In the ten-mile pavilion outside Qilin City, Qin Ge rode Po Jun, Kinderman sat behind her, and Dian Wei rode a gold-eating bull to guard her.
After staying in Baiji City for a period of time, Qin Ge returned to Taishan County. He and Kinderman spent more than a month touring the entire Taishan County. When they returned to Qilin City, it was already covered with frost and the beginning of Xiaohan.
At this time, Taishan County was no longer as full of refugees as before. After being divided among the counties, the total population of Taishan County now only has about 15 million people.
Qilin City alone accommodates a population of more than two million, and with the development of Qilin City, this number will rise rapidly in recent years, and is expected to eventually reach five million. Taishan County's population is considered to be saturated.
Without the impact of the refugees, public security and people's livelihood in various places are quickly recovering, and due to advance planning, all villages and towns have reserves of materials and food for the winter.
Because of large-scale infrastructure projects, many people have extra money in their hands, and their houses and furniture have been replenished and repaired. Indeed, as Kinderman said, this year's cold winter finally did not freeze to death in large numbers like before.
"Now as long as the outside world brings troops to defend the counterattack of the Liangshan bandits, people's livelihood and business in various counties are recovering quickly. Next year, people will be able to have enough food and clothing, and within three years, people will have enough food to live a normal life!" Qin Ge is full of hope for Qingzhou's future! With confidence, everything is now on track according to Guan Zhong's plan.
Although the gentry reinforcements in Qingzhou, Xuzhou, and Jizhou were evacuated due to banditry, the Liangshan bandits were also seriously injured. Now Qin Ge is stationed at various dangerous passes. The banditry in each county has been suppressed, and there is a stable rear area, which can be used at the border and The Liangshan bandits competed with each other.
"This year, everyone can have a good year! And husband, you can finally have a good rest!" Kinderman sat behind Qin Ge, holding Qin Ge's waist and smiled!
Qin Ge also stretched his waist and said: "Yes! Now as long as we follow Mr. Guan Zhong's strategy, build walls high, store up food widely, recuperate and recuperate, let him go as far as the rest of the world! I can finally sleep comfortably. Get some sleep!”
Kinderman suddenly laughed and said: "Sister Xiu Niang, are you taking Ji Wen to greet you from the front? Huh? I didn't expect Mr. Zhong Yuan to be there too!"
Kinderman's consciousness can cover more than ten miles. After hearing this, Qin Ge drove the army and ran, and soon saw three people waiting outside the pavilion.
Qin Ge walked over and exchanged a few words with everyone, while Kinderman pulled Wei Sanniang and shared with her the gifts he bought along the way.
Qin Ge and Ying Shao, their close friends who had not seen each other for many years, finally met each other. Ying Shao's eyes turned red when he looked at Qin Ge. He knelt down at Qin Ge's feet in excitement, choked with tears and unable to speak.
Qin Ge was also filled with emotion and helped Ying Shao up and said: "Zhong Yuan, what do you mean? You were very kind to me back then, and you have taken good care of the territory in these years. Without you, I would not be where I am now. You are so kind to me. Kill me!"
Ying Shao wiped the tears from the corner of his eyes with the corner of his clothes and choked with sobs: "What Boxi said makes me even more ashamed. Back then, I was a weak scholar and went to Taishan County alone. If I hadn't received your strong support, I would have been skinned and cramped by Taishan bandits! It's my incompetence. The people of Taishan have had a bad fate since I took office. If it weren't for you, I would have no face to face the court and the people. However, under the pressure of Liu Dai and the Yanzhou nobles, I actually chose to compromise when Taishan County was in the most danger. In the end I almost put tens of millions of people under the knife of the bandits again, and even more so, your foundation was almost destroyed. I am so unworthy of your kindness!"
Qin Ge comforted Ying Shao, saying that he now wholeheartedly benefits the people, and his merits are immeasurable. In the past, due to the situation, it was beyond human power.
Then he took Ying Shao's hand and walked towards Qilin City. When he talked with Ying Shao, he found that he had also undergone earth-shaking changes.
