Chapter 661: Go out to the party and guard Huguan
Nowadays, with the surrender of the Linghu family, the Shangdang has quickly stabilized. The market has not suffered much impact. For the common people, neither Wen Taishou nor Fei Taishou has ever met. Who knows who is who? ?
Not to mention the Han Dynasty, even in the era when information consultation was developed in later generations, a few people would remember who their township mayor and mayor were, what their names were, what they looked like, whether they were bald or parted, and whether to add coriander to their ramen...
Some people will say that anyone who is bored will remember this, but some people will remember what color their idol likes, what taste they eat, and even what clothes they wear...
?Of course, nothing is absolute, so in order to speed up the Shangdang people to forget about the old governor, Fei Qian quickly convened a meeting targeting the powerful Shangdang gentry.
To be honest, for these gentry and wealthy people who went to the party, what they cared about was not who would be the prefect, but whether the prefect could bring convenience to them.
Outside the lobby of the government office, thirty or forty people gathered together. Based on the crowns they wore and the clothes they wore, they spontaneously gathered into four or five small circles. They gathered together and chatted in low voices. They are local people from Shangdang, some have always lived in Shangdang, and some have just migrated from the north in the past ten years, so now they naturally stand together according to their respective communities and teams.
?Fei Qian walked into the yard with a smile under the protection of Huang Xu. Everyone quickly saluted Fei Qian and said hello.
?Looking at the Shangdang natives who were all bowing and bowing, and who were half shorter than others, Fei Qian quickly stretched out his hand to help the two closest to him, and then smiled and invited everyone to enter the lobby to discuss matters.
Fei Qian and other people entered the lobby, looked around, and then said loudly: "Qian has heard for a long time that Shangdang''s mountains and waters are beautiful, its culture and classics have been passed down for a long time, and heroes and talents have emerged in large numbers. Now that I see all the talents and elegance, I know what I said is wrong. Virtual."
Although everyone knew that Fei Qian was talking politely, polite words sounded comfortable, so they all smiled and showed modesty. Then someone came forward to praise Fei Qian, and suddenly everyone was carrying the sedan chair, and the atmosphere was filled with excitement. Very good.
After chatting for a while, everyone gradually became quiet and looked at Fei Qian.
After all, everyone gathered here not just to say a few nice words. Although these people may not be able to decide whether Fei Qian is qualified to be the Shangdang prefect, it is indeed a simple matter to do it in disguise.
If you do it right away or if you delay it for ten days and a half, the results may be completely different.
So no matter how many good words you say, they are no match for the two words "money and food".
Fei Qian knew this well, so he said calmly: "Everything will be done in advance, otherwise it will be ruined. Shangdang''s money and food follow the old rules, and there is no need to add anything to this..."
As soon as Fei Qian said this, some people in the hall heard a sigh of relief, and there were also words of praise. Some people even started to say something like "Zhonglang''s benevolence and righteousness are unparalleled"...
This is already a very generous salary. Basically, in order to pursue performance and their own interests, each governor will add some to the tax amount set by the court, and then allocate it to the squires. First, to prevent some personnel from taxing If they don''t come up, the other one will naturally become part of the interception.
Otherwise, where will the general expenses come from?
What city walls need to be repaired, water conservancy and other things, and where do the costs come from?
The imperial court was always slow to allocate funds, so the prefect''s dispatch and adjustment of local money and grain became a potential management tool.
?Of course, besides money and food, there is another aspect...
“I don’t know what kind of labor Zhonglang needs…” Someone in the hall also thought of this problem and asked aloud. In addition to taxes, there is labor. Sometimes labor is more terrible than taxes. The prefect has the right to requisition some labor services in addition to the labor services stipulated by the state to work on engineering projects based on demand. Of course, if the requisition is too much, it will still cause local backlash.
Fei Qian smiled and said: "We all follow the laws of the country. When farming is busy, there will be no additional labor."
"Zhonglang has the party and the people in his heart. We are indescribably grateful. We should promote good governance in the countryside on behalf of Zhonglang, so that the head of Guizhou will also know Zhonglang''s benevolent intentions!" Someone immediately said quickly, causing a chorus of agreement, and even some Several old men wiped away tears of excitement on the spot...
Of course it sounds like good words on the surface, but in fact it means that Fei Qian must mean what he says. After he goes back, what Fei Qian said will be widely spread. If Fei Qian goes back on his words, it will be a big loss...
Fei Qian watched everyone''s reaction, and then said with a smile: "Because the Shangdang is close to the Black Mountains, there are many yellow scarf bandits, and the mountain bandits often cause chaos. There are often thieves pretending to be common people to confuse the public and cause chaos. I wonder what you can do?"
Everyone thought that Fei Qian wanted to use the name of a bandit to ask for money and food, so they started to complain one after another. It was nothing more than some natural and man-made disasters, poor real estate, etc. Anyway, just say how miserable it was. It’s hard, and the landlord’s family doesn’t have any food left…
Fei Qian was not annoyed, just like a new official. He listened to this complaint and that complaint with a smile, and then said: "Since everyone is suffering, I will put this matter aside for the time being..."
?Everyone was overjoyed again and hurriedly finalized the deal. Now that they had received the benefits and didn’t have to pay anything special, they naturally gave it to them with flattery and for free.
Fei Qian smiled, as if he was a novice in officialdom, casually being fooled by a few good words. He waved his hands modestly, and then said intentionally or unintentionally: "In that case, then Qian will train the county soldiers, recruit soldiers, and open a Caravan, everyone should also support it..."
"This...this should be regarded as natural support!" Everyone looked around and winked at each other. Although it may bring some inconvenience, so many benefits have been obtained before. Of course, this little problem is not good now. No matter what opinions you have, let alone Fei Qian spending his own money to train, recruit soldiers, and engage in trade. How can he object to this?
After a discussion, everyone went back happily. Xu Shu and Jia Qu, who were standing outside the hall, took Fei Qian''s place to send off these Shangdang natives...
After Linghu Cong walked around outside the door, he went back to the lobby with Xu Shu and Jia Qu, met Fei Qian again, and said with some confusion: "Why is Zhonglang so kind to..."
Fei Qian handed a piece of information from Kuai Ma to Jia Qu, Xu Shu and Linghu Cong for reading, and said: "The governor of Bingzhou is here, and now he has arrived in Hedong... I want to stay in Huguan and withdraw from the Shangdang..."
“Stay in Huguan and retire from Shangdang?”
Linghu Cong was a little confused and asked, "Zhonglang, what does this mean?"
?It was hard to win the Shangdang Party and drive away Wen Hao. Now Fei Qian says he wants to quit the Shangdang Party. Doesn’t this mean that all the previous efforts have been in vain?
Last night when I was sleeping, I suddenly felt something hit my head. I quickly got up and took a look and found that it was an eight or nine centimeter long millipede...
(End of this chapter)