Therefore, Guo Zhixian, who was promoted to the Morning Hall for the first time, sat on his official chair and waited for a long time, but it was quiet and no one paid attention to him!
Um?
Guo An's face froze slightly, he picked up the gavel next to the table in front of him and slapped it heavily on the desk.
"Snapped!"
A huge crisp sound made all the officials subconsciously tremble.
"I am in court today. Why do you all stand there and keep silent?" Guo An asked doubtfully.
The clerks in the six rooms looked at each other, and finally Ning Deyou stood up bravely.
"Please forgive me for my sins. In the morning hall, the chiefs and grain chiefs of each li under the county lord's rule report to the county lord the official affairs of each li!"
"Oh, in the morning hall, are the district chiefs and grain chiefs reporting official business to me?"
Guo An looked shocked, then became gloomy, "Then why since I took office, the armor chief, li chief, and grain chief have always met me in their fields?
Could it be that the grain chiefs, armor chiefs, and li chiefs were bullying their own young officers? "
Hearing this, the clerk in Liufang was stunned for a moment, and then he smiled bitterly.
"I also ask the county magistrate to forgive me. It is not that the district chiefs and grain chiefs in Gejia Li deliberately visited the magistrate in the fields.
But before, after the county magistrate had finished ordering the mao, he went to Goljia Gili. The li chiefs and grain chiefs all rushed back from outside the county government office. "
"In this case, it is the old people who I harmed who have to work hard every day."
Guo An's expression softened slightly, and all the officials below also breathed a sigh of relief.
"I'll send someone to call the li chiefs and grain chiefs now!..."
An hour later.
Hundreds of district chiefs and grain chiefs from Wanping County hurried to the county government office.
The entire county government office was filled with old people.
"The villain and others pay their respects to the county magistrate!"
"Elders, there is no need to be polite!"
After some greetings, Guo An shouted to the government officials again.
"You guys, these ignorant people, why don't you hurry up and bring some stools and chairs for the elders, so that you can have a good rest!"
"Yes, County Lord!"
The government officials who were guarding outside the hall immediately dispersed like birds and beasts.
Seeing this, the resentment in the hearts of the grain chiefs and li chiefs who came in a hurry disappeared.
"Your Majesty, you must not do this!"
"Exactly, Mr. Guo County, this is above the court, how can there be any reason for untouchables like us to sit in peace?"
However, everyone's mouths were full of shirk, and they dared not address him one after another.
However, when the stools were brought, everyone rushed to sit on them. They were even more pleased with Guo An, the humble new county magistrate.
After nearly half of the grain chiefs and li chiefs had sat down, Ning Deyou came to Guo An again and handed over his hand to report: "Reporting to the county magistrate, the villain and others have moved all the stools and chairs in the county government office, but they are still short of nearly half." …”
"The county government is so poor that it can't even provide stools and chairs for so many people?"
Guo An was a little surprised, and then said again: "In this case, you can go find some clean wooden blocks and some soft cushions for the elders to sit on!"
"Yes, County Lord!"
Ning De responded and quickly ran out again.
Guo An once again slightly bowed his hands to the village chiefs and grain chiefs, "Please forgive me, elders, there are some shortages of stools and chairs in the county government office. Guo An has asked Ning Hufang to find some wood blocks, piers, and mats for you to use." Something for the elders to sit on!”
"Your Majesty, thank you for your trouble!"
"This is the first time I and others have encountered a county magistrate such as Mr. Guo, who is so considerate to me and other old guys!"
"Guo County Zun..."
All the grain chiefs and li chiefs bowed their hands to Guo An again.
Guo An quickly returned the gift, with a humble and junior attitude, which made these grain chiefs and li chiefs even more useful.
Soon, Ning Deyou and a group of government servants brought in some wooden piers and mats.
However, compared to hundreds of grain chiefs and li chiefs, it is still somewhat insufficient.
However, these grain chiefs and village chiefs have been rolling in the soil since they were young. As long as they can sit down and rest, they don't care whether they are dirty or not.
Therefore, many li chiefs and grain chiefs, after seeing that there were no wooden pillars or mats, directly leaned their backs against the wall or sat directly on the threshold, showing no appearance!
The whole morning hall was in commotion.
Seeing this, Guo An felt a little relieved. He didn't expect that the county government was so poor! Fortunately, these grain chiefs and village chiefs don't care about this.
"Thank you elders for your understanding!"
After thanking the grain chiefs and li chiefs in the hall, Guo An sat on his official chair!
Picking up the gavel and knocking it gently, the hall gradually became quiet.
"Today, we have come all the way to find all the elders. Guo An has something big to say!"
"Thanks to the emperor's grace and the love of all the superior officials, Guo An was directly promoted from an intermediary to the county magistrate. Since taking office, Guo An has been worried and uneasy, fearing that he is not familiar with the affairs of each district under Wanping County and will do something wrong. There was a government decree that harmed the livelihood of thousands of people in Wanping County.
Therefore, every morning, under the scorching sun, I would lead the county government office to inspect the Jiali fields for more than half a month with the yellow book and the fish scale book.
Although Wanping County has not been inspected one by one, it governs more than 10,000 households and 800 hectares of fields.
But Guo An admits that he has a general understanding of each Jiali under Wanping County. "
"It's just that from today on, Guo An can't patrol every Lijia one by one like this. Guo An hereby asks all the elders not to be disappointed in Guo An.
It's not that Guo An can't stand the fatigue, but His Highness King Yan has issued strict orders, and all the superior officials have been urging Guo An, so Guo An doesn't dare to delay any longer!
Otherwise, Guo An would at most be accused of slacking off in official duties, and the district chiefs and grain chiefs would have to bear more land taxes. Guo An really couldn't afford such a serious crime! "
Hearing this, the village chiefs and grain chiefs, who were still looking like they were watching a show, were suddenly shocked.
They never thought that in just a few words, they would be implicated, and they would also face increased land taxes?
"What does Guo County Zun mean by this?"
"Yes, I dare to ask Mr. Guo, what happened?"
Guo An smiled helplessly, "Everyone should know that half a month ago, the Chief Envoy Si Shangguan issued a decree that all states and counties in Beiping Prefecture must cultivate 10,000 hectares of farmland within two years!"
"I heard that this matter is the request of His Highness King Yan!"
All the grain chiefs and village chiefs knew about this matter, and when they saw Guo An mention it again, they all frowned.
"However, there are only more than 10,000 households and more than 70,000 people in Wanping County. How could we cultivate so much land in two years?"
"Yes, Lord County, among these more than 70,000 people, how many people are left after excluding the old, weak, women and children, as well as military households and craftsmen households?"
"Besides, we have to cultivate our own fields and work as assistants. How much time do we have to cultivate the fields in a year?"
"Don't worry, Mr. Guo County. If King Yan dares to push too hard, I will go to the capital to complain to His Majesty even if I try hard to offend King Yan..."
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