Chapter 167: Lord Zhao, what a great authority you have! (Additional chapter 1)

Bao Wenshan's injuries were too serious to be completely cured by simply taking a few pills or using the Yin-Yang Sutra.

Although Zhao Xing can arouse Bao Wenshan's vitality, at present, it is only a temporary solution and not a fundamental solution.

If you want to cure it completely, you can only take care of it slowly.

Unless Zhao Xing comprehends [Beginning of Spring] to the fifth level of the realm of knowledge and figures out a high-level recovery method from it.

Or you can master the second level of Yin Yang Self Sutra, the Five Elements Qi are like silk threads. You can see the intricate Five Elements Qi in the body and perform deeper adjustments.

If one could comprehend the third level and master the 'Five Elements Particles', then Bowenshan could be cured in a moment.

But for now, Zhao Xing can't do it.

"Lord Bao's injuries are too severe to recover. I'm sure the Yuncheng Medical Department is in the same situation as the Sino-Agricultural Supervisor." Zhao Xing thought to himself, "It would be great if Yuan Yang was here."

"If he, the military doctor, is here, and cooperates with my Yin-Yang and Self-Jiang conditioning, and supplemented with tonic medicine, the treatment time can be greatly shortened."

Unfortunately, Yuan Yang's landing point was uncertain. At the beginning, the only people that Lao Chen could be sure of were the mechanical engineer Wang Ji and the priest Zhang Yi.

However, Zhao Xing checked and found that these two people did not appear on the list of officials in Yuncheng.

This is not because Lao Chen broke his promise, nor is it because I am unlucky.

Instead, the task content and progress of each profession are different.

He contacted Wang Ji and Zhang Yi through the ground mirror. Currently, the two are still in the second ring of the mission and have not crossed the river yet.

Zhao Xing’s speed was considered fast. He could either kill them all or knock them all down. How could he not be fast?

Although it doesn't cure the disease, Bowenshan is still very excited.

Zhang Zhong, Jiang Xi, and He Fengnian were also very shocked, because they saw with their own eyes that Bao Wenshan had grown a lot of black hair and his energy and blood had become much stronger.

"Master Zhao is not joking, he is really capable."

"Have we really gotten the chance we've been waiting for?"

"Does the imperial court really value Yuncheng?"

"We must seize this opportunity!"

No matter how many nice words you say, it is better to do something practical.

Seeing Zhao Xing casually giving Bao Wenshan four fourth-level pills, their eyes changed.

I felt somewhat numb before, but now I feel a little more hopeful.

This superior not only has a prominent background and real abilities, but also knows how to take care of his subordinates.

By hanging out with such a person, maybe I can really escape from the predicament of Yuncheng.

"Master Bao, please go back and recuperate for three days, and then come back for treatment after three days... Please don't rush to refuse. Recuperation is for the purpose of better completing government affairs."

"Zhang Zhong, Jiang Xi, and He Fengnian!"

"The subordinate is here."

Zhao Xing looked at the three people and said, "In the next few days, you should compile detailed information about Chuyun City for me, such as the disasters over the years, the types of natural disasters, the crops grown, the number of fields, the taxes paid, and the evaluation of the prefecture city... The more detailed the better. In addition, give me a summary of the shortfalls in the internal treasury of the Sinongjian."

"You go and notify each department. Seven days, seven days." Zhao Xing stretched out his hand and said, "After seven days, I will check the accounts. I will not investigate the vacancies of officials in the Junshu, Nongjian, Dunei, Jitian, and Wutie departments before their term of office. Do you understand what I mean?"

Zhang Zhong, Jiang Xi, and He Fengnian were startled and said quickly, "Understood."

Yuncheng is in a difficult situation. If the people above are in a mess, the people below will definitely follow suit. Who knows, there may be a lot of corruption.

But now is not the time to pursue the matter.

Extraordinary times call for extraordinary rules for employing people.

