
Fu Qian was puzzled when he heard this.
"Who should be the county magistrate of Liancheng?"
Pei Xuanyi proposed a choice that he did not expect.
"Maybe we can choose a wealthy businessman to be the county magistrate of Liancheng."
"Liancheng is originally a prosperous place. Even if there is a shortage of food and a lot of treasures have been lost due to the flood, the geographical location of Liancheng is destined to continue to develop here in the future, and the economy will not be bad. Then this piece of sweet cake will inevitably be controlled by the connected households like the Zhang family."
Just like Zhang Yongcai now, isn't he also promoted by the Zhang family through connections?
"Since the county magistrate of Liancheng is easy to be manipulated and removed from office, we might as well find someone who is not easy to be manipulated and has strong connections to be the county magistrate."
Fu Qian pondered after listening to Pei Xuanyi's words.
"But how could such a capable person with strong connections be willing to be just a county magistrate."
Pei Xuanyi nodded.
"That's right, so I suggest finding a wealthy businessman to be the county magistrate. Why not start with the wealthy businessmen who contributed the most grain this time and let one of them be the county magistrate? Otherwise, these wealthy businessmen will inevitably feel angry because we just collected their grain but didn't give them any benefits. It's okay if they swallow this breath, but if they can't swallow this breath and refuse to obey the court's discipline, it will be difficult to deal with."
Fu Qian understood Pei Xuanyi's meaning a little, and he even felt that what Pei Xuanyi said made some sense.
"These wealthy businessmen can't become officials because they don't have the imperial examination, so this is also an opportunity for them."
Even wealthy businessmen are merchants, and their status is naturally not as good as that of officials. Even a county magistrate position can greatly improve their status and position.
What Pei Xuanyi said just now was also right. The wealthy merchants were reluctant to transfer grain. If they were not given some benefits, it would be disheartening. However...
"We still need to do a good job of investigation. We must not let an uneducated person be the county magistrate. At least he should be able to read and know a little bit about how to handle affairs, so that he can quickly start rebuilding Liancheng."
Pei Xuanyi also thought so.
"Of course, it is unique in Liancheng for a wealthy businessman to be the county magistrate. Naturally, we have to choose the candidate carefully to prevent the balance of power from being destroyed. We also need to plant some spies in Liancheng. If there is any change, we need to report it quickly."
Fu Qian nodded solemnly and went to contact the wealthy businessman.
This was also the first time Qin Xixi heard of this theory. After all, the plot of the original book had been changed. She also wanted to see how the little emperor and his friends dealt with the disaster in Liancheng. She didn't expect Pei Xuanyi's way of dealing with it to be so unique.
[How did the little emperor come up with this method! Could he have been pierced?]
Qin Xixi touched her head and looked at Pei Xuanyi scrutinizingly.
[Monster! Are you a human or a ghost? Show your true form!]
Pei Xuanyi:...
He was a little helpless.
He just could hear Xixi's inner voice. He was afraid that Fu Qian would be hated by the rich businessman, and that the people of Liancheng would be exploited in the future, so he came up with this strategy.
Xixi, don't think he is a lonely ghost!
He picked up Qin Xixi and pinched her belly, and she couldn't help but giggle.
Dare this little girl to say that she is a lonely ghost!
"Call me brother, brother-brother!"
Pei Xuanyi wanted Qin Xixi to call him brother, but when Xixi spoke the most clearly, she could only pronounce "pigeon".
[Oh, this is the little grandson of the emperor, not a lonely ghost. How could a lonely ghost want me to call him brother? ]
Qin Xixi immediately gave up her idea.
Only Pei Xuanyi would be so persistent to let her call him brother, not even the eldest brother is so persistent!
Feeling her belly itchy again, she couldn't help but cover Pei Xuanyi's hand and laughed out loud.
This was the scene Qin Qixuan saw when he came back.
He has been busy with disaster relief recently, and Pei Xuanyi has assigned him many tasks.
Originally, he always thought that the little grandson wanted to give him more opportunities to make meritorious deeds so that the emperor would praise him.
But when Qin Qixuan saw Pei Xuanyi and Qin Xixi talking and laughing, he felt very uncomfortable and a little sour.
The little grandson would not deliberately let him go out to relieve the disaster so that he could take the opportunity to snatch his sister's favor!
The more he thought about it, the more possible it seemed.
During this period of time, he went out early and came back late, and his sister had always been taken care of by the little grandson.
Pei Xuanyi had replaced him, the eldest brother, and occupied his lovely sister!
A sense of crisis instantly surged into Qin Qixuan's heart.
His sister was about to no longer belong to him.
No, he couldn't let the little grandson take away his position in his sister's heart!
Qin Qixuan walked up quickly and took Qin Xixi away while Pei Xuanyi was not paying attention.
Pei Xuanyi and Qin Xixi were both stunned.
What happened that snatched Xixi away in such a short time?
Qin Qixuan did not look guilty at all.
Just kidding, he is Qin Xixi's real big brother!
How could he feel guilty?
"Alas, I have been busy these days and I miss Xixi. But the lives of the disaster victims are also important. I can only sacrifice the time I spend playing with Xixi to distribute food and grass to the disaster victims and repair their houses."
He pretended to be lost but very strong.
"But this is what I should do. As the top scholar of our dynasty, I should share the burden with the emperor. I finally have some free time now, and I really want to take Xixi out for some fun."
Qin Qixuan's move was brilliant. He first expressed his hard work in the past few days and his longing for Xixi, then pretended to be pitiful and wanted to take Xixi away. Finally, he proposed a condition to seduce Xixi and take her out to play.
His words sounded high-sounding, but the core meaning was that he didn't want Pei Xuanyi to continue to take care of Qin Xixi, but wanted him, the eldest brother, to take over and take care of Xixi.
Pei Xuanyi naturally noticed Qin Qixuan's "tea" intention, and his mouth twitched slightly.
Is this still the very serious No. 1 scholar?
How come he has turned into a green tea man now?