Chapter 15 The birth of the magic beast

Chapter 15: The Birth of the Magical Beast

In the face of disaster, the strength of the collective can best be demonstrated.

The collective strength of Lantian County has always been unparalleled.

More than 400 houses that collapsed in Yushan City were re-erected within two months after the disaster.

The bricks and tiles in Yushan City are ready-made, and the wood is from the county. As for the people... After even Yun Zhaodu personally participated in the construction of the house, he tried his best in Yushan City, and in two months It is not difficult to rebuild a long row of bungalows with a herringbone beam structure that can accommodate 2,000 people.

The bricks and tiles in the ruins were picked out, and the remaining adobe was softened by water and the foundation was raised again. Each household also had a yard, which was separated by wooden fences. For those who are more diligent, Fruit trees have been planted in the yard.

In the past two months, there has been no military struggle in Lantian County, but the rectification movement has not stopped. Yunzhao is prepared to engrave the beliefs of the Lantian family in the hearts of every Lantian person during this reconstruction work. superior.

The house is built. The red bricks and blue tiles are really beautiful. They are lined up row by row. The gatehouses made of red bricks are not tall, but there is one for each house. If there is another one hanging on the lintel, A small plaque with "Home of Filial Tie" or "House of Glory" will make the owner hold his head high when going out, feeling superior to others.

In the world of the Ming Dynasty, it is purely a dream to want people to give up the concept of hierarchy. My family uses meat noodles to eat noodles, and your family uses tofu noodles to compare. Under the prevailing atmosphere, talking about equality is nonsense.

The houses in Yushan City have been built, and the houses in other places in Lantian County are naturally under construction in full swing.

Most of the houses that collapsed in the earthquake were old adobe houses. Most of the newly built houses in recent years were made of wood and masonry, so not many collapsed.

When the new house was being built, everyone worked together. However, after the house was built, the government announced the distribution plan, and everything became chaotic.

In the past, everyone pitied the families whose houses collapsed during the earthquake. After the houses were built, they thought that these families would owe the government boss a sum of money... When everyone heard that these families who lived in the houses had As long as you pay a small amount of bricks and wood, you can build a house. From now on, you only need to pay thirty yuan to the government every month. After ten years, the house will be owned by the family. After the policy came down, in Lantian County overnight, More than 12,000 houses collapsed.

Only this time, there were no casualties.

As soon as Yun Zhao took a sip of tea after returning from the construction site in disgrace, the new secretary Yang Xiong brought a document and asked Yun Zhao to sign and seal it.

“Why are there so many houses that need to be rebuilt?” Yun Zhao glanced at the final statistics and was speechless.

“Three hundred and sixty yuan a year, thirty-six hundred yuan in ten years, equivalent to five taels of silver, and you can make a lot of money by renting a house. This is how people settle accounts. They are very simple.”

Yun Zhao is paralyzedThe man on the chair smiled bitterly and said: "Isn't there a smart person who can settle the accounts?"

Yang Xiong said with a smile: "Of course there are smart people, but their teeth were knocked out by the common people. Then they don’t dare to be smart.”

“Don’t they know that after concentrated living, there is a lot more land for cultivation, and the land area where they live is actually shrinking?”

"I know, but what we are building is a brick house. It is beautiful and sturdy, and has a reasonable layout. There is a yard in the front, which can be used as a grain farm, and pigs and chickens can be raised in the backyard. There is a toilet... The most important thing is the house. Turned into a red brick house!"

Yun Zhao frowned and said: "Explain this to the people, otherwise, we will need to build more houses."

Yang Xiong. Carefully looking at Yun Zhao's face, he coughed in a low voice and said: "Construction, our brick and tile kilns have piled up mountains of bricks and tiles in the past few years, and the wood cut by the people from the Qinling Mountains has been piled up for six years. These materials can be consumed all at once.

Bricks and tiles are originally soil. There are many kilns in Lantian County and a large population. As long as the kiln workers are ordered to make bricks and tiles day and night, the soil can be turned into money and wood. There are countless people growing up in the Qinling Mountains. As long as we order people to cut down the mountains, the bricks, tiles, and wood will eventually become real wealth for our Lantian County. This will be of great benefit to our Lantian County.

