"You are not a person with a hundred miles of talent. When you are in charge, you should not take charge of the task before you can show your talents."
Su Ze watched Pang Tong ask Xu Shu to read out the unfinished official duties one by one, and then immediately said the corresponding measures. Although Shangluo is not as good as Chang'an, it is still a big county. The troubles in the county are not ordinary.
It can be solved in an instant. But Pang Tong didn't seem to think about it. He just listened to Xu Shu's recitation, and even said how to do something in the middle of the recitation. If Pang Tong was just talking nonsense, it would be fine, but Su Su
After listening carefully for a while, I found that what Pang Tong said was not without purpose. Not only were many points consistent with what Su Ze had just heard and thought in his heart, but some of the measures were even unconventional and unconventional, which opened Su Ze's horizons.
Gradually, Su Ze looked at Pang Tong no longer with contempt and disdain, but as the number of official documents on Xu Shu's desk decreased, he became more serious. Since the other party is not a loser, with such ability and efficiency, why should he let go of everything?
Are you leaving it all to your subordinates? Is it because you don’t bother to do these things?
"Okay, it's all done." Pang Tongpai said relaxedly, his eyebrows a little unfocused: "I guess I won't be busy until after the autumn harvest."
Xu Shu handed the compiled documents to the chief registrar and asked him to take them down and follow the instructions. When he heard Pang Tong's words, he raised his eyebrows slightly and said to smooth things over: "Su Jun came here in a hurry before he entered the library. I didn't go out to greet you.
It's really rude. I've just prepared some food. If you don't mind, why not come with us?"
He intended to bring the matter to an end, but Su Ze did not forgive him. Instead, he said, "Is this the end of it?" Su Ze snorted and said, "The imperial court has issued an edict to conduct detailed inspections of households in various places.
, to prepare for oral calculation. Now everyone in Sanfu is working on this matter, why is there no movement in your Shangluo County?"
"What's going on?" Pang Tong waved his hand to stop Xu Shu from speaking, and said softly: "The household register of Shangluo County has been created once in the second year of Jian'an. Do you need to do it again?"
Su Ze felt a little angry, and the good impression he had just had on him immediately dissipated: "What about the registers of the slaves of each family? Can your county do it? This is a new edict."
Seeing Su Ze's reluctance, Xu Shu glanced at Pang Tong worriedly, only to see that Pang Tong had lost his careless attitude at some point, and his expression was rare and serious.
Pang Tong looked at Su Ze deeply. After a while, he said: "It's okay to investigate, but I'm afraid Su Cheng may not be able to deal with the matter here."
Please check the household registration. Registering slaves is a matter of offending local powerful people. However, the others can at most show some kindness and not make the relationship too embarrassing. Pang Tong is even more straightforward and just throws away the investigation.
In the eyes of outsiders, it was almost like a cover-up, and at the same time, it became a target of public criticism. Su Ze came to supervise this matter at this time. Pang Tong was a typical example. He came here under Jingzhao Yin and Hu Miao's hard and soft tactics, but he was verbally abused by the other party.
The threat made him unable to control himself for a moment.
"The imperial court has an edict, and the ministers must abide by it." Su Ze's eyelids twitched, and he thought quickly in his mind. He seemed to have noticed something, but he still did not change his tone and said: "If everyone is afraid of difficulties, then who can
Understand the deep heart of the country!"
"Su Cheng really has the style of an ancient minister." Pang Tong sighed with emotion. Naturally, he was not a person who was afraid of difficulties. He had another purpose in acting like this. He looked at Xu Shu as he spoke, gestured with his eyes, and said
: "In that case, let's check it out."
Xu Shu seemed to understand something, and went down immediately without Pang Tong's further instructions.
"Su Cheng, please stay behind and watch." Pang Tong invited Su Ze. Su Ze looked at him with twinkling eyes and didn't say anything. He got up from the couch and calmly walked behind the screen.
Not long after, Xu Shu quickly led several well-dressed people in, and Su listened to the announcement of their names. They were several powerful men in Shangluo County.
