The news soon came back that there was indeed a pair of Song sisters from the Lehu family in the Jiaofang Division in Qiantang, and there was indeed a daughter of a prison officer named Zhao Pan'er, who had been in the Jiaofang Division for two years. Lan
"My son, what are you going to do next?" Li Yuan looked at Li Yong, as if he would immediately follow him to kill people as soon as he opened his mouth.
It was also at this time that Li Yong saw that this cheap old man was a tall and rough man. He looked like he was more bandit than a member of the police force, and his whole body was full of gangsterism. With this image, it was no wonder that he was looked down upon by the bureaucrats outside.
I could only hold him down quickly, shook my head and said, "Father doesn't need to worry about this matter. The child can just go on his own."
"ah?"
Li Yong directly changed the subject and said, "I heard that the magistrate invited you to go to this Mid-Autumn Festival banquet?"
It's August 12th now, and in three days it will be the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Although the conflict between Song and Liao in the north was intensifying at this time, and the war was urgent, and Song Zhenzong Zhao Heng would even go on a personal expedition, the south was still singing and dancing, and everyone was enjoying peace and happiness. Lan
There is quite a feeling that "the merchant girl does not know how to hate the country's subjugation, but she still sings as a flower in the backyard across the river." Of course, the merchant girl may really not know, but some people pretend to be ignorant.
As a local celebrity in Qiantang, Li Yuan had to take the initiative to summon "Xiao Yuanwai" to express his condolences to the new county magistrate. He had always been a guest of the county magistrate.
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The so-called county magistrate is a flowing water, and a member of the government is an iron-clad official.
However, this Mid-Autumn Festival Night Banquet, I heard that there are other famous names. The magistrate is a very arty person. This time he specially invited celebrities from Qiantang and planned to select young talents for himself at the banquet in the name of Poetry Club. The daughter is looking for a son-in-law.
Due to the previous separatist regimes of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, Song Taizu learned lessons. In order to strengthen the centralization of power and weaken local power, in addition to emphasizing civility and restraining military force, he adopted an official selection system for local governors directly selected and appointed by the central government. Later, he resumed the system of county governors. The appointment of the lieutenant further concentrated military power.
"In the third year of Kaibao's reign (970), when there were more than 1,000 households in the county, the magistrate, the captain, and the chief clerk were still appointed. If the households were dissatisfied with the duties, one of the magistrate and the chief clerk would be appointed. The county magistrate would also be the chief clerk; if the households were dissatisfied with the four When the number is less than 200, the chief clerk and the county captain will no longer be appointed, and the chief clerk will also be responsible for the county affairs."
While the chiefs of ordinary counties still serve as magistrates, in important large counties, the imperial court appoints officials from the capital as county magistrates, who are called county magistrates, or "magistrates" for short, and have a higher status than ordinary county magistrates. Lan
Qiantang is a large county, with four towns and eleven townships including Nanyang, Beiguan, Anxi, and Xixi. It is also a Qianhu County, so the county magistrate is a Beijing official.
Regardless of whether it is the county magistrate or the magistrate, they have jurisdiction over all affairs within the territory. The so-called county magistrate is not as good as the current one. The magistrate is both a county magistrate and a county magistrate. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is the local emperor of the same place.
Of course, his term is only three years, and he takes the exam once a year. Therefore, just to avoid mistakes during his term and to be able to return to the court in a safe manner, he rarely hits the local government; the local government often prescribes the right medicine and cooperates, and then Sending things off.
Therefore, generally speaking, the magistrate and the local government will maintain a balance and live in peace.
Everyone carries the sedan chair. This has always been the case in a society governed by man. No matter how hard you set the rules, there will always be people who can exploit loopholes.
For example, Li Yuan established a relationship with him by delivering calligraphy and paintings. During his tenure, he greatly expanded the size of his farm by 20%.
"What, you are interested in the daughter of the county magistrate?" Lan
However, Li Yuan was not very optimistic. In his mind, if he really wanted to form a marriage, it would be best to find some local wealthy families with people in the court, or county bureaucrats.
For example, the magistrate of Qiantang has no foothold here. It's okay to be in office. When he returns to Beijing to report on his work, pat his butt and leave directly, then when the next magistrate comes and happens to be of a different strength than this magistrate, If he's too deeply involved, it won't be that easy to stick to him.
