Chapter 306 Make an example of others

  Chapter 306 Killing chickens and monkeys

  The people inside the high wall are still howling.

  It’s like killing a pig.

  Zhang Anshi staggered, with his hands behind his back, and left.

  Learning is a painful process.

  Any kind of interest is nonsense. It may start with interest, but in fact… since human beings have knowledge inheritance, learning is a painful thing.

  It is simply unrealistic to count on these guys to go to school happily, and to embark on the journey of learning just based on hobbies.

  Zhang Anshi himself was born in the second generation ancestor, don’t he know who these guys are?

  Qixia’s changes are getting bigger and bigger.

  After the rectification, the market began to become tidy, with more and more people, merchants who came to look for opportunities, young and strong men from the three counties who wanted to stand here, and many people who came to shop.

  There are already seventeen streets here, criss-crossing, and there are many shops of various colors.

   Soon people discovered that there is everything here, but you can buy everything you can think of, even unexpected.

  Because of this, this Qixia has become the place where the whole of Southern Zhili goes to the market.

  Even the people of Zhenjiang, if they have free time, are willing to take a boat trip here, and there are even some tourists from Yangzhou.

  The prosperity of the south of the Yangtze River is essentially driven by waterways. The criss-crossing rivers minimize the transportation costs here.

  In the past, sailing was still a bit troublesome. Sometimes waiting for the ship was uncertain, and there were often cases of extortionate prices. There were even pirates who pretended to be boatmen, picked up people and sent them to Jiangxin, and then began to slaughter customers.

  This is a slaughter in the physical sense. When a white knife goes in and a red knife comes out, people are thrown into the river when they die.

   Therefore, the ancients were always intimidated by traveling far.

  But Qixia’s boat company, after several times of expansion, has penetrated into almost every dock in the south of the Yangtze River, and strives to ship on time. Zhang Anshi even requires that the price of the boat must be low.

  How cheap is it?

  The waterway from Zhenjiang to Qixia is a hundred miles long, but only five copper coins are needed. Even if it is from Suzhou, it is only fifteen copper coins.

   This is just a meal.

  Of course, if the shipping company does this, it will definitely lose money, but fortunately, the shipping business of the shipping company is making money day by day, and relying on freight to subsidize passenger transportation can achieve a balance of payments.

  And this kind of low ticket price has also driven the flow of people throughout Jiangnan. When going out is no longer dangerous and expensive, people are naturally willing to go out to buy and gain some knowledge.

   Naturally, the biggest profit from this is not Nanjing City. Because people prefer to come to Qixia, where there are libraries, a market with department stores, a large number of schools, clean and tidy streets, and even… the policemen under the inspection and control here will guard one side conscientiously. Safe, unlike the servants in Nanjing who always step forward to make things difficult for strangers.

There are still many opportunities here, recruiting workers everywhere, whether it is necessary to recruit countless feet to go to the dozens of piers that connect to various places, there are also shop assistants needed in the market, and brokers needed by various tooth shops. Workshops also have the greatest demand for manpower, even the warehouse managers of the continuous warehouses, and the drivers who drive the trucks and load the goods.

Better positions, such as doctors, teachers, or accountants, are almost all recruited on a large scale, and here, people are willing to pay wages. On the one hand, the business is doing well and the profits are considerable. On the other hand, This place is like a behemoth devouring manpower, and there is a shortage of manpower almost all the time.

  Even local women are mostly attracted by textile workshops, and people flock to them.

The planning of industrial parks in various places has already begun. The three of Kuang Ye are busy in various counties. He knows how to deal with businessmen after all. Formulated a tax system that is acceptable to businessmen and still acceptable to the government. Even with the full assistance of the county, roads and canals have also begun to be built.

Many businessmen were invited to visit. Everything is difficult at the beginning. Wuhu County, where Kuang Ye is located, has finalized a large steel-making workshop, but the rest of the work is easier. There are many coal refining workshops and machinery workshops. They took the initiative to settle down one after another, because they had spotted this big workshop and prepared for the supply of coal and tools in the future.

