Delong

Chapter 352 River Walk (9)

When the strong wind blew up, Li Twelve Lang, with an inexplicable but strong sentimental emotion, left the Eastern Capital City from the upper east gate where he grew up and became an official, and almost spent more than [-]% of his life.

But the Eastern Capital only stood still in the strong wind.

In the next few days, the south wind gusted, but it did not bring enough water vapor between Huaishang and Jianghan. It should have been rainy in May, and only a few light rains fell in the western part of the East and Kinki.

At this time, Zhang Xing was still inspecting the villages in Dong County and Jiyin County that he was in charge of patrolling.

Unlike before, more and more accompanying documents and staff officers were temporarily transferred from Hebei and various counties and counties. When it was slow, there were only three or five villages a day, and when it was fast, there were seven or eight. But after about ten days, there were still seven or eighty villages left.

At the same time, the rudder masters and deputy rudder masters of the two counties, who generally served as county magistrates, county lieutenants and other middle and high-level officials, also went to the county one after another to make supplements. , also have imitation behavior.

There is actually a trend of going to all the villages in the two counties in one summer, and there is nothing more effective than this.

The time came to this day in late May. Zhang Dalongtou arrived at a village in the east of Jiyin City on the south bank of Jishui River. It was densely covered, and at the same time there was faint thunder, as if there was a summer storm, so they simply stayed in the village with the entourage and took shelter for a while.

Besides, because the village here is close to the county town, and the periphery is also facing the official road, so there are workshops inside and pavilions outside, which is quite different from ordinary villages, and Zhang Xing and others were naturally allowed to enter a road next to the road. Inside the building.

The rest of the people had complicated expressions and thought about each other.

"Then do you know how many of these two are serving as sergeants in various places in the gang besides those demobilized this time?"

"I don't know what will happen to Hebei..." Dou Lide interjected with a sad face.

"I'm afraid we can't expect too much from this rain." Chen Bin, who was standing by the window with his hands behind his back, replied with a dark face. "In previous years, the heavy rain lasted for more than ten or twenty days, but now it only rains intermittently for two or three times, and it's more like a light rain that doesn't get up the water and doesn't soak the fields...I'm afraid the harvest will really be reduced during the autumn harvest."

"Of course there is collusion, but in the final analysis, under the system of land granting and equalization of land, the corresponding system must still be a system of fair recruitment based on land... The leader has also said in the past few days that the main thing is fairness, fair taxation and fair corvee Only when you do it well, can you win people’s hearts, and now you have added an extra category, and you only choose market rangers, and do not touch workshops and merchants. On the other hand, is it a bit unfair? Especially one point, how to delineate which places Is it this kind of combination of urban and rural areas? How do you define who is a rascal in the city?"

"You are committing a huge taboo."

"According to the information sent back, Hebei is similar to here, but the water conservancy is cleaned up in a timely manner. In fact, it is better. The Qilu area to the east of Juyeze has better rain. Dengzhou has a good weather this year... You guys You really don't need to worry too much, no matter how difficult it is, how can you still be sad about the previous two years?" Xie Minghe blurted out, but was curious for a while. "Boss Dou, you can also see these messages, and you must have read them specially. Didn't you make any judgments? In Hebei several times, didn't you tell me that you knew how to farm since you were a child? Could it be that you are lying?"

Zhang Xing still sat still, thoughtful.

"Think about it, this kind of village, two miles, its taxation is actually equivalent to ten miles in an ordinary village, and we all know how much trouble these city rangers will bring to the village if they stay here, and make those who have the heart of permanent property Wouldn't it be convenient for the people to stay in production and organize those rangers to join the army?"

"The two villages in this village are different from the previous ones. No one here wants to be a soldier..."

"Don't be discouraged, Xiao Liu. Of course I know that you have good intentions, and this kind of place is that the city's rangers prefer to gain fame. Just picking them away is called killing multiple birds with one stone. But the law should not only consider the benefits, but ignore it. impact and difficulties in practical implementation.”

As for the problem, Zhang Xing certainly knows where the current situation and new problems are.

"Ask if it is right first, and then why is it so, who told you that no one here is willing to be a soldier?"

"The subordinate is here." Wang Xiongdan's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly cupped his hands.

"This is actually a good thing..."

"how is this possible?"

Zhang Xing nodded: "In fact, both of them can be promoted. The old one has a lot of experience and understands the complexities and benefits of the following. New methods should be encouraged...whether it works or not is one thing, we can discuss it again, but it is better to have this kind of person than to be dead."

