Liu Jing planned to entrust Zheng Zhen with county affairs, mainly to deal with the Gong family, and he did not really want to be a hand-off shopkeeper.
After the court meeting, he moved to the "sitting area" next to the main hall where daily offices were held, and looked through the Ling County documents sent by his subordinates.
There are thousands of counties and more than 3,000 townships in the world. On average, there are about three townships in one county.
There are six townships in Lingxian County, which can be regarded as a large county in terms of land area.
Among them, the most prosperous township in Ling County is not the county seat, but Linhao Township, located on the west bank of the Xiang River. It is named after the Hao (Cheng) River in the territory and faces the county seat across the Xiang River.
Due to the low-lying terrain and serious waterlogging in the county seat, many years ago someone proposed to abandon the county seat of Lingxian County and move the county seat to Linhao Township.
However, because it involves the interests of too many people, it is obviously a good thing that benefits the country and the people, but it has never really been put on the agenda.
Liu Jing had just taken office and had not yet figured out the specific situation. The data he saw were shocking. The cost of building walls and dams in Lingxian County over the years was in the hundreds of millions.
The official explanation of Lingxian County is that there is too much rain in Lingxian County and the soil is soft, making it difficult to build high walls and strong dams, so it needs to be repaired every year.
It is not true to say that it is completely nonsense. Lingling County in the south is known as "Xiashi". The dignified county city does not even have rammed earth walls, but is "woven into a wooden city and cannot be defended". Whenever there are thieves and barbarians crossing the border,
The entire county was in panic.
But the problem is that Linhao Township, which is across the water from the county seat, is very narrow but quite solid. Why don't people worry about "too much rain and soft soil"?
It's always hard to explain clearly.
Now that spring is approaching, the rains are getting heavier, and it is time to repair walls and dams. Half of Ling County's annual tax revenue is invested in it, and there seems to be no end to it.
Liu Jing secretly shook his head, this was not a problem that could be solved overnight.
Liu Jing continued to look through the documents and found that Ling County occupies a very large area, covering more than a hundred miles to the south. The southernmost part is Zhongshui Township, where Gong Fei, the boss of the Gong family, serves as the village mistress.
Zhongshui Township has less than 1,000 households and 4,000 people on its books. Not to mention poverty, it has nothing to do with wealth.
According to the information Liu Jing received from Chu Fang, Zhongshui Township contains Xiang, which is nourished by Zhongershui, has fertile land, and has a large population.
It's just that Zhongshui Township borders the barbarians and has always had constant disputes. The local powerful and powerful people built docks and hid their population secretly. They obeyed the county's orders and even showed disdain. The household registration of Zhongshui Township has not changed for many years.
To be honest, if we can lead the troops to break through these dock walls, the household registration in Zhongshui Township can be increased by at least three to five times.
Thinking of this, Liu Jing tapped his fingers on the desk, thoughtfully...
In the next few days, Liu Jing buried his head in the papers and finally got a clearer understanding of Ling County, which he summarized in four words: "external and internal troubles".
Sure enough, it lived up to the name of "Drama County". Fortunately, he didn't take any chances early on, so there was no expectation or disappointment.
He was hiding in the toilet seat and reading the documents quietly, but Zheng Zheng and Chu Fang were not idle and made a lot of noise.
The first is seriousness. The county magistrate "signs documents, magistrates the warehouse, and jails." Naturally, he started from his old profession of "prison".
When he discovered that more than a hundred people were being held in Lingxian Prison, they were neither sentenced nor released. The prisoners were tortured in prison and suffered unspeakably.
Zheng Zheng was furious. From Jue Cao, thieves Cao, to the jailer, he scolded them all. Especially the two high-ranking officials, the jailer and the jailer, were dismissed by him and relegated to go home.
Afterwards, Yan Yan personally took charge of the prison and adjudicated more than a hundred cases in a few days. Those who should be sentenced were sentenced and those who should be released were released, leaving the prison empty.
In the Han Dynasty, "no prisoners in prison" was a manifestation of the diligent work of local officials and an important political achievement. It did not mean that no one broke the law within the territory, but that all criminals received the punishment they deserved.
After seriously passing this incident, he immediately established prestige in the county temple. All the officials were respectful and said privately: "Liu Jun is kind and gentle, and I will treat you leniently. Jun Yan has great authority and cannot be violated. The history of prison is
Lessons from the past.”
With prestige, it is logical to govern the county seriously on behalf of Liu Jing.
During this period, the meritorious Cao Gong Ying happily handed over part of his power to Zheng Zheng. Of course, the most important power must be firmly held in his hands.
The Gong Cao is the chief official of the county. He not only has the "power to promote good and eliminate evil", but also "the officials who travel around, the chief of the pavilion, and other officials are all Gong Cao."
Everything else is easy to say, but these two powers, inside and outside, must never be given up.
Compared with being serious, Chu Fang's job was much easier. His reputation was so high that he almost effortlessly reintegrated the thieves under his sect and the thieves under his sect. This made Gong Wu furious and helpless.
Chu Fang did not give up, and then brought the disciples under his command, which involved the authority of the meritorious officials.
Gong Ying was very dissatisfied, but it was reasonable for the other party to take charge of his subordinates as the chief clerk. Even if he asked Liu Jing for an explanation, he could only hold his nose and admit it.
What makes Gong Ying feel a little relieved is that, seriously, after Chu Fang gained power, he did not continue to make further progress, but chose to stop all activities, as long as the other party did not have to make a "life or death". This shows that there is still room for maneuver between the two parties.
room.
For this reason, he specially warned Gong Wu and told him not to provoke him.
Gong Wu has been holding back a lot of anger recently, but the person he admires most in his life is his second brother, and he can still listen to his words.
As a result, the county temple became extremely peaceful.
At this moment, Liu Jing, who had been "in seclusion for many days", finally walked out and sat down. The sun was shining down on him, which was quite warm.
Since taking office, it has been either cloudy or rainy, and the sun has not appeared until today. This is also the reason why Liu Jing was forced to step out of the toilet. If he does not stay in the sun for a long time, his body will become moldy.
Ma Zhou stepped forward and complained to Liu Jing: "Liu Jun, you stay in the county court all day doing nothing, and you are going to kill me." Since leaving the military camp, he had always disliked wearing robes, so he changed back to wearing a robe.
Dressing in shorts.
Liu Liang had been working as an official in the chief register's office for several months, and he was relatively able to adapt to the boring life. However, he was still a young man after all. After listening to Ma Zhou's words, he couldn't help but nod in agreement.
Yu Zheng had a steady personality and waited aside without saying a word.
Liu Jingshi smiled and said: "In that case, let's go out for a walk."
Liu Liang asked curiously: "Brother Cong, where are we going?"
Liu Jing's purpose was clear and he said: "Let's go to the market first."
"What is there to see in the market in Lingxian? Can it be as lively as the market in Linxiang?" Liu Liang then suggested: "It is better to go to Linghu Lake outside the city. It is said that there are dozens of miles around Linghu Lake, and there are islands above it.
There are people living there who make wine as a profession, so the wine comes from there.”
"Go to the market first, then go to Linghu Lake." Liu Jing said.