"I'm telling you, grandma, just wait until your ancestral graves are dug up to pieces!"
Hearing this, Wang Huaide cursed loudly in his heart.
To be honest, he really wanted to tear this real villain in front of him to pieces, but his life was in their hands and he really didn't dare to offend him.
Not only can't you offend, but you have to flatter yourself even to the point of death.
"Now let's get down to business!" Li Zhigang glanced at Wang Huaide, "The headquarters would like to ask you, can you handle the affairs of the Liangchang Township Office within a month?"
"Yes!" Wang Huaide immediately slapped his chest and said loudly, "After returning, I directly summoned the twenty grain chiefs in Songjiang Prefecture, exempted them from errands, and then personally went to the county to establish a rural office..."
"Have you thought about who will be in charge of the township?" Li Zhigang asked again.
Wang Huaide rolled his eyes, "Please give me some instructions, sir!"
"You are the prefect of Songjiang!" Li Zhigang rolled his eyes, "Why do you ask me this?"
"This...?" Wang Huaide pondered, "The emperor's imperial edict said that local virtuous people should be recommended. How about letting the local squires or candidates with high virtues...?"
"Get out!" Li Zhigang suddenly cursed, "Go out and write your resignation! Wait at home for the people from Jin Yiwei and the Integrity Agency to check you out!"
"Lord of the Ministry!" Wang Huaide knelt down and begged, "I am stupid and stupid. I am stupid and stupid. Please give me another chance!"
"What is the difference between the person you are talking about and the grain chiefs of the past? Long Live the Lord wants to get rid of the shortcomings. Do you understand? Can the people of the past still be used? Is it better to change the name and let them continue to exploit the people?" Li Zhigang
He cursed, hating iron for not being able to become steel.
"That...in the countryside, there are very few people who can read and write, and even fewer people who are highly respected..." Wang Huaide's mind was confused and he became more and more panicked.
"Stupid as a dog!"
Li Zhigang cursed in his heart and said patiently, "Let me ask you, are there that kind of old boys in the countryside? They are old boys who have never been admitted to the scholar's exam in their lives and can only make a living by teaching boys and copying for others.
Tongsheng!"
"Yes, there are many more!" Wang Huaide said ignorantly, "What do you mean, sir, use them?"
"Dogs are smarter than you!"
Li Zhigang cursed again in his mind, sighed and continued, "Let me ask you, these people have a certain characteristic, don't they?"
"Characteristics?" Wang Huaide thought for a long time.
The old boy in the countryside has been studying since he was a child and has never been admitted as a scholar. His family fortune has been wiped out, he can't do any heavy work, and he can't lose his dignity. He pretends to be a scholar in front of the people, but he doesn't pretend to be a scholar in front of the really famous people and wealthy families.
, and be careful to please.
Secretly, the villagers laughed at them for being poor.
"Love face...?" Wang Huaide replied tentatively, "Accept death?"
"How did you get to the position of prefect?"
Li Zhigang couldn't help but complain, and said, "Let me ask you, who do they usually hate the most?"
"Of course he is a squire...!" Suddenly, Wang Huaide understood.
The old boy in the countryside can't hold his head up all his life. Although the people laugh at him, because he can read and write, they still ask him to write letters, write couplets, host weddings and keep accounts, and even record autumn harvests.
It’s time to help calculate the food!
On the face of it, these common people are quite nice to the old children. They will give them some things during the holidays to show their respect, and even if they help them, they will not let the old children come back empty-handed.
A few buckets of rice, a few kilograms of wine, and occasionally some lard...
However, those squire families, especially those with a good reputation, were very kind to their old boys. They shouted and shouted at them without saying anything, and they often regarded these old boys who had studied all their lives but achieved nothing as mere
Give negative teaching materials to your own children.
"These old boys have been poor all their lives and have been despised all their lives!" Li Zhigang continued, "They want face the most! But they have no face in front of the squires!"
He said with a smile, "Isn't this kind of person a ready candidate?"
"The words of the Lord of the Department will give me a sudden enlightenment in my humble position!"
High, really high!
Once old boys and students have power and official status, they must make full use of the fixed power in their hands.
Who looked down on him before? Who did he stare at?
Anyone who doesn’t give him face will definitely be denied ten times more face!