If possible, I suggested building more houses."

Yun Zhao looked up at Yang Xiong and sighed: "Everyone says that the graduates from Yushan Academy are always inferior to the first three. I'm very disappointed. I didn't think so, but now it seems that it is indeed the case."

Yang Xiong was not embarrassed after hearing this, he bent down and said, "Please teach me, senior."

Yun Zhao said in a low voice. Your suggestion is actually very good. We can earn back the benefits we have given to the people of Lantian County in this way.

It seems that the people have houses, we have gained money, and the people are satisfied. The government is satisfied that only the earth is suffering, and the potential of the earth is endless, and we can ask for it endlessly.

There is nothing wrong with this.

If the earth gives it to us, of course we can. It's a pity that this is not a gift from the earth. What drives everything is our selfishness and greed.

As long as we are involved in anything, a good thing will always turn into a bad thing.

Today, you Yang Xiong are satisfied with getting 3,600 yuan from the people and the extra land they have. Tomorrow, you will feel that the money is coming too slowly, and 3,600 yuan will be enough. If it turns into 36,000 yuan, you will build a small building from the bungalow in order to save more land... In short, there will always be a way to get money from the people.

In this way. , you will find that the responsibilities of the government have changed. It is a group that manages the people, helps the people, and protects the people. After becoming greedy, it becomes a group that takes profits from the people. < /p>

Such aWhat is the difference between this group and the current government of Ming Dynasty?

You have studied the same course, so do you think Xu Wuxiang and others could not think of such a way to make money?

The difference between their views and yours is that - they believe that the change in people's lives is a gradual process. People want better houses because big changes have taken place in their lives. Change, and then take the initiative to pursue a better house, more delicious food, and more decent clothes.

We are the government, and we can only guide them to pursue a better life. All changes come from the consciousness of the people, rather than using tactics on them.

All our strategies should be used on the enemy, so that they can feel the power of the strategy and the pain of being plotted by us.

Instead of using the information we have to use tactics against our people, such a victory is meaningless. One day the people will understand. At that time, we will lose the most precious people's hearts and minds. For a government, nothing is more important than people's hearts. Without people's hearts, even if our warehouse contains all the wealth in the world, it will be harmful to our career.

For now, the people of Lantian County have just escaped from the worry of famine. We need to accumulate more wealth among the people, so that the people believe every word we say, believe in following us, and accept our words. rule, they will have a better life than ever before.

This is our purpose of rectifying Lantian County this time. "

After Yang Xiong listened to Yun Zhao's words, he was silent for a long time and whispered: "I still insist on my own opinion, but since the county magistrate has been appointed, I will confess this matter. The form of the document informs every person in Lantian County and allows them to make a choice. "

Yun Zhao smiled when he heard this, pointed at Yang Xiong and said: "You are taking advantage of the situation. You are taking advantage of the general trend that our Lantian County government has developed over the past ten years. You should put aside your identity and personally Go among the people and tell them this truth and see how they react. ”

Yang Xiong smiled and said: “I only have one pair of eyes and one nose. I’m afraid I can’t withstand a group of people’s fights. I still thought it would be better to use government notices to inform the people.” "

Yun Zhao waved his hand and said: "In that case, you can try it, remember, be fair and honest! "

Yang Xiong smiled and took over the document after Yun Zhao's review, and said: "Lu Xiangsheng is in Dali County now. He has no contact with the government. He takes two old servants with him and uses his two feet to do it. Trekking on the land of Guanzhong. "

"What is he doing? "

"It is said that he was writing "Ghost Language". Xu Wuxiang read part of it and said that Lu Xiangsheng thought he was dead and was a ghost. However, this ghost was still a minister of the Ming Dynasty. , so he walked all the way from the capital to Lantian County, recording what he saw, heard, and thought along the way, and wrote it down in the form of a memorial, hoping that the emperor could see it...

Alas, he is too pedantic, thisEven if you give the emperor a heavenly book at that time, I am afraid it will not help. The Ming Dynasty was in danger due to Zhengde, laziness in Jiajing, and manifested in Wanli. So far, it is just lingering.

