Lord Li took over the garrison department, counted the battalion soldiers, and the government garrison was imprisoned, which did not cause much movement outside. However, the news of Lord Li's intention to use the garrison battalion to investigate the illicit salt spread like a flying and became a hot topic before and after tea, and for the people of Yangzhou, this is the most noteworthy dynamic.

Then another rumor also followed, since Master Li wants to use the battalion soldiers to fight smuggling, will he use the battalion soldiers to take people, search and even raid the house when handling the case? After all, it took almost two months to arrest a few salt merchants and they couldn't be brought to justice, and Lord Li was likely to be dissatisfied with the ineffectiveness of the officials.

This speculation is boring and funny, but it is not funny for the six salt merchants who were chased by Master Li on the list. Master Li really wants to use the battalion to search his house with all the soldiers, which is too unimaginable.

The battalion soldiers were all recruited from other places, and they knew that they would have to leave Yangzhou and return to their hometown sooner or later, and they didn't care about the consequences. Usually there is nothing involved, and it must be unscrupulous when you start to move, and it is darker than the servants.

June 30 was the penultimate day of the deadline for the six salt merchants to surrender themselves.

Zhou Jiexi, the master of money and grain in Jiangdu County, walked into the second hall of the back office worriedly, but saw the proprietor and the newly hired master Hu Zhenru talking and laughing, and was talking about some local celebrities.

This Mr. Hu is the curtain seat of the former magistrate, and was officially invited by Li You to be the fourth master. He has lived in Yangzhou for a long time and is familiar with people, so he is responsible for communication. For example, which gentry and eunuch in the county said that the heavy one reminded the county to celebrate his birthday, and the light one went to replace the county honor, or the literati held a meeting in the era when the county honored went to show up for a meeting, and he also came forward to deal with other yamen.

Don't underestimate this work, this is how the reputation of the official spreads, and many of the achievements of the magistrates also need the support of the local gentry. It is still worth arranging a master for this purpose.

"I've seen the proprietor" Master Zhou saluted: "Half of the year has passed, and the county's salt class has not yet been settled this year, so the proprietor must not be careless!" ”

"There is still half a year, there is no need to worry, and it depends on the situation." Li You said casually, of course, what he wanted to rely on was the investigation of illicit salt.

However, when it comes to major matters involving the battalion, especially the relocation and organization, Lord Li, who is in charge of the garrison department of the government, may not be completely autonomous. However, he had already reported the dispatch of the battalion to the Admiral's Military Affairs Governor's Yamen, and the reason was also very good.

Presumably, the governor's yamen will not stop it, because as long as the government garrison department has an income, the governor's yamen will inevitably get a confession, which is a very happy thing.

The garrison department and the county government are left-handed and right-handed relationships for Lord Li. After checking the illegal salt, it is completely feasible to take out some silver from it and hand it over to the county government as a salt class.

Cui Zhenfei, the famous master of the criminal family, also walked in with a stack of documents, handed it to Li Xianzun and said: "There is still no outstanding case in the case of the certificate received yesterday, and the approval has been prepared, please sign it for the proprietor." If it is necessary to hold a court hearing, it may be scheduled for tomorrow and later. ”

He also reminded Li Youdao: "The surrender of the salt restriction merchant is the last day, and if there is no movement, the proprietor should make a plan as soon as possible." ”

Li You is confident about this, "Now that the official's momentum is growing, and the rumor of using the battalion to search for it has been released, they can't help but be afraid." As far as I expected, there were probably only two ways for those salt merchants, either to send one person to the county government today and tomorrow to test the limelight, or to invite the respected old gentry of the county to come forward and turn around. These two days and wait with peace of mind, there will be something to gain, I say I can't pretend to be sick. ”

Cui Zhenfei slapped the horse and said: "The proprietor is far-reaching, and it will be difficult for me to wait!" ”

"Don't say it's useless!" Li You scolded with a smile.

