Liao Zhai alchemist

Chapter 294 Guo Chun
After walking for a little while, Feng Mao suddenly burst into tears.

He saw the side of the canal outside the car. At this time, some people had started to build it sporadically.The project has been suspended for several days since he was brought under control.Nobody should be working today.

But now, beside the canal, people began to come out to work continuously. At this moment, these people were not working for a project, but for their future work.

This is what Feng Mao dreamed of, and when he got off his horse, he finally did it!
The old wife beside him sighed, patted him gently, and wiped away his tears.

Knowing her husband is like a wife, how can she not understand her husband's heart.

The carriage continued to move forward, and finally reached an intersection.A group of people stopped them.

This group of people wore black black armor with a yellow puppy printed on their chests.They surrounded a vehicle pulled by a giant fox.

The soldiers from the capital immediately became nervous and drew their weapons one after another.But at this time, those black-clothed Xuanjia people shouted: "We are under the command of Mr. Zhang Weizhang, the magistrate of Tianmen County, and we are here to wait for Mr. Feng Maofeng. Please do me a favor!"

Zhang Wei who was sitting in the car heard this and knew that the person he was waiting for had arrived.

He stepped off the fox cart slowly.

And Feng Mao also got out of the carriage.

The two looked at each other from a distance. Although they had heard of each other before, this was the first time they met.

The soldiers from the capital had also heard of Zhang Wei's name, they discussed a few words and let Feng Mao go.

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An old man and a young man walked slowly on the road, Zhang Wei said: "I never thought that the first time I met Mr. Feng was in such a situation."

Old Feng smiled slightly and said, "Master Zhang laughed."

Zhang Wei shook his head and said, "No, I admire Master Feng very much."

Feng Mao also sighed and said: "I also admire Mr. Zhang very much. Mr. Zhang is really a capable official. In just two years, Tianmen County has undergone earth-shaking changes. I, Feng Mao, think that I am diligent, and I am also a good official. I'm just a tinkerer, I'm satisfied that Suzhou hasn't been corrupted in my hands!"

Hearing this, Zhang Wei stopped, pointed to the wilderness in front of him, and said, "Look at the land here. You can see it with your eyes, it's vast and full of hope. If it turns into a wheat field or a cotton field, it will be so spectacular." a view of the

Listening to what he said, Feng Mao carefully thought about the beautiful scenery, and then laughed foolishly.

"Yes, what a spectacle it is, what a beautiful sight."

Zhang Wei suddenly said: "Our Tianmen County will support the water conservancy project in Suzhou Prefecture."

Feng Mao was taken aback for a moment, then frowned and said, "Why did you do this? If you do this, you will hate the future magistrate."

Zhang Wei said calmly: "Tianmen County is developing rapidly, and the demand for cotton cloth is endless. Further innovations in textile machinery will soon be able to absorb the seemingly huge cotton production in Tianmen County."

Pointing to the wilderness here, he said, "And this place will become a new cotton producing area."

After hearing his words, Feng Mao temporarily forgot his status as a prisoner, but thought carefully for a while, and said, "There is no free meal in this world, what can you get from here? If you just turn this place into a cotton production area, you No need to do that."

"In the future, I will send our good planters here, I will pay for water conservancy repairs, and I will provide technology to teach them how to grow cotton. In the end, I will take half of the output here."

Zhang Wei said lightly.

"No! Half is too much! Up to [-]%!" Feng Mao said subconsciously.

Then he saw Zhang Wei's smiling face.At this moment, he also realized that he was no longer the prefect of Suzhou!

He smiled awkwardly, while Zhang Wei said, "Look, you still can't rest assured here."

Feng Mao also said helplessly: "I have stayed here for ten years, and my hair has changed from black hair to white hair. Of course I don't want to be here, but what can I do?"

Zhang Wei looked at him gently, and said, "If there is a way, go to the capital and find Mr. Cao Bin and Cao Ge."

Feng Mao was taken aback for a moment, and then he thought of a rumor.Zhang Wei, who hated Cao Bin back then, came to this impoverished Tianmen County as the magistrate with the body of the number one scholar!