Yun Zhao smiled, stood up and patted Yang Xiong on the shoulder and said: "You are too pessimistic. There are always some people in this world who will live to become gods. Looking through our vast history of China, this kind of Outnumbered, Lu Xiangsheng insisted that there was still hope for the Ming Dynasty, so there was nothing wrong with him working hard for it.

Remember, there is nothing wrong with anyone’s efforts. There is nothing wrong with some people working hard throughout their lives to live a good life. There is nothing wrong with some people being loyal and loyal to their country. It is these people who make our history look good. It’s wonderful and wonderful.

Of course, there is a big problem for someone like Fan Wencheng who works so hard to be a traitor. However, this is also his own choice. Now that he has made a choice, one day he will be recognized by the world. During the trial, he cannot cry out for injustice! ”

Yang Xiong nodded, shook his head, and went out thoughtfully holding the documents.

He studied at Yushan Academy for eight years and had already formed his own world view. I still can't fully accept these new and advanced ways of thinking that Yun Zhao talked about today.

Yun Zhao knows that as long as this guy comes up with ideas that can refute these theories, he will come back to debate them. < /p>

As for the house, Yun Zhao actually doesn't care, because the current situation is generally beneficial to the people.

The construction cost of five taels of silver is originally a loss. The remaining land can be returned to the government for secondary distribution.

Land in Lantian County is expensive, even though Yunzhao has vigorously called on people to open up wasteland, so that the area of ​​cultivated land in Lantian County has expanded in the past ten years. Unfortunately, the population here has increased more than ten times.

No matter how much fertile land people cultivate, there will always be not enough.

The sign of a true Lantian County person is to obtain a piece of land that can be cultivated...

This requirement is not official. Officially recognized that workers, merchants, and craftsmen are all Lantian County people, but the common people We still firmly believe that those who own a piece of land are the real locals.

It is difficult to imagine that a wealthy man with a wealth of money will personally lead his family to cultivate a piece of land with only two acres of land. < /p>

It is hard to imagine that this guy who owns a caravan would collect the best soil he thinks is on the way to do business, eventually bring it home, steam it and then scatter it on his own land.

Nowadays, the land allocated to newborns in Lantian County is only one-third of an acre.

This cannot be helped. The land resources are constant, but the population is. It’s growing rapidly. Fortunately, people in Lantian County don’t need to rely on land.Eating and more commercial activities support the livelihood of people in Lantian County.

It is because of this that disaster reduction and relief activities in Lantian County have become profitable.

Lu Xiangsheng squatted in the field, pinched a handful of soil, then released it, checked the soil in his hand, and thought to Xu Wu: "The moisture is very good."

Xu Wuxiang pointed to the wheat about to be harvested in the field and said: "At this time, you should look at the wheat field to judge the moisture content, rather than grabbing a handful of soil."

Lu Xiangsheng smiled and said: "I am not pedantic; To cultivate my way of seeing things."

"Look at the fundamentals?"

"Yes, look at the fundamentals. For many years, my eyes have been covered by clouds, and now I want to. Re-recognize the world through hands and feet."

Xu Wuxiang said with a smile: "What did you see in Dali County?"

Lu Xiangsheng thought for a while and said: "I saw it. Equality."

"Where did you see it?"

Lu Xiangsheng took out a proclamation from his pocket and handed it to Xu Wuxiang: "Your Lantian County government is here to inform the people. "

Xu Wuxiang took a look at the notice and said: "This is an announcement to prevent people from destroying their homes in exchange for disaster relief housing."

Lu Xiangsheng nodded and said. Just this announcement shows that Lantian County has not deceived or concealed anything. By analogy, everything you do to the people is selfless."

Xu Wuxiang shook his head and said. It is not necessary to tell everything, and it is not a good thing to tell the people everything.

You must understand that it is not a certain person who rules Lantian County, but "the law"! , not Confucianism, the government is rules, principles, and the people's last resort.

Lantian County's explanations are based on "law", not on some kind of truth, and they are not a reflection of the benevolence and righteousness of the scholar-bureaucrats in governing the world.

