"I've met my father-in-law and mother-in-law."
Seeing King Yan coming in person, Li Xiao quickly clasped his fists and bowed.
It seems that his father-in-law and mother-in-law care about him very much. On the first day he took office, he made a special trip to see him.
Probably because he wanted to see how he could be an official.
Li Xiao glanced slightly and found that his father-in-law and mother-in-law had smiles on their expressions. They should be quite satisfied with themselves.
"See His Highness King Yan."
When the guards brought by Li Xiao saw King Yan among the crowd, they hurriedly knelt down and worshiped.
Hearing this, the people turned their heads in surprise and looked at Zhu Di.
King Yan?
King Yan of Peiping? ?
On the field, the people who were lucky enough to see King Yan took a closer look and found that they were really King Yan!
"Caomin, I have seen King Yan."
With a shout, the people who were still kneeling before Li Xiao turned their heads and knelt down towards King Yan.
Several people next to Zhu Di were a little panicked now. They had just asked King Yan to kneel down.
"Your Majesty King Yan, the common people are ignorant and have offended many people."
The old man looked bitter and hurriedly wanted to clarify.
"That's all. Don't blame those who don't know."
Zhu Di smiled and waved his hands, disapprovingly.
He originally planned to take a sneak peek and leave, but he didn't expect that the scene would be discovered.
In this case, it's time to show off.
Get another good reputation by the way.
What was the most important thing when being a vassal king in the Ming Dynasty?
Maybe the feudal kings in different places had different ideas.
But under the influence of Xu Miaoyun, Zhu Di understood a pure and simple truth: reputation is the most important!
Thinking of this, Zhu Di waved his hand and said loudly:
"Common people of Dong'an County, are you satisfied with the parents' officers that this king has arranged for you?"
Hearing this, the people present were stunned for a moment, and then their eyes widened.
It turns out that this domineering and kind magistrate and parent officer were arranged by Lord Yan!
It has long been rumored that King Yan loved his people like his own son and hated evil as much as his enemies. It was true! !
He knew that the people in Dong'an County were not living well, so he made special arrangements.
"Satisfied, so satisfied! We finally have a good Qingtian in Dong'an County."
"After decades, I finally have a good official. It turns out that it was all thanks to His Highness King Yan!"
"Thank you, Lord Yan! King Yan really loves his people like a son!"
"Thank you, His Highness King Yan. It turns out that all of this is a gift from His Highness, King Yan!"
"I am very satisfied with this county magistrate. Thank you to King Yan. I kowtow to His Highness King Yan!"
The people applauded one after another. As one person kowtowed, other people also kowtowed.
Today's magistrate, they are very satisfied.
In the past, the county magistrates were all like birds, and they did not pursue their own affairs in their positions.
He protected the squires and fooled around when things happened, but he didn't make any big mistakes. Everything was just a mess, and the people were very aggrieved.
Now, it seems that the magistrate is here to do business.
Although the new official takes office with three things in mind.
But judging from his work style, this magistrate has something special.
Trial cases are extremely fast. A case can be tried in just one stick of incense. It can also leave people speechless, such as the previous case where three people were in debt.
When encountering this kind of situation before, the previous county magistrate simply postponed, postponed, postponed
Then there was the trial of Boss Liu. He beat up the village bully of Huanghua Village for a while without being reasonable, and finally lost money.
Although there is a feeling of surrender.
But the people like this kind of "submission and attack", it's so happy and very satisfying! !
In the past, this kind of submissive tactics only dealt with the common people.
But now, the county magistrate is directly targeting the township tyrant.
You know, in the past, no matter which county magistrate he was, he would not do anything to the rural tyrants and squires.
These country squires and tyrants are obedient, know right from wrong, and will help the magistrate collect taxes and handle affairs.
Therefore, when encountering benefits, these people belong to them, and when encountering problems, they are also partial to these people, let alone taking action against them.
But this magistrate is different.
No wonder he dared to have an operation, it turned out that he had the background of King Yan.
Speaking of King Yan
Many people have already reacted.
The county magistrate just now seemed to call His Highness King Yan his father-in-law and mother-in-law? ? ?
"Hahahahaha!!!"
Zhu Di let out a burst of hearty laughter: "As long as everyone is satisfied, as long as everyone is satisfied!"
