Chapter 337: Selection of County Officials
The emperor and Empress Wu were reciting poems and essays, but Li Rizhi did not make do with it. His writing skills were so careless. It would be no difficulty to write a poem, but it would be basically unlikely to write a good poem like those ministers.
Moreover, Li Rizhi also knew that it was all official articles. The ministers who wrote poems were arranged in advance by Empress Wu. Those poems were probably done in Chang'an. This kind of thing was to praise merits, and it was useless for him to get in front of him. The emperor and Empress Wu did not lack his little flattery.
When Li Rizhi saw that the landlords Lao Cai from Bocheng County walked down from the stone platform, he walked slowly over and wanted to talk to these landlords Lao Cai.
However, at this time someone blocked his way. Li Rizhi looked up and saw that it was Helan Minzhi.
Helan Minzhi looked straight, his face full of provocative expressions, and he stared at Li Rizhi fiercely.
Helan Minzhi lowered his voice. Even though he was very arrogant, he did not dare to shout loudly at this time. If it disturbed the interest of the emperor and Empress Wu on the stone platform, he would probably have to be beaten. Empress Wu was not very kind to him during this period, so he had to pay more attention to his words and deeds.
Helan Minzhi whispered: "Li Rizhi, do you still know someone?"
It was obvious that his expression was that there were still many things to say to Li Rizhi. Of course, even if these words were guessed, they knew that they were definitely not good things.
Li Rizhi said: "I don't recognize it!"
He said three words very simply, and then he bypassed Helan Minzhi and continued to walk towards the landlords and wealthy people in Bocheng County.
Helan Minzhi never expected that Li Rizhi would answer these three words. He was stunned. The time was too short and his mind was not very fast, so he didn't react much.
When he realized it, he turned around and found that Li Rizhi was far away from him and had already walked into the crowd. If he wanted to go over to find Li Rizhi again, it would be inappropriate and would easily attract other people's attention.
Li Rizhi walked among the landlords and wealthy people, looked for the leading middle-aged rich man, and asked, "What did Your Majesty ask you?"
The middle-aged rich man's face turned red and he was extremely excited. He looked so excited that he was almost fainted.
The middle-aged rich man said, "Your Majesty asked me who found this auspicious place, and I replied that I found it. Your Majesty praised me very much. The Queen also gave me a glass of wine. I drank it on the spot. I took out the glass and kept it as a family heirloom!"
As he spoke, the middle-aged rich man took out a wine glass from his sleeve and held it in his hand like a treasure for others to see. The rich man around him all made envy and ah sound. Looking at their eyes, it was obvious that he was envious and jealous of the middle-aged rich man. If this was in a place where there were few people, the brave landlord Laocai might dare to go up to grab the wine glass.
Li Rizhi glanced at the wine glass. The royal wine glass was naturally very exquisite. If it could be kept as a family heirloom, it would be worth it. However, if this wine glass was taken away, the set of wine utensils in the palace would not be complete.
Li Rizhi smiled and said, "If there is only one wine glass as a family heirloom, it may not be appropriate. Otherwise, I will know the chief supervisor in the palace. I will come to him for a while and give it to you. This is the imperial wine utensil. It is definitely enough to keep it as a family heirloom. The superiors deserve the ancestors and the subordinates deserve the children and grandchildren."
The middle-aged rich man was extremely excited when he heard this, even more excited than before. When his legs were weak, he knelt in front of Li Rizhi. He kowtowed three times at Li Rizhi. He was so excited that he couldn't even speak well. He could only say thank you to the Supervisor, thank you to the Supervisor.
Li Rizhi smiled slightly, reached out to help the middle-aged rich man up, and then said to them: "Come on, let's talk aside. I have something to discuss with you."
The rich men thought to themselves: "Will we ask us to pay again? But just pay. As long as we pay, we can get benefits, that's fine. The money is worth it. I'm afraid that if we pay money, then no benefits will be lost, which will make people feel uncomfortable!"
Li Rizhi had a purpose in finding these landlords and wealthy, because after the Fengshan ceremony was over, he would stay in Bocheng County as the county magistrate. At that time, all the teams in the county government would have to be completely replaced, and the former officials and servants would definitely not be able to use them anymore.
Li Rizhi didn't have the courage to use those officials and officers. I guess no one would have the courage to use them anymore. He would be imprisoned by robbers. Such a person is really useless.
Of course, the main officials in the county should be appointed by Li Rizhi, such as the county magistrate, county magistrate and chief clerk. The most important positions can be made by Cheng Zizai Fu Guibao and Chen Yingying.
Chen Yingying is a woman, but since she is a female official in the palace, it is okay to act as the chief clerk if she is comfortable with Tong Guinu. Other officials must have many objections. However, as long as Tong Guinu told Empress Wu about this, Empress Wu will most likely agree, and there is no need to let Chen Yingying be the chief clerk, just act as the agent.
However, other officials basically have to be selected locally. In this era, the requirements for selecting local officials were definitely one of the conditions to consider. It is impossible to let illiterate people enter the yamen to become officials. Low-level servants can be illiterate, but ordinary officials are absolutely not allowed.
In this era, almost all those who read literate had wealth. If the family was not full, it would be even more impossible to support their children to study. The education in the Tang Dynasty during the reign of Emperor Gaozong was not particularly popular. Unlike later Song Dynasty and Ming and Qing Dynasties, families who could afford to read and buy books were basically wealthy families, and most of the children of the rich family were studying. Of course, whether the books were good or not is another matter.
Therefore, if Li Rizhi wants to reselect officials and servants, it is best to choose from the homes of landlords and old wealthy people in Bocheng County. This place almost all the landlords and old wealthy people in the entire county town are concentrated here.
Li Rizhi told them about it and asked them to recommend their children in their family. This was the fastest way to successfully develop his governance of Bocheng County. Of course, this was not the best way, but it was definitely the fastest way.
Li Rizhi revealed his thoughts slightly to these landlords and old finances, and almost all of them were thrilled.
The officials and servants in the county government must have to be replaced. The officials and servants themselves are very clear about this. Those who can basically find a way out during this period have already gone to find a way out, and no one will wait stupidly.
The landlords and wealthy people are well-informed people, and they have some understanding of this matter. However, they only thought that the new county magistrate would use their team, but they did not expect that Li Rizhi would give them such a big opportunity, which is really a surprise.
Chapter completed!