When leaving the village, the old man picked up a small bag of dried dates and stuffed them to Qin Feng without hesitation, and kept asking him to remember to say a few good words to their county magistrates and the county magistrates after he went back. He had never met such a good official in his life! Qin Feng also agreed with a smile.

After leaving the village, they went out to Tianmen County, and passed several such villages along the way. There were very few people, especially young and middle-aged people. The villages were mostly old, weak, women and children. But they were all full of confidence in the future, and even Eunuch Le was moved by the optimism and expectations of the future.

Wu Ling seemed even more silent. At first, he had a few words with Qin Feng, but later, he had nothing to say.

Changyang County is still very poor, but Changyang County is having a vigorous spirit, and a thriving trend is already naked in front of him.

Maybe it won't take long to change the place here.

Finally, we stepped into Tianmen County. There was no city wall here. When Shuntian Army passed by, it almost wiped out Tianmen County to the ground. After the war ended, the Taiping Army controlled the place, but did not rebuilt the city wall. Instead, they picked up the blue bricks that were originally wrapped outside the city wall. After tidying up, they began to rebuild residents' houses. The entire city wall of Tianmen County was only in a very small place, and there were some ruins left, indicating their original role.

A county town can be seen at a glance, and a straight street passes through, with houses on both sides one after another, and there is only a narrow street in the middle that can barely be passed by a carriage.

"There were more than 3,000 households in Tianmen County, and more than 20,000 people lived here, but this year there were only 1,000 households reported to the court, less than 5,000." Walking on the Bluestone Street, Qin Feng sighed and said with emotion: "It's 70% gone! I don't know how many years it will take to restore the old landscape."

Eunuch Le looked at the shops on both sides and the crowds coming and going, and whispered: "Your Majesty, it won't take long. Look, this prosperous sign has appeared."

"In the past, in Yuejing, I didn't have an intuitive feeling about the situation in Changyang County. I thought Ma Xiangnan was exaggerating. This time I came to see it myself and realized the actual situation. The rest was even more serious than what he said, which was difficult for him. The court must tilt towards this place in terms of policies." Qin Feng said sadly.

"Your Majesty, the court has actually done a lot. The Imperial Medical Office has placed most of the medicinal materials bases and pharmaceutical workshops in Changyang County, which has solved the biggest problem for them. In a while, the medicinal materials can be harvested, and the people here will have income. The pharmaceutical workshops also need people to make medicine. This does not require strong labor. As long as there is money here, are you still afraid that no one will come?" Eunuch Le said justice.

Qin Feng nodded with a smile, "Shu Chang is doing a good job. This guy sometimes doesn't seem to be inconsistent, but he is never confused about major events. Ma Xiangnan's eyes are also poisonous."

"It's not that Your Majesty can tell him the letter first, so that he can take the lead. Otherwise, if other counties compete with Changyang, they really have no chance of winning!" Eunuch Le said with a smile.

The three of them continued to move forward, not far away, but were attracted by a soft sound of reading. They stopped and turned to look in the direction where the sound of reading came from one side. This was a small courtyard. Unlike the slightly broken houses next to it, the house in this courtyard was covered with blue bricks and green tiles, surrounded by a half-person-high wall.

The sun was just right, and the windows of the house were open. You could see a master chanting with a group of dolls. The older one was about ten years old, but the younger one was only six or seven years old.

All the children were very serious, holding books in both hands, looking straight, and chanting loudly.

Qin Feng looked up and above the gate of the courtyard, the words "Tianmen Primary School" were vigorous and powerful. Qin Feng could tell at a glance that the familiar handwriting was Ma Xiangnan's masterpiece.

"Wu Ling, this is the school of the Ming Dynasty. These schools do not charge money, and they also provide food and accommodation for children who are studying. All the expenses are supplemented by the court. To be honest, our Ming Dynasty is still very poor now, but we still have to do this. Every year in the entire Ming Dynasty, this expenditure alone is hundreds of thousands of taels of silver. The purpose is to allow children from poor families who cannot afford to study to have the opportunity to study. Maybe they will not persist for a long time and will have to work and make money due to life. But at least, they will no longer be blind and will not even be able to understand the court's notices. There are more people who are literate, more people who are sensible, and more people who understand the court's policies. At that time, even if some people want to resolve the court's policies, it will not be so easy." Qin Feng looked at Wu Ling and said.

"You did a good job in this matter," Wu Ling said in a depressing manner.

"It's really rare to hear a good word from you." Qin Feng laughed: "Wu Ling, let me ask you, what did you start to rebel?"

"General Wu said that we should change the world and let the people live a good life." Wu Ling was silent for a moment and said.

"But your approach is the opposite." Qin Feng shook his head: "So now, do you think the people have lived such a life, what you wanted at the beginning?"

Wu Ling remained silent.

"If you don't speak, that's it." Qin Feng said lightly: "But if Wu Xin is still alive, do you think the people of Changyang County can have such a life?"

"Leading troops to fight is one thing, and governing the country is another." Before Wu Ling answered, Qin Feng continued: "Your idea of ​​destroying everything first and then completely rebuilding is unrealistic. Are there people in the Shuntian Army who can manage the place well?"

