Chapter 113 The folk customs are strong: let the old people do intelligence work, let the young adults suppress bandits (please subscribe!!) "Old Liu!"
Ouyang Lun looked at the old man who was unattractive and dirty. This man was none other than Liu Jiuqiao, the head of Kaiping Military Industry.
"Ma Si, this is Factory Director Liu of Kaiping Military Industry. He is the one who made this red cannon. Currently, he is the strongest in cannon firing skills. If you really want to learn how to fire cannons, then follow Old Liu's lead. Bar!"
"Master Ouyang is overly praised. If it weren't for your guidance, Master Ouyang, I wouldn't have been able to come up with this red cannon even if I had been given another 100 years!" Liu Jiuqiao said quickly.
"Old Liu, let's stop being humble to each other." After Ouyang Lun finished speaking, he pointed at Zhu Di, "His name is Ma Si. He is the son of one of my business partners. He has an agile mind and a strong body. Now he wants to learn to fire cannons."
Liu Jiuqiao slowly moved his gaze to Zhu Di, "Mr. Ma, since you were recommended by Mr. Ouyang, I am naturally willing to teach you, but learning how to fire a cannon is not as simple as you think. Are you sure you want to learn it? When the time comes, If you can't persist, not only will you lose your own people, but even Mr. Ouyang's face will be disgraced."
"I do!" Zhu Di replied firmly.
Zhu Di was deeply attracted by the red cannon at the first sight. He always fantasized about conquering the remnants of Beiyuan with a hundred red cannons! Although he is not yet able to buy a hundred red cannons, he must first learn the art of firing the cannons, and then find ways to make money to buy the cannons! !
Since the two brothers Zhu Di and Zhu Bai came to Yong'an Mansion, everything in Yong'an Mansion has calmed down again. Hu Weiyong's party in the capital seems to be silent, and no one is sent out to cause trouble for Ouyang Lun.
In addition, Ouyang Lun was promoted again, but this time he only added the position of Northern Zhili Chief Envoy Zuo Shenzhen. From the third rank, it is equivalent to a senior official. This position originally belonged to Wu Jingzhi, and now Wu Jingzhi has been promoted to Northern Zhili Right The chief envoy is equivalent to a standing senior official. This is a typical official situation in which people sit in rows and eat fruits.
However, Ouyang Lun's most important thing is to manage Yong'an Mansion, and he doesn't have to worry about other matters for the time being.
In this "Yongping Mansion Corruption Case", except for Li Fuyuan, Wu Jingzhi, and Ouyang Lun, other officials were promoted. Therefore, these officials worked harder after returning from the capital! Once you catch someone, you get promoted. If you catch him a few more times, you won't be able to achieve success.
Gradually word spread in the official circles of Yong'an Mansion that following Mr. Ouyang, it is not a dream to go to jail, get promoted and make a fortune!Suggestions such as being in jail is not the end but the starting point.
Yong'an Mansion is still a lively scene.
Ouyang Lun didn't need to arrange many things at all, as his group of well-trained officials would do it well.
Ouyang Lun spends his days fishing, cooking delicious food for Anqing, or traveling around, and his life is very happy.
"Report! Jieshi County is here to report urgently!"
"speak."
"Master Ouyang is here, and my subordinate Zeng Jiu reported that Japanese pirates and pirates have been rampant along the coast of Jieshi County recently, and they have robbed the people along the coast. Even Jieshi Pier has been affected."
Ouyang Lun frowned, "Are the Japanese pirates crazy because of their poverty? Even Jieshi County is targeting them."
"Report! Kaiping County is here to report urgently!"
"Speak quickly."
"Master Ouyang is on top, and the subordinate officer Zhu Mingshan is reporting that many groups of robbers suddenly appeared in Kaiping County and robbed passing caravans, which has caused a lot of losses."
Then there were urgent reports from Lulong County, Qian'an County, Changli County and Luanzhou County. Even Funing County had problems. Either Japanese pirates were invading, bandits and robbers were robbing along the road, and spies were rampant and wreaking havoc everywhere! "Why are so many things happening all at once?!"
Ouyang Lun frowned. In his opinion, there was something wrong with everything.
Just when he was thinking about how to deal with it.
Li Fuyuan, Wu Jingzhi, He Fang and Zhao Tianming, the general magistrate of Yong'an Prefecture, came to the government office.
Ouyang Lun was a little surprised when he saw the four of them, "Why are you all here?"
"Lord Ouyang, something bad is going on!" Wu Jingzhi was a little anxious, "Recently, bandits, robbers, thieves and spies have appeared throughout Beizhili. Although these are usually present, they are not serious. too much."
