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Chapter 161 Good Law

Liu Jing insisted on going to the market, not for fun, the market is a place where people gather, and there is no better place than the market to get a deeper understanding of a place.

What's more, he started his career as a city official, and he is the most familiar with the market. Just like Seriously started with the "prison" of his old business, he is also planning to start with the "market".

Liu Jing is now the lord of a county, so naturally he can no longer travel on horseback like in the past, otherwise the people of Ling County will think that he is "disrespectful" and does not have the majesty of a county lord.

But he is not going to take the crown-gaian car that can show his identity. For this trip, he doesn't want to make a lot of fanfare and make it known to everyone, which will lose the original intention of this trip.

Therefore, he deliberately chose a covered carriage with simple decoration, besides Ma Zhou, Liu Liang, and Yu Zheng, there were five knights as followers.

Although he didn't want to make it public, Ling County was not a peaceful place after all, and the former county magistrate died in an unknown way, so Liu Jing had to be wary.

The population of Linxiang in Changsha County is more than [-]. The city is surrounded by tens of miles. It is not only the center of the four counties in Jingnan, but also the main road leading to the Central Plains from the South China Sea. Therefore, commerce is very developed. city.

But Ling County is just an ordinary small county town, which is much inferior in comparison, with a population of less than [-] people. The city wall is more than four miles around, and there is only one city. .

Liu Jing has known for a long time that the scale of the city in Lingxian County is limited. After arriving, he was still a little disappointed after seeing the whole picture of the city. Not to mention compared with Linxiangxi City, even compared with the smaller east and south cities. .

The market in Lingxian County is not only small in scale, but after Liansi, there are very few mansions for storing goods. Most of them are thatched sheds and bamboo sheds, which are very simple and shabby.

As soon as the carriage entered the city gate, Liu Jing couldn't wait to look to the left and right sides, but unfortunately there was no trace of the "bronze bucket and iron ruler".

This was a blatant slap in the face.

Liu Jing frowned. The "bronze bucket and iron ruler" was his copy of the "good method" of the famous official Zhao Yu of the Sui Dynasty, which is also the ancient version of the "fair scale". For this, he was unanimously praised by everyone in Changsha. Zhang Xian ordered the counties under Changsha's rule to practice this law.

In fact, Liu Jing knows very well that even in modern times, fair scales will encounter various problems, let alone the ancient society dominated by the rule of man. No matter what good laws are used, the most important thing is people.

However, the "bronze bucket and iron ruler" can be regarded as Liu Jing's most proud achievement. Regardless of other places, he is now the magistrate of Ling County. Anyone with a little brain should know how to put on a few poses.

Under Liu Jing's signal, the carriage drove on the bumpy dirt road, passed through the sparse crowd, and arrived in front of the city building in the city center.

In Ling County, there are only a handful of people who can use good horse-drawn carts and knights to guard them. After receiving the report, the city officials immediately led the city officials to welcome them.

Shi Yan was surprised when he saw Liu Jing getting off the car in a high-clothes suit. He had seen Liu Jing at the court meeting a few days ago, so he recognized him at a glance, and immediately pulled up his clothes and bowed down. : "The officials pay homage to the Ming court..."

"Greetings to the Ming court..." All the officials in the city hall followed suit.

Liu Jingjing nodded, motioning for everyone to excuse themselves.Then he looked up and down Shi Yan, he was about twenty years old, short in stature, less than seven feet, and his facial features were not outstanding.

The two should have met at the court meeting before, but the other party's appearance was too mediocre, and Liu Jing didn't remember him at all.

Shi Yan's face was full of smiles, and he said: "Ming Ting is the king of a county, and he condescends to come to such a filthy place as Shijing..."

Liu Jing interrupted his words with a smile: "Don't you know that this court started from the market when it was a county?"

The city clerk couldn't help being terrified, and hurriedly said: "It's the official who made a slip of the tongue."

Liu Jing said slowly: "People in the world regard the market as a filthy place, but it's just a one-sided statement. As a city official, you should think about it and don't belittle yourself."

Shi Yan paid homage again: "What the Ming court said is true."

Liu Jing said with a smile: "I was a city official at the beginning, and now I am a county lord. I know that no matter where I am, as long as I am diligent in doing things, I can shine."

The officials in the city building had different expressions when they heard the words, but they all said in their mouths: "Remember the words of the Ming court."

Liu Jing then asked: "Why isn't there a 'bronze bucket and iron ruler' in the city?"

Shi Yan was at a loss when he heard this, as if he didn't know what a "bronze bucket and iron ruler" was at all.

Liu Jing looked at him with calm eyes, but the more he was like this, the more nervous Shi Yan became, and he felt sweat on his forehead. Seeing that the atmosphere was freezing, an official behind him spoke out to relieve him:

"Reporting to the Ming court, the county government did issue a notice the year before, ordering the market to set up the 'copper bucket and iron ruler' method. However, at the beginning of its establishment, it attracted dissatisfaction from many merchants in the city and repeatedly destroyed it, so it was implemented within a few months. Then it was abolished. Jun Jun and Jun Jun took office last autumn, so they don't know the method of 'bronze bucket and iron ruler'."

"So that's how it is." When Liu Jing learned the whole story, he suddenly realized, and said: "The method of 'bronze bucket and iron ruler' has been practiced in Linxiang City for several years. Thanks to this, there is no fraud in the city and the people benefit. A first-class good law. How can such a good law that benefits the people be abolished because of one or two treacherous businessmen?"

Although Shi Yan didn't know the relationship between the "bronze bucket and iron ruler" method and Liu Jing, but seeing that he attached so much importance to it, of course he knew what to do.Immediately said: "Listening to the words of the Ming court, the officials know that there is such a good law in the world? If the officials were here back then, they would not let this law go to waste."

Liu Jing nodded and said: "An old saying goes:'It's not too late to make up for the dead sheep.' You should think about this method with one step to relieve the people's difficulties."

Shi Yan immediately expressed his opinion: "The Ming court please accommodate the officials for a few days, and the officials will make people recast copper buckets and iron rulers."

Liu Jing nodded in satisfaction, and then said: "I came to the market today and found that there are no houses in the city. Ling County has always been rainy. Once it rains, the merchants and tourists in the city will not even have a place to shelter from the rain."

Hearing this, the city clerk couldn't help sighing and said, "Most of the money in Ling County is used to build walls and dams. To tell you the truth, the city hasn't received money for repairs for many years. In addition, the people are poor, so there is no house. Abandon."

Liu Jing's heart moved, and he said, "Now the county temple is in financial difficulty, and the court has just taken office, so it can't change the money for a while. In this way, the court will provide the money and build a house for the city."

All the officials in the city building were dumbfounded when they heard the words, and the city officials showed hesitation and said, "This, how can this be done?"

Liu Jing said with a smile: "I went to the office alone, and the county magistrate has a monthly salary of [-] shi and [-] yuan. This court does not pay more than [-] shi per month. What is the use of keeping the rest? It is better to do some good deeds."

Shi Yan subconsciously looked at Liu Liang, Ma Zhou, Yu Zheng, etc. behind Liu Jing, and then closed his mouth tactfully.

(End of this chapter)