Zhang Shihua and his entourage had nearly 100 people. If you add the people of the whole town at this time, nearly a thousand people have gathered in front of this town at once.

With so many people, it's naturally impossible to talk in front of the town all the time. So after smiling and asking Qian Xiaoya and their family, Zhang Shihua couldn't help but walk into this town surrounded by his generals and townspeople.

I have to say that compared with the beginning of the year, the town at this time has indeed undergone a lot of changes.

Compared to the beginning of the year, the town is not only bigger and more popular, but also a lot more vibrant. At least at this time, every household is full of chickens and dogs.

You know, in this day and age, this is a rare thing.

Although in ancient times, poets often used adjectives such as "the sound of chickens and dogs" when describing villages. But as long as you really lived in ancient times, you can know how difficult the life of the people at the bottom is.

At this time, those who can raise chicken dogs are definitely already doing well. After all, chickens and dogs eat food, and for the low-level people who dig in the soil, breeding chickens and dogs is really a big expense.

So for such a scene, Zhang Shihua couldn't help but nod with satisfaction. But at the same time, he also knew that the reason why this town could become what it is today is probably inseparable from his inspection at the beginning of the year.

After all, from ancient times to the present for thousands of years, the bureaucrats in China have always been that virtuous. Take more care of this town, so as to make this town rich quickly, and make Zhang Shihua happy, so as to pat him on the back, Zhang Shihua, who has lived for two lifetimes, is still no stranger.

Therefore, except for entering the town and nodding slightly, Zhang Shihua did not show any other expressions. In a word, no matter what he sees, Zhang Shihua looks very indifferent from beginning to end. Not angry or rejoicing.

But even so, Yao Ping, who is in Ge Zhenlizheng, can't help but be a little disappointed in his heart.

After all, since the beginning of the year, under the cordial "care" and "greetings" of the black junta. Their Ge Town has officially become the richest town in ten miles and eight townships. Therefore, in such a situation, as Lizheng, he naturally wants to be praised by Zhang Shihua. Although the incident itself has little to do with him.

"Look, my lord. Compared to before, our lives are so much better now. Under your kind care and greeting, the townspeople are now not only well fed and clothed. Even every household has chickens, ducks, cows, sheep and other livestock.

If this matter had been put in the past, it would really be unthinkable! After Zhang Shihua entered the town, Yao Ping, who was in the right, said this sentence again. While slapping Zhang Shihua's sycophants in the words, it is also equivalent to reminding Zhang Shihua of 'my credit in it'.

Therefore, Zhang Shihua just nodded again. However, while it seemed to be encouragement on his face, Zhang Shihua was already a little impatient in his heart.

He couldn't help but feel that this Li Zheng named Yao Ping was a little unclear about his identity and couldn't recognize the situation. The reason why Zhang Shihua was able to go to the countryside in his busy schedule was to see how the people were doing this year under his rule; The second is to see what kind of impact the policies he issued this year have on the people at the bottom. Whether the impact is good or bad. This is what Zhang Shihua cares about.

Instead, I heard him sell melons here over and over again, selling and boasting.

But how would Yao Ping, this guy, know what Zhang Shihua was thinking. So seeing Zhang Shihua nodding, this guy thought that Zhang Shihua was encouraging him.

So I couldn't help but be even more excited to praise Zhang Shihua.

So much so that under the impatience in his heart, Zhang Shihua couldn't help waving his hand and asked him to go down to show himself the horse.

"Ah Wu, you go and ask the two old men to have that money...... Money, money. Now please come here, I'm going to ask them something. Hmph, that guy named Yao Ping, full of empty talk and nonsense, can't say a word on time. "Ge Zhen, in the small courtyard of the Inspection Division, after Zhang Shihua sat down, he couldn't help waving his hand and commanding Li Wu.

Hearing Zhang Shihua's order, Li Wu, who had been following Zhang Shihua for a long time, naturally agreed and walked out of the courtyard door quickly.

