These days, the reputation of officers and soldiers is not much better than that of bandits. If they come to the door, ninety percent of them will be fine.

Although Cai Qu was not an official, his brother was a real Hanlin Shuji scholar, a second-class Jinshi who was admitted to the examination in solidarity. He had not been able to produce any talent in Rizhao County for many years, and even a magistrate could not afford to offend him, let alone a military officer with a lower status than a civil servant.

Mr. Pang Qian ranked second in the entire Andongwei defense zone, with a Ludusi on it. In addition, he traveled alone from hundreds of miles south to north. However, the local county seat had nothing to do with him. Today, he came to the door with only one purpose, and smelled the fishy smell!

Cai Qu was unhappy and snorted coldly: "His nose is quite good. He heard the news so soon."

It is not a secret that he sent someone out to investigate the robbers. Rizhao County is not big, and it is reasonable for Mr. Pang Qian to know that it is not easy to tell the truth. However, this guy actually dared to come up and get too brave. He would not take himself seriously as a master and Hanlin Master!

He turned around and bowed to Song Yunsheng and others: "Brother Song and Master Wang, let's sit down, I will go and deal with it with the customers of the Dazhuang!"

Li Yingjiu was also unhappy. Grandma, she is so arrogant. Since she has already entrusted her to me, your official army will come out to mix with a bird egg? Didn’t you think that you can suppress me by relying on your official clothes?

When the two arrived at the front yard, Mr. Pang Qian was already dismounted with his legs and his armor was neatly worn. He walked in with a personal guard carelessly, clasped his fists at Cai Qu from afar and shouted: "Pang came out abruptly, disturbing Mr. Cai's purity! However, it is related to the peace of the county, and his responsibilities and offenses. Please forgive me!"

His short and fat figure and a fat black and red face were not apologetic at all, but there was a strong smell of alcohol gushing, and his two red eyes were sweeping around, clearly looking for a target.

Cai Qu was angry, but he was just polite and considerate. He was a guest when he entered the door. No matter whether it was a distinguished guest or a villain, he was unwilling to let people ask for advice. However, his face was slightly dark, he held his fists back, but he did not let him in the living room, and stopped him and said lightly: "Where does Mr. Pang start? The Cai family has been in love with books for generations, and there is no illegal man. You Andong Weiying guard against pirates, how could you come to my house?"

No matter how rough Mr. Pang Qian could hear the resentment in his words, but since he had made up his mind to offend people, he would certainly not retreat. He laughed and said, "I blame me for not explaining it clearly! Mr. Cai, have you taken in Shanxi merchants who were robbed in Xiluozipo the day before yesterday? Logically speaking, you should report to the official first for this matter, so that the county magistrate ordered the pursuit and suppression so that they would not roam around and harm the village. Mr. Cai sent someone to investigate himself, which is a bit inappropriate?"

In a word, you, a gentry and juren, privately arresting theft. To be serious, it is a transcendence. The Qing Dynasty should do everything so much, so will it not be messed up?

Cai Qu was not fooled by him and snorted coldly: "Even if you report to the official, it is still the jurisdiction of the county magistrate's office and has nothing to do with Andongwei. Isn't Pang Qian afraid of being charged with being transferred by ginseng?"

To catch the robbers, you have to mobilize troops. The Qing Dynasty's military power was extremely strict. Without the order of the governor, he dared to mobilize more than a hundred troops, which was like rebelling and beheading. Cai Qu's words were like digging a hole for the other party.

Mr. Pang Qian seemed rough and delicate inside, and refused to be fooled. He slapped his chest and shouted: "Mr. Cai said this, Mr. Pang, don't agree with this! We are under Andongwei, who is not responsible for the patrol inspection? If we ignore such a bad bandit relationship, we will be questioned by Shangguan!"

He came to the house at the risk of offending the Cai family, simply to fight for the dominance of the bandits.

The prefecture and county governance in the Qing Dynasty almost absorbed the achievements of various systems in previous dynasties. In a county-level organization, four interlocking ruling systems were established. For pure military organizations, the Green Camp Eight Banners Xuntang Inspection was the main force, but most of them were used to kill large-scale rebellions such as the Nian Army, and there were various restrictions on their possible random intervention in local government affairs.

The second is the second-ranking officers under the jurisdiction of the prefecture and county chief officials, such as the inspectors, and the most common permanent personnel such as the yamen runners, Bai Yao, and others. They are in charge of the traffic passes in the county and towns and the forces to arrest theft and stolen murderers and sanction the Jing case.

Secondly, with the Baojia and Lijia systems as the core, we set up joint governance institutions such as Lianzhuang, Lianjia, and local governments, to give full play to the influence of folk clans and fellow villagers, to ensure the stability of grassroots, and to assist the patrols, constables and other county governments to safeguard the local governments.

Finally, it is pure civil forces such as neighborhood protection, family mutual assistance, and self-organized group training. They do not need to spend a little investment in the court, but they can turn everyone into official spies and supervise each other. Vehicles and ships shops are strictly guarded everywhere, and outsiders can hide them.

