Following a group of people who seemed to be a team of merchants through the city gate, Zheng Guang led a group of people to find a mansion to live in, planning to go to the county government and the current magistrate tomorrow to officially take over the supreme power of Yiwu County. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

The guards who collected the poll tax at the city gate were a little tired, looking at the sky was already very late, and it was time to close the city gate after this group of people had finished, and it was time for them to go home from work, at this time it was inevitable to be more relaxed, a guard looked at the people who kept passing by, couldn't help yawning, tears welled up from his eyes, he couldn't help but stretch out his hand and rub his eyes.

At this moment, he was suddenly attracted by a young man in blue who had just passed by, but the young man in blue walked very fast, and soon followed the flow of people into the city, he couldn't help but continue to look at the city gate, and another guard next to him noticed his strange state, so he patted him and asked, "What's wrong?" See whose girl is so energetic? ”

The guard didn't see the blue again, and began to wonder if he was wrong, so he shook his head and gave up looking, and said in a low voice, "Why do I feel as if I saw General Zheng?" And those people, why do they feel a little familiar? No, am I mistaken? ”

Another guard smiled and said, "Probably mistaken, General Zheng is now Zheng Zhixian, if you want to come, why do you have to have an entrance ceremony to the city?" How did it come to be? You must have read it wrong! ”

The guard shrugged noncommittally and went about his business.

Zheng Guang walked into the city of Yiwu and saw a scene that made him feel very satisfied, even if it was already sunset, he still saw a lot of people walking around, busy, many buildings that were about to be built but were not completed were being rushed, the streets could be seen everywhere hawkers and vendors, some storefronts were also established, the shopkeepers shouted hard, business was very good, many people chose to buy some things, instead of like before, the shop was half-dead, and the stall vendors had no trace, Many merchants have lit lanterns at the door of their homes, announcing that they will not stop business even at night, and the whole Yiwu county is a prosperous scene.

Xiang Qing, who followed Zheng Guang all the way, couldn't help but admire: "In the past, I heard that Yiwu is the top three poor and evil places in the southeast provinces, and the people of Yiwu are seriously fighting and do not obey the law. ”

Zheng Guang shook his head with a smile and said: "Yiwu originally had such potential, but they didn't realize it, blindly staring at the land that was not enough in the original quantity, it is naturally wrong, the population will continue to rise, but there is only so much land, and the output of food is also limited, if you don't take other roads, there will inevitably be starvation."

But the Yiwu people did not find their own advantages at the beginning, but blindly expanded their own amount of land, different clans were hostile to each other, fighting for land with weapons, the root cause, or want to survive, now I helped them open up the trade route, some people continue to farm, some people go to breed, some people go to operate workshops to make goods, some people to the city to do business, naturally alleviate this problem. ”

Xiang Qing said in admiration: "Senior brother is really talented! In this way, when Yiwu Zhixian is in office, the senior brother will definitely be able to show his strength! ”

Zheng Guang said: "This is not the most important thing, show your strength or something, the current Yiwu is not needed, you see, is it not a big show now?" The whole Yiwu is under construction, the original county is only a few miles away, it is a small city, now, has begun to expand the city, I expect this county is still too small, and it will be expanded in the future.

This is the first thing I want to do, the second thing, is to run a school in Yiwu, support the handling of private schools and official schools, so that school-age children can read and learn words, the previous Yiwu people are constantly fighting, constantly fighting for land, fighting and killing, there are very few private schools, the official school is not prosperous, Zhejiang is also a large province of imperial examinations, but there are few scholars from Yiwu, and the style of writing is not prosperous, which is not okay.

Even if it is a soldier, I want to train the soldiers, must be literate, at least, can recognize the court's summons, I will not recognize the soldiers who do not know how to read, I will not admit that he is a soldier I trained, before I trained three thousand soldiers, each of them can be literate, dare not say that they know too much, there is no problem with daily reading and writing, this is the basis of elite soldiers, Yiwu Shangwu, can, I don't object, on the contrary, I still support it, but the style of writing is not prosperous, and it is not good. ”

Xiang Qing was very surprised: "Senior brother, you have to expand the city, run a school, and train soldiers, this matter is too complicated, I'm afraid, it's not so easy to do, and our Ming Dynasty is a flowing official and iron official, basically you have to be transferred in three years, and it is impossible for these people to hold the real power of the prefect." ”

Zheng Guang said with a smile: "Zicong, don't forget, what did I do in Yiwu before, what achievements did I do, the Yiwu clan is strong, basically the instructions of the county government cannot reach the place, and the local clans will not pay attention to the county government at all, but I am not an ordinary county, Yiwu's current two major wealth-making things, Yiwu ham, I have two percent of the shares, Wenhao stinky tofu, I also have three percent of the shares, they basically listen to me."

