On the third day after arriving in Yangzhou, Li Ling was officially promoted to the position of prefect.

However, compared with the previous inauguration ceremony of the prefect, the inauguration of Prefect Li this time seemed too shabby. There were only less than 100 people from the government office who participated in this long ceremony, and dozens of people had just returned from outside the city. After seeing the posting of the list, they consciously saw a little hope before they ran back.

Then the location where you took office was different, not in the grand lobby, because most of the buildings there collapsed and have not been repaired yet, so you can only choose to do it in the courtyard of the second hall. However, this slightly cramped environment and the sharply reduced number of participants complement each other and will not feel crowded.

Finally, there was the overall state of the clerks in the yamen. They could not see much excitement and longing in their expressions. Most of them were just routine, even with confusion and anxiety. They really couldn't have confidence in this new young prefect, and they didn't realize that he could really lead everyone to stand up from the chaos after the disaster and reshape the prestige of the government office in Yangzhou City.

But even though he was not optimistic, he still had the respect he should have for the prefect. As Li Ling passed through the crowd and sat upright, the clerks and others were greeted with great gifts. Only Chu Lian and Xiao Dingbo, the civil and military officials, were still standing at the bottom, but also bent down and clasped their fists, bowed deeply, and said, "See the prefect."

However, although the names of these people are quite neat, they are still weak. The voices of about two hundred people cannot even be heard from the courtyards of these two halls, which shows how bad their spirit is.

Although Li Ling frowned slightly, he had no intention of blame. He raised his hand and said slowly: "Don't be too polite for everyone, let's get up and talk. Judge Chu Tong and General Xiao, please sit down." Now, these two people in the government office are qualified to sit in front of him.

After everyone followed his wishes, Li Ling spoke again after slowly scanning over the 200 people in front of him: "I know that Yangzhou has undergone a major change this time, which has caused everyone to feel uneasy. Especially the people in our government offices are more likely to become alienated and complain to the court and the government because they have seen all kinds of atrocities of the rioters and rebellion with their own eyes."

Seeing that someone wanted to explain, Li Ling waved his hand and smiled, "This is normal. I don't mean to blame everyone for this. After all, seeking profit and avoiding harm is a normal human nature. That's why I ordered people to post a list and recall the subordinates of our government office. This is not only for the future operation of the government office, but also for the opportunity to change your own ideas.

"I will not hide it from you. Since I was ordered by the governor to come to Yangzhou to take over as the prefect, I will do my best to let the government office regain all the military and political affairs of the whole government, and make our Yangzhou city regain the original Caohe town with economic prosperity, people rich, and smooth flow of the north and south!

"And all this, besides the full efforts of my officer, you will naturally be able to help you from the side. I hope you can work together with me for the yamen, Yangzhou, and yourself in the next period of time. You will naturally be able to do your contributions and other contributions. Please!" In the end, Li Ling stood up and bowed and bowed to his subordinates.

This time it was really unexpected. After a moment of silence, Chu Lian and the others quickly stood up and bowed again with the other subordinates, not daring to do so.

After giving the gift, Li Ling's eyes shone with light: "But I have to say it ahead. Next, our government office has a long way to go. If we want to rebuild Yangzhou Prefecture, we will inevitably encounter various obstacles. I hope that all the people in our government office, regardless of the officials, of course, and the soldiers in the Chuan Camp in Yangzhou Prefecture, will be united and obey my orders. If there is any lip service or even helping our opponents to be enemies, once I find out, I will be severely punished!"

As if they were intimidated by the momentum and sharpness that Li Ling suddenly showed, everyone couldn't help but storm, and then bowed to take the order again, each of them with more solemn and serious expressions than before.

"Okay, I have finished talking about what I should say. I will convey the orders if I have any questions next. You should all disperse. If you have any questions, you can also raise them. As long as I can help solve them, I will definitely not refuse." Li Ling didn't want to do too many false condoms. After conveying his intentions, he signaled that everyone could disperse.

But what surprised him was that the subordinates did not disperse as they said. Instead, after a while of hesitation, an official stood up with courage: "Master, I have something to say."

"If you have any questions, just say it."

