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Volume 4, Chapter 300: What to do, but what to say

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    Chapter 300: What to do, but what to say

    There was a day off for the Lantern Festival, and Ba Xuqi, the lucky man who had already been appointed as the magistrate of Huizhou and in charge of Yongan County affairs, became the leader of the "magistrate class" and was encouraged by everyone to take him to the famous Juyuan Tower in Guangzhou to get better.  Enjoy life.

    The boss of Juyuan Building was from Qingtian Company. Although he didn¡¯t take these county officials very seriously, he was very dedicated to his business. He respectfully led him to the private room, and also displayed the calligraphy of everyone on silk to create a picture of "A Hundred Counties Gathering".  "Fate", happily hanging in the main hall of the restaurant.  But what made Ba Xuqi twitch his beard was that they, dozens of county magistrates, could only get a 40% discount on meals in exchange for their calligraphy skills. It was really stingy.  The boss smiled and pointed again, and everyone fell silent.  There are other people's calligraphy hanging in the main hall, Su Wencai's, Liu Xingchun's, Li Zhushou's, Peng Xianzhong's, the walls are covered with calligraphy by senior officials of the Yinghua New Dynasty, and even Li Si's.  "Juyuanlou tastes good", this extremely vulgar inscription, and the handwriting that only shows the bones but not the flesh, like steel bars, made these county magistrates convinced of the restaurant owner, but at the same time they were also proud of their literary talents.  And calligraphy is still better than Li Tianwang

    ??The music of the piano is faint, and in the private room, several tables of county magistrates are changing glasses, massaging their numb heads with wine, and looking forward to the unknown and wonderful future.

    "Earlier, the Qing court mentioned that there would never be any more gifts, but now the King of Heaven's series of tricks is the real saying that no more gifts will be added!"

    Cheng Guijue shouted loudly, and everyone nodded subconsciously.  Putting aside Li Si's actions in government affairs, as far as taxes are concerned, he fixed all the local Ding Yin and even the miscellaneous factions. Compared with the Qing court, which fixed the insufficient Ding Yin at a high amount and then spread it to the fields.  The practice of dividing the money and collecting money, this "never adding gifts" is the real deal.

    "A hundred years from now, everyone like us will have a virtuous name in history!"

    Ba Xuqi's heart was surging, and he wished he could return to Yong'an immediately and start showing off his skills.

    "A hundred years I hope this new country of Yinghua can really last a hundred years"

    Some people don¡¯t seem so optimistic, sighing so lowly.

    "If this kind of benevolent government can continue to be implemented, the world will have it at your fingertips! Let alone a hundred years, we can expect it in three hundred years!"

    Ba Xuqi said in a deep voice, and the others nodded and raised their glasses. Originally, they defected to the new dynasty just for a way out.  Most of them were officials, and they didn't care whether they were upright or not. They didn't expect a hundred years, let alone three hundred years.  But after being wiped out in the past few days, seeing that I was leaping onto a huge stage, I actually had the idea of ????advancing and retreating with the new dynasty, and began to hope that the new dynasty I worked for could really win Hua Xia Zhengshuo.

    "It's not good as long as we know it. We have to let the whole world know! Not only the place under my Yinghua rule, but also the Manchu Qing Dynasty, it is best for everyone to know about it, so that Kangxi old man can be ashamed!"

    Cheng Guijue, smelling of alcohol, slapped the table and shouted. Ba Xuqi and others didn't think much and laughed together. Suddenly, the door of the private room was opened by someone, and a figure rushed in, smelling of alcohol, and roared at everyone.  Make a sound.

    "How perverse you are! How dare you say such things about having no king and no father! Come on! Take it down with me on both sides! The guillotine~ Yeah~ Wait!"

    This roar made Ba Xuqi shrink his head subconsciously, and he was about to kneel down. The official power of the old dynasty was so heavy that they, the former low-level officials, had an intuitive reaction.

    As soon as they lowered their heads, the hard wings behind the black gauze hat flickered, and when they saw the dark red uniforms on their bodies again, everyone realized that this was no longer the time, they were no longer officials, but British officials.

    "Where did the madness come from! Come on"

    Cheng Guijue hurriedly greeted him, then realized that he was in Guangzhou, not Dianbai, and there were no soldiers around him.

    "People are coming! People are not coming? I will take action myself hiccup take action!"

    The scholar, who was so drunk and still had his hair in pigtails, pulled out a wooden ruler from his waist and was about to knock over a table of food and wine with just one ruler. Cheng Guijue, followed by several people, put their arms around his waist and dragged this guy away.  .

