Five years of county magistrate, 100 million catties of grain shocked Li Shimin

Chapter 121 Preliminary Planning for the New Year
When Fang Yuan returned to Liaozhou, he went directly to the Governor's Mansion.

Because today is already on duty, he is late.

But when did Fang Yuan arrive at the Governor's Mansion, no one dared to say anything about whether he was there or not.

Zhang San is the second in command of the Inspector's Mansion, if Fang Yuan doesn't talk about him, others naturally can't talk about it either.

As soon as Fang Yuan sat down on the stool, he found that there were quite a few documents piled up on the desk, almost piled up into a hill.

Speechless sighed, and then started the office on the first day of the new year.

The documents for implementing the imperial examinations were placed on the top, Fang Yuan read it again and put it aside.

Judging from the documents, the policy of the imperial court is good, and the starting point is also good, but there are also problems.

For example, it is suggested that the state governments send candidates to the capital at their own expense. I believe that there are very few respondents.

The governors in charge of the states are all from great families, and it is already very good if they can promote the imperial examination with their heart.

And there is no subsidy, and I believe that few states are willing to pay for it out of pocket.

The next copy is the notice of the appointment and dismissal of the Ministry of Officials, the notice of the appointment and dismissal of the new county magistrate of Liaoshan County.

Fang Yuan frowned when he saw it.

Isn't it disrespectful to appoint directly without going through him?

Not long ago, Wuling County directly appointed and dismissed Zhao Yingcai in this way, and now it is the same. Some people are really going too far.

"Zhang San, go and find out who this Su Chen is?"

Fang Yuan said expressionlessly.

Zhang San accepted the document in confusion, and his expression quickly darkened.

He went down with Fang Yuan's meaning, and came back in about an hour.

"Su Chen, 27 years old, a martial artist from Jingzhao, the first son of secretary Cheng Su Dan, a student of the Imperial College before he became the magistrate of Liaoshan County, and his ancestor Yu Yin and the first."

Zhang San brought back simple information.

Time is limited, it is impossible to be very detailed.

"Secretary Cheng Su Dan's legitimate son?"

Fang Yuan said with a slightly strange expression.

He didn't know Su Chen, nor Su Quan.

But I remember that there is a record in history: the daughter of Secretary Cheng Su Quan married Prince Li Chengqian.

Of course, it's not now, Li Chengqian is still young, but it probably happened in the past few years.

"Do you want to check the secretary Cheng Su Quan again?"

Zhang San said in a deep voice.

Dare to appoint and remove Liaoshan county magistrate without asking Fang Yuan's opinion, this is disrespectful to Fang Yuan.

"No, you ask the county magistrates to come to the meeting in the afternoon."

Fang Yuan shook his head and said.

It is the official department that really decides the appointment and dismissal of personnel.

Zha Sudan is useless, and there is no need to waste manpower and material resources.

Anyway, I don't have a suitable candidate, so I just accept it according to the wishes of the Ministry of Officials.

If you are not obedient, then the appointment and dismissal of the officials is actually a joke, and now I can get rid of the other party at any time.

"Yes."

Zhang San should leave.

In the afternoon, Su Chen, the magistrate of Liaoshan County, arrived first.

"My subordinate, Su Chen, pay my respects to Lord Inspector!"

Su Chen put the things on the ground and saluted respectfully.

The first time they met, Fang Yuan secretly sighed that Su Chen had such a good skin.

Gentle and elegant, with a face like a crown of jade, in future generations, many rich women will surely grab her.

No wonder Su Quan's daughter was able to marry Prince Li Chengqian. From here we can see the general idea.

"Excuse me, please wait in the conference room."

Fang Yuan said indifferently.

He had to go in so early before all the people came.

"Lord Inspector, I absolutely have no intention of surpassing Lord Inspector to become the county magistrate of Liaoshan."

"It's just that my words are mild, my uncle and my father don't want to listen to my opinion, please forgive me, Lord Inspector!"

Su Chen took two small steps forward, and put the present on Fang Yuan's desk with a flattering smile.

"You're welcome, I don't accept gifts."

Fang Yuan shook his head, looked at Su Chen with a little surprise and said.

If this person is not honest, he knows how to deal with people.

Give yourself a gift as soon as you appear on the stage, and express what you don't mean.

Generally speaking, even if the superior is still dissatisfied with this matter, he will not wear small shoes for him.

"Yes, the subordinate understands."

Su Chen quickly took back the gift.

Then saluted Fang Yuan, walked into the office of Zhang San and the others.

Fang Yuan nodded subconsciously, feeling that Su Chen's child could be taught, and his impression points improved a lot.

Soon, Su Chen came out again, the gift in his hand was no longer there, he saluted with Fang Yuan again and entered the conference room.

Not long after, Zhou Kaile and Sun Taihe arrived.

"The next official pays homage to Lord Inspector."

The two saluted respectfully.

The new year has passed, and the two have not changed much.

"Let's go to the meeting room."

Fang Yuan nodded slightly.

At the same time, people asked Zhang San and Qi Cao to join the army.

Soon, everyone sat around the conference room for a meeting.

