Chapter 277 The county government office overgrown with weeds
When you come to a new place, you should adapt slowly, but this time the situation is different and you don’t have so much time to adapt.
The next day Chen Zhongqian went to Wen Bo to ask about the situation in Yun'an County, while Lin Xixi continued to clean the house.
Fortunately, the weather is nice, so if I take off and wash the quilt in the morning, I can put it back on again at night.
Xiaoyu and Xiaoduo were busy working with her, while Uncle Xu was sweeping everywhere.
Like Wen Bo, he was happy because a new county magistrate had arrived, and they both felt that Yun'an County had hope.
Regardless of whether it can be managed well in the future, at least someone is in charge. No one even sets the rules in Yun'an County now.
The county government has no magistrate, no county magistrate, and even no servants. Grass grows outside the court hall.
It's good if someone comes. There are officials in Yun'an County. When there are officials, there are rules and the law is useful.
After working hard all day, Lin Yuxi was finally satisfied with his place of residence. Of course, the other yards still had to be cleaned, but there was no need to worry, just tidy up the place where he was going to live.
Chen Zhongqian also had a general understanding of the situation in Yun'an County, and after returning home in the evening, he explained it in detail to Lin Yuxi.
Lin Yuxi clicked his tongue, "I thought it would be difficult here, but I didn't expect it to be so difficult. It's simply hell-level difficulty."
As the saying goes, there is no circle without rules.
Yun'an County is a place without rules. The yamen and laws are in name only. There is no place to redress the grievances of those who have been robbed. As time goes by, they will also rob other people's things.
They robbed and robbed, and some of them were ruthless and ruthless, so they naturally became thieves.
After years of fighting, almost all the young people in every household were gone, leaving only the old, weak, women and children. The labor force was also insufficient, and they had to continue to pay taxes to the court.
After all, even if no one is in charge of your place, it is still listed on the list, and taxes will certainly not be waived.
If you don’t have young people to farm, you can still pay taxes as usual. What should you do if you can’t pay them? Steal other people’s property.
The yamen did nothing, and the people had nowhere to redress their grievances, and the chaos became more and more chaotic, which is what it is now.
Anyway, everyone has figured it out. The fighting place is so close, and you may lose your life at some point. Let's just take it one day at a time.
This place did not suddenly become like this. It has been for many years. It is impossible that the court did not know about it and just said that it did not want to take care of it.
To be able to send Chen Zhongqian here, he must have made someone in the court unhappy, otherwise it would never have been his turn.
The couple discussed it, and since there is a magistrate here, rules must be gradually established.
Regardless of whether he fights or not, he is a local official and must do what a local official should do.
We need to let people know that the Yamen is a place where they can redress grievances and make decisions, and people should also know that there are people who will punish them if they do bad things.
"In the past few years, when the war on the frontline was tense, they would immediately come to Yun'an County to collect military rations. Uncle Wen said that he has stopped coming in the past few years. He must know the situation in Yun'an County."
Lin Huiyi snorted, "How could you not know that if you just ignore it and let the people of this county fend for themselves, what does the life and death of this county mean compared to national events?"
"Yun'an County has been drained of its blood. It is useless to the imperial court. It is okay to not have a county magistrate for more than a year. If you hadn't offended someone, I'm afraid there is still no magistrate in this place."
Chen Zhongqian smiled bitterly, knowing that he had offended someone, but he didn't know who he had offended.
Lin Hexi said, "We don't care so much. The court doesn't care about the people of this county. We have to take care of them and let them live well."
"Yes." Chen Zhongqian held her hand and nodded firmly, "Let's work hard together."
I couldn't take any time off every day. The Yamen was overgrown with weeds and it didn't look like a place where I could handle cases.
There are no yamen servants in the yamen yet. Even if there are new recruits now, they have to report to their superiors first and wait for their approval. I don’t know when that will be.
The war on the front line is intense, so you don't care whether your abandoned county government office has any government officials.
Chen Zhongqian had no choice but to do the work by himself. Uncle Wen found a few people who could help, three women and two middle-aged men, all of whom had more or less old injuries.
Wenbo said, "This person is the new county magistrate. From now on, someone in our Yun'an County will have the final say."
Those people immediately became happy and hurriedly knelt down in front of Chen Zhongqian.
Chen Zhongqian said, "You don't have to be so polite. The county government hasn't cleaned up yet, so there aren't that many rules. I would also like to thank everyone for coming to help."
Several people had tears in their eyes. Just like Uncle Wen at the time, they all felt that there was hope for Yun'an County and that someone had finally made the decision.
This magistrate came to Yun'an County at such a young age, so he would not secretly leave after a short stay like the previous magistrates.
With hope, they worked even harder, and with the help of two coachmen, they worked hard for two or three days, and the county government was finally sorted out.
It’s just that I don’t know how long it has been since the county government office has been repaired. The weeds have been cleared away, and all the places that can be swept have been swept.
But the house is dilapidated. The pillars, beams and doors are all faded and will probably rot in a few years.
Chen Zhongqian had never imagined that there would be such a dilapidated county government office. Now that he has become the county magistrate here, this is where he works.
There is nothing we can do about it being dilapidated. Nowadays, there is no money to renovate it, so we can only make do with it.
When the warehouse has enough money, it can be simply renovated.
After the others finished their work, they went back. Chen Zhongqian brought Lin Joy and the two children over to show them the results of the past few days.
Xiaoduo raised her head and said, "Is this where dad will be an official in the future?"
Chen Zhongqian nodded, "Daddy will be here to uphold justice for others."
Xiaoduo smiled and said, "Can I come?"
"You can do it when you have nothing to do. Just stay at home on weekdays."
The two children found it very strange. They had never been to the Yamen, not to mention that their father was now the person who made the decision in the Yamen.
The two of them ran around looking everywhere, with Chen Zhongqian and Lin Yuxi walking behind.
In the past few days, Chen Zhongqian has been cleaning up the yamen and Lin Yuexi has been cleaning up the house. Now they are all looking the same.
"We will have to live here in the next few years. It seems very difficult, but I think we can live a fun life."
Chen Zhongqian nodded and agreed with her words, "Next, we have to find a good academy for Xiaoyu. The two children can't neglect their martial arts practice. This will be the hard work for you, madam."
Lin Yuxi smiled slightly, "The two of them can't be neglected, so you can be neglected? Stop being lazy, you have to practice together."
Chen Zhongqian said, "I think I am quite strong now. Do I still need to continue training?"
It’s such a big deal, and I have to get up early, which is hard to think about.
Lin Xixi said with a smile, "Fortunately, you are still a scholar and don't know how to be diligent. Now you are very good and you can stand in front of us. If you waste some time, I'm afraid you will have to help me to get up."