Yipin County Magistrate: Start with invincibility

Chapter 56
"My lord governor, this child was found in the camp of the bandits after our magistrate suppressed the bandits. The first person to see this child was the villain, so the lord ordered the villain to take good care of it until someone claims it." until."

Zhao Yi answered truthfully.

"Oh? Bandit suppression? Are there bandits doing evil in this small Ninghai County?"

The governor became interested. He just looked at the people in Ninghai County, and they were all in good condition, as if they had been disturbed by bandits.

Zhao Yi didn't dare to be negligent, and described how the Jiawu colluded with bandits to harm the common people, how Qin Feng found out, and then how to design layer by layer to wipe out these bandits, from beginning to end.

These words made the governor applaud: "Unexpectedly, a small county magistrate is so resourceful and responsible. It seems that I have to meet him in person."

As soon as this sentence was finished, a commoner shouted loudly outside: "It's not good! A high-ranking official has come to trouble Mr. Qin, and he is going to ask Mr. Qin for his crimes! Big guy, hurry up and have a look!"

When the governor heard this, he hurriedly asked Zhao Yi: "What's going on here?"

Zhao Yi shook his head: "The villain doesn't know."

"Well...then you lead the way, let's go and have a look!"

Speaking of Qin Feng, he wanted to build Ninghai County in his heart, so of course he had to have a comprehensive understanding of Ninghai County.

Early in the morning, he dug out the Ninghai County Chronicles, read all the major events in Ninghai County in the past 200 years, and found out the geographical map of Ninghai County. The scope of Ninghai County is already around Ninghai County There is some understanding of what has been done.

After figuring this out, he checked the tax payment situation of Ninghai County over the years, and finally got a thorough understanding of Ninghai County.

The conditions in Ninghai County are not bad, and the surrounding area of ​​the county is full of fertile fields.Ten miles away is the forest. On the east side of the county seat is a big mountain, and on the west side is a long and narrow lake, about three miles wide and more than ten miles long, a little far away from Ninghai County.

More than 30 miles to the north of Ninghai County is the seaside. There are some fishermen living by the seaside, but that side is no longer within the scope of Ninghai County.

On the whole, Ninghai County can be said to have mountains and water, and the fields cultivated by the farmers are not fertile, but they are not bad.

As long as the weather is good, and it is not a disaster year, the grain produced will be collected by the squires and collected by the officials, and every household will still have a surplus, which is enough for living.

After reading these, Qin Feng made a plan, starting with agriculture.

Then take people to the mountains to investigate and see what resources are in the mountains.

Just when he was about to flex his muscles, something happened suddenly.

Sun Dabao, a yamen servant outside, hurried in and said to Qin Feng, "Lord Qin, something is wrong!"

"What's the matter? In a panic?"

"My lord, Master Zhizhou has come and is waiting in the front hall. He said that he must be held accountable for important matters... His Excellency Zhizhou is accompanied by a few squires. I think this means...the visitor is not kind."

"Mr. Zhang?"

Qin Feng raised his eyebrows, smashed his mouth, and nodded. He can probably guess that the Master Zhizhou must have come here for the 3 taels of silver.

Zhizhou is an official slightly lower than the prefect. Today, he is the deputy mayor, who is considered the second in command of Dengzhou.

Unlike the dog leg sent by the magistrate before, this serious man is Qin Feng's boss.

Qin Feng, the county magistrate, is equivalent to a high-ranking county official, the top leader of the county.

In terms of rank, Zhizhou is usually from the fifth rank, which is much higher than Qin Feng.

Since you live in ancient times, you must abide by the ancient rules, otherwise, if you are accused of disobeying the imperial court, it will be over.

Although Qin Feng is a modern person, he never thought of fighting against the entire imperial court with his own strength.

"Alas... troublesome."

Qin Feng put down the book and map in his hand, and said to Sun Dabao: "Lead the way ahead."

"Yes."

When he came to the main hall, Master Zhizhou was already sitting there waiting, and the servants in the yamen did not dare to be negligent, and had already made tea.Now Master Zhizhou is drinking tea next to him.

Seeing Qin Feng coming out, Zhizhou put down the teacup in his hand, clasped it on the table with one hand, his fingers moved rhythmically, did not get up, and only slightly raised his head to look at Qin Feng.

"Are you Qin Feng, the county magistrate?"

"I'm in charge of Qin Feng, and pay homage to Mr. Zhizhou."

Etiquette in the officialdom, when you see someone with a higher rank than yourself, you have to salute.

Qin Feng clasped his fists in both hands and stretched forward, bending his waist to ninety degrees.

Seeing that he knew the etiquette, Zhizhou smiled slightly and said, "Well, get up first."

"I came here today because I received news that you had some... misunderstandings with the local gentry. Zhang Shun is the only son of the late household servant Mr. Zhang, and I have a deep friendship with me. I want to come and ask. If there is any conflict, just resolve it. Tell me, don’t you, Master Qin?”

Hehe, is this for mediation?
Qin Feng straightened up, thought for a while, and showed a puzzled look: "Misunderstanding? Hiss... I don't remember any misunderstanding with Zhang Daguan. Could it be that Zhang Daguan remembered it wrong? Since he took office in this county, Since then, we have been getting along very friendly with the local gentry. There was one lawsuit involving Daguan Zhang, but there was never any misunderstanding."

"As for the lawsuit, Mr. Zhang doesn't have any opinion on my verdict."

"The lower officials really don't know why Mr. Zhizhou came here this time. Why don't you just tell me?"

Zhizhou's complexion changed slightly, and he looked at Qin Feng and thought, did I say something too vague?Zhang Shun has already been pointed out, why don't you know what it is?
Is this magistrate really confused, or pretending to be confused?

"Forget it, then the official should make it clearer."

Zhizhou coughed twice, glanced back, and the two officials behind him understood, and immediately went to close the door of the main hall.

"A few days ago, the local gentry donated some money. According to what they said, you planned to repay them, but you didn't do it afterwards! This is what this officer is for."

"Now the gentry are making trouble here in my prefecture. I can't pretend that I don't know about it. Accepting bribes is a serious crime in itself. I hope that the magistrate of Qin will correct his mistakes and hand over the money immediately. Otherwise..."

Qin Feng didn't wait for Zhizhou to finish his sentence, and interrupted him: "Master Zhizhou, I was wronged by this official, but I have never taken money from the squires... Please also ask Mr. Zhizhou to investigate clearly and give this official justice."

A few squires were actually there too, but they all hid behind a screen and listened.

Hearing Qin Feng's denial, everyone was very anxious, and they all walked out from behind the screen.

"Qin Feng, do you dare not admit it?"

Hu Lai pointed at Qin Feng and asked loudly.

(End of this chapter)