Jin An and Zhong Jinhua came over.
At this moment, the father and son looked particularly energetic, and their eyes were full of eagerness to try.
Lin Yuanqiu naturally knew why his father-in-law and two brothers-in-law were so excited.
Because this afternoon, he told his father-in-law that he was going to the military camp on the outskirts of the city tomorrow.
As early as on the way from the capital, Lin Yuanqiu had roughly discussed the future arrangements for the military camp with his father-in-law.
Although he was in charge of more than 2,000 soldiers and guards, Lin Yuanqiu definitely needed his father-in-law to help him familiarize himself with many matters in the camp.
Different from military camps, local barracks do not have officer positions such as school captains and captains, but only soldiers such as corps commanders and hundred commanders.
As the governor of the state, Lin Yuanqiu had the right to send people to manage the affairs of the camp. Now that he has taken over the military power, he naturally does not want to only control the surface.
So Lin Yuanqiu decided to let his father-in-law and two uncles take care of the affairs of the camp for him.
It's not that Lin Yuanqiu values his own rights, but that in this frontier area, the importance of military guards is self-evident. This is the existence that can ensure the peace of one party in the event of a conflict.
As for Zhong Rong, his more than ten years in the camp had already become a habit in his life.
Originally Zhong Rong thought that he would never have the chance to deal with the soldiers and guards in this life, but he did not expect that his son-in-law would give him such an opportunity again, and it was needless to say that he was happy in his heart.
Back to business.
After his father-in-law and uncles sat down, Lin Yuanqiu didn't waste any time and directly talked about the big relocation plan.
Regarding this unheard-of practice, whether it was Lao Lintou, Lin Dazhu and the others, or the Zhong family and his son, after hearing about it, it was difficult to recover for a while.
What about moving all the villagers from the villages under the jurisdiction of Yongning Prefecture to the city and building unified housing for them? Isn't this a joke?
Old Lintou couldn't help but speak. As someone who has been digging in the fields for most of his life, he really knows the importance of land.
"Yuanqiu, if we move all the villagers to the city, what will happen to their land? How will the villagers make a living without their land? By the way, there are also their houses. How about just abandoning them all?"
What Lao Lintou hasn't said yet is that relocating the whole family with the loss of land and house is almost like fleeing. Who would be happy about it?
When Lin Dazhu heard what his father said, it was exactly what he was thinking, and he couldn't help but said, "Although nine out of ten country people say that the city is good, and they all look forward to living in the city, they have to leave their fields." I don't think anyone would be willing to leave the house and the house behind. Without the land, what can the family eat? According to my uncle, the relocation may not be that easy." "Yes, yes, the villagers will eat without the land
. What, my second uncle also thinks this is difficult to accomplish." Lin Erzhu had the same view.
As for Lin Yuanfeng, Lin Yuansong, as well as Lin Yuanhuai and Lin Yuanbai, they naturally felt that what I and my father (uncle and uncle) said was reasonable. At this moment, several people couldn't understand how the fifth brother, who had always been extremely smart, could come up with such a bad idea.
Zhong Rong also nodded, including the two brothers Zhong Jinan and Zhong Jinhua.
Although they don't understand farming, they can't guess what the farmers are thinking. They can save people by themselves, but if anyone asks them to abandon their fields and houses and move away from their hometowns like this, they will definitely not do it. It doesn't matter if you live in the city. If you don't have the ability to support your family reliably, then the whole family will starve.
Therefore, it is absolutely certain that the son-in-law's move will attract criticism from the people.
Lin Yuanqiu looked at Lin Sanzhu, who had remained silent, and asked with a smile, "Dad, what do you think of my son's plan?" What else could he think of it? Of course it was a bad idea
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However, Lin Sanzhu knew that his dog was not a fool and could not even notice such an obvious disadvantage. Therefore, this relocation must not be what they thought it was.
That's why Lin Sanzhu only said one sentence, "Father believes that Yuan Qiu is not a stupid person!"
Lin Yuanqiu felt warm in his heart when he heard this sentence. His father still trusted him unconditionally as always.
Lin Yuanqiu had already considered what Old Lintou said. Besides, food was the main tax. How could he let the villagers give up farming.
"Master, if my grandson asks the villagers to relocate, they will not lose their fields and houses. The villagers can still live in the village on weekdays and farm and grow vegetables without delay. What my grandson is doing is to let them have one more person in the city. This is a place to live, so that when the farm is off, or if the family plans to make a living in the city, they can live here. Especially in winter, when the villagers all live in the city, they can also avoid the evil deeds of the mountain warriors."
Lin Yuanqiu believed that as long as the villagers had a place to live in the city, they would have the idea of making some living in the city, not to mention that Lin Yuanqiu had follow-up plans in mind.
Hearing Lin Yuanqiu's explanation, especially the one about avoiding the Shanrong people from grabbing food, everyone in the room couldn't help but nod in praise. It was a good idea. Before coming, what they were most worried about was that the Shanrong people often Going to people's homes to grab food? Now that I have such a good idea, the problem has been solved in one fell swoop. I think the villagers should be very happy. If they are not willing to do this, then they are stupid. .
Lin Sanzhu thought about something else. He touched his chest and asked, "Yuanqiu, where did the money to build houses for the villagers come from?"
This brat had no idea of this money. Bar.
However, thinking of the previous discussion between father and son, Lin Sanzhu felt that there was nothing inappropriate in using the money on this matter. Also, this money is ill-gotten wealth, so spending it on the people can be considered a good deed.
Lin Sanzhu's words were like a basin of cold water, directly waking up everyone present.
Yes, where does the money to build a house come from? You must know that this is not a house with two rooms, but a house with thousands of rooms. How can there be so much money to build it?
Lin Yuanqiu had indeed made plans to spend the money, otherwise the big move would have been impossible to complete.
It's just that he is not prepared to do it all, and getting something for nothing is not worth promoting no matter where it goes. There is no money to spend effort on, and if you don’t have your heart, you won’t know how to cherish it, and you won’t have the joy of participating in it. %Si%Rabbit%Net%Document%Sharing%and%Online%Read%
What's more, besides these, Lin Yuanqiu also has other plans.
After thinking about it, Lin Yuanqiu asked, "If you were villagers and the Yamen allocated a free homestead to you, what would you do next?" ...Chapter
189
Workshop
What would they do?
With such a great thing, of course the house should be built quickly. Otherwise, if the time drags on too long, what if the government regrets and takes the land back.
From the time when he and his eldest brother separated and lived separately, to the two new houses he built after his family had money, Lao Lintou had built several houses, so he naturally knew all the processes of building a house, as well as the materials needed to build the house.
So at this moment, he replied without hesitation, "If it were my grandfather, and I learned that the Yamen actually allocated a free homestead to our family, I would immediately arrange for your father and your uncle to go to the mountain to cut down trees, so that The wooden beams and purlins are prepared first, so that when the government orders to build a house in the future, our family will not be delayed at all."
Lin Yuanfeng couldn't help but nodded after hearing this, "You are right, this matter could be changed. Grandson, of course, you should also quickly prepare the wood for building the house. By the way, you have to prepare more soil for ramming the wall or making mud bricks." The so-called ramming wall means filling the wall with soil
into the wall made of wood. into the mold, and then use a ramming pestle and clapper to tamp the soil inside firmly. After the mold is removed, a wall about one meter high is built. Then the mold is set up on the wall, filled with soil and tamped, and the wall is built layer by layer.
As for making mud bricks, as the name suggests, it means making mud into the shape of bricks, and then after drying, you can build a house.
