Chapter 145: Replacing the Magistrate (Part 1)
Hearing someone's questioning, the county lord immediately glared and shouted angrily:
"Cui Sicao, what do you mean? Lord Shen's position as a county magistrate was confirmed by all ministers from the court, from the prefecture of the prefecture, and from the prefect of this county. Could it be that you have any opinions on this appointment?"
When everyone heard this, their faces changed suddenly.
Cui Sicao's face was even more gray, and everyone had an idea that this little kid could not be provoked. In this year, he was not only recognized by the court, but also recognized by the prefect and the prefect. At this time, the states had entered a time of self-confidence, what does it mean? That's just an idiot who understands, don't look at them as young as a young man, that's a real person who can hit the sky with one blow!
As soon as they understood this, the officials who belonged to the officialdom were immediately full of intimate smiles on their faces and looked at Chen Fei with a respectful and flattering look.
Even Cui Sicao, who had an objection, hurriedly squeezed out a smile and waved his hand and said:
"Where can I have any opinions? I just feel a little moved when I see Lord Shen so young and promising. I absolutely support Lord Shen to become the county magistrate."
"Mr. Shen, please stand beside this county." The county magistrate said to Chen Fei with a smile on his face. After Chen Fei stood up, he opened the seal of the county magistrate who was placed at the first desk in the lobby, dipped in ink, and covered Chen Fei's document. He turned around, held the document and said with a majestic look on everyone, and said with a face:
"Everyone, why don't you pay homage to the county magistrate?"
"Meet the county magistrate." The officials, officials, yamen runners, and documents all knelt on the ground and worshiped them.
At this moment, Chen Fei was shocked all over because the detector suddenly appeared and prompted:
"The host has entered the current political system of the Great Qin Empire. The county magistrate who is the deputy of a county is of eighth rank. The world detection device is started, and the current exploration completion is one percent. Please browse the county-level information as soon as possible to increase the exploration completion. The detector has begun to advance to the third pole... The lack of high-level energy, stop upgrading, please obtain high-level energy as soon as possible to upgrade."
Chen Fei was stunned. What function did this detector actually jump out? What other advanced energy is needed to be promoted to the third pole?
He hurriedly shouted at the detector and checked the functions of the detector, but unfortunately, the detector did not respond, and checked the various functions, and there was no new function at all. Chen Fei had to think that it was because of the suspension of upgrades, so the detector did not change.
Of course, he quickly threw these aside because there were a group of colleagues kneeling in front of him. What surprised Chen Fei was that the county government was originally covered with white spots of light, and with this greeting, they all turned into blue spots.
After following Zhang Junyao for a while, Chen Fei naturally knew that the county magistrate's treatment of such a great gift to his colleagues, that is, the county magistrate only once when he first took office, and he always bowed his hands to salute him from now on.
Of course, those civil servants and yamen runners who had no grades still had to kneel down when they saw them. When they saw small officials from the ninth rank, they had to kneel down, let alone the county magistrate who was from the eighth rank.
So Chen Fei naturally smiled indifferently and raised his hand and said:
"You are so kind, please get up." As Chen Fei, who was ten years old and his worn-out black robe, said this, and did this movement, it seemed very strange, but no one turned a blind eye to these things.
All the officials kowtowed and thanked with great official rules:
"Mr. Xie County Chief." Then he got up neatly and stood on both sides.
The county master also smiled and introduced the officials in the county government to Chen Fei:
"Mr. Shen, this is the head of the county government..."
With the introduction of the county magistrate, Chen Fei also met all the officials of Pingshui County. It was not until this time that Chen Fei was surprised to find that Pingshui County is worthy of being the Shang County, and all the bureaucrats were fully equipped. Not to mention the head of the county, the county magistrate, the sixth house chief, the inspector, the instructor, the official department clerk, the head of the rank, etc., they were all complete.
