After the train entered Fujian, Liu Denghuan, the governor of Fujian, brought officials of all sizes to greet him, and the reporters of the "China Times" wasted no time in taking a few photos.

The regent stayed in Yanping for a while, inspected several Zhuangzi, and then ordered Liu Denghuan and others to return to the Fuzhou government office, and he and Bai Gui and others drove lightly and went down to Jiangle County.

Jiangle County is a mountainous county, there are many small coal mines and iron mines in the territory, and the crops are rich in pumpkins, mountain beans, sweet potatoes, and in the spring of this year, American potatoes are planted.

The regent suddenly came to Jiangle, and Liu Zhengren, the county commander of Jiangle County, was caught off guard, and couldn't help but secretly complain, the regent came to Yanping before there was a telegram notice, and the entire Yanping Mansion was in chaos, but the village that arranged for the regent to visit, but there was no village in Jiangle, who knew that the regent would make a temporary decision and come to Jiangle, this, he couldn't arrange it.

Yanping Mansion wanted to accompany him, but he was encouraged by the regent and ordered him to return to the office on an errand.

The first stop of the regent was Guang'an Town, and it was late when the group arrived in Guang'an Town, so they checked in at the township office, and Liu Zhengren was strictly ordered by the regent to not dare to reveal the identity of the regent, only said that the provincial city commissioner came to inspect, after all, the news is blocked, and the regent suddenly arrived in Fujian, and the officials of the township office never thought that this young and handsome nobleman would be the regent, but for them, the provincial commissioner, that is already the official of the top sky, did not see the county lord in front of this young nobleman The atmosphere dare not breathe?

The township office is located in the east of Guang'an Town, a courtyard with a few bungalows, and there are only three officials, one township chief, one captain, and one clerk. The township offices of the Southern Dynasties are all established in this system, and the township chief is responsible for urging grain, collecting payments, collecting taxes, and dealing with civil disputes; The township captain is in charge of the civil armed forces, and is responsible for drawing strong men and maintaining local law and order; The clerk is responsible for publicity, review, assembly and newspaper reading, etc., and if there is a rural primary school, it is also necessary to take care of the miscellaneous items in the primary school.

Although a township office has been set up, Ye Zhao does not want the local political axe at this level to swell to dozens or even hundreds of people, but wants to do everything possible to streamline the organization.

The head of the township is appointed by the county magistrate, and the local government recuses himself, and the villagers are strictly prohibited from serving in the local area.

Huang Azhen, the head of Guang'an Township, whose name is like a woman, is really a man in his thirties, a swarthy little thin man, and a shrewd and capable person, seeing the kind attitude of the provincial commissioner, Huang Azhen said that it is not a loss to come from a big place, which is like our county master, who blows his beard and stares at his eyes at every turn, as if he is afraid that others will not know that he is the master of the main hall.

In the signing room of the township office, Ye Zhao sat on a wooden chair with four legs that were not very neat, as for Bai Gui, Liu Zhengren and other accompanying officials, some sat on benches, some sat on broken wooden chairs, and some sat on Maza, while Huang Azhen sat on a straw mound, but the township captain and clerk were half-squatting and half-sitting on the threshold.

Thinking about the office conditions before the 80s in his previous life, Ye Zhao was relieved, but the newspaper rack in front of the window was made of brand new mahogany, and there were two stacks of newspapers on it, one was "China Times", the other was "Yue Bao", and there was also a monthly magazine.

Looking at the newspaper shelf, Ye Zhao smiled and asked the clerk: "Do you often read newspapers to people?" ”

The clerk said with a smile: "The above is required to read, the small one must go down to the village to read, we do not have a primary school in Guang'an Town, and these professors and gentlemen dare not be sloppy in their errands." ”

Ye Zhao nodded slightly and said, "That's not for you." ”

There are still good people who advocate good people in the township who are accompanied by the township office, and then he interjected with a smile: "My lord, the grass people went to Guangdong Province a while ago to contact and declare the gift room, hoping to transfer a professor from the normal school, but it seems that the teacher source is tight now, and the grass people can only retreat to the second best place and find a Xiucai Gong, and this primary school will be built." ”

Ye Zhao bowed his head and said: "There are schools in the township, this is a long-term plan. There's no need to rush it, you guys are doing a good job in Lexian. ”

Liu Zhengren's face immediately showed joy.

Ye Zhao asked a few more questions about the employment of farmers in the town, the mining of coal mines and iron ores, Zhang Shanren replied decently, and Liu Zhengren's heart that had been hanging gradually let go.

