Eighth year of Chongzhen

Chapter 666 Daily life of a county government
Farmers in a similar situation to Li Bao's family can be said to spread throughout Pingliang Prefecture.

Since the ninth year of Chongzhen reign, millions of disaster-stricken farmers in northern Shaanxi have been relocated to the prefectures and counties under Pingliang, Fengxiang, Lintao, and Xi'an in an orderly manner.

With the help of various effective measures, and after more than three years of unremitting efforts by many officials in Shaanxi Province, the phenomenon of people freezing and starving to death due to famine in the entire Shaanxi Province has almost disappeared.

Large tracts of barren fields have been reclaimed into fertile fields, and various water conservancy facilities are being improved day by day, which strongly supports the good situation of food self-sufficiency in Shaanxi province, and this good momentum is continuing.

After hearing the news, Zhu Youjian assigned a new task to the official circles in Shaanxi, that is, to increase savings and increase land reclamation, and build water conservancy, intensive cultivation, and strive to bring Shaanxi's grain production to a new level. Outstanding officials will be promoted.

It is this smooth mechanism for the promotion of officials that greatly stimulates the enthusiasm and initiative of officials at all levels. Every year, a different number of officials will be promoted and reused, and their vacant seats will also be filled locally. Different from the previous selection strategy, officials of all levels in Shaanxi Province expressed their warm welcome.

If Zhu Youjian visited Shaanxi in person, he would find that the current style of officialdom in Shaanxi is completely different from that of previous dynasties in the past thousands of years. up look.

Officials have become accustomed to a down-to-earth and pragmatic style. Whether they are chief officials at all levels or secondary officials, the vast majority of them are very repulsed by the work style that is divorced from reality.

In daily life, it is rare to see people in the yamen in a dawdling state, especially those officials who are from the local grassroots officials, who are more keen on doing practical things for the elders in their hometown, and are striving for the promotion of their outstanding achievements. At the same time, you can also leave a good reputation for yourself.

Since Zhu Youjian made a decree to break the old rules of promotion based on status among officials, hundreds of officials with outstanding abilities have been promoted to the ranks after the inspection reports given by the Ministry of Officials, the inspector Yushi, Jinyiwei and other departments successively. Going into the ranks of officials has given more excellent management talents a platform to display their talents.

In the afternoon of this day, when the time for the county government to be released came, Cui Shisheng, the county magistrate of Weihu County, put together the documents at hand, stood up, stretched his body, and then prepared to walk around the public house of Tian Yinong, the magistrate of the county. Ask what urgent business needs to be handled tomorrow.

After eight years of Chongzhen and Xie Renxing followed Zhuang Yuanzhou to defect to Sun Chuanting from Shanxi, Cui Shisheng never left Shaanxi again. In the past five years, he and his family also communicated their situation and knowledge through letters, and supervised the studies of their two sons by the way. I told my wife to be filial to my parents at home, and wait for my family to reunite after I become famous.

When Sun Chuanting returned to Beijing with Qin Bing to go out to fight, Cui Shisheng chose to stay, and then he was assigned to Weihu County as a student as a student, and Xie Renxing stayed with him because he was good at logistics. in the army.

Because Zhuang Yuanzhou went to Beijing to participate in the Spring Festival, he went to the capital early to support him, and Yang Mingsheng was arranged by Sun Chuanting to serve as the county magistrate in Shanyang County because of his outstanding performance.

Cui Shisheng only stayed in the position of chief bookkeeper for more than a year. Later, because of the outstanding achievements of Fang Yumin, the former county magistrate, he was promoted to the post of promoted official of Pingliang Prefecture after a comprehensive investigation of various aspects, and the county magistrate he vacated was replaced by the former county magistrate. With Tian Yinong in the county seat taking over, Cui Shisheng was promoted logically to the magistrate of the county guarding the county from the seventh rank.

Just as Cui Shisheng closed the door of the public room and turned to leave, a soft call came from the moon gate not far behind him: "Wencheng, wait for me!"

When Cui Shisheng heard the sound, he turned his head and saw Fan Yingyun, who was thick and bearded and looked more like a martial artist, walked towards him with a smile on his face.

"Old Fan! When did you return from the countryside? Seeing how you walk with the wind, maybe you left some seeds somewhere?

If a few years later, if a certain person goes to the countryside with you to do business, there will be many people calling you big if you don't make sure! "

Cui Shisheng stood still, looked at Fan Yingyun with a smile behind his back and joked.

"Haha! So-and-so is not as unbearable as you said! Although our old Fan only loves women, but the wives and concubines in the family are all married by Ming matchmakers!

Not to mention, when a certain person went to the countryside this time, he really saw a little girl who moved from Henan. Her appearance was really pity. Allow me to enter the door!Hey Hey! "

Fan Yingyun didn't care about Cui Shisheng's teasing, on the contrary, he proudly declared his hobbies openly.

"Okay, Lao Fan, you are almost forty years old, and the five concubines in your family are not enough for you to show off your power? Be careful with your old waist!"

Fan Yingyun's reply made Cui Shisheng dumbfounded. At this time, what else could he say besides persuading him to pay attention to his health?
Fan Yingyun was just a student. According to the regulations of Ming Dynasty, he could not take the imperial examination with this status. At first, he obtained such status by spending money to donate money, in order to have a robe to enjoy the privilege of exempting from hard labor.

The Fan family is considered a big family in Weihu County. The family operates timber, stone, coal mines, cloth and other businesses under the family name. As the eldest son of the big house, Fan Yingyun's family background is quite good.

His family's ancestors had produced low-level officials similar to the county chief, but in recent generations, no one has become an official. However, relying on the relationship left by this ancestor, the Fan family's business has flourished.

In Fan Yingyun's generation, he saw that his son was not a student, so in order to continue his connections in the government, his father paid him to work in the county government office. After more than ten years of hard work, a few years ago Fan Yingyun finally made it to the top position of the household secretary, the top official in the county government.

Cui Shisheng has had a very good impression of this bold official through several contacts with Fan Yingyun and side rumors during the more than one year since he took office, including the fact that Fan Yingyun has taken concubines in recent years, It is enough to see that this person's character is really good.

Because Fan Yingyun's concubines were bought from a large number of refugees who fled to Weihu County in northern Shaanxi and Henan. This kind of behavior is not so much lust as it is to save lives.

Fan Yingyun's dowry as a concubine was all real food, and he also placed the family members of the concubines in the property under his name. Although he didn't pay salary and only paid for food, this kind of behavior was already a great kindness.

Cui Shisheng followed Sun Chuanting and saw the misery of countless refugees. Under the condition of starvation, no matter adults, women and children would freeze to death at any time, selling children and daughters is something that everyone recognizes.

At this time, as long as someone is willing to buy their own child, no matter what they do, they will give him (her) a bite to eat, so that the child can survive. As for the separation of flesh and blood, is life important?

Later, as the government increased the resettlement and support for refugees, this tragedy of separation was completely contained.

With the change of the position of chief official of Weihu County, Fan Yingyun, who has a good reputation in all aspects, was promoted to the post of chief secretary of Weihu County, and officially entered the ranks of economic officials. This made the Fan family very happy .

"Wencheng, do you want to go to the county office?

It just so happens that I also want to report to the county magistrate what I have learned about going to the countryside. You and I will go together. If there is nothing to do at night, how about I invite you to have a banquet with the magistrate? "

　Thank you but said that the sky is cool for a good autumn kk reward.

　　
　
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