Empress: Your Majesty, please respect yourself, I don't want to be promoted

Just when the Sui Palace was taking action on its own, Lu Chen left Yuzhou City and went to Ping County for inspection.

Although the information of each county in Yuzhou is kept on file in Yuzhou City, Lu Chen cannot make decisions based on words on paper alone. He still has to conduct on-site inspections to understand the situation of each county.

Of course, there is no need to bring a large army for the inspection. There is no need to say anything, and it will be very slow and delay things.

This time he only brought Fu Hua and Chai Hongyu with him. He didn't even use the carriage and just rode there.

There were two Guiyi Realm warriors, and their mounts were Huang Feidian, a divine pony claw gifted by the emperor. The three of them traveled extremely fast, and arrived at the Pingxian County Government Office in just an hour.

On the way, although the people along the way recognized Lu Chen, they saw that he was walking in a hurry and looked like he was in a hurry. They were very sensible and did not call out. Instead, they watched him leave until he was far away, completely out of sight. Without a trace, they left silently.

When he arrived at the gate of the county government office, he showed his identity, and the government officials rushed to inform him.

Not long after, a burly-backed man with a leopard head and ring-eyed eyes, but wearing a civilian robe and looking a bit nondescript came out of it, bowed and held his hands in his hands, and said in a thunderous voice:

"Your Majesty, Zhang Yi, pays homage to Lu Shaobao."

The original magistrate of Ping County was Fang Yu, but he did such a good job that he built the entire Ping County into the economic center of Yuzhou. The county seat expanded nearly ten times, and its scale was close to that of Yuzhou City. At the same time, it relied on With business taxes, his annual income directly topped all the states in Central and South China. With such great political achievements, the empress would naturally not let him stay in a county.

Now that he has been promoted to the post of Chief Envoy of Northern Hebei Province, when he leaves, someone will naturally need to take over.

The county magistrate who succeeded him was the county captain who originally governed Ping County with him, and was also a member of Xuanji Guard.

Lu Chen was somewhat impressed by him, so he smiled and said hello, "It's Brother Zhang, long time no see."

Hearing this, Zhang Yi was immediately flattered.

"Your Excellency, do you remember Xiaguan?"

"certainly."

Lu Chen smiled and said, "I remember all the warriors who followed me to defeat Prince Yu's Mansion."

Not to mention anything else, it was hard for him to forget this face that looked like a certain ring-eyed general who showed great power in Changbanpo. Besides Zhang Yi, he remembered a red-faced and bearded man named Guan Sheng.

It would be perfect if there was another one with hanging ears and shoulders and hands on the knees.

Zhang Yi didn't know what Lu Chen was thinking, but when he heard what he said, he was suddenly moved.

"Sir, you really value justice. Even though you are in a high position, you still don't forget about yourself and others. I admire you so much!"

In the end, he even claimed to be a warrior.

It seems that he is not very used to calling himself a low-ranking official.

At this time, Zhang Yi turned his head again and saluted Fu Hua heavily: "I have seen the commander."

Fu Huan nodded calmly without saying any greetings.

He didn't know whether it was because he didn't want to steal Lu Chen's limelight, or because he didn't quite remember this subordinate whom he hadn't seen for almost two years.

After a few casual chats, Lu Chen went straight to the topic.

"Zhang Yi, are you busy now? If it is convenient, I would like to trouble you to take us to the county seat and surrounding villages to visit and introduce us. I would like to see the current specific situation in Ping County."

Hearing this, Zhang Yi immediately patted his chest and responded loudly: "Your Majesty, you're too polite. I'm just leading the way. If you don't have any trouble, I'll take three adults there right now."

"As for Fang's inconvenience, sir, please rest assured. Brother Fang and the others strictly followed the county administrative framework formulated by you personally, and improved the various departments of the county government. The trial of cases was under the jurisdiction of the judicial department. , the Xing Department is responsible for investigating cases, the Household Department is responsible for civil affairs, the Commercial Affairs Department is responsible for commerce, and specialized departments are responsible for all matters related to people's livelihood. The county magistrate only needs to control the overall situation, and there are not many official duties. Being away from the Yamen for a day won’t have any impact.”

"A certain person often goes to the surrounding villages to see if the people have any problems that the government can help solve. A certain person solves them on the spot. For example, the day before yesterday, a black bear-like spiritual beast suddenly appeared in Yulin Village, and was killed by a certain person. ”

Hearing this, Fu Huan couldn't help but twitch the corner of her mouth.