Xu Miaoyun on the side smiled slightly and said:
"To be honest, the magistrate in front of you is the son-in-law of King Yan. Folks in Dong'an County, Dong'an County is the poorest and most dilapidated county in Beiping County. King Yan has always been thinking about you, and has thought deeply about you. Arrange your son-in-law to come to your Dong'an County! Just to change your lives!"
Xu Miaoyun thought to herself that with so many clever ideas, Li Xiao could definitely change Dong'an County.
Let Dong'an County not only become the richest county, but it will also be better than before.
Isn’t it too much for a son-in-law to help his father-in-law earn some reputation?
As the words fell.
The excitement in the hearts of the people.
Look, look!
This is His Highness King Yan, who is still thinking about us common people in his heart.
The people moved in unison.
Kowtow, kowtow, kowtow again!
"Thank you, His Highness King Yan, and Princess Yan for the gift!"
"With King Yan in Peiping, there is Tiantian!"
"We are lucky to live in King Yan's fiefdom for the rest of our lives!"
That's it.
King Yan instantly became amiable in the hearts of the people.
But Li Xiao was a little depressed.
What the hell?
These people were grateful to me just now, and I was enjoying it.
Why did he turn his gun around in the blink of an eye?
Zhu Di, King of Yan.
You are really my good father-in-law.
The people then watched King Yan leave cordially.
Then he turned to look at Li Xiao.
Good guy.
The look in Li Xiao's eyes was like looking at a piece of cake.
Because King Yan said just now.
This magistrate can help everyone live a good life
Li Xiaoxin said: Although I have planned to do this for a long time, I always feel that I have been plotted by King Yan.
Complaints are complaints.
But the case still needs to be handled.
Next, Li Xiao continued to handle the case.
Cases accumulated over several years are actually handled quite quickly.
Because most of them are trivial matters, and because it has been delayed for too long, by the time the complainant and defendant are called, they will have already mediated privately.
As for major cases such as murders, there are no such cases.
Because when such a case occurs, the county magistrate must handle it quickly. As for how to handle it, whether it is fair or unfair, and whether there is a scapegoat, Li Xiao has no idea.
After all, those cases had been settled long ago, and the cases left to Li Xiao were mainly conflicts arising from financial disputes.
Ordinary people do not come to the county government to complain about everything.
Many ordinary people have never filed a complaint in their lives, and they don't even know what the county magistrate looks like.
Most of the problems can be solved by the respected old people in the village.
If it really can't be solved, they will come to the county government to file a complaint.
Most of them are financial disputes, and people complain because of money.
In short, Li Xiao spent three days in order to completely solve these cases.
For three days, I stayed at the county government office for food and accommodation.
All the cases accumulated for three years were resolved.
During this period, it was only with Zhu Ningyun's help that he could go so quickly.
When Li Xiao was handling the case, Zhu Ningyun was studying at the side.
It has to be said that she is very smart and quickly learned some of Li Xiao's tricks. Gradually, she was able to help herself.
After working on the case for three days, Zhu Ningyun also became worried.
In the county government mansion, Zhu Ningyun looked at Li Xiao and frowned: "Xiaolang, after these three days, I finally know the sufferings of the people. People often fight over a few eggs or a few fields, or they want to frame them. others."
After speaking, she sighed: "These people are pitiful, but they are also hateful."
It is no wonder that Zhu Ning has such sentiments, because most of them are conflicts between common people, and they often become big troubles because of small things.
Li Xiao said with a smile: "What's the point? The poor lead to cunning, and the rich lead to conscience. When a person can't even feed and clothe himself, all he can do is protect what he has in front of him with all his strength."
With that said, Li Xiao told Zhu Ningyun his true experience.
After hearing this, Zhu Ningyun had a lot of insights. She dragged her chin with her slender hand, not knowing what to think.
In ancient times, there were fights in the countryside, often with weapons, all for the sake of the rations in the mouth. No benevolence, justice or morality is as real as living with enough food.
But in the future, most people will have enough to eat, and there will be no starvation to death, so there will be less violence.
But struggle is something in human bones.
So it turned into trolling each other online, which is actually no different.
But at least he can’t kill people if he trolls people online.
Zhu Ningyun listened and thought it made sense, but then asked: "But those rich people don't have any conscience. Many of them exploit the people."
