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

Chapter 399 This is a big test for officials (please subscribe!!)
"You are the county magistrate. Who would believe you if you say it doesn't count?"

"That's right! I see that you clearly don't want to repair it for us!"

"If the imperial court doesn't have a plan, why can't you build it? I heard that when Ouyang Prince Consort was the magistrate of Kaiping County, every village was connected, and every village had its own road!"

"Why can't I do it when I get to you?"

"This county magistrate is too useless."

"I heard that the county magistrate next door was originally a loser like you, but after being beaten by the villagers, he suddenly changed. Should we also beat our county magistrate to make Banran wake up?!"

As soon as these words came out, followers gathered.

Seeing that hundreds of villagers were about to attack the county government office, the county magistrate panicked and said, "Stop it quickly!!"

"Folks, don't be impulsive! This county magistrate is already thinking about everyone, please give me some time!"

"Fart! The imperial court's announcement on road construction has been out for a long time, but you haven't taken any action. Now you still say you are considering it. What a liar!"

"Every year when taxes and grains are collected, you are the most active. Now when I ask you to build roads, you just push back and hold back. How can you be considered a good official?"

A motorcade came over.

"Look, this dog magistrate is going to arrest us!"

"Okay, you don't need to say more, I know what's going on."

Ke Wenhao was extremely nervous. You must know that he was facing one of the three giants in the province. From a second-rank official to a proper boss, he was only a seventh-rank official. Even his boss, the prefect of Qingfu, In front of the inspector in front of you, you have to be careful!
He had already heard about this newly appointed inspector who was known for his strict and impartial enforcement of the law. This was not the point. The point was that the inspector was Ouyang's consort! !
If he offended this inspector, he would be completely screwed.

The door of the red flag carriage opened from the side, and a grey-haired, skinny old man sat inside.

He Fengnian waved his hand to stop Ke Wenhao from continuing, and then got off the red flag carriage.

"We didn't build the road to your door, so you came to surround the county government office!"

"You unscrupulous and unruly people, this county magistrate will fight with you today!"

"Come here, let this county magistrate take down all these unruly people."

Listening to the villagers' scolding, the county magistrate was so aggrieved that he broke the jar and threw it, "Call me a dog official? You are really unruly!"

"Yes!"

Swish--

At this moment, He Fengnian was completely unsubmissive in front of Ouyang Lun, and he seemed to be a stern inspector!
"Your Majesty, the lower officials also have their own difficulties."

"County Magistrate Ke, the Prince Consort has repeatedly issued orders not to stop people from petitioning, let alone from expressing their opinions. What are you going to do? Are you openly disobeying me?"

quack.

The old man turned his head and stared at Ke Wenhao. His sharp eyes made the latter's heart beat fast, and he quickly lowered his head again.

"There are so many people hiding in this county government office just to catch us. This county magistrate is too insidious."

The gong sounded.

Emotions arose on both sides, and the conflict became more and more intense, just when both sides were about to turn into a large-scale riot.

His task is to keep an eye on the completion of the "Five-Year Plan" of Sichuan Province.

"Take down these unruly people!"

"Either you give us a nice word and build the road for us right away. If you don't, we'll fix it for you first!"

"Your Majesty, the inspector is here, please stay away!"

Soon a red-flag carriage stopped at the gate of the county government office.

dong dong——

Many government officials rushed out from the county government office.

Lord Inspector! !

"Rather than fall into their hands and suffer, we might as well fight with him!"

The villagers shouted questions while attacking the government officials' blocking defense line.

There was also a team of hundreds of officers and soldiers guarding the convoy.

The original journey plan was to go to the next county, but I heard news about Wan County on the way, so I changed my route and came to take a look. I happened to encounter the scene of hundreds of villagers storming the county government office.

Swish--

The county magistrate hurriedly straightened his official hat and uniform, and hurriedly led the county captain to the red flag carriage, "Xiaoguan Wanxian County Magistrate Ke Wenhao pays homage to the Inspector. Your Majesty the Inspector has arrived. I am not far away to welcome you. Please sir." Forgive me!”

"This county magistrate has been here in Wanxian County for a few years. Although it is not said that he has outstanding political achievements, it can be said that he has achieved small political achievements! He has never taken bribes or taken advantage of the people!"

The officers and soldiers rushed over and surrounded the county government and the villagers, and neither side dared to make any move.

