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Chapter 162 Exemption

Shi Yan didn't believe Liu Jing's words in his heart at all, and there were nearly ten people who came with him. These people all carried swords and rode good horses. Just supporting these people is not enough for the district magistrate's salary. afford it.

This is just rhetoric, but it is also impossible for ordinary people to "harm oneself and enrich the public".

It's not difficult to guess Liu Jing's purpose for doing this, it is nothing more than to gain a good reputation among the common people, and the market will also benefit from it.

The most important thing is that if he can seize this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and win Liu Jing's favor, he will be able to rise to the top in the future.

The more Shi Yan thought about it, the more excited he became, and he said with admiration on his face: "I have known the Ming court's reputation of 'cultivating customers' and 'saving neighbors with quality letters'. .' Now they use their own salary as the market to build a house, and the officials have never seen a gentleman who treats the people like his son and works hard like the Ming court."

Liu Jing couldn't help laughing, this level of flattery made people feel happy to hear it, now he is surrounded by a group of big rough, serious and a "respectful but not flattering" person, it is hard to hear this kind of flattery in normal times if.

Shi Yan bowed again and said: "Ming court, there are too many people here, there may be nuisance, so it is not suitable to stay for a long time, Ming court please go upstairs."

Liu Jingjing nodded and followed him up the ladder.The city building in Ling County has only two floors, cramped and narrow, with poor lighting and dim sightlines, and the building seems to be in disrepair for a long time. When you step on the stairs, you can hear "squeaks" and "squeaks" .

Liu Jing's expression became cautious, lest he step on his foot and fall from above.

Shi Yan took the opportunity to complain to Liu Jing: "When I first took office, I saw that the city building was dilapidated. I reported to the county temple and asked to repair the city building. However, the county temple had no money, so it has been delayed until now. I really don't know how long it will take. He Yue."

The city buildings are dilapidated and dilapidated, which is in sharp contrast with the "Xinli Shuzhen" county temple. It is really poor and poor, and rich and rich.Liu Jing asked: "Can't you raise the funds to repair the city buildings?"

Shi Yu even shook his head and sighed, Shilou had lost the right to collect rent a long time ago, and the current Shilou can be described as poor and empty.

The city building has no right to collect rent?This sounds as ridiculous as a joke, but it is the fact that Liu Jing couldn't laugh or cry, and said: "I will personally ask about this matter, and I will definitely give an explanation to the market."

Shi Yan was overjoyed when he heard the words, Liu Jing is the king of a county, who dares to disobey him if he speaks in person?The city building must be able to recover the right to rent back.But now his mind is no longer in the market, and he is more focused on how to please Liu Jing.

Walking into the prison room, Liu Jing did his part to sit in the main seat, and asked the city official, "I have been in the market for a long time, so I must be well-informed. Can I know who are the filial sons, obedient grandchildren, virtuous women, and martyrs in Ling County..."

Shi Yan was slightly taken aback, and replied: "I do know some virtuous people."

"About how many?" Liu Jing asked.

Shi Yan searched his brains and stomachs, and replied: "About ten people."

Liu Jing nodded and said, "In this way, you can draw up a list for me."

"promise."

Shi Yan immediately took out Cai Lun's paper, picked up a pen and wrote, and it didn't take long for him to finish writing.

Liu Jing took it over, looked at the introductions with names or characters, or detailed or brief introductions, and nodded with satisfaction, "Very good."

As the saying goes, there are three fires for a new official to take office. This is an eternal truth. When Liu Jingxin arrived in Ling County, of course he had to do several "big things".

In addition to making houses for the city, he also planned to collect some virtuous people and exempt them from corvee.Taxes are drawn up by the state, and he has no right to exempt them, so there is no problem with corvee.

Knowing Liu Jing's intentions, the city official flattered him again.

Liu Jing couldn't sit still any longer, he was afraid that if he stayed any longer, Shi Yan would compare him to a saint in the world.

Before boarding the car, Liu Jing said to the city: "It's better to recruit craftsmen sooner rather than later. It's best to start today. Don't worry about money and food. The court will send someone to deliver them tomorrow morning."

"No." Shi Yan said solemnly.

"Encourage it." Liu Jing encouraged him one last time, then boarded the car and left.

Coming out of the market, Liu Jing and his party went out of the Nanguo Gate of Ling County, heading southwest for a few miles, bypassing a high mountain shaped like a giant elephant, and then they could see the vast Ling Lake.

Ling Lake is more than 43 hectares. When it is wide, it is "[-] miles wide" and "[-] miles wide" when it is hourly. It is equivalent to ten city walls of Ling County.

Today, the scorching sun is in the sky and there are no clouds in the sky. Linghu Lake stretches as far as the eye can see. There are no ripples on the surface of the lake. The water color is crystal clear, just like a mirror.

Liu Jing was bored in the room for a few days, when he suddenly saw such a magnificent scenery of Linghu Lake, he couldn't help being shocked.

It's just that today's weather is rarely sunny, so many people come to Linghu Lake for outings, and there are many people who go boating and swimming in the lake.

Due to too many tourists, Liu Jing didn't take a step away from the carriage. He is now wearing official robes, and if he shows up, he will definitely cause a sensation.He has just arrived in office and has not made any achievements yet. Now is not the time to have fun with the people.

After enjoying the scenery of Linghu in a hurry, Liu Jing returned to the county temple, called Chu Fang immediately, handed him the list drawn up by the city, and asked, "Ziping, these are the virtuous people I found out. You see how..."

Although Chu Fang is a native of Ling County, he is not an insider. In addition, he went to the mountain to pay tribute to his mother for three years, so he only knows half of the people listed above.

However, this obviously did not bother Chu Fang, so he ordered two of his subordinates to be summoned, both of whom were first-rate Qingxia who grew up in Ling County, and there was nothing in the city that they didn't know about.

The list provided by the city is quite reliable, and the people on it have been affirmed by the two of them.

There were two "inquirers" in front of me, so there was no reason to leave them alone, and Liu Jing asked them to recommend some virtuous and capable people.

The two did not disappoint Liu Jing, and the list suddenly expanded to more than 40 people, and the scope was no longer limited to Ling County, but also covered Du Township, Linzheng Township and other places.

This matter, Liu Jing entrusted Chu Fang to do it, and he was really worried about entrusting it to other people.

There are only advantages to this matter, there are no disadvantages, and it can gain a good reputation. Chu Fang is not short of reputation, but of course the more reputation, the better, and no one would dislike too much, so he readily agreed.

Afterwards, Liu Jing dismissed the outsider and talked secretly with Chu Fang for a long time...

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The next day, the usually deserted market suddenly became lively. There was only one reason. Liu Jing, the new county lord, passed by the market and saw that there was no house in the market, so he paid his own salary to build a house for the market.

All the workers in the city who applied for recruitment yesterday started to work in full swing as soon as they received the money and food.

At noon, some people may come to the market with bamboo and wood, vying for interesting works, claiming that "the county monarch is worthy of benefiting the people with his own salary, and we can just sit back and watch? We should do our best."

Dozens of bamboo houses were built in a short time.

(End of this chapter)