Li Xiao explained: "This is about being unkind for the rich. Of course, it cannot be generalized. It doesn't matter whether the rich or poor have bad thoughts. Some poor people will have bad thoughts even if they are rich. This is a matter of probability. Good people do not distinguish between rich and poor. They mainly rely on quality. This requirement Learn and guide. At least if we let most people have enough to eat and live a good life, they will live in peace and contentment. There will not be so many conflicts in daily life."
Zhu Ningyun thought it made sense and said, "Xiaolang, how do you know so much? Who did you learn this from?"
"Be self-taught." Li Xiao scratched his head.
Zhu Ningyun asked: "Is there a way to make people rich?"
Li Xiao said: "Of course."
Zhu Ningyun was overjoyed and asked, "Is there a way to make everyone in Beiping rich?"
Li Xiao thought for a while and said: "Be rich first and lead rich later. Starting from Dong'an County, we should be able to do it."
Zhu Ningyun took Li Xiao's arm and said coquettishly: "Xiaolang, my father said that we should make the people of Dong'an County live a good life. I will help you work together, okay?"
Isn’t that what you want? Li Xiao nodded:
"Okay, okay, okay, listen to my good lady"
I want to manage this Dong'an County well.
Then you must first understand this place.
Only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you be victorious in every battle.
So, Li Xiao called the county Prime Minister Jiale.
When he leads the way, he goes to the places under his jurisdiction to look around and understand the people's sentiments.
"Sir, you are amazing. In just three days, you have completely solved a case that has been accumulated for several years. I admire you."
As soon as the Prime Minister of Meixian County arrived, he flattered Li Xiao and then said: "Sir, if you want to understand the situation in this county, why go to the countryside? The roads in the countryside are not easy to walk and your shoes will be dirty. I will give you my words." When you bring the county case files, fish scale books and other case files, you can tell at a glance."
In the past, no county magistrate ever went to the countryside. They didn't always get things done at the county government office.
These days, I have been so busy that I have exhausted the people in the county government and offended many people.
It took three days to finally resolve the case, and Mei Xian Cheng thought he would be clean for a while.
If we go down to investigate the public sentiment, won't we create some trouble again?
Li Xiao frowned: "Don't talk nonsense. The emperor also paid a private visit incognito to understand the situation. As a parent official of a county, can't I go down and have a look?"
"Don't dare, don't dare. I will take you there right now."
The Prime Minister of Mei County responded immediately.
In this way, Li Xiao took Zhu Ningyun in the carriage again and went to the county government office.
First, let’s take a stroll in this county.
The so-called county town is the ancient name.
The center of the entire county is a small town.
It is surrounded by city walls outside, and there are markets, government offices, streets, and residential areas inside.
On both sides of the street are various shops, including inns, restaurants, teahouses, bookstores, bun shops, butcher shops, and cloth shops.
In addition, there are two larger markets in Dong'an County, in the south and north of the city, which are farmers' markets, where there are sellers of vegetables and livestock.
"Master Qingtian!"
"Master Qingtian!"
"Look, everyone, it's the county magistrate."
The magistrate's carriage strolled through the county town.
The common people recognized him one after another and greeted him warmly.
Li Xiao stepped out of the carriage, smiling and waving slightly.
A kind and friendly look.
But the common people knew that even though the county magistrate was so kind, he was very tough on the local tyrant.
"Sure enough, compliments can easily make people lose themselves."
Realizing this feeling of being loved by the people, Li Xiao felt a sense of satisfaction in his heart.
This kind of satisfaction cannot be replaced by money.
It is a kind of spiritual enjoyment.
After all, money could no longer bring any satisfaction to Li Xiao in the Ming Dynasty. He already had everything he should have.
beauty?
have!
She is still the princess, and she will still be the princess in the future.
money?
Li Xiao now has more money than he can spend in his lifetime.
Of course, it is better to have more money, and we must also prepare for disaster.
name?
There are also.
He is now a Viscount. Although it is the most flattering title, it was still awarded by Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang.
"Xiaolang, doesn't it feel wonderful to be loved by the people?"
Zhu Ningyun dragged her cheeks and looked at Li Xiao's proud look with a pair of peach blossom eyes, feeling very happy in her heart.