"Didn't you see that these unscrupulous people are attacking the county government office? There are so many unscrupulous people, if we really let them rush in, we will probably be beaten to death! Do you want to be an official or live?" the county magistrate said angrily. : "Get it quickly, if anything happens, this county magistrate will be responsible!"

This old man is none other than He Fengnian, the former magistrate of Guangzhou Prefecture in Guangdong Province. Now he has been recommended by Ouyang Lun to come to Sichuan Province as the chief officer of one of the three divisions of the Inspection Division - the Inspection Envoy!

Tread-

The county lieutenant said quickly: "Master, you will be held accountable for arresting people without permission!"

The county captain nodded and waved immediately.

Slowly walked to the gate of the county government office.

Finally, one villager had the courage to ask: "Who are you?"

"I am He Fengnian, the Provincial Inspector of Sichuan Province. I am inspecting various places in Sichuan on the orders of Your Majesty and Prince Consort Ouyang!"

"I already know about your affairs."

He Fengnian said with a serious face.

"Then what are you going to do?"

"I think he is the backer of this dog magistrate. He wants to stabilize us first and then catch us all!"

"If you don't give us an explanation today, we will go to the capital and complain to Prince Consort Ouyang. Prince Consort Ouyang will definitely give us justice!"

Although He Fengnian has a high official position, the villagers obviously do not accept his tactics.

Hearing that the villagers were so distrustful of the government, they turned around and glared at Ke Wenhao.

"Master Inspector, these are unruly people. They will make a fuss if they are not satisfied at all. The other people in Wanxian County are still very good." Ke Wenhao explained quickly.

"Shut up, I!" He Fengnian said angrily: "Asking you to be the magistrate of Wanxian County does not mean that you only take care of the obedient people, but that you have to take care of all the people. Let's not talk about whether they are really unruly people. Even if you are really unreasonable and have made many unreasonable demands, as a parent, you should solve them and convince them that there is no reason to cause trouble!" "I know my mistake." Ke Wenhao lowered his head in shame.

"Common people, if Prince Consort Ouyang knows that you trust him so much, he will definitely be very happy!"

"To be honest, I had the honor to follow Ouyang Prince Consort and work under him. Even now, I am completely in awe of Ouyang Prince Consort's abilities!"

"I came to our Sichuan province to serve as the inspector, and it was recommended by Ouyang's consort."

He Fengnian spoke again.

After hearing this, the restless villagers gradually calmed down.

"Are you really sent by Ouyang's consort?"

"Of course, my official name is He Fengnian. He was originally the prefect of Guangzhou in Guangdong Province. He once followed Ouyang's consort to pacify the rebellion in the four southern provinces and restore the four southern provinces. Now he has been transferred to Sichuan Province!" He Fengnian raised his hand.

"We have all heard about what happened in the four southern provinces. We heard that the four southern provinces were in chaos at that time. There were rebels everywhere and the people were in dire straits. Fortunately, Ouyang Prince Consort took action and saved the people in the four southern provinces from the fire! "

"If you are really sent by Ouyang's consort, we believe you!"

"Yes, I believe that adults will make a reasonable arrangement for us!"

The faces of the villagers no longer showed anger, but were replaced by expectations. The villagers no longer tried to attack the county government office, and actively retreated.

Seeing this, He Fengnian turned his head again and glared at the county magistrate Ke Wenhao, and said in a deep voice: "Is this the troublesome person you call?"

"My lord, I am lowering my rank."

"I don't want to hear your explanation. We'll wait until I handle the current matter!" He Fengnian didn't want to hear the explanation now.

"Common people, I can understand your feelings. I ask you to rest assured. Ouyang Prince Consort clearly wrote in the Ming Dynasty Five-Year Plan that our ultimate goal is to build access to every village, not a small road but a solid and flat road. cement road!”

"But this is a step-by-step process. We must first repair the main roads between counties, and then build the roads between villages."

"But some villages have their own roads, but our village does not. This is unfair!" said a villager.

“We also want to have access to all villages at the same time, but everyone knows that this is simply impossible. Some of the villages you mentioned have access. I think that’s because these villages are near the county road, and they are just along the way. Repairing it can save costs, which is also part of the plan," He Fengnian explained patiently.

"I believe everyone knows the Five-Year Plan. This is a policy led by Ouyang Consort. Whether we can realize the first Five-Year Plan of the Ming Dynasty requires all of us to work together. I know that everyone feels aggrieved, but please believe in the government. In the end, we will definitely It will be solved. If you have any other ideas, you can register and the government will answer them one by one."

