Chapter 1,278 Xiangfu County, Scared to Death

The wind blows across the fields, causing waves of wheat.

The smell of wheat came, and Zhao Shu felt relaxed all over, wishing he could not leave just now.

Seeing that he looked calm, the old farmer continued: "In the past, there were many small officials who caused trouble, and we were often harassed here. Later, after you came to the throne, those small officials actually got better."

"Why is this?" Zhao Shu asked with a smile, his mood getting better and better.

The old farmer coughed, spit out a mouthful of phlegm, and said: "I once heard some petty officials talking. They said that you have a bad temper. In the past, the late emperor was kind and did not have the heart to punish people, but you often scolded and cursed at every turn. Just...exile and banishment. We are right on the edge of the capital, and they are afraid."

Zhao Shu nodded and asked, "How are you waiting for today?"

"It's not bad." The old farmer probably felt that he was getting older, so he had fewer worries. "The harvest is good, so life will be okay. I'm just worried about natural disasters and man-made disasters."

Zhao Shu asked: "I know about natural disasters, but what are man-made disasters?"

His eyes were a little cold, and he probably wanted to kill someone.

Everyone around could see that the officials were feeling particularly relaxed today. They had never been more relaxed. If this relaxation was interrupted by some uninterested officials, that...

hehe!

Get ready to go to remote areas to contribute to the Song Dynasty.

This official is probably the most difficult to figure out since the founding of the Song Dynasty. He has a sharp temperament, good and bad sometimes. The key is that you can't judge his mood at all, so how to deal with it?

The old farmer said: "In the official family, man-made disasters are caused by illness and trouble. Anyway, it is a matter of spending money. If something like this happens, the family will be poor. It is estimated that there will be no surplus food in late autumn, and the family will have to sell their fields to survive. Otherwise we will all starve to death!"

Zhao Shu had some thoughts in his mind, "It's just that I don't have much money saved at home, right? If something happens to me, I will be poor."

The old farmer nodded, and then sighed. The wrinkles on his face reminded Shen An of the bark of the old tree.

Zhao Shu said: "So we have to work hard these days. I want to ask, how is the corvee?"

All the farmers were shaking their heads, and the old farmer smiled bitterly and said: "There is no money for that. And it is specifically for the young men in the family. What will happen if there are no young men in the family? Should we hire someone to farm the land? The land will only be abandoned." "

Zhao Shu understood.

Seeing his serious expression, the old farmer said, "It's just that our Xiangfu is better."

"Why?"

Zhao Shu was already ready to leave, and sat down again after hearing this.

The old farmer said: "Our Xiangfu police force is much less than other places. Everyone takes turns, and the life is not bad. This is all the kindness of the officials."

Ashamed!

Zhao Shu nodded, remembering what happened back then.

That was during the reign of the late Emperor. When two young men, Shen An and Zhao Xu, encountered the incident in Wenfeng Village, they made a fuss with indignation. The late Emperor was also kind and agreed to work-for-relief in Xiangfu County. In fact, it is a recruitment system.

Everyone mounted their horses and continued moving forward.

"It's not easy for the people." Zhao Shu and the ministers said: "Look at those old people, they are still working in the fields even at their old age. I feel ashamed just thinking about it."

Han Qi said: "In the official family, if I are at this age, I am afraid that I will falter... Oh!"

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In the county government office of Xiangfu County, the county magistrate Zhang Qiwei sits at the top. There are two officials below: Wang Xiao, the chief clerk, and Zhu Jiang, the county lieutenant.

Don't be surprised, there are too many people in the Song Dynasty and there are so many officials. We have been calling for redundant officials for many years, but there are still many people who have no place to arrange them.

But it's different down there. There are very few officials down there.

There are only two or three official officials in a county. Some counties have small populations, low taxes, and even no county magistrates.

——Counties with less than 400 households do not have a county magistrate, and the chief bookkeeper also knows the county affairs.

This is the current situation of the Song Dynasty, because it is impossible for officials who took the imperial examination and Yinbu to serve as low-level officials below, and they are all crowded in Bianliang with no place to settle. However, the lower states and counties are short of manpower, and those with a staff only have two or three kittens.

Zhang Qiwei took a sip of tea and said comfortably: "Seeing that the harvest is in sight, let them keep an eye on everything and don't let anything go wrong. Tell them that this is an auspicious talisman, at the feet of the emperor. If you make a mistake, don't blame someone for being ruthless."

Wang Xiao, the chief clerk, said with a smile: "Those small officials have a sense of proportion."

"It's good to be measured!" Zhang Qiwei's brows grew sad, "I think I have been an official for many years, but after all I still have to walk around in circles, but I just can't get up. Why? It's because I have such a straightforward temperament, even if I am an official Here we are, but I am still sitting high and still. The superior officer doesn’t like this kind of temper!”

At Zhang Qiwei's age, he was still working as a county magistrate. He basically said goodbye to the ranks of important ministers in this life, so he was particularly sad.

Zhu Jiang, the county lieutenant, said: "You have a noble character. The duke should not be lenient, and the king should not be slow."

Zhang Qiwei sighed: "Some people advised you to bow your head when you see your superior, and learn to say nice things, but you just... can't do it!"

"County magistrate!"

