Chapter 89 In just half a year, Yongding County has changed a lot!
Chapter 89 In just six months, Yongding County has changed drastically!
In the beginning of spring this year, more and more refugees arrived in Yongding County.
The number of people is increasing.
Construction in all aspects also needs to keep up.
The previous population was still around 46,000, but now it has expanded to 60,000.
As the number of people increases, the complexity of management increases exponentially.
However, fortunately, in the past half year, some people have been trained. Zhang Haogu mentioned the clerkship to Zhu Youxiao before, and in fact, it has been gradually established in Yongding County.
These officials were well-educated and literate, and putting them in charge of managing these new refugees also exercised their abilities.
Make clear provisions.
Refugees are not allowed to be beaten or scolded, and unified management is required.
To appease 60,000 refugees is not a big problem.
In addition, Zhang Haogu established a college here - Datong College.
The meaning is taken from the word Datong in the Liyun Datong chapter.
All candidate officials are students of Datong Academy, followed by refugees who have settled here. Anyone who is old enough can be admitted.
There are not many Confucian classics here.
However, medicine, arithmetic, physics, and architecture were all very popular. Sometimes, Zhu Youxiao would be the teacher himself.
In addition, necessary political education courses are carried out.
This group of people will all be Zhang Haogu's followers.
And Zhang Haogu never wanted them to be just his party members.
You must have your own program and have the ability to execute it.
The dean is Zhu Youxiao, and the vice dean is Zhang Haogu.
Its core concept is to realize a world of great harmony.
The elderly are provided with support, the young are educated, the poor are supported, the poor are provided with help, the widowed, widowed, lonely and disabled are all provided with support.
These words are defined as the school motto.
In addition, Zhang Haogu has not been idle during this period, just dictating the "Barefoot Doctor's Manual".
Make it yourself first, and then see if you can get mimeograph printing. If you can do it, prepare a large number of prints so that batches of students can quickly master the knowledge.
Today, Yongding County’s income mainly comes from two major sources.
One is Cui Chengxiu, who is now the contractor for the renovation of the three main halls.
Cui Chengxiu originally curried favor with Eunuch Wei and eventually became the Minister of War and the prime minister, but in the end he was sent to Yongding County.
As soon as he saw Zhu Youxiao, Cui Chengxiu's attitude immediately made a 180-degree turn, from cheating and cheating to now starting to work honestly in the fields.
Now he has become a contractor, contracting the reconstruction project of the three main halls.
Cui Chengxiu's quotation was not high, about three hundred thousand taels.
This amount was quickly accepted by Zhu Youxiao.
After all, in history, it cost more than six million taels of silver. It is completely unknown how much oil and water was involved in this, and how much corruption was involved.
Three hundred thousand taels is the labor cost, and the wood is readily available, mainly because a lot of wood has been accumulated since Wanli.
And Cui Chengxiu is still terrified every day.
Because Zhu Youxiao occasionally participates to see the progress on site.
Don't expect to deceive yourself, the emperor, about money.
Zhang Haogu developed an unethical system that allows these craftsmen to give feedback beyond the next level.
If you suspect Cui Chengxiu of embezzling money, write down the reason, get the evidence, and report it secretly.
Once verified, there will be a heavy reward.
In addition, we need to keep statistics on daily expenses and show them to all workers. If there are any problems, we will report them directly to you.
But now, faced with this situation, Cui Chengxiu would not dare to commit corruption even if he had 10,000 courages.
Secondly, the surveillance is too strict.
It used to be easy to fool, but now, it's not so easy to fool.
Because these craftsmen are all literate.
In addition, if the three hundred thousand taels are not used up and there is some surplus left, then it will be given to these craftsmen as bonuses.
The prerequisite is that the acceptance is passed.
There is no cutting corners, it must be built well, if it fails to pass the inspection, the other party is the emperor, you have to do what you want.
We must prevent collective corruption and collective cutting of corners.
These means are meant to cut off the hands of corruption.
In addition, this dog emperor is not very energetic and has to check his bills every day.
The second income of Yongding County is the three-legged golden toad.
In addition to the capital, sales have also expanded to the whole country.
A baby that can keep the house in check.
Mainly, he can really spit out gold coins.
Although this thing is a mechanism, it can be used to show off to some extent.
Plus the legends of Zhu Yuanzhang and Shen Wansan.
It is unlikely that a three-legged golden toad will sell for 10,000 taels, but it is possible to sell for 1,000 taels.
Not long ago, this three-legged golden toad was sold for takeout in Jiangnan, and it was sold for a sky-high price of 10,000 taels.
The gentry in Jiangnan are still rich after all.
The current situation in the Ming Dynasty is definitely one of extreme polarization between the rich and the poor. The poor are chewing tree bark, but the rich can buy a dead thing without blinking an eye.
The profit brought by this three-legged golden toad is higher than that of wood.
It is also an important financial source for Yongding County.
As for the cotton and cloth produced on a small scale, although the profits are quite high, there are not many raw materials. These things must be produced on a large scale to exert their power.
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"What's this?"
Zhu Youxiao's eyes suddenly fell on the carriages.
"Your Majesty, these are sweet potatoes transported from the south!"
Zhang Haogu said with a smile: "There is a Chen family in Fujian. They discovered a brand new crop from Nanyang, which is this kind of sweet potato. The yield is extremely high, at least ten times more than the current grain yield per mu. I am here.
After seeing the memorial, the Ministry of Revenue ordered people to buy sweet potatoes and asked the Chen family and his son to go to the north to grow sweet potatoes. If it can be promoted, it can feed millions of people in the Ming Dynasty!"
"Is there really such a thing?" Zhu Youxiao couldn't help being slightly stunned.
Zhang Haogu nodded: "I have read the memorial from the Ministry of Household Affairs. In addition, I also ordered people to conduct on-site inspections. They are pretty much the same, but I don't know how to plant them in the north. Therefore, I specially called the Chen family and asked them to plant it in the capital."
, if it is possible, I will have no worries about food in the Ming Dynasty!"
Zhu Youxiao nodded: "If this is really the case, and they have contributed to the country, I will give them a title. Later, you can call the children of the Chen family and show them to me!"
"My Holy Emperor!" Zhang Haogu said with a smile.
Descendants of the Chen family were actually rewarded in the Qing Dynasty, but unfortunately they met Qianlong, a stingy man, who only gave them a good family background.
Historical dynasties have attached great importance to technical employees who can increase grain production.
Zhu Youxiao smiled and said: "Master, don't praise me. I have often heard that the sage is not as good as the emperor. However, if I don't see it with my own eyes and hear it with my own ears, how can I know the sufferings of the people and what they want?"
Zhang Haogu spoke again: "The fact that the emperor has such a heart shows that our emperor is benevolent!"
"It's me, I want to thank the master. If it weren't for the master, how would I know the sufferings of these people!" Zhu Youxiao said with great sincerity.
