Hanhou

After the establishment of the Han Dynasty, the system of prefectures and counties was implemented, and the chief of a county was called the prefect.The magistrates of the county are the magistrate and the magistrate, the county magistrate who governs more than [-] households, and the county magistrate who governs less than [-] households.

Outside of Chang'an, each county has only one magistrate regardless of its size.The county lieutenant is not the case. A small county has one lieutenant, and a large county usually has two left and right lieutenants.

Shaling County is located at an important point, facing the Xiongnu in the north all the year round.During wartime, county officials would take up their knives and rush to the battlefield.Even the postmen under the pavilion, as long as they are of a certain age and have knife marks on their bodies, they must have fought Hu Qi desperately.

The county lieutenant is in charge of law and order in peacetime, but in wartime he acts as a military marquis, in charge of five hundred frontier troops.In view of the situation in the border county, more often, the military marquis is his own job, and the county lieutenant is more like a concurrent job.

Zhao Jia received the official seal with a ribbon, and according to Wei Yue's instructions, he first went to the army to report, and then went to the official temple to hand over.

Generally speaking, county magistrates are dispatched from other counties, and county lieutenants are not similarly particular, including the minor officials in the county, many of whom are from Yunzhong County or even Shaling County.

This made Zhao Jia relieve some of his tension.

We are all acquaintances, so it shouldn't be too difficult for me to take up the post this time.

When the decree was delivered, spring plowing had already begun.On Zhao Jia's way from the livestock farm to the official temple, both sides of the road were lush green.There are fields reclaimed by frontier residents and new grass.

From time to time, there was a rustling sound in the grass, or one or two small animals ran out, or some birds with colorful feathers jumped up.

The road leading to the official temple has been repaired, and after the snow has melted, it is not as muddy as in previous years.

A few days before the start of spring plowing, the people in the nearby villages would drive carts or pull trailers on the road frequently. Most of the carts were carrying farm tools, and some of them were good seeds from the official temple.

Litian leaves early and returns late every day, and goes to the townships to convey the notices posted by the official temples, persuading farming, and reminding the border residents not to delay the farming season.

The three elders led people to search for idlers and rascals, and used leather whips and sticks to educate them, "persuading" them to return to their families to work in agriculture.The means are slightly violent, but the effect is extraordinary.As far as Zhao Jia knew, there were no fewer than ten idlers who were persuaded by Mr. Lu.

The head of You Yuting led people to capture the bandits and rangers. After they were caught, they were tried for their crimes, and they were not imprisoned.

Bianjun was hit by military disasters one after another, and there was a shortage of labor force.Such a strong labor force appeared in front of him, so naturally he would not be easily let go.

Convincing people with reason doesn't work, then convince people with force.No matter what status he was in other counties, when he arrived in Yunzhong County, as long as he was found guilty, he had to obediently shoulder the burden and plow the fields.

It's not that the murderers had no malicious intentions, nor did they never think of escaping. However, Wei Taishou personally ordered that they be killed immediately after escaping. Hard enough, the head can not help but cut off.

In order to eliminate hidden dangers to the greatest extent, the county magistrates of all counties were called into the county towns, where Zhou Juecao gave concentrated lectures, and after returning, he specialized in managing the captured labor.

It is reported that the prime minister of Yangshou County has the most thorough understanding, and the results of the trial on the murderer are extremely gratifying, and there is even a posture that the blue is better than the blue.

Zhou Jue Cao was overjoyed when he saw Cai. If Yangshou and Shaling hadn’t lost the county magistrate, the county lieutenant hadn’t taken up his post yet, and only half of the young officials were left, he would have asked Wei Taishou for instructions to transfer Yangshou County Prime Minister to the county and focus on training.

Zhao Jiace rode across the field, greeted the familiar army, moved his gaze to the field, and found that apart from the villagers, servants, and captured criminals, some frontier soldiers also removed their leather armor and helped in the fields.

"Litian just came here and said that he asked the old farmer to check the weather. It will rain in a few days. In addition, he has to organize people to collect cow dung." Wang Shichang walked to the field, put down his hoe, and talked with the villagers beside him. As he spoke, he lifted the hem of his shirt and wiped his sweat.Looking up and seeing Zhao Jia, he immediately smiled and said, "Zhao Langjun is going to the official temple?"

Because he was still in a hurry, Zhao Jia nodded his head and said nothing, after handcuffing with the other party, he rode his horse and galloped away.

Wang Shichang stood at the head of the field, took the clear water handed by the child, and drank it with his head raised.Wiping off the water stains around his mouth with his backhand, he grabbed the leather armor that had been placed on the edge of the field and put it on his body in twos and twos.

When Zhao Jia arrived at the county seat, he happened to meet a city official.

