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Chapter 217 A new look 1 county seat

As orders increased, it was necessary to expand production. Kilns were established one after another. Later, the bricks for the supply of porcelain kilns could not keep up, so they had to be outsourced.

Originally, the center of Rong County was in the city. Gradually, as most of the people entered the kiln factory, the center of Rong County moved outside the city. Qin Hao also made a plan for this. The industrial area and the living area were separated and managed in blocks. Buildings need to be built according to plan.

The garbage in the living area and the industrial area must be collected and processed in a unified manner. At the same time, many public toilets have been established. It is strictly forbidden to defecate anywhere, and offenders will be fined.

The task of fines is naturally given to the police, and the police team in Rong County has also expanded rapidly. In addition to daily arresting criminals, more work is to manage the cleanliness of Rong County, which is a bit like a combination of urban management and police.

At the beginning, the common people were not used to it and felt wronged, but when it came to money, no one would make things difficult for them, and gradually they got used to going to public toilets to relieve themselves.

The reason why Qin Hao did this was mainly because the scale of the kiln factory continued to expand, and the local residents were no longer enough to meet the demand for employment. Residents from surrounding areas continued to come to Rong County to work and settle down. The increase in population also brought many social security and environmental problems.

If it is not controlled at the beginning, Rong County will become a smelly city in the future, and no one will want to settle here.

Under the policies formulated by Qin Hao, the scale of Rong County continued to grow, and the population expanded rapidly. In just one year, the population of Rong County exceeded [-] households. Except for newborns and single families, many of them were born because of the war. Qin Hao accepted all the fugitives who hid in the mountains and handled household registration for them.

There are also some poor peasants who can't live happily in other counties. These people are more troublesome. If their household registration is to be transferred, they need the cooperation of surrounding counties.

However, the registered population is also an important indicator of officials' evaluation. The surrounding county magistrates were originally unhappy with Qin Hao's continuous intake of population from their territory, so naturally they were unwilling to transfer their household registrations to these people.

Qin Hao's solution is to hand over part of the supporting business of the kiln factory to the local wealthy families in the surrounding counties. These local wealthy families will naturally stand on Qin Hao's side when they get benefits. It's worthless at all, how good can it be to be a favor?
As a result, a very interesting phenomenon appeared. More than a dozen counties around Rongxian County experienced population loss, and the population of Rongxian County exceeded [-] in the first year, and the population and household registration broke through in the second year. Fifty thousand households.

Under the ancient small-scale peasant economic system, the population growth was very slow, because most peasants even had problems eating. Even if they gave birth to a child, they either died young, starved to death due to insufficient rations, or were sold at a very young age. Lose.

A county with 200,000 households and a total population of [-] was rare in the entire Han Dynasty. The Governor of Yizhou thought Qin Hao was just bragging when he saw Qin Hao's work report.

As a result, after going to Rong County to see it on the spot, he found that not only was he not bragging, but he was hiding something. The dilapidated and dilapidated small county town he had imagined before had been transformed into a land of abundance.

However, what troubled the governor of Yizhou was that because Rong County continued to absorb the surrounding population, many colleagues had already sued him, and the scale of Rong County continued to expand, and it was already close to Yizhou Prefecture in terms of population.

If the dignified Yizhou prefecture was overtaken by a small county under its jurisdiction, it would be a shameful thing for the dignified governor of Yizhou.

"Lord Inspector, this matter is really not connivance by the officials. Look at the goods and people who come and go on the wharf. They are all poor people who want to come to Rong County to find work. I can't stop it even if I want to." Qin Hao also complained that he was wronged.

In fact, since the household registration population in Rong County reached [-], Qin Hao has tightened the household registration system. Unless he is a skilled craftsman, he cannot be registered.

But even so, it still can't stop the surging tide of migrant workers. This is the embodiment of the siphon effect. The hot sales of porcelain have driven the entire upstream and downstream industrial chain of porcelain. When they arrived in Rong County, they could not only have enough to eat, but also earn wages.

As for the hard work in the kiln, the Chinese people have never been afraid of hard work. For them, this is simply heaven.

The governor of Yizhou looked at the people who came with their families and were taken away by the foreman before they could stand still on the pier. He didn't know what to say for a while, so he could only sigh helplessly: "This I will report to His Majesty."

