When Fang Yuan returned to Liaozhou, he went directly to the Thorn History Mansion.

Because today is already the day of duty, he is late.

However, when Fang Yuan arrived at the Assassin Mansion, no one dared to say anything when he was not there.

Zhang San is the second-in-command of the Assassin Mansion, Fang Yuan doesn't talk about him, and others naturally can't say it.

As soon as Fang Yuan's buttocks sat on the stool, he found that there were a lot of copywriting piled up on the desk, all of which were about to form a small mountain.

Sigh speechlessly, and then start the first day of the new year.

The document for the implementation of the imperial examination was placed at the top, and Fang Yuan read it again and put it aside.

Judging from the documents, the policy of the imperial court is good, and the starting point is also good, but there are also problems.

For example, it is suggested that the state governments pay out of their own pockets to send candidates to Beijing Division, and I believe that there are very few responders.

The assassin histories in charge of the states are all from the major families, and it is already very good that they can promote the imperial examination with their hearts.

And there are no subsidies, and I believe that few states are willing to pay out of pocket.

The next copy is the notice of appointment and dismissal of the Ministry of Officials, and the notice of appointment and dismissal of the new county order of Liaoshan County.

When Fang Yuan saw it, his brows suddenly furrowed.

Isn't it a shame to be appointed directly without passing yourself?

Not long ago, Wuling County bypassed Zhao Yingcai and was directly appointed and dismissed, and now it is the same, some people are really getting more and more excessive.

"Zhang San, go and find out who this Su Chen is?"

Fang Yuan said expressionlessly.

Zhang San took the paperwork, and his face quickly sank.

He went down with Fang Yuan's intention and came back in about an hour.

"Su Chen, twenty-seven years old, Jingzhao martial arts, secretary Cheng Su Yan's son-in-law, was a student of Guozijian before taking office as the commander of Liaoshan County, and his ancestor Yu Yin was the first."

Zhang San brought back simple information.

Time is limited and it is impossible to be very detailed.

"Secretary Cheng Su is the son-in-law?"

Fang Yuan's face was slightly weird.

He didn't know Su Chen, and he didn't know Su Yan.

But I remember that there is a record in history: the daughter of the secretary Cheng Su Jian married the crown prince Li Chengqian.

Naturally, it's not now, Li Chengqian is still young, but it is estimated that it has been in recent years.

"Do you want to check the secretary Cheng Su again?"

Zhang San said in a deep voice.

Dare to appoint and dismiss Liaoshan County without asking Fang Yuan's opinion, this is disrespectful to Fang Yuan.

"No need, you let the county magistrates come to the meeting in the afternoon."

Fang Yuan shook his head and said.

It is the Ministry of Officials that really decides the appointment and dismissal of personnel.

It's useless, and there's no need to waste manpower and material resources.

Anyway, I don't have a suitable candidate, so I can accept it according to the intention of the ministry first.

If you are not obedient, the appointment and dismissal of the officials is actually a joke, and now you can get rid of the other party at any time.

"Yes."

Zhang San should be leaving.

In the afternoon, Liaoshan County ordered Su Chen to arrive first.

"Xiaguan Su Chen, meet Lord Thorn Shi!"

Su Chen put the things on the ground and saluted respectfully.

The first time he saw him, Fang Yuan secretly sighed that Su Chen had a good skin.

Gentle and elegant, with a face like a crown of jade, there will definitely be many rich women to rob in the future.

No wonder Su Yan's daughter can marry the crown prince Li Chengqian, it can be seen from here.

"No courtesy, let's wait in the advanced conference room."

Fang Yuan said indifferently.

The people have not yet arrived, and he must go in so early.

"Lord Assassin Shi, Xia Guan has absolutely no intention of crossing Lord Assassin Shi to take up the post of Commander of Liaoshan County."

"It's just that my words are slight, my uncle and my father refuse to listen to my opinion, please forgive me for my sins!"