Despite his appearance, Li Yuan would not have been able to make his family business bigger and bigger now if he had not had any foresight and political sensitivity.
Li Yong shook his head and said with a smile: "No matter what my father said, I can't serve that tigress."
The magistrate had only been here for a year, but his daughter had already made a bigger name in the market than he did.
The description of "tigress" is absolutely appropriate.
The horse galloped through the streets, causing the vendors and footmen to complain. However, because his father was the magistrate, he had no choice but to hide if he couldn't afford to offend him. Lan
Therefore, whenever this dominatrix leaves the house, the news will be spread throughout the county, and everyone should avoid it. If there are still people who have "no eyes", then you can be lucky.
Of course, the fuss was a fuss, and it did not lead to any life-threatening lawsuits, otherwise the county magistrate might not be able to save her.
On the contrary, I heard that he has a bit of a "chivalrous" spirit, the kind that draws his sword to help when there is an injustice, which makes the rich and young people in Qiantang avoid him.
The reason why the county magistrate wanted to take the opportunity to recruit a son-in-law was probably because he was worried about this. He also thought that before returning to Beijing, he could find a husband to take care of her, so as not to cause big trouble if she still went her own way.
Hearing what Li Yong said, Li Yuan laughed and said: "Others can't subdue that shrew, so why should my son be afraid of her?"
Because Li Yong concentrated on practicing martial arts and occasionally went out to drink, he didn't hang out with other dudes, so he never met the magistrate's daughter.
But since Li Yong had no intention of doing so, Li Yuan naturally didn't mention it. He looked around again, waited for the servants to retreat on their own initiative, and then said in a deep voice: "I'm afraid this Mid-Autumn Festival banquet will not be a good one."
"What do you say?"
Li Yuan sneered and said: "Our county parents pretended to be noble when they first took office. They did not accept gold and silver and only rewarded calligraphy and painting. They invested hundreds of gold in his father's life and collected those famous calligraphy and paintings that Lao Shizi could not understand. Only then could he become his guest.
"It was also this year that our Qiantang families held him up and let him float. We had been talking about suppressing bandits for half a year, and they had been trying to shirk it in various ways, but they were amassing gold and silver under various names. Now they are even pretending. I don’t want to pretend anymore.
"You know, during this Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, he really wanted to recruit a son-in-law for his daughter. This recruitment is fake, but the recruitment of wealth is real. Each of our families will have to pay tribute when the time comes. Now we just want to send him away as soon as possible. Let’s wait and see for the next time.”
"The matter of suppressing bandits..."
Li Yong vaguely remembered that Li Yuan had mentioned to him that "he" had previously volunteered to lead his servants and guards to directly suppress the bandits, but Li Yuan was so alone so far. Even though he knew that he was good at martial arts, he still How could he be willing to go out and take risks?
Not to mention, the other party is a water thief. No matter how talented Li Yong is, it is also his home field on the water, so it is impossible to compete with him. Lan
As for the thief who had no eyesight, it was impossible for the thief to give him the face of Mr. Li of Qiantang. It was more likely to capture him alive and hold him for ransom.
Li Yuan sighed, rubbed his head and said: "That group of bandits has been gathering since the last time he was the county magistrate. Now that they have controlled the waterway for a year, all passing merchant ships will be scraped with a layer of oil and water, removing the filial piety above and the expense below. , you can’t make anything once you get off the boat.
"The magistrate's appetite is getting bigger and bigger. He will probably have to make a big fortune before leaving office. Then it won't be a matter of not making any money, but how much he will lose."
Although Li Yuan was philanthropic and well-known, and had a reputation in both black and white circles near Qiantang, this group of Qiantang water thieves even robbed the government.
But when officers and soldiers go to pursue and suppress them, they often can't even trace their whereabouts.
Therefore, it cannot be said that the county magistrate does not work hard, but there is really nothing he can do.
He just uses this as a pretext to make money. This is his fault. Lan
Li Yong nodded, thoughtfully.
"Okay, since my son has something he wants to do, go ahead and let's have a good chat when we get back. Then you have to tell me what the other things the immortal in the dream said are about."
