Hearing Xiaobei's scolding, Gongsun Moyu pressed his chin against his chest. He stared at his shoes and didn't dare to move at all.
"Tell me yourself, how much time did you waste? Look at your uncles and brothers and sisters. Look at what they are wearing. When we came here, we couldn't see the smoke with our binoculars. They didn't eat breakfast. Look at the road under your feet. I'm so tired from walking here.
As a county deputy, you spent a year and a half and still couldn't help the people of Zhong County get out of this situation. Are you worthy of their trust? Are you worthy of the people who sent you off by the Luoshui River? How dare you wear the Jianjia symbol on your chest? "
The more Xiaobei spoke, the angrier she got. She pointed at the ground and then pointed at the faces of the people around them.
Gongsun Moyu looked back and forth with Xiaobei's words. He nodded fiercely. "I didn't do well. I was too selfish. I let the people down. I deserved to die. I …"
"Wait a minute, I don't understand." When Gongsun Moyu admitted his guilt, the old man who had been standing beside them for a while spoke.
At the same time, the old man took two steps forward and reached out to touch Xiaobei's head. He said, "Girl, where are Xiao Bao and Cuckoo?"
"Ah? Oh, brother and sister went to Yizhou Prefecture. We heard from Yizhou Provincial Governor An Yi that there is a very powerful official in Wenshan County, so we came here. "Xiaobei raised her head and said.
The old man nodded, "Xiaobao and Juanjuan are indeed busy. I heard that they are here to fight a war. Lass, County Deputy County Magistrate Gongsun is actually doing very well. All of you also said that he is very good. Why are you scolding him when you are here? The days in the county are getting better and better.
Xiaobei shook her head and said, "Uncle, it's not like that. You don't know."
"How can I not know? It's not easy for Gongsun County Deputy. When he first came here, there were always people who made trouble for him. He spent two months to suppress the people who took the position but didn't do anything. It took him another year to make the lives of the people in the county better." The old man continued to plead for Gongsun Moyu.
Xiao Bei continued to shake his head. "Uncle, you really don't know. Jianjia's academy is different from other places. Other academies teach students all kinds of books, and it's not easy to enter.
It was very easy for Jian Jia to enter the school. Anyone could come, regardless of whether they were from an aristocratic family or from a poor family. However, it was difficult for them to graduate. The knowledge in the books was only the foundation. After graduation, they had to pass the administrative exam. Among them, it involved the local economic construction, as well as the game under different political environments.
For example, the situation that Gongsun Moyu encountered was very normal. It was very easy for a county deputy to suppress the registrar and county magistrate in the Academy. A county magistrate like Wang Chang isn't worth mentioning at all. You heard him answer the question just now. It's not that I'm looking down on him, but any random person from Jianjia Academy who can't graduate can deal with him like a child's play. "
An uproar broke out in the surroundings again. Everyone looked at Wang Chang with different gazes.
Wang Chang's face was so red that it was about to bleed. Yes, he didn't beat Gongsun Moyu, but he shouldn't say it in front of so many people. He was a county magistrate after all. Couldn't he give him some face? It was just a matter of nodding his head to kill someone. Was it necessary to slap his face in front of him?
The old man who stood out looked at the sky and pondered for a while. He said, "I understand. Jianjia Academy is very powerful. Gongsun is already very powerful. Anyway, he's just a county deputy. It's not easy for him to make many decisions."
"Uncle, let me tell you this. Not to mention that he's just a county deputy, he's just an ordinary official. As long as he's from Jianjia, he has to complete his political ideas in various struggles with his superiors, colleagues, and subordinates. To put it simply, when he first arrived, there were a total of 100 people, including him. Ninety-nine people did not like him and bullied him. He had to fight against the 99 people while making the local people rich. If he did not have this ability, he could forget about graduating.
No matter what methods he used, he had to fulfill his political demands. Otherwise, he would not be able to graduate. There are many people waiting to graduate in the Academy. They're all smart people. They're definitely not ordinary people. That's why we're not satisfied. "
Xiaobei revealed the background of the Academy. Hearing this, the county magistrate Wang Chang blushed with shame. It was so insidious to talk about seizing and cheating.
Gongsun Moyu quickly echoed, "Yes, yes. My opponents before graduation are other people in the Academy. They're also waiting to graduate. Some of them haven't graduated for ten years. It's very difficult to suppress them and get things done at the same time. Whether they're willing or not, it's very difficult to get their approval.
Compared to them, county magistrate Wang Chang and Wang Chang are really like children.
Our graduation exam is to find a real county and then send people to discuss with the county officials. We're their staff. They'll do whatever we say.
