Royal Gold Medal County Magistrate

The next day, early morning.

Fang Zheng was still half-asleep.

Last night, in order to seize the opportunity and continue his pursuit of Luo Ningxin, he made a special trip to the Cangxiang Pavilion again.

Unexpectedly, Luo Ningxin was actually sick! She refused to see anyone.

Fang Zheng was overjoyed. It seemed that he was already halfway to success after only seeing her once.

She was now too embarrassed to meet him.

So he went back and wrote a collection of love words overnight to express his feelings, and asked someone to send it to Luo Ningxin.

That night, Luo Ningxin had nightmares all night after reading the letter.

In her dream, a slippery octopus, with its suckers spraying oil, rolled her around and around... Finally, the octopus turned into Fang Zheng's face...

The culprit was still complacent that night.

Li Yuanzhao, on the side of Emperor Jing, was also drowsy.

These past two days, he had been racking his brains to solve the employment problem of his brothers, but he still didn't have a good solution.

Whether it was layoffs or increasing the workload, he was very conflicted.

Everyone usually drinks together, how could he bring himself to do it!

Both of them were in an absent-minded state.

However, the court was in an uproar over some unknown issue.

Emperor Jing suddenly opened his mouth and said, "Fang Qing, what do you think?"

Fang Zheng woke up with a jolt. He seemed to have vaguely heard Yan Guoan speaking just now.

So he nodded and said, "Your Majesty is wise! I think Lord Yan is right."

Except for Li Yuanzhao, everyone looked at Fang Zheng with strange eyes.

Fang Zheng felt uneasy under their gazes, and realizing that he had said something wrong, he quickly added in a loud voice: "Not entirely right! I haven't figured out some of the details yet!"

Emperor Jing turned his head and continued to look at Yan Guoan and said, "Yan Qing, continue speaking."

Yan Guoan said: "Yes, Your Majesty, this time I have chosen Dengjin Ward in the east of the city. The conditions in this ward are similar to those in Banshan Ward. Firstly, it can improve the livelihood of the people in the ward, and secondly, it can show fairness."

"If the governance results are not as good as Lord Fang's, I am willing to offer my head! I wonder what Lord Fang's opinion is? If you think the conditions in Dengjin Ward are better, Lord Fang can choose it."

Emperor Jing waved his hand helplessly: "Yan Qing, you are too serious. Fang Qing, what is your opinion?"

Fang Zheng blinked and thought for a while before he understood.

This probably meant that Yan Guoan wanted to choose a ward to compete with him in governance?

Was he crazy? Where did he get such confidence?

"I! Have no objection!"

Yan Guoan glanced at Fang Zheng in surprise. He didn't expect this kid to not express any opinion. Could there be a trick?

"What about you, my lords? Do you have anything to say?"

A group of Hanlin scholars stood up and said: "We agree. If Lord Yan's governance is successful, please make sure the Crown Prince returns to the Zhan Shi Mansion to study!"

Li Yuanzhao immediately perked up.

What! This has something to do with me?

He stared straight at the group of people below. These dog officials, why do they want me to go back to the Zhan Shi Mansion for no reason?

Emperor Jing said seriously: "Good! Then I will approve this matter!"

"With a period of three months! Fang Qing and the Crown Prince will govern Banshan Ward, and Yan Qing will be responsible for Dengjin Ward. At that time, I will send people to investigate. If Fang Qing loses, the Crown Prince will return to the Zhan Shi Mansion to study hard for me."

Suddenly, Li Yuanzhao above shouted: "Father! This is unfair. What if Yan Guoan loses! ?"

Yan Guoan replied: "If I lose, I am willing to become a compiler."

Fang Zheng smiled disdainfully. He had just said he would offer his head.

These damn scholars have too many tricks up their sleeves. It's better to gamble money.

............

After the court session, Li Yuanzhao, as usual, got together with Fang Zheng again.

The two of them rubbed their sleepy eyes and yawned.

Li Yuanzhao looked indignant: "Why? I inexplicably accepted a bet. If I lose, I have to go back, Lao Fang."

"You should have rejected him just now!"

"Reject? Isn't that tantamount to admitting defeat directly! In less than two days, Your Highness can go directly back to the East Palace. If you ask me, Your Highness should memorize more books usually. When His Majesty asks, you can recite the books to him, which will surely make His Majesty happy, and we won't have so much trouble!"

"I'm too lazy to memorize!"

Fang Zheng patted him on the back: "You should still read the books you need to read, they are useful. I dare not say that I am talented, but I have read fifty carts of books. Study while working, it won't be delayed!"

The amount of vernacular text from elementary school to university, let alone fifty carts, plus the web novels I have read, there are five hundred carts... I'm not bragging.

Li Yuanzhao sighed depressedly: "Ah, yes, yes, yes! I'll go back and read, but what should I do if it's too late now!"

"So many people are on Yan Guoan's side. They are numerous and powerful. We are only two people, I'm afraid it will be troublesome."

Fang Zheng said fiercely: "Don't be afraid! I have a plan! I still have tens of thousands of taels of silver on hand. I will distribute it all when I return to Banshan Ward. I will announce it on the same day, common prosperity, and let His Majesty behead Yan Guoan when I come back at night!"

Li Yuanzhao looked smug: "If you say that, I understand. When I go back, I will bring the brothers from the sanitation team and tear Dengjin Ward into ruins, and let Father behead him at night!"

"Wonderful, Your Highness."

"Likewise."

.........

After returning to Banshan Ward, Fang Zheng and Li Yuanzhao immediately devoted themselves to planning for the future.

Yan Guoan was originally from the capital, and he was also a top scholar.

If he were to take action, he would definitely have multi-party coordination, and the resources of those aristocratic families would definitely be above his own.

Fang Zheng said it easily, but he didn't have much confidence in his heart.

But fortunately, the worst result would be to send Li Yuanzhao back to the East Palace.......

Banshan Ward looks lively now, but it's just a simple foundation that has been laid temporarily. The people's substantive income and living standards have not improved much.

The next step is to find a way to carry out poverty alleviation and increase the income of the people.

After all, it's not Taoyuan County. Although Fang Zheng has some ideas, he hasn't figured them out yet.

It would be troublesome if he engaged in some illegal operations and was criticized.

Li Yuanzhao's side is even simpler. Everything revolves around the sanitation team, which is a performance of risking everything to help his gang.

The rest are not within his consideration....

Li Yuanzhao scratched his head and said: "Lao Fang, I have been thinking for a long time, but it seems that I can't do anything except sweep the floor and scoop dung!"

"That's right, that's how it is."

Fang Zheng was also caught in the same entanglement as Li Yuanzhao.

If you want people to get rich, you have to find a way to get people to work. Not to mention Banshan Ward, even in the entire capital, more than 90% of the people are farmers, living by farming.

Jing Country is in this environment. The bud of capitalism has not yet been born. It does not have the conditions for large-scale recruitment at all. It is impossible for the people to find jobs.

The small workshops on the market are also family-style workshops, and it is very rare to recruit workers from the society.

Taoyuan County is absorbing the blood of the outside world to develop its own industry, and the scale is very small.

But in the capital, I can't keep transfusing blood to Banshan Ward, where do I have the money!

I don't know what Yan Guoan is thinking.....