At that time, he did not comment on this rumor, because he was a person who did not form parties and did not seek personal interests.In fact, he doesn't have the qualifications either.As long as there is a backer in the imperial court, he will not just watch Suzhou Mansion become so poor!
Zhang Wei looked at Feng Mao and said, "Suzhou Mansion is your child. You raised him up single-handedly. If you don't want to be raised by others, you have to take it back yourself! Go to Master Cao Bincao, he will help you of."

Listening to Zhang Wei's words, Feng Mao's heart inevitably felt a little ups and downs.

In the past, he was standing on a wall, and he was strong without desires!But now, he has desire!He wants to build Suzhou Prefecture well.Now that he has concerns in his heart, he must make changes.

In the past, he did not form a party or seek selfishness, so he failed, and he had nothing to do in the struggle in the court, but if he joined one of them, he would have a backer and a backing!

Facing the hail of bullets, he charged forward, but he always needed some comrades behind him to guard against the scheming from behind!

After figuring this out, Feng Mao swept away the gloom and felt much happier.He smiled and said, "When I arrive in the capital, I will visit Mr. Cao."

Zhang Wei nodded with a smile and said, "Master Di from the Ministry of Industry is also a great help."

Hearing this, Feng Mao admired Zhang Wei even more.Such a person is the real official.

Below, he can unite the people, build homes, and enrich the people.Above, he can make friends with big bosses, seek blessings, and unite comrades.

A person who can do things up and down is an official who can really do great things!

Feng Mao bowed deeply to Zhang Wei, and said, "Thank you, Mr. Zhang, Feng Mao has been taught!"

Zhang Wei patted him on the shoulder with a smile and said nothing.

Feng Mao boarded the carriage. At this moment, he no longer sighed, but was full of fighting spirit.Even his old wife couldn't believe it, what kind of ecstasy soup Zhang Wei had poured into him, in this short period of time, his whole spirit changed!

Zhang Wei returned to the fox car, and said to Chen Zhirui in the car: "He is a very good person, Mr. Cao can pay more attention to him."

Chen Zhirui nodded, and then handed over a piece of paper and said: "This is the information of the new prefect Guo Chun, and there seems to be no problem at present."

Zhang Wei took the paper and read it.

When he saw the resume of 'former magistrate of Taizhou Prefecture', he suddenly smiled and said, "Because there is no problem, this is the biggest problem."

Although he was a little uncertain, but the fellow from Taizhou, this had to make him think of Lord Taishan.

It's hard not to think of a colleague from Taizhou Prefecture who traveled tens of thousands of miles from the easternmost part of Dagan to the westernmost part of Dagan.

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February eighteenth.The new magistrate finally took office.As the county magistrate of Tianmen County, which is nominally under the jurisdiction of Suzhou Prefecture (Tianmen County is managed by the imperial court, similar to a city under separate planning), Zhang Wei still wants to pay a visit.

Guo Chun is a typical scholar, gentle and elegant, and powerful!The head is square, the face is round, and the back is thick.This kind of scholar can rule the people immediately and the army immediately.He is a role model for all readers.

At the welcome banquet, Guo Chun held up a glass of wine and said to everyone: "This is the first time my old Guo has been to the Northwest, and I don't know what to say. It's all in the wine! I'll do it first as a respect!"

After speaking, he drank the wine in the glass in one gulp.The cup here is not the kind of small cup, but a large copper cup.This Guo Chun's boldness immediately made the officials here like him.

The men in the Northwest are so brave and heroic!

After drinking for three rounds, the atmosphere gradually warmed up.

At this time, Guo Chun suddenly said to Zhang Wei: "Master Zhang, I heard that your Tianmen County has a very good cotton business, and it is even called the Little Jiangnan in the Northwest! This cotton cloth is comparable to the silk in Jiangnan. !"

Zhang Wei just smiled when he heard this, and said: "It's not as good as it is now, and the scale is still too small. As far as I know, not to mention other places, the silk trade in Jinhua Prefecture alone this year It reached ten million taels of silver, while the total trade volume of cotton cloth in Tianmen County last year was only 500 million taels of silver.”

