There is a lot of goods and limited manpower. It cannot be moved in a day or two. In addition, if you want to return to Quanzhou, you need to wait until the wind changes in spring.
Zhang He and Huang Senping were very vigilant and did not relax their vigilance just because people were at Champa Port. Every day, there were sergeants patrolling and sentrying at the dock, and there were always two ships cruising on the sea.
Wang Buddha, Wang Budai and others brought seven or eight people into the capital of Champa - Indrapura City, and recorded the news they heard one by one. This is something Gu Zhengchen has arranged. In addition to trade, he also needs to collect intelligence from Champa Kingdom, Annan Kingdom, Zhenla Kingdom and other countries.
I don't know what Gu Zhengchen's plans are, but now that he no longer has to worry about business and only has to carry things around every day, he might as well go to this city to see the Buddha statues and listen to the stories.
Quanzhou government office lobby.
Gu Zhengchen looked at Wang Gu, a wealthy family, who passed out after being tortured with a cane. He stood up and shouted to the people watching outside: "In the Quanzhou Prefecture, we do not allow wealthy families and families to use their power to bully others and bully the countryside. If you find one, deal with it! This officer is The imperial court official, the parent official of the people of Quanzhou Prefecture, is not your protective umbrella! Drag it down!"
All the people watching applauded.
After leaving the hall, Gu Zhengchen changed into a Confucian robe and left the office with only Lin Baifan.
Because the twelfth lunar month is over and New Year's Day is approaching, more businessmen, vendors and people come to Jinjiang City, especially after the people reclaim the wasteland and receive the autumn tax exemption certificate issued by the county government, the grain harvested in the autumn does not need to be given to the court. The government offices and county offices also did not impose corvées, and every household of the people could be reunited.
With a little surplus and a little free time, ordinary people are willing to take a walk to Jinjiang City, buy some snacks for their daughter, a tiger head hat for their son, buy some cloth to go home, and find a tailor to make two new clothes for their children. The clothes should be a little looser, preferably so that they can be worn next year and the year after that. As for the old clothes you wear, they can be worn for three years if they are mended, so there is no need to waste them.
Gu Zhengchen finally understood the true meaning of recuperation, which is not to disturb the people.
As long as the government does not disturb the people, the people's lives will naturally be easier. As long as this continues for twenty or thirty years, the depleted people's livelihood will become a thing of the past, replaced by the excitement and prosperity of commodity trading, and the national power will flourish.
History has proven that for a farming dynasty with a small-scale peasant economy as its mainstay, the best way to recover in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China was to recuperate and govern by doing nothing.
Wuwei does not mean doing nothing, but not acting rashly. Rather than passively waiting for recovery, we should proactively guide and follow the path.
Lin Baifan followed Gu Zhengchen and couldn't help but sigh: "This is the first time in the past twenty years that Jinjiang City has been so lively. What I like to see most is this scene. I have dreamed about it many times, but I didn't expect it to come true. .”
Gu Zhengchen looked at the flow of people on the street and was not very satisfied: "According to historical records, during the reign of Shenzong of the Song Dynasty, which was the eighth year of Yuanfeng, the population of Quanzhou exceeded one million. By the Chunyou period of the Southern Song Dynasty, the number of households in Quanzhou was more than 250,000 , with a population of more than 1.3 million. But now Quanzhou Prefecture has a population of only 300,000, which is only a fraction of what it was in the Southern Song Dynasty."
"The reason why people in seven counties can complete ten acres of wasteland in one month is because there are too many wastelands! In the final analysis, it is impossible to talk about prosperity without a population. You can see the excitement in the city now, but it is still far from the excitement I want. It’s too far. The government officials estimate that there are only about 4,000 households and 20,000 people in Jinjiang City. I am more ambitious. In three years, the population here should double, and in five years it will double again.”
Lin Baifan looked at Gu Zhengchen in surprise.
With continuous doubling, doesn't it mean that in five years, Jinjiang's population will reach 80,000? Seven years after the founding of the People's Republic of China, the population here declined instead of increasing. And he actually wanted to achieve rapid population growth here in five years.
"careful!"
Lin Baifan pulled Gu Zhengchen back and handed over the blade.
Gu Zhengchen took two steps back, looked down at the torn skirt, and couldn't help but feel scared.
Lin Baifan took advantage of the situation and grabbed the opponent's wrist, and with a wrong turn, he had already gone around behind him.
The short knife fell to the ground and clanged.
Lin Baifan struck out with a palm, and the opponent instantly fell to the ground. His chin hit the bluestone and blood immediately flowed out.
"I am going to kill you!"
A boy of thirteen or fourteen stared at Gu Zhengchen with red eyes.
When Gu Zhengchen saw Lin Baifan stepping on the young man's wrist, he stepped forward and picked up the dagger. From the initial surprise, the people around him soon recognized Gu Zhengchen, shouting "Gu Qingtian" one by one, and I'm going to beat this boy to death.
"Who are you?"
Gu Zhengchen asked with a cold face.
"You killed my father, I will kill you to take revenge!"
"Who is your father?"
"Ten Thousand Waves!"
Gu Zhengchen suddenly realized.
The son of Jinjiang County Prime Minister Wanchao, Wanchao has been beheaded by himself, and his family has not been implicated.
