Song Chi and County Magistrate Feng went out and saw that twenty or thirty people had gathered outside the door, most of them were servants and a few clerks.
This is quite a big deal.
He looked around and didn't see County Magistrate Dong Weimin, Wang Bao and other leaders. He knew without thinking that they must have instigated the situation privately.
Feng Yuan asked calmly with a straight face, "What are you all doing here?"
"In reply to the magistrate, we have suffered injustice and have come here to ask for your help."
A middle-aged man wearing a dark gray robe, with a fat face and a big nose stood out.
"Who are you?"
"I am Ma Cheng, the clerk in charge of the clerk's office."
The Lifang is one of the six departments, corresponding to the Ministry of Personnel of the imperial court, and is equivalent to the organizational department of the county government.
Feng Yuan asked expressionlessly, "What injustice have you suffered?"
"Ever since you recruited the legal advisor, the county government has been in turmoil. Not long ago, new regulations were issued, increasing the length of time required to serve, which has caused widespread outrage. We all know this was not your intention, but was instigated by a traitor, and this traitor is your newly recruited legal advisor, Song Chi."
Ma Cheng spoke loudly and bluntly, then clasped his fists and said, "Song Chi has disturbed the county government office, which has caused dissatisfaction among the people. Please dismiss him and expel him from the county government office!"
He knelt down immediately after he finished speaking.
"Please dismiss him and drive him out of the county government office!"
"Please, sir, drive him out of the county government office!"
The crowd behind him shouted and knelt down together!
Song Chi smiled.
It turned out that this group of people regarded him as a treacherous minister around the emperor, and they came to "clear the emperor's side"!
Feng Yuan was also quite surprised, but he quickly calmed down and felt a little happy in his heart.
It seems that finding Song Chi has really touched these people's sore spot. The more they do so, the more it proves that Song Chi is useful, right?
Feng Yuan was about to speak when Song Chi stepped forward and said, "They are just some scoundrels. They are not worth your words..."
Feng Yuan nodded, "Just do what you want."
This is exactly what he wanted to hear. These people are so bold that they dare to cause trouble for him.
Song Chi smiled faintly as he stepped forward and asked, "You all seem very dissatisfied with me. May I ask why?"
"Is that even necessary?"
Ma Cheng was about to stand up when Song Chi shouted, "Keep kneeling! When did the magistrate tell you to stand up?"
"you……"
Ma Cheng glanced at Feng Yuan, then knelt down again and asked, "Did you formulate the new rules for taking up the post?"
"So what?"
"I work from dawn to dusk, and I leave at dusk. I work a full six hours a day. I get a day off on the fifth of every month, so I have to work six consecutive days before I get a day off. Do you treat us like cattle and horses?"
Ma Cheng scolded directly, "You still have no humanity!"
"Yeah, do you want us to die of exhaustion in the county government office?"
"What are you thinking?"
"We are human beings, not cattle and horses!"
A group of people shouted loudly, their eyes were red and they looked like they were ready to fight Song Chi to the death.
"Shut up!" Song Chi shouted, and the scene instantly fell silent. He then asked, "Aren't you cattle and horses?"
There is nothing wrong with saying that all workers are like beasts of burden. Before Ma Cheng could say anything, the yamen runners who came to "protect their rights" were immediately thrown into disarray. They started cursing with red faces and thick necks.
"Shut up!"
Song Chi shouted angrily, "Report at dawn and leave at dusk, and have the fifth day off every month. This isn't something I set, it's the court's rules. Even court officials are like this, and you're just lowly servants with no rank or status, and you dare to act so presumptuously? You're eating the government's food and using the royal rations, and I'm just letting you slack off here, are you?"
The crowd seemed to be hesitant to speak, their momentum noticeably weakened.
"If anyone doesn't want to do this, get out now. There are plenty of people willing to do this. Why do you dare to come here and cause trouble here, County Magistrate? What are you trying to do? Do you really think I can't discipline you?"
Song Chi shouted, "Whether to keep you or not is just a matter of a word from the county magistrate. Not to mention you lowly servants, even the county magistrate can leave at will. He really gives you face."
Instead of retreating, he took a step forward, and his aura overwhelmed twenty or thirty people.
As the saying goes, a higher-ranking official can crush a lower-ranking official. What is a county magistrate? He is the county magistrate, a hundred-mile marquis. These yamen runners are just temporary workers in the county yamen.
Even if they were sidelined, how could they be so presumptuous? Song Chi hoped that they would cause trouble so that he would have a reason to get rid of them.
He wanted to replace all the people in the county government office inside and out so that he would not be restricted.
"Song Chi's words are the fate of this county." Feng Yuan supported Song Chi at the right time. Now it seems that Song Chi is not only a strategist, but also a fierce general. He appreciates him more and more.
"Did you hear that? If anyone doesn't want to do it, speak up now." Song Chi's voice spread out in a loud voice, and everyone looked at each other and didn't dare to speak up.
Song Chi's words really woke them up.
There are only two people who can truly be called officials in the county government: the magistrate and the county magistrate. In fact, the county magistrate can only be considered half an official.
The rest are clerks, such as the heads of the three classes and six offices, and under them are several general secretaries of various departments. These people are considered formal clerks and have a fixed position registered with the Ministry of Personnel of the imperial court.
The rest, such as helpers, clerks, etc., are temporary workers. There are many people who are not on the payroll, but they still dare to act so presumptuously. They simply don't know their place.
"You can't say that. The people below are obviously resentful. How can you generalize them all?" Ma Cheng was busy explaining. He didn't expect Song Chi to be so strong. Moreover, he was using the Great Zhou Order as an excuse, and there was no way to refute him.
Song Chi smiled.
It is ridiculous to talk to me about democracy in a feudal society.
He asked directly, "Ma Cheng, do you still want to do your job as the Official Clerk? Do you think the magistrate can't remove you?"
Ma Cheng's face changed slightly. Of course the magistrate could replace him.
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