"It's just that I went out to inspect the countryside."
Lu Zhixian is a good person and gave the reason on the spot.
When a new official takes office, even if there is no word from the superiors, he still needs to be given authority so that he can manage his subordinates in the future, let alone have the authority to speak from the superiors.
Magistrates and counties in various places received the news and everyone communicated with each other privately.
Therefore, no one takes this as a standout.
And to put it bluntly, even if the new policy cannot be prevented from being implemented this time, the dormitory area will still be established, and that doesn't matter.
Should they, the county magistrates, be officials?
In the future, we will have to manage these dormitory chiefs, and now we need to kill the spirit of these scholars to make them understand the rules of officialdom.
When I came to take office as a subordinate, I didn't ask for a private visit one day in advance.
Obviously he doesn't understand the rules of officialdom.
Or they don't pay attention to him as the county magistrate at all.
"grown ups."
The yamen servant whispered: "Those fifty district chiefs are accompanied by one hundred and fifty soldiers."
Obviously, the yamen official was a little worried about whether these people would cause trouble.
"Hmph, so what?"
Luzhi County said disdainfully: "It's not normal for them to pay a sudden visit. I'm not in the government office. What else can they do to us? Do they dare to rebel? If they dare to lead troops with evil intentions, that's great. I'll report it immediately." The imperial court will put these people in jail."
"Yes, I will do it now."
The officer handed over his hand and then withdrew.
"We all have witnessed the attitude of Luzhi County!"
"This is a good county for us to make decisions for the people."
"A few shabby district chiefs and thirteenth-grade petty officials, let them wait."
The elders of several families praised him one after another.
"Ignore them for a few days and let them learn the rules."
Lu Zhixian laughed and said, "Let's play cards and don't let these spoilers ruin our enjoyment."
In this way, the sound of rubbing the hangtag sounded again.
Jiangning County Government Office.
Yu Qian and a group of scholars waited patiently, feeling anxious and excited.
However, what the yamen servant said when he came over poured a basin of cold water on their burning hearts.
"Sorry, the county magistrate went to the countryside to inspect the people's situation."
The yamen officer said, "Why don't you come back tomorrow?"
Everyone was slightly stunned and looked at each other.
However, these people were all newbies and had no idea what the situation was. The other party was obviously giving them a blow, but they took it seriously.
"The magistrate is a good official. He even went to the countryside personally to inspect the people's situation."
"This... this is too unfortunate. Should we continue to wait?"
"How about we just wait here. We should be able to return before evening?"
The scholars discussed with each other and were somewhat undecided.
Yu Qian walked over, cupped his hands and said, "Brother, may I ask, when will the magistrate return to the county office?"
"That's impossible to say."
The yamen servant smiled and said: "Our county magistrate loves the people like his own children. He often goes to the countryside to visit the fields and inspect the mulberry farming. Sometimes he goes for several days and stays at the farmers' homes at night. It is spring now, the season of sowing. The magistrate really can’t say when he will come back.”
Hearing this, the scholars nodded one after another and were secretly happy. They were following a magistrate who did practical things. They were so lucky.
"The magistrate loves his people like his sons."
Yu Qian also admired him very much, and then asked: "Thank you, brother, tell me, can you let us wait at the county government office?"
"This doesn't quite work."
The yamen officer hurriedly said: "Your identity will only be known after the county magistrate has verified it. With your empty talk, I don't know whether it is true or false. This little guy can't make the decision. Besides, there are two hundred of you inside, That’s not appropriate either.”
Yu Qian thought about it and realized that it was indeed inappropriate.
There are two hundred people here, which will affect their daily work, so he handed over his hands and said: "Okay, let's wait outside. Thank you."
After the yamen officer finished speaking, he didn't pay much attention and went back to the county yamen on his own.
So everyone stood waiting outside the county government office.
Fortunately, the outside of the county government office is relatively empty, far away from the downtown area, and there are not many people. The weather is neither cold nor hot, so it is not uncomfortable for people to stand.
Everyone had nothing to do, so they gathered together to chat.
"Yu Qian, our group is lucky to have met a good official."
A scholar named Liu Quan who had a good relationship with Yu Qian laughed.
And because Yu Qian had been a general during training, he naturally became the backbone of this group of people.
"Indeed, we are quite lucky."
Yu Qian also nodded and said: "Maybe the Imperial Master is more considerate of us and gave us a good place. It is really rare for the magistrate of Lu County to go to the countryside. In my hometown, I have never seen a magistrate go to the countryside."
Others agreed.
That's it.
Everyone waited from noon until evening.
