Early Tang Dynasty: forge ahead

Chapter 72

Ji Wen stepped forward to commend the county magistrate Shi Jitao and repeatedly told him to treat the matter well.

He was appointed more than a year earlier than Chen Qingsi, but now that he is in the lead, he is naturally a little unwilling.

A one-year plan, just for now.

Ji Tao glanced at Ji Wen, hesitated, and said, "My subordinates have heard about something related to Qingxi County, and I have been wondering whether to report it to Magistrate Ji."

Ji Wen and Ji Tao, both county magistrates of Muzhou, would inevitably talk about the situation in surrounding counties when chatting in their free time.

Tonglu County is adjacent to Qingxi County, and Chen Qingsi's administrative style is at odds with them. The advantages and disadvantages have been discussed many times.

There are many advantages to gathering people into the county. It can maximize the integration of human resources, gather wealth, concentrate development, and gather the strength of the entire county into one place, etc.

However, its disadvantages are also obvious. The rebels and military officers have been purged successively, and the county is in urgent need of officials. The more people there are, the more the administrative level of officials will be tested.

The conflicts of interests arising from the gathering of people from different villages, as well as the distribution of houses and fields.The most serious problem is that there are too many old and weak people, too few strong men, and too many old, weak, women and children.

By spreading them out, they can also rely on the dispersed resources of each village to relieve pressure. By bringing them together to share the county's scant resources, it is easy to create a situation where no one has anything to eat.

Regarding Chen Qingsi's approach, Ji Wen initially commented: sensationalizing.

He didn't believe that a country boy had the ability to overcome all these shortcomings. He didn't believe that Chen Qingsi could manage eight hundred poor households with nearly [-] people without any capable people.

The result was naturally a merciless slap in the face.

Chen Qingsi didn't need the help of officials at all. He took care of every detail and handled everything properly.

He only needs tools who have no thoughts to obey orders, not officials.

Ji Tao was still convinced by this, but he clearly felt that his boss had special hostility towards Chen Qingsi.

As the chief historian of Tonglu County, Ji Tao knew where to turn his butt.

really!

Hearing what Ji Tao said, Ji Wen's expression changed slightly, and she pretended to be casual and said, "What's the matter?"

Ji Tao whispered: "The chief bookkeeper of Qingxi County came to our county to buy silkworm seeds."

Ji Wen's face was filled with surprise and uncertainty. She was silent for a moment, then waved her hand and gave some secret instructions.

Ji Tao's expression changed first, and then he nodded to express his understanding.
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Qingxi County.

Chen Qingsi tidied her clothes and was about to go out.

Jiang Chen walked towards him and said, "County Magistrate Chen, there are three scholars outside the county government who have submitted collections of articles and poems. One of them is the second son of Xu Yushi, the governor of Muzhou. He is worth meeting."

Chen Qingsi said: "I have something to do now. Please arrange for someone to entertain them and explain the reason. Come and meet them again after the current matter is dealt with."

The roads in Qingxi County were damaged due to the war, making transportation inconvenient.

The speed of news transmission was very slow. It was not until the spring that Chen Qingsi learned that he had occupied a place in the scholarly community because of the "Three Character Classic" from the visiting scholars.

Chen Qingsi responded with great enthusiasm to the scholars who came to visit and submit articles. No matter how busy he was, he would make time to drink a cup of tea with them and talk about some poems and songs.

Chen Qingsi has been good at liberal arts since he was a child and has a solid literary foundation. He really does not have Li Du's ability. If he is asked to write poems, he must not be a literary copyist, or he must be a simple introductory work, which is difficult to enter the elegant hall.But when it comes to tasting poetry and articles, he is not inferior to anyone else, and he can give a fair evaluation of the writing style of this era.

As a result, many scholars who originally planned to pay a visit and then leave chose to stay in the county, eager to get comments from Chen Qingsi, a young, promising and approachable scholar again.

In fact, Chen Qingsi's idea at the beginning was very simple. Since he had an additional status as a scholar and could attract scholars to visit him, he would take the opportunity to establish his reputation as a hospitable person and attract more scholars to Qingxi County to boost the local economy.As long as you don't treat guests to dinner, you can afford a cup of tea yourself.

It turned out that many scholars did not leave once they came, which made Chen Qingsi even more excited.

With a cup of tea, you can exchange it for a long-term consumption in the county. You can also gain a reputation as a respecter of scholars and attract more people. Where else can you find such a cost-effective deal in the world?

However, he had other important matters today, so he would not chat with his enemy for the time being.

Outside Qingxi County, Chen Qingsi was looking forward to it.

The people passing by said hello warmly and then left one after another.

The beginning of spring is the busiest time. Although it is not yet the spring plowing season, the hard-working people have already started to prepare the fields.

Chen Qingsi still maintained her friendly attitude and returned gifts one by one.

Beside him is Dian Shi Qin Yi.

Chen Qingsi warned Qin Yi to pay attention and said: "This distinguished guest from Jiaxing should be treated well and make sure to make her happy. Don't be in a hurry to talk about business. Qingxi County has beautiful mountains and rivers. Take her for a tour before talking about everything. All consumption is paid for by the county, so there is no need to save money for the county.”

Qin Yi was accustomed to obeying Chen Qingsi's orders and took note of them meticulously.

"And!" Chen Qingsi added: "There are some things that don't have to be forced. People don't want to talk about some deep skills, so just skip them and just stop at them. After all, it's what their ancestors eat. If you don't force it, you will Causing unpleasantness.”

"Here we come!" Kuang Zheng, the escort accompanying him, warned.

A carriage came slowly from a distance, and it was Shi Wuzi who led the way on horseback.

Chen Qingsi was the first to greet him.

The visitor was actually not a big shot, but in Chen Qingsi's eyes, he was considered a big shot.

In Chen Qingsi's plan, the foundation of Qingxi County's development is farming and sericulture.

Needless to say, farming is the foundation of the entire country.

Sericulture is not a characteristic of Qingxi County's development. Qingxi County has an excellent geographical location and easy access to water and land, making it suitable for the development of handicrafts and transportation industries.It’s just that there are currently too many old, weak, women and children in the county, so we can only transition to sericulture.

It is also because the sericulture business has not been paid much attention to. There are no real sericulture experts in the county. They are all women who do it as a side job. Small-scale breeding subsidizes their families.

This small-scale farming at home is completely different from large-scale farming.

Chen Qingsi could not find experts in the sericulture industry in the county, so she decided to invite experts from other counties for guidance.

If you want to invite the best, the person invited this time is Xu Wang from Jiaxing County.

Jiaxing County is the capital of silk, with a history of 2000 years since the Tang Dynasty, and the hometown of sericulture.

Xu Wang is one of the best.

The experts of this era are not the talkative academics of later generations.

Scholars, farmers, industry and commerce, the four major classes.The workers are nominally third, but actually at the bottom.

Those who are able to achieve such a great reputation in their crafts must have a unique craft that has been refined and passed down from generation to generation.

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