Cheng Jingzhou naturally knew that there would be difficulties, so he was not surprised that his subordinates said this.
Moreover, when he first arrived, the first thing he did was not to figure out how to handle his errands, but how to conquer these subordinates first.
Now Xie Xiuqi is the county magistrate of this county, and he has been here a few months ago. He is relatively familiar with the personnel here. In addition, the county captain here is also an old acquaintance of his, so he does not find it difficult to handle.
"Each homeowner has sorted out the important tasks for this year in advance. I also want to see the ability of your homeowners. You all know my background, so don't use the same trick as the previous county magistrate. My officer, it’s hard to do this!”
This is a warning to them first, don't really let him take action when the time comes. Not to mention losing this official meal, I am afraid that his reputation will be ruined.
In the entire county government, except for Cheng Jingzhou, the sixth-rank county magistrate, there are also the eighth-rank county magistrate, chief registrar, and county captain.
Among them, the county captain is half a rank lower than the county magistrate. Even if they are of the same rank, they are still different.
In addition to a few of them, there is also a city magistrate from the ninth rank, which is the chief official responsible for controlling the market or shopping streets.
After all the calculations, there are only a few officials with official rank in this county government office. As for the police officers below, they are not even considered to be outsiders.
Because Feng County belongs to Jingzhao Prefecture but is not a Jing County, there are only two county captains, while in Jing County, there are six county captains, one captain holding one cao.
In comparison, the official structure of Feng County is much simpler. At least, Cheng Jingzhou can easily memorize all the officials and subordinates who can handle things under him in an hour.
The county lieutenant is in charge of the military affairs of a county. If there are refugees, bandits, etc., the county lieutenant has to supervise them.
The office of the county captain is not in the county government office, but on the side of the county government office.
Because the rank of the county captain was too low and he had no authority to open a government office, the office was called a public house. Moreover, the public house was connected with the county government office, but it was opened separately.
Usually, if there are any small matters or cases, they are usually solved by the county captain and never come to the county magistrate.
There are two county lieutenants in Feng County, one is in charge of military strategists, and his office is in the west hall; the other is in charge of Gong Hucang, and his office is in the east hall. Its main functions are judicial arrests of thefts, hearing cases, making judgments, collecting taxes, etc.
Strictly speaking, Mr. Li An, who is in charge of Tokura, has greater power than the other one.
It only took Cheng Jingzhou one day to roughly understand his new environment.
Among the two county lieutenants, one was considered his fellow cadet, named Li An. However, because he only won the same jinshi this time and had no special connections, he had to spend a hundred taels of silver to go to Feng County to become a jinshi. A county captain from the ninth rank.
Even though this county captain is the lowest in rank, he still has considerable power, and according to the laws of great governance, the position of county captain must be a Jinshi.
Now that Li An has become a county captain, he can be regarded as an official. His family no longer has to work hard to raise money to support his education. This is already a great blessing.
"Brother Li An, there are no outsiders here. You and I should still treat each other as brothers."
"I don't dare, the lower official."
Li An knew that Cheng Jingzhou was a top scholar and his father-in-law was the famous Minister Xie, so he did not dare to make any mistakes no matter what.
What's more, there is such a big difference in level between him and Cheng Jingzhou, and they really don't dare to climb higher.
"Brother Li An, why are you so polite? But you look down on me?"
Li An's body stiffened slightly when he heard it, and he had no choice but to sit down.
"I know that Brother Li was originally from the capital, but there was no one in his family to pave the way. Now he has no choice but to become a minor official. Although the position of county captain is low, it has heavy responsibilities. Thanks to the Holy Spirit for not giving up, he sent me here. As an official, I also want us to work together to serve the court."
Li An could naturally hear the deeper meaning in his words.
"Don't worry, Mr. Cheng, I will definitely cooperate with you. As long as it is within my responsibilities, I will definitely not let you worry about it."
The implication is that there is nothing I can do about things that are beyond my ability.
Cheng Jingzhou smiled, it was already good if he could do this.
"Xie Xiancheng, you should know Brother Li An, right?"
"Of course, Xie County Cheng has been in Feng County for a while. Although he has only spoken to him a few times, his way of dealing with people is really admirable."
"To be honest, Xie Xiancheng is not an outsider. He is my wife's cousin. He previously served as a recorder in Jingzhao Mansion and was very satisfied with Shangguan."
Li An was slightly startled. He really didn't know that Xie County Cheng had such a powerful background!
Xie Xiu Qi has been in Feng County for several months, but he has always been diligent and low-key. No one knows that he is Xie Shangshu's cousin?
"Xie Xiancheng didn't want people to think that he came here based on connections, so he didn't make it public. I hope Brother Li An can also keep it a secret for us."
"sure."
In fact, Feng County is a bit far away from the capital, and Xie Xiuqi himself doesn't like to show off. When he was working in Jingzhao Mansion, he always followed the rules. Many people in Jingzhao Mansion didn't know about his relationship with Xie Xiuwen.
Because Xie Xian Cheng's identity was exposed, Li An gained a little more confidence in the new county magistrate.
Li An even thought that Xie Xian Cheng arrived in Feng County a few months ago. Could it be that Xie Shangshu had already made arrangements?
If this is the case, then this Lord Shangshu's ability and foresight are truly terrifying.
"I see that there are quite a few people on our county government's arrest list, but when I look at the people coming in and out these past two days, there aren't that many people."
Li An knew that this tea was not that delicious, but now that he was on his boat, he might as well accept it.
"Sir, the county's police officers are basically all locals. Some people have been doing this business for generations, and some have been passed down for several generations. However, because of this, some police officers will inevitably be perfunctory in their work, and even more so. Some of them are even unable to take on the job of catching a police officer at all."
This was also expected by Cheng Jingzhou.
A police officer is a kind of petty official who is responsible for catching criminals and bad guys. In fact, he is just a yamen servant. He has no rank. At most, he can receive a monthly salary from the yamen.
They are generally from relatively humble backgrounds and must meet certain physical requirements. Another point is that police officers are not allowed to take the imperial examination. Because the profession of police officers is relatively degrading in people's minds, there is a ban on police officers taking part. The imperial examination is the kind that you cannot take even if you retire.
As for the head catcher, he is the leader who manages the police. It sounds very majestic, but in fact he has no rank. He is regarded as the leader of a group of thugs.
Even though they have no grade and don't have much moon silver, these agents cannot be underestimated.
After all, if something really happened, it would be these government officials who would have to run errands, run errands, and interact with the people.
So, for Cheng Jingzhou, it means that the county magistrate's arms and legs are not very easy to use? (End of chapter)
