"Magistrate Chu County, there are currently about 36,000 registered households in Xiapi County, and the population is about 168,000 people. This is the household registration file. This is the number of households a few years ago. Now there are already
There has been a change, and the new magistrate of Chu County has taken office. If you want to understand the situation of the county, you need to know your household registration first." In the government office belonging to Xiapi County, the county people brought up a mountain of files and faced Chu Nan, who was a little confused.
smiled.
"Ha, you are so young that you can serve as the magistrate of Xiapi? It is not because of the relationship with the three surnamed servants, but the county magistrate is not so easy to be, you have to teach him to endure some hardships."
On the throne, looking at the courteous county magistrate, Chu Nan nodded and said, "Yes, thank you for your hard work, Magistrate Wang."
"I am originally an auxiliary officer to the county magistrate. Some minor matters are my responsibility." The county magistrate said with a smile.
The county magistrate, county magistrate, and county lieutenant are officials in the government office at the county level. Others, including the chief secretary, the thief cao, etc., are all officials. Theoretically, although the county magistrate and the county magistrate are superior to each other,
However, the county magistrate has no right to directly deal with the county magistrate. Of course, given the relationship between Chu Nan and Lu Bu, he can report to Lu Bu and remove the county magistrate directly.
But firstly, relying on Lu Bu for everything will make you appear incompetent. Over time, it will make people doubt your own ability. How can you expect to do big things when you can't even control the people under you? Secondly, there are official rules in officialdom. At least on the surface, people will treat you.
Be respectful and not overly polite. If you get angry for no reason, it will be more difficult for someone to do things for you in the future.
"Are you all the chief clerks?" Chu Nan nodded with a smile, looked at the people behind Wang County Cheng, and asked with a smile.
"Exactly." The six people bowed and said, Xiapi is now the Xuzhou government office, and the county magistrate has six bookkeepers under his command. The specifications are quite good.
"As a county magistrate, Huangkou's life seems to be much easier in the future.
"He is Lu Bu's son-in-law. Lu Bu will definitely not be stingy in allocating property to the county. Haha, it's a good thing for a yellow-mouthed boy."
Chu Nan looked at the six bookkeepers and listened to their voices. He stood up and walked to the boxes of files. He picked up a few volumes and opened them to read. After a while, he asked: "Do these things have to be done?"
"The new magistrate of Chu County has taken office. If he wants to govern well, he must do these things." Wang Xiancheng said with a smile.
"That's right." Chu Nan nodded in agreement, and then frowned and said: "But these files are in a messy manner. The six of you, as the chief clerk, will help me classify these things and copy them again. Remember, you must
Classify them by category. How many people are in a household, what business they are engaged in, and the property in the family must be listed one by one. According to the distinction between scholars, farmers, industry, and merchants, they should be sorted and filed separately. Be quick and don't delay my review time."
Although he has never been in an officialdom, he has been in the workplace. He knows very well how to use the power in his hands and how to divide and disintegrate the people who are united under him. This is the first of the three things a new official should do when he takes office.
, since you came to the door yourself, let me burn you.
"County Magistrate Chu, this..." Wangxian Cheng looked at Chu Nan in astonishment, but the eyes of the six chief clerks fell on him.
"What, isn't this what they should do?" Chu Nan looked at Wang County Cheng, still with the same kind expression and said: "There is no reason for me to stay up all night to read, but the chief clerk has nothing to do, right?"
The smile on Wang Xian Cheng's face was a little stiff, he nodded silently and said nothing.
"If you do well, you will be rewarded if you do well. If you do not do well, I will give you a big meal." Chu Nan patted Wang Xiancheng on the shoulder and said with a smile.
The county magistrate, chief registrar, and lieutenants are members of each family, but the county captain is Chu Nan. He asked Lv Bu to ask Wei Yue to take charge, so the board is in his own hands.
"Let's go to the county jail and have a look." Chu Nan ignored the six chief clerks who looked desperate. Sometimes PUA in officialdom is more enjoyable than PUA in the workplace, especially for a man with a backing like himself, who has the power in his hands.
, there are people behind this, these people want to bully me when I am young? If not, who will you deal with?
There were almost no empty cells in the county jail. Every prisoner looked at Chu Nan who came in with numb expressions. In the dank and dark cell, Chu Nan felt not only despair, but also hopelessness.
"What did these people do?" Chu Nan asked as he walked.
"Most likely he refuses to pay taxes." The jailer followed Chu Nan and carefully explained that this is the new county magistrate, Lu Bu's son-in-law, and Wang Xiancheng is a member of the Wang family, a large Xiapi family, and neither side dares
Offended.
"Refuse to pay taxes?" Chu Nan stopped and asked, "When were you arrested?"
"Most of them were arrested in the past six months," the jailer said.
It's not intentional, it's just that after Lu Bu took office, he raised taxes several times in order to raise military resources. In these troubled times, even if the situation in Xuzhou is better than other places, the people don't have much food left in their hands. Under the heavy taxes, many people voluntarily put their families to work.
The cultivated land was handed over to the local wealthy people and they became tenant farmers. Not only did they not have to pay taxes, they lived better than before. However, Lu Bu fell into a vicious circle. The less money he had, the more taxes he had to pay, and the more taxes he had to pay.
If you are heavy, go to the gentry and the powerful, the more people there will be.
