Kai Fu Han

Chapter 311 Year-end Welfare
On December 28, the inspection team continued to set off after a day's rest.

According to the circular inspection route, the destination this time should be Wendeng. However, since there is no direct official road between Laiyang and Wendeng, the accessible roads are rugged and difficult to navigate. In the end, Liu Xinqi chose to go to Muping first.

A group of people followed the official road along the Dagujia River, and the team hurried forward slowly.

Laiyang is more than [-] miles away from Mouping. Under normal circumstances, it would definitely not be possible to arrive in one day. Liu Xinqi simply asked the team to move at a normal speed.

Nineteen days have passed since we set off from Penglai on the [-]th. Although the people in the team are physically fine, they are already a little tired mentally.

The boring journey is very draining of energy.

...

There are less than two days left before the year-end settlement, and Liu Xinqi is very much looking forward to how much reputation points can be settled this time.

Riding on the horse, he opened the main page from time to time and watched the power value continue to grow. As of now, the total power value has exceeded 16, and the accumulated reputation value has also exceeded [-].

Liu Xinqi did not use these accumulated reputation points immediately. He was currently on patrol and had no use for recruiting cards. He planned to recruit them all at once after the year-end settlement.

The cards for the recruited generals will be returned to Penglai and then distributed by all departments after discussion.

That night we stayed in a village called Dayan Village by the official road, and we estimated that we had already traveled half the way.

This village is under the jurisdiction of Laiyang County and has not yet been exposed to the reform. Only some news of changes in the weather have been passed on from above. The villagers did not have any big reaction when they found out. They still worked at sunrise and rested at sunset, living a normal life.

Liu Xinqi and others were staying with a small landowner with hundreds of acres of land. The owner of this family was very sensible and should have some power in the village. The village chief arranged to receive Liu Xinqi and others.

In the evening, the family made some food and wine to entertain Liu Xinqi. We talked a lot with Liu Xinqi and learned about the changes that the village will face in the future.

The head of the family expressed his acceptance of this change and planned to distribute the land under his name to his children to avoid paying high taxes.

Liu Xinqi did not comment on his choice. After finishing the food and wine, he asked the officials to give him some money, and then went to rest.

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"There are many small landowners like this, and most of them choose to distribute the fields under their names to their children, so that the fields under their names are less than [-] acres and they can pay the lowest tax. In fact, these fields are still in the family under management.”

The official and Liu Xinqi slept in the same room at night. The landlord was a small landlord and there were not many guest rooms in the house. In the end, only four rooms were squeezed out for Liu Xinqi and others to spend the night.

Liu Xinqi and the officials lived in one room, and the other ten guards shared the remaining three rooms. Since one person would be on duty at night in rotation, three people lived in a room, which was not bad and was much better than sleeping in the wild.

"This is enough. It seems to be under family management now, but people's hearts are selfish, and the landlord's children will also have children, and they will definitely consider themselves. The law supports that the land belongs to the nominal landlord, and the family will inevitably be divided in the end. , our goal will eventually be achieved, it’s just a matter of time.”

The "purpose" Liu Xinqi mentioned is to divide everyone into small families.

Only by dividing those big families into small families and reducing the influence of clan power can the government's management be transferred to towns and villages, and the government's jurisdiction be thoroughly strengthened.

Silent all night.

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The next day, everyone got up and washed and continued on their way. The road in the second half of the journey was much better than the previous one, with many less rugged mountain roads. Everyone traveled much faster, and finally arrived at Muping at Shenshi.Since the next day was New Year's Eve, Liu Xinqi did not continue on his way.

Everyone followed Muping's county government and passed a company together.

The county government paid great attention to the first year after regaining Muping. It decorated the four main avenues in the southeast, northwest and northwest with lights and decorations, and distributed a pound of whale oil, a pound of dried whale meat, and a pound of whale meat to every household in the city. Pure white sea salt.

In this era, it is a very large expenditure, but it is also a kind act that greatly boosts people's hearts.

Several officials accompanied Liu Xinqi on the streets. Liu Xinqi could clearly feel that the people in the city had fully accepted the jurisdiction of the Xinghan League.

"Well done, the money was not wasted." Liu Xinqi praised.

"Hehe!" The new county magistrate smiled naively, and then replied: "At first, I just planned to give some to the lonely old people, but in the end, two big ships came from Penglai and brought a lot of whale meat and whale oil, so I thought of it. Pay attention to this."

"Since ancient times, the government has only taken things from the people and never given them to the people. I thought that if I set a precedent, it would definitely be very suitable for the reform of the Han League in the future."

"Yes, compared to the people's contribution to the government, the things we give are nothing." Liu Xinqi agreed.

This county magistrate has a long-lasting reputation. He is the first government official in history to distribute year-end benefits to all people.

"Uncle Ying, I feel more relieved when you are here."

The county magistrate’s name is Liu Zhiying.

"It's over-praised, over-praised. I was also inspired by you. If it weren't for your good policies for the citizen class, I wouldn't have thought of this."

To avoid the embarrassment of continuing to flatter each other, Liu Xinqi changed the topic:
"Currently, is there any difficulty in Muping County that the League needs to solve?"

"Yes, the shortage of personnel is the biggest difficulty." Liu Zhiying replied.

"This problem is already being solved, and measures will be taken after the year."

Liu Xinqi could only explain to him again that the Xinghan League would organize another recruitment examination for officials after the year.

"That's good. In addition to this, there is one more thing. I'm thinking if Mengli can let the factories in Baishiwan come here to build some branches. The environment here in Mouping is also good, close to the sea, and the terrain is flat. I have already investigated However, there are several well-located natural harbors on the coastline, and it will be very convenient to transport raw materials and finished products." Liu Zhiying made another request.

[I didn't expect Uncle Ying to be so foresighted, he is really a very talented parent official who is willing to do practical things. 】

Liu Xinqi was applauded in his heart.

"I have traveled to so many counties. Uncle Ying, you were the first to ask for the construction of a factory in this county. Can you tell me how you came up with this idea?" Liu Xinqi asked.

"This... I didn't think much about it. I just worked as a manager in Baishiwan for a period of time before. I saw that such a small city, which was built less than a year ago, can support so many workers and merchants, and the city The people here are generally richer than the people in Penglai City and other towns."

"After I came here and saw how poor the people here were, I thought about the difference between Baishiwan and other towns. Finally, after thinking about it, I found that there is only one difference, and that is that there are factories in Baishiwan." Liu Zhiying replied.

(End of this chapter)