Chapter 89 Proposal! County magistrate election system

Zheng Zhilong brought his brothers Zheng Zhihu and Zheng Zhibao to Yuhang County. Their first purpose was simple, to build a naval yamen in Yuhang County. With Zheng Zhilong's current position, when he arrived at the Yuhang County yamen, the county magistrate personally went out to greet him.

Welcoming Brother Zheng Zhilong to the main hall of the county government office and sitting down, after a few words of greetings, Zheng Zhilong brought the topic to the point, "I came here today on the orders of Commander Yue to prepare to establish the Zhejiang Navy's government office here. This is Yue Yue's office."

You can read it yourself."

After saying that, Zheng Zhilong took out the writing given to him by Yue Su from his sleeve. The county magistrate quickly asked his master to take it and transfer it to his hand. He unfolded the writing and looked at it. The words above were very simple, and the meaning was probably, "Fate"

Yuhang County fully cooperates with Commander-in-Chief Zheng in the construction of the Navy Yamen and must not neglect it. Any negligence will be punished as a crime of delaying military aircraft.

This must be a big hat, and Master Yue's reputation is already very domineering. How dare Yuhang County ignore it? He quickly said: "General Zheng, I will definitely cooperate with you to build the Navy Yamen. I just don't know.

, General, do you want to build this Navy Yamen within the county seat, or outside the county seat?"

Yue Su did not explain this in detail. He only built it in Yuhang County, not outside the city. Zheng Zhilong thought for a moment and thought that it was too embarrassing to build it in the county and have his dignified commander-in-chief and a sesame official working in the same city.

, it is better to build it outside the city. Moreover, the Navy Yamen must have more or less thousands of soldiers. There is no such a big place in the city. He immediately said: "Just choose a place outside the city. Anyway, the Navy Yamen

It is only responsible for the navy and has nothing to do with local government affairs, so it does not necessarily have to be built in the city."

"Okay, then I will send people out to select land for the general to use as his yamen base." Yuhang County Magistrate said.

"It's so troublesome to find land to build now. I don't think it's better to choose a big house or something outside the city and decorate it a little. That's it. The Navy doesn't have much money. Yue Shuai also said that he should save as much money as he can.

Save." Zheng Zhilong said.

"Yes, yes... Then I will do my best." Yuhang County Magistrate agreed.

Then, the two of them were polite again, and Yuhang County arranged a place for the Zheng Zhilong brothers to eat and rest. But when they turned around, Yuhang County was in a difficult situation.

Choosing a big house outside the city, where can I find it? There are several big houses outside the city, but they all have owners. Each house is a local big family, and they have some friendship with me. How can I drive them away?

If you spend money to buy it, the Governor obviously doesn't want to spend the money. Isn't this embarrassing?

When I was thinking of something, the master came again and brought an official document to Yuhang County. When I opened the book, I saw that it was an official document from the Zhejiang Procuratorate. The content was to order the entire province of Zhejiang to clean up unjust prisons and crack down on them severely.

Local tyrants and evil gentry who do evil things and are unkind to get rich.

There are not many local tyrants and evil gentry in any county, but they are all the God of Wealth of the county magistrate, how can they be offended casually. Yuhang County is also considered a serious person who does not turn around and cannot see the situation clearly, because this kind of official document to clean up the prison is issued every other

It comes once every few years, and it's always no big deal. Even if a case is not handed over, the superiors won't care. This also reflects that in your place, there are no unjust sentences.

Therefore, Yuhang County treated the official documents of Mr. Lu, the envoy as a waste of paper, and shoved them under the table. Regarding Zheng Zhilong's matter, he just tried his best and chose a City God's Temple outside the city to deal with it.

When Zheng Zhilong saw such a huge place, he just said something and turned around and left, "I'll give you ten days. If you can't choose a place, you will have to deal with it yourself and Commander Yue."

