The first thousand one hundred and eighty-two chapters rectify the county government
There is no airtight wall in the world.
Zhu Ping'an, the magistrate of Jingnan County, fought against more than 3,000 Japanese pirates with less than 100 government officials and soldiers. He not only defended Jingnan County, but also beheaded 824 Japanese pirates. He also liberated Taiping County, a neighboring county that had been occupied by Japanese pirates.
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This news spread like wildfire in Wuyi Hall, first to the official circles, and then to the people.
A civil servant who was not yet in his prime years was demoted from the capital, but he made outstanding military exploits that many military commanders would be hard-pressed to achieve.
This news was very topical, and for a while, people could sometimes be heard talking about it in the streets and alleys of the capital. Of course, although it was not as good as the affair between a certain high-ranking official's concubine and a housekeeper, a certain family's cow gave birth to a cow with two heads.
In Mavericks, the selection of the top ten courtesans in Beijing is in full swing. The topic is moderately popular, but it is also one of the more popular topics.
Although Zhu Ping'an is not yet a famous figure in Beijing, he is no longer unknown.
Of course, in Jingnan, and even in Taiping, Zhu Ping'an is a man of great influence, no one else.
This was the third day after the Japanese invasion was completely subsided. On this day, Zhu Ping'an did something that shocked the entire Jingnan.
Zhu Ping'an dismissed all the subordinate officials in the six offices of the county government, leaving only the government officials who jointly defended the city during the Japanese invasion and were recorded.
After the post-disaster reconstruction was on the right track, Zhu Ping'an finally freed up his hands to quell the power of the Japanese and vigorously restructure the county government.
"Sir, why did you dismiss us all?! Are you kidding me?!"
"That's right. All the subordinate officials in the six houses have been dismissed from their posts. There has never been such a ridiculous thing since ancient times."
"Your Excellency, think twice. Your Excellency, think twice. No matter how wise and powerful your Excellency is, how can you manage the huge Jingnan County by yourself without our help? Even if you have only three heads and six arms, you can't do it."
"My grandfather was a tax clerk, and my father was a tax clerk. By my generation, we are already the third generation of tax clerks. We can't stop the inheritance here. Three generations of my family have contributed to the county government and worked hard for dozens of years.
Years pass by, my lord, you have only been in Jingnan for a few months, how can you say you are dismissing me and dismissing me?"
"Three good men help a fence and three stakes. Without me, how will the county government function?! Sir, you can't just have your own way."
After the subordinate officials in the county government received Zhu Pingan's dismissal order, they couldn't help but become angry and furious. They surrounded Zhu Pingan and asked for an explanation. They used hard and soft tactics to get Zhu Pingan to withdraw his dismissal order.
"Why should I dismiss you?"
In the center, Zhu Ping'an calmly glanced at the six subordinates, twitching the corner of his mouth in a curve.
"That's right, why should we be dismissed from our posts! Zhang Xiancheng, Yao Zhubo and Li Dianshi haven't arrived at the Yamen yet, but you want to dismiss us, at least ask their opinions?!" The subordinates in the six houses were furious.
"Just because I am the magistrate of Jingnan County." Zhu Pingan slowly scanned the crowd and said calmly.
In ancient times, the county government only had the county magistrate, the county magistrate, the chief minister, and the history officials were appointed by the imperial court. They were selected by the Ministry of Personnel and appointed and removed by the central government. The other six minor officials were not imperial officials and were appointed and dismissed by the county magistrate. In ancient times, the county government implemented the magistrate's responsibility system, and the magistrate was responsible for the county.
He had great power and could directly decide on the appointment of subordinate officials in the six houses. As the magistrate of Jingnan County, Zhu Ping'an naturally had this power. Whether he dismissed one or all of them, he was committed to his word.
To deal with Zhang Xiancheng, Yao Zhubo, Li Dianshi and the others, Zhu Pingan will have to work hard. He needs to be impeached and appointed and removed by the Ministry of Personnel. But to deal with the six subordinate officials, Zhu Pingan can do it with just one sentence. Time is precious, Zhu Pingan
I'm too lazy to put in the effort.
"Yes, you are the county magistrate. It is true that you have this power, but you cannot abuse your power like this!"
"Sir, we don't accept it! You dismissed all the subordinates like me from the six houses without any reason. What's the reason?!"
"We are going to Fucheng to reason."
It is related to their vital interests, and a group of subordinate officials are clamoring endlessly. As subordinate officials in the sixth house, although they have no rank, are not officials, and have no salary, they can only receive meager paper and pen fees, copy fees, meal fees and other expenses from the county government.
, but they have real power, and by using the power in their hands, they can eat, drink, drink, and take bribes, and they have a hundred and a thousand ways to line their own pockets.
"For no reason?!" Zhu Ping'an lowered his face when he heard this, "Thank you for being able to say this word."
The expressions on the faces of the six subordinate officials were slightly unnatural, but soon they all became embarrassed again.
"The first crime you have committed is to be absent from work for thirty-eight consecutive days without any reason. "The Law of the Ming Dynasty" stipulates that officials who are absent from work for one day will be beaten with 20 small strokes, and one grade will be added for every three days, and after 20 days, they will be beaten with 100 big strokes. Hong Wu
During the year, an official in the Ministry of Revenue was dismissed from his post after he was absent from work for thirty days. If an official is punished for being absent from work, let alone you, a minor official?! And if you are absent from work for thirty-eight days without any reason, your crime will be even worse! I am dismissing you from your post.
"What's wrong?" Zhu Pingan glanced at the crowd expressionlessly, twitching the corners of his mouth and said coldly.
Well!
ah!
A group of six subordinate officials looked at each other. They were late on purpose because they wanted to hug Zhang Xian Cheng and others. They secretly joined forces to create obstacles for Zhu Pingan and wanted to drive Zhu Pingan out of Jingnan County. Come to think of it, at that time
What a stupid move, it is equivalent to actively giving the handle to Zhu Ping'an.
However, even so, they did not recognize it.
"Absent from work? No, sir, I am not absent from work. I go to work on time every day."
"Won't."
"nonsense"
The subordinate officials shook their heads and denied the three companies and refused to admit their accounts.
Having expected this for a long time, Zhu Pingan twitched the corner of his mouth with disdain, took out the signature book from his arms, and threw it on the table, "Your daily response to Mao is recorded in the book, and each day is signed by you."
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"Liu Mu, Da Dao, please take note of the sign-in book. If any of you are dissatisfied, you can come forward and check with Liu Mu."
Zhu Pingan glanced at all the subordinate officials.
All the subordinate officials lowered their heads, not daring to look at Zhu Pingan. Now I understand why Zhu Pingan stares at them at the door every day and signs in. It turns out he is waiting for them here. This little thief, it turns out
Since then, he has harbored evil intentions. It's hateful. At that time, he thought he was embarrassing the little thief. Now that he thinks about it, the little thief didn't know why he was secretly laughing in his heart.
"Sir, we are just late, not absent from work."
"Yes, that's it. We didn't miss work, we were just a little late."
Several subordinate staff were quibbling and quibbling, saying that they were just late, not absent from work.
"Now it seems that you are not only 'lazy', but also 'mediocre'. What is 'diligence'? Being on time and being on duty is the minimum requirement of 'diligence'. You guys don't distinguish between 'diligence' and 'kuang'! Not only
You are a lazy official, and even more mediocre. I should be dismissed from my post."
Zhu Ping'an glanced at them and twitched the corners of his mouth with disdain, "Aren't you just asking for death if you keep talking to me?"
Those people's faces suddenly turned red and their heads almost dropped to their crotches.