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Chapter 354 Question ()

Early the next morning, before dawn, Tang Youyin got up and went to the county government office.

The princess is already in the martial arts training ground.

This martial arts training ground is where the government officials gather for training on weekdays. It is not very big, about twenty meters square. In the distance, a ball of silver light suddenly brightened, flickering like a giant.

"The princess is really skilled." Tang Youyin took the initiative to look for Ma Yaozong.

Ma Yaozong smiled and agreed: "Yes! Outsiders only know that the guards of Nanyang Palace are all masters, but they don't know that the princess can defeat ten guards."

Therefore, this is the greatest confidence for the princess to go on inspections. If you are capable, what else is there to be afraid of?

Tang Youyin stared at it for a moment, and sighed with regret: "When I was young, I didn't like reading, nor did I like to practice martial arts. Now I can't do anything in literature or martial arts. It's a pity."

"Brother Tang is too modest." Ma Yaozong laughed in a low voice: "You come from a merchant family. You have been doing business since you were a child. You are good at calculating and accounting. You can't find this ability in the entire Nanyang County. A few of them are much better than those who are both civil and military!"

This is true.

You can tell by looking at the eclectic way the princess employs people. The princess doesn't value the imperial examinations nor does she care about family background. She only hires people with real abilities.

Tang Youyin was still waiting for a few words of self-effacement. Ma Yaozong leaned his head closer and joked in a low voice: "How does it feel to return home in fine clothes?"

Tang Youyin thought about it seriously: "It's not enough. It will be ten or eight years until I sit in Feng Changshi's position and I will truly return home in glory."

Ma Yaozong kept laughing. Tang Youyin is usually calm and seldom talks, but in private he is actually very funny.

Jiang Shaohua, who was waving a spear, looked in all directions and listened in all directions, and actually raised the corner of his mouth.

Tang Youyin didn't know that his joke had been overheard by the princess, so he laughed softly and said: "I'm just joking casually, don't talk nonsense outside. If people know that I have such ambitions, they will definitely be punished. The guys laughed."

Ma Yaozong expressed his understanding and nodded: "Don't worry, I won't talk nonsense." He lowered his voice and said: "To tell you the truth, my target is Chen Changshi."

The two people, who both have great ambitions, looked at each other and smiled.

Half an hour later, Jiang Shaohua calmly put away his spear, sweating slightly on his forehead.

Chen Jinyu was well prepared and stepped forward to offer a silk handkerchief. Ma Yaozong couldn't compete for such intimate errands, and he never fought for them. He waited for his assignments honestly. Now there is another Tang Youyin waiting to be dispatched.

Jiang Shaohua glanced at him and called two people to come forward: "I am going to inspect the new village in Xi'e County today. Mr. Mashe, you go arrange the carriages and horses. Mr. Tang, you go find Magistrate Zou. , asking for household registers and account books.”

The two of them left in response.

Let's talk about Tang Youyin's side. After going to see Magistrate Zou, everything went smoothly. Magistrate Zou was well prepared and personally moved out the household registers and account books.

"They are all here." Magistrate Zou said with a smile: "There are 326 households in total, with a total of 1,122 people. Oh, by the way, a baby boy was born a few days ago. They are all registered. It’s in the household register.”

"The account books are also kept separately. The money and food allocated by the palace are distributed one by one, and they are all clearly remembered. Please ask Secretary Tang to present these two books to the princess for review."

Naturally, Tang Youyin would not look through it in front of Magistrate Zou and would accept it.

Magistrate Zou suddenly grabbed Tang Youyin's sleeve and stuffed a purse into it calmly: "If the princess wants to inquire about the account books, please ask Tang Youyin to deal with it for me."

Tang Youyin dared to ask for it, so he hurriedly returned the purse: "Mr. Zou, this is a shame for me. I have been taken care of by you for several years, and now I am lucky enough to work as an errand by the princess. If the princess has errands, I will do my best. "You must not take this purse. Please take it back." Seeing Tang Youyin's insistence, County Magistrate Zou had no choice but to put away the purse and said a lot of good things, but felt a little uneasy in his heart.

Li County took the lead in settling the hungry people. Magistrate Cai took the lead, and the other counties followed suit.

However, there are some things that just can’t be learned. For example, Magistrate Cai personally went to take in the hungry people, and he knew how to settle each household. Extra care was also taken in distributing rations. When the wasteland was being opened for farming, Magistrate Cai went to the wasteland every day to inspect and give guidance...

Magistrate Zou asked himself whether he was a good official. However, Magistrate Cai is simply a tireless old scalper and cannot be compared at all.

I don’t know if the princess will cause any problems when she inspects the hungry people.

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The so-called incognito inspection is basically not feasible in Nanyang County.

Jiang Shaohua is young and beautiful, with an impressive bearing. He is surrounded by tall and strong personal guards, as well as Chen Jinyu, Ma Yaozong and others. This kind of formation is extremely eye-catching no matter where it goes.

Jiang Shaohua didn't bother to change his clothes. He dressed as usual and rode into the new village without any hesitation.

It is the busy farming season now, and every household is busy working in the fields. Those left in the village are either young children or old people who are unable to go to the fields.

As soon as Jiang Shaohua and his party showed up, several young children were scared away. Two old men who were sitting at the door chatting immediately knelt down and kowtowed.

Ma Yaozong stepped forward to stop them and called the two old men to the princess.

Jiang Shaohua smiled warmly and said: "Two old men, don't panic, I am the Princess of Nanyang."

The old people had already made guesses in their minds. When they heard the name of the princess, they became even more excited. One of them burst into tears: "We were hit by a locust plague and had no way to survive. Fortunately, the princess took us in. The princess is our benefactor!" "

The other old man also became red-eyed and insisted on kowtowing to the princess.

Magistrate Cai made a good start, and Magistrate Zou was well-educated. When accepting and settling the hungry people, he repeatedly emphasized that it was the princess's grace. Therefore, in the hearts of the hungry people, the princess is their heaven.

From this point alone, Magistrate Zou is qualified.

Jiang Shaohua smiled and said: "Since you have come to Nanyang County, you are the common people of this princess. Just stay here with peace of mind."

Then, they asked about their daily life.

The two old men were quite excited. Seeing the princess' inquiry, they scrambled for a reply.

As Jiang Shaohua listened, he heard some details that were not quite right: "You have just settled in for a few months, and now you have to reclaim wasteland and replant new grains. This year, there is no harvest yet. Why are the rations issued to you by the county government? Only half?"

Tang Youyin quickly looked through the account books, and the numbers recorded in the account books were indeed half the number that the old man said.

Where did all this food go?

The two old men thought they were in trouble and hurriedly knelt down again: "Princess, calm down! We don't know what happened. At first, the food was enough for the whole family, but in the past two months, half of the ration is left."

"However, we can find some wild vegetables every day and mix them with porridge to fill our stomachs."