Reorganizing Public Order
"Advisor Jun, what should we do about this county magistrate?”Dian Wei's voice came from behind. I turned around and saw that the ground was already covered with yamen runners. Dian Wei was holding the county magistrate in one hand and looking at me.
I saw that the county magistrate was being held in Dian Wei's hand like a little chick, and the anger in my heart calmed down a little. "Just throw him on the ground first. Don't let him escape."”At the same time, Fan Da came forward to help me change into my official uniform in front of everyone.
When the surrounding commoners saw this, they shouted,"Look, that person is an official. This is going to be lively!”The county magistrate fainted when he saw my official uniform. I gave Dian Wei a look and he kicked the county magistrate awake. As for the bailiff who shouted 'I'm rebelling,' his entire body trembled after seeing this.
I walked to the highest point of the steps of the government office and looked at the people below and said loudly,"Dear fellow villagers, I am the Governor of Jian 'an, who has been conferred the title by the Imperial Court. Some of you may have heard of me. Yes, my father is the local salt guard, Lord Shihe. Today, this official is walking around the city in plain clothes. I want to see if everyone is living well. He did not expect to see this person stealing from someone else. I went forward to subdue him and brought him to the entrance of the government office. He did not expect that there was no one at the entrance of the government office in broad daylight. I beat the drum to ask the county magistrate to take care of this villain. Unexpectedly, a few bailiffs rushed out and scolded that blind person for beating the drum without asking why! What if someone scolded you for beating the drum? Will you answer?"
"I won't!" Everyone said in unison.
"That's right, I'll ignore them. I didn't expect them to believe the thief's one-sided story and actually want to drag me in and beat me up. I tried to resist, but I was called a traitor. Dozens of people rushed out in an instant. When my subordinates came, they saw that the situation was not right and called out this county magistrate. This county magistrate only heard one side of the story and wanted to arrest me. Yes, the thief today was indeed detestable. However, if it weren't for this kind of corrupt government, how could thieves run amok? The unconscious officials were indeed terrifying, but what was even more terrifying were these government runners who used their power to bully others. From this, it can be seen how much suffering you have suffered and how much injustice you have suffered. I want to put them on trial today. Do you agree?”I asked loudly.
"Agreed! Agreed! Agreed!" Everyone cheered.
"Good! Xu You, you are in charge of recording and executing. Thief, tell me honestly, how many things have you stolen and how many times have you stolen?”I asked in disgust.
"Sir, please spare my life! It was the first time for this little one. Sir, please be lenient!" The thief said with a sad face.
"Is that so? Do any of you know if he stole anything? Where do you live?" I turned to ask the crowd.
"Sir, I can prove that he stole my ducks. I even dragged him to see the authorities. It's just that the government doesn't care." One of them said loudly.
"I also saw him steal other people's property!”Another person said.
"His name is Buttface, and he lives in Lane B of the Li Family on East Main Street.”Another person said.
"Zhou Cang, bring two men to search his house.”I ordered Zhou Cang with a frown.
"Understood!" Zhou Cang left with his men.
"Huang Zhong, bring some men to the government office and search all the property of this county magistrate.”
"Understood!" Huang Zhong went straight into the government office, and so did my two sword-shield soldiers.
"I don't need to find evidence for you bailiffs. I am the best evidence. All family property was confiscated, and they were expelled from public office. They were also punished with three years of corvee. After three years, he would be driven out of Jian An County and never return. Everyone, what do you think?"
"Good! Chase them out!" Everyone shouted.
At this moment, Huang Zhong came out from inside. "Reporting to my lord, I have already searched carefully. There was a lot of money in the inner hall of the government office, and there was a set of Pai Gow. They found more than 45,000 coins, 4,200 taels of gold, and some jewelry and jade in the magistrate's bedroom.”
"You're quite capable, aren't you? He was unwilling to try the case, but he had a lot of silver. How much is your salary? How old are you this year? How many years have you been a county magistrate here?" I asked with interest.