"Shangluo County is small, and there are only a few rich and powerful families like you. Now the imperial court has issued an edict, ordering me to check the households in order to prepare for the calculation. In addition to the common people, each family keeps slaves, tenants, and disciples.
, Make a register and register them all, and include them in the calculation of money, so there can be no mistakes." Pang Tong said and stretched out his hand. The county clerk hesitated for a moment, but finally did not move.
Pang Tong raised his brows and was about to speak when he heard one of the powerful men say: "Pang Jun, we all come from a good family, but our ancestors were virtuous and passed down a few hectares of thin fields. There are many children in the clan, and we usually all come together."
Plowing, weaving, and harvesting together. Even if there are a few slaves and maids serving on errands, there are only a few dozen, so how about tenants, tenants, and the like? If Pang Jun wants to make an inventory, there is no need to bother the county officials, we will report it ourselves.
That’s it, the register.”
"Yes." Another gray-haired old man echoed: "It's just a trivial matter, why bother the officials? We'll just order someone to hand over the register."
Both of them had served in the imperial court and had served as six hundred stone officials in the local area. They were the most prestigious among the powerful men in Shangluo County. With them as leaders, the chief administrator who was born in this county seemed to have taken root at his feet and stood more firmly.
Pang Tong did not look down on these seniors for relying on their old age. He sneered and said to one of the old men: "Mr. Zhao!" His voice immediately suppressed the crowd who were about to move and wanted to follow suit: "My home is in Jingzhou, so it can be considered a good place."
Have you ever heard of the reputation of the wealthy family, Xiangyang Pangzi? I have seen many of these prevarications, so why do you want to deceive me into being ignorant of human nature?"
"Since Mr. Pang knows...since he knows..." His intention was exposed, the old man surnamed Zhao muttered unclearly in his throat.
"Now that you know it, you should do as I say." Pang Tong smiled and did not wait for others to say anything. He smiled directly at Xu Shu and said: "I can't help you, the chief secretary. Xu County Cheng should give me this."
Thin noodles, right?”
When the chief clerk heard this, his face turned blue and white. Xu Shu didn't say much. He smiled and walked away quickly. After a while, Xu Shu left and returned, followed by several pavilion chiefs from the county.
, Youyou, these people are old and young, some have disabled hands and feet, and some have gray hair. Although they are different in age and body, the fierce look in their eyes inadvertently hints that they seem to be
Come from the same place.
Su Ze secretly peeked behind the screen and realized that these people seemed to be soldiers who had retired from the army, especially those with broken hands, lameness and scars on their faces. They were clearly wounded soldiers who had retired from the battlefield. Because of the imperial court's pension and resettlement policy for soldiers
, they were able to change jobs and become county captains, robbers, or pavilion chiefs to maintain local security. After the disabled or old soldiers retired from the army, they would be assigned to suitable positions to continue to shine. This resettlement policy was only used in the Northern and Southern Army at first.
It was implemented in China, and was later gradually extended by the emperor to all armies in the world. Now with the end of the war and the implementation of policies such as troop reduction, more and more middle- and lower-level officers and soldiers have become grassroots officials responsible for public security.
These people did not come from the ordinary civil service, nor did they come from proud and powerful families. They were often from common people and received favors from the emperor. They were not kicked away by the court because of old age or disability, but continued to be reused.
, by mutinous officers. Although their quality and talents vary greatly, and are not as good as those from poor families or even powerful scholars, their loyalty to the emperor and their implementation of policies are stronger than any other group!
Su Ze vaguely guessed what Pang Tong was going to do. Most of the county officials had deep connections with local powerful people, so he couldn't trust them to do such a thing if he didn't have the command.
As for these pavilion chiefs who were veterans, they had been serving in the countryside for a long time. They were familiar with the people's conditions and acted without too many scruples. Their long-term military career made them develop the habit of obeying orders. As long as Pang Tong, the highest official in Shangluo County,