stubborn thief

Chapter 274

Monk Gama opened a jar of highland barley wine, poured out a small cup, and clasped his hands together.

Although it is not yet known where the lions he has attracted will lead the future of this land, at least the long war that lasted for several years is finally over.

He stood on the edge of the official village of his enemy Dunyue Dorji with a wine bowl in his hand, dipped his middle finger in the wine and flicked it to the sky, offering sacrifices to the gods; Father and brother in war.

Drank it down, feeling lost.

He can no longer go back to the days of quiet practice in the past.

There were a lot of Han soldiers coming and going in the official village. Ga Ma looked towards the ground floor courtyard where the dungeon was built, and the hand that stretched out every day was gone.

Dunyue Duoji's housekeeper was imprisoned in the dungeon, and that guy yelled loudly all day, saying that his master would return and cursing the passing soldiers.

Ga Ma thought, that person might have been executed, which is a pity.

Who doesn't like a loyal person?
It happened that Monk Wang was carrying a stack of scrolls to the official village. Since this morning, Gama had seen him running back and forth seven or eight times in his new clothes, carrying the scrolls.

Ga Ma called out to him: "Master Dege, where's the housekeeper in the dungeon?"

Hearing this kind of disrespectful address, Monk Wang frowned and looked up. Seeing Gama, he changed into a flattering smile in a blink of an eye: "Oh, who am I, Gazhi County!"

The sound of Ga Zhixian called Ga Ma to doubt his life. He looked left and right, but there was no one around him. Who was Ga Zhi County?
Monk Wang then thumped into the official village, and it didn't take long before he went up to the third floor. The scroll in his hand was gone, and he cupped his hands and said, "Don't call the monks in Xiadege in Gazhi County from now on, you will be named by the Generalissimo." , and my name is Wang De."

No matter what Wang De's name is, in Ga Ma's eyes, he is still that run-down monk studying medicine in Dege Territory, ignoring these things, Ga Ma pointed down, and asked, "Where's the housekeeper in the dungeon, kill him?"

"Alive, if it wasn't for the people from Sichuan who saved him, how many lives would be enough for him to toss about, summoning the soul of Dunyue Dorji in prison every day."

"He has dealt with merchants in Sichuan, he can speak a few words of Chinese, and he was sent to work as a supervisor in a quarry in Haibei."

Monk Wang was beaming, his smile was full of happiness: "It's good!"

Ga Ma sucked in his breath and rubbed his chin, looking at Wang De with puzzled eyes, he didn't know what stimulated this Dege monk, he was talking in a confused way, something was wrong.

"Why do you call me Gazhi County?"

"Oh, the county magistrate doesn't know yet?"

Monk Wang asked back, and then he clasped his hands solemnly and said: "The Grand Marshal has decided that the magistrate of Makang County will be held by Gazhi County, and Wang De, the next official, will temporarily serve as the Confucian teacher of Makang County... The appointment letter will be issued soon. From now on, it will be the county government.”

"Know... magistrate?"

Before Monk Gama could react, Wang De suddenly thought of something, raised his hand to ask Gama to wait, and ran downstairs in a hurry.

Seeing his disappearing figure, Ga Ma sighed helplessly.

The monks in Dege are really similar to the Han people, and so are the people in the khaki military uniforms and armors.

The monk from Dege ran up again, holding a volume of books in his hand, greeted Ga Ma, opened it and read: "The county magistrate's handbook."

After reading the five words, Wang De looked up at Gama, pointed to the book and said in a low voice, "It was written by the Generalissimo himself, and the craftsman who printed the book was entrusted to engrave the printing plate. This is the real scripture."

Ga Ma couldn't understand Wang De's flattery, so he frowned and said nothing.

Wang De also noticed Ga Ma's contemptuous expression, but he didn't care.

On the battlefield where the heavy guns were raised and roaring, his eyes were covered by the helmet, and the musket rested on his stomach in the darkness and made a terrifying noise—from that moment on, he knew where the truth of the world was. .

"The county magistrate is the parent of a place. It must be known that the land in a county is money and food. The land is the fields and mountains, which are related to tax collection; the population is a population, and everything requires labor; money is the stock of goods, and it needs to be handed over when you take office; grain is the granary. , the people of a county depend on food for their heaven.”

"The county magistrate has six important tasks. One is to educate the people. Most of the people break the law because of ignorance. Therefore, on the [-]th day of every month, the county magistrate must lead the teaching staff, assistants, and miscellaneous staff to the township government offices to gather soldiers and civilians and report to the marshal's office. The order, and explain it to the people word for word, without any deviation."

Ga Ma understands, this county magistrate does the same job as their previous housekeeper.

Wang Dedao: "The second is to listen to judgments and judge prisons. During the three days of March, June and September every month, people's appeals must be received, and the trial must be concluded quickly, so as not to delay the people's farming work."

Ga Ma nodded, still doing the same job as their housekeeper.