Yuhang County was shocked when he heard this. Fortunately, the master came out and said with relief: "Master, you don't have to worry. Master Yue has always claimed to be upright and caring for the people. Just tell him, the people outside the city

All big houses are owned by owners. Even though we are officials, we can't take advantage of them by taking advantage of them. Fair trade is fine, but General Zheng doesn't want to pay, so what can we do? It's probably not possible to sue for a hard time."

Yuhang County felt justified and immediately wrote an official document and sent his grievances to the governor's office. After reading it, Yue Su didn't say anything more and just put it aside. Four days later, the period for clearing the unjust prisons by the Procuratorate was over.

On that day, although Yue Su knew about this matter, he never asked about it, but today, he actually called Lu Wen over.

Lu Wen came to the governor's residence in fear, but he did not expect that Lord Yue would come to greet him in person. This made him flattered, but made him even more frightened. Fortunately, Lord Yue had an easy-going smile on his face, and even the tone of his words was also...

He was much gentler than before. Even after entering the main hall and taking a seat, he praised him a few times, which finally made Lu Wen's hanging heart fall. He thought to himself, it turns out that Master Yue is not so difficult to get along with. This big man

Tu seems to have got it right.

After being polite, Yue Su said kindly: "Lu Wen, I heard that you just issued an official document a few days ago, ordering the entire province of Zhejiang to investigate unjust prisons and sort out past cases. You have done a good job in this matter.

The governor is very satisfied."

"Many people have praised me for taking charge of the Nickel Division. This matter is within my official position," Lu Wen said.

"The way to be an official is to stay in your position and do your own thing. Otherwise, what else would you do as an official? You are in charge of the Nickel Division. Although this is your duty, there are few officials in the world who can do it."

You will do your duty well. This governor has known about this matter before, but has never asked about it. The local officials under your command set a time limit of ten days. Now the time limit has come, so I plan to ask, under the rule of Zhejiang,

How many unjust cases have been cleared up." Yue Su first praised and then got into the topic.

"Replying to your lord, due to the long distance, official documents from the counties around Hangzhou have been sent one after another. Among them, Hangzhou Prefecture is the nearest, the prefect's Yamen, the General Tribunal, and the lawsuit department are the first to be sent, and a total of eleven old injustice cases have been cleared.

, have all been rehabilitated, and are just waiting for their lower officials to be transferred to the Ministry of Punishment. Of course, Lord Yue is still in charge of the Ministry of Punishments, and the same is true for the lower officials near the water tower. The counties surrounding Hangzhou Prefecture, including six cases in Qiantang County and four cases in Renhe County,

Seven in Fuyang County, none in Yuhang County, none in Lin'an County, three in Yuqian County, nine in Xincheng County, and one in Changhua County." Lu Wen answered truthfully, and listening to his answer, it felt like he was counting treasures from his family.

"He is indeed an official. He remembers it so clearly. It's great!" Yue Su nodded and praised.

"Thank you for the compliment, sir. This is something I should remember," Lu Wen said humbly.

"No one can make mistakes unless they are saints and sages. The most valuable thing is knowing your mistakes and being able to correct them. When you are an official, it is inevitable that you will occasionally make some mistakes while you are in office. However, after you make a mistake, you will know how not to correct it, especially when the general trend is the trend.

Under such circumstances, if you are still stubborn, then you are not just a little evil, but also stupid. Such mediocre officials should be killed but not retained!" Yue Su said this unintelligibly, seemingly meaning,

But Lu Wen was an attentive listener and immediately understood the meaning of Mr. Yue's words.

"Your Majesty, please take note of your words and I will handle the matter after you return." Lu Wen bowed and said.

Yue Su nodded with satisfaction and said: "You go back and think about what to do. Remember to hurry. I still value you. I hope you won't disappoint me. By the way, I have an official document from Yuhang County. You

Let's pass." After Yue Su finished speaking, he picked up the official document sent from Yuhang County from the table.

