Chapter 147 The battle between local and foreign forces
Chapter 147: The battle between local and foreign forces
"Master, how should I arrange this child?"
Zhou Shi brought the child from the refugee area.
"What's your name?"
Fang Yuan looked at him and suddenly wanted to laugh.
A body of seven or eight years old, wearing adult clothes.
Even the shoes are worn by adults, leaving a lot of space.
It's no wonder that there are no children in the Fang family, so the clothes are naturally for adults.
"I don't have a name."
"Can you get one for me?"
The child raised his head and said crisply.
Only then did Fang Yuan see clearly that there were many scars on his face.
Some are new and some are old, and the interlacing of them looks a bit ferocious.
There is also an old scar on the neck as big as the mouth of a bowl, which seems to have been fatal.
"Are you a boy or a girl?"
Fang Yuan pondered for a moment and asked.
"Female, female."
The child becomes more nervous.
It seems that he was abandoned by Fang Yuan because he was worried about his gender.
Although the Tang Dynasty was relatively open, the folk mentality of favoring boys over girls was still relatively strong.
"Then let's call it Jingyu."
Fang Yuan looked at her for a few times, thought for a while and said.
If she hadn't told him, Fang Yuan might not have known that he was a girl.
Zhou Shi on the side did the same. He looked at her in surprise and felt that he was looking at her wrongly.
"Is your surname Fang?"
The child asked.
Fang Yuan and Zhou Shi were both stunned for a moment.
This child seems not to be simple.
"Nonsense, it would be nice to have a name."
Zhou Shi glared at him and wanted to send him away.
But the child was looking at Fang Yuan, nervously and with deep expectation.
"As you wish."
Fang Yuan thought for a while and said.
"Then my name will be Fang Jingyu from now on."
The child said excitedly.
Her eyes instantly became moist and tears fell.
"Zhou Shi, take her to Hongxu to arrange a room."
Fang Yuan patted his head and said.
"I, sir, I want to meet the master."
Zhou Shi said with a smile.
He brought people here mainly because he wanted to meet the giant.
Otherwise, he wouldn't be so anxious to bring people to Fang Yuan.
"Then I'll take it."
Fang Yuan nodded and left with Fang Jingyu.
The rain is getting heavier and heavier, and it seems like it won’t stop.
It continued from early morning to noon, and there were several centimeters of water on the ground in Fangfu.
Therefore, Fang Yuan did not go to work, but kept warm and drank tea in the living room, looking at the rain on the patio and lost in thought.
Fang Jingyu squatted beside Fang Yuan's thighs and beat Fang Yuan's legs obediently, but the strength was a bit weak.
Fang Yuan told her not to take it, but she insisted on beating Fang Yuan's feet, and finally Fang Yuan followed her.
Vaguely, Fang Yuan saw Zheng Jiu walking in despite the rain, already soaked to the skin.
"Why do you have to brave the rain to report it?"
Fang Yuan said in surprise.
And poured him a cup of hot tea.
"Zun Zhou, the count of people in the refugee area has been completed."
Zheng Jiu was shivering from the cold, so he took the hot tea and drank it.
As he spoke, he took out a brochure wrapped in oil paper from his arms.
Fortunately, he strongly requested to do the counting in the rain, otherwise a few people might have died in the refugee area today.
"Thank you for your hard work, go back and let your brothers on duty take half a day off, treat them to a big meal, and then go back and ask me for reimbursement."
Fang Yuan took it and said in a deep voice.
If Zheng Jiu didn't come, he would have forgotten about the refugee area.
It’s so hard for them to collect personnel information even when it’s raining so heavily.
"Xie Zhouzun!"
Zheng Jiu suddenly felt warm in his heart and said respectfully.
"Hongxu, take Zheng Jiu down to change clothes."
Fang Yuan waved his hands.
With that said, he started to look at the statistics table that Zheng Jiu brought.
"Let's go."
Hongxu waved to Zheng Jiu.
"Thank you, Miss Hongxu."
Zheng Jiu wanted to refuse because he felt embarrassed.
But when he saw Fang Yuan looking at the statistical list, he thought that there would be something to arrange for him, so he stayed.
Hongxu left with Zheng Jiu, Fang Jingyu continued to beat her legs, Qingyao made tea, and Fang Yuan looked at the statistics table.
