Yunyang is full of rivers, with mountains, water, and forests, but little cultivated land and few residents.
Mineral resources are rich. In Yunyang and Junxian counties, there are gold sands that are large like broad beans and small like fine sand formed by the sedimentation along the water, which can be seen as gold.
There are also quartz sand and quartzite that can be used to make glass; there are coal mines in Junzhu County; bauxite mines in Fangxian County; iron ores in Fangxian and Yunxian counties; and copper mines and cinnabar mines in Yunxi County, which are often associated with realgar and phosphorus.
Greystone, asphalt.
Of course, most of these contents remain undiscovered.
Otherwise, gold and silver would have been specifically controlled by the imperial court, and other minerals would have been developed by local prefectures and counties.
If you don't find it now, if Wang Hongyu finds it later, you can make your own plans.
Wang Hongyu told everyone that 3,000 Hunhe troops would be stationed in Yunyang to prepare for military expansion training.
In the future, recruiting soldiers and horses and mobilizing veterans of the Sichuan Army were all tasks specially assigned by the imperial court.
The first and second-ranking prefects and fellow magistrates all knew that this was inevitable and said they would naturally cooperate.
After hearing this, Tongpan's face darkened, and he stood up and asked Wang Hongyu directly: "If 3,000 soldiers and horses have to rely on local food for food, the food will not be so abundant. If the army is expanded, it is not that the soldiers and civilians of Yunyang are not brave and good at fighting, but that it is really necessary to feed so many people."
The people of Yunyang should not bear such a heavy burden of difficulties."
He said that the current situation in Yunyang is very different from that in other counties.
There are still many refugees in the local area. Yunyang Prefecture asked them to return to the countryside to open up wasteland and cultivate land. However, there is really very little land that can be cultivated. The harvest in one year is less than half a year's livelihood. The government still has to pay taxes. They would rather be refugees.
Don't want to go down the mountain.
These are farmers who have lost their land in the surrounding provinces. They ran to the mountains of Yunyang to find a way to survive because they could no longer survive there. Surely they can no longer be forced to pay for food, right?
This general magistrate even dared to speak out and said that the people of Yunyang were poor but worked hard and were mentally positive. Although they lived in the mountains, they were quite open-minded. When they knew that their eldest brother had returned to his hometown in coffin, they rushed to greet him.
Wang Hongyu smiled heartily and said frankly that after the expansion of the army, not all of them would be out of work, and a considerable number of them would have to cultivate fields to support themselves and engage in various industries. In doing so, they would also have to pay taxes to their respective government agencies.
3,000 of the original Hunhe Army's military rations were mainly allocated from Xiangyang. Part of the money earned through industry was used to buy grain from Xiangyang for the construction of Yunyang. It also encouraged wealthy households in Yunyang to engage in industry so that people could participate in it and earn money to support their families.
"May I ask Tongpan, is Yunyang so welcoming to the Hunhe Army?"
"Of course you are welcome!"
"what's your name?"
"Lei Ming, General Magistrate of Yunyang Mansion."
"Okay, let me ask Magistrate Lei Tong to witness the above-mentioned property I promised, as well as hiring workers, paying money, and paying taxes."
Yunyang Mansion officials admired him for his boldness and courage.
Barriers have been broken and trust among people has been enhanced.
Wang Hongyu planned to place the Capital Mobile Library in Yun County.
After all, Prefecture has the largest population and is also the most prosperous area in the prefecture. Libraries, printing, bookshops, universities, and cultural industries must be developed well, so naturally they must choose a suitable place.
Wang Hongyu planned to inspect several surrounding counties first, especially Zhushan, Zhuxi and Fang counties that he planned to develop, and finally returned to Yun County.
These four places also happen to be in the middle and south of Yunyang. The area is very vast, accounting for two-thirds of the entire prefecture. The mountains and forests are extremely lush. Not counting the prefecture, the three counties of Zhushan, Zhuxi and Fangxian are registered
The total population is only over 9,000, which is about the same as an ordinary county in the plains.
However, based on the previous gathering of refugees and the fact that a few tribes in the mountains were not included, it is estimated that there are still nearly 10,000 people in these three counties.
So first do a round of inspection to understand the local people’s conditions.
"By the way, is the governor of Yunyang not in Yunyang?" Wang Hongyu asked the prefect and other officials.
"Indeed, Governor Yang... usually patrols within the governor's area, and is not here most of the time..." Tongzhi's answer was slightly hesitant.
Before going to Yunyang, I got to know him a little bit.
Governor Yang Shuzhong was replaced when Donglin took power.
. He is somewhat famous for his lectures, but he is really not the material to be a political official.
This person has mediocre talents and has done nothing special. As the governor of Yunyang, he is usually not in Yunyang, but in Jingzhou, the richest city in the jurisdiction, where he specializes in giving lectures and building connections.
As a result, the military affairs and civil affairs that the governor was supposed to do were very poor. Not only in Yunyang, but also in all regions within the governor's territory, the military affairs were very poor.
In the first year after Tianqi ascended the throne, the Donglin Party took control of the power, and the little emperor was still learning the ropes.
The officials appointed at this stage were greatly praised in the Ming Dynasty compiled by the Qing Dynasty, saying that they were all famous officials.
However, in fact, they are all famous Confucians, but many of these Confucians have big problems. Not only do they not do good things when they are officials, they are also busy quarreling, arguing, and lecturing all day long, and they behave like Confucian disciples and old officials.
It is a real disaster for the people.
The Gonggun princes worked hard to expand their relations and seize the power of the imperial court, but when they arrived in a difficult place like Yunyang, they just ignored it.
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Governor Yang Shuzhong is unwilling to stay in Yunyang. Isn't the fundamental reason why it is that it is more miserable here?
In addition, it is difficult to expand your reputation and develop relationships here.
He will not stay in Yunyang.
It's really infuriating.
In theory, he is still his superior.
But no more than a month.
Before leaving Beijing, Ye Xianggao and others were already preparing to replace people.
When I arrived in Xiangyang, I heard news that a practical local official had been promoted to governor.
It is said that his name is Cai Fuyi. He was originally the governor of Shanxi Province and was good at mountain governance, development and military affairs.
Expect to be a reliable official.
Coming to Yunyang requires some hardships.
Yunyang is different from "big places" such as Baoding, Kaifeng, and Xiangyang, and the conditions are much more difficult.
"Don't worry, you guys. If I can go to the battlefield and enter the mountains and forests, I will be considerate of the people's conditions, adapt to local conditions, seek truth from facts, and will not suffer the people for the sake of conscription. This month, I plan to inspect several counties in civilian clothes, and I will not jail a few adults.
Follow me, but the books, workshops and garrison are temporarily in Yun County, so I have to trouble you all."
"It should be."
"This general's inspection involves Sichuan chieftains, so it is a military secret. Please keep it confidential."
Everyone was shocked. Although they had heard that the two big chieftains of Shejia and Anjia in southern Sichuan had different intentions, they still felt that Yunyang was far away.
But now listening to Wang Hongyu's serious statement, everyone knows that they can't be careless, so they strictly remember to keep it secret.
These officials in the Yunyang Mansion are all capable of doing things, and of course they are ready to handle certain matters.
Wang Hongyu was prepared to endure hardship this time, so after entering Yunyang, he was prepared to endure the hardship himself and not conduct an inspection in plain clothes surrounded by local officials.
Zhou Yijie saw that Wang Hongyu had not rested all night in Yun County and asked: "General, do you want to stay one night and arrange the library, Hunhe Army and the coffin of the family leader before setting off for inspection?"