Qin Official

Heifu respectfully left the small hall where he was sitting on pins and needles. After coming out and breathing the air outside, he felt that he was finally out of danger.

"This Sheriff Teng is really an old cunt..."

Over the past year or so, Heifu's official career has been going smoothly, whether it was when he was traveling as a householder in Wei, he convinced the Zhang family and established a relationship with Chen Ping; or he successfully attracted Li Li during the battle against Chu. From his eyeballs, he became one of his short-term generals, and showed his talents in Linyang. Not only did he gain a backer, but he also made hundreds of Nanjun soldiers grateful. It can be said that he gained both fame and fortune.

All of this was led by Hei Fu himself, and even the relationship with Li You was like this. Hei Fu did not accept charity, but Hei Fu gave him a favor first, and then the other party reciprocated Li You. Although Hei Fu was a close confidant, Hei Fu He also has his own confidence and dignity.

Until today, he finally capsized in the Sheriff's Mansion.

Everything became clear. Ye Teng created such a big battle just to scare Hei Fu. First, he slapped Heifu down to the ground, then helped him up, smiled, and said nicely that I hit you for your own good...

The other party is a two thousand stone official, what else can Hei Fu do? He could only express his gratitude, but in his heart, he felt aggrieved that he had been ambushed.

"Everyone who can get two thousand stones is a good person. I have to be more careful in my actions in the future. I can't leave any loopholes for people to see through like I did before."

He also realized that compared with these big figures who had been in the political arena for decades and had deep roots and luxuriant leaves, he was just a sapling in spring, and at the same time he had a sense of crisis.

When Heifu first entered the county, he wanted to be a "useful person" and was very enterprising. But now it seems that being too useful and conspicuous is not a good thing. No, he is just a small catalpa tree that has just grown. There is already Ye Teng, a woodcutter and craftsman who gets up early, sharpening his knife. aside...

In this world, useful catalpa trees are no more safe than useless oak thorns.

Only when you have the ax in your hand that controls life and death, can you have a peaceful night's sleep.

When leaving the Sheriff's Mansion, Heifu heard the faint and unfamiliar piano music again. At the critical moment, he had to thank the piano music for inadvertently saving him, just like the thunder and lightning that saved Liu Bei.

"Who is playing the piano?"

Heifu looked at the county guards and officials aside.

"She should be the daughter of the county governor."

The official smiled and said: "The daughter of the county guard is not even old enough to have hairpins. She has to practice the harp and harp from the female teacher every day. We are all used to it."

"It plays really well."

It was obviously an unfamiliar piano sound, but Hei Fu praised it for no reason, and then looked back at the small hall just now, secretly making up his mind.

"I'm not willing to give in. When can I become a woodcutter with an ax in hand?"

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At the same time, in Ye Teng's study, the curtain of the inner room was lifted, and a middle-aged scribe in dark clothes came out and saluted Ye Teng.

"The county guard was able to frighten the young left soldier Cao Shi."

Ye Teng smiled: "Young man, why not scare him? How can you know if he is the real Zi Cai without being scared?"

This middle-aged man is the chief official of the county governor Teng. As a high-ranking official with two thousand stones, Ye Teng is qualified to recruit personal staff, and the chief official is equivalent to the chief of staff. This chief official from Han followed Ye Teng For many years, as a confidant, it was his duty to check for the lord's shortcomings and fill them up.

So the chief official said again: "But what this man said just now cannot be fully believed. I was ordered to check the birthplace of Heifu's ancestors for three generations. He comes from a common people's home in the capital of Guizhou. Only his generation can barely understand writing. There is no family knowledge passed down from generation to generation. The unknown teacher pointed out, why did he make amazing achievements in the three industries of industry, agriculture, and medicine within a few years? There is still something fishy about this matter, and the Lord must not ignore it."

Ye Teng waved his hand disapprovingly: "That's enough. Since he has explained the matter clearly, why bother to pursue it to the end? Even if what he said is not entirely true, so what?"

Chang Shi was slightly surprised. Didn't the county guard just want to hear Heifu tell the truth?

"What I want to hear is just the truth that I am willing to hear, just the truth that I can explain to the king."

Seeing that Chang Shi was a little confused, Ye Teng asked him: "Zheng Guo was a spy sent by South Korea to the Qin State. He was full of lies earlier, but is Zheng Guo dead?"

"Han Fei never told a lie in front of King Qin. Is Han Fei still alive?"

There is another thing Ye Teng didn't say. Why did he deceive the emperor in Korea and be a traitorous surrender? Why did he become a feudal official of the Qin State today?

There are three heroes in Han Dynasty, but in the end they both die and survive. Isn’t the lesson learned in this enough?

"A wise man must be far-sighted and discerning. If he is not aware, he cannot be selfish." This was Han Fei's gift to Ye Teng back then.

But after these words, there is the second half.

"A person who is capable of the law must be strong and upright. If he is not upright, he cannot be a treacherous person!"

