Liu Yan, the new county magistrate of Hongnong, is a very personalized official, at least showing this personality in his place of administration.

He said that he would vigorously develop tourism in Hongnong County, so he would stick to his ideas very much. The decisions in the county have always been managed by the county magistrate, and the chief clerk is just a balanced method. Unless the county magistrate makes any mistakes, he will report to the upper hand as the chief clerk.

The county magistrate is another official who helps the county magistrate do things, and he has no good idea. The only thing he can do is to treat it negatively.

Liu Yan wanted to widen the river flowing through Laoliushu Village and make the water shallow. The so-called shallow water means that the water surface is close to the shore, not really making the water shallow all at once. After widening, the water surface will drop a little, but it cannot reach half of the theoretical level.

He believed that in this way, the fear in his heart would be reduced when sitting on the boat close to the shore, and more people would be wandering on the shore. In fact, he had a problem with dizziness.

Since Laoliushu Village disagreed, Liu Yan started from the upper reaches of the river first. The river flowing through Laoliushu Village is not a big river, but a tributary of the Honglu River. If it is not a military map, it will not be noted on it.

The source of the river is mountains and flows out of the mountains in the water. Some of the accumulated water caused by rain, and some of the underground rivers emerge as the terrain changes.

The river channel is very deep, and the water in the river channel rises every year during the rainy season. In the past, it always had to rush to the surrounding areas, but the losses caused were not large.

In the past, there were no villages in this mountain, only a dozen families were at the foot of the mountain, harvesting firewood from the mountain, or hunting some wild animals, and then reclaiming a few acres of land to live.

Now there is no one living at the foot of the mountain. They have changed places and changed to the plains to raise poultry there, so the land at the foot of the mountain is convenient and there is no control, so it is just right to start.

Liu Yan came out early this morning and took people here for investigation. Looking at the trickle flowing out of the mountains, gathering together and finally flowing into the river, he had a good manner of guiding the country and said to the people in the yamen:

"This is here, it is the treasure given to us by God. It should be developed and used. It cannot be wasted here, otherwise it will be irresponsible to the people of Hongnong and disrespect to the heavens.

Look, the mountains in front of us are so green. Look, the water in front of us is so clear, and the mountains and water are also clear. Isn’t it a good place for tourism? Some people travel to Luoyang, and some people travel to Baoxin County. We have also developed it here, connected to the front line, and tourism resources are shared.

Without such a development idea and no idea of ​​leveraging power, he would be either a qualified planner or a sinner in Hongnong County. I don’t want to be this sinner. Similarly, I hope you don’t want to be this sinner either.”

After Liu Yan finished speaking, the surroundings were quiet, no one applauded, and no one applauded. It seemed that everyone devoted their entire body and mind to the beautiful scenery in front of them.

"Little boy, tell me." Liu Yan saw that the situation was unlucky and asked the newly promoted yamen runner.

The original leader had already resigned and went to Shuiyunjian to discuss with the clerk at Yingmen. The clerk helped find a new job, and went to the Honglushui wharf to organize some people to practice, and then inspect the entire river. On the one hand, it prevented possible cases, and on the other hand, it was used to rescue people who accidentally fell into the water.

The wages paid are very high, three times that of being a yamen runner, and there is no shortage of benefits. When patrolling, there will naturally be merchant ships or fishing boats to give them some daily supplies.

They don’t have to take the initiative, and others don’t give much. A fisherman usually gives two fish or half a basket of shrimps. He walks a few laps every day, and there will be more things at night. He takes them home to eat without spending his usual living expenses.

It’s not that they are unreasonable and will cause trouble for others, but that they think what they do is hard and willing to pay for. If something happens, they still need their help.

Liu Yan was very angry about this. He thought that the guy in Shui Yunjian was deliberately against him, but he didn't dare to come over and question him. One was that the guy was too powerful, and the other was that he didn't think he could defend the guy in Shui Yunjian. The guy in Shui Yunjian was not bad at all, and he had to learn every day. If he really went over and was told to be trapped by others, he would be too embarrassing.

