Registrar Zhan and Deputy County Magistrate Xiao were shocked by Zhang Zhong's expression and tone. They didn't know what was wrong with Zhang Zhong. Could it be that his son was in a coma and his father's brain was also not working well?
"Tell me, what do you think?" Zhang Zhong still had that smile on his face and asked again.
Deputy County Magistrate Xiao didn't answer. He felt that Zhang Zhong was really crazy. Registrar Zhan couldn't figure out why Zhang Zhong asked this question. He hesitated and said, "There are quite a lot of courtyards and each of them is not small. It's just that I can't figure out what exactly they are going to do.
I'm confused. "" Confused, that's right. Do you have the idea of coming over to take a look when they are finished? "Zhang Zhong was more happy when he heard Registrar Zhan's words. He asked again.
Registrar Zhan didn't say anything more, so he just nodded. Deputy County Magistrate Xiao looked at Zhang Zhong and felt that something was wrong. Zhang Zhong shouldn't treat them with such an attitude. Did he come here just to ask what they thought of his courtyards?
"That's right. It's better than nothing. Then tell me, do other people also have the same idea when they see it?" Zhang Zhong patted Registrar Zhan's shoulder with satisfaction. Registrar Zhan was still in a daze and didn't avoid it.
"Well, County Magistrate Zhang, you'd better be straightforward. Why did you ask us to come here? Don't tell me you want us to see what your future home will be like? "
Deputy County Magistrate Xiao wasn't used to this kind of thing. It changed too fast. Yesterday, they were cheated of a few thousand strings of coins and forced to release the people in prison. Today, it became like this.
Zhang Zhong's smile became more sincere and said, "Actually, I asked you two to come here because I really want you two to see my future home and tell me your thoughts. Of course, you two are busy with official business and can't just talk about this kind of thing.
The most important thing I asked you two to come here is to ask the question just now. Do you want to continue to wait for the completion of the courtyard? You have the idea, so do others. "
"Yes, County Magistrate Zhang. We admit that we have that kind of idea. Then?" Deputy County Magistrate Xiao had to follow the conversation. He really wanted to know what Zhang Zhong was up to.
"And then? Oh, then it's simple. There are a lot of mountains on the east side of our Huayuan County, and there are even more dangerous places. If the river is connected, there will be more people coming and going. It's also not far from the capital. As for me, I was thinking if I could pull some people over for sightseeing. As long as we build up the place, the scenery there will be beautiful.
When more people come here, there will be more places to spend money. The two of you can also let your family members start a business. With a way to make money, you don't have to think of other ways. Whether it's greed or accepting other people's money, you have to be on tenterhooks. It's not worth it. "
Zhang Zhong said to the two with a sincere smile. However, the two of them had just been tricked once yesterday, so how could they believe Zhang Zhong's words? They thought that he might have found out about them going to the dock yesterday, so he found an excuse to scare the two of them. He was waiting for the two of them to retreat so that he could monopolize the other side.
At the thought of this, the two of them became gloomy. Zhang Zhong also saw it. Weiwei shook her head and continued saying,
"Just now I only talked about making money and spending money. If we want to build up the place, we need a lot of people. We don't look for people from other places, but only the people in our Huayuan County, especially the farmers. The spring ploughing is over, and they don't have any other income at home.
We find them to do the work first, and then reduce the rent. When the people have more food in their hands, they will spend money to buy things. Although this year's rent has been collected in advance, there is still next year, or the yamen will give them some wages. Otherwise, they may not be able to survive until this year's harvest. "
"County Magistrate Zhang, the yamen has no money now. How can we give them? What's more, even if we build the place, according to what you said just now, when we build it, people will think about what this place looks like. But the mountain and the river are in the opposite direction. It's far away. Who will come here for no reason? "
When County Magistrate Xiao heard Zhang Zhong mention the rent, a trace of impatience appeared on his face. He added, "Collecting rent is the former county magistrate Wen's business. It has nothing to do with us or you. Naturally, someone will take care of County Magistrate Wen. Do you think we don't eat and give the food to the people? Only you, County Magistrate Zhang, have the ability to do that. We can't. "
Zhang Zhong stopped laughing. He felt that the two of them were really not presentable. Didn't they know that calculation was calculation, and politics was politics?
He frowned and continued, "Don't worry about the money. We will have it in two days. We don't need to worry about the lack of people coming. Of course, we can't wait for people to come, but we can ask them to come. My family has several small shops in the capital.
