Chapter 453: Patrolling the Border

The matter of the case ended with He Dabao's transfer. The affairs in the county seat will be managed by Wu Hui for the time being, and the handover will be carried out after the new county order takes office. As Wu Hui welcomed Li Xin and others to the back office, the people at the gate of the yamen also dispersed one after another. What is different from before is that the people at this time have a different look. The Han people's expressions were slightly straighter, and they were no longer as proud as before.

And the Hu people are also much more relaxed, not as panicked as before. Obviously, Li Xin's words still touched them very much.

At least, no one in this world should have ever said the same thing as Li Xin, and in the future, the reputation of the Huashan Army will inevitably become more and more positive among the Hu people.

"General, this time such a thing happened, it is all the responsibility of the subordinate officials' negligence. If the lower officials had cared more about this matter on weekdays, there would have been no results today! After entering the back office, Wu Hui said with self-reproach.

"I don't blame you for this, after all, you just came to preside over the trade construction. As for judicial and political affairs, etc., this is the duty of the county magistrate, although your position is far higher than his, but after all, you are not in his position and do not seek politics, what is there to blame! However, you should keep this matter in mind, and when dealing with matters related to the household department in the future, remember not to violate the laws of our Huashan Army! Li Xin smiled and said.

"Yes, the subordinate must remember the general's teachings!" Wu Hui saw that he didn't blame himself, so he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and hurriedly responded.

"This time, we came here to see the real situation in various places. Along the way, it should be said that the recovery in various places is still very good, but the best place has to be this roll county. It can be seen that you have worked hard for more than a year, otherwise, it would never have developed to such a prosperous point. In particular, the tax here in Zhujuan County is an important income for us, and it is already about to catch up with Shangluo! Li Xin continued.

"The conditions in the county are very good, after all, this is a place where the three parties converge, and there are many merchants from all over the world. In addition, the general ordered the blockade along the line, leaving only this one field, which naturally played a great role in the development of this side! ”

"Well, now we have Shangluo in the south and Xujuan County in the north, these two places are our most important sources of income, so we must not make a mess. What are your thoughts on the development of these two places? Li Xin thought for a moment and asked.

"Basically, there is nothing to blame, after all, the policies and laws we have formulated are basically very comprehensive. If you really want to say that there is something incomplete, I'm afraid you will have to find out slowly in the future. Wu Hui thought for a moment before replying.

"You're right, let's take our time on this issue. In the future, we're afraid we'll set up a few more places like Scroll! It is very beneficial for us to accumulate some experience first, and at the same time to train more personnel in related aspects! Li Xin nodded in agreement.

For today's Huashan Army, the larger the territory, the more places it borders the outside. It is not realistic to rely on only two places to develop business. The reason why there are only two of them now is because Li Xin is afraid that if he takes too big a step at once, all kinds of unexpected problems may occur.

According to his own ideas, Shangluo and Zhujuan County are the pilot places. Wait until these two places are doing well, and then spread the experience to other places.

"General, there is a sentence in the lower official that I don't know whether to ask or not!" Wu Hui hesitated for a while, as if he had made up his mind, and said.

"Save yourself! You haven't been working under me for a day or two, you still know my temper, you can say anything directly! Seeing his tangled expression, Li Xin couldn't help but smile.

"Yes! Xia Guan just thought of what the general said before. If Hu and Han are equal in our territory, then I am afraid that there will be some inequality for our own people. After all, those business travelers only pay business taxes, and do not serve in our territory, and after our people know about it, I am afraid that they will also be dissatisfied in their hearts! Wu Hui said.

Wu Hui said that his own people actually refer to those who have registered their household registration in the name of the Huashan Military Officer's Office, which is basically equivalent to nationality according to the theory of this era. In other words, their own people are Chinese people, and those outsiders are naturally foreigners who do not have the household registration of Huashan Army.

Merchants of all ethnic groups came to the outside world, and they used the public facilities in the territory of the Huashan Army. These facilities were not only built with the public funds of the Huashan Army, but also many of them were built by the ordinary people of the Huashan Army in the service of conscription.

In terms of taxes alone, this is nothing, after all, those business travelers also pay taxes. But they don't serve as conscripts like the local people, but they can use these things, which inevitably makes people unbalanced.