Even the merchants quickly realized the advantages of this industrial park. It is also beneficial to coordinate production among various workshops in one garden, and it is more convenient to deal with the government in the same place. As for some small tax rates A small discount, but a small problem.

In Wuhu County, where Kuang Ye is located, the essence of the reason why many large iron and steel workshops can be settled is that it is close to the mine, and a steady stream of iron ore can be transported to the workshop nearby for production, which greatly reduces the cost of production. Shipping costs.

  The other workshops are willing to come because they are interested in the steel products here, and they can make supporting products for their own production at any time. The steel materials required by the mechanical workshop can be directly purchased from the steel workshop.

  As for textile workshops, there are also many cooperative relationships with machinery workshops. The spinning machines can be supplied nearby, and at the same time, they can be repaired nearby.

As for the wharf and the road here, although it is still under planning, Kuang Ye is vigorous and vigorous, and everyone still believes that the government can honor it. Moreover, Kuang Ye has no airs of being an official and is very easy-going. You can talk to him about some business matters. Difficulties, he can empathize, but if you use something to fool him, he will also be aware of it.

  The demand for manpower in this industrial park is even greater.

  In order to solve the problem of manpower, almost all counties are very welcome to the people living here from other prefectures.

  Even Qixia already has a specialized dental office. In order to attract manpower, she is willing to provide travel expenses for people to pick them up.

In this era, farmers are the most miserable. They plan food in the land, and the land is not their own. The food tax plus land rent leaves little food for themselves, and they still depend on the sky to eat. Probably hungry.

The most important thing is that although manpower is sufficient, in order to increase the land rent, the gentry often divides the land into small pieces and rents it out. The more tenants there are, the stronger the dependence of the tenants on the gentry. But it’s only ten acres or eight acres.

  In this day and age, it is difficult to feed a family.

  So many people are willing to come to Taiping Prefecture to do long-term or short-term work.

Some people may just come here with the intention of doing part-time work, but they feel that although the work here is hard, they can teach themselves to eat and drink three meals a day, and they can spare some money, so they don’t even want to go back to plant the land. up.

  This kind of situation is very common in the three counties of Taiping Prefecture and the neighboring counties.

  The prefectures of Southern Zhili have faintly felt the pressure.

  This kind of pressure is unprecedented, and the gentry in the nearby prefectures and counties have to desperately reduce land rent, trying to fill up the manpower that was lost.

   But even so, there is still an endless stream of people going to Taiping Mansion, not to mention that they are not far from each other, and many people have relatives in Taiping Mansion, so it is more convenient to settle.

  At first, many people led the way, but later, the prefectures and counties subconsciously began to tighten the way. In this way, some people simply escaped the inspection of the inspection department and set off quietly.

   There are more and more such ‘refugees’, not to mention that there are many waterways here, and it is impossible to stop them with a few inspections, and the situation in various counties is gradually deteriorating.

However, the prefectures and counties are still afraid to find important people in the Taiping Mansion, not to mention the Duke in this Taiping Mansion, even if it is a fellow magistrate below, the official position is higher than the ordinary magistrate, even if it is a county magistrate, that is serious. The sixth rank of the scriptures, and there are big trees behind it, they don’t want to look at you at all.

  Even if there are some official documents, the reply is probably known.

   Then, no more then.

  The only one that has this energy and curbs this trend is precisely the Ningguo Mansion.

  Although the pressure on Ningguo Mansion is not small, after all, it is close to Taiping Mansion. Taiping Mansion is like a black hole, always sucking manpower in continuously.

  But in Ningguo Mansion, no one is used to those officials in Taiping Mansion.

   Situation, Jian Yi has already understood.

  And the local gentry also came to sue.

