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Chapter 122: What do you call a refugee when you have a family? !

"This little collar is so upright."

Lu Yuan looked at the clothes in the mirror and was quite satisfied.

Speaking of which, the Ming Dynasty can really be regarded as the pinnacle of aesthetics of the Chinese nation.

I won’t talk about the brocade guards, embroidered spring knives and so on.

The same goes for this official robe.

The color of the official robe Lu Yuan wore was cyan.

Lu Yuan's grade is the seventh grade.

As mentioned before, this Shenling Empire is almost the same as the Ming Dynasty on Earth.

The grade of the county magistrate here is from the sixth grade.

Zhong County is in the seventh rank.

The next county is from Qipin.

Taining City is neither big nor small. It is not a big county, but it is not a small county either.

It is rare to find an official of the seventh rank.

Especially since Lu Yuan is only this year, he will be a seventh-grade official when he takes office.

This is the same as being hit directly.

But if you look back on the history of these years, how many people can win the imperial examination at the age of twenty and then become officials?

Lu Yuan is really rare.

It’s just that…

If you are in your twenties and enter the officialdom in a serious way, your future will naturally be lost.

But Lu Yuan is not that kind, so there is a big gap between him and those who really won the imperial examination in their twenties and then became officials.

But it doesn't matter.

Lu Yuan had no intention of going up.

I just want to be a parent and official in this Taining City for the rest of my life.

Speaking of which, Song Chi's father-in-law, the chief envoy, was really efficient in his work.

The review was completed in more than a month and reported to the Ministry of Personnel and Zhongshu Sheng.

Lu Yuan's official position was appointed after the chief envoy reported to Zhongshu Province.

As for the Liu family's matter, it's not over yet.

This is just a matter of inspection, and it does not mean that the province can determine it after just one review.

Even if the evidence is completely conclusive, it will still have to be reviewed by the Ministry of Civil Affairs and Zhongshu Province.

It's not enough after these two trials are over.

It will still be tried by the Ministry of Punishment, Dali Temple, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

With such a set of procedures, it won't take more than a year or two to get it done.

But that was the final verdict.

Anyway, the Liu family is completely ruined now and cannot stand up, so there is no need to worry anymore.

As for whether the Liu family will operate secretly in the past two years.

This kind of thing is possible with other emperors.

In Lao Zhu's case, it's almost impossible.

If you hear news about the Liu family from now on, you will either be exiled or beheaded.

Several women in the family gathered around Lu Yuan, helping Lu Yuan tidy up his clothes.

Make sure you don’t make any mistakes, and you must be upright.

Although, this seventh grade county magistrate is not a high official.

But an official is an official.

The people are the people.

Is the Zhao family powerful in Taining City?

What was Aunt Zhao's previous name?

The local emperor of Taining City.

After all, the earthly emperor is still earthly.

Even if this Taining city's real surname is Zhao, Zhao Ningcheng, when Aunt Zhao sees the county magistrate, she will get out of the car first to say hello.

During the Chinese New Year, Aunt Zhao has to go to pay homage to the county magistrate, not the county magistrate to pay homage to Aunt Zhao.

This is really a glorious thing.

Now that he has become an official, Lu Yuan has also gained the official fortune of the empire. From now on, evil deeds will no longer be able to harm Lu Yuan.

Of course.

It couldn’t be harmed before.

But there are still some differences between now and before.

In the past, Xingzi's evil spirits couldn't harm Lu Yuan because he had the Holy Body. No matter how he did it, Lu Yuan was fine.

But the words came back again.

Lu Yuan was not afraid that those evil spirits would kill him or hurt him.

What Lu Yuan was afraid of were those spooky things.

But now that the empire has the blessing of luck, those little gangsters and evil spirits have to run away when they see Lu Yuan from afar.

He didn't dare to show up in front of Lu Yuan at all.

As for Da Xingzi, he is so evil...

We have "Holy Body" and "Heavenly Master"!

If you dare to rant in front of your buddies, I will kill you!

……

"Madam, young nephew, are you ready?"

Outside the east wing, the old housekeeper stood at the door urging him.

Zhao Qiaoer, on the other hand, couldn't help but clicked his tongue and said angrily:

"Why urge!

Shouldn't this be properly rectified? ! "

The old housekeeper outside said quickly:

"Someone has come from the provincial capital, and the chief envoy sent a congratulatory note.

They're waiting over there...it won't be good after a while. "

Hearing this, Zhao Qiaoer looked at Lu Yuan next to him.

This also means that everything you do here must be done at an auspicious time.

Lu Yuan, on the other hand, straightened his collar again.

Then he pulled up Su Liyan and Song Meiqin, who were squatting on the ground and adjusting their trousers, and said:

"Okay, no need to adjust it, it will change again after taking two steps."

……

Finally, here at the Yamen Gate.

Lu Yuan arrived at the Yamen gate amidst the welcome of many people.

There are quite a few people here today.