Ye Teng only took the first sentence, not the second.

He could see clearly in secret, and he could act strong and capable in front of the king and others, but he didn't want to be a straight-forward and hypocritical person.

Today, he just wanted to beat this young man.

Ye Teng smiled: "People say that Korea's giant iron shi (shi) is as miserable as a bee (hài). But if it is not forged, how can it be used?"

"So the governor wanted to appoint this son?" Chang Shi finally understood Ye Teng's true intention and couldn't help but feel ashamed of his own slowness.

"Of course."

Ye Teng paced indoors: "The king has decided to attack Chu, with old general Wang Jian as the general. The day of the war will be in the autumn!"

"The king has sent Li Youlai to Nanjun as a county captain. His intention is very clear. As a result, I, the county guard, will have no chance to lead the army to go on an expedition."

Ye Teng felt a little regretful. He had been sitting in Nanjun for the past few years and watched the Wang family and his son conquer the Three Kingdoms. How could he not be jealous?

But the smart Ye Teng also discovered from the order sent by King Qin to Nanjun to recruit troops and raise food. This war against Chu was very important, and the Qin State would mobilize the whole country.

"At that time, all the generals will be strong and strong in the Chu land, attack the city and seize the territory, and destroy Chu. Naturally, they will have to work hard and each will have his own reward."

"But the counties in the rear also have to keep census records, prepare soldiers, and supply food to the front line from thousands of miles away. If done well, it will be a great achievement!"

Ye Teng has been in Nanjun for almost five years. He punished thieves and tyrants with thunderous means, managed the originally chaotic Nanjun to be docile, promoted legalist education, and rectified the administration. All of this was done for the king to see. .

He doesn't want to end his life as a county governor, he also hopes to go one step further and join the court! Even if you can't become the prime minister or imperial censor in one step, you must at least be an internal historian and be in charge of the capital Xianyang and more than 40 counties in Gyeongsang Province.

Therefore, this preparation for the battle against Chu was his last chance to perform.

"The reason why the country is prosperous is the agricultural war. The military affairs are under the control of Li You. His father is Li Si. It is not convenient for me to fight with him, so I will make amazing achievements in agricultural affairs!"

At this critical moment, Anlu County came up with a compost retting method that could increase the yield per mu by 40 to 50%, and then Tongguan Workshop made a water bucket that can save manpower!

Ye Teng asked Chang Shi to spread out the map of Nanjun. In the eighteen counties of Nanjun, there are large tracts of fields, half of which are paddy fields and dry fields.

""Yu Gong" says that Jing and Hengyang are Jingzhou. The soil is only covered with mud, and the fields are only in the middle..."

The population of Nanjun is not small, close to one million, but the land is not very fertile, and it is only rated as "lower to middle".

“But if the technique of compost retting can be extended to the entire county, during the autumn harvest, we can harvest at least 30 to 40% more food than last year!”

The Shang monarch's method emphasizes agriculture. In peacetime, the increase in autumn harvest grain production is also an important criterion for the plan. The superior ones will be rewarded and promoted, while the inferior ones will be reprimanded and punished. What's more, on the eve of the attack on Chu, when Qin State is in urgent need of food? Ye Teng could imagine King Qin's appreciation:

"Those who serve the country well will not steal from farmers even if their barns are full!"

In addition, there is a water dam. In Ye Teng's opinion, this thing is specially designed for Nanjun, because Nanjun has many water flows. In addition to the rivers drawn on the map, there are hundreds of streams running continuously.

If water dams can be widely used in Nanjun and some are erected on every river, how much manpower can be saved? By using those abundant manpower to collect animal skins, feathers, wood and other military supplies, Ye Teng is confident that Nan County will be a hit during the autumn harvest!

These two things are truly God’s help! This is why Ye Teng attaches so much importance to Heifu.

Just based on the habit of playing tricks for many years, he was unwilling to be passive in this matter, so he used conspiracy methods to make Heifu, who had no relationship with the county guard, owe him a "life-saving grace" in vain, and also gave him a life-saving favor. The problem of "deception is not straight" was given to him. After all, he is a young man.

Ye Teng smiled and said: "Actually, I owe Hei Fu a favor. Why should I push such a person too much? Although I beat him hard today, I will take credit for him afterwards and let him When he becomes a public official, even his sister-in-law and uncle will be promoted to a higher rank!"

Only then did Chang Shi understand Ye Teng's real plan, and he couldn't help but admire him. This was the insight of an ax wielder, but he said hesitantly: "Unfortunately, that black man is already Li You's man."

"Who said that?" Ye Teng said, "Didn't Xunzi say it when he entered the Qin Dynasty? Scholars and officials in the Qin State do not have cliques or rivalries. This sentence may be wrong, but it may also be right."

Ye Teng raised his hands to the north: "Because we are all officials of Qin, and we are all members of the king's party! What is the difference in the end between working for this county governor and working for Li You?"