The Jinshi and people who came from Beijing to run for the election came to the governor's office en masse, and what was the identity of Lord Yue, naturally he would not go out to greet him in person, but just asked him to speak in the main hall.

Everyone was invited to the main hall and paid homage to Yue Su first, after all, they were meritorious people, and they didn't need to bow down, bow down and say hello, and it was over. After seeing the number of courtesies, Lord Yue said politely, said an opening remark, and then asked: "You came to Zhejiang to elect the county order, can you be ready?" ”

"Didn't you say let the people vote, just let them vote, what is there to prepare." Someone below muttered.

This guy's words seemed to resonate with others, and then another person said, "Yes, Lord Yue." I heard that it was elected by the people, and since they were the ones who elected, we just arrived, but I don't know what else to prepare? ”

Although they didn't know what Yue Su asked them to prepare, they also understood that it would definitely not be silver. One hundred thousand taels of silver were placed in front of Lord Yue, and Lord Yue was not rare, let alone their two small coins.

Yue Su smiled slightly and said, "Although it is said that it is an election by the people, you have to say something to the people, otherwise, why should the people choose you as the county commander?" The county magistrate is not big, but he is the parent of the people of a county, and they want to choose, and they also choose a fair and honest parent who will treat them well. Speaking of this, Yue Su smiled again and said: "Now I don't know if you understand this, but I believe that there are always people in it who will understand." In this way, the governor is busy with official business, and he does not have so much time, and now you want to choose the county magistrate, so report the name, and the governor will record it here, and then make unified arrangements. ”

"Lord Yue, isn't it selected from county to county? According to your meaning, each of us should only choose one county prefectural order? One of the men asked cautiously.

"Indeed, this means that each of you should choose only once. Here in Zhejiang, there are a total of thirteen counties vacant, and you should be selected with the e-spoon, as well as the counties of various counties in Zhejiang Province, they have all reported their names. You should all report it now. The main book, you tell them which county in Zhejiang is vacant, and let them sign up by themselves. Yue Su commanded.

The governor naturally has a master book, and just now Yue Su has asked him to bring the file, and the names of the thirteen counties where the main book is vacant are told to everyone, so that everyone can choose one by one.

Zhejiang is rich and famous in the world, especially the thirteen counties that are vacant, none of them are poor counties, for example, the three counties that are vacant under the rule of Hangzhou Prefecture, Yuhang County, Lin'an County, Changhua County, that are all rich places, when the county order can come to such places, it can be described as the flow of oil.

Since the Governor told him to sign up, let's sign up, although at first the big guy thought it was a county-by-county election, but now that he knows that everyone can only choose once, he becomes cautious. Yuhang and Lin'an are first-class rich counties, and those who don't want to go have the most registrations.

But also because there are too many registrations, the competition is naturally strong, there are those who are from low backgrounds, worried about the competition, think about it, and choose the county with weaker competitiveness. However, there can be more than 100 people who rush to participate in the election, but there are only 13 shortages, no matter where they go, there will be competition, it's just strong and weak.

After these people finished registering, the main book presented the registration record to Yue Su for a look, and Lord Yue took a brief look at it and said: "You have all reported your names now, since you have the intention to go there to make the county order and benefit one party, at least you have to know something about the county."

In this case, the governor will give you a fortune, and each of you will go to the county you have chosen to have a look and learn about the customs and customs. For half a month, and then go to the local government to gather, the governor has his own plans. ”

Lord Yue's words, everyone didn't dare to disobey, don't understand Lord Yue's thoughts, but the meaning of the words is understood. Let's go to the county where I signed up first, what is there to know about this? Entering the soil and lifting people were confused one by one, but they could only nod their heads, take the Panchuan travel fee, and go to the county where they ran for election. …,

Half a month is not fast, when I get to the place, I go around twice, and I will be there soon. Some even go directly to the city where the local government is located, and report to the government office when the time is mixed. For many people, the people's election is to let them vote, anyway, it depends on luck, what is there to toss.

However, it is not without people who are really careful to visit.

There is a lifter surnamed Pang, who is over forty years old, he is thirty-one years old, and then went to take the Jinshi examination, but he has never passed the examination. Later, he was discouraged and felt that he was not young, so he reported to the official department and wanted to ask for an errand. Just in time for the Zhejiang election county order, he is a small person, and the exam results are still ranked behind, this level can be given a master book or a county is already good, of course, you have to wait in line. Since there is a chance to be a county magistrate, it is still a rich place, how can you not fight for it, Pang Juren reported his name and came to Hangzhou with everyone.

Now that Lord Yue asked him to go to the county where he was running for election to understand the situation, Pang Juren expected that he must have a deep meaning, and he really went. He visited very carefully, first to understand what the people in the county relied on to live, and then to understand why the former county commander was dismounted, when he understood everything clearly, he suddenly realized that Lord Yue let them come, and it was really meaningful. It's just that he doesn't understand what kind of election method this election will be. Time passed quickly, and after a month and a half, Pang Juren came to the government office to which he belonged, marking and hanging

There were a few companions who came to the government with him, and the prefect waited until the number of people was enough, and then announced Yue Dajin's order.

