However, for Niu Shouli, the magistrate of Poyang County, there is nothing more surprising/frightening than going out in person to urge the summer grain to be put into the warehouse, and unexpectedly finding a dozen armored soldiers waiting in the office. At this moment,
Various consequences for himself even flashed through his mind.
For example, the accumulated arrears and bad debts left by his predecessor can no longer cover up the incident? Or was he accused of misappropriating the proceeds from the academy and the official sacrifice field? As the Fuguo County of Raozhou City, Poyang
The county magistrate can only be regarded as a lower-middle-class position, and there are not many channels for making money.
There are also Shangguan officials such as the governor of Raozhou watching over him. Whether it is the Yongping Qianjian built around the three local copper pits, or Fuliang, Yugan counties are rich in tea and white porcelain, they have nothing to do with him.
There is no way to get involved. So I can only dig money from these inconspicuous corners.
However, Poyang County School, which was established in the Western Jin Dynasty, has actually declined long ago; it gave way to private schools/academies established by local celebrities and scholars in Donghu, Zhiyang, Fuzhou, etc. This is also what exists in various states and counties in the south.
A common phenomenon is that government schools cannot run as well as private schools among the people.
Because behind these prestigious private schools are often the sponsorship and support of local wealthy families, wealthy businessmen and famous families; compared with government schools that have become rigid in their systems over the years, they have more resources and are more flexible.
measures to recruit outstanding students at all costs.
It is just to expand the potential influence of the local school, the township party and the family. Therefore, the Niu Shou Li's private actions are just three melons and two dates scraping the flesh from the mosquito's legs; the activities with real huge profits have long been eliminated by the state government.
All the belongings were divided up; Fuguo County had no turn at all.
Otherwise, he would not have to act like a Bailihou and go to the countryside in person to urge the summer tax money and grain to be put into the warehouse. Just because in this process, the customary filial piety from the town tax collectors and the village chiefs is indispensable. In addition to the share of the subordinates,
The little bits and pieces add up to hundreds of pieces.
This is one of the few ways he can make a large amount of income throughout the year. Of course, there are some incomes that are more profitable, but he really doesn't dare to ask for them; considering Niu Shouli's origin, qualifications, and background, he can be stable and stable.
If you have survived these few years in office, you have done a great job.
In the mainstream sense, he did not come from the academic classes of the two major universities and third affiliated schools of the capital, nor did he come from a private school in a well-known local academy; nor did he come from a local official school background connected with the Imperial College and Imperial College. He was an extremely rare heirloom in the world who studied farming and then passed the exam.
Special cases of rural examinations, state elections, and Beijing Branch.
In the end, the emperor specially opened Enke's six ancient studies (Guozixue, Taixue, Four Schools, Legal Studies, Calligraphy, and Arithmetic), and was qualified to be at the bottom of the list. After "body, speech, calligraphy, and judgment", he was interpreted
In the trial, he was appointed as the captain of Shidi County in Fengzhou, the Annan Protectorate, and finally returned to Jiangxi Province.
As long as he stays in office until the end of the year without any illness or disaster, he can naturally be transferred to other wealthy counties closer to his hometown in the Central Plains according to certain conventions; he does not have to worry about being transferred back to the Annan Protectorate to fight against the vassal division.
Zhou Xuan has to personally plant rice, feed mosquitoes and discipline the natives.
Of course, Niu Shouli's background is in the traditional sense of farming and reading heirlooms/wild town as a topic writer; compared to the background of Shouxuan (nepotism), Zhengpi (lucky advancement), Menyin (rich and wasteful) and other miscellaneous backgrounds
, the upper limit for official positions is still slightly higher, and at least you can hope to stay in the Tao/become a provincial official throughout your life.
In fact, since the reform of Taixin and the great expansion of the country more than a hundred years ago, many things in the Tang Dynasty have undergone subtle and huge changes. For example, with the continuous expansion of the territory of the world, the Great Tang Dynasty
There were more official positions in the Tang Dynasty, and they became increasingly difficult to fill.
