In the Taojiang County government office, Deng Ai had a headache looking at the cases on the table. This was already his sixteenth day in Taojiang. During these sixteen days, he dealt with the mess left by the previous county magistrate and learned that the new county magistrate had arrived.
The common people submitted their complaints one after another.
This is just a case, there are also a lot of rumors about farming, digging rivers, and building houses.
Looking at these documents, Deng Ai couldn't help but think of Liu Cong. It was so difficult for him to handle the government affairs of a county. Liu Cong handled the government affairs of a country, but managed the Chu State in an orderly and prosperous way.
After giving a wry smile, Deng Ai continued to work hard.
"Brother Ai, the heads of the family are hosting a banquet for you." Sun Shao, who walked in, was the most leisurely among the three brothers.
Zhou Yuan's restaurant has been open for three days, and now it is a busy time.
"The county magistrate is really busy. Look at the desk full of paperwork, tsk tsk tsk..." Sun Shao sat down next to Deng Ai, with a bit of gloating in his tone.
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Deng Ai glanced at him, "You bastard don't know how to help me deal with it."
Sun Shao smiled and said, "I have only been studying in the academy for a few years? Brother Ai, you should do these important things for the county. I will do it, just in case something goes wrong for you."
Deng Ai sighed, "The three deans of the previous school also praised me quite a lot, and I also felt that I was outstanding enough. After becoming the magistrate of Taojiang County, I realized that being an official is not that easy. These things are not just talk and smooth talk.
It can be done. Think about how exhausted my father must be to deal with the government affairs of a country."
Sun Shao nodded in agreement, "Yes, I heard from my mother that sometimes by the time my father finishes handling government affairs and goes to her palace, it's already four o'clock in the morning, and he has to get up early the next day."
Before Liu Cong became the king, he still had some free time. After becoming the king, he didn't even have time to exercise, let alone go shopping and wait for new things.
It's not that Liu Cong wants to take care of every detail, but that after he became king, his courtiers had a deeper sense of awe for him. All matters, big and small, involving military, political and financial affairs, would be reported to Liu Cong.
Deng Ai opened a bundle of bamboo slips and said, "You just said that those families who live there want to invite me to dinner?"
"Yeah." Sun Shao said with a grunt, "They just came to the county office to invite you in person. I said you were busy and told them I would help with the matter, so they dispersed."
Deng Ai sneered, "What is written on this bamboo slip is the Wei family's private occupation of people's land."
"The government distributed the land of the Wei family to the people, and the Wei family brought a group of people to coerce and induce the people. The government tax rate is low, but the people had to be forced by the Wei family's power to hand over 60% of the food they had harvested so easily!
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Sun Shao turned his head and took a look, "Anonymous?"
Deng Ai said angrily, "Nonsense. The people don't know who the new county magistrate is, so how can they dare to file a complaint with his real name?"
Sun Shao frowned and said, "It seems that the former Taojiang County Magistrate must be colluding with these people."
Deng Ai nodded, "I'm going to write another memorial, requesting the central government to strictly investigate the former county magistrate!"
To send a letter to Liu Cong at the local level, one must be above the county governor. If everyone could submit a letter, Liu Cong would have to worry about whether he could sleep or not, let alone his free time.
Deng Ai has a special status, so he has this advantage.
"Go and send someone to tell these people, I, Deng Ai, will definitely punish them!"
Sun Shao stood up and chuckled, "Yes, Mr. Qingtian from Taojiang County is here."
"screw you."
"My lord! My lord! The king has sent you a letter!"
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Before Sun Shao could go out, the Yamen servant came in with a guard in royal robes.
"The young man paid homage to the young master. The king sent him a personal letter and ten pieces of gold. It was the king's impermanence that supported Zhou Peng's family."
Deng Ai took the letter and read it. After reading it, he smiled bitterly and said, "Go back and tell your father that I know what he means. Tell him and I will never let him down."
"promise."
After the people left, Sun Shao also prepared to leave, "Brother Ai, you are busy, I will send someone to warn those bastards."
"Wait!"
Deng Ai stopped Sun Shao and said, "Tell them that I will definitely go to the banquet."
Sun Shao turned around and looked at Deng Ai in surprise, "Brother Ai, why did you suddenly...do you...do you want to go with them..."
Deng Ai rolled his eyes at him, "What are you thinking? I really hang out with them. Not to mention that the national law does not allow it, even my father and you will look down on me. No matter what, I cannot let my father down."
Sun Shao asked in confusion, "Brother Ai, why are you suddenly going to their banquet?"
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Deng Ai did not answer Sun Shao, but stood up and walked to him and handed Liu Cong's letter to him.
Sun Shao still didn't understand after reading it, even a little angry, "Why is my father like this? Doesn't he believe what Brother Ai said? These people are obviously domineering and guilty, why doesn't my father give Brother Ai the right to kill them?"
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Deng Ai smiled bitterly. When he first took office, he thought exactly the same as Sun Shao. He was guilty? He should be arrested and killed. Where did he come from so many problems?
But after reading Liu Cong's letter, he realized that he really took it for granted. There are nearly a thousand counties in Chu State. Which county magistrate can have such power?
Historically, Soochow had only 328 counties in its heyday. After Liu Cong divided Jingzhou and Yangzhou, the counties in each county were also divided. In Chu State, including Jiaozhou, there were already nearly a thousand counties.
"Brother Shao, we took it too much for granted before. These things cannot be solved with words, let alone with a knife." Deng Ai explained to Sun Shao earnestly.
Seeing Sun Shao's still puzzled expression, Deng Ai continued, "There is no absolute evil or absolute good in this world. We think of things too simply."
"Brother Shao, think about it, in the Chu Kingdom, except for my father, who can be above the law? No one, not anyone, no one has that qualification!"
"I am the county magistrate now. The county magistrate can only punish crimes in accordance with the law and can only act in accordance with the laws of the country. Taking life and death is simple, but it may not be effective, and even worse, it will cause panic."
"It's not impossible to cause aristocratic families in nearby counties to panic and even rebel."
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Sun Shao read the letter and then looked at Deng Ai, "What do you mean, father?"
Deng Ai said with a smile, "My father hopes that we can use the power of the county magistrate to solve this matter. I hope that we will not rely on his status as an adopted son to suppress evil. The most important thing is to defeat lawlessness openly and honestly."
Promote justice to the extreme!”
Deng Ai slapped Sun Shao on the shoulder, "Brother Shao, if we want to truly become a pillar of the country and an important minister of the country, we can't ask for anything from our father, let alone use the banner of our father to be unscrupulous.
act.”
As he spoke, Deng Ai's eyes became firm and confident, "How can you sweep the world if you don't sweep one house? Brother Shao, I now understand why my father sent me to Taojiang to be the county magistrate."
Sun Shao was still puzzled, but was infected by Deng Ai's momentum, "Brother Ai, what do you want me to do for you?"
Deng Ai smiled slyly and said, "Inform those family owners, as well as the county director of the police department and county officials, that tonight, the county will go to Shao Di's restaurant to entertain them!"