A clear shout sounded, instantly attracting the attention of everyone present.
The soldiers who were about to swing their swords also stopped.
Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw a handsome young man in a blue robe walking over.
"Old man, are you alright?"
The young man helped the old man up and asked.
"Thank you, Young Master. I'm just too hungry and don't have the strength to get up.”
The old man shook his head and sighed.
The young man helped him to the side of the road and asked someone to support him. Then, he looked at the soldiers and said sternly,
"Why are you attacking a group of commoners?”
The soldiers looked at each other, stunned by the young man's sharp tone.
"Who are you? How dare you obstruct official business here!"
When the minor official saw that the soldiers were frightened by a young man, he could not help but walk over and shout.
"Did you order the soldiers to take action?”
The young man didn't answer him but asked coldly.
"You, not bad. So what if it's me?”
The assistant official was a little frightened by the young man's question and said somewhat unnaturally.
"Pa!"
A crisp slap sounded.
The assistant official screamed and fell to the ground.
"You, you lowly peasant, how dare you hit me!"
He looked at the young man in shock.
"Humph! Are you blind? Call the county magistrate over!”
The young man looked at him and said coldly.
"I am the new county magistrate of Zhuo County, Su Yan!”
"Ah?"
The official had originally wanted the soldiers to take him down, but when he heard this, he was instantly scared silly.
"Hmm? Why, didn't you hear?"
Su Yan looked at him coldly. The minor official was shocked and hurriedly got up to run into the city.
At this moment, the people behind him were shocked by his identity.
"Heavens, this is the new county magistrate!”
"To be the ruler of a county at such a young age, he's too amazing.”
"Our Zhuo County is saved!"
People's amazed discussions sounded from behind him, but Su Yan was not in the mood to pay attention.
"Ding! You have chosen to stop the soldiers from chasing away the refugees. You are rewarded with a Marrow Cleansing Pill. Your reputation and charm have increased slightly!”
The system's voice sounded in his mind, and Su Yan was delighted.
"Everyone, listen to me!"
He turned to look at the refugees and said loudly,"I am the new county magistrate, Su Yan! Everyone, don't worry about the food problem. Once I'm done with the handover, I'll immediately open the granary for you.”
"If everyone trusts me, don't block the road here.”
When they heard Su Yan say that he was going to open the granary to release grain, the commoners immediately cheered.
"Thank you, my lord!"
"I dare not forget your great kindness.”
The commoners kowtowed and thanked him.
At this moment, the sound of horses could be heard from the city gate behind him. Su Yan turned around and saw that the minor official who had just left had returned.
There were three other people in front of him. They were also dressed in official robes, but they were a little more gorgeous than his.
"Greetings, Magistrate!"
The three people walking in front came to Su Yan and bowed.
"You are?"
"We are the county magistrate, county lieutenant, and chief registrar of Zhuo County!”
Su Yan looked at the three of them and saw that the county magistrate was slightly plump and had a kind face. He looked to be in his fifties.
The county captain was strong and unsmiling, about forty years old.
The registrar was about the same age as him. He was thin and looked worried.
These three were the main officials of Zhuo County.
"Explain to me, what is going on?”
Su Yan pointed at the refugees and said.
"Uh, Milord, you might not know this, but recently there have been bandits and Xiongnu people wreaking havoc in Zhuo County. We have no choice but to prohibit these refugees from entering the city.”
The county deputy smiled bitterly.
"What about the food? Why don't you open the granary to release the grain?"
Su Yan asked.
"Milord, we also want to, but the county government's treasury doesn't have much food left. We can't even afford our salaries. We haven't received our salaries for two months.”
The county magistrate rolled his eyes and said helplessly.
Su Yan frowned. This county magistrate only knew how to complain to him after talking for a long time. He didn't even think of taking any measures. He was really mediocre!
Moreover, he could hear a hint of conflict in those words.
"Do you have a way to solve the food problem?”
Su Yan looked at the other two.
The county captain cupped his hands and said solemnly,"Your Excellency, Zhuo County's treasury is really poor. We can't do anything about it.”
His words were said in a self-righteous manner. It was obvious that he was giving Su Yan a hard time.
The anger in Su Yan's heart grew even more intense. He looked at the registrar and said,"What about you?"
"Milord, the only way now is to borrow food.”
The registrar replied.
"Borrow food? How?"
Su Yan frowned.
"Now that Zhuo County is poor, the treasury cannot make ends meet. We can only report the truth to the Prefecture Overseer and request for food support.”
The registrar explained.
Because of the Xiongnu rebellion, the Zhuo County Mayor was killed. Now, Youzhou Prefecture Overseer Liu Yu had not appointed a new Mayor, so the most likely candidate for Zhuo County was the Zhuo County Magistrate.
After all, he was the county magistrate of a county, so his status was higher.
However, Su Yan did not intend to use this method because this so-called borrowing of grain was simply a stupid move and was not useful.
Moreover, the entire Youzhou Province was barren because of the rebellion. How could Liu Yu have any food to support him?
In the end, he still had to rely on himself.
"Is there no food in the treasury now?”
Su Yan thought for a moment and asked.
"Milord, there are still about a hundred stones left. It's only enough to last for a few days.”
The registrar replied.
"Take it out first to help the refugees. We'll talk about the rest later.”
Su Yan waved his hand and ordered. The registrar had no choice but to do as he was told.
"Enter the city!"
Surrounded by the crowd, Su Yan entered the county town, followed by more than a hundred refugees.
He ordered the county captain to send soldiers to open a porridge shop in the east of the city to help the refugees.
Then, he asked the county magistrate to gather all the officials and hold a meeting in the county office.
All the officials, big and small, paid their respects to Su Yan and became familiar with him.
However, Su Yan could tell.
These officials were basically led by the county magistrate. Even the county lieutenant and the chief registrar listened to him.
In front of him, she had no right to speak at all.
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