Chapter 0192: Graphite
The sun rose high, and the temperature gradually rose, Lu Fei asked all the villagers to go back to wash the mud on their bodies first, and write down the punishment for the time being. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
Jiang Wanhe no longer complained, since the county master could say such a big deal, it was definitely not groundless, it was not too late to hear what he had to say, so he led Lu Fei to his own courtyard.
The two masked women in the grass on the other side of the lake also got up and left at this time, both of them looked incredible, this season here is basically the south wind, the two of them probably listened to what Lu Fei said to everyone with the wind, and they couldn't squeeze any other thoughts in their hearts except surprise.
The two walked in the direction of the mountain, Ling Ning's face was full of excitement, shaking the hair on his shoulders and saying proudly, "Sister, do you listen, Lord Lu has a lot of methods, not only to resolve a fight, but also to help the Jiang family make a fortune, he really has the ability, I didn't save the wrong person."
Ling Dan was also impressed by Lu Fei's unusual way of doing things, a piece of gold gimmick made hundreds of acres of paddy fields free of drought risk, and used a word of oil to divert the attention of the two sides of the dispute, this excuse is used to make no leakage, especially this is a fish, a pig or something, although I don't understand, but I always feel that the method he said is really suitable for this Jiangjia Lake, called adapting measures to local conditions, rather than exaggeration.
However, Ling Dan always showed disdain on his lips, "Carving insect skills, wait until the Jiang family can really make money in the future, don't let the county master make a lot of money, you, look at people always think about the good, who wouldn't talk big."
Ling Ning pouted, "Master Lu is not bragging, if you don't believe it, let's see."
Everyone came to the Jiang family's courtyard, and after breakfast, the Jiang family's women put mung bean soup and watermelon slices to cool off the heat, and Lu Fei analyzed the feasibility of this matter to Jiang Wanhe one by one.
At this time, Steward Hu could only sulk vigorously beside him, just now he was secretly happy to think about Lu Fei's jokes, but he didn't expect things to die down quietly in a blink of an eye, he had half a lifetime of business experience When he heard Lu Gan say about this industrial chain, he was also surprised at that time, and he had to admire this person at the moment is really a little extraordinary, it is really extraordinary to have such a broad vision at a young age, this matter is promising, if this matter can be operated by Zhao Fu, With the help of Zhao Mansion's fame and business routes, it must be a constant source of money, so he listened to Lu Fei's account while secretly deciding that this matter must be taken over by the county master, and the good thing must not fall on Lu Zhixian, let alone cheapen this group of poor people.
Lu Fei told Jiang Wanhe that this business must be started by the villagers with funds, and the profits will be distributed according to the amount of funds raised by each family, but the right to operate it belongs to the Jiang family, and the villagers are not allowed to interfere, and the county government is not involved, but the Jiang family's business must be operated under the supervision of the county government, and all the accounts are open, which is based on the principle of fairness and equal wealth, and drives the whole village to get rich together.
Although Jiang Wanhe nodded again and again, but he was more worried about whether this would violate the Tang Dynasty's agricultural system, the economy of the Tang Dynasty depended on agriculture, everyone knew that the profits of doing business were far greater than agricultural farming, but when the Tang Dynasty was founded, after the wars of the Ming and Yuan Dynasties, the population declined significantly, and the land was barren and grassy, if it was dominated by commerce, it would inevitably cause more fields to be uncultivated, although commerce was a heavy profit, but there must always be a source of food, and the crop yield in the Tang Dynasty was not high, so the people could only be firmly tied to the land. Therefore, the emphasis on agriculture and the suppression of commerce has always been the foundation of the Tang Dynasty, and no one dares to disobey it, but the current Tang Dynasty is no longer the scene when Ming Taizu was in power, and the people's sentiment has greatly improved, and this policy has largely hindered the prosperity and strength of the Tang Dynasty and has become a stubborn disease.
