After breakfast, Kong Qingwen was about to go out with Xiangzi to the county office. I saw Secretary Jia smiling all over his face, and walked in hurriedly.

Da Lao Yuan shouted from afar: "Oh, when County Magistrate Kong goes to work, he won't send anyone to inform him, so that the family can prepare." ”

County Magistrate Kong smiled indifferently and said, "Just like going home in the past, what is there to prepare." ”

Secretary Jia looked disappreciative, and said with a sneer: "That's not the same, now you are the county magistrate, and you are the first county magistrate elected by the local fathers, so it is naturally different from the past." ”

County Magistrate Kong snorted lightly and said to himself: "They are all serving the people, what's the difference." ”

Kong Qingwen said in his mouth, and led the horse out of the courtyard gate.

Before he showed his face, there was a sudden noise of gongs and drums on both sides of the courtyard gate, and firecrackers rang out, a lively scene of celebration.

County Magistrate Kong couldn't help but turn his head and glanced at Secretary Jia with a reproachful gaze.

There was no turning back from the bow. Since he has become the object of welcome in the middle of the road, Kong Qingwen had no choice but to wave his hand and lead the horse forward with a smile on his face.

The road he walked on a daily basis felt extraordinarily long today. finally entered the gate of the county yayuan, and saw the large and small staff standing in two rows, slapping the slap loudly.

Before County Magistrate Kong sat down, he glanced at Secretary Jia, and said angrily: "Secretary Jia, what's going on down there?" ”

Secretary Jia paused slightly, and said with a little embarrassment: "Let's arrange a meeting with the rich squire, and after the meeting, the Chamber of Commerce will take the lead and give you a banquet......

County Magistrate Kong didn't wait for him to finish, then waved his hand irritably and said, "Okay, okay." You tell the squires that in three days, I will invite you to come to the county government to discuss matters. There are no activities scheduled today, so I will immediately convene a meeting of various departments and get down to business first. ”

Seeing Secretary Jia go out in fear, Kong Qingwen Chong Xiangzi, who had been standing aside, said, "You can also attend the meeting." ”

It didn't take much effort, and the current staff of the county government, large and small, were all there.

One by one, they held a small book in their hands and looked at County Magistrate Kong nervously and expectantly.

Kong Qingwen glanced at the audience with a cold and majestic gaze, and said in a calm voice: "My name is Kong Qingwen, and many of you here are old acquaintances. Thanks to the love of my hometown fathers, I was pushed to be the head of a county, and I will do my best to live up to expectations. I also hope that all my colleagues here will help each other and jointly complete the important task of governing the county. ”

After a period of promise, Kong Qingwen raised his voice and continued: "Here, I announce an appointment: from now on, the county will hire Guo Guixiang as my personal assistant. Wherever Assistant Guo went, if I was there, all departments were at his disposal for supervision. I hope that all colleagues here can actively cooperate and work closely together. ”

After another burst of sighs and admiration, County Magistrate Kong said: "The meeting will be held here, and all departments will go down to organize the main problems existing in the county and the suggestions for solving them into words, and hand them over to me in the afternoon." Assistant Guo and Secretary Jia stayed, and the rest of the meeting dispersed. ”

Kong Qingwen personally poured a glass of water for Secretary Jia, handed it to him with a smile, and said, "You are an elder of many dynasties, there is nothing you don't know about the affairs in the county, I have to listen to what you say." ”

Secretary Jia took the water cup in a panic, flattered Nuo Nuo, and said a little sadly: "Hi! Since the county magistrate Liu left, there has never been a serious officer in the county. Don't do anything, the little foundation that County Magistrate Liu has accumulated has also made them lose everything, and they still owe two years of taxes. Right now, the government is an empty shell. ”

Kong Qingwen pondered for a moment. In a flat voice, he said, "In addition to financial problems, is there anything else important and difficult in the county?" ”

Secretary Jia said without thinking: "The biggest problem is banditry. Since Assistant Guo led people to suppress the bandits in Shawo in the north, the north has been stable for a few years, but the south is noisy, and they all rushed to the edge of the county. ”

Kong Qingwen glanced at Xiangzi and said in a calm voice, "Do you understand the situation?" ”

Xiangzi seemed to be confident and said: "There are two main bandits in the south, and one is active in the area of Guangquanzi. They are highly mobile, elusive, and have no proper place to stay. Most of the time, hiding in the deep mountains and dense forests. The leader of the bandits is called Ha Zhanshan, a local, and there are about twenty or thirty people under him. In the first few years, I went to Qitai to buy goods, and I encountered them in the area of 18 households. At that time, he saw that there were many of us and that we were well armed, so he didn't dare to do it. Recently, I heard that I have been walking in the ravines and ravines, and I have never seen my face outside the mountains.

The other group was a group of people pulled up by deserters from several provincial armies in the diaspora. At first, they committed crimes in the Dadonggou area, and later, more than 50 people were gathered and set up a village in Shuixigou. Most of those guys are outsiders, and they don't care about the way back, and they dare to do any bad things.

For this matter, I once asked Yu Zhiyuan and Zhu Jinxue, who were in charge of the party and government in the county. It is recommended that militia groups and police be organized to exterminate the bandits. But those two immortals didn't take it seriously at all, and they laughed at me for being nosy, so I let go of this matter. Recently, I heard that the gang of people has become even more unscrupulous, and they dare to rob and kill people in broad daylight. ”

County Magistrate Kong spared his scalp lightly and asked contemplatively, "Is there a good way to deal with it?" ”

Shoko said without thinking: "Organize the militia as soon as possible and mobilize the villages to organize self-defense forces." Wherever the militia groups go, the local self-defense forces are responsible for leading the way and liaising with local affairs. When you are ready, you should first concentrate your forces and destroy this gang of bandits in the river, which can also play a role in knocking on the mountain and shaking the tiger. Then, find another opportunity to deal with Ha Zhanshan. ”

County Magistrate Kong nodded approvingly and said, "This person is easy to handle, I heard that the guns in the library have been poured out, what can I do without guns?" ”

Xiangzi smiled lightly and said, "You don't have to worry about this, when County Magistrate Liu was in power, I arranged for the police station to be replaced with all good guns." I'm in the elm nest and have some to spare. Two strokes together, to say the least, there were 180 good guns, plus two Czech light machine guns. ”

County Magistrate Kong looked at Xiangzi happily and said, "Okay Xiangzi, no wonder County Magistrate Liu often praises you for being a lucky general, it's really true." Then this matter will be handed over to you, ask for money and people, just ask, you can do the specific matters yourself, don't bother me with all the. ”

Shoko smiled happily and was speechless. As for organizing a militia to pull up the team, Xiangzi has a plan in his heart. With the foundation of the elm nest, it is not a problem to gather dozens of more people with his prestige.

So, Xiangzi first mobilized some good guns and horses from the police force, posted notices, and within a few days, dozens of people came to sign up. County Magistrate Kong looked at a group of lively members of the people's team and smiled with satisfaction.