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Chapter 155 Is there such a good thing?

Qian Yuanzhu learned that Liu Sheng had come to Dashui Pingzhai and summoned several demoted ladies, so he begged Li to follow him.

Several ladies first gathered in the side courtyard of Taiping Town Yamen.

Seeing that Liu Sheng hadn't arrived yet, they couldn't help but start talking to each other.

In fact, they had never experienced this kind of thing before, and they felt very unsure.

"What does Leader Liu want to do with us?" Mrs. Luo was the most straightforward person and couldn't help asking first.

Mrs. Li (Mrs. Qian) quickly reminded: "You have to change your name to Marshal. Don't call me by the wrong name again soon."

Mrs. Luo cast a grateful look.

Mrs. Cai came from the south and was deceived by "family letters". She was not familiar with the other three families, so she remained silent at this time.

Mrs. Li also muttered, "Isn't this just like the county magistrate suddenly summoning our family members in the past? It would be normal to meet the marshal's wife or mother, but what if the marshal himself summons us?"

Obviously, Mrs. Li, who has the lowest family background among them, is the most resistant to this kind of violation of ethics.

After listening for a while, Mrs. Cai coughed lightly and said in Nanjing Mandarin: "I heard that the Marshal is unmarried. Could it be because of this?"

There were already many kinds of Mandarin in the Ming Dynasty. The most popular one is Beijing Mandarin, followed by Nanjing Mandarin, and then Southwest Mandarin.

Therefore, although Mrs. Cai has a southern accent, several people can understand her words.

Qian Yuanzhu's eyes suddenly lit up, and he interjected: "Is the handsome man going to do a beauty pageant?"

"There are no rules!" Mrs. Li immediately scolded Qian Yuanzhu, and then smiled apologetically at Mrs. Cai and others, "Her father has spoiled her since she was a child, and everyone is laughing at her."

The other people didn't care either.

Mrs. Luo said bluntly: "Except for Yuanzhu, there are no marriageable girls in our family."

Qian Yuanzhu was delighted when she heard this, and thought to herself: That's right, if there was a beauty pageant in our family, wouldn't it be the only one who could choose me?

Just as Li was about to open her mouth to say something, she heard someone outside shouting: "The commander is here!"

Then several soldiers came in first.

The four ladies and Qian Yuanzhu quickly stood up and saluted Liu Sheng who walked in last.

"I've seen the handsome man!"

"No need to be polite, please take a seat." Liu Sheng said, he sat down on the main seat without ceremony and said straight to the point: "Ms. Hong and I will get married on the fifth day of the first lunar month. I am looking for a few people today to consult. This is how marriages should be done.”

The first thought of the ladies after hearing this was: Is the rumor true?

When they lived in Dashui Pingzhai for a long time, they naturally heard the rumors that Liu Sheng was going to marry the Red Lady.

It's just that in their eyes, Liu Sheng can barely be regarded as a small "prince" now.

If you want to marry a wife, you should choose a lady from a famous family or a noble family - so that you can not only match Liu Sheng's status, but also get help from a famous family.

As for the red lady, she was originally a rope artist who traveled around the world, and her status belonged to the lower class.

Later, he only became the leader of a small group of rebels. Because he met Liu Sheng earlier, he became the commander of the fourth regiment. If he married, he would definitely have to retire from the general position.

Therefore, they did not believe the rumors before.

Now that he learned that Liu Sheng was really going to marry the Red Lady, he was naturally surprised.

Qian Yuanzhu's face was full of disappointment after being surprised, and her heart broke into eight petals - the lover in her dream got married, and the bride is not me (_)
After the ladies reacted, they saluted Liu Sheng again under the leadership of Mrs. Cai.

"Congratulations, Commander!"

Liu Sheng smiled and said, "I said, you're welcome. Please sit down and provide me with some reference opinions."

These words were straightforward, but in the minds of several ladies, they fit Liu Sheng's status as a reckless hero.

