The members of the eleven council stood at the front of the greeting procession, because of the order of the chief soldier, more than 10,000 people had food to receive and did not starve to death, it can be said that Li Xin is their food and clothing, these people naturally dare not have the slightest neglect.

However, the recent food stamps have been issued late for three days in a row, and rumors have arisen among the people that the General Military Office intends to stop distributing food. It just so happened that the chief soldier came today, and several people discussed asking Li Xin to give them a quasi-letter.

Most of these eleven people are bitter haha, they are a little confused when they see the big officials, and they can't speak, even Liu Chengjin, who has done fast hunting, has a little leg and stomach tendons, after all, it is the first time to have such a close contact with General Sanpin.

Fortunately, there was a squire who had fled and was also elected to the Council of Eleven, and this squire had seen the world back then, and he could still be polite and courteous in front of Li Xin, so he first invited him to the Yamen of the Council of Chaoyang Fort, which was temporarily built with logs.

Li Xindang even questioned the title of the yamen: "It's not appropriate to call it the yamen, after all, the council is an autonomous organization, not an official government, so it is better to call it the council hall for the time being." ”

Where did the directors dare to disobey half a point, and nodded their heads repeatedly. The reason why Li Xin changed all the titles of his positions to words that had nothing to do with the government was to dilute the bureaucratic flavor of the council. Although he knew that the Chinese had regarded officials as their parents since ancient times, and that the parents and herdsmen were righteous, and that the bureaucratic taste of the council would become stronger day by day, he still needed to do so. Because he needed a service-oriented council of Chaoyangbao without bureaucrats, knowing that Li Xin was coming, they specially shot a deer, and a basin of steaming venison was served. Li Xin specially let everyone sit down and eat.

"Today, I don't pay attention to the humility of the upper and lower levels, you all sit down and eat ......"

Li Xin said this, and the atmosphere in the audience suddenly became lively.

The first to speak was Cow Egg.

"The chief soldier still remembers me, I am a cow egg, then ** personally said that I can also participate in the election."

Li Xin said with a smile: "Why don't you remember, Ben Jiang asked, how did you get elected to this council member, and what are your plans after becoming this council?" ”

Seeing the question of the chief soldier, Niu Dan actually forgot that he was going to sue, tilted his head and thought for a while, and said with a smile: "I will follow what the adults said, go to the high platform at the east end of the village to shout, and I will tell the villagers, you all choose my Niu Dan, choose my Niu Dan, I will let you not be bullied, and I will specially clean up Zhou Mazi, who bullies men and women." As for the plan......"

The cow egg was silent for a long time, and he couldn't speak.

Li Xin summed up for him: "Niu Dan, Niu Dan, didn't you say it yourself, you want the people to stop being bullied, since you say it, you have to do it, otherwise in the next reelection, the people will punish you with the votes in their hands and let you lose the election." ”

Niu Dan looked puzzled, "What kind of punishment?" I'm a master anyway, they dare! ”

The squire hurriedly scolded the cow eggs.

"Niu Dan is presumptuous, and Hugh has to be speechless in front of the chief soldier!"

Niu Dan was frightened, and quickly threw himself to the ground, shouting for mercy. Li Xin looked helpless, and it seemed that it would be easy to change their thinking of the government and the people.

Li Xin let Niu Dan get up, and reprimanded with a straight face: "Niu Dan, since you are a member of the council, you should know the provisional regulations of the council promulgated by the General Military Government, how is the first article written?" ”

Niu Dan touched his head and said embarrassedly: "I don't know how to read, I don't know what, what regulations ......" He felt that it was definitely inappropriate for him to say that he didn't know, but if he said that he knew, he was lying, and it was even more inappropriate, so he had to tell the truth.

It was the squire who answered.

"Article 1 of the Provisional Regulations, the Council is the Council for the ...... of the Council to serve the people of Chaoyangbao"

Li Xin glanced at the squire, and said in his heart that this is a person with a heart.

"Yes, the council is to serve the public, and the directors are not masters, you are all members of the council, and you are elected by the people to do things for the people, so you must set an example and do a good job as a director in the spirit of serving the people. Otherwise, the people will be able to vote for you, and they will be able to vote for you. ”

After saying this, everyone wanted to mention the matter of electing the chairman of the board of directors and the issue of food, but no one dared to mention it. But there is one person who doesn't care, "Lord General Soldier, Zhou Lidong, grass people, there is a sentence that is not happy!" ”

"Then speak up!"

"Although the director of the grass people is elected by everyone, there is a prerequisite, the director of the grass people unconditionally obeys the orders of the chief soldier, if everything is decided by those cowards, isn't it going to be messy?"

Li Xin glanced at Zhou Lidong, this person was showing loyalty, but he got to the point, and then corrected his statement.

"Isn't it clearly stipulated in the regulations, Chaoyang Fort's foreign affairs need to unconditionally obey the orders of the General Military Government, and internal affairs are decided by themselves,"

"Zhou Mazi, don't shoot the horses indiscriminately, be careful to pat the horses' legs......"

The cow eggs don't care whether they are suitable or not, and they shout.

Li Xin suddenly realized that this person was Zhou Mazi.

Zhou Mazi took the lead in proposing the election of the chairman of the board of directors and the matter of food.