Whether it is ramming walls or making mud bricks, it is not a difficult task for ordinary people nowadays. It can be seen from this that if you really want to build a house, there will definitely be no shortage of manpower in this field.
Originally, when Old Lintou heard his grandson talk about relocation, he thought it was not very practical. After all, building a house costs a lot of money. Most people in the countryside are digging in the fields, so how can they get so much money to build new houses in the city.
But at this moment, Lao Lintou suddenly discovered that the timber for making wooden beams, pillars and purlins can be found on the mountain, and the soil is everywhere. There are a lot of soil slopes here in the north of Saibei. It is easiest to use local materials to build a house. but.
It can be seen that as long as the villagers are willing to put in the effort, they can build the house smoothly without much money at all.
"Dad, what should I do with the tiles?" Lin Dazhu said that the tiles for building the house have not been included yet.
When Lin Erzhu heard this, he nodded repeatedly, "That's right. It's impossible to build a house without tiles."
The mud and wooden beams and purlins used to ram the walls can be obtained locally, but the tiles on the roof have to be bought with money anyway.
In the eyes of Lin Dazhu and Lin Erzhu, not all villagers can afford the money to buy tiles.
Lin Yuansong, Lin Yuanhuai, and Lin Yuanbai also nodded after hearing this.
I remember that when their family built the houses in the small mountain village, they spent more than 20 taels of silver just to buy the tiles.
Although the houses built by the villagers now are definitely not as big as those in their small mountain village, spending three or four taels of silver on tiles is definitely necessary.
Among them, if there are villagers who cannot afford to buy tiles, then building a house may be delayed.
Old Lintou didn't think so. He looked at the eldest, second, and several grandchildren and said, "Have you forgotten what our family was like before? Our roofs were all covered with thatch. In fact, Not only our house, but many other houses in the village also use thatched roofs. To build such a roof, you only need to spend some effort to tidy up the thatch, and you don’t need to spend money." Old Lintou’s meaning was obvious. He didn’t have money to buy tiles
. People can use thatch to build their houses. Coming all the way from the capital this time, the houses I saw along the way were mostly made of clay and thatched. Therefore, it is normal to build a thatched house. As long as the bundling is thicker and the bedding is even, there is no need to worry about rainwater leaking or wind coming in.
Lin Sanzhu agreed very much with his father's words, "Dad, you are right. People who cannot afford tiles should first cover their houses with thatch. When they have more money in the future, it will not be too late to replace their roofs with tiles." . As for thatch, there is no need to worry about it. When we first entered Yongning, there were a lot of them growing on both sides of the official road. We can cut them down to build houses. "
When he heard that the patch of thatch on the outskirts of the city was about to be cut, Zhong Rong hurriedly said, "My in-laws have a great suggestion. When I saw the stretch of thatch before, I was still worried, thinking if there were gangsters or mountain men hiding in it. Rong people, we can't find it at all. In my opinion, the thatch there really should be cleared away." The thatch grass
in the suburbs is more than half a person high, and it still grows in large tracts. In such a place, it is often It is absolutely easy to hide one or two hundred people inside.
At that time, Zhong Rong was thinking that when he was free, he must tell his son-in-law and ask someone to get rid of all the thatch so that there would be no hidden dangers.
Zhong Rong's words made everyone present couldn't help but break into a cold sweat.
Yes, the thatch grew so luxuriantly that it was so easy to hide people inside, so they never thought of it.
Lin Sanzhu was the same. When he saw the thatch, he thought that it was indeed a broom. He thought that if he, his eldest brother, his second brother and his nephews made brooms and sold them in the capital, they would sell them for two cents each. , so much thatch can make a lot of money. As for why it is sold in the capital, of course it is because there are many people in the capital and there is a market.
As for Lin Yuanqiu, he was certain that when he saw the stretches of thatched grass, he did not think about safety.
Sure enough, he has a specialization in the art. As expected, my father-in-law has been in the Jingzhou military camp for many years and is much more vigilant than them.
Therefore, it is definitely a wise thing to ask your father-in-law to help look after the barracks.
After agreeing to move and build a house, Lin Yuanqiu talked about another plan of his.
"Master, grandma, while the villagers are building houses this time, my grandson wants to build two big workshops in the city."
Old Lintou was surprised, "Why build big workshops?"
Others present were also puzzled after hearing this, why should they build a big workshop properly?
Lin Sanzhu immediately thought of persimmon cakes, "Yuanqiu, you mean, our family has built a workshop to make auspicious Ruyi cake business?" After hearing the third son's question, Wu and Lao Lintou quickly thought of the suburbs
. Persimmon fruit trees can be seen everywhere.
Lin Dazhu, Lin Erzhu, Lin Yuanfeng, Lin Yuansong and others also thought of this. There are many persimmon trees in Yongning Prefecture, so many persimmon cakes will be made.
Just making auspicious Ruyi cakes takes up to two months of work. There is no need to build two workshops at once, right?
Could it be that Yuanqiu (the fifth brother) is planning to start a business of embroidery at home?
Thinking of this, the eyes of several people in the room suddenly lit up. Just like when they were in the capital, they could earn money at home again.
The people present who were most puzzled were probably Zhong Rong, Zhong Jinan, and Zhong Jinhua. They have eaten the Jixiang Ruyi Cake before. Every time they gave New Year's gifts, the Lin family would bring them. Zhong Rong still remembered the soft, glutinous and sweet taste.
As for how the auspicious Ruyi cake is made, Zhong Rong and his son do not know. But these are not the main point. The most important thing is, how can any local official blatantly open a workshop to make money in his own area?
If this is known to anyone, it will definitely be published in a book.
Lao Lintou and Lin Sanzhu didn't expect to come up here. At this time, they were puzzled as to why Yuanqiu actually thought of opening a workshop.
Faced with the doubts of his family, Lin Yuanqiu expressed his thoughts.
"Master, grandma, and grandson asked the villagers to move to the city. In addition to protecting them from the intrusion of the Shanrong people, they also wanted the people in Yongning Prefecture to live a good life. But a good life depends only on a few people. It is definitely not possible for each family to make a living, so the grandchildren naturally have to find ways to keep them occupied so that everyone can earn money to support the family. Our family has a workshop, which is a good place for people to come and work in the workshop to earn wages."
Although I don’t know what the final effect will be, you have to give it a try to find out.
As for the income from selling auspicious Ruyi cakes and embroidery, they naturally belong to the Lin family.
In other words, Lin Yuanqiu would definitely not do the immoral thing of "three years to become a magistrate, one hundred thousand snowflakes of silver".
But Lin Yuanqiu is not so noble as to give away the money he earns. He has dozens of people in his family, plus dozens of servants. They don't live on air, so of course they need money to support their family.
However, Lin Yuanqiu has already thought about it. If the workshop makes a good profit, he will definitely use part of the money to benefit the people, such as building several schools in the city and hiring teachers to educate the children in the city. There are free books to read.
"Yuan Qiu, if the matter of opening a workshop is..."
Zhong Rong did not finish his words, he just pointed his finger upward, the meaning was self-evident.
Lin Yuanqiu shook his head, "It doesn't matter. At that time, the workshop will be opened in the name of the dowry of the women in the family, and we will follow all the formal procedures, including the money spent on purchasing the foundation, and we will give it to the Yamen exactly." Although the court stipulates that this is not allowed
. Officials were engaged in business, but dowry shops or workshops owned by officials' family members were allowed. There are many such dowry shops in the capital. As for whether they are real dowry shops, everyone knows very well. I think the Holy Father should also know about this. Otherwise, how can we support a large family just by relying on the official's salary? son.
