After rebirth, I joined forces with my mortal enemy to seek revenge.

"That's good. But how can Ms. Pei guarantee that the elected head of the district will not be bribed? You know, some people are illiterate at all." Magistrate Xu smiled, "And re-register the household and pass the exam automatically." Hands are the easiest to take advantage of. What can the people know? A small village chief sometimes has more power than the governor or the commander-in-chief. The county magistrate has the responsibility to collect taxes, and he has the power to collect taxes. This makes it easy to ask for bribes."

Staring at Magistrate Xu, Pei Jiaoran smiled, "It is the central government's negligence that the power and responsibilities are confused and people's minds are not clear about it."

"Hey, there's nothing we can do about it." County Magistrate Xu waved his hand, "But this is considered good governance. Even if Heshuo's previous tax collection method was beneficial, it still nourished a group of silverfish. Chang'an didn't understand Heshuo's situation. Omissions are inevitable. If the new policy wants to go out of Chang'an, it must be based on the actual situation, and this new policy can only be found when the problem is at the bottom, and then reported to the top."

Pei Jiaoran touched his lips. This magistrate Xu is completely different from the man who was watering and fertilizing just now. His words were already very flattering to the court. Your court has its own rules, but you don't understand Heshuo's situation. It's normal for you to make some omissions. Another meaning behind the words is that you don’t understand and take things for granted.

She understands too. Each local situation is different, and the direction and results of policy implementation will also be different. Adjusting government orders according to the situation is also something that people in high positions like them need to consider.

She can look at the entire decree from an overall perspective, but it is easy to overlook the hidden problems in the details. Often the alternation of old and new policies is most likely to produce contradictions and difficulties, which need to be considered when implementing the New Deal. If the imperial court wanted to consolidate Zhengshuo, send decrees out of Chang'an, recalculate population, land, and tax accounts, it had to ensure that the new decrees would bring real benefits. It is also necessary to consider whether the selected county magistrate and governor have the ability to take on the new order and implement it in place.

Therefore, previous dynasties were very particular about the selection of county magistrates and governors.

Magistrate Xu happens to be the most suitable. He has experience in grassroots governance and is willing to understand the sentiments of the people. See problems that others don't see and fix them.

From her perspective, the new law is indeed a good thing. But from Magistrate Xu's point of view, it is tantamount to putting pressure on local power agencies. No matter how she calculated it, it was difficult to predict what impact the new order would have. The occurrence of every situation is equivalent to trial and error of new methods.

If this matter is looked at at the county level, there will be two results if the new order is implemented at the same time. They must implement what they think is reasonable, understand what is unreasonable, and then implement it in accordance with the court's wishes. In this dilemma, they can only exercise the other side of power within their control at the minimum cost.

"Each has its own difficulties." Pei Jiaoran said with emotion.

"Yes, there are difficulties. But these difficulties are also divided into priorities. The court is eager for success, and may not get what it wants."

Pei Jiaoran looked at Magistrate Xu with squinted eyes, his eyes were deep. Of course, we can't rush for success. Heshuo has just experienced war, and the court doesn't have much money left. Now it seems that the imperial court has won, but in fact both sides suffer.

In order to stabilize the situation, the lack of large-scale personnel transfers is already a manifestation of power decentralization. The smile on Pei Jiaoran's face gradually faded away, replaced by a look of indifference.

Pei Jiaoran sighed, "People say that Heshuo has many arrogant soldiers and unruly people, which are difficult to control. But how can I see that you are enjoying it? What's more... Although you are in Heshuo, you are talking about the imperial court in your words. I am quite yearning for it and are willing to support the implementation of the new order of the imperial court here. But you don’t seem to want the new order of the imperial court to be implemented so quickly. You seem to only hope that everything is under your control. "

"The county magistrate is an official close to the people. Of course I have to consider the court's issues from the perspective of the people. The king is a boat and the people are water, so what is a minister?" County Magistrate Xu bowed his head and smiled, "You are responsible for assisting His Majesty in formulating policies. Yes, and we, the county magistrates and governors, have to implement the policies. To put it nicely, the purple-robed senior officials of the Political Affairs Hall are His Majesty’s confidants, but we are His Majesty’s brothers. And the only ones who can rule the world together with the Emperor are We, the governors and magistrates, have our eyes and ears connected with the people, and our decrees are implemented quickly."

"I am the county magistrate, and all I ask is that the people under my rule can live and work in peace and contentment. From the perspective of the people, my request is also very simple, to be able to have enough food and clothing, and have enough food and clothing. As for whether Heshuo will continue to separate from the imperial court, or whether Being accepted by the imperial court has nothing to do with me. After all, this is an issue that I, as an ordinary citizen, cannot interfere with."

"Taking a big picture, the common people have the intention to participate in politics, but how much can they understand it? All the court can do is to erect monuments to moral governance. But the effect of the monument to moral governance is also limited. Mr. Pei, you first formulated the When the new law was introduced, it was just to enrich Zuozang. But one thing I am curious about is, how can Duke Pei ensure that Zuozang can keep the money, and that the tyranny that should be abandoned will not appear in other forms?"

There are always flaws in any new order. These mistakes are often taken advantage of by others.

The new order may not be perfect and requires trial and error. However, the core purpose of implementing the new order has never been just to reduce burdens and eradicate bad government. What's more important is to be able to control everything in one situation so that the world is properly governed and the people are peaceful. If those in power are only obsessed with subverting order rather than consolidating and maintaining stability, they will be no different from politically incompetent and naive people like Dugujun.

Burdens must be reduced and bad government policies must be eradicated. The knife she dropped earlier had already made a cut, and all that was left was to wait patiently.

"Zuo Zang naturally has a way to keep the money. As for whether the bad government will show up in other forms..." Pei Jiaoran suddenly laughed and said, "Then we can continue the reform. You have a good plan and I have a wall ladder. This There has never been a government decree in the world that can maintain its original appearance for a long time. Change and maintenance of stability are the paths that both you and I should take."

Magistrate Xu looked at her and smiled, "Mr. Pei's words make sense."

"It's getting late, so I won't disturb Magistrate Xu." After saying that, Pei Jiaoran stood up and said, "Goodbye."

She got up and walked to the verandah. Cui Shang and others quickly stepped onto the verandah as if they had been granted amnesty. Unexpectedly, Pei Jiaoran suddenly stopped and looked at Magistrate Xu.

"I hope County Magistrate Xu can come to the post house in the future."

"it is good."

As soon as he finished speaking, Pei Jiaoran walked up the corridor and left.

Waiting for Magistrate Xu and his small vegetable garden to disappear together. Cui Shang held on to the pillar and took a deep breath.

"Mr. Pei, your concentration is so good. Don't you think it stinks over there?" Cui Shang asked in a low voice.

When asked, Pei Jiaoran smiled and said, "If Zhilan enters the house, will it smell bad?"