"The third is to persuade the people to farm. The county government selects good seeds, sends people who are proficient in farming to the countryside to guide farming, builds water conservancy, builds bridges and roads, organizes irrigation and reclaims wasteland. These are the duties of the county magistrate. The money required, On the one hand, they ask their superiors for appropriation, and on the other hand, the county magistrate asks for donations from the gentry and landlords in the county.”

Gama couldn't understand it here. He had heard of the magistrate of the imperial court, but he didn't know much about it.

He can do these things, but the county magistrate is a low-ranking official, so what's the benefit of a low-ranking official doing these things?

Wang De didn't care about these, he knew all the words written by Liu Chengzong, and he didn't know what the meaning was when he put them together, so he just followed the scriptures: "The fourth is to collect taxes and pay food. According to the order of the Marshal's Office, money and food are collected every year. As a county magistrate, we must ensure that we receive taxes. , and at the same time, we must guard against subordinate staff collecting too much and collecting too little.”

"The fifth is disaster relief. Report any incidents as soon as possible. The Generalissimo said that a separate book will be written about this incident later, so there is not much to say in the manual. Other than that, the last thing... is to persuade students to learn."

Wang De smiled, put away the handbook and said, "This is also a priority for the future."

Ga Ma sighed, and it was quite worrying to say that the county magistrate was in charge of a lot of affairs, which made him not very happy to accept it.

But he couldn't help but accept it, not because of Liu Chengzong's ideas, but because of reality.

Huang Shengxiao was stationed in Nangsuoqianmo Palace. All the slaves in Nangqian’s territory went to Basang to serve as soldiers. The nobles in the east lost their manors and were no different from ordinary people. The nobles in the west became polished lords one by one. There is only one title left for the Nangqian King on the Internet.

If Liu Chengzong was not the county magistrate, he would be unable to do other things, so he could only go to Uzang to become a monk.

Ga Ma shook his head helplessly, asking for help, it's not good if the reinforcements he found are too good at fighting.

He waved his hand at Wang De and said, "Okay, let's wait for the magistrate to find me. Why did you go?"

Wang De raised his hand with a smile, and raised his thumb towards the back: "Go to see the county school. There is a well-built manor in the east. The noble family fled to make room, which is especially suitable for the county school."

"Is this the place to find a good county school?"

Gama's mood is extremely complicated, perhaps because of the hundreds of years of chieftain's history, he cares more about history than many officials in Han, and even actively thinks about his current historical position.

When the war is over, Duokang Liugang will surely be launched a massive reform by Liu Chengzong.

Liu Chengzong is not special, such things happen every time there is a change of dynasty, it is nothing more than a difference in strength.

Gama has already seen the beginning of reform. Makang County has a county government and a county school, and soon other counties will have it. With Confucianism, many things will be different.

These things had nothing to do with Gama originally, but history is like a forgetful old man who has always been vague about the process, but he can always remember the beginning and the end clearly.

Gama is the end.

He suddenly felt that being a magistrate was not a bad thing, at least he still had the opportunity to participate in a new beginning.

Like a little lamb who survived the world blown by the wind of doom, he cautiously poked his head out to the new world.

Wang De didn't know what Ga Ma was thinking in front of him, he was just laughing at Ga Ma - the establishment of county schools was far from fast, all township heads had already started work in the localities, and the land and population of each township was almost finished .

Baili is different from Nangqian. Baili's territory is vast, bordering Hezhou and Sichuan at the same time. The nobles and common people in many places are very familiar with the Ming Dynasty's officers and soldiers, especially their military discipline.

The officers and soldiers are treated very well in this land. When many people see the village team entering the vicinity of the manor, their first thought is whether they can be wiped out.

There is no personal grievance, and it has nothing to do with avenging Baili King Dunyue Dorji, it is the deterrent force of the officers and soldiers.

Over the years in the northwest and southwest, many Xifan tribes were forced to rebel by border generals, and many were disgusted by officials. In short, there were many wars.

Most of the nobles and common people living in the hinterland of Baili don't have the ability to distinguish between the Lion Army and the Ming Dynasty's official army. To them, they are all the same, they are the official army.

They don't know anything else, only that the military discipline of the officers and soldiers is strict.

Because the officers and soldiers have strict military discipline, they are better than them in marching and fighting.

Also because of the strict military discipline, they are better than them in setting fire to houses, looting property, and robbing women in an organized way during the war.

Seeing the officers and soldiers, every qualified head of the family will spontaneously want to wipe them all out.

Fortunately, the people's livelihood was poor, and the tribal leaders combined seven or eight officers and soldiers, wearing armor and riding tall horses.

Who knew that when they heard that these people were here to carry out the census, they even told them that your child will go to school in the future.

The work was completed very smoothly, and everyone is happy.

The location selection of the county school is at best a subsidiary of this huge work, simple and simple.

Monk Wang thought about this, and slapped his head: "I'm at odds with the magistrate of Ga County. I'll go to the general to learn Chinese. They all said that I can't speak Chinese well, and I'm afraid I will almost be a teacher."