What this guy said before is very good. Lu Chen made a lot of arrangements when he was in charge of the two states, including the restructuring of the local government administrative agencies. Fang Yu and the others implemented it throughout, which shows that they are indeed working hard. So far, the effect is quite significant.

Moreover, officials should indeed travel more to various places and always care about the livelihood of the people within their jurisdiction.

But what the hell is that last sentence? You are a civil servant and call yourself a certain person? Are you still showing off your strength carelessly?

Yes, yes, it is indeed very powerful for you to kill the spiritual beast alone, but can you take a look at the official robe you are wearing? The places that were torn by the claws of the spirit beast were patched with burlap? Could you be a little rougher?

However, compared to Fu Hua's helplessness, Lu Chen gave Zhang Yi a thumbs up and praised: "Yes, Brother Zhang, an official should be like you, able to understand public opinion and address the people's concerns. As the saying goes, the emperor's salary is the source of the emperor's worries. This saying also applies to the officials and the people. Our salaries are all provided by taxes. Since we take the people's money and food, we should protect their peace. "

Hearing Lu Chen's straightforward compliment, Zhang Yi suddenly scratched his head in embarrassment.

Then Zhang Yi took the chief clerk, Lu Chen and the others and walked to Dongcheng Market.

On the way, Lu Chen suddenly thought of something and asked: "By the way, I heard from Liangyu that the Xuanji Guards she left in Yuzhou two years ago to serve as officials all had special skills. In addition to martial arts, they also practiced Most of them have achieved very good results in people's livelihood. Brother Zhang, what do you major in?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Yi's first reaction was not to answer, but to ask with some confusion: "Sir, who is this Liangyu you are talking about? Why haven't you heard of it?"

Fu Hua on the side suddenly turned dark.

"it's me!"

As soon as she opened her mouth, Zhang Yi was immediately frightened.

"ah?"

His eyes widened, "Commander, isn't your surname Fu Minhua? I remember your number is Chiluan. When did you get another one..."

Lu Chen turned his head and glanced at Fu Hua. The situation was a bit awkward for a moment.

Fu Hua's face suddenly turned darker.

"That's my word."

"Forehead…"

Zhang Yi, who had a long reflex arc, finally realized that Fu Hua was different from them. Although she was from a humble background, she was a close disciple of a great master. She practiced both the holy and martial arts. She held an important position in Cangming Realm, so it was impossible for her to be ungrateful.

After coming back to his senses, he scratched his head with an honest face and quickly apologized and admitted his mistake.

Fu Hua didn't care about this trivial matter, she just asked him to remember his Shangguan's name in the future and not to make a joke.

Zhang Yi quickly said yes.

After the incident, Zhang Yi said to Lu Chen: "To tell you the truth, before I joined the army, my family was a butcher of pigs. When I was a child, I had been wondering whether the pig could eat less and grow longer. Meat, as well as the sour smell in meat, besides cooking it with heavy ingredients, can we get rid of it from the root?”

"Later I started practicing martial arts, and I didn't give up thinking about it. This can be regarded as my side training, and then I figured out something."

Lu Chen raised his eyebrows slightly.

"Castrate the pig?"

"Yes, my lord."

When talking about his major, Zhang Yi is more enthusiastic than talking about martial arts with others.

"I saw that the pigs in the pen were always restless and moved around when they were in estrus. If they moved too much, they would stop growing meat, so I thought if there was any way to calm them down, so I came up with the idea. Use human comparison.”

Hearing this, Fu Hua and Chai Hongyu couldn't help but look a little unnatural.

Lu Chen's expression was also a little subtle.

Tsk tsk... Exuberance of sex will cause disaster, should cutting be used to cure it forever...

Zhang Yi continued: "It suddenly occurred to me that we people are also very enthusiastic about that matter, but there is only one kind of person who has no interest in it, and this kind of people, as long as they eat well, their bodies are generally..."

"Cough cough cough..."

Lu Chen suddenly coughed slightly and stopped him from continuing: "Okay, I understand the principle. Brother Zhang, please tell me whether there are any changes in people's lives after the method of castrating pigs is promoted. "

"What a big change!"

Zhang Yi said with a smile: "Since the common people have known that castration can make pigs grow faster and be released earlier, and it can also remove the sour smell, and the taste is as good as mutton, almost every household has built a pigsty and raised pigs at home. ”

"As soon as the pigs are released from the slaughter, they are bought by merchants at high prices and sold to other places. Thanks to this, many people's families are much better off. Now not only do every household have a surplus of food, but they can also eat meat from time to time. Nowadays, the pork in Ping County The output is huge and the income is very considerable. Thanks to this, the government’s tax revenue has also increased a lot.”

