Before the New Year, it is necessary to visit Shangguan

Fang Xin also naturally wanted to meet the prefect, of course, to meet the political envoy of the chief executive of a province, he did not have this qualification, the prefect's attitude towards him was neither enthusiastic nor suppressive, so he was so indifferent, asked a few words, accepted his gift, and asked him to retreat.

It can be regarded as fulfilling the courtesy of his subordinates, Fang Xin naturally went back, but at this time, he received a letter from home, saying that He Yao and He Rong were both pregnant, everything was fine, Fang Xin took it, smiled, this was deliberately left by him before the exam that day, of course, it is not easy to send a letter from two places, and it is not determined until now.

After the twentieth day of the lunar month, the yamen was sealed, and nothing was done, but Fang Xin had two mules and two people, and only took the team leader Liu Jueming to check the whole county.

At first, the snow fell at times and slowly, but later, the snow like goose feathers, a vast expanse, turned around, and suddenly the letter stopped the mule, and at this time, the whole mountain, the forest, and the plain were covered with snow.

"Your Excellency?" As the leader of the team, the magistrate was specially issued a thick brocade coat, with a thick hat, and thick boots, which was quite warm, at this time, he asked in some surprise and looked at his eyes.

In the distance, a small village, naturally use thatched huts, if the thatched huts are good with wood, if they use bamboo, they can't bear it, this is not, it snowed heavily overnight, it seems, collapsed several rooms, look carefully, a few women with thin clothes, holding children, faintly crying.

"Your Excellency, Your Excellency!" Liu Jueming said in a snarking voice.

Fang Xin just watched quietly, hearing the rustle of snow flakes falling to the ground, the cold wind blowing through the forest, and the sound of crying, his eyes were joyless and sad, and he muttered for a long time before he said: "Liu Jueming!" ”

"Humble duty!"

"Such a heavy snowfall, here, is rare, I don't know how many people in this county have collapsed their houses. Are you officials willing to go out on New Year's Day? ”

"Where is the word of my lord, for this matter. Of course we do! Liu Jueming hurriedly said.

"Inspector Zhang Yang is a good official, the county knows that he is still busy now, and he has not returned home, but he is still illegal." Fang Xin said indifferently: "Don't follow me, go back and pass on my order, this year the county has not called for conscription, let's move now!" ”

Liu Jueming was taken aback, and only after a while did he say, "Conscription." At this time, it's not good, it's almost the New Year. ”

Conscription, unpaid labor that was forced to civilians in the past dynasties. By the Empire, it was stipulated that those who had reached the age of sixteen and under fifty had to perform forced and military service for the government.

Use of conscription. It is very particular, generally in the agricultural slack, transfer, the government is only responsible for eating, not paying.

"I said you don't understand, you just don't understand, you and Zhang Yang, every time we go to a village, we see that a house has collapsed, and we recruit the men of this family to do things. This conscription is to repair the house, understand? Fang Xin glanced at him and said.

"My lord, do you mean to let them repair the house and give them food?" Liu Jueming was taken aback again and asked.

"Yes, that's what it means, to be full. After the house is built, I will order them to sweep some snow and repair some roads at will, and make a name, and the county can talk to it. Without being ordered, he opened a warehouse to save the people, and even if he had meritorious service to the people, he had to be dismissed and taken to Beijing to listen to the holy ruling. Therefore, of course, the county does not dare to open a warehouse, but every year, a county has two conscriptions, and the government can provide food, and the amount of conscription in a year is one-tenth of the granary. Fang Xin said gloomily.

In fact, as a magistrate, he has great power, and it is too easy to earn merit, so he said that if he did it well, it would have been a good thing.

The so-called public door is good at accumulating virtue, but among the ten thousand officials, how many people really take this to heart?

It has become a common practice that 10 percent of the grain and 10 percent of the food that is allowed to be consumed over the years is just the half-legal gray income of officials.

"Yes, my lord really loves the people like a son, but there is no one around you now, I will go back ......"

"It's fine!" Fang Xin sneered, waved his hand, and the blue light flashed, and at this time, a tree with a large bowl mouth on the side of the road suddenly fell down, splashing with snow chips.

