Governor Guo was asked for advice, and he was very satisfied with this. After thinking for a while, he said: "Let's punish them severely according to the law. These people are all local villagers, and even in Tongli, they can do such things as looting the villagers. The folk customs have changed." Corruption, if not severely punished to deter people, I am afraid that in the future, some people will follow their example and become bandits.”
Looting is definitely the fastest way to gather wealth in this world, and Governor Guo may consider making an exception for those who fall into bandits because of natural disasters and man-made disasters and cannot survive;
But for these people who turned into bandits because of their evil hearts, Governor Guo felt that it would not be an exaggeration to kill them all.
Especially looting people in the village is even more intolerable.
After all, Dajin is still a society of acquaintances, and the same state and county are more emotional than strangers, let alone Tongli. To put it bluntly, the water everyone drinks may come from the same river.
Even bandits who fell into bandits during the famine years went to other places to rob. Who would fall grass on their own territory
Most of those people robbed passing merchants and local people. Are you still a human being and will you be buried in the ancestral hall in the future
People who are bandits are evil, and bandits who even rob the locals are even more evil. They have lost even the most basic sense of shame.
Bai Shan thinks so too.
He said, "Jia Lizheng should be severely punished."
Inspector Guo nodded, but he still reminded: "The local clans are deeply intertwined, you have to be more careful when dealing with them. If the Jia family is difficult to deal with, you can postpone it and don't cause civil uprisings again."
Bai Shan responded.
He continued: "Xiaoliu Village is too small. Although the bandit incident was not their fault, but because there are too many people involved, the local area may crowd out Xiaoliu Village. It would be bad to form a village feud. You have to Find a way to dissolve it."
Bai Shan respectfully replied "Yes".
Governor Guo pondered, "This matter is actually a problem left over from the previous term..." Obviously, he still wanted to pin the blame on County Magistrate Lu.
Bai Shan: ...
Because of their shaky alliance, Bai Shan could only continue to persuade: "Inspector, County Magistrate Lu is one of the most experienced officials in Qingzhou. It has a good reputation."
After an Eastern Expedition last year, most of the important officials in Qingzhou were killed, leaving only one county magistrate Lu.
Before that, County Magistrate Lu had no reputation, but he became famous after that.
Everyone else has things to do, so he stayed clean and innocent, and he looks like a good official, not to mention that he was able to stabilize the chaos in Qingzhou after taking over the governor's mansion. Not only did he have a good reputation in Qingzhou official circles, He also gained fame among scholars.
Scholars in various counties have been discussing the new county magistrate of Yidu County for more than half a year, so Bai Shan's advice to Governor Guo is, "My lord should hold him accountable at this time, and it will fall into the eyes of outsiders. It seems narrow, since this is the case, it is better to encourage generously, and let the world have a look at the governor's mind."
Governor Guo was hesitating at first, but when he heard the words, he sighed and said, "Come on, that's it."
After talking about the official affairs of the county seat, Governor Guo and Zhou Man started talking about the medical department.
Zhou Man said: "My lord, I also brought Wen Tiandong from Qingzhou Medical Department Pharmacopoeia this time."
She said with a smile: "He is my student, and his grades were very good when he was in the Imperial Medical Office. If the medical office in Qingzhou City is opened, I will let him sit in charge temporarily."
Governor Guo looked at the two of them back and forth with a smile on hearing this, and asked with a smile, "Master Zhou's arrangement is very thoughtful."
Zhou Man felt that he was thinking too much. The reason why she made this arrangement was not because she wanted to stay with Bai Shan in Beihai County, but because the medical office in Beihai County was at a critical moment, and she had to keep an eye on it, to see It's on track.
She will have to write a report later, it is very important.
But Governor Guo just made a joke and didn't continue, making Zhou Man unable to find a chance to explain.
Bai Shan stretched out his hand and gently squeezed her fingers, and smiled at her when she saw her.
Zhou Man glanced at him coldly and noblely, then withdrew his fingers and ignored him.
Governor Guo took the two of them out, and everyone sat down in the banquet hall, finally starting the theme of this banquet.
Everyone talked about the development problems and needed help in each county.
Of course, Beihai County, which has recently had a major problem, has been focused on. Even if Governor Guo and Bai Shan did not mention it, other county magistrates have expressed concern about the bandits.
Bai Shan then gave a few official replies.
Seeing that Governor Guo didn't take the opportunity to attack Lu County Magistrate, the county magistrate inevitably said, "Master Bai and the previous county magistrate are all to blame for such a serious banditry?"
The county magistrate Lu took the initiative to tell Governor Guo: "This is indeed a dereliction of duty by an inferior official, please punish me, my lord."
However, Governor Guo sighed and said, "You had already been transferred from Beihai County when the incident happened, so it can't be entirely your fault, but it is also your responsibility as the county magistrate to educate the common people."
Governor Guo said to the seven county magistrates: "You should take this as a warning. When you go back, you should publicize loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness, and do a good job of education. Don't think that education is just looking at the students in the county school. Not many people pass the exam. In government schools, it is enough for as many people as possible to pass the Mingjing Jinshi examination, and the enlightenment of ordinary people cannot be ignored.”
Bai Shan immediately got up and went out together with other county magistrates, and said "yes" respectfully to Governor Guo.
This matter was revealed so lightly.
All the county magistrates: ... The promised governor Guo and the magistrate of Lu County are fighting each other, is it incompatible
What a good opportunity to find fault, why did you let it go
The county magistrate Lu quietly let go of his heart, and when he sat down, he couldn't help but glance at Bai Shan and his wife opposite.
Bai Shan was pulling away the chair for Zhou Man, but without meeting his gaze, Zhou Man tugged at his sleeve, Bai Shan turned his head, took advantage of Governor Guo's inattention, and nodded slightly at him, showing a smile.
When County Magistrate Lu returned home, he was still thinking. His master breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Fortunately, County Magistrate Bai still remembers the covenant with your lord."
County magistrate Lu said, "You'll have someone send him a message quietly, asking him to prepare the official salt for next month."
County Magistrate Lu knew the principle of reciprocating love, and said: "Qingzhou is poor, Governor Guo planned to use Qingzhou's official salt to make a way out, and it happened that he chose Beihai County to fight with me, so the requirements for official salt will definitely be higher. Not only quality, but also quantity, let him expand the salt field, find a way to squeeze the Song family out of the salt field, and take control of the salt field."
The master couldn't help but said: "My lord couldn't squeeze the Song family away at that time, could he?"
County Magistrate Lu said: "Let him try it, and compared to me back then, County Magistrate Bai has more capital and more backing, and he has more confidence than me."
As for whether it can be done, that is not something he should care about. Anyway, he has already given the information, and how to do it is Bai Shan's business.
The master complied and ordered the words himself.