Early Ming Dynasty: Turning Clouds and Rains into New Learning Saints

Chapter 197 Summary and Comparison
Xiangshan County received a quick notification from the imperial court and learned that the South Korean prince was leading a large number of officials south to inspect the national education.

There was a lot of discussion among the people about this, but Zhang Yifan didn't worry about it. Whether love comes or not, we'll wait until it comes.

So what if the Korean prince leads the team? He is the Prince Consort, and his rank is the same as that of a prince. How to receive him depends on his mood!
At this time, he was busy step by step according to his own plan.

No, he convened a plenary meeting of county government officials.

After they met, Zhang Yifan said to Zhang San: "Come on, take your summary back and read it to everyone else."

Zhang San was illiterate before, but in the cultural atmosphere of Xiangshan County, he worked hard and was able to read a lot of words and write some by himself.

However, his handwriting was a bit terrible, which made Zhang Yifan feel superior.

No, after Zhang Yifan finished speaking, he passed the piece of paper on the desk forward, and then patted it, indicating to Zhang San to take it himself.

The others heard what the son-in-law said, not knowing what summary Zhang San wrote, and they were a little curious for a while.

Based on the fact that Zhang Sangang was punished by the Prince Consort, they probably guessed that it was a review of the guarantee or something like that.

So, each of them pricked up their ears happily, ready to hear the joke.

This is not to say that the two Zhangs are not popular with each other, but that they all started from humble beginnings and are familiar with each other. This is fun, and there will be something to laugh at later.

Zhang San was a little bitter. After going over to get his piece of paper, he started to read.

"Under the tree (subordinates)... after I went back and thought about it, I felt that the advantage of being a foreigner is that there is more manure in Xiangshan County, and the harvest of farmers (crops)... is much better. Also, the business in our store is also much better. , making more money..."

There are many individual words in his summary, which were circled by Zhang Yifan and wrote the correct ones.Therefore, every time Zhang San read the circled words, he had to pause for a while and had to read the words again.

When other officials heard his summary, they were a little dumbfounded. Why did it sound like it was the benefit of a foreigner? What did it mean?
Zhang San read for a long time before he finished reading hundreds of words with great difficulty.

Zhang Yifan found that his forehead was covered with sweat.

Also, the weather in Xiangshan County is still very hot now.However, aren't there ice cubes placed in the lobby to cool down?

"Consort, I've finished reading." Zhang San wiped his sweat and said.

After hearing this, Zhang Yifan looked at the officials in the hall and said, "You all should discuss it. There are more and more foreigners in our Xiangshan County. Is it a good thing or a bad thing? What is the reason?"

Although conflicts between locals and foreigners did not break out, they did exist.And based on the selfishness of human nature, I always feel that outsiders are here to grab money and take advantage of Xiangshan people.

Regarding this understanding, Zhang Yifan feels that it is necessary to reach a unified understanding at the official level first, and then publicize it in society.

Of course, any meeting cannot be conducted freely. The result of such a meeting is likely to be fruitless.

Therefore, Zhang Yifan first asked Dianshi Zhang San to read the benefits of outsiders that he summarized, which was equivalent to setting a tone for this meeting, which is the benefits brought by outsiders.

This means that you can talk freely about the advantages and disadvantages of foreigners, but in the end, the benefits should be the most important. This is the theme of the meeting.

No, although these officials are promoted from ordinary people, after all, they have been working as grassroots officials for more than a year, almost two years. The look in Shangguan's eyes is that they don't need to be taught, they can do it themselves.

So, at Zhang Yifan's signal, these people began to add more.

"The inn opened by Qian Laoer and his friends in our village has made a lot of money just because there are so many foreigners coming. If there are no foreigners, how can we have a concubine? We can't even afford a wife!"

"Isn't it true that Wang Er in our village hires outsiders to work? It's cheap and workable. He also made a fortune selling sugar cane last year!"

"That old Zhao who sells salted fish pot used to be rare to eat. But when foreigners come, they all want to try Xiangshan's local delicacies. As a result, he has opened two stores. I don't know how much money he can make!"

