"Little man Li Ming, pay a visit to the county lord."

Chu Liang is very efficient in his work. Less than an hour after the meeting, a craftsman appeared in front of Chen Fei.

"You wait."

Chen Fei nodded, picked up the brush and drew it on a rough yellow paper. After only a few breaths, a sketch of "takahashi saddle double-sided stirrup" was formed.

Of course, as a former delivery guy, he could not know the details and parameters of these things, and the sketches are really grass.

Li Ming, who took the sketch, looked confused:

"Mr. County Lord, what is this?"

Chen Fei looked serious:

"This thing is a top secret. You can only study it yourself. As long as the improvement is successful, I will reward you very much; but if it is discovered and leaked, I will kill your whole family!"

Li Ming shook his hands and almost collapsed to the ground!

Why are you officials so unfair?

-

For Chen Fei, improving saddles and stirrups is everything he can do in climbing the scientific and technological tree. In addition, he can neither smel iron and steel, boil salt and sugar, nor cure diseases and save lives, nor invent textile machines and Zhuge crossbows. He is not a physicist, chemist, or Nobel Prize winner, he is just an ordinary normal person.

After arranging craftsmen to study the invention, Chen Fei found that he seemed to have entered a stage where there was nothing to do.

It is already late September, all the farm work has come to an end, and most people are free.

So he directed the county officials, recruits and young laborers to simply repair the surrounding city walls.

Although the people of Yangdi are not enthusiastic about joining the army, they are unexpectedly active when it comes to building the city wall. Almost half of the men in the city stood on the top of the city, and the remaining elderly, weak, women and children, without exception, turned into logistics personnel to provide guarantees for the men to wash clothes and cook.

Of course, Chen Fei didn't think that they were inspired by their prestige and benevolence, but... these common people were really scared by the thieves!

According to previous experience, although it is cold and cold in autumn and winter, the bandits who have eaten up all their food like to come out to find food at this time.

While repairing the city, the county magistrate Wang Chong also took time to report:

"Mr. County, I have sent someone to retrieve eight hundred bows, three hundred crossbows, one thousand leather armor, three thousand swords and spears, and more than fifty thousand arrows of various types from the arsenal. It should be enough to protect myself."

Chen Fei was a little curious:

"Can arsenal in just a county have so many weapons?"

Wang Chong grinned:

"Some others were moved from the arsenal of Yingchuan County!"

Chen Fei couldn't help but grin, but he didn't have much psychological burden.

Because he knew better than anyone else that Lu Bu, who was named "Prefect of Yingchuan", was about to fight Cao Cao, Liu Bei, and Yuan Shu in Xuzhou and Yanzhou, and it was impossible for him to return to Yingchuan to settle the score with him...

-

September 11, 2018, the fourth year of Chuping, may be worth remembering.

Craftsman Li Ming bowed respectfully:

"According to the command of the county lord, the villain has created the prototype of the saddle and stirrup, so please check it out."

Chu Tong had already led a war horse, and Chen Fei personally tested it. Compared with the previous painful saddle, the new model is obviously softer and more likely to keep the knights stable and balanced.

The Takahashi saddle and the double-sided stirrup are not very technically difficult or valuable from any angle. Chen Fei just let them be officially released more than 100 years ahead of schedule.

Chen Fei turned over and dismounted and patted Li Ming on the shoulder with satisfaction:

"This is the basic style. You are doing well. In the future, you will be the Jincao in our county. We will leave you to the forging of weapons and iron and copper smelting to you. Are you willing?"

Li Ming opened his mouth wide and said nothing for a long time.

Chen Fei frowned slightly and was about to criticize him, but he saw that the other party's knees were weak and he knelt on the ground:

"A villain is from a humble background and is very honored to be able to do something for the county magistrate. He dare not seek wealth..."

Chen Fei let go of his eyebrows and reached out to help him up:

"You are from a humble background, and I am just a rural villager. It is a coincidence that I can be the magistrate of this county. When there is a big chaos today, whoever has the talent and courage can achieve his career. If you don't want your descendants to be just a little craftsman for generations, just put away your words and follow me to do it well!"

Li Ming only thought about it for three seconds before changing his mood:

"The county lord said, the villain is willing to follow!"

