Crossing the Ming Dynasty to be the magistrate

Wen Yu was curious, and asked, "Oh? Zhi Lan said so, I have to listen carefully."

Mei Hongzhi smiled and said: "My family was originally from Mengyang County, Chengdu Prefecture. Later, the elders of the family started a business in Shunqing, and the whole family moved to Shunqing. Now my family still has an ancestral house in Mengyang. If the county government There is no county magistrate's mansion here, so I just moved back."

Wen Yu was overjoyed: "It's so good. When I take office, please ask Zhi Lan, a local snake, to show me a little bit about Mengyang County."

Mei Hongzhi responded repeatedly, and then he said: "Mengyang County has a population of less than [-] but many ethnic groups, and is surrounded by mountains on three sides. There is only one road to Chengdu Mansion, so it has been a lower county since the previous dynasty. Fortunately, the county The products are abundant, and the people can be self-sufficient, and they have been safe and sound for decades.”

Hearing what he said, Wen Yu felt relieved, after all, no one wants to see his own land in turmoil.Then asked: "I wonder what Zhilan thinks about the death of the previous county magistrate?"

Mei Hongzhi thought for a while, "Actually, I don't know much about the previous county magistrate. I only know that his surname is Sun, and he was a Jinshi in Chenghua for ten years. This Mr. Sun has been in office for five years, and almost everyone complains that Mengyang County is a Troublesome people come out of poor mountains and bad waters', and said that in the years of being an official, he has never seen such people who love to sue, and every day when he has nothing to do, he just beats the drum and complains."

While talking, Mei Hongzhi himself was amused by the magistrate Sun, and then turned to Wen Yu, "What does Zhengqing think about this matter?"

Wen Yu pondered for a while: "There is a saying that 'the people don't fight with the government', why do ordinary poor people have trouble with the government, not to mention that Mengyang County has been established for a hundred years, how come the people like to sue him as soon as he takes office? Mr. Sun is afraid that he is not an upright official."

Mei Hongzhi also nodded and said: "I think so too. After the imperial court appointed me as the magistrate of Mengyang County, I asked someone to find out about it. I only knew that since Mr. Sun took office, the government of Mengyang has increased taxes a lot. There are more than [-] kinds, the local gentry and rich merchants colluded with the government, and the people are overwhelmed, so the county magistrate Sun was killed."

The two discussed some customs of Mengyang County.

While Wen Yu and the others were talking happily, everyone in Mengyang County also had their own ghosts.

Zhou Wan, the Dianshi of Mengyang County, hosted a banquet in the best restaurant in the county for the three big families of Wu, Liu and Wei.

At the banquet, everyone exchanged cups and glasses, Wu Manjiang, the Patriarch of the Wu Family, first asked: "Master Zhou, do you know the background of our new county magistrate, and does he have any favorites?"

Before Zhou Wan could speak, Wei Song, the Patriarch of the Wei family, stabbed in a calm manner: "Master Wu's kung fu in drilling camps really impresses me. Before the magistrate comes, you have to figure out how to slip away and be afraid of horses. You If you divide one-tenth of this heart into business, I am afraid that there will be nothing like our family in Mengyang County."

Wu Manjiang was furious: "The surname is Wei, what do you mean! If you don't want to flatter you, what are you doing!"

"Can't I just come and see your villainous face for fun? I don't see the opera singers on the stage as funny as you!"

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Zhou Wan quickly interrupted the two of them: "You two, we are here for business this time, let's put aside our personal grievances first, and study how to entertain the county magistrate first."

Liu Juren beside him also hurriedly smoothed things over: "It's extremely extreme. According to the date, Mr. Wen, the county magistrate, will arrive in a few days. The fire of this new official's appointment may be burned on you and me. Alas, Mr. Sun's life is also suffering. Who would have thought that those gangsters would have the guts to kill the officials of the imperial court? Fortunately, the imperial court sent an inspection department, but I heard that the inspection department will take a while to come. This Mr. Wen is here, Mr. Zhou must give him Tell me about our way of being an official in Mengyang County."

Zhou Wan sneered in his heart, this is to let someone Zhou act as the first bird to suppress the new county magistrate.These idiots didn't even think about it. The matter of magistrate Sun had already alarmed the court, so how could they still be domineering in the county like before.