Of course Lu Fei has thought about it, a county will definitely not be able to change the system of the Tang Dynasty, but it can be played on the sidelines, the villagers raise funds but the industry is only in the name of the Jiang family, the common people are still fishing for fishing, farming for farming, and only share some dividends at the end of the year, and more importantly, if the Jiang family does such a big business, it must hire people, and those villagers in the village who have no fields to grow and no fish to fight can be recruited, so that these people have an income, at least these people will not make trouble casually for food in the future, In this way, the village will not be rich, it will not conflict with the system of the imperial court, and the stability of the place will be maintained.
Jiang Wanhe is still not at ease, such a large sum of money is thrown in, it doesn't matter if his family loses, it will affect the people of the whole village, then the Jiang family will not let people even demolish the house, after all, the fish caught in the village before can consume no more than a few hundred catties every time they catch a market, such a large lake, how much that year, there is no market at all, not to mention that if these businesses are really done, it is not equivalent to robbing the fishermen's jobs, they will definitely not agree.
Lu Fei had already thought about it, the reason why the villagers were also involved was to gag their mouths, and there was also the problem of sales, which was not a problem, all the goods were brought forward by the county government, and the sales of ten such Jiangjiahu in a huge county in one day were not enough.
Saying this, Jiang Wanhe was overjoyed and ready to move, the county master had thought about everything for himself, so what else to say, do it!
Even the principal in the early stage, Lu Fei promised him that if it was not enough, he could borrow money from the bank, and the county magistrate would come forward as a guarantee.
After listening to all of Lu Fei's analysis, Jiang Wanhe was greatly moved, he didn't expect the county master to bother so much about the Jiang family's affairs, he really shouldn't have listened to Steward Hu's words and embarrassed the county master everywhere, let alone let this ethereal feng shui lake make the county master in a dilemma, this business seems to benefit the whole village, but in fact, the Jiang family is the biggest beneficiary, thinking of this, Jiang Wanhe knelt down in front of Lu Fei.
Jiang Wanhe knelt on the ground and arched his hand, "My lord, you are so worried about the people, you are ashamed of your humble position, you have no place to be ashamed, thanks to the trust of your lordship, you swear to your humble position, you must work sincerely, and live up to the high expectations of your lord, all the surplus and humble positions in this transaction will not be taken much, and all of them will be used to help the poor and the weak, so as to benefit the people."
Lu Fei waved his hand, "No, no, Jiang Lichang, the people's livelihood is rich and the county lord thinks about it, not to mention that giving money to enrich the people only treats the symptoms and not the root cause, you can do your own thing, manage it well, pay taxes according to the regulations, and don't think about anything else."
Jiang Wanhe kowtowed again and again, and the county master has now become a god in his heart.
Li Shun only fully understood the county master's painstaking efforts at this time, since he inadvertently mentioned feng shui yesterday to now, it has only been a day and night, and the county master has been able to consider this series of things in an orderly manner in this short period of time.
Even Steward Hu, a person who hates the immortality of the county master, secretly praised it again and again, but the more Lu Fei is in the limelight, the more unbalanced he is in Steward Hu's heart, Jiang Wanhe, who used to be the head of his Hu steward, at this time, if it weren't for his age, he would be able to recognize the county master as his godfather, which also strengthened Steward Hu's idea, even if this business can't fall on the head of the Zhao Mansion, then it will have to make this matter worse, thinking of this, he casually found an excuse, left the Jiang family, and hurried back to the county seat.
After such a discussion, it was almost noon, Lu Fei stood up and stretched out his arms, full of joy, of course he was not a good man in vain, but this little money was not in his eyes, the people's will was fundamental, whoever let the people have enough to eat, who won the support of the people, which played a positive role in his future governance in the county.
Lu Fei saw that Steward Hu had returned to the city, so he asked Li Shun to go back to the city first, and secretly observed Steward Hu's movements, Li Shun nodded and said yes, this Steward Hu had to be guarded against, so Li Shun said goodbye to Jiang Lichang and returned to the city with two officials.