She liked that Li Xiao could enjoy this feeling.
In this way, the people of this area can be better governed.
"Don't tell me yet, it's really wonderful."
Li Xiao nodded and told the truth.
"Actually, I've been thinking about what Xiaolang just said for a long time."
Zhu Ningyun muttered: "I think the common people are still cute, simple, and easy to be satisfied. As long as they can have enough food and clothing, they will be extremely grateful. Look, Xiaolang, you only handled the case for three days. The people in the entire county love you very much, and you are the people."
Li Xiao nodded slightly.
That’s really the case!
After visiting the county town, we then went on a tour of the countryside in the county town.
You can't finish all the shopping in one day, and this trip lasted three days.
There are thirteen townships under Dong'an County, which were not too many in the Ming Dynasty, and certainly not too few, just medium.
Li Xiao personally went into each township and visited the people's homes.
After a week of inspection, I found that the villagers under my jurisdiction were really not wealthy. Many of their homes were Tuba houses with straw roofs, and they could only eat breakfast and dinner twice a day, which was very sparse.
This is even poorer than my own Wanping County.
Li Xiao almost cried when he saw it. The people's lives were really hard.
Li Xiao did some research and found out there was a land annexation issue.
There is also the reason for the poor soil of the land.
Li Xiao frowned slightly, thinking about how to solve it.
"Huh?"
At this time, the Prime Minister of Meixian County let out a soft sigh and asked doubtfully: "My lord, you have come in person, but none of the local squires in these places greeted you?"
"That seems to be the case."
Li Xiao also discovered this problem.
As a "private staff member", Zhu Ningyun pondered: "It's not just this village, but all thirteen villages. They must have united, right?"
After hearing this, the Prime Minister of Meixian County thought that this was really the case, and secretly thought that something was not right, and said: "It's not good! Sir, I am afraid that these people are communicating in private and boycotting you, Sir."
"Don't be surprised."
Li Xiao chuckled and said, "What can they resist me for?"
Meixian Cheng said: "Of course it's tax collection. Sir, if you want to collect taxes from the people, that's not something we can do. We will most likely have to rely on the help of the squires in each township. The most important thing for the county government is tax collection." , taxes must be paid to the Beiping Mansion in an accurate manner every year, this is related to your political performance."
"Political achievements?"
Li Xiao smiled and said: "Is political performance an issue that I should consider?"
Ah this
Mei Xian Cheng was stunned, as if it was really not a problem that Li Xiao should consider.
After all, his backstage is huge, that is King Yan's son-in-law.
Doesn't the political performance depend entirely on the words of King Yan?
"But my lord."
Mei Xian Cheng frowned and said: "Our county government cannot collect taxes. We officials are easy to talk about, but the expenses of those subordinate officials are borne by each county government."
“Who said we won’t collect taxes?”
Li Xiao smiled and said: "Taxes must be collected. This is the foundation of the country. Even if I am an official, I cannot shake the foundation of the country. But I don't need the help of these squires for this tax. Our county government collects it ourselves."
Upon hearing this, Mei Xian Cheng's expression changed.
Collect it yourself, isn’t that a fantasy?
It seems that although King Yan's son-in-law acted impartially and acted resolutely.
But after all, I have never been an official, nor a small official like a county magistrate, so I don't understand the rationale.
Dealing with officials is not as good as dealing with ordinary people.
It is very difficult to deal with ordinary people, let alone thousands of ordinary people.
The county government only has a few soldiers and generals, and just collecting taxes is exhausting.
"My lord, let me explain it to you."
Meixian Cheng hurriedly explained:
"Our county has thirteen townships, and each township has an average of five villages. That makes sixty-five villages, and each village has about a hundred households!"
"In total, there are more than 700 households. Including the county, it is estimated that there are more than 1,300 households, close to 18,000 people."
"The taxes we need to collect include land tax, Ding tax, salt tax, water conservancy tax, and Ding silk silk tax."
"This tax must collect wheat, silk, and money."
"Those who collect money are fine, but those who collect in kind are in trouble. You asked us to collect taxes. There are only about twenty people in our yamen. Even if we are busy all year long, we still won't be able to collect taxes."
"In the past, squires helped. The squires helped organize people, such as Maizi, to collect taxes in a unified manner, and led the villagers to pay taxes in an orderly manner, so that taxes could be collected on time."
