Li Dan took him to the county government office and saw Lai Wubao, the yellow belt around Zhao Chongbi's waist, hurriedly falling to his knees. "What a strong man!" Zhao Chongbi liked it in his heart and asked him warmly to get up and enjoy his seat.
After listening to Li Dan's general explanation of Lai Wubao's story, Zhao Chongbi frowned and said slowly: "Because one tooth requires one year of hard labor. This is a bit excessive in Linchuan County, but it also gives you the opportunity to save people. This merit is not small, so don’t blame him.
It's just that I shouldn't have hurt the names of those hundreds of families by mistake for the second time. Not only did I put myself in danger, but I also replaced the national law with private anger. This approach is extremely undesirable. You'd better be more cautious in doing things in the future! "
Lai Wubao stood up hurriedly, bowed deeply and said, "Your Majesty's teachings are correct. The sinner knows his fault. I am willing to work hard in the future to atone for my past mistakes! I hope you can give the sinner a chance."
In addition, the fault for this matter lies solely with the sinner, and others are really innocent! Please be merciful and release everyone. That Guo Jinshan...it's a pity that he couldn't even be present at his daughter's burial, alas! "
"Well, I know all this." Zhao Chongbi nodded, glanced at Li Dan and said, "I will write about this matter to Mr. Siti Xinglin Zhongtai, the inspector in Hongdu, and explain it to you."
"Thank you sir!"
"It's just..., the charge involves treason, so it may take some time. Please tell everyone, work hard and don't be anxious, things will eventually come to light.
As for you, you are indeed guilty of accidentally killing someone. According to the law, he should be exiled to the army and serve in the frontier army for no less than three years before being released. However, due to the current turmoil in the mainland and repeated rebellions, I am sentenced to serve in the army in Jiangxi for three years. Are you convinced? "
Lai Wubao knelt down and said, "The sinner is able to do this all because of the kindness of the great master. The sinner is willing to be the first to get there in the first place in order to repay the grace of the great master for saving his life!"
"Very good, very good!" Zhao Chongbi said to Li Dan: "The appointment of this person will be given to Sanlang first. He is currently facing a crime and it is inconvenient to find a position in the army, so he will be placed in your regiment training first. .I will go to Hongdu and tell them in official documents."
After thinking for a while, he said, "Guo Jinshan is really pitiful. He is involved in this rebellion case and is one of the leaders. I'm worried that if Hongdu is still holding on to him, what should I do?"
Lai Wubao's heart sank after hearing this, and he even regretted that he had acted too recklessly. Just listen to Li Dan reply with a smile:
"My lord is kind and can see the confusion in this case at a glance. I thought that the reason why Jinxian Order delayed the case was because the charge of treason was so far-fetched." Zhao Chongbi said "hmm" heavily when he heard this, and Li Dan added explain:
"The so-called rebellion is just that the people were angry and surrounded the iron official post for a while. In fact, the guards believed the words of the one who fled back and followed him.
But if you always provoke with words first and then with whips and insults, if you misbehave on your own, if you are an official, or even die violently, it can be regarded as a reward from God, and you cannot blame Brother Lai. Wouldn't that be a misunderstanding of God's will?
Therefore, judging from the humble position, this case is actually not difficult to judge. "
"What Sanlang said is true." Zhao Chongbi said with a smile: "But things in the world are not all that simple. I am only worried that the war will subside in the future, and someone suddenly pops up to mention this matter. If it is not handled carefully, I am afraid it will lead to disaster. Yeah!" He looked at Li Dan: "What do you have in mind?"
"My lord, you can speak for them, but Jinxian has now become a battlefield for both sides. If these people are exiled to Yugan, it is better to hand them over to the humble position.
A person with a humble position is guaranteed, and a person with a salary of seventeen, eight, one or two hundred is also guaranteed. "Li Dan said with a smile, what he meant was that he wanted to recruit these people into his subordinates.
How could Zhao Chongbi not understand what he meant? "Well, you just always feel that there are not many monkeys on your mountain and the fruits are not sweet!"
"Construction has started in Huangbu, but there are too few knowledgeable people! So when I want to win Jinxian, I also hope to recruit some craftsmen (referring to free folk craftsmen) from there. Now that there are these military craftsmen, I naturally What you ask for!”
