After the incident with Chief Clerk Zhao, the efficiency at West E County Government suddenly increased severalfold. County Magistrate Zou also changed out of his official robes, and wandered around the fields and farms every day. The famine-stricken villages became clean and tidy, with adequate daily rations, and many more oxen appeared for plowing.
Facts proved that killing the chicken to scare the monkeys, though simple, was the most effective strategy.
This matter quickly spread to other counties, and the county magistrates, county clerks, county captains, and chief clerks all became instantly tense, either reflecting on themselves or hastily inspecting and remedying the situation, but let's not detail each one.
Jiang Shaohua stayed in Xi'e County for a little more than half a month and never set off until receiving a letter from the Capital City and court documents.