Immediately, several ladies talked to each other about how weddings of wealthy families in the Ming Dynasty were organized.

In fact, although these few people are not from civilian backgrounds, they only come from small families, not really big families.

But have you never eaten pork or seen a pig walking?Naturally, I have some relevant knowledge.

Liu Sheng was much more patient this time and wrote down some of the things mentioned by these people...

It's snowing again in Runing, heavier than the first snow.

Under the governance of Weibu, residents inside and outside Queshan County this year are not worried about the cold and hunger.

One is the use of briquettes and coal stoves for heating, and the other is that the Ministry of Health has been rationally providing work-for-relief to the poor who lack winter food.

Cai Wending, a clay sculpture magistrate who used to be a bit greedy, gradually gained the title of "good official" from the people because he was ordered by the Red Lady to do various things that were beneficial to people's livelihood.

This made him cry blindly and had mixed emotions.

He thought of his ideals when he was young and read books about sages - who was not an ambitious young man who initially aimed to help the country and benefit the people?
It's a pity that this difficult world and years have gradually made him unrecognizable to him.

After being forced to be demoted, he regained some of his original aspirations under the guidance of the rebels.

swoosh~
Thinking of this, Cai Wending waved the broom harder, cleared the snow on the street, and shouted loudly.

"Everyone, please work harder and clear the snow on this street quickly, so as not to delay people's travels!"

"Okay sir!"

The loyal servant Cai Jiu responded loudly from behind.

After Qian Yunsheng and Luo Huaiyu were transferred, the official positions in Queshan were vacant and there were not enough people to take over. Cai Wending recommended the loyal servant who had helped him escape over the wall with a try.

Unexpectedly, after the red lady personally discussed with Cai Jiu, she directly appointed Cai Jiu as the chief bookkeeper!

A former domestic servant was promoted to a ninth-rank official on the same spot!

For a while, it became a strange story in the entire Queshan County.

Cai Jiuze suddenly became a loyal supporter of the rebels.

However, Cai Jiu has not forgotten his roots. Except for formal occasions when he is called to a meeting by the red lady, he still calls him master.

At this time, he was also the first to respond to his call for snow clearing work.The county magistrate and chief bookkeeper all took the lead and started shouting. Naturally, other county officials and government servants did not dare to be vague and worked hard (Ruyang's restructuring has not yet been implemented in Queshan).

Speaking of which, Cai Wending really admires Liu Sheng now.

For example, after Queshan transferred a group of officials, Dianshi and inspection officials were selected from the rebel soldiers who retired due to injuries. Other vacancies such as Dianshi and other economic officials were forcibly recruited from major households in the county!

Although some of the big households in the city believe that the Weibei rebels may succeed, after all, the Weibei only occupies three counties, so they are still observing the direction of the wind.

This move by the Red Lady forced all the big households to board the rebel ship.

For example, the two largest companies, Li and Wu, were even asked to provide two or three people.

However, Lady Hong didn't really push the big households into the corner - she only allowed people from the big households to serve as officials in the county government, but she didn't require them to be direct descendants.

As a result, every large household selected young people from their branches who were weak and easy to bully.

Later, Cai Wending chose a relatively private time to flatter the red lady, and then he learned that it was all Liu Sheng's trick.

From then on, Cai Wending's admiration for Liu Sheng, a reckless hero, emerged spontaneously.

I even felt that this man was born to be an emperor.

Cai Wending was just thinking about this when he suddenly heard the sound of horse hooves coming from ahead.

Then he saw two teams of cavalry wearing red wind-shielding cloaks and well-armored walking along the street.

Surrounded between the two teams of cavalry, it was Liu Sheng!

He quickly led all the officials to the side of the street, bowed deeply and said: "See you, Marshal!"

"See you, Marshal!" other officials shouted.

Many people saw this and ran out one after another, shouting along with them.

