Under the escort of more than 100 Qimen cavalry, Zhang Yue and Liu Jin returned to the county seat of Xinfeng County after a absence of more than ten days.

As soon as he entered the gate of the county, Zhang Yue found that this small county town had undergone earth-shaking changes after more than ten days of absence.

The whole city has been turned into a construction site!

Everywhere there are busy craftsmen and piles of bricks and wooden beams.

"Zhang Shizhong and His Royal Highness the eldest grandson are back!" At the gate of the city, I don't know who shouted, and in an instant the whole city came to life.

Hundreds of people rushed to greet them on both sides of the roads and streets.

Everyone has excitement and pride on their faces!

"Servant Gonggong Hou Wandai! His Royal Highness the eldest grandson has an infinite life! Many shouted and stood up.

For Xinfeng people, in the past few decades, they have had enough of the suffering of faint officials, corrupt officials and mediocre officials!

For decades, this term of appointment as a county magistrate and county lieutenant has not done a single practical thing except eating, drinking, and praising each other.

But now, they finally see hope.

The Son of Heaven sent His Royal Highness the eldest grandson and a lieutenant to save them.

In the past two months, the changes in Xinfeng County and Xinfeng City are real and visible.

Especially the people of Xinfeng City, they got benefits all of a sudden.

It's just that when it's time for the public exam, everyone earns a lot of money.

Recently, there have been various construction projects in Xinfeng City.

Some Shaofu wanted to build a large workshop in the city, which attracted businessmen from all over the world to open a shop in Xinfeng City.

The young and strong people of each family found a job at once.

This year is finally a comfortable fat year!

The Zhuxia nation is the most grateful nation.

Throwing it into a peach and repaying it with a plum has been the same since ancient times.

At that time, Er Kuan served as Zuo Neishi, just built a six-auxiliary canal, so that the people of the entire Gyeonggi and Haoqiang were grateful, as soon as they heard that Er Kuan might be deposed, the whole territory was mobilized, and all the money and grain taxes were sent to Chang'an in three days.

So that Erkuan not only completed the task of collecting taxes, but even greatly exceeded!

With this political achievement, Er Kuan moved to the third duke and became the imperial historian.

Liu Jin looked at this situation, and his heart was full of fighting spirit.

The color of decadence and depression contaminated in Chang'an was swept away.

"The hearts of the people are available! Popular hearts are available! With this people's heart, why not practice the great ambition of loneliness! He clenched his fists slightly, thinking to himself.

And Ding Xuan, who accompanied him, and Xie Yannian, saw this situation, and they all looked at each other.

"I can't imagine that Zhang Shizhong actually has such a popular reputation in this Xinfeng City!!"

"With such a people's morale, what can't be done?"

Xie Yannian and Ding Xuan suddenly became excited.

In their opinion, Xinfeng's situation is far better than they imagined.

And with such a foundation of Xinfeng, great things can be done!

Zhang Yue looked at such a situation, not only with emotion, but also vigilant in his heart, feeling like walking on thin ice.

Because he remembered Wang Mang.

When Wang Mang was at the beginning, when the people's morale was added to him, it was 10,000 times more awesome than he is now!

In the historical records he traced, Wang Mang at that time not only convinced the people, but even the scholars and nobles, and even the scholars of the Guliang School, the Zuochuan School, and the Simeng School, all bowed down to him, regarded him as a savior, and believed that he was the man who would lead the world forward.

When he was at his strongest, Wang Mang followed the world with a word.

There were even many aristocratic landlords who betrayed their class and interests, and really did things according to Wang Mang's requirements and instructions.

It's just that......

In the end, Wang Mang was wiped out.

The new dynasty was destroyed by the war along with the ideals of Xing Taiping.

And the first to rise up against Wang Mang was not even the aristocratic scholars and landlords that Zhang Yue once thought, but the people from the bottom.

Ordinary people who can't survive don't care how lofty your ideals and great ambitions are.

Chinese peasants have always been - if you make me unable to live, I will make you unable to live.

What is even more tragic is that Wang Mang was replaced by a regime that was not only more corrupt and backward than the forces represented by Wang Mang.

Even the Han dynasty replaced by Wang Mang was even more backward, decaying and degenerate than the Eastern Han Dynasty.

The scholars and nobles began to stake their horses.

The political development of gate valves is in full swing.

So much so that the Eastern Han Dynasty was actually just a gatekeeper in the cloak of the state.

That's why ......

Zhang Yue knows that under the surface of all prosperity, there is always danger lurking.

He must be careful not to be proud.

If you don't want to repeat Wang Mang's mistakes, you don't want to let this morale of the people eventually become a weapon to kill him.

He can only and can only continue to promote the progress and development of productive forces.

Because, the economic base determines the superstructure.

Wang Mang's failure was due to the failure of the economy and the failure of the productive forces.

The Togu reform of the new dynasty was not unfeasible, but because there was no economic basis to carry its viability.

To put it simply, it is rootless and sourceless water.

It's a bubble, it's an illusion.

Therefore, Wang Mang's defeat was already doomed.

And he is now more than 100 years ahead of Wang Mang, in this pre-AD era, advocating the prosperity of peace.

If you want to succeed, you have to start with the basics.

Starting from the yield per mu of land and the per capita income, we should do our best to improve productivity and economic level.

With such a thought, Zhang Yue's carriage stopped at the gate of the county office.

Chen Wannian and Sang Jun had already waited at the door with all the officials of the county government office.

Seeing Liu Jin and Zhang Yue's carriage, they immediately came forward and saluted: "The ministers welcome the return of His Royal Highness the eldest grandson and the prince of the servant!" ”

"You have worked hard...... Liu Jin got out of the carriage, stepped forward to help everyone one by one, and said with relief: "Lonely and Zhang Qing, leaving Xinfeng for half a month, the affairs of the county depend on the ...... of the princess."

"Don't dare to ......" Chen Wannian immediately bowed: "This is the duty of the minister!" ”

At this time, Zhang Yue walked up with Xie Yannian and Ding Huan, and said to everyone: "I won't greet the princes today, now that the autumn harvest is coming, Xinfeng's affairs must be dealt with as soon as possible......"

"Chen County Cheng ......" Zhang Yue looked at Chen Wannian and instructed: "Please immediately convene the county government to organize all the documents and files, and the official and His Royal Highness the eldest grandson will see the relevant reports immediately......"

"No!" When Chen Wannian heard this, he immediately received his order.

"Sang Ling's ......" Zhang Yue said to Sang Jun again: "Please order the official to immediately sort out the preparations of the Industrial and Commercial Bureau and the relevant situation of the county's market merchants and workshops......

"No!" Sang Jun also took the order and left.

"Send someone to inform the county lieutenant Hu again that this official will see the briefing of Xinfeng's upper and lower case files tonight......" Zhang Yue then instructed: "In addition, inform the officials of the county who have more than 100 stones to return to the county seat, and this official will listen to the summary ...... of the county's affairs."

One order after another was issued, and the entire county government immediately entered the working state.

Zhang Yue then bowed his hand to Xie Yannian and Ding Shu behind him: "Gongzi Xie and Ding Gong, today I will bother the two of you to rest in the county office, and tomorrow the Japanese official will arrange the work of the two!" ”