The first Taoist priest of the Tang Dynasty

It doesn't matter whether it's a regular attendant or a junior security guard, as long as Zhong Wen can give them a bowl of food and a place to live, it doesn't affect them anything.

What's more, Zhong Wen was kind enough to save their lives, and if he came to seek refuge, that was also a way of repaying his life-saving kindness.

It's just that they also have family members to support, but it's hard for them to ask how much the money is.

After the five people looked at each other, they turned to Xu Fu and said, "Housekeeper Xu, we are willing to go to Lizhou, but we are making troubles..."

When Xu Fu heard this, he smiled and said: "Don't worry about this matter, as long as you are willing to go to Lizhou, all these things are easy to talk about. Although I haven't discussed this matter with the Taoist priest, I can make the decision. Your monthly salary will be distributed by Chang'an, and your salary will be five per month."

Xu Fu had never discussed with Zhong Wen about the arrangement of the five of them.

After Xu Fu beat Zhong Mugen and the others to Chang'an, he learned that Zhong Mugen and the others had no servants to serve in Lizhou, so he thought about sending a few people there.

Recently, Xu Fu has also been picking people.

Although the servants in the County Marquis' Mansion had selected several, they were not very satisfied.

Coincidentally, Liu Gu and his five returned to Chang'an at this time, Xu Fu had an idea and planned to send these five people to Longquan Village so that they could serve Zhong Mugen's family.

Xu Fu still knew the details and skills of Liu Gu and the five people.

Besides, the people who can be rescued by Zhong Wen will not be too bad.

"Butler Xu, isn't this too high?" Zhang Dalin was also taken aback when he heard Xu Fu's words.

Five strings of money, this is not a small amount.

When they were in Baiqisi, their monthly income was less than five pennies, and it was still a desperate job, and if there was any mistake, they would be killed.

"Not much. After all, Lizhou is a bit biased. As for this month's money, I will send it to your home. As for your food, clothing, housing and transportation in Lizhou, I will write a letter to the Taoist priest. I think the Taoist priest will arrange it for you." Xu Fu said.

"Then I'll trouble Steward Xu." Liu Gu and the other five had no doubts about Xu Fu's arrangement.

Money, when they were in Baiqisi, most of them would ask someone to take them home, and Xu Fu's arrangement was exactly what they wanted.

"Well, you guys are resting in the mansion these few days. I will arrange it for you. I will notify you to go to Lizhou." Xu Fu is straightforward when he sees five people. , all went smoothly.

The five of them settled down temporarily.

A few days later, the five of them followed the convoy of the Lizhou Business Group and started heading towards Lizhou.

"Brother, what exactly is your Lizhou business group doing?" On the way, Zhang Dalin asked a small official of the Lizhou business group in a low voice.

"What else can we do? Of course it is to escort the goods. Our Lizhou business group will escort a batch of goods to Chang'an every ten days and half a month. Of course, we will also buy some things from Chang'an and sell them in Lizhou. .” The little official responded proudly.

With the establishment of the Lizhou Business Group, he can be said to be a civil servant.

Although the money is not a lot, the life is getting more and more prosperous, and the energy is getting more and more full.

Just a little bit tired.

There are seven months of the year on this road, how can this person not be tired.

"Then what kind of goods does your Lizhou business group mainly transport?" Zhang Dalin became even more curious when he heard about it.

"It's not easy to tell you about this at first, but you are the people brought by Steward Xu, so you can be trusted. Our business group now mainly transports some canned food, as well as some special products of our Lizhou. , and some other things, which can bring us Lizhou [-] yuan in revenue every year." When the little official mentioned this, he was even more excited.

Why he is so happy, of course, is because he has made money.

Leaving aside his own salary, he made a lot of money by bringing private goods to Chang'an to sell. He couldn't be happy about this.

"One hundred thousand guan!!!" When Zhang Dalin and the others heard such a value, they were also shocked by this value.

For them, with so much money piled up together, how much would that be? At least, they had never seen such a large amount of money.

Seeing Zhang Dalin and the others' surprised expressions, the little official felt even more proud.

"It's still a small amount of money. After staying for two years, our Lizhou business group will have a yearly revenue of one million yuan. By then, our Lizhou will definitely be richer than that of Jiangnan." The little official thought of Zhong Wen. After drawing the blueprint for them, it was even more imaginative.

Chapter 592 I want to move home

At this time, Zhong Wen had already arrived in Lizhou City.

Recently, Zhong Wen has been busy with Lizhou affairs.

Speaking of which, Zhong Wen wasn't busy at all, he just wandered around, looked around, and said a few words.

Who called Zhong Wen the leader of Lizhou? When the leader speaks, the people below have to listen.

There is a saying that if the leader says a word, the subordinates will have to run away.

Recently, in Quanli Prefecture, the leaders of all counties, big and small, have complained a lot.