Folk craftsmen make things carefully, and they have many secret recipes and techniques in their hands, but these people are better at making civilian utensils.
For weapons that are required to be tougher, lighter, and stronger, the forging of hammers and the use of small crucibles are difficult to meet the needs of mass production. Li Dan in Yujiazhai saw that this must change.
To produce high-volume, consumable weapons, collective collaboration, large-scale equipment, and standardized process flow production can achieve both quality and quantity improvement.
The hereditary military craftsmen who have adapted to military management happen to be better than civilian craftsmen in obeying orders and understanding standardization.
"This group of people are unfair to begin with. If they are imprisoned, exiled or even tortured because of this, it would be a real extortionate thing!" Li Dan said with a smile.
"What you mean is that you still want to protect them." Zhao Chongbi sighed: "It's not difficult to report someone as a stray or killed in battle, but is it worth it?"
"Our factory is very short of people. If possible, I would like to recruit all the people from Jinxian!"
"Hey, don't be too greedy!" Zhao Chongbi said, looking up at Lai Wubao, who was sitting uneasily and confused below, and continued to say softly: "Their leaders still have to retaliate. Merits are merits, and faults are faults." Pass. As for the others, you can choose to report them dead or missing, and I will try to request some ironworkers and military craftsmen to be dispatched to Raozhou. It’s hard to say where they will be sent."
"That's a lot of trouble, sir!" Li Dan's words were purely a compliment. He, Zhao Chongbi, held the shares in his hands, so it was not a matter of course for him to do this.
"But I don't understand. Why do you have to bring them here? If we are short of iron, can't we buy it directly from Jinxian? Or we can build a factory in Jinxian." Let Lai Wubao wait outside the door first. Zhao Chongbi asked Li Dan a question.
From his point of view, he still feels that it is too troublesome to build the factory from scratch. Why not take a shortcut if there is a shortcut?
"Do you know the benefits of building a factory?"
"Huh?" Zhao Chongbi was about to answer before he held back and rolled his eyes: "I'll listen, you tell me."
"Sir, please see, we in Jiangxi have more people and less land. The so-called mountains and rivers make up 70% of the crops and 30% of the fields. Fortunately, God is willing and the crops can be harvested twice, or even three times in some places, so we can still barely maintain enough food.
But how long can this last? How much more wasteland can we reclaim? "
Zhao Chongbi nodded slightly and admitted: "It's really not much."
"If this continues, the balance will eventually be broken." Li Dan concluded.
Zhao Chongbi frowned. He was not happy to hear this, but he had to admit that such a day would indeed come. "So, does Saburo have any solution?" After a while, he slowly asked.
"My humble duty is just to use Yugan and Anren as a test!" Li Dan said: "Sir, please look at these two counties. Yugan is half water and half farmland, while Anren Mountain has more land and less land. It will be very dangerous in the long run.
I just thought that when a person is born, he will naturally have something to do, let him grow up and buy a house. Those who have permanent property must have perseverance to avoid creating too many refugees and idle people.
Gu Da and Yang Yi used to be well-known gangsters in Yuqian County. They took low jobs to help them find some jobs, such as helping others and maintaining market order. From then on, they stopped making trouble and knew how to make the market stable and prosperous. There is a reason to make money.
Later, the humble position took them out to Geyang, Zhanshangrao, and Baoyuqian. They gradually improved, and they also learned how to read and read, and also learned to behave in a reasonable manner. This is a good example. "
"Well, that's right." Zhao Chongbi nodded: "But a few people can't mean that Quan Yugan's prodigal sons and scoundrels will disappear."
"My lord, I know that I thought of it when I brought up the investment committee.
In order for all idle people to have food to eat and work to do, new factories such as factories, carriage shops, manufacturing plants, breweries, glass factories, etc. must be established. This will not have too much impact on existing industries. Great impact can also be used to resettle and accommodate refugees and idlers.
Nowadays, due to the recruitment of people for the group training, only the old, weak, women and children are left on the streets. Moreover, these people have gradually settled down after receiving their salary because they are young and strong. They can rent a piece of land in the west of the city by paying 20 yuan to the county. The mud house became a temporary household.
Not only has the county gained income, but it is also safer and the streets are much cleaner and neater. These are all changes brought about by men having a livelihood. "
"So you want to set up a factory to provide more people with a place to eat?"
