The reputation of "Wei Qingtian" gradually spread in Yuzhou. When Wei Chen in the state government heard Yuan An reporting the matter to him, he felt the love of the people of Yuzhou for him and felt a sense of accomplishment.<
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Of course, Wei Chen did not get carried away just because he had achieved some results.
It is not easy to change from a pure poet to a parent. What the parents have to do is not to gain reputation, but to do practical things.
The magistrate of Yuzhou is the leader of hundreds of miles in Yuzhou. He has great power, but the corresponding responsibilities are also very important. There are six major tasks: advising on farming and mulberry cultivation, building water conservancy, collecting taxes, maintaining public order, establishing schools and educating people, and hearing lawsuits and ending prisons. Wei Chen has now managed to achieve some success in hearing cases and ending prison sentences. He can only be considered as just getting started.
Hearing the lawsuit and ending the prison sentence will only consume some of Wei Chen's energy and time, but the other five major events are not that simple. Some require manpower, some require financial resources, and some talents and financial resources are indispensable. Wei Chen cannot do it by himself.
Just use your head.
Although Wei Chen wanted to do something practical for the people, it was difficult for a clever woman to make a meal without rice, so she could only try to do it slowly.
At the beginning of the afternoon that day, Wei Chen finished processing today's official documents in the signing room, took a short lunch break, and came to the second hall in high spirits.
A group of subordinate officials have been waiting here for a long time, and they looked at Wei Chen with a bit more fear than when they first saw Wei Chen.
After all, in the past half month, they have witnessed with their own eyes the wisdom and skill displayed by this young governor when he died, and they know that this young new governor is not an easy person to deal with.
Today, Wei Chen suddenly called them all to the second hall. They didn't know what happened, so they naturally had to deal with it with great vigor.
Little did he know that this was exactly the effect Wei Chen wanted. The reason why he delayed until now to punish these subordinates was precisely to frighten these people with the reputation of "Qingtian" gained from breaking the eucalyptus.
Wei Chen sat upright behind the official eucalyptus and said loudly: "I have been ordered to guard one area. However, there are tens of thousands of people in Yuzhou. It is difficult for me to do my job with my own strength. Therefore, I need you to manage the food supply on my behalf."
Capture, taxation, warehouses, canals... everything. With you all sharing the burden, my errands will be much easier. But~~"
For any sentence such as "Although...but...", just listen to the words before "but" and never take it seriously, but you have to listen hard for the words after "but" and not miss a word.
All the officials in the hall were accustomed to working in the yamen. How could they not understand such a simple truth? Therefore, when they heard the sudden change in Wei Chen's voice, they all raised their minds and held their breath, waiting for Wei Chen's next words. Sure enough, Wei Chen's face suddenly darkened and he said in a cold voice: "However, after I took office, I sent people to conduct overt and covert inspections, but I discovered that there are many shortcomings in the various departments and offices of the state government, among which the confusion of powers and responsibilities is particularly serious.
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In warehouses and inspections, everyone often has to take a hand, but in inns and carriages, these hard jobs are in short supply, but everyone is afraid to avoid them!"
All the officials were dumbfounded, and it was only then that they woke up from a dream. Wei Chen seemed to be too busy to deal with the case during this period, but in fact he had already sent someone to find out their details.
As the saying goes, there are three things a new official does when he takes office. The first thing Wei Chen did when he took office was to make him famous as "Wei Qingtian", but now the second thing is going to hit subordinates like them.
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Wei Chen raised his eyes and glanced around the hall. His majestic and cold eyes made no one in the hall dare to look at him, and all the officials lowered their heads with guilty conscience.
Wei Chen snorted coldly and continued: "You may not know that my father-in-law was born as a top three Jinshi. He has served as county magistrate, state magistrate, and government magistrate. He has served as a local official for nearly twenty years, and I have been influenced by it.
I know all about this matter in the Yamen."
All the officials looked at each other in shock when they heard this.
They had only heard of Wei Chen's Liuyuan and No. 1 title before, and they thought Wei Chen was a literati with a clean hands. Even though he had some deceitful tactics, he was still young and inexperienced and did not understand the twists and turns in the yamen.
Around. But now I heard that Wei Chen’s father-in-law had been a local official for more than ten years, and then I realized that Wei Chen was not easy to deal with.
Just when all the subordinate officials were feeling uneasy, they heard Wei Chen raise his voice and say: "I have set a set of assessment methods to clarify what each person in each department should do, and set a deadline, which is registered in two books.
Take one of the account books and leave the other with me as a base. After that, you will check it month by month. Those who can do it will be put on the list, and those who can’t will be put down!"
Wei Chen was actually referring to the "testing method" proposed by Zhang Juzheng of the Ming Dynasty. The key points are two points, "setting limits to examine things" and "responsible for people by things."
After the implementation of this method, on the one hand, it can prevent the officials from fighting with each other and improve administrative efficiency. On the other hand, it can also take advantage of the situation to clean out the subordinate officials in the state government and cultivate Wei Chen's own team. Only in this way can Wei Chen be able to succeed in the future.
The issued government orders are implemented and truly benefit the people.
Hearing that the new assessment method announced by Wei Chen was so strict, the subordinate officials who were accustomed to being lazy were in an uproar. They glanced at each other, and then someone boldly stepped forward and said: "Sir, such an unconventional and innovative method will probably attract material criticism and attract people's attention."
The court punishes you!"
Wei Chen heard the threat in this man's tone, but he didn't take it seriously at all, and sneered.
"If anyone is dissatisfied, you can go to the provincial governor's office to file a complaint against me. If the governor's office ignores it, you can go to Bianjing to beat the drums and listen to the drums to complain to the emperor. However, I would like to remind you that as long as I
The day has not left Yuzhou, this Yuzhou Prefectural Government will still decide on the official’s word when it comes to matters, and no one is allowed to disobey!”
Just kidding, although Wei Chen was demoted to Yuzhou this time, don't forget that when he came to the Wei Mansion with the order to be demoted, he also had the three-tailed shad gifted by the emperor!
Moreover, Wei Chen was not only a disciple of the Emperor of the Sixth Yuan Dynasty, but also a world-famous Emperor Wenzong. Even his immediate boss, the governor of Henan, had to treat Wei Chen with courtesy when he saw him.
With Wei Chen's current status and reputation, if he is still afraid of the threat of a few subordinates who cannot stand up to the stage, then Wei Chen can really go home and wash up and sleep early.
The officials were dumbfounded when they saw Wei Chen's unyielding attitude, and then they remembered that this Lord Zhizhou was different from his predecessors. He had a strong backbone and was not afraid of his subordinates causing trouble.
Now they really had no choice but to grit their teeth and accept the order. At the same time, they secretly hoped that Wei Chen would just be an ambitious new official when he took office. When the freshness passed, he would continue to do what he wanted to do in the future.
Well.
After Wei Chen sat down in the office, he looked around the hall and carefully observed everyone's expressions. He found that most people were resistant to the newly introduced assessment method and looked listless.
However, there are also some people who are different from those around them and have bright eyes.
Although these people are capable, they have been suppressed in the state government based on seniority and have long been dissatisfied.
Now that Wei Chen has clearly shown his attitude of "the capable are promoted, the incompetent are demoted", they are naturally excited and gearing up, preparing to show off their talents under the new system in order to gain the appreciation and trust of Lord Zhizhou.
Seeing this, Wei Chen couldn't help but nodded with satisfaction, and immediately asked his staff member Wei Shuping to write down the names of several of them, and planned to meet them alone after everyone dispersed to give them some encouragement.