The bitter cold of winter gradually passed, and it was spring when everything came to life. Because of the handling of Ma Meng's case, Du Zhongxiao was also very effective, and he was promoted to three ranks in a row, and he was promoted to Beijing official by himself, and he was the secretary of the provincial school. In order to continue to reclaim the fields, the Bozhou Observation and Promotion Officer was changed to Yongcheng County, and the county's soldiers and horses were imprisoned, and the camp was also promoted. These two part-time jobs were not brought by Gu Zhixian before. If you lead the soldiers and horses to supervise them, you have the right to command the troops, and you can govern the soldiers and horses in the territory, and at the same time, you can raise the camp and let them continue to cultivate the land. After Gu Zhixian was promoted, he returned to Beijing to wait for Que, and he was appointed to another position.

This year's Jinshi only has the top five Beijing officials, because except for the champion Yang Ning and Wang Anshi, the other three have already been released, Wang Anshi's official rank is the school secretary who is now Du Zhongxiao's promotion, the lowest rank among Beijing officials. The highest is naturally Han Jiang, he has been an official for many years before Zhongjinshi, and he was awarded the crown prince Zhongyun after ascending to the throne.

As soon as the appointment arrived, Gu Zhixian was in a hurry to go to the capital to wait for the election, and he was anxious to urge Du Zhongxiao to hand over the election.

Although it has been in Yongcheng for more than half a year, the handover can not be sloppy, this day is beautiful, Du Zhongxiao brought a golden book to call across the Bianhe.

The county lieutenant and the main book have not been replaced, and Du Zhongxiao mainly asked Jin Shu to summon the treasury of various places, whether there is a deficit in taxes over the years. This is what a new official must do when he takes office, otherwise his predecessor will leave a big hole in his finances, and he will not be able to leave in the future. This kind of thing has really happened, and there are even officials who refuse to take over because their accounts are not clear.

Jin Shuzhao came to conduct an outgoing audit of Gu Zhi County on behalf of Du Zhongxiao, and as soon as he entered the county seat, he took a few people to check the treasury.

Gu Zhixian and Cheng County Lieutenant and Dong Zhushu took Du Zhongxiao, entered the county office, and saw important officials such as the chief and the capital, so they went to the back office. The courtyard had already set up a wine feast next to the small pool, waiting for Du Zhongxiao to come. Everyone has long been familiar with each other, and today is equivalent to resigning for Gu Zhi County.

The sun is warm, the magnolia trees above the head are white, and the air is filled with the fragrance of flowers.

Everyone sat down, and Gu Zhixian gave up his hand to Du Zhongxiao: "Since the festival was pushed here as an official, Ma Meng and a group of thieves have reclaimed farmland, and they have really made many political achievements." Not only will it be stained, the evaluation will be excellent, and it will be over-moved. Thank you for pushing it. ”

Cheng County Lieutenant and Dong Zhushu thanked each other together. Although the dispatch of the county lieutenant of Cheng has not changed, the official rank has been changed to a county order, and the seventh-order judge and bookkeeper have been moved from one order to the fifth-order order. This is where the selection of officials and ranks is confusing, due to the separation of official positions and dispatches, the county order of a certain county may not really be in that county, and sometimes the court itself is not clear. Of course, if the term of County Lieutenant Cheng is completed, the next term may really be a county order. For example, Du Zhongxiao's new dispatch is to know the affairs of Yongcheng County, maybe I don't know where it is far away, and there is a Yongcheng County Order. Dong Zhushu is the same, his official rank has become a record of a certain state to join the army, but he doesn't even know where that state is, and he still works as the chief bookkeeper in Yongcheng County.

Du Zhongxiao said a few polite words and said: "You have worked hard for half a year, your own merits, and the promotion is deserved, so why be polite." After this term, the magistrate may be a guard after returning to Beijing, and it is not the same day since then. ”

Gu Zhixian happily arched his hand: "Excuse the festival to push auspicious words." "He was originally a Beijing official, his official rank was higher than Du Zhongxiao, and he had been an official for many years.

Du Zhongxiao's original rank official is actually not high, just because he is a regular jinshi, he is promoted much faster than others, and everyone respects him. For example, this time he was directly promoted to Beijing official, and for ordinary election officials, this is a hurdle that cannot be crossed in a lifetime.

