Chapter 185: Such an Empress
"Will this confuse the reward?"
The two were stunned. The youngest son woke up from a nap and came over in a daze. As soon as he entered the room, he was immediately attracted by the boxes of all sizes inside.
"Dad, mom, believe me!"
Xu Kaiming came to his senses and saw his youngest son holding a letter to him and his wife, "Where did this letter come from?"
Xu Wei pointed to one of the many boxes on the ground, "under the glass beads over there."
Xu Kaiming looked along his son's fingers.
It was a glass bead as big as a child's fist. What's unique is that there were curved holes carved inside the glass bead, and golden water could flow inside. I don't know how it was sealed outside.
This kind of glass bead should be for children to play with, and it is very novel, so no wonder the younger son took a fancy to it at first sight.
And the letter that can be placed under the glass bead is...
Xu Kaiming hurriedly took the letter handed over by his son and opened it. His eyes were stunned on the words of the letter, and then he carefully finished reading the words on the letter.
"What is this letter?"
"Written by the Queen."
Qin Shi was stunned, "What did the letter the Empress wrote to us?"
"I wrote these things for Yuan Niang and Wei'er. When will I go back to Beijing, please ask Yuan Niang and Wei'er to talk to the palace."
Qin was shocked again, took the letter and stuffed it back into the envelope, "I have to keep this letter well. This is the letter written by the Queen, and Quan Dayong is also the only one."
Xu Kaiming smiled and nodded, "That's true."
Qin put away the letter and looked at the box on the ground, "What are these rewards?"
"Since the Queen is rewarded by her, she will eat what she should eat, and she will replenish her body. She will use what she should use. The lady shouldn't think about letting them fall into dust in the warehouse. There is no need to be afraid of being coveted by others. The Queen's rewards are marked with palace signs, and no one dares to steal them."
Qin touched the envelope in his hand and nodded excitedly.
Xu Kaiming couldn't help but sigh when he saw such rewards.
Your Majesty loves the people as his son, and the Queen is kind and kind. He was fortunate to meet such a pair of emperors and empresses, which was also a blessing as a minister.
And what he can repay is to devote all his efforts to the death.
The next morning.
A notice was posted on the notice wall in the county town.
After the notice wall was surrounded by curious people, Xu Kaiming specially ordered the storyteller who had been found by the yamen to arrive, the county yamen Master Qiu began to read the contents of the notice loudly.
"Five years of tax exemption from Yong'an County."
"Wing'an County's commercial tax exemption will be reduced to 20% within five years."
"People who have been expropriated, mined, or were disabled due to death or injury, their families can receive a relative amount of pension from the county government every year according to the degree of their injuries. They can receive a minimum amount of pension from the county government for at least three years in minor injuries, and up to sixty years in serious injuries."
"The gold mine continues to recruit mining labor, provide free food, clothing, housing and transportation, and pay wages at the end of each month. If there are accidental deaths and injuries, the mine will give compensation to his family to ensure that his family has no worries about food and clothing."
"The establishment of free primary school and county schools will give priority to the recruitment of children from miners' families. All the tuitions, meals, pens, inks, papers, and inkstones in the tuitions are free. Secondly, other families will only be exempted from tuitions when entering the county school."
"Walnuts produced in Yong'an County have become one of the tributes this year. Within ten years, the imperial court will purchase at least 50,000 kilograms at prices exceeding the market price."
Every time I recited a poem, the onlookers couldn't help but exclaim.
By the end, the people were already so excited that they could not express themselves.
Every edict above can be said to have fallen into the hearts of each of them.
A young man mustered up the courage to get forward, "Sir, are all the words above true?"
"Of course, the contents of this notice were copied from the imperial edict of Your Majesty. Please give me the imperial edict."
The imperial edict of the Ming yellow embroidered five-clawed dragon was opened, and the people were shocked and knelt all over the ground.
"The contents on the notice were written by Your Majesty himself. I copied them one by one because I am afraid that you will not be able to see the words on it clearly, and there is no false sentence. These are all true."
The imperial edict has been released, so no one is questioning now.
Excited, he hurriedly shouted long live.
Master Qiu was busy putting away the imperial edict and letting the people who were kneeling all over the ground get up. "The first and second article of the imperial edict will be implemented from this year. People who meet the third article can register from now on, and when the capital is allocated, they can be distributed to you. Article 4 People who want to register can also go to the county office to register immediately. Ten days later, the county office will take a carriage and send people to the gold mine. Article 5 The voluntary elementary school and county school are already choosing the right address. After the selection is completed, the construction will start. This will be slower. Please wait patiently for a while. Article 6: When walnuts are harvested every year, people will be sent to purchase them. At that time, everyone will prepare your walnuts and wait for the cash register."