He didn't accept Sun Juren's words, but just discussed the matter of reception, and the conversation broke up in the end.

When Wu Manjiang arrived home, the more he thought about it, the more angry he became, and he threw the teacup directly: "Wei Song, that old man! If you say I'm flattering Manxian, who doesn't know that his Wei family is doing evil in Mengyang with the help of Sun Zhixian! Why didn't the rioters take care of him? He was hacked to death too! I think the new county magistrate will be the first to liquidate his family!"

After losing his temper for a while, he asked his servants, "Have you ever seen Miss?"

The servant replied: "Miss is at Cousin's place. It's a very light day today. Miss said to make a gown with Cousin."

Wu Manjiang frowned: "Why are you making clothes or painting handkerchiefs all day long? Forget it, you can tell the young lady to write more calligraphy and paintings for me. When the new county magistrate comes, I can give them to him."

The servants responded and conveyed it to Miss Wu.

At this moment, Ms. Wu and Wu Zhen were talking and laughing making autumn clothes with her cousin. Hearing Master Wu's instructions, her beautiful and demure face dimmed.

Miss Wu's cousin, Zhao Yingshu, sneered at the side and said, "Go back and tell uncle that women's paintings and calligraphy, which are boudoir objects, may not be in the eyes of the new county magistrate. Let him do it with his own gold and silver treasures. with honesty."

The servants knew that Zhao Yingshu had always been bitter and mean, so Weiwei didn't dare to say anything.

It was Wu Zhen who helped him out, told him to go to his yard to pick up calligraphy and paintings later, and then sent him away.When there was no one around, Wu Zhen showed a helpless expression: "Why do you say these things, let my father hear you and trouble you again."

Zhao Yingshu was furious: "Okay! Who do you think I am for! Since you don't appreciate it, then I won't say anything in the future, so as not to delay your fame as a talented girl in Sichuan. Go away! Get out of my room quickly!"

After saying that, he drove Wu Zhen out, even though Wu Zhen explained outside the door for a long time without opening the door.

Speaking of Wen Yu's place, at this time the Wen family and Mei Hongzhi's master and servant had already arrived outside. Zhou Wan and the gentry and scribes greeted them at the door. When they saw Wen Yu and Mei Hongzhi, they all saluted.

When some people behind Zhou Wan saw that Wen Yu came to take up the post alone without a master, they secretly exchanged expressions.

Wen Yu and Mei Hongzhi accepted the congratulations from the officials in the county, and they planned to go to the county government to settle down. Two days later, they will officially take office on an auspicious day, and then they will accept the reception banquet from the local big families.

They went to the county government under the leadership of Dian Shi Zhou Wan.

The Mengyang county government office looks dilapidated from the outside, but it's a tricky place to walk in.

There is a screen wall in front of the gate of the county yamen, and there are six halls and five courtyards in sequence, including the gate, Yimen, Jieshifang, lobby, house gate, second hall, and inner building.Behind the lobby is the "Tuisi Pavilion", and then the magistrate's residence. On the left of the magistrate's residence is the county magistrate's residence, and on the right are the master's residence and the official's residence.

Exiting the east side gate of the gate of the county government, there is a group of buildings in the east block. From south to north, there are land temples, east warehouses, curtain halls, and study rooms: the west building complex inside the gate of the county government, the first is a prison, and the east and west chambers behind the prison are The barn and the west barn are the arresting hall in the middle, and the inner house behind the arresting hall.There are also warehouses, kitchens, etc.

The entire county government building complex is orderly, patchwork, and reasonable in structure. It is simply an organic building group.

Wen Yu was a little surprised, Mengyang County was just a lower county, not even a county magistrate, yet the county government office was so brand new and luxurious.

Noticing the doubt in Wen Yu's eyes, Zhou Wan explained with a wry smile: "The interior of the county government office was repaired by the previous county magistrate, Mr. Sun, with the support of a wealthy local businessman. It has just been completed for a year."

Wen Yu really admires her predecessor now. It is reasonable to say that in ancient times, officials were more concerned about officials than counties. The reason is that the imperial court will conduct assessments on officials every year. If you ask the imperial court for funding for repairs, it is easy to make people feel a suspicion of corruption. This is not good for official career.

When Su Shi was appointed as the general judge in Hangzhou, the wall of the county government collapsed and killed two small officials. Su Shi reported to the government for funding to repair the wall, but was rejected.The county magistrate Sun really has no conditions to create conditions and he has to go!

