Chapter 1219 Where the people want, the victory will go
After confirming that the reward money was distributed and no one was left out, Zhu Pingan shouted at the common people like a tsunami of "Zhu parents", "Zhu Qingtian", "Qingtian" "Master" and other words of gratitude, he returned to the Jingnan County Government Office.
"Young Master." On the way back, Liu Dadao and the others took out the silver reward they received from their arms and handed it to Zhu Pingan.
"What?" Zhu Ping'an was stunned for a moment and didn't react for a while.
"Young Master, we are not short of silver. Those of us who live in the Young Master, eat from the Young Master, and wear the Young Master have no place to use silver. The Young Master is short of silver. Young Master, please use this silver." Liu Dadao they insisted.
"No need." Zhu Ping'an smiled when he heard the words, and then understood what they meant, and couldn't help but waved his hands, "These silvers are your reward."
"Young Master, please give us credit, how can we do it?" All of them were given small flags due to their merits. We all have official status, which is something we never dreamed of. Hey, it's all because of the young master, and we have honored our ancestors. The young master has already given us a huge reward, so how can we still have the nerve to ask for silver. "Liu Dadao and the others laughed.
"One code, one code. You all deserve these. If it weren't for you at that time, I'm afraid Jingnan wouldn't be able to hold it. How could I, Zhu Ping'an, be promoted to the fifth rank of punishment inspector due to my merits? I learned from it. The benefits are much greater than those of you. Besides, your little money is just a drop in the bucket."
Zhu Ping'an smiled and waved his hands back, declining their kindness. .
This request for credit is indeed because I am partial to Liu Dadao and the others. However, Liu Dadao and the others have followed him for the longest time and are considered his direct descendants. They also contributed a lot in the fight against the Japanese. He does not favor anyone over them.
"Young Master, our reward money is just a drop in the bucket, but the extra silver reward just given to you is not. Young Master, I don't understand. In fact, it is enough to pay out the silver reward in accordance with the heavy reward order, so why do we need to give you more silver reward? The county government is short of money. You need to repair the city walls, build water conservancy projects, build beacon towers in coastal counties, recruit immigrants, and open up wasteland. All of these require money. The young master has been worrying about money these days. Wouldn’t this extra silver reward be able to solve the young master’s urgent need?”
Liu Mu also knew that this silver reward for himself and others would be a waste. It was just a drop in the bucket, but the extra silver reward was not. That was twenty thousand taels. Liu Mu didn't understand why Zhu Ping'an insisted on paying more silver reward, and couldn't help but asked in confusion.
Zhu Pingan has been worried about money recently. Due to the shortage of money, many plans have been difficult to implement. Liu Mu and the others knew this very well, so they wondered why Zhu Ping'an insisted on giving more silver than the heavy reward order.
"That's right, Young Master, you worry about money every day. Isn't this extra silver reward just right? We use it to do business, not to put it into our own pockets for corruption. No one will say anything. "
Liu Dadao had actually been unable to bear it for a long time, and now that he heard Liu Mu speak, he couldn't help but echo.
"Sir, you paid more than a thousand taels of private money a few days ago," Liu Dachui also said.
Liu Daqiang and others also agreed in confusion.
Zhu Ping'an understood that they were all thinking about themselves, but they still didn't look far enough.
Zhu Ping'an smiled slightly and did not answer them directly, but asked a question, "You said, for politics, whether it is building water conservancy, repairing city walls, or recruiting, recruiting, and relocation, What’s the most important thing?”
“Mr. "Of course it's money. If you don't have money, how can you build water conservancy, repair city walls, build embankments, dig rivers, build bricks and tiles? So, money must be the most important thing." As soon as Zhu Pingan finished speaking, he gave his answer without hesitation.
Although money is very important, there are too many county governments with abundant treasury, but they still do not manage well. The people's livelihood in their jurisdictions is in decline, the society is in extreme poverty, everything is in ruins, and the people live in dire straits.
Zhu Pingan smiled without saying a word and looked at Liu Mu.
“Incorruptible?”
Liu Mu hesitated for a moment and replied.
Zhu Pingan smiled and shook his head, "Which one is better, an incompetent honest official or a capable corrupt official?!"
Liu Mu couldn't help but ponder after hearing this. Indeed, if an official is incorruptible but incompetent, what good will it do to the people in his jurisdiction? An incompetent general will tire out the three armies, and an incompetent official will embarrass the people in his jurisdiction. It is worse than an Capable corrupt officials create a lot of value for the people in their jurisdiction.
"Is it the officials who are the most important?" Liu Dachui replied proudly, as if he had an enlightenment.
Zhu Pingan still shook his head.
Next, Liu Dadao and the others talked about diligence and ability. Zhu Pingan still shook his head and smiled without saying a word.
"Sir, what is that?" Liu Dadao really couldn't think of it, scratched his head and asked with a confused look on his face.
Liu Mu and others also looked at Zhu Pingan in confusion, wanting to know what was most important to governance.
"People's hearts."
Zhu Ping'an spoke slowly, his eyes shining brightly, like two bonfires burning.
"People's support?" Liu Dadao couldn't help being stunned when he heard this. Is the people's support the most important factor for a political party? !
“He who wins the hearts and minds of the people wins the world. This sentence is applicable in any position. The most important thing for a government is the hearts and minds of the people. What the people want is what they hope to win. The prosperity of government lies in winning. Only by winning the hearts and minds of the people can the government's decrees be won. The support and support of the people will get twice the result with half the effort and everything will go smoothly. Otherwise, government orders will be like trees without roots and water without a source. As the ancients said, the people are like water, and politicians are like boats. Water can also carry boats. Capsize the boat. If you win the hearts of the people, you will ride the wind and waves; if you lose the hearts of the people, the boat will capsize and people will die."
Zhu Pingan explained softly while walking forward slowly.
Liu Mu was enlightened and looked at Zhu Pingan with admiration to the extreme. The young master is worthy of being a young master, worthy of being the youngest number one scholar in the Ming Dynasty, and worthy of being a fifth-rank official at a young age.
“But Young Master, using so much money to win people’s hearts would cost too much, right?” Liu Dadao felt that it was not cost-effective.
"What's the cost? These silvers are the rewards for capturing the heads of Japanese pirates. They belong to everyone originally. It's just that the Holy One has doubled the distribution." Zhu Pingan smiled slightly, "In ancient times, Shang Yang, in order to win the hearts of the people, If you use fifty yi of gold to move a wooden pole to the north gate, you will be rewarded with fifty yi of gold. At twenty taels, fifty taels of gold is equivalent to one thousand taels of gold. You may say that the cost is high, but compared with the people's support, this one thousand taels of gold is not worth mentioning at all, let alone the extra silver reward book I issued. It belongs to the common people. You can win the hearts of the people of the county with nothing." (End of this chapter)