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Magistrate Cui's thoughts are not difficult to guess at all.

Magistrate Cai originally wanted to pretend to be confused, but now he saw that he couldn't get past it, so he simply used the strength of his drink to say something heartfelt: "Magistrate Cui, are you very unconvinced?"

Magistrate Cui paused while drinking tea.

"The princess treated me so kindly. Not to mention that County Magistrate Cui is not convinced. I am afraid that the magistrates present today are not so happy."

County magistrate Cai made no secret of his good fortune and said: "Last year, I was just a poor master who could not get on the stage. In just over half a year, I secured my position as magistrate of Li County. I also became the princess's confidant. I It’s like I’m dreaming.”

"In terms of background, I am far inferior to you, Magistrate Cui. In terms of talent and learning, I am even more inferior. Even when it comes to the taxes paid by the county government every year, a poor county like Li County cannot be compared with Ye County. "

Magistrate Cui finally couldn't help it anymore: "Then what's wrong with me?"

Magistrate Cai smiled and said sincerely: "The only thing I am better than Magistrate Cui is that I am dedicated to serving the princess. I will do whatever the princess wants. The princess loves the people, and I, as the county magistrate, will do my best." Every day, we rack our brains for people’s livelihood.”

"The princess wanted Li County to become rich, so I tried every means possible. In addition to supervising people to farm, I also organized people to go to the mountains to collect herbs. The people didn't know herbal medicine, and they didn't know how to prepare it. I spent money to hire a doctor from a medicine shop to teach them. The common people recognized the medicine and concocted it. Then they personally led the government servants to the drug stores in various counties to sell the herbal medicine."

"After selling the money, I will personally distribute it to the people in a lump sum."

"I have been to every one of the more than a thousand households in Li County. I know which household is richer and which household has had a good meal or not."

"Those who are extremely poor are registered in the book one by one. Every once in a while, I go to see them and send them some rice to prevent them from selling their children and daughters due to hunger. This food is lent to them by the county government. Once there is a harvest in the fields, just return it to the county government."

"Magistrate Cui asked himself, can you do such a thing?"

Magistrate Cui was speechless.

Of course he couldn't do it.

He is a son of the Cui family in Qinghe. He had no worries about food and clothing since he was a child, and he devoted himself to studying and taking the imperial examination. He passed the Jinshi examination and was sent abroad. The elders in his family helped him and got the post of magistrate of Ye County.

Ye County ranks among the top ten in Daliang and is a famous rich county. After he took office, he was able to steadily collect large amounts of taxes without much effort.

According to the Daliang official evaluation system, the amount of taxes paid is the highest standard to measure whether an official is competent. By this standard, he is one of the best county magistrates in Daliang.

but……

The princess obviously has another set of standards.

Magistrate Cai, who is as shriveled and ugly as a black mouse, is the good minister in the eyes of the princess.

The things Magistrate Cai said and did were too trivial, too detailed, and even too low-status for a Qipintang seal official. With his somewhat aloof temper, he simply couldn't do it.

Magistrate Cai started talking, and his posture became much calmer. He stabbed Magistrate Cui in the chest again, "Don't be surprised, Magistrate Cui. I have one more question."

"Excuse me, Magistrate Cai." Magistrate Cui put down his tea cup and sat upright, as if asking for advice.

Magistrate Cai opened his eyes like slits and stared straight into Magistrate Cui's bright black eyes: "If Magistrate Cui and I were in the same position, I could manage Ye County well. Can Magistrate Cui manage it well? Li County?"

Magistrate Cui: "..." Magistrate Cui was silent for a long time, then suddenly stood up and solemnly handed over to Magistrate Cai: "Brother Cai gave me your advice today, and I will never forget it."

This time, it was Magistrate Cai's turn to be at a loss. He quickly stood up and held up Magistrate Cui's hand with both hands: "Magistrate Cui is too polite, how dare I act like that."

How could he, a county magistrate who was born into a poor master, have the right to be brothers to the Cui family's children in Qinghe.

Magistrate Cui couldn't help but grabbed Magistrate Cai's hands and said sternly: "Brother Cai taught me from the bottom of his heart today, and I am very grateful. From now on, I will call Brother Cai, and Brother Cai can just call me Brother Cui. If Cai Brother, if you don’t respond, then you don’t look down on me.”

Magistrate Cai had no choice but to change his words with a smile: "It doesn't matter, I'm more than ten years older, so from now on I will shamelessly call you Brother Cui."

Magistrate Cui's face remained solemn: "Brother Cai's words today woke me up. I used to be too arrogant and self-righteous. Ye County was originally rich, and whoever became the county magistrate would be able to sit securely. Can you? The real skill is to govern the lower county well. In the future, I will have to learn more from Brother Cai."

Magistrate Cui held Magistrate Cai's hand tightly and refused to let go. Magistrate Cai maintained this slightly awkward posture and responded with a smile: "Brother Cui is so self-effacing. The people of Ye County are rich and the people are exhausted. Everyone knows. If someone else were to be the magistrate of Ye County, I'm afraid they would have to try every means to plunder him. That is Brother Cui, who can be so honest and honest, so that the people of Ye County can live and work in peace and contentment."

"The princess sees all this! That's why she specially allowed Brother Cui to settle down in the palace. This dignity also shows how much the princess treats Brother Cui."

This is so pleasant to say.

Magistrate Cui finally had a smile on his face.

Magistrate Cai drank a drink of soup and coaxed Magistrate Cui to go back happily.

Magistrate Cui Finally, Magistrate Cai wiped the sweat from his forehead and said to himself: "I am exhausted tonight."

As soon as he finished speaking, a young and capable government official came in: "Master Cai, County Magistrate Lei and Magistrate Gao have been waiting outside."

Magistrate Cai: "..."

I never thought that one day he would become a popular person.

Magistrate Cai wiped his wrinkled face and greeted him with a smile like a flower.

Magistrate Lei and Magistrate Gao both drank a lot tonight, and now they came to talk to Magistrate Cai under the influence of alcohol. When they met, they were like brothers, holding hands and being extremely affectionate.

Magistrate Lei is the magistrate of Pheasant County, Magistrate Gao is the magistrate of Wuyin County, and together with Li County, the top three poor county magistrates in Nanyang County are complete.

As for the purpose of Magistrate Lei and Magistrate Gao, you don't need to ask.

Magistrate Cai was an open-minded person and told his two colleagues everything he had done in the past six months without hiding anything.

Magistrate Lei County and Magistrate Gao had a great harvest. He looked grateful and thanked him repeatedly.

Magistrate Cai has been really prosperous these past few days, but he is not dizzy. He still smiles sincerely: "The three of us govern a poor county, which is incomparable to Biyang County, Bowang County, Ye County. The princess is also considerate. We did not force us to do anything, but we were given special grace for our three counties. Whoever has a child born will be rewarded with twenty kilograms of grain a month."

"In fact, it is a disguised form of lowering taxes for our three counties."

"As ministers, we can only repay the princess's kindness by working harder and harder."