Cutting 1719

Chapter 340 County magistrates also need to learn more
The ninth day of July is the hottest time of the year. In the streets and alleys of Nanjing City, there are pergola and teahouses everywhere. No matter how simple these teahouses are, many people like to hold them in this season. Sipping a pot of herbal tea, killing the leisure time in summer.

These people have all kinds of identities, including scholars, farmers, businessmen, and businessmen. The big guys don't care how much they want to earn a few rations, but they can't do much in this scorching heat. Fortunately, with the publication of "Qingliu Daily", Nanjing City There is a popular activity in the house, that is, reading newspapers, and the days seem to be a little more interesting.

Nowadays, in every teahouse in Nanjing City, there is basically a newspaper reader, most of whom are down-and-out literati who can read newspapers and earn a lot of copper coins to help them make a living.In their cadences, many people could still understand the meaning of the court, so they became more and more interested.

"The first division of the Fuhan Army officially captured Zhangzhou Prefecture on June [-]th, and the third division captured Tingzhou Prefecture and completely occupied the entire territory of Fujian. The enemy Qing army feared the battle like a mouse, and now it has retreated to Guangzhou Prefecture. The army is heading south The day of attacking Guangdong and Guangxi is imminent."

When this news was read by the storyteller, there was a commotion in the teahouse. Everyone knew that after taking Fujian, Guangdong and Guangxi were basically a certainty, and Ningchu was about to realize his vision of occupying the southeast.

"Just say Qing Gouzi couldn't help beating. I didn't expect it to be so cowardly. He lost Chaozhou Prefecture, Jiaying Prefecture, and Huizhou Prefecture. It's really vulnerable!"

"That is, when the south is completely captured, the day of His Majesty's Northern Expedition will be just around the corner!"

Everyone is noisy, the people in this capital often have a characteristic, although they are not very rich in life, they are more enthusiastic about the country's affairs, and the news of the people is spreading faster than the official, it is really It's dumbfounding.

However, among the noisy crowd, there was a middle-aged man in a blue gown, holding a newspaper in his hand and reading it carefully. His attitude was so serious that he almost printed every word on it. In his heart, the herbal tea and a few plates of snacks beside him did not move at all.

"Great Chu's New Deal can be clearly seen in this newspaper, and His Majesty's ambition is even more like the scorching sun in the sky, making people dare not look directly at it!"

After reading the newspaper, the man in Tsing Yi let out a sigh of emotion. Unlike the noisy men at the side, he read the newspaper but read what Ning Yu really wanted to express, which was the New Deal of Great Chu.

It's just that his words caught the attention of a middle-aged man next to him, but this man's background is not small, it is Tan Shunzhi, the county magistrate of Shuntian County, Nanjing Prefecture, who fought with Ning Zhongyuan and others back then. The team of the world, I am quite talented, I have been working in the central government, and after the founding of the country, I became the county magistrate of the best place in the world.

Although Tan Shunzhi is not too young, he is also in his 40s, but his mind is quite broad-minded. After many new policies proposed by Ning Yu, he has always taken the lead in implementing them. He would go to the streets and alleys every few days to listen to Therefore, Ning Yu valued the common people's thoughts, so he praised them a lot.

It was quite a coincidence on this day, the exclamation made by the middle-aged scholar in Tsing Yi after reading the newspaper was caught by Tan Shunzhi, and he felt a little puzzled in his heart, although there were some things about Dazheng in the newspaper, However, there are really few people who can see the foundation of this court's great politics, and it is difficult to count them in this tea shed.

"Sir, you are an expert, how can you see the state affairs of Chu and His Majesty's ambitions from the few articles in this newspaper?" Tan Shunzhi asked directly, although his attitude was humble, but his words were straightforward enough.

The man in Tsing Yi sneered, "This report is concise and to the point, and there are no obscure words. Even an ordinary seven-year-old child can read it completely, so why not? It's clear, it's clear."

"Please enlighten me, sir." Tan Shunzhi pressed on step by step.

"I'll just talk nonsense today, and I hope you don't criticize me too much."

A smile appeared on the face of the man in Tsing Yi, and he slowly said: "The state affairs of the Great Chu are rooted in the "Imperial Great Chu Constitution". From my perspective, I was sweating profusely. The constitution is by no means made by the industry and commerce as some foolish people claim, nor is it intended to destroy our scholarly society. Everything mentioned here is actually a great harmony in the world."

