Daming: Mixed in Dangzhi County, Beiping

Chapter 10 coax
Therefore, Guo Zhixian, who was promoted to the morning hall for the first time, sat on his official hat chair and waited for a long time, but it was very quiet, and no one paid attention to him!
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Guo An's face froze slightly, he picked up the gavel on the table in front of him, and slapped it heavily on the desk.

"Snapped!"

A loud and crisp sound made all the officials tremble subconsciously.

"My official is promoted today, why are you all standing still and keeping silent?" Guo An asked suspiciously.

The scribes of the sixth room looked at each other, and finally Ning Deyou stood up bravely.

"I also ask the county venerable to forgive the crime. The morning hall is the official affairs of the various village chiefs and food chiefs under the county lord's administration to report to the county lord!"

"Oh, in the morning hall, the head of the village and the head of grain report to me the official duties?"

Guo An was astonished, and then became gloomy, "Then why since I took office, the chiefs of Jia, Li, and grain all met with me in their fields?

Could it be that those grain chiefs, armor chiefs, and village chiefs bullied me and my youth? "

Hearing this, the scribe of Liufang was taken aback for a moment, and then smiled wryly.

"I also ask the county magistrate to forgive me, it's not that the village chiefs and grain chiefs in Gejiali deliberately visited the county magistrate in their own fields.

But before, the county venerables went to each Jiajiali after finishing counting the mao, and the chiefs of the villages and grain chiefs all rushed back from outside the county government office. "

"In this way, it is the old people who have been killed by this official who have to work hard every day."

Guo An's face softened a little, and all the officials below also breathed a sigh of relief.

"Small man, send someone to call the chiefs and food chiefs!..."

An hour later.

Hundreds of village chiefs and food chiefs from Wanping County rushed to the county government office.

The entire county government office is full of old people.

"The villain and others pay homage to the county lord!"

"You elders don't need to be polite!"

After a salute, Guo An shouted at the servants again.

"You guys who don't have eyesight, why don't you hurry up and move some stools and chairs for the elders, so that the elders can have a good rest!"

"Yes, magistrate!"

A group of yamen guards outside the hall immediately coaxed them away like birds and beasts.

Seeing this, the grain chiefs and village chiefs who rushed over one by one felt their resentment disappear.

"Your Majesty, absolutely not!"

"Exactly, Mr. Guo County, this is above the court, how can we wait for the untouchables to sit in peace?"

It's just that their mouths are full of excuses, and they don't dare to call them again and again.

However, when the stools were moved, one by one rushed to sit on them. For Guo An, the humble new county magistrate, he was even more pleasing to the eye.

After nearly half of the grain chiefs and village chiefs had been seated, Ning Deyou came to Guo An again, and reported with his hand in hand: "Reporting to the county magistrate, the villain and others have moved all the stools and chairs in the county government office, but there are still nearly half of them missing." ..."

"The county yamen is so poor, how can they not even have enough stools and chairs for these people?"

Guo An was a little startled, and then said again: "So, let's find some clean wooden blocks and some cushions for the elders to sit on!"

"Yes, magistrate!"

Ning De responded, and hurried out again.

Guo An bowed his hands slightly to the Li chiefs and grain chiefs again, "Please excuse me, the elders, there are not enough stools and chairs in the county office. Guo An has asked Ninghufang to find some wooden blocks, wooden plinths and cushions for you all." The thing for the elders to sit on!"

"Your Honorable County Lord, don't worry!"

"Guo Xianzun is so considerate of me waiting for the magistrate of the old guy, this is the first time the old man and others have met!"

"Guo Xianzun..."

A group of food chiefs and village chiefs bowed their hands to Guo An again.

Guo An hurriedly returned the gift again, with a modest and junior attitude, which made these grain chiefs and village chiefs even more useful.

Soon, Ningde brought a group of yamen servants and moved some wooden blocks and cushions.

However, compared to the hundreds of grain chiefs and li chiefs, it is still somewhat insufficient.

However, these grain chiefs and interior chiefs have been rolling in the soil since they were young. As long as they can sit down and rest, they don't care if they are dirty or not.

Therefore, after seeing that there were no wooden piers or cushions, many Lichang and Liangchang directly leaned their backs against the wall, or sat directly on the threshold, without any image!
The whole morning hall was in chaos.

Seeing this, Guo An felt a little relieved, he didn't expect that the county government office was so poor!Fortunately, these grain chiefs and village chiefs didn't care about this either.

"Thank you, elders, for your understanding!"

After thanking all the food chiefs and district chiefs in the hall, Guo An sat in his official chair!

Picking up the gavel and tapping lightly, the hall gradually became quiet.

"Today, I brought all the elders from afar, Guo An has something important to say!"

"Guo An was honored by the emperor's grace and the great love of all the superiors, so he was directly promoted from a master to a county magistrate. Since he took office, Guo An has been in a state of anxiety, for fear that he is not familiar with the affairs of each Jia and Li under the administration of Wanping County. Issued a government order that damaged the livelihood of thousands of people in Wanping County.

Therefore, early in the morning, under the scorching sun, he took the sixth office of the county government, holding the yellow book and the fish scale book, and inspected the Jiali fields for more than half a month.

Although they did not inspect each of the more than 1 households and [-] hectares of land under the administration of Wanping County.

But Guo An believed that he also had a general understanding of the Jiali in Wanping County. "

"It's just that from today onwards, Guo An can't inspect each Lijia one by one like this. Here, Guo An urges all the elders not to be disappointed in Guo An.

It's not that Guo An can't bear the fatigue, but His Royal Highness Yan Wang has issued a strict order, and all the superiors have been urging Guo An, Guo An dare not delay any longer!

Otherwise, Guo An would at best be accused of slack in official duties, but the village chiefs and food chiefs would have to bear more land taxes and taxes. Guo An really couldn't afford such a serious crime! "

Hearing this, the village chiefs and food chiefs who were still watching the show were shocked.

They never thought that they would be involved in a few words, and they would also face increased land taxes and taxes?

"What does Guo Xianzun mean by this?"

"Yes, I dare to ask Guo Xianzun, what happened?"

Guo An smiled helplessly, "Everyone should know that half a month ago, the chief envoy issued a decree that all states and counties in our Beiping Prefecture must reclaim [-] hectares of land within two years!"

"I heard that this matter was requested by His Royal Highness King Yan!"

All the food chiefs and village chiefs knew about this matter, and when Guo An mentioned it again, all of them frowned.

"However, there are only more than 1 households and more than 7 people in my Wanping County. How did you cultivate so many fields in two years?"

"That's right, magistrate, among these 7 people, how many people are left after removing the old, the weak, women and children, military households, and artisan households?"

"Besides, I still have to plant my own fields, and I have to serve the average labor service. How much time do I have to cultivate the fields in a year?"

"Master Guo, don't worry. If King Yan dares to push him too far, even if I try to offend King Yan, I will go to the capital to seek His Majesty's complaint..."

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(End of this chapter)