Chapter 362: Lore(1/2)
The Prince of Yiyang added fuel to the fire, which made all officials start to worry.
If this is really the case...will people live?
Without the gentry sharing the burden for the government, how can this county government maintain it?
The gentry are so miserable.
Don't even take the test of fame and fortune?
How can you live if you collect such heavy taxes?
Will you still take the Ming court seriously?
In fact, not only all the officials had doubts, but even a few eunuchs who had heard the Prince of Yiyang secretly ran to Emperor Tianqi and talked about some matters in the county.
Emperor Aoki just pursed his lips and listened silently, but he didn't say anything.
He just wanted to take a good look at what Fengqiu County looks like.
Is it lawless? Just as the Prince of Yiyang said, it would shake the foundation of the Ming Dynasty and even shake the imperial power.
It can still change the past weather and everything will be renewed!
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But Fengqiu County has already started busy.
Your Majesty is going to visit Fengqiu County. Guan Shaoning received the news five days ago, which was a handwritten letter sent by his mentor Zhang Jingyi.
There is only one letter in this letter, welcome the driver, and I will die.
If you want to show the new look of Fengqiu County, if you can't do it well, Zhang Jingyi will not want this fiefdom, and it will be embarrassing to ask for it.
This was the highest instruction of his mentor, and Guan Shaoning immediately regarded it as a top priority.
Of course he knew what his mentor meant. His implementation of the new policy has already caused many people to complain.
Fengqiu can have today because of his support.
Now, amid the scolding and controversy of the people in the world, if you cannot get your Majesty's approval, then even if your Majesty said that he had calculated the matter, he would never interfere in Fengqiu's affairs, but...
For Guan Shaoning, does he care about a county?
What he wants is to implement such a new policy to the whole world sooner or later in the future.
This means that if Your Majesty is unhappy, everyone will be finished.
So he immediately held a meeting, and everyone from the county departments and bureaus came. Not only that, but also the first and second teaching teams stationed here. There were inspections of the inspection departments responsible for special public security, the teachers who presided over the county school, and the presidents of the farming clubs in each village.
More than a hundred people gathered together and started to assign tasks directly.
"This welcome is of great importance. We must do our best. This is not something that can be fooled, but rather a new look. Let Your Majesty know how many people have been added to this county, the mobilization and organization of this county, the money and grain situation of this county, the style of this county... and the general appearance of scholars, farmers, industry and commerce in this county. Therefore... this is a grand event. Let's just say it. Everyone can report their own numbers and how much manpower and material resources can they mobilize."
When everyone heard this, they started talking.
As the county magistrate, what Guan Shaoning has to do is to mobilize the people in the county.
It is not easy to mobilize. It is almost impossible to mobilize so much manpower at least in this era.
Because in addition to the spontaneous behavior of the people such as lantern festivals and temple fairs, in this era when the imperial power was not inferior to the county, it was impossible to organize so many people and have to behave properly.
Therefore, the county must make plans in advance.
Guan Shaoning was busy day and night for several days, and it was only early this morning that he could barely finish his busy work.
There was already a fast horse there, saying that the imperial carriage had arrived before noon this day.
Guan Shaoning knew that he had done what he should have done, and now he was just waiting for His Majesty to enter the city.
If something goes wrong, there is nothing I can do about it.
Fortunately, even if there is a problem, it will not be a big problem.
He then took a break and made his final preparations for the ride.
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At this moment, more than 700 children of different sizes in the county school have been lined up.
The teacher stood aside and asked the teacher to grow up. These children were all wearing cut gray clothes, each of which looked quite energetic. They were divided into five teams according to their different ages.
At this time, the directors of each class greeted the students from each class to assemble.
The students were all carrying their schoolbags in an orderly manner, lying in line, staring at the head of the prefect carefully.
The headmaster said: "I will be ready to leave later and leave the county school. Do you remember all the rehearsals in the past two days?"
"Remember it."
"Did you remember all the teachings you have in your daily life?"
The children agreed: "Remember."
"Very good. When you get to the place, don't panic or mess around. It's not easy for us to study. If you can go to school, what do you rely on to learn useful things?"
The children said: "New Deal!"
The headmaster said again: "Who proposed the new policy?"
"His Majesty!"
The headmaster nodded with satisfaction and ordered the directors of each class to gather aside. He gave some advice seriously, especially he explained: "In the gift-giving process, you must pay attention to good times and not make trouble. The selected children should be energetic, so that they should not be afraid or panic."
After the prefect gave the order, he went to the county's teaching in sweat again.
Immediately afterwards, we began to repeatedly deduce possible situations and how to make up for them after they occurred.
But at this moment, under the leadership of their respective class teachers and teachers, the children walked out of the county school slowly with their schoolbags and like a long snake.
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Donglin Military Academy.
At this time, the instructors of the first teaching team and the second teaching team had already gathered the students.
Seven hundred people were uniform and fully armed, standing still at this time.
These two instructors are also wearing military uniforms. One is named Xia Yanbing and the other is named Li Tao. They are both proud disciples brought out by Lu Xiangsheng.
The two of them were serious at this time, but compared to the county school people, their expressions were quite relaxed.
"Crossing in the target city gate and the bell and drum tower, everything is followed!"
"Affect the order!" The sentient beings shouted in unison.
The sound is like thunder, overwhelming.
The two instructors pressed the hilt of their waists and joked: "The most leisurely thing in the city is our Donglin Military Academy. Look at the others, they are in a panic..."
"I heard that the inspector Zhou's eyes were red when he heard that the inspector was in a hurry."
"The inspection department has been able to maintain public order, but it is still far from us if it is explicitly prohibited."
On the other hand, the students were ready to go.
Then, the order was issued: "Go!"
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All over the streets.
The presidents and members of the farming clubs of each village, as well as the invited farmers, have gathered in the gaps in the streets and alleys in the county. They will not block the road and block traffic. When they come to the city, they all bring their own dry food.
This alley close to the market is the gathering point of Liujiazhuang.
The president of the farming club and several committee members were wearing common clothes and were talking and laughing with the members and farmers. Everyone squatted in the alley and ate the dry food they brought.
Then, the president cleared his throat: "Cough cough..."
Everyone calmed down in a tacit understanding.
The president said: "Friends, those who want to shit should go and shit should go and those who want to let water should go and let water should go and don't make any mistakes later."
Seeing no one moved.
The president was satisfied and smiled in a friendly way and continued: "How much does a mu of land cost in Yiyang County next door?"
Everyone replied sparsely: "Thirty taels of silver."
"Where is in our Fengqiu County?"
"Four taels of silver."
"Apart from collecting 10% of your food every year, are there any taxes?"
"No!"
"These days, if you have land at home, stand up."
Suddenly, nearly half of people stood up.
"Do you know why there is land? Are the rich men kind-hearted?"
"Because there is a new policy."
To be continued...