The two have been friends for many years, and Han Zhen knows Liu Yong's personality very well.

When he was the head of the capital, he did a lot of things that oppressed the people and extorted money, escorted the smuggler and collected dividends, which was commonplace.

As a Xu official, this is also the only way for him to make a living and support his family.

At the same time, Liu Yong still has some conscience and bottom line in his heart, and if he can, he will take extra care of the lonely, widowed, old and weak.

Human beings are like this, they have two sides.

The most rare thing is that Liu Yong is self-aware.

When you are a county lieutenant, you have already reached the top, and no matter how high your position is, you don't have that ability.

If you force it, you will harm him.

Thinking of this, Han Zhen nodded and said, "In this case, you will stay in Linzi County!" ”

"Hmm."

Liu Yong smiled and nodded.

Turning his head, Han Zhen looked at Changzhi County and instructed: "Before leaving, I will leave 500,000 yuan for the county treasury, this public fund does not need to be saved, grain should be hoarded, and roads should be repaired." ”

Linzi County is now implementing light and meager endowments, recuperation.

In addition, the severe drought for several months will definitely affect the corn harvest, not to mention the autumn tax, and the government may also have to distribute relief food so that the people can survive the winter.

But as long as you survive this year, next year will be fine.

You must know that in the past two months alone, with the efforts of Han Zhen and Changzhi County, the people in the surrounding countryside have reclaimed tens of thousands of acres of barren land.

In addition, the thousands of acres of paddy fields in the lower reaches of the Xiaodong River will not seek smooth weather next year, as long as there is no catastrophe, it will usher in a bumper harvest.

Hearing this, Changzhi County was suddenly overjoyed, and said with a smile: "The county magistrate is really timely for rain, the roads in the surrounding villages are in disrepair, and now the weather is dry and good, but when it comes to rain and snow, it is muddy, and it is difficult for people and animals to pass." With this money, I will be able to recruit people and provide relief through work, killing two birds with one stone. ”

As for corruption......

Now, he has long disdained to use such means to accumulate wealth.

Just a few days ago, Zhu Ji sent the dividends of August.

Sugar worth 80,000 yuan!

The key is that this dividend is above board and upright, so why worry about corruption.

Han Zhen nodded and said, "You can just look at it." ”

There is no doubt about the ability of Changzhi County, and it is a good hand in handling civil affairs.

After chatting a few more words and explaining the matter, Han Zhen got up and left.

Before leaving the lobby, Han Zhen suddenly paused, turned around and patted Chang Zhixian on the shoulder, and said meaningfully: "Gaotuo Mountain will not last long, at most two months, and the Western Army will go south." ”

After that, Han Zhen strode out of the county office.

Liu Yong blinked, his face was dazed, he didn't understand why Han Zhen suddenly said such a thing.

But Changzhi County heard the meaning beyond the words.

Where did the Western Army go south?

Naturally, it is Shandong.

At that time, Han Zhen is bound to take advantage of the situation to raise troops.

Fang Cai's words were reminding him that there was only two months left for him to think at most, should he go or stay?

……

……

Compared with some days ago, Xiaowang Village has changed a little.

First of all, there are several more wide canals that divert water from the river hundreds of meters away to all parts of the village.

It is not only convenient for irrigating farmland, but also convenient for domestic water.

After all, there were only three or five wells in the entire village, and the population had skyrocketed to seven or eight thousand.

With so many people, the wells are naturally not enough.

Secondly, the bazaar has become more lively, and shops have sprung up one after another.

Counting down, there are eighteen rooms.

And the people who set up stalls in the morning and evening are countless, and the degree of bustle is not inferior to the east and west markets in the county.

Several billowing smokes, like black dragons, soared into the sky.

Farmers working hard can be found everywhere in the fields.

Now that there is a great drought, the corn must be watered and irrigated every day, otherwise it will be two months later, and there will really be no harvest.

What's more, it is necessary to reclaim wasteland.

The reclaimed barren land will be tax-free for three years.

Strictly speaking, Xiaowang Village can no longer be regarded as a village, but a town.

In fact, Changzhi County also has this plan.

When chatting with Han Zhen today, he made a suggestion to set Xiaowang Village as a town and govern the village as a town.

For example, when a county town was flooded and could not live, a group of officials moved the county government to a densely populated town under their jurisdiction, and then reported it.

Over time, the town became the new county seat.

Originally, hundreds of years ago, Linzi County was still the economic and political center of the entire Shandong.

As a result, with the change of time and regime, it has become an inconspicuous middle county in Qingzhou.

In the afternoon, the market is the quietest time of the day, and many shops are closed.

The best grocery store in the bazaar is also closed.

It's just that if you get closer, you can faintly hear a kitten-like murmur.

