At that time, Mr. Zhao had just come down from the Kunnan construction site and was snoring loudly in his sedan chair.

The trick to time management is to use every bit of time to rest. Fragmented time can also restore energy.

"Master, Master..."

Although it was unbearable, County Magistrate He had to wake him up because the governor's boat had already entered the county.

"Oh, ah." Master Zhao rubbed his sleepy eyes, sat up straight and said, "Oh, I fell asleep."

"The master is really too tired." County Magistrate He followed the sedan chair. He clearly felt that the master's energy was running low recently, and he couldn't help but empathize with him and said, "It's really too tiring. Just take a few days off."

"That won't do. This is the final battle, how can I be absent?" Mr. Zhao shook his head like a rattle, and suddenly whispered, "Besides, it's more tiring to rest."

"Then take some Liuwei Dihuang Pills." County Magistrate He rolled his eyes and suggested.

"I'm not old enough to take medicine yet." Zhao Shouzheng rolled his eyes and asked, "Why did you wake me up?"

"Oh, by the way, Mayor Hai is coming to our county. We have to go into the city in a cup of tea." County Mayor He slapped his head. At his age, no matter how many big honey pills he ate, he couldn't cure his forgetfulness.

"Oh, why didn't you tell me earlier?" Zhao Shouzheng was shocked. "The governor is coming, and we haven't prepared anything yet!"

"It is precisely because I don't know how to prepare that I come to ask for your advice, sir." County Magistrate He said with a wry smile.

"What do you mean?" Erye was stunned.

"Please read this, sir." County Magistrate He took out the "Governor-General's Treaty" from his sleeve, opened it and read:

"Officials are not allowed to go out of the city to greet or see off our court wherever it goes... Our court does not use drums and music, only one umbrella, no need to look at the umbrella or the horse... Officials are all to wear their original clothes, and are not allowed to wear plain clothes as before. No decorations are needed when our court passes by or stays..."

After saying that, he smiled bitterly and said, "Doesn't this mean that there is no need to prepare?"

"Oh." Zhao Shouzheng couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and said, "Isn't that perfect? ​​Let's welcome them at the city gate."

"But sir, is this true?" County Magistrate He said unsurely, "As the saying goes, courtesy is not blamed. Let's just..."

"You, Old He, are good in everything except being too worldly-wise." Zhao Shouzheng rolled his eyes at him and said, "You're asking for trouble if you're still playing this game with Hai Zhongcheng. We'll just do whatever he says."

"Oh, okay..." County Magistrate He nodded helplessly, thinking that the master was good in every way except that he liked to criticize me, which was so annoying.

~~

As expected, Zhao Shouzheng did not prepare anything and took County Magistrate He to wait at the official ship dock at the city gate.

Almost at the same time, Hai Zhongcheng's ship arrived.

Hai Rui and Mr. Zhao were old acquaintances, so there was no need to be polite with him... Well, Hai Rui would never be polite with anyone. He got on the sedan chair and went straight to the governor's office in Xishan Lane.

The governor's office in Kunshan was originally located in the Wenxue Academy in the northeast of the county. In the tenth year of the Hongzhi reign, the county magistrate Yang Ziqi moved the office to the Zuoshi area in Xishan Lane because the area was too narrow. Its size exceeded that of the county government office and was no less than that of the burned-down one in Shanghai.

Hai Rui was angry when he saw such a large government office, but he could not blame Zhao Erye. He told Zhao Shouzheng to let the county supply vegetables, rice, noodles, pens, ink, paper and inkstones as usual. There was no need to hold a banquet to welcome him, nor to report to work every day. He only needed to send six clerks to the government office to help out, and then he sent Zhao Shouzheng back.

Before Mr. Zhao left, the Minister of Justice reminded him not to let people from the yamen appear near the governor's office, so as not to scare the people and prevent them from filing complaints.

Zhao Shouzheng naturally nodded repeatedly, thinking that it was just right that he didn't have time to serve the ancestor anymore.

