Xun County is one of the eight counties in central Beijing. It can be said to be the poorest county. It has low taxes and a small population. It has convenient transportation and is close to the mines.
The so-called poverty is due to the low tax payment.
The reason why taxes are low is because there is less land for farming.
There are few people cultivating land because most of them are digging mountains and mining.
You don’t have to pay taxes, but you have to dig mines.
The imperial court not only measured the rich and poor in various places based on taxes, but also the "proportion" of scholars, birth rate, corvee labor, arable land area, etc.
As far as Xun County is concerned, there is nothing to do except being close to the mines. Like Ma Fenghou of the Imperial College, he deserves to be first and last.
Zhang Ti, the county magistrate, has been an official for twenty-six years, sixteen of which were spent in Xun County. He has been the county magistrate for eleven years and has never made any mistakes.
This kind of official is the kind who has no achievements and no faults. His ability may not be very strong, but he is very suitable for this position.
Why is it suitable? Because in the first few years when he became the county government, he did deal with several disasters. He handled them well and was very experienced. At least in the eyes of the court, he was a qualified county magistrate, and his official evaluations were all good and good. Excellent or something like that, not outstanding, but on the passing line.
Those in charge of the politics, economy, military, and justice of a county were officially called magistrates by the imperial court; those in charge of a city or a prefecture were called magistrates; those in charge of a state or a state were called magistrates.
There are twelve roads in Zhongzhou, with the capital as the center. There are three roads in the east, south, west and north. They can also be understood as provinces. Provinces are equal to roads. The governor of the province is not called the road chief, but is called the magistrate. Below the magistrate is the prefect. Below is the magistrate.
However, it is generally not called the magistrate, but the county government. It is generally used for counties in the middle and lower counties of Beijing.
Zhang Ti, the county magistrate, became the official minister of the former dynasty when he was eighteen years old. He is now forty-four this year. He is short and fat, with short limbs, like a dough ball. He always has a smile on his face and looks harmless to humans and animals.
Zhang Ti's official reputation was good, and he was not considered to love the people like a son, but the scholars and squires in the county recognized him very much.
If the squire approves, the county government will pass.
For the people, it doesn't matter. Anyway, they are represented every day. If the representatives say something is good, then that's good.
When Han You, the two brothers from the Sha family, Cao Liyi, plus 20 veterans of the Southern Army and ten miscellaneous soldiers arrived outside the gate of Xun County, Zhang Ti had been waiting for a long time.
If the wall collapses, the imperial court will definitely send someone to come. There are county officials waiting three miles away, riding fast horses and constantly reporting back, and going out of the city gate in advance to greet him.
The reception is also very particular. The distance from the city is based on the official rank.
If you are at the level of a minister, you have to go ten miles out of the city.
If you are at the level of a minister, you will have to go twenty miles out of the city.
If you want to flatter someone, it's not impossible to go thirty or forty miles away.
Theoretically speaking, if you are at the emperor level, you can go directly to the palace in one step, and you can go to the palace gate to greet you, and you can watch the emperor as soon as he leaves the house.
When Zhang Ti and a group of subordinate officials came quickly, Han You looked past Zhang Ti and others to the city gate and city wall.
The city gate is neither high nor wide, and looks shabby.
The city wall is neither strong nor thick, and looks dilapidated.
Zhang Ti and others are all of the same height, short, fat and thin. Their official boots are dirty and their official robes have several patches.
This is what bothers Han You the most.
He never thinks that officials cannot be rich. As long as you can keep the people under your rule from being poor, you can be as rich as you want.
As a result, many officials not only made the people under their control poor, but the officials themselves also pretended to be poor.
This is like a female celebrity wearing a low-cut dress. Just wear it, then bend over and cover your chest. Why, rocket launchers can shoot out from your chest. Who are you afraid of blowing up? Who are you covering it for? Then that's it for you if you don't wear a dress. You can't ask. It's not easy to ask. It's not easy because the organizer requires it.
Therefore, many times, courtiers and celebrities have the same attributes, and their careers depend on one word, especially acting, to compete with who can act.
Zhang Ti and his party of six people included him, the county magistrate, the county magistrate, the chief registrar, the dianshi, the county captain, and a "scholar".
The county magistrate, the second-in-command, can do anything that the county government can do, except for his wife. If the county government suddenly dies, he can take over immediately. He can do all the work, including the wife, because the wife does not care who is the county magistrate. All she cares about is that she is the county magistrate's wife.
The chief clerk is in charge of official documents and other tasks. It is similar to the role of a master. He makes suggestions and pretends to be confused when there is nothing wrong. He is a master of pretending to be confused.
Dianshi, in charge of arrests, punishments, and prison sentences.
The county lieutenant is in charge of the soldiers and security of a county.
As for the scholar, it is not an official position, but can be understood as a representative, a representative of the scholar-bureaucrat class.
Because he was a representative of the scholar-bureaucrat class, he had money, connections, and power.
Because they have money, connections, and power, they can also directly represent the common people while representing the scholar-bureaucrat class.
As for what the people think, yes, yes, no one can represent us, except ourselves.
The road was a dirt road, connecting to the official road. Han You stood fifty feet away in front of the city gate, holding his hands behind his back, just looking at the broken city wall.
Zhang Ti and the other six people were all "gentlemen". They all lowered their heads and did not dare to speak easily. They could not even introduce themselves before the people sent by the imperial court spoke. This is the superiority of superiors and inferiors. They bow their heads first and the other party returns the courtesy. , or must respond before accepting the gift, and then speak.