"Um……"

"Du Pozhen is too greedy for power and too ambitious. When he came up, he relied on the power of the Huaiyou League to swallow up the entire six counties of Huaixi, and even threw out Fuboshi. What, do you really think everyone doesn't understand?" Chen Bin decided decisively. "Now that he is choking, it's just his own fault, and he has leaked his true skills."

"I'll give you a chance to be a filial son." Zhang Xing ordered seriously. "It's also a chance for me to be a good brother who values ​​loyalty. You go there yourself, tell him all the arguments in the gang here, and then tell him that the Huaiyou League is his plate. In my opinion, he wants to do great things, and I am willing to give him the opportunity, but the opportunity will not always be reserved... I will give him ten days, no matter how difficult he is, or any complicated thoughts, he will come to Jiyin immediately, Make it clear to me face to face... as long as you come and talk about it face to face, you are a family and everything is easy to discuss, but if you don't come, you don't need to say anything when we meet again!"

"How many?"

"If you have a property, you won't have to worry about food and clothing when you come back. Why do you want to serve as a soldier?"

"So that's the case... But, isn't there a saying about selecting soldiers, that is, those who are permanent have perseverance?"

Although people on both sides are talking about the same kind of things, they are always unable to speak. Even if Yan Qing learned a lesson and tried hard to make up, it was ineffective.

"The key is that the position of leader of the rebel army cannot be thrown away!" Chen Bin emphasized again. "Even if they are divided, it must be because they disobeyed the order and left us to kill the Dragon Gang, rather than us taking the initiative to cut them."

"Wang Xiong's birthday."

"..."

Moreover, Zhang Dalongtou has long been concerned about these matters.

Several people nodded one after another.

"But...but if this is the case, why are all the demobilized..."

In addition, there are two other people who are also special at a glance.

The upper floor is much quieter. This is not to say that the leaders above and Zhang Dalongtou's confidantes are so personable, or that they deliberately listen to the voices below... On the contrary, these people are all carefully observing the outside at this time. The rain, choosing to go upstairs is just for this ridiculous reason.

"That was the time to defend the hometown. Now that most of the wars are in Hebei, for the people in the east, it is more like making meritorious service. At this time, it is not as good as those street rangers who dare to fight."

Zhang Xing listened for a while with his head down, put down the iced sour plum soup in his hand, and looked up at the rain outside again, his expression remained unchanged throughout the process: "It's raining?"

"That's the only way to go." Chen Bin sighed, worried. "But I'm still afraid of war."

Ma Wei wanted to speak.

"Because a broken bone is connected to a tendon." Xu Dalang suddenly said quietly beside him. "It's not impossible to talk about the origin of everything, but if you really want to break it, what do you say about Fu Boshi, Wang Xiongdan, and Ma Ping'er? That Huaixi camp is so useful, should you send it back? Also, Ru Changling, Yan Yan Qing's two chiefs are only in Liangjun, but what about the other internal servants, Dangshan army, and Meng Yi ghosts, there are many chiefs and some sites in the south that go deep into Huaixi? The most important thing is the two Wu Chief, they are in Huaixi now, why? It’s not impossible, but there will be trouble.”

"That's the reason." Xie Minghe emphasized. "Not to mention that the Huaiyou League was originally founded by Zhang Longtou, why should it be given to him?"

The so-called class, region, economy, and folk traditions all exist objectively, and all are correct, but none of them seems to be able to fully understand the effect. this complex society.

"If that's the case, then why do you still have to keep the Huaiyou League?" Dou Lide asked seriously. "If you don't cut it out, forget it, let Huaixi's mess, let him fend for himself... We really don't need to suffer this for a little fame."

"It's not cheating, it's just that I haven't participated in farming for a long time." Dou Lide blushed rarely. "It was indispensable to go to the fields in the early years, and then it was actually less when you became a county official, let alone now?"

"That's right." Zhang Xing suddenly called out to the other party again. "By the way, ask him for me, his cultivation base is so poor, he doesn't even have the ability to condense alchemy to save his life, but he has been able to stay in Huankou all the time, why Xuzhou Sima is thinking of going to Langya to pry so many people, but he doesn't have the heart to fly there Huankou Huaiyou League chief rudder, killed him?"

"What you two said, don't you think that there is only one rule for selecting soldiers in the gang, which is either one or the other? Why can't we separate them into different categories and design a set of documents and orders specifically for this kind of township, and make a specific law?"

But Zhang Dalong watched the other party go downstairs, and hurriedly left without hesitation, but drank the iced sour plum soup on the table in one gulp, then stood up and looked around:

Wang Xiongyan, who was standing at the top of the stairs, remained silent.

