Republic of China: Guandong Ginseng King

Chapter 247 Announcement
When Qu Shaoyang heard this, he knew what was going on.

Simply put, the public security along the Yalu River is not very good, and special personnel are needed to be responsible for security patrols.

However, the area from Tadian to Shuidonggou is not small, and a lot of manpower is definitely needed.

The county government does not have that many staff and is not willing to pay that much money.

Therefore, the Yalu River Inspection Office needs to recruit staff on its own and bear the daily operating expenses of the inspection office on its own.

The last time Qu Shaoyang came to the county government office to meet County Magistrate Chen, he gave him silver and gifts. County Magistrate Chen should have been quite satisfied.

So he took the opportunity to recommend Qu Shaoyang to his superiors.

Of course, the main reason is that I have my eyes on the Maoershan Security Team.

During the last epidemic, Qu Shaoyang and the security team performed great contributions, and they deserve some reward from their superiors.

County Magistrate Chen took advantage of the situation and recommended Qu Shaoyang to be the inspector.

On the one hand, it solved the patrol problem along the Yalu River, and on the other hand, it was worthy of the gifts sent by Qu Shaoyang.

Although the defense inspector is not a high-ranking official, he is at least a ninth-rank official and is paid by the emperor.

Nowadays, no matter how big or small your rank is, as long as you have a reputation, things will be easy.

As for the daily operating expenses of the inspection office, it depends on Qu Shaoyang's ability.

A capable person can make money no matter how low his official position is.

Not to mention anything else, if County Magistrate Chen had not recommended him, the position of inspector would not have been Qu Shaoyang's. I wonder how many people would have been vying for it.

Qu Shaoyang naturally thought of these things, and it was actually this title that he was interested in.

No matter how high your official rank is, it will be easier to do things in the future if you have such a reputation.

"Thank you for your promotion and training, I will definitely live up to your expectations."

Qu Shaoyang didn't say anything else, and the two of them understood each other tacitly, so they reached an agreement.

County Magistrate Chen was busy with official duties and did not have much time to chat with Qu Shaoyang.

So after explaining some things, he asked Qu Shaoyang to find the county magistrate, the chief clerk, the original Maoershan inspector and others to make the handover.

The Maoershan sub-defense inspection team was originally stationed in Badaojiang in winter and in Maoershan after the spring.

Now, the Badaojiang Inspection Post and the Yalu River Inspection Post are set up separately to be in charge of the two places.

Since Qu Shaoyang took over the post of Yalu River sub-defense inspector, he had to deal with and build good relationships with a lot of people in the county government.

So after completing the relevant formalities, Qu Shaoyang proposed that he would treat everyone to a meal at the best restaurant in the county and invite everyone to drink.

Who wouldn’t be happy to have the chance to eat and drink for free?

So, that night, everyone ate, drank and had fun until very late, and Qu Shaoyang also took the opportunity to build some initial relationships with these people.

Qu Shaoyang stayed in the county town for two days and finished all the things he needed to do.

Then, he returned to Maoer Mountain with Xingye, taking the appointment documents issued by the Dongbiandao and the county government.

"Dad, Uncle He, come and see what I brought back for you?"

After returning to Maoer Mountain, Qu Shaoyang first finished the work of the Inspection Office, and then went to Jishengtang Medical Clinic with a plaque.

Doctor Chen was in the clinic, chatting with Doctor He.

Because of the previous epidemic, Doctor He was full of respect for Doctor Chen's medical skills.

After returning from Qidaogou, the two discussed together and decided to open a clinic together.

The two of them could discuss medical skills and study the condition of the patient together. So, they found a place in the center of the town, bought it, and opened a clinic called Jishengtang after cleaning it up.

The clinic hired an accountant and also recruited several assistants and apprentices.

Doctor Chen's medical skills are now well-known. People from the surrounding area, if they have any illness, will come to Jishengtang for treatment and prescription medicine.

"Shaoyang, I heard someone from the county government came to see you. What's the matter? What did you bring back?"

When he saw that Qu Shaoyang and Xingye had made a rectangular thing covered with red cloth, Doctor Chen asked curiously.

Qu Shaoyang reached out and lifted the red cloth, revealing a plaque with gold characters on a black background. On the plaque were engraved four large characters, "The Holy Hand of Medicine". The gold characters on a black background looked particularly impressive.

There is a line of small characters under the four big characters, which read "Gift from the Governor of the East".

It is said that the plaque was written by the Eastern Dao Yin himself and then made by someone else as a reward for Doctor Chen.

During the last epidemic, Chen and He brought their own medicinal materials to the affected villages, treated the patients without hesitation, and saved countless lives.

The Dongbiandao Yamen naturally wanted to express its appreciation for this, so they asked someone to make a plaque.

Being able to obtain a plaque inscribed personally by the Lord Daoyin, with the words "Master of Medicine" written on it, is much more precious than silver or money.

This made Doctor Chen and Doctor He very excited. They immediately ordered someone to hang up the plaque in the main hall of the clinic so that everyone could see it as soon as they entered.

"Dad, there is another happy event." Qu Shaoyang approached Doctor Chen and whispered.

"Well, I was recommended by County Magistrate Chen to serve as the Yalu River Defense Inspector, a ninth-rank official, one level higher than the previous Maoershan Inspector.

In the future, your son-in-law will be an official at least." Qu Shaoyang teased his father-in-law deliberately.

"Really? Oh, that's great. You kid, it's such a big happy event, why don't you celebrate it?
Come on, come on, follow me home quickly and tell your master and mistress. "

When Doctor Chen heard this, he was extremely happy. He did not care whether the men hung the plaque straight or crooked. He threw down a word and hurried back, grabbing Qu Shaoyang.

"In-laws, in-laws, come quickly, it's a great event, a great event."

Doctor Chen dragged Qu Shaoyang directly to Liu's yard and started shouting as soon as he entered the door.

Liu Dongshan said last year that he planned to expand his house this year and build a courtyard house similar to the Qu family's.

The fields had just been planted and there wasn't much work to do, so Liu Dongshan started preparing to build a house.

Right now, truckloads of stones, sand and wood are being transported back.

The Liu family hired a lot of people to do the work, and when Doctor Chen shouted this, everyone turned around to look.

Liu Dongshan and his wife also heard it, and hurried over with a smile to ask, "Hey, in-laws, what good news makes you so happy?"

"It's a great event. Your apprentice, my brother-in-law, has become an official. Where is the inspector?" Doctor Chen said loudly and happily.

After these words were spoken, not only Liu Dongshan was stunned, but also the people working in and outside the yard were confused.

"What inspector? Our Maoershan inspector has been replaced by Shaoyang? That's impossible?" Liu Dongshan was a little bit unconvinced.

Even though the Maoershan inspector is a ninth-rank official, he cannot be blamed by ordinary people.

Qu Shaoyang is neither good at literature nor martial arts, and has no achievements. How could he become an inspector?
"Master, it's true. This is the appointment document from the East Road Yamen. I have just been to the inspection yamen.

Now it is not the Maoershan inspection, but the Yalu River sub-defense inspection.

It covers the area from Shuidonggou all the way to Tadian, which is the upper reaches of the Yalu River." Qu Shaoyang explained with a smile.

Liu Dongshan took the document and took a look at it, and he was so happy that he couldn't stop smiling.

"Oh my God, is this true? From now on, you will be the inspector in charge of this area?"

(End of this chapter)