Governor Guo was asked for advice and was very satisfied with it. After thinking for a while, he said: "According to the law, we should punish them severely. These people are local villagers. Even Tongli can do such things as robbing villagers. The folk customs have changed."
Corruption, if we don’t punish them severely to scare people’s minds, I’m afraid someone will imitate them and become bandits in the future.”
Robbery is definitely the fastest way to amass wealth in this world. Governor Guo may consider being lenient to those who have fallen into banditry due to natural or man-made disasters and cannot survive;
But for these people who turned into bandits out of pure evil heart, Governor Guo felt that it would not be an exaggeration to kill them all.
Especially those who plunder the countryside cannot be tolerated.
After all, Dajin is still a society of acquaintances. People in the same state and county have more affection than strangers, let alone Tongli. To put it bluntly, the water everyone drinks may come from the same river.
Even the bandits who turned into bandits during the famine years went to rob other places. Who would leave grass on their own territory?
Most of the people those people robbed were passing merchants, and they robbed local people. If you still treat them as human beings, will you be buried back in the ancestral hall in the future?
Bandits are evil people, and bandits who even rob locals are even more evil. They have lost even the most basic sense of shame.
Bai Shan thought so too.
He said: "Jia Lizheng should be severely punished."
Governor Guo nodded, but still reminded: "The local clans are intertwined, so you have to be careful when dealing with them. If the Jia family is difficult to deal with, you can postpone it and don't cause another civil unrest."
Bai Shan responded.
He added: "Xiaoliu Village is too small. Although the bandit incident is not their fault, because there are too many people involved, the local people are afraid that Xiaoliu Village will be squeezed out and it will not be good to form a village feud. You also want to
Find a way to resolve it."
Bai Shan respectfully responded "Yes".
Governor Guo pondered, "This matter is actually a problem left over from the previous term..." Apparently he still wanted to put the blame entirely on Magistrate Lu.
Bai Shan:……
For the sake of their shaky alliance, Bai Shan could only continue to persuade: "Prefect, Magistrate Lu is one of the most senior officials in Qingzhou. His dereliction of duty in this matter is not obvious. What's more, his position in Qingzhou is not obvious."
The reputation is pretty good.”
After the Eastern Expedition last year, most of the important officials in Qingzhou were sacked, leaving only the Lu County Magistrate.
Before that, Magistrate Lu had no reputation, but he became famous after that.
Everyone else had troubles, but he stayed here innocently. He looked like a good official, not to mention that he was able to stabilize the chaos in Qingzhou after taking over the governor's office. Not only did he have a good reputation in Qingzhou's officialdom,
He also gained a reputation among scholars.
Scholars from various counties have been discussing the new magistrate of Yidu County for more than half a year, so Bai Shan's advice to Governor Guo is, "If your Excellency holds him accountable at this time, it will fall in the eyes of outsiders. I'm afraid he is too open-minded."
He is suspected of being narrow-minded. Since this is the case, it is better to encourage him generously and let the world see the magistrate's mind."
Governor Guo was hesitating at first, but after hearing this, he sighed and said, "Come on, that's it."
After talking about the official affairs of the county, Guo Governor talked to Zhou Man about the medical office.
Zhou Man said: "Sir, I also brought Qingzhou Medical Department Pharmacopoeia Wen Tiandong with me this time."
She smiled and said: "He is my student, and his grades were very good when he was at the Imperial Medical Office. If the Medical Office here in Qingzhou City opens, I will let him take charge temporarily."
After hearing this, Governor Guo looked back and forth between the two of them with a smile, and asked with a smile, "Master Zhou's arrangement is quite thoughtful."
Zhou Man felt that he was overthinking. The reason she made this arrangement was not because she wanted to stay with Bai Shan in Beihai County, but because the medical office in Beihai County was at a critical moment and she had to keep an eye on it.
It's on track.
She still has to write a report when she comes back, it's very important.
But Governor Guo just made a joke and did not continue, leaving Zhou Man unable to find a chance to explain.
Bai Shan reached out and pinched her fingers quietly, and smiled at her when she looked over.
Zhou Man glanced at him coldly and noblely, then withdrew his finger and ignored him.
Governor Guo took the two of them out, and everyone sat down in the banquet hall, finally starting the theme of the banquet.
Everyone talked about the development problems of each county and the help they needed.
Of course, Beihai County, which has had major problems recently, has been focused on. Even if Governor Guo and Bai Shan did not mention it, other county magistrates have expressed concern about the bandits.
Bai Shan then gave a few official replies.
Seeing that Governor Guo did not take the opportunity to attack Magistrate Lu, some magistrates could not help but take the initiative and said: "With such serious banditry under our rule, Master Bai and the previous magistrate can't absolve themselves from the blame, right?"
Magistrate Lu took the initiative and said to Governor Guo: "This is indeed a dereliction of duty on the part of a subordinate. Please punish me."
However, Governor Guo sighed and said, "You had already been transferred from Beihai County when the incident occurred. It is not entirely your fault. However, it is your responsibility as county magistrate to educate the common people."
Governor Guo said to the seven county magistrates: "You should take this as a warning. When you go back, you should promote loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness, and do your duty of education. Don't think that education is just about watching the students in the county school. Not many people have passed the exam."
For government education, it only matters how many people pass the Ming Jing Jinshi examination, and the education of the common people cannot be ignored."
Bai Shan immediately stood up and went out in line with other county magistrates, and respectfully said "yes" to Governor Guo.
This matter was revealed so lightly.
County magistrates:... It was agreed that Governor Guo and Magistrate Lu would be fighting each other, and they were incompatible with each other?
What a great opportunity to find trouble, why did you let it go?
Magistrate Lu quietly relaxed his worries, and when he sat down, he couldn't help but glance at Bai Shan and his wife opposite.
Bai Shan was pulling out a chair for Zhou Man. Zhou Man pulled his sleeves without meeting his eyes. Bai Shan turned around and nodded to Guo Jishishi when he wasn't paying attention, showing a smile.
Magistrate Lu was still deep in thought when he returned home. His master breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Fortunately, Magistrate Bai still remembers the covenant with you."
Magistrate Lu said: "You will have someone send him a message quietly in a while, asking him to prepare the official salt for next month."
County magistrate Lu knew the principle of reciprocating love and said: "Qingzhou is poor, and Governor Guo plans to use Qingzhou's official salt to create a way out. It just so happens that he has chosen Beihai County to compete with me, so the requirements for official salt will definitely be higher.
Not only quality, but also quantity is required, let him expand the salt field, find a way to squeeze the Song family out of the salt field, and take control of the salt field."
The master couldn't help but said: "My lord was not able to squeeze out the Song family at that time, could he?"
County Magistrate Lu said: "Let him try it. Moreover, Magistrate Bai has more capital and more backers than I did at the time. He is much more confident than me."
As for whether he can do it or not, that's not his business. He has already given the information anyway, and it is Bai Shan's business to do it.
The master agreed and gave these instructions himself.
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