I don't know when the increasingly lively Qinghe County has changed, the messy signboards and cloth stalls on both sides of the street are much more regular than the ones gone, and the garbage piled up in the corners of the street has also been removed from the city. It only makes this Qingjiang City much cleaner than in the past.

Zhu Mingzhong, who was walking on the street in casual clothes, looked at the neat street, although it was cold and windy, but his mood seemed very good, which was completely different from the dirty mess he saw when he first came to Qinghe.

"In the old days, the city government collected taxes, which needed to be managed and repaired, and when the seizures were cleared, the taxes were collected, but the streets and bridges in the city were never ignored, and the garbage was not sent to be removed, and over time, the city was naturally dirty and very ......."

Following Jinglue's side, He Chengzhang, who is the county magistrate of Qinghe, spoke very cautiously, he was once a seven-grade official of the Changzhou prefect Yamen, and he was also the first official to surrender, this time he can be appointed as the county governor of Qinghe, in addition to trust, the most important thing is that he does have some skills.

"Song Ren, I heard that after you arrived at this Qinghe, in addition to rectifying the order in the city and removing garbage, you also built a hundred toilets, so that there is no more heavy pollution in the city, and although this toilet is free, although there is a special person to take care of it, you can still get dozens of taels for the government every month. Tell me how you did it. ”

Zhu Mingzhong, who was in a good mood, said these words, and his tone was full of undisguised praise.

"In the old days, people had to pay for toilets. Therefore, pedestrians defecate mostly on the road, although there are powerful officials to punish, but the decadence is irreversible, and even some officials also defecate on the road. In addition, Qinghe is originally a gathering of merchants, and it is inevitable that this cow and horse urine will be unavoidable, so that the city is full of heavy pollution and filth, and it is heard everywhere. ”

As a clerk, He Chengzhang's tone inevitably seemed a little smug when he mentioned this matter.

Therefore, Xia Guan followed the example of the old man of the Mu family in "Digging a New Pit and Saving Ghosts to Become Rich Lords" in the fourth volume of "Zhaoshi Cup", and set up a new pit in the city, not only for free of charge, but also for toilet paper. In this way, coupled with the control of officials, pedestrians do not defecate on the road, although the toilets are charged and cleaned, which seems to cost a lot. However, in the meantime, the drowning can be sold, and it can be sold to the farmer's house outside the city to farm, although it is not much silver, but in this way, there is no heavy pollution in this city, even if it is pasted upside down with dozens of taels of silver, it is also worth it, but I never thought that who would have expected to get this promised income. It's really "better than doing a different kind of business" ......"

He Chengzhang's exclamation made Zhu Mingzhong laugh, and after laughing, he nodded in agreement.

"This municipal management is a business, and if it is properly managed, it will have its own profits. However, it is very rare that you can take the money you get from the people and use it for the people, and use it to repair the streets and alleys. ”

For Zhu Mingzhong, who lives in the 21st century, he naturally likes a clean urban environment, and when he walks on the street, he puts forward some suggestions from time to time, starting with the establishment of a full-time municipal administration and the improvement of environmental sanitation.

"In addition to the government subsidy, the municipal expenses are also levied from restaurants, and the amount taken is very limited, most of them are only a few dollars per month, and the few are only tens of ......."

When he drew on the experience of municipal management in later generations to put forward some suggestions, a shop suddenly attracted his attention, which was a Western clock shop. When did a clock shop open here, Zhu Mingzhong followed in, and as soon as he entered the shop, he could see all kinds of clocks on the shelves, which were different from the Western-style clocks in the government office, and the patterns on these clocks were all Chinese-style patterns.

"What kind of bell does this guest want? We often remember that it is a famous clock shop in Nanjing, although these clocks are Western clocks, but you see this pattern, they are all the patterns of my Ming Dynasty, and the clocks are all made by craftsmen in this industry......"

As soon as the shopkeeper saw the two people who came in, he didn't need to look at the clothes on their bodies, but the bearing of the two of them, and he knew that these were two patrons, after all, this clock was never something ordinary people could afford.

"Oh, you made all the bells yourself?"

The shopkeeper's words made Zhu Mingzhong look at the shopkeeper in his fifties with some surprise, originally he only thought that the clocks and watches should be imported from the West this year, but who would have thought that there were actually domestic goods, and even in Qinghe, there were domestic goods.

"It is the bank that makes itself, this guest officer does not know, we often remember that this is the famous clock in Nanjing, the Western clock has been made for several generations, if it is not at the invitation of the old friend at home, I am afraid it will not be set up in Qinghe......"

At this moment, when the curtain of the door was lifted, an acquaintance came out.

"Subtree?"

Seeing Xu Youzheng walking out of the back of Zhongxing, Zhu Mingzhong looked at him in some surprise, and Xu Youzheng also hurriedly saluted.

"The last general has seen the scripture."

Omitted!

The shopkeeper on the side was suddenly dumbfounded, and hurriedly saw the salute in fear. Then he cautiously avoided the side, and looked at the adults with some caution.

Thinking that Xu Youzheng had said many times before that the pocket watch was not enough for artillery, Zhu Mingzhong looked at Xu Youzheng and asked.

"Zishu, isn't this Zhongxing invited by you from Nanjing?"

Xu Youzheng's answer confirmed his suspicion.

"Jingluo, didn't you say that this march and battle are the first time, pocket watches are not only needed by artillery, but also by other armies, so the last general asked someone to find Zhong Xing from Nanjing, and asked him to make pocket watches on his behalf. After a brief review, please ......"

In the back room of the clock shop, Zhu Mingzhong could see that under the candlelight, several craftsmen were repairing gears with tools and assembling pocket watches, the clocks of this era are all handmade, and each clock can be called a work of art, and it is precisely because of this that its price is very expensive.

"Look, you see, this is a pocket watch made by the watch company according to the style of the last general's pocket watch, but this case has the pattern of my loyal army......

As if inviting merit, Xu Youzheng picked up a watch case and sent it to Zhu Mingzhong, looking at the three words "Loyal and Righteous Army" between the exquisite patterns on the brass case, a smile appeared on his face.

"Zishu has a heart, I think this pocket watch can not only be used for timekeeping, but also as a reward, to reward those officers and soldiers who have made meritorious achievements in battle, and to encourage their ......."

Suddenly, as if Zhu Mingzhong remembered something, his fingers trembled slightly, and he suddenly felt annoyed in his heart, how could he forget this stubble.

Thinking of the things that he had forgotten, Zhu Mingzhong looked a little annoyed, it had been so long since he had forgotten such an important thing.