Chapter 13 Bottom test, secret promise in my heart
In the night, Jia She, the county magistrate, was reading by candle in the study, and sometimes he was writing. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
In the eighth year of Jiading (1215), Baoying County, which was adjacent to Jinjing, had a county order missing, and Zhongshu Province ordered Wan'an County Chengjia to be involved in county affairs. After Jia Shi took office, he felt that the situation in Song and Jin was tense and feared that the war would start again, so he took precautions and asked to build a city to consolidate the border.
The tenure was short, the city was not repaired, and Jia Shi was worried about the loss of his mother. This time, the situation in Song and Jin was tense again, and the imperial court once again reinstated Jia Shi as the county order of Baoying. In other words, this is the second time Jia Shi has known about Baoying County.
When he took office again, the county was close to the border, and Jia Shi still did not change his original intention, and constantly suggested to the officials to organize a militia group, train the militia, and build a city to protect the border. At that time, Ying Chunzhi, who was in charge of Huaidong's pacification affairs, also actively promoted the construction of cities along the border of Huaidong, and appreciated and supported Jia She's proposal.
Although he has the support of Shangguan, Jia Shi still has difficulties if he wants to succeed. First of all, building a city is not a trivial matter, and it costs a lot of money and food; Secondly, Zheng Binqing of Zhengjiazhuang and some other thieves are not eliminated, they are like choking in their throats, and it is difficult to show their fists; In addition, there are northerners who continue to move south due to war, and it is also difficult to deal with them and ensure social stability.
And if these first two things are to be solved, almost all of them will fall on the county officials. The officials are not honest, and the taxes are discounted; Xu officials are corrupt and indulgent, so that Zheng Binqing and others can get away with it so far.
As for the displaced people from the north and south, Jia Shi had already gone to the imperial court, hoping that the land that Anbian had confiscated into Baoying County that originally belonged to Han Yanzhou would be allocated to the northerners for cultivation, and the elite and strong people would be selected from them to serve as militiamen.
Speaking of which, although Jia Shi in history has a notorious son, he is still very talented, and in order to clear his father's grievances, he spent ten years before and after, working tirelessly, running to appeal, and his perseverance can also be seen.
This can be seen from Jia She's various disposals in Baoying County. first of all, calmly observe, grasp the situation of the people and the county, and gather the people who are close to themselves; Only then did he seize the handle, depose the corrupt officials, and make room for his cronies, so as to gradually take full control of the county government.
Of course, the time is still in a hurry, and Jia She's team is still insufficient. Especially the literati officials, under the temptation of the right path of the imperial examination, not too many people are willing to enter the government as officials. And if you don't have real talent to study, Jia She's not eye-catching.
Therefore, Jia Shi took advantage of the vacancy of the officials and posted notices to prepare to recruit officials and enrich the team. Before the public examination, he asked the people who signed up for the reference to write a policy essay and submit it, which can be regarded as a thorough test!
Reading at night, Jia Shi can be described as diligent, but after reading several articles by candidates, he shook his head more and praised less.
For Jia She, this is not an accident. Scholars aspire to the imperial examination, and naturally they read the Four Books and Five Classics, which involve majors such as prison litigation law, taxation and arithmetic, etc., which must be unfamiliar and unfamiliar; However, a few majors are more familiar, but they are not well educated and have poor writing.
You know, most of the officials had no formal education, and they learned the basic paperwork and numeracy skills needed for their jobs on their own. Part of their knowledge of red tape is accumulated bit by bit from work, and part is privately taught by relatives or others.
However, the reason why Xu officials were able to manipulate the system freely was obviously because they effectively grasped the principles of applied psychology and had a relatively thorough understanding of the political climate at that time. Generally speaking, the officials are not only proficient in their professions, but also good at catering to the officials, and understand the general policies of the imperial court, which is more like a fish in water than those pedantic literati who can only read four books and five classics and are born on the right path of scientific research.
Of course, the officials have different paths. Although there were also regulations on the promotion of officials to official positions in the Southern Song Dynasty, the future of officials was not bright, and a small number of officials who were promoted to official positions were also excluded. And most of the officials have been in the county for a long time, and depending on how you move the officials, he can sit firmly in Diaoyutai.
Jia Shi put down the article, rubbed his temples, closed his eyes for a while, and was about to continue reading, when he heard a knock on the door.
After the report, Wei Yingneng entered the study and reported the matter to Jia. He is a close confidant of Jia She, and he received a confidential mission to go out a few days ago.
Wei Yingneng entered the study, and after the ceremony was finished, he reported the results of the visit to Jia She, "Back to Xianggong, according to the small secret visit, Zheng Binqing is indeed an evil township." In addition to hundreds of brave villagers in the village, there are also several groups of thieves and thieves in the family, some robbers on land, some robbers on water, killing people and goods, and sharing the spoils ...... on the ground."
After Jia Shi listened, he pondered for a moment and said: "This person is a deer in his heart, and he is a jackal, I already knew it. First, we can't do the actual deeds, act easily, our generation will take advantage of it, don't be careless! The second is that the county's armament is still insufficient, and if it is perceived, it is not trivial to start first. This time, after obtaining the names of several thieves, you can follow the map and break through. Well, you have visited this official business, and the credit is not small, and the county has its own rewards and promotions, but outside, you must not leak a single hyacinth. ”
"Thank you for your reward, and the little ones dare to do whatever they want." Wei Yingneng bowed down to thank him, and Jia Shi said a few words of encouragement before letting him go to rest.
Jia Shi thought for a long time in the study, and felt that the time was not yet ripe, so he could only endure it for the time being. With a sigh, he picked up the rest of the articles and read them.
Looking at it, Jia Shi sighed, his expression became solemn, and he looked at the reference's name, age and other information very carefully.
This article was written by Meng Jiucheng, and the style is only average, but the content is very different from those articles that are not painful, and it is refreshing to read. Although it is not very ingenious, his judgment of the general situation, as well as his suggestions on building cities and consolidating borders, stabilizing the county border, and recruiting militias, make Jia Shi quite a confidant.
In fact, Meng Jiucheng can write more creative articles, but it is probably not a good thing to be sharp. Your opinions or suggestions should be similar to those of the leader, but worse than the leader, leaving room for the leader to criticize and correct. In this way, firstly, the leader will be more informed, and secondly, the leader will be able to see your ideas and talents.
For example, now, Jia Shi is quite appreciative of this article, and he feels that "yes, it is similar to what the official thinks, although it is not perfect, but it is quite rare to have such insight at such an age." Over time, with more guidance and guidance, there is no doubt that it will be a talent. ”
Meng Jiucheng's thoughts were really not in vain. Investigation and research, doing what he liked, coupled with his memory of history and the skills of dealing with people in later generations, immediately made Jia She's secret promise in his heart and left a deep impression.
Meng Jiucheng, Meng Jiucheng? Is it the boy who has known each other on the street? Jia Shi guessed in his heart, and then looked at the age resume filled in by Meng Jiucheng, and he had already affirmed seven or eight points in his heart. But he was not very sure, so he only put pen to paper to revise his article, and decided to recruit him as an official if he met with him, so that he could be promoted.
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