Accompanying Han Jiang out of the city gate, looking at the shops on both sides of the road and the endless crowd on the street, Du Zhongxiao said to Han Jiang: "Zihua, didn't you ask me where the money for the 'Yongcheng Commune' in the yamen came from. Truth be told, that's where it came from. ”

Pointing to the shops on both sides, Du Zhongxiao said: "From the city gate to the dock, all the shops on both sides belong to the commune. All the money and rice of the county officials are all from here. Because the business is booming and the income is high, now in Yongcheng County, whether it is a recruited official or a errand servant in rotation, he can be self-sufficient in food and clothing, and he does not have to strip the people. ”

Han Jiang looked at the shops on both sides of the road and sighed: "I have heard about the establishment of a commune in the county as an official business, and I have heard about this in Chenzhou. In front of the ya, most of them took care of the treasury for the government, and they lost their fortunes. If you operate like this, not only do you not have to pay money from public servants, but you can also receive money, which I only heard that Yongcheng can do here. If you have a chance today, you must take a good look at how you manage this stall. ”

Du Zhongxiao has been in Yongcheng for nearly a year, and it can be said that he is politically and harmonious, and his governance effect is excellent, and he has heard of many surrounding states and counties. Although Chenzhou belongs to Jingxi Road, it is adjacent to Bozhou, and Han Jiang has also heard of it. In addition to watching the steam engine this time, his other purpose was to see how Du Zhongxiao governed the place. Du Zhongxiao specialized in setting up a treasury for the "commune" in the yamen, as a source of official expenses, and Han Jiang was extremely interested.

As the war in the northwest progressed, the imperial court's looting of local finances intensified, resulting in local financial difficulties and causing many problems. The public servant class, because of the poor local finances, went bankrupt in large numbers, which attracted the attention of many officials. This is a political hot spot at this time, and Du Zhongxiao's use of this method to solve the problem is actually a variant of changing the difference into recruitment, which cannot but attract the attention of other officials. Not to mention Han Jiang in the next state, in fact, there are officials in the capital who pay attention, and many people are watching the effect.

However, the Qingli Party members who were in charge of the government at this time dealt with this problem by taking it lightly and minimizing manpower, which was inconsistent with Du Zhongxiao's approach. Although there are achievements, they are not rewarded.

The closest to the city gate is a tea shop. Unlike the humble shops that used to just sell tea, the place here is larger, and in addition to tea, some snacks are also sold. It's not just a place to drink tea, it's also a place where information gathers. Especially at the wharf, there are all kinds of business information here. What goods are being shipped for sale, which ship is going to recruit shipwrights, and so on, it's all here.

Outside the tea shop, there are several huge white walls, standing on the north side of the tea shop's entrance. The first is the imperial decree, whether it is the imperial edict or the state and county edicts, all of which are published here. Next to it, there are all kinds of business information. There is a price for the information released, and there is a special person in the tea shop who is responsible for posting it, and there is a time for display, and everything is clearly priced.

Seeing that there were twenty people standing in front of the white wall, Han Jiang was curious and also came up to watch.

The first is to recruit people, and today there are a few ships at the wharf to buy goods from Yongcheng and recruit people to carry them. There are people on it, there is a price, and when the recruitment is full, the people in the tea shop will come and cross out the information. Behind it are all kinds of advertisements for receiving or selling various goods, which are dazzling.

Han Jiang nodded again and again, and said to Du Zhongxiao: "No wonder this tea shop is prosperous, these white walls are extremely useful to the people." ”

Because of the large number of people gathered, from time to time there were literate people who read the words on the white wall, and those who were illiterate could know what was written on them.

Du Zhongxiao said: "Relying on the mountains to eat the mountains, relying on the water to draft the water, the county is near the wharf, of course, we must do these things, so that the people can get some benefits from the wharf." ”

I walked into the teahouse and saw a table of people sitting and chatting, and the little guy holding broad beans and melons and fruits was selling from time to time, which was very lively. Han Jiang nodded again and again, these snacks in the teahouse are only sold for money, how many copper coins can real tea be sold for?

Du Zhongxiao was a little dissatisfied, and now the teahouse is still a little deserted. According to his idea, it is best to add some entertainment, such as playing mahjong and poker, storytelling and singing, that is really lively. But Yongcheng is a small place, and he doesn't have that much energy to invent these, so forget it. When I have the opportunity in the future, I try to enrich the entertainment of this era as much as possible.

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

The second shop is a restaurant, which sells good wine and food, and opposite is a high-end inn. These two places are for the rich merchants and magnates on the Bianhe River, which are similar to the restaurants and inns in other states and counties, and Han Jiang is not interested in watching them.

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 are paid to work here, and they are also paid according to the monthly net profit. ”

Han Jiang nodded, agreeing. On both sides of the road, there are profitable businesses, and the most feared thing is that it will be used improperly, which will become the place where the local wealthy and powerful families collect money. All of them have hired supervisors, in the words of Du Zhongxiao's previous life, they are professional managers, and the disadvantages are much smaller.

Immediately leading the inn is a bathhouse. At this time, it was late autumn, and business was very prosperous, with people coming in and out.