"This vast land, although vast, but the county is confident, and it still has some self-preservation!" As he spoke, his eyes were calm and slowly sheathed.

If it is an ordinary person, it is okay, Liu Jueming, the head of the team, can be the head of the government soldiers of a county, naturally he has some knowledge of martial arts, and suddenly, his mouth opened wide, this kind of martial arts is really terrifying and terrifying.

No wonder he dared to come alone to take over the throne, without any soldiers and attendants.

That day, it was a blessing to follow him, if not, I was afraid that in the granary, there would have been dozens of corpses, thinking of this, he suddenly broke out in a cold sweat.

"Don't go quickly, besides, you know the destination of this county, this is not far from Guantian." Fang Xin said.

"Yes, my lordship, I passed on the orders of my lord, so I rushed over to listen to the errand." At this time, Liu Jueming answered, turned the mule, and turned back to convey the order.

Watching him leave from afar, Fang Xin walked slowly, alone, and just thought.

Honest, I want to be a clean official, and I can't see corruption, of course this is not good, which offends all the bosses and subordinates, but it is not okay to be in the same stream.

In fact, the first thing about selling boots is that the majority of small officials and small people have benefited, and for officials, it may be a small number, and it is not a small number for them.

And one hundred and fifty taels, for these ** officials, it is not a few, this county is very poor, they are corrupt and short, but this number is not enough.

Of course, the county business, certainly not in line with the system, so you must find a businessman to come forward, of course, this is still a bit of a discussion, but there is no need to think about it, because the dividends are available, now the county government, no one will do a good thing, even if there is, it is not a big deal.

Fang Xin can act like this, so freely, although with the help of advanced knowledge, but in fact, it lies more in an understanding of human nature - when the water is clear, there are no fish

Of course, the most important thing is that he came to earn merit and prove the subtlety and righteousness of Confucianism, not to get promoted and make a fortune.

This starting point determines the difference in realm and means.

When he arrived at Guantian, an old man greeted him, he had seen the magistrate, and he was a little surprised to see him coming alone. But he immediately stepped forward and saluted: "Xiaomin Zhao Fengming greets the adult, and the snow is heavy outside." Adults come into the house. ”

Fang Xin stopped talking, and stepped on the snow to enter the door, this is a small courtyard, the main body is considered adobe, of course, it is also covered with thatch, and the eaves are full of icicles.

Inside were three earthen houses, which were pretty good at the time, but still small. Fang Xin came in and saw that there was a hot kang in the main room, and there was a thick table nearby.

"My lord, please go to the pit, I know that my lord is coming, I am hot."

Fang Xin smiled, didn't shirk, and took off his boots. went to the pit, and sure enough, it was burning and warm inside, and the quilt was hot, obviously with his heart - Zhao Fengming is the person who manages the official field, and he can be regarded as a small official, so he will naturally do something, and at that moment, he said with a smile: "The adult came by coincidence, and the villain got a golden carp last night." It weighs five pounds, which is uncommon, this is the blessing of adults! ”

Fang Xin looked over, and sure enough, he saw two women rectifying a golden carp weighing four or five catties, and after a little look, he saw that the young woman was slow, and said with a smile: "Okay, golden carp, this county likes it, huh?" Your daughter-in-law. Got a body? ”

"Exactly! It's been two years since my son got married, and this year I finally have a body, and the villain is happy. ”

"Haha, this is a happy event, this county has met. There should also be a representation. Come, this money will reward you! Fang Xin laughed: "The woman in this county." I have a body, too. ”

"How can the villain be compared with the adult, the adult son must be rich and noble, but the adult will reward it, and the villain will accept it happily." The consistent money, which is equivalent to about 500 yuan on earth, is very good, and this person happily accepted it.

A young man in his twenties, carrying firewood on his back, came in with a firewood on his back, kowtowed again, and then warmed the wine, and suddenly, the smell of wine and meat, as well as the smell of fish, filled the room and diffused.

"Zhao Fengming, did you find what the county wanted you to find?" After sitting down, Fang Xin said solemnly, speaking indifferently, but between the pitches, there was a great majesty, such as the depth of the abyss, such as the height of the mountain.

