Three Kingdoms King of the North

"Master Hua," Han Zhan and the other two looked at Huahu and asked after the ceremony, "I want Zilong to take over the post of county captain temporarily, what do you think?"

Hearing that Han Zhan intends to appoint Zhao Yun as Sheguo county magistrate, Hua Hu instinctively wants to dissuade him, saying that doing so is against the rules, and the county magistrate has no right to appoint county magistrates and county magistrates.But when the words came to his lips, he swallowed it back, because he considered that Sheguo County was nominally under the jurisdiction of Wei County and Jizhou, but here the sky is high and the emperor is far away, and the county magistrate is a local emperor. These decrees simply do not work here.After making up his mind, he said respectfully to Han Zhan, the future "Emperor of Earth", "Since the Lord thinks that Zhao Junhou is suitable, then the post of county lieutenant might as well have Zhao Junhou temporarily. objection."

The three of them were talking in the main hall, when suddenly there was a loud noise from outside, and then several civilians in short brown clothes broke in.Seeing the people barging in like no one else, Han Zhan couldn't help frowning, thinking what did the yamen guards do to let a few ordinary people come in like this?Fortunately, they were ordinary people. If it was an assassin, he might lose his life in the lobby.

Several common people knelt in front of Huahu, shouting over and over again to ask the master to make the decision.Hua Hu faced Han Zhan who was sitting behind the table, smiled awkwardly, and shouted at the common people: "Fellow folks, this is the new state-related decree. If you have any grievances, you can appeal to him."

As soon as Huahu finished speaking, several civilians turned their attention to Han Zhan again, yelling non-stop, making his head dizzy.Han Zhan slapped the table vigorously, and only heard a loud "pop". The noisy people were startled and immediately fell silent.However, Han Zhan's palms were also numb from the shock, and he thought that he would make a gavel some other day, which would be useful in trial.

Han Zhan saw clearly the four men and one woman kneeling below, pointed at them, and asked loudly, "Tell me, what is it that requires this envoy to decide for you?"

"Master Shijun." A middle-aged man in his 40s said, "My son-in-law has fallen into some evil, and today he wants to divorce my daughter for no reason. Please make the decision, don't let him divorce his wife."

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty." Another young man immediately answered, "The owner of the restaurant where the villain works is having a happy event today, and the villain wants to wear a long robe to congratulate him. But when I got home and took a look, the villain This best dress was ruined by my own wife. Please make the decision, the villain must divorce his wife today."

"Where are the clothes?" Han Zhan asked immediately after the young man finished speaking.

"Here." The young man quickly stood up, ready to hand a long robe in his hand to Han Zhan, but was stopped by Hua Hu.After Hua Hu glared at the other party, the young man obediently handed the robe to Hua Hu, who put the robe on the table.

Han Zhan checked the robe and found a hole the size of a thumb in the sleeve.He didn't express his opinion immediately, but asked the young woman kneeling below: "Girl, tell me, why did you destroy your husband's robe?"

"Responding to the words of the envoy," the woman said weepingly: "When my family was washing clothes by the river today, I felt something hard on the sleeve of my husband's robe. It can be broken, so I used extra force when knocking. Unexpectedly, after knocking for a long time, not only did not smash the lumps of soil, but also damaged the clothes. Only then did the servants find that there was a copper coin in the sleeve of the husband’s robe.”

"Why didn't you check carefully before washing the clothes?" Han Zhan continued to ask.

Wiping her tears, the woman explained: "My husband has never had any money on him, so the servants thought it was a lump of dirt."

Following the woman's narration, the case has come to light, Han Zhan threw the current robe to the man, and said with stern luck: "Your wife did not intend to make a mistake, and there is no major fault, the envoy does not allow you to divorce your wife. "

As soon as the verdict came out, the woman and her relatives kowtowed to Han Zhan in a hurry, and said gratefully: "Thank you, my lord, thank you, my lord. Your great kindness and virtue are unforgettable for a villain."

The woman was satisfied with Han Zhan's verdict, but the man raised objections: "My lord, but the villain's clothes were damaged by the lady, what should I do?"

"Zilong," Han Zhan turned his head and told Zhao Yun who was standing beside him, "Go to the backyard and find one of my official's robes to compensate him."

After hearing Zhao Yun's resounding promise, Han Zhan stood up and swung his sleeves, announcing in a very majestic manner: "Retire!"

Chapter 0044 Huahu's thoughts

After arranging the accompanying soldiers and the captured bandits, Han Zhan said to Zhao Yun who was standing aside: "Zilong, I have nothing to do anyway, so we are not allowed to go out for a walk."

