Early the next morning, Wang Xian personally went to the back office to pay his respects. The magistrate was alone in Mizhi County without a wife or children. He had nothing to avoid, so he walked into the elder's bedroom and saw that the elder was still hungover.
The head of Mizhi County said, "The second master just wants to do what he wants. The eldest master usually doesn't get up until noon."
As a new arrival, he had to be cautious, so Wang Xian insisted on shaking Mi Zhixian awake. It took a long time before Lao Zhixian opened his eyes, looked at Wang Xian with sleepy eyes and said, "Who are you?"
"Your Majesty, Wang Xian." Wang Xian said in his heart, "Okay, okay, but he is really forgetful." "The official history of this county who just took office yesterday."
"Oh, I remember..." Mizhixian looked at the sky outside and it was still early and showed no intention of getting up, so he muttered: "What's the matter?"
"The lower official heard the banging of the clapper, but did not see the officials arranging the office, so he came to ask for instructions..."
"Didn't they tell you? We don't play with that." Mi Zhixian yawned repeatedly: "I said hello to them, and from now on, I will listen to the second master. Whatever you say, we will do it. Let's divide the work reasonably.
The capable work harder, the old sleep more..." He closed his eyes and muttered: "I'll sleep a little longer..."
"..." Wang Xian was completely speechless. Yesterday, Mizhi County had been boasting that he governed by doing nothing. It turned out that this "inaction" was aimed at himself. As for how to govern, he left it to others...
Faced with such an irresponsible officer, Wang Xian had no choice but to return to his West Yamen. It had been a long time since his death, but only a few people came to answer the question. Wang Xian said displeased: "I didn't say I wanted to order some mao yesterday?"
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"Back to the Second Master, this county has always been idle, maybe they haven't gotten used to it yet." The few who came responded in a low voice.
"How do you get used to it?" Wang Xian said coldly.
"We are used to getting up early." Several people accompanied him and said with a smile: "Besides, the adults didn't dare to come over because they were nodding off the first day."
"That's good." Wang Xian nodded and said, "Then why do they dare?
"I just said it, I'm still not used to it..." several people whispered.
"Then you're still not afraid of me." Wang Xian said softly, then suddenly slapped the table and shouted loudly: "Within one stick of incense, call them all over to me! Otherwise, just wait for the consequences!"
Several people in the hall secretly complained that it was bad luck. If they had known this, it would be nice to sleep at home like everyone else. But seeing the second master getting angry, who would dare to touch his bad luck? They all quickly took orders and called for help.
According to regulations, officials must live in the yamen, so most people can still come on time. Of course, most of them are disheveled and sleepy, which shows that it is not a lie to say that they are not used to getting up early.
Looking at these messy and swaying guys, Wang Xian realized how well Weizhi County managed the government... When he was in Fuyang County, the cloud board sounded, and the officials came to the court, sitting upright and neatly dressed. No one dared to be careless.
, because he was picked out by the county magistrate for his mistakes. At least he was scolded, and at worst he was punished. So just from his appearance, he looked like a small court official.
At that time, Wang Xian also complained repeatedly about getting up at midnight, but now think about it, without this solemn ceremony, without the great master attending the morning ceremony, all the officials would definitely be lazy and slack, and the majesty of the Yamen would be lost.
As a result, there are many disadvantages, and Shangguan will suffer from them sooner or later. Okay, but this is how Mi Zhi County has been in the past ten years.
Obviously, the first thing Wang Dianshi has to do is to reverse this trend of slackness, but simply and crudely hitting the wall is not the answer, because if the law does not punish the public, blaming the public will cause public anger, and he will not be able to clean up if he commits public anger...
…This group of squad leaders, arresters, and prison bosses are not good people.
Everyone in the hall felt a little worried when they saw the young second master's face sinking, and he just lowered his head and read a book without saying a word.
After a long time, everyone finally couldn't hold it in any longer and looked at Zheng Sixing... Among the six officials in Pujiang County, there were actually five people named Zheng. Zheng Sixing could only whisper: "I don't know that the second master called us. What are the instructions?"
After a while, Wang Xiancai raised his head and said calmly: "No instructions.
"This..." Zheng Sixing whispered: "The second master said it in anger, right?"
"To tell you the truth, whatever I say, you all turn a deaf ear to me. Why should I waste my time?" Wang Xian replied coldly and continued to look through his files.
"Second Master, please calm down." Seeing that he was still angry about this matter, Zheng Si Xing hurriedly said: "These gangsters are used to being lazy, and they couldn't get over it for a while, but now they have remembered..." He winked hurriedly. He gave it to everyone, and everyone cried out: "It won't be the same next time, it won't be the same next time."
Wang Xian's face softened slightly, and he looked around the crowd and said, "Do you think I am too harsh?"
Everyone shook their heads and said "I dare not" and "no".
"Indeed not." Wang Xian's voice became more and more severe as he said: "The laws of the Ming Dynasty clearly stipulate that government officials should go to the Yamen Huamao at Mao hour every day. Those who do not arrive at the roll call will be whipped with twenty small boards for each missed call!" He said at once: "If I had been harsh, your butts would have bloomed long ago!"
All the subordinate officials were of the flesh type and would not be frightened by Wang Xian's words. Instead, they felt that he was a little weak.