There are a total of 5133 people on the list, 17 people are literate, 3 people can calculate accounts, 4978 people are able to move, and 435 people are disabled...
"Qinggao, arrange these people as I told you last night."
"Among them, those who are literate and those who can calculate accounts, see if they can be used. Those who can be temporarily arranged to work at the bank."
Fang Yuan handed the list to Qingyu.
There are more than 5,000 people, but only 17 are literate, which is really few.
But they are all refugees, and there are still 17 people who can read, which is very good.
Overall, the burden on this group of refugees is quite heavy, and hundreds of them have almost no ability to move.
"Okay, sir."
Qinggao took the list and looked at the sky outside.
The rain had lightened up a lot, but it hadn't stopped yet. She didn't go to do errands immediately.
At this time, Zheng Jiu and Hong Xu came back.
"When the rain clears up, I will ask Qinggao to go with you. Just listen to her."
Fang Yuan said calmly.
"Okay!"
Zheng Jiugong said yes.
At this time, the rain became much lighter.
The sun slowly appeared in the sky.
Gradually, the rain became lighter and lighter, and finally stopped.
"Miss Qinggao, shall we leave?"
Zheng Jiu looked at Qinggao and asked.
"Master, I'm going to do something first."
Qinggao stood up and said.
"Go ahead."
Fang Yuan waved his hand.
After taking a look at the sky, I was ready to go to the Governor's Mansion.
"Um...can I follow Sister Qinggao?"
Fang Jingyu asked timidly.
"As you wish."
Fang Yuan stood up and said calmly.
Fang Jingyu immediately happily walked towards Qinggao.
Zheng Jiu left with Qinggao and Fang Jingyu, and Fang Yuan went to the Governor's Mansion.
"Zhang San, send a notice to the magistrates of the three counties and ask them to prepare for spring plowing!"
"If there is still water shortage in some places, we can divert it from the Guzhang River. This year, the three counties of Liaozhou will definitely have a good harvest."
Fang Yuan called Zhang San and gave the order.
Spring is here, and there is still a short time before spring plowing.
But they must be allowed to observe the farmland in advance to make sure it can be cultivated.
The severe drought last year left many places without water, but this rain saved the earth.
However, there may be places where there is no water, and if diversion or ditching is needed, it must be done as soon as possible.
"Zun Zhou, what should we do if some families' entire life force is in factories?"
Zhang San asked.
When a factory is opened in Liaozhou City, people from one city and three counties are recruited.
Although Fang Yuan has an order, a family can only wave to one person, but for people in a factory.
Some people took advantage of the loophole, one person from this factory, one person from that factory, and almost all the new members of the family went to work in the factory.
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"Let all factories issue announcements to their employees. Work can be done, but farmland cannot be abandoned!"
"Anyone whose farmland misses the cultivation time will be dismissed from each factory and will no longer be employed."
Fang Yuan said in a deep voice.
The court's taxes can be in the form of grain or copper coins.
But Fang Yuan did not allow everyone in Liaozhou to pay copper coins, and he had to ensure that the local food supply was sufficient.
In any era, food is the key, especially in difficult times, food is many times more important than money.
"Zhou Zun, how about we imitate the farming model of Wuling County?"
Zhang San pondered for a moment and said.
"Huh?"
"I almost forgot and just followed the farming model of Wuling County, but an announcement must be made!"
Fang Yuan was stunned for a moment, then laughed loudly.
When he was in Wuling County, Fang Yuan issued a policy to the local people in order to increase the crop harvest.
That is: Whoever produces the most grain per acre will be the farming champion and will be rewarded with the same grain or copper coins of the same value.
Therefore, in the years after the policy was launched, the grain harvest in Wuling County became more abundant year by year, and the people in Wuling County were more enthusiastic about their farmland than usual.
"Yes!"
Zhang Sangong said that he should leave.
"Huang Dada, how many rangers are there in the city now?"
Fang Yuan called Huang Dada and asked.
What is the problem with the rangers in the city?
There are no fewer than a few heroes who use force to disrupt the ban and do whatever they want with a broken sword.
Although the three security guards who died at the bank were created by Deng Ling's ink, they were also blamed on the rangers.