Since he could not control people, he could only suppress his anger, observe the yamen runners in the yamen, and promote the honestest Tong Hui to the leader. He felt that he had promoted people, and the little boy would definitely lead a group of yamen runners to follow him.

So now I need help from others, so I asked Xiang Tonghui.

Tong Hui had just become the leader for a day, and he had no idea of ​​being happy at all. Instead, he felt that he had been set up on the fire by the county magistrate. If the yamen were not close to home, he would have wanted to work in another place.

At this time, when the county magistrate asked him, he smiled helplessly and said, "Sir, the young man really doesn't understand economic knowledge. The young man said that the mountain is a coal mine. Why is it not developed now? It is because our Hongnong economy does not need to use this resource now.

Waiting for future development needs, for example, some industries that require heat supply can be entered, and then the area can be mined. Now that people are not migrating here, they are worried that they will need to be used one day, and local people will not be able to move elsewhere.

If you become a tourist place, you will have to build infrastructure, build roads to the mountains, build small dams, pavilions, and inns. Then someone comes to do other tourism-related transactions.

If this part of the money is invested, what should we do if our Hongnong enters a company that needs to use thermal resources?

There is also the river. You are looking at the shore high now because there is no water this year. Otherwise, the water will rise to the shore and even overflow. You said that it is a small support for widening, but if you want to reload the digging soil into the sack and throw it into the river, so that the distance between the water surface and the shore is shortened, what should you do if you catch up with rainy days?"

After saying this, Tong Hui lowered his head and did not dare to look at the county magistrate's gaze. He said he didn't understand the economy, but he had read all the plans, and was honest and always willing to think about things.

The most important thing is that he patrols the streets. Now there are newspapers every day, big newspapers and tabloids, and people are talking about them everywhere. There are many disputes every day. Although it may not be correct, the atmosphere of the people participating in political discussion is very good. Each has his own analysis and finds arguments to assist his arguments.

After a long time, basically everyone's "knowledge" has come up, and they can understand the various policies of the court, which is in line with one aspect of the Analects of Confucius. The people can use it, but they cannot use it, and they know it. People who know how to be reasonable will abide by the law. People who talk about the policies of the court every day are more concerned about the affairs of the country. This is how cohesion arises.

Liu Yan has not announced his plan to engage in economic development in the local area. Otherwise, the boycott he received would be greater, and he would be even more angry.

Now he was very angry. The person he promoted did not speak to him, but also said he would give him advice, as if he had just arrived and didn't know anything.

"Coal transportation requires good roads, and tourism also requires good roads. Even if other companies come here in the future, the roads will still be used. Therefore, waste of investment cannot be counted in this area. There is nothing wrong with the places where coal mining people need to live, and hotels are not used in the future. Let them live there.

As for the soil in the river channel, it is different from now after the river channel becomes wider. In the past, the water overflowed was because the river channel was narrow. If it was wider, it would not overflow, so?"

Liu Yan refuted it and looked at Tong Hui.

"Ran, Ran." Tong Hui was unwilling to talk to the county magistrate about this matter. He was just a yamen runner. Even if he said smallpox, the county magistrate would not change his decision.

Liu Yan was a little satisfied and ordered: "Since you agree, you should find someone to start digging in the local area. You must ensure that you have two meals a day and pay every month every time the wages must be paid in time."

"Ah? Sir, that... you may not understand. Now the employment in our county is three meals a day, and the wages are paid one day." Tong Hui quickly reminded.

Liu Yan was stunned, thought about it, and nodded: "Sure, as you said, you still have to take care of breakfast here, and you don't follow the rules."

"It's not that meaning, sir, the place you chose is far away from your home, so it's impossible for people to run back and forth. When those working here, they need to have a simple house first." Tong Hui explained.

Liu Yan suddenly realized that just now, he was thinking about other situations and forgot about the road, and said, "Okay, you can do it, remember to find more people."