Su Chen took two small steps forward, and with a smirk, he placed the gift that had just been placed on the ground on Fang Yuan's desk.

"You're welcome, this official doesn't accept gifts."

Fang Yuan shook his head and looked at Su Chen with a little surprise.

If this person is not honest, he knows how to deal with others.

As soon as you appear, you give yourself a gift and express that it is not your own meaning.

Generally speaking, even if the superiors are still dissatisfied with this matter, they will not give him small shoes.

"Yes, Xia Guan understands."

Su Chen hurriedly took back the gift.

Then he saluted Fang Yuan and walked into the office of Zhang San and the others on the side.

Fang Yuan nodded subconsciously, feeling that Su Chen's son was teachable, and his impression score had improved a lot.

Soon, Su Chen came out again, the gift in his hand was no longer there, and he entered the conference room after saluting Fang Yuan again.

Not long after, Zhou Kaile and Sun Taihe arrived.

"The lower official meets Lord Assassin."

The two saluted respectfully.

The new year has passed, and the two have not changed much.

"Let's go to the conference room."

Fang Yuan nodded slightly.

At the same time, let people call Zhang San and Qicao to join the army.

Soon, everyone was sitting around the conference room for a meeting.

"Except for Qicao joining the army, including this official, they are all newcomers in Liaozhou."

"As the saying goes, there will be a new atmosphere in the new year, and this official hopes that there will be new changes in Liaozhou after three years of Zhenguan."

Fang Yuan said slowly.

After the opening remarks, Zhang San and others applauded.

Su Chen and the others didn't know why, but they also learned from Zhang San and the others applauded.

This is a new change from Fang Yuan to the meeting, maintaining warm applause.

The previous meetings were all one-word halls, and they listened and remembered what Fang Yuan said, and almost did not speak.

This made the meeting very silent and depressing, not what Fang Yuan wanted, so he applauded.

"The meeting probably had the following points:"

"The first point: the first batch of goods from the major factories in Liaozhou is about to be completed, and the counties should at least be responsible for transporting them to the state capital and county towns for sale."

"What this official means is that there should be a cement road leading to the state capital between the counties, and there should be a cement road leading to each other between the county seats."

Fang Yuan said slowly.

Before the words fell, Zhou Kaile and the others looked embarrassed.

"The official knows that it is not easy to do this, and it also involves money for road construction."

"But the difficulty is challenging, and the construction of concrete roads can promote communication between counties, and the sale of goods can improve local finances, these are all your achievements."

Fang Yuan said slowly.

Tell us about the benefits.

"Lord Thorn Shi, Xia Guan is very willing to build a cement road."

"But Pingcheng County is too far from Liaozhou City, and Pingcheng County's finances can't support it."

Sun Taihe said with a sad face.

He was in charge of the family porcelain business and knew how important a good road was to the porcelain business.

But building a cement road is expensive, and it is impossible for the family to subsidize it for free, and the county government does not have so much money, so it can only be powerless.

Zhou Kaile on the side nodded thoughtfully, also because he had no money, otherwise he would definitely be the first county in the three counties of Liaozhou to build a cement road.

"The official thought of this, so the official came forward to discuss with the cement manufacturer, each county in the name of the county government, the money will be given in batches, and the number of batches will be discussed when the time comes, what do you think?"

Fang Yuan thought of this.

He even thought of taking out a loan to build a road.

But unfortunately, the money bank has not yet appeared.

However, this method is not much different from taking out a loan to build a road.

"If that's the case, the lower officials are willing to do their best to build the road."

Sun Taihe pondered for a moment and said in a deep voice.

His family used to do business in Pingcheng County, and he knew the difficulty of expanding his business.

But if the cement road appears, from now on Liaozhou one city and three counties can be sold, the market scope will be greatly improved, the local tax will also be greatly increased, and other caravans can be introduced.