What Zhao Xing meant was that the vacancies before the term of office would not be checked, and those who had embezzled during the term of office would be given seven days to fill the vacancy. If it was really difficult to fill the vacancy, they could confess and be treated leniently.

If you refuse to repent, do you dare to go against Master Zhao?
Zhao Xing doesn't need to say anything threatening anymore, he himself is a threat!

"Go."

Zhao Xing did not assign any additional tasks to others.

Because he also needs to visit other institutions in Yuncheng.

"The third-ring mission will definitely involve subsequent missions. The more prepared we are and the better we do it, the more energy we will have to expand the scope of influence."

"Whether it's controlling the flood or killing the barbarians, I must solve the problems in Yuncheng as soon as possible, so that I can use the title of county magistrate to gain greater power."

Now the reserve officials inside Shiyang Cave Heaven have not arrived yet, so Zhao Xing has to prepare in advance. Besides, Emperor Jing is more determined than ever this time. Others may not realize it, but he is clear about it.

Zhao Xing now has to use every bit of power, and even try to control more forces, in order to achieve his goal.

"Maybe there will be soldiers from other caves coming over. If we seize the initiative, we can be one step ahead of others."

Zhao Xing did not rest either. He simply walked around the Du Shui Jian, chose an official residence as his residence, and then went straight to the Yuncheng Engineering Division.

The third round of tasks mainly involves water control.

If there were no assistance from the engineers' magic arrays, mechanical devices and machinery, relying solely on manpower to treat the elderly, the weak and the disabled would result in half the effort and twice the results.

For example, Zhao Xing must get some of these powerful weapons, such as the Guiyuan Waterwheel, the Water-Suppressing Bronze Bull, and the Mountain-Opening Shield Cart.

"Whoo~"

A quarter of an hour later, the Swordfish flying boat landed directly above Tiangong Workshop in Yuncheng.

"who?!"

Zhao Xing's sudden landing immediately attracted interception, and the halls of Tiangong Workshop even emitted magical lights for defense.

Instead of being angry, he was very pleased.

It would be good if someone could stop it, but the worst thing is that there is no one to stop it, how bad would that be?

"How dare you! The person in front of you is the new Water Officer of Yuncheng Sinong Bureau, Lord Zhao Xing!"

"Who is the chief officer of Tiangongfang? Hurry and ask him to come out to greet us!"

Long Xiao acted as a lackey and let out a loud shout that echoed throughout the sky above Tiangong Workshop.

Within the Sino-Agricultural Supervisory Commission, Zhao Xing's attitude was relatively mild and he did not put on airs.

But when facing the outside world, he has to put on his official airs.

As the saying goes, words can deceive a gentleman, but clothes can intimidate a villain.

Putting on this official airs can avoid a lot of unnecessary trouble.

That kind of drama of patrolling incognito, pretending to be a pig to eat a tiger, and then revealing one's identity is purely looking for trouble and is disgusting. It is completely unnecessary.

"A seventh-rank official has arrived?"

When the people who intercepted him saw Zhao Xing's crown and clothes, they suddenly panicked and immediately removed the magic circle.

Someone else hurried to report.

Just a stick of incense time.

Inside the workshop, fifty or sixty people walked out in a black mass.

Looking around, they are all of the eighth grade.

The Ninth Rank was not qualified to come and greet them, and could only wait far behind.

The leading mechanical engineer is named Ling Yuan.

The eighth rank.

He was only one level lower than Zhao Xing, but a higher rank means more power, so he had to pay homage respectfully, call him Lord Zhao, and ask Zhao Xing to come down from heaven.

Ling Yuan had a sharp eye, because the warrior standing next to Zhao Xing was a sword cultivator. Although he was not wearing a crown and robes, he was at least a seventh-grade cultivator!
It’s nothing to have a seventh-rank Du Shui Ling, but the bodyguard who accompanies him is also seventh-rank, and a sword cultivator?
That’s a big deal!