"Milord, I am thirty-five years old this year and have been the county magistrate for two years. My salary is two hundred big coins a year.”The county deputy stuttered.
"A salary of 200 big coins. After working for two years, it's 400 big coins. Where did you get the rest of the money?”I asked in surprise.
" This…This…" The county magistrate was speechless.
"Conceal all his property and drive his family out of Jian An County within a radius of five hundred miles. Drag this county magistrate out and behead him! Does everyone agree?" I smiled faintly and said calmly.
"That's great. Your Excellency is really a famous official of a generation! Long live Lord He!" The people below shouted.
"I'm an official of the Imperial Court. At most, you can dismiss me from my post, throw me into prison, and escort me to the capital for punishment.”The county deputy said hoarsely.
I glanced at him from the corner of my eye, smiled and didn't say anything. I turned to Dian Weidian and nodded.
At this moment, Zhou Cang, who had gone to investigate the thief's house, also arrived. "General, I've already searched this person's house. All his belongings are here, bring them up!”The two sword-shield soldiers wrapped a large bag with a large cloth and carried it to the entrance of the government office.
When he opened it, there were all kinds of things inside. There were money bags, handkerchief, jade pendants, pouches, and even women's undergarments. I said to the people below," Look at those things that belong to you. Come up and collect them yourself. After you collect them, go to Lord Xu You over there to register them and write down the process of them being stolen.”With a bang, a swarm of people came up. I shouted with all my might,"Don't snatch it. Line up at the side and come over one by one."”
"Didn't you say it was your first time? What else could he say now? Someone, cut off the middle finger of this thief's right hand. After that, they would be punished with ten years of corvee. All the property of the people would be returned to the people, and the rest would be confiscated.”
"Thank you, my lord!" "Long live Lord He!" " The He father and son are both good people!"
My subordinates and I returned. Governor's Manor, as soon as I entered, I asked everyone to express their opinions on the way I did things. Unexpectedly, everyone agreed. I glanced at Xun Wenruo and dismissed everyone.
Xun Yu and I returned to the residence together. We didn't say a word on the way. Then, I brought him directly to my room. I sighed,"Wen Ruo, I have a few ideas to recruit talents." I'll say it out and discuss it together. First, I will also dig around for your recommendations. Second, open a recruitment hall; Third, invite contemporary scholars to set up schools here to cultivate the next generation of talents; Fourth, win over the civil officials and generals of the other prefectures.”
"I have no objections to the first three. They are all good methods. However, the last one might cause conflict. It's better to think about it again." Xun Yu thought for a moment and replied. "Yeah, I know that too. We are weak. However, if I don't recruit talents, I'm afraid something will happen. I've been feeling anxious these past few days. I keep feeling that something has happened.”I shook my head and sighed. "Don't worry too much. What should come will come.”Xun Yu pondered for a moment and said. We talked about other things. A servant came to report that the banquet at the prefect's manor was ready. Xun Yu and I went out together and walked to the prefect's residence.
The moment they entered the manor, the generals surrounded them, their faces filled with joy. I didn't say much and started drinking with everyone. After the banquet ended, everyone returned to their respective residences.
On the second day, I invited Dian Wei and Huang Zhong to my residence. The three of them began to practice martial arts. When night comes, I can already use the seventh or eighth level of the Sun Piercing Halberd Technique with Dian Wei's twin halberds. Then, he used Huang Zhong's saber to execute the Splashing Wind Saber Technique.
That night, the two of them stayed in the residence for dinner. After eating, he practiced for another two hours. I can already fight Huang Zhong for more than 20 rounds with Dian Wei's twin halberds, and I can block Dian Wei's full-powered attacks for more than 10 rounds with the Splashing Wind Blade Technique. Moreover, the most important thing is that I've learned Huang Zhong's archery skills. Even if I don't shoot a hundred steps, I can't make a mistake at 50 steps. Moreover, modern people's aim is trained in cs. After sending the two back to the manor, he returned to his room and chatted with the kitten for a while before going to sleep.