Lin Yuanqiu felt that as long as his family followed the rules, did not skip paying taxes, and did not do anything to bully the market, there would be nothing for others to criticize, and naturally there would be no problem.
Zhong Rong felt relieved when he heard that the workshop would be opened in the name of the female family members.
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Chapter 190 House Style
Lin Sanzhu was a little puzzled, why the matter had already been discussed, and his son did not mention the need to subsidize money for the villagers.
Did Yuan Qiu forget it?
But it was impossible. Lin Sanzhu felt that with his clever mind, how could he forget such a big thing.
Lin Yuanqiu naturally didn't know what his father was thinking at the moment, otherwise he would have told his father what he thought.
Although twenty-six thousand taels of silver sounds like a lot, there are more villagers in Yongning Prefecture. If the money is distributed blindly without prioritization, I am afraid that within a few days, not a penny will be left.
Lin Yuanqiu has always believed that good steel should be used on the blade. Similarly, the money should also be used when necessary. For now, he hasn't found any need to use this money, so he won't touch it for the time being.
Also, Lin Yuanqiu has already thought about it, that is, when using this money, he must let his father quietly inform his grandma of the origin of the money. Otherwise, his grandma will be fine. If his grandma thinks that her grandson has supplemented his savings, , I will definitely feel distressed and unable to sleep.
As for whether grandma will tell this matter, Lin Yuanqiu said that he is not worried. Because for so many years, Wu and Lao Lintou have always been tight-lipped about anything related to him.
It felt like we had only been talking for a while, but we soon arrived at Xu Shizheng, and when we looked at the sky outside, it was completely dark.
Pingan had lit the oil lamp in the room early. Thinking that the young master would be painting later, Pingan hurriedly went to the study again and took the oil lamp from the desk.
Here, Zhong Rong and his son were preparing to go back to the yard to wash up. They were thinking that they would have to go to the military camp tomorrow and they had to go to bed early tonight to regain their energy. ＠思＠Rabbit＠ @在线＠Read＠Read＠
The three of them had just stepped out of the house when they heard their son-in-law (brother-in-law) talk about drawing house styles for the villagers.
Draw houses for villagers?
The father and son were a little curious. They had never encountered such a thing before, so they naturally wanted to participate together. They also wanted to see what styles there were, so the father and son turned around and walked in again.
Looking at Lin Yuanqiu again, he had spread the drawing paper on the table, and Ping An, who was beside him, was already grinding ink in the inkstone with an ink stick.
Lin Yuanqiu had no choice but to choose to design the apartment at night. He had many things to do during the day, and it was already the end of April. If he wanted the villagers to move into the city before winter came, , then the construction of the house must be started quickly. Otherwise, the villagers may have to spend the winter outside the city again this year.
When I heard that I was going to draw houses for the villagers, no one in the room was not excited. You know, this is a population of tens of thousands. When I think about the future, all the villagers will live in the houses I designed, I feel very excited. It's full of pride.
Old Lintou made up his mind first, "Yuanqiu, according to my opinion, the styles of houses are based on the number of people. For example, there is one type for one to three people, another type for four to six people, and then there is another type for seven to ten people." Those with a family of two, and then those with a family of fifteen or more. The same goes for the homestead, we will divide it according to the population."
Lin Dazhu nodded, "Dad is right, we will divide it according to the population, so that everyone will not Just say it."
"Yes, just follow this method. I think the villagers should have no objection." Lin Erzhu also agreed.
Zhong Rong also thinks this method is good. Those with a large population will have wider foundations, and those with a small population will naturally be allocated smaller foundations. It is reasonable and good.
Lin Sanzhu had a different opinion, "If you ask me, the land is all given for free, why should we care about the opinions of the villagers? Besides, why should families with a large population have to allocate more homestead land, and families with a small population should allocate more land? Less than others. If you ask me, let's say that every household should be given the same size of homestead. As for how many houses they want to build, that's their own business. Those with a large population can build more houses. If there are fewer, then build fewer houses. In my opinion, what we need to do now is to draw a few more compact housing styles for villagers with particularly large families, so as not to build them randomly and end up wasting them. Not to mention the strength, there is not enough room for the whole family to live. By the way, we can give a smaller homestead to the orphans and widows in the village." "
My Sanba's method is better!" As soon as Lin Sanzhu finished his words, Wu Shi couldn't help but praise it.
I have to say that Lin Sanzhu's words really spoke to Wu's heart. After listening to the old man's idea just now, she always felt that something was not right.
Now listening to the third son's analysis, Mrs. Wu immediately reacted. Yes, they are all homesteads given by the government for free. Why are they different? If there are more people, they will be divided, and if there are fewer people, they will be divided. If someone is unreasonable, The villagers will definitely ask how they will live if their families have more people in the future.
But it is different to allocate homesteads of the same size to everyone. How to build houses will be up to the villagers themselves. As Sanwa said, those with a large population can build more houses, and those with a small population can build fewer houses. several rooms.
Anyway, no matter what, they will not complain about the unfair treatment of the government, so the villagers will not have conflicts with each other.
Thinking of this, Mrs. Wu looked at her third son with praise in her eyes and thought to herself that her third son really deserves to be as smart and useful as her mother.
Although Lin Dazhu and Lin Erzhu were a little envious of the precious look that my mother looked at her third brother, they had to say that what the third brother said just now did make sense.
Lin Dazhu and Lin Erzhu suddenly felt that only Third Brother's method could completely prevent the villagers from causing conflicts. Think about it, everyone is exactly the same, so why should there be any conflicts?
Lin Yuanqiu didn't expect that his father would actually think of it together with him. Regarding the division of homesteads, Lin Yuanqiu and Lin Sanzhu had the same idea, that is, every household would be the same, so that the villagers would not have other opinions.
As for the lonely elderly people in the village, Lin Yuanqiu originally planned to have them all live together, but this idea has not been finalized yet. He plans to see the situation at that time.
Lao Lintou was already used to his wife's love for his third son. At this time, he had the same idea as Wu, that is, the third son's idea was indeed much better than his.
"The third child is still thoughtful. The ideas you gave are much better than dad's!"
I don't know since when, Lao Lintou also learned to praise his children without hesitation. Today, if it had been a few years ago, he would have nodded in agreement at most. But now it is different. Old Lintou saw many times when his grandson praised Mo Xuan, Mo Hao and the others, and he found that the children who were praised became much more serious and active whether they were endorsing books or practicing calligraphy, so, Following the example, gradually, Lao Lintou also followed suit.
As for the effect, from the fact that Lin Sanzhu was suppressing a smile and straightening his back again and again, it can be seen that the effect is remarkable.
"Dad, my son finally knows why my fifth brother is better at studying than me." Lin Yuanbai looked like he suddenly understood.
"That's right." Lin Yuanhuai also smiled and said to Lin Dazhu, "Dad, my son finally knows why his brain is not as smart as his fifth brother."
Lin Dazhu and Lin Erzhu didn't react for a while, they just felt that their second son looked like he deserved a beating.
Lin Yuanfeng made a report on the spot, "Dad, my second brother said he looks like you!"
Like me?
Lin Dazhu was stunned at first, but soon he realized what he was thinking. His second son wanted to say that his father had no brains, so he gave birth to his own brainless self, right?
As for Lin Erzhu, after being prompted by his eldest nephew, he quickly came to his senses, "You brat, you don't study well, and you blame your father for it. Your father doesn't know how to study. He obviously doesn't know how to study." Okay!"
