Wang Mang donated 1,000 taels of silver to Pushuang County to build a county seat, and he also spent money to buy out all the remaining properties in Pushuang County.

Since coming here, Shen Mingshu has been following Shen Ruhai to survey the terrain every day. Although this county has a small population, there are many craftsmen.

The county government quickly recruited a large number of craftsmen. After the last county government assessment, Sun Yongwei's eldest son Sun Jiahua was admitted to the position of clerk in the county government.

Although this position was not a high-ranking one, it was the chief officer in charge of arresting and prison affairs. The six offices in the county government, namely the Lifang, Hufang, Lifang, Xingfang, and Gongfang, selected clerks and documents respectively.

Shen Ruhai also appointed Shen Nan as the clerk, Shen Mingshu as the inspector, and recruited forty yamen runners.

The yamen runners were divided into three shifts: the quick shift was responsible for investigating and arresting crimes, the strong shift was responsible for guarding warehouses and criminals, and the soap shift was responsible for standing guard in the hall.

Now the yamen is fully staffed. Under Shen Ruhai's arrangement, each person performs his or her duties and implements the responsibility system.

After the responsibilities are divided in such detail, everyone has to take responsibility, which makes them feel more urgent.

The Sun family, one of the four major families, had three people admitted this time. The eldest son of the head of the family, Sun Yongwei, was admitted to the best clerk position among all the positions.

Other younger members of the Sun family, Sun Jiahao and Sun Jiaxing, passed the exam and got clerical positions in the sixth room.

Sun Yongwei did not expect that he, the most talented one, did not pass the exam. He was dejected and felt very upset.

The only old scholar in the Sun family was very open-minded. He narrowed his eyes and asked:

"I heard from you that this time the selection is mostly young people. The only inspector is that 49-year-old stubborn old scholar Hu?"

"Yes, except for Mr. Hu, all other positions are filled by young people."

Sun Jiahua was very happy. He was able to become the sixth in command of the county government with his own strength, which was not an easy thing to do.

Mr. Sun narrowed his eyes and analyzed:

"This time, County Magistrate Shen wants to make a major change. In the future, he will choose more people from the younger generation."

"Do our Sun family account for a large proportion of the quota this time?"

Sun Jiahua replied: "Our Sun family has the most participants. No one from the Zhao family participated. Two people from the Xu family took the test, but neither passed. Two people from the Li family passed, and the rest are people without any background."

After hearing what Sun Jiahua said, Mr. Sun burst into laughter.

Everyone in the Sun family was confused and looked at Mr. Sun. Mr. Sun laughed so hard that tears were about to flow out. Then he said earnestly:

"Okay, okay! Our Sun family's luck has come. Remember, if we want our Sun family to leap over the dragon gate and defeat the other three families, now is the time."

He glanced at everyone and said, "Remember, you must be loyal to Lord Shen. Only by following Lord Shen's footsteps can our Sun family go further."

When Mr. Sun saw that Sun Yongwei didn't understand, he sighed:

"Yongwei, remember, this is our Sun family's last chance."

Everyone looked at Mr. Sun, who was in tears, and knelt down together, saying, "Grandchildren will remember this."

With the addition of Shen Mingshu, a top science student in his previous life and the CEO of the group, the county government's various projects have made rapid progress.

Wang Mang went out for inspections with Shen Mingshu these days. He wanted to go home and play with Zhuzhu more, but Shen Mingshu kept pulling him to understand the people's sentiments.

At first, Wang Mang was very unhappy. When he saw the new graves all over the mountain and the victims who were dressed in rags and starved to the point of being skin and bones, he no longer had the mood to play.

As a prince of Daqian, he enjoyed the offerings from the people, but he didn't know that the people of Daqian were actually living a life of hunger.

Wang Mang was deeply touched and was even more grateful to Shen Mingzhu for his disaster relief efforts.

Wang Mang looked at the grandfather and grandson in front of him who were so thin that only skin and bones were left, and muttered to himself:

"Zhuzhu, no matter where you come from, no matter what kind of freak you are, you are someone I, Wang Mang, like."

Then, he curled his lips and smiled: "Who said I am a freak too? The two of us freaks just happen to make a pair."

Shen Mingzhu didn't know that Wang Mang was secretly calling her a freak. If she knew, she would definitely beat Wang Mang so hard that his parents wouldn't recognize him.

At this time, Shen Mingzhu was taking her cousin Shen Mingshan, her cousin Su Cuishan and several maids to the mountain and farm she had just bought.

The newly bought farm covers an area of ​​200 acres and is surrounded by mountains on three sides, with very good terrain.

It is said that there are hot springs and many tea trees on this village.

A village with hot springs? Wouldn’t it be nice to soak in the hot springs?

Shen Mingzhu rode her red rabbit horse and leisurely went to the farm with a group of maids.

Shen Mingzhu had to admit that Wang Mang understood her too well.

This time when Wang Mang came from Shenjia Village, he not only brought Shen Mingshan and Shen Carpenter and others, but also brought horses and cattle.

Shen Mingzhu didn't know how Wang Mang did it. Wang Mang brought so many things in such a short time.

Wang Mang is very considerate and she likes him very much!

"Cousin, is that the farm ahead?"

Su Cuishan rode on his horse, pointed to the wide land in front and asked Shen Mingshu.

He never thought that one day he would be able to leave the mountain village, leave his hometown, and live in another city.

He never expected that his cousin would bring him with her when she came.

He felt that his life was worth it.

Shen Mingzhu smiled and nodded, then quickened her pace and headed towards the farm in front.

The farm has a good geographical location and all the fields are surrounded by stone and wooden fences.

Zhuangzi was built in the middle of a field. In front of Zhuangzi was a large pond and behind it was a big mountain. Its geographical location was particularly good.

At the foot of the mountain not far from Zhuangzi, there is a small village with more than thirty households.

Shen Mingzhu looked at the dry paddy fields and felt a little uncomfortable.

No matter which dynasty, people are afraid of natural disasters and man-made disasters.

Especially in ancient times when science and technology were not well developed, it was very difficult for people to survive when they encountered natural disasters.

Shen Mingzhu and his companions rode their horses to the manor. Yunhong went forward and knocked on the door. An old man opened the door and asked:

"What do you do? We have nothing to eat on our farm."

Yun Hong smiled and said, "Old man, we are not here to beg for food. My young lady is the new owner of this manor."

The old man's eyes lit up, "Are you the new owner of the manor? Come in quickly."

The door creaked open and the old man invited Shen Mingzhu and the others into the manor.

At the county government office, Shen Ruhai had just come back to take a rest when he heard a servant report that the prefect had sent someone to invite him.

Shen Ruhai frowned slightly, wondering what Zhao Yide was up to. Should he go or not?

After thinking about it, Shen Ruhai asked Shen Nan to call Shen Mingshu, and Shen Mingshu and Wang Mang came together.

Shen Ruhai told Zhao Zhizhou that he had asked him to go to the prefectural government, and asked Shen Mingshu and Wang Mang to manage all the affairs of the county here.

Wang Mang said disapprovingly: "Uncle Shen, I want to go to the prefecture with you."

"Why do you want to go with me to see Zhao Yide? Maybe this might be a Hongmen Banquet."

Wang Mang said directly: "The Hongmen Banquet is fun, but I have never attended one! Please let me go as your junior brother!"

Shen Mingshu rolled his eyes at Wang Mang. Could he say that the person he hated the most now was Wang Mang?

However, this guy has no bad intentions towards their family and can sometimes even help.

So Shen Mingshu suggested: "Dad, let Wang Mang go in my name. Anyway, he and I are not much older."

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