"You...... What the hell is this dead ghost...... How much anger has been accumulated, how can you be so anxious. ”

An Niang lay on the counter, a fine bead of sweat on her forehead.

Han Zhen replied while pushing the mill: "From going to the county town until today." ”

"You didn't find a little lady in the county?"

An Niang was stunned for a moment, and asked curiously, "Your little sister-in-law didn't help you either?" ”

"She wanted to, but she didn't have a chance."

Han Zhen briefly said Ma Shuyao's matter.

Hearing this, An Niang's smiling flowers trembled.

Syllable!

Han Zhen raised his hand and slapped it on the plump snow white, and suddenly there were layers of ripples.

An Niang snorted softly and turned her head, her peach blossom eyes were both disgusted and happy.

Han Zhen held the grinding disc and suddenly accelerated the speed of grinding soy milk.

After a long time, the grocery store was quiet again.

An Niang lay on the counter, gasping slightly.

"Come with me to Yidu in a few days."

Han Zhen sorted out his clothes, picked up a clay pot, poured herbal tea in a big gulp, and then let out a long breath.

Comfortable!

Going to Yidu?

An Niang's face hesitated, and she hesitated: "If you go to Yidu, what will happen to the shops in the village?" ”

Han Zhen couldn't help but shake his head and smile: "Give it to Fang Sansan, if you like to do business, you can do it in Yidu." Besides, Xiaodouzi is not small, and it is time to go to school. ”

When he opened these shops, his original intention was to facilitate the villagers, and he never thought about making money.

In Han Zhen's cognition, the entire Linzi County and Yidu County are their own family businesses, so how many shops do they care about?

Liu Bang was a prodigal son in his early years, had no family business, and was often beaten and scolded by his father.

Later, after the establishment of the Han Dynasty, Liu Bang pointed to the thousands of miles of rivers and mountains and asked his father: My father used to always say that I was a scoundrel, and it was better for the second brother to buy a family business, but now I and the second brother's family business is bigger?

Father Liu said ashamedly, your family business is big.

From this incident, it can be seen that the idea of the world has been deeply imprinted in the hearts of every Chinese person.

"That's fine."

An Niang pondered for a moment and nodded in response.

Han Zhen instructed: "Today, you explain some things, pack up, and return to Yidu with me tomorrow." ”

"Okay."

An Niang nodded and stood up weakly.

Looking at the slowly flowing soybean milk, she first glanced at Han Zhen, then thought of something, and said with a worried face: "Erlang, the slave family and the leap girl have been serving you for a while, but they haven't moved......"

The words were not finished, but the meaning was clear.

Every time, there was no measure, and after so long, her and Han Zhang's stomachs didn't move at all.

The key is not one person, but neither of them moved, and besides, she still has a child, so the problem naturally lies with Han Zhen.

Han Zhen waved his hand absentmindedly, and joked with a smile: "What, you just want to add a younger brother and sister to Xiaodouzi so much?" ”

An Niang gently pinched his waist: "You dead ghost, the slave family is down to business." ”

Han Zhen comforted: "Don't worry, I know my body, it's good." ”

It's a matter of chance, and under normal circumstances, the chance of conceiving is less than 20%, except for the danger period.

And every time he avoided the danger period......

The main reason is that Han Zhen doesn't want to have a child so early, and once he has a child, he needs to be more distracted.

The child or something, let's wait until it stabilizes.

After An Niang sorted it out, Han Zhen opened the door of the grocery store.

In a house halfway up the mountain.

Han Zhen sat at the head of the hall, and the lieutenant, Zhu Zhengze, the monkey, the little worm, and the scribes were all present.

Just looking at the battle, everyone knows in their hearts that there is something important to announce.

Sure enough, I saw Han Zhen slowly speak: "I have discussed with Changzhi County, and I am ready to upgrade Xiaowang Village to a town!" ”

Before the Song Dynasty, there was no concept of towns, only counties.

It was not until the Song Dynasty that commerce around Gyeonggi was too developed, and the first town in the true sense of the word appeared.

In the fourth year of Xining, Song Shenzong released the "Map of the Prefectures and Counties of the World", which was a map of "towns", and it was also from this moment that the imperial court recognized the existence of towns and cities.

At that time, the imperial court defined a town as a town, although its people did not have counties, but they were endowed with towns or were governed by them.

Collecting taxes and helping to manage the villages under their jurisdiction is the role of the town.

Xiaowang Village not only has a large population, but also the most important thing is the rapid development of industry and commerce.

Everyone's hearts sank, and they looked at Han Zhen expectantly.

From the village to the town, it means that they are likely to go up one liter as well.

Looking around, Han Zhen began to appoint: "Xiao Worm is the supervisor of the town, knows the affairs of the whole town, and is controlled by the county." ”

Supervising the town, that is, the number one in the town, this is a very ambiguous position.

It's an official, but it's not an official.

