Man Chong's evaluation surprised Liu Qi a little. He did not expect that some of his actions, or unintentional actions, could actually make Man Chong's impression of him so well.

It seems that I didn't do anything particularly praiseworthy, right?

But if you think about it carefully, you may feel that you have not done anything anti-human, but from the perspective of others, this is not the case.

Many things seem to be natural for me, but to others, they can be called earth-shaking.

Thinking of this, Liu Qi couldn't help but feel a little proud in his heart.

It turns out that what I did was quite recognized.

Man Chong continued: "Now, there has been a plague spread in the counties of Nanjun. Man saw the government decree and notice issued by the State Announcement Bureau on the street, including curfews, bans of counties, opening warehouses, recruiting medical officials, etc. These things are both organized and not favorable. The control of the plague is the primary matter, and it is not to accommodate the powerful and powerful gentry, and it is really admirable."

Seeing Man Chong's sincere words, Liu Qi sighed: "It's not in vain that Liu Qi's achievements over the years are what he has done."

At this moment, someone in the mansion brought Liu Qi's food here.

In ancient times, there were few people who could eat three meals a day. The morning meal was generally more important. The physical work of this day depends on the energy provided by this meal.

After the morning meal came up, Liu Qi asked Man Chong, "Mr. Man, did you eat it in the morning?"

"Hmm?" Man Chong was stunned when he heard this.

He never expected that Liu Qi would ask such a question.

However, Man Chong never lies and has a straightforward personality. Even when it comes to eating, he will not cheat because of modesty and concessions.

"Not eaten." A very practical answer.

This answer is very consistent with the actual situation. Before dawn in the morning, I ran to Liu Qi's mansion to block the door. How could I eat?

Liu Qi turned around and said to the person who delivered the food: "Go and get another bowl and chopstick. I have a lot of this one. Give some breakfast to Man Gong."

The attendant was surprised to hear this and said, "This...what can I make some breakfast for the distinguished guests? How can I share the envoys?"

Liu Qi waved his hand and said, "Go, there is a plague in Nanjun right now, and you still need to open a warehouse to help the people. If you want to save some food, I can eat with Man Gong."

The servant took the order and ordered someone to send him a pair of bowls and chopsticks. Liu Qi distributed half of his wheat rice and vegetables and handed them to Man Chong.

Liu Qi's actions surprised Man Chong. Even though he was arrogant, even if he was upright, and even if he was a relatively old-fashioned person, Man Chong would never have thought of him as having such an approachable position as Liu Qi's current status.

Sometimes being respectful to the wise and humble people does not have to behave very artificially or humble, but only needs to be expressed through some details in life.

Liu Qi and Man Chong were eating together, but Man Chong was not artificial. Liu Qi asked him to eat it, so he really ate it.

When the attendant of the Liu Mansion saw this situation outside the door, he couldn't help but shake his head and sigh.

To be honest, Man Chong's behavior really lacked some etiquette in his eyes. He just came here early in the morning, but he also distributed the rations of the envoy...

I heard that I am a fellow villager who is the envoy... But the fellow villager can't do this either!

While pulling the rice into his mouth, Liu Qi said to Man Chong: "Mr. Man, can you be recruited by Liu Qi and serve in my mansion?"

Man Chong said while eating: "Man has made up his mind to come here today. As long as Envoy Liu has no barriers about what happened back then, then Man should do his best for the envoy."

"Then what do you think you can do under my command?" Liu Qi said with a smile.

While chewing wheat rice, Man Chong said, "You can do anything, don't pick on it."

Liu Qi said in surprise: "Men Man has examined Liu so carefully. Now that he wants to surrender but does not seek a higher position, wouldn't it be in vain for Xi Zhen to be hired for so many years?"

Man Chong said, "I have not been in office for many years. I want to find someone who can help me. However, it is not that others must recruit Yu from a higher position. If Man is capable, no matter where he is, he will be able to achieve political achievements. Whether he is promoted or not, he will not be with me."

Liu Qi laughed when he heard this.

Is it possible that the cruel officials are all of this kind?