After the arrangement, he took the yamen run back. When he passed by Laoliushu Village, he saw that the market had come out. At the same time, the boards on the bridge were paved. He hesitated that he did not enter the village and chose to have a meal at the market, so as to listen to what the local people usually say.

He believes that many people are not doing well and need to work, get up early every morning to eat, then go to the factory or workshop to work, eat at noon, work in the afternoon, go home at night, eat and sleep, and one thing is repeated back and forth.

Ten years are no different from one year, and it will be like that in a lifetime. Ambitions should be like themselves, always consider new things and change things through their own efforts, so that life will not be in vain.

"Lao Zhang, this is the county magistrate of this county. Take out your skills and choose good things. If the county magistrate is not satisfied, he will not give him any money." Tong Hui played his role and shouted to a person who set up a stall and sold lunch boxes.

The lunch box is usually served directly, but there are also cases where the order is single. If you don’t want to eat the already fried dishes, or if you think the big pot is not delicious, you can order it alone.

The "boss" of the lunch box glanced at Liu Yan, nodded, and walked back while thinking about what to do.

Soon, two cold dishes came on, and rice wine was boiled, with slices of ginger, longan and dates added to it, which smelled... The taste depends on their own taste, and some people don't like drinking this kind of stuff that puts other things.

Liu Yan had suffered hardships in Bajiang and did not have too high requirements for food. He wanted to show a friendly look, so he smelled the smell of wine and said nothing, but began to listen to others.

There is a lot of noise in the market, and some people who are talking are willing to let others hear their opinions.

"Have you heard it? The new county magistrate named Liu, named Liu Yan." As soon as Liu Yan started to listen, he heard the person mentioned him by a table. He immediately became serious and saw how the locals talked about him.

"I know, I came from a small place, and I don't know if I did the results there or if someone helped me behind my back. I hope he won't mess up our Hongnong. I won't agree."

Another voice came, with a rough voice, and a hint of hoarseness.

Liu Yan was a little unhappy, but he had never shown it on his face. He was still scheming and caring.

"Your hope is probably going to turn into disappointment. He is already doing it. He wants to double the current river and make the water rise. When he came here this morning, he heard from the people in the village that he had to strengthen the tourism market and build Hongnong into a tourism county."

"What? A big county for tourism? Our Hongnong is an economic model of transit and processing. If you are traveling, what else can you use to support other industries? There are many money in the county. On the one hand, there are more, and on the other hand, there are fewer ones. I have to see that I have to continue to support the handicraft workshop, use the good steel on the blade, and invest the money in urgent need."

"What handicraft workshop? I mean to continue to build a dock. Now the warehouses in the dock are getting less and less than enough, and there are fewer auxiliary tools for handling. We have to demolish all the nearby bungalows, remove people, pave the road, and build more warehouses."

"You are all wrong. I think it is necessary to vigorously develop specialty farming for meat. Think about it, there are more ships coming and going to the wharf every day, and more people will follow suit. There are also people who are migrating from other places. The demand for meat products is getting bigger and bigger. If you don't engage in specialty farming, where will you transport it from? There are fewer local areas, and shipping elsewhere will increase the shipping fee, which will increase the price of the meat products we eat."

"I want to say that the first thing to solve is the real estate problem. The last time I had a flood, I carried out construction, but obviously, with the increase of the number of foreign population, the existing housing can no longer meet the requirements of population growth for living conditions. The best way is to expand the county town outward."

"Look at you. They all seem to be county magistrates. They eat quickly and have to go to work in the afternoon after eating. They say these useless things all day long. Can they take care of county magistrates?" Someone began to pour cold water on a large scale, causing the "officers" who seemed to have great power to return to their identities.

"It's not okay to say it? So what if it's not a county magistrate? What can the county magistrate do? I just don't agree to invest the county's money on tourism. Do you have to say it on the notice board first? Then we will object together. The county magistrate will have to put down the tourism matter."

"It's gone. I went to the county town the day before yesterday, and the notice board was removed. I'll tell you what you think is the past?"

