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Chapter 401 New Deal and New School
In Dantang County, not only are the crops abundant in the fields, but there are also many peasants working day and night around the Lianghe River.

With the support of Lu Wang and Dong Pingzhang as the chief assistant, the water diversion project in Dantang County soon became a major local project invested by the Ministry of Industry.

The things that originally required Gao Pan to watch in person were all taken over by the people sent by the Ministry of Industry. As for how to do the construction, I still listen to Gao Pan.

In just two or three months, more than half of the water diversion project has been completed. This surprised Gao Pan when he knew the progress. He originally thought that it would take at least one year. From the looks of it, half a year would be enough.

In order to make use of the natural water pump of Zhongli Mountain, Gao Pan asked people to dig several huge ponds on Zhongli Mountain. The water in them can only rely on mountain water and Tianshui.

However, after all the work is done, the water on Zhongli Mountain will not be used up.

After Dong Pingzhang listened to Gao Pan's suggestion, at the beginning of March, he proposed to Emperor Tianfeng that Ye Haikun, Yin of Chengtian Mansion, be the governor of Dongshan.

After listening to Dong Pingzhang's explanation, Emperor Tianfeng understood that this transfer indicated that the New Deal was opened in Dongshan.

Gao Pan reminded Dong Pingzhang that Dongshan is now in a period of transition between turmoil and calm, and it happens to be the best time to implement the New Deal. If it is missed, there will be a lot of resistance.

Finally, with the efforts of Dong Pingzhang, Emperor Tianfeng agreed to the transfer order, and promoted Ye Haikun to be the left servant of the household department and the governor of Dongshan.

At the end of March, Ye Haikun had already taken office. Although Dongshan had not completely recovered at that time, most of the places had already recovered.

Following Ye Haikun, there were also many newly-appointed magistrates and other officials, and most of these people were recommended by Dong Pingzhang, and they were regarded as his people.

Including Ye Haikun, the major changes in Dongshan officials this time also heralded the rise of a new party in the imperial court.

If there is a new party, there will naturally be an old party. Don’t say that the New Deal touched the interests of the gentry class. Even if it didn’t, in order to balance the new party, there will be a conservative party to compete with the new party.

What's more, the New Deal touched the interests of the gentry class. People from the old party spread all over the government and the public, from the old Ziyige elders to the seventh-rank supervisory censor.

Everyone is criticizing the New Deal, closely watching what happened in Dongshan, trying to find some loopholes or handles from these 'new parties'?
As long as there is a mistake or omission, if it is caught by members of the old party, it will definitely be rectified to death. The formerly amicable court ceremony also seems to be full of gunpowder.

The heat in the court naturally spread to Gao Pan. Some people impeached Gao Pan, resorted to fraud, and decided that the water diversion project must be unsuccessful?
They feel that the final result this time is just a waste of a lot of money, manpower and material resources of the court, and Gao Pan will bear the main responsibility.

In the face of people who don't believe him, Gao Pan has always disdain to explain anything, but since people are following him, Gao Pan has no choice but to slap them in the face with facts.

In his self-submission to Emperor Tianfeng, Gao Pan wrote a simple experiment and sent someone to the capital with the props he had prepared.

In front of Emperor Tianfeng, he showed this experiment to these pretentious courtiers, what is natural air pressure.

But even though this experiment was done in front of them, people in the old party still thought that this was the actual situation, and said that Gao Pan just played a trick for them, diverting the water from the Beihe River to a high place, Isn't it just a fool's dream, they don't believe it anyway.

Fortunately, Dong Pingzhang was still standing above the court, and in the end the impeachment was also shelved, and everything will not be known until the water is passed.

……

The quarrel in the hall could only make Gao Pan slightly frown, but the great changes in Dantang County made him very happy.

In particular, the estimated amount of summer grain collection gave Gao Pan a reassurance. While advocating justice for the people on weekdays, he did not care about the people's livelihood, such as building roads and bridges and other trivial matters.

The opening of the Yamen Bank provided strong support for the people of Dantang County, so that they no longer have any worries.

As for the interest that Gao Pan originally promised, if it was stored in the bank, Gao Pan asked people to pay it truthfully. Gao Pan was not stingy with the gentry owners who originally invested in it, and he did what he said.

It is true that Ning Yan copied too much money and property before, and after distributing a lot to the common people, there is still a lot, except that after keeping some for himself, all of them were confiscated and became some fixed property of the Yamen Bank.

Afterwards, Yuan Fangjun's belongings were also replenished a lot. Although it was not as much as [-]% of the money copied by Ning Yan, it was still better than nothing, and he could still do a lot of things.

In the government office in early June, Gao Pan was wearing single clothes, fanning with a fan in one hand, and reading a document in the other.

Just at this time, Xie Yujun came in a hurry. After seeing Gao Pan, he didn't speak. He picked up the teapot on the table and prepared to drink it. But when he touched it, he realized that the tea was boiling hot. He immediately put down the teapot and blew it. holding his hand.

Seeing this, Gao Pan laughed:
"Hahaha, brother Yujun, why are you so hasty..."

After hearing this, Xie Yujun said angrily:

"The tea you just asked someone to make? It's such a hot day, why do you have to drink hot tea...Come here, bring a pot of cold tea!"

Gao Pan smiled and shook his head, saying:
"Brother Yujun, don't act like you're in a hurry, you're a county magistrate who's quite relaxed now."

After hearing this, Xie Yujun was very happy:
"Hehe, I also want to be more relaxed, like you, sitting in this cool government office drinking hot tea, didn't you ask me to supervise the collection of summer grain?"

Hearing this, Gao Pan remembered something, and quickly patted his forehead, apologizing:

"I was negligent and forgot that you are a busy person, but I told you a long time ago that some tedious things should be done by the people below, and you don't have to follow them yourself."

Xie Yujun still took the conversation in a bad mood and said:

"Where did you say it so well? There are many things. If I hadn't watched it personally, those officials wouldn't know how much they would have corrupted. For the sake of the court and the people, I have to do it myself."

Hearing this, Gao Pan was stunned for a moment, then looked at Xie Yujun with a frown and said:
"Brother Yujun, even though it is true, there are no fish when the water is so clear. You have to learn how to be confused. You have nothing to worry about, and you can't wrong the people below you. They are living on the oil and water. .”

This made Xie Yujun puzzled:
"Gao Pan, what do you mean by that? Don't let them be greedy for ink, but I'm wrong?"

Seeing this, Gao Pan sighed softly and said:

"Brother Yujun, you and I are both sons of a wealthy Xungui family. Naturally, we don't value money and silver very much, but for those small officials, even a few copper coins are hard to come by..."

"It's not intentional for them to be greedy for ink, but to have what they should have. Otherwise, who will work for you? Desperately, just for the meager money given by the court?"

(End of this chapter)