"Come on, three hundred men are more than enough. Even if they can't take the village, killing both of us won't be a problem at all," said Master Wu indifferently. "You are a distant nephew of Old Master Songpa. You changed your surname to Songpa, and you and Old Master are family. Naturally, the new county magistrate won't dare to do anything to you. However, I'm afraid my service as a legal advisor has reached its limit. As long as he lets me go, I think it's a good idea to pack up and leave."
"You still want to leave? You've taken a lot of benefits from the Songpa family over the years, and you've done a lot of evil things. The shit on your ass is no less than mine, and it's not that easy to clean up! Master, I think you should think of a way. You can't escape. Even if County Magistrate Zhang doesn't know about the past and can let you go, the Songpa family won't let you go!"
Although Song Pahuang is a rough man, he is very clear about his abilities. If he wants to kill people and set fire to things, he will do it without hesitation. But now is the time to use his brain, which he is not good at.
After all, if he had any brains, he would have been a legal advisor back then.
It can be seen that the old man of the Songpa family is quite capable of employing people, at least he has reached the level of knowing people and assigning them to the right positions.
At this time, a yamen runner came to report that the new County Magistrate Zhang and his three hundred soldiers had arrived at the city gate and were rushing towards the county government office. The two men then stopped arguing and hurried to the gate to greet them.
"I and others greet Mr. Zhang."
Zhang Mingzhi met his administrative team at the gate of the county government office.
On the left is the government affairs part. Normally, when the county magistrate is not there, the chief clerk should be in charge of the entire county. But the person standing in the front now is an old man with a pointed chin and a rat face, who does not look like a good person. He had heard Liu Da's introduction before, and this person should be the legal advisor Wu Ci.
The person on the right is easy to recognize.
The tall and strong man in the front should be Song Pahuang, the head of the yamen runners team, and following behind him are the third team of yamen runners. This is the criminal justice part of the county government. In the absence of garrison troops, these people are the only military force in the hands of the county magistrate.
Zhang Mingzhi nodded and solemnly pulled out a roll of paper from his bosom. He slowly unfolded it and said, "I'm new here and don't know many people. To prevent me from mistaking someone, and to prevent any 'dangerous elements' from sneaking in with ill intentions, I've already requested the prefectural records. All positions in the county government are registered. Now I'm calling the roll. Please answer, 'Here!'"
Everyone looked at each other, wondering what this meant.
Master Wu, who suddenly understood, seemed to be relieved. It seemed that he had nothing to do with it and would have nothing to do with it in the future.
"Master Ruan Qi."
"I'm here."
"The county lieutenant's horse is invincible."
"Your Excellency, County Magistrate Ma was transferred to Taijing and has never returned. He is unlikely to return."
"That's alright. I wouldn't dare use a general named 'Busheng'."
Zhang Mingzhi turned around and said, "Captain Liu."
"exist."
"I have already applied to the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and Commander Cheng has agreed. How about you temporarily serve as the county lieutenant during this period?"
Liu Sanwa bowed and said, "Yes, sir." Then he walked forward a few steps and stood beside the people in the county government office. Walking with him were the three hundred Qinghe soldiers who were silent but murderous.
"Official Jiang Zhao"
"Your Excellency, Jiang Dianli, because he was attached to the old Khmer state, hanged himself after hearing the news of the fall of Thai capital. We all do not support his opinion, so please understand."
"Well, just die. Liu Da."
"exist."
"Until the order from the Ministry of Government Affairs comes down, you will temporarily take over the position of clerk."
"Yes, sir."
...
Zhang Mingzhi's roll call was slow and lengthy. In addition, after the war, many people did not match the names in the files, and many were temporary recruits. Zhang Mingzhi asked about their backgrounds one by one. Although he finally recognized most of them, it was only then that someone realized that they had been standing at the gate of the county government office for two hours.
"Well, now that everyone is here, come in and let's have a meeting."
Zhang Mingzhi didn't seem tired at all. He started working regardless of the fact that it was already dark.
"grown ups."
The one who spoke was Songpahuang.
"Oh, is there something wrong, Songpa Bantou?"
Song Pahuang stood there, thought for a moment, then bowed slightly and said, "There seems to be something wrong with the roster. Master Wu's name is not mentioned."
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