Jiang Wanhe asked his family to take out all the best food in the house, set up a table in the small courtyard, and the two drank opposite each other, chatting while eating, and discussing some details of this business.
When he was halfway through the wine and food, the wine glass raised in Jiang Wanhe's hand suddenly became unstable and fell to the ground, with a lost face, and shouted, "One hundred secrets, my lord"
Lu Fei was eating well, this peasant dish was really in line with his taste, and asked casually, "What's wrong with you?" ”
Jiang Wanhe beat his chest, sighed and shook his head, "My lord, although the deal you said is a good policy, but you have forgotten one thing, the stone paint in the lake is surging, how can this be done?"
Lu Fei smiled slightly, raised his wine glass, "Come on, Jiang Lichang, I can't even think of anything else to talk about at this point, don't worry, just drink, I'll have my own way later, you, this worry is superfluous"
Jiang Wanhe's heart was relieved, and he finished the meal with anxiety.
After the meal, Lu Fei asked Jiang Wanhe to notify the young and middle-aged people in the village to go to Jiangjia Jihe, and the punishment of digging up Jiangjia Lake without permission was to be cashed out now.
The villagers with a little guilt soon came to the outside of the Jiang family courtyard one after another, anxiously waiting for the upcoming punishment.
Lu Fei saw that the people were almost here, so he came out of the Jiang family's courtyard, Jiang Wanhe moved a chair in the shade of the tree, and put the tea set aside.
Lu Fei Zhengse said to everyone, "Yesterday you besieged this county, and according to the law, the whole village should be filled with the army in Lingnan, but I don't blame you for being reckless for a while, but you don't want to repent, today in the morning, you actually dug up Jiangjiahu privately, selfish, this kind of behavior is very shameful, you say, how should you be punished?" ”
After saying that, he sipped a cup of tea beautifully, dealing with people like Jiang Wanhe who are a little cultured, easy to deal with, with learning for learning, but to deal with the ordinary people who can only deal with mud all their lives, then they have to play tricks, even coax and deceive, and use both grace and power, just take this time to let them participate in the Jiang family's business, it is obvious that it is good for the whole village, these people must not understand, a little spare money is still hidden somewhere at home is the right way, investment in business is something that I dare not dream of, These people even rebelled against such a vigorous thing, which was just trying to eat a bite of food, and finally became accomplices of careerists seeking power without knowing it.
Everyone was silent, and the two things were caught by the county master, and no one could quibble.
Jiang Wanhe bowed his hand and said, "My lord, Jiang Wanhe, as the head of a township, has the responsibility of educating the countryside, and this matter is also guilty of dereliction of duty.
Jiang Wanhe is sincerely interceding for the people in the village, they are all relatives and neighbors, not to mention that if they don't dig up Jiangjia Lake, where will they attract the business that the county lord takes care of, so Jiang Wanhe should come forward to take care of one or two, and the villagers and others should be very grateful when they see Jiang Lichang say this.
Lu Fei nodded, "Since Chief Jiang Li interceded for you, this county will give you another chance and will not pursue this matter again."
When everyone heard this, they all bowed their heads and bowed, "Thank you, Lord Qingtian"
But Lu Fei said with a straight face, "Slow, the big crime can be avoided, and a small punishment is especially indispensable to pay respect, from today on, you will follow me to help Jiangjiahu restore to its original state, in addition, in order to solve the fishing rent you owed to Zhao County Mafu before, this county has also considered it, ah, this one, relying on the mountains and relying on the water to draft that is of course the way to survive since ancient times, but the eggs can't be put in one basket, you have to find a way back for yourself"
Everyone was just shocked by the county lord's serious statement that he was going to punish everyone, but now not only is he not punished, but he also helps everyone solve the matter of fishing rent, which is really sad and joyful, just for a moment, and this county lord has no official frame at all, is approachable, and can really take the people's affairs to heart, this official is stronger than the previous Wang county official, so everyone held their breath and listened carefully.
