Lu Xi is stupid, and his concubine is even stupider... If you don't play like this, you won't be tempted by me when I'm young and beautiful? Even if you aren't tempted, I will be tempted. I'll wash and wash you, serve you carefully, I can do anything.
She couldn't say what she said, because Lu Xi knelt down directly, "Master Zhu, I finally understand that a man can't lose his power for a day. No matter who is appointed as the county magistrate, he can't lose the name of the county magistrate. Zhu
Young Master, please give me your orders. If you want me to do anything, I will do my duty without hesitation."
Zhu Yiyuan smiled slightly, what he wanted was this cleverness.
"Luzhi County, can you tell me about the situation in Yishui? How many fields and grains are there? What should we do if we want to achieve great things?"
Zhu Yiyuan smiled and said: "It's not easy to be my county magistrate."
Lu Xi was startled, then nodded and said: "I understand, Mr. Zhu is very ambitious, so naturally he won't ask for a job... I have been a local official for more than ten years in a humble position. I have traveled around all the counties in Shandong, and I still know it well.
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It turns out that the magistrate of Lu County was not a Jinshi, but just donated a prison student, and waited for several years before he was promoted to a lower-level county. With a background like his, naturally he would not get much luck in the officialdom, but he was constantly being manipulated.
County after county, they were transferred wherever there was difficulty.
After all this hard work, Lu Xi gained some unique insights.
If we talk about the Yimeng area in a narrow sense, it refers to the middle and upper reaches of the Yishui River, that is, Mengyin. This area of Yishui has a large overlap with Linyi in later generations.
It is bounded by Yishan Mountain and Daxian Mountain to the north, Mengshan Mountain and Guishan Mountain to the west, and extends to the Yellow Sea in the southeast. It is a relatively independent terrain unit.
Here, separated by mountains and rivers, the terrain is complex, the products are abundant, and it is easy to defend but difficult to attack.
From a broad perspective, areas such as Xintai, Laiwu, and even Zichuan and Tai'an can all be classified into the Yimeng area, which is roughly the hilly area of Shandong.
There are many stone table-shaped peaks with flat tops in this place, which are called "Gu". The locals say there are 72 Gu. Of course, the most famous one is Meng Liang Gu.
In terms of pure terrain, this place is far inferior to the flat areas in northeastern Shandong, and it is not as good as the canal line... Nonsense, all the good places have been occupied by the Qing soldiers, and they will not be left to Zhu Yiyuan.
But Lu Xi also said that it is not that there are no development opportunities.
Take the two sides of the Yishui River as an example. The soil is thick and suitable for being used as fertile farmland. In addition, the hilly areas can be opened up to grow some miscellaneous grains, such as sweet potatoes, sweet potatoes, and corn that were introduced to the Ming Dynasty in the late Ming Dynasty. In these hilly areas,
There are already a small amount of plantings.
Especially groundnut, after its introduction to Shandong, the yield is very good.
In some steeper areas, fruit trees can also be planted, and Shandong's pears are still very famous.
"Lv Zhixian, according to your introduction, this place still has a lot to offer?"
Lu Xi was stunned for a moment, but shook his head, "It seems good, but it's difficult to achieve anything."
"Why?" Zhu Yiyuan asked.
"Because... the local wealthy families are so entangled that they can't push it away at all."
Zhu Yiyuan added: "I have also fought against local forces in Zichuan, Laiwu and Xintai, but I am not invulnerable."
Lu Xi said sternly: "Master Zhu, please don't put the wealthy gentry in those places in Yishui. There is no way they can be compared."
Zhu Yiyuan suddenly became curious and asked Lu Xi for advice... The problem still lies in the complex terrain here, separated by mountains and rivers, forming relatively closed villages.
These villages rarely have contact with the outside world. Due to their backward economy, there are not many scholars. In the countryside of Yishui and other places, it is not the kind of wealthy families established by relying on fame and preferential treatment. It is another form, that is, simple
Clan forces, the elders and big households in the village, they often gather dozens or hundreds of people to fight bravely.
They competed with neighboring villages for water sources and land, and fought fiercely.
These people also know how to fight with bandits, and they don't even care about official duties.
If the tax collected was acceptable, everything was easy to say, but if it was not acceptable, they would attack the tax collectors and kill the government officials. As a result, officials did not dare to go to the countryside, so they could only rely on large households to maintain local order.
In such a messy and scattered state, it is not easy to do anything.
"Mr. Zhu, when I first arrived as an official, I also wanted to make a difference. However, I was not strong enough, so I could only say nothing."
Zhu Yiyuan nodded, "Indeed, this is a hard nut to crack, but now that I'm here, I can't help but fight with all kinds of gods and monsters. Magistrate Lu, I want to arrange for the troops to enter the city first and take inventory of the treasury. You can first
Send this person back to the county government office, I will not occupy the county government office."