"The people of the fort work all day long, eat all day long, it is not a long-term solution, it is now spring, it is better to open up the wasteland and farm the land......"

Speaking of this cow egg, he didn't understand, he poked Liu Chengjin next to him, and muttered in a low voice: "Brother Head Catcher, you have something to say." ”

Liu Chengjin coughed dryly, and said in his heart, what Zhou Mazi said made sense, everyone did eat for nothing, and it was impossible for the General Military Mansion to raise them in vain, Zhou Mazi said that it was to retreat as advance.

Li Xin said with a smile: "It's a good thing to have enthusiasm for production, the General Military Mansion is preparing to make a big move recently, you all get ready, and then it won't be considered a blank meal." ”

This time, even Niu Dan understood that the chief soldier was going to use them to work. However, Li Xin's words changed again, "The board of directors does not have a chairman, and the board of directors will decide on everything by you at a meeting, and the specific work can be hired as a manager, and then the manager will organize people to carry it out." ”

Now the big guy was confused, and the squire finally couldn't help but suggest.

"As the saying goes, people can't do without a head, how can this council be able to do without someone in charge?"

Li Xin patiently explained: "Aren't the eleven of you the principals? If more than half of the votes are taken, the vote will be passed, and if not, it will be voted down. ”

"Big things depend on arbitrariness, not on public conspiracy!"

"Major matters are decided by the General Army's government, so why do you need others to beak?"

A bookstore next to Li Xin couldn't help but interject, and everyone listened to it and was silent.

The person in charge of the specific affairs is carried out by the person who hires it, and once the manager is not satisfied, the board of directors can dismiss him at any time, so as to solve the problem of using power for personal gain, and there will be no situation of monopolizing power.

But who should be hired by this manager, Zhou Lidong recommended himself, Li Xin immediately vetoed it, and then turned back to the secretary office and said:

"This clause is written into the ordinance that managers must be hired in addition to the members of the board of directors."

As for who to hire, Li Xin did not intervene, and after some intense deliberation, they finally unanimously decided to hire Guo Binghuan and Guo Shiye, who lost the election of board members, to be the manager.

Li Xin announced in public that Chaoyang Fort would be relocated to thirty miles south of Zhenyuwei, and at the same time, manpower would be requisitioned, mines and factories would be built, and salaries would be determined according to the workload.

From the next day, the relocation of the fort was officially put on the agenda, and as for how to move, it was handed over to the council to operate, and then several secretaries sent by the town guards were in the middle of the contact.

However, if things are too smooth sailing, it is certainly not normal. Sure enough, before Li Xin returned to Zhenwei's buttocks, Datong Mansion issued an ultimatum, which was personally conveyed by Zhou Jin.

"The imperial court has repeatedly ordered and prohibited the private opening of mines, is it a blatant contempt for the imperial court to do so?"

Li Xin said secretly: I really ignored the factors of the Ming Dynasty's mining ban. The Ming Dynasty set up a mine tax supervisor during the Wanli period, which was served by eunuchs, but later the public resentment boiled, and it was abolished after Wanli's death. In the Chongzhen Dynasty, the right to open mines was returned to the imperial court, and the local health department and the prefecture and county must petition the imperial court if they want to open a mine.

Zhou Jin buttoned down a big hat that defied the imperial court, the problem can be big or small, especially since he still has other lawsuits on his back, waiting for the Qin to investigate.

"Lord Zhou, don't come unharmed, how can you be tense when you meet, why don't you eat a few glasses of wine to catch up with the old days?"

Li Xin smiled, Zhou Jin was not angry, and he looked like he was smiling but not smiling.

"Hey, how can you and I have something to talk about? It's better to hurry up and do business, and it's ...... to see you sooner."

Li Xin sighed for a while, and the original Zhou Jin has also changed, no longer the Zhou Jin who is a little rigid and paranoid, but still upright. Xiong Kaiyuan hoped that Zhou Jin, as the general judge of Datong Mansion, would definitely know, and what he was doing now was clearly not distinguishing the facts, and chose to stand on Xiong Kaiyuan's side.

"Whether this iron mine can be opened or not has its own decision of the imperial court, I'm afraid it can't be up to you."

Since the other party doesn't talk about the past, Li Xin no longer sticks his hot face to his cold ass, and immediately lowers his face, and he doesn't talk to Zhou Jin more. Unexpectedly, Zhou Jin sneered.

"Can't help us? I'm afraid that Mr. Li doesn't know yet, the prefect's guards have rushed to the mine overnight, and your red-haired ghost is probably already a prisoner now! ”

Li Xin was taken aback, and looked at Zhou Jin's expression carefully, it didn't seem to be a fake. But how is this possible? If the prefect's guards want to go to the mine, they must pass through Yang Hewei's territory, as long as they pass through Yang Hewei, it is absolutely impossible for Mao Weizhang and Shi Datuo to let them succeed.

Unless, unless......

Suddenly, Li Xin's face changed drastically, unless Mao Weizhang and Shi Datuo had lost control of the situation, but how could Xiong Kaiyuan and Zhou Jin do it alone? Qiu Liangcun's name jumped out of his mind again, and he still underestimated them after all.

Li Xin suddenly burst out laughing.

"It's a good calculation, today I want you to taste the taste of stealing chickens and rice!"