Father can be an enemy to the country

Linhuai County Government.

The magistrate of Han suffered from insomnia. At his age, this situation is very rare.

He spent the whole night worrying about the five highnesses, and all he thought about was how they would sleep tonight. Did it get cold? Did you eat before going to bed? Will you be bullied?

He has never cared so much about his youngest son who stayed in his hometown in Shaoxing.

There is really no way! Don't look at the fact that the emperor is now ruthlessly training the five highnesses. But if any of the five brothers makes a mistake, they will be blamed on him as their parents in the end.

What kind of parent official is she, the invisible nanny of the five princes?

Alas, what a waste of time and effort...

After tossing and turning until dawn, he felt a little sleepy, so he canceled his favorite part of going to the office and covered his head to catch up on some sleep.

After sleeping until almost noon, Magistrate Han was still worried when he woke up. I decided that after lunch, I would find an excuse to go to the Induction Village and see it with my own eyes before I feel relieved.

He was devouring his rice when Secretary Li asked to see him outside.

"What's the matter?" Han Yike asked with a pair of dark circles under his eyes.

"Your Majesty, Chief Jia from Jinqiaokan has come to file a complaint." Li Sili whispered hurriedly.

"Who are you suing?" Han Yike took a chopstick and fried tofu.

"They are the five brothers from boss Xie's family." Secretary Li whispered.

"Ah?" Han Yike tightened his hands when he heard this, and the tofu was cut in half and fell on the table. He was so angry that he slapped his chopsticks and said:

"This is about xenophobia! This trend can't last long, give me a quick beating, and then you can use the shackles after the beating!"

"This..." Li Sili didn't expect the county official's reaction to be so great. He quickly reminded him: "I'm afraid Jin Qiaokan won't obey in the future."

Since ancient times, imperial power has not been allowed to go to the countryside. In order to prevent corrupt officials from harassing the people, Zhu Yuanzhang strictly ordered counties not to go to the countryside without any reason. Therefore, it was necessary to rely on the gentry and village elders to maintain grassroots rule.

Officials like Han Zhixian may not care much, but Li Sili, who lives in the countryside, is not willing to offend the village elders.

"Forget it, let's call him in for a meeting." Han Yike calmed down and knew that violence could not solve the conflict. At least, it was not too late to ask for answers before fighting.

~~

After a while, the old man who had stolen the firewood followed Li Sili into the third hall, kowtowed to his old parents, and called himself Tang Youzhong.

Han Yike asked him to get up and talk, then gave him a seat and said kindly:

"Chief Tang Jia, I heard everything from Secretary Li. They are still children. I just need to send someone to teach them a lesson."

No need to be so serious, right? "

"But old parents, have you ever seen a child who is eight feet tall, has a beard, and has a lot of hair on his heart? We are scared." Old Man Tang said with a bitter face: "Besides, their brothers are very vicious. If they are not sent away as soon as possible, If you go, you will definitely become the dominant player in this town."

"Hey, it's not that bad." Han Yike cupped his hands towards the south and said:

"To tell you the truth, they are all sons of my old boss's family, and their backgrounds are very good. They are just living in your village temporarily. When the time comes, they will definitely go back."

He only dared to speak to this extent so that Old Man Tang could understand what he meant.

"Then who can say for sure." Old Man Tang curled his lips. The most important thing Fengyang Mansion lacked was prisoners and their families. I haven't seen many people who can turn around.

Li Sili muttered to Han Yike for a while.

After hearing this, Magistrate Han pondered for a moment, smiled at Old Man Tang and said, "I heard that you don't have a village chief there yet."

Old Tang, who was still angry at first, started to smile when he heard this.

Obviously, the position of chief here is a great temptation for him.

At present, Boss Zhu has not yet completely clarified the Lijia system, but has already conducted pilot projects in places such as Fengyang and Yingtian.

The various pilot projects are pretty much the same. Basically, every ten households have one home, and every ten homes have one li.

The li chief is responsible for "managing the affairs of the li", from the distribution and collection of taxes and levies to the trial and settlement of civil disputes and minor cases. There is nothing they cannot handle.

Because the number of households in Jinqiaokan is too small, only about twenty households in total, so it has to be merged into one village with the other two villages. At this time, the significance of the chief is even more important. If it falls on someone from another village, it is certain that the entire village will be bullied and will not be able to take advantage.

Chief Tang Jia also knew that there were few people in his village, and most of the seats here were from neighboring villages, so he didn't even count on it.

But now that the elder mentioned it, his heart immediately became excited...

~~

"Yeah." Tang Jia became more respectful. "Returning to the elder, because three villages can make up one mile, and the leader of any village cannot convince the crowd, the position of the leader of the village has been unresolved."

"People are suffering and suffering here, and the court does not pay salaries. Maybe you have to pay for it yourself. There is no need to fight." Han Yike glanced at Secretary Li and said, "In my opinion, Chief Tang Jia is a very good person. A suitable candidate."

"Yes, Chief Tang Jia is a kind-hearted elder. He takes care of the folks in Jinqiaokan as his own children." Director Li immediately understood and said, "This is especially true for new immigrants."

"I haven't done enough. I will work harder in this direction." Tang Jiazhang quickly patted his chest to express his position. "Please, the eldest master and Tikong, be at ease!"

"What about your complaint?" Magistrate Han asked, holding a teacup and blowing hot air.

"I won't sue, I won't sue." Tang Jiachang shook his head hurriedly and said, "I will go back and tell the people in the village that I don't want to be like these children."

"It's not enough to ignore them." Han Yike took a sip of melon slices and said, "Let's treat them as a test for you."

"Test?" Tang Jia was stunned. "What do you mean?"

"As for them, they are originally from the eldest young master. They don't know anything about rural things, and it is normal for them to have a bad temper. If you can help them adapt to rural life, take care of their urgent needs, and give them what they need... like this Well, as long as you help them successfully complete an autumn harvest, this village will be yours."

"This shows that you are benevolent, capable, and patient. Who can resist you becoming the head of the village?" Li Sili also helped from the side: "How about it, Chief Tang Jia? Do you agree?"

"..." Tang Jia thought for a moment, then nodded heavily and said, "Okay, I agree."

"But there's one thing. You can only teach them by words and deeds, but you can't help them with your hands. That's cheating." Han Yike warned again.

He was worried about Ping An, in case someone reported that he had sent people to help their highnesses farm the land. In the eyes of the emperor, he was not just a big troll. He will also be a big deceitful troll.

Then there will never be a chance of success.

"Hey, good." Tang Jiazhang naturally agreed. He was also worried that the elder would let the villagers work for those young men. There's no way to explain that.

~~

When Tang Jia Chang walked out of the county government office, a group of men from Jinqiaokan quickly gathered around him.

"How's it going, Captain?"

"Does the county master agree?"

"Well..." Chief Tang Jia looked around at everyone, and after they calmed down, he slowly said:

"I think those children are not hopeless. We may have scared them this morning. It's better to apologize and start over..."

Everyone was stunned when they heard this. Who was scaring whom?

ps. Chapter 6, more updates will be added after ordering in 2000.