Chapter 759 (2/2)

Petty officials refer to small officials at the grass-roots level. Generally, officials under the seven grades can be called officials.

The county magistrate is a seven grade official and cannot be permanent in one place, while the officials under the seven grades are basically from the county or the government. In particular, Jiupin and those petty officials without grade have been inherited from generation to generation, forming a huge network of interests and relationships at the grass-roots level.

Some even call these small officials ”Little Princes”, which are very vivid.

Officials need good evaluation to be promoted. Local small officials are not successful enough, but they are more than defeated. They can easily cause trouble, reduce the evaluation of county magistrate, and finally can't be promoted.

Although the county magistrate is big, he can't handle everything one by one. Most things are in the charge of those small officials.

There are often conflicts between new county magistrates and small officials. Unless the new county magistrates with a large background can use their strength to remove all obstacles, once the two sides are in a state of fire, most of them will end up with the county magistrates leaving in frustration.

Only a few county magistrates dared to break up with small officials and leave, but eventually cut off the future of civil servants and had to work in the literary academy or the army.

Governing a place is far more complex than ordinary people think.

Mr. Cheng smiled and said, ”Fang Yun, as a Jinshi, can forge ahead, but shrink back. What do you think is the most important thing as a county magistrate?”

The other students looked at Fang Yun with a smile. Ao Huang, who followed the audience, also had a bad smile. He didn't dare to say anything, but he was happy in his heart. Who told Fang Yun that he was too dazzling, good and bad things could be involved.

Fang Yun had been used to it for a long time. Because it was time for equal conversation, he didn't get up and said, ”if there is no accident, the way of check and balance is the first choice.”

”Oh? Why not take the golden mean?”

”Balance itself belongs to the category of the golden mean, but the meaning of the golden mean is too broad, and balance is more appropriate. If you only say the golden mean, it will be a little empty talk.” Fang Yun said.

Several old gentlemen nodded together. Mr. Cheng said, ”you should learn more about sports and governance. You should avoid emptiness and vagueness. The word 'check and balance' is accurate and powerful!”

Mr. Dong, who teaches military affairs, smiled and asked, ”you said that if there is no accident, the way of checks and balances is the first choice. What if you have an accident in Ning'an?”

As soon as this remark came out, all Jinshi students restrained their smiles, and even Ao Huang didn't dare to smile.

”What kind of accident did you say?” Fang Yun asked with a smile.

”All kinds of accidents,” Mr. Dong said.

These words give many scholars a headache. These old gentlemen are not easy to deal with. Fang Yun can't fool them.

But at this time, everyone felt that the official seal of Tao Fangyun sent out a rapid vibration. This is the most urgent missionary. Generally, it will appear only when there are major family and state events.

Fang Yun, holding the official seal, seemed to take a look, and then his face changed obviously.

Fang Yun slowly stood up, walked out and said, ”before, some people debated whether the library is harmful to the gentry. I'll answer the question together with Mr. Dong. Natural selection, survival of the fittest!”