Among them, there was a general captain and six squad leaders among the yamen runners. What was the same? What was speechless was that there were four inspectors who had an official position from the ninth rank. They completely handed over the security of the county town to the yamen runners and the city defense to the county magistrates. Their inspections directly divided the townships outside Pingshui County into four parts, and each person was in charge of one part.
As soon as he knew this, Chen Fei immediately took notice of these four inspectors. This inspection that directly inserted its dominance into the countryside could not be said to be the biggest force in Pingshui County.
However, such forces should be controlled by Yin Yanmen. However, these four inspectors not only did not respond to the wolf cub sign on their chest, but also hid a kind of contempt. What's going on? Are they not from Yin Yanmen?
If this is the case, wouldn’t the Yinyan Sect so-called occupying the position of county magistrate in all counties in the Dongdu be just a puppet?
After some politeness, the scene suddenly became quiet. Chen Fei looked around in confusion, while the county magistrate pondered for a while and said:
"Mr. Shen, I wonder which aspect of the work you want to be in charge?"
Chen Fei blinked his eyes, didn’t he say that the county magistrate is just a sign? He usually doesn’t care about things, so why do you have to let yourself take charge of things now?
Of course, Chen Fei was also very sensitive to discover that the chief clerk and the clerk of the main hall moved their bodies uneasy. When they thought of their identities and the position of the county magistrate, they immediately understood that according to the rules, the county magistrate was the two of them under their jurisdiction.
The chief clerk and the official clerk are in charge of major affairs such as government affairs documents in a county, so although the county magistrate is in charge of them according to the rules, the county magistrate does not allow such power to be controlled by others. Therefore, after many years, the county magistrate is equivalent to the second-in-command in charge of affairs. But now the county magistrate is actually asking this county magistrate who obviously has a big backer. Wouldn't that mean to be prepared to return the power? This is not very wonderful.
Chen Fei understood this point and smiled and said:
"Mr. County Master, the junior official has not developed a habit of running around and cannot live in the city all year round. So, it is better to make sure that the senior official is in charge of the job, just don't let the senior official be tired."
As soon as these words were said, the officials present, including the county magistrate, all looked relaxed. They were all humans and naturally knew what Chen Fei meant. They liked to run around and not live in the city, which meant that he would not be disgusting in front of everyone if he had nothing to do. Since they were so good at doing it, they naturally thought that they could do it.
Although the county magistrate is very satisfied with this colleague who has a big background and is very sensible, he is a little worried about what job to allocate to him to manage. Although it is normal to directly undermine the county magistrate, offending such a person who shows that he is not fighting for power is simply a way to die. He also has to let the other party get enough money without hindering his work.
The county magistrate looked at the officials below one by one, and everyone he saw immediately lowered his head and looked respectful.
Needless to say, the Sixth House Chief Cao could not give it. If you give it to most of the county government, you will be gone. If you don’t give it to the three yamen runners, you can’t give it to yourself. Is there anyone else to use it? County lieutenant? Although the position is below the chief clerk, it is a half-military position. Moreover, the county lieutenant really has the same status as the county lieutenant, and the chief clerk cannot compare with the chief clerk. Among the positions in the county, there are only three positions of county magistrate, county lieutenant, and county lieutenant with the county name, so the county lieutenant cannot give the job.
As he looked down, the county magistrate's gaze suddenly stopped because he saw four unruly guys with their backs and faces raised.
When he saw these four guys, the county magistrate's eyes immediately lit up and he said to Chen Fei with a smile on his face:
"Since Lord Shen likes to walk around, how about letting Lord Shen be responsible for the public security of the towns outside the city?"
"Public security outside the city?" Chen Fei raised his eyebrows and his heart beat violently. He served as the director of a town office. He knew that although it seemed that the wealth of a county was concentrated in the county town, the real wealth was in the town, and controlling the town was the real control of the county town, because once the county town was not supplied, there was no place to buy it if it wanted to eat!