Zhao Fengming immediately knocked down: "My lord, the villain has been running for three months, and he has already found out." ”

As he spoke, he found a box, which has dozens of grids, and each box has the appearance of a grass and a piece: "This is Angelica Angelica, this is Kosha, this is Winter and Summer, this is Zhu Ling, this is Dark Bamboo, this is Chen Hook, this is Xiangfu, this is Cinnamon, this is Dark Grass, this is Sweet Leaf ......"

In such remote counties, in fact, there is no need for advanced technology at all, and it is enough to introduce the technology of the time in developed areas.

Fang Xin also walked through the county and found that there are many mountains and few places in the county, and there are 5,000 square kilometers of dignified mountains, but most of them are mountains, forests and peaks, and only two small plains can be reclaimed, as well as some small river beaches and terraces.

It is difficult to travel, it is even more difficult to cultivate, even if it is to develop sloping land, it is difficult to make a difference, especially the water conservancy projects are backward, the irrigation area of the county only reaches 30,000 mu, and the grain can basically only maintain self-sufficiency, which is the root cause of poverty.

Water conservancy projects are to be completed, but it is estimated that the land that can be developed is also limited, and it will reach the limit if it is increased to 150,000 mu, which is less than one-third of the mainland.

As for the mountains and forests, trees are also resources, some of which are precious timber, but on the one hand, the timber growth period is long, logging destroys the natural environment, leading to soil erosion, and on the other hand, it is very easy to cause conflicts with the indigenous people.

For local officials in this era, economic development is not the main indicator of political performance, but the important thing is governance, stability, and education.

With these considerations, Fang Xin naturally had to focus on medicinal materials, and he already had several recipes.

In fact, these prescriptions are not Fang Xin's originality, but recorded in the Provincial Tribute Academy, but no one cares, Fang Xin just took it and used it, among which the greatest hope is the epidemic prevention pill, after all, this province, very similar to Yunnan on the earth, the biggest difficulty, is that there is often a plague, which makes people afraid to hear, but the herbs, spices, and wood are abundant - followed by the prescription similar to Yunnan Baiyao.

Early on, Fang Xin instructed the relevant people to look for these dozens of medicinal herbs, and also found the old doctor of the county government to familiarize himself with the situation, and these people did a good job.

Listening to the introduction, Fang Xin had a number in his heart, and asked, "How many of these things, are there many wild lands?" ”

Zhao Fengming took a few things designated by Fang Xin, looked at them carefully, and after reading them, he said: "My lord, these things, the villain has seen this group in the wilderness, although he didn't look for it carefully, there must be other places!" ”

Fang Xin nodded and said, "Call your son." ”

"Yes!"

It didn't take much time for the son to come, looking like he was in his twenties: "The villain Zhao Dongmu visited the magistrate." ”

"I heard that you have been studying for a few years, and there is an errand for you in this county, can you do it?" Fang Xinsen said.

Hearing this tone, his father Zhao Fengming suddenly beat a little drumming and even made his eyes look, but Zhao Dongmu was stunned and said: "If the adults want me to do it, I will do it!" ”

"Okay, you go back, go to the county to set up a store, this store will be called Baicaotang, you can be the shopkeeper, I will give you silver, you say, buy these more than a dozen kinds of medicinal herbs from the people, let them go to the wild first to take them, the price, refer to the price of Chinese medicinal herbs in the county." Fang Xin said: "And just open it up, no matter how many, as soon as the New Year passes, you can buy it." ”

After a pause, Fang Xin sneered and said: "This county never sends hungry soldiers, now I will reward ten taels of silver for a good year, after you, the monthly silver will be set at five taels, which is comparable to the eight-grade official, and the money for selling medicinal herbs, this county will give it to you, and will also send an account room, you do it well, this store is not a person in this county, but an adult in the county, don't let this county and other adults down, there will naturally be a future in the future, otherwise...... Hey, got it? ”

"The villain understands!" Zhao Dongmu has been reading for a few years, although he did not get the Xiucai exam, but he understood the words, cold sweat oozed out, and kowtowed