On both sides of the road, there were officials sent from the provincial capital and local shop keepers.

There were also some people watching the fun.

Next, there are some procedures and speeches, etc., which are quite complicated and there is not much to say.

I've been tinkering with this for more than half an hour, and it's about to end.

There was a sound of horse hooves in the distance, followed by a shout.

Lu Yuan took a closer look.

Hey.

Gu Gaoxu is here.

Seeing Gu Gaoxu, Lu Yuan hadn't spoken yet.

Gu Gaoxu jumped off the horse and walked towards Lu Yuan while complaining:

"You really don't treat us as buddies.

You are about to become an official, why don't you send someone to tell me so that we can come and congratulate you. "

Lu Yuan looked at Gu Gaoxu and said with a smile:

"Aren't you here anyway?"

But Gu Gaoxu raised his eyebrows and said directly:

"We heard what others said, so we came here in a hurry. We didn't even prepare anything for you!"

Looking at Gu Gaoxu in front of him, Lu Yuan grinned and said:

"It's fine when people come, bring whatever you need!"

……

noon.

The back room of the Yamen.

Lu Yuan and Gu Gaoxu were sitting and talking.

The three women at home held hands and curiously walked around the yamen.

Speaking of which, the three women in the family have never been to Taining City except the brothel. They have been to almost every other place.

I haven't seen the new scene here in Yamen yet.

Now you can watch it casually.

"So fast?"

Lu Yuan crossed his legs, holding a cigarette in his mouth, and looked at Gu Gaoxu with a surprised expression.

Have all the factories in Yandu been built?

This is too fast, it has only been less than two months since I started going back and forth.

Lu Yuan thought about the factory over there in Yandu. It would take half a year, four or five months no matter what.

But I didn’t expect that this would be the end of it?

Gu Gaoxu, on the other hand, raised his eyebrows proudly and said:

"That's really true. Look at how many people we have brought to work!"

Lu Yuan was startled and then raised his eyebrows and said:

"how many people?"

Gu Gaoxu compared the numbers and said:

"A total of eleven thousand people!"

Listening to Gu Gaoxu's words, Lu Yuan had a question mark on his face:

"what?"

Where did you manage so many people?

Could it be that this guy transferred the military master from the military camp?

Seeing Lu Yuan like this, Gu Gaoxu thought that Lu Yuan disliked too many people.

At that time, the factory will pay a lot of wages.

Immediately, Gu Gaoxu said quickly:

"Don't worry, all these eleven thousand people are refugees.

When the time comes, they will be allowed to join the factory, and they won't need to be paid, and they will just have to take care of the food every day. "

Refugees?

Lu Yuan was stunned for a moment, and then he understood what he meant.

Although Lu Yuan has never been to Yandu, he knows the general situation. I guessed it.

No need to pay?

Is it enough to just take care of the food every day?

While Lu Yuan was thinking, Gu Gaoxu on the side couldn't help but blink when he saw Lu Yuan like this.

What?

Can’t you just take care of the food?

Gu Gaoxu thought about it, and it seemed that it was indeed the case.

I didn't work as a family before, so I didn't know that firewood, rice, oil and salt were expensive.

They have been their home for almost a month, and the more than 10,000 people spend just as much on food every day as on water from the reservoir.

Gu Gaoxu thought about it, and then said:

"Is there more?

Then why don't we drive some people out?

Just leave eight thousand, or...six..."

Before Gu Gaoxu could finish speaking, Lu Yuan raised his eyebrows and said:

"Expulsion?

Fuck you!

There are still a few, how many refugees are there in Yandu now? "

Gu Gaoxu blinked:

"what?"

After coming back to his senses, Gu Gaoxu thought:

"It's hard to count these refugees. Anyway, there are more than eleven thousand here.

As for the others, can there be eight hundred or one thousand outside?

We don’t know for sure, after all, refugees and refugees can’t even get food in Yan today, so they went elsewhere. "

Then Lu Yuan glared and said:

“Then catch it!!

Those outside the pass must still run to Yandu, and some of them have not yet reached Yandu.

Find someone to pick him up on horseback! "

Gu Gaoxu:

"????"

"No...can we really need so many people??"

Seeing Gu Gaoxu's bearish behavior, Lu Yuan raised his eyebrows and said:

“The layout is too small.

If I ask you to arrest me, just arrest me, no questions asked. "

Lu Yuan was too lazy to explain to Gu Gaoxu.

Not to mention anything else, the 3,000-person factory here in Taining City is about to expand again.

no way.

There is no need to worry about selling these things that I made.

You go to the shop in Taining City and have a look.

There are still long lines of people taking pictures everywhere.

In the past, when it snowed heavily in winter, this person would not leave at night.

Holding a small horse and wearing a big quilt, we waited for several days.

It’s not finished until you can’t buy a car.

Especially Lu Yuan's car was originally only sold in the west of the province, but everyone on the southeast coast knew about it.