Suddenly there was a scream outside, which stopped Zhang Qiwei's subsequent sighs and sighs. He said angrily: "What's your name?"

A petty official ran in and said with a panicked expression: "The county magistrate, the official...the official is here."

Damn it!

As soon as Wang Xiao and Zhu Jiang stood up, Zhang Qiwei disappeared.

"The officials are here?"

The two of them were wondering as they ran, wondering what the officials were doing in Xiangfu? Also, the county magistrate said before that he was the same when officials came, and would not flatter him... But just now he ran faster than the best horse in Xiangfu County.

When they ran out of the county government office, they saw a crowd of people.

Countless people...

The first one was Zhao Shu. Zhang Qiwei in front of him bowed, his hands almost touching the ground.

"Guanjia..." Zhang Qiwei has been an official for so long and never thought that one day he would see an official in his own place. He was so excited that he was incoherent.

"Guanren, you are here, I am... I am happy! I am very happy, I... Look, this is the Xiangfu County Government Office. I have been working here conscientiously for many years, and I have never corrupted a penny. Money, never corrupted a penny..."

Zhao Shu smiled at first and was ready to comfort the grassroots officials, but he didn't expect that Zhang Qiwei was so excited that he became so incoherent.

He looked at Zhang Qiwei with black lines on his head. Zhao Xu next to him said: "The officials came down to see the officials below." As he said that, he stood in front of his father, and then people from the Imperial City Department came up. Start taking control of the situation.

What are you doing here?

Is it because of corruption and a guilty conscience?

Accompanying him was the censor, who immediately focused on Zhang Qiwei and prepared to investigate this person later.

Zhang Qiwei quickly led the way. Zhao Xu took a step back and whispered to Shen An: "This person doesn't look appropriate."

He had never seen such helpless officials, so he had a bad impression of Zhang Qiwei.

"He is not young. This kind of people... are probably unwilling to accept their official career. When they see an official, they don't know whether to be happy or panicked."

Shen An had this kind of mentality in his previous life, but he stabilized it at the time, but later he would inevitably fantasize about the boss's impression of him and whether he could be promoted because of it.

Everyone wants to be promoted, and Zhang Qiwei certainly thinks so too. Zhao Shu's arrival here today will be like a big boss of a country raiding a county government office in later generations. It's a good thing that the county magistrate didn't scare the shit out of him.

After entering, Zhao Shu saw that there were only three people there, so he asked, "Where are the others?"

Zhang Qiwei said: "In the official family, the harvest is about to happen, and all the county officials were sent down by me. I asked them to see how the crops are doing in various places. They should first have a bottom line, and then collect taxes to have a bottom line. Otherwise, they will be I’m so confused that I don’t even know what’s going on.”

This is not bad, but Zhao Shu asked: "Then why didn't you go down?"

Zhang Qiwei wanted to die for a moment, "Official family, minister... minister..."

He felt that he was going to be doomed, but Zhao Shu said: "Fortunately, no other reasons were used to frustrate me."

"How many of the various ranks of police officers in Xiangfu County are recruited?"

Zhang Qiwei said: "There are thirty-two people."

This number is quite a lot!

"This costs a lot more every year. Is it possible to bear it?"

"Every year Xiang Fu leaves these people money and food, Shangguan also has a lot of it."

This matter was decided by Renzong at the time. Shangguan didn't want to get involved with the money and food for the thirty-two people, so those victims could always work in the Xiangfu County Yamen.

Zhao Shu nodded, "How are those people doing?"

"Diligence!" Zhang Qiwei said: "Although they have money and food, they are not registered, so they are very diligent."

This is the temporary worker of the Song Dynasty.

"How does it compare to the original servant?"

"Original..." Zhang Qiwei said with a bitter smile: "Original people were recruited by corvees. They had no money and food, so they worked for nothing. Most of them were lazy. Some of them were unwilling to accept it. Then they colluded with each other. After working for several years, they became petty officials. Rich people.”

This is the drawback of official administration.

Zhao Xu couldn't help but feel happy, feeling that he had solved this problem and would be invincible.

He glanced at Shen An, who nodded slightly in approval.

There should be incentives to mobilize work enthusiasm. If there is no incentive, it will be the same for you whether you do well or not. How many people are willing to work hard?

Han Qi coughed dryly and said: "Then, do you think... is it better to recruit people or to use the original corvee service?"

Zhang Qiwei was a little confused, confused with excitement.

He felt that it was the greatest affirmation for him that all the officials and ministers came to Xiangfu together.

So excited!

When people are excited, they don’t speak in their minds and just blurt out...

"Of course they are well recruited. Not to mention the petty officials recruited by the corvee are cheating and cheating..." Zhang Qiwei didn't see the officials behind him with ugly faces, UU reading www. uukaｎshu.netｔ said excitedly: "Minor officials don't have salaries, so they rely on corruption to make a living... They..."

He was shocked to find that he had said the wrong thing.

No, it's not that I said the wrong thing, but that I told the truth.

Oh my God!

Look at the faces of the prime ministers and assistants, they are all dark.

Look at the faces of those officials. The paint shops in the capital have all opened up to Xiangfu County Government Office.

Damn it!

Zhang Qiwei's feet were a little weak, and he discovered in panic that he had exposed a very serious fact in broad daylight.

He panicked a lot!

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