With that said, Lin Erzhu reached out to pick up Lin Yuanbai's ears, preparing to give the brat a good beating.
Lin Yuanbai was so nimble. He ducked down and quickly escaped.
Then Zhong Rong saw that his in-laws' eldest uncle and second uncle were chasing after him, and his in-laws' third and fourth uncles were running in front. As for his in-laws' grandfather and grandmother, they couldn't help but laugh.
Zhong Rong understood immediately. This was not a father trying to deal with his son. He was clearly trying to make the two elders happy.
What Zhong Rong didn't know at this time was that it was true that Lin Dazhu and Lin Erzhu wanted to make their parents happy, but it was also true that they wanted to pinch their own sons. Unfortunately, the brats ran too fast and they couldn't catch them.
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It is said that father and son are soldiers in battle, and brothers are brothers in fighting tigers. How could Lin Sanzhu make his eldest brother and second brother anxious, so he also joined the battle. In the end, the two "skin monkeys" were defeated by their third uncle's running speed.
Then the hall howled like a slaughtering pig.
Zhong Jinan and Zhong Jinhua couldn't help but bared their teeth after hearing this. Uncle Lin and Uncle Lin were so cruel. Their ears were almost torn off, right?
As for Wu, she seemed not to have heard the "screams" of Lin Yuanhuai and Lin Yuanbai. It was only natural for me to take care of my son.
At this time, Mrs. Wu looked at her third son with a kind smile: Her third son ran so fast just now. The ability he has practiced since childhood is really different. Mrs. Wu seemed to see it again. Back then, he was holding a big broom and chasing his third son all over the village.
Zhong Rong finally understood why his brother-in-law kept telling him that the Lin family had a good family tradition.
Isn't it just a good family tradition? When there is never any discord between brothers and sisters, the elders are filial to the elders, and the younger ones are caring and caring. The whole family works together to keep the family well. Taking the whole family coming to Yongning Prefecture as an example, very few people can do it. Zhong Rong can be sure that it will be difficult to find a second one in the entire capital.
His husband's family, Yurou, was a good one.
By the time Lin Yuanqiu had finished drawing the house plans based on everyone's suggestions, it was already midnight. If it hadn't been for the second watch gong outside the courtyard, the few people in the room who were still unfinished might not have thought of going to sleep.
In two hours, a total of twelve house styles were drawn, including ideas given by everyone and Lin Yuanqiu's combination of modern house types. Especially those models with added lofts. Such a yard can definitely accommodate twenty or thirty people.
As for the size of the homestead that each household will be allocated, Lin Yuanqiu has already made up his mind. He plans to go around the city tomorrow to look around. If there are no problems, he will determine the area.
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When Lin Yuanqiu returned to the room, he found that his wife had already gone to bed. Normal people would be sleepy at this point, let alone pregnant women.
Lin Yuanqiu walked lightly. He first lit the oil lamp outside, then held it in his hand and entered the bedroom.
It was quiet at this time, and you could hear the slight breathing in the room.
Perhaps it was because pregnant women were afraid of heat. When Lin Yuanqiu opened the curtain, he saw that the thin quilt was only covering his wife's legs. He leaned forward and was about to pull the quilt up, but suddenly, Lin Yuanqiu found that his wife was slightly bulging. His lower abdomen moved slightly.
Lin Yuanqiu was a little excited. Was it because his baby knew that his father was coming back, so he greeted him in his mother's belly?
Thinking of this, Lin Yuanqiu endured the excitement in his heart and hurriedly stretched out his hand to caress it, preparing to interact with his treasure.
As a result, after waiting for one minute, two minutes, and nearly a quarter of an hour, the squirming just now seemed to be an illusion, and now there was no movement at all.
Is his baby asleep?
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The state barracks is not far from Yongning City.
When they heard that Master Zhizhou was going to check the barracks, Yan Tongzhi and He Tongpan both hesitated to speak.
Seeing this look in Lin Yuanqiu's eyes, he started to care in his heart. There couldn't be anything the two of them were hiding from him, right?
Lin Yuanqiu didn't bother to guess, and immediately asked, "But what about the barracks? Tell me about it!"
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Chapter 191 The East Wind Overwhelms the West Wind
There were two sources of military guards in the Great Jing Dynasty: conscription and recruitment.
The so-called conscription means that civilians are recruited by the court, which means military service. Such military service has a certain period of service. During the military service, the imperial court only provided food and clothing for the soldiers, but no military pay. However, the imperial court clearly stipulated that if someone in the family served as a soldier, the whole family would be exempted from taxes and corvee. Recruitment like this is basically done when there is a war to be fought. After the war is over, the conscripts can go home and farm the fields.
Recruiting soldiers is different. The recruited soldiers do not go home to farm. Instead, they regard joining the army as a job. Unlike military service, such soldiers are paid every month.
The soldiers and guards of Yongning Prefecture were recruited, not only from Yongning Prefecture, but also from other state capitals.
When he was in the capital, Lin Yuanqiu learned about the military salary of an ordinary state soldier, which was 500 yuan per month. The military salaries of corps commanders, commanders, and captains are higher. The imperial court only borne a small part of these military salaries, and most of the remainder was borne by the various states.
Therefore, as Yan Tongzhi and He Tongpan hesitated to speak, Lin Yuanqiu couldn't help but think about the arrears of military pay.
But when Magistrate He Tong hesitantly informed that there were currently less than a thousand soldiers and guards in the state capital, not only Lin Yuanqiu, but also Zhong Rong, who had always been calm when things happened, opened their mouths in surprise.
Now that the matter has been told, He Tongpan feels that there is nothing to hide. Anyway, he is not greedy for military pay, and there is nothing that he cannot say.
Therefore, everyone listened to He Tongpan say, "When Yongning was established as a state, there were more than 2,400 state soldiers. The court allocated 6,000 taels of military pay every year, and the remaining 8,000 taels were borne by the state itself. Only in Xiazhou The tax money in remote areas is not abundant, and the government office has always been difficult to maintain the expenditure of military salaries, so the only way is to reduce the number of soldiers and guards. When the official went to Yongning to be appointed as the general judge, the number of soldiers and guards in Fuzhou was less than 2,000. In the past few years, the government office has still maintained the same. Unable to make ends meet, the subordinates had no other choice but to continue to reduce military expenditures in this way. As of June last year, there were still 972 soldiers and guards in the camp." When he heard that there were still more than 900 soldiers and guards left in the camp
. , Lin Yuanqiu couldn't help but want to laugh. Before coming to Yongning Prefecture, he always thought that he, the magistrate of the prefecture, had more than 2,000 troops. At that time, he thought that it would be less. Anyway, the scattered prefectures were bigger in terms of area and population. It is much smaller than that of Zhili Prefecture. With such a number of soldiers and guards, it will certainly not affect the tranquility of guarding the prefecture city.
But now, not to mention two thousand, even the number of one thousand soldiers is not reached, which is really surprising.
Lin Yuanqiu understood what He Tongpan said just now. He was saying that the government office could not pay the salaries of the state soldiers, so the number of soldiers and guards had been reduced before this year. ┅This┅Work┅Product┅Provided by┅Si┅Rabbit┅Net┅┅┅Online┅┅Read┅Read┅According to what He Tongpan meant
, the number of people did not decrease this year.
As for why it has not been reduced, Lin Yuanqiu can figure it out without He Tongpan explaining more. The military salary allocated by the imperial court every year is based on the number of more than 2,400 soldiers. Now there are only more than 900 soldiers and guards in the camp, which means that there is no need for additional subsidies from the government office. The money is enough to maintain the military salary expenses of all the soldiers and guards.