When the other drinking county magistrates heard this, they gasped with a 'hiss' sound, and didn't pay attention to the spilled wine in their hands.

They all knew that cotton in Tianmen County was very profitable, but they didn't expect it to be so profitable!With a trade volume of 500 million taels a year, the county government only collects business taxes, which is 5 taels a year!

Guo Chun was also taken aback when he heard this. He also knew that the total income of Suzhou Prefecture last year was only 1000 taels.If so, this is also a first-class fat year!
But compared with Tianmen County, the price is far worse!

For a while, Guo Chun thought, "Fuck, so rich? ' the idea.

Zhang Wei said indifferently: "This is just the situation of last year. There will be more foreign businessmen this year, and it should increase!"

The number of foreign guests in the past year was still too small, and after the spring of this year, there will definitely be an explosive increase.

When the other county magistrates heard this, the wine in the glass suddenly tasted bad.Thinking of the thousands of taels of silver that they have suffered a year, and they are often unable to make ends meet, I feel bitter for a while!
Ton ton ton ton, they drank the bitter wine in their hands in one gulp.

Guo Chun pondered for a while, then suddenly said: "I think I will accept this Suzhou government. The previous prefect was corrupt and broke the law. The treasury is empty. I don't know what to do!"

Of course, the treasury is empty, because all the money has been used to build water conservancy.The taxation of a place is not exactly currency, but also a lot of materials.There is no whipping method in this world. The currency is actually mainly commercial tax revenue, and the bulk of the land tax is actually physical goods.

Those who dig canals and serve in corvée get part of the money and part of the food and supplies.

The same is true in Tianmen County. Every year, Zhang Wei's county government will collect a large amount of cotton as land tax, and then these cotton will be sold to various workshops and exchanged for money.Although 5 taels of business tax is collected every year, there is still a large amount of income that the county government gets from selling cotton.

Tianmen County is directly under the imperial court. According to the tax amount set by the imperial court in the past, it is only 500 taels a year in silver.

In the past two years, Tianmen County has grown rich, but the amount of tax paid remains the same, which is 500 taels... The rest of the tax paid to the court is for Tianmen County's own use.

Last year, the total income of Tianmen County was 950 taels.After paying 500 taels of tax, there are still 450 taels.

Apart from building roads, repairing water conservancy, running schools, and distributing food and salaries, this money is to give low-interest loans to the people...

So, it is true that the rich die of the rich, and the poor die of the poor...

Guo Chun continued: "How about this, Master Zhang give up some of the property?"

Zhang Wei was taken aback for a moment, and then asked, "Master Guo, what is the meaning of this?"

Guo Chun said with a smile: "It is to move some of the cotton spinning workshops in Tianmen County directly to our prefecture. It is better to teach people how to fish than to teach people how to fish!"

Hearing this, Zhang Wei sneered and said, "Master Guo, what's the difference between this kind of behavior and Ming Qiang's?"

Guo Chun said lightly: "Master Zhang, you have to understand that if you are rich in Tianmen County, what about other counties and prefectures? Only when the industry is relocated and the profits belong to everyone, can we be prosperous together!"

When Zhang Wei heard this, he felt a little unbelievable.Why is this Guo Chun's idea so familiar? Could it be that he also passed through it?

Isn't this the idea of ​​concentrating advantages and developing a big city?Use the strength of the whole province to develop the provincial capital!

Zhang Wei categorically refused: "This is impossible! These workshops are not my personal products, they are all the private property of the people in Tianmen County. How could I let them move here!"

At this time, Guo Chun smiled and said, "It's easy to handle. You increase the land tax and the workshop tax. They will naturally come to me!"

Zhang Wei who heard this was also stunned, he had never seen such a brazen person!
Guo Chun smiled and said: "Don't think too much, just think about it, how many people are there in your Tianmen County? On such a large land, there are only 100 million people. Our Suzhou Prefecture is five times yours! So many people require I am also under a lot of pressure to eat and develop.”

"If you transfer part of the industry, you won't be hungry, but our city of Suzhou will be much better off!"

Zhang Wei was already disgusted at this time, he turned his head to look at the colleagues around him, and found that these colleagues also looked excited.

