Royal Gold Magistrate

Chapter 886 The Thriving Pingwan County

Since the emperor opened his mouth, Yang Fengfan led the team and took people to look around.

When it comes to the development of Pingwan County, even he is often surprised.

He was also in the Imperial Academy before, and he didn't handle enough practical affairs, so he didn't pay attention to the power of business.

But the facts have proved everything, and now is the time to report on your achievements!

"What is the current population of Pingwan County?" Emperor Jing asked.

"Your Majesty, the population of Pingwan County today has more than tripled since I took office, reaching 18."

Li Yansong and the others looked at each other, no wonder it was so chaotic, it turns out that there are as many as 18 people in Pingwan County?

In fact, it is not difficult for many medium and large counties to reach such a population, but Pingwan County does not seem to have such a level of strength at all from the regulations of the outer city wall and previous impressions.

Seventy to eighty thousand people is too much!

"Oh? Why is the population growing so fast?"

"Since I took office, I have completely followed the policy of lenient merchants set by the court. As soon as many paperwork procedures were cancelled, many merchants came here. It is more convenient to do business here, and the road is smooth, so I set up workshops here. In the end, there was a big increase in recruitment.”

"This has attracted many people to come to work."

"Later, more and more merchants came here, and competition was formed among them. The wages continued to rise, which attracted more people, and then the various benefits became higher and higher."

"The craftsmen from other surrounding counties and towns heard that as long as they work here from Sishi to Haishi every day, they can work for six days and still have one day off. They can earn at least two taels a month. Increase."

Fangzheng nodded his approval, the treatment was really good.

When it is Haishi, you can work for six days and still have one day off. This is the treatment of a reporter!

For the ancients, [-] is a pure blessing!Where did you go to six days off before?

"Not only that, but some people saw business opportunities and began to set up stalls on the street to sell some food. These things seem inconspicuous, and the cost is small, but I have personally inquired that the monthly income of a small stall in this district can be as high as As high as five or six taels of silver, it is really amazing!"

"But tired is really tired, and there is almost no free time."

Five or six taels a month, that is simply a little rich man hidden among the people!

Xu Wenshu was stunned in the crowd. He was in charge of the household department, so he naturally knew more about business affairs.

But I think it depends on a large number of intensive population labor to have such a harvest.

"Business is prevalent here, so how do you solve the problem of officials exploiting merchants? This is a hidden danger in many other places." Xu Wenshu asked.

Yang Fengfan smiled slightly: "This part comes from the strict discipline of the yamen, and the other part depends on the Jin Yiwei sent by Mr. Fang at the beginning."

"In Pingwan County, there is Jinyi Guards, which is responsible for dealing with officials secretly blackmailing merchants. After several rounds of such heavy punishments, the atmosphere of light merchants and cheap merchants in the past has been greatly reduced."

"Furthermore, if merchants have grievances, they can report directly to the Jinyi Guards. After a long time, no one will dare to touch this brow."

Xu Wenshu was surprised: "How dare merchants report officials?"

"Of course I dare. There is a public latrine near Jinyiwei. There is a mailbox in the latrine. As long as someone drops an anonymous letter, Jinyiwei will deal with it later."

Emperor Jing felt a little funny.

Reporting by anonymous letter, the mailbox is set in the hut, so I don't worry about anyone's retaliation.

"You set up Jin Yiwei?" Emperor Jing asked Fang Zhengyi.

Fangzheng nodded: "That's right, officials bully the people, and the people have no means of retaliation. Their only tool is to use the law to defend their dignity. Jin Yiwei is the sword in His Majesty's hands, and naturally it is also a sharp weapon to protect the law and the people. If the law is not There is no way to talk about the rise of merchants.”

"Second minister is also afraid that the people will be timid and fearful. Even if there is legal protection, they will not dare to uphold justice for themselves. That's why they came up with this method. There can't be someone in a few huts every day staring at who has sent an anonymous letter."