At that time, I chose Chengxian, Henan Province's Yizhou Province. At that time, I was only a Cang Cao. At that time, the Cang Cao was very obedient. He did whatever I said. Now, he has become a county magistrate. You can go to Chengxian now and you will know. Let's put it this way. Until the end, when I finished the basic construction of the county as a granary, I never stopped fighting.
Back then, when those people fought with me, they didn't dare to sacrifice the lives of their people, but they used almost all of their methods. Of course, they didn't dare to kidnap the interests of the people. Otherwise, the main family, that is, the Zhang Family and Wang Family of Sanshui, would deal with him. Not to mention letting him graduate, they might even kill him directly. Even if he's a relative of the Emperor, it's useless. "
Gongsun Moyu's words deeply agitated county magistrate Wang again. He squatted on the ground and pulled his hair with both hands. Do you f * cking look down on me so much? Didn't I cooperate with you very much? You asked me to stamp, I stamped, you asked me to issue an announcement, I issued an announcement. What else do you want?
The local people once again looked at the reed symbol on Gongsun Moyu's left chest. At the same time, they understood how important this symbol was. Jian Jia really lived up to her reputation. She actually had to play like this to graduate. It was scary just hearing about it.
The old man who asked the question also looked at Gongsun Moyu from head to toe. Then he nodded and said, "It's not easy, it's not easy. Look at our Gongsun kid. What, girl, even so, Gongsun kid is doing very well."
"What's so good about it? Why don't you understand? To reach this level, he doesn't need a year and a half. One year is enough. It's all a ready-made model. It's nothing more than adapting to local conditions and then developing. My brother and sister have summed up more than a hundred models. It's not a problem to use them flexibly.
And Jian Jia graduates don't become a motherless child after graduation. If he encounters any problems, he can ask the Academy for help. The Academy will immediately set up a special team to support him. He can also mobilize a lot of economic and information resources.
Now you know who's behind Gongsun Moyu. According to my brother, at this moment, he's not fighting alone. If he really encounters a strong opponent that the Academy can't solve, the Academy will send a request for help to the retired grandpas of the imperial court who are idling at home.
If the old grandpas also encounter problems, such as the economic experts like the Tokyo Zero in the beginning, or Fengqiao and Yamamoto in Japan, the information will be directly passed to my brother and sister.
Uncle, tell me, isn't such support enough? Behind Gongsun Moyu are the students and teachers of the Academy, countless high-ranking officials of the imperial court, and the family power of the Zhang Family and Wang Family. Under such circumstances, he actually spent a year and a half to do something for the county. What do you think he did? "
While speaking, Xiaobei's finger was already pointing at Gongsun Moyu. It was a very impolite and disrespectful gesture. But Gongsun Moyu didn't dare to dodge. He pursed his lips, as if he was about to cry.
The surrounding people didn't make any noise. Instead, they even controlled their breathing. The scene was quiet for a while. But their hearts were not calm at all. Some were shocked, some were happy, and some were moved.
It turned out that the imperial court didn't just send an official from Jianjia, but an unimaginably large group. It was a reassuring guarantee. The local situation wasn't important. What was important was that Gongsun Moyu, the person from Jianjia Academy … had come.
After a while, the old man said to Gongsun Moyu, "Gongsun, what's going on? We don't blame you. In our opinion, you've done very well. We were afraid that you couldn't satisfy the Academy. Actually, it's also our fault. If we had known that you were from Jianjia, we would have definitely helped you push the county magistrate and registrar down on the day you took office.
Our Wenshan County is different from the counties near the capital. If we say that someone can't do it, that person has to go down. Even if the Emperor says so, it's the same unless he sends troops to destroy us. In the past, our officials were all chosen by ourselves. Later, the imperial court, or more accurately, Xiao Bao and Cuckoo, settled the Tubo and Tujue. Only then did we allow the imperial court to send officials.
When County Magistrate Wang Chang came, we thought that he was good. Our days were better than before. Until you came, we realized that Wang Chang was really useless. We're not afraid of not knowing what's good, but we're afraid of comparing. Tell us properly. If you really can't do it, we'll be your guarantor. "
The old man's words were true, and the people around him echoed. What they meant was that although what he did was not good in the Academy's eyes, they approved of him. He had done very well. The main problem was that the Academy's requirements were too high.
Gongsun Moyu's tears finally fell. He wiped them with his sleeve and replied, "No, it's my fault. I didn't use the Academy's resources. I wanted to do things with my own ability. I didn't want to rely on the Academy, so I did a lot of the coordination myself.
