Chapter 85 Supervisor of Farmers
"Mr. Fu is so clever, what do you think about Yuan Zhi?" Wang Yi asked Lu Shen opposite him in the carriage.
"The Duke did not say much big talk today when inspecting the soldiers. Just some excellent crossbows that were casting aroused the fighting spirit of the soldiers. It is a unique method."
Lu Shen said: "What's even more brilliant is that those ring-headed swords and arm-opening crossbows did not adopt the strategy of sending them to individuals, but instead allowed the entire army to compete with the ququ, so that the soldiers could pay attention to the cooperation of the army and quickly improve the combat effectiveness of the entire army.
"And these magical weapons are concentrated in the hands of the same soldiers. Once they are in battle, they will be able to exert their power."
"According to Yuanzhi's words, the Lord of the House is a three-way eagle." After hearing Lu Shen's analysis, Wang Yi couldn't help but slamming the high and praise.
Lu Shen nodded and smiled and said, "Yes, our prefect is really extremely intelligent. Brother Zifu, have you noticed that Huo Jian was also a little shocked today."
Wang Yi also smiled and said, "Haha, I also noticed that after the crossbow on the cart was unfolded, Huo Jian's expression was very exciting. I guess he didn't expect that Prefect Yang would bring a group of magical weapons to take office. These crossbows could greatly enhance the combat power of the county soldiers."
"Hmph, this person holds an important position and does not want to serve the country. Instead, he is a thief. I have been thinking about it for a long time but can't figure out the reason." Lu Shen shook his head and said, "Brother and he are in the county government, and they are very familiar with each other. Do you know what he thinks?"
Wang Yi said seriously after hearing this: "Brother I am already speculating on this. Huo Jian was born in the Huo family in Yizhou. Now, in Yizhou County, the Yong family, Meng family, and Cuan family are all opposing the court, either openly or secretly, and the Huo family is probably among them."
After saying that, Wang Yi stared at Lu Shen's eyes and smiled and said, "Yuan Zhi, you really can't guess the reason?"
Hearing this, Lu Shen was a little stunned, and after a moment he smiled, "It's too much to do, I dare not speculate randomly."
"You are still so sloppy." Wang Yi laughed.
Yang Qing was a little anxious these two days. Food has always been the top priority in his mind. Now the policy of labor-for-relief is in full swing. Although the people's enthusiasm has been aroused and the results are good, the consumption of food is getting faster and faster.
In particular, he not only gave refugees who worked to provide 6 liters of rations per day, but also increased the treatment of 3,000 county soldiers. It turned out that the county soldiers gave 7 liters of grain per day, but now it has increased the amount of grain per day.
In this way, more than 20,000 stones of stored grain could have been barely supplied for two or three months, but now it can only last for more than a month.
Faced with such tense grain pressure, Xie Ning, the clerk, and Li Chang, the clerk, were already anxious. They wanted to whisper a few words of grain in Yang Qing's ear every day and ask him to implement the method of open source as soon as possible.
He really couldn't stand the nagging of the two. After hearing the word "food" too much, he happened to want to go out to supervise the farmer. When the prefect was about to go out, everyone was afraid that Yang Qing would follow Gong Lu's footsteps, so they quickly persuaded him.
Of course, Yang Qing would not joke about his life. He decided not to go south this time, but to go north. There is currently Anshang City in the north, so it is still very safe as long as you don’t go to Hanjia County.
Gao Ding's thief had a great influence in Nanzhong. Yang Qing had no big feelings before in Chengdu. After coming to Yueli County to face the Yi people's troops, he realized that Gao Ding's influence was not limited to his Souyi tribe, but even Qing Qiang tribes in the lower reaches of the Qingyi River and the west bank of the Minjiang River obeyed his orders.
The 阿niuyi near Jingniu County, Hanjia County, has rebelled against the imperial court more than a hundred years ago, and the 阿niu Road from Chengdu to Qiongdu has been cut off for many years. This time, Gaoding launched a large-scale rebellion, and King Yaoniuyi also echoed it and allowed Gaoding to build camps in Jingniu County.
Fortunately, the Qingqiang tribe close to Anshang still surrendered to the court, otherwise Anshang would have become a trap of attack from north to south, and he would not dare to go to Anshang to supervise the farmers.
When he went out for the first time to inspect, Yang Qing naturally made a complete plan. Not only did he take away all the few cavalry, but he also ordered Lei Xiong to bring Santun sword and shield soldiers, Liu Yin to lead Yimen spearmen and also to lead Yimen archers and crossbowmen to accompany him to guard.
Most of these soldiers were old soldiers, and Lei Xiong was familiar with An Shang geography, so it would be safe to have them to protect them.
Walking north along the Anshang Road when I came, I saw that although there were many valleys and hills along the way, the land was fertile and the water was sufficient. Green rice fields were mixed in between, showing a vibrant scene.