The good thing is that with the current abundant financial and material resources of the current dynasty, officials, whether elected or miscellaneous, now have a certain number of long-term officials who can be brought to their posts and enjoy subsidized salaries; however, the specific candidates must be
Study in the official school and pass the corresponding qualification examination.
In this way, even after arriving at the local level, he will naturally have a corresponding and justifiable team to compete with local cunning subordinates and wealthy families for power; he will not be ignored or deceived by others. Therefore, in the
It is undoubtedly much easier to work as an official.
But on the other hand, the imperial court was also much more thorough and strict in its examination system for officials. Not only were there delivery receipts for major matters, but there were also specific deadlines and rewards and punishments for overdue assessments. Even promotions and moves to the left were subject to
Refer to the reputation of superior officials, subordinates and governing the people.
Although this still cannot eliminate some of the remaining shortcomings and crux of the officialdom, it has relatively successfully provided a minimum guarantee. In other words, except for some well-educated idlers, it is difficult for people who are too crotch-stretching waste to pass
Unilateral support has become a success.
Another example is that the local government and wealthy families really did not dare to bully the common people or exploit them too much. Even the arbitrage loans had to be restrained a lot. Because, although these oppressed villagers did not dare to
You can fight against the government and subordinates, but you can flee to other places.
If you fled in the past, you would have fled, but now there are many overseas vassal princes, waiting to absorb the exiled population from China; with all kinds of money and interests opening the way, they have penetrated almost every corner of the mainland,
Even more profit-seeking businessmen are concerned about it.
Not to mention, there are also some fellow villagers who have prospered overseas. After returning to their hometowns in good honour, they use the excuse of support to pull away many villagers from their neighbors. Even the government and big households cannot openly obstruct them, because
This generation often has corresponding official status and knighthood.
Therefore, if there is excessive exploitation and oppression in a place, or if people are forced into desperation by the use of compound interest, the most likely person will abandon their fields and debts overnight and hide away with their families. The most serious person will rise up and cause trouble under the instigation of overseas compatriots.
, the final result of the game is not worth the gain.
Whether it is the abandonment of land or the loss of household registration, the final blame of the court will still fall on these parents and officials who do not manage well. For large households with the surname Hao, whether there is no one to work the land to collect the tenants, or the debts that have been released for many years cannot be recovered.
Come back, it’s all a big loss.
Coupled with the dumping and impact of large amounts of cheap food and products from overseas princes and vassals, even if the country encounters a famine, the probability of large-scale starvation is low. This also forces the powerful surnames who once cut off the countryside and controlled the people's livelihood.
, have to make changes and concessions in order to maintain the status quo.
Therefore, in his hometown with small land holdings, Niu Shouli relied on the fetters of friendship he had known for many years, and his reputation as not being too aggressive in collecting debts, to retain a group of tenant farmers and maintain the last bit of dignity of the farming and studying family.
He then took a deep breath and tried to force out a smile:
"I wonder, officers and men, is there anything that requires my cooperation?"
However, the leading sergeant wearing large armor did not say anything and directly handed him a piece of writing approved by the state government: "...I order all the people in Poyang County to fully cooperate with the relevant departments within the jurisdiction of Shangxian, and there must be no mistakes...
…" Seeing this, the Niu Guard couldn't help but feel bitter in his mouth.
This is obviously because the state government did not dare to take up the problem, and kicked Cuju directly to him, the magistrate of Fuguo County. You must know that as a local official, he also received a lot of greetings and send-offs; but under normal circumstances
, it will not fall directly on him, the magistrate of Fuguo County.
Because of the importance of the corresponding status, it is also divided into three, six, and nine levels according to the rules of the officialdom. The most common and common among them are the subordinate officials sent by the three divisions and four envoys of the Tao to fight against the autumn wind in disguise, as long as they hold themselves upright and treat each other with enthusiasm.
It doesn't matter if it's a plain handover, it's actually harmless.
Then there are the various imperial dispatches from the capital, mainly from the Shangshu Province; among them, the dispatches from the Ministry of Personnel are the most relevant, the dispatches from the Ministry of Works are the most troublesome, the dispatches from the Ministry of Punishments are the most trivial, the dispatches from the Ministry of Rites are the most pragmatic, and the dispatches from the Ministry of War are the most straightforward.