The reason why we make a fair comparison between the disaster relief houses and the original houses of the people, and finally give a fair number, is based on the laws of Lantian County, and it must be said. ”

Lu Xiangsheng smiled, sat on the edge of the ditch, washed his hands, and then stood on the edge of the wheat field and said: "Will a major disaster have no impact on Lantian County?"

Xu Wu Wanted to say coldly: "In the past ten years, Lantian County has been hit by six droughts and one flood. In addition to this earth dragon turning over, there have been a total of eight disasters."

Lu Xiangsheng thought for a moment and said: "It's no different from many prefectures and counties in Henan!"

Xu Wuxiang frowned, took out a piece of paper from his arms and read: "This is what we are most proud of in Lantian County. We use Facts tell the world that people can conquer disasters. As long as everyone works together, huge disasters can be overcome. Since ancient times, our ancestors have relied on this ability to survive on this land.

What our ancestors can do, we can do the same.

This time the earth dragon turns over is just a small matter. We have encountered worse things in the future.Even worse things will happen.

It doesn’t matter. As long as we live, we can stand up again and again. In the end, we will be the masters of this land.

Mr. Lu, welcome to Lantian County. This is still the land of Ming Dynasty, and it will be the land of Ming Dynasty in the future.

There is nothing wrong with the Ming Dynasty. The sun and the moon are bright, and we are the light!

The fault lies with the emperor, the scholar-bureaucrats, the local tyrants and evil gentry, and each of us.

And Lantian County is a place that is correcting its mistakes!

Our self-reliance is not to be an emperor, a powerful person, or a rich man. It is because the Ming Dynasty world is repairing itself, awakening itself, and invigorating itself.

The Zhu Ming Dynasty is not the only owner of this land, each of us is, and this land belongs to each of us.

Mr. Lu, Lantian County belongs to all the people of the Ming Dynasty and to every member of the Han family.

In the past ten years, we have accepted everyone who comes to Lantian County, whether they are relatives of the emperor or the state, or scholar-officials, scholars, merchants, farmers, handicrafts, even beggars. Can live well!

Because this is their land and they have the right to live here. "

Lu Xiangsheng waited for Xu Wuxiang to finish reading impassionedly, then reached out for the letter and frowned: "Why should I reveal my beliefs? "

Xu Wu thought: "This is arranged by the county magistrate. If you ask me to read this sentence to you at the right time, the effect will be better.

Lu Xiangsheng put the letter into his sleeve and looked at Tianye for a while with his hands behind his back. He thought to Xu Wu: "The law is nothingness. The Ming Dynasty uses Xie Zhi as its external expression. What does Lan Tian use as its external expression?" What about performance? "

Xu Wu thought: "Lu Xiangsheng! After Lu Xiangsheng suffered a lot, the county magistrate said that in the past, Lu Xiangsheng was like jade, like meteorite iron, like grain, but now Lu Xiangsheng is like white jade, like a magic weapon, like a bowed head of grain, and he can be of great use. "

Lu Xiangsheng looked up at the sun and said, "It's too low!" "

Xu Wuxiang said immediately: "Like the rising sun, like the sea tide, like..."

Lu Xiangsheng stopped Xu Wuxiang from continuing to brag, retracted his hands in his sleeves and said: "It's law. The status is lowered. "

Xu Wu thought: "It's not too low..."

Lu Xiangsheng looked up to the sky and yelled: "It's too low! "

Xu Wuxiang also said loudly: "It's not low anymore. "

Lu Xiangsheng stared at Xu Wu and thought: "In the past, when Yao was the emperor, he raised a Xie Zhi in his palace. Whenever the Xie Zhi met a treacherous official in the palace, , he will knock over the evil official with his horn and then eat him.

Xu Wuxiang, tell Yun Zhao that I want such power. "

Xu Wuxiang said with a smile: "Fortunately, you are responsible for the Haechi in our Lantian County. If you were in the Ming Dynasty Palace, you might be strangled to death.

This is the description of your responsibilities as a police officer, read it for yourself! ”

As he spoke, he took out a thick document from his arms and handed it to Lu Xiangsheng, turned around and left. Lu Xiangsheng grabbed him and said, "Are you leaving now?"

