Those who deserved rewards had been rewarded, and those who deserved punishment had been written down in a small book and presented to the Emperor, awaiting the judgment from the capital.
As the garrison commander of Chuzhou, Yi Shuihan had come secretly to help, so he couldn't stay long. After eating, he left with his brothers!
Of course, before leaving, fearing that Han Zhongyu would be left with no one to rely on after taking over a mess, he specially left half of his men for Han Zhongyu to use in the meantime.
All the officials in Tai'an Prefecture are in jail, and Han Zhongyu, the imperial envoy, can't go back for the time being. He can only hold several positions here!
Officials of the seventh rank and above must be appointed by the imperial court. Although Han Zhongyu was busy as a spinning top, he only managed to recruit two clerks and four or five servants. He was short of manpower and could only recruit slowly.
To everyone's delight, Liu Nan's kung fu skills won him first place in the martial arts competition among the recruited constables, and he became the head constable.
Liu Qiang also managed to become the head of the Tianjin Municipal Bureau of Justice by virtue of his savage martial arts skills, and he had more than a dozen subordinate officials under his command.
Xie Yushu only allowed Xie Tianqi to work as a clerk under Liu Qiang. Firstly, Xie Tianqi was young and lacked martial arts skills. If she forced him to become the head clerk or shopkeeper, he wouldn't be able to control his subordinates. On the contrary, the Liu brothers were numerous, domineering, and better at fighting than Xie Tianqi. It would be safer for Xie Tianqi to work under them!
Constables and clerks weren't considered officials; they were just minor local officials with low monthly salaries. The head constable earned one tael of silver a month, and the head clerk also earned one tael. Constables and clerks earned only five hundred copper coins a month, but at least they were receiving government stipends, with guaranteed income regardless of drought or flood, and basic subsidies for cloth and grain. For the Liu brothers and Xie Tianqi, that was equivalent to changing their social standing!
Although I've been so busy these past few days that my feet barely touch the ground, I've kept my head held high and walked with a swagger!
Liu Qiang helped inquire about the situation at the fur and medicinal herb shops. He only said that due to the disaster, the market was sluggish, and even if the shopkeepers wanted to give a high price out of respect for Liu Qiang, they couldn't afford it. In the past two years, the money in their hands had been squeezed dry by the former prefect!
Even with gritted teeth and stomping feet, they only managed to offer half the price they would normally pay!
The clansmen and fellow villagers who came with them were not very satisfied with this. Thinking that everything would soon return to normal, they thought it would be more worthwhile to sell more silver. So they discussed going to Jinyang City to take a look.
However, Liu Qiang and the others were all too busy, so it was finally decided that Xie Yushu and Qu Xiaodie would lead the group over.
Now that the bandits have been eliminated and everyone has witnessed Xie Yushu and Qu Xiaodie's skills, they readily agreed!
It's better than them being completely useless!
Tai'an Prefecture is located in the north, but there is still a Daling River that runs directly to the south, north and west. So in normal years there are many boats coming and going. Now, after three days and two nights of heavy rain, the water level has recovered, and the docks have become lively again!
The waterway to Jinyang is naturally much faster than the land route. The land route takes two days, while the waterway can be completed in a single day. Moreover, the waterway docks are now under Liu Qiang's control, making it incredibly convenient to find a few boats.
Moreover, now that we have our own people at the dock, getting a permit is incredibly easy!
When Xie Yushu and her group arrived at the dock, Xie Tianqi and Liu Xiaodong were already waiting there with five boats. Upon seeing them arrive, they ran over to greet them from afar.
"Sister, Father, Second Uncle, give me some!"
"Go and take the things from Dad's hands. I don't have much, so I don't need you to!"
When Xie Baotian saw Xie Tianqi in his Tianjin official uniform, he was beaming with pride, his smile stretching to his ears, and nodded repeatedly.
"Good, good, my good son has made something of himself!"
Xie Tianqi scratched her head sheepishly.
"I have to say you gave birth to a wonderful daughter, and I have a wonderful older sister, otherwise I would have been destined to toil in the fields my whole life!"
"That's right, that's right!"
"Uncle Xie, from now on you are my uncle, Liu brothers' uncle. Without Sister Yu Shu, we brothers would still be destined to toil in the fields. If you ever need anything, just let us know. Your business is our business!" Liu Qiang said solemnly.
"Hey! Young Liu, no need to be so polite. We'll have to rely on you to take care of Tianqi!"
"Of course, Tianqi and Xiaodong are like brothers to me!"
Dad, you all get on the boat first. I need to talk to Brother Liu about something!
"This, this boat fare, how expensive is it? We don't have any money right now!"
As they were about to board the boat, a village chief asked a question.
"Don't worry about the fare, everyone. My brothers and I were fortunate enough to help the Imperial Envoy punish evil and uphold justice. He gave us some reward money, which I have already paid. Just get on the ship, everyone. This trip is on me!"
"Young Liu, you said it yourself! Everyone's really on board now!"
"I, Liu Qiang, am a man of my word. When I say I'm inviting someone, I mean it. Everyone, just go for it. In the future, when we brothers are away, please take good care of our families!"
"Of course, of course!"
The Liu brothers, now holding positions as both constables and magistrates, were on the verge of a dramatic turnaround. People gradually accepted this fact and began to speak to Liu Qiang more politely, even to the point of trying to curry favor with him!
Even Xie Baotian and Xie Baoshu were highly respected in the crowd!
After everyone was on the boat, Liu Qiang asked Xie Yushu...
What do you want from me?
“I know that minor officials are appointed by formal officials and you have no right to hire people. I want to ask if it is possible for my brother Tianming to come here and work as an unofficial staff member. You can teach him some martial arts first, and then let him participate in the assessment when there is an assessment.”
The official officials haven't arrived yet, so Han Zhongyu is still in charge of these matters. As long as someone isn't too incompetent, they should be able to get in!
"This is no big deal, I have no problem with it. I think as long as you just ask, Lord Han will definitely agree. The situation is special right now, so the recruitment process isn't as strict!"
"Han Zhongyu is fair and just, so let's not make things difficult for him. Besides, this is a small matter, not worth wasting such a big favor on. He owes me a favor, so we should use it wisely!"
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