If it were an ordinary person, the governor of Yizhou would not be so easy to talk about. Who made Qin Hao, the county magistrate, be named by Emperor Wen himself?Who told Qin Hao to rely on the entire Qin family, he couldn't afford to offend any of them.

But before the Yizhou Inspector's report was delivered to the capital, the entire court was devastated by King Yong's rebellion.

After being arrested in the Fanchang rebellion last time, he confessed to King Yong, but Emperor Wen didn't want to give people the impression of murdering heroes, and in order to stabilize the princes of all walks of life, he didn't send troops to attack Feng Yi County to arrest King Yong.

It was just that King Yong went to the capital to explain in person, and King Yong understood very well that he would definitely be under house arrest if he went to the capital this time, so he took the lead in launching the rebellion.

Xiao Shizi, Prince Yong's direct son, originally wanted to use his marriage with He Zhaojun to persuade her father He Yong to rebel together, but He Yong was unmoved. King Yong became angry and killed He Yong's family. Only He Zhaojun and her youngest brother hid in the Escaped in the darkroom.

Emperor Wen issued an order for Ling Buyi to lead the army again. When Ling Buyi was about to leave, Emperor Wen felt a little anxious.

"This kid is desperate to fight. This time, without that kid from the Qin family by his side, I'm really afraid that he might have an accident. How can I explain to Brother Huo under Nine Springs!"

The eunuch next to him comforted him, "General Ling is auspicious and has his own aura, so nothing will happen to him."

Emperor Wen sighed: "This kid doesn't know that he will start a family sooner. If he has children, I won't be worried all day long."

When he turned around, Emperor Wen suddenly asked: "By the way, it's been two years since the kid from the Qin family went to Rong County, right? I don't know what's going on now. At the beginning, this kid was still boasting, saying that it would take three years to make Rong County look new, haha, now You should know that it's not easy to be such a small official."

The eunuch replied: "Your Majesty, the memorial to the governor of Yizhou was just delivered a few days ago, and Prime Minister Deng had quarreled with several adults for this reason several times."

Emperor Wen became interested: "Oh? Is that right? I'll bring you the memorial and have a look."

"promise."

Soon the memorial was sent to Emperor Wen. At first, Emperor Wen didn't pay attention to it, but when he saw the content, he was soon dumbfounded.

After a while, Emperor Wen put down the bamboo slips in his hand: "I remember that there were only [-] registered residents in Rong County, how could there be [-] households in just two years?"

The eunuch didn't know this, so he could only keep his head down and keep silent.

Emperor Wen hurriedly called Prime Minister Deng Yu and Sangong Jiuqing over.

"Is there any verification of what is said in this memorial?" Emperor Wen asked in a deep voice. He actually had some doubts whether the governor of Yizhou was taking advantage of the Qin family to make Qin Hao famous.

However, Prime Minister Deng Yu directly denied his idea: "Your Majesty, this matter has been verified. There are indeed [-] registered households in Rong County, and the actual number is far more than that. There are also a large number of non-registered people staying in Rong County all year round."

Emperor Wen was surprised and puzzled: "Oh? Why?"

"Your Majesty, do you still remember porcelain?" Prime Minister Deng Yu subconsciously looked at Qin Fang.

Hearing this, Emperor Wen's eyes also fell on Qin Fang, and nodded: "Of course I remember, I gave a batch to the widows at the beginning."

"Your Majesty, you know that Rong County porcelain is sold well in thirteen states in the world, and even exported to countries in the Western Regions!" Prime Minister Deng Yu said here with a somewhat aggressive tone.

Emperor Wen looked at Qin Fang again in surprise: "Qin Aiqing, can this happen?"

Qin Fang bowed and said, "Report to Your Majesty, there is indeed such a thing."

"So, now even countries in the Western Regions are using this white porcelain?" Emperor Wen raised his usual teacup and asked cheerfully.

Prime Minister Deng Yu stood up and bowed to Emperor Wen, saying, "Your Majesty, I think this move is to compete for the interests of the people. It is very inappropriate and should be banned."

Qin Fang immediately stood up and said with a straight face: "Your Majesty, I think Deng Xiang's remarks are absurd. Now more than [-] people in Rong County are living a prosperous life because of porcelain. How can we compete with the people?"