"..."

To be honest, at the beginning, deep down in their hearts, these officials felt that outsiders were coming to rob their local people of their resources. But as they talked, they suddenly discovered that many people around them were because there were so many outsiders coming. Give them a chance to make money.

They immediately felt that it was not a bad thing if there were more foreigners!

Of course, there are also some officials who still say something bad about outsiders.

"There are too many foreigners here, and the originally spacious official road is crowded."

"That's right. Fortunately, I live close by and can walk to the Yamen. Otherwise, if I pass by the food court early in the morning, I will definitely be blocked. There are too many people on the road!"

"Yeah, even if you go to a restaurant to have a meal, as long as it's better or more famous, you'll have to wait."

"By the way, it's not just eating out. I go to the bank to do business. I used to be able to do it when I went there, but now there is a long queue."

"Why are you talking about this? It's just what we are doing. Now that there are so many foreigners, what are we busy with?"

"..."

Zhang Yifan didn't speak, just listened to what they were saying, and after they stopped talking, he asked: "So, for our Xiangshan County, it is because of the large number of migrants that the people of Xiangshan live. Is it good, or is it that the people of Xiangshan live better when the number of outsiders decreases?"

List the things one by one and the answer will be obvious.

For these officials working in the county government, they must be smart people, and their families will benefit from the demographic dividend.

Of course, there must be some people, such as those who do not have any skills or open a shop to do business. They originally relied on manual labor to make money. However, the influx of outsiders robbed them of work opportunities and their interests were harmed.But these people have no voice at all. They can chatter in private, but they have no voice at all when it comes to formulating policies.

At this time, under Zhang Yifan's questioning, these officials in the county government hall answered in unison that there are more people!
After hearing this, Zhang Yifan said seriously: "This is the demographic dividend. What does it mean? Wealth can only be created when there are people, and more wealth can be created when there are many people. A very simple example, there are no foreigners, we Xiangshan The county is still the same Xiangshan County as before, definitely not the Xiangshan County it is today!"

“They did come to Xiangshan County to make money, but when businessmen came to Xiangshan County, they brought money to Xiangshan County and sold our Xiangshan County’s specialties to other places, which led to an increase in the production of specialties in Xiangshan County. , giving more people the opportunity to make money!”

"Those young people who came to Xiangshan County brought labor to Xiangshan County. They were involved in building so many houses, planting cash crops in the mountains, and farming in the fields. Without them, Xiangshan County would not be as big as it is today. The scale. They used their labor to earn money from Xiangshan County, but their labor also created wealth for Xiangshan County!"

"..."

On the basis of their summary, Zhang Yifan gave them examples of popularizing the demographic dividend based on the experience of later generations. Many of them were things that these ancient people had never thought of. Each of these officials suddenly realized: It turns out there is such a benefit!

It's a shame that Zhang Yifan made this summary after a severe crackdown. Otherwise, the rapid expansion of the population would have had a huge negative impact.

Of course, if you really want to say it, there are local people who do bad things, but they can still be said!
There is also a problem that these officials responded to, which does exist, and that is traffic congestion.

Zhang Yifan was actually somewhat responsible for this matter.

Not to mention the original old city, the new city outside the city was planned by Zhang Yifan.

At that time, he had actually left wide roads. As a result, the sudden increase in population was beyond his expectation and the roads became crowded.

Therefore, taking advantage of this meeting, Zhang Yifan proposed the concept of dividing some traffic yamen from the yamen to direct traffic on busy roads.

In short, the problems caused by population must be solved, and they must not hinder the further increase of population.

About the topic of foreigners, after talking about it for about an hour, Zhang Yifan felt that it was almost done, so he said to them: "Now, we have reached a consensus that the benefits of foreigners coming to our Xiangshan County far outweigh the inconvenience. Therefore, Afterwards, you spread this view to the respective responsible workshops. Whether it is a slogan or a meeting, convey it to the people below. They are all Ming people and compatriots. There must be no discrimination, let alone bullying foreigners. !”

