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Chapter 160

Liu Jing was going to entrust serious affairs to the county, mainly to deal with the Gong family, not really to be a shopkeeper.

After the court meeting, he turned to the "sitting room" next to the main hall for his daily work, and looked through the case files of Ling County sent by his subordinates.

There are thousands of counties and more than [-] townships in the world. On average, there are about three townships in a county.

And Ling County has six townships, which can be called a large county in terms of land area.

Among them, the most prosperous township in Ling County is not where the county seat is located, but Linzhen Township, which is located on the west bank of the Xiangshui River.

Due to the low-lying terrain and serious waterlogging of the county seat, some people proposed to abandon the county seat of Ling County many years ago and move the county government to Linzhen Township.

However, because too many people's interests are involved in this, it is obviously a good thing that benefits the country and the people, but it has never really been put on the agenda.

Liu Jing had just taken office and hadn't figured out the specific situation. The data he saw was shocking. The cost of building walls and dams in Ling County over the years was in the hundreds of millions.

According to the official explanation of Lingxian County, there is too much rain in Lingxian County, and the soil is soft, making it difficult to build high walls and strong dams, and it needs to be repaired every year.

It is not true to say that it is completely nonsense. Lingling County in the south is known as "Xiashi". A county panicked.

But the problem is that although the city of Linyi Township, which faces the county across the water, is very narrow, it is quite strong. Why don't people worry about "too much rain and soft soil"?

It's hard to explain clearly.

Now that spring is approaching, the rains are increasing, and it is time to repair the walls and dams. Half of Ling County's annual tax revenue is invested in them, which seems to be endless.

Liu Jing shook his head secretly, this is not a problem that can be solved overnight.

Liu Jing continued to look through the case files. Ling County covers a very large area, more than a hundred miles to the south.

Zhongshui Township has less than [-] households and [-] people on the books. Not only is it poor, but it has nothing to do with wealth.

But according to the information Liu Jing got from Chu Fangna, Zhongshui Township is nourished by the Hunan and Zhong Rivers, the land is fertile, and the population is quite large.

It's just that Zhongshui Township is bordered by barbarians, and there have always been constant disputes. The local tyrants and powerful surnames built docks and hid their population privately, and even ignored the county's orders.The household registration of Zhongshui Township has not changed for many years.

To be honest, if he could lead his troops to break through these dock walls, the household registration of Zhongshui Township could be increased by at least three to five times.

Thinking of this, Liu Jing tapped on the book case with his fingers, lost in thought...

In the next few days, Liu Jing buried his head in his files, and finally had a clearer understanding of Ling County, summed up in four words, "internal and external troubles".

Sure enough, he deserves the name of "Juxian County". Fortunately, he didn't take any chances early in the morning, so he couldn't talk about expectations or disappointments.

He hid in the commode and read the files quietly, while Serious and Chu Fang were not idle, making a lot of noise.

The first is seriousness. The county magistrate "authorizes documents, and manages warehouses and prisons." He naturally started from his old business "prison".

When he found that there were more than a hundred people detained in Ling County Prison, they were neither sentenced nor released, and the prisoners were tortured and miserable in the prison.

Serious and furious, from Judgment Cao, to Thief Cao, to Prison Officials, he scolded them all bloody, especially the two officials of Prison Warden and Prison History, were dismissed by him and demoted to go home.

Afterwards, Seriously sat in the prison in person, adjudicating more than a hundred cases in a few days. Those who should be sentenced and released should be released, and the prison was empty.

In the Han Dynasty, "there are no prisoners in the prison" was a manifestation of the diligence of local officials and an important political achievement.It's not that no one breaks the law in the territory, but that all criminals will get the punishment they deserve.

Seriously passed this matter, and immediately established prestige in the county temple. All the officials were respectful, and they all said in private: "Liu Jun is benevolent, and he will be lenient; Yan Jun is dignified and cannot be violated. Prisoners and history are Lessons learned from the past.”

With prestige, it is only logical that Liu Jing will govern the county seriously.

During this period, the meritorious Cao Gong Ying happily handed over part of the power to Serious. Of course, the most important power must be firmly held in his hands.

Gongcao is the chief official of the county, not only has the "right to promote good and stop evil", but also "youkuo, the chief of the pavilion, and other officials are all meritorious officials."

Everything else is easy to talk about, except for the internal and external, the two powers, which must not be given up.

Compared with seriousness, Chu Fang's work was much easier. His reputation was so high that he reorganized the thief Cao and the thief under the door almost effortlessly. Gong Wu was so angry that he was furious and helpless.

Chu Fang didn't stop there, and then took the subordinates of the family under his command, which involved the power of the meritorious Cao.

Gong Ying was very dissatisfied in her heart, but it was reasonable for the other party to be in charge of the sect as the chief bookkeeper, even if she couldn't argue with Liu Jing, she could only hold her nose and admit it.

What reassures Gong Ying a little is that Yan Yan and Chu Fang did not continue to make progress after gaining power, but chose to stop their efforts, as long as the other party didn't have to separate out a "life and death" would be fine.This shows that there is still room for maneuver between the two parties.

For this reason, he specially warned Gong Wu not to provoke him.

Gong Wu has been holding back his anger recently, but the second brother he admires the most in his life, he can still listen to his words to a certain extent.

In this way, the county temple became extraordinarily peaceful.

At this moment, Liu Jing "retired for many days" and finally walked out of the toilet. The sun was shining on his body, which was quite warm.

Since he took office, it has been either cloudy or rainy. Until today, the sun did not show up. This is also the reason why Liu Jing was forced to sit out of the toilet. If he does not bask in the sun for a long time, his body will become moldy.

Ma Zhou stepped forward and complained to Liu Jing: "Liu Jun, I'm going to be suffocated to death by staying in the county court all day doing nothing." Dress up in a short jacket.

Liu Liang had been an official in the chief registry office for several months, so he was more able to adapt to the boring life, but he was still a young man after all, and he couldn't help nodding his head in agreement with Ma Zhou's words.

Yu Zheng has a steady personality, waiting aside, not saying a word.

Liu Jing smiled and said: "In that case, let's go out for a walk."

Liu Liang asked curiously, "Brother Cong, where are we going?"

Liu Jing had a clear purpose and said, "Let's go to the market first."

"What is there to see in the city of Ling County? Can it be compared to the bustle of Linxiang City?" Liu Liang then suggested: "Why don't you go to the Ling Lake outside the city? It is said that there are tens of miles around the Ling Lake, and there are islands and islands on it. There are people living there who make wine, and the wine comes from there."

"Go to the market first, and then go to Linghu Lake." Liu Jing said with a smile.

(End of this chapter)