"Except for Qicao joining the army, including this official, they are all newcomers in Liaozhou."

"As the saying goes, a new year brings new weather. This official hopes that there will be new changes in Liaozhou in the three years of Zhenguan."

Fang Yuan said slowly.

After the opening remarks, Zhang San and others applauded one after another.

Su Chen and the others didn't know why, but followed Zhang San and the others and applauded.

This is Fang Yuan's new change in the meeting, keep warm applause.

The previous meetings were all in one word, they listened to and memorized what Fang Yuan said, and almost didn't speak.

This made the meeting very silent and depressing, not what Fang Yuan wanted, so he added applause.

"This meeting will have the following points:"

"The first point: the first batch of goods from the major factories in Liaozhou is about to be completed, and the counties are at least responsible for transporting them to the state and county towns for sale."

"What this official means is that there must be a concrete road leading to the state city between the counties, and there must be a concrete road between the counties leading to each other."

Fang Yuan said slowly.

Before the words fell, Zhou Kaile and the others showed embarrassment.

"I know it's not easy, and it also involves money for road construction."

"But it is difficult to be challenging, and the construction of cement roads can promote exchanges between counties, and the sale of goods can improve local finances. These are your achievements."

Fang Yuan said slowly.

Inform the benefits as well.

"Lord Inspector, I am very willing to build a concrete road."

"But Pingcheng County is too far away from Liaozhou City, and Pingcheng County's finances cannot support it."

Sun Taihe said with a distressed face.

He was in charge of the family porcelain business and knew how important good roads are to the porcelain business.

But the construction of cement roads is expensive, and the family cannot provide free funding, and the county government does not have so much money, so it can only be done out of will.

Zhou Kaile on the side nodded in agreement, also because he had no money, otherwise he must be the first county among the three counties in Liaozhou to build a cement road.

"This official thought of this, so I came forward to negotiate with the cement manufacturers. The counties will pay in the name of the county government. The money will be paid in small batches. How many batches will be divided will be discussed at that time. What do you think?"

Fang Yuan thought of this.

Even thought of borrowing money to build roads.

But unfortunately, Qianzhuang has not yet appeared.

But this method is not much different from borrowing money to build roads.

"If that's the case, I'm willing to do my best to build the road."

Sun Taihe pondered for a moment, and said in a deep voice.

His family used to do business in Pingcheng County, and knew the difficulty of expanding business abroad.

But if the cement road appears, from now on Liaozhou city and three counties can be sold, the market scope will be greatly improved, local tax revenue will be greatly increased, and other caravans can be introduced, etc.

For a businessman, Sun Taihe felt that roads were very necessary.

And in the name of the county government, not in the name of an individual, the money owed is also owed by the county government, not by oneself, so there is no problem at all.

"The lower officials are also willing to do their best to build roads!"

Zhou Kai said respectfully.

He was the first to propose road construction.

Now that there are ways to support road construction, it is his duty to do so.

Fang Yuan nodded in satisfaction, and finally looked at Su Chen, the magistrate of Liaoshan County.

"Lord Inspector, Liaoshan County is building roads."

Su Chen was puzzled.

He had actually arrived in Liaoshan County a few days earlier.

In order to be able to understand the work in hand as much as possible, and also know that the cement road is being built.

"The previous county magistrate only gave a [-]% deposit, and there is only one road leading to Liaozhou City."

Fang Yuan reminded.

"Lord Inspector, don't worry, the remaining [-]% of the county government will definitely make up for it, and we are willing to do our best to build roads."

When Su Chen heard this, he immediately patted his chest and promised.

"Everyone, don't worry, road construction is difficult in the early stage, but it will be a proper political achievement in the later stage."

"When the time is right, I will promote the talent introduction plan, so that more people will flow into one city and three counties in Liaozhou."

"Everyone, work hard. After three years, if the political achievements are still not harvested, I will report to the Ministry of Officials that you will stay in office and you will be transferred after receiving the fruits for one or two years!"

Fang Yuan said in a deep voice.

Draw cakes for Zhou Kaile and others.

"Lord Inspector is wise!"

Zhou Kaile and the others were taken aback for a moment, and then excitedly flattered them.

Being an official is for political achievements, and if they can get political achievements, they can fight with their lives.

"Let's leave it at that for the first point. If you have any questions, you can ask Chang Shi Zhang San."

"Next, let's talk about the second point. What do the three of you think about the fact that the imperial court wants to popularize the imperial examinations? You can speak freely."

Fang Yuan entered the second discussion session.

He wanted to hear the thoughts of these county magistrates.

In this way, we can roughly know the difficulty of implementing the imperial examination.

"Lord Inspector, the lower officials think that we should do our best to popularize the imperial examination, let as many people as possible know about the imperial court's implementation of the imperial examination, and let the common people clearly realize that the imperial court attaches great importance to the imperial examination."

Zhou Kaile was the first to express his opinion.

He thinks he has the worst background, and he also understands that it is not easy to stand up from a poor background.

Although the imperial examination was not set up for ordinary people, it gave opportunities to those without family support.

Fang Yuan nodded slightly, without expressing his opinion, his eyes turned to Su Chen and Sun Taihe.