During this period, he was hungry. In order to prevent him from missing the return of the county magistrate, Yu Qian and two groups of people staggered their posts and went to find restaurants on the street to eat.
If it is discovered that the magistrate has returned, the people waiting will promptly notify the diners to come over.
Eating in this small county is not expensive. In order to save time, everyone just finds a stall on the street, has a bowl of Yangchun noodles, and then hurries back to the county government office to wait.
Gradually, the sun went down and no one was seen.
"Strange." A scholar wondered: "Why haven't you seen anyone entering the county government office to do business all day?"
Speaking of this, others also felt a little strange.
However, another scholar explained: "It is spring now, and the farming is busy. How can anyone redress grievances? Besides, there are so many grievances for no reason."
Everyone nodded and thought it made sense.
As it got darker and darker, people from the county government left one after another, and then the gates of the county government were closed.
Yu Qian suggested: "Boy, it seems that the magistrate may not be able to come back today. Let's go find an inn to stay. Otherwise, we may end up sleeping on the street if it's too late."
Everyone agreed, and then found a few nearby inns to stay, and agreed to meet at the gate of the county government tomorrow.
It's not expensive either. A house only costs dozens of copper coins per night.
Early the next morning.
After everyone got up, they had some breakfast in the county town and gathered at the gate of the county government office. After asking, they found out that the magistrate had not returned yet, so they continued to wait.
Little did they know that while they were waiting hard, the good official in their hearts, the magistrate, was eating and drinking inside, accompanied by several wives, and was either playing tag or sleeping beauty all day long.
Soon, it was noon again.
Yu Qian and several scholars took turns to go out to eat.
"This noodles tastes good."
Scholar Liu Quan said with a smile while eating pot noodles.
Most of the people who can come here to serve as dormitory chiefs are students from the north, who prefer to eat pasta, because most students from the south top the national examinations and stay in the capital.
“This side tastes really good.”
Yu Qian also nodded.
Everyone kept chatting, but in fact they were quite anxious. Everyone wanted to take office as soon as possible and start doing business.
"It's not an option to wait like this. Master National Preceptor said that time is money. We can't wait. We have to start doing something."
While eating, Yu Qian patted the table and said, "In this way, let's all gather to discuss later. Just leave a few people to wait, and the others will wait at the inn. In addition, everyone will get together to think about the village enterprises. how?"
Everyone agrees with this suggestion.
Later, when he returned to the county government office, Yu Qian raised the matter and everyone agreed.
Yu Qian arranged for fifty people to conduct five groups, with half a day as one round.
Only one group of ten people was left waiting.
The rest of the people went back to the inn and formed small groups for discussion.
That's it.
Yu Qian and his gang returned to the inn.
In the room, I started a discussion with a group of nine people in my group.
"Colleagues, what kind of village enterprise should be better here in Nanjing after we establish the community? Everyone expresses his or her own opinion."
Yu Qian started by saying: "I think the size of village enterprises can be determined based on the population of the village they are responsible for, and they can be determined according to their capabilities. And there are differences between the north and the south. Some entrepreneurial projects in Peiping may not be suitable in Nanjing. It also depends on the situation. Adjustment."
"I already have an idea in my mind, so I'll tell you first."
Liu Quan patted his chest and said: "Yesterday I was in a restaurant and found out that the guests in this restaurant like to eat duck, especially the salted duck. I had a plate yesterday and it tasted good. In this Jiangnan water town, breeding should be done Yes, I plan to lead the villagers to engage in breeding, raising ducks. The duck meat can be sold to markets and supplied to restaurants, the duck eggs can be made into salted duck eggs and preserved eggs, and the duck feathers can be sold to the down jacket factory in Peiping. It’s a treasure, and you will definitely get rich. Raising it on a large scale can drive down the price of ducks.”
Yu Qian nodded: "Yes, yes, breeding is a good project. With Peiping's large-scale breeding methods and good duck breeds, it will be no problem to lead the villagers to live a good life. But Brother Liu, before breeding, remember to hire a duck farmer in Peiping." An experienced hand will come and give you some advice.”
Liu Quan smiled and cupped his hands: "Thank you, Brother Yuqian, for reminding me. I will remember it."
"Haha, Brother Liu is responsible for bringing down the price of ducks, then I will be responsible for bringing down the prices of eggs and chicken."
Another scholar laughed and said: "I plan to lead the villagers to raise chickens. Chickens are raised regardless of north or south. People eat chickens everywhere, especially eggs, which are consumed every day. As the production increases, the price will go down. Let the people in Nanjing city afford eggs every day."
As soon as this statement came out, everyone applauded in agreement.
