Gradually, Xu Hong also noticed that something was wrong, Liu Jiwen seemed to be planning to lean towards the Chu side, so he would act like that, Xu Hong couldn't make up his mind, so he went to test Chu Xian's tone, and Chu Xian only had one sentence, just continue to push the executive order.

Xu Hong comprehended that Lord Chu was broad-minded, and he didn't think about dealing with Liu Jiwen again, which was equivalent to letting the other party go, Xu Hong also changed very quickly, and began to cooperate with Liu Jiwen, and the household affairs were as if Chu Xian was personally controlling them, and all aspects were in order.

Chu Xian naturally paid attention to these things secretly, because the reform of the land system was fundamental, but fortunately, both Xu Hong and Liu Jiwen handled this matter very well, but it allowed him to free his hands and feet to do other things.

After becoming Shang Shuling, Chu Xian's power has risen to a higher level, and there are too many things under his jurisdiction, of course, it is impossible to do everything himself, what he wants is the ability to control the overall situation.

At this point, Chu Xian has done a very good job, even outstandingly.

But sometimes, it is still necessary to target a certain matter, not to mention, Chu Xian already had some ideas a few years ago, but before he was just a household servant and did not have the authority to do these things, but now of course he can do it.

However, Chu Xian was still hesitating.

Because what he has to do next may cause even more shock than the land reform, even if Chu Xian is Shang Shuling now, he has to weigh it, at least he has to plan it thoroughly.

After taking office for a full month, Chu Xian and the First Auxiliary Pavilion informed that they would go to various states to 'inspect the micro-service', which is also something that many leaders of the First Auxiliary Pavilion like to do, because in this way, they can better understand the people's feelings.

And to the immortal official of Chu Xian's level, if it is a 'micro-service inspection', one person and one sword are enough, one person walks, immortal means, it is easy to travel to several states in one day, Chu Xian also has this plan, he himself is enough to cultivate, and he doesn't need to follow anyone around him, not to mention that this time it is a 'micro-service inspection', and it is mainly lightweight, so on the same day, Chu Xian said a word to several ladies in the family, then changed into an ordinary cloth clothes and floated away.

Qi Chengxiang, Luo Yong and Chu San wanted to follow, but Chu Xian didn't bring them.

Out of Jingzhou, Chu Xian did not hesitate to go all the way south, first, because the south is rich, it is good to go and see it first, and what Chu Xian wants to do this time has nothing to do with the north and south, Chu Xian has been to the north many times, so this time he will go to the south. Of course, there is another point, Chu Xian recently saw an article, which was the 'Wen Bao' recommended by the Wensheng Academy, and every month, the Wensheng Yuan will implement a book in the officialdom, which is the article collected from all over the world last month, there are people, there are also officials, and there are all kinds of writing, Chu Xian also likes to read it on weekdays, and when Chu Xian was in the Wensheng Academy, he was also one of the editors-in-chief of this literary newspaper.

However, there are not many articles above that can impress Chu Xian, but just a few days ago, he saw one, but he was quite impressed.

This article is about the official system, very profound, and very level, Chu Xian noticed at that time that it was written by an official in Changshui County, Huzhou, and then recommended by the local imperial history.

The rules of the Wenshengyuan are eclectic, only depending on whether your article is well written, regardless of your status and identity, that is, if it is written by a high-ranking official, if it is not good, it will not be included in the newspaper, and if the article is well written, even if it is written by a beggar, the Wenshengyuan will still be included in it.

This is Chu Xian's most satisfied point with Wensheng Academy.

Since he saw that article, and many of the thoughts written in it coincided with Chu Xian's thoughts, Chu Xian planned to go to Changshui County, Huzhou to have a look, and at the same time inquire about who wrote this article.

When Chu Xian is now cultivating, he is too lazy to perform the art of change, and he is even too lazy to fly, when he encounters no one, he will shrink into inches, step by step, walk like the wind, and enjoy the scenery all the way.

In this way, Chu Xian only took less than two days to arrive in Huzhou.

There are many lakes in Huzhou, and there are thousands of large and small lakes in the state, and there are two rivers passing through the state, which can be said to be quite rich.

On this day, Chu Xian arrived at a county in Huzhou, walking all the way, Chu Xian couldn't see the wind and dust, after all, it was a Taoist immortal cultivator, and under various means, no matter the clothes and shoes, they were spotless, clean, and different from the people who were rushing next to him.

Most of the passers-by who came with Chu Xian along the way didn't notice this, but there were also a few shrewd people who discovered the difference between Chu Xian, although they didn't know what Chu Xian did, but they were definitely not ordinary people.

