On the third day of the flotilla, Xue Rengui hurried back.

When I arrived at Fang Jun's boat, I saw a stall of grapes on the table, and I was not polite, so I grabbed it and drank half of the jar in one go, put down the jar, and lost a military salute to Fang Jun.

"Xue Li reports to you!"

Fang Jun looked at Xue Rengui with a smile, although his clothes were messy because he was in a hurry, but the thick spring breeze on his face couldn't hide it, "Xiao Biesheng is newly married, why didn't Xiao Xue stay for two more days?" Anyway, if the army is to be stationed for ten days, just rush back before it starts. ”

On one side, Liu Renyuan, who was putting Xue Rengui's name on the list to prove that he had returned to the barracks, said sourly: "Brother and sister reunite with you after a long absence, if you don't feed yourself, in case you are hungry and thirsty, and if you are not careful, it will not be good if you are taken advantage of by those rough men......"

The men in the army don't pay attention to any etiquette, and often joke and make fun of each other.

Xue Rengui was not angry, and laughed with a handsome face: "A certain mother-in-law is the most chaste and nine martyrs, she is really a famous lady, she is dead set on our old Xue, how can she do such a thing?" Brother Ren Yuan doesn't have to be envious, your future mother-in-law will definitely not be bad. It's just that looking for a mother-in-law is a lot of times depends on luck, don't look at your talent, but if you find a water-based poplar, then you have to accept your fate, right? ”

said this, almost made Liu Renyuan angry to death!

But what Xue Rengui said is really reasonable, knowing people and faces but not hearts, who knows what kind of character his future mother-in-law will be? There are more beautiful girls, but not necessarily all of them have good tutors and virtuous character.

Everyone in the water master knew Xue Rengui's condition, and they were very envious that he could marry such a virtuous mother-in-law of the Liu family. Don't look at Liu Ren's willingness to speak dirty, but he also admires the Liu family who has not yet met.

After laughing with Liu Renyuan, Xue Rengui said to Fang Jun: "The last general just met Rudong County Ling and his party at sea, saying that he was coming to visit the chief manager. ”

Fang Junqi said: "What did he come to visit me for?" ”

Xue Rengui said: "The last general doesn't know, but the person has probably arrived, and the last general's warship is fast, one step ahead of him." ”

As he was talking, someone outside shouted "Rudong County Order" to visit.

Fang Jun ordered Xue Rengui to go out to welcome him in, and he sat still. It's not Fang Jun's score, his official title is ten streets higher than a county order, if the gap between the top and bottom is not big, he can go out to greet it, and spread it out, it is called easy-going and friendly, but the difference in status is too big, but it can't be too casual.

In a moment, someone stepped onto the deck and entered the cabin.

A lean man in his thirties, dressed in a light green official robe, resembling a big praying mantis......

This person saluted: "For example, Sun Chengen, the commander of Dongxian County, has seen the Hou Ye." ”

Fang Jun slightly arched his hand and said with a smile: "No courtesy, please sit down and watch the tea!" ”

That Sun Chengen was a little cramped, picked up the teacup and took a shallow sip, then put it down and stopped drinking, and sat there to stop talking.

Fang Jun is quite funny, can he be an official with such a temperament? I'm afraid that I will have to be bullied by the old officials and local tyrants and gentry in the township, and they are too tender. An official can not be domineering, but if he doesn't even have a cheeky face, he can't do it.

This person is thin and dark, and he has a fight with Fang Jun's own......

The official robe was very clean, but the boots under his feet were a little worn, and it could be seen that his family background was not good. An official from a humble background?

Fang Jun thought for a moment and said bluntly: "Sun County Ling may as well say it directly, when the business is over, Benhou will leave you to eat, and we will have a few drinks." Let me tell you, Benhou has the top Western Regions grape wine, the kind that is hard to find. ”

Sun Chengen hurriedly thanked him, then looked at Fang Jun and said: "I have heard that the Hou Ye is the first saint in the world to collect wealth, and when he was in Guanzhong, he was known as the 'God of Wealth'. I hope that the Hou Ye can give Rudong County a way to make money, so that the people of Rudong County can have food and clothing, and they will not sell their children and daughters, and they can have a way to live! ”

He spoke earnestly, looking at Fang Jun with his eyes, full of anticipation.

That look is like the Guanyin Bodhisattva who is facing things and saving suffering......