As soon as the words fell, I saw the doorman Zhang San leading the priest of the torture room to hurriedly enter, "Lord Yu! The government sent people to ask for the documents of Qiu Li's fraud of the treasury and the case of suspected persecution of Jiang Zhixian to death. ”

Cui Zhenfei reprimanded: "Don't you have a heart? Is this still used for retribution? Naturally, it is not given! According to my Ming regulations, the unfinished cases of the county government cannot be reported, how can there be rules for the government to take over halfway! ”

After being reprimanded, the official hurriedly said: "I just learned that the six salt merchants involved in this case who are on the run have gone to the government to surrender, so the government has come to ask for the relevant documents." ”

Darn! Li You didn't expect that the turtles in those urns would have this trick, this is to sweep his face!

They did not dare to come to the county government to surrender, but they went to the government to surrender, and in any case, the county government is a local yamen. I didn't expect that the government would openly trample on the rules of the industry and skip the level to accept the cases that the county government is already handling.

Cui Zhenfei also wanted to cry without tears, just after touting the proprietor as a last resort, he made such a big accident, as if he was deliberately sarcastic, God is playing with him? cautiously asked Li You: "About the owner of the case, you see..."

"No." Li You squeezed out two words from between his teeth.

If the government accepts the surrender of the six salt merchants and pronounces that the six people have nothing to do with the case, Lord Li has no way at all, and there is no channel to overturn the verdict. The boss is the boss, how can there be a reason for the county government to veto the government office?

Yes, from the ancestral legal system, the first level is in charge of the first level, and it is not allowed to overstep the level of appeal and acceptance, and the government should not do this.

But you must know that although the dynasty has the rule of law, it is also the rule of man. Some systems are excuses for the yamen to act when they don't want to, for example, the government can refuse to surrender to the six salt merchants under the guise that they can't skip the level of acceptance.

But when the yamen wanted to do something, these paper systems lost their binding force. Just like this time, the government government did not give face to the county government, and directly accepted the surrender of the six salt merchants and began the trial in a big way.

Please note that the government is not illegal and disorderly, it is called diligent government, loving the people, and being conscientious and responsible.

Speaking of human rule, if Li Xianzun and Luo Zhifu go head-to-head, although Lord Li is a subordinate, he will inevitably win strongly. Regardless of background, brain, talent, and physical fitness, Master Li has an all-round advantage, unless the rules are better than Bagu writing and calligraphy. The results of several encounters between Li You and Fu Zun also prove this.

But compared with the county government and the government office, the county government is at an absolute disadvantage, even if Li You, the county government is ten times stronger than the government government. As the saying goes, the Taoist official crushes people to death at the first level, which refers to this situation.

This is that the rule of law is not as good as the rule of man, and the rule of man is not as good as the system, and when you zoom in to the court, it shows that the ministers can dictate and violate the law, but they can't seek to usurp the throne, and the Son of Heaven is still the Son of Heaven no matter how empty he is.

Li Xianzun thought for a long time before he spoke: "As the saying goes, three lives are unfortunate, the county is attached to Guo, or the previous life is evil, the county is attached to Guo, and it is only now that I have truly realized it." Luo Zhifu finally learned to be smart. ”

The tone of the words was unpredictable, and Zhou Jiexi and Hu Zhenru were still short when they followed, and they didn't dare to pick up the stubble at will before they figured out the owner's mood. Only Cui Zhenfei dared to ask: "Do you want to swallow your anger?" ”

Master Li didn't know how many times he chuckled, "Is this official a person who is easy to give up?" ”

In addition to the prefect who was dizzy in Li You's eyes, the salt merchants also didn't know what to do. He Li You just showed them to others, and erected his prestige as a newcomer to Yangzhou City, not necessarily what would happen, at most he would tell them to break some money, and smart people should take the initiative to cooperate and it would be over.

As a result, things have dragged on and on until now, although he has earned back the garrison division from the imperial court, but now it has evolved like this, involving the issue of face and prestige, but he has to be forced to ride a tiger and have to send it.

However, from the perspective of the salt merchants, it is normal to be frightened by Lord Li and dare not enter the county government, and would rather go to the government office that is more familiar. But Li Youcong is in the public gate, and he has a father who is the head catcher, so he doesn't think the county government is terrible, and he can't understand the mentality of civilians who are afraid of entering the yamen, especially when the county is clearly trying to fix you.

(To be continued)