"Why did it be removed? I suspect that the new county magistrate wants to have a private bag and has the motive of greed for money in Mo County. I will go and see it myself tomorrow and will not restore the bulletin board. I will go to the place where the telegram will report it, regardless of whether he has any problems, and let the people above check it out."

The hot dishes had already come up. Liu Yan, who had not moved his chopsticks, heard what the person on the table and the other person on the table next to him, and felt so hatred in his heart.

One hates the people who reject their plans, the other hates that someone wants to threaten them, and they want to send telegrams. The superiors must send people, but they dare not stop them.

Of course, what I hate the most is the system of the bulletin board. The things that Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan did when they ran to Baoxin County affected many places in the Tang Dynasty. Any local officials with a little ambition would have to set up the bulletin board.

It clearly states how each money comes from the place, where it is spent, and the geometry required for the development plan to be adopted.

Liu Yan believes that this approach has seriously slowed down local development and has a great interference with local officials. He often came up with a good plan. It is precisely because the local people jointly rejected that local officials had to re-program the plan.

What do the people know? If the people understand, what do officials do? Let them all become officials, so they must not be allowed to point fingers at officials. The most important thing the people should do is to be obedient and act according to the requirements of officials. Are officials not more capable than the people? Can they still harm them?

Considering the difficulties he was about to face, Liu Yan felt that the wine and food became unpalatable. The meat was fishy and some could not be chewed. What should I do if I put so many gluten heads in a stir-fry? There was also a wine bowl, which looked like it was not washed clean. Have the oily hands rubbed inside?

After a few quick bites, Liu Yan could no longer eat them. He felt disgusted and wanted to vomit. He put down his chopsticks and signaled to the yamen runners who followed him with his eyes.

Tong Hui still had a wink. When he saw the county magistrate put down his chopsticks, he immediately asked, "Sir, have you eaten?"

Liu Yan nodded with a calm face, and Tong Hui immediately ordered the other yamen runners: "Don't eat vegetables, drink the wine first, Lao Zhang, pack it, pour the rice in, let's eat when we are hungry."

‘Pa’ Liu Yan took out a piece of paper money and slapped it on the table: “Today’s food will not be left in the county’s accounts, I will invite it, so I don’t need to pack it.”

"Sir, it's a pity to throw it away." Tong Hui couldn't bear to let it go, and the table of dishes had not moved much.

Liu Yan glared at his eyes: "It's not that you're throwing away your money. I have money, so I don't need to be greedy and get your own pockets, hum!"

After saying that, he got up and left.

Tong Hui responded and winked at a yamen runner. The yamen runner nodded and waited for the county magistrate to sit in the car and leave. The yamen runner carried the packed food behind, but he couldn't eat it on the road, for fear that the county magistrate would see it. When he went back to get off work, several people would gather together to make some wine and continue to enjoy it.

At this moment, other people who were eating also knew who was leaving. It turned out that the new county magistrate looked like.

"Much, hum! Can you be richer than the Zhang and Wang families? Last time Xiaobei and the others came here for dinner, they threw it away without saying that they could just throw away money. Why throw away the food if they had money? After that, the new county magistrate is such a person. We are in trouble with Hongnong."

A man looked at the leaving county magistrate team and said to the people around him.

People around them nodded, and they saw that the new county magistrate did not like to eat the dishes on the market, and even pretended not to pretend. They were far inferior to Xiaobei and the others. If you want to eat better, who could catch up with the children of the Zhang and Wang family in the Tang Dynasty? But why could they eat it? And the food was very clean.

This shows that what I thought was different. Xiaobei and the others wanted to use their actions to set an example for others, but this county magistrate used this to prove that he was rich.

"Wait. If it doesn't work, I really have to send a telegram. I can't let him mess around with us Hongnong. If Xiao Bei had asked Liu Feifei for a fifth-rank official, he would have been bigger than the county magistrate and suppressed him. Unfortunately, he was a seventh-rank official. Although he was not under the county urban management, he could not be in charge of the county government."

Someone said again.

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To be continued...