Chapter Eighty-Nine: Proposal! Prefectural electoral system

Zheng Zhilong took his brothers Zheng Zhihu and Zheng Zhibao to Yuhang County. Their purpose was very simple, to build a water division yamen in Yuhang County. With Zheng Zhilong's current position, as soon as he arrived at Yuhang County, the county order was to personally go out to greet him.

Welcoming Zheng Zhilong's brothers to the county yazheng hall and sitting down, Zheng Zhilong brought his words to the main topic, "This general came today to prepare for the establishment of the Zhejiang Sailor Yamen here on the order of Yue Shuai. This is Lord Yue's words, you can see it yourself. ”

After speaking, Zheng Zhilong took out the text that Yue Su gave him from his sleeve, and the county order hurriedly asked the master to come forward and take it and transfer it to himself. Unfold the text and take a look, Lord Yue's words above are very simple, which probably means that Yuhang County is ordered to fully cooperate with Zheng Zongbing to build the Yamen of the Naval Division, and must not be lazy, and if there is negligence, it will be punished as the crime of delaying the military aircraft.

Such a big hat must be buttoned down, plus Lord Yue's reputation is already very domineering, where does little Yuhang County dare to ignore it. hurriedly said: "General Zheng, the construction of the water division yamen, the lower officials will fully cooperate." It's just that I don't know, does the general want to build this sailor yamen inside the county seat, or outside the county seat? ”

Yue Su did not give a specific explanation of this, but it was built in Yuhang County, not saying anything about inside and outside the city. Zheng Zhilong thought about it for a while, and thought that it was too embarrassing to build it in the county, and it was too embarrassing for him to work in the same city with a sesame officer, so it was better to build it outside the city. And the sailor yamen must have more or less a thousand soldiers, how can there be such a big place in the city. At the moment, he said: "Just choose a place outside the city, anyway, the water master yamen is only in charge of the water master, and it has nothing to do with local government affairs, so it doesn't have to be built in the city." ”

"Okay, then the lower official will send someone out to choose land and give it to the general as a yamen base." Yuhang County Ling said.

"It's so troublesome to find a plot of land to build, I don't think it's as good as this, choose a mansion or something outside the city, and decorate it slightly, that's it. The sailor's silver is not much, and Yue Shuai also said that he should save as much as he can. Zheng Zhilong said.

"Yes, yes...... The subordinate did his best. Yuhang County Ling agreed.

Instead, the two were polite again, and Yuhang County arranged a place for Zheng Zhilong's brothers to eat and rest. But looking back, Yuhang County is in a dilemma.

Choose a big mansion outside the city, where to find it, there are a few big mansions outside the city, but they are all owner, each family is a big local family, and they still have some friendship with themselves, how to drive people away. Isn't it embarrassing to spend money to buy it, and it is obvious that the Governor does not want to pay for it.

When he was thinking about it, the master came again and brought an official letter to Yuhang County. Unfold it and take a look, it is an official document issued by Zhejiang's procuratorial envoy, the content of which is to order the whole province of Zhejiang to clean up unjust prisons and severely crack down on local tyrants and inferior gentry who do evil and are unkind to the rich.

Local tyrants and inferior gentry, there are not a few county seats, but they are all the gods of wealth of the county order, how can they be offended casually. Yuhang County can be regarded as a serious person whose head does not turn and cannot see the situation clearly, because this kind of official document for cleaning up the prison will come down once every few years, and it is always thundering and raining, and it is not a big deal. Even if a case is not handed in, the boss will not ask about it. It also reflects that there is no injustice in your place.

So, according to the official document of the inspector Lu Daren, it was treated as waste paper by Yuhang County and pressed under the table. Zheng Zhilong's matter, he just tried his best, and chose a City God Temple outside the city, wanting to deal with the past.

Zheng Zhilong saw such a big fart place, so he directly threw down a sentence, just turned his head and left, "Give you ten days, if you can't choose a place, you can explain it to Yue Shuai yourself." ”

Yuhang County was taken aback when he heard this. Fortunately, the master came out and said with relief: "Master, don't you worry, hasn't Lord Yue always boasted that he loves the people, you just told him that the big mansions outside the city are all owned by the owner, although we are officials, we can't take advantage of it, it's okay to trade fairly, but General Zheng doesn't want to give out the money, what can we do?" complained about a bitter meal, and it is estimated that it will not be good. ”

Yuhang County felt justified and immediately wrote an official letter and sent his grievances to the governor. After Yue Su read it, he didn't say anything, just put it aside. Four days later, it was the day when the period of clearing up the unjust imprisonment expired according to the Inspectorate Division, although Yue Su knew about it, he never asked, but today, he actually found Lu Wen.

Lu Wen came to the governor's house with trepidation, but he didn't expect that Lord Yue would personally come out to greet him, which was simply flattering to him, but he was even more frightened. Fortunately, Lord Yue had an easy-going smile on his face, and even his tone of voice was much gentler than before. Even, after entering the main hall and taking a seat, he praised a few words, which made Lu Wen's hanging heart finally fall. Thinking in my heart, it turns out that this Lord Yue is not so difficult to get along with, and this thigh seems to be right.

After a polite gesture, Yue Su said kindly: "Lu Wen, I heard that you just issued an official document some time ago, ordering the whole province of Zhejiang to investigate the wrongful imprisonment and sort out the past cases, this matter has been done very well, and the governor is very satisfied. ”

"Many people have praised it, and the lower officials are in charge of the nickel division, and this matter is also within the official duties." Lu Wen said.