On this day, someone escorted dozens of refugees to come. Jian Yi sat in the hall in person, and then a mile came in, saluted and said: “Mr. Jian, thirty-seven more refugees were arrested today. This thirty-seven People have no way to guide, trying to leave the country. Jian Gong…According to the ancestral system of Emperor Taizu Gao, all people who have no way to go in and out at will are refugees… Among them, there are a few refugees who never repent. , I was caught by the patrol, and now I’m doing the same thing again…”

  Jian Yi listened, nodded, he frowned slightly, but he didn’t rush to deal with it, but called all his Muyou, as well as the local Tongzhi, Zhaomo and other officials.

   Waiting for everyone to gather, Jian Yi said: “Since this government governs the Ningguo Mansion, the refugees have been banned repeatedly…”

  Acquaintance Fan Yi said: “Jian Gong, these are local troublemakers, they should be killed.”

  He continued angrily: “In order to let people stay in their hometown, the government has tried their best to appease them, and has given many measures, but they still keep repeating the ban.”

  Jian Yi frowned and said, “It was true that a lot of money was given back then…”

My friend Wu Huan saluted, and then said: “Mr. Jian, you can’t let it go any longer. Now the other mansions are full of complaints. I heard…in some places, even the young men have escaped three out of ten. Fortunately, Mr. Jian is in Ningguo Mansion. , I’m afraid that the Ningguo Mansion will not be much better.”

  Jian Yi showed a dignified expression, nodded and said: “So, how do you view this matter?”

Wu Huan said: “Strengthen manpower at various docks and checkpoints to guard against death, especially the waterways, and keep an eye on them. The counties are not allowed to release road leads for the time being, and the people are not allowed to leave their hometowns. Once they leave, I’m afraid they won’t come back. At that time, if you go to the Taiping Mansion to ask important people, the Taiping Mansion will definitely ignore it.”

  Jian Yi nodded.

Fan Yi, the same acquaintance, said: “What’s the use of strictly guarding against death? This Taiping Mansion is too outrageous. If this continues, will the people still be willing to farm in peace? Now people’s hearts are floating, and the people are chasing petty profits. Taiping Mansion Lie, if this continues, big trouble will happen. The local sages and gentry can’t stand it anymore. If this continues, who will be willing to grow food?”

   “Mr. Jian, if there is no food, people will starve to death. The people don’t want to produce, and big troubles will happen.”

   Jian Yi’s face became more and more serious.

  He knew very well that this was not Fan Yi’s intention alone. I am afraid that countless people have already complained to Fan Yi.

  Manpower flees, so if the land is to be cultivated, tenants must be given better conditions, and the price of land rent is not as good as every year.

In this way, for the gentry and the village sages, the income from the land will be greatly reduced. In the past, one mu of land could be collected for one shi of rice as land rent, but now there may not be half a shi of rice. Do not rent your land.

  Of course… These are actually tolerable, earn a little less, and you can still maintain it.

   What really broke the defenses of the local sages and gentry was… because of the decrease in land income, land prices plummeted.

In the past, everyone wanted to buy land, and no one wanted to sell it. However, as the income of gentry and village sages decreased, many people began to realize that land may not be a business that guarantees income from drought and flood. There are even many self-cultivating farmers who want to sell it. The land went to Qixia.

   Therefore, the price of land has been falling for more than half a year, and there is still an unstoppable trend.

  In Ningguo Mansion, the situation is better, but in other prefectures and counties, especially the prefectures next to Taiping Mansion, land prices have plummeted by 70%.

  This means that the wealth accumulated by these ancestors for generations disappeared overnight.

   Sorry ancestor!

  Ningguo Mansion is also falling, and has fallen by 20%. Logically speaking, the situation is not serious, but with the lessons learned from other state capitals, many people have panicked.

  Every time people visit the local government, they almost talk about this matter. When it comes to this, they all feel itchy.

  Fan Yi said: “Mr. Jian, you can’t indulge anymore, if this continues…”

  Jian Yi frowned and closed his eyes, but still said nothing.

  Other screen friends also began to chatter: “I can’t go on like this. Now that people’s hearts are floating like this, if there is no thunder method, something big will happen.”

