The next morning, when the sky was still slightly bright, Qi Jinzhi and Gu Jialuo got up. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

After the two of them finished freshening up, changed their clothes, sat down together and had a simple breakfast, and then went their separate ways.

When Qi Jinzhi walked out of the courtyard gate, he happened to meet Zhou Wenyuan, the two said hello, and walked to the front of the ya.

On the way, Zhou Wenyuan briefly told him about yesterday's situation, and also made a rough summary of the official documents and files of the county government.

In fact, it is also simple, Wusa County is vast and sparsely populated, with many mountains, few plains, and few fertile fields.

More than half of the people were gathered near the county seat, while the rest were scattered in the mountains and forests.

The traffic is inconvenient, the post road is blocked, and there is no decent official road from Wusa to other counties.

There are many ethnic groups in the county, and most of the mountain people who live deep in the mountains and forests do not obey the orders of the imperial court at all. Most of the mountain people who returned to the mountain were also fierce, and the county government was very difficult to manage.

“…… Well, Usa's situation is really not optimistic. ”

After listening to Zhou Wenyuan's simple report, Qi Jinzhi muttered, "The taxes are not collected evenly, the conscripts cannot be dispatched, and there are ......frequent private fights in the countryside."

To put it bluntly, Usa now has no money, no one, and there are people making trouble, and it is really a mess.

Zhou Wenyuan nodded seriously, "In addition, there is a hidden field!" ”

Qi Jinzhi did not think so, for generations, as long as the imperial court levied taxes and sent conscription, there would be hidden fields and hidden households.

It's just that Usa's fertile land is already scarce, and if it is held in the hands of the local wealthy clans, the life of ordinary people will be even more difficult.

Zhou Wenyuan still didn't think it was enough, and slowly added: "I also found that the local grain and salt are controlled by Ma, Qu, Luo, Yan and other families. The price of salt in the county is more than twice the market price of official salt. ”

High-priced salt? Is food still a monopoly?

Qi Jinzhi frowned, Usa's situation was even more difficult than he imagined.

The two talked as they walked, and footsteps came from behind them.

Qi Jinzhi smiled: "It must be Master Meng's book." ”

The two paused and looked back, and sure enough, it was Meng Fu who chased after them.

The three of them greeted each other again, and then continued walking in parallel.

This time, Meng Fu reported to Qi Jinzhi: "Yesterday, I only briefly checked the account books of the official warehouse and the yamen treasury, and according to Xie's account room, the account books are a bit level. ”

Qi Jinzhi raised his eyebrows, "Is the account book fake?" "Otherwise, the accounts office wouldn't have said that.

Meng Fu bowed: "It is probably that as soon as the official document appointed by the Ministry of Officials arrived in Wusa, those people began to prepare. Xie's account room is an old account room, and a problem is found at a glance. It's a pity that Usa has not had a chief official for many years, and the official warehouse, treasury and other places are dilapidated, and it is difficult to find evidence. ”

Qi Jinzhi nodded silently, this is also a helpless thing, no matter how powerful he Qi Jinzhi is, he can't create evidence out of thin air.

Furthermore, even if there is evidence, what can be done?

Ma Zhongtai was not a serious county magistrate, he was only temporarily in charge as a county magistrate, and he was not appointed by the imperial court on his own initiative.

In a lower county like Wusa, there is no need to set up any county officials, chief bookkeepers and other adjutants, and even if they do, they are also unqualified officials.

In other words, Qi Jinzhi, a new official of the Qipin Imperial Court, asked an unpopular official to be held accountable, which inevitably seemed a little mean and unreasonable.

"In addition, there are some incomplete ...... family registers"

Qi Jinzhi was in the center, Meng Fu and Zhou Wenyuan followed on both sides, and the three of them walked towards the front office while talking.

When I arrived at the mortgage room, it was just time.

The courtyard outside was already full of officials, all of them with pale faces and weak feet, and their eyes looking at Qi Jinzhi were full of fear.

You can't blame everyone for being cowardly, it's really that the white-faced county order in front of you is too ruthless, and more than 200 heads are cut off, and if they are chopped, they will not be finished, and they will be lined up in a pile at the gate of the county office.

Pity these officials, they ran to the yamen before dawn to order something, and as soon as they arrived at the door, they saw a pile of bloody heads, and a pair of dead eyes staring at themselves...... This—this is not something that normal people can bear!

The legs suddenly softened into noodles, and they didn't dare to turn around and run.

In the past, it was an errand that was reluctant to do the yamen, but now, woo, the new county lord is a big pervert, what if he doesn't respond on time, making the county lord unhappy, what if the county lord raises the big knife again?

They are just small people, and they eat bitterly, and they really don't dare to disobey the county master.

This is the so-called villain who is not afraid of virtue, don't look at Qi Jinzhi came to Wusa for two days, but his name has already spread all over the streets and alleys of the county and even the surrounding villages and towns.

The people in the county, whether they knew Qi Jinzhi or not, couldn't help but be in awe of him. I didn't see it, even the Ma family was cowardly, and they didn't dare to bare their teeth even more.

Therefore, the officials were so scared that they were going to die, but they still closed their eyes and trembled through the two 'Jingguan', and stumbled to the escort room.

Seeing Qi Jinzhi coming at this time, everyone subconsciously held their breath, lowered their heads, lowered their eyes, their hearts pounded violently, and their bodies couldn't help but tremble lightly.

Qi Jinzhi didn't seem to see the big guy's reaction, glanced at Liu Hu, who was dressed in soap, and raised his chin.