This power is very beneficial for the master to explain his mission to control Pingshui County! When he thought of this, Chen Fei immediately glanced at the officials present at the scene and reacted. With a glance, he immediately found that the others were all breathing a sigh of relief. Only the four inspectors' faces changed drastically, and they all stared at themselves with hatred eyes. The map showed that these four people had completely turned into red dots.
Wow! This made Chen Fei very annoyed. These four guys were the county magistrate who provoked you, but I was not the young master, so why do I hate me? Humph! When I take power, I won’t be able to train you well.
The county magistrate smiled and said:
"Haha, that is, let Lord Shen be responsible for the inspection, and in order for Lord Shen to better manage public security outside the city, this county will issue a notice to inform the whole county that each township will collect a public security salary for Lord Shen to use."
Chen Fei immediately shook his head and refused:
"Mr. County Master, I'd rather not want it. The subordinates don't want to be resentful and angry by the people below."
"Uh..." The county priest's face changed. He originally wanted to take advantage of this extra salary. On the one hand, he sold Chen Fei well, and on the other hand, he made the people below blame Chen Fei, so that this little kid with a big backer would lose his reputation and make him have no chance to fight for power in the future. But he didn't expect that Chen Fei, the little kid, would just express his concerns. If he did this again, he would be ill-behaved.
"Well, Lord Shen, if you are responsible for public security outside the city, you may not be able to do anything without increasing the salary. After all, the county government's funds are limited." The county magistrate said carefully, half persuasion and half explanation.
Chen Fei waved his hand:
"It's okay, money is all about money. Just inform the whole county, and the public security outside the city will be under the jurisdiction of my Chen Fei and Chen County Chief."
Chen Fei, who once had hundreds of thousands of gold, had no awareness of money at all, and did not think that the cost of being responsible for public security outside the city was enough. Isn’t it enough to just take out a jade coin for money when I got it?
The county magistrate was stunned, but soon realized that such a person with a big backer would naturally be rich. And judging from the boy's appearance, he was obviously very satisfied with the distribution of power. Since that's the case, he would not be troublesome and try his best to facilitate it, so he smiled:
"Since that's the case, then the county will grant Lord Shen the right to recruit patrol officers freely. Anyway, Lord Shen is responsible for the salary, so you can recruit as much as you want."
Chen Fei was overjoyed and naturally bowed to thank him immediately.
Seeing that the power distribution was completed, the officials laughed and chatted for a while, and made an appointment to disperse after lunch. Chen Fei naturally found that the four inspectors not only did not come to get close, but instead gathered together to whisper and left early.
Seeing this, when all the officials pretended not to see it, Chen Fei couldn't help but sneer and touched the air blade ring on his finger. With this thing on his side, he was really fearless.
Knowing that he could not return to Luye Town immediately, Chen Fei wrote a letter to his master, sent the yamen runners to send the letter to the coachman waiting outside the yamen to send the letter, and then led by a yamen runner to the county magistrate's office.
This is a place that is only slightly worse than the county office. It is absolutely magnificent and has complete facilities. Except for the lack of maids, it can be used to stay at home.
Chen Fei had just sat down on the chair representing the county magistrate and accepted the kneeling of four civil servants under his command. Before he could talk, a squad leader leaned in and bowed to him:
"Subordinate Chen Si, please pay a visit to the county magistrate."
Chen Fei saw that Chen Si, one of the six team leaders who had just broken up in the hall, leaned over again, and couldn't help but wonder, but when he saw the other party winking, he couldn't help but signal the clerk to retreat, and only Chen Fei and the team leader were left in the room.
The group of people looked out with a strange head, and confirmed that there was no one else. They immediately knelt down and shouted in grief:
"Uncle Master, my disciple's master died so unjustly!"
Chen Fei's eyes immediately glared out, what's going on?
"Uncle Master? Wait, who are you?" Chen Fei waved his hand and asked. Although the light spot represented by this guy is blue, the light spot of the people in the county yamen is not blue? Only the four inspectors are red, so Chen Fei cannot trust people through color changes!
Chen Si kowtowed immediately and shouted:
Chapter completed!