"Master Ouyang, we heard that Yong'an Mansion is the most serious. Japanese pirates have appeared this year! I'm afraid something will happen to you, so I came over quickly to see if I can be of any help." Li Fuyuan said solemnly.
"Master Ouyang, as long as you give an order, the soldiers in the three guards of Yong'an Mansion will be at your disposal!" He Fang patted his chest and said.
Hearing this, Ouyang Lun said with a smile: "I appreciate the good intentions of the three of you, but now there are problems in the whole of Beizhili. We can't just focus on Yong'an Prefecture. What does this make the people in other prefectures think?"
"Just arrange for the yamen of the prefectures in North Zhili to arrange for the soldiers from the yamen guards to exterminate the banditry."
Zhao Tianming, the general judge of Yong'an Mansion, stood up at this time and said: "Sir, in addition to bandits, bandits, and Japanese pirates, the situation in Yong'an Mansion also has some problems for the common people."
"If this is not resolved, there may be a big mess."
"Oh? What's the matter?" Ouyang Lun turned his head and looked at Zhao Tianming.
Due to the promotion of a group of officials, the original co-presidents and magistrates of Yong'an Mansion were transferred to other places. Zhao Tianming was originally only the ninth-rank governor of Yong'an Mansion, but was promoted by Ouyang Lun to the eighth-rank experience and seventh-rank promotion officials. As time passed, the "Yong'an Corruption Case" was promoted to the sixth grade of Yong'an Mansion.
The new co-prefect has not yet arrived, and Ouyang Lun, the prefect, is indifferent, so now the general magistrate, Zhao Tianming, is responsible for all matters of Yong'an Mansion.
"Returning to the political party, since Yong'an Mansion has developed relatively well in the past two years, many people have also benefited. Every household has surplus food and savings. Many elderly people have chosen to live their lives. Every day, uncles and aunts gather in places such as teahouses and markets, and there are often meetings. Because of quarrels over trivial matters, and even group fights, county and government offices receive several such cases every day. There will be more and more elderly people in the future, and this situation will become more and more serious."
"There are also children. After the common people have enough food and clothing, they start to have babies. Three children in a family is a small number. Some people take four or five wives at one go, and the children are born non-stop. On the streets of Ning County, there are basically women with big bellies." Zhao Tianming said at a loss of whether to laugh or cry.
"Having more children is a good thing! In the future, there will be more people in Yong'an Mansion, and labor and taxes will increase. This is a political achievement!" Wu Jingzhi said with a smile.
"The main reason is that there is too much! If this continues, even if there is food from Kaiping County, there may not be enough food by then." Zhao Tianming worried.
Ouyang Lun said solemnly: "It's not just food. When these children grow up, the demand for education, housing, and work will skyrocket! Of course, it will still be a long time before these children grow up. This doesn't need to be too much." Too worried."
"Anything else?"
Zhao Tianming nodded, "More, and this is the most serious." "Go on." Ouyang Lun asked seriously.
Zhao Tianming: "Masters involved in politics, the elderly and children are all fine. Although the arrangements are more troublesome, they can still be managed in the end. Those young adults aged 40 to [-] are full of energy. These young adults have made a lot of money on the construction site." Before, when it was time to rest, they would flock to major county towns, drink and eat meat, visit the world of heaven and earth, and have fun in the Lucky Gambling House. There was nothing wrong with these, but after drinking, these people became bolder. , often fighting on the streets, the impact is extremely bad, and even spawned some gangs and hometown associations to bully other people!"
Hearing this, Ouyang Lun smiled slightly, "I thought you were worried about something!"
"This is the only way for a city to develop. These people just have enough to eat and drink and have nothing to do!"
"It's not a good thing for me to have enough food and clothing and be too energetic. For the elderly and young adults, we must assign tasks to them. People can't work on construction sites all their lives, and their consumption will increase."
"Arrange tasks?" Zhao Tianming asked doubtfully: "Sir, the old man can arrange them to do some production or something, but these young adults are working on the construction site. They always come out to cause trouble on their days off, and then arrange it for them." I’m afraid they won’t be convinced by the mission.”
"Yes! Mr. Ouyang, this matter can easily trigger civil unrest. When the authorities hold us accountable, we will definitely be held accountable. We can't do this!" Wu Jingzhi quickly advised.
"I don't agree with this either. Although there is a salary at the construction site, it is actually similar to corvee labor. If the government service is too heavy, it will often be abandoned by the people!" Li Fuyuan also said.
Ouyang Lun smiled again, "I said where are you thinking? What I said about arranging tasks for them was not to squeeze the people!"
