Because of the time, Duhe decided to take the merchants to the salt works the next day to see how the production was going there.

And when the salt merchants left, Du He pressed Du Gou on his seat without waiting to return to the back house, and asked anxiously: "Brother, what do you mean?" How can you talk about business like this? If today's incident reaches Gao Ming, it is likely that he will be labeled as an disrespectful official. ”

"Second brother, do you know what you're talking about?" Du Wei looked at Du He, and didn't seem to be worried about his own affairs at all.

"It's not that I don't know what I'm talking about, it's that you don't know what I'm doing." Du He sat down beside Du Gou angrily, grabbed the tea that had been cold, and poured it up.

"Alas, it seems that you really don't know the situation in Dengzhou, that's why you're like this!" Du Wei tilted his head to look at his younger brother, and paused before saying, "Do you know? The reason why I am like this is because of the guidance of His Royal Highness King Qin, if it weren't for him, I'm afraid I'm still the same as those officials now. ”

"What, what? Clever guidance? You mean...... Did you do this at your behest of all kinds? Du He was not calm now, jumped up from his chair and asked.

"What do you think?" Du Wei pointed to the chair next to him for Du He to sit down, and then said slowly: "Do you know why Dengzhou has changed so quickly in recent years? In fact, this is all the result of His Royal Highness King Qin's guidance behind his back, and Dengzhou is not as simple as you think, if you want to know the doorway, I can tell you slowly. ”

"Of course I want to know, brother, say it quickly, say it quickly." Du He didn't drink the tea, and sat on the side of Du Wei and urged vigorously.

"To put it simply, the first change in Dengzhou was in the officialdom, that is, when I first became an assassin four years ago." Du Wei looked at the weeping willows swaying outside the window with a somewhat confused look, sighed and said: "At that time, I received instructions from His Royal Highness King Qin to start a trial of streamlining administration and performance in Dengzhou. ”

That is to say, the previous tedious government affairs have become simpler, and at the same time, the officials of Dengzhou must handle how many official duties they have to complete every month, if they cannot be completed, no matter how high the evaluation given by the Ministry of Meritorious Service is given, they will not be promoted. If you don't meet even the minimum standards, you may even face demotion. ”

"So from that time on, officials in Dengzhou slowly developed a habit, that is, as long as the government affairs that can be handled on the same day will not be delayed until the next day, some officials even combine several departments into one place in order to handle official business faster, in order to be able to complete the assessment."

Where did Du He hear such a thing when he was in Chang'an, and now after listening to Du Wei's description, his jaw almost hit the top of his feet in shock, and his mouth was open for a long time before he said in a slur manner: "This, this is why you agreed to those salt merchants so quickly today?" ”

"That's just one of the reasons." Du Wei smiled faintly, and then continued the topic just now: "Another point is to attract investment, so that more businessmen come to Dengzhou to do business, we can provide them with better convenience, such as venues, such as public security, and even more can help them contact the source of goods or sales." ”

"What? Do you care about these things? Well, isn't that too much to save face for those businessmen? After listening to Du Wei's words, Du He could hardly believe his ears.

Du Gou pursed his lips and snorted and said: "Face is only worth a few dollars, and it is fundamental for the people to live a good life." You came in from outside the city, and you saw a beggar in the city? ”

Du He thought about it and shook his head slowly.

"You can continue to watch tomorrow, if you find a beggar in the city, I will help you carry the matter of stealing your father's fan."

"Forget it, I believe it!" Du He smiled bitterly and shook his head.

He knew very well what kind of person his eldest brother Du Wei was, if he was not absolutely sure, he would not be able to say such a thing, so he didn't need to look at it at all, he also knew that there should really be no beggar in Dengzhou City.

However, Du Wei didn't want to let Du He go, and continued: "I mean that you can go to all the cities in Dengzhou, including the counties. ”

"Brother, how the hell did you do it?" Duho did not continue to dwell on the problem of beggars, because he knew that it was useless to see.

"If you put the people in your heart, you will be able to do it. In the past, I also looked down on those businessmen, but it is undeniable that those businessmen can provide a lot of jobs for the people of Dengzhou, so that those people who were poorly clothed in the past can have clothes and food. That's enough, that's enough! ”

Du Wei's words are really from the bottom of his heart, in the past, he didn't know why his father had to deal with those official duties without sleep and food, but now, he has risen to the position of an assassin, looking at the people under his rule smiling every day, he finally understands.

……

That night, Du He had no sleep all night, and the next day he took four salt merchants with black circles under his eyes and went straight to the salt works under the leadership of the people sent by Du Wei.

Along the way, both Duhe and the salt merchants saw a scene they had never seen before, with workshops almost connected outside the city, and the people of the city began to line up early in the morning to leave the city and enter the workshops. There were even some people who rode bicycles that were not very common in Chang'an City, swept past their carriages at a fast speed, and disappeared into the workshop area in the distance.

This scenario almost turned the perception of Dengzhou by businessmen.

Before these people came to Dengzhou, they originally came with the idea of suffering hardships and crimes, and even Duhe was no exception.

But when I really arrived in Dengzhou, I found that this seemed to be a paradise for merchants, and no one would discriminate against them here, even when they entered the assassination embassy yesterday, some officials would even take the initiative to greet them.

This is absolutely unimaginable in Chang'an or other state capitals.

In the car, Du He also explained to the merchant why Du Wei was so direct yesterday, which made several salt merchants almost jump out of the carriage and rush back to the city.

If it is true that it is like Duhe said, Dengzhou Mansion is undoubtedly their paradise, and if it is possible to move their family to Dengzhou, it seems to be a good choice.

Looking at the performance of several big salt merchants, Du He suddenly had a sense of pride, the desirable Dengzhou was created by his eldest brother Du Wei, and his younger brother naturally had a sense of honor.

In addition, Du He has already begun to return to Chang'an, because Li Chengqian once promised him that after he goes back this time, he will send him out to take charge of the political side, and I believe that when the time comes, he will definitely break out of another sky and prevent his eldest brother from spreading his beauty.

(End of chapter)