Wu Ling sighed, and Qin Feng's words made him think of the generals under Moro back then, and the other one who could really make the people live a good life and destroy them, but construction is far from their strengths.

"Let's go, go to the county government office to take a look!" Qin Feng didn't say anything, but led the way forward.

The county government office is very dilapidated, much worse than the primary school I just saw. What made Qin Feng laugh the most was that a hole had broken into the gate, like a big eye, was staring at Qin Feng.

"The school is better than the county government. No wonder Wu Xing can be praised by the people." Qin Feng nodded, "But it would be too unreasonable to let the county government government break a hole."

"Your Majesty, why are there so many people queuing up there?" Eunuch Le pointed to the other end of the county government, where there was a large group of people.

"Let's go and have a look." Qin Feng said with great enthusiasm.

When I approached, I found that the house next to the county government was actually a medical clinic. The sign hanging next to the door was also a medical clinic directly under the county. This was also one of the reform measures of the Imperial Medical Office. The Imperial Medical Office established the Imperial Medical Office and the Medical Office. The Imperial Medical Office set up stations in each county, with imperial doctors in the capital, and the counties then set up stations in each county. The purpose is to make the people affordable. It is not a good idea to see a doctor in the imperial clinic, and only the medicine is charged.

"Why are so many people sick today?" Eunuch Le was very surprised and squeezed into the crowd to inquire, but his face looked a little strange after coming out.

"Your Majesty, it turns out that there is an imperial doctor here for a consultation today, so so many people have attracted. That imperial doctor used to be in Yuejing, and his servants also recognized it." Eunuch Le said justice.

Qin Feng smiled, "It seems that it's because of me. I'm going to come to Changyang County, and Tianmen is the only place to go, so this imperial physician came here specially. He can come to Changyang County, a miserable place, and open the door to treat ordinary people. It's great. Eunuch Le, did he see you?"

"I saw it, but the servant told him not to make a sound." Eunuch Le said justice.

"Yeah!" Qin Feng nodded, "I think Ma Xiangnan and the others will also come to our team at this time. We will definitely come back tonight. Go in and say to this person, come to the county government office tonight! I will meet him."

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Eunuch Le squeezed into the crowd again. Qin Feng looked at Wu Ling and said, "Wu Ling, there is a tavern over there. We have suffered a lot along the way. Today I will invite you to have a drink."

Wu Ling looked at Qin Feng, "To be honest, you really can't see how you are an emperor."

"What does it take to sit in the emperor?" Qin Feng burst out laughing and shook his head, "Does the emperor sit in the south and north and be tall? Let's go!"

The tavern was not big, and no one came in at this moment. Qin Feng picked up a table beside the window and sat down. Wu Ling hesitated for a moment and sat down.

"Waiter, come here!" Qin Feng waved and shouted.

The waiter with a towel on his shoulder ran over, "Guest, what do you want to eat and drink? But our boss went to the imperial doctor to see his old injured leg. No one took the spoon, only cold cuts, you can just take a look."

"Everything is OK, what wine is there?"

"The wine is the unique persimmon wine in our Tianmen County. You can see that you are from other places and you have never drunk it." The waiter said with a smile.

"Use persimmons to make wine?" Qin Feng asked in surprise.

"Of course, can we use grain? The food we eat in Changyang County is tight. How can we use grain to make wine? Do you want it?"

“Take it.”

A plate of peanuts and a plate of broad beans surprised Qin Feng, and there was a plate of air-dried steamed wild game and a pot of persimmon wine, which was soon put on the table.

Qin Feng filled both cups, "Wu Ling, what are your feelings when I saw so many along the way?"

Wu Ling raised his neck and drank all the wine. Although persimmon wine was just a kind of fruit wine, it was extremely strong. It was imported into the stomach and was like a flame. Wu Ling didn't feel it at all. After drinking a glass, he poured another glass. Qin Feng didn't say anything, but just looked at him and sipped the wine slowly. It was not delicious, so he could only barely call it wine.

"Or, it's good to be an emperor." Wu Ling put the wine glass on the table. "I am also from Changyang County. I am happy to see these villagers live and work in peace and contentment."

Qin Feng nodded: "In life, you always have to do something meaningful. Wu Ling, I will take you so far and say so much to you. It is not without purpose. You are a good general, and I still admire Wu Xin very much, but each of them is in the camp. Even if I do it again, I will still kill him by any means because this is my respect for a strong opponent. Now I will give you two choices, one is to serve the court and do something practical for the people, rather than staying in my mouth. The second choice is, if you still have a knot in Wu Xin's death, then you can leave, and from now on your identity, and don't appear in front of the world again."

"Would you let me go?"

"Why don't you want to let you go?" Qin Feng smiled: "Will you rebel after you go back?"

Wu Ling shook his head.

"Will you still assassinate my Ming generals and officials?"

Wu Ling was stunned, "That dog thief is cheap, don't kill it anymore, don't kill it anymore."
Chapter completed!