Before Emperor Wen could intervene, Prime Minister Deng Yu retorted.

"You are making a fool of yourself. How important are the more than [-] people in Rong County compared with the people in the world? Since the birth of porcelain, how many pottery and lacquer craftsmen in the world have lost their livelihoods, and how many people have lost their family properties because of this? How many people are lost, is Qin Dasinong trying to bend the law for personal gain?"

Qin Fang straightened his chest, and shouted in a deep voice: "Qin is just discussing the facts, why did you bend the law for personal gain? Mr. Deng knows that Rong County was planted last year, how much tax was paid? It's a total of [-] million yuan! The best-selling of porcelain has indeed made people Some pottery and lacquerware workshops were closed, but those craftsmen basically went to Rong County, and the real losses were only some merchants."

"As for the population loss in the surrounding counties and counties of Rong County, it's just people going to higher places. Besides, not all the people absorbed by Rong County are registered population, and there are many hidden households in the mountains. Your Majesty may wish to take a look at the total population of Yizhou. It has been continuously increasing in the past two years, and here is the proof!"

Prime Minister Deng Yu wanted to argue, but was interrupted by Emperor Wen: "Qin Aiqing, you just said that Rong County had [-] million yuan in taxes paid last year? Is it true?"

It is no wonder that Emperor Wen attached so much importance to it. We must know that in the early Eastern Han Dynasty, the total fiscal revenue for a year was only 90 billion yuan, and [-] million yuan was [-] million yuan. The tax paid by a county reached one-thirtieth of the entire Eastern Han Dynasty. What a scary number?

Qin Fang looked proudly at Prime Minister Deng Yu, bowed to Emperor Wen and said, "Your Majesty, I dare not speak in vain. The thirty million yuan has already entered the treasury, and it's not bad at all!"

Emperor Wen was happy when he heard it. The world was initially settled, and a thousand wastes were waiting for prosperity. Various infrastructure constructions required money, disaster relief required money, and rebellion suppression required money. He was naturally too happy to have another source of income.

"Qin Aiqing, how did Rong County collect so much tax?" Emperor Wen asked curiously.

Qin Fang knelt down again and answered: "Reporting to Your Majesty, these taxes are the commercial taxes of Rong County. As long as a business contract is signed in Rong County and the transaction is completed, one out of ten will be used to collect taxes. Except for construction, the rest was turned over to the state treasury.”

Prime Minister Deng Yu interjected again: "Your Majesty, this move is very inappropriate. These tax merchants will eventually fall on the people. If they follow suit, the people will have no means of living and the world will be in chaos."

Qin Fang said disdainfully: "Mr. Deng, don't want to be alarmist. Now that porcelain is selling well all over the country, there is no chaos in the world. Could it be that Mr. Deng wants to use his power for personal gain?"

Prime Minister Deng Yu was so angry that his nose was crooked. This was blatant revenge, but he was powerless to argue. After all, which one of the Sangong Jiuqing was not a big family, and which one was not engaged in business?
Upon seeing this, Emperor Wen smoothed things over and said: "The two lovers are dedicated to the country. I am very relieved. Don't hurt your peace."

He said with a look of nostalgia: "I still remember that Rong County was just an inconspicuous small county when I visited the middle of Shu, but now I don't know what it looks like, how about the two lovers and I, how about visiting the old place again? "

Prime Minister Deng Yu knew that Emperor Wen wanted to collect commercial taxes, but he couldn't refuse when the words were all said and done, so he could only say: Promise.

Qin Fang is naturally very happy. His son has been out of office for more than two years. Although his achievements are outstanding, it is useless for Emperor Wen not to see them. A thousand good things to say here will do the trick.

After returning from the palace, Qin Fang sent a letter to Qin Hao, informing him that Emperor Wen was coming to Rong County, and asked him to prepare well.

By the time Qin Hao received the letter, Emperor Wen had already set off on the road.

Qin Hao didn't make any special preparations, but just informed the government office servants to keep the streets tidy, changing from cleaning once a day to cleaning once a day in the morning and afternoon.

"Is Your Majesty really coming?" Cheng Shaoshang sat lazily on the swing, not even in the mood to swing.

After two years of hard work, Cheng Shaoshang finally became pregnant seven months ago. After five months of pregnancy, her energy was not as strong as before, and she was a lot fatter than before.

