Chapter 1066: Lijia System, Xiangyue System
The next morning, Sun Shan got up early and reported for duty.
Perhaps because they were new officials, County Magistrate Wang and other officials also accompanied Sun Shan to get up early to report for duty. The boss was so enthusiastic about work, so how could the subordinates feel embarrassed to be late or leave early?
Everyone nodded to each other when they met, chatted for a few words, and then went back to their own mothers to do their own work.
Sun Shan yawned several times while sitting in the "office" that was reserved for him alone.
I only planted two acres of land yesterday and it was not enough, but I was exhausted.
It seems that this body has been in a serious sub-health state and must keep exercising every day.
Gui Ge'er, who was a servant and temporary secretary, quickly made Sun Shan a cup of "sobering tea".
She said distressedly, "Brother Shan, I didn't have time to make chicken soup yesterday, so I have to ask Nanny Wang to make it today. You've been busy since you came to Yuanlu County, and you must be exhausted. You must make up for it."
Talking about food and drinks so early in the morning was really not Sun Shan's style, not to mention talking about it in the county government office, which was totally inappropriate.
So Sun Shan said, "Let Aunt Wang take care of it. She cooks pretty good food. Fortunately, we brought her here."
It's hard for Nanny Wang, at her age, to accompany Butler Wang on a long journey to Yuanlu just to cook for Sun Shan.
Alas, it seems that having good skills is not a happy thing. In short, the more skilled you are, the more work you can do.
After chatting with Gui Ge'er about dinner, Sun Shan started to work.
I just arrived and there is really not much to do.
Sun Shan looked back at the months he had been absent. Yuanlu County was peaceful and uneventful, without a single ripple. It seemed as if the effect was the same with or without him.
Moreover, the most recent major event was that he was suppressing bandits on the road, which strongly injected the blood of "news" into Yuanlu County, leaving the people still eating the dozen or so corpses of bandits in Guayi Village.
That’s right, the three dying bandits went to sell salted duck eggs the day before yesterday without any treatment or medicine.
After Sun Shan learned about this, he also said "Oh" lightly.
I wanted to ask if the bandits had any accomplices and which hilltops were their gold, silver and jewels hidden?
However, after the doctor's diagnosis, he said that there was no possibility of cure. Sun Shan thought that instead of spending huge medical expenses to keep them alive, it would be better to let them reunite with the bandit leader.
So they adopted a passive medical approach and let the disease die out on its own.
At this moment, Sun Shan was waiting for the reaction from Chenzhou Prefecture. If his superiors wanted the bodies, he would give them to them. If not, he would bury the bandits in a mass grave.
Bandits should have thought that this day would come, and they should have been aware of this long ago.
Sun Shan carefully looked through the documents of Yuanlu County to understand the basic situation of the county.
Daqian implemented a three-level system of province-prefecture-(state) county, and Sunshan was at the lowest level of the three-level system, the county.
The Lijia system and Xiangyue system were implemented below the county.
The so-called Lijia system is to organize 100 households into a Li, and every 10 households into a Jia.
Here, the village chief and the village head will be born. There are 1 village heads under each village chief.
The main responsibilities of the village head and the head of the village are to "encourage the collection of taxes and grain and handle public affairs."
"Urging the payment of taxes and grain" means assisting the government in urging farmers to pay taxes and grain.
If the tasks assigned by the government are not completed within the fixed time, the head of the village and the head of the group will receive certain punishments.
But in general, those who can become village heads either have powerful families or have connections. If farmers do not pay grain taxes, they have to use non-violent and violent means.
"To assist the government in its work" means to assist the government in its work.
For example, if the government issues a notice, the village head will help convey the order. For example, during the Sunshan rice planting ceremony, the village head needs to assist the government in supervising spring farming production. For example, it helps the government catch hooligans and evil thieves. It also needs to assist the government in military service.
The construction of water conservancy projects must also be presided over by the village head, etc.
The head of a village is equivalent to a town mayor. He needs to assist the government in doing many things, but he is also a highly respected person in the local area and has many "private powers".
For example, they are responsible for adjudicating marriage disputes, land and housing disputes, fights, etc. among the people under the jurisdiction of the village head.
If you file a lawsuit directly to the government without going through the collective decision of the village elders, it would be considered as bypassing the level of government.
Once the people file a complaint, the village head has the right to "beat the complainant with sixty sticks, regardless of whether the complaint is true or not."
In addition to the Lijia system, there is also the Xiangyue system.
The so-called township covenant system was initiated by local gentry or officials and established in villages or townships to maintain social order and customs through moral education.
The township head also bears certain social responsibilities, such as mediating civil disputes, maintaining public order, and organizing villagers to build roads, bridges, and water conservancy projects.
The existence of village heads and township heads in units below the county greatly reduced the government's administrative tasks.
Villagers under the jurisdiction of the village head and township head must pass the review of the village head and township head if they want to go to the government office to "cause trouble".
Because of the principle of "don't air your dirty laundry in public", it is almost impossible for villagers to go to the government office.
Unless it is a major incident like "death and ruined house", only people would have the courage to go to the government to seek justice.
The system of village heads and township heads greatly restricted the villagers, but also greatly reduced the burden of government management.
Therefore, there are very few events that can be presented to Sun Shan.
In the past few months, the lack of a county magistrate in Yuanlu County has not affected the ordinary lives of the people under the jurisdiction of Yuanlu.
Sun Shan carefully checked the population of Yuanlu County and found that there were about 5 people and about 1 households (with about 5 people in each household), which was neither too many nor too few.
Generally speaking, the population of northern counties is small, while that of southern counties is large. Some small counties have less than 2 people, while large counties do not exceed 10 people.
Yuanlu County is a medium-sized county, and a population of 5 is within a reasonable range.
Of course, many villagers would hide some of their population in order to avoid paying the poll tax.
The gentry and landlords would hide some tenants to resist taxation.
In addition, Yuanlu has many mountains and little flat land, and the entire county is located in the mountains. There must be many mountain people or refugees, and these people will not be registered.
The population of Yuanlu County should exceed 5.
In Sun Shan's concept, a county with a population of 5 is really small, and the area is vast and sparsely populated.
It’s just that Yuanlu is a mountainous area. There is a village deep in the mountains and a village chief. It’s sparsely populated and seems rarely visited by people.
Sun Shan thought about it and decided that since he came to Yuanlu, he should seek benefits for the local people.
If you are an official and don't do your job, you might as well go home and grow sweet potatoes.
Love what you do. Since Sun Shan chose to pursue a career in government, he must love this profession and shine in it.
A good local official must understand the real situation under his jurisdiction.
Only by adapting to local conditions, taking advantage of the situation and prescribing the right remedy can Yuanlu be better developed.
So Sun Shan decided to take advantage of his free time to take a tour of Yuanlu County and see the real Yuanlu under his jurisdiction.
You also need to visit local villagers in person, explore local characteristics, and create a different Yuanlu.
If there are no special products, then think of other ways.