Du Xin was dragged back and kneeled on the ground, trembling.
Before he was beaten, he had already guessed and recalled that the Emperor was not wearing the clothes he wore when they met.
"Shi Laoliu's potash fertilizer is better than other places. I am guilty!" Du Xin was honest and did not talk about economic development.
Li Longji stared at him and turned to Shi Laoliu, "Shi Laoliu, what do you want?"
"I want 20% of the profits from the potash fertilizer. If you dig again, you have to pay me for the stones." Shi Laoliu stood there and demanded.
"So little money?" Li Longji smiled. It seemed like Shi Laoliu was not greedy.
"No, it is not little. They need to crush and burn the stones. Building a kiln would cost a lot of money. There are many stones elsewhere."
Shi Laoliu analyzed. His family only had stones and he could not burn them himself.
"Hmm!" Li Longji nodded, "Is your family doing well?"
"Good. Du Ming reads the newspaper every day. As long as there is a way to make money, the Ming family will spread it around …" Shi Laoliu praised Du Xin.
When Du Xin became the county magistrate, he used the newspaper method to govern the county.
The entire county's farm tools were upgraded and there were many vegetable greenhouses. He even personally sent people to Chang 'an to collect test paper.
He burned ceramic utensils, built a cement factory, stored ice in the river during winter. He made use of the county's water resources to build his own water network and imitated ships.
He hatched ducks, geese, and chickens. The chickens were raised in the mountains and the ducks and geese were raised in the water.
According to the newspaper, he had asked the people to plant Salvia Miltiorrhiza early in the morning. They harvested a lot of Salvia Miltiorrhiza and sent it to Chang 'an to be sold to pharmacies.
There was a pig farm in the county that had just been set up. It was not suitable to harvest piglets in winter as the price was too high.
There was also a large papermaking workshop in the county. The county needed a lot of stones to make paper.
Most of the paper was sent to Henan and the capital to be sold. A small amount was given to the children and students in the county for free.
They had their own ink workshop and the ink they made was given to the people in the county for free.
The income of the people increased by three times. A large group of people were preparing to build new houses after the spring thaw.
Dusin's relatives earned even more. Dusin himself studied the contents of the newspaper all day long and picked out the best food for himself. He even had a membership card for Heaven on Earth, which was someone else's name.
"Oh!" Li Longji looked at his good county magistrate again with mixed feelings.
Just now, he was prepared to hang Dosin and exile Dosin's family.
Now that I'm in a difficult position, you …
Du Xin was still trembling as he knelt there, beads of sweat rolling down his face.
He was familiar with the law and knew what crime it was to steal from others. He was even more aware of the consequences of offending His Majesty.
"Go and find the people from the other counties, from all walks of life." Li Longji wanted to investigate and said to Du Xin, "Continue kneeling."
"Yes, Your Majesty … After all, I am guilty." Du Xin's voice trembled as he panted heavily.
He was not afraid of kneeling. Kneeling was a form of punishment. If His Majesty could punish him, it meant that there was a way out.
"Brother Yi, tell me about the local situation." Li Longji sat on a chair brought over by someone else. There was a handwarmer in his hand.
The temperature in Luo Nan County was not too low. It was negative seven or eight degrees Celsius because of the light snow.
"Luo Nan County has a high reserve of potassium feldspar. There are also stones containing barium.
Due to the developed water system, many plants in the mud and water need abundant trace elements to grow.
Everything grows well, especially some herbs such as Salvia miltiorrhiza, calamus, and forsythia.
The raw materials used for ink production are also abundant …
The walnuts in the county are delicious. Shi Laoliu's family should be planting walnuts, right? "
Li Yi provided information about the county's resources, minerals, irrigation, herbs …
"Li Dongzhu, you are amazing. My family grows walnuts." Shi Laoliu was curious. How did you know that?
"Li Dongzhu, there are many mountain roads, but they are difficult to travel. Is it better to use cement or local stones to build roads?"
Du Xin, who was kneeling on the ground, listened attentively and asked.
Li Yi thought for a few seconds and gave the answer. "Stone roads are the most important. There is a lot of coal burning in the county. The places with coal are not open air. We need to dig wells. It is difficult to mine coal."
"Li Dongzhu, we can dig wells. We are not afraid of the trouble. Now, when we transport coal from other places, some people use baskets to carry it.
With the time and energy to carry baskets, we can easily dig wells.
There are many stones in the county that can be burned. Even if we do not burn cement to build roads, we lack potassium fertilizer. After selling the potassium fertilizer, we can continue to build roads. We can even hire people from other places to build roads.
Luo Nan County needs roads. Luo Nan County is surrounded by mountains. The small roads are not suitable for large carts. Otherwise, I will not think of using ships to transport coal. "
Du Xin became more and more excited as he spoke. He was prepared to get the location of the coal mine and start working.
As he spoke, he looked up and saw Li Longji. He was stunned.
He forgot that he was still waiting to be punished.
I will give you a map later. I will tell you the location and the depth. There is a gold mine in the county. You are not allowed to dig it. I will not mark it for you. "
Li Yi agreed. With such a person in Luo Nan County, he would not have to worry about it. Du Xin was indeed working hard to develop the county's economy and improve the lives of the people.
"Ah?" Du Xin's mouth was wide open. He did not look at Li Yi but at Li Longji.
His meaning was: Your Majesty, Li Dongzhu said that if he does not mark the gold mine, how can I be a county magistrate? What do you think?
"Brother Yi, the money his family and relatives earned … …"
Li Longji did not care if he killed a person. He thought that if there were benefits, Du Xin's family would benefit more.
"I will ask them to donate the money later. Only a little is left for them to live on." Du Xin promised excitedly.
"That is not necessary. Pay the taxes. All the factories in Luo Nan County have to pay the taxes. We will see if there are any other problems. If there are, we will punish them severely.
For example, which relative of Shi Laoliu's family was involved? Half of the family's wealth will be confiscated. The brother of the concubine? "
Li Yi knew that he had to be punished. He had to let others know.
"Fine, fine. Eighty percent of the family's wealth is also fine. You will also beat me with a cane." Du Xin raised the standard of punishment.
After being beaten and recuperated for two to three months, the matter would be over.
"For the next ten years, anyone related to you will not be allowed to expand their business. You will also not be promoted.
Unless you can increase the income of the people of Shangluo by ten times. From the current income, the person with the lowest income will be able to reach the level of an ordinary family in the capital.
Right now, the average family in the capital receives twenty-five coins per person per day. If you can do both, the ten years limit will be lifted. "
Li Yi was not willing to replace Du Xin. This person was able to earn money and knew how to enjoy life. He even brought his family to earn money. The people would also interfere.
If he was not a county magistrate but a big businessman, the imperial court would definitely commend him.
If Du Xin was killed or sent away, the lives of the people of Luo Nan County would become worse.
The people would not be happy that Du Xin was punished for earning money. They would hate him.
They would even say that if he was earning money, then so be it. If Shi Laoliu was at a disadvantage, then they would just compensate him. What did it have to do with Li Dongzhu?
"Shi Laoliu, do you think we should kill Du Xin or exile him?" Li Yi asked for the victim's opinion.
"No, I just want them to stop digging in my family's mines and give me money. Du Ming even helps me sell walnuts. "
Shi Laoliu shook his head vigorously. He only just realized that something big was about to happen.
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