Five days later, Chen Zilong and his entourage finally came to the state city along the newly repaired official road in Dengzhou, fortunately, the official road in Dengzhou is not like Jitan Town and other places are generally hard roads, otherwise Chen Zilong will really doubt his life.

Where did Dengzhou get such money to support these projects?

In fact, it's not that Dou Yuquan doesn't want to build roads, it's just that Liu Ximing feels that Henan is very turbulent at the moment, and the first thing to do is to protect himself and quietly develop forces.

At that time, not only the thieves, but also the political envoy of Henan will also open his mouth.

Therefore, the construction of the entire Dengzhou was mainly carried out around the collectivized villages and towns and the defense facilities such as the heightened and thickened prefecture city.

Walking into the gate of Dengzhou, a rushing crowd squeezed the carriage of Chen Zilong and others into an inch.

Chen Zilong watched the extraordinary scene in the state city from the carriage, and thought that he had come to Nanjing, Suzhou and other places in the south of the Yangtze River, otherwise how could there be a grand occasion of rubbing shoulders and sweating like rain.

When he arrived here, Chen Zilong couldn't hold back the doubts in his heart anymore, "Quick, let's rush to Zhizhou Yamen first", he pushed his family Ding Chen Hou's shoulder, urging him to hurry forward as soon as possible.

It took the boss's strength to squeeze out the main road that was not too wide, and the group finally came to the Yamen of Dengzhou Zhizhou.

However, the scene in front of the Zhizhou Yamen made Chen Zilong and the others stunned.

Originally, the gate of the Zhizhou Yamen, which was supposed to be as deserted as in front of the yamen of other prefectures and counties in the Ming Dynasty, gathered dozens of plainly dressed people at this time.

Chen Hou, who was sitting in front of the carriage and was in charge of watching the road, bared his teeth and exclaimed: "Young master, these people don't want to storm the government, let's leave quickly!" ”

"Let's go", Chen Zilong snapped his fingers and knocked on Chen Hou's head, "Don't you see these people lining up outside in an orderly manner, the first few are the officials, they didn't say anything, what are you screaming." ”

Chen Hou looked at it, but no, there were six strong men in official uniforms standing at the gate of the Zhizhou Yamen, but they were not holding water and fire sticks in their hands like ordinary officials, but firearms like shotguns in the hands of the Jitan Town People's Regiment.

These officials obviously also noticed Chen Zilong and the others, and when they saw the carriage stop, someone immediately trotted over.

"No parking is allowed at the entrance of the yamen, those who want to do things can come down and wait, and the carriage must be driven to the back to park."

Chen Zilong originally thought that this official was here to ask for a bribe, but he didn't expect him to say this.

Giving Chen Hou a look and motioning him to come forward to talk, Chen Zilong observed the crowd outside the yamen by himself.

"You kid wait, this time I won't sue you in the yamen, then I will take your surname."

"Hey, just wait, just wait, Master Dou is a well-known Qingtian master, am I still afraid that you won't make it."

It was the two at the front of the line, muttering and arguing there.

"Oh, Lao Zhou, why do you want to make trouble in the yamen for such a trivial matter, how do you think we reconciled?"

"Hehe, after reconciliation, we may also have to argue, I think this matter should be given a rule in the yamen, so as not to regenerate branches."

……

There were constant conversations in the crowd, and Chen Zilong knew in his heart that these people had all come to the government to complain.

This is really strange, how can my people of the Ming Dynasty be so willing to come to the government.

This Dengzhou is not Nanzhili Huizhou, it has always been famous for its happy lawsuits, it is really strange, Chen Zilong shook his head.

This is Chen Hou also explained the gang of officials, and under the leadership of the previous officials, the group walked straight towards the yamen.

"Hahaha, I said why is there a magpie calling today, sure enough, there is a noble person coming, brother among people, don't come unharmed?"

After walking through the third class room, a hearty laughter came from the main hall of the yamen.

Dou Yuquan strode out in a green seven-grade official uniform, with a confident look on his face that Chen Zilong had never seen before.

"I haven't seen you for a few years, Brother Xingde's demeanor is even worse, hahaha."

When the old people met, Chen Zilong was also quite excited, and laughed and stepped forward to greet each other.