Xu Wu wanted to take a photo Kailu Xiangsheng's hand said: "Before this, you were a distinguished guest. As a local official, I naturally want to accompany you to show my respect. Now, the summer harvest is imminent and we are colleagues. I am so busy with official duties that I have no time to serve you."

Your servants and officials are waiting for you at Guanyi. You are also busy building your official office. I think you don’t have time to stay in Dali County anymore. "

After finishing speaking, he really left.

Lu Xiangsheng said loudly to Xu Wuxiang: "My Haechi really knows how to eat people!"

Xu Wuxiang waved his hand from a distance and said: "In this life, you will never stop eating people!" I can’t even eat my hair!”

The rectification movement will always produce results...

This is why Yun Zhao appointed Lu Xiang to be promoted to the official position.

For now, Lu Xiangsheng is the most suitable person for this position that Yun Zhao can find. No matter in terms of nature, family background, experience, and fearless determination, this person is It was the best choice. In addition, he himself was unjustly imprisoned, but he survived despite being dishonorable. This gave him a better understanding of the judicial system of the Ming Dynasty.

Lantian County can no longer grow wildly and needs orderly and purposeful development.

In the final analysis, time is on Yunzhao's side. No matter how the various forces outside develop, they cannot move faster than Lantian County.

Give Yunzhao another five years, and a Lantian County with a complete system will stand in Guanzhong.

Lu Xiangsheng read the document in the post for five days. When he opened the door and went out on the sixth day, he said to his young officials: "Go back to Lantian County."

He has many subordinates, sixty officials, twelve clerks, one hundred and sixty fully armed soldiers, equipped with three hundred war horses, ten carriages, and thirty thousand brand-new coins. Silver coins, and six blank appointment documents with Yunzhao's signature and seal without his name.

This is the first large-scale decentralization of power in Lantian County, and it is also the first time that Yun Zhao has so easily handed over an extremely important department to an outsider who is not a Lantian bandit or a Yushan Academy student.

"The arrangement you gave Lao Lu is good!"

Hong Chengchou, who was relieved of military power again, fell on a chair opposite Yun Zhao, and what he said made Yun Danfeng stunned. Lightly, his eyes did not leave Yun Zhao's face.

"It was not arranged by me, it was him who sent himself to this position. Apart from him, if you can find a more suitable person for the position of Chief Officer, Even if I lose."

Yun Zhao kept working and quickly reviewed the document and handed it to Yang Xiong who was standing by.

After handling the official business, Yun Zhao added tea to Hong Chengchou's teacup, sat next to him and said, "What, can't you hold it anymore?"

Hong Chengchou pointed to his heart and said :"thisI can't stand it anymore. "

Yun Zhao said: "I heard that you are going to be the commander-in-chief of the Nine Borders. "

Hong Chengchou said: "I can't take the position, I don't want to go to Liaodong..."

Yun Zhao smiled and said: "If you can leave it, then come to me, but, You can only serve as the magistrate of a certain county.

Hong Chengchou smiled, picked up the teacup and said, "It's a deal." "

Yun Zhao took the map and pointed to Qingshui County Road: "Go here? "

Hong Chengchou shook his head and said: "Keep it for me.

Yun Zhao frowned and said, "Why don't you come over now?"

Hong Chengchou smiled, pointed to the capital and said: "I want to follow the same path as Brother Jiandou. After death, I come to Lantian County to live again." ”

“A beginning and an end?

Hong Chengchou sighed and said: "There must be a beginning and an end. If you can't even do this, you will look down on me. At that time, you may not be willing to hand over a county to me."

I am not afraid of going to the battlefield, nor have I ever fought against Jiannu. It’s just Liaodong—it’s actually no longer the Ming Dynasty’s world.

I submitted a memorial to His Majesty, hoping to defend Shanhaiguan with heavy troops. I was willing to be demoted to the rank of Commander-in-Chief of Shanhaiguan and act as the last barrier to defend the imperial city, but His Majesty rebuked me.

This is what I really want to do. I plan to spend three years building a steel defense line, and then rely on this solid defense line to gradually advance northward..."

Yun Zhao was surprised and said: "You want to abandon the north of Shanhaiguan?

