Johime Three Kingdoms

Chapter 424 Guiding work
Originally, the improvement of women's status was a natural product of the rise of workshops and the expansion of the group of female workers.

It's just that there are "supernatural" phenomena now, so Bai Tu is in a dilemma...

When workshops rise in the future and more and more professional workers emerge, who need to stay away from the countryside and live in cities, the court will promote the establishment of a social system based on "family" and marginalize "clan". This kind of thing will be fine Solved a lot.

First, far away from the clan soil, workers will definitely be based on couples, or their own "small families"; secondly, women will also be important workers and an important source of family income. Even if the government does not promote it, they will naturally appear. According to the trend of thought, if the imperial court promotes it at this time, even the liberation movement can be omitted.

Ten years from now, change will be a matter of course. Thirty years from now, the court will face pressure if it doesn’t want to change!
It has not yet reached that stage of development, but the Chu court must first trace its origins - this is also the advantage of Bai Tu. It can compress the development process of each step without waiting until it is forced to change. For Bai Tu... there is no comparison It's easier to stay "advanced".

Bai Tu waited in Wancheng for half a month. The Prime Minister of Jiyang County was dismissed from office and the Chief Registrar was imprisoned. The County Magistrate also took the initiative to serve under the strict investigation of the Ministry of Officials. After the public opinion in Nanyang was shocked, he set off to the south. Came to Jiyang.

This move really exceeded many people's expectations, and also made some people's calculations come to nothing.

Originally, if Bai Tu insisted on denying the legitimacy of the clan system, he would inevitably cause some troubles because the step was too big. If he let it pass easily, or if Bai Tu personally came to deal with special issues, it would weaken the confidence of the Ministry of Punishment. , the local conservative forces are bound to push their limits, and may even dare to resume lynching...

However, Bai Tu directly bypassed the conflicting point and put aside Deng's matter, but followed the clues and tried to shock the entire Jiyang County!
All the county officials involved, all the way to the county magistrate, must explain clearly every grain of rice in their homes, otherwise... they will all be treated as accepting bribes.

Otherwise, how could Deng's three melons and two jujubes be sentenced so harshly?
When the Jiyang County Magistrate saw this posture, he was so frightened that he quickly resigned from office, fearing that he would also be implicated.

As the core conflict, "whether the elders in the clan have officially recognized notarial powers" has not been dealt with in depth, effectively avoiding the escalation of the situation. Only the clan members who contacted the county officials are now in jail, and there is no chance of getting out...

In fact, Deng has regretted it now.

A few dozen hectares of farmland is a lot, but compared to the current consequences, a few dozen hectares of farmland are nothing.
And shelving does not mean letting go completely. Now Wang and her youngest son Deng Ai are still victims of special protection by the Ministry of Punishment.

When Bai Tu came to Jiyang, he first pretended to be surprised and asked the new acting magistrate: "Huh? It's not the time for the transfer of officials, why did Jiyang be replaced by Magistrate Chen?"

"Reporting to your Majesty, Magistrate Lu suddenly fell ill last month. The chief officials of the Meng Li Department and Governor Chen trusted him, and Zhen temporarily replaced Ji Yang. The lower officials are dull and can only use strong strength. I am willing to live up to the people and the country of Chu. , Live up to the king." Chen Zhen said.

Chen Zhen is a native of Nanyang, and like Li Yan, both are from Yuyang, Nanyang. They are also similar in age, 27 or [-] years old.

He had a small reputation in the local area, but had not been opened up by Liu Zheng before. The Nuxian Hall of the General's Mansion had just opened and before the founding of the country, Chen Zhen responded positively.

As for "Chen Taishou", it refers to Chen Gong - the nominal Nanyang Taishou.

Because it is necessary to minimize the situation of military generals serving as local chief officials, in preparation for the future six departments going down to the county, and... Zhang Xiu is indeed not suitable for being a prefect, so the prefect of Nanyang has to be replaced a long time ago.

Originally, Bai Tu proposed to Jia Xu, but Jia Xu himself stayed away from such things, so he changed his suggestion to Chen Gong.

Of course, Chen Gong's main job is still to stay in the Jinling Privy Council, and he is only in Nanyang in name.