Not to mention in ancient times, in the future, before the emergence of mass farming, eggs are not cheap and can only be eaten occasionally.
Most of the eggs hatched by chickens in ordinary people's homes are reluctant to eat, but take them to the market to exchange for money.
A scholar said: "I heard that there are relatively few villagers in my village, only about fifty people, so we don't do large-scale cultivation. I plan to grow mushrooms in a greenhouse, which is the same mushroom workshop we visited in Peking last time. The shed can produce four thousand sticks of mushrooms. We will first lift the villagers out of poverty, and then develop the population, making everyone rich, marrying more wives, and having more babies."
As soon as this statement came out, everyone laughed.
There is no problem. Population development is what the National Master has said. It counts as political achievements. If you have talent, you will have everything.
Afterwards, everyone had a lively discussion.
They all make plans based on the population of the villages under their jurisdiction.
Entrepreneurship projects are also all kinds of strange, but they are generally agricultural entrepreneurship projects, which are also in line with Zhu Yuanzhang's agriculture-based approach.
In addition to conventional projects such as raising chickens and ducks, there are also shrimp farming in rice fields, bamboo weaving craft workshops, greenhouse planting of cash crops, strawberry planting, tea tree planting, soy product processing factory, pepper processing, edible oil, rice wine, pickled products, etc. .
No one is worried about losing money at all, because the National Master has said that he will take the initiative to stimulate the economy and let in water, so that they can work boldly and confidently. By then, consumption will start rolling. Peiping is a successful case.
"Yeah, that's good. This is fine. Hmm."
Yu Qian recorded everyone's thoughts on paper.
Someone asked out of curiosity: "Brother Yu Qian, how come you wrote down everyone's projects?"
Yu Qian explained with a smile: "Some projects are affordable in the market, such as raising chickens and ducks. People can eat chickens and ducks every day, which consumes a lot of money. But for example, projects like growing mushrooms and doing processing, the people It’s impossible to eat mushrooms every day, right? We have to consider the market capacity and only allow three families to do this, otherwise no one will make money.”
"Brother Yu Qian is a great talent."
Everyone was full of praise: "It seems that in the past three months, brother Yu Qian learned very thoroughly at the official training academy and applied what he learned. No wonder the daughter of Duke Cao fell in love with our Yu Qian."
"call"
There were boos from everyone.
After all, he was still young, which made Yu Qian blush like Guan Gong.
"Okay, okay, stop making fun of Yu Qian."
Liu Xiu pushed everyone away to help Yu Qian, and then said: "By the way, brother Yu Qian, everyone has talked about entrepreneurial projects, but you haven't talked about yours yet."
Yu Qian shook his head and said: "The Tangjiacun I am responsible for is a big village. I haven't thought about it yet."
In fact, Yu Qian didn't think about it well, but someone had already thought about it for him.
Before Li Xiao left, he privately arranged a special task for him.
Li Xiao told him that the mountain where Tangjiacun is located is a huge treasure, that is, a large phosphate mountain range.
Let him find a way to get the villagers to move down the mountain to live in the phosphate mine.
Building another fertilizer factory here can create tens of thousands of jobs.
As long as the fertilizer plant is built, it will be able to absorb the entire southern Zhili, and countless tenants and people will come to work and make a living.
Yu Qian's head hurts when he thinks of this.
It seems that my task is more difficult than everyone else's.
A tough nut to crack!
In this way, everyone discussed various things.
Everything from entrepreneurial projects to implementation processes, plans, etc. were deduced.
However, five days later, everyone's discussion has been very complete.
The problem is that they haven't seen the magistrate yet.
On the sixth day, everyone held a new round of discussions.
Suddenly, a scholar rushed in angrily and shouted: "Oh no, brothers! We may have been deceived by that bullshit magistrate. Just now when I was eating, I specially asked some farmers who came into the city. You guys Guess what?”
Everyone was shocked. Yu Qian stood up quickly and asked, "What?"
The scholar said angrily: "Damn it, that farmer said that this county magistrate has never been to the countryside in ten years, and he said that I was telling a joke, which is nonsense. So, I asked a few more people who came from the countryside to sell vegetables in the market. I asked the vegetable farmers and got the same result! We were all deceived by that magistrate, and he clearly deliberately left us out!"
The words fell.
The dozens of scholars in the room were stunned.
The first time I went out to serve as an official, I was teased by others. Everyone was treated as a fool and deceived, but they still believed that the magistrate was a good official.
I feel like I was deceived by a scumbag.
Feeding your sincerity to a dog is nothing more than that.
the whole room,
It was suddenly quiet.
You can hear the needle drop.
Everyone was completely silent
(End of chapter)