    "There is no tax license on the braid! Call the patrol officer and lock this guy up for a few days!"

    Seeing that the scholar's pigtails were bare and not tied with the "braid license" required by the new dynasty, Cheng Guijue was happy. They didn't need to do anything, and the scholar would suffer for himself.

    "Wait isn't this Li Yuhong's son Li Fangying? Isn't his father okay? Why is he still in Guangzhou?"

    Ba Xuqi recognized this young man. He had seen him in Fogang Hall before when he was transferred from Yongan to Yangjiang.  After Li Si raised the flag, Li Yuhong was arrested in Fogang Hall.  Not long after Li Yuhong took office, not only did he do no evil, but he cooperated with the Qingtian Company to provide convenience to the people, and the Tianwang Mansion even recruited Li Yuhong.  However, Li Yuhong regarded himself as a loyal minister. Although he was unwilling to die for the Qing Dynasty, he was also unwilling to surrender to the new Yinghua Dynasty. The Tianwang Mansion did not have any difficulties and let him go.

    ??"Don't be embarrassed, everyone. He is just drunk and crazy. I apologize to you all"

    Another young man ran in, supported Li Fangying, and kept apologizing to everyone. He was wearing a Confucian shirt and a square scarf, but his movements were not very smart, and he seemed to be injured.

    "Brother Guangchun!?"

    "Ten thousand pounds?"

    Then the young man and Ba Xuqi recognized each other.

    "Lei Xiang Lei Ten Thousand, Enke Jinshi in the 52nd year of Kangxi, Hanlin Wenkui!"

    Ba Xuqi introduced this person to his colleagues. When he heard that Ba Xuqi was not only an old acquaintance, but also a member of the Imperial Academy, Cheng Guijue and others no longer cared about the drunken Li Fangying.

    "His father became ill from sorrow and anger, so he recuperated in Yingci Hospital. He was addicted to sorrow and anger. He spent all day in wine shops to drown his sorrows. He drank too much today. After hearing what you said, he ran straight over. I didn't even think about it.  stop."

    After instructing the waiter to send Li Fangying to a quiet room to rest, Ba Xuqi invited Lei Xiang to the table. This Lei Xiang was the former magistrate of Xinhui County. He was stabbed in Xinhui County. After temporary treatment by a military doctor, he was sent to Yingci.  He was nursed back to health in the hospital, and thus got acquainted with Li Fangying.

    "It is really a righteous act for Lei Zhixian not to get along with the Xinhui people and to abandon the dark side and turn to the bright side."

    Before everyone came to Guangzhou for the meeting, they were all taken to Xinhui for a "visit". When they learned that Lei Hanlin was actually the former magistrate of Xinhui County, they all came over to see him.  Lei Xiang smiled bitterly. He had indeed abandoned the secret, but he had not turned against the enemy. However, he couldn't elaborate on these young people from the British Dynasty, so he had to bring the topic to Li Fangying.

    "I think he is being hypocritical. If the Heavenly Palace directly approached him to become an official, he would probably have nothing to complain about."

    Cheng Guijue didn¡¯t have a good impression of this kind of scholar, and his words pierced Li Fangying¡¯s heart.

    "I just heard that the new dynasty will also implement the policy of never increasing taxes?"

    Lei Xiang was very embarrassed. From his understanding, Cheng Guijue's unintentional words had somehow touched Li Fangying's mind.  Li Fangying's father, Li Yuhong, lost his land but was not martyred, and his official name has been tarnished.  When he returned to the Qing Dynasty in the future, not only would his father no longer have an official position, but he himself would also be implicated, and his official career would be hopeless.  But Li Fangying was very unwilling to serve in the new dynasty. He was just a scholar. Now in this beautiful country, a scholar is no longer a rare animal. If he goes to serve, he can only be a clerk.  Having lost his way forward, he naturally had no choice but to drink to drown his sorrows.

    Lei Xiang and Li Fangying were somewhat in the same boat, but after experiencing the incident in Xinhui and being stabbed, they felt like they were reincarnated. Now that their beloved wife is by their side, their ambition for success has faded, and they just want to live a happy life.  Don¡¯t think about the days and the aftermath.

    Hearing this group of New Dynasty county officials discussing government affairs, Lei Xiang became curious and wanted to see what the new Dynasty's governance methods were.

    "It's better to never add gifts"

    Cheng Guijue hummed and smiled, and everyone also laughed. They all felt very proud to be able to participate in this plan, and it could be done. These county officials are definitely people who will leave their names in history.

    "Officials are going to the countryside!? Officials and local staff are one!? People are setting up public bureaus and levying taxes to enter the business?"