The powers of ordinary governors are being divided, let alone Nanyang... The population of Nanyang County is as large as half of the state. In the second center of the Eastern Han Dynasty, if there is a real-power governor, what is the difference between establishing a state pastor?
Considering that Chen Zhen was born in Nanyang, it is easier for him to be recognized by the people of Jiyang, and his family is clean - the Chen family of Nanyang is not a big noble family, and Chen Zhen has a high degree of recognition of the Chu State... The Ministry of Officials ordered him to be his temporary successor. Jiyang Order.

Historically, Chen Zhen was also an important minister of the Shu Han Dynasty, reaching the rank of Shangshu Ling. He did not have a good relationship with his fellow countryman Li Yan, and he had a bit of a venomous tongue. The idiom "belly has scales" was coined by Chen Zhen to describe Li Yan, who was not a good man. Easy to get along with.

"Okay, I heard that Xiaoqi is the first batch of talented people to be admitted to the Xianguan in Nanyang? Yes, Nanyang is a treasure land of Feng Shui. If the talents in Nanyang are like Xiaoqi, they will take the affairs of Chu State as their own. Why worry about the Chu State not being prosperous?" Bai Tu pretended to have just learned about it and praised Chen Zhen.

"By the way, there seems to be a lot of personnel changes in Jiyang recently. Is it because of a certain case? Xiaoqi, please tell me in detail." Bai Tu asked with concern.

When Chen Zhen heard this, he naturally recounted Deng's affairs.

At this time, Chen Zhen was not playing alone, there were other local officials and village elders welcoming the King of Chu, as well as the six accompanying officials who were busy in Jiyang during this time.

The previous knocking on the mountain and shaking the tiger was loud enough, but now Bai Tu's work is a guidance job, not a special case.

Seeing Bai Tu mention this matter, everyone also secretly became concerned.

Just from Chen Zhen's words, I couldn't tell any tendency, but he made both sides' arguments clear and impartial.

Can't find anything wrong with anyone, not even anything to add.

After hearing this, Bai Tu specifically asked, "When was this oral will made, when did the person die, and when was the property divided?"

"According to the terms of the deed, a will was made on February [-]th, he died of illness on February [-]th, and the name of the field was changed on February [-]th." Chen Zhen said with fluent answers.

"Well, I remember the last time I came to Jiyang, it was July. At that time, the training of county officials by the Ministry of Personnel had just been completed for less than a month. The Ministry of Punishment and the Ministry of Rites were still going around the countryside to promote the new law and rural studies... …Calculating it this way, Deng’s failure to go to the county official for notarization in February is not ruthless.” Bai Tu thought for a while and said.

But before anyone else could speak, Bai Tu himself said: "However, the requirements for county officials have been repeatedly announced before the founding of the country. Before the training, I can accept being in a hurry, but I cannot accept false testimony. ! Also... he died of illness on February [-]th, and made a will on February [-]th?"

"Your Majesty, the elders of the Deng family are all highly respected people in the village, and they will never make random evidence." The newly appointed county magistrate stood up and said at this time.

Chen Zhen has been appointed by the Ministry of Officials, and naturally the county magistrate is recommended by the local households. This is also a kind of balance.

Moreover, the county magistrate's name, Bai Tu, is also familiar - Guo Youzhi.

There is no separate biography in the history books, but it is included in the biographies of Zhuge Liang, Liao Li, and Dong Yun, and he plays a supporting role in them. Generally speaking... he is a figure that Zhuge Liang can take a liking to.

Guo Youzhi was not opposed to Chu's national policy, nor did he have any big opinions against the King of Chu. He just considered it from his point of view and did not think that the Deng clan leader would give false testimony.

"Let's not talk about virtue, and I dare not say that my own virtue can be more secure than "Chu Law".

What's more... I heard that Wei Wuzi told his son Wei Ke not to bury his beautiful concubine when he was seriously ill, but later when he was seriously ill, he changed his instructions and told Wei Ke that he must bury his beautiful concubine... But in the end Wei Ke remarried his father's beautiful concubine because he believed that the last testament was uttered by his father when he was unconscious.

Since the deceased’s widow has objections, the Criminal Division should continue to conduct a detailed investigation! "Bai Tu said directly.

(End of this chapter)