Chu Nan previously solved the salt problem for Jin Cao Shi and allowed Lu Bu to control an economic line. With this, Lu Bu gradually gained some financial autonomy.
But the fact that the state capital has money does not mean that the people will be much more relaxed. Most of Lu Bu's money and food are used to raise soldiers, but the people's taxes have not been reduced.
After learning the cause and effect of the incident, Chu Nan chose to remain silent.
"Is there no other way? Huangkou kid, even if I don't do anything to you, the land of Pi is beyond the reach of people like you." Wang Xian Cheng thought with a sneer in his heart.
Chu Nan looked back at him.
"What are you looking at me for?" Wang Xian Cheng felt a little guilty. Chu Nan's gaze always made him feel like he was being ignored, which was not a good feeling. "Let's go." Chu Nan didn't say anything and left the prison.
The magistrate's job is actually not that big. He is in charge of people's livelihood. He is mainly responsible for taxation and people's livelihood. He is responsible for the appointment and dismissal of people. The role of the county magistrate is actually not big. The township chiefs and lizheng below are mostly from local clans.
In this era of underdeveloped information, it is an iron rule that people with high moral character and high prestige in the local area should be appointed, and they will not recognize them even if you appoint them casually, let alone now.
For these local clans, they are more willing to believe in powerful families who can bring benefits to them, especially now that Lu Bu has imposed heavy taxes, and there are cases of local violent resistance to taxation.
If there were no external threats, Chu Nan would suggest dividing the family into one household, but implementing this policy now will definitely force all powerful families, big and small, into the opposite direction.
After getting acquainted with county affairs with County Magistrate Wang and clarifying his rights, Chu Nan sent the person away.
In the government office, Chu Nan played with the county magistrate's official seal, frowning in thought.
There is a reason why a county with more than 168,000 people and nearly 170,000 people only provides less than 50,000 Qi per day. Although the household registration is still being sorted out, Chu Nan can imagine that most of the population has already entered.
The rest of the rich and powerful families either don't recognize Lu Bu or are extremely resistant to Lu Bu. Under such circumstances, only those with high luck will have trouble.
Before becoming a prefect, you must first sort out Xiapi County.
After staying in the government office for a while, Chu Nan came out and looked at the sea of luck clouds that belonged to Xuzhou above his head. Not to mention that they could not cover the sky and the sun like Xuchang, and even the area of the government office could not be completely covered.
To strengthen this destiny within a year, there is a long way to go.
Chu Nan left the government office and went straight to the Mi family. To solve these matters, it must be profitable in the end. He can't get the benefits now. Generally, these benefits need to be obtained from the big family, and the Mi family has a ready-made
When do rich people not have to wait any longer?
After surrendering to Lu Bu, Mi Fang became the prefect of Pengcheng. Later, Chu Nan went to Xuchang as an envoy, and Mi Fang was transferred back to Lu Bu. There was really no one available around him, and Lu Bu was not good at government affairs. After Chu Nan and Chen Gong left, there was no
Someone helps him deal with it.
Now that Lu Bu had the official position of prefectural shepherd, he directly appointed Mi Fang as his assistant to help Lu Bu handle various government affairs. "Zi Yan, you are a rare visitor." Seeing Chu Nan come in, Mi Fang said with a smile.
"Brother Zifang, I came here today to ask for help from brother Zifang." Chu Nan looked at Mi Fang and said with a smile.
"Oh?" Mi Fang signaled to her servants to bring them drinks, looked at Chu Nan and said, "Zi Yan has just made great achievements and been promoted to county magistrate. You don't want me to help you handle county affairs, right?"
After all, Chu Nan is too young. Even though he has already shown a lot of abilities, the head of a county is different from what Chu Nan did in the past. After all, Chu Nan is young, and the officialdom may not be easy to play.
"The county affairs are okay, and I can handle it competently, but it's difficult for a clever woman to make a living without rice. I have no food and no one to use, so I would like to ask Brother Zifang for help."
"Borrow food?" Mi Fang said cheerfully: "How much do you want to borrow?
"It's not about borrowing food, it's about borrowing land and people. How many tenants are there in the Mi family's farmland in Xiapi?" Chu Nan looked at Mi Fang and smiled. "Can I borrow this farmland?" Mi Fang looked at Chu Nan, a little confused.
.
"Apart from your wife and your life, what can't be borrowed?" Chu Nan sighed, and roughly explained the problem he saw: "I have no choice. If we don't reduce the taxes of the people, even if there are no foreign enemies, they will collapse on their own.
It's possible to cultivate new fields, but at least there need to be people on hand, right?'
Mi Fang hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said: "Most of the children in the clan were taken away by their elder brothers. If we talk about tenant farmers, there are only six to seven thousand people in Xiapi, and the farmland is about 70,000 acres. How much can you borrow?"
"It's all borrowed." Chu Nan met Mi Fang's stunned look and said, "I'm going to cultivate new grains, and the harvest shouldn't be too bad. 10% of the income from farming is considered as the lease amount, and it goes to the Mi family, and 40% goes to the tenant farmers, and the rest
Fifty percent of the money will be returned to the treasury. There is too little land and not enough land. Brother Zifang, without your help, it will be difficult to accomplish this. If this is accomplished, I will definitely be grateful."
With only 10% of the income, it was indeed cheap, but when Chu Nan asked, Mi Fang couldn't refuse. After all, he still asked Chu Nan to help him negotiate the terms, so he helped him once, so he should repay his kindness.