The severe cold of winter gradually passed, and it was the spring when all things were revived. Du Zhongxiao was promoted to the third rank in a row because of the Ma Meng case and the land was very effective. He was promoted to the capital official and was appointed as the proofreader of the Secretariat. He was recommended by Han Yi, so he did not have to go to the capital to guard the country. In order to continue to reclaim the land, he was promoted from the Bozhou Observer to Yongcheng County, and also to the county's military and horse supervision and also to the land affairs. These two part-time jobs were not taken by Gu Magistrate Gu before. He had the power to command military command and could manage the troops in the territory, and to also to promote the land affairs in order to continue reclaiming the land. After Gu Magistrate was promoted, he returned to Beijing to wait for the custody of the county, and had other appointments.

Only the top five Jinshis of this year were awarded the title of Beijing officials, because except for the top scholar Yang Zhi and Wang Anshi, the other three had already taken office. Wang Anshi had the lowest official rank, which was the proofreader whom Du Zhongxiao was promoted to, and the lowest rank among Beijing officials. The highest was naturally Han Jiang. He had been an official for many years before he became the Jinshi. After he became the first to be awarded the title of Prince Zhongyun.

As soon as the appointment arrived, Magistrate Gu was eager to go to the capital to wait for the election, so he rushed Du Zhongxiao to go and hand over the handover.

Although he has been in Yongcheng for more than half a year, the handover cannot be careless. The weather is gentle and sunny, Du Zhongxiao brought a golden book to summon the Bian River.

Neither the county magistrate nor the chief clerk had been replaced. Du Zhongxiao mainly asked Jin Shu to summon various government treasuries, and whether there were any deficiencies in taxes over the years. This is something that a new official must do when he takes office, otherwise his ex would leave a big hole in finance and he would not be able to leave in the future. This kind of thing has actually happened, and some officials even refused to take over because of unclear accounts.

Jin Shuzhao came to conduct a resignation audit on Du Zhongxiao's behalf for County Magistrate Gu. As soon as he entered the county town, he took several people to the various treasuries to check.

The magistrate Gu, the county magistrate Cheng, and the chief clerk Dong took over Du Zhongxiao and entered the county yard. He had met the chief officials and the top officials, so he arrived at the back yard. The courtyard had already set up a banquet beside the small pond, waiting for Du Zhongxiao to come. Everyone was already familiar with each other, and today it was equivalent to saying goodbye to the magistrate Gu.

The sun is warm, the magnolias are blooming above the head, and the fragrance of flowers is filled with the air.

Everyone sat down, and County Magistrate Gu bowed to Du Zhongxiao: "I have been promoted to this place as an official since the festival, and have killed Ma Meng and a group of thieves, reclaimed farmland, and have made many political achievements. I have benefited from it, evaluated the best, and moved to the top. Thank you for the festival."

Cheng County Wei and Chairman Dong thanked each other. Although Cheng County Wei's dispatch has not changed, his official rank has been changed to a county magistrate, and the seventh-level judge Wei Chao moved the first rank to a fifth-level order. This is the confusing thing about selecting people. Due to the separation of official positions and dispatches, the county magistrate of a certain county may not be in that county, and sometimes the court itself cannot tell it. Of course, if Cheng County Wei is full of his term, the next one may really be a county magistrate. For example, Du Zhongxiao's new appointment is to know the affairs of Yongcheng County, and maybe he doesn't know where there is a Yongcheng County Magistrate. Similarly, his official rank has become a record officer of a certain state to join the army. Poor he doesn't even know where that state is, and he is still the chief magistrate in Yongcheng County.

Du Zhongxiao said a few polite words, "You have worked hard for half a year, and your respective contributions are worthy of promotion, so why bother to be polite? After this magistrate has passed this position, he may be in the same way as the guardian after returning to Beijing."

County Magistrate Gu happily bowed: "Borrowing the good words of good deeds." He was originally an official in Beijing, with a higher rank than Du Zhongxiao, and he has been an official for many years. This time he returned to Beijing and became a magistrate again.

