The more you go west, the drier the weather, the less snow you accumulate, and from time to time you can see scattered deserts.

Luo Yong and walked along the official road. Every time he arrived at an inn, he would stop and rest. He would also add some food, water, and the forage that the animals wanted to eat.

Luo Yong's previous worries seemed a bit redundant. Along the way, some wealthy merchants and households around them would come to visit from time to time. People here are generally very welcome to Luo Yong's arrival.

In this way, although the journey was hard, it was quite smooth. On the 12th day of the first lunar month of the 13th year of Zhenguan, Luo Yong and others arrived in Jinchang County, Guazhou Prefecture County. Chen Jiao, the governor of Guazhou, warmly received them. On the 13th day of the first lunar month, Luo Yong and others left Jinchang County and arrived in Changle County on the 15th day of the first lunar month.

The fifteenth day of the first lunar month is another Lantern Festival. The city of Chang'an thousands of miles away must be another prosperous scene of fire and silver flowers.

Luo Yong looked at the dilapidated and old Changle County Government in front of him and said to Qiao Junlin and others: "Let's stay in the guest house first, this place will be renovated for a while, I'm afraid it won't be able to live in it."

I heard that the previous county magistrate of Changle County was a very simple and honest person, and was loved by the local people. A few months ago, because he was too old and in poor health, he became sick. He resigned from his post under the persuasion of his family. Now their family still lives in Changle County.

The county magistrate was surnamed Tan and had three sons and two daughters. His son had gone to Liangzhou with others to sell goods in his early years. He bought cloth and silk from Liangzhou City and then transported it to Dunhuang to sell it to Hu merchants there. The profit was quite high. In a few years, he also bought some land in Changle County. Now he is a wealthy family in the county.

Speaking of land, what can be planted in the fields like Changle County, which is close to the desert and cannot rain a lot all year round?

"If you can plant some wheat, the harvest is not good." The locals who came to visit the new county magistrate told Luo Yong.

“You can plant beans too.”

"Last year my manor planted corn, but it looked good."

"Your manor has been digging the canal just for half a year. How can it be compared with other places?"

“Corps can’t be planted elsewhere?”

"Not, it's just that although this crop is high in yield, it also consumes a lot of land. If it is cultivated for years, the land will easily become barren."

Luo Yong also knew that corn was easy to lose ground power, but at present, there was no better choice than corn.

In fact, it is the most suitable for growing sweet potatoes in sandy loam in arid areas, but he cannot take out the sweet potatoes in the space for nothing at this time.

In fact, at this time, the land was vast and sparsely populated. In places like Changle County, as long as the irrigation system is built, whether it is planting wheat or corn, feeding local people will always be no problem.

If corn consumes too much ground abilities, they can also rotate crops. As long as there is sufficient land, this is not a big problem.

Luo Yong had just arrived in Changle County for two days, and the county was very lively. After the bustling, it showed its original desolation and barrenness.

Huangni Street and adobe houses, even in the county town and on the necessary path for trade between China and the West, still have no prosperous scenes in this city. It is said that those Hu merchants did not stay here very much, and most of them just passed by.

The Zhao family completed their escort mission, rested in Changle County for two days, and then headed to Dunhuang.

It is rumored that Pei Ju once drew a "Magic Record of the Western Regions" for Emperor Yang of Sui, which included a route map from Dunhuang to the Western Regions. It is said that there are four routes in total.

The place in Dunhuang is unique, with rivers, lakes and salt ponds. It is located between this large desert and the Gobi Desert. The local people are quite rich and the business is also very developed.

In comparison, Changle County is much deserted. At that time of the Sui Dynasty, this place was originally deposed as Changle Town, and Changle County was rebuilt in the fifth year of Wude. Because of its small population, the county was classified as a lower county. Correspondingly, the rank of Luo Yong's county magistrate was not high.

In addition to Luo Yong, the county magistrate, there are also officials such as county magistrate, chief clerk, county magistrate, and county magistrate.

Luo Yong was a newcomer and was not familiar with these people, but at present, they were quite respectful to Luo Yong. The first task that Luo Yong assigned to these people was to let them build the county government with him.

Luo Yong is not a person who pays great attention to appearance, but the most basic office and living conditions must be met.

