Daxianguan

Chapter 786
Gradually, Xu Hong also realized that there was a problem. Liu Jiwen seemed to be planning to lean on the side of the Chu family, so he did that kind of thing. Xu Hong couldn't make up his mind, so he went to test Chu Xian's tone, and Chu Xian only had one sentence, just continue to implement the administrative order.

Xu Hong realized that Master Chu had a broad mind, and he never thought about dealing with Liu Jiwen again. It was tantamount to letting him go. Xu Hong also changed very quickly, and began to cooperate with Liu Jiwen. The affairs of the household department were as if Chu Xian was in charge The control is average, and all aspects are in good order.

Chu Xian is naturally concerned about these matters secretly, because the reform of the land system is fundamental. Fortunately, both Xu Hong and Liu Jiwen have handled this matter very well, which frees him up to do other things .

After becoming Shangshu Ling, Chu Xian's power has risen to a higher level, and there are too many things under his jurisdiction. Of course, it is impossible to do everything by himself, what is needed is the ability to control the overall situation.

In this regard, Chu Xian did very well, even outstandingly.

But sometimes, it is still necessary to target a certain matter. What's more, Chu Xian already had some ideas a few years ago, but before that he was just a servant of the household department, and he didn't have the right to do these things. Now of course he can.

But Chu Xian is still hesitating.

Because what he is going to do next may cause even more shocks than the land reform, even if Chu Xian is now the minister, he has to weigh it carefully, at least he has to plan well.

After taking office for a full month, Chu Xian notified the Shoufu Pavilion that they would go to various states to "inspect the microservices", which is also something that many Shoufu Pavilion bosses like to do, because in this way, they can better understand the people's sentiments.

As for the immortal officials at the level of Chu Xian, if they are "micro-service inspections", one person and one sword are enough. Walking alone, using the methods of immortals, it is easy to travel to several states in a day. Chu Xian is also planning this, he himself has enough cultivation , there is no need to talk to anyone around, not to mention that this time it is a 'micro-clothes inspection', which is more light-weight, so that day, Chu Xian said something to the wives at home, then changed into ordinary civilian clothes, and floated away .

Qi Chengxiang, Luo Yong and Chu San wanted to follow, but Chu Xian didn't bring them along.

After leaving Jingzhou, Chu Xian went all the way south without hesitation. Firstly, it was because the south is rich, so it’s better to go and have a look first. Moreover, what Chu Xian is going to do this time has nothing to do with the north and south. Chu Xian has been to the north a lot. This time, so this time I will go to the south.Of course, there is another point. Chu Xian recently saw an article, which is the "Wenbao" recommended by Wenshengyuan. Every month, Wenshengyuan will promote a booklet in the officialdom. Among them are the articles collected from various places in the previous month. There are common people, there are officials, they write about everything, and Chu Xian also likes to read it on weekdays. When Chu Xian was in Wenshengyuan, he was also one of the chief editors of this newspaper.

However, there are not many articles above that can impress Chu Xian, but just a few days ago, he saw one, but he was quite impressed.

This article is about the government official system, which is very profound and level. At that time, Chu Xian noticed that it was written by an official in Changshui County, Huzhou, and then recommended by the local censor. After several twists and turns, it was finally accepted. It is included in the newspapers of Wenshengyuan.

The rules of Wenshengyuan are eclectic. It only depends on whether your article is good or not, regardless of your status. Even if it was written by a beggar, Wensheng Academy will still receive it.

This is what Chu Xian is most satisfied with about Wensheng Academy.

Now that I saw that article, and many of the ideas written in it coincided with Chu Xian's thoughts, so Chu Xian planned to go to Changshui County, Huzhou, and at the same time inquire about it, and write this article. What exactly is an article about.

At Chu Xian's current cultivation base, he is too lazy to use the technique of transformation, or even to fly. When he meets no one, he shrinks to an inch, takes three miles at a step, walks like the wind, and can enjoy the scenery along the way. When there are people, you can mix into the crowd, chat with people, and walk along the way. You can not only make some friends, but also listen to some anecdotes and concerns from the people's mouths.

In this way, Chu Xian arrived in Huzhou in less than two days.

There are many lakes in Huzhou. There are thousands of large and small lakes in the state, and there are two rivers passing through the state. It can be said that it is quite rich.

This day, Chu Xian arrived in a county in Huzhou, walking all the way, Chu Xian could not see the dust and dust, after all, he was a Taoist immortal, and with various means, no matter his clothes and shoes were spotless, clean, and the people on the road next to him were spotless and clean. People are different.

Most of the passers-by who walked along with Chu Xian didn't notice this, but there were also a few smart people who discovered the difference in Chu Xian. Although they didn't know what Chu Xian did, they were definitely not ordinary people.

