The First Great Ancestor of the Five Dynasties

Chapter 154 A chance encounter at the salt factory
According to the original plan, Zhu Xiu came to Yangjinchuan Salt Factory to inspect the work.

The salt factory has been fully restored and expanded its production scale. The current daily output is around [-] jins, and it is moving towards the maximum productivity of [-] jins per day.

The rapid increase of migrant households has brought a large number of labor force to Jingzhou.

Apart from the group of people who were assigned to farm at home, there were still a large number of high-quality young and strong laborers who were divided up by the salt factory and the newly established water conservancy construction team.

These are all government-owned industries established by Jiedu Government. All personnel are registered and paid monthly for their work.

Among them, the salt factory is definitely the first choice for young people to choose a job, and the overall salary level is second to none in Jingzhou.

It's just that there is no distinction between men and women in the recruitment of workers in the salt factory. The recruitment is based on merit and has to go through multiple assessments. At present, it is approaching saturation and the competition is becoming more and more fierce.

Serving in the army is another popular industry in Jingzhou. Unfortunately, Zhu Xiu, in line with the principle of better troops and simpler administration, abolished the county-level military system and replaced it with local regiment training. Most of them returned to their hometowns to farm. After the examination, a batch of strong people were added to the Ya army. , a group of police officers were transferred to the public security police teams under the jurisdiction of the county government.

Since the mid-Tang Dynasty, the security of the Gyeonggi region has been handled by the Jinwu Guards, the street envoys, and the patrols under the jurisdiction of the street envoys. In the later period, the Jinwu Guards gradually became in name only and lacked soldiers. The main power and responsibility for public security were street envoys, who recruited soldiers to fill them.

In the past, the existence of the town soldiers was to maintain local security on the one hand, and to suppress the authority of the local governors on the other.

After the evil incident involving the town soldiers led by Li Guangbo in Liangyuan County, Zhu Xiu deeply felt that the existence of the town soldiers did more harm than good. They seriously violated the power of the county government, controlled local financial resources, and caused great harm.

Combining the street envoy system since the mid-Tang Dynasty and the inspection system in the later Song Dynasty, after careful consideration, the public security police team under the jurisdiction of the local county government came into being.

At present, it seems that returning the power of public security management to the local governments is in line with the actual situation, and some disadvantages can only be slowly eliminated in practice.

At the beginning, Zhu Xiu designed the three-step revitalization strategy for Shi Kuangwei, and the reform of internal affairs and clean-up of officials was the top priority.

The good operation of the agricultural and commercial economy is inseparable from the efficient and reasonable administration of officials.

Thanks to Jingzhou being far away from Kaifeng and Guanzhong falling into war again, beyond the reach of the imperial court, Zhu Xiucai was able to carry out drastic reforms in the prefectures and counties under the jurisdiction of Zhangyi Army according to his own wishes.

The salt factory currently accounts for the vast majority of the various tax revenues of Jiedu Prefecture.

In addition to the [-] kilograms of salt supplied to the state every month, there are still nearly [-] kilograms available for trading.

The population of Pizhou has dropped sharply, and private salt income has gradually decreased. Bi Zhenhai's business focus has shifted to Ningzhou, Qingzhou, and even Fangzhou further away.

Jingzhou white salt is of high quality and affordable, and has formed a reputation in the Guanzhong area. The Baoda Jiedushi of Fangzhou and the Shunyi Jiedushi of Yaozhou have also been sending people to contact Bi Zhenhai privately, hoping to buy white salt from Jingzhou on a regular basis. Salt.

Bi Zhenhai is based in Pizhou, and his business scope has spread to half of Guanzhong.

The salt factory plays an important role in the Chang Yi Army. Zhu Xiu personally serves as the director of the factory, and the daily management is left to a few reliable officials.

Recently, the war in Qizhou has continued, and nearly a thousand households have fled to Jingzhou for refuge. Shen Xuemin, the magistrate of Quaigu County, reported for help, and Zhu Xiu asked Guan Tieshi to lead his people to help with resettlement.

With only a few followers, Zhu Xiu walked around the salt factory. Every workshop was busy, production was orderly, and all processes and management were carried out according to regulations.

Get on the gray donkey, prepare to go back to the office area for a rest, and then send someone to the renovation site to call Shi Xiangwen back, and then go back to the county together.