"That's right, it's about our salary. I'm sure you'll be ignorant of it. Since the chaos started in June, we have not received any salary for three months. And our family has suffered disasters and we can't even afford to eat, so..." When this person said this, he begged.

With this person starting, others followed up, talking about their difficulties, and a few people who had returned to the yamen in the past two days were even more direct: "Sir, we all saw the notice that we would not only not blame our faults, but also pay our salary in full, and then we would return from our previous errands. You will not deceive us, right?"

Li Ling looked at these pairs of longing eyes and his face became more and more serious: "Don't worry, since I have made a promise, I will never break my promise. The salary I owe you will be paid as much as possible." After a pause, his tone changed again, "However, you have seen the situation in the government office now. It is not an exaggeration to say that you can't take too much money for a while. You need to give me time to plan...

"In this way, I will take half a month. In half a month, as long as you do your job according to my wishes, you will be able to make up all your salary. If the yamen cannot afford the money, I will pay for you even if I pay the money himself. How about it?"

The prefect said that, and they dared to have any doubts about these subordinates. They saluted and said yes, thanking Li Ling. In fact, the situation of these people is naturally far from as unbearable as they said. After all, they always need more methods and means than ordinary people. If they want to support themselves and their families, it is not a problem in a short period of time. Half a month has been gritted, wouldn’t they survive it?

It was not until everyone dispersed that Li Ling called Chu Lian and Xiao Dingbo into his public housing. When the door closed, Chu Lian's expression became a little more uneasy: "Sir, your promise is too fast, right? In half a month, can our government office really raise so much money? There are nearly 150 people in the yamen alone. Their salary for several months is probably several thousand taels. If other people who returned are included, the money will have to be doubled... If you can't take it out at that time, wouldn't it ruin your reputation?"

"Haha, judge Chu Tong doesn't have to be nervous. This matter has been a concern for me. If I hadn't given them a short-term visible goal, would you think with the current spirit of the government office, they could obey orders and do things steadily? Since the horses were to run, they had to let them eat grass, at least they had hope, right?

"As for half a month, I believe that as long as the prestige of the government office is re-established, a mere tens of thousands of taels of silver will not be difficult for us. The matter is prioritized. For us now, gathering people's hearts is the most important thing, and we can let go of everything else first."

Chu Lian was still sighing and feeling uneasy. However, Xiao Dingbo, the general, had a lit up his eyes at this time, and he immediately clasped his fists: "Sir, I admire you very much!"

Li Ling looked at him and saw that the other party had indeed understood what he meant, and laughed: "Haha, General Xiao is polite. At that time, our government office will need more help from your Sichuan camp."

"The officials should follow the orders of the Lord. However, the brothers in our camp have been hungry and full lately, but they don't know if the government office can help you at that time?"

"General Xiao is so arrogant. We are all court officials. We are all for the sake of Yangzhou. Naturally, we are all one family. The family will not speak two families. As long as you and I work together and I, Li Ling, eat with me, will not let your brothers in the Sichuan camp go hungry!" Li Ling immediately patted his chest and promised that he looked quite heroic at this time, as if there were more military officers than civil servants.

Xiao Dingbo was really happy when he saw this: "With Lord Li's words, my brothers will be counted on. Don't worry, our Chuanzi Camp will follow your lead and will help you quickly set the situation in Yangzhou."

"So, thank you." Li Ling got the promise and felt relieved and thanked him again.

Even though the Chuanzi Camp is only more than 200 people, the combat power of the regular official army is ultimately stronger than that of the civilian organizations. As long as you have this force, you will have the confidence to promote your own set of things in Yangzhou City.

"Okay, let's set the next policy next." Li Ling quickly came to the topic, "Tell me, what is the biggest problem in our Yangzhou Prefecture now?"

"It's a food problem. Not only do people in our government offices have no food, but people everywhere have no food to eat, so they can only rely on some wealthy businessmen to make a living." After Chu Lian calmed down, he gave his own ideas.

"There are also dilapidated cities, whether they are walls or houses, they need to be repaired as soon as possible, otherwise they will not look like they will be difficult to give the people a sense of security." Xiao Dingbo also gave his own opinion on the experience of the general in the military.
Chapter completed!