As he spoke, Zhang Shanren smiled and said to Ye Zhao: "My lord, I heard that the adults brought their families, poor and remote places, they must be unaccustomed to living, how many silk quilts are there in the grass people's house, brand new, the dowry of my family's dowry has never been used, and the grass people will order someone to send it?" ”

Zhang Shanren originally asked the commissioner and his wife to stay in his house, but Ye Zhao refused, but rented a house next to the township office, and gave two pieces of silver, asking the family of three to temporarily go to relatives and friends for two nights, so wouldn't it be happy? The house was immediately vacated.

Thirteen and the two little maids who accompanied him called the hostess to stay, and helped to boil hot water to wash all parts of the room, paste paper windows and sprinkle powdered sandalwood, and changed the soft quilt brocade bedding brought from Guangzhou, but now it has already been tossed almost anymore.

Ye Zhao smiled and said to Zhang Shandao: "No need, you have a heart." ”

Zhang Shanren had never seen the two Fujin shows, and his heart turned into a soul, and he said that the commissioner's wife was inevitably a little unsophisticated, and the mountain and wild people were dirty, and they could live there?

After chatting for a while, Ye Zhao yawned, and everyone hurriedly got up to say goodbye, Bai Gui lived in the township office with Liu Zhengren, Liu Zhengren was ecstatic, and he was thinking about how to tie up with this hot magnate in the dynasty.

The soldiers carried the lantern in front, Ye Zhao was behind, turned left when he went out, and saw two guards with shiny bayonets standing in front of the fence door.

In the entire Guang'an Town, for the first time, a kerosene lamp was lit in the house next to Zhang Shan's house, and the soybean-like light was a little dim.

The hostess is surnamed Liu, in her thirties, but she is working hard, her swarthy face is full of frowns, she is very old, wearing coarse cloth clothes that barely cover her body, and the little girl leaning on her arms is delicate, seven or eight years old, her eyes are purring, and she has some aura.

Seeing Ye Zhao come in, the matchmaker and Rong'er hurriedly got up, Ye Zhao smiled and gestured for them to sit down, Thirteen moved a grass mound, laid a cushion, Ye Zhao sat down, and said with a smile: "The train for a day and a night, but it tiring you, alas, I didn't think about it thoughtfully, I knew it was like this, so I didn't bring you here." ”

"No, that's good." Rong'er hurriedly shook her little head, the first time she accompanied her husband out of the house, and took the train and changed carriages, she didn't close her eyes much for a day and a night, but she felt fresh and fun in her heart.

Needless to say, in addition to being afraid of being tossed by Ye Zhao, when are you afraid of being tired?

Ye Zhao looked at Liu, and saw that the little girl in her arms was peeling candy to eat, so he smiled and said, "This is your daughter?" ”

Liu said: "Yes, the first two brothers died before they didn't catch up with the name." ”

Ye Zhao sighed, in this era, don't say that ordinary people, even if they are royal nobles, the infant mortality rate is extremely high, although this population needs to be controlled, but it is not such a control method, young children are easy to die, it can only be said that the medical level, nutrition and health level are not up to standard.

After thinking about it, Ye Zhao said: "You don't have to be sad, if you want me to say, you are blessed to give birth to a girl, save worry and effort, you don't have to tighten your pants to save his wife's capital, and her daughter is intimate and knows that it hurts." If you don't support you, the above has already been followed, this girl, marrying is no longer spilled water, and her husband has the same obligation to support you, even if you are a concubine or aunt's wife, this husband will also support you. ”

Liu's will be suspicious, and this good thing?

Ye Zhao said with a smile: "You will know in the future, if your son-in-law doesn't care about you, just report to the sub-division of the inspection department, keep a quasi-son, and ah, the law should be filed in your township office, you ask Township Chief Huang, and you will know as soon as you ask." ”

Liu knew that this gentleman was a big man from the provincial capital, and he would not deceive her, but this poor family, what kind of lawsuit did he fight? What about going to court, and what is accurate?

Ye Zhao seemed to know her thoughts, and said: "You don't have to wonder, most of these civil disputes don't need to go to court, the township chief can mediate according to law, you can go to court, and there is no trouble, you don't need to go to the county lord to complain, just go to the sub-division, in the future, in your township, you will also set up a judicial tribunal according to the sub-division, it is not troublesome to fight a lawsuit, and there is no shame, you must dare to fight a lawsuit to protect your rights." ”

Liu nodded again and again, and he didn't know what he thought in his heart.

Ye Zhao knows that this change in concept is not an overnight thing, speaking of which, even in later generations, people's change in the concept of litigation only starts with reform and opening up.

