Following Han Jiang out of the city gate, looking at the shops on both sides of the road and the crowds flowing on the street, Du Zhongxiao said to Han Jiang: "Zihua, you didn't ask where the money from the 'Yongcheng Commune' in my yamen came from. To be honest, it came from here."

Pointing to the shops on both sides, Du Zhongxiao said: "From leaving the city gate to the dock, all the shops on both sides belong to the commune. All the salaries and rice of the public servants in the county and their daily expenses come from here. Because of the booming business and the income is expensive, now, whether it is recruited by the public servants or the servants who are not in charge of the rotation, they can support themselves in food and clothing without having to strip the people."

Han Jiang looked at the shops on both sides of the road and sighed: "When Xiao builds a commune in the county, as a business fee, I have heard of this in Chenzhou. The heavy jails in front of the yamen are mostly to take care of the government and lose all their money. It seems that this is a good way to operate it, not only does it take for public officials to pay for their servants, but also can receive salary. I only heard that Yongcheng can do it. If you have the opportunity today, you must take a good look at how you handle this business."

Du Zhongxiao has been in Yongcheng for nearly a year. He can be said to be in harmony with people and has excellent governance results. He has heard of many of the surrounding prefectures and counties. Although Chenzhou belongs to Jingxi Road, it is adjacent to Bozhou. Han Jiang has also heard of it. In addition to watching the steam engine, his other purpose is to see how Du Zhongxiao managed the place. Du Zhongxiao specially set up a "commune" in the yamen. As the source of official expenses, Han Jiang was very interested.

As the war in the northwest progressed, the imperial court's plunder of local finances intensified, resulting in local financial difficulties and caused many problems. The public servant class, due to poor local finances, went bankrupt in large quantities, attracted the attention of many officials. This was a political hot topic at this time. Du Zhongxiao used this method to solve the problem, but in fact it was a variant of the transformation into a recruitment, which could not help but attract the attention of other officials. Not to mention Han Jiang in the next state, there were actually officials in the capital paying attention, and many people were looking at the results.

However, the Qingli Party members who were in charge of the government at this time had a way of dealing with this issue as light and weak tuition and minimizing manpower, which was inconsistent with Du Zhongxiao's approach. Although they had achievements, they were not rewarded.

The closest to the city gate is a tea shop. Unlike the simple shops that used to sell tea, the place here is larger, in addition to tea, it also sells some snacks. This place is not only a place to drink tea, but also a place where information gathers. Especially at the dock, various commercial information is here. Some people transported goods to sell, which ship was recruiting ship workers, and so on, all of them are here.

Outside the tea shop, there are several huge white walls, standing on the north side of the tea shop door. The first is the imperial decree, whether it is the imperial decree or the prefectures and county decree, all of which are announced here. The few blocks next to it are various commercial information. There are prices for information released, and there is a dedicated person in the tea shop to post, there is time to display, and everything is clearly marked.

Seeing that there were 10 or 20 people standing in front of Baibi, Han Jiang was curious and went up to watch.

The first one is to recruit people. Today, a few boats came from the dock to buy goods from Yongcheng and recruit people to transport them. There are people on it, and there is a price. When the people are recruited, the people in the tea shop will cross out the information. Behind are various advertisements for collecting or selling various goods, which are dazzling.

Han Jiang nodded repeatedly when he saw it and said to Du Zhongxiao: "No wonder this tea shop has a prosperous business. These white walls are very useful to the people."

Because there are many people gathered, people who read the words on the white wall from time to time, and those who are illiterate can know what is written on it.

Du Zhongxiao said: "By the mountains and eat the mountains and water, the county is near the wharf. Of course, we have to do these things so that the people can get some benefits from the wharf."

Sui Zhu entered the teahouse and saw a table of people sitting and chatting. The servant was holding broad beans and fruits and selling them from time to time, which was very lively. Han Jiang nodded repeatedly when he saw them. Only these snacks in the teahouse were sold for money. How many copper coins can real tea be sold?

Du Zhongxiao was a little dissatisfied, and the teahouse is still a little deserted now. According to his idea, it is best to add some entertainment projects, such as those who play mahjong and poker, and those who play stories, which is really lively. However, Yongcheng is a small place, and he doesn't have so much energy to invent these, so just forget it. When he has the opportunity in the future, he will try his best to enrich the entertainment of this era.

Looking at Han Jiang looking left and right, Du Zhongxiao wanted to laugh a little. In his previous life, Han Jiang is now here to learn the advanced experience of Yongcheng.

The second shop is a restaurant, which sells good wine and good dishes, and opposite is a high-end inn. These two places are prepared for the wealthy merchants and powerful people on the Bian River, which is similar to the restaurants and inns in other prefectures and counties, and Han Jiang was not interested in watching it.

After walking past the inn, Han Jiang asked casually: "Who is in charge of these restaurants and the like?"

Du Zhongxiao said: "They are all hired supervisors. They have wages when doing things here, and they still tap based on monthly net profit."

Han Jiang nodded and agreed very much. The people who run on both sides of the road are profitable businesses, and the most feared thing is that they are improper employing people, which has become the place where local wealthy and wealthy families make money. They all have hired supervisors. In the words of Du Zhongxiao in his previous life, they are professional managers, and the disadvantages are much smaller.

The one who led the inn was a bathhouse. It was late autumn at this time, and the business was booming, and people were constantly coming and going.