"Mr. Man said this, so why don't you think about it? What official position does Liu Qi want to appoint? "

After eating, Man Chong put down the bowls and chopsticks, took out a towel and handkerchief from his arms, and said, "I think it should be a clerk or a military clerk."

Liu Qi suddenly reached out and pointed to the bowl in front of Man Chong, saying, "There are rice grains."

Mr. Man Chong was stunned, and then he actually subconsciously picked up the bowl and ate all the rice grains inside.

This is what he is like, and he will not worry about the so-called face. Right is right, wrong is wrong, and it is like this to outsiders and to himself.

After sweeping all the rice grains in the bowl, Man Chong put down the bowl and chopsticks and nodded with satisfaction, as if he was appreciating himself.

Liu Qi smiled and continued, "Mr. Man guessed something wrong just now."

Man Chong was stunned when he heard this, frowned and said, "Is it because the envoy wants to release Man and be the chief of a county?"

Liu Qi shook his head and said, "My Jingzhou is vast and wealthy. If I want to find the county magistrate, I can find thirty or fifty I want. I will not send people from Gaoping County to bring people here."

Man Chong thought about it carefully, so was it.

"Dare you ask Liu Envoy, what position do you want to appoint Man?"

Liu Qi said slowly: "Since the founding of the Han Dynasty, the Central Committee has the Chief of the Central Committee to take charge of the law and execute the punishment. The highest power of local laws is the county magistrate. The county specifically controls the laws of each county. The people who are the laws of each county are the officials of the rulers established by the counties. However, these officials of the rulers generally obey the orders of the heads of the county, because the final decision-making power of the Han law in the local area is also within the counties."

Speaking of this, Liu Qi gently flicked the dust on his sleeves and said slowly: "When he heard this, does Man Gong know what position Liu wants to appoint Man Gong?"

There was no sound in the hall for a long time. Man Chong surprisingly did not answer Liu Qi, but just lowered his head to ponder.

Liu Qi didn't urge him to ask, but just looked at him steadily.

After a little later, Fang heard Man Chong speak slowly, "Man has long seen that Liu Envoy is different from ordinary people. He dares to break the rules and do things that others dare not do... It can be seen from the envoy's re-implementation of the strategy of plagiarism in Jingnan."

Liu Qi smiled and said, "It's not that I want to move local laws, but just a county guard or a county chief. I can't stand above the Han law for a long time. So what about two thousand stones? If you violate the law, you should know your crime and you must also punish it! Otherwise, after a long time, local turmoil, officials and people will be in trouble sooner or later."

Since the founding of the Han Dynasty, except for the central court magistrates, local laws are basically linked to the highest commanders of each county, which means that the county magistrate of two thousand stones has the final decision on the case in a county.

In a county, there is no doubt that the county magistrate of 300 to 600 shi have the final right to decide the case.

Although there are full-time officials in the county to decide the case, once the county magistrate opens his mouth, it is enough to change their judgment on the case.

This is also a very normal thing. For people, power is always suppressed by layers of pressure. Big fish eat small fish. Whoever talks big in the officialdom will be able to eat.

But the final judgment of the judicial system is in the hands of one party. Any future generation who has some knowledge and education will know what the consequences will be.

When Liu Qi was the head of a county, he didn't care about such things.

Because he was a county magistrate at that time, he naturally wanted to hold all his power in his hands.

But now, Liu Qi's perspective is different from before.

He is a local overlord, to a certain extent, even a local overlord who is out of the control of the court.

To a certain extent, this half of the southern country is his private property.

As far as human nature is concerned, no one wants his own private property to be squandered by his subordinates.

If you want to effectively control the power of county magistrates and county magistrates in your jurisdiction, judicial power must be stripped out of the local government.

But since ancient times, it is almost a dream to completely separate the judicial power of the local government from the hands of local officials, because each place has the regional characteristics of a place, and the nepotism between officials is destined to be impossible to distinguish such matters so clearly.

But at least we must separate the policies or establish corresponding supervision departments, so that we can play a certain role in curbing the greatest extent and concentrate our power to the greatest extent.
Chapter completed!