Wearing a county magistrate to build infrastructure

"It turned out to be Mr. Xu and Xu Fuying. This is Ying Zixuan. The person next to me is Meng Qiang. We were former classmates of Brother Zhou. Not long ago, we were invited to Cang'er County when we wrote letters with Brother Zhou." Ying Zixuan. Zixuan speaks slowly, and his actions are quite polite, he is a literati who values ​​etiquette.

"In this way, Mr. Ying and Mr. Meng should be coming to Cang'er County for the first time. I happen to be free with my husband. How about I take the two of you for a stroll around the county." Tang Zisheng warmly invited Xu Qingcheng to look at him .

"Here," Ying Zixuan hesitated, looking at Meng Qiang.

"It's good to have someone take it with us. At this time, Nanchuan must not have dispersed the yamen. We must disturb the county yamen to find someone." Meng Qiang made up his mind, and it happened that he also wanted to take a look at Cang'er County.

Speaking of taking people on a tour, Tang Zisheng naturally wanted to be the host. The outer city of Cang'er County is so vast that it would take a few hours to walk the whole road. Fortunately, their purpose is not to draw a map , it is not necessary to explore the various places in detail, it is enough to take people to enjoy the scenery in the bustling places of the outer city.

"Mr. Xu, I've been walking all this way. Why do I see that many shops are full of women and brothers? Where are the men in their family?"

Meng Qiang looked curiously at the owners of many shops, mostly girls and brothers.Although Dayu's folk customs are much more open than before, it is not enough for brothers and women to do business in public.

But such a situation seems to be commonplace in Cang'er County, and it is surprising that many people still patronize such shops.

"Can women and brothers not do business?" Xu Qingcheng asked back when she heard this question.

Meng Qiang was stared at by such a good-looking brother, but he didn't have any turbulent thoughts in his heart.Because obviously what he just said made Mr. Xu's husband angry.

But he is not a pedantic person, so people can't misunderstand that what he said just now is to look down on brothers and women.

"That's not true, it's just that in other states, most of the shops are men." The main thing is to deal with people, men are indeed more convenient than girls and brothers.

After all, in this world, apart from scholars who value reputation, some gossip and gossip will inevitably disturb people's peace in business.

"These are people from Donglin County. Many people died of the epidemic in Donglin County before. After they moved to Cang'er County, many helpless girls and brothers relied on the relief money given by the county to make a living. Open a shop to support a family."

Tang Zisheng explained that a lot of people came from Donglin County at the beginning, and because of his conscription, many families were only supported by girls and brothers.

So in order to open the commercial street in Cang'er County as soon as possible, he also promulgated many regulations to encourage girls and brothers to do business.

"So that's how it is. That's pretty good. I can start a small business and make money." Meng Qiang's doubts disappeared, and they were all poor people.

Ying Zixuan was silent at the side, but after hearing Tang Zisheng's words, he felt that the law and order in Cang'er County must be good.Otherwise, it would not be so smooth for these girls to do business with their brothers.

He had heard before that Xizhou was barren, and Shunhe Mansion was regarded as one of the barren in Xizhou, not to mention Cang'er County, which was trapped in the surrounding mountains.

But since they came from Nanzhou, Xizhou didn't look as poor as they imagined, especially Cang'er County, they came here by horse-drawn carriage.

Originally, it was necessary to go through Donglin County to get to Cang'er County, but this time the carriage came directly from an official road outside Donglin County, and did not enter Donglin County at all.As for this official way, it is quite different from the usual official way.

There is no sand and soil, but it is as flat as the stone paved road in the county, and it will not sink if it gets wet. Halfway along the way, he and Meng Qiang came down to check the official road carefully. There was no gap along the way, as if it was natural.

The road is hard, and the materials used should be things like mud, sand and stones.Moreover, this road is extremely strong, Meng Qiang can punch through the stone slabs with one punch, but he is fine when he hits this road.

Not to mention all these things, after entering Cang'er County, Ying Zixuan felt that Cang'er County was not simple, such a prosperous city was comparable to Kaiyun Mansion, but it was a small closed county, and there were big problems in any way in it.

"Mr. Xu, when I first entered the county seat, I heard that there are several special foods in the county. Apart from the corn we just ate, how do the other foods taste?"

"That depends on how Mr. Ying wants to eat it. There are many ways to cook potatoes. You can just add them to frying, frying, and cooking. There are also many ways to eat sweet potatoes as a staple food, and you can also store them according to different methods. Just like the ones sold in that shop. Dried sweet potatoes are snacks made from dried sweet potatoes, and they are very popular among girls."

Tang Zisheng pointed to the shop not far in front, Xu Qingcheng looked at the name of the shop, and the corner of his mouth twitched, it was opened by their family, and they sold some snacks.

In addition to dried sweet potatoes, there are also many foods made from dried fruits. Xu Qingcheng likes to eat dried bananas and dried mangoes the most.

"Then I don't know how much these foods are produced?" Ying Zixuan asked casually. After all, he didn't give much money when he just bought corn, and these things on the street seemed to be common, so the price would not be too expensive.

It can feed people like rice grains, and the price is not expensive, so the yield must not be low. If such a crop is taken out casually, it can also cause an uproar, but Ying Zixuan wants to see if there will be such a big wave. how big.

"A mu yields a thousand catties, more than enough." Tang Zisheng responded with a half-smile.

"What?" Without waiting for Zixuan's reaction, Meng Qiang looked at Tang Zisheng in surprise, "Master Xu, do you know what you just said?"