Chen Fei patted his shoulder for the second time:

"You gather some people first, create fifty pairs of saddles and stirrups as soon as possible, and equip all my cavalry. If you need any materials, tell the county magistrate Chu."

Although he knew very well that once the Takahashi saddle and stirrup were put into use, he would soon spread out, but with his current short-sized troops, he could no longer care about these long-term plans.

-

"What are these?"

Chen Fei, who just felt a little free, returned to the county government and saw bamboo slips piled up on the table table and formed a hill.

Chu Tong quickly replied:

"This is a major case that needs to be judged this year. It should have been sent by County Chief Chu in the morning..."

Chen Fei picked up a volume casually, and the dense Chinese characters made him dizzy. Although he studied with Jia Xu for half a year, he still lacked a lot of basic administrative knowledge than the real officials of the Eastern Han Dynasty. For example... he didn't know the details of the laws and regulations of the Han Dynasty at all.

Fortunately, Chu Liang is still responsible, and basically every case has written a clear handling opinion. Most of the time, Chen Fei only needs to sign and agree.

According to the basic principles of the law, the county magistrates certainly do not have the power to sentence the death penalty. Every death penalty case must be reported layer by layer. Finally, the court can only be confirmed by the "dead after the autumn". However... Now that the world is in chaos, how could Chen Fei give these documents to the prefect of Yingchuan, Lu Bu, who is still hundreds of miles away?

He looked through more than a dozen copies and couldn't help but pat the table:

"Tell the Chief Chu, let's forget it today. Just let him deal with ordinary civil cases in the future... I don't have to approve everything with me!"

Chu Tong lowered his head slightly:

"Affect the order."

Chen Fei picked up another roll of bamboo slips, but this time he took a few more glances.

The prisoner is named Yang Zhi. He is from Zhaojiazhuang, this county. He has an old mother, one brother and one sister. Because the landlord Zhao Kang of this village wanted to forcibly marry the younger sister of the Yang family, Yang Zhi was angry and killed Zhao Caizhu. If the law is strictly followed, Yang Zhi will definitely die, and his family will also be implicated.

He also saw Chu Liang's reply:

"Zhao Kang has been rampant in the village for a long time because his local clan has been rampant, and the villagers are angry and dare not speak out. Yang Zhi's feelings are pitiful, and he may be given a slight loss."

Chen Fei thought for a moment, then left the table with the case file.

Chu Tong quickly asked:

"Does the county lord want to go out? The villain prepares his carriage and horse immediately!"

Chen Fei waved his hand, turned out of the hall, and walked to Chu Liang's office.

Chu Liang, who was handling official duties, quickly stood up and saluted:

"If the county magistrate gives an order, just call a summon, how can you come in person?"

Chen Fei smiled and sat down opposite him:

"I have looked through several case files and have some unknown points. I came here to ask for advice."

Chu Liang bowed and gave in modesty:

"Please speak with the county lord."

Chen Fei unfolds the bamboo slips:

"How do you think the case of Yang Zhi killing Zhao Kang in Zhaojiazhuang should be judged?"

Chu Liang replied:

"I dare not deceive the county lord. My Chu family and Zhao family have always been in conflict. This case should be avoided."

Chen Fei smiled slightly:

"Thank you for your honesty. It is no surprise that the great clan bullies men and women at any time and place. You might as well say it."

Chu Liang coughed and said with a thorn in his mouth:

"Zhao started his business by doing business. Most of his children did not understand the classics and history. No one had ever been promoted to the county court for several generations. In recent years, the world was uneasy, so they built manors, hoarded grain, sold them to the people at high prices, and even took the opportunity to merge fertile land. They forced their families to destroy people and died, and there were no less than dozens of households..."

Regarding his unilateral statement, Chen Fei did not immediately make a statement, but instead ordered Chu Tong:

"It is said that two county magistrates came here to discuss matters."

Chu Tong immediately rushed out of the hall door, while Chu Liang raised his head slightly, and his eyebrows were full of shock:

"Mr. County Lord..."

Wang Chong and Geng Qiang were all nearby, and they came to report after hearing the call without delaying for a moment.

Chen Fei first asked them:

"Do you all know Zhao Kang from Zhaojiazhuang? What is this person's reputation?"

Both of them shook their heads almost at the same time:

"Mythm is corrupt, earn bad money!"
To be continued...