Han Jiang looked up and saw the three big words "Huaqingchi" written on the plaque on the door, and asked casually: "What is this?"

Du Zhongxiao said: "This is a place for bathing and changing clothes, as the saying goes, it is called a bath pool. There are many merchants coming and going on the pier, and most of them live on boats but not in a hotel. It is inconvenient to take a bath and change clothes, so this place was built. Zihua, after a while, we took a look, so we soaked inside to get rid of fatigue."

Han Jiang smiled and said, "There are so complicated that there is no need to do so."

Du Zhongxiao hurriedly said: "Zihua must not say that. Bathing here is far from comparable to home. There are many benefits—"

Molun, who was basking in the sun at the door of the bathhouse, saw Du Zhongxiao coming, and hurriedly got up and ran over to salute: "I have seen an official."

Du Zhongxiao nodded and asked him: "Why are you here? Are you on duty today?"

Moren nodded repeatedly: "Return to the official, it is the small one on duty. If there is anything, just give the small one."

After saying that, he stood behind Chai Xin.

Du Zhongxiao said to Han Jiang: "The industry here is the service of the county's public officials and does not belong to the court, but is called the commune. The county's public officials will select five people and take turns to serve here every day to handle various affairs. The commune's money must also be investigated."

After hearing this, Han Jiang wrinkled his head and said nothing. This is something he couldn't understand. It involves money and food. It is so important that the routine is to strictly prevent public officials from intervening, and it is best to be in charge of the magistrate. Du Zhongxiao did the opposite, not only letting public officials supervise and investigate, but also letting them be responsible for the supervision of daily management. The clerks are corrupt, how could these people trust them?

But now everything is running well in Du Zhongxiao, so Han Jiang can't say anything.

This is because of the different concepts. Du Zhongxiao's eyes, the commune solves the problem of public officials in the county. In the past, they had no basic salary, and in order to make a living, they had to strip the people of the people, and even colleagues had to cheat each other. Some things were ridiculous. For example, no matter whether it was the people or anyone else, they had to pay money everywhere as long as they entered the yamen to do business. All kinds of documents were clearly marked, and even running errands were priced. The public officials in the county deceived the people, and the public officials in the prefecture deceived the county. The county received documents from the prefecture and handed over official documents, and all the money was paid. The public officials had no office funds, and the government in the Song Dynasty actually had paid services. Not only the people, but the people in the yamen did everything with a price.

With the commune, Du Zhongxiao truly abolished the bad habits of the yamen, and all official expenses were paid out from the commune's account. Because this account is closely related to public officials, they are not allowed to manage it. As a small treasury for officials, the accumulated problems cannot be changed.

Peng Xinshu came out of the bathhouse, shook his head while tidying up his robe, and shouted: "Happy! That little brother Min is a great choice to rub his body. When he comes next time, he will find him!"

After saying that, he saw Du Zhongxiao and Han Jiang and his group standing on the road, and hurried over to greet him.

Du Zhongxiao said to Han Jiang Shao: "This is Peng Xinshu, a businessman who sells iron. The last time I made twenty good knives, I sold them to him. This person has great rules for doing business. Most of the iron in this county came from other places."

Han Jiang looked up and down at Peng Xinshu, nodded and said, "If there is good iron, I'll sell some to Chenzhou."

Seeing Peng Xinshu's doubts, Du Zhongxiao said: "This is the judge Han Tong of Chenzhou, and he is still here to greet him."

After hearing this, Peng Xinshu hurriedly stepped forward to salute, and repeatedly offended him, saying, "If an official buys it, he will sell tens of thousands of kilograms a month."

Han Jiang nodded: "I'm just looking for some good iron, if you sell it here in Yongcheng, you'll always need 20,000 to 30,000 pounds."

Peng Xinshu agreed repeatedly, and was happy to negotiate a business, saying, "If the two officials have time, how about the young ones who are there to hold a banquet in Qingchun Tower? The restaurant is exquisite and must not miss it."

Du Zhongxiao said: "We will be disrespectful when we spend money on your expenses. We still have some things to go there to find you later."

Peng Xinshu agreed repeatedly, and took a few followers and swayed towards the "Qingchun Tower".

Han Jiang was a little resistant to having dinner with merchants, but remembered that the county had no money for the minister and did not allow Peng Xinshu to treat him, Du Zhongxiao had to pay for it himself and said nothing. Although the magistrate's salary may not be lower than that of the officials in the court, the salary was still far inferior.

Peng Xinshu left, Han Jiang looked at the crowd entering and leaving the bathing pool door and sighed: "It's just a place to take a bath and change clothes, but it seems that business is booming, and he can actually make a lot of money."

Moron, who was behind the crowd, said: "I'm not hiding the judge, don't underestimate this bathing place. There are many people coming and going on the Bian River. Who doesn't want to take a bath when you arrive? It's just a few cents, and you can wash it cleanly. If you change yourself, you can earn a few chunks a day!"

If you only take a bath here, each person will be ten cents. How many people come and go on the dock every day? The hot water in the bath is comfortable. Who doesn’t want to come and soak it in a hurry? If you rub your back, you can have a maximum of ten cents. The input is quite large. The key is that the bath is made of coal and water, which is used by many people, and the cost is low. It looks inconspicuous, and it is actually a place to make a lot of money.
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