"How much does Zhu Zhi County know about Gao Juli?" Wen Chengxu suddenly asked.
"It's not like we understand each other, it's just some customs... Mr. Wen, why do you suddenly ask this official?" Zhu Fuqi asked.
"How is Gao Juli richer and poorer than us Yanyun?" Wen Chengxu asked without answering.
"After years of war, the people are in dire straits, and they can't even talk about food and clothing. How can we talk about being rich or poor?" Zhu Fudao said, "In the past few years, thousands of people have immigrated to our Wenyang County alone. They are still coming one after another. I heard Baili said that there are still many people who have settled in Xuanming, and we will have enough to eat no matter what, at least they won't starve to death, but if things continue like this, it won't be a problem."
Yanyun County had been in turmoil for many years before, with a permanent population of only a few hundred thousand. After Xiao Chen arrived in the past few years, the population has exploded to millions!
Yanyun's policy has always been to accept all comers. As long as they are willing to stay in Yanyun, whether they are from the northern frontier of the Western Regions or the Great Zhou Dynasty and Gao Juli, all of them are registered, incorporated into households, and land is distributed according to the head of the family. Collect rent tax.
When officials collect grain, they purchase it at market prices and never levy excessive taxes. Over the past few years, almost every household has a surplus of grain.
Especially in the two years before and after, the weather was good and the wheat fields were harvested well. The grain was flowing out from the edge of the cultivated land. If Mr. Chen hadn't spent huge sums of money to buy in large quantities, the price of grain would have plummeted!
This is certainly a good thing, but if the old man does not adjust the policy, our land will become less and less in the future, but our population will increase. If things continue like this, will our land be able to support so many people?
I heard that there is going to be another war in Gao Juli, which will lead to an influx of their people in order to avoid disaster. There are grasslands in northern Xinjiang, and people are not willing to go there, so they all come to us.
But we still have the policy of admitting all comers... How to solve the problem of food, clothing, housing and transportation for these people?
Summer is easy to deal with, but in winter, housing and heating are all problems. We can't just watch them freeze to death and starve to death, right?
"No one likes to leave their hometown. If they can have enough food and clothing in their hometown, who would want to drag their family with them and travel so far to beg for food?" Wen Chengxu said.
"Take Gao Juli for example. Although their north is mountainous and their cultivated land is small, there are many fertile fields in the south. As long as they are all developed, self-sufficiency is no problem. There are still many mineral resources that can be developed and maritime trade can be carried out... …”
"That's what I said." Zhu Fu chuckled, "But isn't Gao Juli the boss of our Xiao Chen?"
"I have a volume of information on Gao Juli here. Magistrate Zhu, take a good look at it when you go back, and focus on understanding the situation of Dai Fangjun." Wen Chengxu said as he took out a brand new volume from his arms and handed it to Zhu Fu. It should be It had just been printed and still had the fragrance of ink.
"What's the use of this?" Zhu Fu was stunned, "What does Gao Juli have to do with me?"
"What does it matter? There is no end to learning." Wen Chengxu smiled and patted his shoulder, "The old man often said that as officials, we should stand higher, look further, and be far-sighted. , we can’t always be limited to one-third of an acre of land in our own home..."
Zhu Fu didn't understand what he said. He knew that serving as an official would benefit a party. I haven't figured it out yet in Wenyang County. Now they have all been dismissed...
Your Excellency refuses to reveal any information, why are you talking to me about being far-sighted? I'm not standing on Gao Juli's territory, why do I study other people's Dai Fangjun?
After Xi left, he was about to leave quickly, but he was stopped by Boss Xiao Chen, "Zhu Fu, it's rare for you to be a guest at home, why are you running so fast? I am not the Governor's Mansion, can I eat you?" Come, come, let’s drink tea and chat for a while.”
Zhu Fu grinned when he heard this, thinking, right? You big guys are drinking tea and chatting, why do you want me, a sesame little official, to accompany you?
It’s not awkward enough!
It is indeed very awkward, because here are not only the old man, Liu Congshu, Ye Baiqing, Liu Xiangqin, Fu Yan, Qian Yunfei, but also Jiang Wanjiang, his immediate boss Wen Chengxu and a few unknown people...
Not to mention that I have no official position now, even if I still have the status of county magistrate, I am not qualified to sit and drink tea with them.
But this tea is really good...perhaps it is the real Mingqian Longjing, or this year's new tea. Take a sip to stimulate fluid production, and you will feel the sweetness of the bitterness, tsk tsk tsk...
"Zhixian County Zhu, I heard that you were a postmaster before?" He was sipping tea with his head lowered, but unexpectedly the old man asked him by name. In surprise, he spurted out a mouthful of hot tea, hitting a middle-aged man next to him. People are everywhere.
"Zhixian Zhu, I didn't mess with you. Why do you want to slander people?" The middle-aged man smiled and said, "You are good at slandering. You don't slander other adults and just come to me."
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry!" Zhu Fu was so embarrassed that he quickly stood up and apologized repeatedly.
"Zhixian Zhu is an honest man, Ruhai, please stop teasing him." Fu Yan said with a smile, "But he seems to be a very individual person. Did he even make our boss suffer?"
"Oh, what Zhu Fu did as a postmaster back then was much more impressive than me as a governor..." Xiao Chen told what happened when he first met Zhu Fu, and everyone laughed after hearing it.
"Shengxu admires you very much. He is such a busy person, and he still praises you every now and then. He also wants to promote your experience in Bailongzhou. However, I think there are many capable people in Bailongzhou, so he doesn't You are sent to be the magistrate of Zhu County. I would like to send you to serve in Gao Juli, what do you think?" Chen Jisheng asked.
"This, this..." Zhu Fu was not mentally prepared at all. He was stunned and didn't know how to answer for a moment, but he suddenly understood the meaning of what Wen Chengxu had just said to him.
"What about this and that? Are you talking to the old man?" Wen Chengxu said with a smile, "You are usually glib and talk so much, but this is how you behave when the critical moment comes?"
"That's because you are spoiling me, my lord. I don't know if the old man will be too spoiled. That's why he has become useless..." Zhu Fu laughed dryly and said, "If I tell the old man, I am willing to go! I just don't know about that. How is the county magistrate different from the one here? I don’t have any confidence in my heart, so I can’t help but feel frightened.”
"It's good to be afraid. Being conscientious is better than being careless. In fact, the situation in Gaojuli is similar to ours in Yanyun. They have been war-torn for a long time and are full of waste. I sent you there, but I didn't ask you to be diligent. If you want to maintain your success, you need to take drastic measures. As for how to do it, that is your business."
"One thing you have to remember is that once you serve as an official, you must benefit one party. When you become the local official of Kojuryeo, you must make decisions for the people of Kojuryeo. Don't have other thoughts in your heart. Sungwook has one comment for you. It's called 'loving the people like a son', which is a very high compliment, and I hope you can do the same in Gao Juli."
This was Chen Jisheng's teaching, and Zhu Fu listened respectfully.