"That's not what I said." Yan Qing, who had obviously restrained himself a lot after being ordered by Zhang Xing last time, interjected. "There were no wars in the past, but now the world is in chaos. After all, our territory is limited and we have fought many battles. We basically have no storage. In addition, we can't learn how to enclose and control the victims like the violent Wei... So, At that time, if one is not handled well, a small disaster will turn into a big disaster."

"It's actually not that serious." Xie Minghe persuaded from the side. "I asked a few days ago. The local people said that in previous years, after the rain in May, the waterlogging would be drained. Even if there is a drought this time, it is not a big disaster. When is the year full of good weather? It's just a common year. And we also see it these days When we arrive, the people in Dongjun and Jiyin are desperately trying to save food, they obviously don’t want to eat new millet last year, and they will surely get over it when the time comes.”

As the rain stopped outside, many people went out to catch their breath. Zhang Xing came back to his senses and looked directly at one of them.

"It's all about your own fault." Yan Qing said with a frown. "It's okay to implicate us... It doesn't matter if we are implicated. The key is that we are still unwilling to give us a happy explanation. When we made the decision before, we ran over and pretended to be a big boss. When we returned to Huaixi, we only talked about the Huaiyou League. The people he sent over were just settled by him in Huankou or something, and this time they will not return happily."

Ma Wei is okay, he is obviously observing everyone, but Dou Lide is a little embarrassed, in Hebei, he is like a fish in water, can be eaten up and down, left and right, and people around him really rely on him.But when he arrived in the east, the topic changed, but he became a fish landing on the shore. He really couldn't be relied on anywhere, and everyone didn't bother to pay attention.

The rain has become lighter, the clouds have dispersed significantly, and the field of vision has become clearer.

However, the other leaders are actually somewhat out of tune with them, or to be more precise, they disobey them, and their arrogance, publicity, self-preservation and restraint also make it difficult for them to take the initiative to cater to these leaders.

Although Chen Bin, Xie Minghe, and Cui Suchen have different behavioral styles and personal ideas, they are all people of high background with sufficient aristocratic education and even senior bureaucratic experience. They mostly start from the overall situation and think about the overall situation and development.

"Of course not...Xiao Liu is only talking about the current affairs of these two villages, but can the affairs of these two villages be generalized? Next to the official road, next to the city? Most of the villages, Use previous experience."

"Isn't that right? If you go down with a knife, maybe there will be a son of a good family who wants to be at home with peace of mind, but because his wife and daughter are beautiful, he will be counted as a rascal in the market and sent to the army."

The lower floor is mostly accompanied by documents and staff, who are taking the opportunity to summarize various situations in this village, so that it is in a mess.

To be honest, the voice was a bit loud, even overpowering the wind and rain outside, but it was understandable that many of these people were officials in counties and counties, and Zhang Xing had promoted four or five people in a row in the past ten days Transferring to his staff department and clerical class, they couldn't wait to show their abilities.

Not to mention, according to these days' investigations, in the past six months, the Huaiyou League has been sweeping Huaixi from the beginning, and then it was obviously weak, so that it was counterattacked by local tyrants and local officials, making Huaixi a mess , although it has formed a huge military and political instability factor, but because of this, there has been a wave of migration. Many young men, craftsmen, and merchants in the six counties have scattered. There are also many people who go to the mountainous areas in the west of Huainan, but there are also many people who come to the east.

The response to the possible drought, the interference in the situation in Huaixi, and the eternal organizational construction...that is, the issue of the internal right and order that everyone is deliberately avoiding today, all of them are in front of us, and none of them can be missed.

"..."

"This... can this be a good thing?"

"This……"

"..."

Everyone laughed, but soon, Ma Wei suddenly said seriously: "I just talked about farming, of course I don't know anything, but after hearing what you said, I actually have a big worry...that is, even if we do well in the east Very good, I can survive this moderate drought, but other places, especially Huaixi, are in chaos, and Du Pozhen can't control the situation at all. It's the same thing for us to support when the time comes. The Huaixi disaster victims simply flowed out of control and flooded in, so how should we deal with it?"

"For things like laws and regulations, as long as there are more categories, we will have to work hard on our side layer by layer. It has become a place where big families and influential people take advantage of loopholes...and also a loophole for many officials to collude with big families."

"That's right, let's not talk about the complexity, just say that those who have permanent property are more powerful in guarding their hometowns, so don't they guard here in the east?"

After saying this, many people were relieved, but immediately became inexplicably excited, while some people were excited for a while, but immediately became nervous.

However, at this moment, as the sound of the rain at the beginning gradually fell with the momentum of the rain, the arguments on the lower floor surfaced again, and they were obviously high-pitched. Everyone was stuck and listened together.