"These crops have been rooted in Cang'er County for more than two years. Whether it's true or not, anyone who asks can give the answer. Why should I lie?"

"But if there is such a high yield, why didn't the court promote it? If the common people grow this kind of grain, there won't be so many people who starve to death every year because they don't have enough to eat."

Meng Qiang couldn't believe it. Although he was in Nanzhou and his family was rich, he had been to impoverished counties. In such places, many people starved to death every year. If there were such crops, how could it be possible only in A small cocklebur county exists.

"Because the imperial court didn't know there was such a crop, right?" Ying Zixuan reacted faster than Meng Qiang, he knew that if the imperial court really knew about this crop, it would be impossible for them not to have seen it outside of Xizhou.

"I really don't know." Tang Zisheng admitted frankly that these crops are only grown near Cang'er County for the time being.

"Then why didn't the county magistrate of Cang'er County report it to the court? This is a good thing that benefits the country and the people. Could it be that he plans to hide these crops privately and wants to make a fortune?" Meng Qiang frowned, apparently unable to understand the magistrate of Cang'er County way of doing.

But the county magistrate of Cang'er County who was standing in front of him didn't have any intention of explaining.

Not to mention that he is now on the opposite side of the imperial court, if the crops are submitted to the imperial court, the imperial court's reputation among the people will increase, which will hinder their affairs in the future, and it will take a lot of time for these crops to multiply into seeds.

It is really not a matter of lip service to push all these crops to the whole country. Now these crops are slowly infiltrating into Xizhou. It only takes a certain amount of time. The crops can be promoted to the common people without the court.

"The county magistrate of Xan'er should have his own considerations, and we can't make random guesses if we are not in his position."

Ying Zixuan didn't jump to a conclusion, he didn't trust the magistrate of Cang'er County, but Zhou Nanchuan.

Zhou Nanchuan had praised the county magistrate of Cang'er County many times in his letters with them. Presumably such a person would not be someone who likes to be cheap and ignore the people.

Although Meng Qiang was not persuaded by such reasons, he did not continue to criticize, but he seemed a little unhappy when he went shopping.

"Going further, there are some workshops, dyeing and weaving, and many carpenters and blacksmiths are here, but there is nothing to see." Tang Zisheng saw that he was slowly leaving the downtown area, so he didn't intend to bring people forward. .

"Then we won't go any further. It's already noon now. If Brother Xu recommends a restaurant, let's try the specialties of Cang'er County."

Ying Zixuan saw that he had almost finished his shopping, and it was time for lunch. After lunch, they happened to go to the inner city county government office to look for Zhou Nanchuan.

"Cang'er County has many specialties, but I don't know if the two brothers can eat it." Tang Zisheng thought about the restaurants opened in the county today, hot pot skewers, all of them are available, and there is not a single one in the dry pot and Maocai health soup. few.

There are many features, but I don't know how to suit the tastes of these two.

"Meng Qiang and I are not taboo, we can eat anything."

They can eat anything, this may be the most regrettable thing Meng Qiang and Ying Zixuan have said this year, looking at the pot full of red peppers makes cold sweat break out on their foreheads.

But the couple on the opposite side didn't seem to see it at all, "Well, brother Xu, I see that your husband is pregnant, so I'm afraid he can't eat such exciting food."

Chili, this is a different flavor that Ying Zixuan and Meng Qiang tasted after they arrived in Xizhou.But the two who are used to eating sweet dishes don't have the slightest talent for spicy food. They have been to Huanqing Building once, and they dare not step into it for the second time.

Unexpectedly, he escaped the Huanqing Building in Kaiyun Mansion and Shunhe Mansion, but unexpectedly fell down the Huanqing Building in Cang'er County in the end.

"It's okay, my husband is a doctor, and he knows his physical condition. The humidity here in Xizhou is heavy, and eating some spicy food can also dehumidify."

"That's it." Ying Zixuan's face turned pale again, he and Meng Qiang had to confess to this pot of spicy food today.

"If the two of you don't like spicy food, you can order another pot bottom. Tomatoes and mushrooms are both good." Tang Zisheng didn't mean to make things difficult, he was just joking, and it seemed to scare the two of them.

But it doesn’t matter if you can’t eat spicy food. When you come to Cang’er County, you have to become a spicy eater sooner or later, just like Zhou Nanchuan. When he first ate hot pot, it’s useless to pour a few catties of white water. Now sit at a table with them. It was all talking and laughing without changing face.

"Cough, this is the best." Ying Zixuan breathed a sigh of relief, "I don't know what brother Xu does, but he is also a scholar when he talks?"

"Well, I'm working in the county government now." Tang Zisheng was sloppy, but his words were in conflict with his previous words, and if he was careful, he would be able to spot the abnormality of his identity.

Apparently Ying Zixuan had already found the key, he remembered that brother Xu said earlier that he had only met Zhou Nanchuan a few times.

But now it is said that they work in the county government. Most of the scholars in the county government are from the sixth house.

He had long suspected the identity of this brother Xu who suddenly made friends with them, but now he saw that there was indeed a big problem.

"I don't know what the two brothers are doing?"

"Ying Zixuan and I are both students of Nanzhou Road Tianfu." Meng Qiang replied.

The students of government schools are at least all famous scholars.

"It turned out to be a student of the government school, but now the government school should be in session, why do you two have time to come to Cang'er County?"

The field leave has just passed, and the clothing leave has not yet arrived, and I am stuck in the middle of the two.Unless the two drop out of the government school, the teacher will not let them take such a long vacation at will.