For a businessman, Sun Taihe felt that the road was very necessary.

And it is in the name of the county government, not in the name of the individual, and the money owed is also owed by the county government, not by itself, and there is no problem at all.

"The lower officials are also willing to go all out to build the road!"

Zhou Kaile said respectfully.

He was the first to propose the construction of roads.

Now there is a way to support the construction of roads, and he is obliged.

Fang Yuan nodded with satisfaction, and finally looked at Su Chen, the county commander of Liaoshan County.

"Lord Thorn Shi, Liaoshan County is building roads."

Su Chen was puzzled.

He had actually arrived in Liaoshan County a few days in advance.

So that they can know as much as possible about the work at hand, and also know that the concrete road is being built.

"The previous county magistrate only gave a fifty percent deposit, and there was only one way to Liaozhou City."

Fang Yuan reminded.

"Lord Thorn Shi, don't worry, the remaining fifty percent of the county government will definitely make up for it, and they are willing to make every effort to build the road."

When Su Chen heard this, he immediately patted his chest and reassured.

"Although you can rest assured, the road construction will be difficult in the early stage, and it will be a proper political achievement in the later stage."

"When the time is ripe, the official will promote the talent introduction plan and let more people flow into one city and three counties in Liaozhou."

"You guys work hard, if there is no bumper harvest after three years, this official will report to the ministry to stay in office for a year or two and receive the fruits before transferring!"

Fang Yuan said in a deep voice.

Draw cakes for Zhou Kaile and others.

"Lord Thorn Shi is wise!"

Zhou Kaile and the others were stunned for a moment, and then they were excited and patted their ass.

Being an official is for political achievements, and if they can get political achievements, they can fight with their lives.

"The first point is for the time being, if you have any questions, you can ask Changshi Zhang San."

"Next, let's talk about the second point, what do the three of you think about the imperial court wanting to popularize the imperial examination in the local area? You can speak your mind. ”

Fang Yuan entered the second discussion session.

He wanted to hear the thoughts of these county orders.

In this way, we can roughly understand the difficulty of carrying out the imperial examination.

"Lord Assassin Shi, the lower officials think that they should try their best to popularize the imperial examination, and let as many people know as much as possible about the imperial court's implementation of the imperial examination, so that the people can clearly understand that the imperial court attaches great importance to the imperial examination."

Zhou Kaile was the first to express his opinion.

He thinks that he is the worst born, and he also understands that it is not easy for him to stand up from a poor background.

Although the imperial examination was not set up for the common people, it gave opportunities to those who did not have a family to rely on.

Fang Yuan bowed slightly, did not express his opinion, and swept his gaze towards Su Chen and Sun Taihe.

"Lord Thorn Shi, the lower officials think it's just a show."

"We now have to build roads, and we have to be responsible for the transportation and sale of goods in various factories, and spring plowing will come soon, so we don't have the time and manpower to promote."

Sun Taihe pondered for a moment, and said with a straight face.

Since Fang Yuan said that he could speak freely, he could say anything.

If you don't express your opinion at this time, you may be targeted if you mess around when you are sure.

Although Sun Taihe was an official for the first time, his previous business experience also gave him a lot of useful experience.

Fang Yuan also bowed slightly, but did not express his opinion, and finally looked at Su Chen.

"Lord Assassin Shi, the lower officials think that what Sun County Ling said is extremely true."

"And there is another point, if we implement the imperial examination, there may be many families who are dissatisfied and stop it."

Su Chen said.

When it came to the family, he was worried that Fang Yuan would be dissatisfied.

After all, from what he knew, the family looked down on Fang Yuan.

"Yes, you all have a good idea."

"But this official believes that it is imperative to popularize the imperial examination, and it must be carried out to the township according to the will of the imperial court, so that every common person knows as much as possible."

Fang Yuan said slowly.

The final decision was made.

"Obey the orders of Lord Assassin!"