But they are so happy, and they also like this busy state.

"Don't drive Zheng, is the salt team of the merchant group ready?" One day, Zhong Wen convened a high-level meeting with the senior officials of Lizhou in the County Marquis Mansion in Lizhou City.

"Inspector Zhong, the salt team of the merchant group has been formed, and all the ships are ready to go. However, this is the plan. Please take a look, Inspector." Zheng Zhi took out the documents he had prepared and handed them to Zhong Zhong. arts.

In today's Lizhou, all written documents appear in the form of reports, and most of them appear in the same form.

It is clear at a glance, anyone can understand it, and it is difficult to fake it.

What's more, Zheng Zhi's don't drive, he became more and more familiar with the car, and he became more and more agile when doing things, which was no longer at the same level as before.

"Very well, if everyone is ready, you can set off. The journey is very long, and there are still some people who need to be sent to the Chaka Salt Lake. The staff of the staff department, you send all the people in the nearest Lizhou For the things that need to be developed, I will make a detailed report and report to me, and then we will discuss it together and then issue it." Zhong Wen read the plan handed over by Zheng Zhi, and expressed his affirmation after reading it.

"Yes, Inspector." The staff officer responded immediately.

"Bie Zheng, there is one thing that you need to take care of recently. Count the temples, Taoist temples, and Town God's Temples, Earth Temples, and Mountain God Temples in Lizhou, and count the mountains, fields and other things in each temple. Good." Zhong Wen was finally ready to attack the temples.

Of course, Zhong Wen would not have dared to touch it if there was a conferment by the imperial court.

Only those that are private, and those of the clans.

This is what Zhong Wen wants to move.

After all, the next thing, that is the point.

Zhong Wen planned to build a large-scale construction project in Lizhou and began to build roads.

There is a saying that if you want to get rich, you must first build roads.

As the governor of Lizhou, Zhong Wen has to be worthy of the people of Lizhou, no matter if he does it for a year or for a lifetime.

We want the people in Lizhou to be rich, have enough food, have clothes to wear, houses to live in, family savings, a wife who can afford gift money, a daughter to have a dowry, and someone to take care of when they are old, etc.

"Inspector Zhong, is this too urgent?" Zheng Biejia was afraid when he heard Zhong Wen's order.

This is not a good thing.

Once this matter fell on his head, it is estimated that the people of Lizhou would have to scold him for several years.

"Statistics first, let's discuss at that time. In addition, the evaluation of officials in the past two years will also start. It is best to give me the evaluation within two or three months. Those who are capable, give it to me, and those who are not, give it to me." Excuse me, if you did something wrong, don’t say that I, Zhong Wen, don’t show any sympathy. Those who should be beheaded will be beheaded, and those who should be fined will be confiscated. Of course, if I do well, I, Zhong Wen, will not be so stingy. Here you go Tree archway erected a monument."

Zhong Wen has long had this idea about the temple, but he has been reticent.

People need a place for spiritual sustenance.

But Lizhou has too many temples and palaces, and many of these are not canonized by the imperial court, there are too many fake ones.

Occupying mountains and fields, seeking money, that number is really too big.

As a result, many people in Lizhou do not have their own fields, so they can only rent the fields of these temples and palaces to support their families.

Although Zhong Wen's policies in recent years have forced some away, there are still many.

And as Zhong Wen said that the officials would be assessed, this put a shackle on all the officials.

Of course, this assessment has already happened.

In the past, officials from the lower ranks of the imperial court came to the assessment, and it was over after a few cutscenes.

But now the official assessment in Lizhou is the real assessment.

What is assessed is political performance, what is assessed is the welfare of the people, and what is assessed is the criticism of the people.

Just as Zhong Wen and the Lizhou officials were having a meeting, a convoy of the Lizhou business group had already returned from Chang'an to the wharf of Jialingshui in Lizhou.

At this time, there are many ships on the pier, which are carrying goods.

"Cheng Sili, is this pier in Lizhou so prosperous? Why are there so many boats?" Zhang Dalin walked out from the boat cabin, looking at the pier full of boats.

That's not counting, there are hundreds of ships lining up further away.

"What is this? In the future, there will be more ships in Lizhou. However, it all depends on the governor. If it weren't for the governor's drastic reforms in Lizhou, Lizhou would still be poor. But you guys Good luck, I can follow the envoy to listen to the teachings, I don’t have that kind of life.” A small official of the Lizhou business group saw Zhang Dalin’s question and boasted, pointing to the boats all over the river.

However, his bragging is also worthwhile.

Everyone has long been familiar with the ten-day conversation, and they are almost called brothers.

Liu Gu and the other five were really moved by the call from the small official Cheng Sili.

When the ship docked, Cheng Sili gave a few words to the steward of the fleet, and then took Liu Gu and five people off the ship.