The next morning, I rushed to the prefect's manor. I didn't expect Xun Yu to arrive earlier than me. After that, all the generals arrived one after another. I'll let everyone report the situation first. "Jian An City has a total population of 137,352. There were 154,000 pieces of silver and 8,000 taels of gold in the treasury. 457,000 catties of grain and 156,000 catties of fodder; 15,500 soldiers, including 4,000 guards; 4,000 sword-shield soldiers, 3,500 archers, and 1,000 soldiers. 2,000 cavalry, 2,000 spearmen; 4,257 horses, of which 1,500 were stallions and 2,757 were mares. 30,000 mu of fertile land and 45,000 mu of ploughed land; The tax rate in the city is six for the people and four for the officials."
"With the current situation, can the grain last until next year's autumn harvest?"”
"Yes, and you can give me an additional 11,500 catties.”Xun Yu nodded.
"I order that from tomorrow onwards, the entire city will implement a reward system for opening up wasteland. All the wasteland reclaimed by the people were privately owned and only 30% of it was handed over. To encourage foreign merchants to open shops in our city, all according to the people six officials four this matter by Lou Gui;
From tomorrow onwards, Xu You and Zhou Cang will patrol the city every day. Ling Cao was in charge of building the horse farm and managing the horses. Huang Zhong was in charge of building the archer training ground and training the archers. Dian Wei and Xue Li were in charge of building the training ground and training the infantry. Zhou Ang was in charge of building the cavalry training ground and training the cavalry. Liu Pi, Pei Yuanshao, and Guan Hai were in charge of expanding the city. Gong Du was in charge of building the residences, while my father and I were in charge of building the Recruitment Hall to recruit talents.
After that, all the generals who recruited talents would be recorded. In addition, the soldiers in the city had to cultivate the farmland in the city, and 10% of the land was given to the soldiers after autumn. Chen Heng, you are in charge of investigating the situation in Zhang An County, as well as the situation in the surrounding areas. Do you have any other suggestions?" I said with a frown. "Understood!" All the generals cupped their fists.
Just as they were talking, a guard ran into the manor."Lord Prefect, the imperial court has sent an envoy.”"Hurry up and invite him in!" I hurriedly said. After a while, someone stepped into the hall and said,"He Qi, receive the decree!"
I quickly led the generals to kneel on the ground. "In accordance with the heavens, the emperor issued an edict saying: The prefect of Jian 'an and the chief historian of Kuaiji, He Qi, has always been loyal. Together with General Che Qi and Henan Yin Zhu, he defeated Han Zhong, Zhao Hong and other rebels. I hereby confer the title of Broken Wings General. Respect this!" The messenger looked at me after reading it.
"Thank you, Lord! Long live, long live, long live!" After thanking him, I got up and went to the envoy's side. He held the envoy's hand and said,""Milord, you've worked hard. Please come in and have some tea!”Then, she pulled him into the inner hall and gave him a look.
After a while, one person brought tea, while the other brought a wooden tray covered with a red cloth. I personally stepped forward and lifted the red cloth, only to see twenty shiny gold ingots neatly lined up inside. I smiled and said,"There is no good tea in the house. Please forgive me!"”"Although the tea isn't good, the Prefect knows how to behave. Like father, like son. Your father has been in the history of the salt guards for more than 20 years. Recently, I sent someone to work hard in front of the internal servants to get you the position of Broken Wings General. Lord He, you have to cherish it!" The envoy laughed with me. I asked about Liu Bei and Sun Jian. It was learned that Liu Bei was the lieutenant of Anxi County in Zhongshan Prefecture and Sun Jian was the Sima of another county. He asked him to stay for a meal, but refused to say that he had something to do and had to rush back to the capital.
I returned to the main hall and angrily said to everyone,""The imperial court is in a mess because of these eunuchs. Now, I'm far away. One day, I'll clear my name." Then, he called out to the generals to continue announcing important matters.
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