In order to strengthen the control of the counties under the rule of Yingchuan County, Guo Bin also has his own plans. In the current situation, with Guo Bin's position, it is not easy to move the county commanders of each county, because although he is indeed the county guard of Yingchuan and has a great say in the appointment of the county commanders, but the final decision is in the imperial court after all, not that he, the county guard, can make a decision in a word.

Since the appointment power of the county order is in the central government, Guo Bin's arrogance is naturally to make the bigwigs in the DPRK and China unhappy, even if he reluctantly agrees for the sake of Guo Bin's past feelings, I am afraid that he will leave a mustard. Originally, for officials, the source of their power and interests lies in power, no matter who they are, as long as they threaten their power, they are mortal enemies, and cutting off people's wealth is like killing their parents, that's what it says. Besides, Liu Hong, the Son of Heaven, is now in full swing selling official positions, and he is thinking of removing officials at all levels who have been awarded official positions for meritorious service in the Yellow Turban Rebellion, and then selling them for a good price, where will Guo Bin be given this favor?

Therefore, except for the official positions of Xi Zhicai, Xun Yu, and Xu Shu, Guo Bin did not ask the court too much. After all, although these official positions are to be appointed by the imperial court, they are always Guo Bin's subordinate officials, and according to the usual practice, Guo Bin has the power to promote and appoint his cronies as subordinate officials. The face of the parents in a place still has to be given, and if you go to work alone, you don't have a few intimate right-hand men, and the work is not easy to carry out. Don't look at the county guard or the county order, but its location is quite embarrassing.

The county guard is even better, after all, he is a big member of the party, and he can go directly to the central court, whether it is in the court or in the local government, he is quite prestigious, and there are many protégés and former officials. Therefore, the landlords of the wealthy families in various places should give them a little more face and cooperate with them in their work. Besides, the number of troops that the county guard can mobilize is already considerable, and if there is a real trouble, as long as the small manor does not think of rebellion, it will only be slaughtered. Especially in places far away from the capital division and even in the border areas, the resources that the county guards actually control are huge.

The county order is different, and it can be roughly regarded as two ends. Up, unlike the county guard, the emperor is far away, after all, the area of a county is extremely limited, and the county seat is much closer to the seat of the county. Therefore, the top boss is in front of him, which county commander dares to blow up? It can be seen from the fact that the superintendent is sent by the county government to supervise the duties of the county officials, and the county has a great say in the appointment of the county order.

Below, the county order is the lowest level of pro-people officials, but in today's world, the power of wealthy families in various places is huge, and most of them use poetry and books to pass down their families, so it may be that there is a high-ranking official in a foreign place in any family. Once this matter involves officialdom, it will soon become extremely complicated, because no matter what era it is, officialdom always has to be divided into small groups, and these groups either have the same political demands or similar political ideas, in short, they are their own people. However, these small groups are not distinct, either/or, and their relationships are so complex that even two groups with different political views can cooperate. Therefore, unless it is absolutely necessary, it is easy to offend people in officialdom. In the eyes of the common people, the so-called protection of officials and officials is exactly the manifestation of such a political ecology.

Therefore, for the wealthy families under their rule, these county orders do not dare to offend. Moreover, the resources under the control of the county magistrate are limited, and if he encounters a powerful local tycoon, he may even directly endanger his official position, who will be stupid to stick to his principles? Therefore, if there are no more cronies and staff, will the work of the following officials be done? Moreover, when an official takes office, it is a matter of one person who has attained the Tao and ascended to heaven, and arranging a few cronies to be officials can be regarded as one of the special rights of being an official at this time, so the imperial court will also give this face.

After more than two years in the Han Dynasty, Guo Bin has become more and more aware of the benefits of taking advantage of the trend, just like what Lei Jun said, as long as he stands on the tuyere, a pig can fly to the sky. Guo Bin was able to jump from a penniless stupid boy to one of the hundreds of most powerful people in the world in two years, relying on his understanding of the general trend of the world at this time, and it was the result of taking advantage of the trend.

It's just that the control of the cities under his hands must be strengthened, Guo Bin and Xi Zhicai summed it up, and the way they came up with was from the bottom up, since the first and second leaders in the counties couldn't do it, then the officials below always moved, right? It's just that most of the officials below are from wealthy families in various places, which is also one of their usual means of expanding their influence in the local area. Therefore, if you want to move them, you still need to use your brain and think about it.

After Guo Bin and his entourage arrived at Sima Hui's research room, Sima Hui, as the host, naturally wanted to let them into the small conference room on the side. Although Guo Bin is used to being a shopkeeper, Xi Zhicai and Xun Yu are well-known busy people, and they can't be seen in idleness. Therefore, now that the three of them are here hand in hand, they naturally have something to discuss. Sima Hui has done a good job in learning, but he is by no means a corrupt Confucian who does not know how to change, and it has been proved that if it is really a corrupt Confucian with rigid thinking, it is extremely difficult to achieve a very high degree of learning. Therefore, Sima Hui is also a person who is insightful and knowledgeable.