"Lord Inspector, the lower officials think that it's enough to show off."

"Now we have to build roads and be responsible for the transportation and sale of goods from various factories, and the spring plowing will come soon. We don't have the time and manpower to promote it."

Sun Taihe pondered for a moment, and said seriously.

Since Fang Yuan said that he can speak freely, he can say anything.

If you don't express your opinion at this time, you may be targeted if you mess around after it is confirmed.

Although Sun Taihe was an official for the first time, his previous business experience also gave him a lot of useful experience.

Fang Yuan also nodded slightly, but did not express his opinion, and finally looked at Su Chen.

"Lord Inspector, I think the magistrate Sun's words are very true."

"And there is another point. If we implement the imperial examination, there may be dissatisfaction among many aristocratic families who will stop it."

Su Chen said embarrassingly.

Speaking of the family, he was worried that Fang Yuan would be dissatisfied.

After all, from what he learned, the family looked down on Fang Yuan.

"Yes, your ideas are well-founded."

"However, this official believes that it is imperative to popularize the imperial examination, and it must be carried out in the countryside according to the intention of the imperial court, so that every commoner knows as much as possible."

Fang Yuan said slowly.

A final decision has been made.

"Follow the order of the governor!"

The three of them looked at each other and saluted with different expressions.

"If you have any opinions on the popular science examination, you can say it now."

"If you don't say it, and you don't follow the official's wishes after you go back, then the official will punish you."

Fang Yuan's sharp eyes swept towards the crowd.

The state governs the counties, and the counties govern the townships and villages.

In the final analysis, the implementation of the policy still requires the cooperation of the counties.

However, Liaozhou has less land, Fang Yuan's reputation is now flourishing in various places, and it doesn't matter if there are no counties.

"Yes, the subordinate understands."

The three of them felt a twinge in their hearts, and they should do it immediately.

"The number of people in this year's Chunwei should be several times higher than in previous years. According to the imperial examinations over the years, Si Gong made the scale of the venues bigger this time."

Fang Yuan nodded, and looked at Si Gongdao at the side.

In the Tang Dynasty, there were imperial examinations every year, and local governments held them every year.

But as Fang Yuan said before, they don't pay much attention to it, and few people take the exam.

"Yes, the subordinate understands."

Si Gong immediately responded with a deep voice.

"The second thing is to work hard for you again."

"The third thing is the Lantern Festival during the Lantern Festival. What's your opinion?"

Fang Yuan started to discuss the third matter.

In the Tang Dynasty, the New Year was actually not grand, but the Shangyuan Festival was grand.

People at this time do not celebrate the New Year, and celebrate the Lantern Festival, which is similar to the New Year in the future.

Every year on the Shangyuan Festival, the imperial court will give some support to the localities, so that the localities can hold a beautiful Shangyuan Festival.

The three of Zhou Kaile looked at each other in the same way, and did not speak in a tacit understanding, because they were all newcomers and had never had sex before.

"Then according to previous years, expand the scale a little bit?"

Sihu Liu Wenshi suggested.

In previous years, the counties did not do it, but they did it in the prefectural city.

"Okay, I'll leave it to you guys to make an unforgettable Lantern Festival."

Fang Yuan nodded.

He likes to celebrate the New Year, and he likes the Lantern Festival.

So Fang Yuan didn't expect what Qicao's joining the army would be like.

"Yes."

Seven Cao joined the army and responded one after another.

"Dismiss."

Fang Yuan waved his hand.

There was another burst of warm applause at the scene.

Soon, everyone dispersed and the meeting officially ended.

The next day, Fang Yuan asked the state officials to change the billboards to promote imperial examinations.

But unexpectedly, Fang Yuan received a bad news at noon.

A billboard in a village in Liaoshan County was cut down, along with billboards near this village.

This is the first time that the billboard has been cut down since it was launched.

"Where is the county magistrate of Liaoshan?"

"Order him to find out what happened to the official this afternoon!"

Fang Yuan was very angry about this.

I thought it was the family making trouble again.

"Yes!"

Zheng Jiu should do it himself.

In the afternoon, Su Chen arrived in a hurry.

"Lord Governor, this matter may be a bit complicated. The person who cut the billboard is from Sanjia Village, named Zhang Ji. He is quite talented and well-known in Liaoshan County."

"But in the few years before you took office, you failed the provincial examination five times in a row, so you cursed the darkness of the imperial examination, and said that the imperial examination was prepared for the children of those aristocratic families. At that time, there was a lot of trouble, as if there was an old mother in her 80s. , so people are fine."

"The lower officials want to arrest people, but the people in Sanjia Village are very angry. They stop this official from arresting them, saying that Sanjia Village is under your protection, and they dare not arrest them unless you go there in person."

Su Chen touched the sweat on his forehead, and respectfully reported.

"Sanjia Village is protected by this official?"

Fang Yuan was almost laughed out of anger.

He is the governor of everyone in Liaozhou, not the governor of Sanjia Village, so he looks like a bandit leader.

But thinking about it, Fang Yuan is also a little relieved, this is a manifestation of the support of the villagers of Sanjia Village.

(End of this chapter)