Meixian Cheng spoke in one breath.
The purpose is to make Li Xiao understand that the current situation is very serious.
It was probably because he beat the village bully last time that the other squires felt in danger.
During this time, many squires came to give gifts to Li Xiao, but Li Xiao disappeared behind closed doors.
This made them feel an even greater sense of crisis.
And this man is still the son-in-law of King Yan and cannot be touched.
So they joined forces to let Li Xiao know their role.
Of course, it was not a threat to Li Xiao.
All he needed was for Li Xiao to set up a banquet and these people would immediately surrender.
What is needed is an attitude.
Hear these words.
Zhu Ningyun was also a little worried. She looked at Li Xiao and said, "Meixian Cheng is right. Although these squires are hateful, we still have to rely on them to collect taxes."
Li Xiao thought for a while, shook his head, and whispered: "I have a way to solve it."
"They want me to surrender?"
Li Xiao looked at Mei County Prime Minister and chuckled: "I refuse to give in, so I don't believe it. Can't you cure them?"
Upon hearing this, Mei Xian Cheng felt his scalp numb and the corners of his mouth twitched.
He knew Li Xiao's ability and was very smart.
But no matter how smart he is, he still has a plan.
Isn’t it their turn to do things by then?
Tired, he still wants to live a leisurely life
For example, the previous magistrate. Well, it was pretty good.
Li Xiao looked at Mei Xian Cheng with a smile, and saw what he was thinking, and said: "You said so much, aren't you just afraid of hardship and tiredness?"
"How dare you submit to an official position? I do it for your lord's consideration." Mei Xian Cheng explained quickly.
Li Xiaohehe: "Don't explain, let me see you and some people in the county government. They lived too comfortably in the past and became lazy. I have decided to implement the new system in the government office after a while. "
ah?
Meixian Cheng asked in confusion: "What new system?"
Li Xiao finally understood the urinary nature of this group of people. After three days of working with him on the case, he had reached his limit.
Every one of them complained endlessly. Of course, these people did not dare to complain in front of him. They scolded Li Xiao countless times in private.
After all, with a fixed salary, you can do less if you can do less.
Nothing can be accomplished by relying on these people. This group of waste must be slowly weeded out.
Li Xiao's eyes narrowed and he said slowly: "The last place will be eliminated!"
Mei Xian Cheng: "??????!!"
A private room in a certain restaurant.
A group of rich and well-dressed people were sitting together.
These people are the squires from No. 13 Township in Dong'an County. Pushing the cup to change the cup, the face is full of red light.
It was not easy to live so freely in the Ming Dynasty.
"Hahaha, it seems that Mr. Li, the magistrate who hates evil and hates evil, should understand our use, right?"
One of the shy middle-aged men laughed.
He owns more than 3,000 acres of fertile land in his hometown and has a shop in the county town for business.
Because the son of the family won the election, many fields are in his name and are tax-free. The family's financial situation has been getting better and better in recent years.
"Do you think this will offend Master Li? After all, he is the son-in-law of King Yan, so he cannot afford to offend him."
Another businessman whispered.
"It's okay, we didn't do anything."
The middle-aged man laughed and said: "This tax collection matter should not be our business. We have no fault! Don't panic, everyone. When our Lord Li finds out that he can't collect taxes from the unruly people, he will know that we It’s useful. We don’t really want to offend him, we just need him to relax a little, and everyone will give him a step, sell him face, give him good gifts, provide for him, and support him. From now on our days Only then will we have a better life, otherwise we will be like the Liu family, who will end up in jail for a small matter, and that will be really troublesome. This is called preparing for a rainy day!"
After what he said, all the squires present agreed very much.
"Mr. Zhang is such a good strategist! Prepare for a rainy day, anticipate the enemy's opportunities, and think about everyone! He is smart. No wonder my son won the election. There are smart seeds in the family."
A squire picked up the wine glass and said: "Come on, let's toast Mr. Zhang. We must work together so that our future will be better."
"Cheers, cheers!"
Everyone picked up their wine glasses.
at the same time.
Li Xiao's mission of eradicating evil and making decisions for the people was also spread to the palace through the Jin Yiwei.
Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang's ears.
(End of chapter)
