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Chapter 440 Version Update
As usual, after finishing the game and having breakfast, Li Xuanmiao arrived at his office before 9 o'clock.

In the office, his "employees" had arrived a long time ago. They were all young people who had just graduated. They were full of energy and had arrived earlier than him, the "boss". They were now busy in front of computers that looked like transparent glass.

These people are not players, but logistical staff recruited by the Garrison Bureau to assist them. They work from nine to five, and their salaries and benefits are all covered by the Garrison Bureau.

Of course, not all players have this treatment. After all, the graduates of these eight first-tier universities majoring in public utilities management, urban management, administrative management, finance, statistics, etc. currently have very little employment pressure. As soon as they graduate, they are often booked up by relevant units in the newly conquered states and rarely end up on the market.

The reason why the Garrison Bureau hired them with high salaries is to provide assistance to these few players who have obtained official positions in the Mingzun game world, so that they can achieve results better and faster, and get promoted better and faster.

Li Xuanmiao originally did not want to be an official. As one of the only four internal test players, his personal training progress has always been among the best. Not only was he among the first batch to learn martial arts, he also swallowed super energy crystals and later even gained two magical powers.

His martial arts skills were successfully promoted to the innate realm half a year ago, making him the 34th innate powerhouse among tens of thousands of players. It can be said that he is in the first echelon of players' martial arts strength.

Unfortunately, in the previous Northern Expedition, as a guest of the Dugu family and a small cavalry general leading the troops, he relied on his ability to resurrect and killed too fiercely, cruelly and accurately. He not only killed more than 20 ordinary barbarians, but also killed four powerful elite Quanrong tribesmen in a fierce battle, and finally had a burst of luck and took the head of the third prince of the Quanrong tribe, thus gaining the real credit of "killing the general".

Killing generals and seizing flags, being the first to charge into battle, have always been the first-class military merits. Naturally, rewards would be given according to merits after the war. The Dugu family also made some efforts to ensure that his contribution was not buried. With generous rewards, he was awarded the position of magistrate of Qinghe County, a small county in Qingzhou in the north.

In fact, he was originally appointed as the county lieutenant, in charge of the county's public security and military affairs. However, since no one from aristocratic families was willing to serve as a county magistrate in such a remote small county, the position remained vacant and was given to Li Xuanmiao, who was in charge of both military and political affairs.

After he reported to the Garrison Bureau and expressed his intention not to be an official, the Garrison Bureau did not approve it and forced him to become an official. He had no choice but to accept the official seal and rushed to Qinghe County to take up his post with a dozen of his subordinates.

Although he was a little unhappy, Li Xuanmiao also obeyed the order. He thought that being an official might not be a bad thing. Previously, there was a player who became the son of the chief clerk of a southern county. Didn’t he post about his daily harem on the forum all day long?

Isn't my position as a county magistrate higher than that of a chief clerk?
Unfortunately, the situation in the north was far more severe than he had expected. After finally arriving in Qinghe County, Li Xuanmiao saw only a scene of desolation: the city walls had collapsed, the city gates were broken, and almost all the houses were damaged. Looking around, there was not a single person in the entire county, indeed not a single person.

This is an empty county with no one in the world. Even on the dock by the river, there are only a few sunken broken ships. The fields outside the county town are full of weeds and there is no sign of human habitation.

There were only Li Xuanmiao and a dozen of his men left in the entire county. There was no one to manage him, so he had to manage himself.

Fortunately, he was not the only one who encountered this situation. After other players who had obtained official positions reported it, the expert group from the Garrison Bureau conducted an analysis and concluded that even if the barbarians were arresting people everywhere, they would not arrest everyone.

After all, humans are intelligent, afraid of death, and will run away. Even if 10,000 pigs were scattered in the mountains and forests, it would be very difficult to catch them all, not to mention those barbarians.

So under the official summary and arrangement, Li Xuanmiao began to look for people everywhere with his men.

Fortunately, the analysis of the garrison bureau was correct. He successfully found some survivors gathering in the reed marsh west of the county, with a total of three to four hundred people, who survived by fishing and a small amount of planting and wild fruits. After finding a population, he continued to expand the search range and found some people hiding in the forest, barren mountains, and lake islands, with more than a thousand people scattered around. With the help of some food, seeds, and farm tools issued by the court, the county was finally able to regain some vitality.

If he had some philanthropic thoughts when he first took office, after seeing the miserable appearance of these survivors, Li Xuanmiao was left with only sympathy in his heart.

It's a pity that although he is a college student, he has never learned how to manage a county. The dozen or so men under him are all brave and hard-working, empty-headed ruffians who know nothing about government affairs.

Fortunately, the Garrison Bureau prepared for the future and established an assisting staff group for him outside the game. After more than a year of development, Qinghe County has changed a lot.

As usual, Li Xuanmiao walked directly into the conference room, started the morning meeting, and began to listen to the advice of the staff:
"The latest grain statistics have come out. According to the current grain storage capacity, there is still a gap of 28.53% to support this year's autumn harvest. In the final analysis, it is because last year's farmland reconstruction consumed a lot of manpower and time, and the farmland output was not maximized..."

"I think the centralized feeding plan for infants and young children needs to be changed. This is the first baby boom after the period of recuperation. More than a hundred children have been born, and it is expected that there will be more than a hundred. It is impossible to take care of such a large number without enough manpower..."

"The fishing industry still needs strong support! Qinghe County is still too poor. Fishing can not only make up for the food shortage, but also earn a certain amount of currency by transporting fish to inland counties. At that time, it can help the development of the county's inland shipping industry. I think the river shipping industry is the fundamental pillar industry of Qinghe County..."

"That's not how you maintain public security! I know they are veterans and they don't care how hard they hit people, but they caught him and beat him to death just because he stole a chicken. That's too brutal! There are only so many people in Qinghe County now. Even if he is a thief, he is still a laborer. Wouldn't it be better to send him to the shipyard to plan wood? In the final analysis, the system of detectives needs to be optimized. I suggest that some locals be included in the detective team..."

"Right! I'm talking about you. You can't just be a hands-off boss. A county magistrate should act like a county magistrate. You can't just give tasks to your subordinates and then go practice every day. Is this cultivation method so interesting? How efficient are you in practicing in such a place with poor spiritual energy? Didn't the emperor say that he is discussing the opening of the spiritual realm with all the major families? Wouldn't it be more effective to practice after the spiritual realm is opened..."

"Today, I think we should talk to Li De. Since he was able to become the leader of the refugees and protect the villagers, and later did a good job as the village chief, and he is also a rare scholar, overall, he is also a talent in the context of ancient feudal society. It is not impossible to transfer him to the county town to help you and give him the position of acting chief clerk..."

……

Just when everyone was discussing heatedly.

"Ding Dong" "Ding Dong" "Ding Dong"...

Everyone's cell phones started ringing.

This is an important notification message from the Garrison Bureau APP: "New version of the game updated"

(End of this chapter)