Gongsun Long quickly shook his head and said: "Sir, that's not the case. What the official means is that our dedication county is right next to the capital, and we often encounter some powerful people."
"Ordinary people rarely go to the county government office when something happens."
"These common people don't know a word of Chinese characters, but they still come to the county government office. It's probably because they provoke such people."
"So, sir, can we deal with this kind of person?"
When Li Baiyi heard this, he sneered and said, "Why, you don't dare anymore?"
Gongsun Long quickly waved his hand and said: "Sir, you misunderstood this. How could the villain not dare? The villain is just afraid. The villain has decided the case. But if you push the villain out, the villain is really finished." , it’s better to leave now.”
Li Baiyi laughed, shook his head and said, "Now that I'm here, I have no reason to back down."
"Just write these papers down. I want to see how many dandies there are here. They dare to ignore the laws of the court and make trouble under the emperor's feet."
Seeing that Li Baiyi was so determined and not just showing off, Gongsun Long breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Sir, if that's the case, then I'll quickly find someone to write down the petition."
Li Baiyi stared at the people who were still queuing up and said, "With so many people writing petitions, your county government probably doesn't have enough manpower, right?"
Gongsun Long was stunned for a moment, nodded and said: "Yes, sir, it is indeed not enough, but now that you are here, the efficiency of our county government will definitely be improved a lot. I believe these old cases will be solved soon."
The corner of Li Baiyi's mouth twitched involuntarily. He just didn't want to deal with these cases, so he asked Gongsun Long to be the deputy county magistrate.
Unexpectedly, this old guy actually relied on him.
"Gongsun Long, I really don't have much time. Let's do this. I have decided to recruit people immediately. As long as they are capable, they can be recruited."
Gongsun Long looked a little confused: "Sir, what do you mean by recruiting people?"
Li Baiyi looked strange and said: "Of course we select talents in the county. Haven't you seen that there are so many people who have no way to redress their grievances?"
Gongsun Long pouted and said: "Sir, of course I know this, but our Dakun has a strict system. Even the county government servants must be appointed and removed by the court."
"How can we make our own selections? Wouldn't this be a violation of the law?"
Li Baiyi suddenly understood. In Dakun, there are carrots and pitfalls, and there are strict restrictions on the appointment and dismissal of each position.
Each county government can only maintain so many personnel all year round, so recruiting just one person is a big move.
Unless there are casualties, or someone retires from illness or reaches an age, the county government's personnel will not be changed all year round.
Li Baiyi didn't care about this. Although the country had national laws, he was now the magistrate of the county seat. It was normal for him to have his own rules.
What's more, he came to dedicate himself to the county this time because he was determined to reform. If he couldn't even make the decision on this kind of thing, what else could he do?
Li Baiyi waved his hand and said with a smile: "I can make decisions on this kind of thing myself. You can recruit five hundred people for me first."
When Gongsun Long heard this, he was a little surprised and said with a puzzled expression: "Sir, what are you doing? Recruiting five hundred people at once. This is several times more people."
Li Baiyi nodded and said: "Yes, we just need to recruit more people. Otherwise, how can such a large county develop?"
"Furthermore, the reason why we recruit five hundred people is not to feed a group of people, but to enable them to do things."
"With so many people coming to sue those people, how can we not solve it?"
"Solving their problems is the bottom line for the people in the county to live and work in peace and contentment."
“If you can’t even do this well, how can you live and work in peace and contentment?”
Gongsun Long frowned when he heard this. He thought it made sense, but recruiting five hundred people at once was really a lot.
"Sir, what you said does make sense, but isn't five hundred people a bit too much? How about recruiting a hundred people first?"
Li Baiyi rolled his eyes and said, "You think I recruited five hundred people too many, don't you? Let me tell you, on the contrary, five hundred people are actually too few."
"These five hundred people are responsible for handling the complaints of these people. Any complicated problems will be reported to you for you to handle."
"If even you can't handle it, then let me handle it."
"In other words, don't come to me unless you have to. I have more important things to do."
Gongsun Long nodded, and said with some confusion: "But, sir, there are so many five hundred people, and the county government can't even accommodate them. In addition to the plaintiff and defendant, there must be personnel responsible for the staff."
"If we really want to recruit so many people, we will need to build at least ten more county offices."
Li Baiyi shook his head and said with a smile: "The construction of the county government will be a later matter. Although these people have to judge cases, they are not counted as county government personnel. They will form another agency."
"In short, with them, the speed of trial cases in the county will be greatly improved."
"Just like the cases I'm trying today, I don't have to waste any time at all."
"You have to know that my time is different from that of ordinary government officials."
Hearing this, Gongsun Long saw that Li Baiyi seemed very determined, and immediately stopped raising any objections: "Sir, since you are so insistent, I will naturally say nothing more. However, the salary of so many people is not a small matter. ah."
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Liu Yufei, who was coming down from Xianxian County, hurriedly found Yelufang who was drinking tea.
Seeing that it was Liu Yufei who came, Yelufang suddenly said excitedly: "It's just in time. This is your tea from Dakun. I heard it's Yuqian tea. In short, it tastes better than the tea I have in Dayuan."
Liu Yufei glanced at the tea on the table, sat down, and said excitedly: "Your Highness, don't worry about whether the tea is tea or not, something big has happened."
When Yelufang heard this, she was a little confused and said: "Tell me, what big thing happened? You are not usually such an impatient person."
Liu Yufei shook her head and said solemnly: "Your Highness, this is different. I discovered something earth-shattering."
"If we can operate it properly, we in Dayuan will never be short of salt again in the future, and we will still have fine salt that we can eat."
When Yelufang heard this, his eyes lit up and he said, "Is there such a thing?"
"Tell me, what's going on?"
Beiyuan is a mainly nomadic country. It eats a lot of beef and mutton all year round. The body is prone to heat and hotness, so tea is in urgent need.
Salt is also a scarce commodity in Beiyuan.
