The Villain's Counterattack

Chapter 340: Murong is the best martial artist in the world

Gusu College built a large library, which included tens of thousands of volumes of classics from hundreds of schools of thought, and selectively opened it to the public for a fee. It caused a huge sensation for a time, especially when Madam Murong personally held an exhibition, displaying a volume of books that had been lost hundreds of years ago. This attracted many literati and scholars in the Song Dynasty to come and see it.

After much inquiry, it was learned that Murong Fu, the young master of the Murong family, was appointed magistrate of a remote border state. He found the heir of an ancient family that had been passed down for thousands of years and became friends with him. Old Madam Murong even stepped forward in person and adopted the daughter of the other family as her adopted daughter. Only then did she get this long-lost ancient book.

There are also rumors that the Murong family obtained more than just this volume of ancient books, but this volume is the one that is suitable for exhibition and has a huge impact. After that, the Gusu Grand Library will exhibit a new volume of lost ancient books every year. The news is quite sensational, but the authenticity is questionable, after all, it is just a rumor.

Regarding this, both Madam Murong and Young Master Murong Fu of the Murong family kept their mouths shut and were not even seen. The Dean of Gusu College, Wang Erlang, just smiled and said that it was a matter of sincerity for sincerity and not of force or plunder. The young lady of the Zhuge family was now like a real young lady in the Murong family and enjoyed resources that were not comparable to those of ordinary wealthy families.

He is accompanied by maids and guards when he goes out, and his food, clothing, housing and transportation are among the best in the whole Gusu City. He can also move around in various departments of Gusu College and be taught by famous teachers in person. Not to mention that he is often taken by Madam Murong to teach him by example.

It would be hard to understand if such a huge investment cannot win the other party's sincerity.

Even so, all the wealthy families in the world must be willing to pay the same price, or even several times the price, to gain a lost ancient book every year. However, although they are wealthy families and have great reputation, they are far inferior in military power and may not be able to protect others.

It's not that no one wanted to rob the books, but they couldn't resist the powerful Murong family. They withstood the pressure and not only kept the ancient books, but also caught at least a dozen thieves who sneaked in to steal the books.

Murong sent these "elegant thieves" (the affairs of scholars need to be prefixed with the word "elegant") to the yamen. Murong Fu used the soul-transferring technique to make their details clear, and sent them to the court through a document in the form of Bao Bu Tong.

Bao Bu Tong had a foul mouth and had bitten countless people with his iron teeth and copper jaws, but this time he had embarrassed many civil officials. Although he was eventually fined for deserting his post without reason, it was still a great victory.

Bao Bu Tong's answer to Murong Fu's absence was simple: a mere county town could be run smoothly even with just three to five months of his time each year, and his achievements were unmatched throughout Yazhou Prefecture. Was there really any need for him to stay there all day? Wouldn't that be a waste of his talent?

The Murong family's path was blocked, so many people reached out to the Zhuge family in Rongjing County. However, when they arrived there, they found that there was no Zhuge family with hundreds of years of inheritance in the entire Rongjing County. Not only that, the entire Rongjing County was now in an extremely busy state, with people coming and going, and it was even more lively than the Yazhou Prefecture.

This time, even the civil officials had nothing to say. Even though County Magistrate Murong was not in office, he was able to manage a remote county in an orderly manner through remote command. Not to mention the entire Yazhou Prefecture, no county in the entire Chengdu Prefecture could compare with him.

Not only that, those civil officials sent were not ordinary people. Those with sharp eyes and ears soon discovered some secrets of Murong Fu's ability to govern the place well. There were more than one secret, and the first one was the use of people.

A closer look revealed that although Murong Fu was not there, the magistrate's powers were still there. He had a staff of ten people, six of whom were from Gusu College, four were local veterans, and the number of other minor officials was seriously overstaffed. Half of them were students of Gusu College. Each of them was a professional with real talents and handled their various duties in an orderly manner.

That ten-member staff, six of whom were students from Gusu College, had been tempered for six months, and any one of them was qualified to be a county magistrate. How could six people working together not govern a mere county? Furthermore, with four highly respected local elders assisting in identifying and addressing any shortcomings, County Magistrate Murong Fu was truly redundant.

Suzhou College is openly training county magistrates and petty officials. People of insight are stunned but helpless. They have strong backgrounds and abundant manpower, so they can do this. If you are envious, you can also ask these many staff for help.

However, staff members are not formal official positions, nor are they minor clerks. All salaries need to be paid by the county magistrate himself. They must not be willing to spend so much money to govern the local area, right?

What shocked them the most was Murong Fu's pile of plans, including a five-year outlook, a three-year summary, and detailed annual work plans.

Not to mention the five-year outlook and three-year summary, just the details of the work plan for that year can really be described as detailed. The one-year work plan for a mere county is listed in a two-foot-thick plan, which includes the time for each work to be carried out, the manpower mobilized, the material resources consumed, the funds allocated, the time for each stage, the possible obstacles encountered, and so on.

In addition, there are detailed regulations on the signature of the plan maker, the signature of the plan reviewer, the recommended work leader, supervisor, acceptance person, and even how often the work schedule should be submitted.

What shocked them the most was that the plan took astronomy and geography into consideration, not only leaving a time margin, but even taking into account possible natural and man-made disasters, and even taking into account the negative impact that might be brought about by the reckless intervention of higher-level government agencies.

The Rongjing County government's affairs are mostly open to the public, and all matters involving money and property are clearly recorded, including the reception of visits from other local officials, which are all recorded one by one. If bribes are requested, they will not be refused, and every detail will be recorded without omission.

These documents were also stored in triplicate in different locations, with some practical documents having as many as ten copies. Using their superior status, they carefully reviewed many official documents. With the exception of the last month, most of them had Murong Fu's approval, and surprisingly, they could not find many omissions. Even when they found some that disagreed with their own ideas, they eventually realized, after being pointed out by others, that they were simply adapting to local conditions, and that the real mistake was actually their own.

Murong Fu's comments are different from those of others. Firstly, his calligraphy is superb and it is very difficult for others to imitate. Secondly, the ink color is different. This is a special regulation of Murong Fu. So if you see two or three different comments on a document, don't be surprised. It is normal.

The visitor was more and more shocked when he saw these things. Finally, he left a handwritten statement and ordered his attendants to help him write a backup. However, he asked for the original copy and took it directly to the capital to hand it over to the emperor.

Everyone has selfish desires. The visitor was not of high status, but he was an official of some kind. Relying on all these things, he naturally bypassed his superiors and was promoted three levels and hired as an exception.

However, once this plan was released, it ruined the financial resources of many people, so they hated Murong Fu. When they couldn't defeat him openly, they resorted to covert tactics. Soon, a saying spread throughout the Song Dynasty: All the martial arts in the world came from Murong. It was rumored that more than 70% of the martial arts in the current martial arts world were recorded by the Gusu Murong family.

In an instant, the entire Central Plains martial arts world was in an uproar, and Suzhou Taihu Lake welcomed waves of people from the martial arts world.