After a few drinks and a few gossips, Du Zhongxiao looked at the petals flying in the air and said, "When I first came to Yongcheng, it was autumn, and it was golden everywhere. Suddenly, spring came, and flowers were everywhere. It's been a busy half a year, and now I'm up, but I don't know what I'm busy with. ”

Cheng County Lieutenant said: "How can Jietui say that? Arresting Ma Meng and his gang and solving the mystery case of Tao Seventeen's family is something that cannot be done in the imperial court! He also camped across the river, where it was populated, and it was no longer a place for thieves. ”

In Du Zhongxiao's previous life, it should not be the responsibility of the magistrate to solve the case, but the magistrate should develop the economy and improve the people's livelihood. But in this era, it is different, the verdict of doubts, and the empty prison are the achievements of officials, and the main indicator of development is to solicit hukou. Poor Du Zhongxiao has been engaged in family planning in his previous life, and he subconsciously thinks that too many people are not a good thing, where can he change it for a while?

Gu Zhixian was a little embarrassed: "Now most of the officials in the county have changed, and Jietui came to take over as Zhixian, and the manpower is a little embarrassed, but he can't help but push it." Ma Meng is extremely cunning, he can buy off the officials of the county, who can think of it? ”

Du Zhongxiao said with a smile: "What does the local traitor have to do with the county?" ”

That being said, in fact, it is an open secret that local lawless forces have bought off public officials, how could Gu Zhixian not know. But this is a common problem in the world, and he has no intention or power to change this situation. Except for a few public officials, most of them have no money, do not accept bribes, do not do anything illegal, what does the family eat? Not to mention that there is no minister's money in the county, and the expenses of several officials in ordinary times often have to be pooled together by the officials who handle them. Just like seeing off Gu Zhixian today, the wine and food were bought by the officials who handled it, and they had to find a way to get the money back.

After taking over as the magistrate, how to manage his subordinate officials is also a headache for Du Zhongxiao. Only let people do things, don't give money to people, and take advantage of them from time to time, no one can do this errand. Du Zhongxiao can use the money he earns from the field work he built to subsidize the officials, but he has to find a way to use what kind of name, how to form a system, especially not to be caught. The normal income in the county, such as commercial taxes, and monopoly wine and salt, all have special supervisors, which are directly received by the imperial court. When Du Zhongxiao has such a large amount of money in his hand, there must be an explanation. He is an official, and he can't tell the court that he has the final say on the money he earns.

Gu Zhixian was full of interest, and discussed the affairs of the past few months with Cheng County Lieutenant and Dong Zhushu, and Xie Du Zhongxiao from time to time. Du Zhongxiao just smiled, but he was thinking about the future in his heart, and he couldn't relax. His own official has been promoted, but he has changed from a two-envoy official with relatively little responsibility to the head of a county, but the burden is much heavier, and the power in his hands is not as great as before.

In the tavern near the wharf outside the city, Jin Shuzhao picked up the chicken leg and took a big bite, took a sip of wine, and said to several supervisors and prefects at the same table: "Today, Jietui crosses the river, and comes to Yongcheng to take over the post of magistrate, and in a few days, you will be under the jurisdiction of Jietui." The officials have been around here for half a year, and they are clear to you and kind to your subordinates. Today I came to take stock of the account books, and in a hurry, it is impossible to check them one by one. I had to bother a few people, and they all went back to count their names, and they must not be negligent in the slightest, let alone falsely report the number. Otherwise, even if you hide it for a while, you will find trouble in the future. The means of thrift pushing, Mamona and his comrades are role models! ”

Everyone raised their glasses one after another, but they didn't dare to say anything. Although Jin Shuzhao is just a servant, as the saying goes, the prime minister is the seventh official in front of the door, he is the most important entourage around Du Zhongxiao, and everyone is still flattered here. Yongcheng is near the Bianhe River, and business is prosperous, and there are many supervisors and prefects, who control all markets and all walks of life. They are the ones who really go to the front line and deal with people from all walks of life.

Among these so-called officials, only Jiang Jian who supervised the salt, tea and wine tax was borrowed from the third class with a rank, and the others were right-named generals and generals without rank, who were promoted from among the public officials, and a few were public officials. Although they are also officials of Yongcheng, they are not qualified to sit with Du Zhongxiao and others in the county office. The generals of these people's official ranks only show that they are military ranks, but they actually belong to the three divisions, and they are the power of the imperial court to collect local finances in the local government. The county's financial distress is because of these people's accounts, and the money collected is directly under the three divisions, and the county can only look at the number. According to the amount on the account, the money must be transferred to the state, and then to the capital, and the county will have to pay for the freight.