The former magistrate Tan was really a careless person. I don’t know how long it took to repair the county government. The house was made of adobe bricks. Over time, the soil layer peeled off, the wheat straw on the roof began to rot, and snakes, insects, rats and ants grew.

Because he had just taken office and didn't know much about the situation here, he didn't want to make trouble in repairing the house these days, so Luo Yong did not check the county's account books and used the county's money and silk. He directly took out his own money and sent someone to buy rice, flour and mutton. He started working meals for everyone in the county yard.

However, during the purchase process, something happened. On the first day, Luo Yong handed over the money to the county magistrate and asked him to arrange it, but the things he bought were not as good as the local market price.

Luo Yong didn't say anything, but when he bought it for the second time, he gave the money to the chief clerk. As a result, the things he bought this time were still not as good as the market price, and were a little more expensive than the ones bought by the county magistrate.

Luo Yong still didn't say anything. The third time he gave the money to the county magistrate. The county magistrate was the most cruel, with the same amount of money, and he bought less than half of the things he had as much as the county magistrate.

Luo Yong didn't say anything on the surface, but he still invited everyone to work and eat every day, but he went there himself after buying things.

In addition, he asked Qiao Junlin to set up a bodyguard team in the name of repairing the house. The locals were not fools. Seeing his actions, he knew that the new county magistrate was going to fight against the county magistrate and others. However, Luo Yong gave enough wages and good food, so he still had the courage to come to apply for the contract. Of course, there were also some people who couldn't make up the situation. They just thought Luo Yong was asking them to rammed earth with mud.

After his team was pulled up, Luo Yong's courage became stronger. Then he wrote to the court, saying that the county magistrates had misbehaved and asked the Ministry of Personnel to change people again, and the official post was leaving.

Before Chang Le was released, this note was intercepted. Although it was a small yellow mud city, there were many tricks here. The officials in the city were in a mess, and it seemed like an unbreakable small system.

On this day, the county government was building a wall. Although everyone was busy with their own things, the atmosphere had become tense and delicate.

During lunch, the former county magistrate Tan Weng came over with a cane and sat in the yard. He drank a bowl of corn porridge and told Luo Yong to be careful and beware that some people were anxious to jump over the wall.

To put it bluntly, many people in this county welcomed Luo Yong's arrival at the beginning and were respectful to him, because he could make money and bring benefits to everyone.

Now that he has not gained any benefits, Luo Yong first has to lose their official positions, which is different from what they thought at the beginning. What do you say about greed and that little money is also called greed and mom? This yamen has never been done like this.

I don't know if these people are anxious or not, but the people of the Zhao family are still in Dunhuang and they probably dare not attack them now.

On this day, Luo Yong gathered all the young and strong people who were recruiting today, as well as the original official yamen runners from the county government, and talked with them about the salary increase.

Each person has 300 ci per month, and there are rice, flour, cloth and silk during festivals. For those who perform outstandingly, there are also various bonuses.

"As long as I, Mr. Luo, stay in Changle County for one day, my salary will not be less than half of yours."

The effect of Luo’s words was like a thunder sound on the ground. In the past, they earned less than 100 cents a month, but it suddenly increased to 300 cents!

The men in the northwest have they been afraid of anyone! Aren’t they the county magistrate? The county magistrate Luo would do it if he said he would do it. He was just the officials sent by the imperial court. At most, they would add a few lackeys. Not like them, they were all born and raised. If they really wanted to do it, they would not be afraid.

Li Shi Luosanlang has always had a good reputation. Since he said he would pay them 300 cents a month, he would not run away, so he didn't have to worry about his rebellion.

"I wrote a document to Beijing a few days ago, but I suspected that someone had detained it privately. Today, you will go to the inn with me to take a look."

Luo used this to put it lightly, and the county magistrates and others not far away had their faces pale at this time.

They just thought that they had been in Changle County for many years, had a deep foundation and had a complex relationship. Since they could have been demoted to the magistrate Tan, they would definitely be demoted to the magistrate Luo today. No matter what his background is, they would not be able to follow the rules of their magistrates in their territories.

Unexpectedly, they had accumulated over the years of hard work, but in the end, they could not resist the saying that money could make the devil push the mill. Nearly a hundred yamen runners, each with 300 guan a month, and 30 guan a month. This coffin board from Li Shi was really a big deal!

Luo Yong glanced at the people, said nothing, and led a group of people to the post station.
Chapter completed!