Before going to the city to hand in Fu, Zhao Jia had met the other party face to face, and they were not strangers to each other.Knowing that Zhao Jia will be the new county lieutenant, the city officials immediately stepped forward and bowed their hands.

The city official wore a dagger at his waist, followed by several jailers. The jailers were all holding ropes, and one end of the ropes was tied to a middle-aged man dressed as a merchant. They all had bruised noses and swollen faces, and their clothes were somewhat torn.

Seeing this, Zhao Jia couldn't help being curious.

The city official did not hide anything, and explained the matter immediately.

With the re-opening of the military market in the county seat, the commercial market in each county has also restarted one after another.Within Yunzhong County, Shaling is considered a large county with one of the largest populations, and the commercial market is naturally lively.

But the excitement is the excitement, as there are more merchants coming and going, and the number of people is complicated, it will naturally cause some troubles.Petty theft happened from time to time, and not long ago, there was a vicious brawl in the city.

Because the county lieutenant has not yet taken up his post, the head of the pavilion is not full of staff. The county jailer was injured on the battlefield and has not recovered yet. As a city official, he was arrested.

"These merchants don't abide by the city's rules, and they are imprisoned according to the law." The city official stopped suddenly in the middle of speaking.

In front of him is the new county lieutenant, who is in charge of public security and arresting robbers.When this person takes office, his workload can be cut in half immediately, and he no longer has to work overtime every day, almost sleeping in the official temple!

When the eyes fell on Zhao Jia, the city official suddenly became enlightened, his eyes lit up, and his attitude became extremely enthusiastic.

Shrouded in fiery enthusiasm, Zhao Jia's intuition for "danger" suddenly soared, and his scalp went numb instantly.He even developed an intuition that what he was doing was not good.

It is really not a good sign to have such a hunch on the first day of tenure.

Zhao Jia took a deep breath, forced the city officials to continue to take him to the prison, and led the bay red horse to the official temple in the east of the city.

It's a blessing, not a disaster, it's a disaster that can't be avoided.

There must be a way for the car to reach the mountain, Zhao Jia can only comfort himself in this way.

He had hoped that he was overthinking and feeling wrong.The facts shattered his fantasy.Walking into the gate of the official temple, before he had time to connect with his colleagues, the county magistrate with black circles in his eyes descended from the sky, grabbed Zhao Jia's wrist, and pulled him into the guard room.

Looking at the mountains of bamboo slips and slips in the room, and looking at the two clerks who buried their heads in it, Zhao Jia swallowed instinctively.

The county magistrate held Zhao Jia's arm, his expression was a little excited, and his tone was even more gratifying: "It's our good fortune to be able to work with you, the county captain Zhao is a rare talent."

Zhao Jia looked at the county magistrate, then at the clerk who raised his head from the bamboo slips, his eyes shining like the city officials, and finally confirmed that his premonition was correct, that the Shaling County Official Temple was indeed not a "good place".

No matter what Zhao Jia thought, from the county magistrate's point of view, there was absolutely no reason to let go of a strong labor force.

Without the county magistrate, he was the only senior official, and more than half of the young officials had gone. It was not easy to maintain the normal travel of the official temple.In order to ensure the smooth progress of various tasks, the county magistrate almost turned gray with worry.When the Xiongnu had just retreated, when the county had the most work and the shortage of manpower, he almost hit the wall with his hair.

If there is no one to help, within a month, everyone in the official temple will be exhausted.One counts as one, and all of them will fall to the ground.

The arrival of Zhao Jia can be described as a joy from heaven.The county magistrate was overjoyed, and looked at the sky with tears in his eyes, and shouted, "There is no unparalleled road!"

Regardless of whether these words are appropriate or not, in short, with Zhao Jia's arrival, there will be no shortage of officials and officials.There is a county lieutenant in charge of the work, and you and the pavilion chief can also take up the post one after another. There is no need for the existing minor officials to continue to hold multiple positions, just like the city officials in charge of Shang City, they do not need to also be in charge of public security and occasionally serve as prison officials.

On the first day of employment, Zhao Jia spent his days working on paperwork.

It is true that the county magistrate is determined to catch the strong men, but he also knows how to measure. The government affairs assigned to Zhao Jia are all related to the security of the county, as well as the military equipment of the arsenal.When Zhao Jia felt that he had nowhere to start, he took the initiative to order it, and even arranged for a civil servant to assist him, and said that he could ask him at any time if he had any questions.

Similar matters should have been arranged by the county magistrate.

However, the situation in Bian County is special. The county magistrate is either too strong to sit in a county for several years without moving, killing Huqi like chickens and ducks; people.

Zhang Tong did not mention that after him, Shaling County changed two county magistrates.The county magistrate originally thought that his predecessor was upright, with good military strength, and could last a little longer, but his wish was not fulfilled, and he died on the battlefield.