After saying this, he announced: "In addition, each village, or village as a unit, can consider using the resources of the village or village to open workshops, shops and other businesses, and the annual income will be used in the village. Dividends will be divided based on the population of the city and village. If you have any plans, report them later and I will check them for you!"

For now, this is equivalent to the social security for locals in Xiangshan County.As long as there are dividends, even incompetent people will not go hungry or cold.Of course, the premise is that there are dividends.

However, Zhang Yifan believes that with the current development momentum of Xiangshan County, it is impossible that there will be no profitable business to do.

As for real social security, Zhang Yifan feels that based on the current economic basis, Xiangshan County may already have the conditions, but other places certainly do not have this condition. Those yamen are all extremely poor. When they have no money, they still find reasons to issue more income. How could it be possible to tax people instead of giving money to the people to ensure their livelihood?

After Zhang Yifan announced the decision, there was an involuntary cheer in the lobby.

Because Zhang Yifan, the son-in-law, in the eyes of the people, including those present, is the real God of Wealth, who earns what he does.

Every shop has reported money-making plans. If they can pass the Prince Consort test, they will definitely make money. This is a great thing. They are also part of it, and their family will have an extra income!

Hearing the noise, Zhang Yifan slapped the gavel instead, and shouted, "Quiet!"

So, these officials all had smiles on their faces and quickly shut up.

Zhang Yifan looked at them and said with a serious face: "I have discovered that some of you are not proficient enough in your job. There are some things that you don't know how to do efficiently and well..."

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately turned to look at Zhang San.

Zhang Sangang was punished by his son-in-law because of this. Not only was he beaten, but he also lost his year-end bonus this year, which is quite a lot of money.

Zhang Yifan saw their looks from above and naturally knew what they were thinking, so he immediately named the others and mentioned a few more typical examples.For a moment, no one dared to look up.

Because according to what the Prince Consort said, most of them didn't have the confidence to say that they had done a good enough job.

Zhang Yifan looked at them and finally stated his purpose: "Each of you will write a summary for me on how to do your job well. In addition, I will also seek advice from other local yamen, and then, we will proceed Training for various professions..."

He had wanted to start a vocational training program for a long time, but either he didn't have time or the time wasn't right.

Now, he felt that it was almost done, so he announced the decision.He even allocated a piece of land, and has drawn up a design drawing to build a vocational training school for training various occupations in Xiangshan County.If possible in the future, it will become a formal vocational school.

For this reason, he had already written a letter and sent it to the He family in Dongguan. Fang Keqin, the prefect of Guangzhou Prefecture, even quickly sent it to the capital to ask for help from both Prince Zhu Biao and Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang.

In addition, he is also planning to post notices and offer rewards to attract people to give lectures after the vocational school is built.

This method is actually nothing new for Xiangshan County.In the past, rewards were offered in agriculture and fishing.

As soon as the meeting ended, Xiangshan County began a new round of vigorous infrastructure construction, mainly vocational schools and related supporting infrastructure.

At this stall, Korean Gong Li Shanchang finally arrived in Guangdong with a large number of officials.However, what was also a coincidence was that when they arrived in Guangzhou, they encountered the biggest hurricane in several years.

These people, living in the Guangzhoufu Inn, were surrounded by howling winds, heavy rains and thunder, as if the earth was falling apart. Each and every one of them saw the power of nature for the first time.

Li Shanchang lived in the best house, but there was a leak in one place. When the postman helped him get down, he was even more drowned than a drowned rat. He was almost knocked down from the wind. It was tied with a rope.

Faced with all this, Li Shanchang was very calm and even smiled. This made other people look at it and couldn't help but admire him: Mr. Han is indeed the first hero of the founding of the country. He did not change his expression in the face of such a severe storm. , confident, awesome!

But they didn't know that Li Shanchang was actually thinking about Xiangshan County. He was gloating that such a big wind disaster happened to happen to him and he just happened to take a look!

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(End of this chapter)