…
Of course, if the other party dares to claim that he is sent by the Political Hall or the Privy Council, the local officials can arrest him without hesitation and torture him for interrogation. Because of the system of the dynasty, the Political Hall and the Privy Council are in charge of military and state secrets, but
It is not allowed to go beyond the Shangshu Province to issue orders to local areas.
In addition, there are all kinds of palace envoys, palace market envoys, and other envoys from the inner city. The local officials can ignore them. On the contrary, if they take the initiative to please and flatter each other, they will be despised by the scholarly official circles. If
If you seize the opportunity and teach a lesson, you will be praised.
Then, in addition to the Shangshu Province, those who are eligible to request local cooperation or designated assistance include the Sansi Yuan, which is in charge of national finances, the General Affairs Department, which is in charge of the dissemination of national information; and the Zongfan Yuan, which mediates internal and external feudal princes.
, as well as the headquarters of the sixteen guards under the jurisdiction of the military government...
The next most important ones are the five eunuchs of the Nine Temples, the most important of which are the Taifu/Sinong Temple, which is in charge of grain storage, warehouse management, and the supply of rice to officials in the capital. The most important one is the treasure trove.
Shaofu Temple, as well as the Capital Water Supervisor in charge of river water conservancy and Guanjin Bridge Crossing...
But he could only ask for local cooperation, but could not force anything to be done. Therefore, when he saw the title of censor of "divided patrols across the Yangtze River", as well as the monogram of the political hall and the seal of the Shangshu Province, Niu Shouli almost burst into tears.
Hei, he fainted on the spot because the other party's background was too big.
The so-called "Ten Palaces of Yamas, the Yushi is the most troublesome." This is the situation described. If the dispatches from the three provinces and six departments of the central palace are ranked according to the seats of the Ten Palaces of Yamas, the most important ones are undoubtedly the officials and officials.
There are three Siyuan, but the most troublesome one is Yushitai.
Within the Yushitai, there are three, six or nine levels according to the degree of trouble; among them, the supervisory censor directly under the direct supervision of his own way is relatively simple; because he has many daily supervision tasks, from the third division and fourth envoys at the same level to the deputy governor of each state;
As one of dozens of county magistrates in the state and county, he paid limited attention.
The second more troublesome thing is that most of the censors who are regularly assigned to practice as interns are young people who have just joined Xantai. They also have the ability to secretly visit the people and investigate rumors in private, so they are eager to find out something at the local level.
Why come, as a stepping stone on the road to advancement?
Although these censors do not have the expediency to make immediate judgments, once they are caught, they still have to investigate and even leave a file in the evaluation. Therefore, although there are occasional people pretending to be censors and cheating, there are always some
My parents lost money and lost face.
Then, what is even more troublesome is the special case censor from Beijing; which is divided into two categories. Either based on local sudden major cases, important cases, or extremely serious complaints, they form a small third division with the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple.
; Go to this channel to review and verify the case.
That often means a major earthquake in the officialdom. Even if the final review and investigation are as before, there will still be many unlucky people who lose their official titles or lose their heads. Or it is a temporary targeted assignment, such as a transfer, a transfer, or a transfer.
Regular supervision related to transportation, salt and iron, and water conservancy.
And this censor who patrols various areas of the river is obviously the latter. But the words "Zhengshitang", "Shangshu Province" and "censor" superimposed together are enough to make him unable to raise his head. However, Niu Shouli again
I noticed the words "Beasts, monsters, chaos, strange news, and we are hunting for them", and I immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
Literally speaking, this obviously does not involve much of his daily duties; if you want to force a connection, it is that these occasional rumors of monsters and alien infestations have to some extent led to the abandonment of local production and the delay in summer collection;
This is why he personally went to supervise the inspection.
Immediately afterwards, he couldn't help but cautiously spoke again: "I will do my best to follow you. May I ask if you have any instructions?"
"Have you ever been familiar with the Jingjiang Liu family under your rule?" The sergeant nodded slightly and said: