Daming: I can’t kill such a greedy prince-in-law?

Chapter 398 I really want to make progress! (Please subscribe!!)
"Haha, why?"

The county magistrate smiled and said, "I really want to make progress!"

Seeing that the master still looked confused, the county magistrate explained, "Now I really can't compare with Ouyang Prince Consort, I'm not even qualified to carry his shoes!"

"Are you right?"

"Yes." Master nodded.

"Just now those villagers praised Prince Consort Ouyang and scolded me, right?"

"Yes." The master nodded again, his eyes still confused.

"What you see is loss of face, but what I see is an opportunity!" The county magistrate said with a smile: "An opportunity for Prince Consort Ouyang and even Your Majesty to remember me!"

opportunity?

Where are the opportunities?
Why can't he see it at all?
The master still couldn't understand.

The words fell.

Seeing the villagers rushing toward him like a tide, the county magistrate was also panicking.

The county magistrate and his guards were overwhelmed by the villagers.

"That's right, if he had worked harder, we wouldn't have had such a difficult time!"

"Haha, this is the effect I want!"

Hearing this, the master was shocked and said quickly: "Master, in that case, those unruly people will definitely come and beat you. It will be too dangerous if you have three advantages and two disadvantages!"

The villagers stopped after venting their emotions.

The village chief originally wanted to stop him, but he couldn't stop him at all. He could only shout: "You should be gentler. He is the county magistrate after all. If he is killed, our whole village will be ruined!"

"You guys must protect me later. I only have one request: Don't let these villagers beat me to death!" The county magistrate quickly warned: "When we go later, I will give each of you a reward of ten taels!"

"Bad reputation? Haha, you are wrong. Being able to appear in the same newspaper as Ouyang Prince Consort is definitely not a bad reputation. Can the county magistrate be compared with Ouyang Prince Consort? But none of them have a chance to compete with Ouyang Prince Consort. Juxtaposed, I am the only one who has done it!" The county magistrate said excitedly: "Besides, I don't just want news. After being beaten by these villagers, I can take the opportunity to implement many policies and learn from Ouyang Prince Consort. When our county develops, do you think it will be my turn to be promoted? "

"It's just that our county magistrate is such a waste. Do you expect him to make us rich? What a dream!"

The county magistrate's first thought was to run away, but thinking about his chances of getting promoted in the future, he gritted his teeth and said, "Don't run away!"

"I￥%...%...&&!"

"When Prince Consort Ouyang was the county magistrate, he built roads and bridges, and led the people to open up wasteland. What about our county magistrate? Nothing was done!"

"Haha, if you are connected, then you will not be a master but a master." The county magistrate smiled and said directly: "You will sneak in later and follow the villagers to scold me. The more fierce the scolding, the better. When the villagers' emotions are brought to their peak, you can identify me."

"Master, there are too many people, let's run away!"

"Okay, let's go!"

The angry villagers were secretly guided by the master, and they all rushed towards the county magistrate angrily.

"Yes." Master turned around and walked towards the crowd.

"Don't let me meet this dog magistrate, or I'll have to beat him up!"

"Thank you, sir!"

"Hey, how could we be so unlucky to end up with such a county magistrate?"

"Yes, such a big thing will definitely spread throughout the entire Ming Dynasty." The master nodded, with a hint of realization in his eyes, "Master, it turns out that you want to make a name for yourself through this, but the reputation of being beaten is a bit bad, right?"

"Go! Teach this guy a lesson."

"Yes, he is the county magistrate, he can't be wrong!"

"Master, this is a great move!" Master suddenly realized and gave a thumbs up, "After being beaten by the villagers, he woke up, followed Ouyang's consort as an example, worked hard to develop, and led the people of a county to live a prosperous life. This story is really touching. Well, I will definitely be able to stand out from all the county magistrates by then!"

"Protect the master!"

The guards were extremely nervous when they saw this.

Seeing the villagers filled with indignation, the master suddenly felt that the time had come, and immediately pointed at the county magistrate not far away, "Isn't that the county magistrate? Although he has changed his clothes, I have seen him in the county town!"

"A lesson is enough!"

"How many county magistrates now regard Prince Consort Ouyang as their role model and want to be the second Prince Consort. With so many people competing, how can we succeed if we don't use some special methods?" The county magistrate smiled and said, "Master, this time you Let me do it for you, and when I get promoted, I will take you with me!"