Now people from the southeast coast are coming to buy.

Taining City needs to be at least doubled in size.

And let alone a place as big as Yandu.

Lu Yuan told Gu Gaoxu before that he would build a factory in Yandu. Is it really because of his good relationship with Gu Gaoxu?

NONONONO~

How much is a relationship worth?

What I want is the place in Yandu.

It’s not that there are many people in Yandu, but if you build a large factory in Yandu, it can directly radiate to the entire northern and central parts of the empire.

There is also the Jianghuai area, the richest area in the empire.

Of course, it was rich in the future, but now the Jianghuai area is somewhat miserable.

Because of the previous years of war, when the country was first founded, there were only a dozen people left in Yangzhou.

But the empire already had an imperial order.

Now focus on support, especially now that it is the fifteenth year of Hongwu.

The Jianghuai area has already breathed a sigh of relief.

In a few years, the Jianghuai area will become one of the most prosperous places in the empire.

Jiangnan.

This has been the case since ancient times.

And what are you thinking about Yandu?

The Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal!

Let's put it this way, nothing compares to shipping in ancient times.

Let alone ancient times.

Even modern times are the same.

The bulk is always water transport.

Back then, Han Xin was able to fight out of Shu, but Zhuge Liang couldn't. Why?

Is Zhuge Liang worse than Han Xin?

It's not because the river that could transport grain and grass when Han Xin left Shu stopped flowing hundreds of years later.

The river is also like the dragon veins of the Great Khan.

This Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal is of great value.

In fact, Lu Yuan can also build a large factory on the southeast coast of the province.

Then head south by sea.

But with the current level of sailing, it’s too difficult.

The sea is rough.

Don't say you're not afraid of strong winds and waves. This is for transporting goods, not fishing.

A ship can carry hundreds of thousands taels of cargo, which is different from fish.

So, the factory in Yandu.

The bigger the better, this is the factory that will supply the entire northern part of the empire and the most prosperous places in the future.

Originally, Lu Yuan thought that he should take his time and expand slowly.

After all, the stall is too big, so where can I get the money?

No matter how rich the Zhao family is, this factory doesn't expect to see the money back in one day.

But now it's better.

Hey!

Why didn't we expect that there would be refugees?

You don’t have to pay wages, tell me this.

"Then...how many people are needed?"

Gu Gaoxu blinked and asked.

Lu Yuan raised his eyebrows and said:

"No matter what, it must be 30,000 to 50,000 people."

Gu Gaoxu said with a question mark on his face:

“Thirty to fifty thousand people???

Where can I punish so many people? ? "

Lu Yuan raised his eyebrows and said:

"Then we don't care, anyway, you hurry up and fix it.

Starting tomorrow, we will have people transport equipment to Yandu.

When the time comes to delay the start of construction, you will replenish the money we make. "

Gu Gaoxu:

"????"

Seeing Gu Gaoxu's face about to curse, Lu Yuan couldn't help laughing and said:

"just kidding.

But you do have to find some people.

When the time comes, we will share 20% of the money in the factory with you. "

After all, we can’t just make people busy without giving them money.

When Gu Gaoxu heard Lu Yuan's words, he said with a strange expression:

"Twenty percent profit, how much is it?"

Although Gu Gaoxu helped set up the factory, it was because he wanted to solve the refugee problem.

He, Gu Gaoxu, is not particularly short of money.

Lu Yuan crossed his legs and smoked:

“Anyway, our factory with 3,000 people last month.

A rough calculation would put it close to 200,000 taels. "

I still have to talk about it here, don’t be too long-winded.

Everyone knows that the Ming Dynasty imposed heavy taxes.

but!

The Ming Dynasty will not emphasize commercial taxes!

This business tax is almost like nothing!

This is why in the late Ming Dynasty, the ministers had money but the emperor had no money.

Because of those big chambers of commerce and so on, these ministers all have names.

And it’s not like the emperor didn’t want to increase business taxes.

But this will harm the interests of ministers.

This can be seen from the many obstacles faced by Emperor Wanli in collecting mineral taxes.

Therefore, Lu Yuan's 200,000 yuan per month is basically real money.

Not much tax to pay.

Gu Gaoxu, who was on the side, blinked after hearing Lu Yuan's words.

Then he started to pluck his fingers and calculate:

"Three thousand people, two hundred thousand a month...

Those 30,000 people are 2 million a month...

That 20% profit... I can earn 400,000 yuan a month...

One year..."

After a while, Gu Gaoxu stood up and walked out.

Lu Yuan was stunned and said with questions on his face:

"What are you going to do??"

Gu Gaoxu said without turning his head:

“Go back to Yandu!!

Go to the homeless people’s homes to catch them! ! "

Lu Yuan: "..."

"No, it's already noon, you have to eat before leaving!"

Eh?

No?

You ride on a horse, what do you call a refugee if you have a family? !

(End of this chapter)