In fact, this is not because of his own kindness. When Lao Zhu skinned a person, he would not skin his wife, children, and children together. The typical way was to distribute the men to wives and send the women to Jiaofangsi and other places. The reason why I haven't done this yet is because the government office does not have the power to allocate, and has already written it down in the document and handed it over to Lao Zhu for processing.
There is another problem. The family members of the prisoners are also assigned to Dingkou. Those who are under 16 are not included in the treatment. The boy in front of him is obviously less than 16 years old.
Gu Zhengchen is a little depressed. He is still practicing assassination when he is underage. Do you know how many good things I have written in the documents to protect you people? It is not clear what Lao Zhu's attitude is at the moment. You still dare to come out and assassinate the imperial official?
"Catch him and put him in a prison cell!"
Gu Zhengchen showed no mercy.
Faced with a guy like this who wants his own life, he can't let it go easily in a public place.
Lin Baifan picked it up and pushed it towards the government office.
But this young man suddenly broke away from Lin Baifan and rushed towards Gu Zhengchen.
Bang!
The boy's body instantly flew up and landed on the stall on the left. The objects placed on the stall were instantly knocked apart. The young man vomited blood and looked at Gu Zhengchen, then tilted his head and passed out.
"Lin Baifan, is this how you protect Magistrate Gu?"
The cold voice was filled with coldness.
Lin Baifan looked over and saw Xiao Cheng standing next to Gu Zhengchen and retracting his feet.
"How did you come?"
Gu Zhengchen was a little surprised.
Seeing that there were many people, Xiao Cheng did not explain, but walked towards the young man, picked him up, and threw him into the medical center aside: "Four broken ribs, after they were cured, they were sent to the government to be imprisoned! In broad daylight, unexpectedly, If you dare to assassinate the prefect, do you not want the people of Quanzhou Prefecture to live a good life?".?
As soon as these words came out, some people in the crowd who were originally worried about the young man and secretly blamed him for his cruelty suddenly lost any sympathy for the young man.
Doesn't assassinating Magistrate Gu mean being an enemy of everyone?
Without Magistrate Gu, can Quanzhou Prefecture be exempt from taxes this fall? Can this store's business tax return to normal? Can this day exist today?
"Don't treat him, beat him to death!"
"If you don't want us to live, let him die!"
"Yes, beat him to death!"
In the excitement of the crowd, some people rushed to the medical center.
Gu Zhengchen wanted to stop him, but the people who were so angry couldn't listen at all.
By the time the crowd dispersed, the medical center was in dilapidated condition, and the young man had lost his breath, and his entire face was invisible.
The government paid for the damage to the medical center and ordered the Wan family to take away the boy's body. As for finding the murderer, where can he find it? So many people have taken action, how can they all be brought to justice?
Government office, second hall.
Xiao Cheng saw that Gu Zhengchen's clothes were torn, and he scolded Lin Baifan again. You can't even be a guard. You are called Bai Fan, and you are not a freeloader.
Zhang Pei was also frightened and said to Gu Zhengchen: "In the future, two people must accompany you when you go out. This time it is an assassin. What should we do if two people show up next time?"
Gu Zhengchen smiled and said to Xiao Cheng: "Okay, if it weren't for him today, I'm afraid he would have been stabbed. He can take action in an instant, which is considered to be fulfilling his duty..."
"What does it mean to be conscientious? The true conscientiousness is to remain unscathed! When we were guarding King Kaiping, as long as we didn't fall off the horse, no one's knife could come within one foot of King Kaiping!"
Xiao Cheng was furious, looked at the aggrieved Lin Baifan, and said: "If you are not convinced, start training with me tomorrow! You must always remember that his life is more valuable than yours. If you die, your family will not be able to survive." If he goes down, he will die, and countless people will not have a good life!"
"yes!"
Lin Baifan frowned, blushed, and stared at Xiao Cheng: "Please teach me!"
Xiao Cheng then snorted, calmed down, and said to Gu Zhengchen: "I beg the emperor to send me back as your bodyguard."
Gu Zhengchen frowned and said seriously: "If you really request this, then I should go back to Jinling to plead guilty. You are the emperor's personal guard, how can you request an order to be an official's guard. You can only be appointed by the emperor. My guard, do not open your mouth to ask.”
Xiao Cheng grinned: "Although I am a rough man, I still know this. My request is to join the inspection school, stay with you as a guard, and watch your every move. I am now the Qian of the pro-military captain's house. I am responsible for the inspection and supervision of schools in Fujian Province."
Gu Zhengchen looked at the sincere Xiao Cheng and gave a thumbs up: "What a conspiracy, I have nothing to say."
Xiao Cheng threatened Zhang Pei and Lin Baifan and beat them for daring to reveal his identity.
Facing Xiao Cheng who came back with a different identity, Gu Zhengchen welcomed him very much. It must be said that this person was capable and had protected him safely many times. As for the identity of the school inspector, it doesn't seem to be a big deal.
Who knows if he was a member of the school before. You must know that the school is very good at pretending. He may be a Qianhu here or an official there. No one has said that the school must be a beggar, a Buddha, a Taoist, or someone else. Ruffians and ordinary soldiers.
"Your Majesty, are the prince okay?"
Gu Zhengchen asked.
Xiao Cheng said solemnly: "They are all very well, and the emperor's grandson is also very well. By the way, the ruby was given to your wife by the East Palace. Your wife originally wanted to come to Quanzhou, but she heard the news that you were planning to sail on a long sea voyage. Then I gave up the idea..."