So I happily went back to Jinfeng Garden for dinner.

Of course, it was also because the daily operation of Kunshan County never relied on him. Supply, security and other matters were all handled properly by County Magistrate He, Dianshi Xiong and Wu Chengen. If he got involved, it would only cause more trouble.

~~

By the time the governor and his entourage settled down, it was already dark.

Hai Rui showed special favor and allowed Niu Chenshi and others to have dinner and then rest, so that they could have enough energy to face the new battle tomorrow.

He originally wanted to find Zhao Hao to talk, but when he asked someone at the county government office, he found out that Mr. Zhao had been hospitalized since his trip to Kunshan before he took office. He was discharged from the hospital yesterday, but he didn't return to the county government office. It seems that he went to Xishan Island for recuperation...

"Is this kid trying to avoid me?" Hai Rui complained helplessly. He had no choice but to vent his unsatisfied anger on the never-ending work.

Early the next morning, soldiers from the governor's office went to various places in the city as usual and posted notices of today's announcement.

Hai Rui took advantage of this time in the morning to continue teaching Niu Chenshi and the other nine interrogators to improve their posture. As the saying goes, a strong general has no weak soldiers, and even if they are mortals, Hai Gong will make them become more extraordinary...mortals.

Before they knew it, the whole morning had passed in pleasant study, and Mr. Hai announced the end of get out of class. He gave them half an hour to eat and rest, and the court opened for questioning at 5 p.m.

Niu Chenshi and others trotted out to sign the bond... Ever since they fell into Hai Rui's hands, they had completely forgotten about the leisurely and slow-paced official style.

Seeing Judge Tian looking out the door, Hai Rui knew what he was here for and said in a deep voice, "Come in."

"Zhongcheng, the subpoena has been issued. Please check it." Tian Baiguang handed over a thin stack of papers.

"Why are there only so few copies?" Hai Rui was stunned. He ran his fingers and saw that there were only about a dozen copies.

"There are only a few people who filed complaints." Tian Baiguang replied with a wry smile.

"Hasn't the notice been sent out?" Hai Rui asked in confusion.

"I've already posted it with people early in the morning." Tian Baiguang said hurriedly, "All the city gates and important roads have been posted."

"What's going on?" Hai Rui couldn't help but frown. Other counties received thousands of letters, but Kunshan County only received a dozen in the morning. This was too abnormal.

"Maybe the common people have all gone to Kunnan to work and haven't had time to do it yet." Tian Baiguang guessed.

"Well, it's possible." Hai Rui nodded and gave an order: "After you finish your meal, take people to Kunnan and post the notice on the construction site."

"Oh, as you command." Tian Baiguang cried in his heart. Am I asking for trouble by talking too much?

~~

In the afternoon, the office received dozens of complaints again. The number of Kunshan citizens who came to file complaints throughout the day was less than a hundred, not even enough to fill Hai Rui's Ten Kings of Hell... cross them out and change them to ten interrogators to fill the gaps.

As a result, each person was only assigned eight or nine cases. "How can we fill this afternoon?" The interrogators, who had become office workers, cried out.

What was even more disappointing was that after careful questioning, the interrogators found that most of the people who had complained were either merchants whose goods had been confiscated by the county on the charge of "hoarding" during the previous famine, or members of the Xu family whose property had been taken away by the government after a fire in the granary.

They disguised themselves as poor common people... Well, it was not a disguise, they had indeed fallen into poverty, and they wanted to see if they could take advantage of the situation and get back some of their property.

This is exactly the kind of complaint that the Lord of the Sea cracks down on...

The result is predictable. Not only did they not get a penny back, but they were all sentenced to be shackled and put in public for public display.

ps. Sorry, I have to make a five-year plan for Mr. Zhao today, which involves the subsequent plot, so I have to make a comprehensive study. It takes too much time, so I can only update twice. I will pay back the one I owe tomorrow.