Great Harmony is the era most longed for by traditional scholars and literati, and it is also the most beautiful era. Everyone loves and helps each other, every family lives and works in peace and contentment, there is no poverty, no wealth, no wars and disputes, it is a truly beautiful world.

Tan Shunzhi's eyes narrowed slightly. This is the first person to have such high expectations for the "Imperial Great Chu Constitution", and he hurriedly said: "I believe what you said, but how did you see your Majesty's opinion?" ambition?"

The man in Tsing Yi shook his head slightly, "Your Majesty's ambition is to live in this vast and fertile land, but everything in the world and the vast fertile land will not come out of thin air. With this "Imperial Great Chu Constitution", there will be everything in the world and the vast fertile land in the future." Fertile soil."

hiss--

Tan Shunzhi took a breath. Now he doubted the identity of the middle-aged man more and more. It would be fine if the other party was just an unborn great talent, but what if it was a spy sent by the Qing court?

"Mr. is a great talent, but what I say is extremely admirable. Dare to ask Mr. about his name?"

The man in Tsing Yi's face was a bit gloomy at this time, and he laughed at himself: "I don't have a good reputation, my surname is Wang Jingqi, I'm just a down-and-out man, I haven't made a name in the examination room, how can I be a great talent?"

Tan Shunzhi smiled and said: "Ordinary people only talk about academic fame, but all things in this world can be explained by more than one fame? You don't have to worry about it, sir."

Wang Jingqi shook his head with a wry smile on his face, but turned and left without further words.

Seeing that Wang Jingqi didn't want to continue the conversation, Tan Shunzhi could only sigh and was about to leave the place.But when he turned around, he found that the "Qingliu Bao" was still on the table, and Wang Jingqi hadn't picked it up, so he reached out to pick it up, but just as he picked it up, he found that there were many densely written on the back of the newspaper. Teeny lower case.

"I'm fifty and thirty this year. I'm young, and I'm laughing at others. My mind is so desolate, and my sick body is so tired. I've traveled thousands of miles. I'm poor and hungry, and I think that my whole life is useless."

"Recalling the heroic and uninhibited youth, it is said that in the world, there is no one to be friends with. If you scold the general Guan who is sitting, and you are a man who is crazy, if you disagree with a word, it is not difficult to fight with swords. It means that the kings have never read through it. Ten thousand volumes of books, how dare you talk to me? Wherever I go, the wind is famous, and I often avoid it. Everyone in the world wants to kill me. I believe it! At the age of 50, I gradually realized the wrong things of the past, and I surrendered to others. Corporal Zhejie, because he has a little friend with me, but when things happen, he talks about it, and many excuses are the same."

After Tan Shunzhi read it carefully, he only felt that the bold and unrestrained attitude in the text was fully displayed, and secretly thought that although this person is unrecognizable, he also hopes to achieve a career, otherwise why bother to write such words?If I missed it, it would be a pity for the talent, so I carefully folded the newspaper and put it in my arms.

In fact, the scene in the tea shed was just a small episode that Tan Shunzhi experienced. He actually had a very important thing to do this time, which was to participate in the National County Magistrate Promotion Conference, which was actually held in Ningxia. At the behest of Yu, he organized an investigation and study meeting of county magistrates across the country.

After Ning Yu announced a series of new policies, more energy will be devoted to implementation. In this regard, the administrative methods of the county magistrates will directly determine the effect of the new policies. Therefore, Ning Yu attaches great importance to this, and this conference will be It is the process of teaching these county magistrates. Only by emancipating their minds can we promote the change of governance methods.

To some extent, since the Fuhan Army formally established the state of Dachu, many of the original grassroots officials have been promoted, so today's Dachu county magistrates are almost all talents selected after the establishment of the state. The characteristic is that they are young, and their ideas are active enough. Moreover, when the organization department appointed these county magistrates, Ning Yu personally passed the test and selected hard-working talents. Even the number one scholar Peng Qifeng did not enter this batch of selections. .

Ning Yu is actually in a bit of a hurry right now. He is on the eve of the industrial revolution, but there are some things that need to be started - he asked Ernst to go to Western European countries to introduce talents, books, etc., and he did not give up the exploration of technology in China. And research, at least the establishment of the steam engine and the spinning jenny has begun.