"What do you mean, Lord Participating in Politics?" Zhao Tianming asked doubtfully.
"What I mean is very simple, that is, set up a temporary task hall, put some flexible tasks on the wall of the hall, and then let the people voluntarily come to check it out, voluntarily accept the temporary tasks, and get rewards after completing the tasks."
"In this way, the novel and flexible temporary mission hall can attract the attention of young adults, and even old men and women."
"Everyone takes on tasks to make money. Not only does their income increase, but it also consumes energy, so naturally they stop causing trouble."
After listening to Ouyang Lun's explanation, the eyes of Zhao Tianming, Li Fuyuan and others gradually brightened. The "temporary mission hall" is a good idea! "Sir, there is a question here, that is, how and what tasks should we issue in order to attract those young adults?" Zhao Tianming asked.
The corner of Ouyang Lun's mouth raised slightly, "What mission? Didn't you just say it? Now Yong'an Mansion and even the entire Beizhili have encountered unprecedented robbers and Japanese pirates causing chaos. Since we don't have enough people, we must learn to adapt to local conditions. !”
"Aren't the young men in Yong'an Mansion full of energy? Then let them go suppress the bandits!"
"Aren't the old people energetic? Then let them collect information, especially those aunts, they are definitely masters of collecting information!"
As soon as this word comes out.
He Fang was the most in favor, "If this is really possible, it would be a big help to our health center!"
Even though the three guard posts combined have a population of less than 1 people, the thieves are causing so much trouble now, and the guard posts themselves have to be turned into frontiers. The pressure can be said to be great.
Li Fuyuan, Wu Jingzhi, and Zhao Tianming suddenly understood.
"Ahem, this is also a way!"
"In the past, the aunts and uncles in Funing County often provided intelligence to the government and arrested many spies. This works."
"It's just that the folk customs of the entire Yong'an Mansion will be much stronger and the force will be more abundant by then!"
Ouyang Lun continued: "It is still somewhat dangerous to deal with robbers and Japanese pirates. This must be made clear to the people before issuing the mission. In addition, sufficient training and preparation must be made. Mr. He, you have already sent the mission. The generals are here to train the young men of Yong’an Mansion!”
"As for weapons, your guards don't have to deal with this. I'll figure it out."
"The Yamen side needs to communicate more with the aunts and uncles, conduct more trainings, and judge the advanced ones. They must give gifts. By then, these aunts and uncles will definitely have amazing fighting power!"
"Zhao Tianming is in charge of this temporary mission hall. When you publish the mission, you write like this, providing the spy information, which is correct and conclusive, and the reward is 1000 taels. You can also make some subdivisions. For example, the Japanese pirate spy will be rewarded 500 taels. Beiyuan The reward for a spy is 1000 taels, and the reward for a bandit spy is 100 taels."
"What about the Jin Yiwei spy?"
"Jinyiwei?" Ouyang Lun was stunned for a moment, then waved his hand, "Then let's reward him with one tael of silver. After all, we are all from the Ming Dynasty. Just make a mark."
"Yes." Zhao Tianming nodded.
"Then what are you doing in the den of thieves? The reward is 500 taels. When it comes time to annihilate the den of thieves, recruit as many people as you need. The treatment and requirements are all written on it. Once you've recruited them, we'll start!"
Ouyang Lun continued.
"All my subordinates have taken note of it." Zhao Tianming continued to nod.
"This will cost a lot of money, right?" Wu Jingzhi frowned.
"A Japanese pirate spy will have to pay 500 taels, and it will cost a lot of money to recruit people to suppress the bandits. If you don't have a million taels of silver, it won't work." Li Fuyuan did a simple calculation, and it is estimated that only Yong'an Mansion can do this. I originally wanted to copy Yong'an Prefecture's homework, but now it seems that other prefectures are still just suppressing bandits, and they simply can't afford such a fancy job.
"Spending one million taels of silver to suppress bandits?" Ouyang Lun immediately shook his head, "Although I am rich, I am not stupid!"
"This account has to be calculated like this. First of all, every spy is an intelligence basket. As long as you dig out some information from them, it will definitely be worth 1000 taels of silver. Secondly, people do need to pay money to suppress bandits, but we are Can't we sell armor and weapons? Will there be loot after we conquer the den of thieves?"
"In this round of cleanup, not only will we not lose money, we will also make money!"
"As for whether the people of Yong'an Mansion will be strong and the force will be sufficient by then, that will all happen later!"
"What we have to do now is to eliminate the spies and bandits in Yong'an Mansion!!"
"Lay the foundation for the next development of Yong'an Mansion!!"
(End of this chapter)