These people are very rich for the two counties that have survived the first batch of wars and stabilized.

The problems of people and people in organizations are more complicated, because all problems are essentially people problems.

"If you really want to, you can't avoid it." Zhang Xing answered calmly. "Just do our part."

Of course, the same sentence, no matter how difficult it is, we can't stop the pace of progress.

It's not that he suddenly became taciturn in just a few days, nor did he become stupid. He knew very well what the people present and those downstairs were thinking, and why they said these things.

And the sound of the rain formed a distinct and rhythmic symphony with the sounds below.

"I asked personally, and I also checked the records of seven or eight families who wanted to be demobilized. They were all willing to let them come back, including a few big families, and they were not willing to let their children go to serve in the army."

But Xie Minghe still couldn't help it: "If you weren't upstairs, how could one of these two be so mature and the other so eager to try?"

"Furthermore, the situation of joining the army in Hebei with this kind of background in the east is only temporary. There will be more territories in the future, and the situation will definitely be more complicated."

"What Xiao Liu said makes sense."

Hearing this, many leaders hesitated to speak.

Xie Minghe nodded, noncommittal, Ma Wei, who never had any extra words on such topics, turned his head to look curiously, even the leaders Xu Dalang, Wang Wulang, and Zhai Qian who were sitting next to him also took the opportunity to look at it Look at this person, but he doesn't know what he is thinking.

It's just that the visits these days, the accumulation of a large amount of data, and the cognition of the so-called local customs made him more and more aware of the complexity of people and things.

This is indeed an important topic.

"That's what it means." Chen Bin nodded immediately. "That's what worries me."

"47! 39 of them are serving in the regular army in Hebei, and they all voted for themselves!"

"Everyone, since we walked from Baima to Jiyin from village to village, if we still avoided others, it would be artificial. On the other hand, if we came here in a down-to-earth manner, there is no need to avoid anything... Now the rain Stop, follow me into Jiyin City, and meet with the brothers in the city!"

"I always felt something was wrong."

And this is just a rural area.Cities, commercial traffic settlements, and military strongholds must have their own set of things.

Wang Xiongdan was taken aback, then cupped his hands again and left in a hurry.

Xu Dalang seems to have a thorough analysis, but he is still habitually acting as a substitute for the local people. He only talked about these peripheral organizations, but he didn't talk about the economic problems of Dongjun and Jiyin, two developed commercial areas... Huaixi Are the specialty products, raw materials of the six counties, and the transportation between Huan River and Huai River really irrelevant?
Not to mention anything else, how does the lacquerware workshop in this wealthy village beside the official road that is divided into two miles maintain its operation?Where does the sour plum in the sour plum soup come from?

"We still have to try our best to take precautions." Zhang Xing answered seriously. "When the rainy season in May is over, if it's still inappropriate, then it's too late. You might as well renovate the small water conservancy around Jishui. It might be a little slower."

"If you want to say that, is there no loophole in the previous property recruitment system? The big and powerful families will stop colluding with officials?"

Between the wind and rain, upstairs and downstairs are completely different.

"Not bad...Xiao Liu is still young."

"Because after Dalongtou inspected fifty villages in Dongjun, Jiyin has learned a lot of truths, and readjusted the list of veterans early."

"How is it impossible? These are street hooligans, valiant rangers, the so-called brave men who seek fame without fear of death. During the uprising, Jiyin was lagging behind, and they were already very anxious before the first wave of uprising joined the army. But later the gang got a little cheered up, and they joined the army one after another. Some people joined the army after Lishan, and some people went to join the army after crossing Hebei... Such people have no property at home and are unwilling to sell their strength for a long time. The place where the countryside and the town meet, you Zhao Qige is also an old official for many years, how did you forget this?"

Listening to the words downstairs, Cui Suchen formally made a request to Zhang Xing: "Leader, I think the seasoned magistrate below can be promoted a little bit. It is convenient to consult with him when revising laws and regulations. He should be a clerk himself. It's old fashioned."

Wang Xiongdan responded with difficulty and wanted to go downstairs.

Even the noisy downstairs could clearly hear the sudden disorder of footsteps, and then suddenly cleared up and quieted down.

In the afternoon, as Zhang Xing and his party headed towards Jiyin City in a mighty manner, seven or eight leaders who had gathered under various pretexts in the previous ten days broke into Jiyin City, which was immediately rewarded under the sunshine after the rain. Cangcheng, come to see Li Shu, who is deep in thought.

The pressure came to Li Longtou in an instant.

PS: Thanks to the new leader, I want to be Master Zhao Gao step by step!The master gets rich in the New Year, and the rest of the masters also get rich!

(End of this chapter)