It turned out that after the gang left Hangzhou, Yue Su sent a letter to the Yamen of the Bei Governor's Mansion, and the content of the text was that after half a month, after the candidates arrived at the Governor's Office, the county magistrate election would begin. The first is to tell the people that all the people of the county know about this matter and prepare for the election, but all men over the age of 16 can have the right to vote. In this year, men are superior to women, and although Lord Yue is a modern person, he can't break this tradition all at once, so only men are given the right to vote, and women's votes are forgotten for the time being. Of course, women in these years don't dare to care, let alone fight for anything. Second, the election lasts for one month, and there is no need to vote for the first 28 days, but the candidates are only asked to work their own and get the approval of the people. Stay until the twenty-ninth day and vote together. The prefectural government, the prefectural government, and Lord Yue jointly sent officers to the county to count the votes, and the ballots were by secret ballot, but they had to be cast on the spot, and the votes were read out in front of the people on the spot. You must know that in these years, the transportation is inconvenient, the election is more troublesome, the people in the county town have the right to vote, and the people in the township outside the city also have the right to vote, so it can be said that it is estimated that there will be more than a dozen people to go to a township to supervise the votes, and the whole is enough for thousands of people to work.

This is also Yue Su's trial in Zhejiang, Jiangnan is rich, the people are civilized, and as soon as the matter is announced in the yamen, the people can understand. But if it is changed to the north, it is estimated that the people will have to be confused for a while.

Lord Yue's order was announced, and those ± who should be selected also understood, what's the matter, they can go back again. How to get the approval of the people, many scholars do not understand, in fact, this reason is very simple, that is, to canvass votes. Lord Yue told him to go back to the county, then go back, anyway, it is also at public expense, and it should be all tourism.

There are still people with a heart, for example, the man surnamed Pang, after listening to the prefect read out the text, he immediately understood what Lord Yue meant.

If you want the people to choose me, you must at least let the people know my name, and it is best to tell the people the plan of how to govern the local area after I am the county magistrate, so that I will definitely get the support and approval of the people. After making up his mind, Pang Juren came to the county again and acted non-stop. …,

Lord Yue gave them a lot of entanglements, if they save some money, this time they tossed down, there is still a surplus. Pang Juren is a relatively frugal person, who came before, lived in the cheapest hotel, and ate simply, so there are still a lot left. He took out the coil and hired two local guides to help him go out to spread the word together.

How to publicize it, he first wrote a lot of papers, clearly wrote about his candidacy for the county magistrate, and then wrote about how he would govern the local area if he was selected as the local magistrate. If the lawsuit is sorted out, the litigation is very important to the people, the county is just such a yamen, the lawsuits are all here, and the county order can be impartial, it is a good official. Next, the county that Pang Juren ran for election is Haiyan County, Jiaxing Prefecture, Haiyan County is on the seaside, the fishery is developed, and most of them are fishermen, so Pang Juren wrote on it that he must vigorously encourage fishing when he becomes a county order, and build a wharf by the sea to facilitate the mooring of ships.

Of course, this is only for the convenience of fishermen, and each place should also be adapted to local conditions. Under the leadership of the guide, Pang Juren visited various towns and towns, and when he arrived at the place, he first visited the shortcomings of the place, such as whether the road should be repaired, whether the bridge should be repaired, and what the people think about life. After sorting it out, write it down on the notice and post it at the entrance of the town. Then, he asked the guide to beat the gongs and drums, and he himself gave a speech in the town, and the content of the speech was actually the content of the notice.

In this way, the people of the town also knew Pang Juren, and they were quite satisfied with his proposal, and decided to vote for him.

Pang Juren made the first move, and his approach was soon heard by the scholars who came to Haiyan County to campaign together. These scholars were also anxious, and immediately learned from Pang Jujin, and also began to write big-character posters. Ask someone to post it around.

Among Pang Juren's competitors, there is a Jinshi surnamed Ma, this Ma Jinshi is a top 30 twenty, and those who are admitted to the top three have no great future. Ma Jinshi's luck is not very good, let alone being a scholar and a squire in the future, and now he is not even an official, and he has to wait for distribution at home. After he came to Zhejiang, he saw that the competition in other places was too fierce, so he also chose Haiyan County, and just looked for grace to be a county magistrate. My own academic qualifications are at least higher than those who raise people, no matter how I choose, this county order should also be mine. As a result, he now finally understands that this thing should not be based on academic qualifications, but on whether the people know you. He painted a scoop according to the gourd, wrote some big-character posters, and asked people to help post them everywhere in order to save the decline. However, this Ma Jinshi's writing is so good that the people can't understand the notices he wrote. Moreover, he is embarrassed to be like Pang Juren, giving a speech on the street. So, the superior and the inferior are ......,