In addition, Ningyu needs to ensure social stability and transformation in this stage of change. The collapse of the traditional small-scale peasant economy in the era of industrial revolution is almost inevitable. How to guide those unemployed farmers and tenants into the new industrial and commercial fields became a matter of urgency.

In traditional Chinese small-scale peasant society, self-sufficiency is an important criterion. In this case, it is the so-called prosperous age, but in fact this prosperous age is extremely fragile, because the population that the land can accommodate is extremely limited, even if it is No matter how much manpower is invested per unit area of ​​land, no matter how intensively cultivated, the original output cannot be significantly increased.Therefore, when the population continues to multiply, the contradiction between man and land will only intensify, and social collapse is only a matter of time.

The development of industrialization needs to devour a large amount of land resources and population resources. Therefore, it is impossible to maintain the existing fragile small-scale peasant economy, and industrial upgrading has become a priority. Transforming more agricultural population into industrial population is the It has become a key choice to avoid social unrest.

However, industrial upgrading is not something that Ningyu can open his mouth. It requires a sufficiently inclusive business environment, a large supply of raw materials, and a sufficient consumer market.In particular, what Ning Yu wants is not a step-by-step upgrade process, but a substantial leapfrog upgrade, so government support has become inevitable.

Fortunately, Ning Yu traveled back early enough. It can be said that there are actually no enemies worth seeing at home and abroad. Even the so-called British Empire is still in the accumulation period before the industrial revolution, and the related industrial upgrading has not yet begun. , and there are no colonies spread all over the world by future generations.

Therefore, when Ning Yu stepped up internal reforms, he adopted a relatively slow pace of external expansion as a whole, and was not in a hurry to unify the country at once. After all, it is difficult for the current Qing court to pose a threat to the Great Chu. Internal reforms are Ning Yu’s. Things that matter now.

Speaking of it, there is no so-called industry in this era. Almost all industries are handicraft workshops. In a very shabby word, before the Hanyang Gun Factory founded by Ning Yu, almost everyone produced guns in the same way. One person knocks slowly with one barrel, and the production efficiency is appallingly low.

Not to mention the Qing Dynasty at that time, even the guns of European countries relied on individual blacksmith shops. The craftsmanship and technology may be much better than that of the Qing court today, but the model is almost the same.Therefore, the Hanyang Gun Factory founded by Ning Yu has surpassed the entire era through the production method of standardization and division of labor.

But in Ning Yu’s view, large-scale industrialization cannot be limited to the military industry, and other industries also need to make relevant technical reserves, such as the combination of coke, reverberatory furnace, crucible steel and steam engine, which is the future development trend.With these basic preparations, relevant industry production models will also be adjusted appropriately.

The National County Magistrates Promotion Conference was held in the Fengtian Hall. More than 200 county magistrates gathered together. They were wearing bright red official uniforms, and they were divided into several large groups. Most of them looked a little cautious and nervous awe.Only a few people can see the feeling of high spirits.

After all, low-level officials like them have no chance to step into the Fengtian Temple without special circumstances. As for those who can be promoted to the rank of high-ranking ministers, it is too rare to describe it as one out of ten. Can't be overemphasized.

Ning Yu strode into Fengtian Hall, seeing the county magistrates who were bowing their heads, couldn't help showing a bit of a smile on their faces. These county magistrates do not lack a heart for the country and the people, but they still lack the indoctrination of some new ideas .

"His Majesty Saint Ann!"

The county magistrates bowed to each other with trepidation, and the red tide surged in Fengtian Hall, which gave people a feeling of shock.

Ning Yu smiled and stretched out his hand, "You don't need to be too polite, you are the cornerstone of my great Chu, and the talents of the future. After 30 years of Da Chu, it depends on you today!"

The words seem plain, and there is no so-called promise of promotion and fortune, but there is a strong hint in it. From the cornerstone to the pillar, isn't it the meaning of promotion? Let me say that 30 years later, a pot of fragrant chicken soup It's fresh out of the oven.

The point is that the young county magistrates below are extremely useful. Most of them have not been in the officialdom for a long time, so they all blushed when they heard it, and they wished to give him Emperor Ning immediately.

"Long live Your Majesty, the ministers should do their best to repay Your Majesty!"

(End of this chapter)