Take the century eggs for example. It's not difficult to produce century eggs. I learned in the Academy that the difficult part is selling them. I personally went to Chengdu to sell them. Each trip took a long time. Also, I followed every sale because I was afraid that you would be cheated.
To be honest, there was no need to go through so much trouble. I just sent a telegram to the telegraph office in Maozhou. There are people who graduated from the Academy in Chengdu. They would help to collect information and contact the sales channels. Then I would arrange for you to go there. They would receive you there. I could spare some time to do more things for the county.
But I didn't do it. To be honest, even if I didn't make century eggs, I could sell them easily if I made salted duck eggs. For example, if I went to the candy house and sold salted duck eggs to them, they wouldn't give a low price. Half a salted duck egg every day is good for the children's health. "
"I'm going to die of anger. Gongsun Moyu, you make me even angrier than County Magistrate Wang. Let me ask you, do you know what is called Jian Jia?" Xiao Bei covered his chest with one hand and asked while panting.
"It's reeds." Gongsun Moyu answered.
Xiaohai interrupted, "It's good that you know. There are many students in Jianjia. They are all reeds. Reeds are not as beautiful as flowers. Reeds are not as strong as trees. Reeds are not as effective as ginseng. Reeds are not as tasty as cucumbers. Reeds can't even be compared to those branches that can only be burned as firewood.
But why did the Academy name it Jianjia? Because Jianjia grew among the clouds. Because one could see people in the depths of Jianjia. A single reed is nothing. Only continuous reeds can make a pond. When there are many reeds, one can make all kinds of things.
Others say that we are smart. What are we smart for? We are nine people, each with their own strengths. We are all like you. We have to show off. If we are separated, the Tang Patrol will be useless.
Even so, we have many problems that we can't solve. We have to ask our brothers and sisters for help. Why? It's not that we are humbly asking for help. It's that we are afraid of doing things that will hinder others. We can't refuse to ask our brothers and sisters for help because of our little thoughts. That will hurt many people. This is called responsibility.
Do you know how to write the word responsibility? Do you know? When you become the Deputy County Magistrate, you don't just represent yourself. You also have to be responsible for the 3,334 people in the county. You also have to be responsible for the 98 unborn children. There are 22 villages in the county and 479 households are counting on you.
The tax of 6,462 strings of coins and 103 coins is not worth showing off. The monthly production of 120,499 duck eggs is not your capital. It's just a number. If the nine of us held power in Wenshan County, do you believe that we can do better than you?
Give us a year and we can remember everyone's name. We can understand every inch of land because we have the talent. Yes, every child is a genius. The nine of us are the same.
But I dare say that we only need eight months to reach your current level. In a year, we can surpass you by several times. It's not that we are capable, but that we know how to use resources. You don't use the resources and insist on showing yourself. You … you have angered me. "
Gongsun Moyu looked at Xiaohai in shock. He made a sound of agreement and then stopped talking. After all, it was useless to explain.
The others were also shocked. Gongsun Moyu had only said it once. They didn't expect him to remember it. He even said it so accurately that even the unborn children were included.
The old man who asked didn't continue to defend Gongsun Moyu. The truth was that Gongsun Moyu didn't use any resources and wanted to do something for himself. Then, he wasted time. Although it was amazing that he could reach this level in a year, this wasn't everything. If Gongsun Moyu wanted to, he could do even better.
"Gongsun, you can't think about doing things for yourself in the future. You came from Jianjia, how can you escape from Jianjia? You said that you don't use resources, but what you learned in Jianjia is already resources. "
"Yes, I'll change, I'll definitely change. Compared to my fellow villagers, I know, I'm just a reed. Only in the depths of the reeds can one see his beloved. Little Young Master, Little Miss, please give me one more chance." Gongsun Moyu said to the surrounding people, and then nervously faced Xiao Bei.
"Don't make it sound so pitiful. I can't kill you. If I want to kill someone, I have to kill Wang Chang first. At least you have done a lot for the county. Don't you think so, county magistrate Wang?" Xiaobei turned to look at Wang Chang.
"Don't kill me, my family has …"
"There is an eighty-year-old mother and a child crying piteously for food. I know, I will investigate later to see if you have embezzled a lot of money or bullied the people. We will talk about it when the time comes. County magistrate Gongsun, tell us about the future development plan of this county. We can't stay here for a long time. Tell us, we will help you think about it."
Xiaobei glanced at Wang Chang and said to Gongsun Moyu.
"Plan? The plan has to be changed. Originally, I didn't want to trouble others. Now that I want to use resources, I have to change it. "Gongsun Moyu hesitated and said.
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