This kind of official can understand everything at a glance.
Han You stood in the middle, with his hands behind his back and a head that deserved a beating.
Lu Baichuan and Jiang Zhui were very energetic, and their right hands held the handle of the long knife at their waists.
Don't worry about the thirty soldiers, they are just followers.
Cao Liyi stood behind Han You on the right side, half a body behind.
They don't know anyone else but Cao Liyi.
This means that Han You has a military position and his official position is higher than that of Cao Liyi.
He led thirty people, all carrying bows and swords, at least at the level of doctor or above.
But Zhang Ti and others had never heard of any doctor from the Ministry of War or the Sixth Ministry being so young.
I was confused in my heart, but I didn't dare to lose even a little respect on my face.
While running all the way, Zhang Ti's face turned extremely ugly when she saw Cao Liyi.
When the imperial court sends people to take charge of disaster relief, they should come directly to Xun County instead of going to Zhechong Mansion first.
Of course, this is what you should do according to the rules. Han You is a person who doesn't follow the rules.
And everyone knows that Cao Liyi is a rebellious guy. Who knows if he said anything to the imperial envoy.
Han You withdrew his gaze and nodded slightly: "You must be the parent officer of Xun County."
"Zhang Ti, the magistrate of Xun County in Xiaguan County, met you, but I was disappointed to see you from afar. I understand your gratitude."
After Zhang Ti finished speaking, the other six people introduced themselves one by one.
"Caiping, the county magistrate of Xiaguan County."
"Xu Fang, the chief registrar of Xuguan County."
"Xiaguanxun County's canon and history have a long history."
"Xiaguan Xun County Wei Lanshang."
"Qiu Xia, the county lieutenant of Xuguan County.
"This old man is Wang Kunliang of Xun County."
Han You glanced at everyone one by one, expressionless: "The last name is easy to remember. My name is Han You."
As soon as the words came out, all six people's expressions changed. Zhang Ti's expression changed dramatically, and she saluted again, looking excited.
"My subordinate Zhang Ti has met General Han. The general's name is so great that my subordinate is like thunder piercing his ears, like thunder piercing his ears."
"It turns out that Mr. Zhang has heard of me."
Han You called himself "sir", but he didn't show any "sir" attitude at all.
There are two teams of civil servants and military generals. Unless the level gap is too big, the generals can use their airs to criticize local civil servants.
Generally speaking, in various places, even if the generals are of high rank, they do not have the right to command the civil servants.
Han You was different. He came from the capital, and he was the emperor's personal talker with the military. Even if he was an ordinary flag officer, he would be as disdainful as a local civil servant.
From a certain point of view, if the civil servants do not give any military face to the emperor's personal army, it is equivalent to not giving face to the palace. From another perspective, the emperor's personal army does not need to give face to all civil servants.
"I won't enter the city."
Han You stared at Zhang Ti: "I'm just asking you, how many civilian workers can you recruit to help with disaster relief?"
Zhang Ti did not hesitate at all: "General Han needs as many people as he needs. As long as they are available in the city, the subordinates can send them over. They can set off for Changyuan within half an hour."
As soon as these words came out, many veterans of the Confederate Army nodded slightly.
Cao Liyi frowned, because this was different from what he thought and what Han You said, very different, completely different.
According to him, Zhang Ti is just a bad official, delaying the best time for disaster relief for his own selfish reasons. Even if disaster relief begins, it will be delayed again and again.
There was no strange look on Han You's face, nor did he look at Cao Liyi.
It's not that Cao Liyi told lies, but that Zhang Ti is not stupid.
If Zhang Ti met the emperor's personal army and started to play tricks as soon as they met, then this guy is already greedy for money or not, and he probably wants to develop on the route of rebellion.
This is indeed the case. Under normal circumstances, the person who comes should be the head of the Ministry of Works or the Ministry of Etiquette, that is, from the sixth or seventh grade. He is an official of the fifth grade, and there is no need for a doctor to come.
A chief officer, who is a civil servant, comes to the city, reports on the work, arranges the work, and then entertains and arranges everything.
As a civil servant, you can't go to the disaster area to inspect the disaster area without taking a rest. Just stay in the city. Even if you go, it's just for a look. You won't stay there forever. The specific work still needs to be handled by Zhang Ti, the county government. , to schedule arrangements.
But Zhang Ti never expected that the emperor's personal army would come.
This is also a common problem among many officials of the previous dynasty. They always judge some things based on the inherent thinking of the past.
In the previous dynasty, more than 4,000 people were trapped. Things could not be reported to the palace. At most, they were sent to the Ministry of Works. The Ministry of Works sent someone over, that is, a chief officer. The doctor was considered to be overqualified and overqualified. Note, it was the workman. Ministry, the dead among the six ministries, the Ministry of Works.
But now is not the previous dynasty, and the emperor is not a foolish king. Let alone more than 4,000 people, even if there are more than 400, Zhou Ke will be very anxious.
Seeing that the Emperor's own army was coming, Zhang Ti naturally obeyed Han You's advice and decided to come as Han You arranged.
Again, according to the thinking of the previous dynasty, the emperor's own troops can kill people, the kind of killing first and then reporting.
Han You was similar. He beat him first and then beheaded him. After defeating him, he was imprisoned and waited for Queen Qiu to ask and behead him.
"Master Zhang, please stay with me."
Han You showed a kind smile to Zhang Ti: "Let your subordinate officials go into the city to make arrangements."
Zhang Ti felt bitter in her heart and could only quickly make arrangements with her subordinates.
