Ji Xuanhe didn't make a blind decision. The title 'Second Young Master Chen' just sounds like he doesn't want to reveal his identity in front of everyone, and doesn't prevent others from guessing. On the surface, at least he doesn't want to cause unnecessary trouble, and he is in Cangzhou, and he has something to do with him. Apart from Wang An and the kidnapped children who were rescued, Ji Xuanhe couldn't think of anyone else who could be related to it.As for the relationship between Wang An and the Second Young Master Chen, Ji Xuanhe didn't speculate much, but he didn't really believe that the Chen surname and the two places in Cangzhou seemed to have any connection.

There were many rescued children, except that some people thanked the officials of the Xilin County Yamen at the beginning, but the rest of the time it had nothing to do with it.This time someone will come to give a congratulatory gift, which is beyond Ji Xuanhe's expectation. Coincidentally, this person is from Cangzhou where Prince An's Mansion is located, and also has the same surname Chen, so it's hard not to let him think too much.

Since he didn't directly reveal his identity, there is no need to think too much about it. Ji Xuanhe thinks that acting according to the original plan will not cause him any trouble.Indeed, after the coronation ceremony, nothing happened, and life went on as usual.Because Uncle Qiu handled it properly, the second young master Chen's gift-giving passed without incident. The people who accompanied him did not reveal the specific information, but thanked Ji Xuanhe again for saving his second young master. Another thank you.These gifts are not expensive, they are all practical items that are not easy to buy in Xilin County.

The thank you gift was different from others, Ji Xuanhe readily accepted it.He didn't send anyone to investigate the details of Second Young Master Chen. If he really had something to do with King An, it would be of no benefit to the Ji family. No matter how clearly he checked his thoughts, it would be of no benefit to him.Ji Xuanhe would only do such a useless thing when he was full.

Prince An's Mansion is in Cangzhou, and this area has the best law and order in Gansu.Cangzhou, like Xilin County, is close to the border. For the sake of his own safety, King An must have many soldiers at the border.Those prairie tribes in northern Gansu lost a lot of troops before, but they wanted to take the opportunity to go south, but they were powerless, which relieved a lot of pressure on King An.It is not easy to be attacked from the front and back, and several frontiers have suffered such front and rear attacks.

The defensive ability of border cities is obviously stronger than that of inland cities, and it is not a little bit stronger. It is not so easy for foreigners to capture.The invasion of Xilin County was just an accident. Under normal circumstances, this kind of situation would never happen.

Once the war continues, the economy of the war zone will be severely damaged. Once the war lasts for a long time, it will be inevitable to impose various taxes and miscellaneous taxes until the people are in dire straits. Whichever party cannot keep up with logistics will become very passive.Of course, this is under the condition that the combat power of the two sides is not so disparate. Otherwise, the winner will be determined soon, and the economy will not be so important.

As the war continues, the pressure on the people is increasing.King An has tried his best not to squeeze the civilians in his territory, and the importance of logistics has become more and more prominent.King An and the others are not foreigners, and they cannot use war to support war and capture cities. All they can have is the tax and a large population in the future.In some prefectures and counties, the officials fled the battle and directly took away a large amount of supplies from the county government. Although it cost almost no troops, what they got was also pitiful.

Fortunately, the war is not long yet, no force has a shortage of food and grass, and it can still maintain a good attitude towards the people.When the soldiers are short of food, they will no longer care about the people. After all, you can't fight hungry, and harassment of the people is inevitable.

On the front line, it is not uncommon for some important places that military strategists must contend for to be repeatedly occupied by both sides. After a few times, the city is basically abandoned. It is very difficult to develop in a short period of time.The rear can still sit back and relax like Xilin County, but the scene where the war broke out is completely different.Once the generals stationed on one side choose to stick to it, the life of the people in the city is unimaginable in Taiping years.If the grain is not well hidden, it is likely to be confiscated. It is useless to prepare more, because these grains must be given priority to the defenders of the city, and the people themselves can eat very little.

The common people are like this, and the wealthy households who have nothing to do with them must be the first to suffer.This time it is mainly a civil war in the Jin Dynasty, which is different from fighting with foreigners.For the common people, the worst situation is to stick to it. No matter who is in charge, a quick battle is the most beneficial to the common people.People tend to seek good luck and avoid bad luck, seek advantage and avoid harm. Emperor Wenchang occupied the most prosperous hinterland of the Jin Dynasty, and the wealthy households near the front lines all left. There is not much left for King An and the others. wealthy common people.The same is true for the big households of other forces, but they don't have many places to choose, and they can only move to the rear of the various forces.

Xilin County is still far away from the battle line, but there are sporadic people from the war zone coming here.The impact of the war is getting bigger and bigger, both Ji Xuan and his subordinates are like this. Those counties and counties that are a little farther from the front line are probably already crowded with people in the war zone who are fleeing the war with their families.It doesn't matter when the war is going on. As the battle line goes on, these state and county officials who have experienced war will worry about the population. How can no one develop?

The prefectures and counties all have a minimum population requirement. For example, Xilin County is a middle county, and a magistrate can be set up. If it is reduced to a lower county, the magistrate is dispensable.In the lower counties of the Jin Dynasty, less than half of them had county magistrates.In addition, the population is too low, the taxes collected are too small, the future is gloomy, and the importance of population can be seen.This is directly related to his own career as an official, and there is no official who does not care about it.

