The government was sending out wives, and I ended up with a princess from the previous dynasty!

Chapter 746 Lord He, Lord Ji

It was only at this point that Jia Daoshi realized the importance of having civil servant advisors by his side.

Although there were some officials in the past, the city of Juebi was managed entirely according to the old system left over from the Great Jing Dynasty. In many cases, the government did nothing and let the people fend for themselves, just living off the government's iron rice bowl.

This led to the entire Youzhou Prefecture becoming increasingly lifeless.

After he arrived here, he launched a series of large-scale construction projects, including the South-to-North Water Diversion Project. These projects involved a great deal of work, and many officials in the previous city of Juebi were unwilling to work and lacked enthusiasm for their jobs.

Therefore, the progress of these large projects is very slow.

Now, with the addition of over 100,000 people migrating from the wolf tribe, the manpower shortage has become even greater.

At this moment, Jia Daoshi looked at the documents of the local officials of Juebi City on his desk, his expression somewhat dark.

The crow laughs at the pig for being black; once someone becomes an official, it's impossible for their hands to be dirty.

In places like Youzhou County, the officials of the past had tried every means to make money.

Corruption is rampant; they spend their days eating, drinking, and having fun. To put it bluntly, they're a bunch of good-for-nothings.

"The officialdom in Youzhou still needs to be rectified."

However, the information of the two officials at the top soon caught Jia Daoshi's attention.

Because these two names actually belong to Heshen and Ji Xiaolan!

"..."

Jia Daoshi shook his head and muttered to himself.

"Someone, summon Lord He and Lord Ji over here."

"Yes!"

Soon, the guards outside summoned the person over.

This was the first time Jia Daoshi had summoned officials from Juebi City on such a formal occasion since arriving here.

Previously, the officials here were all managed by the eldest prince.

Of course, the eldest prince is a good-tempered person who only knows how to fight and is not very interested in politics.

Normally, the administration of Youzhou Prefecture was handled by officials headed by Heshen and Ji Xiaolan.

Jia Daoshi was quite looking forward to seeing Heshen and Ji Xiaolan. He hadn't paid much attention before, but now he wanted to see if these two officials were the way he had imagined and expected them to be!

Soon, about twenty or thirty people arrived outside the study!

After these twenty or thirty people walked in, the study felt a little crowded.

Originally, there was a dedicated council hall in the city of Juebi, but Jia Daoshi did not intend to take over it when he came here, so it was never used. Over the years, the council hall was also piled with some miscellaneous items.

Therefore, for now, they can only discuss matters in the study of the city lord's mansion.

These officials were very uneasy on their way here, because recent signs indicated that Jatis was going to take some drastic measures, and their previous approach of just making a few quick fixes was clearly no longer going to work.

Who knows, if Jatis gets angry, he might just strip them of their official positions.

However, there was one person who was happy, and that was Ji Xiaolan.

Upon entering the study, the group immediately bowed to Jia Daoshi: "Greetings, Chief Inspector Jia! May you be blessed, Chief Inspector!"

Jia Daoshi nodded. He immediately spotted Heshen and Ji Xiaolan standing at the front of the crowd!

Sure enough, this is exactly how I remember it!

Heshen's round, chubby face, and Ji Xiaolan's long opium pipe!

This parallel world is indeed a replica of my past life!

Moreover, all the characters are randomly selected!

Jia Daoshi said calmly, "Recently, there have been many things going on in our Juebi City. My colleagues, you must help me share the burden!"

As soon as the words were spoken, Heshen was the first to speak: "Lord Supervisor, there are more and more affairs in our Youzhou Prefecture now, and the study in the City Lord's Mansion seems a bit small. I think we must build a large council hall so that Lord Supervisor can fully display his talents!"

The moment Heshen opened his mouth, it had that familiar feel to it.

Of course, his suggestion was immediately refuted by Ji Xiaolan, who was standing next to him: "Lord He, the City Lord's Mansion already has a council hall. Why waste resources and manpower to build another one? I think it's completely unnecessary! Clearing out the existing council hall is perfectly sufficient!"

Previously, Jia Daoshi had no intention of getting involved in these matters, so he didn't care about the council hall or anything like that.

But it is different now.

There are various affairs to handle in Youzhou County every day, and officials often come to the city lord's mansion to report on their work. If there are more people in the future, this study will really be in short supply.

Moreover, there are only a few people now, and it's already difficult to find a place to stand. When there are more people later, there will be even less room to stand.

"I also feel that there is no need to build another council hall. So, let's clean up the existing council hall, renovate it appropriately, and leave this matter to Lord He." Jia Daoshi didn't waste any words and gave the order directly.

"Yes, Lord Ti Si." Heshen immediately nodded in agreement.

Seeing that Jia Daoshi had made his decision, Ji Xiaolan said nothing more.

“Lord Ti Si, we are running low on artillery shells. The artillery battalion that was originally formed is now idle in the camp all day long, and it doesn’t even need to train. I think it would be better to abolish the artillery battalion and directly merge it into the ordinary city defense army!” Ji Xiaolan said again.

The number of shells produced in the previous battle was already small, and after that night of heavy bombardment, they were almost all used up.

Nowadays, artillery battalions don't dare to use their stockpiled shells for training, because they all believe that these shells, which can trigger thunder, are simply divine weapons!

Because it was uncertain how many shells Jia Daoshi still had, if they were used for training and were all used up, what would happen in future wars?

Ji Xiaolan was certainly aware of this, which is why he made this suggestion. Now that the suggestion has been made, it's up to Jia Daoshi to decide whether to accept it or not.

After hearing Ji Xiaolan's words, Jia Daoshi also fell silent.

The issue of artillery shells is indeed one that deserves attention.

We have the resources now. The fact that we were able to produce so many shells before was a case of being forced into it. The quality of the shells we produce still needs to be improved. Ideally, the outer shell should be made of iron instead of ceramic.

Therefore, the number of shells will definitely not be able to keep up in a short period of time.

However, thinking about this, Jia Daoshi's mind started to wander again.

Thinking about this problem reminded him of how long he hadn't been able to get his wife pregnant.

What on earth is going on? Could it be that I'm infertile?

You should know that during this period, he may have been busy with things in the city during the day, but he was working hard at night.

Yi Qianxiao, Weng Changting, Di Qinglin, Murong Jiu, Shen Li... and later Helasu Nazha!

However, none of the women showed any signs of pregnancy.

Especially with Haila Sunazha, Jia Daoshi took great care of her, spending several hours on her almost every day.