The first county magistrate in history

Zhang Shaoyong had already understood what was going on. He smiled bitterly and said, "Although the Special Service Battalion is very powerful, even with our Yihui Army, it's still not enough to fill his teeth."

Wu Xiaoyou's eyes were sharp, and he said disdainfully, "So what?"

Zhang Shaoyong's eyes narrowed slightly. Sure enough, they had a trump card that was even more powerful than the crossbow.

Wu Xiaoyou didn't say anything else. Now that the master has been poisoned, they cannot touch Yuan Shiqing until the poison is cured.

Inside the carriage, Yuan Shiqing looked at the depressed Qin Zheng in confusion for a long time.

Qin Zheng ignored him and lay on the foldable rattan chair that could be used as a seat or a bed, closing his eyes to rest.

Yuan Shiqing couldn't help asking, "When you enter the court as an official, others break their heads, why are you so afraid of them?"

Qin Zheng said bluntly: "Since ancient times, the emperor has been moody and unpredictable. Living with the emperor is like living with a tiger!"

Yuan Shiqing was speechless.

This person is so bold that he dares to say such disrespectful words.

However, this saying is widely circulated.

Yuan Shiqing did not scold Qin Zheng. He knew that the empress attached great importance to Qin Zheng. As long as he brought him back safely, his mission would be accomplished.

On the contrary, he admired Qin Zheng's frankness.

"County Magistrate Qin is young and promising, and Hongtong County is developing well!" Yuan Shiqing said, "However, his vision is a bit narrow. As a citizen of Daqian, you should have a broad vision!"

Qin Zheng spoke frankly, and Yuan Shiqing didn't like to beat around the bush.

Qin Zheng said weakly, "There are hamsters everywhere, and I'm the only cat. I've done my best to defend Hongtong County's granary. Even if I work myself to death, I can't catch all the hamsters in the world!"

Yuan Shiqing's eyes narrowed slightly. How dare this guy say that? He dares to satirize the Daqian officialdom in front of me?

But, alas, he was not wrong, it was indeed so, even the empress was worried!

Yuan Shiqing asked, "If we want the whole world to be like Hongtong County, do you have any good ideas?"

Qin Zheng glanced at him and said calmly, "Unless all the officials in the world are from Hongtong County!"

hiss!

Yuan Shiqing was shocked. What a loud tone and great confidence.

So, everyone in Hongtong County is a clean person?

Yuan Shiqing didn't say anything else, but analyzed Qin Zheng's words.

Like An Dehai, although he had his own job responsibilities, he was actually just the empress's assistant minister.

It is no exaggeration to say that he and An Dehai are the empress's right-hand men.

He understands Daqian and is worried about its future.

He took Qin Zheng's words to heart at this moment.

He was considering whether it would be feasible to really recruit people from Hongtong County if what Qin Zheng said was true.

After thinking for a long time, he still couldn't find an answer. After all, apart from Qin Zheng, he hadn't seen the abilities of other people in Hongtong County.

Yuan Shiqing looked at Qin Zheng, wanting to chat more, but found that he had fallen asleep...

"Hmm?" Yuan Shiqing suddenly felt something was wrong.

He opened the curtains and saw the road outside was full of potholes, but why was the carriage not shaking at all? No wonder Qin Zheng could still fall asleep.

Look down at the wheels.

what is this?

Why isn't it a wooden wheel? Is it an iron one?

It was also covered with a layer of black stuff.

Moreover, how come the car body goes up and down with the potholes in the road, as if it is very elastic?

Yuan Shiqing was stunned and wanted to understand what was happening, but he just couldn't.

Looking back, I found that the princess and Su Xiaoman's carriages were the same.

Yuan Shiqing thought to himself, why didn’t the princess report such an important matter?

After more than an hour, his eyes became sore and he finally looked away.

Qin Zheng just woke up at this moment.

"County Magistrate Qin, why is this carriage so stable?" Yuan Shiqing asked.

Qin Zheng said: "Because the wheels have tires, and the body of the car has bearings and shock absorbers."

He didn't hide it, since no one could understand him anyway.

As expected, Yuan Shiqing looked confused...

"Sir!" Suddenly, a fast horse came galloping.

Immediately there came a special agent wearing red county soldier armor, it was the second platoon leader Lu Dong.

Qin Zheng opened the curtains: "What's going on?"

Lu Dong reported back, "There is a mountain thirty miles ahead called Wild Boar Forest. There is a group of bandits there."

