The master was startled and said quickly: "Why are you so worried, sir?"
Magistrate Fu walked back a few steps, clenched his hand into a fist, pressed it on the desk and said: "Master Wei is going to Yizhou with relief food. I heard that this time he is coming to Yizhou not only for disaster relief, but also for disaster relief."
We will investigate the case of the Golden Embankment breach."
Magistrate Fu paused and said: "You and I both know that this time the Golden Embankment burst involved too many states and counties. The entire Yizhou, and even the entire Jiannan Road, most of them were implicated. I am not far away from here.
Yizhou is neither close nor far, nor is it far."
The master understood that he was afraid of becoming a fish in the pond.
He thought for a while and whispered: "Have you asked Master Fu in the capital?"
Magistrate Fu shook his head and said: "I'm afraid my uncle can't control my place. It's better to rely on yourself than to rely on others."
That's not his biological uncle, he's just a branch of the Fu family.
The master comforted him in a low voice and said: "Master, the casualties in Luojiang County this time are not serious. At least compared with other disaster-stricken counties, our situation can be considered good. Therefore, I believe that the master does not need to worry too much."
"What if I want to take this opportunity to go further?"
The master looked up at Magistrate Fu in surprise.
Magistrate Fu took two steps with his hands behind his back, and carefully considered his words before saying: "This is my sixth year as magistrate of Luojiang County. Normally, I should receive some news at the beginning of spring, but there is no news from above.
No, I asked someone to go to the Ministry of Civil Affairs to inquire about it, but no information was found."
He had discussed this topic with his master, and both of them were partial to the fact that the officials wanted them to be re-elected to the next level, or they had forgotten who they were, so naturally there was no need for promotion.
However, County Magistrate Fu did not want to be re-elected and said: "According to the convention, the county magistrate is to be re-elected for two terms without being promoted to one level or transferred back to the capital. But I have to be re-elected for three terms. Nine years, Uncle Wen,
How many nine years can I have?"
Generally speaking, there are only two situations for county magistrates to be re-elected indefinitely. One is that the official is too old to move to the left, so he will stay in office for the rest of his life; the other is that the official has offended the people above and is postponed indefinitely.
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But Magistrate Fu felt that he did not belong to the first or second type. He had been forgotten. If he didn't do something, he might be forgotten indefinitely.
In fact, his identity is a bit embarrassing. He comes from a scholarly family, but he is a side branch far away from his direct branch. His family is wealthy, but he has few connections in the officialdom.
However, he did not have any particularly outstanding political achievements during his tenure, and he had no achievements or demerits, so the superior officials had no intention of recommending him, and the officials naturally did not remember him very well.
If he does nothing, he might really be re-elected in Luojiang County for four or five terms. When he gets old, even if he can be transferred, he will probably be transferred to another county and then become the county magistrate.
That is not what County Magistrate Fu wants to see.
Of course, the master didn't want his employer to be inactive. After a moment's thought, he understood and asked: "Does the master have a direction?"
"I mentioned to the county magistrate and others two days ago that I would like to submit a report to be exempted from taxes this autumn, and I also need to apply for some relief grains with Mr. Wei. After all, our county has taken in many refugees, and the people under our rule have also suffered.
If we don't provide relief, I'm afraid there will be another issue like having children and selling children." Magistrate Fu considered: "They also agree with the latter, but we have not been able to decide on the former."
If you can't decide, there are probably some people who agree with it, and even more people who are against it.
The master said that he understood that not all the autumn tax would be transported to the capital, and most of it would be retained locally as local fiscal expenditure.
At this time, Magistrate Fu wanted to further improve his political achievements, so of course he was willing to tighten his belt and do something great. However, most of the officials below the magistrate were local people. Most of them would stay here for the rest of their lives, so naturally they would get it.
Money and food are more important.
Moreover, the application must go through the governor, who may not be willing to be exempted from tax.
"However, someone made the same suggestion today," County Magistrate Fu said with a deep look and his hands behind his back: "Although that is just a little kid, if even a little kid has such an idea, then among the people under my rule,
How many people are thinking about the same thing? If there is no relief or tax reduction in the end, and there are so many refugees under the jurisdiction, once someone instigates it, then..."
The master was startled and muttered: "My lord is right, and now the entire Jiannan Dao officialdom is in a state of turmoil, not one of them is bad..."
"I am also worried about this," County Magistrate Fu lowered his voice: "My uncle wrote a letter saying that the saint and the court were very angry about the breach of the Golden Embankment. Not only the Jiedushi Master and the Governor, but also
Even the King of Yizhou may be implicated."
All of them are either second-grade feudal officials or relatives of the emperor. They can hardly save themselves, let alone the little shrimps and fish below.
Magistrate Fu was lucky. Luojiang County was remote and deep in the mountains, so the flood did not reach them. You must know that three magistrates have died since the Jin Dike burst.
One fell into the water while fighting a flood and was washed away with no bones left, one was beheaded by the Jiedushi, and the other committed suicide by hanging from a beam.
Although they were both county magistrates, although Yizhou was far away from Luojiang County, Magistrate Fu was also frightened, fearing that he would become a fish in the pond.
It was also because of this that he wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to make some achievements, not only for promotion, but also for self-protection.
Magistrate Fu and his master discussed it for half the night, and then fell asleep on the couch in the study. The rooster crowed for the second time the next day, and he got up from the bed.
The fatigue and lack of sleep in the past few days made him look as if he had aged ten years, but he still simply ate some snacks and led others to Dali Village.
Man Bao was shocked when he saw the county magistrate. He almost thought it was the county magistrate's father. If he hadn't been wearing the county magistrate's official uniform, Man Bao would have called him grandpa.
Man Bao and Ke Ke sighed and said, "Our county magistrate doesn't seem to be very bad, although he always charges us entry fees."
Keke didn't answer.
Man Bao was also used to it, and he and his friends came up to watch.
Magistrate Fu came to investigate the disaster situation. This was his first visit to Qili Village, and he had been to Dali Village three times.
Because the chief of Qili Village is in Dali Village, and the two villages are on the border, and the fields are all mixed together, so when he came down to encourage farmers to teach mulberry farming, County Magistrate Fu only went to Dali Village.
The reason why he came to Qili Village this time was firstly for Mr. Bai, secondly to assess the disaster situation, and thirdly to see Zhou Man and Bai Shan.
Especially after Zhou Man and his second daughter made such a suggestion.
During this flood, three houses in Qili Village collapsed and 12 houses were damaged. Under the arrangement of the village chief, the villagers helped each other to build or repair the houses.
The damage was not very serious, but the affected families, especially the three families whose houses collapsed, were having a hard time.
There was no way, when the house collapsed, many things were damaged, and the food was also affected by moisture.