Fang Jun was surprised: "Why is this so? ”

For example, Dongxian County is close to the sea, and now the seafood is abundant, even if the fishing industry is not developed because of the backwardness of fishing boat nets, it is difficult to get rich from it, but it is not difficult to go out to sea every day to catch a few fish and eat a full meal, right?

Still selling children's bearded girls?

Blindfold it......

Seeing that Fang Jun didn't believe it, Sun Chengen didn't seem to be surprised, and smiled bitterly, full of sourness and guilt: "The lower officials are incompetent, and they are the parents of the people of Rudong, but they can't seek prosperity for the people under their jurisdiction, so they are really ashamed of Your Majesty, the court, and even more so the people of Rudong......"

He had already expected that if the east was close to the sea, how could he not even eat a meal? Speaking of which, don't say that others don't believe it, he himself can't believe it!

However, this is indeed the case.

For example, there was no place in Dongxian County before the Spring and Autumn Period, just a vast ocean. Later, the sediment of the estuary was silted into a sandbar, and gradually deposited into land, which was inhabited, and was called "Fuhaizhou" in history.

At the beginning of the Western Han Dynasty, it was the fief of Liu Bi, the king of Wu. Liu Bi "boiled seawater in the east for salt", which was the first to fry salt in Huai District, and the first batch of "salt ding" appeared in Rudong. During the Three Kingdoms period, Jianghuai was the front line of the Cao-Wu War, and Cao Cao migrated to the Jianghuai area, and this place was established as a county.

However, the sandbar is mostly saline-alkali land, which does not produce food, and the people live a miserable life.

Originally, it was still possible to go to sea and rely on fishing to supplement the family and exchange for some food, but Rudong County was too poor, and there was no timber produced here, so if you wanted to build a ship, you had to go out to buy wood, and the people could not afford it......

The only few fishing boats in the county are dilapidated small sampans, and they can't catch a few fish in a single trip, plus there are always sharks in the offshore waters this year, which has harmed more than a dozen fishermen, and no one dares to go into the sea to fish again.

Fang Jun sighed slightly, Rudong has been boiling salt for a business since ancient times, and the development of salt industry is not a bad strategy.

"Does Sun County Order want Benhou to speak for you, and ask the imperial court to allow Rudong to set up a salt farm and issue a license?"

The salt works in Huating Town have made all the coastal prefectures and counties red-eyed, such as Dongxian County is so poor, if there is a salt field, the county's finances will definitely be greatly improved. Not only can it get rid of poverty in one fell swoop, but it can even become a star county along the coast of Suyang Prefecture.

Who knew that Sun Chengen shook his head and said, "Master Hou misunderstood the meaning of the lower official." Xiaguan came cheekily to ask the Hou Ye to help the people of Rudong County and point out a way for everyone to eat and wear warm clothes, not for the future of Xiaguan. It's not that the lower officials are high, for the sake of the people, let the lower officials kowtow to you, but if it's for yourself, the lower officials can't lick their faces and beg you. Besides, if Dongxian County is now boiling the sea for salt eight or nine times out of ten, but they are all working for the wealthy families, aren't they still starving? To say a big rebellious word, there is no difference between carrying work for the court and carrying work for the wealthy family, even if the salt farm is set up, the bulk of it will have to be taken away, what else can be left for the people? ”

Fang Jun was suddenly in awe, and his originally casual sitting posture became serious, and he straightened his waist to show respect.

This is a good officer!

If Fang Jun opened his mouth and asked the imperial court to allow Rudong County to set up a salt farm, there would be almost no problem. After all, the method of drying salt was created by him, and everyone has to give him this face.

But this Sun County Commander has already seen the essence of the matter.

The establishment of the salt factory has caused Rudong County's GDP to soar by leaps and bounds, reaching an unprecedented height in a short period of time, and even surpassing some wealthy prefectures and counties in the interior in one fell swoop. However, this does not have much to do with improving the living standards of the people......

In the future, China's GDP ranked second in the world, and what was the ranking of per capita income?

More than seventy ......

Sun Chengen can not plan for his own political achievements, but only for the improvement of the people's lives, and he must be more responsible than 99.9% of the officials in later generations, and such officials can be called "the parents of the people"!

The people of Rudong County are very fortunate!

Liu Renliang, Liu Renyuan, and Xue Rengui on the side also respected this unremarkable county order.

Fang Jun looked at this county magistrate, who was probably the first "investment promotion" in history, and made up his mind that he would definitely come up with a good way to make a fortune for the people of Rudong County. That is, for the sake of those poor people, but also for the parents of the noble people in front of them!

It's just, what's the best way to do it? 10