"and many more."

Ga Ma stopped him and asked, "I haven't seen the Generalissimo these two days, is my wallet full?"

"Yes, but I will be back soon. The Grand Marshal's teacher came from the north and fell ill in Nangqian. The Grand Marshal went to see him."

Yang Dingrui came from Juerwan, fell ill in Nangqian, which made Liu Chengzong very anxious, but when he ran back to Nangqian in a hurry, Yang Dingrui had recovered under the treatment of the dumb Daiben Ngawang.

When he inquired about the reason for his illness, Liu Shizi laughed angrily.

Based on Liu Chengzong's experience, the possibility of falling ill is very low if they take their southward route, and the chance of falling ill will be higher if they take the road from Sichuan, after all, the slope there is not smooth.

That's why Liu Chengzong was surprised that nothing happened to his soldiers in the battle here, but Yang Dingrui came over easily, but fell ill instead?

The reason for Yang Dingrui's illness is very simple, two points.

First, this is Nangqian, which is at a very high altitude; second, Yang Dingrui has a little hobby of climbing mountains.

To put it bluntly, I did it myself.

In the manor by the Zhaqu River, Yang Dingrui was wrapped in a fur robe and shook his head with a wry smile: "I heard that the battle is over, and that you might need someone to help you here. If anyone knows, I'll make trouble for you first."

Liu Chengzong waved his hand, he just thought it was funny, and said: "I was really taken aback when I heard the news, but fortunately there is no danger, as long as the husband is in good health."

Yang Dingrui laughed, and then put on a straight face and said: "The news of the victory in the south has reached Juerwan. Not only are we excited, but even the various ministries around the sea are also excited. How about it, have you decided on the name of the government?"

"The name of the house?"

Liu Chengzong was stunned for a moment: "I'm only going to set up seven counties and government offices...Why are the ministries around the sea so excited?"

It's not that he didn't think so far, the main reason is that he didn't understand the structure of government-level administrative units. Regarding the things about the government, he just thought of his own Qinghai Marshal's Mansion for the time being.

"They are afraid that the market will not be able to continue after the defeat of the army, so they still want to set up a mansion."

Yang Dingrui raised three fingers and said, "Si Ye and I discussed it. Right now, we can set up three mansions from north to south. The northernmost one can be called Xining Mansion. It starts from Xining City in the east, Da Tuidan in the west, and Qilian Mountain in the north. , south to Chaka Salt Lake...the main direction is to swallow Ganzhou and Liangzhou."

"The southernmost one is the seven counties you have brought down. It is also a good place to connect to Sichuan and block Uzang at the same time."

Yang Dingrui said: "After the two mansions are settled, only Huangnan Guoluo, which is controlled by Xifan and Tazi, is left. There is no opponent who can fight against us. It is only a matter of time before we win over and take control."

"These three prefectures are connected in a line, commanding tens of thousands of people, which is the foundation of the Grand Marshal."

The blueprint drawn by the teacher was pretty good, but Liu Chengzong was a little depressed. He never showed his pressure in front of the generals. He always looked like he was sure of winning. When he saw Yang Dingrui, he suddenly felt a little tired.

He shook his head and said: "It's very poor, sir, I'm worrying about this right now, let's talk about these seven counties, the three kingdoms of Nangqian, Baili and Lincong, I roughly estimate that there are 20 people, divided into counties , Disperse the garrison, and pay the sergeants is imminent, but this place can't even pay the salary."

Yang Dingrui's eyes widened: "How is it possible?"

Liu Chengzong smiled wryly and helplessly spread his hands and said: "As usual, the aristocrat's set can raise soldiers, but that's too... I want to improve a bit, but if the tax increases after the Han land is equalized, it can be used according to the production capacity here. I’m afraid I won’t be able to charge much after that.”

After all, he asked Yang Dingrui: "Sir, do you think it's better to use silver or lion tickets to pay the sergeants?"

Yang Dingrui listened quietly, shook his head and suddenly became happy: "It seems that Generalissimo Qinghai has a big misunderstanding about progress. It seems that I came to the right place. The lion ticket is available in Xining, but it is more difficult in the south. If you plan to use it It’s not impossible, as long as the common people pay taxes and pay you a bunch of lion tickets.”

"As for Baiyin, I'll take care of it. You don't have to worry. What is progress? Even the means of robbery have improved. That's it alone... The Grand Marshal should give this mansion a name first."

Liu Chengzong was not in a hurry to refute, he just said: "Then call it Kangning Mansion, Kang District is peaceful."

"Okay, just this Kangning Mansion, the Generalissimo thinks this place is too poor, population is wealth."

Yang Dingruixin held it in his hand, touched the knuckles of his fingers and counted: "20 people, six thousand dans of salt a year, according to the official salt price, 15 taels of silver, the army pays, there is absolutely no problem."

　good evening!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)