Liu Sheng did not expect that the people in Queshan County would treat him so warmly. He immediately smiled heartily and greeted Cai Wending and the people on the street.

Liu Sheng entered the county town and made such a big splash, so naturally the red lady knew about it.

She did not avoid Liu Sheng just because the engagement was settled.

Instead, he led the army lieutenants and generals to welcome Liu Sheng generously.

After meeting, the two talked about business matters first, and then talked about marriage after the conversation.

As Liu Sheng expected, the red lady also agreed to a simple arrangement of the marriage.

As for the wedding venue, Queshan was chosen.

After discussing the wedding arrangements with the matchmaker, Liu Sheng stayed in Queshan for another three days.

One is to review the Fourth Regiment of the Standing Army trained here by the Red Lady.

The second is to observe the sentiments of the people.

The people's loud welcome when he entered the city made him understand that in Queshan, the city first occupied by the rebels, except for some gentry, wealthy households, and landowners, the hearts of the common people had already joined.

Therefore, the mentality, reactions and life changes of the Queshan people have many things worth investigating and understanding for him as a leader.

As a time-traveler from later generations, and having read a lot of online historical novels, he has far more insights than anyone else in the late Ming Dynasty.

But he had just begun to accumulate practical experience in ruling a place.

Liu Sheng understood very early on that there is often a gap between theory and practice.What is good in theory may not necessarily be good in practice.

Therefore, it is necessary for him to investigate the sentiments of the people inside and outside Queshan County.

After the inspection, Liu Sheng found that the daily life of the people in Queshan County had not changed much, but there was a significant change in their mental outlook.

Many people have good spirits and bright eyes - they have good expectations for their future life at that time.

Because Queshan has not yet been restructured like Ruyang, everything still follows the Ming Dynasty system, but the administration has become very clear, and a few officials such as Cai Wending have begun to do practical things for the people, either passively or actively.

If we want to achieve greater changes in people's lives in Gueshan, we must reform the system and improve productivity so that people can earn money to support their families and even become rich.

On the night after the inspection, Liu Sheng discussed the development of Queshan with Lady Hong for a long time——

"What did the Marshal know in the past two or three days?" With the engagement, the red lady was not only unrestrained when facing Liu Sheng, but also more natural.

There were only two people in the room at this time, and although the door was wide open, her pair of big and watery crescent eyes fell on Liu Sheng's face, refusing to move.

Liu Sheng had often been stared at by beautiful women like this before, and he didn't feel uncomfortable at all.

He smiled and said: "In this era, it is not difficult for Queshan to develop. After inspections and inquiries, I feel that Queshan can quickly develop at least two economic pillar industries."

"What is an economic pillar industry?" the matchmaker asked because she didn't understand.

"It's a big business that can make our Kuanshan government make a lot of money, and also make the people rich."

The red lady's eyes lit up after hearing this, and she said in surprise: "Is there such a good thing?"

No wonder she reacted this way.

In fact, in her opinion, if the government wants to amass money and food, it must do so by robbing the people.

If she hadn't said that the person who made money for both the government and the people was Liu Sheng, she would never believe it.

Liu Shengdao: "You have actually started the first pillar industry, which is the coal mining industry in Liudian.

Coal can not only be used to make briquettes to replace firewood, but can also be refined into coking coal for ironmaking, so there is no need to worry about not being able to sell it.

Therefore, we can continue to expand production next year, and at the same time standardize miner operations and promise to provide official miners with accident compensation, so that ordinary people can work as miners with confidence. "

The matchmaker has seen how easy to use and sell briquettes this winter.

At this time, after listening to Liu Sheng's words, he tried his best to understand and nodded.

Then he asked, "What is the second pillar industry?"

Liu Sheng smiled and said: "In fact, it is also utilizing Queshan's mineral resources, and it is an industry that has already developed well in Queshan - the stone industry."

(End of this chapter)