When the two of them were about to leave the county office in plain clothes, they were spotted by Master Hua who was staying in the signing room. From their clothes, he knew that the two wanted to visit privately, so he hurried to the door and asked Han Zhan with a smile on his face: " Your Majesty, I don't know where you plan to go?"

"I'll just go shopping." Han Zhan replied casually.

Han Zhan's answer made Master Hua feel uneasy.Don't look at him as just a master bookkeeper, but because the country-related county magistrates have been changing like a revolving lantern over the years, the power in the county is actually in his hands.With the power in hand, it is inevitable that they will do some evil things to bully men and women. Knowing that Han Zhan and the others are going to go out for a private visit, how can they not panic.

He called a yamen servant and said to Han Zhan, "Your Majesty is new to this place, and you are not familiar with the place. This yamen servant is quite familiar with the city. Why don't you ask him to be your guide?"

"Thank you Master Hua for your kindness." As for Master Hua's arrangement, Han Zhan tactfully declined: "Zilong and I are just walking casually, we won't get lost. Zilong, let's go!"

Looking at the backs of Han Zhan and Zhao Yun, Hua Hu said to the yamen servant: "Go and follow them, see where they have gone, and come back and report to me." The yamen servant agreed and followed quietly.

Zhao Yun is a martial arts practitioner, so he is much more sensitive than ordinary people. He quickly noticed the yamen servant who followed him far behind.He approached Han Zhan and said in a low voice, "Master, someone is following us."

After hearing this, Han Zhan asked blankly, "Do you know who it is?"

"The other party has been following us from the county government all the way here. It should be someone from the Master Hua Sect." After Zhao Yun explained the identity of the follower, he asked Han Zhan for instructions: "Master, should I get rid of him?"

"Let him go." Han Zhan scoffed at Master Hua's tricks, and said disapprovingly, "If he doesn't know where we've been, I'm afraid he won't be able to sleep tonight."

Zhao Yun said vigilantly: "My lord, why do I feel that Master Hua is a little bit guilty? Could it be that he is worried that when we go on tour in disguise, he will have evidence of what he has done?"

"Zilong," Han Zhan stopped and said to Zhao Yun with a serious expression, "You must remember: when the water is clear, there will be no fish. As long as Master Hua is a person who can do things, even if there is corruption, we will You have to make the best use of your talents.”

Han Zhan's statement was very new to Zhao Yun.According to his thinking, if an official commits corruption and exploits the common people, he should be dismissed without hesitation.However, he changed his mind, since the envoy said so, there must be his reason, so he did not continue to entangle in this matter, but asked for instructions: "I don't know where we should go next?"

"Walk around," Han Zhan said lightly, "Let's see how Master Hua manages this county."

Although the population of Sheguo County cannot be compared with that of Jizhou, there are many pedestrians on the street. The shops on both sides of the street are open for business, and there are many customers.

Seeing this situation, Han Zhan couldn't help nodding his head, and said with emotion: "I didn't expect Hua Zhubu to govern Sheguo County quite well. It's really a bit of a waste of talent to have a mere master. In my opinion, let him be a county It’s okay to be a Cheng.” After saying these two sentences, he looked around, pointed at the city wall not far away with his hand, and said to Zhao Yun, “Zilong, let’s walk on the city wall.”

When he reached the city wall, Han Zhan realized that the situation was worse than he had imagined.Except for the section of the city wall near the city gate, it is relatively intact. The further you go, the more dilapidated the city wall looks. Most of the bricks on the ground are broken, exposing the rammed earth below.There are even some areas with weeds as tall as half a person.

Han Zhan pointed to the weeds in front of him and a few big trees next to the city wall inside the wall, and said to Zhao Yun: "Zilong, you saw it. The city wall of Sheguo County is not only short, there is no moat, and there is even a moat on the wall. With such an inaccessible place, it’s hard to believe how we can defend the city once thieves come.”

If he hadn't witnessed it with his own eyes, Zhao Yun wouldn't have believed that weeds would grow overgrown on the city wall. He took a breath and said to Han Zhan, "Master, from the current situation, if we want to get rid of the bandits in Sheguo County and the Yellow Turban, we need to improve the defense of Sheguo County first."

"That's right, we need to repair the city wall and improve the defense. We newcomers don't know how to do it. This matter must be presided over by Master Hua." Han Zhan said to Zhao Yun with a smile on his face: "Zilong, what should you do now?" Understand, why do I have to accommodate him even though I know there is something wrong with Master Hua?"

Zhao Yunru was enlightened by Han Zhan's words, and he suddenly became enlightened. He nodded and said, "Yun understands."