Today, there are many kinds of corn in the north, and most of them are rice in the south of the Yangtze River. As for wheat, they are planted in the north and south, but only rice is planted in Yueli County.
It is the end of April and the staple food has been planted. Therefore, the farmers we met are all serving fruits, vegetables and vegetables. The rebels' military peaks did not arrive here, so the villages along the way were rarely peaceful and peaceful.
There were only two townships north of Anshang City. On that day, Yang Qing and others arrived at Huang Township, the closest to the county town. Hearing that the prefect Xingchun was in charge of farming, the township officials such as the San Lao and other famous elders from the township came to pay their respects.
Now Ji Han is still under the county and has a pavilion of ten miles and one township. There are four main town officials in the township, namely, three elders, and the Youzi. The three elders are in charge of education, and the Youzi ban thieves. If the Youzi is in charge of the order, then the Youzi will be in charge of the lawsuit and collect taxes.
As for the difference between the two positions of rank of a stern husband, it lies in the size of the township. If the township households are 5,000, there will be rank of a rank, and if there will be less than 5,000, there will be rank of a stern husband.
These four types of township officials are all state-owned officials, and the court directly pays salaries. If there is a rank and three elders, they are all rank 100 stones, which shows that the court now has strong control over the countryside.
In fact, the imperial power that later generations often say does not go to the countryside does not run through the entire ancient times. This situation did not even account for a long proportion in the feudal era. During the pre-Qin and Han dynasties, the country had extremely strong control over the rural level. In this era, the imperial power had to go to the countryside.
In the true sense, the imperial power would not go to the countryside until the Ming and Qing dynasties, when the gentry class was fully rising, but in fact, even in the Ming and Qing dynasties, the tentacles of imperial power would extend to the countryside during the period of strong national rule, which was only more or less. The very important reason was that the Chinese political civilization was extremely precocious.
So as soon as Yang Qing, the prefect came to Huangxiang, the three elders and other minor officials came to report their affairs.
Yang Qing asked about the education, public security, grain and taxes in this place one by one. After the villagers reported it tremblingly, he felt that the administration of Huang Township was still good, especially in education.
The Han Dynasty paid great attention to school education. Since Emperor Wu, there were official schools from the capital to all counties and counties. Not only Chang'an, but also Luoyang Imperial Colleges have doctors and disciples, but also schools in various counties and countries.
The imperial court established schools at the county level, and established schools at the county, road, town and marquis level, and all schools had one monk.
In addition, the imperial court also set up official schools in the countryside, called Fu, gathered and named Xu, and each set up a teacher of the "Book of Filial Piety" to teach "Book of Filial Piety" and "Analects of Confucius" to enlighten children.
Of course, the regulations of the imperial court's official schools are very complete, but the implementation of the local counties and states cannot be generalized. Therefore, Yang Qing did not expect that he could see such a regular village in the deserted border county of Yueli County.
After asking the county magistrate of Anshang, he learned that the entire Yueli County was well-promoted in education, and Huangxiang is a large town with a large population. Therefore, the Confucian education here is highly supported by the county, so this has made many children here feel enlightened.
"Haha, I didn't expect that this official would still see the countryside where culture and education emerged this time. It was really surprising." Yang Qing smiled and said, "Mr. Qi County, you have done a good job in An Shang County."
Qi Xiu said, "This is also the result of Lu County Magistrate's good governance and the officials of He County working together."
After hearing this, Yang Qing nodded and asked Youzhi, who was heading down, “How are the newly launched plows and overturned vehicles in the county used?”
Youzhi replied: "Reported to the Fujun, Huangxiang is a major township in this county, so the county has issued fifteen chubby plows and chubby plows. After using them, the people of each pavilion and village all said it was very good. This year's spring plowing has been completed, and there is almost no wasteland in the whole village. At present, we are preparing to take back the chubby plows scattered in each pavilion and concentrate on reclaiming wasteland."
"Yes, your approach is very appropriate." Yang Qing didn't expect that the officials in Huangxiang were very clever and could think of using the Quyuan Plough to clear the land. They would know how to use it.
"This year, these new ploughs and overturns are only trials. The court will increase its efforts to manufacture and issue later. I believe that the people of Huangxiang will benefit more in the near future."
When all the township officials heard this, they were very happy and said that today they loved the people as much as their sons. Prime Minister Zhuge had a good governance of the country, which was a blessing for all people.
"You don't know yet. This new plough and overturning was created by Yang Fujun's offering of the method." Qi Xiu, who was standing beside him, said to him.
Only then did the people in Huangxiang realize that the prefect of this county was actually the one who created the Quyuan Pi and the Rolling Car. They were surprised and quickly bowed: "The Lord of the Mansion is really a wise man. It is really a blessing for us, and we are the common people who can be under the rule of the Lord of the Mansion."
"Haha, please come up quickly. I am just doing some practical things for the people and I am not considered a wise man."
Chapter completed!