In the eyes of Yan Tongzhi and He Tongpan, such an approach could not be regarded as free money. After all, they had used all the money from the court for military pay and did not embezzle half of it. What's more, the previous Lord Zhizhou operated like this, and they were just imitating it.
Furthermore, it is a fact that the government office cannot subsidize the army's salary. In this case, no matter who comes over, the only solution is to reduce the number of soldiers and guards.
At this time, Lin Yuanqiu's face was not good-looking. Although he knew that Yan Tongzhi and He Tongpan's actions were helpless, he had more on his mind at the moment.
Now that the world is peaceful and no major wars are happening, these soldiers can just muddle along and maintain peace. But if the current situation changes suddenly, those states and cities near the border will be the first to bear the brunt. At that time, only a thousand soldiers and guards will be able to protect the people of Yongning Prefecture.
After losing the city and killing and wounding the people, it would be fine if he died in battle. But if he were still alive, he would be the first person to be punished by the Holy Spirit.
And the crime was, of course, that he was paid on his empty wages. After all, the military pay allocated by the imperial court was for more than 2,000 soldiers and guards, but the actual number was less than 1,000. If you don't treat you, who else will you treat? At that time, who will care whether you put money in your pocket or not.
Thinking of this, Lin Yuanqiu suddenly felt like he had been handed a hot potato.
Looking at the relaxed expressions of Yan Tongzhi and He Tongpuan as they finally took off their burdens, Lin Yuanqiu said unceremoniously, "If the Holy One punishes the crime in the future, I think Master Tongzhi and Master Tongpuan will not be able to escape the blame." After that, Lin Yuanqiu
said He got up and left the lobby.
Seeing this, Zhong Rong, Zhong Jinan, and Zhong Jinhua followed closely behind.
Soon, only the two dumbfounded people were left in the lobby.
After regaining consciousness, Yan Tongzhi and He Tongpan, who were frightened, chased out of the office while shouting "Master Lin, Master Lin", thinking that Lin Yuanqiu was about to write a note to the Holy Emperor.
Lin Yuanqiu was not so full after eating. He reported the matter to the Holy Emperor himself, but except for removing Yan Tongzhi and He Tongpan from their official positions, there was no other help at all.
On the contrary, the quota of soldiers in Yongning Prefecture may be reduced by the courtiers because of this incident. The reasons given by them will definitely be sufficient. Since you Yongning Prefecture cannot afford to raise troops, you might as well raise fewer troops.
If that were the case, I might not even be able to find a place to cry.
Therefore, Lin Yuanqiu believes that the top priority is to quickly improve the economy of Yongning Prefecture.
As long as there is an economy, there is no need to worry about not being able to pay military salaries. Naturally, the previously reduced number of soldiers will be quickly made up.
As for Lin Yuanqiu, the reason why he said this to Yan Tongzhi and He Tongpan actually had another purpose.
As we all know, although the Tongpan is inferior to the Zhizhou in terms of official rank, his existence is specifically to supervise the Zhizhou, and the purpose of the imperial court is to prevent the Zhizhou from having too much power and being monopolistic.
Furthermore, the general magistrate also has the right to sign and execute documents together with the magistrate on all matters concerning military affairs, money and grain, household registration, taxes and servitude, prison litigation, etc.
Thinking of the large-scale relocation policy that he was about to launch, Lin Yuanqiu felt that in order to avoid unnecessary opposition, it was necessary for him to suppress Yan Tongzhi and He Tongpan in terms of momentum at this time.
When it comes to official affairs, either the east wind prevails over the west wind, or the west wind overpowers the east wind. The odds of winning naturally depend on who has the upper hand first.
It has to be said that Lin Yuanqiu's attitude just now really shocked Yan Tongzhi and He Tongpan. Let’s not talk about Mr. Lin’s background and the people behind him. The two of them wanted to have a stable official career. They thought that in the future, they would not interfere too much with Lin Yuanqiu’s strategy of governing the state.
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When going to the barracks this time, in addition to his father-in-law and two uncles, Lin Yuanqiu also brought a dozen government officials with him. Together with Yan Tongzhi and He Tongpan, the group totaled nearly twenty people.
The four carriages were traveling at a slow speed and soon arrived at the suburban barracks.
When he saw the rows of buildings and wing rooms arranged in sequence, as well as the school grounds for the training of soldiers and guards, Zhong Rong couldn't help but feel excited about a sense of familiarity. Nearly five years have passed since Ding You, and Zhong Rong Rong really misses the fortified military camp life.
Generally, military camps are located on terrain that is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Lin Yuanqiu saw that to the north of the camp was a steep cliff. In such a position, there is absolutely no need to worry about enemy troops attacking from the north.
Looking at the inner camp, in addition to the places used by the soldiers and guards for training and living, there are also other buildings such as armories, granaries, and military medical offices.
When they heard Lord Zhizhou coming, the leaders of the dozen or so captains quickly gathered all their soldiers and guards on the martial arts training ground.
Nearly a thousand soldiers and guards, uniformly dressed, looked quite impressive. Imagine how spectacular the scene would be if there were doubled the number of people.
When all the soldiers and guards bowed to salute him, the governor of the state, Lin Yuanqiu finally understood why there were so many people in history who were reluctant to give up military power, because the feeling of being supported by everyone was really not very satisfying.
"Eat the emperor's salary and receive the emperor's favor. I hope that you will work together with me to protect our world in Yongning Prefecture to ensure that the people live and work in peace and contentment. I leave this message today. Anyone who works conscientiously and fulfills his duties will be indispensable. Do you know the award given to him?"
"Got it!" All the soldiers and guards responded in unison, and for a moment, the school grounds were filled with deafening high-pitched sounds.
Then, Lin Yuanqiu introduced Zhong Rong to everyone, "This is the new Commander Zhong in our camp. From now on, all affairs in the camp, no matter how big or small, will be left to him to arrange!" At this time, standing in front of
everyone Zhong Rong was looking at the guards, holding a five-foot-long baton in his hand. He looked full of energy and majestic.
Zhong Rong said, "This conductor is new here. It will be difficult for him in the future."
I hope there will be some things that are not satisfactory, and I hope you will understand and correct me! "
Before the soldiers and guards responded, a man soon walked out of the queue. He looked about thirty years old. Judging from the style of clothes he was wearing, you knew that this man was definitely not an ordinary soldier. I saw this man saying loudly
, "Li Jinshan, the corps commander, wants to compete with Commander Zhong in martial arts. I hope Commander Zhong will give me some advice. "
Soon, some guards went to bring the horses over.
In the military camp, it is common to compete in martial arts. Now when I hear that a new commander is coming, there is naturally someone with whom to discuss their thoughts. Speaking of which, This can be regarded as a way for people who practice martial arts to get to know each other, but there is also the idea of finding out the truth.
Zhong Rong didn't take it seriously. The reason why he brought weapons here today was because he knew something like this would happen.
Waiting for the soldiers to guard He retreated to both sides, mounted his horse, and soon rushed to the school field with a baton in hand. Li Jinshan, who was in the field, could not wait any longer. When he saw Commander Zhong riding his horse, he quickly rode to attack. When he saw the two men When the distance was less than one foot, Li Jinshan raised his wooden stick and hit Zhong Rong.
Before Lin Yuanqiu could take a breath, he saw his father-in-law reining in his right hand to avoid Li Jinshan's wooden stick, and then quickly defended the stick with his left hand. He slapped the opponent in the face.
Li Jinshan was shocked and hurriedly turned his head to avoid it. Little did he know that Zhong Rong was not interested in drinking. He was just feinting.