The matchmaker smiled at this time and said: "You came just in time, we are working with the sister-in-law of the Liu family to invest her two silver dollars for what, you have a lot of ideas, help think about it." ”

Ye Zhao is helpless, what is a ghost idea?

Rong'er was also a little reluctant, but she got along with the matchmaker very happily all the way, and she squinted in the matchmaker's arms on the train, which reminded her of the warm embrace of her mother when she was a child, and she felt closer and closer to the matchmaker, so she blinked her eyes wide, and finally didn't speak.

Two pieces of silver, if it is in Guangzhou, Fuzhou and other big cities, Ye Zhao will persuade him to buy a sewing machine in installments, which is very efficient in helping people sew and repair, and then can be cut into clothes to sell, which is a good handicraft business.

This rural place, but there is really no good way, thought about it and smiled: "Buy railway bonds, the interest is good, and it can be regarded as supporting national construction, you will buy what you have in the county seat of Jiangle County." ”

Liu nodded blankly, in fact, Ye Zhao also knew that he played the piano to the cow, for the villagers, how could he exchange the silver of the white flowers for a few pieces of waste paper that they didn't know what to write to treasure? Even if Zhang Shanren is a squire who has seen the world, he would rather bury the gold and silver in his backyard than exchange it for any bonds.

The rapid development of the United States has to mention its perfect or clever financial system, bond lending system, etc., which have attracted astronomical amounts of foreign capital. If it can be really used, it may not be slower than the United States.

Ye Zhao took a sip of tea, pinched his fingers at Thirteen, and said with a smile: "Come on a cigarette, I'll go out and smoke it." ”

The matchmaker and Rong'er both said: "No, it's cold outside, just open the window." Rong'er signaled, and the little maid hurriedly opened the window.

When Liu saw the box of beautifully packaged golden cigarettes in Thirteen's hand, he couldn't help but be a little greedy, and asked Ye Zhao cautiously, "Sir, can you give me one?" ”

Ye Zhao smiled: "You also smoke?" After making a gesture, Thirteen sent the cigarette over, and Liu took it happily and said, "Yes, I smoke cigarettes, I have never smoked this kind of foreign cigarette, I heard that it smells very fragrant, like a fairy." ”

Thirteen helped Ye Zhao and Liu light a cigarette, and Liu took a puff greedily, looking intoxicated.

Smoking a cigarette, how can there be a little bit of smoker chatter, Liu's word box is also opened, Ye Zhao asked, since he knows everything, said that in the past two years, the inexplicable life has improved, there are more people who go to the county to work, and the things planted in the field are also easy to sell, I don't understand earlier, these months sometimes I go to listen to the township book and read the newspaper, only to know that it is because of the convenient transportation in Guangdong, what is the rapid development of the machinery industry, but also drives the circulation of surrounding materials, and listen to the book said, after this through the railway, the standard of living is changed every year, In the future, every family will be able to eat rice and white noodles.

Liu also sighed: "I heard from the book, this is all the regent's nine-thousand-year-old wisdom, who beat away foreign devils, sent bandits, and beat the puppet king of Yanjing, and wants to help our poor people create a world of flowers." ”

Ye Zhao rubbed his nose, and said in his heart how could he be nine thousand years old.

Liu asked curiously: "Sir, you are from a big place, I heard that the nine thousand years old is also the son and grandson of the emperor, so capable, why not be the emperor?" ”

Ye Zhao coughed dryly and said, "This can't be discussed nonsense, who can say the matter of destiny?" ”

The matchmaker smiled and tasted tea, Rong'er's big eyes blinked, and her heart said that this could not reach her sister's ears.

"How is Township Chief Huang?" Ye Zhao took a puff of cigarette and asked.

Liu said without thinking: "People are very easy-going, enthusiastic, and have no official pretensions." "It seems that this Huang Azhen errand is really good.

Liu grinned again, and said: "But just a little, I don't like to do things according to the rules, let's just say that last month, Zhang Xiaosan's daughter-in-law stole a man, and was supposed to dip in the pig cage, but he was stunned and stopped, and quarreled with Master Zhang. ”

Ye Zhao smiled and didn't squeak, clan family law, new officials, these conflicts are difficult to say who is right and who is wrong for a while, as a man, Ye Zhao is not too hostile to the tradition of stealing men and dipping pig cages in some villages, but it must be gradually abolished, but what is abolished is only cruel punishment, but it cannot be abolished with the concept of morality, and the conflict between these village rules and new officials will continue forever, hoping to seek common ground while reserving differences and gradually integrate.

(To be continued)