"Now that we have captured Lan County, we not only have to manage the army, but also the local governance. However, the army is full of roughnecks who don't know how to govern. It's okay now, but after a while, something bad will definitely happen."
"Mr. An arrived just in time. He can help me deal with the county's problems first."
"But Mr. An is not even a student. He just studied for a few years. Are you so confident, Master?"
"There's no one else but him. The scholars with academic titles look down on us rebels. To them, we're rebels at best and traitors at worst."
"Besides, Mr. An is well-spoken and seems to be knowledgeable. He also supports our rebel army. We trust him and let him do his job for now. If he turns out to be a useless person, we can remove him." Those who should have been executed in the county government office had been executed, and now there were few left. He desperately hoped that An Jingzhi could sort out the situation in the county.
On the other side, An Jingzhi was warmly greeted by his mother as soon as he returned home, and others also looked at him eagerly.
"How is it? Commander Zhu really kept you to work for him." Father An asked first after Mother An finished expressing her concern.
"Needless to say? I told you long ago that I just haven't encountered the opportunity. I feel that my talent is not being recognized."
After receiving the confirmed news, the family was ecstatic. Serving under Commander Zhu, isn't that like being an official? Thanks to our ancestors, our family can actually produce an official. If Commander Zhu becomes emperor, this will be a change of status! Regardless of the future, our family will no longer be the common people who can be bullied by others at will.
"Although Jingzhi is working here, let me make this clear in advance. If anyone goes out to do bad things under Jingzhi's name, don't blame me for separating you!" Father An scolded the whole family and glanced at Qian a few times. He didn't want his son to lose his job because of his family's burden.
"Dad, I dare not. You can't separate us!" Qian was puzzled. Why did Dad always look at her? Did she look like a drag?
The ancients emphasized not dividing the family. If they were to be separated, they would be accused of being unfilial and their spines would be broken. Now that An Jingzhi was working in the county, he didn't want to be separated even more.
In reality, if An's father hadn't warned them, the An family wouldn't have done anything out of line. The An family were all honest and dutiful. Mrs. Zhao was calm and composed, and even the gossipy Qian was simple-minded. While she disliked the original owner, she only complained to herself or to An Lao Er, never speaking ill of her in front of outsiders. Not to mention the fact that she was now bullying others by taking advantage of her power.
"Mr. An, the commander asked us to take you to the county government office." The next day, An Jingzhi, who was planning to go out for a walk, was stopped just after he finished eating the white porridge and eggs cooked by his mother.
He said he had truly underestimated Zhu Kang's executive abilities and hadn't expected the county yamen to be so short-staffed. It seemed there was no one else available, otherwise they wouldn't treat a peasant boy like him so badly.
After arriving at the county government office and looking at the mountain of case files, he raised his eyebrows. It was indeed as expected.
"Mr. An, this pile is the past population registration, and this is the Lan County land registration. Commander Zhu instructed that these two must be sorted out first."
"Are you a minor official in this county?" An Jingzhi asked the young man.
"Yes, Mr. An."
"How long have you been doing this?"
"About two months later, Commander Zhu came in and asked me to stay."
Looking at the two or three kittens, the others were probably hanging at the city gate. When they first entered the city gate, the An family didn't notice it, but he saw the lingering blood on the flagpole and understood.
"Tell me what rules Commander Zhu has enacted since entering the city."
After a while. It was indeed a mess. It was okay now, but it would be worse if it continued. Without collecting commercial taxes, agricultural taxes were indeed reduced. Would the army be supported by farmers in the future? War could come at any time, and whether the crops outside the city could be harvested smoothly was another matter.
"Can you read?" An Jingzhi asked
"I never went to a private school, but I did learn a few words."
"What about them?"
"I can't read."
"Call the others over."
"Mr. An."
"Mr. An."
"Come here."
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An Jingzhi explained it in detail to the three of them and also gave them a reference. "Do you understand?"
"I understand, Mr. An."
"Now that you understand, let's start and disperse."
"yes."
After sending the people away, An Jingzhi made himself a cup of tea and slurped it.
"Ah~" It feels so good. I really don't want to go to work. I've never been to work in my past life.
"Did you really see it clearly?" Zhu Kang was surprised and doubtful.
"I saw clearly that Mr. An was really drinking tea in the sun."
"What about the rest of the county?"
"I've inquired about it. It was Mr. An who assigned them to do the work."
Zhu Kang waved his hand and asked everyone to leave.
He was a little unsure of what An Jingzhi was doing. Could it be that he had misjudged this person and that he was just an embroidered pillow? Thinking about yesterday's conversation, he was still waiting and watching.
"My son, you have worked hard. Come and sit down. Dinner will be served soon." Mother An took An Jingzhi's hand and asked him to sit down with concern. She thought that Jingzhi had never suffered any hardship since he was a child, and she didn't know if he could bear it if he went to work in the county government office.
"Let's eat."
After the whole family sat down, they started eating only after Father An spoke.
In the past, An's mother shared the meals with her family. Now that her son works in the county and is a well-known figure, it is not appropriate for the family to do such things anymore. If they do, what will happen if Jingzhi's colleagues come to see this situation in the future?
Cheng Neng and Commander Zhu knew that they had fled from famine and had little property, so they sent people to deliver a lot of food. Adding to Jingzhi's salary from his work, they grew some vegetables themselves, and life at home was no longer as tight as before.
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