Villager of Daming

Chapter 973 The lights are bright and everything is clear

Everyone is drinking here, military households come over from time to time to report on the situation, and Xie Cheng's people are responsible for delivering the news.

The people have also come, but there are not many people. If there were many people, why would there be a need for military garrison?

The local people live in scattered places, with a few or more than a dozen households in one location. There are no hanging villages yet. That didn't appear until much later in history. In other words, it was only then that a large number of people came to live.

Nowadays, in military villages, the common people do not have much contact with military households. They usually exchange some things, mainly salt.

There are no villages here, and the military households sent by Nanjing cannot reach them. The villages are not on the administrative books, and no land taxes are paid, let alone labor.

The army is here to provide priority for baggage. Salt will be transported here, as well as cans, alcohol, gauze, absorbent cotton, soap, needlework and other things.

The people living here will have contact with military households every month or even two months.

The team had been here for several days before the common people knew about the situation. When hunting, military households made sure to pass by inhabited places first.

So the people dragged their families down the mountain and came to pay homage to the four highnesses, waiting for rewards.

No reward was mentioned, but they were allowed to eat first. After the meal, they were tired from walking, took a bath and went to bed.

After the lights were turned on at night, people woke up one after another. Many people looked confused at first, feeling as if they had had a dream, which was very unreal.

When you go to a place, let the local government take things and send people. People are to work, and things are to be used.

Everyone has used it, and it’s really good. Unfortunately, we need a line to speak, and we can’t do it without that line.

Dozens of people will be left in charge of the telegraph machine, waiting to teach the people here. These dozens of people will take a boat to Peiping to chase the brigade. If they can't catch up, they will chase them to Dingliao Capital Guard.

Xie Cheng was not qualified to refute his son-in-law. He did whatever the son-in-law said, and he was very happy at the same time.

As a result, he got up and was carried to the fairy palace? Why is it so beautiful?

Not only them, the military households were also surprised. The electric lights before were all white, but today there were covers outside and turned into colorful lights of various colors.

Before going to bed, tell them there is a light, a very bright light, brighter than a lantern.

When Zhu Fan talked to his father-in-law, the phone was easy to use. Just put the phone on and pull the phone line, and you could talk.

The princes who had rested for more than three hours came over to eat again. They drank wine before and digested it quickly, but now they were hungry.

When the light rain stopped and breathing became smoother, when we saw a bunch of colorful lanterns, everyone felt like they were in a deep fairyland.

Historically, his son-in-law wanted to expand the Jin Palace and build luxurious buildings in various counties, so he helped.

"I'll leave tomorrow. I'll leave them a copy of the telegram but not the phone number, so they won't need it."

Fortunately, two other things were given later, the same thing, one for use and one for backup, a telegraph machine.

So dozens of people were given, and they could form a marching team among themselves and take care of others.

"Your Highness, is it used in Taiyuan Mansion? Your Highness's trip will be remembered in history!"

Therefore, let everyone take a look at the beautiful lamps today, and leave early tomorrow morning, leaving behind the things for the people.

Xie Cheng doesn't know what history is about. He only knows the present and the past.

There has never been an emperor or prince in history who did not suffer hardships for the local people when he traveled to a certain place.

Because the team cannot carry too many things, especially the guards must be tight, a large group of palace maids and eunuchs must be included, plus other women and officials, even the palace has officials from second to ninth grade. In this case, we have no choice but to trouble the local people to donate, reward the officials later, and then exempt some of the people's taxes.

Generally, the people who are exempted are the local big families. They pay, they have a lot of land, and the government controls what they want.

Ordinary people provide manpower, and some people have no land, and the tax they pay is not the exempted grain tax, so they can only suffer a loss and cannot find anyone who can reason.

This is the rule for emperors and princes to travel, but it was broken when it came to their son-in-law.

The team helped all the way, and the people wherever they went benefited. When they left, they cried and sent them off. It didn't mean that they finally left, but could they not leave?

As the father-in-law of His Royal Highness the King of Jin, I have to leave a mark in the history books. Look at us, as soon as our son-in-law comes, we will cooperate, and the lives of the military households and the common people will suddenly be easier! Can someone else do it?

“A telegram was sent saying that it’s done, we have a line there, and the rest are nearby, and we will slowly move to other counties in the future.

After the phone is connected, it is also convenient for officials in various places to do their administrative work. For example, local counties report things to the state capital, and there is no need to send people to go there in person.

For big things, documents need to be signed, and things that need to be run must be run away. For small things, just ask, or for the lower official to communicate with the superior about feelings or something, just make a phone call.

The main thing is that we can monitor this phone call and send reliable and loyal people to answer the call. They will take note of it while listening. "

It was impossible for Zhu Fan to tell the secret without sending someone to monitor it.

Xie Cheng: "..."

He swallowed hard and looked at the people next to him: "Imperial City..."

"The same goes for the Imperial City. My father has already said that the harem should not say inappropriate things when calling. The officials know that.

This is mainly because when the lower official talks to the superior, the superior agrees, or in other words, instructs the lower official what to do.

When something went wrong, the officials below didn't want to take full responsibility. Their most direct way was to call ahead and tell them on the phone.

Another one is that the officials below said what can be done, and the officials above started to make arrangements and mobilize them. As a result, the officials below failed to do it, and things were delayed.

It's not possible for them to climb up and bite. Whoever is responsible is responsible. If someone makes ambiguous remarks, they will be held accountable after they say it.

Only in this way can the lower officials not set traps for the superior officials, and the superior officials set traps for the lower officials. This kind of problem is more common among superior officials. "

Zhu Fan didn't care, the officials of Taiyuan Prefecture heard it, it didn't matter, they had to follow the same rules in the future.

All the administrative officials headed by the prefect Guo Jinglan were numb. It was the first time they saw someone who wanted to monitor you speaking to you so straightforwardly.

Just like the booklet I got before, it teaches you how to govern the place, and also teaches you how to embezzle and accept bribes.

Everything is laid out clearly, and I am not afraid of you knowing at all. I even want you to know and be prepared.

The key point is that under this sense of oppression, I and others feel so powerless. They have no intention of resisting, but are only prepared to endure it silently.

"Don't feel wronged. All officials in the Ming Dynasty will be able to enjoy high rewards in the future, that is, bonuses, plus medical services. Think about it, some medicines are limited. If..."

Zhu Xi then said that he also thought it was very funny. Which dynasty's emperor didn't try hard to keep his intelligence team secret?

No need to do it now. Once you have mastered absolute force, all other problems will be minor and others will not be able to make waves.

(End of this chapter)