They didn't think there was anything wrong with Guo Chun. Anyway, Tianmen County was also divided up, so it had nothing to do with them.They even want to step in and earn a sip of soup!
Zhang Wei understood that Guo Chun was here to suppress him.But Tianmen County is really not under the jurisdiction of Suzhou government!

He sneered and said: "Master Guo, if you want to develop the cotton spinning industry, I welcome it, and you can even provide technology. Everyone can compete in a healthy way and make money together. But I can't accept this kind of plundering." .”

He looked around, then stood up and cupped his hands and said, "I'm a bit too drunk, so I'll take my leave first."

After speaking, he turned and left.

Guo Chun didn't hold back either, he just picked up the wine glass in front of him and took a sip.

Zhang Wei went back in a fox cart overnight.On the way, the more he thought about it, the more angry he became.This Guo Chun is here to target and suppress him. It seems that he has the support of Lord Taishan.

Back home, he knocked on Chen Zhirui's door.

At this time, Chen Zhirui was about to change clothes and go to bed. When she heard the knock on the door, she asked, "Who is it? What is it?"

Zhang Wei at the door said, "It's me, I have something to look for you."

Hearing that it was Zhang Wei, Chen Zhirui's heart skipped a beat for a while, it was late at night, why did he come to find him?
For a moment, her thoughts were flying wildly, and then she subconsciously shouted: "Wait a minute, I'll open the door for you."

After saying this, she blushed a little, she should have rejected him, this lonely man and widow, what is it like to be in the same room in the middle of the night!
But after thinking about it, she is like this now, is there any essential difference between this and being alone in a room with a widow in the middle of the night?
Thinking of this, she put on her clothes, picked up the oil lamp, and went to open the door for Zhang Wei.

Zhang Wei also drank and got angry again.In the middle of the night, he went to knock on Chen Zhirui's door.Wait until Chen Zhirui opens the door.He saw that Chen Zhirui was wearing a cloak, with only a graceful little dress underneath.

The cloak cannot hide her graceful figure, and the little coat cannot hide her white skin.This time, Zhang Wei's wine became somewhat sober.

He said awkwardly: "Forget it, let's talk about it tomorrow, so I won't disturb your sleep."

Chen Zhirui, who heard this, was so angry that her teeth itch. She said: "You knocked on a woman's door in the middle of the night just to say this? Now that I'm up, you let me go to sleep again? How dare you Do it, Zhang Wei!"

Hearing her words, Zhang Wei also felt that he had gone too far.

Just when the two of them were in a stalemate, the servant who watched the night was in a dilemma.They happened to patrol Chen Zhirui's small courtyard when they saw Zhang Weiye knocking on Chen Zhirui's door.

Just like that, the two of them were numb.I saw something I shouldn't have seen!

At this moment, a voice sounded behind them.

"What are you two doing here? Why don't you continue patrolling!"

The two of them were shocked, what a pity!This is Hu Jingmo's voice!
In the front is Zhang Wei, whom they respect, and behind them is the wife of the main house, whom they dare not offend.At this moment, even standing in the cold wind of February, they all felt sweat on their foreheads.

The performance of the two made Hu Jingmo suspicious, and then she thought of something, and hurried forward a few steps.

At this moment, she saw Zhang Wei walking into Chen Zhirui's room!
"It's over!" The two patrolling servants looked hopeless!Oh shit!Why do you have to stay here?If she walked over and pretended she didn't see it, the lady wouldn't doubt it!

Master!We are the ones who killed you!

When Hu Jingmo saw this scene, she widened her eyes first, then she held her cheeks and thought for a while, and then said to the two silly servants: "Don't tell what happened today, understand?"

The two servants nodded immediately, giving them courage, but they didn't dare to speak out!

Then Hu Jingmo smiled and went secretly to Hu Susu's yard.

That's right, she didn't go to find her jealous second sister, nor did she go to find her fair eldest sister, but went to Hu Susu!

Although Hu Jingmo is optimistic about dancing knives and guns, he doesn't seem to like intrigue.But don't forget, she is a vixen at heart, and she is familiar with the art of war!
(End of this chapter)