Today is the first day of the second month, and it is another day for the yamen to be arranged in January. Everything is as usual, and the county yamen is solemn and solemn. It was not until more than an hour later that each dispersed and returned to the signing room to be busy.

But Wei Liang, who returned to his public room, seemed a little stunned. He disappeared completely. The energy of the first time he had been in the yamen half a month ago, and even a little angry, helpless and confused deep in his eyes.

A deep sense of powerlessness continued to spread in his heart, making him feel uncomfortable. Just in the lobby just now, Magistrate Wei proposed to interrogate the case of Zhuang Hong, but was blocked by Feng Ping and others. What annoyed him was that these people's statements were somewhat reasonable, saying that there are too many other important matters to be dealt with in the yamen now, and Zhuang Hong's matter can be suppressed later, which makes him unable to breathe out even if he is angry.

In fact, it is not only about this matter, but since the opening of the yamen in the New Year, Wei Liang always felt uneasy. On the surface, he was the county magistrate of the county, and he naturally had the same idea. But in fact, the matter that could really be decided by him was very small. Whenever he proposed an idea, someone would always jump out to stop it, and even he even said some truths that made him give up in the end.

After half a month, Wei Magistrate could see contempt in the eyes of many subordinates around him. It was not until this time that he was frightened to find that even without Zhuang Hong, his county magistrate might still be underestimated by two second-in-commissioned officials.

It is said that he is young and promising, and he easily took down a powerful figure like Zhuang Hong as soon as he arrived in the county, which shows how clever the methods were. But only Wei Liang himself knew that it was actually the wonderful result of Master Cao's guidance behind him, and Li Ling assisted him from the side. But now, Cao Jin delayed his return due to illness after returning home, and Li Ling was busy with household housing affairs. As the county magistrate, he could not find a helper for a while, and could only support him alone.

Originally, he planned to continue to investigate the case in depth today with the momentum of the Paiya, but it ended in failure. After all, he seemed to be more than capable of being a master of his background, but he was still too young. After all, he had only been a local official for two months, so how could he be the opponent of those cunning veteran officials?

Growing up always costs and tuition fees...but the problem is that he really can't stand it.

"Tu tuk..." The crisp knock on the door made Wei Liang calm down from his annoyance and said, "Come in and speak."

The door opened, and it was Li Ling who came in, which finally made Wei Liang smile more: "But is there anything wrong with the household house?" Only this household house official who was held up by himself was the most considerate, at least he could still control the financial access of the county government and not become a complete puppet.

Li Ling bowed first and then replied: "What the lord said is that this is the expenses of the county government this spring that were sorted out by the Beizhi in a few days. The river embankment needs to be strengthened to prevent the spring flood. There are 360 ​​taels of silver. There are also some warehouses in Changping Warehouse that have been damaged and need to be repaired. There are also..."

While listening to Li Ling's report and looking at the clear relevant records in his hand, Wei Liang felt that his mood was much better, and then he felt a sense of pleasure in holding power. It was not until he finished speaking that he nodded: "You have considered it well and take care of it."

"There is another expenditure that is distributed to each official and servant..." Li Ling then handed over a form, which marked the specific salary numbers of dozens of people in the county government, so that the magistrate Wei could clearly see it, "The total expenditure is 398 taels and five cents."

"Well..." Looking at the names and positions above, Wei Liang couldn't help but think of his current situation, and a gloom flashed in his eyes. But there was a certain rule for this matter. Over the years, the salaries of officials and servants at all levels in the yamen were set, and he was not able to withhold the changes, so he nodded to agree.

But just as he was about to sign and pass the form, Li Ling suddenly said, "Sir, let's wait."

"Well? Is there anything wrong with this?" Wei Liang was slightly stunned, and looked up at the slung his wrist.

Li Ling's confusion of the county magistrate became serious: "Sir, are you really satisfied with your current situation? Shu Beizhi dared to tell the truth. Today, when you were on the yamen, those people could fully reveal the four words "superfacing and disobedience". Whether it is the torture room or the workshop, they have always grasped their own power, which makes it impossible for the adults to interfere."

First, there was a moment of silence, then a faint sigh: "You can see that too? I have been so frustrated lately. Those people call me an adult on the surface, but in fact, who really takes me as a son again?"

