Chapter 171 Raising the sword and standing up
Dong Ping is not very close to this Ma Sanpao and is a distant cousin.
However, as soon as Dong Ping arrived at Dongping Mansion, the cousin came to visit and gave Dong Ping five thousand taels of silver. On the surface, twenty pigs were sent to the army.
Dong Ping naturally took care of this cousin. He was busy training in the past few days, but he didn't expect Cheng Wanli to move so quickly. It took only three days from catching to chopping. When Dong Ping knew that, the person had already chopped at Caishikou.
If you want to talk about why Cheng Wanli is so fast, it is because he, as the prefect, has just taken office, and it is very difficult to do things well. It is difficult for the minor officials to do anything under him to do it.
Master Wen proposed to cut down someone to establish his authority. This person is doing something wrong, and someone is killed and he must have a huge influence.
Cheng Wanli had been touching for half a month and was just here to come. These three cannons were considered famous people in Dongping City. They had four lives and forced to die a dozen. They were completely broken, so they would be chopped.
So I went to Caishikou for a long journey, and the effect of establishing my authority was very obvious, and the minor officials below suddenly calmed down.
Cheng Wanli's meaning is also very obvious. Which of you is too much? These three shots will be your end.
No one can stand the investigation, it’s almost the same. Cheng Wanli wants stability in the overall environment.
In the next few days, two more brothels were raided.
The operation of brothels in the Song Dynasty was reasonable and legal, but there was only one thing: you could not force a good person to become a prostitute, you could not beat or even kill brothel women.
The two brothels that were searched were purchased by a fifteen- or sixteen-year-old girl. After three or five years of cultivation, they were arranged to receive guests. Anyone who was disobeyed and who was beaten to death when the severe ones were born. They were full of blood debts.
The government office made the crime public, and the most evil Caishikou cut off the thugs, and the thugs never sent out the thugs. They stayed at the local official brick factory to burn bricks, because the walls of Dongping City should be repaired, and there were not enough people to burn bricks.
In Cheng Wanli's study, Lord Liu sat next to him to report the number to Cheng Wanli.
The accounts have been recorded in the past few days of 180,000 guan and 360 guan, 15 unowned properties and 1,700 acres of fertile land without owners. However, the expenses for this are only more than 700 guan, which is the reward for Dutou and the constable's wages.
Cheng Wanli smiled and said, "No, good. The treasury was full at once, and with the tens of thousands of guan left by Lord Chen, it was almost 300,000. The repair department arranged for the repair of the city wall to lower the budget and mobilized the strong men among the refugees to work for work."
Master Wen recorded and arranged one by one.
Lord Liu of the Grain Tank was a little worried: "Mr. Cheng, I don't know if you should say it or not?"
Cheng Wanli smiled and said, "I am not a big worm, and I don't have a single man. I'll just say whatever you think."
"It's like this. After this period of governance, although the public security in Dongping has improved a lot and the treasury is full. However, those who open brothels and play tricks are unwilling to operate, and tax revenue will be greatly reduced if this continues."
"Please rest assured, Lord Liu, I know what I think. The rectification has ended here, and the advocacy has been issued. All kinds of shops operate in compliance with regulations and must not do anything that is harmful to the law. If someone sues the yamen, there will definitely be strict judgments."
"Okay, okay, I understand."
The grain trough was in charge of food, grass, gold and silver. Seeing that Cheng Wanli agreed to his proposal, he went down.
Immediately followed by Lord Li from the Ministry of Agricultural Affairs, this is a yamen that manages farmers and forests.
"It's late autumn now, and it's most suitable for planting trees. I wonder what arrangements Mr. Li has?"
"When farmers plant trees, they pay attention to their uses. Mulberry trees can raise silkworms, jujubes, persimmons and other fruits can fill their stomachs. Paulownia, elm, poplar, and willow trees can build houses and make furniture. However, they did not even allocate sapling funds to the farmers' office. In the spring, the silk merchants Chao Tuanlian distributed one million mulberry trees to the people, and their survival was less than 30%. The others were willows and elms planted by farmers in each county."
Cheng Wanli thought for a while and planting trees was not that easy. The land where the trees were planted was mostly barren mountains and wilderness, the soil was poor in water retention, and there was no strong water retention ability. Planting ten living trees was considered a high success rate, but taking mulberry trees as an example, the rate of return was extremely high. After three years of growth, a mulberry seedling that costs two cents can create a return of hundreds of cents every year. This is a sure profitable investment.
"This year, we will repair the city walls, repair the river channels, and rescue refugees. The treasury's food and salary will be difficult to allocate to the planting of trees. Our government will find a business to continue to promote mulberry trees. Lord Li also worked hard and arranged publicity for each county to let farmers plant fruit trees, sycamore, elm, poplar, and willow trees in front of and behind the houses and the fields around the fields."
"Okay, there are wild saplings, poplars, and willow cuttings everywhere in the elm trees. Only fruit trees need to be used to transfer flowers and connect trees. The officials go back and study them carefully and develop reasonable and feasible methods."
Lord Li from the Agricultural and Forestry Department also went back. Promoting tree planting is also of great benefit to the government. If a family logs ten trees, one tree must be paid as agricultural tax. If it is declared, it will be punished.
When the government starts construction, it requires wood for all kinds of things. Although there are many trees on the mountain, it is not easy to cut down, and the government is not allowed to cut down at will.
Chaojiazhuang, Gongsun Sheng was in seclusion for three days and closed his door to thank the guests. After leaving the seclusion, he immediately invited Chao Gai back.
"Master, what's your business? You're so anxious."
"When I realized the way of heaven, I suddenly felt a powerful murderous intent, which came from metal. Whether it is Jeju or Dongping, they are all water. Water produces wood, wood produces fire, and fire overcomes metal. We only need to place a 100-flower array with a blooming flower and lush trees. In order to promote wood to generate fire to restrain evil metal, and to promote brother's luck."
Chao Gai was a little confused when he heard it: "I said goodbye to tell the heavenly books, and just say it."
Gongsun Sheng nodded: "Just put it directly, it is to plant trees, mulberry trees, fruit trees, various trees, etc. In spring, all flowers bloom and Cui is lucky."
"How many trees do you have to plant? It won't work if you don't have them."
"This is natural, and you have to have millions or tens of millions of trees. The more you have, the better the effect."
This old Taoist is mysterious and sometimes counts accurately.
"The cost of large-scale tree planting is easy to say. Our business has acquired silkworm cocoons and cooperated with the Wang family in Jiangnan. They have more mulberry seedlings. Poplar and willow seedlings are easy to grow. However, large-scale promotion cannot be separated from the support of the government, and it is also necessary to promote Zhang Fuyin and Cheng Gongfu."
Gongsun Sheng smiled and said, "This should not be difficult, it should have a result soon. Prefect Cheng needs political achievements. The easiest way to prosper the economy is silk. A variety of mulberry trees are good choices. But the tree species should not be too single, so there should be more flowers and trees."
Chapter completed!