Ning Xiu gave the order, and the rest of the officials naturally did not dare to obstruct it, and the meal was over.

However, he said that after Ning Xiu returned to the county office, he ordered Qi Wen and others to guard the county office, and then rested in the room with confidence.

He had just come to Xiangshan County, and he was unfamiliar with the place, but he didn't have much confidence in the people here.

With more than a dozen generals from the Qi family, Ning Xiu can at least sleep peacefully.

He was really too tired, he walked from Beijing to Guangdong for almost two months, and the whole person was about to fall apart.

Ning Xiu couldn't help but sigh that the cost of going far away in Daming was really high, no wonder the officials wanted to serve in Beijing.

He was holding on to the banquet just now, and now he fell asleep without pressure.

He slept soundly and deeply, and woke up the next day.

Fortunately, this sleep replenished his strength, and Ning Xiu felt full of energy after he got up.

After a simple wash, Ning Xiu had some food in the backyard.

There are also cooks in the county government, who are good at Cantonese cuisine.

Although Ning Xiu doesn't like to eat Cantonese food very much, his evaluation of this chef's cooking skills is still quite high, well, this person can be kept.

After a meal, Ning Xiu changed his official robe and came to the second hall, and asked someone to call the sixth study room to arrange the office.

This is also the place where the Beijing officials envy the local officials the most.

The pai of the local yamen imitated the court meeting of the imperial court.

The clerks, households, rites, soldiers, criminals, and workers were all gathered in the second hall and stood in two columns, ready to receive the lecture of the new county commander.

In fact, the pai government is just a showmanship, and it is mostly a formality.

These old officials have also seen a lot, and they don't think this time will be any different.

What's more, judging from the physiognomy, this new county magistrate looks like he is only seventeen or eighteen years old, he is simply a doll, what means can he have?

As long as they have a little respect on their faces and make this guy happy, they can do whatever they want.

Ning Xiu would not let them get their way.

He had already seen that these bookstores were all old and slippery.

Normally, the newly arrived county officials will have a good relationship with these clerks, because they do the specific affairs of the county government, and the county magistrate himself does not do practical affairs.

If they offend these clerks, they will not show the slightest displeasure on their faces, but they will not work hard.

Once the spring tax and autumn grain cannot be collected, the evaluation of the magistrate will definitely be very poor, and it will not be far from rolling the cover.

"Where's the Household Scrivener?"

Within a county, the fiscal and tax situation is the top priority. Ning Xiu naturally knew this truth, so the first thing he asked was the household secretary.

A man in his thirties with a thin figure came out and arched his hand and said, "Little Zhao Ji greets the eldest master." ”

Ning Xiu carefully looked at this Zhao Hushu.

I saw a hemp stick figure in this life, with a small goatee on his chin, and his eyes dripping and turning, and he looked like a slippery person.

"Secretary Zhao, this official also asks you, where is the household register?"

"This..."

Zhao Ji said with a sad face: "The books of the household are still being counted, and the villain must be submitted to the eldest master after the inventory is completed." ”

He thought that this answer was not leaky, but who expected Ning Xiu to sneer and say, "How can I hand over the books without a household room?" You're not bullying your own officials for not understanding civil affairs, are you? ”

That Zhao Ji fell to his knees with a frightened thud, and kowtowed to Ning Xiu again and again: "The eldest lord forgives the sins, the eldest lord forgives the sins." It's not that the villain deliberately makes things difficult, but there are so many household documents, and it is not easy to figure it out. ”

Ning Xiu snorted coldly and said, "That's your business, I don't care." The official limits you to submit all the books and books within two days, and if you fail to do so, you will be contemptuous of the official, and the official will be severely punished. ”

"Little obedience!"

Zhao Ji knew that this new county order was not easy to fool, so he hurriedly responded.

"Let's go down."

Ning Xiu waved his hand and motioned for Zhao Ji to retreat.

"Where's the clerk's office?"

Ning Xiu cleared his throat and said.

As soon as these words came out, a scribe with a short stature came out immediately.

"The villain Liu Zhou meets the eldest master."

"Well, you're the secretary of the office?"

"Adult, villain is."

"This official also asks you, how many people are in the county and how many are the officials?"

"My lord, there are 37 secretaries in this county, and 106 servants."

So much?

This was Ning Xiu's first reaction.

The number of clerks is normal, but there are more than 100 officials, shouldn't the inspection department also be counted?

"Are these servants all third-class soaps?"

"Your Excellency, including help."

Hiss, it turns out that temporary workers are also included.

It turned out that sometimes the officials were too busy with their business work, so they would call temporary workers to help them do it.

These people are not in the county government establishment, so naturally they do not receive money, and most of them rely on collecting three melons and two dates to eat, so it is nothing if there are more people.

"How many people are officially soapy?"

"Your Excellency, there are fifty-three people in total."

Well, that's a lot more normal.

Ning Xiu has a good impression of this Liu Zhou, much better than that oily-headed Zhao Ji.

This Liu Zhou's answer is fluent, and there must be no problem with business ability. People are very honest, and they do practical things at a glance.

In Ning Xiu's heart, Liu Zhou was already classified as a category that could be relied on.

"Show me the official roster."

"The villain obeys."

Liu Zhou respectfully stepped back.

"Where's the Rite Room Clerk?"

Ning Xiu cleared his throat again.

Immediately, a scholar-like bookkeeper stepped out and the panicked Chong Ning practiced the ceremony.

Ning Xiu couldn't help but feel a little strange, why was this person so flustered?

"You're the clerk of the room?"

Ning Xiu asked in a deep voice.

"Small, the villain is ......"

The man stammered in a hurry, and sweat oozed from his forehead.

Ning Xiu was very displeased, how could this guy be like squeezing toothpaste, asking and answering, Shangguan didn't even say his name when he asked.

He was about to scold, but the clerk burst into tears.

"The adults forgive their sins, the little ones don't know what they have eaten, their stomachs ache tightly, and they want to be congratulated."

Ning Xiuzhi was dumbfounded. And this kind of operation?

He cleared his throat and waved his hand, "Go ahead." ”

People have three urgencies, and Ning Xiu can't let this guy hold back to answer, but this person can't even handle his own private affairs, and it seems that he is not a person who can be relied on.

Ning Xiu asked the torture room and the workshop one by one, and the secretary office of the ceremonial room finally came back.

Seeing that he was lying on his back and looking in pain, Ning Xiu casually asked some questions about how many people in the county were born, and sent him down.

The results of this row were not bad, at least Ning Xiu understood the basic situation of Xiangshan County.

The next thing to do is to take the medicine according to these conditions.

The quality of a county's government affairs is nothing more than looking at four aspects.

The first is taxation, if the spring tax and autumn grain are not collected, it will have a great impact on the evaluation of the county order.

The second is civil affairs projects, such as building a dam or a bridge.