Becoming a God from a Water Monkey

Chapter 300: All Familiar People
Li Shoufu didn't dare to say much and respectfully handed over the list.

“The waters under the jurisdiction of Lord Liang include three towns and eight townships.

The three towns are Yixing Town, Tongli Town and Hongzhuang.

The eight townships are Donghuangshi, Chaohuaishi, Nanxun Township, Dongxun Township, Jingci Township, Tanpan Township, Zhouxiangtou, and Chunyu.

These three towns and eight townships are all populous towns. Among the large townships, only Zhouxiangtou and Chunyu have relatively few people, with less than a thousand households and no more than three hundred fishermen.

Before coming to Liang's house today, Li Shoufu had already read through the local population archive records and was familiar with the conditions in various places and had done his homework.

Liang Qu opened the album and asked: "Who are the people here to serve? What are their positions?"

"There are three river gods, nine river chiefs, and twenty-four river officials. The river gods are Cha Qing, Yan Qingshan, and Fan Zixuan. The river chiefs are Yan Chongwen, Zhu Chunqiao, and Ji Youdong..."

Yan Qingshan, Yan Chongwen?
After listening to Li Shoufu's introduction, Liang Qu felt that two of the names sounded quite familiar.

He flipped through the pages and found the two people's files.

The album not only contains the names of the river gods and river chiefs in the waters under his jurisdiction, but also records the birthplace, age, and other details of each person, including all the village elders and township elders in the corresponding area, in great detail.

Place of origin column.

"Huazhu County?"

The Ghost Mother Cult was rampant, and among the several surrounding counties that were attacked, Huazhu County was the hardest hit, with the largest number of people running away to make a living.

Pang Qinghe and his group who came to exchange ideas that day were from Huazhu County. He was deeply impressed by the big guy named Da Zhuang, who looked dull and not very smart.

In addition, the people from Huazhu County I met...

Liang Qu frowned and thought for a long time, and finally remembered why it sounded so familiar.

It seems that I have met these two people before, and they said they wanted to join me?
I remember there were four people at that time. Who were the other two?

I don’t have a deep impression of Liang Qu and can’t really remember him. I just remember that the four of them were from the same hometown.

He quickly flipped through the pages and found two river chiefs who were both from Huazhu County: "Yan Qingshan, Yan Chongwen, Zhu Chunqiao, Ji Youdong, these four people knew each other, right?"

Li Shoufu recalled in his mind: "Yes, these four people are all from Huazhu County and they knew each other before.

Among them, Yan Qingshan and Yan Chongwen are brothers, and their grandfathers have been military men. Zhu Chunqiao and Ji Youdong are from the same school.

The four of them have a good relationship and have learned the same martial arts. They can cooperate with each other in a certain way and have made contributions to the Huang branch of the Ghost Mother Cult before.

The leader, Yan Qingshan, was promoted to the eighth rank of He Bo, and the others all gained something. Could it be that Lord Liang knows them?"

Liang Qu nodded. "April or May, four people handed me their names and said they wanted to serve me like a slave. They were like young fools, but they didn't expect that they would end up working for me."

Li Shoufu laughed along. He came from the imperial capital and his family had produced a fourth-rank official. Although his family was now in decline and he could only be assigned to work as a ninth-rank chief clerk, he was quite familiar with all the ins and outs of the business.

How can you submit a letter of surrender like this?
They are clearly four country bumpkins who don't understand the ways of the world. Shouldn't they at least give them gifts, build good relationships, and serve them for a while?

I guess he never went to college like this and can only recognize a few big characters.

"Huh? Kou Zhuang?" Liang Qu flipped over and saw another familiar face, "The tall guy with naturally strong bones?"

"Exactly."

Li Shoufu was clear about the relationship between Liang Qu and Kou Zhuang.

A person born with half martial bones is eye-catching enough, and it is not difficult to find out about past martial arts competitions by asking around.

"This person joined after the Ghost Mother Cult was wiped out. It is said that he will soon break through the fourth level. Due to the shortage of manpower, he was made a river chief."

Liang Qu was puzzled.