Hearing this, Lu Xi became excited and said, "Master Zhu, I spent three thousand taels to redeem her life just for the sake of being arty and having a relationship with those officials who were on the right track. Now I see clearly, Luo Hua wants to lose her.
Ruthless, there are a few conscientious girls who come out of brothels. From now on, those in humble positions will only do things for the young master. This woman should go back to where she came from."
This sentence frightened this concubine who kept her appearance to herself.
She was bought from Huai'an. If she has to go back hundreds of miles, she is a weak woman, in chaos, and has such good looks. What if she meets a bad guy?
And she managed to climb out of the brothel so easily, does she have to go back?
"Sir, I am a Bodhisattva who saves people in distress. This little girl has a tragic background and a bumpy life. I don't ask for anything else. I just hope that you will give me a way to survive."
This woman kowtowed to Zhu Yiyuan and cried so hard that she felt pitiful.
She is very smart. Although Lu Xi is still the county magistrate, he has obviously become Mr. Zhu who has the final say.
"Since you said so, I can't refuse."
The woman was overjoyed and had a smile on her face. Just as she was about to kowtow to express her gratitude, Zhu Yiyuan said again: "There is a shortage of menders in the army now. It is much better to earn money and support yourself by relying on your hands than to be a concubine.
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What?
This woman is so stupid that she wants me to do sewing and mending work?
Isn’t that what the old lady did?
And he asked me to go to the army to do this...I want to serve you, Mr. Zhu!
Zhu Yiyuan didn't give her a chance to talk nonsense. He just waved his hand and asked someone to lead her down.
Looking at his concubine's back, Lu Xi felt a sense of joy... You deserve it, you ruthless woman, you deserve this end, Mr. Zhu is wise!
Lu Xi cooperated with Zhu Yiyuan wholeheartedly, taking out grain, cloth, and weapons from the treasury... Zhu Yiyuan's old subordinates were very calm, but those who had just surrendered wanted to enter the city. Zhu Yiyuan considered the issue of discipline and locked them in the city.
outside.
Then there was a fight with each other over supplies.
More than a dozen people were injured, and some lost their lives.
Zhu Yiyuan also expected it. It was surprising that they could live in peace. While Zhu Yiyuan was preparing to deal with it, Zhao Yingyuan led the army and rushed to Yishui County.
His arrival was regarded as helping Zhu Yiyuan... After all, Zhu Yiyuan originally only had a few hundred people, so it was still too difficult to overwhelm more than a thousand people.
But this time, Zhao Yingyuan brought three thousand households. In addition, Song Lian, Zhao Shizhe, Zhang Lin, and many other people, both civil and military, all arrived.
Zhu Yiyuan's waist suddenly became stronger.
After everyone said hello to each other, Zhao Shizhe said: "Zhu Qianshi, I want to tell you something good. The imperial court has sent someone."
"Imperial court? What imperial court?" Zhu Yiyuan frowned.
Zhao Shizhe was startled and subconsciously said: "Of course it is the Longwu court in Fuzhou."
Zhu Yiyuan frowned even more. He did not continue to say anything, but asked: "Who sent you? Can you let me see you?"
Zhao Yingyuan nodded, "I just came to see you."
Sure enough, two men dressed as scribes came to see Zhu Yiyuan. One of them had handsome features and a handsome manner. He was Ye Tingxiu, Ye Tinglan's cousin, and Zhu Yiyuan's cousin.
As for the other one, that's even more powerful.
His original name was Gu Jiang and his courtesy name was Zhongqing.
The Qing Dynasty replaced the Ming Dynasty, and it was obviously inappropriate to call it this name. Therefore, after the fall of Yingtian, Gu Jiang changed his name to Gu Yanwu because he admired the conduct of Wen Tianxiang's disciple Wang Yanwu.
That's right, it was Gu Yanwu, one of the great Confucian figures in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties.
These two came to announce the decree.
"Zhu Qianshi, you fought consecutive battles, defeated the Tartars, and restored the Ming Dynasty. You are truly the pillar of the country. Your Majesty is very pleased and is ready to entrust the affairs of Shandong to you." Ye Tingxiu said excitedly.
Zhu Yiyuan did not take up the challenge, but thought to himself: "Qiongzhi Miyu, Yu Linju, a master, Qiling Mengsong style, Jiali Xie inscription map. This is the lineage of the Tang Dynasty kings. It seems that my name "Yi" is better than that of Tang Dynasty.
Wang Zhu Yujian is a generation older than him, what should my nephew ask his uncle for?" This chapter has been completed!