"Hehe, it's nothing! Have you forgotten the policies we discussed last year? It is an unchangeable thing that all men are equal before the law. But everyone's household registration is different, but everyone's rights and benefits in Huashan Army are also different! For example, if children go to school, the children of our own people can go to school for free, but those who do not have a household registration have to pay. For example, if you divide the land, you also need to have a household registration! In addition, there are all kinds of measures to ensure our own people! Hearing this question, Li Xin couldn't help but chuckle.

Hearing this, Wu Huicai suddenly reacted, laughed, and said, "Xiaguan has forgotten about this matter!" ”

In short, you all remember that when we govern the people, we must put the law first and the favor last! The purpose of the difference in household registration is not to discriminate against outsiders, nor to exacerbate the rift between various ethnic groups, but to attract more people to become our own! As long as you keep this in mind, you won't have much of a problem when you do ~ things in the future! Li Xin glanced at everyone and said lightly.

He understood that what Wu Hui wanted to ask was not the issue of equality before the law, but the fundamental reason why Hu Han had something else. After so many years of war, the Wuhu chaos is only a hundred years, how can everyone forget it.

Today's Huashan Army is much better than other places. But if they want to treat Hu people as equals, there will be some knots in their hearts after all, or something that they can't figure out.

Li Xin also took this opportunity to teach Wu Hui, and by the way, teach Zhou Tong them, let them know their thoughts and untie the knots in their hearts.

"The lesson of the great general is that we must remember!" Everyone hurriedly answered.

"Well, let's rest in the city today! In the afternoon, let's go around for a walk, and tomorrow morning, let's set off for Yuanwei County! Li Xin nodded and commanded.

In the afternoon of the same day, Li Xin, accompanied by Wu Hui and others, walked around the city. Because he confessed, there was no situation where a large number of troops were on guard, and everyone dressed more casually. Except for the personal protection of the six sons, basically there is no power to see.

Li Xin first went to comfort the soldiers stationed here, and then chatted casually with the vendors on the street to listen to their thoughts. Learn about everyone's expectations for Huashanjun, ask about the recent market conditions, and so on.

In short, with his usual approachable attitude, he has really found many fans for him. After all, looking around today, I'm afraid it's hard to find a person like him. Even ordinary petty officials would not be like this, let alone a great general.

Many people were moved to tears because of the conversation with Li Xin, and the scene was really exaggerated. There is no way, this is the case in this era, because it is too rare.

In front of everyone, Li Xin promised everyone what he had said in the county government, and told everyone that if they were not satisfied with the verdict, they could also appeal to the Anding Taishou Yamen. In this way, everyone can believe in the sincerity of Huashan Army even more.

After this incident, Li Xin's image of loving the people like a son and enjoying himself with the people has finally spread to the outside world, and is no longer just like in the past, but only known to the people themselves under his rule.

Through the mouth of everyone, Li Xin has carried out a good public relations operation, and it is expected that more and more people will support the Huashan Army in the future.

The next morning, Li Xin and Zhou Tong continued their journey westward.

The county is located on the plain on the south bank of the Yellow River, backed by the Xiluo River. From here, go all the way west along the Yellow River, and then cross the river at the bend of the Yellow River in the northeast of Yuanwei County, and you can go to Yuanwei County.

Starting from the county, the terrain is relatively flat for more than 100 miles, and it is relatively easy to travel. But after this distance, it was blocked by the mountains, that is, after the section of the sandy slope head in later generations, and the terrain was not good.

Fortunately, during the Qin and Han dynasties, this place was once built on the Great Wall, although it was said that it had already become dilapidated because of disrepair. But the ruins still exist, so Li Xin and they can go all the way west through this road.

This section of the Great Wall was built directly along the Yellow River from the area of Zhujuan County to Jincheng County. Li Xin and they didn't want to go to Jincheng County, so they walked about half the distance along the Great Wall, and then went down the Great Wall to cross the Yellow River.

They are all familiar with this road, so it is quite smooth to travel. The only trouble is that it is the middle of winter, and many places are covered with snow, so it is not easy to get on the road.

Fortunately, due to the need to build a defensive line before, many of the Fengsui fortresses of the Qin and Han dynasties have been restored along the way, so that everyone can pass smoothly.