Several of them are in the porcelain business. Porcelain calligraphy and painting have been essential items in literati's homes since ancient times, so there is a great market, especially in Huzhou, a place with outstanding people and rich literati.

Chu Xian saw that there were hundreds of porcelains on the carriage driven by these people, and they were isolated and secured with straw and hemp ropes. It could be seen that they were all top-grade, and there were a few of them, even Chu Xian liked it.

So talking along the way, I know that these people are specially delivering goods to the county government of Changshui County, Huzhou. Obviously this batch of porcelain is all.

Chu Xian was naturally surprised. There must be hundreds of pieces of porcelain in these carts. What does a county government need so many porcelains for?
The delivery man smiled naively, and said that it was not ordered by the county government, but ordered by a local merchant doing business and given to the county government officials.

When Chu Xian heard this, he frowned.

It is obviously not a good thing for merchants to give gifts to officials, and it is even more unbelievable to send so many at once.

"Even if you want to give it to an official, it won't take so much." Chu Xian said at this time, and the guy who pulled the goods smiled: "Brother, I have observed you along the way, and I know that you are not an ordinary person. You should be like You are an outsider cultivator, your feet have not been stained with dust and mud all the way, look at me, your legs are covered with mud spots, and if you are an outsider, of course you don’t understand the situation in officialdom and shopping malls. Let’s talk, these may not be enough. Think about it, an official’s mansion is so big, each room must have a few pieces, an official needs at least [-] or [-] pieces, and a small official needs less, but still needs ten pieces. A few pieces, if you are a high official like Dianshi and Zhubu, you will have to go up to fifty pieces, so these may not be enough."

Chu Xian was taken aback. If it was true, the amount distributed to each person would not be considered a lot of silver. After all, although these porcelains are exquisite, they are not antiques, and their value is not high. But soon, Chu Xian discovered another one thing.

It's still a matter of quantity. According to the guy's calculation just now, there are probably hundreds of officials in a county.

Even in a rich place like Huzhou, even in a large county, there are so many officials in one county, which is a bit too much.

No wonder the guy said that even these things might not be enough.

You must know that Chu Xian was promoted from the bottom, and Chu Xian, the county magistrate, has also done it. Chu Xian also knows the official system in the county government very well. , There are too many officials to support.

It's just that at that time, Chu Xian was a soft-spoken person, and at that time, the problem he faced was not the official system, but how to strengthen the county defense and resist the monster clan.

So, no matter what position you are in, you think about things and look at things from different perspectives and angles. Now that Chu Xian is in his current position, he already feels that the current official system has great drawbacks.

Let’s talk about the most basic county government. The division of labor seems to be clear. From top to bottom, let’s talk about a large county. From the county magistrate, county magistrate, master book, and history, there are four official positions, but the officials are obviously not Limited to these, there are county inspections, post officials, gate officials, tax history, warehouse history, official food officials, river and park history, and so on.This does not count the officers of the county army, so these officials are extremely cumbersome from top to bottom. In some places, they are even one position, divided into two official positions. Inside, there are so many officials, they are cumbersome and fat, and they are bloated.

This is just a county government, what if it is a city government?I'm afraid it will be more bloated, let alone the state capital.

Chu Xian has served as the county magistrate, the government order, and the governor. The three-level official talismans are all top leaders and family members. As the saying goes, you don’t know the hardships of being in charge. In order to afford the salaries of the top and bottom officials, Chu Xian was under great pressure at that time, and he almost couldn't make it through.At that time, I didn't understand why it was so difficult for the Ministry of Accounts to allocate funds, and I had to ask my grandpa to sue my grandma. Later, when Chu Xian was working as a servant in the Ministry of Accounts, I finally understood that it was not that the Ministry of Accounts didn't want to allocate funds to the local area, but that the Ministry of Accounts, see It seems rich, but in fact, it is also a jingle of poverty.

If it wasn't for Chu Xian's land reform in recent years, the situation has improved, and he has surplus money every year. In the past, it would have been really difficult to make ends meet.

Among them, the salaries of officials at all levels are a large sum of expenses.

Only when you have really worked in the Ministry of Household Affairs and stayed in the lower-level officialdom will you understand the problem here. This is the case for a county government. There are so many states in the entire holy pilgrimage, thousands of counties, and dozens of counties. Ten thousand, even millions of officials. After a year, this expenditure is so huge that ordinary people can hardly imagine.

What's more, different officials are treated differently, and the expenses are also different. In addition, some local officials pocketed their own pockets and even did some illegal and disciplined things, which added to the burden of the holy pilgrimage.

And Chu Xian is very clear that this matter is not impossible to improve. Simply put, even government officials can be "simplified". Some counties have small land and few people, but officials at all levels have all internal organs. , Sometimes, there are too many things to eat without doing work.

(End of this chapter)