Women Wearing Men: The Growth Path of the Bastards of the Aristocratic Family

Chapter 404 Taking office as prefect
After the Dragon Boat Festival, Gu Yunji officially arrived at the Shaoxing government office and took up his post.

Because he arrived in Shaoxing Prefecture early, Gu Yunji had already had a good feel of the city and its surroundings for more than half a month, unlike when he first took up the post in Xuzhou Prefecture.

But the magistrate is different from the magistrate. When Gu Yunji put on the red official uniform for the first time and stepped into the gate of the government office, he couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

Shaoxing Prefecture is located in the south of the Yangtze River. Its economy and agriculture are very developed. With a tax revenue of more than [-] dan, it is truly a "high-class prefecture".The official staff is also very complete. In addition to the prefect, there is also one co-prefect and two general magistrates. There are no substitutes or vacancies at all.

On the first day of duty, official duties come second. First, we need to understand the situation of the government officials clearly, especially the main officials.

His name is Jian Yuansi. He is in his forties and was born as a Jinshi. He looks very kind and his eyes are narrowed when he smiles.He answered whatever Gu Yunji asked. He was neither overly flattering nor disrespectful. He had a good sense of communication, which made Gu Yunji very comfortable. He didn't have to go to great lengths to make polite remarks.

One of the general judges was called Du Peng. He was born in Juren and seemed to be relatively introverted. I wonder if he was worried about Gu Yunji's identity and was more intimidated than respectful to him. He hesitated when he spoke and seemed a bit nervous.Sweat broke out on his forehead as soon as he talked to him, making Gu Yunji embarrassed to ask him questions.

Another general judge, Fu Zida, seemed to be destined to be the same as Gu Yunji. He ranked among the top three in the same year. He had been working as an official outside the palace after the results of the imperial examination, and was transferred to Shaoxing Prefecture as a general judge three years ago.

Fu Zida is very young, almost a few years older than Gu Yunji. He speaks softly and has a good temper.Perhaps because of the friendship between the same age, or perhaps because they are similar in age, Gu Yunji fell in love with him as soon as he saw him, and after a brief contact, he had a good impression of him.

Similar people are attracted to each other. Gu Yunji has a good impression of Fu Zida, and Fu Zida also has a good impression of him.

From the official introduction at the beginning, we talked about the current situation of the government office, and then talked about the future planning and development of Shaoxing government.Fu Zida talked about his "grand blueprint" with great interest. Gu Yunji listened attentively, without any impatience, and even took the initiative to discuss the details with him.

When Fu Zida talked about these things with other officials in the past, they would always show more or less disdain, thinking that he was young and ambitious, and that these things were too far away and not realistic enough.Now that Gu Yunji recognized him so much, he suddenly felt that he had found a like-minded "ally" and was almost moved to tears.

In fact, in Gu Yunji's opinion, the evaluation of some officials as "too ambitious" is not unreasonable. Fu Zida has only been away from books for a few years, and some of his ideas are naive and not suitable for application in reality.

However, enthusiastic young officials are too rare. As soon as Gu Yunji saw Fu Zida, he remembered when he first entered the officialdom. He couldn't help but be more patient with him and encourage him more. Maybe he would be able to do something great in the future. .

All in all, after the initial contact, Gu Yunji had a good impression of the existing officials in Shaoxing Prefecture - at least they were promoted when they were supposed to be on duty, and they did things when they were supposed to be done, and there was no situation where they were just hand-off shopkeepers or bribed as soon as they came up. .

After a brief acquaintance, the other officials left one after another and returned to their respective posts to continue handling official duties.For the sake of convenience, Gu Yunji only kept Fu Zida and asked him about the basic situation of Shaoxing Prefecture in all aspects in order to get started as soon as possible.

While we were chatting, a loud voice suddenly shouted outside:
"...I have said that road so many times, it has not been repaired, it has not been repaired yet! When will it be repaired?! His grandfather, you civil servants are really drunk on horse urine. Such a trivial matter of logistical support is not worth mentioning." If you don't do it well, the imperial court's salary and food will really be fed to the dog!"

Hearing the vulgar curse, Gu Yunji frowned slightly. Before he could react, he saw the door being rudely pushed open with a bang, and a burly man burst in.Judging from his attire, this man should be a military officer. He is tall and strong, with a full beard and a pair of tiger-like eyes. He seems to be born with a gentle voice and a soft voice. His words can shake the house. After shaking three times: "Where's Jian Yuansi? Come out here!"

Fu Zida's face changed slightly when he saw this, and he quickly smiled and went up to him: "General Qiu, why are you here? Jian Tongzhi knows that he is busy. Come on, come on. Let's sit down and have a cup of tea first. Let's talk slowly about anything. "

Qiu Wugang didn't appreciate it. He raised his hand casually and pushed Fu Zida to stagger without using much force. He said impatiently: "Don't do this to me. Who has time to drink your crappy tea? I We are busy with military affairs, so I want to ask you something today: when will the road by the swamp be repaired?"

Fu Zida smiled and said: "General Qiu, you don't know that it is really difficult to repair the road in the swamp pond. In other places, it is enough to simply remove the weeds, smooth the road surface, and build a dirt road. If you put some gravel on the ground, If the roadbed is tamped with sand and then laid with stone slabs, it will be the best official road."

"But the soil in the swamp pond area is soft and has a high water content. If someone is not careful, it will sink in, let alone building roads. Ordinary gravel is not easy to use at all. A large number of hard stones must be filled in to make the whole place The soil in this area needs to be compacted and compacted. The amount of stone used is too large and it really cannot be transferred in a short time."

Qiu Wugang was born with dark skin and thick eyebrows. When he looked cold, he became as fierce as a evil spirit. He glared at Fu Zida: "Are you complaining to me?"

Fu Zida's face stiffened: "...How dare you? General Qiu, you have worked so hard and accomplished so much, how can we have the nerve to complain in front of you? I am telling the truth about our difficulties..."

"I don't care what difficulties you have, this road must be repaired anyway! It will delay the transportation of food and supplies, cause us to lose the battle on the front line, and make it difficult for the officials in your government to walk around!"

Qiu Wugang looked arrogant and unreasonable: "I am a military attache of the imperial court. Since I am stationed in Shaoxing Prefecture, I will just do my job well and try my best to kill the Japanese pirates. As civil servants, you cannot go into battle to kill the enemy, so you have to provide logistical support." All right?"

"I only play with my pen all day long, writing beautiful political achievements for myself and asking for credit from my superiors. In the end, I can't even build the road. What's the use of you? You're a bunch of trash!"

Fu Zida's face turned bitter after being scolded, but he knew that he couldn't afford to offend the old man in front of him, so he had to endure his depression silently.

Seeing that Fu Zida didn't fight back, Qiu Wugang regarded his patience as cowardice, and became more and more disdainful in his heart. He said scornfully: "Sure enough, Bai Yiyi is a scholar, and I'm talking about you! With your boneless looks, if one day the enemy If I hit you in front of you, I’m afraid you won’t be able to pick up the knife, and you’ll only be so scared that you wet your pants!”

Fu Zida could endure the scolding, but he couldn't bear the insult. His face turned red with anger, and he immediately retorted excitedly: "You bullied people too much! Although I, Fu Zida, am a scholar, I still have some backbone, and I am not a coward who wets his pants with fear!" "

"If that day comes, even if I can't even pick up a knife, I will definitely try my best to kill every enemy I can! If it doesn't work, the worst I can do is kill myself for the country. To preserve my innocence, I would rather die than become a slave to the country's subjugation!"

(End of this chapter)