Xu Chongyi came out of the Xu Family Mansion and headed straight to the Jiangning County government office.
Jinling City is divided into Shangyuan County and Jiangning County, with Shangyuan governing north of the Qinhuai River, while Jiangning governs the south. Both counties hold the most prosperous parts of Jinling City. If the two county magistrates collude with Jiangnan scholars, the incoming Governor of Ying Province can only be marginalized.
Every new Governor of Ying Province, upon taking office, has always been amicable, engaging in study and drinking, while the two county magistrates share the governance responsibilities.
Xu Chongyi's carriage arrived at the county government office, where a soap slave was already waiting at the entrance, ready to escort him inside. Upon entering, the Jiangning County magistrate Xu Shucai greeted him with cupped hands: "Father, several clan elders are in the back hall."