Hong Chengchou shook his head and said: "It's a chaotic place, with different subordinates. The generals don't know the soldiers, and the soldiers don't know the generals. The generals have their own evil intentions, and there are a thousand things in the belly of the civil servants that sound righteous but are actually true." A useless strategy.

The Manchu Qing Dynasty has a sparse population, and even now the whole clan has less than 500,000 people. If they give it some land, they will need more soldiers and horses to guard it. As long as their soldiers and horses are dispersed and stationed, There will be every opportunity to defeat them.

If they do not divide their forces, then this land will still be ownerless, and it will not make much sense whether to give it or not.

For my Ming Dynasty, this is not the case. Every time the defense line advances one hundred miles to the north, the consumption will increase by 30%. After three hundred miles, if it advances another hundred miles, the consumption will increase by half.

Defeating the Manchu and Qing Dynasties did not happen overnight. Our Ming Dynasty has a vast territory, but it is weaker than the Manchu and Qing Dynasties. The Liao military expenditure accounts for 70% of our Ming Dynasty’s military expenditure, and there is no progress every year... Alas! "

Yun Zhao shook his head after listening to Hong Chengchou's words and said: "You came up with this idea, and the emperor did not chop off your head, which is already considered a sage.

Hong Chengchou laughed and said: "I can't bear to part with the money that has been thrown into Liaodong in the past few decades!" Everyone, let's carry it. Until the day you can't carry it anymore, if you accept my strategy, you will find that everything is too late.

It’s just that doing this will make it easier for you, and your front will retreat even more! ”

As Hong Chengchou spoke, Yun Zhao hung onOn the map on the wall, a line was drawn with a brush. This line was very close to the line Yun Zhao drew a year ago.

This line starts from Lantian City and goes all the way to the Yangtze River.

After Hong Chengchou drew this line, he staggered away, as if what he had just drank was wine instead of tea. Yun Zhao understood his thoughts very well. When a person wants to get drunk, drink Everything will be drunk.

He avoided Lu Xiangsheng and left Yushan City the day before Lu Xiangsheng entered Yushan City. Instead of returning to Xi'an, he left Tongguan and went to Henan.

He came to Lantian County for only one purpose - to find a home for his unsuspecting heart and to prove to this home that he was still valuable.

Hong Chengchou is a person who does not believe in friendship. Perhaps after serving as an official for a long time, he does not have much confidence in friendship.

In his eyes, the only criterion for a person to be valued by another person is to be useful.

He weighed it for a very long time and found that only Yun Zhao was the most comfortable place to stay, and the stroke on the map was his surrender letter.

Yun Zhao and Lu Xiangsheng sat there all night at the newly built observatory of Yushan Academy. Neither of them was in the mood to talk that night.

There were two small square tables in front of them. The same dishes were placed on the tables, one meat, one vegetarian, one bowl of soup, one bowl of rice, and one jar of wine.

No words were said, but the meal was eaten cleanly. Two jars of wine accompanied the two of them from the sky full of stars until the sun came out, and the ground was covered with red clouds.

After drinking the wine, people are not drunk. Some wines make you more sober as you drink them.

"Lu Xiangsheng is dead. From now on, I will be a magical beast named-Xie Zhi."

"From now on, all government officials in Lantian County will have only one name. , named - Haechi!"

"Can Haechi challenge Yao and Shun?"

"Not at this stage. After all, in legend, Haechi is a beast raised by Yao. ."

"When can we contradict him?"

"When everyone in the world thinks that the emperor cannot be lawless."

"Maybe there will be some consequences at that time. It's too late, and countless sins have been committed."

"To overthrow the emperor, there is always a heavy price to pay, and Lantian County will be no exception."

"You are not. A selfless person."

"So, don't treat me as a saint. My name is Yun Zhao. I am a wild boar spirit by nature. I want to use my nose to open a door for everyone. Gate of Light, use my fangs to pierce the gatekeeper, so that the people of the Ming Dynasty can have a chance to see what another world is like."

"Are you sure that world is better than our current one? "

"I don't make any guarantees. I'm just letting everyone see. If it doesn't work, it's no big deal to go back."

Lu Xiangsheng descended from Yushan on the third day. Gao Pei, the magistrate of Suide County, was beheaded in the name of Haezhi!