Du Zhongxiao's original rank was actually not high, but because he was a Jinshi, he was promoted much faster than others and everyone respected him. For example, this time he was promoted directly to the capital official, and for ordinary officials who select personnel, this is a hurdle that he would never overcome in his lifetime.

After drinking a few glasses of wine and talking a few gossips, Du Zhongxiao looked at the petals flying in the sky and said, "I first came to Yongcheng. It was autumn, and the ground was golden. Suddenly, it was spring, and flowers were everywhere. I was busy for half a year, but now I get up, but I don't know what I'm busy with."

County Wei Cheng said: "How can Jietui say this? He captured Ma Meng and his gang and solved the suspects of Tao Shiqi's family. It is impossible to deal with the imperial court! He also camped in the fields across the river, where there are people, and from then on it will no longer be a place for thieves to gather."

In Du Zhongxiao's impression in his previous life, solving cases should not be the responsibility of local officials, and local officials should develop the economy and improve people's livelihood. But in this era, it is different. Resolving cases and being imprisoned are the political achievements of officials, and the main indicator of development is to recruit household registration. Poor Du Zhongxiao has been engaged in family planning in his previous life. He subconsciously believed that too much population is not a good thing, so where did he change it for a while?

Magistrate Gu felt a little embarrassed: "Now, most of the officials in the county have changed. Jitui came to take over as magistrate. The staff was a little embarrassed, but I was sorry Jitui. Ma Meng was extremely cunning and could even bribe the officials in the county. Who could have thought of it?"

Du Zhongxiao smiled and said, "What does local traitors have to do with the magistrate?"

That being said, in fact, local illegal forces bribed public officials, which was an open secret. How could Gu Magistrate Gu not know? But this is a common problem in the world, and he was unable to change this situation. Except for a few public officials, most of them had no salary, did not accept bribes, and did not do illegal things. What should the family eat? Not to mention that there is no money from the ministers in the county. The expenses of several officials usually have to be paid by officials who handle the money. So today, they see off for Gu Magistrate Gu, and the wine and food were bought by officials who handled the matter, and they had to find a way to get the money back.

After taking over as the magistrate, how to manage his subordinates was also a headache for Du Zhongxiao. He only let others do things, and does not pay them money, and he would take advantage of them from time to time. No one could continue to do this job. Du Zhongxiao could use the money earned from the business he built to subsidize officials, but in the name of what kind of name, how to form a system, especially not being caught, he had to find a way. The normal income in the county town, such as commercial taxes, and specialty wine and salt, all have special supervisors and officials, and they were directly received by the court. At that time, Du Zhongxiao had such a large amount of money in his hands, and he had to say that he could not tell the court that he had the final say.

County Magistrate Gu was very excited and discussed the past few months with the County Magistrate Cheng and Chairman Dong, thanking Du Zhongxiao from time to time. Du Zhongxiao just smiled, but he was thinking about what happened in the future, so he couldn't feel relaxed. His official position was promoted, but from a two-person official with relatively low responsibilities, he became the chief of the county, but his burden was much heavier, and his power in his hand was not as great as before.

In the tavern near the wharf outside the city, Jin Shuzhao picked up the chicken leg and took a big sip, took a sip of wine, and said to several supervisors and officials at the same table: "Today, the festival crossed the river and came to Yongcheng to take over the position of county magistrate. In a few days, you will be under the jurisdiction of the festival. The festival magistrate has been around here for half a year, and you are clear about it and kind to the servants. Today I will count the account books. Time is in a hurry, so it is impossible to check them one by one. I have to worry about the few, and they all go back to count their names. Do not neglect the magistrate at all, and do not falsely report the number. Otherwise, even if you hide it from this moment, the festival magistrate will cause trouble for you in the future. The methods of the festival magistrate, Ma Meng and his fellow party members are role models!"

Everyone raised their glasses, but they didn't dare to do it. Although Jin Shuzhao was just an official, as the saying goes, the seventh rank official in front of the prime minister, he was the most important follower around Du Zhongxiao, and everyone flattered him here. Yongcheng was surrounded by Bianhe River, and business was prosperous. There were many supervisors and officials, who controlled all markets and industries. They were the ones who truly went deep into the front line and dealt with people from all walks of life.
Chapter completed!