Chapter 395 Give Lu Tong advice
Chu Heng was dumbfounded, nodded, turned around and went out. As soon as he reached the door, he turned back and came to Shen Yi. He cupped his hands and bowed, "Your Majesty, the second young master and the second young lady are more lively, but they are extremely intelligent and cannot learn anything." Very fast, I have already learned the Three Character Classic in this period, far better than other children in the village.”
Shen Yi heard Chu Heng's protective intention, and his expression softened a bit, and said: "Mr. Chu, don't worry, I am sensible. Can I still handle the school affairs during this period? There is a new village school in the village. What do you think of Mr. Chu?" Even if you tell the village chief, he will seriously consider your thoughts.”
"Understood! How about I think about it carefully when I go back and write a proposal?"
“Excellent!”
Chu Heng smiled happily. When he looked up, he found that he had walked to the door of the school. He burst out laughing. After saying goodbye to Shen Yi, he went in to continue the class.
Shen Yi returned home and waited until Su Tai finished beating the two children before he continued to teach them.
Early the next morning, Shen Yi rode to Zhaohua County.
Lu Tong was very happy to see him coming, and did not pursue his whereabouts. After a few words of greeting, he got to the point, "Master Shen, I have carefully reviewed the situation in Zhaohua County in the past few days, and found that the entire Zhaohua County is Shen family Zhuang and Dongmen Village are the richest, followed by Liujiazhuang in Zhongmen Village, which borders these two villages. I really want to ask Mr. Shen how to make the people of Zhaohua County rich! ”
He has been a wife for many years and finally got into the position of county magistrate. Naturally, he also wants to make a difference.
Shen Yi looked at Lu Tong's meticulous hair and smiled, "Sir, in fact, making the people of Zhaohua County rich is nothing more than selling the things they have in their hands at good prices. As long as we have money, there is no need to worry about not living a good life. ?
It’s just that the principle is simple, but the practice is not easy. Every village has its own rules, and there are also some troublemakers. Let’s not talk about anything else. Just look at Ximen Village. There was a drought that year, and I helped dig wells everywhere. Doesn’t the village know?
No, they knew it, but the villagers had different opinions and the matter was settled. By the time they wanted to dig a well, they had already missed the best opportunity, and in the end it was just a mess of work.
Nowadays, the people in Dongmen Village are wealthy, and Zhongmen Village is not bad either, living a prosperous life, but only Ximen Village cannot keep up with everyone no matter what they do.
And they also have a problem. If they listen to our opinions and get benefits, everyone will be happy. If the results are not as expected, they will make a fuss. I have seen it clearly over the years. ”
Lu Tong listened carefully to Shen Yi's opinions, his brows furrowed deeper and deeper, then he changed the subject and asked tentatively: "I heard that Master Shen and Mr. Zhu have a close friendship?"
Shen Yi stopped drinking tea and slowly put the tea cup down, "Master Lu, who did you listen to?"
Lu Tong laughed awkwardly and looked away, "Not long after I took office, Mr. Zhu came to visit the county government and mentioned this to me during a casual conversation. After all, the Zhu family is the richest person in Zhaohua County. I was also curious. Just asked casually.”
The Zhu family has deep roots in Zhaohua County and made their fortune a hundred years ago. He can understand why the family is as rich as it is today. However, the Shen family has a weak foundation and was completely poor a few years ago. But now it brings so many villages together to become rich. He really can't understand it. , it would be understandable if there was help from the Zhu family.
Shen Yi sneered and picked up the tea cup again, feeling very emotional, "This Mr. Zhu is really interesting. If you don't tell me sooner or later, you will know that Zhu Yixuan and I have a close friendship after I get promoted. Don't hit me." The name does strange things, but I don’t recognize it.”
Lu Tong's expression changed slightly, and he was somewhat surprised, "Master Shen, do you mean what Master Zhu said is untrue?"
Shen Yi nodded and sighed: "I won't hide it from Master Lu. My daughter-in-law's maiden sister was once Zhu Yixuan's concubine. She was the kind who was abandoned. What kind of relationship do you think I have with the Zhu family?" Lu Tong is serious now. Surprised, hurry up He stood up and apologized, "Mr. Shen, look at what happened. That Zhu Yixuan is too shameless! Mr. Zhu too! He dared to touch Mr. Shen randomly. Don't worry, Mr. Shen. I will definitely reprimand the Zhu family when I turn around!"
Shen Yi waved his hand, stood up and asked Lu Tong to sit down, "These are private matters. It is normal for Mr. Lu not to know about it. I am talking about it today just because I don't want Mr. Lu to be used by the Zhu family. I dare to ask Mr. Lu, where should I go? Handover? ”
Shen Yi didn't want to continue this topic and quickly talked about business, which just relieved Lu Tong's embarrassment.
The handover went very smoothly, but the issue of accommodation came up later.
Lu Tong explained: "Behind the county government office was the place where the county magistrate lived. I have a yard in the county and I haven't moved in yet. Lord Shen can live in it."
"No, no, I understand Mr. Lu's good intentions. It's just that the rules cannot be broken. It's just a place to stay. Today I will go ask you. I can arrange my residence in these two days. The backyard of the county government office will be temporarily given to Mr. Lu. It’s good to rest. Oh, by the way, Mr. Lu just said how to make the people of Zhaohua County rich, and I have an idea.”
Shen Yi reciprocated the favor and said.
Lu Tong instantly became more energetic, "Sir, Mr. Shen, tell me straight away. No, let's go to the restaurant to talk! I'll be the host, and by the way, I'll accompany Mr. Shen for a walk. I'm familiar with the county!"
Shen Yi declined twice before agreeing.
In the restaurant, Shen Yi glanced at the Zhu's Grain Shop across the street and said to Lu Tong: "Master Lu, the most acceptable way for people to make money in Zhaohua County is to sell grain, right?"
Lu Tong nodded and sighed: "That's right. In the past few years, the Ma people in Moshi Town bought a lot of Ringo fruit trees and tricked the people into planting them. I thought it was a nonsense, but I didn't expect that they would actually bear fruit later. Now Moshi Town Almost every household in Shizhen grows Ringo, and the people's lives are better than those in other towns, but the Ringo fruit becomes less valuable if there are too many.
In addition, Ma Yuanwai has retired, it is not easy to get fruit trees, and there are various other worries, but no one is planting ringo anymore. I have thought about letting them plant other fruit trees, but to be honest, I don’t know enough about farming. , In addition, the Ma family was almost ruined because of Lin E's incident, and the officials in the county government did not agree, because they were afraid of taking risks. ”
"But as long as you are buying and selling, there are risks. If you want to make money but also want to be safe and secure, there is no such thing as a good thing." Shen Yi said sharply.
Lu Tong deeply agreed and sighed again, "That's why I'm so worried. I'm afraid only Mr. Shen in the entire county government can understand me!"
Shen Yi twitched the corner of his mouth, not knowing how to answer this, and said: "I have a suggestion. I just accompanied my wife to the ice field to visit relatives a few days ago. Only after this trip did I know how the herdsmen in the ice field live. It's good, but we can't grow food there, so every year they come to us in droves to exchange food.
In the early years, there were not many people going out of the ice field, and they had enough to collect grain in Moshi Town. But now the life of the herdsmen is better, and there are more people buying grain lavishly. What I mean is that the mainland people can directly send people to discuss with the ice field herdsmen. Sell food to them.
As for the business between our village and the herdsmen, that is another matter and does not need to be confused. ”