In the past, Ying Shao was more like a pedantic Confucian scholar who was full of knowledge and a bit nerdy, but now he is shrewd and capable, with the demeanor of a prefect. It seems that these years of training have made Ying Shao undergo a qualitative change.
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The snowfall in the twelfth lunar month can hardly cover up the liveliness of Qilin City. As the New Year approaches, the entire Qilin City becomes even more lively. Due to the promotion of large-scale infrastructure construction, transportation in Taishan County extends in all directions. Roads have been opened in many remote towns and villages, even those thousands of miles away. The people of Anjun can take water transport ships to Qilin City to go to the market and do business.
The snowflakes are like goose feathers, and the auspicious snow heralds a good harvest. It will definitely be a good season in Qingzhou next year.
The so-called universal celebration, Qin Ge was taking Kinderman and Wei Sanniang to the market to buy new year goods, and Zhao Yu was pestering him to buy candied haws.
The entire street was bustling with people, including scholars and business travelers in rich clothes, as well as civilians in simple clothes.
Some businesses even began to hang up red lanterns and Spring Festival couplets, and started promotional activities. The vendors on the street were also neat and orderly, completely different from the beggars on the streets when Qin Ge first arrived.
"This Daotong is really a good hand in governance! The entire Qilin City is in order under his management, which is great!" Qin Ge looked at the orderly Qilin City and clapped his hands with satisfaction.
"Humph!" Wei Sanniang snorted somewhat angrily upon hearing this, while Qin Ge looked puzzled.
Kinderman held Qin Ge's arm and chuckled: "This Dao Tong is indeed a good hand in governance. However, in terms of policy implementation, he can govern impartially. However, in terms of political strategies, he will always tilt towards the poor people, such as Demarcate streets and establish areas of responsibility. The entire street forms a business alliance, which is responsible for sanitation on the street, assistance to vendors and even beggars. They collectively fund the maintenance and order cleaning of the street, manage the fixed stalls of vendors, and Regarding assistance to the unemployed and homeless beggars, all streets will be evaluated every quarter. Rewards such as partial reduction of commercial taxes will be implemented for the superior ones, and fines will be imposed for the inferior ones. This makes many merchants complain endlessly! It also makes many wealthy households quite unhappy. There are complaints! You must know that those are the pillars of Sister Xiu Niang’s efforts to revitalize the economy! Daotong is upright and unyielding, even I dare to challenge him, but they don’t dare to offend Dao Tong, so they go to bother Sister Xiu Niang!”
"Haha!" Qin Ge thought of the tall and thin man. He had dark skin but bright eyes, and his back was as straight as a ridge.
The day after Qin Ge returned to Qilin City, he met with Dao Tong. He admired this unyielding county magistrate who was famous in history. He agreed with his political philosophy and methods. His political talent was "not afraid of power." ”, which can speed up the implementation of government orders and improve the public sentiment under governance.
During this time, most of the elders and uncles of the Qin family complained to Qin Ge that Daotong dared to use the Qin family's sacrificial sword in order to establish his authority. Some clan members were either severely punished or punished.
However, Qin Ge not only did not criticize Dao Tong's behavior, but also praised it greatly. He needs ministers like Dao Tong who dare to take action against the meritorious and powerful, so that Qilin City can prosper and develop.
Qin Ge took the initiative to use the Qin family gathering area as a demonstration site for Daotong's urban reform, and implemented governance reforms first, so that no one would dare to object.
"I know that Daotong may have a certain negative impact on business development. However, money can be made slowly, but we cannot use the convenience caused by the loopholes in order to promote business and erode the foundation of governance. That is digging our own ground. Tomb, don’t let Daotong attack the industries in which the Qin family has a stake. Even if they are found on my head, they can’t tolerate it! Xiu Niang, please make it clear to those chambers of commerce and noble families. The world is in turmoil now, and we, Qilin City, are their only choice. , if you want to develop stably here, just be honest and law-abiding. I don’t care whose background he is, or who dares to seek power for personal gain here. Investigate and deal with each one! Don’t worry about the strict policies scaring away those investors. , now there are bandits in Xu, Yan, and Hebei, and our place is their first choice for investment. As long as we gain a firm foothold, business travel and wealth will come like a tide in the future. We must take a long-term view!" Qin Ge knew very well that Wei Sanniang With her profit-seeking nature in doing business, she can expand the Free Chamber of Commerce and promote the prosperity and development of business in the territory.
