Of course, this is true for people like Chi Qiaoyu.
For Zhao Lin, anyone who dares to suppress him will be killed.
Zhao Lin had someone accept the gift and said with a smile, "Master Chi, you are so polite. Please take a seat."
Chi Qiaoyu sat down and sighed, "The first time I heard about you, sir, was when you were still the prefect of Qingzhou. You put down rebellions, pacified the people, reclaimed wasteland, dredged rivers, and did everything in an orderly manner. I felt that you were definitely not an ordinary person."
"When I first saw you in Liangzhou City, I was even more astonished."
"A young hero on a white horse and with a silver spear, he is not at a disadvantage even when facing the Governor."
"If I didn't know your background, I would have suspected that you were some noble family scion trying to gild your reputation."
Chi Qiaoyu's series of exclamations made Zhao Lin admire him.
Look, he is the governor after all, and he has all the skills to flatter.
Unfortunately, none of them are as good as me.
Zhao Lin smiled and said, "Master Chi, you are too kind. I will have to rely on your guidance in the future."
Chi Qiaoyu hurriedly said, "Your Excellency, Governor, your words humiliate me. If you have any orders, I will not refuse even if it means death."
Zhao Lin nodded: "With Lord Chi's words, this governor is relieved."
Chi Qiaoyu felt a little panicked.
What does Zhao Lin mean by this?
What do you want yourself to do?
Could it be that he is trying to challenge the Xiong family and get himself kicked out?
Zhao Lin asked, "It's only two months until autumn. How's the harvest this year?"
Chi Qiaoyu breathed a sigh of relief and replied, "This year has been blessed with favorable weather and good harvests."
Zhao Lin glanced at Chi Qiaoyu indifferently. "As far as I know, Beiyuan Province has had two consecutive months of rain. Although it hasn't caused the same floods as Qingzhou last year, it has damaged many crops. How can you say it's a good harvest? Lord Chi, do you think I'm new in office and don't know the situation well enough to fool you?"
Chi Qiaoyu was startled and said hurriedly, "Sir, calm down. Although Beiyuan Province has been experiencing continuous rain for two months, which has indeed damaged a lot of crops, most of the damage is concentrated in Fuzhou and Wangzhou, so it has little impact on the overall situation."
Zhao Lin said calmly, "But the people of Fuzhou and Wangzhou won't be able to survive."
Chi Qiaoyu quickly explained, "I've made preparations. After the autumn harvest, if the people in these two states don't have good harvests, I'll provide appropriate relief."
"Um."
Zhao Lin nodded and said, "You've been an official longer than I am. There are some things I don't need to teach you. I can put it this way: you don't need to curry favor with me. Just do your job well and you'll get what you deserve. If you can't even do your job well, hmph!"
Zhao Lin snorted coldly, and Chi Qiaoyu quickly knelt down and swore, "I have received great favor from the Emperor and your guidance, and I will not dare to slack off in the slightest. If I fail to perform well, without your advice, I will resign and return home."
Zhao Lin sneered: "If you don't do a good job, you won't even have the chance to resign."
"Yes, yes." Chi Qiaoyu said repeatedly.
"Get up." Zhao Lin said.
Chi Qiaoyu then secretly breathed a sigh of relief and sat down next to half of the chair.
It’s not that he is timid, he is afraid when he sees Shangguan, it’s just that Zhao Lin is too scary.
Xiong Hui and Xiong Guang are lessons for us.
Chi Qiaoyu didn't dare to offend Zhao Lin.
Zhao Lin tapped his fingers on the table, one by one, as if tapping into Chi Qiaoyu's heart, making it tremble.
After a long pause, Zhao Lin said, "After the autumn harvest, if the people in those two states are suffering greatly, I will allocate some grain to you for relief."
Chi Qiaoyu said happily, "On behalf of the people of the two states, I would like to thank you, sir."
Zhao Lin raised his hand and said, "No need to thank me, it's not for free."
Chi Qiaoyu said: "You say."
Zhao Lin said, "We can't give this grain to the people for nothing. We should use it as compensation. After the autumn planting, when the people have nothing to do, we should dredge the ditches and rivers and reclaim the wasteland in preparation for the next year."
Chi Qiaoyu stood up suddenly and said solemnly, "Your Excellency is merciful. This action has saved countless lives. I admire you. Please accept my respect."
Chi Qiaoyu bowed deeply to Zhao Lin.
He was right. Zhao Lin's move could definitely allow many people who would not have survived the winter to survive.
In the past, there was work such as digging river channels and repairing river embankments in winter, which was considered corvee labor.
But not only were the workers not paid, they were also required to provide their own food.
There is usually not enough food, so every meal saved is a good meal, not to mention taking it with you to do heavy work.
In order to avoid corvée labor, many people bribed the police to cancel their quotas. Those who could not afford to bribe had no choice but to do hard labor.
Therefore, every year many people are forced to lose their families due to forced labor.
And now, Zhao Lin actually provided food as reward.
What's this?
Living god!
Zhao Lin accepted Chi Qiaoyu's greeting calmly and said, "The most urgent task is to ensure that there are no problems with the autumn harvest, and then we will take care of these things, all the way to the spring plowing. Can you do that?"
Chi Qiaoyu resolutely said, "Don't worry, sir. With your support, if I can't even do this, I am willing to commit suicide to apologize."
"I don't want your life, I just want the result. If the result is good, I will take credit for it for you." Zhao Lin said.
Chi Qiaoyu was ecstatic.
Zhao Lin has the right to write directly to the emperor without going through the cabinet.
If he mentioned me a few times in the letter, wouldn't the emperor remember me?
Chi Qiaoyu thought of something and said, "I wonder if you, sir, are going to go to the Governor's Mansion in Liangzhou City, or build a new residence?"
Zhao Lin thought for a moment and said, "I am used to living here. Let's move the Governor's Office here."
Feng Siyuan's house is not much worse than the Governor's Mansion, and it is just right to be used as the Governor's Mansion.
Now that Zhao Lin has become the governor, a new person has to be appointed as the governor of Jiujiang. No matter who it is, Zhao Lin can no longer live there.
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