Their existence will bring uncertainties to Liaozhou City, and will also bring security risks to the people of Liaozhou City.
"I haven't counted them, but there are quite a few of them, no less than a hundred people."
"It mainly appeared during the time when you were away. I heard that it came here because of the war."
Huang Dada said respectfully.
"Issue recruitment and expulsion orders!"
"Anyone who wants to stay in Liaozhou needs to join the escort team and obey the orders of the state government, which costs 30 yuan per month!"
"Those who are unwilling to join must leave Liaozhou City within three days, otherwise they will be expelled!"
Fang Yuan said in a deep voice.
The emergence of Deng Ling's ink made Fang Yuan deeply aware of the lack of masters in his hands.
Thinking about how he and Mo Zi would seize the Mo family's treasure from the Mo family of Deng Ling in the future, Fang Yuan even felt that he needed to increase his power.
"Yes!"
Huang Dada respectfully said yes.
Take Fang Yuan’s order to execute it.
Soon, the rangers in Liaozhou City got the news.
For a time, the rebellious rangers began to want to cause trouble.
A room in the guest house.
The two Deng Ling clansmen live here.
"Senior sister, that Fang Yuan is really arrogant, driving us away in the name of driving away the rangers."
The young man snorted coldly.
"Let him alone, he's just a local official."
"Do you have any news about the person I asked you to inquire about?"
Mo Cailing said coldly.
The eyebrows are full of nobility.
They, like the Deng Ling clan, are great heroes. They serve the country and the people, and they do great things for the common people in the world.
Our ancestors once made the ministers of other countries fearful, and made the nobles and bureaucrats tremble with fear, not daring to be too harsh.
He's just a local governor, so he can't let himself and others take it seriously.
"It just rained and it was inconvenient. I only found out that she was Li Ji's wife."
The young man's face froze and he said sarcastically.
"Check again!"
"Results should be available within three days!"
Mo Cailing frowned, showing dissatisfaction, and said in a deep voice.
"Yes, yes."
The young man left immediately.
Mo Cailing was the only one left in the room.
She lay on the soft bed, looked at the ceiling, and murmured: "Is it you?!"
......
A few days passed by.
Several knight-errant rebellions occurred in Liaozhou City.
However, they were eventually pacified by state officials and imprisoned.
Among the remaining rangers, sixty-three were recruited, and the rest were driven away.
The three hundred state officials in the state capital have been exempted from the rules and cannot be re-entered into the establishment. Fang Yuan can only write to the court to request placement methods to avoid being targeted.
In the past few days, a total of 7 aristocratic families have migrated from other places in Liaozhou City. Their number is more than double that of the three Zhao, Sun and Qian families before. They are the main force in the migration.
These aristocratic families will not all move to one place. They are divided into one main line and several branches. This time, the seven aristocratic families have all moved here based on the main line, mainly due to Fang Yuan's advertising.
With policy support and money borrowed from banks, coupled with the small size of Liaozhou, with only one city and three counties, the local aristocratic families will definitely not be very strong. Even if they stay and develop in the future, it is still a good choice.
Governor's Mansion Conference Room.
Fang Yuan summoned these seven newly relocated aristocratic families and the previous ten families for a meeting.
"First of all, I, Fang Yuan, the governor of Lianzhou, welcome you all to move to Liaozhou City."
"The conditions I previously proposed for dragging Zhao Yuanzhi and other clan leaders have not changed and are still valid."
Fang Yuan said in his opening remarks.
There were ten people present, all over thirty years old, some with gray hair, probably in their fifties or sixties.
Although people are different, Fang Yuan feels that they all have one thing in common, that is, shrewdness and snobbishness.
It is estimated that they are both shrewd and snobbish, so they chose to estimate the risk of war and move to preserve their strength.
"Thank you, Governor Fang."
"With these words from Governor Fang, I will feel relieved."
"Don't worry, Governor Fang, we will definitely follow your policies in Liaozhou City."
"Can Governor Fang's Liaozhou Security Team be called upon when we need manpower to escort goods?"
Everyone started to flatter him.
They were relieved to receive Fang Yuan's affirmation.
The move to Liaozhou was based on the conditions given by Fang Yuan.
