Chapter 583 The Unlucky Huanzhou Officials
Chapter 583
"This is the county government office of Tongyuan County." Wang Yang looked at this small county government office and walked in excitedly.
He was already welcomed to the current lead of the magistrate Song Dechang, who was leading the way, and said with a smile. "This is also impossible. Lord Wang, you have worked in the office with the Shaanxi Road Strategy and Pacification Envoy, so you should work in the office with the Tongyuan County Magistrate."
"Yes, yes, yes, Lord Wang, please invite me quickly." Le Yong, the magistrate of Tongyuan County next to him, nodded with consent.
Although Wang Yang has been appointed as the governor of Huanzhou of the Song Dynasty, there are not many government affairs in reality, and the main reason is that he is still under war.
All the big guys are squatting here, not to mention that Huanzhou is located on the border. In addition to the more than 30,000 people in Huanzhou Prefecture City, the other villages and forts are just recruited by the local warriors and soldiers, as well as some merchants.
Therefore, what his dignified magistrate had to do was to deal with military issues and deal with those border troops and border generals. The civil affairs were mainly the responsibility of the prefecture.
This was also the conspiracy that Wang Yang had been busy with for several days, so he saved himself from having another business, namely the people's livelihood in Huanzhou. Even if he was not a full-time job, as a leader, he had to inspect and show his sense of existence.
Whether it was Song Dechang or Le Yong, although neither had any dealing with Wang Yang, the new governor of Huanzhou, he had planned to plot against Xixia with his own strength, causing Xixia to lose its troops and generals. The three thousand iron kites that were the treasure of the country were destroyed, and even the Empress Dowager became a prisoner in the Song Dynasty.
This deed alone is enough to make the civil servants who originally like to intrigue and maintain a respectful attitude towards this boss. What's more, this boss is still a Longtu Pavilion waiting for the system, and the third-rank marquis, whether it is a title or an official rank, is completely directly crushed.
In addition, this little king was deeply trusted by the emperor and valued by the Empress Dowager. It was because of his request that Your Majesty issued an order to leave all the more than 40,000 Western Xia prisoners of war in Huanzhou to repair and build the city and roads in Huanzhou.
Only this famous top scholar in the current academic field can have such a big face.
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The so-called Tongju, although it depends on a small position and a low position, it actually has great power. Many administrative orders must be signed by Tongju to take effect.
In addition, the magistrate is not only in charge of civil affairs, but also has the responsibility to supervise officials at all levels in the state, so it is also called the magistrate.
Song Dechang is not young, but he has only been in office for three years. He just arrived in Huanzhou in early summer this year. He was only three months earlier than Wang Yang, the veteran driver. Judging from his familiarity with the situation in Huanzhou, he knows much more than Wang Yang. On the contrary, the magistrate of Tongyuan County was a leader and had been in this Huanzhou area for nearly nine years. With the magistrate of Tongyuan County, named Le Yong as the speaker, Wang Yang soon learned a lot about the situation in Huanzhou that he wanted to obtain.
Almost all the people in Huanzhou are concentrated in the Huanzhou City and the surrounding areas, with about 6,000 households and more than 30,000 people. In addition, there are many vendors from all over the world in the city, with about 2,000 people.
In the past, a certain number of people lived in the fields outside the fortress, but due to the frequent intrusions of the Western Xia, the people could only leave their hometowns and migrate southward.
So now, except for the prefectures and surrounding areas, there are almost no trace of the people in Huanzhou.
Some of them were just some merchants who took the risk of leaving behind experience in order to earn money from the soldiers guarding the fortress.
Because it is located at the junction of Song and Xia, the young and brave will serve in various villages and forts in addition to helping their families during the busy farming period.
Le Yong, who had been a local official in Huanzhou for a long time, explained it all over the place for a long time, and Wang Yang also understood what this guy meant, that is, if you now have more than 40,000 prisoners of war, can you reduce some of the young and strong labor and make the young and strong busy with farming?
After all, although Song Dechang was the Tongzhou magistrate of Huanzhou, he was in charge of matters such as grain transportation, homeland, water conservancy and litigation in Huanzhou. But in fact, the only people in Huanzhou is Huanzhou's capital, Tongyuan County.
Although he, Song, is a magistrate of a state, cannot pass through the county magistrate of Tongyuan County to interfere in the government affairs of Tongyuan County, right?
What's more, Le Yong, who has been in Huanzhou for nine years, is definitely a super local snake compared to Mr. Song.
After listening to Le Yong's description, Wang Yang was really touched. Well... I felt like he was in a fake Song Dynasty.
Apart from soldiers, they are just rural brave men. Only those who have no money and power and cannot escape their homes will stay in Huanzhou.
There is almost no scholar class in this surrounding state. Most of the vendors come from other states, and the small vendors have high mobility and difficulty in collecting taxes. However, none of the merchants who dare to stay in the local area to buy property or do big business have a deep background.
This also leads to difficulties in tax revenue. It can be said that no matter whether it is the magistrate Song Dechang or the county magistrate Leyong, who has come here, there is almost no chance to complete the assessment.
According to Le Yong, he became the magistrate of Tongyuan County who was completely based on his qualifications. His former magistrate of Tongyuan County was in this position and stayed here for twelve years.
Even if they can pass the assessment, no one is willing to come and take over this stake, so they can only continue to stay and work. Because this is Huanzhou, the junction of Song and Xia, and the area where border conflicts and wars often occur.
According to the romantic life that the civil officials of the Song Dynasty liked, how could they be willing to squat in such a place wrapped in a cotton jacket and eat steamed buns and pickles? It would be better to be an idle official. At least, they could eat and drink delicious food in a wealthy place, and be able to snuggle with the red and green, display their talents, and win the hearts of girls.
"In other words, Huanzhou's annual tax is not as good as a county in other regions. This is not that much..." Looking at the account book, Wang Yang couldn't help but feel a little tooth pain.
"There is no choice but to be a minister. Our Huanzhou is located in a war-torn place, and the people live a difficult life. Fortunately, the court can understand it, so we have always been very generous with the taxes in Huanzhou. In any year of war, we will be exempted from taxes." The Le County Magistrate said with emotion and gratitude.
Seeing this Le County Magistrate who shared the people's worries and worries first and worries about the world, Wang Daguanren always felt that it was not normal.
The main reason is that the Le County Magistrate, who is broad-minded and fat, is only 1.6 meters tall, but weighs at least 200 kilograms, is really inconsistent with his Jiao Yulu's spiritual connotation.
Chapter completed!