The old boy is still literate and can calculate accounts. He is also familiar with the folk customs of the countryside and the details of each household's property.
The squires are thinking of tampering with the imperial grain, so let’s just dream about it?
As for these old boys, if you say that they will oppress the people after taking power, they may not have the courage!
Because the people respect these old boys on face, but they are not afraid in their hearts!
Lao Tong was born alone! He was neither a landowner for the common people nor a powerful lord of his family... He was also a poor man!
"This man is so evil!"
From the selection of candidates for this rural office, Wang Huaide could see Li Zhigang's deep insight into human nature and his accurate grasp of people's hearts.
"Use these people to serve as rural offices..." Li Zhigang added, "They are not officials, but they are still members of the government! Are they easier to manage than squires?"
"Yes, yes, yes!" Wang Huaide nodded repeatedly. The squires are not easy to control. If you don't control them strictly, people will cause trouble in the countryside! To make things more serious, when it comes to dredging water conservancy and repairing city walls, the government can't even recruit people.
"The rural office is staring at the squire, and you parents and officials are staring at the rural office..." Li Zhigang sneered again, "If you act impartially and fairly, you will be praised by the people, and you can ensure the grain tax of the Ming Dynasty..." As he said
, mockingly said, "You officials can't do such a simple thing?"
"Besides!" Li Zhigang said again, "Each prefecture also sends students from the prefectural schools! What are you thinking?"
"Hmm... It seems that for a humble position, I should be chosen from a poor family..."
"You're not hopelessly stupid!" Li Zhigang nodded and said, "We don't want to send students from middle-class families or above. Children from poor families are the first candidates, especially those from poor families who are originally from the countryside!"
"They have known about the tricks in the countryside since they were young and will not be fooled!" Wang Huaide said half of this sentence and hid the second half in his heart.
The words hidden in my heart should be those children from poor families in the countryside, who have probably been angry with the squires since they were young!
"If you really don't have any, you will consider middle-class families, but you must not be from a middle-class family or above!" Li Zhigang added, "Students from a middle-class family are not shallow-sighted and know how to behave! But students from a high-class family are better.
, always thinking about being a person first and then doing things, it’s too greasy!”
"Best regards, Sir!"
Li Zhigang smiled lightly, "Songjiang is my hometown! So at the beginning of the implementation of this new policy, Songjiang must be the first for the world!"
Wang Huaide's heart moved, and he understood the meaning of these words.
"If you do a good job, my face will look better!" Li Zhigang said again, "If you do a good job, I will probably only tolerate the things you did wrong before..."
"The ministry is so kind to me, I am like the reborn parent of humble duty!" Wang Huaide said gratefully, "I will definitely try my best to live up to the humble duty!"
"Remember!" Li Zhigang did not listen to Wang Huaide's flattery at all, but said seriously, "When doing things, you must be precise and quick...implement the things in the imperial edict within one month, and implement them to the fullest!
If there are any obstacles, don’t hesitate and remove them directly!”
"I understand the humble position!"
Li Zhigang smiled, "What I just said..."
Wang Huaide said hurriedly, "Don't worry, my subordinates. I keep my humble position in my heart and will never show it to outsiders..."
"Hiss..." Li Zhigang said angrily, "You have to tell outsiders what you should say!" He said angrily, "You will go out soon, and the prefects in other places will definitely ask you. Do you want to stay in the headquarters?"
What did you say!"
"Just tell the truth and say whatever you want!" Li Zhigang continued, "Including me telling you how to choose people from your hometown! Oh, don't say anything about my ancestral graves!"
"This..." Wang Huaide didn't understand.
Seeing him like this, Li Zhigang could only sigh, "Too stupid!"
Li Zhigang spent a long time talking here, hoping to tell the entire Jiangnan officialdom what to do through Wang Huaide's words.
In this way, while Li Zhigang was in Jiangnan, the things assigned by the emperor could be completed as quickly as possible.
Doing it as quickly as possible is a huge achievement for him, Li Zhigang!
At this moment, footsteps came from outside.
Immediately afterwards, another of Li Zhigang's followers came in with a sad face, "Old man, someone from my hometown has sent a message saying..."
"What did you say?" Li Zhigang stood up and asked, "But the ancestral graves..."