Several of them are engaged in the porcelain business, since ancient times, porcelain calligraphy and painting are essential things in the literati's homes, so there is a very market, especially in Huzhou, a place where outstanding people are outstanding and rich in literati and ink writers.

Chu Xian saw that there were hundreds of porcelain on the carriage driven by these people, which were isolated and stable with straw and hemp rope, and it could be seen that they were all of the best grade, and there were a few of them, even Chu Xian liked it when he looked at it.

So talking all the way, I knew that these people were specially delivering goods to the county government of Changshui County, Huzhou, and obviously this batch of porcelain was.

Chu Xian was naturally surprised, these cars of porcelain, there must be hundreds of pieces, what does a county government do with so many porcelain?

The guy who delivered the goods also smiled innocently, and said that it was not from the county government, but ordered from a local merchant doing business and gave it to the county government officials.

When Chu Xian heard this, his brows furrowed.

It is obviously not a good thing for merchants to give gifts to officials, and it is even more incredible to give so many at once.

"Even if you want to give it to officials, you won't need so much. Chu Xian said at this time, and the guy who pulled the goods smiled: "Brother, I have observed you along the way, and I know that you are not an ordinary person, you should be like a monk outside the world, you have not been covered with dust and mud on your feet all the way, you look at me, there are mud spots on your legs, and if you are a master in the world, of course you don't understand the situation of officialdom and shopping malls, so let me tell you, these may not be enough." You think, an official's mansion is so big, there must be a few pieces in each room, an official needs at least thirty or forty pieces, a small official has fewer pieces, but there are also a dozen, if it is a big official like the canon history and the master book, then it has to be fifty pieces, so these may not be enough. ”

Chu Xian was stunned for a moment, if it was true, it would not be much silver to be distributed to everyone, after all, although these porcelains were exquisite, they were not antiques, and their value was not high, but soon, Chu Xian discovered another thing.

It's still the number, if you follow the guy's algorithm just now, just the big and small officials, within a county government, I am afraid that there will be hundreds of people.

Even in a rich place like Huzhou, even if it is a big county, there are so many officials in a county government, which is a little too much.

It's no wonder that this guy said that even if it is, it may not be enough.

You must know that Chu Xian rose from the bottom, and Chu Xian of the county has also done it, and Chu Xian is also very familiar with the official system within the county government, and Chu Xian had a feeling at that time, that is, there are a lot of officials in a county government.

It's just that at that time, Chu Xian was soft-spoken, and at that time, the problem he faced was not the official system, but how to strengthen the county defense and resist the demon clan.

Therefore, in what position, considering things, looking at things from different perspectives and angles, to Chu Xian's current status, he already feels that the current official system has great drawbacks.

Let's just say that the most basic county government, the division of labor seems to be clear, from top to bottom, let's say a big county, from the county order, the county Cheng, the main book, the history, these four official positions are all there, but the officials are obviously not limited to these, there are also county inspections, post officials, gate officials, tax history, warehouse history, official grain officials, river history and so on. This is not counting the officers of the county army, so these officials are extremely cumbersome from top to bottom, and in some places, they are even one position, and they are divided into two official positions.

This is only the county government, if it is the city government? I am afraid that it will be even more bloated, and as for the state capital, it will not be to mention.

Chu Xian has sat in the county, sat in the government order, sat in the history of the assassin, the third-level official symbol, all of them are the number one, they are all family members, as the so-called family is not good and does not know the hardships of being in charge, so it is said that when he was in Liangzhou, just to bear the silver of the upper and lower officials, Chu Xian at that time was under great pressure and almost did not survive. At that time, I didn't understand why it was so difficult for the household department to allocate funds, and I had to ask my grandfather to tell my grandmother, and later when Chu Xian was working as a waiter in the household department, I finally understood that it was not that the household department didn't want to give the local appropriation money, but that the household department seemed to be rich, but in fact, it was also poor.

If it weren't for the land reform carried out by Chu Xian in recent years, the situation has improved, and there is surplus money every year.

In this, the money of officials at all levels is a big expense.

Only if you have really worked in the household department and spent time in the lower-level officialdom will you understand the problem here, and this is the case with a county government, so many states and lands in the entire Holy Dynasty, thousands of counties and lands, hundreds of thousands, even millions of officials, in a year, this expenditure is so large that ordinary people can hardly imagine.

What's more, different officials have different treatments and different expenses, and some local officials fill their pockets and even do some illegal things, which makes the burden of the pilgrimage even heavier.

And Chu Xian knows very well that this matter is not impossible to improve, simply put, even if it is an official official, it can be 'streamlined', some counties are not big, and there are not many people, but officials at all levels are all in all kinds of organs, and sometimes, just eating and not doing work is too much.