Da Ming Tai Shi

Chapter 475
The local officials in Dongguan County still welcomed Chen Jinghe's arrival, at least from the face of it, it was true, and the reception banquet was held in a grand manner.

All the respectable merchants and tyrants in the county could come, there were more than 200 people, and with more than a dozen Eight Immortals tables, the backyard of the county government was still not crowded.

Chen Jinghe has been in Nanjing for a long time, and he has never seen such a big scene with Chen Yunfu. Tonight's welcome banquet still makes Chen Jinghe a little bit a little bit awkward.

The dazzling array of birds and beasts on that table can be described as extravagant from the beginning to the end.

Even in Nanjing, Chen Jinghe never ate so extravagantly, even if it was a state banquet during the Chinese New Year.

"This county has heard a lot about the richness of Guangdong, but when I saw it today, I realized that the rumors are still a little humble."

Chen Jinghe sighed: "Today's welcome banquet, I'm afraid it won't cost more than a thousand taels of silver."

Li Yanzong, who was seated on the left, chuckled, stretched out a hand and shook it on the table: "Xianzun, it's 3000 taels."

"Cough cough." Chen Jinghe choked out directly: "How much?!"

What is the concept of 3000 taels? My family's annual expenses are less than 1000 taels, and that still counts the wages and meals of dozens of domestic servants in the entire Yu Palace.

Whether it is his father or Shao Ning, they are very frugal in their lives. Even if they follow the example of the palace, their annual expenses will never exceed 2000 taels.

But today, in a small county town in Dongguan, in order to welcome the new county magistrate, he spent a total of 3000 taels?

Seeing such a big reaction from Chen Jinghe, Li Yanzong was surprised instead.

"The county lord thinks it's a bit shabby?"

In his heart, Li Yanzong had already identified Chen Jinghe as a member of the Chen family, so it was very strange.

In terms of huge wealth and extravagant daily expenses, in Guangzhou and even Guangdong, who has the extravagance of the Chen family, which is only 3000 taels. As for such a big reaction?

Chen Jinghe smiled dryly, toasted and drank to suppress the turmoil in his heart.

3000 two times a wind, Li Yanzong actually said, shabby?

"Is this money going to our county's finances?"

Li Yanzong suddenly laughed, and said: "It turns out that the county lord is worried about this, but the county lord, please don't worry, the county didn't spend a single penny of this money, it's all because of our local business gentry. The county lord washes the dust."

"It's not just this scene. After drinking and eating, the big guy prepared a play for you in Wangyue Tower, and invited the best famous actresses from Guangzhou City."

Eat, drink and prostitute, this Chen Jinghe has not been familiar with the working environment since he took office, but first he has to go through the gentle town that even local officials can't avoid.

"Let's forget about listening to the play."

Where did Chen Jinghe dare to agree, he quickly shook his head and refused, raised his wine glass and said, "Master Li, please introduce us, a famous gentry in Dongguan, for this county."

"It should be."

After Li Yanzong answered the words, he directed his hand to a middle-aged man present, who did not appear in the queue outside the city today.

"Xianzun, this is the owner of He's business in our county, Mr. Chang'e."

Afterwards, Li Yanzong lowered his voice and whispered: "His father was He Zhen, the uncle of Dongguan in the Hongwu Dynasty. The king abolished the nobility system, and the county uncle on He Chang'e was gone. Now he is in business to make a living, but his second son is in Beijing. As an official, he is now reporting to the Metropolitan Procuratorate."

The county uncle of the Hongwu Dynasty?
Then this is indeed a character.

Chen Jinghe suddenly realized, no wonder Li Yanzong would introduce He Changer first, he was once a Spyker.

"Mr. Chang'e."

With a smile on his face, Chen Jinghe toasted each other: "This county respects you."

He Changer held up his wine glass a little arrogantly: "I heard that the county lord is from Nanjing. Since he is from Nanjing, he knows Yang Jinggong."

"Of course I do."

Chen Jinghe said: "Mr. Yang Jing is the censor of the Military and Political Academy, and the censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Who doesn't know Nanjing City? How is it that Duke Chang'e is old with the censor of Yang Du?"

