Warlords: Conquer the world from the county magistrate

"The defendant's crime is heinous and the circumstances are serious. He is sentenced to death by firing squad, which will be carried out in three days. If you have any objections, you may submit evidence and appeal within three days, and the case can be retried at that time."

"If there are no objections, the execution will be carried out in three days."

After hearing the verdict, Meng Liangji collapsed to the ground, while the crowd below cheered.

"This bastard deserves to be shot." one person said angrily.

Another person also said excitedly: "The new county chief is good. He dealt with the scourge Meng Liangji as soon as he took office."

"Yes, yes, yes, the new county magistrate is the best." More people began to agree.

Seeing the enthusiasm of the crowd below, Guo Weizhang stood up and took the opportunity to say, "Dear fellow villagers, if you have any criminal or civil cases in the future, you can report to the police station."

"All major cases will be heard and judged by the court. If the police do not do their job, you can directly sue the police in court, and we will accept the case."

The crowd below was even more excited. One person said, "That's great. I mean, these days, there are no more policemen showing off their might on the streets."

"If what the judge said is true, let's see how arrogant those police officers will be in the future."

"In recent days, the soldiers patrolling the streets are armed with live ammunition. They have strict military discipline and have not bullied us. They are really a group of good people," said another person.

Another person echoed, "Yes, yes, we have to thank the new county magistrate. I heard that these people are the county magistrate's soldiers."

After the industrial and commercial meeting and the trial ended, the aftermath of the incident began to ferment in the county, and people were discussing these two matters everywhere.

When Liu Wenqian returned home, Liu Yishen had already returned home and was sitting in the living room.

Liu Wenqian said excitedly: "Dad, the new county magistrate's decree is a good thing for the people."

"It's hard to say whether it's a good thing or not. It still depends on how it is implemented later." Liu Yishen shook his head, thinking that his son was still too young.

Systems and policies are dead and need people to execute them. Even if the policy is good, if there is a problem with the people who execute it, the policy will become a dead letter.

Just like the implementation of taxation, setting up an industrial and commercial department, how many staff members need to be recruited, registering county merchants every month, and counting income and expenditure, the workload is so cumbersome.

To support so many people, the county government's financial expenditure needs to increase. However, how can it maintain these staff when tax revenue decreases?

This is just the business sector. If we want to develop other areas, we will need more manpower and material resources. To be honest, Liu Yisheng is not optimistic about Fang Ji'an.

As for Shen Liren, he had already selected several factory sites outside the city and was just waiting for the workers to arrive before building the factories.

Shen Liren found Fang Guoxuan and said, "Captain Fang, we have found a location for the factory. If we want to recruit workers, where will we pay them?"

"I will take care of the workers for you. As for the building materials, you can only find Zhuang Jiwu and ask him to approve the money for you." Fang Guoxuan said with a smile.

There is no need to recruit construction laborers. There were more than 150 bandit prisoners captured last time. After training, only about 40 people were kept. The others were kicked out. Fang Guoxuan was worried about how to arrange these people.

As for the captives of the Meng family, they cannot be kept in vain. They should also be arranged to work.

Of course, the men that Fang Jian summoned in the county were working very hard, while the officials of the original county government were idle and lazy.

For example, Zhang Bingquan, head of the General Affairs Section, Liu Nong, head of the Civil Affairs Section, and Yang Zhi, head of the Finance Section, were sitting in the conference room chatting.

Zhang Bingquan mocked, "I don't know where these people came from. Why are they showing off in our small county?"

"If you want to try a case, you can go to the capital, or to a big city like Donghai. What's the point of trying it here? We can't achieve any political achievements."

"Maybe he's just not doing well in the capital, so he came to our small place to show off his power and find a sense of existence." Yang Zhi glanced at Zhang Bingquan and said.

Liu Nong was also worried: "This new county chief is really troublesome. How are we going to live in the future?"

"What new county magistrate? He's just a young boy. He won't be able to do anything for long." Yang Zhi shook his head slightly and said disdainfully.

Zhang Bingquan became interested and asked, "Chief Yang, do you have any inside information?"

"The county government's finances are down to more than 10,000 silver dollars. The new county magistrate not only cut taxes, but also massively recruited people and expanded the army. I'm afraid the military salaries won't be paid in two months, and by then, those soldiers will mutiny." Yang Zhi introduced mysteriously.

Zhang Bingquan curled his lips. He thought there was someone above him who wanted to squeeze Fang Jian out, but the result was like this. It was so disappointing.

However, after thinking for a while, I also felt that what Yang Zhi said made sense. If you have no money but still want to reduce taxes, recruit people, and expand the army, who will follow you if you don't pay them?

Then, Zhang Bingquan's eyes lit up, and he asked in a low voice: "Brother Yang, we don't have much money anyway, is there any way to get some more?"

"No, now the financial approval requires Chen Guangwen's signature and then reported to the county magistrate. The money can only be withdrawn after approval. This is not easy to do." After thinking about it, Yang Zhi denied this idea.

Zhang Bingquan glanced at Yang Zhi with ill intent and whispered, "Brother Yang, what I mean is to sneak into the warehouse at night and take out some silver dollars without anyone noticing."

"No, no, there are soldiers guarding there." Yang Zhi was startled.

Seeing the two people whispering, Liu Nong said in dissatisfaction: "What are you whispering about? Why are you avoiding me?"

"No, no, we were just talking about work." The two of them quickly denied it.

Then Zhang Bingquan dragged Yang Zhi to a secluded place and encouraged him in a low voice: "Brother Yang, even if the warehouse has no money, it is much richer than us. This business is enough for us to eat and drink for many years."

"The warehouse is guarded by soldiers all day long, and we can't get close to it at all." Yang Zhi was a little tempted, but still didn't dare to do such a thing.

Zhang Bingquan continued to persuade him, "Brother Yang, I know you have the key to the warehouse. If you provide the key, I will contact a few strong men. I will find the right opportunity to climb over the wall, take the silver dollars and run away. Nothing will happen."

"Brother Yang, the new county magistrate has made drastic changes since he came. You and I are from the previous team, and he may not be impressed by our decisions." Seeing that Yang Zhi was hesitant, Zhang Bingquan added fuel to the fire.

"Maybe one day, we will be squeezed out of the unit and have to find other ways to make a living, alas."

When Yang Zhi heard this, he felt that based on the new county chief's style, it was really possible that he and others would be expelled from the government unit.

Zhang Bingquan added: "After this deal, Brother Yang can go anywhere. Now that he has money, who cares about whether to work or not?"

"Okay, I'll do it, but this matter needs careful planning." Yang Zhi gritted his teeth.

Glancing at Yang Zhi with disdain, Zhang Bingquan felt that this man was easy to fool. He said, "Don't worry, I will contact a few more skilled people. Just wait for the money."

The two men walked towards their respective offices calmly. Liu Nong, who was in the conference room, glanced suspiciously at the two people passing by, feeling that they were up to something bad.