Of course, the system is one thing, and it is another thing to implement it. Not to mention anything else, a county government official has more than a hundred officials, and the expenses on the surface are at least a thousand taels of silver. The salary of the county official is less than 500 taels, and the maintenance of the clean bank is 1,400 taels. You have to have it sent to the top of the four seasons and eight festivals, right?

Besides, "Three years of Qing magistrate, 100,000 snowflakes". Without the filial piety from below, how could the people get so much money to embezzle? As a grassroots county magistrate, he could only reach out to the bottom, but most county-level governance was mostly controlled by officials recommended by local gentry and landlords. Most county magistrates who came from other places and stayed for a few years were easily overturned.

Therefore, there is also the sentence "There is no other trick to be an official, it is just to govern the official." It fully explains the definition standards between operators and mediocre talents. Whoever can control the officials under his command can use their hands to exploit the local area to gain benefits. With the benefits, you can win the annual assessment and climb up one level at a time.

Those who can't control officials are always expensive to buy meat when going out. Many officials have worked hard to queue up and finally waited for the real lack of money. When they heard that the place they were going to is poor, mountains and rivers, the officials and people were clever and unwilling to go on their way. That's why. If they don't go, they can only spend a penny of money and ask someone to find a way. If they go down, they are likely to be trapped and killed in office. If they can't get political achievements, they should not be called "the earth is not as good as death."

Places like Rizhao County, although they are close to the sea, they have heavy defense responsibilities, but there are many mountains and few lands, underdeveloped industry and commerce, and there is pitiful little oil and water. Andongwei guards so many ports, and at most they exploit some fishermen and a very small number of sailing merchant ships, and there is no chance to make a fortune.

This time, I suddenly heard that a Shanxi businessman was robbed locally. The adults were immediately excited. The opportunity to make a fortune in Male Gobi has come!

The so-called red eyes are shameless. Who in the world does not know that Shanxi people are rich? Besides, the person who was robbed was a Pingyao businessman and invited the famous Tongxing Public Escort Bureau to protect him. The money is bound to be sure! As long as you take this case in your hands, you dare not think about it, and the benefits of a thousand taels will definitely be gained!

So Mr. Pang Qian got the approval of Ludusi and rushed to the Cai family in Shilibao, saying that he would take the initiative first even if he died. Because he knew that it would take soon, County Magistrate Lu's subordinates would definitely arrive, and at that time, he would have to make a comeback again.

Cai Qu and others refused to report to the official and would rather ask someone to investigate by themselves, just to prevent them from getting involved when they find out. Small things turn into big things, and no one can pass the test without causing some blood.

After all, Song Yunsheng was just a guest of the Cai family, and he could not have been able to hold an official position with one hand. The two gangs of the army were blocking it. Cai Qu had tried his best to send additional personnel to handle the matter, but he still did not hide it.

Seeing Li Yingjiu following him, his tiger-backed and bear-waisted waist was imposing, and his tiger eyes stared at him without fear. Mr. Pang Qian couldn't help but be a little afraid of this famous "big villager". However, when he thought of the white money, he couldn't care about that much. He held his left hand and stretched out his waist, grinning and said, "It turns out that the big villager is here too! Mr. Cai is really a friend. But, I heard that those bandits are in 20 or 30, each holding swords, guns, sticks, and they are black. When they kill, your disciples are hurt, but it's not good!"

Li Yingjiu groaned: "Then there is no need to bother Mr. Qian! Since Li dares to accept Mr. Cai, he has his own way."

When Cai Qu saw that things were complicated, he simply let go and made a big move. Anyway, Song Yunsheng repeatedly stated that the loss of goods had been recognized. As long as he tried to make a sigh, the red goods worth at least 1,500 taels and the twenty pieces of diamonds that could not be estimated for the time being were enough for them to share the benefits in several aspects.

After making up his mind, he and Li Yingjiu dragged Pang Qian. Not long after, the county yamen dictionary Zhouquan and two yamen runners came hurriedly on two black donkeys.

This guy had a black face, his two triangular eyes shining brightly. He first nodded politely to the door and greeted the group of people from afar: "I have seen Mr. Cai! Master Pang! Dazhuang Guest Wu'an, the villain comes late, and atones for his sins!"

That means it is like the Cai family invites him. I have to say that the local snake is very capable of catching loopholes in friendship, and there is no sign of guilt on his face.

Although Zhou Quan was not an official, he could get the third position in the entire county government office, which was in charge of arrests and prisons in the county, which was equivalent to the current director of the public security bureau. He paid 31 taels of silver, 5 cents of silver and 80 taels of silver. This was also the work of the chief clerk. After being selected by the Ministry of Personnel, the emperor signed and approved the order.

It seems that the salary of more than 111 taels is added, and ordinary people can live a good life. Don’t forget that he followed a large group of people to eat, and he had to pay the constables and yamen runners in the neighboring townships. Is that little money enough to get stuck in the teeth? He also has to pay the county magistrate. If he doesn’t plunder a thousand taels in a year, he will not be able to live.

Usually, I caught a few thieves, framed a few troublemakers, and ransomed the little money. The rich squire landlords were rich, but he couldn't afford to mess with them. Now I finally had a big deal and could not let them go even if I died! ps: Continue to ask for collection and recommendation!
Chapter completed!