The husband is the future chief [infrastructure]

Lin Zhao became the county magistrate of Lin'an, which seemed to be downgraded, but in fact the emperor planned to train him.

There is the entire Rongwang Mansion behind him, and others usually have to stay in the Imperial Academy for about three years before being released as officials.Lin Zhaocai stayed there for a year, so he would definitely not have a high official position if he was sent out to be an official.

Lin'an is a small place, about six or seven days away from the capital.Although it is close, Lin'an County is not rich, on the contrary, it is still a very barren place.

The emperor specially chose such a place for Lin Zhao, because he wanted him to make some achievements in a short period of time, and then promote him to the top so that the mouths of everyone in the court could be blocked.

Before going to Lin'an to take up his post, Lin Zhao tortured Jiang Ziyan many times, and finally got him to agree to go to Lin'an with him.

Jiang Ziyan thought, the business here in the capital has gradually boomed, and the manpower he left is enough.Furthermore, if something happens, Prince Rong's Mansion will help keep an eye on it, so going to Lin'an is also feasible.

It was about May when they set off, because the official road was not easy to walk, and the carriage on the road was too bumpy, Jiang Ziyan and Lin Zhao walked for almost eight days to reach the boundary of Lin'an.

Although Lin'an is located in Qingzhou, but because it is on the border of Qingzhou, it is difficult for people from the state capital to take care of such a distant place.

Although it is May, the weather is already very hot.

The carriage drove all the way to the boundary marker of Qingzhou, and the notch of the word Qingzhou on the boundary marker had been worn away by the wind and rain, and it was almost invisible.

Chen He, the bodyguard, came with him because he wanted to protect Lin Zhao's safety.

He leaned his arms on the carriage and jumped out of the carriage, looked at the boundary stone, turned his head to the front of the carriage and replied: "My lord, I have already arrived in Qingzhou, and I will reach Lin'an County in about half a day's walk."

Chen He used to do business outside and traveled to many places. The border of Qingzhou is adjacent to the capital city, which is closer, so he is familiar with many places.

Jiang Ziyan reckoned the half-day journey, and it was about ten or twenty miles away.After entering Qingzhou, Jiang Ziyan obviously felt much cooler.

He opened the curtain of the car and looked, and there were green hills rolling in the distance. The road they were walking turned out to be a road between the mountains.

There are many mountain ranges in Qingzhou, and the cooler it is in summer.Lin'an County is located on the edge of Qingzhou, and there are many mountains in the territory. If you want to go out, you don't have the means of transportation such as horse-drawn carts and mule carts.

Otherwise, the people here would not be so barren, which is very different from the counties around the capital.

After half a day, the group finally saw the city gate of Lin'an.Although it looks very dilapidated, this kind of city wall built entirely of stones has a simple and simple atmosphere.

Anyway, after driving for so long, I finally arrived at the place.

The carriage didn't stop, and headed towards the county government all the way.

There was already a teacher waiting here in the county government office. Lin Zhao got out of the carriage first, and then helped Jiang Ziyan down.

The master was very winking, and when he saw him, he said: "The villain finally expects the adult to come. The weather is hot, and water has been prepared for the adult in the backyard. You can take your family to freshen up."

Lin Zhao nodded and said, "I'm sorry."

He took Jiang Ziyan to the backyard to take a shower, and changed into cleaner and fresher clothes.

Then he went to the yamen in the front yard, and did not let Jiang Ziyan follow him. After driving for so long, he let him go to the room for a rest.

It stands to reason that Lin Zhao, the county magistrate, would first visit the prefect of Qingzhou after he took office. However, Lin'an County is quite special, and Lin Zhao did not go to visit.

Lin'an County is located at the junction. To put it more simply, it means that parents do not love mothers. The prefect of Qingzhou thinks that Lin'an is relatively close to the capital and should be under the jurisdiction of the capital.And the capital also dislikes the fact that Lin'an is too poor, and there is nothing to ask for, and even the fields do not have high-quality fields.

The disgust of the two parties made this place poor for three generations.It will be even worse if there is another corrupt official who exploits the people.

Lin Zhao went to the Qianfu Yamen to explain that he didn't see any visitors today, so he went back to rest.He was also very tired after sitting in the carriage for so long.

That's it for the first day.

The next day, the rich and squires in the city learned that the new county magistrate had arrived, and they all prepared generous gifts to visit.

For several days in a row, people kept coming to visit. Lin Zhaoquan met them one by one, and did not accept any gifts.

After coming back from a social gathering in the evening, Lin Zhao lay down on the bed after washing, put his arms around Jiang Ziyan's waist, and told him how he felt in the past few days.

"The atmosphere here in Lin'an is not very good. Everyone came to the door with gifts, trying to make it easier for me. I'm afraid that the hands of the county magistrates in the past were not very clean. If they had colluded with officials and businessmen in the past, otherwise the land in the hands of the people would be poor. It's time to make some money, how can life be so difficult like it is now."

Hearing what he said, Jiang Ziyan knew that he had a balance in his heart.Throughout the ages, the people who are officials are basically the same, that is, good officials and bad officials.

"You have just come here, so you know so much. I heard that even bad officials are classified into different types. One is the big corrupt officials, who have no moral bottom line, regard human life as nothing, and money as lifeblood, in order to get money , can do anything.”

"There is another kind of official who is not a corrupt official, but is still not a good official. That is to do nothing, turn a blind eye to everything, as long as the fire does not burn him, then other things don't matter. "

Lin Zhao sighed, "You're right, I'm afraid this is the case in Lin'an City. You don't know that those rich and squires today are very familiar with me, as if they have done these procedures countless times."

Jiang Ziyan patted his hand and said, "Don't worry, you are here, you will be fine."

