This kind of thing is easy to handle, but difficult to handle.
Because many subordinate officials are passed down from their ancestors, their personal connections are basically fixed.
In such a county government, if there is no more government servants, it means that there are only generals and no soldiers. How can we still fight the war?
As far as the county magistrate is concerned, it means that there is no one down below to do the work. Does he have to do everything personally?
Even if he has his subordinates at his disposal, it may not be easy to run errands!
This is the so-called strong dragon does not suppress the local snake.
No matter how powerful you are, you are still an outsider, and these people are trying to trick you and stumbling upon you repeatedly. By then, let alone being a clear husband, I am afraid that you will not be able to do even the most basic errands.
Cheng Jingzhou was still very grateful to Li An for telling him this, at least letting him know what the most difficult thing for him was at the moment.
In the evening, Cheng Jingzhou and Xie Rongzhao had dinner and went to the back garden to eat together. Naturally, they talked about these subordinates.
"What do you plan to do, husband?"
"At present, the directors of each house are basically locals. Although they are without rank or rank, they still have to rely on them to do things, so it is not easy to attack them directly. There are a few who like to stir up trouble. I think it is okay. Move."
Li An talked a lot with Cheng Jingzhou, and one of them was a catcher named Wang. His ancestors had been catchers since his grandfather, and he was also a catcher when his father was the father. However, he later died in the line of duty and got some county government jobs. Although the compensation was not much money, because of this honor, Wang Xiaoer became famous in the county government.
Wang Xiaoer's grandfather is still alive. Wang Xiaoer took advantage of his father's disappearance and worked hard in the county government. However, he couldn't be that kind of official, which meant that he couldn't join the establishment, so He became a detective.
Later, Wang Xiaoer used some money and invited the then county magistrate and county captain to have two drinks, and then he made a little catcher Dangdang.
Of course, there is not only one head catcher, but the one that causes the most headache at first glance is Wang Xiaoer.
The county government officials are commonly known as "three classes".
The first one is, of course, the Zaoli, whose duty is to guard the county government office. When the county magistrate sits in court to hear a case, standing in the hall, reporting events, and walking with the staff are all performed by Zaoli.
Although this has no rank, it is an organized existence, and it is also the most formal kind.
This group of people all have uniforms issued by the imperial court, and their monthly salary is also the highest among the subordinates. They are not as good as the heads of the six houses. After all, they live with their pens.
The second is the fast-moving team, whose tasks include arresting criminals, arresting fugitives, investigating and collecting evidence, escorting prisoners, etc. This group of people has higher physical requirements because after all, they are chasing important criminals.
Generally speaking, the immediate superior of these people is the county captain, not the county magistrate.
Therefore, Cheng Jingzhou did not plan to attack this group of people directly at first, but also wanted to see the abilities of the two county captains.
However, one of the county lieutenants happened to be a local, and he learned from Li An that the relationship between the county lieutenant and Wang Xiaoer was not bad, otherwise, he would not have been mentioned as the head catcher in the first place.
As for the third Zhuang Ban Minzhuang, they are mainly responsible for guarding the prison and maintaining public order. Although the manpower is not large, they are still considered fat men. However, anyone who delivers food and clothing to the people in the prison must pass their test. At least some benefits must be collected.
As for others, there are servants, attendants, jailers, executioners, bearers, kuding, soldiers, soldiers, salt men, grain men, official media, etc.
But there is also a group of white servants who follow the servants.
To put it bluntly, they are people who help with work.
These people have neither establishment nor salary, and usually only receive a meager amount of money for work and food, usually only a dozen taels of silver per year. With this little money alone, they can barely support the couple.
The so-called white servant actually has nothing to do at ordinary times. He waits not far from the Yamen until there is any important errand, such as starting to collect taxes and grains, or some official documents that need to be distributed to various towns and villages. Well, it's up to these people to do the errands.
In this way, these people can make a living, and they can be regarded as having some friendship with the people in the yamen. They also feel that they have a face when talking to the villagers and neighbors outside.
After all, an ordinary farmer cannot earn more than ten taels of silver a year.
According to the law of great governance, officials and subordinate staff generally do not leave the yamen if they have nothing to do, so as not to disturb the people.
And even if they have to go out, as long as it is not official business, they will be asked to wear casual clothes and try not to cause panic among the people.
Cheng Jingzhou was not in a hurry to start clearing his father-in-law, and ignored some of the various regulations sent by Liufang that were deliberately to embarrass him. He began to wonder among the white servants whether he could promote one or two capable head catchers.
To say that these white servants have been hanging out with subordinates for a long time, they still have a bit of dignity when walking outside. At least in the village, even the village chief respects them.
Cheng Jingzhou was not in a hurry, and all the subordinates below were waiting eagerly. There was no need to inquire, they all knew who the new county magistrate was, but after the initial shock and fear, they all knew who the new county magistrate was. , actually gave birth to a bit of a mentality of nothing more than this.
Cheng Jingzhou is a handsome man. Anyone who sees him will praise him as a gentleman. In addition, he is only in his prime years now, so those people will subconsciously think of a sentence: a hairless mouth means a weak work!
Moreover, Magistrate Cheng has been here for a few days, but there has been no big movement. There is no three things that everyone was worried about when the new official took office. Now, everyone is even more relaxed.
He even looked down upon the new Magistrate Cheng.
Cheng Jingzhou was naturally aware of this, but he still did nothing. Instead, he happened to find an opportunity and asked someone to call in a man outside the door for questioning.
Cheng Jingzhou would not call a commoner in for questioning for no reason. The person who was called in was named Song Dadan. It was said that he was very courageous. Not only did he dare to keep vigil in the mourning hall alone, but he also lived in Yi Zhuang. He was famous for it. How bold!
Song Dadan was young, but he was born in poverty, otherwise he would not have gone to Yizhuang to make a living. Later, he found a way to work as a white laborer. These days, he squatted outside the Yamen every day, waiting for work to be sent to them.
After Cheng Jingzhou asked him his name and place of origin, he then asked him which chieftain or police officer he was most familiar with.
Although Song Dadan was famous for his courage, he still felt guilty when facing a real official, so he naturally told everything he knew.
Cheng Jingzhou effortlessly understood the thoughts of many government officials today.
Are you just waiting for him to make trouble and then take the opportunity to cause trouble?
Haha, what a beautiful thought! (End of chapter)