Listening to the bitter remarks of the county magistrate, Li Ling also sighed and said: "I have long seen that those people are not honest. Although I had already respected the Lord as the head of the yamen a few years ago, I was actually holding on to that little power, trying to be the same as in the past, so that the adults would only be the magistrate of Jiangcheng County in name only! However, the man who was humble in his words before was unable to share the worries of the adults. I am really ashamed."

Wei Liang's eyes were even more resentful, but then his eyes flashed again and thought of something: "You said this today, but have you any way to help me? If you can really help me regain power, I will definitely not treat you badly."

"Sir, I am serious, sharing my worries is a matter of humble position. I am an adult and I have more guidance on the imperial examination. It is not an exaggeration to say that you and I have a master and apprenticeship. The difficulties of the adult have always troubled the officials. I really couldn't think of any countermeasures before, but today I saw this salary form, but I had a solution."

"Let me tell me." Wei Zhixian immediately became interested and said hurriedly.

"Do you know why Beizhi can rectify all the officials of the household house to obey? It's because I set rules early in the morning. If they make mistakes, they will be punished. How to determine whether they have the right to violate them is in my hands." Li Ling simply said the rules he set in the household house, which made Wei Liang stunned. Finally, he said: "So Beizhi thinks that if the adults want to truly control the power of the county government, they must also let them act according to the newly established rules!"

"How easy is this?" Wei Liang smiled bitterly, "The reason why you can make everyone in the house bend down is that you can handle many accounting responsibilities of the house by yourself, and you are not afraid even if you turn them off. But the county government has a lot of business. If the official really turns off the person, even if you really recruit a group of people in the future, it will probably delay a lot of things."

Youdao is that the older the world, the less courageous he is. This statement is the same when it comes to officialdom. Newcomers who are just new to the officialdom are always full of motivation and can take any risks for their ideals. Wei Liang, who first entered the county government, had such a mentality that he even spoke and did not hesitate to break everyone.

However, after taking charge of the government before and after the New Year, he realized that things were a hundred times more complicated than what he had thought before. Those chores were not as Li Ling said as he could just change someone else. In this way, he had concerns in his heart. He could not threaten the enemy as he was afraid of taking away his subordinates as before.

Now Li Ling seems to want to re-report the old things, so Wei Liang naturally finds it difficult to agree with it. After hearing this, Li Ling sighed secretly, so after becoming an official for a long time, his enthusiasm disappeared and he was just like the light.

"I understand that my lord has some concerns about the job, but I have thought about it. Although these old officials and others are indispensable for the yamen, they are also indispensable for the skin that the yamen gives them."

"Hmm? How do you say this?"

"You guys know what the situation is now for the several county yamen officials who were resigned before? The two who were working in the torture room before can no longer gain a foothold in the county because they offended too many people, so they could only sell their property at a low price. The two officials in the original house were even found by their enemies. They were injured by others but did not dare to seek justice in the county yamen and had to compensate the other party for money... And the Yue family of Lin, who was the Yue family, was once the clerk of the household house, Zheng Gen, had a word of the word, but now it has completely turned upside down. Lin, who is very comfortable in the Zheng family. This is the impact of the change of status. The county magistrate may not have paid attention to all this, but the others have seen it all."

"As there... there is such a thing?" Wei Liang's eyes suddenly showed a hint of confidence.

"This is a humble position that makes people secretly investigate. It is absolutely impossible to be wrong. Those who are county yamen officials rely on the support of the yamen, but they often do things that harm the people. Once this layer of protection is lost, the end will inevitably be miserable. Others also know this, so as long as the adults act sincerely, they are not afraid that they will refuse to submit.

"What's more, we are not a crime to punish people randomly this time. The adults have seen some of their daily mistakes, and the others have seen them. They will never be wrong. Also, in terms of the eminent position, this time, they are just deducting their salary, reprimanding them, and then waiting for their corrections. If they refuse to change next month, they can be punished severely. As long as the rules are fully established, why worry about them not accepting submission? Just as the eminent position just said, no one in the county government dares to really risk losing their jobs to fight against the adults. As long as the adults master this, why worry about not returning to their power? At that time, whether it is necessary to retrieve the Zhuang Hong case or want to intervene in other matters, it is a breeze!"

Wei Liang's face turned red as he said, and his mind kept changing his mind, weighing the pros and cons of gains and losses - this seemed to be the best and most effective way to regain power now. His only concern was what if Li Ling made a mistake in the speculation of those people and made it difficult to end the matter?
Chapter completed!