"Please let me know clearly, my subordinates can't figure it out."

The master successfully entered the crowd.

"Ouyang Prince Consort once said that if you don't make decisions for the people when you are an official, it is better to go home and sell sweet potatoes. If he doesn't do things for us people, let's give him a good beating. There is nothing wrong with him!"

"beat!"

"Hit him!"

The county magistrate smiled and said: "The villagers thought their county magistrate was inferior to Prince Consort Ouyang and beat him up. Can such a big news be published in the newspapers and soon reach the ears of Prince Consort Ouyang and His Majesty?"

"Stop, don't beat the county magistrate to death!"

The county magistrate and the guards were beaten into pig heads.

"Really the county magistrate?! Brothers, why are you waiting to beat him!"

"Thank you, master! I will do my best!" The master nodded repeatedly.

"Master County, the villagers didn't do it on purpose. Your Excellency has a lot of them, so don't bother with them!"

The village chief quickly helped the county magistrate up.

"Ouch. It hurts!"

The county magistrate supported his waist with one hand and covered his face with the other, "Damn! You guys are too cruel. You really want to beat me to death!"

"You really want to beat me to death. Do you know what the crime is? Murdering a court official is tantamount to treason! I think the whole village doesn't want to live anymore!"

"When the officers and soldiers arrive, they will directly massacre the village!!"

Hearing what the county magistrate said, the villagers were all frightened and lowered their heads in fear.

"Master County, they are just too excited, please spare our lives!"

The village chief also immediately knew the seriousness of the matter, "Master, we can pay for atonement. Do you think how much it will cost?"

"Little old man, I will kneel down with you right now!"

Seeing that the village chief was about to kneel down, the county magistrate quickly supported the village chief and smiled, "Old village chief, don't do this!"

"The angry words I just said, actually I think you are right to fight!"

"I deserve to be beaten!"

what? !

Upon hearing this, the village chief and villagers were completely stunned. The county magistrate must have had his brain damaged by them.

"Ahem, you just scolded me. I can't be compared with Ouyang Lun's consort, and I'm not even worthy of carrying Ouyang Lun's shoes!"

"Don't say you think so, even I think so too."

"Who is Prince Consort Ouyang Lun? He is the great hero of the Ming Dynasty. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is a god. How can I compare with him!"

"And it is true that I have not done anything good for our county in these years. It is really not an exaggeration for you to give me a beating!"

"It can be said that you are the ones who woke me up!"

The county magistrate waved his hand, "Don't worry, if you beat my villagers today, not only will nothing happen to you, but I will also reward each of you with one stone of rice!"

"And I promise you that the county government will issue policies next and comprehensively study Ouyang Lun's methods of governance. I will try to help everyone live a good life as soon as possible!"

"Let's go back home!"

After saying that, the county magistrate turned and left.

The village chief and a group of villagers were left in a mess in the wind.

Is this over?

Is the county magistrate serious? Is it okay to beat the county magistrate?

Are our good days really coming?
As the plan begins to be implemented, policies are released one after another.

All provinces, prefectures, and county governments in the Ming Dynasty began to take action. County magistrates, prefects, and envoys all showed their talents and learned from the Kaiping County model.

The first one is to build roads.

Of course, with the current capabilities of Ming Dynasty, it is not yet possible to connect every village. Only villages that happen to be near county roads can enjoy the usual benefits of roads.

Therefore, the villages where the road was built to their doorsteps naturally applauded, while the villagers in the villages where the road was not built to their doorsteps were naturally very dissatisfied.

Suffering from scarcity does not mean suffering from evenness.

"Damn it, the road has been built to the entrance of Licun. Why don't we even have a road in Zhaocun?"

"Don't think about it. I went to the county town two days ago, and there is no mention of our Zhao Village in the county road plan announced by the county town!"

"Then you mean we have no way out of Zhao Village?"

"Of course."

"Asshole! What did this official do? They build roads for Li Village but not our Zhao Village? They look down on our Zhao Village!"

"In my opinion, this is corruption among the county officials and they are unwilling to fix it for us!"

"We can't bear this, we must ask the government for an explanation!"

"Yes, it concerns our village's own interests. If we don't say anything ourselves, we will be fooled by those officials!"

"Call someone!"