The people had already started to think about it in their hearts.
Some of them came over together and couldn't help but whisper.
"Original from Zhao Lao Er's family, didn't your man limp one leg because he went to mining? He could also receive pensions for years as stated in the notice."
The woman called Zhao Laoer's family nodded gently, and her haggard face also had a little more glory. "I'll take him to the county government to check out later."
"Speaking of this, I also want my eldest son to register for mining. Not only does he have food, clothing, housing and transportation, but he still has wages every month. Besides, they are now mining for the imperial court, so they will definitely not let them work exhausted and exhausted like before. The most important thing is that the children at home can study for free."
"My house has half a mountainside walnut tree. By then, just selling walnuts, there should be a lot of them."
Listening to the soft voices of the villagers around him, Master Qiu waved his hand and asked the storytellers to come over.
When the person came over, he asked, "Do you all remember what I said just now?"
Several storytellers looked at each other and bowed together, "Sir, remember it firmly."
"That's good, I will rely on a few gentlemen to promote it more later."
"If you don't dare to take it, the people of the country must do their best to make it work hard to make the people of the county hear the six contents of His Majesty's imperial edict."
"This is the best," Master Qiu bowed to them, "The county government has important matters, so I will take the lead."
"Sir," one of the storytellers called the master hesitantly, "The grass-civilians have something to ask for."
"Sir, please speak."
The storyteller bowed and said, "That's right. Caomin's family has a dog son, who is twenty-six years old. He is a scholar. The 300 people in the palace exam also got the top 11. It was just because one year when he was rescued by a child in the fire, he was injured by the fire and left a scar on his face. He couldn't take the exam. I wonder if someone like the dog son could go to the free elementary school in our county to be a teacher?"
Master Qiu pondered for a moment, "This matter should be feasible, but I dare not agree to it. I will let me tell the county magistrate after I go back."
But this was enough to surprise the storyteller, and he hurriedly bowed and said, "Thank you, sir, thank you."
Master Qiu returned to the county government and reported to Xu Kaiming, he mentioned the storyteller just now.
"A county school teacher must at least be a juren. There will be appointment from the court. This elementary school teacher can be a scholar. This is what it means," Xu Kaiming made a decision without thinking too much after hearing this, "Master Qiu."
"The official is here."
"You write another notice next to the previous notice, and write that after the elementary school is completed, you will invite a primary school teacher. As long as you have scholars and fame, you can come to the county government to recommend yourself. At that time, the official will take the exam and decide who will take responsibility for this elementary school teacher."
"Yes, the official will do it now."
In the afternoon, there were many people outside the county government, holding tablets or dragging cars to register for pensions.
However, looking at the county government gate in front of me, I felt a little timid and no one dared to step forward for a long time.
Xu Kaiming heard that a large group of people who were preparing to receive pensions had gathered outside the door, but he had to wait and see but not enter, so he had to go to greet him in person. Only then did the people dare to go in.
"Sir, my Erniu was injured in his leg. The doctor said that although his leg can still walk in the future, he is also lame. I wonder if there is still a pension that can be received?"
"Sir, my husband was hit in the head..."
When Master Qiu returned to the county government office, he saw that the courtyard in front of the court was crowded with people. His adult was surrounded by green official robes and had no impatient face. No matter who asked, he responded with a good temper.
However, when encountering those who attempt to cheat the pension, they were merciless and dragged them to the lobby to hit a few boards to warn you. Suddenly, a few of them in the crowd were trying to cheat money. Seeing the man's miserable situation, they quietly left with their heads covering their heads.
The next day, the pension silver allocated by the court arrived.
The people who came to register the day before received a lot of money at their doorstep.
With the publicity of several storytellers everywhere, and seeing that other people really received a lot of pensions, some people in Yong'an County who were waiting and watching suddenly flocked to the Yong'an County Government.
At the same time, people who signed up to go to the gold mine were also flooded.
They were not ignorant of the danger of mining, but with the heavy guarantees provided by the court, even if they were injured or even died, the court could properly resettle their families. Without any worries, it would be better to come and take a chance.
When the primary school and county schools were built at the same time, many scholars and fame in the county town, both young and old, went to the county government to recommend their primary school teachers.
This Yong'an County Government, which has been silent for several years without any action, has now become the most lively place in the entire county.
When Yong'an County began to regain its vitality due to a series of people-friendly policies.
On the eighth day of the fifth month, the weather is beautiful, the sun is bright and the wind is clear.
Wei Zhao and Shi Mingfei's wedding has finally arrived.
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The third update is at noon
Chapter completed!