"In his position, seeking his own affairs is the way to be an official, otherwise, he will still be an official. You are in charge of the nickel division, although this matter is within your part, but among the officials in the world, there are a few who can do their part well. The governor already knew about this before, but he never asked about it, and the time limit set by the local officials was ten days, and now the time limit has arrived, so the governor intends to ask how many unjust cases have been cleared up under the rule of Zhejiang. Yue Su first praised and then moved on to the topic.

"Back to the adult, due to the distance of the road, the official documents submitted by the counties around Hangzhou have been delivered one after another, among which the Hangzhou Mansion is the most recently, the prefect's yamen, the general judgment department, and the lawsuit department are the first to be delivered, and a total of 11 old unjust cases have been cleaned up, and all of them have been rehabilitated, and they are only waiting for the lower officials to be transferred to the criminal department. Of course, Lord Yue is still in charge of the Criminal Department, and the lower officials are close to the water, and it is the same for the adults. The surrounding counties of Hangzhou Prefecture, including six in Qiantang County, four in Renhe County, seven in Fuyang County, none in Yuhang County, none in Lin'an County, three in Yuqian County, nine in Xincheng County, and one in Changhua County. Lu Wen replied truthfully, listening to his answer, it seemed like a treasure.

"Sure enough, it's a cadre, I remember it so clearly, it's good!" Yue Su nodded and praised it.

"Thank you for the compliment, this is what the lower officials should remember." Lu Wen said humbly.

"If a person is not a sage, he can be without fault, but he can change his mistakes. When you are an official, it is inevitable that you will occasionally make some mistakes. However, after making a mistake, on the contrary, he knows that he will not change, especially in the case of the general trend, and he is still stubborn, then it is not only a small evil, but also a fool. Such a mediocre official, that is something that can be killed but not kept! Yue Su said such a thing unclearly, seemingly unintentionally, but Lu Wen was the listener had a heart, and immediately understood the meaning of Lord Yue's words.

"My lord's words, keep in mind that after you go back, you will handle it." Lu Wen bowed and said.

Yue Su nodded with satisfaction and said, "You go back and think about it, remember to be fast, this governor still values you more, I hope you don't let this governor down." By the way, I have an official document sent by Yuhang County, and you have also seen it. After Yue Su finished speaking, he picked up the official document sent by Yuhang County from the table.

The golden cicada on the side hurriedly took it and sent it to Lu Wen. Lu Wen carefully unfolded it, and after a little contemplation, he understood the meaning.

He turned his hand and handed the text back to Jin Chan, and said to Yue Su: "Xiaguan understands. ”

"Ben Governor likes to talk to smart people, all right, you stand down."

"Yes, sir."

Lü Wen left the governor's office and immediately rushed back to the Inspectorate, and the first thing he did was to order the investigation of Yuhang County, Lin'an County, and Changhua County.

Isn't there no unjust case under your rule, or there is only one, and now the official himself will inquire to see if you have it.

Lord Yue is in charge personally, at this time you can't see the direction of the wind clearly, and you are prevaricating and denying, I think you are really looking for death. Which county has no local tyrants and bullies, Hangzhou ruled eight counties, five of which more or less defeated a few local tyrants and showed them to Lord Yue, in order to save their heads. But in these three counties, two counties are a local tyrant who didn't move, and Changhua County made an innocuous case to fool around, so without vision, according to what Lord Yue said, this is stupid. Greedy and stupid, what are you still alive for?

Lu Wen's thorough investigation, Yuhang, Lin'an, and Changhua counties, each county found out more than a dozen unjust cases. The case of local tyrants and inferior gentry robbing men and women and killing people is a case of one arrest and one arrest. Shi Wen's efficiency is also fast enough, it will be done in five days, and it will be reported to Yue Su. In the past five days, officials from other localities have also sent official documents to clean up unjust prisons, but Shi Wen has sent people to thoroughly investigate those who dare to say that they have not, but those who have sent inconsequential cases have also been vigorously investigated and handled.

After a while, it is necessary to raid the house and kill the head, Hangzhou is rich, and the money in the homes of those local tyrants and bullies is much better than that of the local tyrants in Henan. Copying so much silver, Yue Su ordered it to be sent to Beijing. The imperial court is now short of silver for war, and this money can just be used as military expenses.

Lord Yue's small toss, the silver in his hand can be nearly two million, and the silver is sent to Beijing, and the Empress Dowager Zhang is very happy. I felt in my heart, Yue Su is really Yue Su, Neng Chen, did I do something wrong?

However, with this silver, there is also a note. The content of this memo is as follows: the prince of the minister, the prince of the court, the secretary of the criminal department, and the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, Yue Su, asked the emperor to be Sheng'an. According to Zhejiang, Lu Wen, who is really a great talent of the country, cleans up the unjust prisons, observes the people's feelings, and lives up to the trust of the saints. The minister intends to protect it, and hopes that His Majesty will approve it. In addition, more than 20 officials in Zhejiang Province have been stripped of their official posts for embezzlement and perversion of the law, including 13 county magistrates. Although the county order is small, it is a parent and has a great responsibility, which is to manage the place for His Majesty. When the imperial court appoints officials to take over, the minister has a proposal, and he hopes that His Majesty will consider it. The duty of the county order is the parents of the people, that is, the parents of the people, and they should do things for the people and be recognized by the people. Therefore, the minister thought that when the imperial court selected the magistrate, it could prepare a few more candidates and send them to the local area, and the local people would choose them. The minister knew that this matter violated the ancestral system, if the whole country promoted, I am afraid of setting off an uproar, the minister thought, if it can be tried in Zhejiang now, three years later, look at the local political performance, if it can be compared with the past, much stronger, you can vigorously promote, if compared with the past, there is little difference, can still be in accordance with the ancestral system, by the ministry of a single appointment. Whether or not to try it out is also to ask Your Majesty to make an independent decision.