Now that he is going to be a county magistrate, Zhang You also has a little understanding of the bureaucratic system in the late Han Dynasty.

At the top of the pyramid is naturally the emperor Liu Xie, aside from the dead prime minister Dong Zhuo, the following is the three dukes, and Wu has a general. The two are tied for second place.

To be honest, at this time, Liu Xie's deity was hollowed out, and these positions didn't seem to be of much use except for bringing some fame and wealth.

Speaking of which, even if it is Yulu, it is now issued by Cao Cao.

In other words, Cao Cao controlled Liu Xie, and nominally controlled the appointment and dismissal of all officials.

Of course, this power of appointment and dismissal is naturally the best for official positions that have no actual power, but an official with real power like the state pastor can only play a nominal role.

Take Lu Bu as an example, when he occupied the capital of Xuzhou, he took the post of pastor of Xuzhou. Ask you Cao Cao to ask for an official position, and you give it, which is naturally justified. If you don't give it, as long as you can't beat me, I'm still the de facto ruler of Xuzhou.

Whether or not the state pastor is appointed is nothing more than a justifiable role.

Nowadays, the actual biggest person in charge in various places is the state pastor, and both the people's livelihood and the military are controlled by him. The state pastor is too guarded, and the next is the county order.

The county magistrate was the lowest level of magistrate directly under the Han Dynasty. To put it simply, a prefectural order is the lowest level of national civil servants.

Of course, this does not mean that the county commander is the smallest official, the county commander is also in charge of the pavilion chief, and the pavilion chief also has the township chief under him.

I think that Liu Bang, the founder of the Han Dynasty, was born as a pavilion chief.

Of course, whether it is the state pastor, the Taishou, or the county order, they are all qualified to hire some talented people to assist them in their office. In the position of county magistrate alone, it is possible to appoint and dismiss many official positions such as Cheng, Lieutenant, Lingshi, Prison History, Guanqifu, Xiangqifu, Youbi, Prison, Weishi, Guanzuo, Xiangzuo, and Pavilion Chief.

To put it bluntly, these official positions are county-level civil servants, who are accountable to the county magistrate and are supported by the taxes paid by the county.

Houqiu County is located in Houzhen, which was established in the Yin Shang period and has a long history. It is relatively wealthy, the population is relatively dense, compared with other counties, there are also some special features, it does not set up the post of township head, or there is no county head and the township head of the middle official, pavilion chief.

Since there is no middleman, after all, people go to high places, and the township chief has also become the pavilion chief. Therefore, there are 36 townships under Houqiu County, and there are 36 pavilion chiefs.

Houqiu County is under the rule of Donghai County, Donghai County is named Chang Xuan, also known as Changba, he and Zang Ba are fellow villagers, both of them are from the bandits, and they also have a lot of relationship with each other.

Zang Ba has taken refuge in Lu Bu, and now Lu Bu has successfully defeated Cao Cao, and Chang Feng is also willing to be close to Lu Bu. In this way, Lu Bu sent Zhang You to receive an official position under his rule, and he was happy to sell such a favor.

It is said that the county officials are not as good as the current management, although there is a relationship between Lu Bu, since he wants to do things under Chang Xuan, it is also the right thing to worship the mountain.

And now, Zhang You and his entourage finally appeared in the mansion of the Taishou of Donghai County for the first time.

Chang Xuan's reputation is not as big as that of Xiang Zangba, but this person's military talent is still good. Putting aside his repeated character flaws, the fact that he was able to hold on for more than a month under the joint offensive of Zhang Liao and Xiahou Yuan is enough to prove that he does have two brushes.

Chang Feng was very enthusiastic about Zhang You's arrival: "The virtuous nephew came from afar, and the contemptible person is a rough person, if there is a place that is not well taken care of, he still looks at Haihan." ”

Just from this half-hung official speech, Zhang You can see that the cultural level of this Changfeng is not high.

"But it's kind of going to take advantage of me." Zhang You muttered secretly in his heart.

He is Lu Bu's son-in-law, and Lu Bu is a peer with these people, and he has no official position that he can handle, this virtuous nephew, I am afraid that he will follow him for a long, long time.

Face is a thing that is given to each other, and since Chang Feng is enthusiastic about himself, Zhang You will not give him a cold ass for him to stick. He got up and arched his hand and said, "You has just arrived, and you will have to rely on your uncle to support you in the future." ”

Previously, Chang Xian was most worried that this new subordinate would rely on Lu Bu's relationship and no one in his eyes, but at this time, he was relieved.

Since Zhang You is also easy to speak, Chang Yu is also happy to sell him a favor, he said: "There is a saying in the state pastor's letter that let the virtuous nephew serve as the county magistrate of Houqiu County, but there are still some difficulties in this matter. ”

"I want to hear about it."

Although Zhang You has inquired for a while, he only has a rough understanding of Houqiu County, and now Chang Yu is willing to give some advice, which is naturally a good thing.

"Houqiu County is a relatively wealthy place in my county, and it is precisely because of its wealth that there are many gentry in Qiongju, even if I am too guarded, I have nothing to do about it, and I had to temporarily give up the position of the county order to the local gentry of Houqiu County for the stability of the county."

Zhang You frowned slightly, he still understood the truth that the strong dragon did not suppress the head snake, he took a county magistrate from another family, and a foreigner suddenly became their supreme governor, and the local forces would inevitably unite with the outside world.

Before leaving, Lu Bu also told him to let himself adopt a policy of gentleness, but he must not kill all the 800 people in Xiapi City.

Speaking of which, the culprit of the destruction of the family in Xiapicheng is really Zhang You himself, who slaughtered these 800 people first, and when Chen Gong took over the matter, he could only do it without stopping, and came to cut the grass and eradicate the roots.

"Why did my uncle teach me?"

Since Chang Feng is willing to point out this problem, there must be a solution.

Chang Feng laughed, revealing a teachable expression, and replied: "Do you know the virtuous nephew, why is that place called Houqiu?" Because there are many hills in Houqiu, in this era, where there are mountains, how can there be fewer bandits? Previously, I gave up the position of county magistrate to the local gentry of Houqiu, and there was also a reason why I didn't want to get involved in this trouble. ”

Although Zhang You had roughly understood in his heart what Chang Xuan meant. It's just that seeing that he seems to be very keen on pointing, Zhang You also wants to confirm it in his heart, so he said to his liking: "Please explain it to your uncle." ”

"Hahaha."

Hearing Zhang You's question, Chang Xuan really laughed heartily again and explained: "It is an obligation to suppress bandits, the county magistrate ordered it, and no one in his subordinates dared to disobey." ”

The meaning of Chang Feng is very simple, when Zhang You takes office, if the gentry under his rule do not listen to his orders, he will pay taxes well. Let them go to the bandits.

Regardless of whether they are united or not, the matter of suppressing bandits is a matter of righteousness, and everyone is duty-bound.

Kill a few people once, and die a few more times, and you will naturally be honest.

Zhang You secretly slandered in his heart: "I still want to recruit soldiers, everyone is dead, who will give me Tuntian, who will be my soldier and let me train?" ”

However, Chang Feng is also well-intentioned after all, and if he does what he says, he can also sit in this position, Zhang You still put on a teachable expression and complimented: "Uncle is talented." ”