Jin Chan on the side quickly took it and brought it to Lu Wen. Lu Wen unfolded it carefully. After passing it, he thought for a moment and understood the meaning.

He handed the text back to Jin Chan, raised his hand to Yue Su and said, "I understand."

"The governor likes to talk to smart people. Okay, please step back."

"Yes, sir."

Lu Wen left the governor's residence and immediately rushed back to the Inspectorate. The first thing he did was to order the investigation of Yuhang County, Lin'an County, and Changhua County.

Either there are no unjust cases under your rule, or there is only one. Now I will personally check to see if you have any.

Mr. Yue is personally in charge. At this time, you still can't see which way the wind is blowing. If you deny it, I think you are really looking for death. There is no local tyrant and bully in any county. There are eight counties under Hangzhou's rule, and five of them have more or less wiped out a few people.

He is a local tycoon, so he showed it to Master Yue in order to save his head. However, in two of these three counties, a local tycoon did not move, while in Changhua County, he had no vision. According to what Master Yue said, this is

Stupid. Greedy and stupid, what are you still doing?

Lu Wen's thorough investigation uncovered more than a dozen unjust cases in each of the three counties of Yuhang, Lin'an, and Changhua. Cases in which local tyrants and evil gentry robbed men and dominated women, killing people, were a sure thing to catch. Shi Wen

The efficiency was also fast enough. It was completed in five days and reported to Yue Su. During these five days, officials from other places also sent official documents on clearing up unjust prisons. If anyone dared to say that there was no such thing, Shi Wen sent people to thoroughly investigate it.

In the investigation, whenever a case of great concern was brought in, we would still vigorously investigate and deal with it. For a time, the whole Zhejiang Province was in a state of turmoil. There were more than a dozen county magistrates, and six or seven magistrates, general judges, and officials.

Clear the outcome of the situation.

After all the raids, homes were confiscated and beheaded. Hangzhou was prosperous, and the money in the homes of those local tyrants and bullies was much greater than that of the local tycoons in Henan. With so much money copied, Yue Su ordered that it be sent to Beijing. The imperial court

Now is a time when money is scarce for war, and this money can be used as military expenses.

Master Yue was able to get nearly 2 million in silver from this small effort, and the silver was sent to Beijing. Empress Dowager Zhang was very happy. She felt in her heart that Yue Su is indeed Yue Su, a capable minister, I did something wrong

Already?

However, along with the silver, there was also a memorial that arrived in Beijing. The content of this memorial is as follows - the Crown Prince Tai Tu, the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, Yue Su, the Governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, kowtow to the Emperor's Holy An. Zhejiang Inspector Lu Wen actually

He is a great talent of the country. He cleans up the unjust prisons, understands the sentiments of the people, and lives up to the entrustment of the Holy One. This time he clears out the unjust prisons in Zhejiang and returns justice to the people. It is his supervision. I intend to recommend it, and I hope that your majesty will approve it. In addition, the whole province of Zhejiang is due to

As many as twenty officials were removed from their posts due to corruption and perversion of the law, including thirteen county magistrates. Although the county magistrate is small, he is a parent and has a heavy responsibility. He is to manage the place for your majesty. The land of a county cannot be ordered.

When the imperial court appoints officials to take over, I have a suggestion, which I hope your majesty will consider. The county magistrate's position is that of the people's parents. He should do things for the people and gain the approval of the people. Therefore, I believe that the imperial court is selecting and appointing county magistrates.

At that time, can we prepare a few more candidates and send them to the local areas for the local people to choose? I know that this matter is against the ancestral system. If it spreads across the country, it may cause an uproar. I think, if I can come to Zhejiang

It will be implemented on a trial basis. After three years, if the local political performance is much better than before, then vigorous action can be taken. If it is a little worse than before, it can still be delegated by the Ministry of Personnel in accordance with the ancestral system. Whether it will be implemented on a trial basis remains to be seen.
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