Back at the post house, Tao Seventeen was sitting alone. Seeing Du Zhongxiao coming back, he hurriedly got up and said hello.

The two of them sat down, served tea, and gossiped while drinking tea. When Tao Qiqi followed Du Zhongxiao, he was still a teenager, and for so many years, he has always regarded Du Zhongxiao as his own relatives and talked about everything.

Asked about the recent situation here in Baiting Prison and Ye County in the past few years, Du Zhongxiao couldn't help sighing. In a few years, in the words of the previous life, it was not the budding of capitalism, but the emergence of obvious capitalist relations of production.

With the development of the iron superintendent, a large number of standardized kits and some key parts are sold to the people. With the iron prison as the backing, Yexian opened a large number of private factories. In many state capitals on Jingxi Road, there are rich and noble families who come here to open factories, and most of them are opened in Ye County. In the past few days, the government has strictly investigated the case of Jian Yuanwai, and Du Zhongxiao received the certificate in the post house, which made people panic.

Due to the relatively weak governance of the government, there are many illegal things in the process of opening a large number of factories. Now the surrounding staff are staring at Jian's case, and if they handle it strictly, they will find their own way.

In China's special political environment, businessmen cannot participate in politics, and they form a small society of their own. Jian Yuanwai is a person in that small society, and many people who run factories are staring at this case.

Du Zhongxiao sighed and said to Tao Seventeen: "In this case, I am now focusing on two points. First, it now seems that Bai Zhengran is very likely to be killed by Jian Yuan's dispatch, but there is no evidence. Half a year has passed, the corpse is decayed, what is the use of re-autopsy? Unless it is to check the people who worked outside the Jane staff at that time, but there is a lack of personnel in Ye County County, how to check? There is another case, which is a crime committed by Jian Yuan, what should happen to the factory he opened with the Bai family's land. I hope that I can negotiate with the Bai family, and after compensation, it will not affect the opening of the factory. ”

Tao Seventeen said: "What do the officials mean, after the case is investigated, they will not demolish the factory and return the land to the Bai family?" ”

Du Zhongxiao shook his head: "The Bai family is now left with Bai Xian, and the land is given to her, can she continue to grow vegetables?" It's better for the Jane family to fully compensate for it, and she should do something else. The development of Baitingjian over the years has relied on the large and small factories that have been opened, and they cannot be broken. ”

Tao Seventeen said: "That's true. In recent years, the imperial court has continued to transfer materials from the iron prison, in addition to guns and cannons, there are also railway trains. The materials were transferred away and the iron was not given, so the iron supervisor could only find a way by himself. Many small factories bought parts from the Iron Supervisor and went out, made some of their own, and produced machines for sale. The iron supervisor wants to make money, and he can't afford to produce so many machines, and these key parts are easy to produce, so he can make a living from this. ”

This is the route determined by Du Zhongxiao when the iron prison was first built. That is, the railway supervisor masters the key technology, produces important parts, supplies a large number of small factories to the surrounding areas, and quickly forms a strong production capacity. Now it seems that there is nothing wrong with the route, and the effect is very obvious, but the government management is backward. A large number of small factories produced a lot of wealth, but the government could not afford to raise taxes. Moreover, the government is not effective, causing social chaos.

After thinking about it, Du Zhongxiao said: "For so many years, there are so many factories here, as far as you know, are there any gangs of thieves here in Ye County?" If the government is not effective, there is room for the development of these people, and there should be talent. ”

Tao Seventeen said: "It's okay for the iron prison there, although there are some powerful people, they don't dare to go too far after all, and they are suppressed by the iron prison." Yexian is different here, although I don't come much, and I have heard that there are some powerful people who do not produce, and rely on crooked ways to make money. ”

Du Zhongxiao nodded: "That's right." There are not enough personnel in the Ye County Government, and there are many things, so someone should fill them. Tomorrow, the officials transferred from the Criminal Division should arrive, and the energy should be put into this. The Bai family's case can only do their best and obey the fate of heaven. ”

Tao Qiqi was stunned for a moment: "What does the official mean, the Bai family's case may not be able to be tried clearly?" ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "Bai Zhengran's death, I think it is difficult to find out. I read it today, that Jian member is extremely tough, and without evidence, it is impossible to speak. And the person who worked in Ye County, Jian Zhongming, who was previously in charge of the prison, was also a member of the Jian family. It's too hard unless it's unexpected. ”

As the middle of the imperial history, Du Zhongxiao couldn't stay in Ye County for too long, and it was impossible to spend too much energy on the Bai family's case. After finding out the IOU that Jane had secretly exchanged outside, it could be regarded as an explanation. When it comes to murder, you can't force it.

When he came to Ye County, what Du Zhongxiao had to do was to figure out the situation here as soon as possible and reorganize the local forces. Those who do not control local forces through production must be resolutely defeated. And those who run factories, if there is no big mistake, let it go. It is nothing more than to set up a rule, and if anyone dares to violate it in the future, they will be severely punished. In front, it was the lack of government power that caused local chaos.