"The sage said that if you punish without teaching, the punishment will be complicated and the evil will prevail; if you teach without punishing, the traitors will not be punished." But Wang Xian's next words left them stunned: "I did not agree on punishment measures with you yesterday. So I spank you today, even if you are not taught, you will be punished. The Master said, knowing your mistakes can greatly improve you. I must reflect on it, and I will teach you this lesson now..." After a pause, he said in a deep voice: "Everyone There is nothing else to do today. Everyone, copy the "Luke of Officials" in "Da Ming Code" fifty times. After copying, you can go home. If you can't finish copying, come back tomorrow fifty times!"
All the subordinate officials were stunned, this... this is too torturous, isn't it?
Wang Xian, however, did not allow for discussion, nor did he allow them to go back to find the gunmen. He distributed paper and pens and ordered them to copy in the hall.
The subordinate officials had no choice but to lie down on the ground, stick out their buttocks, and start copying. There were also a few who refused to write. Wang Xianqing said: "If you don't copy, you already know it? Then I won't be punished for not teaching." Already..."
A class leader surnamed Huang was tongue-tied and said: "Back to the second master, I can't wait, I can't write..."
"How can you be a class leader if you don't know how to write?" Wang Xian said coldly: "You guys will be suspended from work today and go to a private school to learn literacy. You will come back when you can write."
"Second Master, please have mercy..." Huang's team members hurriedly kowtowed and said, "At our age, we can't be fooled."
"That's right." Wang Xian nodded and said, "I am shirking my responsibility. Since you are my subordinates, naturally I will teach you." He waved his hand and said, "Come to my place every day at You hour. The official will open a literacy class for you!"
"Second Master..." The heads of Huang's class were worried about studying, but they were even more worried about losing their jobs.
"Suspension is not dismissal." Erhei, who was standing behind Wang Xian, grunted and said, "Second Master is willing to teach you personally, and you idiots don't know how lucky they are!"
A few class leaders had no choice but to kowtow to thank them and stood up to serve them with heartfelt feelings. Seeing this, the rest of the class quickly stuck their buttocks out and copied books to avoid following in their footsteps...
There were still a few people who were not late today, so they naturally did not need to be punished. Zheng Sixing was one of them. He still wanted to intercede on behalf of everyone, so he leaned close to the desk and whispered: "Second Master, we won't be able to work today. Why don't we let you
They took it back and used their off-duty time to copy it."
"It's okay." Wang Xian looked away from the book and said with a smile: "Serving as an official must be 'clean, cautious, and diligent.' The minimum requirement for 'diligence' is to go to work and get off work on time." As he spoke, his voice gradually faded.
He said coldly: "If you can't even do this, why do you have to do business?"
His moodiness, which alternated between hot and cold, made Zheng Sixing feel uncomfortable all over. He only felt that his energy had no place to use it. He could only pretend to be intimidating and whisper in a low voice: "These are all problems developed under the eldest master, Er.
Even if I want to rectify it, I can’t be in such a hurry, right?”
"Do you want to sow discord with Shangguan?" Wang Xian looked at him coldly, his eyes were like a): "It was the eldest master who asked me to let me take care of you!"
"I don't dare..." Zheng Sixing hurriedly clarified: "It's just a villain who is too worried."
"It's not your thing to worry about. Don't worry about it." Wang Xian's tone calmed down and said: "Isn't it just a county's punishment? How many things can happen in a day? I will handle it."
Zheng Si Xinglian claimed that it was, but he couldn't help but laugh in his heart... After tasting the snacks we carefully prepared, to see if you could still lie, he personally held a large stack of files to Wang Xian.
But they said that Wang Xian had just given the order yesterday, and today all the subordinate staff were late collectively. They were all so lazy that they couldn't get up from bed? Obviously not. They were deliberately going against Wang Xian...
The day before yesterday, Shuai Hui and Er Hei went to the city to investigate. They were both experts, so they naturally knew that the teahouse in front of the Yamen had everything they needed. They ordered a pot of tea and listened to people talking in the corner of the teahouse... As expected, a group of people
The subordinate officials were talking loudly there, and the topic was Wang Dianshi, who was about to take office.
But what they were talking about was not how to welcome Wang Xian, but how to show him some good looks...Wang Xian was not surprised at all, because he was born as an official. He knew that subordinate officials were born and raised and have been entrenched in local government offices for generations.
They became a bunch of local snakes. And those officials sent by the imperial court were all foreigners, and they left after completing their term... Therefore, the officials regarded themselves as the real masters of the yamen, and regarded the officials as the yamen's subordinates.
Passer-by.
It is true that officials have two lives, and they are alone. Even the shrewdest officials cannot get rid of the deception and interference of these subordinates. If the official is mediocre and incompetent, he will simply become a prisoner of the subordinates.
, and let it be at its mercy.
A common tactic used by petty officials is to instigate many local people to file complaints when an official takes office, which will make the new official dizzy. Then he deliberately makes the case complicated and complicated, making it full of errors and omissions, and ultimately makes the case illegal.
Government affairs are daunting and they have to rely on them to handle them. In this way, the minor officials will take the power that belongs to the big boss into their own hands.
Another reason why the Pujiang subordinates punished Wang Xian was because of his title as the "No. 1 Official in Jiangnan". This title is too hate-worthy. Why should a boy who doesn't even have a hairy head be called Jiangnan?
First? Let me show you, ginger is still spicier than old.
They deliberately wanted Wang Xian to make a fool of himself in order to eliminate the envy, jealousy and hatred in their hearts...