    Ba Xuqi was very fond of Lei Xiang and took the trouble to explain it in detail. After half a meal, Lei Xiang heard this series of tricks and felt that he might have drank too much and was hallucinating.

    "The high mountains stand tall"

    After thinking about it for a long time, Lei Xiang understood the basics and was so drunk that he was sweating from the alcohol. This was an unprecedented change!  But he was very puzzled. With such good governance, why didn't he hear any news outside?

    "This is the internal affairs of the government. Things related to the people will be announced at that time. Why do they need to be spread like gossip in the streets?"

    Ba Xuqi felt that this was a very serious state matter, why should it be spread outside?  Just keep your head down and do it.

    "Brother Guangchun is wrong"

    Lei Xiang spoke seriously, just as he did before in the Hanlin Academy, making comments.

    "This is a political change that has not happened in three thousand years! We still need to think carefully before we can understand the basis of this policy and know its benefits. If those old county and township officials and squire families have wrong ideas and resist with all their strength, even if the new  The power of the government also requires a lot of talk, and I don't know how many chaos it will cause. To change the government, you must first establish your words and watch the wind. Now there is no news even in Guangzhou, and the counties don't know what's going on. You just go back to the county to explain it.  I don¡¯t know how much effort this set of good governance requires.¡±

    As soon as Lei Xiang said this, Ba Xuqi and others were shocked. Yes, this is the key!  It's really clear from the sidelines.

    "My dear King Ruishi, you should have thought of this matter"

    Cheng Guijue murmured that they had to chew hard to understand the ideas of King Li Si and Li Tian. But relying on this idea, in just a few years, they went from a poor scholar in a small village to a country-building person who aspired to become the emperor of China.  ?The heroic hero, he should have thought of this kind of thing first, maybe he has already made arrangements.

    "The King of Heaven is indeed wise, otherwise he would not be in the spotlight. But he just sees that the King of Heaven cares about people's hearts, so I feel that what is happening now is very strange. Maybe the King of Heaven is negligent."

    Ba Xuqi and others frowned, how could King Li Tian forget such an important thing?

    "Whether the King of Heaven has forgotten it or not, you are all the pillars of the new dynasty, so you should fulfill your duties and make your statement."

    Lei Xiang said it coolly. He is an idle man now, so he naturally sees things clearly.

    "That's right! No matter what the King of Heaven thinks, in order to fulfill our duties, we should rebuke him directly!"

    Ba Xu patted his thigh and made a decision.  If such a large set of policies is not well prepared for people's hearts, not only will it fail to achieve success, but its implementation will also cost too much energy in words.

    "Wan Zhong, follow me to see the King of Heaven?"

    Ba Xuqi looked at Lei Xiang and thought that no matter whether this kid wanted to use them as a ladder to climb up the wall, at least this reminder was valuable, so he just pushed ahead and gave Lei Wanzhong a ride.

    "Uh I'm still a prisoner in the Heavenly King's army."

    Lei Xiang had no intention of joining Li Si and declined tactfully, but Ba Xuqi couldn't help but drag him towards the Heavenly Prince's Mansion after the banquet. The Heavenly Prince's Mansion was not a palace at the moment, so Ba Xuqi still wanted to see Li Si.  Easy.

    Li Si was so tired that he was still working overtime even in Yuanxiao, preparing for a fight with a bunch of white-eyed wolves from the Guangdong Chamber of Commerce.  But if Ba Xuqi wanted to see him, there must be something big going on, so he had to work hard to come forward.

    "Xinhui County Magistrate Lei Xiang? Why are you still here? Didn't you say that you just let yourself do as you please if you don't want to be an official?"

    Seeing that Ba Xuqi also brought Lei Xiang, Li Si yawned and muttered.  Lei Xiang smiled bitterly again. He wanted to take care of himself, but the injury was not fully healed and the medicine needed to be changed several times at Yingci Hospital.  And he always felt that he was still a prisoner. King Li Tianwang let him wander around as he wanted to show his grace, but he just ran away. What should he do if he annoyed King Li Tian?

    Now listening to Li Si's words, it seemed as if he didn't remember that he was a prisoner. Lei Xiang and Ba Xuqi looked at each other and said in their hearts that it seems that King Li Tian also forgets things.

    Then he said that good governance should be publicized and then implemented. Li Si calmed down and blinked his eyes. He seemed calm, but in his heart he shouted, how could I have forgotten all this!  ?  Just thinking about reform without knowing how to build momentum, just thinking about how to do it without knowing how to say it, this is really negligent!
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