“Mr. Jian, I heard that Duke Wei granted official positions to craftsmen and encouraged merchants. There were three Jinshi, Duke Wei let them go into business, and then… actually gave them official positions to deal with merchants. This… this It is to shake the foundation of the country, if this prestige Duke continues like this, he will definitely suffer backlash.”

  Jian Yi finally opened his eyes slightly, and said, “I don’t care about the affairs of the Taiping Mansion, but I have to take care of the affairs of the Ningguo Mansion. It’s just…to appease the refugees…”

   Speaking of this, he looked at Tong and knew: “How much food can the government provide?”

  Fan Yi shook his head and smiled wryly: “The money and food in the treasury…is exhausted.”

Jian Yi stood up, with his hands behind his back, paced back and forth, and then said slowly: “Then find a way to raise money, please all the sages and gentry, come up with some money and food, find a way to appease the refugees, and then send people…to gather the refugees, Understand their righteousness, you must move them with emotion, and understand them with reason.”

  Fan Yi shook his head, and the wry smile on his face increased instead of diminishing.

  Jian Yi raised his eyebrows and said, “Why, what’s the problem?”

Fan Yi sighed and said: “It’s not that the sages and gentry are unwilling to give money and food, but now they are also living in a hard time, and they have suffered a huge loss. Now they want to get money and food again. These refugees are all gluttonous and can’t get enough to feed them. .”

   Jian Yi’s eyes suddenly flashed a trace of vigor.

  Fan Yi shuddered, and immediately said: “However, I will deal with it immediately, no matter what, I must find a way…”

  Jian Yi then glanced at Wu Huan indifferently: “Those refugees who were arrested are still outside the yamen hall, right?”

   Wu Huan nodded: “Yes.”

Jian Yi’s eyes widened slightly, with a cold gleam in his eyes, and said: “Those who refuse to change after repeated prohibitions will be beaten to death and exposed to the public! If these troublesome people are not dealt with, they will become disasters. The rest… resettle and return Township.”

  Wu Huan and Fan Yi couldn’t help being overjoyed after hearing this, and they both showed admiration: “Mr. Jian has clear rewards and punishments. He not only serves as a warning to others, but also appeases the people. It is really admirable.”

Jian Yi said: “It’s useless to talk about these things. The most important thing is to teach the people to keep their own lives. The instructions of the counties teach them not to be idle, and let them live in peace everywhere. And the scholars of the counties also let them be in peace.” The township educates the people. The local good gentry and village sages also try their best to treat the people kindly. Only in this way can the people live in peace.”

  ”Naturally, we must not condone and condone the unruly people. After all, most of the people have their duty, but there are always some black apples who make trouble among them. These things… are not uncommon.”

  Wu Huan hurriedly said, “Good regards from the En House.”

   Then Fan Yi went to deal with the refugees.

  Wu Huan took advantage of the fact that there was no one around, and offered tea to Jian Yi. Wu Huan smiled and said, “Enfu…a thunderbolt method, a bodhisattva’s heart…”

  Jian Yi shook his head, with no relief on his face, he sighed and said, “This old man was roasted on the fire.”

  Wu Huan was puzzled and said, “Why did Enfu make such a statement?”

Jian Yi gave a wry smile, and said: “In the past, to govern one side, you just need to hang down and rule, but now with this Taiping Mansion, people’s hearts are fluttering. How can I know that those people want to go to Taiping Mansion just to make a living? There is no way… ”

  Wu Huan said: “It’s very good that the En Mansion has dealt with it like this.”

  Jian Yi shook his head and said, “This is good for you.”

  He stared at Wu Huan, wanting to say something else.

Wu Huan also seemed to see that Jian Yi was dissatisfied with this, but said: “During the Duke of Zhou’s reign, the etiquette was established so that the princes, ministers, scholars, and common people could all perform their duties and keep themselves safe. Therefore, Confucius said , this is the peaceful and prosperous world, and I highly praise Duke Zhou here.”