He Chang'e was even more arrogant, and did not respond to Chen Jinghe's words, but an official around him introduced him flatteringly.

"The county lord doesn't know that the young master in Chang'e's mansion is the secretary of Yangdu Censor."

Ever since Chen Yunfu chose Yang Shiqi as secretary, in the past ten years, many central government officials, including local provincial government chiefs, have had the habit of choosing their own secretary at work.

In the past, no one was called a master or a staff officer, but now the officialdom is called a secretary.

It is a kind of political speculation that the king of Chu is so thin-waisted.

In some places, the governor even singled out seven or eight secretaries in one go.

Looking at He Chang'e's virtue, Chen Jinghe felt disdainful in his heart.

After arguing for a long time, there is such a relationship. Isn’t it because your son follows Yang Jing as secretary?
"At the end of last year, Quanzi said that Yang Jinggong held him in high regard, so he decided to send him to the lower levels for training. I guess he was the censor of the provincial procuratorate in any province. He was still young, so he needed to exercise more."

He Chang'er really dared to boast that he opened his mouth to be the censor of the capital of a province. These words almost made Chen Jinghe laugh, but made all the officials present even more nervous.

Of course, like Chen Jinghe, there was Li Yanzong who was sitting beside him.

"This He Chang'er has such a virtue. Don't bother with him, the county lord. He likes to brag about his son who is reporting work in Beijing every day."

"If he treats the imperial court as the He family's own censor, it will be amazing to be able to be the censor of the whole province. He won't make a draft for bragging."

Chen Jinghe suddenly found that Li Yanzong seemed quite attractive.

"Li Zhangbo's words are interesting. Since Mr. Chang'e's young master is serving as the secretary of Yang Du Censor, why not send him to the Censor of the capital of a province?"

"Xianzun, Yushi, the capital of a province, is from the third rank, and his son is only the seventh rank now. Even if the Beijing officials have the rules of raising one level, at most it will be the sixth rank. Don't even think about reaching the sky in one step. The official rules are not good. Keep it?"

The old god Li Yanzong said: "Who is Yangdu Yushi? When the king was still the Zuodu Yushi of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Yang Du Yushi served as the Youdu Yushi, and he served with the king. It can be said that it has been a long time. The old man accompanying the imperial court, he, it is impossible for him to break official rules."

After saying this, Chen Jinghe narrowed his eyes.

The palm book of a local county seems to know the central government like the palm of its hand.

"According to what Li Zhangbo means, the king above us is a person who abides by the rules of the officialdom?"

"of course."

The etiquette and law have been modified for many years, and after there is no restriction of the rules of avoiding the taboos of the venerable, Li Yanzong is not at all stage frightened even when he talks about Chen Yunfu, the King of Yu, and said when he thought of it: "Our king is the most disciplined person."

"No, why does this county think that our king is not a person who sticks to the rules."

"Does the county official believe it?"

Chen Jinghe laughed in his heart, how could anyone think that Chen Yunfu was a man of discipline?
"Of course I don't believe it. Over the years, the king of the county has been governing with reform as the keynote. How can it be said that the king is a person who abides by the rules."

Li Yanzong laughed: "That's right, that's right, what the county lord said is absolutely true, it's a lie made by a subordinate official."

While the two were chatting, officials and merchants from Dongguan County began to line up to toast.

Now Chen Jinghe had no choice but to temporarily suppress the words in his heart and deal with them one by one.

Ge He sat next to Li Yanzong at this time and whispered.

"Yanzong, do you think it's so easy for our little county lord?"

"Whether it's easy or not, let's deal with it first."

Li Yanzong replied: "Cannibalism is short-sighted, take care of him first today, and we will talk to him slowly in the future."

Ge He said worriedly: "The ones from Nanjing are from the Chen family, so we have to be careful."

"Well, don't worry, I know what's going on."

Li Yanzong nodded, then picked up the wine glass and smiled and joined the team of persuading him to drink.

For a time, the courtyard was full of laughter and laughter.

(Ten days off, as for the reason, the author is not a person who likes to share pain, let alone make up reasons, so feel free to write a book.)
(End of this chapter)