The alias of Yongchang County is also called Zhenjie County

After the emperor finished speaking, he passed by Yongchang County, and a civil official came to introduce the folk customs of Yongchang County to Li Zhao.

The official happened to be from the ministry, and he knew it very carefully, and said: "The county magistrate of Yongchang County has been here for three years, and in the past three years, Yongchang County has changed from a county town with strong folk customs to a place where the people have rules to follow and have a reason. ”

Li Zhao didn't hear what was wrong, and asked Yang Houzhao: "What is the fierce folk style, and what is the rigorous folk style?" Whether a person's rule is good or not depends on how much land has increased, how much population has increased, how much tax has been paid, and whether the common people are doing well? ”

Yang Houzhao said in a low voice: "I have the impression that women in this county are very chaste, and fifty-eight chastity arches have been set up in one year, and there have been more than 100 in the past three years. ”

Li Zhao was very unhappy when he heard it, it turned out that the credit of this county order was obtained by a woman sacrificing her sex life, no wonder this official said that he shook his head and was honored, and it was not about them to be in love.

But the people of the whole country recognize this kind of merit, and she can't help it.

Li Zhao didn't like to listen to it, and the official also asked Yang Houzhao to reward the county order, Li Zhao stabbed the back of Yang Houzhao's hand and didn't let him agree.

Yang Houzhao understood Li Zhao, and saw that she made her petty and cute, and said to the official: "You just ask him to increase the land under his rule by one-fifth, and I will reward him." ”

The official understood, patted the horse's fart on the horse's hooves, and slipped away.

Before the official left the carriage, he went to Zhang Yong and talked about the matter of Han County's order.

Zhang Yong is more popular among officials, because the emperor loves to mess around, sometimes he doesn't distinguish between right and wrong, Zhang Yong is a good person, and he can always comfort the emperor.

The official said: "The emperor doesn't seem to like the Han County Order, and when he passes by the county seat in a while, the public doesn't need to send someone to follow the county order in advance?" ”

In fact, there is an unwritten rule in officialdom, that is, if there is a governor visiting above, it is always necessary to notify in advance and let the following do a good job of reception.

They were temporarily rerouted.

Zhang Yongdao: "The emperor said that he didn't need to be notified, just as a private visit to Weifu, how can this be notified, and besides, that Han County Order is not a rigorous and upright person, not a scholar of science, is there anything he is afraid that the emperor will know?" ”

Probably not, right?

The official of the Ministry of Officials only reminded Zhang Yong that he had no relatives with Han County Order, and he heard Zhang Yong say that the emperor had ordered that Weifu had paid a private visit, and it was not good to say anything, so he said goodbye to Zhang Yong and went back to his carriage.

Zhang Yong didn't take it seriously, and continued to move forward with the team, seeing that there were still two miles to go, and he arrived in Yongchang County.

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Two miles away in Yongchang County, the county magistrate Han Bin didn't know that the emperor was about to arrive, and at the end of the year, he was writing a summary of his political achievements for a year, so that he could be assessed by the officials.

When writing about the number of chastity arches that have increased this year, Han Bin thought about it and didn't put pen to paper immediately.

asked the county Cheng: "Do you want to invite the archway of chastity in the east of the Pan family?" ”

The county said: "Then Qiao's family wants to remarry and refuses to stand, and her mother-in-law also supports her and says no." ”

Qiao's is the daughter-in-law of the Pan family, Chinese New Year's Eve this year, widowed for five years, has a ten-year-old son, Qiao's is also taking care of her mother-in-law, a family of three, more than ten acres of land, and a solid family.

"It's a shame." Hearing that Qiao's family still wanted to remarry, Han Bin was immediately angry.

The number of arches of chastity in a county can be regarded as a political achievement and an invitation to the imperial court.

In the past, there were many in Jiangnan, but since Han Bin became the Qipin County Order, the number of chastity arches in Yongchang County every year has exceeded that of Jiangnan.

However, many widows were there before, but they didn't ask for a seal, and Han Bin has helped them invite them in the past few years. Therefore, the number of widows cannot continue to be so large, and this year it has decreased significantly, and the number of old and young in the county together is only twenty-eight.

That is, you can invite up to twenty-eight, not to mention compared with Jiangnan, and Han Bin's own past merits are one section worse.

In this way, there are still people who do not want to stand.

Han Bin called the county and said, "You don't have to persuade Qiao's anymore, isn't she going to remarry?" Yes, take all her land and shops, hand them over to the distant relatives of the Pan family to take care of, and let her remarry without leaving the house, shamelessly, if the widow still wants to remarry, then don't ask for anything. ”

The county was embarrassed: "But my lord, Uncle Pan doesn't have any brothers, Qiao's family still has a son, and he has always taken care of his mother-in-law, according to the law, her property cannot be confiscated, it is her son's." ”

Han Bin said: "A woman who does not abide by women's morals is not worthy of inheritance, can a mother who does not abide by women's morals teach her son well?"

The official said that if he gave his property to the distant relatives of the Pan family, if Qiao's son had been taken by Qiao's family, sooner or later he would have no shame and give it to his relatives. ”

The county still has concerns: "Qiao's personality is irritable and domineering, what should I do if she makes a big fuss?" ”

"Big trouble? The widow she wants to remarry dares to make a big fuss? Then I don't know how to be honest. ”

"Yes."

Han Bin suddenly laughed: "Besides, this official is the parent official, and the official here is the biggest, where is she going to make trouble?" The official is not afraid, the shameless woman should not give him anything, the people know better, kill an example and they will not dare to remarry, the official is afraid that she will not make a big fuss. ”

Speaking of which, the county Cheng was not easy to persuade again, he walked for a while and came back, "My lord, I heard that the emperor is going back to the palace, can I punish that Qiao now?" ”

Han Bin snorted: "The emperor won't go from this side, just go now, and the official will wait for her to change her mistakes." ”

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The post station of the county seat is next to the temple outside the city, there is plenty of time today, the team is camped, Yang Houzhao took Li Zhao and a few close subordinates to go to the street.

Because it was afternoon, the weather was cold, and there were not many people walking on the street.

Li Zhao saw that the buildings on the street were not new, and the spirit of pedestrians was not lively.

In a place or even a country, whether everyone is doing well or not can be known by looking at the faces of people on the street.

I think there is a history called the prosperous era, but the people are drowsy and numb, short and thin, there are photos and paintings as evidence, can this be called the prosperous era? I can see the oppression.

At that time, it was indeed the time when the Chinese people were most numb, and being alive may be the main task, as for why they lived, I don't know why.

Fortunately, the Chinese people are awakening quickly, as long as someone takes the lead in shouting, the atmosphere will change in an instant.

Li Zhao looked at this small city very much at that time, what kind of strict folk customs, how did he feel lifeless?

However, Yang Houzhao has been looking for food, and Zhang Yongna is even more so, he can't stop anymore, where else can he care?

Li Zhao didn't say much for the time being, and followed everyone.

When you get to the streets in the center of the city, the atmosphere here is more lively and lively.

The snack sellers are distributed around the streets, and Zhang Yong already feels that he doesn't have enough hands.

Yang Houzhao also found his snack.

"Zhao, ...... here"

Li Zhao went to Yang Houzhao's side, and suddenly, in the direction of their left, there was a noise.