After he quickly turned around, he quickly moved his stick again. It hit Li Jinshan on the back. At this time, Li Jinshan had no time to dodge, and was quickly shot down by Zhong Rong.
Seeing that he was knocked down in just a few rounds, all the soldiers and guards present were shocked and stunned. After being stunned, he soon let out excited shouts.
Everyone knows that Commander Li is good with a stick, and he has never been defeated when competing with others. This shows how strong today's opponent is.
Li Jinshan just stood up from the ground, and suddenly someone came out of the guard.
"Chief Baifu Wang Yongqing, please give me some advice, Commander Zhong!" "
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Chapter 192 Small County, Big City
Before Wang Yongqing finished his words, he had already arrived at the school grounds. He then held the saddle in his hand and lightly jumped onto the horse. This horse was ridden by Li Jinshan just now.
The two guards quickly brought their centurion a mountain axe. The sharp edge of the ax looked particularly bright under the sunlight.
However, Lin Yuanqiu's eyes stayed on Wang Yongqing's young face.
The one who was in his thirties just now didn't say anything. This one should be less than thirty. His father-in-law is already in his fifties. These people are still shameless.
Although he knew that there was no such thing as respecting the old and loving the young on the battlefield, Lin Yuanqiu would definitely be worried when he thought that his father-in-law had just competed with others, and now a young man came.
Zhong Jinan has replaced the iron chain clamp rod with his father.
As for Zhong Rong, he was holding the horse's rein with his right hand and holding the weapon with his left hand as before. After turning the horse's head, he assumed a posture ready to fight.
Since neither of them were long weapons, the distance between the two sides was only a few feet at this time.
Wang Yongqing clamped his horse's belly and stepped forward with both axes, ready to chop down when he got close.
According to common sense, in this situation, Zhong Rong should avoid it.
But unexpectedly, Zhong Rong did not retreat or turn sideways at all, but continued to move forward with the clamping stick, but the speed was so fast that Wang Yongqing didn't react until he was face to face with the person.
Zhong Rong's chain-clamping stick swung away Wang Yongqing's double axe, and then the stick head turned again, heading straight towards the opponent's arm.
In the world of martial arts, speed is the only thing that cannot be defeated. Obviously Zhong Rong knows this truth.
In just a moment, the iron chain clamp hit Wang Yongqing's arm, and he fell off the horse with an "ouch".
This scene made all the soldiers and guards present stunned. It could be said that Wang Yongqing had already fallen to the ground before they could even see clearly what happened.
Yan Tongzhi and He Tongpan on the side were also surprised. They originally thought that Master Zhizhou just wanted his crony to be in charge of the barracks, and this crony should only know a little about boxing. Who knew that he was not only good at martial arts, but also a proficient person? , It’s really unexpected.
How could Zhong Rong's quick and decisive attack not cause the guards present to cheer loudly? Some soldiers even shouted out "Commander Zhong is mighty". For a time, the atmosphere on the school field was unprecedentedly warm. .
It can be seen that Zhong Rong has proved himself with absolute strength.
Wang Yongqing and Li Jinshan were naturally convinced of their defeat. The military camp was no better than other places. Compared with power and power, everyone valued combat effectiveness more, because only it could save people's lives on the battlefield.
Taking advantage of the momentum, Lin Yuanqiu informed everyone about Commander Zhong's former identity as the head coach. Now all the soldiers and guards present had stars in their eyes.
Darling, the Jingzhou camp has over 100,000 troops. This is the commander-in-chief of an army of over 100,000 people. No wonder he is so domineering and mighty.
When Wang Yongqing and Li Jinshan heard that they had lost to Coach Du, they felt embarrassed and immediately jumped for joy. This was not because their strength was not worth it, but because Commander Zhong was too strong.
Zhong Rong, Zhong Jinan, and Zhong Jinhua, father and son, had no intention of living in the military camp. It is said that the reason why they came from the capital was mainly to protect the safety of their son-in-law (brother-in-law), so it was more appropriate to live in Zhizhou Houya.
Besides, the barracks is not far from Yongning City, so it is very convenient to travel by horseback every day.
When leaving the military camp, Zhong Rong specifically asked Wang Yongqing to arrange his manpower and go with him to Dinghu County with Lord Zhizhou tomorrow.
April 26th is the deadline for taking office. Lin Yuanqiu will definitely go to Dinghu County to take over the post of county magistrate tomorrow.
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When he returned to the government office, Lin Yuanqiu summoned everyone, including Yan Tongzhi and He Tongsuan, and then announced the decision of the big relocation in the eyes of everyone's doubts.
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present, in addition to Zhong Rong and his son, Lin Dazhu, Lin Erzhu and Lin Sanzhu, there were also Lin Yuanfeng and the others. The expressions of surprise on the faces of the others can be described as dumbfounded.
But it only took a moment for everyone to think of this idea.
Especially Yan Tongzhi and He Tongpan. They were originally worried that more than half of the state's military guards would be missing, and they were afraid that they would not be able to protect the safety of the people of Yongning Prefecture. Now that people have moved into the city, what are they afraid of? Shanrong thieves, they just need to guard the city gate well then, right?
The more they thought about it, the more they realized that this idea was really brilliant. Yan Tongzhi and He Tongpan seemed to have seen the Shanrong people's helpless looks outside the city gate.
Ouch, Master Zhizhou is worthy of being the number one scholar on the gold list. The method he came up with is really brilliant.
Except for Yan Tongzhi and He Tongpan, the scribes in the government office were all smiling.
Although the scribes live in the city themselves, there are many relatives living in the surrounding countryside. Whenever it snows, what they are most worried about is that Shanrong people will go to the village to grab food. They are very afraid to hear who among their relatives has died because of this.
But it's different when you move into the city. Once you close the city gate, you don't have to worry about anything.
As happy as the scribes were the dozens of government servants on the side. Many of them were so excited that they couldn't help themselves.
Most of the government officials live in the countryside. If the governor's decision is followed, wouldn't his wife, children, father, mother, and brothers all have to move to the city?
God, are they dreaming?
Hahahahaha.
Lin Yuanqiu, Zhong Rong and his son, as well as Lin Sanzhu and the others, never expected that the final decision on the big relocation decision would be made amidst bursts of laughter.
This good phenomenon gave Lin Yuanqiu greater confidence in the successful completion of this matter.
Now that the relocation decision has been made, the next step is to make various arrangements.
Ping An acted quickly and quickly went to Houya's study room and brought over all the dozen or so house plans he had drawn last night.
Yongning Prefecture has a total of 68 villages under its jurisdiction. It is necessary to post a copy of each village.
Lin Yuanqiu took it, then called a dozen scribes, and after giving each person a house plan, he ordered, "You should draw seventy copies of each house according to the house style above. Remember, we must do it before tomorrow evening." It needs to be completed, do you understand?"
"Understood!" All the scribes said in unison.
Seeing this, the yamen chief couldn't help but stepped forward and asked, "Sir, is there any errand that the young men can do?" Other yamen
servants also asked, "Yes, sir, if you have any errands, just give me your orders. We will definitely complete the matter successfully!"
"Yes, yes, yes, we will definitely complete it successfully!"
Yan Tongzhi also did not want to be idle, "Sir, do you have anything to do as a subordinate?" "
But there are also subordinates. Official?" He Tongpan said that he also had to do something.
Lin Yuanqiu nodded, what he wanted was such a positive atmosphere.