After hearing He Fengnian's well-founded answers, the villagers nodded.

"Master He, you speak much better than our Dog County Magistrate!"

"Since you have said so, we will not make trouble again. I hope the government can give us an answer soon!"

"Okay! If I, He Fengnian, can't solve it, you can go to the capital to find Ouyang Prince Consort, or even file a complaint with His Majesty the Emperor!" He Fengnian nodded.

"Master He said, we are enough!"

"Let's go, let's go, I've wasted so long in this county, and I haven't even fed my chickens yet!"

"My pigs haven't been fed either. They must be starving and thin."

"I have to go back and take a look. My two boys have gone mischievously somewhere."

The villagers dispersed one after another, while some villagers chose to stay to register some problems.

A crisis is resolved.

"Ke Wenhao."

"The official is here." Ke Wenhao responded quickly.

"Gather all the officials and scribes in Wanxian County. I want to lecture you!" He Fengnian said in a deep voice.

"Yes!" Ke Wenhao nodded in agreement.

Not long after, in the county government hall.

The bright mirror hangs high below, and He Fengnian is sitting with a serious face. On the left and right of the hall are the county magistrate, county lieutenant, chief registrar, and scribes from various ministries and other officials, all sitting seriously.

"Your Excellency, all the officials from Wanxian County are here." Ke Wenhao said cautiously.

"I was originally going to the neighboring Guizhou County. I met someone reporting from your county on the way, so I changed my route." He Fengnian slowly said: "I really came to the right place. It seems that the problems in your Wanxian County are more complicated than the others." It’s even worse in Qianxian County!”

"Hundreds of people surrounded the county government office, you are really capable!"

puff-

Hearing He Fengnian's increasingly serious words, Ke Wenhao couldn't help but knelt down.

puff-

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The county magistrate took the lead in kneeling, and other officials in the county government also knelt down one after another.

"My lord, I realize my mistake!"

"Hmph, if I don't come, do you still want to suppress these people?!" He Fengnian asked loudly.

He Fengnian and other officials knelt on the ground with their heads lowered and dared not speak.

After a moment, He Fengnian's expression softened and he spoke again, "But fortunately, there were no serious consequences this time, and I can handle it leniently!"

"Thank you, sir!" Ke Wenhao said quickly: "Please rest assured, sir, I will definitely follow your lead from now on. If you ask me to go east, I will never go west!"

"I don't need you to listen to me, just do good things for the people. If this incident of villagers besieging the county government office happens again, you will be the end of the county magistrate!" He Fengnian said solemnly.

"Yes! I understand." Ke Wenhao gritted his teeth and said, "Sir, I really don't know how to deal with these things next, please give me some advice!"

"Didn't those villagers just say that they hope to build the road to the entrance of their village? We will set this as our goal. As the magistrate of Daming County, if you can't even build the road, then I can consider replacing you. "Yes." He Fengnian said.

"Sir, since Prince Consort Ouyang built the first cement road in Kaiping County, I, the county magistrate of the Ming Dynasty, have all followed it as an example. The lower officials will naturally build this road. However, our Sichuan Province is the most poor place in the Ming Dynasty. We have thousands of counties. Even if the Chief Envoy wants to build a provincial road to other provinces, he has to go to various departments in the capital to ask for money. Now, finally, under the unified planning of the imperial court, a central enterprise is responsible for building provincial roads. , county roads, otherwise our Wanxian County would not be able to build roads at all!”

"It's hard for a clever woman to make a meal without rice. Even if you remove the subordinate, you still won't be able to come up with money!"

Ke Wenhao said helplessly.

"Provincial roads and county roads are now built jointly by central enterprises and provincial chief secretaries. You counties only need to cooperate. However, although village roads are not clearly stated in the five-year plan, in fact, this is Ouyang Prince Consort giving you, the county magistrates, an opportunity. !" He Fengnian said slowly.

"Opportunity??" All the officials, including Ke Wenhao, looked confused.

"Provincial roads and county roads involve coordination between provinces and state governments. In addition to testing the capabilities of central enterprises, they also test the capabilities of the Chief Secretary and officials at all levels of state governments. As for village roads, of course they test the capabilities of you county-level officials!"

"This five-year plan seems to be an all-round development of Ming Dynasty, but it is actually an assessment of Ming Dynasty officials. If you fail in this assessment, you can imagine your own future consequences."

"The magistrate Zhang from Qianxian County next door to you is pretty good."

(End of this chapter)