"Exactly. Take Jinxian's iron smelting plant as an example. Iron smelting, ironwork, and armor-making are all in one place. Although Jinxian itself does not have high-quality iron ore, according to the North Korean government,
The iron ore continuously shipped from the Fu River by imperial decree was actually able to feed four thousand people, not including their families! "
Li Dan pointed with his hand: "Huangbu now has a population of more than 4,600. We have built a wharf, a mineral research institute, a smelter, an iron factory, a component foundry, etc. I estimate that we can absorb a new population of 14,000 to Sixteen thousand people.”
"So many?" Zhao Chongbi was shocked.
"There are also warehouses, cement factories, and brick factories in Shigang upstream, and there are carriage factories, glass factories, and pencil factories in Yangbu downstream, and there are breweries in Baima... You can see the future scene along the east bank of the Jinjiang River." What?
How many carriages would be running back and forth at that time, and how many families would be able to light candles and eat meat? In turn, they would ask merchants to purchase for them silks from Jiangning, porcelain from Fuliang (Jingdezhen), bacon from Changsha and even livestock from the North.
Will it still be difficult for the government to collect taxes? Can business tax revenue not increase? This is how to 'hide wealth among the people'. Let the people have the ability to buy, have a place to buy things, and have any commodities that can meet their daily needs. This is called hiding wealth among the people.
Instead of a few wealthy businessmen and landlords melting money into big pumpkins and hiding them under their rockeries, the idea of "hiding wealth among the people" is just a literal understanding, which is too shallow! "
"But... there are times when the factory is full, so it can't recruit people without limit."
"Yes. But there are more places to employ people. For example, to run horse-drawn carriages, our roads must be widened and leveled, bridges like the Jinjiang Bridge must be built in many places, and city walls must be built like Yu Gan's in all counties. ...!」
"But, but," Zhao Chongbi was trying to find a loophole in Li Dan: "When you gather these people together, aren't you afraid that they will cause trouble and rebel?"
"Sir, this is what Mencius said: Those who have constant wealth have perseverance. The ancients never deceived each other. With money in hand and rice in the pot, which madman would easily throw away his comfortable life and be instigated by others to kill people and steal goods?
When people make money, they can start a family, and they want their children to go to school, become literate, have a good livelihood in the future, have their own family, and inherit the legacy of their parents. What would he think if someone asked him to rebel?
Will he report to the government that helped him live a good life, or will he take a knife to kill the government and let the children starve? Isn’t this choice obvious?
Furthermore, with more tax revenue, the government will have more money to spend on setting up stricter management agencies in villages and towns, just like the inspection branch we have, which can organize militia at any time to suppress all lawlessness!
Instead of stopping at the county seat like now, entrusting the management of villages, towns and villages to the squires and elders who are defenseless. I'm not afraid of them gathering in my humble position. I actually think it's easier to manage them when they gather.
But if there are too many idle people and they are scattered everywhere, not only will it be difficult to control, but they will also be more likely to escape from the town and be far away from control! In other words, the more people come to work, the fewer people the careerists can win over.
So should we push people to their side, or should we move people closer to government control? "
"It makes sense!" After thinking for a while, Zhao Chongbi agreed with Li Dan's point of view. "So, whichever county you plan to occupy, you will do business in that county?"
"It's more than that." Li Dan shook his head: "We are advancing militarily from the front, and the funding committee will follow up from the rear. This is for sure.
On the other hand, we will also open schools, including industrial and commercial schools, technical schools, and Gwu schools that teach basic knowledge. These schools will pass on our business knowledge, the most advanced technology, and Gwu knowledge to those who need to support their families, but are not For those who cannot afford the imperial examination, more people will be able to find a career that suits them through their own efforts in the future. This is what is called 'teach a man to fish.' "
"Why is this? You want to teach others what you know, know, and know how to do? Aren't you afraid that others will do better and surpass you?" Zhao Chongbi couldn't see clearly.
"Will others never be able to pass it?" Li Dan tilted his head and asked, and then asked himself and answered: "Obviously not, otherwise there would be no saying that 'the waves behind push the waves ahead.' If that's the case, why bother?
Standing still?
Sir, I think that would lack both a broad vision and a broad mind. This is only true for people who are not confident in themselves and dare not break through and challenge themselves to new heights;
Only those who cannot see that market prosperity and fierce competition can promote more new inventions and inspire themselves to pursue higher goals will do this;
Only people who are greedy for personal gain and care about personal gains and losses without hoping that this knowledge will benefit more people will do this.