He turned around and took another piece of paper from Ping An. On it were the specific details of the big relocation that Lin Yuanqiu had stayed up late last night to write out, including that the allocated homestead could only be one per household, and that the division of households after the notice was issued was not counted. in. In addition, the housing sites in each village will be planned on the same land. This will not only take care of each other when building houses, but also make management easier in the future.
Lin Yuanqiu handed the detailed rules to Yan Tongzhi and said, "Master Yan, you and Master He arrange for people to make seventy copies of these detailed rules. Then we will post them in every village together with the house style diagram. By the way, there are also Remember to write down the size of the homestead on the notice. Each villager will be allocated three thirds of the homestead, and each of the orphans and widowers will be allocated one and a half points." Three thirds of land is equivalent to 200
square meters. With such an area, a family can live in it. Even if there are twenty or thirty people, it is enough.
Yan Tongzhi nodded, "I will definitely live up to my rank."
Although seventy copies may sound like a lot, there are still many scribes in the government office, and one person can finish the work quickly by copying four or five copies.
Lin Yuanqiu couldn't help but want to laugh when he saw the cadres in the hall eagerly waiting to assign jobs. He cleared his throat and said, "Take advantage of today and tomorrow's free time to understand all the details of the relocation. When the time comes, The day after tomorrow, I will send you to each village to post relocation notices. If there are any villagers who don’t understand, please tell them one by one."
Hearing the word "trouble", the officials were a little flattered and felt that Mr. Lin was really serious. So approachable.
Before the officials were "intoxicated", they heard the Lord Zhizhou at the head say solemnly, "You must be patient and careful, and you must not cause trouble in the village, you know!" The officials bowed hurriedly, "
Little We know it!"
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After breakfast the next day, Lin Yuanqiu and his party went to Dinghu County next door.
Yongning City and Dinghu County are not far apart. If you ride a horse, you can get there in less than half an hour. However, before arriving at Dinghu County, Lin Yuanqiu and the others passed by Tuzi Gorge. Wang Yongqing informed them that this is where the Shanrong people came.
The so-called Bald Gorge is actually not bald.
Lin Yuanqiu saw that whether it was this mountain or several surrounding ones, there were many trees growing on it. If we really talk about the bald place, I'm afraid the only one is the big rock wall on the top of the mountain.
Because climbing over the mountains is equivalent to leaving the border, and because they are afraid of encountering mountain warriors, few people usually go up these mountains.
There were fewer people walking, so there was naturally no way to go. Looking from here, Lin Yuanqiu did not see a mountain road that could be walked, and he did not know where those Shanrong people came from. Anyway, looking from here, apart from the tall trees, there are only thorns and bushes on the mountain.
Compared with the twos and threes of pedestrians coming and going in Yongning City, the city gate in Dinghu County is much more lively.
When he arrived at the city gate, Lin Yuanqiu saw many carriages loaded with luggage coming out of the city.
Looking at several of the carriages, there were many men, women, and children sitting on them. Combined with the luggage on the carriage in front, Lin Yuanqiu was sure that these people should be moving.
Just like when he arrived in Yongning City before, Lin Yuanqiu was not in a hurry to go to the county government office. After he asked the soldiers and guards to wait at the city gate, Lin Yuanqiu and everyone went to the hottest place in the city first.
Noisy streets.
Hedong Street is full of people coming and going, and it looks lively.
What conflicts with the pedestrians coming and going is that there are several closed shops on both sides of the street.
Looking at the door panel, there is a notice for sale or leasing.
Lin Sanzhu saw that several stores were in really good locations. He really couldn't understand that such a good store was actually being sold.
Lin Yuanqiu was also very puzzled, so after coming to the county government, he quickly asked about the reason.
Wang Xiancheng had long been looking forward to the new county magistrate coming to take office, so when he saw Lin Zhixian, he was naturally happy.
But when Xinzhi County asked about the sales of many shops on the street, Wang Xian Cheng couldn't help but sigh, "Master Zhixian, since the accident in Duzhi County, many wealthy families in the city have moved away from Dinghu with their families. County, they all went to live in Shizhou Prefecture, and the shops on the street belong to their families."
Lin Yuanqiu understood that the wealthy households in the city were frightened by the death of the former magistrate.
In the eyes of the people, this is the county magistrate. Who would have thought that the head of a county would die unexpectedly, so ordinary people like them should be careful and stay away from this terrible place as soon as possible.
When Lin Yuanqiu returned home from Dinghu County, it was almost midnight. After dinner, Lin Yuanqiu went to the study room, preparing to record everything he learned from Wang County Cheng today.
Lin Yuanqiu felt that only by understanding the situation in Dinghu County in detail could he determine whether Dinghu County should follow Yongning Prefecture and implement the decision of large-scale relocation.
If it is feasible, Lin Yuanqiu has even thought of the name of the plan, and it will be called "Small County, Big City".
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Chapter 193 Implementation
It was not until the end of Youshi that Lin Yuanqiu sorted out the information on Dinghu County.
It's said to be data, but it actually refers to population and the area of the entire Dinghu County.
Worried that there would be discrepancies in the data mentioned by Wang County Cheng, Lin Yuanqiu went to the main register to check the specific numbers. He found that the difference was not big, especially the number of people in several large villages. There was basically no difference. It can be seen that Wang County Cheng usually I'm quite concerned about official duties.
Finally, Lin Yuanqiu summarized the information he compiled. Then it was discovered that although the number of villages under the jurisdiction of Dinghu County was more than that of Yongning Prefecture, the population was much smaller. And the number of people in the city is a thousand more than that of Yong Ningcheng. Calculated in this way, the total population of Dinghu County is more than 27,000.
Looking at the area of the county seat, it is more than thirty miles square. With such a size, if planned well, it will definitely not be a problem to accommodate all the villagers.
At this time, Lin Yuanqiu was thinking about whether he should open a workshop in the county. As the magistrate of Dinghu County, I must have the obligation to lead the people to get rich. What's more, they have the entire Dajing Dynasty market. As long as the embroidery and handicrafts in their workshops are good, they will not worry about lack of sales.
As for making persimmons, not to mention, there are also many persimmon trees in Dinghu County.
Today, Lin Yuanqiu specifically asked several county government officials, and the answer he received was that they would plant several trees of this fruit in front of and behind every house in the countryside. Every year when the fruits are ripe, the villagers will also pick them to sell in the city, but most of them keep them for home consumption. After all, there are too many persimmon fruits to sell at a high price, and it takes a lot of effort to pick them.
The sky was getting dark, and Lin Yuanqiu knew that it was almost midnight.
After Ping An lit the oil lamp, Lin Yuanqiu asked him to go down and rest early. He must have been very tired after running around with him these past few days. He was still under his age, so don't tire yourself out.
At this moment, Lin Yuanqiu had forgotten that he was only a few years older than Ping An.
However, Lin Yuanqiu forgot to feel sorry for himself, but Lin Sanzhu, a father, would not forget it. After seeing the moving details on today's large piece of paper, Lin Sanzhu knew that his dog must not have slept much last night, so before going to bed, Lin Sanzhu specially went to the front yard to see if his son had rested. We will wait and see. As expected, the light was still on in the study, so I quickly entered the study.
Lin Yuanqiu looked up and saw his father. Lin Yuanqiu was surprised, "Dad, it's so late, why aren't you asleep yet?"
Lin Sanzhu rolled his eyes and said, "You still know that it's late, Yuanqiu, we can't become a big fat man with one bite. Dad knows that you are busy with work, but you are not in the mood to sleep." Lin Yuanqiu was still thinking at the moment
. His father just rolled his eyes at him, because he thought of the scene when his mother rolled her eyes at his father. The expressions and movements were exactly the same. Sure enough, genes cannot be faked, and the baby born by someone will look like the other.