"Lord, I have invited all the people, and now I am waiting at the gate of the courtyard." For a moment, he looked at Zhang Shihua, who was sitting on the stone bench in the courtyard, where to drink water with an indifferent face. Li Wu couldn't help but report like this.

"Well, let them in." Zhang Shihua nodded, put down the water cup in his hand, and couldn't help but say like this.

"Yes, my subordinates obey!" Over there, hearing Zhang Shihua's words, Li Wu hurriedly responded, and couldn't help but walk towards the courtyard gate, beckoning and calling three people in.

"Grass people, wait, knock on Lord Pingzhang, kowtow to your lordship." Qian La and the other three walked into the courtyard and saw Zhang Shihua sitting there smiling. Under the leadership of a gray-bearded old man, he knelt on the ground and saluted Zhang Shihua respectfully.

"Haha, two old men, and Qian La. Get up quickly, all of you, no need to be polite, no need to be polite. After receiving a salute, Zhang Shihua smiled and couldn't help but get up and help the three people up from the ground.

"Come, please sit down." After helping the people up, Zhang Shihua couldn't help but signal them to sit on the stools that had been prepared in the courtyard.

However, the three of them seemed very nervous about this.

No, after looking at each other, the middle-aged old man with the oldest and gray beard couldn't help but cautiously say to Zhang Shihua: "Lord Pingzhang." You are an adult, respectful and orderly, where do we dare to sit down in front of adults.

Let's stand. Standing and talking, we are also used to it. The old man said. Even though Zhang Shihua looks very young and looks very friendly with a smile on his face, he is still very cautious.

This feeling is as if Zhang Shihua is regarded as a ghost and god, and he "respects" and stays away.

However, Zhang Shihua, who has long been accustomed to showing his pro-people image in front of the people, naturally does not let these old people who are older than him in age, and two of them are even older than his father, stand and talk.

Therefore, after some prevarication, the three of them still sat down on the stool carefully.

"Pour water!" When the three of them sat down, Zhang Shihua ordered a personal guard who was guarding the courtyard. Then the soldier couldn't help but take the kettle and fill the water cup in front of the three people who were sincerely frightened.

"Huh. Two old people, how do you call them, are you doing well this year? "After all, the concept of hierarchy is strong. Even if Zhang Shihua didn't seem to have a little shelf on his face. But the three of Qian La were still very restrained, and they didn't dare to take the initiative to speak in front of Zhang Shihua.

So in such a situation, Zhang Shihua couldn't help laughing and was ready to chat with them.

The identity gap between the two is so big, and Zhang Shihua and Qian La naturally can't talk about these things together.

Therefore, the dialogue between the two is just Zhang Shihua looking for something like Zhang Shihua, and then Qian La's side answered according to the words. But even so, after two quarters of an hour of back and forth, the relationship is much better than when we first met.

At least in front of Zhang Shihua, the three of Qian La have been a little relaxed.

"Hehe, Old Man Ge. I heard that in the past, our Xiangyang side was a gangster all day long. What kind of water bandits, bandits, and path-cutting people, the people who disturb them can't live at all. I wonder if it's better now than in the past? After the relationship was slightly closer, Zhang Shihua couldn't help asking.

And hearing Zhang Shihua ask like this, Old Man Ge, who was not very scheming and had a gray beard, smiled, but couldn't help but say: "Lord Tuopingzhang's blessing." Since your liberation (for the sake of the name, Zhang Shihua captured a place, he played the sign of liberation) after we Xiangyang. Compared to before, this place in Xiangyang is really much better.

In the past, it was exactly as you said. Because there is the old Han water in the north, and there are mountains and forests in the south. So the thieves who plundered here were really too many to count. But now it's really much better.

With the great anti-bandit campaign launched by Lord Pingzhang the year before last. This realm, water bandits, and bandits are really completely clean. Now people like us really don't need to worry about bandits and bandits. Because Zhang Shihua asked, Old Man Ge couldn't help but answer.