Of course, I also think that the invention and promotion of knowledge should be richly rewarded. Therefore, we will set a confidentiality level for knowledge. If the confidentiality level is low or the confidentiality period has passed, it can be taught publicly.
The best way is for the government to formulate a law to stipulate how new knowledge and new technology inventions can be patented, what protection mechanisms the patent has, and how the patent owner can obtain revenue feedback from the patent.
Then whoever wants a license to use the patent will have to pay the inventor a royalty fee.
Inventors who apply for patent rights from the government patent management agency can receive large bonuses after paying deed tax, stamp duty and income tax...! "
The two chatted for an hour before Li Dan came out. Lai Wufa was anxiously waiting under the tree, so he hurriedly came forward to greet him. "Oops, I have something to do again tonight. I have two articles to write, and it looks like I need to buy more candles!"
Li Dan smiled bitterly, then motioned Lai Wufa to go out, and told him in a low voice: "You should report to Chief Zhao of the General Staff Department immediately. He will give you a new appointment and mission, and then a ship will be arranged at the dock to take you back to Maple Harbor overnight. "
"Sir, do you know what the mission is?" Lai Wufa was a little worried.
"Into the Xian."
"when?"
"In the past few days, my team is already on the road and will arrive at Maple Harbor soon. You join them to form a new brigade. We will capture Jinxian first, and then we will wait for Mr. Zhao's order to attack Fuzhou. This Yang family The father and son wanted to die, but if I didn't touch him, he would come looking for trouble!" After saying this, Li Dan sneered.
This was so unexpected to Lai Wubao. He didn't expect to attack back so quickly. "This, so fast?"
Li Dan smiled: "You didn't expect it, and the bandit didn't expect it." He got on his horse first, and the two of them rode side by side. Li Dan told him softly:
"We have been ordered to fight south to Shangrao. We are going to set up an iron factory in Anren. You can discuss with Lao Guo and Wang Ermei and find brothers who you can trust and have good skills to come and work.
Mr. Zhao can help them change their identities and settle in Raozhou, hiring about a hundred people first.
I, Yu Gan, not only paid the bride price, but also allocated a house to him, and gave him a monthly subsidy for the family members. I provided coal for fire in winter, wine in summer, and meat for holidays. The children can go to school and learn to read. If you want to come, tell them to hurry up! "
Lai Wubao's eyes widened, and it took him a long time to summon up the courage to ask, "Then, how do you plan to deal with the sinner?"
"Tsk, don't be an old sinner or a sinner. From now on, you will be the trial camp captain of my green jersey team!" Li Dan glanced at him:
"Don't worry, as long as you have meritorious service, I will definitely convince Mr. Zhao to help you get rid of the crime. Then you will go to Yugan, go to the teaching team to study and study first, and after three months, come out and help Chief of Staff Zhao!"
"Thank you, thank you, sir!"
"Hey, why are you still handing me over? Haven't you seen how I salute here?" Li Dan smiled when he saw him saluting: "Do you still have any family members?"
"No, I only have one sister who got married early in my hometown. My brother-in-law is a comprador in a mine, so his life should be fine."
"In the mine, what kind of mine?" Li Dan was very sensitive now when he heard whose family was related to the mine, so he asked immediately.
"I don't know much about pigments. I just see him always wearing black, blue, red, yellow, white and other colors when he comes home. When I saw him when I was a child, I would call him 'Hua Niu'er, hehe.'" Lai Wufa recalled. Laughing at things that happened so long ago.
Li Dan patted his shoulder and said, "After all, that's your family. Write a letter to report that you're safe. The boys from the staff department can help you."
Tell your family that you have become the commander of the regiment training camp. This officer has the right to lead thousands of soldiers. Make them happy too.
Happy! When it's over, Chief of Staff Zhao will send someone to help you take it to your home. "
"Sir, is this Chief of Staff Zhao a big official?"
"An official? He is not suitable! The great ancestor of our Zhao family has said that he is not allowed to be an official without a special purpose. Mr. Zhao was sent by the emperor, so he is an exception!"
"Ah? He, he is also a royal?" Lai Wufa was shocked: "Sir, why are there so many royals here?"