When he said this, his dark face showed a look of pride unconsciously.

Although he, Zhang, was not as literary as Fang Yu, and his military skills were not as good as the commander, and he was not like Liyue who became the mainstay of the dynasty with his knowledge of things, but he allowed the people to eat meat, and it was still good without the odor. Meat is not as oily as before, and it is hard to taste meat all year round.

Based on this alone, he has the capital to be promoted to the post of magistrate of Ping County.

Moreover, the people of Ping County voluntarily built a small temple for him next to Lu Chen's Changsheng Temple, so that the people would remember him and offer incense in the future. This life would be worth it.

"very good!"

Lu Chen praised without hesitation: "I told you back then that the way to govern is to deal with everyone's affairs. As long as it is beneficial to everyone, it is a great way. Can you think of promoting the law of castrating the country? Benefiting the people proves that you have reached the threshold of the road."

Zhang Yi suddenly burst into laughter.

"but…"

Just when he was cheerful, Lu Chen suddenly changed his tone.

Zhang Yi immediately thumped and looked at Lu Chen, his eyes a little nervous.

"Sir, what did I do wrong?"

Lu Chen shook his head: "That's not true. You did a good job, but it's still not enough."

Hearing this, Fu Hua and Chai Hongyu showed surprise on their faces at the same time.

Isn't this enough?

Zhang Yi's method of castrating pigs has doubled the income of the people here, and the local fiscal revenue has increased significantly. No matter where it is placed, it is a great achievement, and this method will definitely be promoted across the country in the future, benefiting Daxia. All people.

This can be regarded as an immeasurable merit, what else is not enough?

Are Lu Lang's requirements so high...

However, Zhang Yi was just stunned for a moment, then immediately corrected his attitude, bowed his hands to Lu Chen, and said respectfully: "Please teach me something."

Lu Chen smiled slightly and said bluntly, "What you didn't do enough is that you didn't draw inferences from one example and use the principles of this method to further study the methods of breeding."

"How to breed?"

Zhang Yi thought about it for a moment, and after a moment, he suddenly became energetic.

Lu Chen continued: "Yes, the way of breeding, pig breeding is a kind of breeding."

"In the past, pigs were slow to be slaughtered, the meat yield was low, there was a foul smell, and the survival rate was not high, so they were always low-quality meat and difficult to promote to the rich and powerful. But after castration, these defects were overcome. Since the defects of pig breeding can be overcome, can other livestock and meat poultry also improve their own defects?"

"It doesn't make sense that the method of pig breeding can be improved, but other things can't be improved, right?"

As soon as these words came out, Zhang Yi suddenly understood and felt a sense of enlightenment.

"Sir, what do you mean?"

While speaking, a special spiritual power slowly condensed in his body, quickly spread throughout his body along the spiritual veins, constantly nourishing the barriers of the spiritual veins, causing them to gradually expand and expand...

Fu Hua and Chai Hongyu immediately noticed the abnormality of Zhang Yi, and suddenly widened their eyes, subconsciously looked at each other, and then turned their heads at the same time to look at Lu Chen.

Lu Chen, a rookie who was only at the Guiyuan Realm, was completely unaware of the changes in Zhang Yi's spiritual power. He continued as if nothing had happened: "As the saying goes, there are three thousand great ways, but they all lead to the same destination. The principles are all the same. For example, the way of studying things, which Liyue is good at, is essentially to study the changes of all things, and find ways to use this change to create what you need."

"By analogy, the way of breeding is to study the habits of livestock, use their laws, and make them change in the direction we need."

"For example, raising chickens, Brother Zhang, try to think about what we want chickens to look like?"

Zhang Yi thought for a moment and responded: "The bigger the rooster, the better, and the hen lays as many eggs as possible."

Lu Chen extended his index finger, as if he wanted to explain something.

"So, we might as well go in this direction and study the habits of chickens, and make chickens become what you just said. If this can be achieved, then their economic value can be greatly increased, and the living standards of the people can also rise accordingly."

"Not only chickens, but also cattle, sheep, fish, ducks, geese, etc., can they overcome their own defects through breeding methods? At the same time, which is more cost-effective, free-range breeding or large-scale breeding, etc., can also be studied."

After listening to Lu Chen's guidance, Zhang Yi was completely stunned.

It turns out that improving the method of pig farming is just the beginning of breeding methods. After this, there are so many ideas to choose from.

He dared not think that if this could really be done, so many chickens, ducks, fish, pork and mutton could be produced every year, how much would the local fiscal revenue increase? How rich would the people's lives be? (End of this chapter)