But after all, he took advantage of it, so Wen Yu couldn't say anything.

Wen Yu inquired about the current staffing in Mengyang County, and Zhou Wan reported them one by one truthfully. Now there are only more than fifty people in three shifts and six rooms in the county.Before Wen Yu took office, he asked about the establishment of the Daming County Government. Knowing that this number was normal for the entire county, he didn't ask any more questions.

Seeing the tired look on Shangguan's face, Zhou Wan resigned with a wink.

When the matter was almost settled, Wen Yu walked towards the backyard.

At this time, Mama Qian was bringing her maids and servants to carry luggage and tidy up the new residence in full swing.

Seeing Wen Yu coming, she stepped forward and applied to Wen Yu to buy a few more servants from Ren Ya. The magistrate's house was obviously more luxurious than she expected.

Wen Yu didn't know anything about these things, so she simply let her take full responsibility, and she bought as many people as needed.He only asked Rong Geer and Wen Yulan to choose the place they like first.

Wen Yulan picked a courtyard with a west side, and there was a magnolia tree in the center of the courtyard, which happened to correspond to her name.Fu Geer picked a yard closest to Wen Yu.

Two days later, Wen Yu officially took office and was invited to attend the reception banquet arranged for him locally.

Not to mention the backwaters of Mengyang County, there is not much difference. There is not even a teacher in the county. The only one who has passed the provincial examination these years is Liu Juren, and the rest are old scholars.

And the so-called wealthy gentry here are almost similar to the wealthy locals in modern small places, so Wen Yu thought that there would not be many people in this reception banquet.

When they arrived at the place, they found that many people not only came by themselves, but also brought their nephews and nephews, and kept asking them to introduce themselves to Wen Yu.

Some are okay, and a few obviously haven't experienced this kind of thing, blushing and groaning for a long time without being able to hold back a word.

Wen Yu sympathized with this kind of person, which reminded him that when he was a child, he enrolled in a French class for fun, and then whenever there were guests at home, his parents always asked him to perform a French song for his uncles and aunts...

Wen Yu put himself in the shoes of others, and smiled encouragingly at those poor teenagers, hoping to ease the embarrassing situation—then they became even more nervous.Some of the families who had a bad relationship with each other even sneered mockingly, and then someone cursed back immediately, and the whole banquet ended in such a mess.

The author has something to say: 1. The layout of the county government refers to the Jinyun county government. In fact, the county government has its own architectural features except for the general layout. For example, the county government in Yexian County, Henan Province is very grand. It is very in line with the aesthetics of the Central Plains people.

2. Regarding the establishment of the county government in the Ming Dynasty, the main officials of the county government in the Ming Dynasty were set up like this:

The county magistrate, the seventh grade, is in charge of the administration of a county, and can hire Muyou as his staff advisor.

County magistrate, Zhengbapin, in charge of the county's documents, archives, warehouses, food and horses, tax collection, etc.

The master book, Zhengjiupin, is in charge of the county's household registration, document handling and other matters

Classic history, not in the mainstream, in charge of arrests, prisoners, public security and other matters

Inspections, starting from the ninth grade, are in charge of arresting thieves and interrogating adultery, which is equivalent to the current police station.

Teaching Yu, Zhengbapin, Discipline, Zhengjiupin, in charge of training students and academic affairs

3. About Ming Dynasty Women

The social status of women in the entire Ming Dynasty was indeed very low

The "Law of the Ming Dynasty" stipulates: "If a woman dies and has no children... If she remarries, the husband's property and dowry should be based on the opinions of the husband's family." This actually shows in disguise that women did not have any right to inherit property in the Ming Dynasty.Not only that, the defense of men and women is becoming more and more serious. The saying "a woman without talent is virtue" was put forward in the Ming Dynasty

But the proportion of talented women in the Ming Dynasty was very high!For example, Yang Shen, the No. [-] scholar who wrote "The Yangtze River is rolling in the east, and the waves wipe out the heroes". His wife Huang E was a very famous talented woman at the time. "Nv Zhusi" means that her talents and learning have reached the level of Confucius, Mencius, and Mao Gong.

Why do these two phenomena appear? In a word, it is one sentence - it varies from person to person.

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