Qin Zheng was bored: "Hurry up, don't bother with them, there are officials here."

The special agent scratched his head and said, "Sir, we don't have enough food and supplies. I'm afraid we won't be able to make it to the imperial capital."

Qin Zheng frowned: "Why didn't you bring enough?"

Lu Dong looked at Qin Zheng speechlessly: "Sir, it was you who provided all our supplies to the disaster victims. All the food we have eaten in the past month was brought back from hunting."

Qin Zheng's face flushed. "Ahem, it's my fault for not considering it carefully. Have you investigated those bandits?"

Tao Yong replied: "He does all kinds of evil."

Qin Zheng nodded: "Then let's destroy them!"

After saying that, he lowered the curtains.

"Yes!" Tao Yong urged his horse to leave excitedly.

Yuan Shiqing looked at him deeply. He actually gave all the food and fodder for the army to the people?

Suddenly, Qin Zheng looked at him and said, "General Manager Yuan, His Majesty summoned me to the palace. Have you brought the round-trip travel expenses?"

"What did you say?" Yuan Shiqing scratched his ears, thinking he had misheard.

Qin Zheng said it again.

Yuan Shiqing was at a loss whether to laugh or cry: "Since ancient times, there has never been a monarch recruiting ministers and giving them travel expenses."

"What did you say? You won't reimburse my travel expenses?" Qin Zheng sat up lazily and became alert immediately.

He glared at Yuan Shiqing and said, "Why don't you reimburse me? It's the Empress who wants to see me, not me who wants to see the Empress."

Yuan Shiqing was speechless, so why was he so anxious? How much would the travel expenses cost?

He rolled his eyes at Qin Zheng and said, "You can't tell me. Wait until you see His Majesty and ask him for it!"

I thought to myself, if His Majesty can reimburse you, I lose!

Qin Zheng was unhappy and lifted the curtain of the sedan chair: "Xiaoyou!"

"Sir!" The heroic Wu Xiaoyou urged his horse over.

Qin Zheng ordered, "From now on, Manager Yuan will take care of his own food and lodging!"

"Ah?" Wu Xiaoyou glanced at Yuan Shiqing in the car.

Yuan Shiqing's face turned pale...

Qin Zheng glared at me, "What? Her Majesty invited me to the palace and didn't even reimburse me for my travel expenses. Why should I let her chief guard eat our food for free?"

"Yes, sir!" Wu Xiaoyou looked at Yuan Shiqing sympathetically and urged his horse to leave.

Yuan Shiqing was furious: "Why are you so stingy? How can you be so calculating? Why are you so petty? How much can I eat alone? When those local officials see me, which one of them doesn't treat me with delicacies from land and sea?"

Qin Zheng said seriously, "How can this be called stingy? This is called abiding by the law. My Lord, I'm doing this for your own good. Think about it, as the chief steward of the Imperial Guard, you should abide by the law. The laws of Daqian are to follow the emperor's orders and the Ministry of Personnel allocates funds. It's okay for you to ride in my carriage, but you also eat and drink my food. If this gets out, it will damage your reputation!"

"Fuck..." Yuan Shiqing was so angry that he even cursed.

Swish!

Yuan Shiqing took out twenty taels of silver from his sleeve and threw it into Qin Zheng's arms: "Is that enough?"

Qin Zheng's face suddenly lit up with smiles: "It's okay, it's okay!"

Looking at Qin Zheng's money-obsessed look, Yuan Shiqing was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

I'm also confused. Hongtong County is so rich, why is this guy still so obsessed with money?

However, the food cooked by this guy's kitchen team is really delicious...

Qin Zheng and his party arrived at the Wild Boar Forest. Lu Dong and others had already wiped out the bandits and were cleaning up the battlefield.

Seeing that it was getting late, Qin Zheng ordered to set up camp here.

Along the way, the special forces and the Yihui army led the way, clearing the way through mountains and building bridges over rivers, and all the food and fodder were obtained from the bandits.

On this day, Qin Zheng and his party arrived safely in the imperial capital.

Yuan Shiqing directly arranged for Qin Zheng and his party to stay in the Shao Shi Mansion.

Qin Zheng didn’t think too much about it. It was beautiful and saved him money on accommodation.

After making the arrangements, Yuan Shiqing wanted to return to the palace to report.

He was stopped by Qin Zheng: "Master Yuan, I'm already here, where is the antidote?"