The situation in Zhaocun is not unique, but all villages where the county road does not pass have opinions.

So much so that the county government offices are surrounded by these common people, and there are often cases where the government will cause trouble if they don't give an explanation.

The county magistrate is currently hiding in the county government office.

"Master, there are more and more people protesting outside!"

The county lieutenant said in a panic: "I am worried that if this continues, the situation will get out of control!"

"Master, what should we do now?"

"What should I do?" The county magistrate glared at the county captain, "How do I know what to do? There are so many people outside, if I go out, they will not tear me apart!"

"Sir, I have an idea," the county captain said, cupping his hands.

"Since you have a way, then tell us quickly! If a civil uprising breaks out, ten of our heads won't be enough to cut off the people." The county magistrate said quickly.

"Master, I heard a few days ago that Magistrate Zhang from the next county was also surrounded by villagers below and was beaten. However, instead of holding those villagers accountable, he rewarded the villagers who beat him. , which directly made the villagers look at him with admiration and support Magistrate Zhang’s new policies. Now the policies in the neighboring county are being steadily advanced. It is said that there will be no problem in doubling the tax revenue this year!”

"This matter was also published in the Ming Dynasty Daily. It is said that Prince Consort Ouyang and His Majesty are aware of this matter. Maybe you can do it too!"

The county captain spoke.

"Do you mean to let me go out and let the people beat me?"

the magistrate asked.

"This should be the best way now." The county captain nodded.

"Are you crazy?" the county magistrate scolded him directly, "There are at most a dozen villagers surrounding Magistrate Zhang, but there must be at least hundreds of villagers surrounding our county government office. If I go out, every one of them will spit. Can drown me."

"Please forgive me, sir, it's because I didn't think well!" the county captain said awkwardly.

"It's definitely not possible to go out and let the villagers fight, but we can't hide in the county government office anymore." The county magistrate thought for a moment and asked, "Has there been any news about the people sent to the state capital to report the news?"

"We set off yesterday. It's an eight-hundred-mile rush. If we hadn't been delayed along the way, we should have arrived this morning." The county lieutenant said matter-of-factly.

"Counting the time, the news from the state capital will come back soon." The county magistrate stood up and said in a deep voice: "Let's go out together!"

"Master, are you going out to be beaten?" the county captain asked curiously.

"Fart, I'm not as brave as County Magistrate Zhang. I have to go out and stabilize these unruly people. If they really get into trouble and something happens, we won't be able to just walk around in circles!"

The county magistrate said helplessly: "Ouyang's consort is good everywhere, but he is too indulgent of these unruly people."

When the county magistrate and county captain walked out of the county government office, the villagers rushed up to them. Fortunately, the government officials stopped them and nothing happened.

"Dog Officer, you are finally out!"

"Guan Gu, why isn't the road being built to our village? Did you embezzle the money for road construction?"

"You even dare to embezzle money for road construction. If you don't give us an explanation today, we will go to the capital to sue you!"

"Prince-in-law Ouyang has said that everyone should be allowed to leave. How dare you go against Prince-in-law Ouyang's words? If he knew about it, he would definitely take away your black hat!"

"His Majesty the Emperor hates corrupt officials the most. When the time comes, His Majesty the Emperor will skin you and stuff you with grass!"

The villagers were filled with indignation and shouted loudly.

Hearing these words, the county magistrate also had a dark look on his face. If this had happened before, he would have had the government officials arrest all these unruly people. Even if he didn't kill them, they would have to be put in jail and starved for several days!
However, since the prince-in-law Ouyang Lun took full charge of the plan, many new rules were promulgated. One of them is to allow people to demonstrate and express their views on the government, and requires officials not to stop them. If the violators are violated, they will be dismissed from office. If they harm the lives of the people, You have to pay with your life!
It is precisely because of this rule that the county magistrate does not dare to harm these people. If he chooses between being harmed by the people and harming the people, he will choose "being harmed by the people", because if he is harmed by the people and does not die, he will be like the person next door. If Magistrate Zhang is promoted to a noble position like this and is injured to death by the common people, he will be judged as a martyr by the court.

"Everyone, please listen to me!"

"The road has not been built in your village. It's not because I embezzled the road construction funds, but because I don't have a plan for the time being!"

"This road plan has been decided by the imperial court a long time ago, and I have no right to change it!"

(End of this chapter)