The three of them looked at each other and saluted with different expressions.

"If you have any opinions on this matter, you can say it now."

"If you don't say it, if you don't do it according to the official's will after you go back, then the official will handle you."

Fang Yuan's sharp gaze swept towards everyone.

The state government administers the counties, and the counties administer the townships and villages.

In the final analysis, the implementation of the policy still requires the cooperation of all counties.

However, Liaozhou has little land, and Fang Yuan's current reputation is flourishing in various places, and it will not be affected by any county.

"Yes, Xia Guan understands."

The hearts of the three of them were Ling, and they should be immediately.

"The number of people in this year's spring festival should be several times higher than in previous years, and Si Gong will make the scale and place of this time bigger according to the imperial examinations over the years."

Fang Yuan nodded and looked at Si Gongdao on the side.

In the Tang Dynasty, there were imperial examinations every year, and local examinations were held every year.

But as Fang Yuan said before, he didn't pay much attention to it, and there were few people who took the exam.

"Yes, Xia Guan understands."

Si Gong immediately said in a deep voice.

"Then the second thing is hard work for you again."

"The third thing is the Lantern Festival on the Yuan Festival, what are your opinions?"

Fang Yuan began to discuss the third thing.

In the Tang Dynasty, the New Year was actually not grand, and the Shangyuan Festival was grand.

At this time, people are just the New Year, and the Yuan Festival is almost the same as the New Year in the future.

Every year on the Shangyuan Festival, the imperial court will give some support to the local government, so that the local government can hold a beautiful Shangyuan Festival.

Zhou Kaile looked at each other the same, and did not speak very tacitly, because they were all newcomers and had never done it.

"Then according to previous years, expand the scale a little more?"

Shito Yanagi Wenshi suggested.

In previous years, counties did not do it, but they were all done in the state city.

"Yes, just leave it to you, and be sure to make an unforgettable Shangyuan Festival."

Fang Yuan nodded.

He likes to celebrate the New Year, and he is generally interested in the Yuan Festival.

So what Qi Cao would do when he joined the army, Fang Yuan didn't look forward to it.

"Yes."

Seven Cao joined the army one after another.

"Adjournment."

Fang Yuan waved his hand.

There was another round of applause.

Soon, the crowd dispersed and the meeting officially ended.

The next day, Fang Yuan asked the state officials to change the billboard and implement the imperial examination instead.

But unexpectedly, Fang Yuan received a bad news at noon.

Billboards in a village in Liaoshan County were cut down, along with billboards near the village.

This is the first time that a billboard has been cut down since it was introduced.

"What about the Liaoshan County Order?"

"Order him to find out the cause for this official this afternoon!"

Fang Yuan was furious about this.

I thought it was the family making trouble again.

"Yes!"

Zheng Jiu should be, do it in person.

In the afternoon, Su Chen was in a hurry.

"Lord Thorn Shi, this matter may be a bit complicated, the person who cut the billboard is from Sanjia Village, named Zhang Ji, he is still quite talented, and he is also a little famous in Liaoshan County."

"But in the years when you didn't take office, you didn't pass the township examination five times in a row, so you cursed the darkness of the imperial examination, and said that the imperial examination was for those children of the family, and it was quite a big trouble at that time, as if it was because of an eighty-year-old mother, so people were fine."

"The lower official wants to arrest people, but the people of Sanjia Village are very angry, and they prevent the official from arresting him, saying that Sanjia Village is protected by you, and unless you go in person, the official will not dare to arrest him."

Su Chen touched the sweat on his forehead and reported respectfully.

"Sanjia Village is under the protection of this official?"

Fang Yuan was almost laughed at.

He is the history of the thorns of everyone in Liaozhou, not the history of the stabs of Sanjia Village and one village, and he is like a bandit.

However, when he thought about it, Fang Yuan was also a little relieved, which was a manifestation of the support of the villagers of Sanjia Village.

(End of chapter)