Chapter 2487
Several county magistrates from Zhaoqing Prefecture in Guangdong Province, led by staff, filed into a conference room in the Grand Council Hall. The senior official responsible for receiving them has not arrived yet, which is of course what they expected. After all, it is normal for subordinates to wait for their superiors to receive them, so there is no reason for superiors to come first and wait.
During the Ming Dynasty, Zhaoqing Prefecture was the seat of the Chief Secretary of Guangdong and administered one state and eight counties. After Haihan annexed Guangdong, all three divisions of government were abolished. Local senior officials either retired early to take care of themselves, or returned to the Ming Dynasty on their own, and Haihan sent officials to take over the military and political power. However, due to staff shortages in county-level yamen, county magistrates, county magistrates, chief registrars and other positions can all apply to stay in office voluntarily. Therefore, many grassroots officials choose to join Haihan and continue to serve as local administrative officials for the sake of their livelihood and future.
After all, the salary paid to them by Haihan was much higher than that during the Ming Dynasty. If they gave up their existing official positions, the Ming Dynasty would not give them any compensation, and because many states were annexed by Haihan The government has left a large number of officials unemployed, and there will be no vacant positions for them to continue serving as officials in the short term.
He used to be the county magistrate, but now he just changed his title to the county magistrate according to the rules of Haihan. The things he did were similar to those during the Ming Dynasty. For these people, they were already familiar with the road. However, when they were county magistrates before, they did not have the opportunity to go to Beijing to meet the Holy Spirit. This time they were collectively summoned to Sanya as county magistrates to report on their duties. It was a brand new experience that they had never experienced in their lives.
After the county magistrates of Gaoyao, Sihui, Xinxing, Yangjiang, Yangchun, Guangning, Gaoming, and Enping counties gathered in Yangjiang, they took an official boat to Sanya and rested for a day before being brought to the big meeting. Waiting to be received in the hall.
These people actually didn't have many opportunities to meet each other when they were in Zhaoqing, but this time they traveled together and got to know each other during the voyage. In addition, after arriving in Sanya, they stayed in the same guest house again, so they were no longer strangers to each other. It would be too restrictive.
Placed in the conference room is a wooden conference table that is more than two feet long and four feet wide. Name plates with the names of the attendees have been placed on the table so that the county magistrates can take their seats accordingly. After they sat down, the waiter served hot tea. Someone took a sip and recognized that this was high-quality oolong tea produced in Fujian, which is not cheap on the market.
"In the capital, the treatment is indeed different." Someone couldn't help but sigh in a low voice.
People like them used to go to the Sansi Yamen in Fucheng to do business, but it was difficult to get the same treatment. Especially in a few poor counties with little to gain, they are always disliked by their superiors and rarely get a good look, let alone sit down and enjoy tea.
However, this situation did not occur in Sanya, and no official receptionist who contacted them asked for any benefits, which saved them a lot of public relations expenses.
After everyone sat for a while, the door of the conference room opened again, and a man with gray hair walked into the conference room surrounded by several entourages. When the county magistrates saw this formation, they knew that the person they were going to meet today had arrived, and they quickly stood up to greet him.
The man took the main seat and sat down, then motioned for everyone to take their seats and said: "Everyone, wait a minute, I am Ning Qi, and I will host the county magistrate's briefing meeting in Zhaoqing today."
Everyone hurriedly bowed and responded: "I have seen Lord Ning in my humble position."
The secretary behind Ning Qi handed over the file book and glasses case. Ning Qi took out his reading glasses and put them on before opening the file book. Years of desk work correcting documents have caused obvious signs of aging in his eyes, and he now has to wear reading glasses to see the handwriting on the documents clearly. "I have read all the annual work reports submitted by you, and I can feel the hard work you have put into governing at the local level. However, the content of these work reports is still too rough. I hope to see more detailed governance. Measures and effects. In order to give you a clearer understanding of this, I have also brought work reports from other places for your reference.”
Ning Qi made a gesture, and the secretary immediately distributed the prepared information to everyone present. Ning Qi was not too satisfied with the reports submitted by these officials who originally belonged to the Ming Dynasty. They contained less pragmatic content and more of slogans to express their loyalty. Therefore, he wanted to take advantage of today's opportunity to let these newly joined overseas officials Rank-and-file officials in Han know how to write a work report.
Ning Qi said solemnly: "What you have in your hands now is the annual work report of Miaoli County in Taiwan. I will give you some time to digest the content and think about the similarities and differences with the report you submitted."
Miaoli County in Taiwan is not a particularly well-developed place among overseas colonial areas. In the early years, the local development was basically based on Chusangkeng Oilfield and related oil refining industries. Until a few years ago, when the population gradually increased, other industries Construction slowly caught up. With the development of the Siriya Oilfield in Kalimantan and the advancement of the Dumai Oilfield project in Sumatra, the Chusangkeng Oilfield with limited oil production no longer plays a decisive role. Therefore, the local area is also gradually implementing industrial transformation and will The focus of development shifts to traditional agriculture and deep processing industries.
The report pointed out that the local crude oil production in the previous year was nearly 5,000 tons, and after refining and processing, 3,000 tons of oil were exported to various regions in Haihan.
Last year, the county's mulberry planting area reached 8,000 acres. There are now three specialized sericulture bases, one silk factory and one textile factory, with more than 4,000 employees. The industry's annual output value has exceeded one million yuan.
There are currently two rabbit farms, exporting rabbit meat and fur materials, with an annual output value of more than 300,000 yuan.
Lu Zhanji Sauce Factory, founded by Lu Zhanpeng, who served as chief administrator in Miaoli ten years ago, has become a leading local brand. Its products such as oyster sauce, abalone juice, scallops, mussels, and dried shrimps have revitalized the local market. In the mariculture and fishing industries, the entire industry chain employs more than 10,000 people, and the annual output value is as high as more than 3 million yuan.
In addition, the cultivation and development of various cash crops has also brought deep processing industries such as oil pressing plants, canneries, and candy factories to the local area. Steam, fuel, and even electric motors and other power machinery and equipment have begun to be used on a large scale in production, which has greatly improved production. Efficiency, effectively reducing costs.
The amount of money that Miaoli County pays to the national treasury through fiscal taxes is also increasing year by year. In the last three years alone, the annual growth rate has remained at around 40%. Last year, the amount paid to the national treasury reached 330,000 yuan.
When the county magistrates saw this figure, they couldn't help but marvel and feel a little ashamed. The sum of the amounts paid to the national treasury by their respective areas in the past five years was far less than the results of Miaoli County last year. It has only been less than ten years since the county system was established in Miaoli.
(End of chapter)