   “Nowadays… the Taiping Mansion seems to be lively, but in fact, it is a mess of etiquette and disorder, and it disturbs our Ningguo Mansion…”

  Jian Yi sighed: “Don’t talk about it, what’s the use of talking about it? Find a way… build a school building, build a river embankment, now, spring is coming soon, and I don’t know what kind of disaster will happen.”

   But when it came to this, Wu Huan immediately put on a sad face, and said, “Mr. Jian… the money and food in the mansion…”

  Jian Yi said coldly: “The purpose of this old man’s strict treatment of the refugees is to teach the sages and gentry to know that the old man is planning for them. At this time, are you reluctant to give up money and food?”

  Under Jian Yi’s cold gaze, Wu Huan’s heart trembled, and he hurriedly said: “Students understand, students go talk to them.”

   the next day.

   Seven or eight dead bodies were hung in the government office.

  People in the past, seeing them one by one, just feel shocking.

  However, many people who came in and out clapped their hands and cheered.

   These refugees deserve it.

  In the counties of Ningguo Prefecture, many people also breathed a sigh of relief, so they desperately taught people to sing the gong to preach.

  It seems… the unhealthy trend in Ningguo Mansion has stopped.

  Of course, since the government has set an example, the counties below will naturally not be polite.

  At first, I was a little worried, but now, I am impatient. All refugees who are caught will be dealt with severely. Among them, the county magistrate of Jing County directly instructed people to bury forty-seven people alive, and issued a strict order that anyone who did not know what was good or bad would be killed without mercy.

  The village chiefs and security chiefs from all over the country were also encouraged. In order to strictly guard against death, they directly adopted joint sittings, and each village protected each other.

  The atmosphere was momentarily solemn.

  After all the actions, something miraculous happened.

  After several months of land price drops, the land price in Ningguo Mansion has finally started to pick up.

  The price of land rent has finally made many people breathe a sigh of relief, and there is room for it to rise.

  …

   A copy of the memorial was sent to Zhu Di’s imperial case.

  After reading the memorial, Zhu Di became suspicious: “Why are there so many memorials praising the Ningguo Mansion recently? Jian Qing’s family is in the Ningguo Mansion…it doesn’t seem to have done much!”

   As he spoke, Zhu Di looked at him in disbelief.

Yishiha said truthfully: “I heard…all the prefectures and counties, only the Ningguo Mansion, the people are safe and secure, and they say that the credit for enlightenment is deeply felt by the people. Not stable, so…”

   Needless to say, Zhu Di understood. He nodded and said, “Jianqing’s family governing a mansion is easy to do. Naturally, it is very different from ordinary magistrates.”

  Zhu Di thought for a while, and then said: “Call Zhang Qing, I have something to ask him.”

  This Zhang Qing, Yi Shiha naturally knew who it was, and immediately went to invite Zhang Anshi after hearing the order.

  This summoning was a bit sudden, so Zhang Anshi could only drop what he was doing and rushed here excitedly.

  Seeing Zhu Di, he first saluted honestly: “I have seen Your Majesty.”

   “Where’s the person?” Zhu Di was not polite to him, looking at Zhang Anshi with puffy eyes.

   “What, who is it?” Zhang Anshi was confused and put on a confused look.

  Zhu Di looked at him fixedly and said: “Xu Jingchang and the others, such big living people, where have they all gone?”

  Zhang Anshi feels that he is too busy. The disadvantage of being too busy is that he can easily forget some unimportant people and things.

  He just remembered…it seems…there are such people.

  Zhu Di continued: “Now their family members are looking for someone everywhere, and someone has already reached out to me for someone. Since I left with you last time, I have never seen anyone alive or dead.”

   This is obviously a bit heavy.

  Zhang Anshi showed a bit of guilt, after all, after he was thrown to that place, he didn’t take care of him anymore.

  So he said without confidence: “Ah…this…”

  (end of this chapter)