So Lu Fei told everyone his thoughts again, saying that in this way, not only can there be an income in the Great Lake, but also an income in Jiangjia Lake, and the fields and crops are another income, so that in this way, the future life will definitely be full of sesame seeds, but the common people are not all cultural people like Jiang Wanhe who read poetry and books, Ren Lu Fei said that it will be difficult for them to understand for a while, even if they understand it, no one wants to do it, why should the whole village give the money to the Jiang family to make money, and what if he swallows the money privately? What should I do if I lose? The idea of small farmers will always dominate them, admit death, money is money in their own hands, and they don't know that money can still make money, but they have a handle in the hands of the county master, and they dare not disobey, and in the end they have to reluctantly agree.
By the time Lu Fei persuaded everyone that it was nearly afternoon, every household in the village sent a representative to form a long queue outside the Jiang family's courtyard, the east family gave a few dollars of silver, the west family produced a few bags of millet, and there were even a few hand-woven bamboo baskets, which was indeed difficult for these villagers, if they really had spare money in their hands, it was impossible for them to pay the Zhao family's fishing rent, Lu Fei watched Jiang Wanhe record these things one by one, and estimated the share, and felt very uncomfortable at the moment, this is the people under his rule, they are all poor like this, The Zhao Mansion was still so unrelenting, but Lu Fei still gritted his teeth and made up his mind, in the future, when this business is completed, the villagers here will be grateful that there was a county master who forced them to pay this money.
In the evening, Lu Fei and Jiang Wanhe counted the villagers' fund-raising funds under the oil lamp, and smiled bitterly, there were more than 100 households in several villages around Jiangjia Lake, but the objects and silver coins that were collected together were converted into a total of less than ten taels of silver, where is this possible, according to Lu Fei's plan, such a lake plus three places on the lake surface and the lake shore operate at the same time, then at least the principal is 1,000 taels, so that the majority of the money still belongs to the Jiang family, and the benefits that the people can get when the dividends are insignificant, so Lu Fei asked the Jiang family to pay 300 taels, The rest of the money is borrowed from the bank, and the money is counted as the fund-raising of more than 100 households, which can at least ensure that the people can get a little visible benefit from it.
The next day, Lu Fei set a fire at the bottom of Jiangjia Lake, black smoke billowed for a while, and a raging fire rose into the air, Lu Fei had already estimated that if he could find petroleum substances a few meters underground, the amount must be pitiful, as long as the part that had leaked out was burned out, and then the leakage was blocked with stone bars, it was done.
Now this is no longer the lake of the Jiang family, more than 100 families have interests here, and they all rushed to help, and see what method the county master can use to save a lake that has not seen fish for decades.
In the few days when the fire burned, Lu Fei was not idle, he asked Jiang Wanhe to take him along the Great Lake, and personally ran to the source of the lake, and personally checked it by the Yangtze River, this is the real purpose of his visit this time, and it is the right thing to solve the matter that the Great Lake is private in Zhaojun Ma Mansion.
Three days later, the fire was finally extinguished, and when the temperature dropped, the whole village gathered around the lake to watch, only to see that the silt at the bottom of Jiangjia Lake had become a charred black, and there was a pungent smell wafting for several miles, but there was no way to see anything flowing out of the place where the stone paint slowly penetrated outward.
Lu Fei ordered everyone to remove all the silt at the bottom of the lake, which was no longer usable, and then used stones to block all the near the leakage, in fact, the plugging was only for the people to see, maybe the underground oil has been completely burned out.
When all this was over, Lu Fei asked people to refill the embankment of the lake that had been dug up a few days ago, and told Jiang Wanhe and the villagers that as long as they waited for a few rains and the lake was full, they could start to implement the three-pronged plan.
The thing to do now is to go to the money village to borrow the silver, and then find someone to build a duck house, pigsty and other facilities, in addition, this large-scale breeding is not something that Jiang Wanhe can do well with a pat on his thigh, then he has to find an experienced old fisherman for advice, and then select a few people from the village who have experience in raising livestock and poultry, then everything is ready only to owe the east wind.
