Chapter 213 Ambition (Additional chapter for Yunqi's 205,000 recommended votes)
The master was startled and asked quickly, "Why would you be so worried, sir?"
Magistrate Fu walked back a few steps, clenched his fist, and placed it on the desk. He said, "Lord Wei is about to arrive in Yizhou with relief grain. I heard that this time he's not only coming to Yizhou to provide disaster relief, but will also investigate the Jin Dike breach."
County Magistrate Fu paused and said, "You and I both know that the Jin Dike breach affected too many counties and prefectures. The entire Yizhou, and even most of Jiannan Road, was implicated. I'm not too close to Yizhou, but I'm not too far either."
The lawyer understood that he was afraid of becoming an innocent victim.
He thought for a moment and whispered, "Have you asked Master Fu in the capital?"
County Magistrate Fu shook his head and said, "I'm afraid my uncle can't take care of me. It's better to rely on yourself than on others."
He is not his biological uncle, he is just a branch of the Fu family.
The advisor whispered to him, "My Lord, the casualties in Luojiang County this time are not serious. At least compared to other affected counties, we are in a relatively good situation. Therefore, I believe that my Lord does not need to worry too much."
"What if I want to take this a step further?"
The lawyer looked up at Magistrate Fu in surprise.
Magistrate Fu took two steps with his hands behind his back, carefully considering his words before saying, "This year marks my sixth year as magistrate of Luojiang County. Normally, I should have received some news at the beginning of spring, but there has been no movement from above. I asked someone to inquire at the Ministry of Personnel, but there was no news at all."
He had discussed this topic with his advisor, and both of them believed that the Ministry of Personnel wanted them to serve another term, or that they had already forgotten about them, so promotion was naturally not important.
County Magistrate Fu, however, did not want to be re-elected. He said, "According to convention, a county magistrate serves two terms, and then is promoted to a higher level or transferred back to the capital. But I'm about to serve three terms, nine years. Mr. Wen, how many nine years can I have?"
Generally, there are only two situations for such a county magistrate. One is that the official is too old and it is difficult to be promoted, so he is allowed to stay in office for the rest of his life; the other is that the official offended the people above and his term of office was postponed indefinitely.
But County Magistrate Fu felt that he did not belong to the first category, nor to the second. He had been forgotten. If he did not do something, he would probably be forgotten indefinitely.
In fact, his identity is a bit embarrassing. He comes from a scholarly family, but he is from a side branch far away from the main branch. His family is wealthy, but he has no connections in officialdom.
Unfortunately, he had no particularly outstanding achievements during his tenure, and had neither merits nor faults, so his superiors had no intention of recommending him, and the Ministry of Personnel naturally did not remember him much.
If he did nothing, he might really be re-elected in Luojiang County for four or five terms. By then, he would be old, and even if he could be transferred, he would most likely be transferred to another county to serve as a county magistrate.
That's not what County Magistrate Fu wants to see.
Of course, the master didn't want his employer to be idle. After a little thought, he understood and asked, "Master, do you have a direction?"
"I mentioned this to the county magistrate a couple of days ago. I want to request an exemption from this autumn's taxes, and I'll also ask Lord Wei for some relief grain. After all, our county is taking in a lot of refugees, and the people under our jurisdiction are suffering. If we don't provide relief, I'm afraid people will sell their children again." County Magistrate Fu considered, "They agree with the latter, but we haven't reached a decision on the former."
If we can't make a decision, there will probably be some who agree, but there will be more who oppose.
The lawyer said he understood that not all of the autumn tax would be transported to the capital, but most of it would remain in the local area as local fiscal expenditure.
County Magistrate Fu wanted to take his political achievements to the next level, so of course he was willing to tighten his belt and do something great. However, most of the officials below the county magistrate were local people, and most of them would stay here for the rest of their lives, so naturally the money and food they earned were more important.
Moreover, the application must be approved by the governor, who may not be willing to exempt the tax.
"But, someone made the same suggestion today," County Magistrate Fu said with a deep look in his eyes, his hands behind his back. "Although it was just a little kid, if even a little kid has such thoughts, then how many of the people under my jurisdiction have the same idea? If there is no relief and no tax reduction in the end, and there are so many refugees under my jurisdiction, if someone incites them, then..."
The master was startled and pondered, "My lord is right. The entire Jiannan Dao officialdom is in turmoil right now. If one is not careful..."
"I'm worried about that, too," Magistrate Fu said in a low voice. "My uncle sent me a letter saying that the emperor and the court are furious about the Jin Dike breach. Not only the Jiedushi and the Inspector, but even the King of Yizhou might be implicated."
Each of them is either a second-rank provincial governor or a royal relative. They can hardly be protected, let alone the small fry below them.
County Magistrate Fu was lucky. Luojiang County was located in a remote area deep in the mountains, so the flood did not reach them. You should know that three county magistrates had died since the Jin Dike burst.
One fell into the water while fighting a flood and his body was washed away, one was chopped to death by the governor, and the other committed suicide by hanging himself.
As a fellow county magistrate, although Yizhou is far away from Luojiang County, County Magistrate Fu was also terrified, fearing that he would become an innocent victim.
That is why he wanted to take the opportunity to make some achievements, not only for promotion, but also for self-protection.
County Magistrate Fu discussed with his legal advisor for half the night, and then fell asleep on the couch in the study. The next day, he got up from the bed as soon as the rooster crowed for the second time.
The fatigue and lack of sleep over the past few days made him look as if he had aged ten years, but he still had a simple snack and led his men to Dali Village.
Manbao was stunned when he saw the county magistrate. He almost thought that this was his father. If he had not been wearing the county magistrate's official uniform, Manbao would have called him grandpa.
Manbao and Keke sighed and said, "Our county magistrate doesn't seem to be that bad, even though he always charges us an entrance fee."
Koko didn't answer.
Manbao has also gotten used to it, and goes forward with his friends to watch.
County Magistrate Fu came to investigate the disaster situation. This was his first time to Qili Village, but he had been to Dali Village three times.
Because the head of Qili Village was in Dali Village, and the two villages bordered each other, and their fields were mixed together, even if County Magistrate Fu wanted to come down to encourage farming, he only went to Dali Village.
The reason why he came to Qili Village this time was, first, for Mr. Bai, second, to verify the disaster situation, and third, to see Zhou Man and Bai Shan.
Especially after Zhou Man and his second daughter made such a suggestion.
In this flood, three houses in Qili Village collapsed and twelve houses were damaged. Under the arrangement of the village chief, the villagers helped each other to rebuild or repair the houses.
The disaster situation is not very serious, but the families affected, especially the three families whose houses collapsed, are having a hard time.
There was no way. When the house collapsed, many things were damaged and the food was damp.
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(End of this chapter)
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