It is said to be an official because the vast majority of prison towns are served by civil and military officials who have been demoted in the court.

To say that it is not is that the post of the town supervisor is not in the stream, and it is not among the nine streams.

Even Liu Yong, the county lieutenant at the end of the ninth rate, is a serious internal official, so you can imagine how embarrassing the prison town is.

"Thank you, Second Brother Han!"

The little worm didn't care, and thanked him with joy.

Han Zhen continued to appoint: "Zhu Zhengze is the secretary of charge and is in charge of clerical taxation. Wang Li was appointed as the head of the household and was in charge of the marriage lawsuit. The rest of the people are the scribes of the two divisions, and one should be treated as a servant, and it is on a par with the county government. ”

"Thank you, County Magistrate!"

Everyone's eyes lit up, and they all thanked each other.

Previously, they could only be regarded as temporary supernumeraries, and their salaries were very low, only three to five hundred wen a month, plus two meals in the morning and evening.

This treatment was really good two months ago.

But now, it's not enough to watch, because a worker in any factory in Xiaowang Village has a monthly salary of 300 yuan, and he is also in charge of food.

Now I have finally come out and turned positive.

You must know that the current officials of the county government are not what they used to be, they are all rich, and there are various benefits during the New Year's holidays, plus additional performance rewards.

Not to mention how rich you are, at least you can feed a family of five very well, and you can eat meat and drink wine every once in a while.

"Small matters are decided by themselves, and major matters are reported to the county government."

Han Zhen paused and continued: "In the past few days, you have found another place to build a house in imitation of the layout of the county government as the future office location. ”

It's not a way to always occupy this house, after all, there are still Yang Father and others living there.

Moreover, it is not convenient, and there is only one hall that can really be used for office.

The worm nodded, "I know!" ”

After explaining the appointment, Han Zhen turned his head to look at the monkey and ordered: "Give you seven days to arrange the salt factory, and then go to Yidu to find me!" ”

"Good!"

The monkey knew that he had another important errand to him, and he responded solemnly.

Han Zhen stood up and drew a big cake: "Work hard, there may not be no chance to be an official in the future!" ”

……

Out of the house, Han Zhen turned over and rode on a war horse, all the way out of the village.

He did not return to the county seat, but went straight to Songshan Ridge.

Coming to Songshan Ridge again, the huge change almost made Han Zhen not recognize it.

At the foot of the mountain, countless barren fields have been reclaimed.

Several canals, from the top of the mountain, irrigate the newly cultivated wasteland.

In addition, the originally narrow and steep mountain road has been renovated and made smooth and wide.

As soon as Han Zhen turned over and dismounted, he saw a team of patrolling villagers walking towards him quickly.

This group of villagers held a whistle stick and a knife at their waists, although they were still a little thin, but they were very energetic.

I still remember that when Songshan Ridge was just laid, the escapees in the cottage were even worse than beggars, all skinny and skinny.

After two or three months of raising, it's like a new group of people.

"Who are you...... County magistrate? ”

The team led by him was subconsciously shouting, and when he saw the person who came, he immediately changed his greetings.

The rest of the people clasped their fists and saluted: "I've seen the county magistrate!" ”

Han Zhen smiled and asked, "Ma Sangou can be in the village?" ”

Hearing this, the team replied: "Recently, there was a pig disaster, and the village chief took people into the mountains to hunt wild boars." ”

At this time, the number of wild boars is still very large, and it once became a disaster.

Wild boars can eat and live, and a few wild boars can clean up hundreds of acres of fields.

In particular, there is no place to open up wasteland in the cottage, so the people in the cottage will beat the idea to the foot of the mountain.

But there is no cottage protection at the foot of the mountain, which will naturally attract a large number of wild boars.

Looking up at the sky, Han Zhen waved his hand: "You continue to patrol, I'll go to the cottage and wait for a while." ”

"Order!"

The team responded and led the villagers to continue patrolling the vicinity.

Han Zhen led the horse and slowly walked towards the cottage, his eyes constantly looking around.

Sangou has some ability to build the village well.

Entering the cottage, Han Zhen came to the White Tiger Hall with a familiar car.

Walking into the White Tiger Hall, he bumped into Zhang Yi head-on.

"County magistrate?"

Zhang Yi was stunned for a moment, and then showed surprise on his face.

"Where is this going?"

Han Zhen smiled slightly and glanced at Zhang Yi up and down.

This former storyteller has now lost the air of a stock market philistine and has a little more ability.

Zhang Yi replied: "There is an old man in the village who died, and I went to pay my condolences on behalf of the village chief. ”

"Since there is something to do, then you should go and get busy first."

"The county magistrate will wait a while, and I will come when I go."

Zhang Yi arched his hand and hurriedly walked out of the White Tiger Hall.

(End of chapter)