Liu Hu understood, took out a booklet from his arms, and began to roll call.

Compared with yesterday's cold scene, today I am very proud to arrive, and I have come and those who should not come.

Liu Hu sang all the names in the booklet, but found that there were more than a dozen more people. His eyes flickered, but he didn't notice it.

"So that the county lord knows that all the forty officials of the county government have arrived, and I ask you to instruct——"

Liu Hu put away the booklet, hugged his fist at the top, and replied respectfully.

Before he could finish his words, more than a dozen people ran out of the crowd, knelt on the ground with a thud, and kowtowed.

The room was quiet, except for the sound of the forehead hitting the bluestone floor.

These people knocked very hard, but after a cup of tea, their foreheads were already bruised.

After a few more strokes, the floor was already stained with blood.

"Small, small damned, small damned, please spare your life!"

"The little lard is blinded, and he dares to despise the adult, and please forgive the adult~~"

"The adults spare their lives, and the small ones are guilty, so I beg the adults to spare the little ones for the sake of the old ones and the small ones."

"Woo, the little one doesn't want to die!"

More than a dozen big men cried and begged for mercy, and the blood on their foreheads flowed down and mixed with tears, which was extremely embarrassing.

Qi Jinzhi had already guessed their identities, but he still deliberately glanced at Liu Hu.

Liu Hu understood, took a step forward, and shouted: "Who are you?" Why did you run to the county office and shout without permission? ”

"Small, small Xu Si!"

"Little Liu Qi'er!"

"Ji Liuzhi!"

“……”

More than a dozen people reported their names, and their eyes could not hide their remorse and embarrassment, as well as faint hatred.

It's just that I don't know if they hate Qi Jinzhi on the high seat, or if they hate Ma Zhongtai, who commanded them to come out and now doesn't care whether they live or die.

"Oh~~" Liu Hu's deliberately elongated voice, "How many of you are there?" Why didn't you come yesterday? ”

Xu Si and the others suffocated their cries, and a touch of embarrassment flashed on their bloody and tearful faces, and they reacted quickly, hurriedly lowered their heads again, and continued to kowtow to ask for guilt.

Dead or alive doesn't say why he didn't come to answer yesterday, he just blindly asks for guilt and begs for mercy.

Qi Jinzhi looked a little upset and waved his hand.

Liu Hu hurriedly stopped: "Okay, what are you mourning here one by one?" ”

Xu Si is the leader of this group, he is different from most southwesterners, he is born strong and burly, with dark skin, a beard on his face, and a bit of the momentum of a northern man.

He raised his head, and his Adam's apple rolled down, "The little ones were dizzy yesterday, did something wrong, and broke the rules of adults...... The little ones were uneasy and came to ask for sin. ”

Qi Jinzhi is a bad star, this guy is ruthless and kills people without blinking, didn't everyone see that the second master of the Ma family was cut by him with a knife.

Xu Si didn't want to be with Ma Erye.

"You know you're breaking the rules?"

Liu Hu glanced at Qi Jinzhi's face, snorted coldly, and said, "You still dare to come and ask for guilt?" You are so bold! ”

Xu Si hurriedly lowered his head and begged repeatedly.

Liu Hu said: "That's it, our county lord has always been a generous and benevolent person, if a few of you make a mistake, according to the rules of the county government, each person should be punished with twenty rods." However, if you have the intention of repenting, the punishment will be halved, and you will be dismissed from your errands, and you will not be allowed to come to the county government to make trouble in the future! ”

As soon as Xu Si heard the 'Stick Ten', they breathed a sigh of relief, and they spanked it, so that 'Qi Jingguan' was angry, and their lives could be saved.

"Thank you, Lord County, thank you!"

Xu Si and the others kowtowed heavily, walked out of the escort room, came to the courtyard, and consciously lay on the ground, pouting their buttocks and waiting to be beaten by the board.

Qi Jinzhi glanced at the audience, "Everyone is very punctual today, the county is very satisfied, I hope you will continue to maintain it in the future!" ”

Then send them out.

Liu Hu picked a few sturdy officials, brought boards, and beat Xu Si and the others with ten sticks one by one.

The other officials stood around and watched, and no one spoke, only their eyes flashed, as if they had their own plans.

In the escort room, Qi Jinzhi continued to discuss the next affairs with Meng Fu and Zhou Wenyuan.

"Bandits are rampant, and the first step in this county is to suppress bandits and reassure the people,"

Qi Jinzhi has never been a magistrate, but he also understands a truth, no matter what he wants to do, he must ensure a stable environment.

It just so happened that the Ma family gave him an excellent reason this time - the dignified county orders were robbed by the mountain bandits, which shows how far the bandits of Usa have been.

Bandits, bandits!

Meng Fu and Zhou Wenyuan glanced at each other, they were both scholars, not as violent as Qi Jinzhi, and they only heard about yesterday's incident, and they didn't go to the door to confirm it.

But in all fairness, the law and order of Usa should indeed be properly managed.

In the courtyard, Xu Si and the others quickly finished beating, ten boards, neither heavy nor light, more than a dozen people grinned and smoked cold air, but they still nodded and thanked Liu Hu, and two or three people helped each other out of the yamen.

Passing through the 'Jingguan' with his eyes closed, trying to ignore the strange smell around him, Xu Si scolded again in his heart: What a Qi Jingguan, he is really a ruthless butcher!

Yes, less than three days after Qi Jinzhi took office, he got a well-known nickname - Qi Jingguan!

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