Otherwise, there would be many better places for them to choose from than Liaozhou.
After flattering until the end, some people started asking questions.
"Not bad!"
"The price is definitely much better than supporting a team of guards."
Fang Yuan chuckled and nodded.
The security team gave Ji Rufeng and the others the escort mission for free, and that was the benefit Fang Yuan gave them.
But it is impossible for these aristocratic families to have such good benefits. They have to pay to call the security team.
There is an essential difference between trading firms and aristocratic families. Fang Yuan can trust trading firms like Ji Rufeng and others, but he cannot trust the aristocratic families in front of him.
"Thanks to Governor Fang, the security team has solved many of our problems."
Some aristocratic families lamented.
They moved here because of the security team.
The name that no one dares to stop across the thirteen counties of Bingzhou has been completely established.
I heard that the governors of Bingzhou and Xinzhou prohibited the spread of this news among the people, but the more they banned it, the more it spread, and all the families in other states heard about it.
"It's rare to get together with all the aristocratic families. I would like to share my next plan by the way."
Fang Yuan waved his hand.
The conference room door was opened.
Zheng Jiu, Huang Dada and others appeared pushing a sand table.
When Zhao Yuanzhi and other family heads saw it, they all stood up in an uproar and looked at the sand table in surprise.
"What is this?"
"Why so exquisite?"
"It's a sand table, but isn't it too ingenious?"
"It's so shocking. I have never seen an exquisite sand table!"
Zhao Yuanzhi and others were shocked.
I was shocked when I saw the sand table being pushed in.
They are all knowledgeable people, and they can tell at a glance that the sand table is not simple.
They had never seen such an exquisite sand table before, and they were all shocked.
"Yes, this is the sand table."
"Look, what do these seats look like?"
Fang Yuan chuckled.
It's a pity that Juzi is still recovering from his injuries, otherwise I would have let him introduce me.
I believe he would be very proud to have so many family heads praising his sand table.
This is the sand table that Fang Yuan dragged the giant to prepare a long time ago, the planning of a community in Dongcheng District.
With the emergence of banks, communities can also be launched, allowing families to borrow money to build communities.
"This looks like a house."
"A house after another?"
Zhao Yuanzhi said in surprise.
It looks like the guest house they lived in.
I heard that many people now want to build houses based on the structure of the guest house.
But the materials, price, etc. discouraged them, so they didn't even start.
"Yes, it's just a house."
"These sand tables are all miniature versions. I plan to use this model to build a substantial house called a community."
"The houses in each building have several rooms and can accommodate several families. One house can accommodate many families."
Fang Yuan introduced loudly.
"Prefect Fang, can such a tall building be built?"
The newly moved family asked in confusion.
It’s not that no one has tried to build a high-rise building, but it can only be as high as three stories.
If it is any higher, it will exceed the endurance range and collapse easily. It will also be very time-consuming and labor-intensive, which is not necessarily a good thing.
"Okay."
"I think Zhao Yuanzhi and several clan leaders have seen the tall building in my official residence. It has nine floors and is made of cement, iron and steel and other things."
Fang Yuan chuckled.
"It is indeed possible."
Zhao Yuanzhi and others sighed.
"Is it the tall building in the center of the city?"
The newly moved family asked immediately.
As soon as they entered the city, they discovered that there were strange tall buildings.
I am very curious about how such a tall building was built and whether it is strong or not.
Since it is Fang Yuan's high-rise building, they no longer doubt whether it can be built successfully. After all, there is no need for Fang Yuan to lie to them.
"Not bad!"
"On the ninth floor, wait until you get to the top of the building to see the mountains and small mountains!"
"Have you ever thought about living in a high-rise building and having a panoramic view of the whole city?"
Fang Yuan said with a smile.
Give community housing a resounding name.
People in this era certainly don’t have as much knowledge as people in later generations.
Some of them may not dare to build it that high due to reasons such as the height of the building.
But as long as the advertising is good, sales will increase, and there is no need to worry about not being able to sell.
Naturally, Fang Yuan planned to let them build it. He would only take the money for the land, raw materials and other aspects, and let them bear the risks.
"Live in a high-rise building and have a panoramic view of the whole city?"
Everyone murmured, a little moved.