However, because he is quite talkative, after saying this, this old man Ge subconsciously took a sip of water, but he couldn't help but say to Zhang Shihua again: "And now because of the inspection department that you have set up in every township because of Lord Pingzhang."

So life is really much more stable now. Even petty theft is less common. Old Man Ge said. After saying this, a sincere smile couldn't help but appear on his face.

Obviously, this person who has experienced most of his life is indeed very satisfied with the life he is living now.

At this time, hearing this old man Ge's words, Zhang Shihua smiled but couldn't help but continue to ask: "Then old man, do you think it's a good thing that I have set up inspection departments in various towns and towns?" ”

"This ...... I haven't read the big truth, but I can't tell it. But Lord Pingzhang, you have set up an inspection department in this township, which is a good thing in the eyes of the old man. In the past, if there were any villains in this town, it would depend on the villagers and gangsters to work hard.

Now that the town has the archers of the Inspection Division, it seems to be much more stable. Old Man Ge paused and couldn't help but say so.

And hearing Old Man Ge's words, Zhang Shihua couldn't help but nod silently.

Yes, Zhang Shihua has improved the system of the Inspection Department in the area under his rule this year. In the past, that is, during the reign of the Yuan and Mongolian courts, although each county would set up an inspection department. However, the inspection department is not available in every township.

In the Yuanmeng era, although the inspection department had the duty to catch thieves. But this institution is similar to the armed police of later generations. What they deal with is more of an organized bandit or a water bandit, an ordinary thief and a thief, and the inspection department will not take care of it.

Therefore, under such circumstances, the Yuanmeng law stipulated. Only one inspection department can exist in a county. Unless it is a large county town with a certain population size, or there is a large-scale bandit in the territory, the inspection department must not be set up more.

After all, the Inspection Department is an armed force that can be directly mobilized by the magistrate and the county, not the army.

If the inspection department is set up too much and too strongly, it is very likely that local separatist forces will emerge. But in this way, there will inevitably be a drawback. That's because the inspection department can only be located in one place, and it can only be set up in a certain township. As a result, the central government has no control over other townships at all.

Although it is said that there are Li Zheng and Bao Chang in the township. But these people were all elected by the villagers, and they were not officials at all. The purpose of its existence is to assist the central government in collecting taxes. In other respects, the central government is simply unable to govern them.

Therefore, this has led to a point, that is, we are known in later generations as "the imperial power does not go to the countryside".

Because there are no government officials appointed by the central government in the townships and towns, the central government will naturally be blind to the townships and villages in other respects except for tax collection.

Therefore, under such circumstances, Zhang Shihua will improve the original inspection department system and the Lizheng chief system.

At this time, after Zhang Shihua's improvement, the Inspection Department has become an institution set up in various towns and villages.

There is no limit to the number of them. Of course, in such cases. Compared with before, the rights of the inspection department are naturally much smaller.

For example, the current inspection department can only have ten people in one department. The post of inspector has also been demoted from a military attache of the ninth grade to an ordinary non-grade official. However, on top of the inspection, a general inspection has been set up, and he is still a military attache from the ninth grade.

Well, let's put it bluntly. After Zhang Shihua's improvement, the current inspection department is similar to the previous pavilion chief system. In terms of duties, it is equivalent to a police station for future generations.

So next year, Zhang Shihua is ready to officially change the name of the Inspection Department to the Police Pavilion. From then on, under his rule, the inspection department system will be officially abolished.

At the same time, the system of Li Zheng and the chief of the security department, which has been improved, has not changed as much as the inspection department. It's just that from then on, Li Zheng and Bao Chang also officially became officials of the imperial court, and while receiving a share of money and food issued by the imperial court, the imperial court also had the qualifications to appoint and dismiss them.

In this way, the central government of the black-clothed army headed by Zhang Shihua will naturally be able to strengthen its control over towns, villages and other areas. 8)

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