The normal procedure for a seventh-rank official to take office is to blow gongs and drums, and the county officials should send out a guard of honor to welcome him. When Ji Ming arrived in Gucheng, Li Wenzheng went out three miles outside the city to greet him.

All officials from various departments must be present.

The Du Shui Ling can be the chief officer in the border military town, and his rank is not necessarily inferior to that of the county magistrate. It all depends on the actual situation.

He might not be able to cause trouble for the Yuncheng County Magistrate, but Ling Yuan, the eighth-rank chief of the workshop, could definitely be caught.

"Your subordinate Ling Yuan leads the officials from the Yuncheng Tiangong Workshop to pay respects to Lord Zhao."

Seeing that Zhao Xing was unmoved, Ling Yuan bowed again and said, "Master Zhao, please step down and come into the Tiangong Workshop for inspection."

Zhao Xing still said nothing.

Ling Yuan felt helpless and led Sigong to bow again:

"I didn't know the Du Shui Ling had arrived. Ling Yuan was unable to go out of the city to welcome him. Lord Zhao, please forgive me."

Three bows are about enough.

Zhao Xing showed off his official authority and then made Long Xiao stop the swordfish flying boat and land it directly on the workshop square.

"Boom~"

The magic circle of the Swordfish Flying Boat was extinguished, and a storm arose around it.

Directly land inside, instead of landing outside first and then walking in through the main gate, this is the posture of coming to call for punishment.

Ling Yuan hurriedly trotted and stood under the flying boat waiting.

The other officials looked at this and felt that Lord Zhao had such great power!

Seeing that the other party was so tactful, Zhao Xing no longer bothered him for not coming to greet him before. He gently bowed in return, and regarded the matter as revealed.

"You are too polite, Lord Ling."

"It is my fault." Ling Yuan knew that he could not afford to offend Zhao Xing, so he put on a proper attitude and kept bending over as he spoke: "Master Zhao, please go to the inner hall to rest. I will bathe and change clothes before coming to see you formally."

"No need to bathe or change clothes. I am here to discuss something important."

"Please give your instructions, Lord Zhao." Ling Yuan listened obediently.

"Officials below the eighth rank shall do their respective work. All the eighth rank officials in the workshop shall be summoned to the main hall for discussion." Zhao Xing gave the order without hesitation. "If there are those who are on leave at home, call them over as well. I will only wait for two quarters of an hour."

"Call them all over?" Ling Yuan secretly groaned in his heart. He did not have much control over the workshop. After all, he was only an official of the eighth rank.

Normally, he should be of the seventh rank, but now he is only of the eighth rank and concurrently serves as the workshop director, which is obviously a problem.

"Sir Zhao, this may be a bit difficult to handle." Ling Yuan whispered, "Some of the engineers have been transferred by Magistrate Jiao. Even if I want to call them, it will be difficult to call them all at once."

"Difficult? Humph." Zhao Xing immediately expressed his dissatisfaction, and Long Xiao also immediately looked ferocious.

Ling Yuan's heart trembled: "Your subordinate, your subordinate will do his best."

Zhao Xing said: "Well, then gather all the people you can."

"Yes." Ling Yuan immediately began to order people to notify, and then he accompanied Zhao Xing to the main hall.

He invited Zhao Xing to sit in the main seat.

I was standing in front of the plan on the lower left.

Since Zhao Xing didn't say he could sit, he really didn't dare to sit.

Seeing Ling Yuan like this, several eighth-rank officials who arrived one after another could only stand and wait.

Two quarters of an hour later.

There were only thirteen people in the Works Hall, including Ling Yuan, the chief officer of the eighth rank, there were only fourteen people.

"Sure enough, it is far below the full staffing figure."

The workshop requires a large number of officials, far more than the Si Nong Jian, because the Si Nong Jian can take care of a large area by casting spells alone.