Although the relationship between the two is not long, they are both virtuous and noble, not to mention that they are still the same Jinshi, and with Liu Ximing's relationship, the intimacy is naturally extraordinary.

He had seen his own Zhizhou so close to people, and they all stopped their work and quietly probed.

"Let's go, it's rare for a brother to come, let's go to the back hall to sit down for a while, I'll make an exception tonight, and you won't get drunk or return."

Dou Yuquan pulled Chen Zilong around and walked to the back office, but Chen Zilong said strangely: "What is the saying of this exception, I didn't see you quit drinking in Beijing at the beginning?" ”

Dou Yuquan smiled, "It's not what our president asked, he once said that the bad habits of Ming officialdom are deep now, and officials of all sizes have a drink and a banquet today, which is not only empty of public money, but also delays government affairs." ”

"Our Datong Society takes Datong as its own responsibility, and our members of Datong Society must set an example and control themselves, so there is a clear rule in the society that all those who are officials are not allowed to feast and drink on duty, so as to be a precept for future generations."

Chen Zilong's pace was suddenly paused when he was pulled by Dou Yuquan, and his face was full of deep disapproval.

"Brother Wujiang is so talented, and Brother Xingde is so noble. Although Chen did not take office, he also heard Taichong, Yi Zhong and other friends say that officialdom has frequent social exchanges, so that the treasury is empty and government affairs are sluggish, and now I know why Dengzhou is so prosperous. ”

It's just that Chen Zilong didn't ask a word, as the leader of the Restoration Society, he naturally knew what the association was, and if it sounded good, it was called an association, but what it didn't sound good was just a group of literati touting each other, and it had no binding force on their respective members at all.

Then why was Liu Wujiang able to set rules for Dou Yuquan and others, and Dou Yuquan seemed to be happy to abide by them.

If Liu Ximing was present, he would definitely be able to answer his confusion.

What is the source of power, is the support of resources and organizations, of which resources are the most important.

As the saying goes, the economic foundation determines the superstructure, and Liu Ximing comes from later generations and has a clear understanding of this.

Without sufficient material resources, without the material foundation, the political will cannot be thoroughly implemented.

Therefore, in the future, all powerful political parties must have independent resources at their disposal, and be able to efficiently concentrate resources and distribute them according to the will of the political party.

Without the participation of the Liu family, Dou Yuquan and other members of the Datong Society would be no different in resources than ordinary Datong officials, and naturally they would not be able to mobilize the strength of the entire state and county.

After trying to get Liu Ximing to provide various resources for the president, Dou Yuquan and others have quietly fallen into Liu Ximing's power trap, even if they want to break away at this time, they can only leave alone, and they can't take any benefits from Datong.

Under the condition that a group of Datong members have already paid a lot of sunk costs, these people have no other choice but to follow Liu Ximing all the way to the black.

Of course, Dou Yuquan can't explain this problem.

With this kind of question, Chen Zilong glanced at the yamen, and said a little strangely: "Why, I won't work when I come to your Zhizhou, this can't be done, there are still so many people outside." ”

Dou Yuquan laughed, "Don't worry, the trial will be handled by someone, and my Datong Society believes that the law is the foundation of the public and must not be confused with the administration, so Dengzhou has already implemented the separation of justice and administration." ”

"Hiss"

Chen Zilong grabbed Dou Yuquan's hand and stopped him, "Wait, tell me what the situation is, the imperial court has its own rules, can you still set up your own yamen?" ”

Dou Yuquan waved his hand indifferently, "That's not the case, it's just a redivision of the division of labor in the imperial court, isn't there still a judge in this state, and all trial matters are handled by him." ”

Chen Zilong shook his head, "Deciding the case is the main power of the local chief seal official, I don't believe you will let it go to others, let's say, where did this judge come from?" ”

Dou Yuquan laughed hesitantly, "Well, it's true that I am served by Cheng Taiding of my Datong Society, and he is also a person, so it is reasonable to serve as this judge." ”

Chen Zilong pursed his lips and didn't say much, Liu Ximing did not leak anything, and he really couldn't find any problems.

The judge is not the chief seal official, and the imperial court is relatively lenient in the appointment of such officials, even if they are bought with money.