Qin Hao sat beside her, pinched her face with a smile, and said softly: "Maybe when the term of office ends next year, we will return to the capital."

Cheng Shaoshang couldn't help but feel a little regretful when he heard this. She actually likes Rong County very much. Except that there is no one to control it, it is more of a sense of accomplishment. Everything here is built bit by bit by her own eyes.

She had never thought before that a woman could do these things. Every time she walked on the streets of Rong County, facing the admiring eyes of the people, she had never felt the feeling of being respected and needed in the capital. experience.

"Can you not go back?" Cheng Shaoshang yawned, his round eyes flickering at Qin Hao.

Qin Hao dotingly pinched her face: "Fool, we always have to go back. What's more, what we are doing now is only changing a county, and only the people of a county will benefit. When we return to the capital, we can benefit the whole world." people."

"En." Cheng Shaoshang nodded, leaned on Qin Hao's shoulder, and fell asleep after a while.

A month later, Qin Hao met Emperor Wen's car ten miles away from Rong County.

Emperor Wen was very happy to see Qin Hao: "Qin Aiqing, come forward and answer."

"No." Qin Hao stepped forward.

Emperor Wen sized Qin Hao up and down for a while: "Qin Aiqing is dressed like this, who would have thought that Qin Aiqing was so brave back then!"

After speaking, Emperor Wen patted Qin Hao on the shoulder again, and said with a smile: "Qin Aiqing's ability to kill the general and capture the flag has been seen, and now we have to see your ability to dismount the horse and calm the people, so don't let the widow be disappointed. "

Qin Hao bowed slightly: "Your Majesty, please."

Driving all the way to the soil slope outside Rong County, looking at the new city under the soil slope, Emperor Wen even wiped his eyes. Although the distance was too far, he couldn't see clearly, but judging from the outline, the scale of the new city was already larger than that of the city. Many counties are getting bigger.

"Why didn't you build a city wall for this city?" Emperor Wen asked curiously.

Qin Hao explained with a smile: "The main reason is that the expansion speed is too fast, and there is no time to build the city wall."

Emperor Wen nodded knowingly. The construction of this new city took only more than two years. If the city wall was built at the beginning, it would limit the development of the city.

Driving all the way down the dirt slope, Emperor Wen pointed to a random direction and entered Rongxian New City, which also meant to test Qin Hao.

"Stop." Emperor Wen suddenly shouted.

The whole convoy stopped, and Emperor Wen got out of the car and came to the edge of a stream beside the road. He squatted down and even reached out to hold the water, and sniffed it with the tip of his nose.

"Qin Aiqing, why is this stream so clear?"

Even the canals in the capital are very turbid. After all, so many people eat and drink all day long, and there will always be some domestic garbage, and these domestic garbage are often dumped on the roadside and in the water, which can be smelled in summer A foul stench.

Qin Hao smiled and pointed to a boxy brick house beside him.

When Emperor Wen came to the door, he saw it written in official script: public toilet, two characters.

There are several wooden barrels next to the public toilet, which are filled with domestic waste.

Then he smelled an unpleasant smell, and the eunuch sternly shouted at Qin Hao: "Bold!
Emperor Wen raised his hand to stop him, and suddenly said: "Qin Aiqing means that the people here will pour all the filth here?"

Qin Hao nodded with a smile: "Your Majesty is wise."

While speaking, the guards had already stopped several people who came to use the toilet, and Emperor Wen waved his hand to signal them to let them in.

Although the common people knew that this group of people had a lot of background, they ignored them and bowed to Qin Hao first: "Master Qin."

The eunuchs next to Emperor Wen were about to yell at him, but Emperor Wen glared at him, and then asked one of them.

"Why don't you just find a place where there is no one to solve it? Do you have to come to this public toilet to solve it?"

A bearded man at the head looked at Emperor Wen with an idiotic look: "Isn't that no different from a beast?"

Emperor Wen was a little embarrassed, and waved his hand to indicate that they could enter the public toilet, and then asked Qin Hao curiously: "Have all the people in Rong County studied the Book of Rites?"

Qin Hao pointed to the bulletin board erected at the entrance of the street that read "Five cents for defecation and littering".

"Without it, I only care about money."

Emperor Wen froze for a moment, then laughed.

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