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Chapter 356 Killing the Chicken ()

As soon as Jiang Shaohua finished speaking, Master Zhao kowtowed and begged for mercy. His voice was full of fear: "Princess, please calm down. I was distracted and did something stupid. Please give me a chance to make up for my past mistakes."

Two or three hundred taels of silver may not be said to be much, but may be said to be small, but it is still a lot. As an official under the princess, there are very few opportunities to make money. He distributed rations to the hungry people. He did not dare to make any small moves at first and distributed the food faithfully every day. After waiting for more than two months, seeing that no one was asking or censoring me, I gradually became bolder.

First, he deducted half of the grain, saved it for ten days and a half, and then sold it all to the grain store. After tasting the sweetness and reaping the benefits, I became more and more courageous...

When the princess came to Xi'e County for inspection, he was worried and secretly prayed that the princess would not check the accounts in detail. Unexpectedly, the princess went directly to the hungry village to conduct a careful inspection. Such an obvious fact could not be hidden from the princess at all.

Now he was so remorseful that his intestines were blue, and he was knocking his head loudly, begging the princess to forgive him.

Jiang Shaohua glanced coldly and ordered in a cold voice: "Come here, take Mr. Zhao to the county prison. Then send the princess's oral instructions back to the palace and ask Yang Huan to come immediately."

Song Yuan responded with his hands raised, and personally stepped forward to twist Mr. Zhao's arm. The plump Chief Zhao was dragged away by Song Yuan like a fat duck waiting to be slaughtered.

"Princess, please forgive me! Princess, please forgive me! I know I made a mistake, please give me a chance to change my ways! Princess, please spare my life!"

Mr. Zhao's cries and begging for mercy are getting farther and farther away.

Magistrate Zou and others who were kneeling on the ground looked increasingly bleak.

Jiang Shaohua glanced at him and asked calmly: "Qin County Magistrate, you are responsible for building houses for the hungry people, right?"

The tall and thin Qin county magistrate was suddenly called by name. His body trembled and his voice trembled: "Yes! Princess, please be careful. I sent officials to build houses. When there was insufficient manpower, I also recruited some people. No money was given, but , can offset the corvee.”

"I definitely did not seek any benefit from this."

Jiang Shaohua said calmly: "This princess will not let go of treacherous villains, nor will she wrongly accuse people who work hard. You barely did this job well. However, there are also shortcomings. The weather is hot now, and the house We can survive the light leakage. In a few months, the weather will get colder. The houses where the hungry people live need to be repaired and strengthened."

Qin Xian Cheng did not dare to wipe the cold sweat on his forehead with his sleeves, and responded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, I will definitely keep this in mind."

"Also, the village is too dirty and needs to be cleaned regularly. This will prevent mosquitoes and flies from spreading all over the place and causing plague and the like." Jiang Shaohua said: "You can tell these things and let the people clean up by themselves."

Qin Xian Cheng was like a yes man, only nodding.

Jiang Shaohua turned his eyes and looked at the county captain again: "County Lieutenant Chang, you are responsible for reclaiming wasteland for hungry people. How many days do you go to the fields to inspect?"

Changxian Lieutenant also started to sweat coldly: "Back to the princess, there are many affairs in the county government office. I will go back every ten days."

"We'll go there every three days." Jiang Shaohua told him bluntly: "The people only use wooden plows to plow the land, which is too laborious. You can find a way to borrow some cattle for the people to use."

Changxian Lieutenant how dared to say no: "Yes."

Finally, Jiang Shaohua looked at Magistrate Zou: "Magistrate Zou, you are the magistrate of Xi'e County. This princess only comes to Xi'e once a year, and she will stay for ten or eight days at most before leaving. The rest of the time, I have to rely on you to govern Xi'e."

"You must cherish the people, be kind to the people, and keep the people in your heart. If they have any difficulties, you must actively find ways to solve them. Otherwise, what qualifications do you have to be a parent official?"

These words are already very severe criticism.

Magistrate Zou was so ashamed that he blushed and said, "I am not as careful and diligent as Magistrate Cai in my work. I have let the princess down." "You are indeed very disappointing to me." Jiang Shaohua showed no mercy to Magistrate Zou. Face: "I have only been in Xi'e County for two days, and I have discovered so many problems. You have been sitting in the government office all day. Could it be that you are deaf and blind and haven't noticed anything?"

Poor Magistrate Zou knelt in front of the princess, bearing the anger from the princess: "I was negligent, I deserve to die! Please punish me severely!"

"Master Zhao will impose a severe punishment, and he will inform the fourteen counties as a warning." Jiang Shaohua said coldly: "You guys have not made any big mistakes. This time, I will spare you for the time being. What's more? Next time, just pack your bags and go back to your hometown."

Magistrate Zou didn't even dare to raise his head, he just obeyed.

Jiang Shaohua stood up and left, and everyone around him also followed. Magistrate Zou was the only one left in the main hall.

Qin County Magistrate and Chang County Lieutenant struggled to get up, and then went to help County Magistrate Zou, whose legs were numb from his knees: "The princess has left. Sir, please get up!"

Magistrate Zou had no strength at all and relied on the help of others to stand up. His face was pale and he said feebly: "You have all heard what the princess said just now. From today on, everyone will be more careful in their duties. Don't let the princess down again."

Everyone murmured in agreement.

The princess came to inspect before and was quite gentle. This time, he was so angry that his aura was fully activated, and everyone was shocked.

Qin Xian Cheng asked uneasily: "Sir, Master Zhao is greedy for food. How will the princess deal with it?"

"I won't be beheaded!" Chang County Lieutenant became more and more frightened as he thought about it, his voice trembling.

Magistrate Zou sighed: "If the county wants to kill the chicken to scare the monkeys, it will be severely punished. How to deal with it, we will know when Yang Juan comes in a few days. Everyone should be more careful these days, let's all disperse!"

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Jiang Shaohua, who was angry for a while, calmed down a lot after returning to his dormitory, and said to Chen Jinyu: "Compared with Magistrate Cai, Magistrate Zou is far behind."

Chen Jinyu said matter-of-factly: "Actually, Magistrate Zou does not bully the people, is not greedy for money, and acts fairly. He is already a good official in the eyes of the people."

Magistrate Zou's official conduct is enough to rank among the top 100 magistrates among the thousands of magistrates in Daliang.

It is a pity that there is Magistrate Cai who can serve as a model for all magistrates in Daliang. The princess's eyesight was naturally much higher, while Magistrate Zou seemed a bit lazy and mediocre.

Jiang Shaohua sighed softly: "Forget it, let's just make do with it and continue to work. However, this County Master Zhao will be punished severely by this county."

Kill the chicken to scare the monkey!

Chen Jinyu nodded: "We need to deal with it severely to make other counties wake up."

It takes three days to go quickly from Xi'e County to Nanyang County.

Qin Hu took the order and went back to the palace to deliver the princess's oral instructions. When Yang Shenxuan received the oral instructions, he became energetic and said, "I will go to Xi'e with Qin's guards."

The princess had been in the capital for more than half a year, and he was free from the trial. Now it finally comes in handy again!