Be a small county magistrate in ancient times

Chapter 373 Population Exceeds *
"What good thing?"

"You, the person in charge of building the houses, don't know that all the houses on Xin Street have been sold!"

"What!" Zuo Datou was surprised, "So many houses, all sold?"

"Except for the few rooms that the adults specially left behind, the rest of the houses have been sold." Yang Zheng smiled and said, "You didn't realize it, but the people in our county only look poor, but in fact they can afford dozens or even hundreds of taels of silver.

Apart from here, where else can ordinary people do this?"

Zuo Datou took a deep breath and sighed, "I really didn't expect it. It's because our master is smart that he can think of such a solution."

"Hey, don't say that again."

"What's wrong?" Zuo Datou didn't understand.

"Your Excellency doesn't seem to think this method is very clever. I praised it a few times last time and it made you sigh."

"Isn't this quite clever? Who can think of such a solution?"

Yang Zheng patted Zuo Datou and said, "Let's not talk about it anymore."

In just a few words, the two of them had reached the kitchen door. But they were not the only ones who had the gossip. There were already several people queuing at the kitchen door.

After Yang Zheng saw who was in the front, he couldn't help but say, "Hey! Zhou Xing, you guys are everywhere."

Zhou Xing turned around with the empty bowl in his hand and said, "Captain, since you are here too, don't talk about me anymore."

Yang Zheng stood at the end of the line and asked the people in front of him, "What shifts are you on today? How come you are freer than me?"

The person in front turned around and said, "We are on the day shift, inspecting the county government office."

Yang Zheng kneeled the man in front of him in the ass, "It's time to be on duty. Who allowed you to come here and slack off?"

The person in front was aggrieved, "The master asked us to come, but he left the government office early."

Zuo Datou: "I just saw you standing in the front hall."

Zhou Xing turned around and said, "The master said he wanted to find a quiet place to watch the snow. I guess there are too many people in the backyard, so the master is back again."

Zuo Datou: "Why are you still sitting here doing nothing? Go do something else."

"No need, the adults know we are in the kitchen. If there is anything we need, Bafang will definitely come to call us." said the person in front.

As they were talking, Zuo Datou, who was at the end of the team, heard some noise behind him, and when he looked up, it was actually Bafang coming towards them.

"You're really good at talking." Zuo Datou said, "I really have something to ask you." After that, he shouted to all of us, "The steps are slippery, be careful. Did the master give you any instructions?"

Badao was helped by Zuo Datou, "Thank you, Brother Zuo. Captain Yang, gather all squad leaders at 9:00 pm tomorrow and go to the conference room for a meeting."

"Holding a meeting? We have to hold a meeting too?" Zhou Xing said, "Didn't we just hold a meeting for the village chief a while ago? Hey Bafang, we have a meeting among our own people in the government, can we also have snacks?"

Bafang smiled and said, "What snacks do you want? I'll buy them for you."

Yang Zheng inquired, "Did the Master reveal what he wanted to say?"

"No, please remember to inform the squad leaders."

"Hey!" Yang Zheng stopped Ba Fang who was about to leave, "Does the squad leader under Master Qi want to be called?"

"Yes, Master Qi will go there tomorrow too."

After Bafang left, Zuo Datou asked Yang Zheng, "What's the matter? The people in the government office called so many people."

Some people speculated, "Maybe someone got caught gambling again."

"They were released yesterday, and they are gambling again today? Those people really don't care about their lives." Yang Zheng said: "Who arrested them? I haven't heard any news. It can't be that the Imperial Guards arrested them, right?"

"Why is that?" someone asked.

"It's boiling!" The cook knocked on the pot, "Do you want to eat?"

"Eat, eat, eat!" No one asked any more questions and everyone rushed towards the big pot.

At the hour of Si the next day, Meng Changqing walked into the meeting room on time.

In the room, no one was late, and everyone was waiting quietly for Meng Changqing.

"I called you here to talk about two things: a summary of the past two years and a plan for the next five years. I will talk about the summary, and everyone can talk about the plan together."

Meng Changqing interrupted and said, "We have been dealing with each other for nearly two years, which is not a short time, but this is the first time we have sat down together to discuss certain things.

This kind of situation will not happen often in the future. Unless there is a major change, it will only happen once a year at most."

"Let me start with the most recent events. Almost all the houses on Xing'an Street have been sold. The money we have received now is enough to cover the cost of materials and part of the labor costs.

By next autumn, when all the money is collected, Xing'an Street will be able to make a fortune for the government.

In addition, from this autumn till now, more than 5,000 people have moved here. Together with the people from Beishan County, our county’s population has exceeded 10,000.”