While Han Zhan and Zhao Yun were on the city wall, discussing how to repair the city wall, the yamen servant who had been following far behind returned to the county yamen and reported what he had seen and heard to Master Hua.

After listening to the yamen servant retell Han Zhan's original words, Hua Hu felt as if he was dreaming. The fact that he coveted the position of county magistrate was just thinking about it in his heart, and he had never told anyone about it.Unexpectedly, the new county magistrate actually felt that he had the ability to be the county magistrate, which was a blessing in disguise.But just to be on the safe side, he still asked: "Did you really hear clearly, Shijun is saying that I can be the county magistrate?"

This yamen servant is Huahu's confidant. If Huahu can be promoted, he will naturally benefit.So after hearing what Han Zhan said, he didn't care to continue following him, so he hurried over to report to his master.Hearing Hua Hu's questioning at this time, he quickly nodded and said with certainty: "That's right, my lord, the young one was only a few steps away from the envoy, and I heard it clearly, absolutely right."

"I see." After Hua Hu confirmed the news, his expression returned to normal, and he waved his hand at the yamen servant, "There is nothing for you here, you go down first."

As soon as the yamen servant left, Huahu stood up excitedly and walked back and forth in the signing room, thinking that since the new county magistrate wanted to promote him, he must make good friends with him tomorrow and leave a good one for him. impression.By the way, Mr. Han and the county captain went to the city wall. It seems that they intend to repair the city wall. He can ask Mr. Han to be responsible for the repair of the city wall.

The repair of the city wall is a big project, and those who have undertaken this project in the past can get a lot of benefits from it.But this time, if I am responsible for it myself, then I absolutely cannot get money from this project. Only by honestly repairing the city wall and leaving a good impression on the envoy, can I be sure of being the county magistrate.

Chapter 0045 banquet rich businessmen

Knowing that the county government didn't say anything, but in order to impress Han Fu with diligence, Huahu rushed to the county government early the next day at dawn.

He thought he came early, but he didn't expect to see Han Zhan in official uniform sitting in the lobby talking to the new county lieutenant Zhao Yun when he reached the entrance of the main hall.He hurriedly stepped into the main hall, bowed his hands and bowed to the two: "The next official, Huahu, see the envoy and county lieutenant."

"It's Master Hua," Han Zhan said politely when he saw Hua Hu walking in, "You came at a good time, and the envoy has something to discuss with you."

"I don't know what's the envoy's order?" After Huahu said this sentence, he thought that Han Zhan had something to discuss with him early in the morning. Could it be related to the repair of the city wall? Are you going to repair the city wall?"

Although Han Zhan had already guessed that Huahu would ask such a question, he still pretended to be surprised and asked, "How does Master Hua know what this envoy is planning? Could it be that he has been sending people to monitor this envoy?"

Huahu was taken aback, and quickly waved his hand to deny: "Your envoy is joking, how dare your subordinates send someone to monitor your envoy?" Fortunately, he was quick-witted, and he made up a plausible reason in his panic, "When I entered the city yesterday, Seeing that the envoy has been staring at the city wall, I guess that the envoy may feel that the city wall is dilapidated, so he has the idea of ​​repairing it. I just asked casually, but I didn’t expect that it really coincided with the envoy’s thoughts .”

Han Zhan knew that Huahu was lying, but he didn't expose him. Instead, he asked, "Master Hua, I am planning to repair the city wall. What do you think?"

"The city walls of Sheguo County are dilapidated. Once bandits or yellow scarves attack, they will not be able to defend against foreign enemies." Huahu pretended to be heartbroken and said, "If the city walls were repaired early, the county magistrate and county lieutenant would not have to personally defend the city." Leading the army to meet the enemy, and finally ended up being defeated and killed."

"Master Hua, I don't know how much it will cost to repair the city wall?" Han Zhan knew very well that this was not a game, as long as he sent a few officials and generals, and added some repair options, the durability of the city wall would increase.To repair the city wall, a lot of labor, money and food, and building materials are needed, and only Huahu, a local snake, can do these things clearly, so he humbly asked the other party: "I wonder if the money and food in the county are enough?"

"Reply to the envoy." Huahu was obviously prepared for the repair of the city wall. When he heard Han Zhan's question, he immediately replied, "If the repair of the city wall is to be completed within one month, at least two thousand people and eight thousand gold will be needed." .”

Han Zhan knew that based on the calculation that one thousand copper coins is one thread, and ten coins is one gold coin, eight thousand gold coins is [-] coins.He couldn't help frowning, and asked with some displeasure: "Master Hua, why did it cost so much to repair the city wall?"