After entering Wangchen County, Feng Zibang from the county magistrate led the way and introduced the scenic spots along the way.
Although Wangchen County is not a metropolis like Xiangjiang County, it is still much more prosperous than Guangyang County.
The most luxurious place in Guangyang County seems to be just an inn, but in Wangchen County there are many new buildings, such as brothels, gambling houses, prostitutes, etc.
Here, when you are bored, you can truly realize the following: I have nothing to do today, so I go to the brothel and listen to music.
When everyone saw Feng Juncheng leading his men on patrol, they consciously walked to the side of the road and made way for everyone.
As far as clothing is concerned, Chen Yunxuan feels that the people here live a pretty good life.
Along the way, Feng Zibang, Chen Yunxuan and others talked and laughed, and even brought up the topic of family.
"Sir Feng, if I remember correctly, your father should be Master Feng?" Chen Yunxuan mentioned casually.
"Yes, father is now setting up a school in Guangyang County." Feng Zibang nodded and continued, "I heard that you were the magistrate of Guangyang County before you took up your post. I wonder how father is doing over there?"
"After retiring, Mr. Feng devoted himself to teaching and cultivated many students for Guangyang County, making great contributions." Chen Yunxuan expressed high appreciation for Mr. Feng's contributions.
Lin Tongxi, who was standing by, echoed, "Yes, he's very energetic. We once sat in on his class, and he was full of vigor."
"The old master is indeed in good health. I once took his pulse. Normally, many people of his age are more or less sick, but the old master Feng does not have any illness and is in very good health." Su Ruoxue added.
After hearing this, Feng Zibang responded to them with relief: "Hearing what you said, I feel relieved."
“Under Ding Nanjing’s orders, I’m helping govern this place.
"We should have brought him here, but he refused, saying he wanted to return to his roots."
"I couldn't persuade him, so I had to let him go back. Since then, we have rarely seen each other."
"I originally wanted to take some time to visit them, but I was too busy with official duties to get away."
Hearing that the other party missed his parents, Lin Tongxi also thought of his own parents for a moment.
To be honest, he hasn't seen them much since he went to college.
Either busy with studies or busy with work.
Lin Tongxi understands very well the feelings of children missing their parents.
"Once we are familiar with the political affairs of Wangchen County, Lord Feng may have the opportunity to visit the two elders in Guangyang County." Lin Tongxi glanced at him, hoping that Chen Yunxuan would understand his hint.
Chen Yunxuan and Lin Tongxi looked at each other, and then he affirmed Lin Tongxi's idea: "The kindness of parents cannot be forgotten. If Lord Feng needs to go to Guangyang County, this official can provide convenience."
Feng Zibang felt warm in his heart after hearing Chen Yunxuan's answer.
The previous county magistrate was old and not in charge of affairs, so most of the government affairs were left to him to handle.
Before, if Feng Zibang wanted to ask for leave to return to Guangyang County, his superiors and the county magistrate would basically advise him to focus on government affairs on the grounds that he could not leave Wangchen County.
Now a young county magistrate has come who is full of energy. Perhaps he can really get away from the heavy workload.
"Thank you, sir!" Feng Zibang quickly expressed his gratitude.
As they were talking, they arrived at the county government.
Feng Zibang took a few people to familiarize themselves with the county government, and then introduced the current situation of Wangchen County.
Wangchen County is located in the southern part of Xiangzhou, in the northeast of the four counties of Xiangnan. It is connected to Xiangjiang County and Yunmeng County in the north, Hongxing County of Linzhou in the east, Yongdao and Fulin counties in the south, and Liuchang County in the west.
In terms of development level, Wangchen County is considered to be the best developed among the four counties in Xiangnan.
Chen Yunxuan doesn't need to worry too much about economic issues such as agriculture and commerce.
What we need to worry about is the military issues in Wangchen County. As the prefect of a county, we must first ensure the stability of the county.
The county governor is different from the county magistrate. The former has more concentrated power and can coordinate and dispatch the army, while the latter's relevant powers are more similar to maintaining public order.
In addition, unlike the grassroots, the county magistrate was directly responsible to the upper level of Xiangzhou, and his power was relatively unconstrained by the local authorities.
For example, when he was in Guangyang County and Ruihe Town, Chen Yunxuan relied more on local gentry to carry out government affairs.
But at the county level, the aristocratic families' interference in the county governor became less, after all, the county governor was in charge of the army and could command the guns.
Moreover, unlike the separation of powers and checks and balances at the county level, officials at the county level are basically appointed by Ding Nanjing himself, and are granted considerable power for this.
As for the deputy positions, they are basically confidants sent by Ding Nanjing.
As long as Chen Yunxuan does not go against Ding Nanjing, the deputy position will only play the role of assisting in handling government affairs and rarely go against the county magistrate.
After all, if the county magistrate does a good job, the deputy will be proud of it, and this determines the difference from county-level politics.
"Sir, please look here." Feng Zibang pointed to the southwest corner of Wangchen County, which happened to be the junction of Wangchen County and Hongxing and Yongdao counties.
"There's a rebellious force entrenched here, led by Zhang Yi, the son of Zhang Xian, the former governor of Wangchen County."
"Previously, the former governor Wei Han led his troops to try to wipe them out, but his army was lax in its preparations and was defeated."
When Feng Zibang talked about the past, the bitterness in his heart was revealed on his face.
Since Ding Nanjing took office in Xiangzhou, he took the approach of winning over the local aristocratic families to integrate Xiangzhou.
During the integration process, a civil war broke out in Xiangzhou due to the political differences between Ding Nanjing and Zhang Xian, the representative of the Xiangnan family.
Under the leadership of Zhang Xian, a rebellion broke out in the southern part of Xiangzhou and declared autonomy.
However, the good times did not last long. Zhang Xian died of illness soon after, and his son Zhang Pan succeeded him.
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