When Zheng Peng arrived at the backyard of the inspection camp, he saw that the banquet had been set up, and his eyes lit up. As the manager, he came here from the state city, and interrogated the criminals day and night, sorting the files, and was so busy that he was so busy that he was very busy. Although he quickly transferred the Yongcheng County Captain over, his men were still nervous. Today, Du Zhongxiao was able to treat him with a relaxed meal, which made him breathe a sigh of relief.

The guest and host were seated, and Du Zhongxiao said: "Because there is something wrong in the state, the magistrate will return to the state city for a few days. I have worked hard on Manager Zheng, so I will prepare a banquet here and drink a few drinks. Later, I sent someone to give some wine and meat to the officials who were trying the case to relax."

Zheng Peng thanked repeatedly: "The festival is thoughtful! After reviewing these days, he is generally quite surprised and deserves rewards for officials."

Bozhou and Suzhou are both Jieduzhou. In the late Tang Dynasty, Jieduan Xiang Gan Observer, Du Zhongxiao and Su Song are both observers and promoters, which are one level lower than Jieduan. However, it is common to use higher-level official titles in the officialdom, and everyone calls them Jieduan. In fact, Jieduan and observer are not different in their positions. It is just that there are nuances in the selection of people. This difference is irrelevant to officials who are from Jinshi. They will not be promoted in order in the selection of people, but they are just the ladder for them to enter the officialdom.

Du Zhongxiao drank a glass of wine, took out the official document from Wang Anshi from Yangzhou, handed it to Zheng Peng, and said, "Before the judge left, I asked me to discuss this matter with the manager. I mentioned a Chai Jie level and couldn't remember who he was. I didn't know that the manager had some clues."

Zheng Peng took the official document and thought for a while, then suddenly said, "Is it him? The only person in the Ji-level class of Chai is over and over again."

Seeing Du Zhongxiao, Su Song, Cheng County Wei and He Village Master were all looking at him, Zheng Peng said: "There is a Chai Benshan in the State Court. He was originally a ministerial class in the State Court. Later, he transferred to the State Court to be a marquis of Yu. This person has been an official for many years, such as assisting in the criminal prison, escorting prisoners, and doing all kinds of miscellaneous things. I went to Bozhou a few years ago, and this person was also welcomed and sent to him. This person is not at a high level, but he has been escorting prisoners for many years and is familiar with many people in the martial arts world."

Everyone nodded, and they all felt that it was this person. Yu Hou originated from Yu Hou, the Marquis of the Marquis of the Five Dynasties, and was one of the real power officials in the state at that time. After entering the Song Dynasty, he became an official position like many of the General Offices of the Five Dynasties, and had a low status. Yu Hou of the State was affiliated with the State Court and the Office of the State Court, and he specialized in dealing with prisoners. In "Water Margin" read by Du Zhongxiao in his previous life, the two people who escorted Lin Chong to be the Marquis of the State Court.

After entering the Song Dynasty, many officials under the yamen of the Five Dynasties, especially military officers, became public officials. Their status plummeted, but many official titles remained unchanged, and some even had their positions. During the Five Dynasties, the officials in front of the yamen, Kongmu, the guards, and the ranks were all of them, but now they were all public officials and servants in the yamen. However, the titles of the people were still habitually according to their official titles. According to their official titles, the officials in the yamen were observing that the yamen were full of yamen and the ranks were considered historical relics. These originally noble official titles are not officials now.

This is a microcosm of the times, just like Du Zhongxiao's previous life, the rapid social change made some amazing names in the state-owned economy era, and it was the same truth that it quickly turned the streets after the reform. People would still be confused when they read history thousands of years later. People who were called bosses decades ago would inevitably be frightening. In a few years, there were certain bosses everywhere, but people at that time didn't think so.

Chai Benshan was just a low-level official under Zheng Peng. When Du Zhongxiao and others asked him about his affairs, they couldn't explain it clearly. They called his own entourage from outside and asked him to take the post back to the city of Zhou, so that Chai Benshan would go to the inspection camp to listen to it. The State Court and the Office of the Minister are two prisons for the Caos to join the army. Although they are not the same, the personnel exchanges are very frequent and will not cause doubt.

After drinking for a while, everyone's topic returned to Ma Meng's case. This case involves many public officials, but for officials, these subordinates will not bear much burden for committing crimes. There is a difference between officials, and officials will not be jointly and severally responsible for the crimes of officials, and everyone has no psychological burden.

Zheng Peng said: "The most difficult thing now is that almost all the elderly officials in Yongcheng County committed crimes. Once thoroughly investigated, no one would be available. Especially the two officials, He Ai Shi and Wei Ai Shi, who were in charge of criminal prisons, were often illegal. Even if Ye Zhuan Chu was in charge of grain collection, many of them committed crimes, let alone Du Zhong, the elders and others. If all these people were dealt with, the affairs of a county would be paralyzed."

Du Zhongxiao said: "If so, can I transfer people from other counties after cleaning them up?"

County Wei Cheng shook his head repeatedly: "These officials have always used the wealthy families in their hometowns. If they use people from other counties, which one can convince them? Things can't be done."

Zheng Peng also sighed: "Officials govern the local area, while officials are minions. If they have no power in the local area, they will be unable to do things."

Du Zhongxiao thought about it and compared it in his previous life, he had to agree with the two people's views. How strict the laws and regulations in his previous life were, with all institutions complete, and the specific staff were still mainly locals. Otherwise, what can newly graduated students do?

Zheng Peng said again: "If they are not dealt with, they will not shock everyone. If they commit so many major cases and still work in the yamen, it will be even more difficult to cure the place from now on. This is a dilemma, and they can only wait for the magistrate and Tong to make a judgment."

Du Zhongxiao said: "In this way, all the people involved in the case must be investigated. However, since it is a case of a den, the criminal responsibility can be reduced and the person with minor mistakes can be punished for meritorious service. That is, the arrest and punishment are widely used, but the punishment is not too serious except for the main evil."

Everyone nodded. Now it seems that this is the only way.

After drinking a few more glasses of wine, County Magistrate Cheng suddenly shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Fortunately, this case was handled after the autumn tax was collected. Otherwise, almost every household in the village had committed a crime. Where can I collect the tax this year? Taking advantage of the current winter idleness, this case must be handled quickly and must not be delayed until the beginning of the next year. Otherwise, some large households were guilty and sold their property and fled to a foreign land, and there was nowhere to collect the summer tax for the next year."

The others nodded in agreement, discussing the details while drinking.

Du Zhongxiao listened quietly while thinking while learning. This is the real experience of being an official in the local area. There are so many things that affect the whole body. You can't try to have a good time and make the place a mess. In the end, you will suffer.

Why do many local officials suppress the case if they can, and delay the case if they can? There are people who are lazy in government affairs who accept bribes, but more are afraid of trouble. When cases involve these big investors, they need to consider not only fairness but also future governance.

Why do officials often go to power? Because these families can reduce a lot of government troubles. For example, if a township is under the head and asks him to pay, he will force the tax from his family if he loses the score. As for what means he uses in the future and how to make up for his losses from the villagers, it is not a matter of the officials' concern. In a county, dozens of townships, as long as most townships have such a large household, the most important tax exam will be basically guaranteed.

As the same goes, the tax cost in rural areas is very high. The court only cares about the exam, but does not care about the cost of tax collection by local officials. Local large households become buffers for tax collection costs. In order to complete the exam, sometimes concessions to local large households, and sometimes forced their families to die. It is possible for officials. It is just a matter of how to do it.
Chapter completed!