But the essence of business is to pursue profit, and if capital is not controlled, it will be like a wild horse that runs wild, destroying the entire new political system.
The three of them arrived at the Qilin Palace unknowingly. Qilin City is a royal city. According to the standard, the core building in the center is the Qilin Palace.
The core building of the Qilin Palace is the Qilin Hall, followed by the residential area of the Qilin Palace, including various palace groups and royal gardens.
Because Qin Ge is now just a marquis, and living in the palace is considered transgression, so the government offices of Qilin City are mainly located in the front palace area centered on Qilin Hall.
As for the living area centered on Qilin Palace, although evolvers can be exempted from the rituals of the Han Dynasty and have autonomy in the territory, even if a palace is built in the territory, the Han court will not care if they live in it.
But now Qin Ge is in a high position and has become the eye of the storm, and Qin Ge is unwilling to move in. However, to take care of and maintain such a huge building complex, whether it is daily management and maintenance or hiring workers, it requires a lot of funds, which is simply too much. waste.
So Kinderman directly imitated the Confucian and Taoist Palace in Luoyang and established the Free College. Apart from the Confucian and Taoist Palace built by Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu in Luoyang, Taishan County was the only one with a palace-sized college.
Moreover, as the royal palace of the Lu State, its Confucian academic atmosphere and elegance and grandeur completely overwhelmed other states and counties. With Zheng Xuan in charge, many Confucian students from Xu, Yan, and Hebei came to study at the Free College, which brought great influence to the territory. A large talent pool.
Moreover, most of these scholars are children of famous noble families. They study in Qilin City and carry a lot of money. They are considered to be a high-spending group in Qilin City.
Of course, Qin Ge not only developed Confucianism, but also established military science, agriculture, engineering, medicine, business, management and even song and dance in the college, which were taught by Xu Shu, Kinderman, Wei Sanniang, Song Yingxing, Xu Changjin, Han Dai and others. Serves as honorary dean.
Fengyunhu, Thunderbolt Tiger, Jinmaohu and others served as visiting professors and took modern elective courses to promote the accelerated integration of modern civilization and aboriginal civilization.
Although it aroused the opposition of many Confucian students, who believed that it was an insult to Confucianism to have these disciplines in the same academy as Confucianism, they could only passively accept it under Qin Ge's strong promotion.
Moreover, Guan Zhong and Kinderman innovated the official appointment and assessment system. Officials not only had to be assessed on their political performance, but also had to go to the Confucian and Taoist Academy for business appraisal examinations every year.
For example, those in charge of finance must take business and management exams, and those in charge of engineering need to take engineering exams. Therefore, they will be officially organized for a period of time every quarter to enter the Confucian and Taoist College to perform rotations in corresponding subjects according to their responsibilities.
In order to enter the official career, Confucian scholars must not only take the Confucian examination, but also pass the corresponding business subject assessment if they want to hold office. Therefore, under the pressure of Qin Ge's political system, although many Confucian scholars were very unhappy, the situation forced them to accept it. this learning model.
I saw the scholars from Qilin Palace walking out of Qilin Palace like a wave after school. Now the Free College accommodates tens of thousands of students, and it is no longer a state-level institution in each state in terms of scale.
While Qin Ge was stopping, Xu Tu hurried over and knelt down and said: "My lord, a man in black robe just came to the mansion to see you, and he gave me this token! Of course you know it after seeing it!"
As he spoke, Xu Kuan took out a gold token from his arms. It was actually engraved with nine five-clawed golden dragons, surrounding a red word "royal".
Seeing the token, Qin Ge's whole body was shaken by thunder, and he lost his voice and said, "The Emperor's special Kowloon Royal Order! Could it be that the Emperor has secretly visited Qilin City!"