There is a Pear Garden in the capital, and a similar place will be built next to the pier here. Many people come and go from the capital. No matter if they are from other countries or from other prefectures, they all want to come to the capital. They are not familiar with the capital.
We can ask someone to show them around. They can go to my shop to eat, buy some trinkets, and walk around the Pear Garden. Let's talk about other places to visit here, such as the pier here, Between the Clouds and the Water and Xiao Luoshui in Sanshui County, and the mountain in the east of our county.
We can arrange everything for them. As long as they take out a certain amount of money, there will be someone to explain the legends and old residences to them. As long as they don't buy anything else, they don't need to spend more money. The money for the boat, the car, the accommodation, and the food will all be included. It will be much cheaper than taking the same boat, the same car, the same accommodation, and the same food.
They will naturally be willing to come and take a look. They can't go back without seeing anything in the capital, right? They can save money and be safe if they follow our people. When they go to various places, if they are willing, they can spend money to buy something. Isn't that better? "
Zhang Zhong told the plan to the two of them, hoping to get their support. Before the two of them were removed, this matter had to be done. The people had started to eat wild vegetables and couldn't wait. Otherwise, they could remove the two of them and do it themselves.
Registrar Zhan and Deputy County Magistrate Xiao's eyes lit up. They didn't think that they could do this. If they really arranged according to Zhang Zhong's plan, Huayuan County would indeed have more income in the future. It might even become another Sanshui County.
If the two of them thought of this by themselves, they would really give it a try. However, this matter was thought of by Zhang Zhong, so the two of them could only follow suit. The two of them felt uncomfortable and looked at each other. After understanding each other's thoughts, Registrar Zhan said,
"County Magistrate Zhang, aren't you a little whimsical? How can it be as simple as you said? You haven't said where the money will come from. Also, can you do the kind of thing that involves others? How will the money be divided? You haven't said these.
County Magistrate Zhang, many people think like you, but that won't do. It's better to do things honestly. If you think too much and can't do it, you will implicate the people in the county and make them suffer. "
"Registrar Zhan is right. How can it be as simple as County Magistrate Zhang thinks? If it is feasible, why don't others do it? Could it be that everyone else is a fool? "
Deputy County Magistrate Xiao also echoed. The two of them gave advice to Zhang Zhong in a tone of experience.
Zhang Zhong thought of the people who ate wild vegetables, so he had to continue saying, "I will take care of the money. Even if there is no money, I will pay for the things over there. As for the matter of pulling people here, of course, it will be done by my family. As for how to divide the money, we can talk about it slowly. This is a small matter. So, do you two agree?"
"County Magistrate, I agree with this matter. How many places have you made to make money in Sanshui County? You have this ability. Others didn't think of it before because they didn't have this ability. Who would have thought that Sanshui County would change from a middle county to a Shang county? "
A yamen runner next to them also listened and watched. He also knew that the former Registrar Zhan and Deputy County Magistrate didn't get along well with the new County Magistrate. However, even if they didn't get along well with each other, they couldn't fight with the lives of the people in the county.
The County Magistrate was obviously thinking for the sake of the people. These two people who only thought of themselves actually opposed for the sake of opposing. If this continued, the lives of the people would not be able to continue.
Thinking of this, the yamen runner spoke out to help Zhang Zhong. With a leader, other yamen runners and officials like Deputy County Magistrate Dao also began to support, including the people who were digging the hole and heard the conversation. They also made silent protests against Registrar Zhan and Deputy County Magistrate Xiao.
Seeing that the two of them were a little isolated, Registrar Zhan and Deputy County Magistrate Xiao realized that this matter was not easy to handle. If they didn't agree, today's matter would be known by the whole county. Their reputation was not good to begin with. At that time, there might be people besieging the yamen.
If they agreed, today's matter would also be spread out. They would also lose their reputation, just less. However, once there was a political achievement, it would all belong to Zhang Zhong. It was very likely that before the two of them could get rid of Zhang Zhong, his political achievement would come out.
This was difficult. No matter whether they opposed or supported, there wouldn't be a good result.
The two of them pondered there. Zhang Zhong was not in a hurry now. He said to the people who supported him, or to the people on this side, "In the future, our county's life will be better. I plan to make Huayuan County a Shang county like what I did to Sanshui County. At that time, there will be more people and it will be lively. The yamen will have money to do more things for the people."
After Zhang Zhong said this, Registrar Zhan and Deputy County Magistrate Xiao finally couldn't keep silent. They knew that the people's hearts had been won over by Zhang Zhong. If they didn't say something, the two of them would be finished.
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