Officials in the war zone and states and counties very close to the war zone tried their best to prevent the outflow of people, but the effect was not great.Compared with life, the deterrence of officials is no longer enough to deter the people. Those who have a little wealth will do everything possible to escape from the front line, and the only ones left are the poor people who are already struggling to survive.People are far from their homeland, and when a war breaks out, the common people flee in a swarm. Once the war stops, most of them will return to their hometown.People are gone, but the fields cannot be taken away. Without the hard work of the farmers, the grain harvest can be imagined, and a reduction in production is inevitable. If you are unlucky, you may not have any harvest.

No one wants to leave their homeland to earn a living if possible.Jinchao household registration management is very strict. Their original property cannot be exchanged for money and food. To settle in other prefectures and counties, they have to pay a deed tax and have to buy a house and land again. Most people do not have such extra money.Few of the people living in exile can settle down in the local area, and they are more likely to become refugees, living in no fixed place, which brings trouble to the local public security.If officials can't get this right, these people will become a burden to states and counties.

People who have traveled thousands of miles to Xilin County are either middle-class or above with enough money in their pockets, or people who really don’t have real property. Families that are not up to the top, seldom can give up the wealth accumulated by several lifetimes of hard work and choose to join As long as the place is not affected by the flames of war, the closer it is to the homeland, the better.

Not many people settled in Xilin County, and more people were scattered in some counties along the way.Most of them are relatives and friends, and only a very small part are unaccompanied, which brings little pressure to Xilin County, but it also intensifies the competition for survival.

With the flames of war, the number of people in Xilin County who need temporary workers has been greatly reduced, and the only jobs for temporary workers are naturally very sought-after.Now it’s not like before, the competition for short-term workers whose compensation is food and other practical materials is quite large, and those who have nothing to do with it can’t be easily contacted, and the money is next.Whether it is food or money, the wages are lower than before. Even so, there are still some people who want to fight.

After the outsiders came, this kind of competition became stronger.Those foreigners who have spare money may not settle down in Xilin County. It is difficult for others to settle down. These people are the backup of refugees. If these few people are not settled properly, it is estimated that beggars will appear in Xilin County soon. up.

Although there were not many people, Ji Xuanhe also had some headaches.Before placing beggars and the like, it was supported by Xishan Zhuangzi and Jijia Workshop. Now there is no second Xishan Zhuangzi, and it is impossible for Jijia Workshop to expand again at this time.

There is a lot of wasteland, and Ji Xuanhe doesn't plan to get another one, and Xilin County is not Ji Xuanhe's fiefdom, so if it goes on like this, he will probably have to take off his official hat.Ji Xuanhe didn't care as much about official positions as the natives of the Jin Dynasty, and losing his official position for no reason was not what he wanted.The battle lines of the Jin Dynasty are stretching now, and Ji Xuan and himself can't tell whether it is good or bad to be an official, but he knows that at least for now it is beneficial to him.The power to manage Xilin County is in his hands, which is better than being controlled by others.

The county government and the inspection are two systems. In terms of official position, the county magistrate is two levels higher than the inspection, and the power is also greater than that of the county magistrate. But like Xilin County, there are not many magistrates whose voice completely overshadows the inspection. See.The patrol inspector in Xilin County is also a wonderful person. The power has been divided and he has not seen any movement. An An leads the people under him to live his own life. He does not conflict with Ji Xuanhe or flatter him. If his official position is touched, he has no temper at all.

Ji Xuan had little to do with the inspectors, and he still hasn't fully understood the purpose of the inspections.There are not many people in the inspection office to arrest the criminals, and they can't deal with the slightly more powerful bandit road tyrants. In the end, they still need the nearby guards to contribute.Ji Xuanhe has been in Xilin County for more than three years, and when he hardly contributes to the patrol inspection, he is almost like raising a child for nothing.Such inspection stations are really dispensable, and it's no wonder that not many people have an impression of them.

In fact, it's not because the patrol inspection is so unknown, it's because Ji Xuan and himself have cultivated a large number of slaves, and the county government's military force has surpassed the inspection station, so he naturally can't think of the inspection station.Under normal circumstances, the county government needs to cooperate with the inspection station.Sometimes the arresting force is insufficient, and the guard is a regular army, and they cannot be mobilized for trivial matters. This is the time when the inspection station plays its role.Who would have thought that Ji Xuanhe would train many officers who were not fast arresters, if the arresters were not enough, the officers would make up for it, so how could the inspection station have room to intervene?

At the beginning, Ji Xuanhe didn't realize this problem, and it was only later that he realized it.When he realized it, the current situation had already been formed. Since everything was safe and sound, Ji Xuanhe decided to maintain the status quo based on the principle that one thing more is worse than one thing less.The inspector is not young, and his ambition is much lower than when he was young, and his desire for promotion is not high, so that he can live in peace with Ji Xuanhe.Otherwise, doing nothing means that there is no merit to be used for promotion, which is equivalent to being blocked by someone.

This time it was just a coincidence, the two parties just happened to be in love with each other, and each got what they needed. Next time, they will not be so lucky. Maybe something will happen. Ji Xuanhe thinks that this kind of unintentional bad guy's future is still rare It's better to do it.Old Master Zhen has been an official for more than ten years, and the mystery of it is very clear. He originally wanted to let Ji Xuanhe stumble on this, so that he could learn a lesson. Who would have thought that it was just a coincidence, and the two parties did not get along. friction.

After a long time, his apprentice realized it by himself, and he didn't even have time to waste his words.Old Master Zhen had his beard wavy, his smile spread out, and the creases on his face were somewhat flattened.It is better to be smart than stupid. Ji Xuanhe is very assertive, but he is not a headstrong person who can't listen to others. In addition, Shao Yunchen is discussing with him, and Old Master Zhen is sitting next to him. The position of county magistrate is really not difficult for him.

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