"After a long time, the people know that the law is in their hearts, and this method can be abandoned. I believe that in the future, an environment where everyone obeys the law and abides by the law will be established, and the people can protect their own rights and interests openly."

Emperor Jing nodded approvingly, very satisfied in his heart.

Li Yansong and other veterans also felt a little admiration.

Fangzheng is annoying as long as he is annoying, but he really has no choice in how he handles things!

Xu Wenshu asked: "Then why haven't you seen this set in the capital?"

Fangzheng cupped his hands and said in a loud voice: "Your Majesty is in Beijing, at the feet of the Son of Heaven, illuminated by holy candles, brightening the world, and all crimes will be brought to justice. Isn't it superfluous to continue doing this in the capital?!"

Xu Wenshu's old face collapsed, and he was filled with slander.

I don't need to ask you a shit, if you get a chance, just shoot it!

Li Yansong pondered: "But...Pingwan County absorbs the surrounding population so frantically, so the abandonment of fields may have become a problem, right?"

When mentioning abandonment, the atmosphere began to become a little sluggish.

It is related to the food plan, no matter how rich you are, this is the foundation of the country!

But Yang Fengfan didn't panic at all, and said with a smile: "What Mr. Li said is reasonable. Pingwan County absorbs all the strong laborers from the surrounding areas, and the old, sick and disabled stay at home. At the beginning, I also had such worries when I was dismissed from office."

"However, it was later discovered that when these people had money, they would actively buy livestock and send them home. In this way, the shortage of labor force was quickly alleviated, and it was impossible to talk about abandoning the fields. This one cattle is better than one person Used it a lot."

"We just conquered the Kingdom of Jin, and the pasture over there is for us to feed cattle... that's not a problem." Fangzheng reminded in a low voice.

Everyone was relieved, and it seemed that the most worrying situation did not exist, so that's good.

"You continue to talk." Emperor Jing said.

Yang Fengfan said: "In addition to the prosperity of business and industry, the greatest achievement of Pingwan County is its education."

"In two years, 32 new schools have been added in Pingwan County."

32?Everyone was shocked.

"How is it possible? This is all built with taxable silver?" Someone lost his voice.

It is amazing to add more than 30 new schools in two years!

"Half of it was built by the county bank, while the other part was funded by merchants."

"Businessmen still care about enlightenment?" Li Yansong didn't pay attention, and pulled off his beard.

"Of course! Many people here come here with children. They are usually busy with work and don't care about raising them. They are easily distracted from work. The county government learned about this situation and began to lead merchants to build schools for those children."

"And some of these schools are prepared for migrant workers... In fact, many types of jobs need people who can read and write, but such people are often extremely scarce, so we build colleges to teach literacy. In addition, we can Learn the ways of the sages."

"Nowadays, there are many motivated people who are willing to spend some money to study and practice calligraphy in colleges after rest, so as to increase their income in the future."

The officials were in an uproar and fell into discussion.

"Unbelievable! Unbelievable!" Li Yansong murmured.

Such a feat has never been heard of before... The ideals that scholars dream of are easily realized by merchants?

Yang Fengfan was already very pleased with himself, when he saw Fang Zhengyi winking at him, he suddenly remembered something.

That's right, the county has also arranged a school project dedicated to His Majesty's tailoring.

Now is the time for the icing on the cake!

Yang Fengfan clasped his fists together: "Your Majesty! In order to cope with future changes, the county has just built the largest school with funds, which can accommodate 3000 students! There are all kinds of canteens, dormitories, and libraries in it, suitable for children aged five to 15. To study in a school, the most important thing is that the tuition fee is extremely low, so that every student of the right age can have books to read.”

"The place where this school was built has been widely praised by the people in the city. Everyone in the market is grateful for the kindness of the imperial court. Everyone says that His Majesty loves the people like a son and cares for the people. That's why he chose a very good name for this school... .”

The ministers were all beaming with joy, and Emperor Jing was overjoyed: "What name?"

"Grace School!"

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