"Dad, you look so much like Nai."
Lin Sanzhu didn't expect his son to suddenly say something like this, "What's weird about this? Dad was born from your breasts, so of course he looks like him. Just like a dog, you are my father's son, so don't you look like him?" ."
Lin Sanzhu felt that the most proud thing in his life was probably giving birth to his precious son Gouzi.
Lin Yuanqiu and his father have always had a lot to talk about, and he also likes to discuss things with his father. Thinking of the issue he had just considered, he couldn't help but ask, "Dad, what do you think our family would like to open a workshop in Dinghu County? "
Also open a workshop?
When Lin Sanzhu heard this, he said excitedly, "Is it also a persimmon cake workshop and an embroidery workshop?"
Lin Sanzhu was naturally very keen on making money.
Lin Yuanqiu nodded, "Yes, our family is used to doing these two things, and we will definitely not lose our money doing it." "
Dad, I think this will work. Anyway, no matter if we open one workshop or two workshops, our family's persimmon cake recipe will definitely be the best." We can't keep the secret any longer, so let's have a big fight before it spreads to other places. In this way, we can earn more money, so we don't feel the loss." It is said that
one family does not know what is going on. To outsiders, the Lin family has a big house . As for the elder ones, compared to the other official families nearby, their family is more than a bit inferior.
It's not that Lin Sanzhu wants to compare with others, but that this kind of money-making opportunity is so rare, why doesn't he take advantage of it? It is really
rare to say that it is really not an exaggeration at all. Not only are the mountains high and the emperor is far away, but luckily there are so many persimmons. The tree was as if God had specially arranged it for their home.
As for the rest, Lin Sanzhu and Lin Yuanqiu had the same idea. As long as they acted upright and did not cheat, accept bribes, or exploit the people, there would be nothing to worry about.
What's more, it is allowed to open a workshop in the name of a female family member.
Thinking of the female family members, Lin Sanzhu quickly remembered another thing, "Yuan Qiu, what are your plans for Dinghu County? Are you also preparing for a big move?"
Well, Lin Yuanqiu nodded, "My son has just made a rough calculation, and it is feasible to let all the villagers live in Dinghu City." When he heard that it was feasible,
Lin Sanzhu's eyes suddenly lit up, "Yuanqiu, dad suddenly suddenly One thing came to mind. You see, since people from the countryside are moving into the county, it can be seen that the shops in Dinghu County will become prosperous sooner or later. Dad thought, why not let your mother, your aunt and sister-in-law go there? If you buy a few of them, you can earn a lot of money by renting them out to collect rent or selling them when the price doubles. I asked my dad today and found out that some shops only cost seven or eighty taels of silver. If you can buy it, I think your mother and the others have saved the money."
Lin Yuanqiu had to admire his father's smart mind. Today, it was not only his father who went to Dinghu County with him, but also including himself. I didn't expect it to be on this level.
As his father said, there are many shops in the city that have been sold off by wealthy households, and it is the cheapest time to buy them.
And when the villagers all move to the city and the population increases, business will definitely become easier, and the prices of these shops will definitely double. Anyway, they are bound to make money.
Thinking of this, Lin Yuanqiu couldn't help but give Lin Sanzhu a thumbs up, "Dad, you are much smarter than my son." Suddenly being
praised by his son, Lin Sanzhu's eyes immediately became a line of joy, "Of course, otherwise dad How could a smart kid like you be born?"
"By the way, there is also your father-in-law." Lin Sanzhu patted his head, "Dad, go over and ask him now. Ask him if he has brought any money this time. If so, If so, dad will also ask your father-in-law to buy a shop. If he doesn't bring it with him, we'll get the money and give it to him first." After saying that,
Lin Sanzhu turned around and walked out, but before he went far, he turned back again, and then turned his head He looked into the room and said with a face, "Remember to rest early!"
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The next day, after breakfast, Lin Yuanqiu went to the front office. Today was the day to send people to various villages to post notices, so he had to arrange things early.
When he arrived at the front office, Lin Yuanqiu saw that not only Yan Tongzhi and He Tongpan, but also all the scribes and yamen servants, and even the horsemen and lampmen were coming over.
Looking at the faces of everyone, they were all beaming with joy, as if they were catching a pie falling from the sky.
Especially those government officials who live in the countryside have been digesting the big move for two days, but looking at them now, they still grin from the corners of their mouths to their ears.
Hey, can you be unhappy? Who doesn’t want to live in the city and have a house in the city?
The officials were certain that if Lord Zhizhou hadn't repeatedly told them to keep it a secret, they would have run home long ago to tell their parents, wives, children, and the villagers about the great news.
There are a total of sixty-eight villages under the jurisdiction of Yongning Prefecture, and we will definitely not be able to inform them all today. Lin Yuan will have less than half of them until tomorrow at the autumnal equinox.
He didn't waste any time, and quickly divided the people present into twenty-three teams, each with one clerk and two yamen.
Lin Yuanqiu then assigned each team the task of two villages, and also stipulated that after posting the notice, they must carefully answer the villagers' inquiries.
Finally, Lin Yuanqiu said, "Remember to inform the village chiefs and ask them to come to the Yamen Office on the tenth day of next month."
As for what the chiefs would do here, of course they would draw lots to divide the plots.
Lin Yuanqiu has already made plans. From the day after tomorrow, he plans to divide the vacant plots in the city into pieces, then number them, and then each village will draw lots on behalf of its own village. Whichever piece is drawn will be the one.
After the land is equally divided, each village is then asked to arrange its own manpower to lay the foundation for the villagers.
As for the government, they only need to send people to supervise the situation.
The officials and scribes quickly received the notices and house plans they were to post, and then set off happily.
Lin Yuanqiu was not stingy either. As early as the day before yesterday, he had sent someone to the car dealership to hire a carriage. Counting the three that the government office itself had, it was very convenient for them to travel today.
After everyone left, Lin Yuanqiu, Yan Tongzhi, and He Tongpan also got on the carriage. Today they are going to Lanshi Village, which has the largest population. There are more than 1,100 villagers in the whole village.
As the top leader of Yongning Prefecture and the initiator of the large-scale relocation decision, Lin Yuanqiu naturally has the responsibility to go to the scene to understand the real thoughts of the villagers. Only by knowing what the people are thinking can we avoid unnecessary troubles in the future, and can we make the big move better. The move was successfully completed.
Therefore, he specially picked the most populous village, Lanshi Village, thinking that he would be able to draw a lot of good opinions and suggestions from others.
Today, in addition to the four officers, there are also Lin Sanzhu, Lin Dazhu and seven others who are going with them.
With so many villagers in Lanshi Village, there will definitely be someone who will explain the details of the relocation to them later, and whether it is Lin Dazhu, Lin Erzhu, or Lin Yuanfeng, they have already memorized the notice.
Thinking of this, Lin Yuanqiu was once again grateful that his cousin and the others could follow him to Saibei, as well as his father-in-law and the others. Otherwise, he and his father would definitely be busy.
Lanshi Village is located in the southernmost part of Yongning Prefecture. Compared with other villages, it is the farthest from the prefecture city. It took the carriage almost half an hour to reach the place.
The government officials specially brought gongs today.
Therefore, whether they were idle at home or villagers working in the fields, they soon heard the sound of "dang-dang-dang-dang" gongs coming from the entrance of the village.
People who are accustomed to the sound of gongs from the government must know that this is a notification from the government about something.