Seeing that at noon, Du Zhongxiao said: "Let's go out for a walk and find a restaurant to drink two wines." To tell the truth, although the outside of Ye County is too chaotic, it is more lively and prosperous than the capital, and you should take a look when you come. ”

Tao Qiqi said with a smile: "Official, in the past two years, many employees have opened factories outside the company, and I don't know how much money they have earned. Here in Ye County, when it comes to rich people, if they are not officials, the capital is afraid that they will not be able to compare. With money, there is more to eat, drink and be merry! ”

Du Zhongxiao smiled and nodded: "Yes, there are more rich people, and there are more people to eat, drink and have fun." Let's go and see! ”

The two men left the post house with their entourage and walked towards the vicinity of the busiest train station outside the city. Here in Yexian County, in addition to the city walls, the prosperous areas outside the city are centered on the railway station, and the population is scattered. There were many wealthy people, and the important roads were very neatly built, paved with stone slabs, and cleaned. Pick a lookout outside the door of the shops on both sides, and stand a small house at the door to attract customers.

Du Zhongxiao saw it, nodded and said, "It's clean here, it seems that the government has put a lot of thought into it." ”

Tao Seventeen said: "Officials, this is not done by the government, it is the local outsiders, many of whom have been to the capital and learned from there." It doesn't cost much, so each shop can get together and hire a few idlers, so it's not good to clean up. ”

Du Zhongxiao was taken aback: "This is not something sent by the government?" It's not a good thing that this kind of thing is done by outsiders. ”

These basic social services are the best indication of the level of governance of the government. If you don't even care about these, here in Ye County, the county government is really not good at doing things. The local big families have done these things, and other things can be imagined.

There are many restaurants on the side of the road, and there are many big restaurants, there is a color building outside the door, and there are female prostitutes standing under the color building. Look at the decoration is very luxurious, and there are many guests in and out. In addition to the large local families, there are also many people who come here to do business, and when they leave the train station, they often stay nearby.

Du Zhongxiao has to listen to the speeches of the people in the market and not enter those big restaurants. After walking for a long time, I saw a big wine shop in front of me, and there were many people sitting in it, and said to Tao Seventeen: "Let's listen to what ordinary people say, let's go to the wine shop in front." ”

Tao Seventeen said: "This family also has a reputation. The shop was opened by a native of Ruzhou, and when he first arrived in Yexian County, he had no money, and opened a wine shop to specialize in the business of poor people. Because the food tastes good, the ingredients are real, and the price is not expensive, the business is excellent, and the business is getting bigger and bigger. The owner of this house is also interesting, after making money, he spread the wine bigger, and did not build a restaurant, which is famous in Yexian County. ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "It's strange. Those who sell alcohol, after making money, open restaurants, and it is rare to keep their own business. ”

Tao Seventeen said: "There is nothing unusual. Yexian is different from other places, in addition to the employees, there are many people who work in the factory. These people are not as good as outsiders, but they are richer than ordinary people, and they are the customers of this kind of wine shop. ”

Du Zhongxiao nodded, somewhat understanding. Due to the lack of manpower, the cost of workers here in Ye County is higher. In general, in factories, the wages of workers are low for three times and five times for high wages, and the normal wages are the same as those for short-term workers in the capital in the past. The grain was transported from Xiangzhou, the price was not high, and the workers' lives were comfortable. Going out for a drink in their spare time is a normal life for many workers. This liquor shop is just right for their level of consumption.

When I entered the wine shop, I saw that there were half of the guests sitting in the lobby, and there were still many empty seats. Du Zhongxiao asked his entourage to choose a few tables, and together with Tao Qiqi, he chose a small table in the corner and sat down.

As soon as he sat down, a servant walked over quickly and asked, "Two guests, what do you want to use today?" ”

Tao 17 said: "Give us a fried fish, then a fried lily with slices of meat, and two fresh seasonal vegetables." A large bowl of mutton soup for one person, with more meat in it. Hit a corner of the best wine, hot and brought over. ”

The little guy answered, understood a little, and ran back to the counter quickly.

Tao Qiqi said to Du Zhongxiao: "In this shop, the most famous is mutton soup, which is extremely delicious. Now that the weather is cold, let's have a bowl. ”

Du Zhongxiao has been on Hequ Road for many years, and mutton soup is really not unusual. But now that I'm here, I won't refuse.

Pigs native to China grow smaller, have a high fat content, and grow slowly, although they taste fragrant, the meat yield is not high. A pig is raised for a year, and the meat produced is similar to that of an ordinary sheep, and the price is not cheap. Here in Ye County, due to the large population, it is inconvenient for pigs to be transported from a distance, and the price has always been very expensive. Sold outside, in addition to all kinds of stir-fried vegetables, most of them use mutton.

This is different from later generations, at this time in the Song Dynasty, the population was not large, and a large amount of land was not developed. In most villages, there is special pasture land where sheep can be raised, and the price of mutton is not high.

While the two of them were waiting for the food to come up, five people came in, bowed to each other, and sat down at the table next to them.

A man in his thirties said to the young man among the several people: "Shiro, our family has been farming for several generations, and none of them have been officials. I didn't expect you to pass the liberation test, if you enter Beijing in the next year, it will be different. ”