Du He said solemnly: "Zecheng, you are good at everything, but your thinking is too narrow and you don't have the feeling of serving the country and the people. I am the Duke of Huyi County, and this Huxian County is supposed to belong to me."
As for the fiefdom, besides, I have been deeply favored by the emperor, can I not save the people now? Not to mention using the money of the Dream Group to relieve the people, even if the Dream Group was completely compensated, I would not complain at all.
He is just such a person, a person who has escaped from vulgar taste!"
Du He's words are sonorous, powerful, rhythmic, and full of emotion.
Simply great!
Zhang Jian whispered: "Master, there is no one else here!"
Du He quickly looked around, and indeed, except Zhang Jian, there was no one else.
He chuckled: "Damn it, this young master has been tricked, but what are my principles?"
"make money?"
"No, you don't want to do loss-making business? Do you think I am stupid for jumping into a trap even though I know it is a trap? Hu County is a place that others look down upon, but there are huge opportunities hidden here. Do you think,
Qiu Wanjia has been operating here for more than ten years. Why did Dali Temple search his house and only confiscated more than a hundred thousand yuan? Where did the rest of the money and real estate go? I have a rough estimate that Qiu Wanjia is afraid of returning the money.
There is a secret..." Du He said with a smile.
Zhang Jian was stunned.
This...this is my young master's style!
"Master, Gao, it turns out you had this idea. I'm going to say, Master, your reputation as a disaster is not in vain!" Zhang Jian said excitedly.
"Ahem, how do you talk?"
Zhang Jian quickly changed his words: "We don't understand the nobleness of the young master, nor do the people in the world. The young master's money is like dung, how can he value Qiu Wanjia's little money and land."
"That's right," Du He nodded with satisfaction. This kid is a malleable talent. "So, let's do the light and the dark. Lao Ma is responsible for the light, and you are responsible for the dark. Send out all the people from the fangs. One is to track down the enemy.
The second is to find out the whereabouts of Wanjia’s money and real estate as soon as possible from all the local nobles in Hu County. Next, if I want to do something in my career, I cannot do without these nobles."
"yes!"
Zhang Jian immediately understood what Du He meant, agreed, and hurried to prepare.
…
Du He was just about to stop and take a rest.
But he saw Ma Zhou coming back in a hurry, looking a little unhappy.
"What's the matter, Lao Ma?" Du He asked hurriedly.
Ma Zhou said: "Forget it, the people of Hu County are very resistant to us. I sent people to register their names, but they were beaten out by those people. It's okay not to say that they are the county government of Hu County. When I say the county government,
Those people want to beat people again. Fortunately, our people ran fast, otherwise they would have been injured. Qiu Wanjia did something wrong. I think these people have been oppressed by the government for a long time and are full of grievances. Now, even if we say we are helping the people
No one would believe it!"
When Du He heard this, he had some thoughts in his mind.
He said: "This matter cannot be rushed. Let us withdraw our people and we will discuss it tomorrow."
"But……"
"It's nothing but, I'm tired, young master. When I'm tired, I have to go to bed."
Ma Zhou: "..."
Ma Zhou had no choice but to bring back all the people he sent out.
…
Early the next morning.
Zhang Jian placed a roster on Du He's desk.
This list is a relatively large list of gentry in Huxian County. The list is very detailed, including the origin of the gentry, the time of existence, the name of the clan leader, what industry they operate, how many people there are, etc. Everything is detailed, and everything that belongs to the fangs can be checked.
Everything that arrived was written on it.
Du He glanced at it briefly and said: "These are just superficial. If it is done, I will write a letter immediately and you will be responsible for delivering it to all ethnic groups."
In a short time, letters were written one after another, and Du He's name was written on them.
The meaning of the letter is probably that Du He first came to Hu County as the county magistrate. He will rely on you a lot in the future, so he specially invited everyone to come to the county government office to talk about it.
In the letter, Du He specified that the clan leaders or parents of each clan should come to the appointment.
The time is set at noon today.
Afterwards, letters were sent out one after another.
…
South of Hu County.
Chen family.
"Dad, the new county magistrate actually wants to invite you to the county government office for a meeting. It seems that this county magistrate treats our Chen family unusually!" said a young man.
The person sitting at the top was none other than the head of the Chen family, Chen Yifa, a middle-aged man in his forties.
Chen Yifa's eyes were blazing and he said: "I'm afraid this matter is not that simple. Do you know who the new county magistrate is?"
"Who is it?"
"He is Du He, the son of the right prime minister and Duke of Huyi County at that time! However, Du He is only sixteen or seventeen years old."
"The background is so big? The founding county magistrate actually came to serve as the county magistrate. Is the court crazy? Dad, the court didn't abandon Hu County because of Qiu Wanjia. It actually sent a child to serve as the county magistrate. It's really funny.
The dead man is just a little kid, dad, you don’t need to pay attention to him..." the young man said.
But Chen Yifa shook his head: "No, not only do I have to go, but I have to go in person. A few days ago, Chang'an sent a letter asking me not to underestimate Du He. Today, I just want to go and see who this Du He is!"
…
Wang family.
"Tch, it's just a new county magistrate, and you want to invite me? Let the housekeeper go!"
…
Liu family.
"Should we go or not?"
…
Some people are willing to go to the appointment, some refuse, and some are still hesitating.
Noon arrived soon.
Du He sent out twenty letters, but only thirteen people came to attend the appointment.
Among these thirteen people, only five were sent by the head of the family in person. The rest were sent by either a steward or a heir, or even a guard.
Du He asked Zhang Jian to write these down one by one.
Du He invited everyone to the backyard, sat in the open air, and served tea produced by Dream Group.
When everyone drank it, they all praised it.
"This is my first time drinking this tea from the county magistrate!"
"Yes, great tea!"
Everyone didn't know Du He's temper. Seeing that Du He was just a child, they couldn't help but feel contempt in their hearts.
No one believed that Du He obtained the title by his own merit. Everyone thought that Du He could achieve his current status because of his father's struggle.
Du He looked at everyone with a smile and said: "I have just arrived here. From now on, I will have to rely on you a lot. Everyone, you are the foundation of Hu County. If you are stable, Hu County will be stable. If Hu County is stable, I will
It will be settled, I will be settled, your Majesty will be settled, and then the world will be peaceful. Everyone, you are the most responsible for the great peace and prosperity of the Tang Dynasty today and the prosperity of tomorrow!"
Everyone was stunned for a moment, and then they all became happy.
The Duke of Huyi County is very nice to talk to.
After going back and forth, everyone became familiar with each other.
Seeing Du He chatting and laughing with everyone without any pretense, everyone became more convinced that this boy was just a young boy who had no experience in the world and was not worth fearing at all.
At this time, Du He said: "Everyone, I invite you to come here today, but there is a big thing and I need your help!"