Emperor Ming Dynasty

Chapter 607 Judiciary

Zhili, Baoding Prefecture, Ansu County.

The spring breeze is blowing, and the spring is full of vigor.

After personally hosting the mud cow hunting activity, Zheng Sen was so tired that he didn't want to move. He just lay down on the bed and didn't want to get up.

And at this time, the attendant at the side suddenly came over: "My lord, there is someone from the Fujun..."

"See you!"

Zheng Sen shook his head directly, and said firmly: "That is to say, this is the responsibility of the general judgment. As a county magistrate, I only have the right to review and have no right to interfere."

"Young master, after all, he is the prince of the palace..."

"So what about Fu Jun?" Zheng Sen got up, showing a row of white teeth, and said in a cold voice:
"Honorably calling him the lord, this is giving him face. If he still doesn't know what to do and tries to interfere in our county's lawsuit, I will directly beat him up and impeach him—"

Now, it's nothing more than a personal attendant, but his face is full of worry, and he can only choose to obey his son's arrogant behavior.

Zheng Sen watched him leave, and he was relieved.

After the two-year observation of politics, in the summer of the third year of Shaowu, he was awarded the post of magistrate by the Ministry of Officials, and more importantly, he was still in Beizhili.

This kind of filling in when there is a vacancy is a privilege that only they, Jinshi of the Imperial Academy, have, and it is commonly known as the tiger class.

And almost every two or three years, even if the emperor deliberately suppresses him, he will be able to enter the central government in less than 20 years, and the six ministers and ministers will definitely be able to make up.

"What's this called?"

Sighing, Zheng Sen shook his head.

It is difficult to be an official close to the people, this is what he has already expected, but who knows that it is so difficult.

He needs to complete the political reforms of the imperial court and the requirements of the provincial government, and he must control the common people, especially those gentry, which the official department regards as a test for him.

It's simple to say and impartial, but it's extremely difficult to do.

As early as in Huguang, the current emperor, the former king of Yu, reformed the official system in the shogunate and added the post of general judge.

That is to say, from Qipin, it is specialized in local judicial trials, and all large and small cases and lawsuits are handled by Tongju.

As a county magistrate, he only has the final review power and cannot specifically interfere with its affairs. After all, his superior is the provincial inspector, who is at the same level as the chief executive.

However, due to the national conditions, if the magistrate wanted to interfere with the case, he would naturally have various methods, such as dismissing the case for a retrial, or instructing the Yamen not to cooperate, blocking the budget, etc., which were enough to make it difficult for the general judge.

"Just a little brother-in-law, the governor dares to interfere in the county's lawsuit. If this is spread, will I, the county magistrate, still do it?"

Zheng Sen could see clearly.

It is related to the relatives of the Fujun, he is happy to watch the excitement outside the door, but once it is mixed in, the yellow mud will fall off the crotch and cannot be washed off.

And it was also a huge blow to his prestige as the magistrate.

"Tell Li Tongsan that everything must be dealt with fairly. The county will never let a bad person go. Sentence whatever you want—"

Zheng Sen said solemnly.

There are people above him with a bright future, so naturally he will not be afraid of the prefect's power.

"Yes!" The follower could only respond.

When he came to the study, he saw a letter sent from Jinghai County, Hejian:

Brother Oki kisses...

"Huang Taichong actually thought of writing to me, it's rare—"

When Zheng Sen saw that it was Huang Zongxi's letter, he immediately chuckled a few times and opened it to read.

The content was routine, and after a few greetings, he began to complain.

The first is the re-editing of the Yellow Book. Jinghai County lacks government servants. It took only half a year to sort out [-]% of the entire county, but it was already stuck and it was difficult to make progress.

More importantly, with the development of the New Deal, various measures such as general judgment, commercial taxation, and local gentry have many contradictions, and it is difficult for the county government to implement them.

Finally came a sigh: "It is difficult to be an official who is close to the people, and it is also difficult to be an official who is stupid..."

Commercial taxation involved the immediate interests of local gentry, while the establishment of Tongju gradually violated the local conservative judicial power system.

To put it bluntly, village regulations and township covenants are the ropes that bind farmers, and lynching is not uncommon.

Even the death penalty, in the eyes of those conservative villagers, is what they deserve. The county government must not interfere, nor will it allow interference.

This makes it difficult for the prestige of the county government to reach the villages and villages.

Zheng Sen has been working hard on this.

Appoint and remove a large number of village chiefs and security chiefs, promote enlightenment, and emphasize the importance of local private school teachers.

The effect is good, but if you want to use it like an arm in the county, it is extremely difficult,

His greatest contribution is to allow Tongsan to have specific judicial power over the entire county, thereby establishing the prestige of the Yamen.

"Master Xian, the mansion asked us to send the candidates who are rushing for the exam to Baoding to gather..."

"Is Chunwei here?" Zheng Sen hesitated, then smiled and said, "Okay, okay, I see."

For these candidates rushing to take the exam, the county government not only sent special personnel to escort them, but also gave them travel expenses, which can be described as extremely attentive.

Because those juren have great power and influence in the local area, and even in a sense, their right to speak is no less than that of the county magistrate.

Whether it is Liting, Sanlao in the Qin and Han Dynasties, or Lijia today, they are all local natives.

It's just that they were powerful in the past, but now they are gentry.

Many people boasted that the Qin and Han Dynasties had strong local control and were able to directly control the people.

But in fact, if the grassroots organization is really so strong, how can there be land mergers, how can the aristocratic family become powerful?
The Lijia system is no different from the three elders of Liting in the Qin and Han Dynasties. No matter how good the system is, they are all local gentry.

For example, as a wanted criminal, Xiang Yu fled Jiangdong for ten years, and Qin Ting couldn't catch him at all. How could he have a strong control?

In a sense, the control of localities in the Ming and Qing Dynasties has been improved to a higher level, breaking the magistrate of the family, and the magistrate of the family, is not just talk.

"Xianzun, the trial is over, here is the dossier."

The judge was very tactful and personally sent this case about the magistrate's brother-in-law.

Li Cheng, born as a scholar, was an official in the provincial examination last year and served as the general judge of the county.

From being dull and ignorant at the beginning, but now it takes only half a year to be familiar with it, which shows that the officialdom has a strong influence on people.

Zheng Sen laughed and said, "Why bother Tong San to deliver it personally..."

The case was not complicated. The younger brother of the magistrate's concubine wounded a businessman because of jealousy, and continued to plunder his family property.

In this way, the nature is bad, and an exile is unavoidable, which is why the magistrate came to intercede.

"Not bad!"

Zheng Sen browsed through it, and praised: "This kind of person, [-] years old, is still light. He was just exiled to Guizhou. I'm afraid it won't work. There will be a war there, and no one will care about him then."

"Let's go to Qiongzhou, Ansheng lives there, let him stay with the Yao people—"

Hearing this suggestion, Li Cheng smiled: "It's still thoughtful of the county lord."

"Don't worry, this county is responsible for this county, how can you allow the superiors to interfere?" Zheng Sen was very satisfied with his cooperation and said solemnly.

(End of this chapter)