But for a mechanical engineer, many heavy and large items require the joint efforts of multiple people to build.

They need more people. In terms of numbers, they are only slightly inferior to the Three Divisions of Warriors.

"Is everyone here?" Zhao Xing asked.

"Everyone I can call is here." Ling Yuan said with a stiff face.

"Then please take your seats."

"Yes."

Ling Yuan sat at the first desk on the left.

"I came here today to discuss Yuncheng's natural disaster prevention and water conservancy projects."

"This is the responsibility of Tiangongfang."

In fact, this should be considered the joint responsibility of the Sinongjian and Tiangongfang.

But as soon as Zhao Xing opened his mouth, the matter became Tiangongfang's business.

It is mainly to pave the way for the next step.

"Master Ling, according to the county-level water conservancy regulations and agricultural equipment manufacturing regulations, do you know how many water conservancy equipment Yuncheng should have, and how many projects should be used for natural disaster prevention and flood control?"

Ling Yuan stood up and said, "Master Zhao, according to the specifications of previous years, the total number of water conservancy equipment used for farming should be more than 54,700. According to the specifications of previous years, the projects for flood control are four reservoirs, seven Pingjiang channels, and 32 dams."

Zhao Xing glanced at Ling Yuan. This person's answer was evasive. What he asked was the regulations of the county.

What he answered was the specifications of Yuncheng in previous years.

It sounds like the same thing, but it is completely different.

Zhao Xing immediately pointed out: "Lord Ling, I was talking about the county regulations, but you were talking about the specifications of Yuncheng in previous years. Did I not explain it clearly, or did you mishear?"

"Or do you think I'm easy to fool?"

Ling Yuan was complaining in his heart, Yuncheng was Yuncheng, and a county was a county. Although it was named a county, it did not have so many materials. Moreover, it had been at war for years, and the city had been built and destroyed again and again. If it really had to follow the rules strictly, all the people would have to be beheaded!

How do you want me to answer?

But this thing cannot be explained, because Zhao Xing is using rules and regulations to pressure others. Does he really need to explain the actual situation?

Ling Yuan offended people the moment he opened his mouth, and he criticized the higher-ups for inaction.

Ling Yuan is not Bao Wenshan, he hasn't lived enough.

But if he didn't answer Zhao Xing's question, it would prove that he, as the chief officer, had failed in his duty. If you look into it carefully, as he said, even ten heads would not be enough to chop off.

The new Du Shui Ling is not a character that you can easily mess with... Ling Yuan's forehead suddenly broke out in sweat.

Just when he was in a dilemma, Zhao Xing spoke up:

"Well, let's do as you said and refer to the standards of Yuncheng in previous years."

Ling Yuan and other officials just breathed a sigh of relief.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Xing changed the subject and said, "Then may I ask Lord Ling and all the others, how much has been implemented according to the standards of previous years? Lord Ling, you must think carefully before answering this time. Before I came here, I checked with the Ministry of Agriculture. Zhang Zhong, Bao Wenshan and others all told me everything they knew."

Ling Yuan's heart began to tighten again.

He knew he had no way out, so he stood up and bowed to Zhao Xing. "Your Excellency, according to the specifications of Yuncheng in previous years, the actual number of water conservancy equipment used for farming is only 23,600. The projects for flood control include one reservoir, three Pingjiang channels, and twelve dams. The rest are in disrepair."

This number is far from the number that should be repaired and built. Logically speaking, the agricultural equipment and projects that should be built for the Ministry of Agriculture are less than half!

Ling Yuan was ready to accept Zhao Xing's questioning, but he didn't expect Zhao Xing to remain calm. He just stretched out his hand and said, "Master Ling, my lords, what you are talking about is the minimum standard of Yuncheng in the past ten years, and there have been no major wars in the past ten years."

"I'll give you a number. If you can make up the difference within three months, I'll forgive you for what happened."

"You have rejected me three times. I don't want a fourth time."

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