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Chapter 163

At the beginning, those common people who brought their own bamboo and wood to build houses for the market for free were all "entrusted" by Liu Jing and asked Chu Fang to find them privately.

However, as the news spread in Ling County that Liu Jing "visited more than forty virtuous people, all of them were exempted from corvee labor", it turned out that some people really came to the market to help out voluntarily. Work hard.

At first, all the virtuous people who were exempted from corvee by Liu Jing came.You know, Ling County has to build walls, dams and other fortifications every year. The corvee is very heavy, and the people are miserable. They are freed from it, and they are grateful to Liu Jing from the bottom of their hearts, so they are willing to help for free.

These people are all celebrities in Luxiang and villages. They are virtuous, highly respected, and have a great influence, enough to radiate thousands of people. Many people are influenced by them and come to the market spontaneously.

But in a few days, the market has taken on a new look, the houses are row upon row, very tidy, and finally it is no longer the shabby and simple look before.

On the day of the completion of the project, Liu Jing led the county officials such as Chu Fang, Gongcao Gongying, and Tingyu Gumao to the market in person to "unleash the soil" for them.

Later generations often say "offensive Tai Sui" and "break ground on the head of Tai Sui". The so-called "offensive Tai Sui" means "breaking ground". avoid disaster.

Wang Chong recorded in his book "Lunheng": "In the world, repairing and repairing houses, digging the ground and digging the soil, after the completion of the work, thanking the god of earth, the name is called Jietu. He made a clay puppet in the shape of a ghost, and ordered Wu Zhuyan to release it. Earth God. After offering sacrifices, he is happy, saying that the ghosts and gods will give thanks, and the calamity will be eliminated."

This is a relatively "orthodox" method. As an atheist, Liu Jing naturally scoffed at it.

However, in an era of superstitious witchcraft, it is never a good thing to be too independent. Even if it is just a symbolic ceremony, the unearthing ceremony must be held, otherwise the people will not feel at ease.

The weather was fine that day, and the wind had stopped. Thousands of people gathered in front of the city building early, all looking north, looking forward to it.

While waiting, the people discussed in private: "The former Zhang Tingjun was a little older, but he had a strict personality and was too fierce in his administration. In contrast, Liu Tingjun was younger, but he was honest and benevolent, and his government was lenient. What a king of a county should look like."

"That's right. The proverb goes: 'To raise a scholar, one does not know the book; to inspect one's filial piety, one lives away from one's father. Han Suqing is white and turbid like mud, and Gao Diliang is as timid as a strider." He is a genuinely virtuous and talented gentleman. He was a city official in the past, so he knows the suffering of us citizens best, and he uses his own salary as the city's house."

"It's just..." Someone said with half joy and half worry, "It's just that I heard that the method of 'bronze bucket and iron ruler' was created by Liu Jun."

The city building recast copper buckets and iron rulers, placed them in each gate, and changed its old weak appearance. Anyone who tried to destroy it, regardless of their identity and background, was severely punished without exception, and the city was shocked.If there is no Liu Jing's instruction behind this, who would believe it?

Once this law is implemented, in the market, whether it is a small business or a wealthy businessman, it will be more or less affected.

…………

"coming……"

"Ming Ting..."

"Liu Jun..."

As soon as the cars of Liu Jing and other high officials arrived in the city, thousands of people burst into cheers that shook the sky.

"Building a house for the market" can't achieve this effect. The most fundamental reason is that Liu Jing exempted those virtuous people from corvee, and through the direct or indirect influence of these people, Liu Jing easily obtained the honor. The favor of the county officials.

Gong Ying looked at the roaring crowd, and was startled. He had made great achievements for a long time, had a good reputation, and claimed to be "convinced by the Han people", but he had never received such support.In fact, the problem mainly lies with himself. He has always "emphasized prestige rather than virtue".

Of course, he also has his own difficulties. After all, he is not a senior official. In the position of meritorious service officer, the most important thing is prestige. Otherwise, how can he rule the inside and outside and monopolize the power?

Gong Ying sighed in her heart. From then on, the Gong family completely lost the qualification to stand against Liu Jing.

However, Gong Ying was not too worried about her family's future. Anyone who wanted to touch the Gong family had to be prepared to die.

But if the fish dies and the net breaks, neither party will benefit at all. Believe in this truth, Liu Jing should be very clear in his heart.

Gong Ying has already made up his mind that as long as the two sides can live in peace, he is willing to dormant for it. It is impossible for Liu Jing to stay in Ling County for a lifetime, and there will be a day when he leaves. At that time, the Gong family can still make a comeback.

The city officials led the city officials to greet him, and when Liu Jing got out of the car, he immediately flattered: "The Ming court has won the hearts of the people so far, and there will be no disharmony in governing in the future."

Liu Jing shook his head with a smile. The other party is very good at flattering, and judging from his recent actions, he can be considered to have some talent, which is indeed a bit inferior in the market.

The cost of shamanism in the Han Dynasty was always expensive. Liu Jing held a very simple soil removal ceremony on the grounds that he would not waste money and hurt the people. As it is."

When the common people heard Liu Jing's words, they were all convinced. They lamented Liu Jing's benevolence. Such a good official who is dedicated to the people and disregards his own body is rare in the world.

After the soil removal was completed, Liu Jing did not return to the county temple with all the big officials. Instead, he drove out of Dongguo Gate, came to the Leishui River, and boarded his own big ship.

Liu Zhu, Wang Qiang, and Shan Riqiu all greeted each other on the deck.

After they came to Ling County, they did not follow Liu Jing into the city, but were assigned by him to secretly investigate the incident of Wang Qiang's fleet being ambushed by Jing Man last year.After many days of investigation, the truth finally came to light, so Liu Jing was secretly reported.

"Liu Jun..." After entering the pier, Wang Qiang couldn't wait to say: "The villain's previous guess is indeed correct, there are indeed people in Ling County who are in collusion with Jingman."

"Who is it?" Liu Jing actually had a vague guess in his heart.

Wang Qiang said sullenly: "The barbarian is none other than Gong Fu, the youngest son of the Gong family, the Tianjin guard."

"It really is the Gong family..." Liu Jing asked without changing his face: "Is the news accurate?"

At this time, Liu Zhu who was on the side said, "Exactly. We set up a private gambling game on the boat to lure the frivolous youngsters and prodigal children in Ling County to have fun, collected clues from them, followed the clues, and finally found Gong Fu. Then we found an opportunity to capture one of Gong Fu's cronies, and after some tricks, we succeeded in knocking his mouth open.

During this period, we also accidentally caught a Shanman spy, and Uncle Weng had already interrogated him.Comparing the two, you can never go wrong. "

Shan Ri nodded to Liu Jing.

(End of this chapter)