On the fifth day of Lu Fei's arrival, the person who lent money from the county money bank sent money, and Zhao Bantou from the county government came at the same time.
Zhao Bantou was anxious, urging Lu Fei to hurry back to the ya, saying that General Zhang of the government camp army of Anqing Mansion was going up the river with 2,000 men and horses, and he would be able to reach the county seat at noon tomorrow at the latest.
Lu Fei only knew some business routes, but he didn't know much about the breeding technology of this livestock and fishery, and staying here couldn't help much, so he said goodbye to Jiang Wanhe, rode away with Zhao Bantou, and galloped back to Ya all the way.
As soon as the two entered the city, the city was still as peaceful as ever, and it seemed that the news that the Fuying army had come to suppress the bandits had not yet reached the people, of course, this was also due to the good scheduling of Zhao Bantou and Li Shun.
The military disaster is worse than the bandits, since ancient times, hundreds of bandits living in the mountains are not enough trouble, if this military master comes, then I am afraid that Susong County will really want the chickens and dogs to jump will not be peaceful.
As soon as he arrived at the gate of the county ya, Li Shunzheng came back and walked with an anxious face, the folding fan stopped in the palm of his hand and beat, and when he saw that the county master was back, he hurriedly greeted him.
Li Shun looked around and said softly and hurriedly, "Master, you are back, why have you been delayed over there for so many days, General Zhang's army has already marched here."
As soon as Lu Fei entered the county office, he began to take off his thick official uniform, and the road was non-stop, so it was so hot that he was sweating profusely.
Li Shun casually took the official uniform, shook the fan, and helped Lu Fei fan the wind.
"Master Li has worked hard, I have touched the big lake and fishing rent over there in the past few days, and I just found a clue, the matter of General Zhang, the team leader has already told me about the land, come, go to the back office, let's discuss it together"
After Zhao Ban dealt with the scene of the Wuliyi murder a few days ago, he immediately rushed back to the county office, and the time was pressing, together with several directors of the county office, according to the order left by the county master, it was carried out step by step.
Notices drafted by Li Shun were posted everywhere in the city, calling on the people of the whole city to eliminate the bandits on the seat, everyone has the money to contribute, and they have the strength to contribute, for the peace of the county, this time the county lord wants to completely solve the banditry problem, as soon as the notice came out, it immediately reached the support of the people of the whole city, and the followers were like clouds for a while.
In just two days, Zhao Bantou raised more than 9,000 taels of righteous silver, plus the 10,000 taels that Zhao Junma had promised to sponsor before, totaling nearly 20,000 taels, which greatly exceeded the number stipulated by Lu Fei, and it was more than enough to recruit the righteous army.
Since the expansion of the bandits' sphere of influence in the mountain, the merchants have always had goods out of the city either to be robbed by the bandits or to spend a few more days to go around, not to mention how much more freight to pay, to get rid of this group of people is the most beneficial to these people.
Soon, a righteous local peacekeeping force came into being, more than 300 people have a lot of voice, although there are also many people who come in to eat and get rewards, but this is not important, this move is at best a false shot, to show that the county government will never condone the bandits who disturb the peace, and at the same time hope that this news can be transmitted to Anqing Mansion, to give the prefect a positive posture of fighting the chaos, really expect this group of people to go down a mountain, that is purely a fantasy.
Zhao Bantou gathered all these people, and all of them walked in and out of the city with instruments in hand, making it look like they were about to enter the mountain, but all these things had to wait until the county magistrate returned to the ya.
Of course, Zhao Bantou not only did these superficial work, but the banditry was indeed to the point where it could not be taken lightly, and sooner or later it would have to be solved.
Who knew that the people who had just been sent to Anqing came in the middle of the night, saying that General Zhang of the Anqing Mansion Battalion had led 2,000 men and horses to come down the river.