Late Qing Dynasty Executioner

Chapter 171 Serving the People

Zhang Haomin rushed to Luzhou with only a few followers. When he was near Luzhou, he ran into the Qi family and Luzhou officials who were fleeing in large numbers.

The huge team of several thousand people surprised Zhang Haomin. He didn't know what had happened in Luzhou.

After inquiring about the specific situation, Zhang Haomin wanted to organize people to rob these people. The entire savings of a big family, even if it was just some cash, should not be a small amount.

What's more, there are other big families, officials and the like, each of them is a fat sheep. They can make at least one million taels of silver by doing a job, and maybe tens of millions of taels is not impossible.

However, thinking that it was Chen Gu who released them and even swore an oath to the river, Zhang Haomin had to suppress his inner restlessness.

However, just because he himself cannot take action does not mean that others cannot take action. As long as they leave Jiangjin County, they will no longer belong to Chen Gu's sphere of influence. Chen Gu only promised to let them leave, but did not say that he would protect them after they leave, let alone protect them for the rest of their lives.

No matter what happens after leaving Jiangjin County, these people can't blame Chen Ju, right?

Zhang Haomin squinted his eyes and smiled, then sent a rider down the river. This man would return to Jiangjin County to find the Bian family, and then the Bian family would notify Han Yuanxiao.

As for what Han Yuanxiao chooses, that is not something Zhang Haomin can control.

Compared to bandits and robbers, people from aristocratic families are actually more greedy when faced with wealth, but it is difficult for them to attack those who are equally powerful. The strong cannot eat them, and the weak cannot eat enough, so everyone only maintains a superficial appearance of benevolence and morality.

If there is a chance to eat a full meal easily, no one would refuse it.

Now these big families and officials in Luzhou can just ensure that the Han family, or at least Han Yuanxiao, can have enough to eat.

They are just a bunch of stray dogs, there is no burden at all in cleaning them up.

If it weren't for Chen Gu's reputation, Zhang Haomin would have planned to do it himself, or at the very least, he could have asked the big families in Jiangjin County to do it.

Even though there are three thousand of these people, half of them are young and strong, and even a small number of them are strong and healthy people such as security guards and thugs.

But when facing regular troops, one attack can completely defeat them.

After sending someone to pass the news back to Jiangjin, Zhang Haomin entered Luzhou City.

At this time, Luzhou City had already recovered its vitality and there was no war. When Chen Gu's notice to reassure the people came out, ordinary people saw that the soldiers did not harass them, so they boldly went out.

After all, nothing is more important than livelihood. If you delay a day's work, you will earn less money for a day. Without money, you will starve.

Moreover, if these soldiers really wanted to cause trouble in their little shabby house, they would not be able to stop them. Since these soldiers would not harass them, there was nothing to be afraid of.

There were even some people who lost their jobs because officials fled and had the courage to run to the government office to ask what to do.
For example, the clerks, clerks, and bailiffs in the six rooms of the yamen all depend on the yamen for their livelihood.

Chen Gu accepted all these people abandoned by their superiors and planned to examine them. If their character was not too bad, he could use them directly after a little training.

In fact, these people are the talents of this era. The yamen can still function if one or two of them are missing, but if too many of them are missing, the yamen will be paralyzed. You must know that the people who really work in the yamen are these abandoned people.

As for those guys who ran away, it didn't matter whether they were there or not. Chen Ju simply called all the people from the original government office together for a meeting.

"The original yamen no longer exists. Now we have re-established a new yamen and are recruiting a large number of people. As long as you are qualified, no matter if you are a low-level yamen runner or a clerk, the minimum monthly salary is three taels of silver.

In principle, people from the original government offices will be given priority for recruitment. Of course, whether you can be recruited depends on your ability. Go back and tell each other that anyone who is willing to apply can come."

"What should we do if the original government office still owes us several months of monthly salary?" someone asked in a tearful voice.

Chen Gu couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth. He really didn't expect that the government offices in this era would actually start to default on monthly salaries. It seemed that there was no such thing in Jiangjin County. After all, Luzhou controlled several important shipping routes such as the Yangtze River, Tuojiang River and Chishui River, so it should not be short of money.

Of course, everyone likes money, but whether you are short of money or not depends on how deep your superior’s claws are.

"That can't be helped. We can't control the affairs of the former imperial court. Of course, we won't let people suffer. First of all, the annual interest rate on loans cannot exceed 10%. If it exceeds 10%, the loan sharking government will invalidate it.

Second, all debt relationships need to be reported to the government office for review. Only after the government office has reviewed and approved it, the debt relationship will be established. Otherwise, all debt collection behaviors are illegal and regarded as robbery and extortion.

Third, even after the debt review is passed, the debt must be postponed.

Fourth, if there was no surplus food at home, one could go to the new government office with proof of identity and buy food on credit, without interest, and just return it after one year.

Fifth, land is being distributed equally outside the city. Anyone who wants to get land can go outside the city to register their identity. Of course, once the land is allocated, they must cultivate it, and they must cultivate it well.

Remember, everyone will get some land, and there will be no more tenants in the future, so think carefully about whether or not to divide the land. Dividing the land is not necessarily a good thing, and not dividing the land is not necessarily a bad thing.

Because, sixthly, the town population will be assigned various errands by the government, such as sweeping the roads, collecting night incense, being night watchmen, sedan chair bearers, etc. In short, everyone will find a way to give you a job.

Therefore, please think carefully about whether or not to divide the land for farming. "

"Does the government want to sentence the people to death for whatever they do?" someone asked with a changed expression.

"Of course not. You can do anything as long as you have a job. Only when you can't find a job will the government help you find a job first. If you find a good job, just change it.

But you can't just do the work assigned to you by the government for three or five days and then quit, right?

"General work takes at least three to five months to complete. If it's farming, it takes a full year to complete. And no matter what you do, you have to do it well!" Chen Ku explained.

Everyone couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. The thought of why military households and artisan households like those in the Ming Dynasty would sentence people to death was terrifying.

"Don't worry, the new yamen is very good and reasonable. Our new yamen is to serve the people, not to oppress them. Our days will only get better and better in the future!" Chen Gu said loudly.

No one took Chen Gu's words seriously, but it seemed good for now. At least no one was bullying, and there was no burning, killing or looting, which made everyone feel a lot more at ease.

(End of this chapter)