Soon, Zou Xing rushed over, with a smile that radiated from the inside out, and bowed slightly, "Uncle, are you looking for me?"
Through the contact with Han Du in the past few days, Zou Xing found that Han Du did not care much about etiquette, but attached great importance to doing things. As long as things were done well, simple etiquette and so on would make Han Du happier.
Zou Xing also had reason to be happy. These days, Han Du asked the people to bring ten kilograms of fish back every day, saying it was a reward for them. But everyone could see that Han Du was deliberately looking for an excuse to give fish to the people.
Although the fish was given by Han Du, at first glance it seems to have nothing to do with him, Zou Xing. However, when the people get the benefits, they will also have a great impression of him as a parent official. It is inevitable to say "good official". He can be regarded by the people as a good official.
A good official, isn’t it worthy of being happy?
"The emperor has given me permission to open fields to dry salt." Han Du opened the imperial edict and showed it to Zou Xing.
Zou Xing was immediately more excited than Han Du, "Then the official will make arrangements immediately?"
Sun salt!
If your own county really develops salt fields to dry salt, then you will really be prosperous. Not only you, but the people in the entire county will be prosperous.
Han Du knew what Zou Xing was thinking when he saw his look. He shook his head and said, "It's not what you think. Look at it clearly. Although the emperor allowed me to open a field to dry salt, he can only use it for himself."
, you can’t buy or sell. So, you’d better not think about getting rich.”
"Self, can only be used for personal use?" Zou Xing read it carefully, and sure enough, the imperial edict clearly stated that the salt obtained could only be used to pickle sea fish, and could not be bought and sold privately, otherwise it would be treated as selling private salt.
"Alas!" Zou Xing felt like he was happy for nothing.
Han Du ignored Zou Xing's displeasure, but the emperor's will was such that no one could change it. He waved his hand and said: "There is no rush to open fields to dry salt. It will not be too late to wait until the corvees from other counties arrive."
.The most critical thing now is the plank road, which must be built as soon as possible."
"yes."
After these days, the plank road has still not been built. The main reason is that a large number of marine fish have to be processed every day, so the people cannot spare the time to build the plank road.
But now it's no longer possible if we don't repair it. Twenty more ships have arrived. If we don't repair it, there will be no way to expand it.
However, Han Du will not leave these twenty ships empty. The loss of fish for each empty day is enough to make Han Du heartbroken. But if more fish are caught, more people will be needed to handle them. In this way, instead
There is no manpower to build the plank road.
This is why Han Du still felt dissatisfied after Lao Zhu agreed to open fields to dry salt. The most lacking thing now is manpower. No one can do anything they want. Unfortunately, Lao Zhu refuted his plan to recruit villagers.
idea.
"When will the corvees recruited from each county arrive?" Han Du didn't know much about this, so he wanted to ask Zou Xing for his opinion.
Zou Xing made some calculations in his mind and replied: "Uncle, the imperial edict comes by water, so the time is faster. Now, I am afraid that other counties have not received the transfer order from the imperial court. The following officials estimate, how
It will take ten days of labor to get there."
"Ten days..."
Han Du shook his head and said: "Ten days is too long. I can't wait that long. Send people out to the counties now to spread the word. All the corvees must be here within five days. If there is a delay, I will
Submit a letter to the Inspectorate and request verification."
"Yes!" Zou Xing couldn't help but tense up when he heard the words from the Inspectorate. He knew that his uncle liked to do things vigorously and resolutely, so he didn't dare to neglect and quickly turned around and went out to make arrangements.
The Supervisory Yuan already has the responsibilities of inspecting, reporting, and verifying all the officials in the world. Just the rumor of a small seventh-grade supervisory censor impeaching many big officials and ministers standing in the Fengtian Palace cannot bear it. One bad person
, maybe a second-grade official will fall into the hands of a seventh-grade official.
What's more, someone like Jing Haibo wrote a letter requesting the Supervisory Council to verify a seventh-grade county magistrate? That is almost a one-shot decision, and those who are impeached will inevitably lose their official posts.
The relationship between Zouxing and the surrounding counties is pretty good. Even if they are all county magistrates and have no contact or are not of the same age, it is good that at least everyone can live in peace with each other.
Zou Xing didn't want other people to be unlucky, so he not only sent people to inform them as soon as possible, but also sent smart confidants. He was afraid that the people below would be too dull and the message would go wrong.
Starting from the fourth day, corvees from various counties arrived one after another. At the evening of the fifth day, corvees from the furthest county finally arrived.
The magistrate of this county didn't have a good face. After all, he was the furthest away. The rush all the way made him very tired. As soon as he arrived, he got into a fight with Zou Xing. He said in a cold voice: "Zou Zhixian is so big."
With his official authority, he commands us just like he commands the servants in the county government. With just one word, we can run away and break our legs."
"Forgive me, Magistrate Meng, but this is not what I meant. I am just a messenger." Zou Xing was speechless. He clearly meant well, but he didn't expect that he would be disliked by others. However, he thought that he had been in a dusty life.
As Zou Xing hurried on his way, Zou Xing had no intention of arguing with him.
"Meng Zhixian must not say this. Zou Zhixian has good intentions and reminded us many times." Another magistrate couldn't stand it any longer and came to the rescue to ease the atmosphere.
Seeing several people looking at him, he explained: "This Jing Haibo has also heard something. He is indeed a popular man in front of the emperor. Moreover, he is young and energetic, and the eyes of such a person are the most unruly. If it were Meng
Magistrate, you are late, maybe you will lose your official position."
After hearing this, Meng Zhixian's expression softened a lot, and he no longer had any hostility toward Zou Xing. After all, traveling for a few days was just more tiring than losing his official position.
"I was very offended just now, please forgive me, Brother Zou." He said, and bowed his hand towards Zou Xinggong.
"Brother Meng, you're welcome." Zou Xing also laughed again and responded.
"I wonder what Jing Haibo's likes are like? Is it easy to get along with him?" Other county magistrates asked hurriedly when they saw that someone was familiar with Han Du.
It's a pity that the county magistrate only heard about Han Du. He shook his head and said, "I don't know about this, either." He looked up at Zou Xing, "But since Zou Zhixian works under Jing Haibo, I think he should
Be clear."
When an official is working under a Shangguan, what is the most important thing? Of course, it is the Shangguan's preference. If you know the Shangguan's preferences accurately, you will know the Shangguan's pulse. If you do things this way, you will get twice the result with half the effort.