Several people walked towards me, including Monk Hun, the manager of the reform site, and several guards.

Two guards were carrying a stretcher, and there was a person lying on the stretcher. Most of his body was wrapped in gauze, as if he was seriously injured.

Monk Hun saw Zhu Xiu from a distance, hurriedly approached, clasped his fists in salute and said, "Greetings, Young Envoy!"

Zhu Xiu jumped off the donkey and said with a smile: "You didn't come all the way to greet me, right?" Monk Hun said hurriedly: "I didn't know that the young envoy was coming."

Zhu Xiu glanced behind him: "What's wrong with this man?"

Monk Hun smiled and said: "This man is a prisoner serving in the reformatory. This morning, a prisoner fell into the cellar while washing, causing chaos. The thief wanted to escape in the chaos, and injured several guards. Finally, Shi Dalang captured him on the spot, and again He accidentally fell off a high cliff and was injured, so the villain took someone to the factory and asked a doctor to treat him."

It turned out to be a prisoner who attempted to escape. Zhu Xiu walked over curiously to see how injured the man was.

Being able to injure the guard and escape shows that this person has a lot of skills. However, at the last moment, he was bumped into by Shi Xiangwen, which can only count him as unlucky.

He also knew the cliff that Monk Hun was talking about. It was not too high, but very steep. He could still survive after falling from it, which showed that this person had a hard life.

Zhu Xiu asked the guard to put the stretcher down and leaned over to take a closer look.

His head and face were wrapped in gauze, with some blood stains on it, and his appearance could not be seen clearly. Judging from his body shape, he was a tall man.

"Why are this guy's eyes staring at me? It's rare that his eyes are still so bright after being seriously injured." Zhu Xiu clicked his tongue in surprise.

For some reason, the injured man was trembling slightly. His broken arm was fixed with a wooden board and wrapped with thick gauze, but he tried hard to lift it.

"Hey~ he actually cried!" Zhu Xiu was surprised to find that the man's eyes were red and full of tears, and he suddenly became very excited.

Monk Hun sneered and said, "Probably because he is afraid that the young envoy will punish him for escaping."

Zhu Xiu gently pressed down the man's trembling arm and comforted him with a kind face: "Don't be afraid, our laws in Jingzhou are very humane and we will not punish people randomly. You can rest in peace and recover from your injuries. You can continue to serve after you recover. Don't do it anymore." Do stupid things, accept the transformation honestly, and start a new life after you come out.”

Zhu Xiuyue said that the man on the stretcher became more and more excited, his whole body was shaking, a pair of red eyes stared at him, as if he had a thousand words, and his gauze-wrapped hands were raised hard, as if he wanted to catch him.

"Zhao Da'er! If you don't want to die, don't move!" Monk Hun warned sternly.

Zhu Xiu was stunned, and said with a smile: "This person is called Zhao Da'er?"

Monk Hun said: "This thief was sent by General Guan half a month ago. He said he was from out of town. He doesn't know the details. He has great kung fu and has been clamoring to see the young envoy. I can't write his name. He also saw that he had a fair face and big ears, so he replaced him with Zhao Da'er on the roster."

"Want to see me?" Zhu Xiu became even more curious, "What is his original name?"

Monk Hun touched his bald head and muttered: "It's called Zhao Kuangyin! This name is too difficult to pronounce, and it's troublesome to write. It's better to call it Zhao Dayer."

Zhu Xiu was stunned and raised his voice in disbelief: "What is his name? Say it again?"

Monk Hun was taken aback, and said cautiously: "It's called Zhao Kuangyin! Yes! I remember correctly! General Guan told me so!"

Zhu Xiu opened her mouth wide and turned her head stiffly to look.

The man on the stretcher tried his best to grab his clothes and tugged a little harder.

Zhu Xiu hurriedly lay down and put her ear to his mouth, only to hear a hoarse intermittent voice coming from under the gauze: ".Mingzhou Kangjia Mutton Shop, Cangzhou cough~~"

The injured man coughed twice, his weak voice suddenly stopped, and he tilted his head and passed out.

Zhu Xiu felt her heart beating wildly and she let out a pitiful cry: "Brother Zhao! It's really me, Brother Zhao~ You can't die~~~"

(End of this chapter)