As for the officials...... Either it's the eyeliner planted by the local clan, or it's the former magistrate who is depressed, and the government decree is not out of the county office, can they fight with me? And the most critical point, can that magistrate have the same right to train 30,000 troops as I do? This is equivalent to the fact that during the training period, I have 30,000 soldiers, even the prefect of Jinhua and the governor of Zhejiang dare not trouble me, let alone others! ”

Xiang Qing was stunned for a moment, and then smiled helplessly: "Senior brother, this county magistrate is much more comfortable than the governor." ”

Zheng Guang smiled, pointed to a mansion shop in front of him, and said, "We'll stay here for one night tonight, and we'll go to the county government tomorrow." ”

After that, the group rested in this shop for a night, ordered a few dishes, everyone ate casually, and went to bed early, and got up early tomorrow morning to go to the county government to handle the handover, and the former county magistrate Zhao Lei made a final goodbye, this guy was born, and now he can be promoted to become a Hangzhou Tongzhi for no reason, I don't know how happy I am, at this time to find him, it is definitely a smile on his face.

After that, it was the first time to ascend to the court, and the officials and officials of the entire county government and officials had a meeting, and the officials were mainly the main book, the county clerk, the canonical history, the teachings, the inspection, the post officer, and the scholar, the law Cao, the tax Cao, the criminal Cao, etc., these grades were appointed by the state, and the smallest were from the ninth grade, which was equivalent to the current personnel in the establishment, and did not belong to the scope of appointment and dismissal of the county.

Another kind of officials are similar to the master of the criminal name, the master of the warehouse, the master of the fast, etc., these are officials, not within the scope of officials, are from the county government to get wages, put it now, even if it is a temporary worker, the kind that specializes in carrying the black pot, but since the Song Dynasty began to weaken local power, strengthen the centralization, officials will not stay in the local area for a long time, basically three or four years will be transferred to leave, but the officials will not leave, a job is decades.

In this way, although officials like the county magistrate have a high status, they may not be able to grasp the real power, and the nerd who has a bad head has just arrived in the place, his eyes are black, he can't do anything, and he doesn't rely on these iron-clad officials, what else can he do? Not to mention that although the status of these officials is not high, most of them are from local wealthy families, that is, representatives of local tyrant forces, often succeeded by fathers and sons, just like a nobleman in a county, and it is not a fart outside, but in the county, an old official who has been working for ten years is often more powerful than the county.

Such a situation basically exists at the county level, and when it comes to the prefect, it is a high-ranking official who is the fourth and fifth grade, basically has political experience, and will not be fooled personally, so it is not so much that the rule of the Ming Dynasty infiltrated into the locality, but that the rule of the Ming Dynasty actually stopped at the prefect and state level, and this kind of officials often hold real power, and the local officials at the county level must reach a consensus with the local tyrant forces, compromise with each other, share power, and want to engage in a word, which does not exist.

The so-called strong dragon does not suppress the head snake, not to mention that you are a seven-grade sesame official Xiaozhi County is not a head snake, these local tyrant forces are very capable in the local area, if you really want to fight with them, except for the master and guards you brought, no one in the whole county will listen to you, over time, everyone is used to it, you Emperor Zhu is in charge of the world, you cattle, we don't rebel, but local affairs, we have the final say, don't mess around, the big ones can't fight, the small ones can't fight?

Officials are also used to it, generally after they arrive, they will hire a master who knows the truth to help them deal with these interpersonal relationships, visit major families, and communicate with each other, I will come in the future, you give some face, don't make a big fuss, the matter is big, none of us have good fruit to eat, be stable, if there is something to solve in private, hello, hello, hello, everyone.

None of the officials at the county level really want to break with the local forces, they often think about Goldman Sachs, strive for peace and tranquility, and do some small things within their power by the way, repair temples, run schools, repair water conservancy and the like, as long as they let Shangguan see it, and wait for the evaluation to promote themselves, that's fine, local forces are also smart, we can't stop you from coming, we can't stop you if you want to upgrade, you can do it yourself, don't damage our interests, if you need help, you say, owe personal favors, We will make a move, you will be promoted, don't forget, if you need it in the future, we will also need the help of your old man.

Therefore, local forces often have dealings with some characters that you can't think of at all, have entanglements of interests, or simply a favor, but it is often these unexpected things that make local forces extremely powerful, a small Qipin Zhixian is really not a dish, unless it is some Zhixian who also has a strong background and power, come to gild and go through the motions, then you have to serve it well, send this master away quickly, and we will continue to be at ease.

The situation in Yiwu County is different from most counties.