Lin Zhao's frown softened a little. He actually understood the emperor's intentions. If someone else was to be the official, the official position would be too small to overwhelm him, and the official position would be too large to cause dissatisfaction.

And he came at this time just right, although his official position is not big, but he is the son of Prince Rong's mansion, standing behind him is Prince Rong's mansion, some things will be more convenient to deal with.

In addition to rectifying this kind of unhealthy atmosphere, Lin Zhao's biggest task is to develop and build Lin'an, increase the income of ordinary people, and make Lin'an no longer so barren.

Early the next morning, after breakfast, Lin Zhao went to the yamen. He asked someone to sort out the tax books for nearly ten years, and planned to take a look first to understand some basic information.

Jiang Ziyan, on the other hand, went out for a stroll, to see if there was any way to get rich quickly, so that this barren land could bloom prosperously.

Lin Zhao looked at the tax account books for a day, and couldn't help leaning back on the back of the chair.

The taxation in Lin'an for ten years is really pitiful. The common people can't even pay the minimum tax, and the tax standard of the imperial court has not been met for a year.

The land conditions in Lin'an are not very good. Lin Zhao decided to take a field trip. The people are based on agriculture. If the crops in the fields grow well, the harvest will be good, and the life of the year will be much easier.

Here Jiang Ziyan has been out for a day, and he is still thinking about how to make cement.

There are exact methods recorded in the encyclopedia, and the problem lies in this material.Given the right materials, the production of cement is not a problem.

If the road leading to Lin'an County is repaired, the trade will be much more convenient. People living in the mountains can sell special products, and people outside can sell novelty things, which is beneficial to both sides.

Lin'an is a poor place, and Qingzhou is not much better.It is not easy to be the magistrate of Qingzhou, because it is closer to the capital, and they have to go to Beijing for an interview at the end of each year when they report on their duties, and they will be scolded almost every year.

It stands to reason that the capital is so prosperous, and the surrounding towns are not far behind.However, Qingzhou is different. There are many wild mountains and forests, and the fields are not good. It is considered good to be able to pay the minimum standard tax of the imperial court every year.

Lin Zhao was going to the place for a field trip, but he couldn't come back that day, and Jiang Ziyan was left alone at night.

The weather was getting hotter and Lin Zhao was not there, so she was not used to being alone, so she simply took out his complete book and read it again.

The cement production steps written in the book are very detailed, and the main ingredients are also very simple, probably limestone, clay, and iron ore powder.

He used limestone when he was in Linzhou before. At that time, in order to make quicklime, he dug a lot of limestone to fire the kiln.

There are many mountains in Lin'an, so it should be relatively easy to find some limestone.Even if he can't find it, he can ask someone to buy some from other places and have them shipped.

Needless to say clay, this one is easier to find.The most important thing is this iron ore powder.Later, he had to write a letter back to Beijing to find out.

Although asphalt and asphalt roads were basically built in previous lives and later, cement roads are also very durable.Besides, in this era, there are no cars, trucks and other heavy machinery in the previous life. At most, it is a horse-drawn cart or a mule cart for pulling goods, and the cement road is enough to bear the load.

He probably had an idea in his mind, and Jiang Ziyan was going to discuss it with Lin Zhao when he came back.

Besides that, there is another thing.

After wandering around Lin'an City for a few days, Jiang Ziyan discovered that there were sugarcane here, and it was the kind grown in large quantities.

Sugar cane tastes very sweet, so more people grow it, and then transport it to the city for sale.It's just that it is very inconvenient to transport because it is very big and the road is not easy to walk.

Jiang Ziyan is a person who loves sugar cane very much. If the road from Lin'an City to the capital is built, then the people here can plant a large number of sugar cane and transport them to the capital for sale.

The most important thing people in the capital need is money, and they will definitely be able to sell for a good price by then.

In addition, sugar cane can also be used as sucrose, which tastes better.All the sugars on the market today are caramel, made from wheat or sweet corn.

Jiang Ziyan had a plan in mind, seeing that it was getting late, he couldn't help yawning, then turned on the light and went to sleep.

Lin Zhao went to investigate the people's sentiments this time, and he was supposed to be back in two days, but because the carriage got stuck in the pit halfway, he was delayed for a long time, and he didn't come back until the third day.

After returning, Lin Zhao probably had a deeper understanding of Lin'an. He found that the fields here are not the kind of high-quality fertile fields, but they are rich in products.

Jiang Ziyan told him his thoughts, "As long as the road is repaired, the sugar cane grown here can be sold to other places, and the common people can have an extra income. I can also buy a large amount of sugar cane and make it into sugar. If anyone If the sugarcane planted too much and cannot be sold, they can sell it to me, so that they can also have a regular business."

Lin Zhao took his hand and looked at him tenderly, "Your idea is very good. The iron ore powder you mentioned, I will write to the Ministry of Industry and ask where there is such a thing."

"Well, if you can find it, you can make cement."

"When I went to investigate in the past few days, I found out whether the fields here are very suitable for growing food, but the cotton growing on the edge of the field is gratifying."

"You mean, let the common people grow more cotton and less grain?"

Lin Zhao nodded, "Well, if you grow a lot of cotton and you can sell all of them, it will be a lot of income. If you use the income to buy food, you can live a good life."

"Although you say this, the old saying is good, food is the most important thing for the people, and if there is no food in the ground, will they be willing?"

"Whether you are willing or not is a matter of human effort. If you make a concrete road according to what you just said, then everything is possible."

"You're right, but things still have to be done one by one, don't be in a hurry."

"Well, tomorrow I'll ask people to go to the mountain to see if there are any rocks like limestone, and the iron ore powder you mentioned. After a while, you can tell me in detail what this thing looks like, so I can ask people to find out. .”

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