The cargo on the ship needs to be unloaded. As the person in charge of the fleet, he does not need to keep an eye on it all the time. Moreover, he has to report to the Yamen of the Lizhou Business Group.

In addition, there were Liu Gu and the other five, so he naturally needed to take Liu Gu and the other five to the government office to make an announcement.

But as they entered Lizhou City all the way, the following eyes almost didn't belong to him anymore.

In fact, as soon as they entered the Lizhou border from Jialingshui, the eyes began to look a little different from their own.

In terms of prosperity, Chang'an can be said to be the best.

But at the moment, the Lizhou City they saw was almost the same as Chang'an.

All kinds of caravans, as well as pedestrians, it is really an endless stream.

They could even meet people from the Fanbang and people from the Western Regions.

"They have only come here in the last year. They heard about our Lizhou products in Chang'an, so they naturally want to come to buy goods. However, our Lizhou goods are not sold to those foreigners for the time being. At present, They are also looking for suitable business opportunities, or they can only wait for the government's announcement." Cheng Sili led Liu Gu and the others, and saw Liu Gu's curiosity about those foreigners, and then he understood the reason.

"Cheng Sili, I see that the city of Lizhou is so clean. Is there anyone here who specializes in cleaning?" Zhang Xiaolin asked casually, seeing that the ground was clean.

"That's for sure. Our Lizhou City has regulations. No matter what kind of livestock, as long as they enter the city, they have to pay the animal tax. In fact, it is a sanitation fee. It is not much, and it is only [-] yuan. You can not pay it. Outside the city There is a livestock pen specially built by the government for the common people, and there is no money there, and there are people to manage it. If you are a foreigner, you have to pay." Cheng Sili introduced this matter even more proudly.

Twenty Wen, for ordinary people, that is naturally a large sum.

According to the current income situation in the Tang Dynasty, the daily wages of the people for fighting against labor are only between [-] and [-] Wen.

If you enter the city for twenty renminbi a time, isn't that a day's work for nothing?

And there are livestock pens outside the city, which made Liu Gu and the others more interested in the situation in Lizhou.

What they saw and heard along the way made the five of them start to move.

"The government office is here. I'll take you to report first. It would be best if the envoy is here. However, generally speaking, the envoy will not be in Lizhou." After the official brought Liu Gu and the five of them to the government office, he casually said something to the five of them.

Liu Gu and the others didn't have any complaints when they arrived, but when the five of them saw Cheng Sili running to the gate of the government office to register, and then recruited the five of them to register, this made them even more puzzled.

The yamen servant guarding the mansion just asked a few words casually, and let Cheng Sili lead them into the mansion.

Not long after, the official Cheng left and left the five of them to a small official of the government office to entertain them.

"You guys are here. Governor Zhong happened to be in Lizhou City, but they are having a meeting at the County Marquis's Mansion right now. You will have to wait a while to see Governor Zhong. You have had a tough journey, so let's drink a bowl of water first." A small official welcomed the five of them into a room, brought them water, and then went to deal with official business.

As for other places, Liu Gu and the others could imagine that if the governor's entourage were brought to the government office, they must be entertained.

But when we arrived in Lizhou, there was nothing but a bowl of water.

Not even a yamen servant to accompany him.

"Brother, do you think that the officials in Lizhou are all different and completely different from the officials in other places? The officials here are weird no matter how you look at them." Zhang Xiaolin asked his elder brother.

"Yeah, didn't Cheng Sili say that when we were on the boat? The officials in Lizhou put the people first, and the people can sue the officials at any time. The officials who want to come here are also afraid of Zhong Shaobao." Zhang Dalin responded. .

"Brother Liu, what do you think of Lizhou?" Deng Kuan rolled his eyes and asked Liu Gu.

Liu Gu was considered the oldest among the five, and it could be said that he was the one with the most knowledge among the five, so Deng Kuan wanted to ask Liu Gu for his thoughts.

"Lizhou is a good place. From what we have seen and heard, I can be sure that Lizhou will be better in the future. If Zhong Shaobao agrees, I will definitely bring my family to live in Lizhou." Liu Gu didn't talk much at all. , but after he saw the situation in Lizhou, he was going to plead with Zhong Wen for his idea after seeing Zhong Wen.

"Why does Brother Liu have such an idea? Is Lizhou really that good?" Li San asked after hearing this.

"You can take a closer look and find out, which of the people in Lizhou is not smiling, and which one is not rosy? Otherwise, who would laugh every day and be so happy every day?" Liu Gu asked rhetorically.

What Liu Gu said made the other four people react.

But as for the relocation, although they thought about it, they had to discuss it with their family members, and Lizhou was willing to accept them.

However, they were not worried at all. As Zhong Wen's followers, they firmly believed that Zhong Wen would agree to their request.

Chapter 593 Looking Back and Arranging to Talk About the Ancestors