Everyone sat down, and Guo Bin first introduced Chen Qun, who was following him, to Sima Hui, and said, "Teacher, this surname is Chen Mingqun, and he is the grandson of Chen Taiqiu in Xu County. ”

The so-called Chen Taiqiu refers to Chen Qun's grandfather, Chen Yu. Chen Yu once served as the chief of Taiqiu, so people mostly called Chen Taiqiu.

Chen Qun hurriedly got up again, saluted Sima Hui respectfully, and said, "Juniors, meet Mr. Shuijing." ”

Sima Hui looked at him with a smile, nodded slightly, and said: "Chen Taiqiu is the crown of the world, and the sound is shocking in the sea, I have also admired him for a long time, I don't know if his old man is well?" ”

Chen Qun stood and listened with his hands down, Fang said respectfully: "Thank you Mr. Shui Jing for your inquiry, my grandfather travels in the forest every day, reads and plays chess, and his body is quite tough. He often said that Mr. Shui Jing was noble and knowledgeable, not only in ancient literature and classics, but also in new learning. Therefore, this time the boy came, the ancestor asked the boy to visit Mr. Shui Jing more, if he can get Mr. Shui Jing's guidance, he will be able to benefit for life. ”

Since Chen Yu was mentioned, the people present, including Sima Hui and Guo Bin, all sat up straight and listened quietly, and after Chen Qun finished speaking, Sima Hui Fang sighed: "Chen Taiqiu was the leader of the party back then, and I also admired him very much. I hated not being born twenty years early, advancing and retreating with his old man, and resisting the eunuchs together. Saying that, Sima Hui was stunned for a while, and Fang looked at Chen Qun with satisfaction and said: "Chen Taiqiu is worthy of the leader of Shilin, and it is indeed a family origin. ”

Chen Qun hurriedly thanked him.

Sima Hui is open-minded, well-informed, and a person who is insightful in the world, so he can talk to anyone. A man like Xun Yu who is personable, virtuous, behaves well, and follows etiquette everywhere can certainly talk; is an uninhibited and uninhibited warrior like Xi Zhicai, who can also talk happily. But this teacher is used to it, so he naturally prefers young people like Chen Qun who are gentle and polite.

It's just that Guo Bin stopped the greetings between the two with one sentence, and only listened to him: "Teacher, the decree doesn't work, what should I do?" ”

Sima Hui said: "If you affirm the decree, there is a law to do it, and you will strictly set rewards and punishments, and the decree will be on its own." What he meant was that the decree should be decreed in a way that would be based on the law, and that a clear and strict system of rewards and punishments should be established, so that the decree would be passed.

Guo Bin said: "How should a wealthy family control the place?" ”

Sima Hui glanced at him and said, "Hmph! You already have a claim, but why did you come to ask me? ”

Guo Bin smiled, but his face was red and his heart was not beating, and he said, "I'm afraid that the teacher will be reluctant to give up those outstanding students under you!" ”

Chen Qun listened to the two of them, and he didn't know much about it, but he was smart and knew that at this time, as long as he listened patiently and studied hard, he should not interject when he was not right.

In fact, Guo Bin is here to solve the problem of officials in various places.

Because most of the officials who can do it for a long time have the background of the strength of the local wealthy family, even if they are not wealthy families, the officials have been doing it for a long time, and they have become wealthy families. Today's officials mostly implement a hereditary system, and most of them are the rules of succession between father and son. When Lao Tzu died, he passed on this method of being a clerk to his son, and his son passed it on to his grandson. Therefore, at the end of the dynasty, the families of the officials often developed into wealthy families with great local influence.

It is precisely because of this political background that officials in various localities are not only extremely familiar with the localities, but also have a high degree of efficiency in handling government affairs. However, most of the county officials are retained officials, and many of them have to be transferred to other places after their term of office expires, and it is very rare to be an official in a place for many years, so many officials who are not very capable and have not very hard backers will even be bullied by the officials.

It's not that the officials dare to point at the officials' noses and scold the streets, but that they disobey the officials' decrees, so that the orders of the county orders can't even get out of the county government, which is easy for them. In order to pass the government decree and complete the tasks assigned by the imperial court, especially in order to collect taxes, in the face of the disgrace of the officials, many times they have to lower their stature, and deal with this carefully. Because even if they were officials appointed by the imperial court, if they did not have the support of local wealthy families and officials in the yamen, they would have no choice. If you lose your temper, these old officials can come up with 10,000 ways to keep your mouth open, and there is no way to hold them responsible.

Besides, it's not easy to react to your boss about this, otherwise a county order appointed by the imperial court will be bullied by the officials, doesn't it mean that you yourself are incapable? As long as an incompetent hat is buttoned on your head, it will be questionable whether it is right to place you in this position.