They have all waited to cross the mountain and seen the scenery at the foot of the mountain.
They cannot forget the feeling of seeing so many small mountains at a glance.
How great would it be if you could live in a high-rise building in the city and look at the scenery of the city?
Do you feel like you have control over the overall situation?
Take control of other people’s lives!
"Once this kind of community house is constructed, it will definitely become the most popular place to live."
"I am telling you that I want to invite you to build a Liaozhou community together and make a fortune together."
Fang Yuan’s righteous way.
They must be bound to Liaozhou City.
Now that you have moved here, don’t be in a hurry to leave so quickly.
Although Liaozhou only has one city and three counties, there are too many places for development.
As long as they stay, according to their own plans, Liaozhou City may become the number one city in the world in the future.
Everyone was excited, but still kept a cool head.
"Prefect Fang, I have a few questions."
Ye Chengmin, the newly relocated head of the family, said solemnly.
Everyone slowly became calm and looked at Ye Chengmin.
Ye Chengmin has a high prestige among these newly relocated families.
"Please say."
Fang Yuan invited everyone to sit down and talk.
It is normal to have doubts, but it would be strange not to have any doubts.
"First, why did Governor Fang not choose the local aristocratic family in the city, but choose to cooperate with the aristocratic family we just moved here?"
"Second, how much investment does it take to construct this kind of community house, how long does it take to build it, and how much can it sell for?"
Ye Chengmin asked several questions in a row.
But it also helped everyone present to ask what they wanted to ask.
The aristocratic family seeks profits and knows how to make money and avoid risks better than businessmen.
"First, if you all know a little bit about it, you will know that there are many discords between this official and the local aristocratic families."
"But this is not the reason why I don't cooperate with them. It's because I just said that since you are here, I will first tell you about the policies that I will implement next. I will also try to cooperate with them in the future.
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"Second, it is estimated that it would take tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of dollars to construct this kind of community. I have never built it before, so I don't know how much it will cost. As for the time, it should be completed in about a year and still make money.
How much it costs depends on how you promote it, doesn’t it?"
Fang Yuan said slowly.
Community housing is definitely a huge profit.
But it’s hard to tell in the early stage, you have to have people accept it.
Future generations are bound by policies and many things, and there is nothing we can do about it.
In this era, Fang Yuan also wanted to follow suit, but there was simply no way to do so.
At most, it is to attract investment on the first floor of the community to provide convenience to the owners.
"We understand what Governor Fang means. Can we have some time to think about it?"
Ye Chengmin nodded slowly and did not immediately agree to Fang Yuan.
Tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of coins is not a small amount, so they have to be cautious.
"Of course it needs to be considered carefully."
"But this can be regarded as a benefit from me. Please give me an answer within seven days."
"By the way, I only need five to ten aristocratic families to participate this time. Too many people participating will not be conducive to the dividends in the later period."
Fang Yuan was not surprised and chuckled.
But the initiative must still be in your own hands.
If they are united, Fang Yuan will disintegrate them in the later stage.
The unity of any aristocratic family is not conducive to the local government's governance of the place.
"Natural, natural."
"By the way, if we agree, can we borrow money from the bank?"
"You also know that we can't bring that much money with us when we move here."
Ye Chengmin nodded repeatedly, with a bit of flattery, and continued to ask.
Copper coins are too heavy to carry too much.
If you carry too much, you are afraid of being robbed.
"Of course you can."
"But the bank's money is limited, so please understand."
Fang Yuan smiled.
"That's natural."
Ye Chengmin and others were happy at first, then smiled awkwardly.
They thought of borrowing money directly from banks to build communities, thus transferring the risk.
But what Fang Yuan said is right, it is just a bank that has just been established, it may have hundreds of thousands of coins.
Next, Fang Yuan stopped entertaining them and sent them out to the gate of the Governor's Mansion before returning.
With their departure, the local aristocratic families in Liaozhou City received news.
That night, these aristocratic families gathered at Xiwen Pei to express their dissatisfaction.
"Fang Yuan is too biased!"
"Policies and benefits are biased towards those families who have migrated."
"We local families have worked hard for Liaozhou, but there is no benefit at all. I don't accept it!"
"Yes, I'm not convinced either. We can't just let this kind of anti-outsider guy go!"