Han Jiang looked up and saw the three big characters "Huaqing Pool" written on the door plaque, and asked casually, "What is this?" ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "This is a place to bathe and change clothes, and it is called a bath as the saying goes. There are many merchants on the wharf, and many people live on the ship and do not live in the shop, and it is inconvenient to bathe and change clothes, so this place was built. Zihua, let's just look at it in a while, and let's go inside to soak and get tired. ”

Han Jiang said with a smile: "There are many people in such places, so there is no need for it." ”

Du Zhongxiao hurriedly said: "Zihua must not say that. The bathing in this is far from being comparable to that at home, and there are many benefits-"

Mo Lun, 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: "The little one has seen the official." ”

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

Mo Lun nodded again and again: "The official is the little one on duty." If there is anything, even if it is commanded, it is small. ”

After speaking, he stood behind Chai Xin.

Du Zhongxiao said to Han Jiang: "The industry here is sent by the county officials, and it does not belong to the imperial court, but is called a commune. The county magistrates will elect five people, who will take turns to be on duty here every day to handle various affairs. The Commune's money and property were also to be checked by them. ”

Hearing this, Han Jiang frowned and did not speak. This is something he can't figure out, when it comes to money and food, it is so important, the routine is to strictly prevent public officials from interfering, and it is best to be in charge of the county. Du Zhongxiao did the opposite, not only letting the public officials supervise the review, but also let them be responsible for the supervision of daily management. How can these people be trustworthy if they are greedy and blasphemous?

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

This is the difference in concept, in Du Zhongxiao's eyes, the commune is to solve the problem of county officials. Because they didn't have a lot of money in the past, in order to make a living, they had to carve the people, and even their colleagues were cheating each other, and some things reached a ridiculous point. For example, whether it is the common people or anyone else, as long as they enter the yamen to do business, they have to pay money everywhere. All kinds of deeds are clearly priced, and even errands are priced. The public officials in the county pit the people, and the public officials in the state pit the county. The county receives documents from the state, delivers official documents, and all of them have to be paid. The public officials did not have office funds, and the government of the Great Song Dynasty actually provided paid services. Not only the people, but also the people in the yamen, everything they do has a price.

With the commune as the public treasury, Du Zhongxiao really abolished the bad habits of the yamen, and all official expenses were paid out of the commune's account. It is precisely because this account is closely related to the public officials that they are not allowed to manage it, and as a small treasury of officials, the accumulated disadvantages cannot be changed.

Peng Xinshu came out of the bath, shook his head while straightening his robe, and shouted: "Happy! That little brother Min rubbed his body and called it a must, and next time I came, I would look for him! ”

After speaking, he saw Du Zhongxiao and Han Jiang and his party standing on the road, and hurriedly came over to salute.

Du Zhongxiao said to Han Jiang: "This is Peng Xinshu, a merchant who sells iron, and I sold it to him last time when I made twenty good knives." This man is very good at doing business, and he sells most of the iron in this county from other places. ”

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

Seeing Peng Xinshu's doubts, Du Zhongxiao said: "This is the sentence of Chenzhou Han Tong, and I haven't come to see the ceremony." ”

When Peng Xinshu heard this, he hurriedly stepped forward to salute, offended repeatedly, and said: "If the official buys it, the small one will be sold for tens of thousands of catties a month." ”

Han Jiang nodded: "I'm asking for some good iron, if you sell here in Yongcheng, you always want twenty or thirty thousand catties." ”

Peng Xinshu agreed again and again, and was happy to negotiate a business, and said: "If the two officials are free, how about setting up a banquet in the 'Qingchun Building' and using some wine and food?" The restaurant is exquisite and should not be missed. ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "If you spend money, we will be disrespectful." We still have some things to look for you there in a moment. ”

Peng Xinshu agreed again and again, and with a few entourages, he staggered to the 'Qingchun Building'.

Han Jiang was a little resistant to having dinner with Shangjia, but remembered that there was no minister's money in the county, so Peng Xinshu was not allowed to entertain, so Du Zhongxiao had to pay for it himself, so he didn't say anything. Although the magistrate's salary may not be lower than that of the shogunate, the salary is still far worse.

Peng Xinshu left, Han Jiang looked at the crowd coming in and out of the bath door, and sighed: "It's just a place to bathe and change clothes, but it seems that the business is booming, and you can make a lot of money." ”

Mo Lun, who was at the back of the crowd, said: "Don't hide it from the judges, don't underestimate this bathing place." There are many people coming and going on the Bianhe River, who doesn't want to take a bath when they get to the place? Just a few pennies, you can wash it freshly and refreshingly, and you can earn a few times a day like a different person! ”

If it's just a bath, it's ten cents per person. How many people come and go on the pier every day, and the hot water in the bath is comfortable, who doesn't want to come and have a good soak. If you rub your back and the like, all kinds of services can be up to dozens of dollars, and there are really a lot of inputs. The key is that the bath uses coal to boil water, and there are many people who use it, the cost is low, it looks inconspicuous, and it is actually a place to make a lot of money.

Han Jiang summed it up and nodded secretly. Du Zhongxiao looked inconspicuous at these shops on the way to the wharf, but he made a lot of money every month, so it was no wonder that there was no shortage of money for official use in the county.

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