Being in the border county, seeing so many lives and deaths, the county magistrate himself was already prepared to die on the battlefield and shroud his body in horse leather.It's just that his life is too hard, no matter how badly he is injured, he can be alive and kicking after a period of time.After a long time, the Shaling County Official Temple has become an iron-clad county magistrate and a flowing county magistrate.

How long the county lieutenant can stay basically depends on the situation.

Zhao Jia's predecessor had made waves on the battlefield and made outstanding achievements in battle. He was promoted from military marquis to Sima of another department, leaving the post of county lieutenant vacant.The county magistrate was forced to carry the mountain on his shoulders, and one person did the work of three people. He was so tired that he seemed to be floating when he walked.

Knowing the current situation of the official temple, Zhao Jia naturally couldn't shirk responsibility, the only thing he could do was to roll up his sleeves, fight with Hu Qi, bury his head in the papers, and share the work of the county magistrate.

While writing on the bamboo slips, Zhao Jia secretly rejoiced that he had studied with Wei Yue for a period of time and handled a lot of paperwork. Otherwise, in the absence of experience, even if the county magistrate was willing to teach, he would It will be dark in both eyes, and it may not be able to get started immediately.

After being reminded by Wei Yue, Zhao Jia's work efficiency is extraordinary.Complicated government affairs in the eyes of others will be easily solved in front of him.

The bamboo slips accumulated in the duty room decreased at a speed visible to the naked eye. On the tenth day of his tenure, the county magistrate unexpectedly discovered that he no longer needed to work overtime, and the work could be finished quickly. Hot soup, go to the porch to blow the warm air.

The young officials in the official temple felt the same way, and they all looked at Zhao Jia with admiration.Even if I had doubts before, they are all dispelled at this moment.

After half a month, all the accumulated government affairs have been dealt with, and the officials and temples will no longer be overwhelmed by the workload. Zhao Jia can finally be freed from the files and start to count the county arsenal to make up for the shortage of subordinates.

"Before the Xiongnu went south, all the armor and weapons in the county arsenal were used, and now they have not been replenished." The county magistrate was holding a bowl of hot soup, his face was still a little haggard, but compared to half a month ago, his spirit was much better, "County Zhao When counting, you may wish to check the books in the official temple to find out the quantity so that you can report it to the county."

"The appointment of subordinate officials can start from the capital township and the capital pavilion." After drinking the hot soup in the bowl, the county magistrate breathed a sigh of relief, "The township head and the pavilion head, the recruitment of young officials is really the most important thing."

"Besides, we can't ignore the military preparations in the county, but we can't be too hasty." The county magistrate paused, and said seriously, "During the spring plowing, the young and old are worried about their families, and they may not be able to concentrate on training. In my opinion, it might as well wait a little longer." Every day, they will be recruited in turn, so as not to attract public resentment."

The training of pawns must be done according to the law, but for extrajudicial cases, as long as the time limit is not exceeded, a few days can be allowed.

Bianjun is no better than Pangdi, with constant natural and man-made disasters. Every time the Xiongnu went south, the population would decrease.The situation in Yunzhong County is not bad, but in Yanmen County under the jurisdiction of Zhidu, the population problem is imminent.

In order to solve the problem, Zhi prefect took the initiative to learn from Wei prefect, and sent troops to arrest idlers, rascals, rangers and savages before the spring plowing began.

Zhou Jue Cao used to be an official in Zhidu, and under him, Stockholm syndrome patients emerged in endlessly.Xu Buli, who was left alive, also joined the ranks of patients, and had a very speculative conversation with Xian Chiyong.

For Zhidu, it couldn't be easier to subdue a mere rogue ranger.

Yunzhong County implements labor reform, and puts a rope on the criminals to prevent them from escaping.Yanmen County doesn't need to be like this. Anyone who sees Zhi Zhi's face, no matter how arrogant the murderer is, will be obedient and honest.

The county magistrate has been an official for many years, has seen all kinds of emergencies, and understands the troubles that will be caused if things are not handled properly.He really liked Zhao Jia, and he didn't want him to stumble when he took office, so he gave advice.

Understanding the other party's kindness, Zhao Jia was very grateful, cupped his hands and said, "Thank you for your teaching."

"County Zhao doesn't need to do this." The county magistrate shook his head and smiled, "You and my colleagues should support each other."

Zhao Jia bowed his hands again, pointed out two young officials, and left the official temple for the county arsenal.

Watching Zhao Jia's back go away, the county magistrate put down the wooden bowl, feeling quite emotional.

Based on his experience of observing people, this son will never stop at Shaling, and in the future he will surely soar into the sky like a great roc spreading its wings.Thinking of this, the county magistrate unconsciously looked at the copy, thinking that after Zhao Jia left, his workload would double in an instant, and his teeth ached.