No matter how Ran Zhongshi arranged it, most of them were "acquaintances".

Don't you think that it will be much easier to work if you are familiar with it in advance?

Apart from these few people, most of the others have never been heard of. More than half of their household registrations are military, so I guess they were selected from the military, just like Liang Qu’s requirement.

Liang Qu memorized the name of He Bo and He Zhang and closed the book. "Okay, I got it. Thank you Li Zhubo for making a special trip in the heavy rain. I will let Li Libo and Chen Jiechang run errands next time."

"Mr. Liang is too polite. It's nothing to get wet in the rain. Your Excellency runs around the lake every day, and the number of small merits you have accomplished is the highest among officials of the same rank. That's the real hard work."

"Ahem, I heard that Brother Yue Long had a quarrel with Lord Wei some time ago?" Liang Qu coughed twice and took the initiative to change the subject.

"It is true, but it is not a big deal. We just have a slight difference in opinion..." After the two chatted for a while about their recent situation, Li Shoufu took the initiative to say goodbye. Liang Qu was unable to keep him, so he asked Fan Xing to see him off.

After leading the horse out, Li Shoufu put on his bamboo hat and stepped over the threshold. He suddenly felt a pain spreading along both sides of his spine.

Li Shoufu was surprised.

When facing Liang Qu, he bent over intentionally or unintentionally. Only when he went out did he feel relaxed.

"It's incredible."

Only half a year.

At first, Li Shoufu could still talk to him on an equal footing, but today, he could feel the weight of the young man's authority and bent down unconsciously.

Li Shoufu looked up at the sky. The rain gathered into a stream and slid down the edge of his bamboo hat, seeping into the gaps in his raincoat, sticking to a few long straw stalks and flowing to the ground.

It's a blessing.

Li Shoufu would recite "Official Code of Conduct" every morning when he got up.

Officials should be honest, cautious and diligent.

The books of sages say that those who know these three things can keep their official positions, stay away from shame, gain recognition from those above them, and get help from those below them.

But if you really get into trouble, can you rely on these three to save your life?
My father worked diligently for half his life without making any mistakes, but he was still a small clerk. Now it is his turn, and he can't even stay in the imperial capital, and has to be sent to a small county.

If I could really be appreciated, would I still be here?

My son may not be like me.

Li Shoufu thought.

He tied his hat tightly, stepped on the stirrup, climbed onto the green horse, and disappeared in the rain.

The next day.

The mud and water in the tree pit overflowed the bricks and stones and spread to the ground.

“None of them stopped.”

Liang Qu sniffed the water vapor. At first he felt refreshed, but after a while he would feel stuffy, especially on hot days, when his whole body would feel sticky.

The heavy rain stopped for a while yesterday at midnight, but it continued this morning.

The expansion of the pond was postponed again. On rainy days, the bricks and stones could not dry out completely, and the excavated soil would be washed everywhere.

As time goes by, the frog comes and finds that nothing has happened there. He thinks someone has cheated him. What should he do?
Liang Qu never broke his promise to Frog.

The only good thing was that the loss of a lot of blood was made up through recuperation, and I felt relaxed all over.

Thunder and heavy rain for several days made the dream created by the mirage insects even more powerful, and the practice of the thunder seal method was also accelerated.

A figure flashed past the window.

"Master, someone is looking for you!"

"Who?"

"It's called checking."

Find out?

Liang Qu remembered the album that Li Shoufu had sent him yesterday. On it was a He Bo's name, Cha Qing.

problem occurs?
Liang Qu hurried to the hall and saw from the corridor a middle-aged man in a short shirt, holding an oil-paper bag in his hand. His cheeks were slightly chubby and rosy.

When you meet your boss, bow down and kowtow to him the first time.

"I will investigate and see..."

Liang Qu interrupted and asked, "Is it a demon causing trouble?"

"A monster causing trouble?" Cha Qing reacted immediately and hurriedly picked up the oil paper bag in his hand, "Lord Liang, you misunderstood. I am not here to trouble you with official business. I want to send some local specialties for you to taste."

specialty?

(End of this chapter)