The further you go west, the drier the weather becomes, the snow becomes less and less, and you can still see patches of desert from time to time.
Luo Yong and the others walked along the official road.
Every time they reached a station, they would stop to rest and replenish some food, water, and fodder for the livestock.
Luo Yong's previous worries seemed a bit unnecessary.
Along the way, some wealthy merchants from the surrounding area would come to visit them from time to time.
People here generally welcomed Luo Yong's arrival.
In this way, although the journey was hard, it was also quite smooth.
On the twelfth day of the first lunar month of the thirteenth year of Zhenguan, Luo Yong and others arrived at Jinchang County, Guazhou Prefecture.
Chen Jiao, the governor of Guazhou, warmly received them. , Luo Yong and others left Jinchang County and arrived in Changle County on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.
On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, it is the Lantern Festival again.
Chang'an City, thousands of miles away, must be another bustling scene of fireworks.
Luo Yong looked at the dilapidated Changle County House in front of him and said to Qiao Junlin and others: "Let's stay in the guesthouse first.
If this place is not renovated, I'm afraid it won't be able to accommodate anyone."
I heard that the previous magistrate of Changle County was very simple and incorruptible, and was well loved by the local people.
A few months ago, because he was too old and in poor health, he fell ill and resigned under the persuasion of his family.
Official, their family still lives in Changle County.
The county magistrate's surname was Tan, and he had three sons and two daughters.
In his early years, his son went to Liangzhou to sell goods, bought cloth and silk from Liangzhou City, and then transported them to Dunhuang and sold them to Hu merchants there, making a lot of profit.
Gao, after a few years, also bought some land in Changle County, and is now considered a wealthy household in the county.
Speaking of fields, in a place like Changle County, which is close to the desert and rarely rains all year round, what can be grown in the fields?
"I can grow some wheat, but the harvest is not very good."
The locals who came to visit the new county magistrate at the guest house told Luo Yong.
"You can grow beans too."
"Last year, I planted corn on my estate, and it grew well."
"It took more than half a year to dig the canals in your manor.
How can it compare with other places?"
“You can’t grow corn anywhere else.”
"No, it's just that although this crop is high-yield, it also consumes a lot of land.
If it is cultivated for many years, it will easily make the land barren."
Luo Yong also knows that corn is easy to deplete soil fertility, but right now, there is no better choice than corn.
In fact, sandy loam soil in arid areas like this is the most suitable for growing sweet potatoes, but at this time, he couldn't just take out the sweet potatoes in the space and plant them.
In fact, in the early Tang Dynasty, the land was vast and sparsely populated.
In places like Changle County, as long as a good irrigation system was built, whether it was growing wheat or corn, it would not be a problem to feed the local people.
If corn is too depleting of soil fertility, they can still rotate crops.
As long as there is sufficient land, this is not a big problem.
In the two days since Luo Yong came to Changle County, the county has been very lively.
After the excitement, its original desolation and barrenness emerged.
With yellow mud streets and adobe houses, even though it is in the county town and is still on the only road for Sino-Western trade, this city still has no bustling scene.
It is said that those Hu merchants do not stay here very much.
Most of them are here.
Just passing by.
Those Zhao family members completed their escort mission, rested in Changle County for two days, and then went to Dunhuang.
It is said that Pei Ju drew a map of the Western Regions for Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, which included a road map from Dunhuang to various countries in the Western Regions.
It is said that there were four routes in total.
Dunhuang is a unique place with rivers, lakes and salt ponds.
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It is located between this large desert and the Gobi.
The local people are quite wealthy and the business is also very developed.
In comparison, Changle County is much deserted.
During the Sui Dynasty, this place had been abandoned as Changle Town.
In the fifth year of Wude, Changle County was restored.
Because of its small population, the county was classified as a lower county.
Accordingly, the rank of Luo Yong, the county magistrate, was also Not high.
In addition to the magistrate Luo Yong, there are also other officials in the county such as the county magistrate, the chief registrar, and the county lieutenant.
Luo Yong had just arrived and was not familiar with these people, but so far, their attitude towards Luo Yong was quite respectful.
The first task Luo Yong assigned to these people was to let them build the county government together with him. .
Luo Yong is not a person who pays much attention to ostentation, but he must still have the most basic office and living conditions.
The previous Magistrate Tan Tan was really not very particular, and the county government had not been repaired for an unknown period of time.
This house was originally made of adobe.
As time went by, the soil peeled off, and the wheat straw on the roof began to grow.
Infestation of insects, rats and ants.
Because he just took office, he didn't know much about the situation here, and he didn't want to cause any trouble when repairing the house these days, so Luo Yong didn't check the county's account books, didn't use the county's money, and just took his own money.
After sending people to buy rice, noodles and mutton, they came back and started cooking for everyone in the county government compound.
However, during the purchasing process, trouble eventually occurred.
On the first day, Luo Yong gave the money to the county magistrate and asked him to make arrangements.
As a result, what he finally bought was not equivalent to the local market price.
Luo Yong didn't say anything, but when he made the second purchase, he gave the money to the chief bookkeeper.
As a result, the things he bought this time were still not equivalent to the market price, and were several times more expensive than what the county magistrate bought. point.
Luo Yong still didn't say anything.
The third time he gave the money to the county lieutenant.
The county lieutenant was the most ruthless.
For the same amount of money, what he bought back was less than half of what the county magistrate paid.
Luo Yong didn't say anything on the surface.
He still asked everyone to work and eat every day, but he would go shopping by himself later.
In addition, he asked Qiao Junlin to set up a bodyguard team in the name of repairing houses.
The locals were not fools.
Seeing his actions, they knew that the new county magistrate wanted to fight against the county captain and others, but The wages given by Luo Yong were sufficient and the food was good, so there were still bold people who came to apply.
Of course, there were also some who were confused about the situation and just thought that Luo Yong was recruiting them to pound soil.
After his team was assembled, Luo Yong became more courageous, and then he wrote to the court, saying that several county captains had bad conduct, and asked the staff to replace them with new ones, and they went to the official post station.
This piece of information was intercepted before it was released to Changle.
Although it looks like a small yellow mud city, there are many doorways in it.
The officials in the city are so collusive that it seems to be an unbreakable small system.
On this day, the county government was building a wall.
Although everyone was busy with their own business, the atmosphere had become tense and subtle.
During lunch, the former county magistrate Tan Weng came over with a cane, sat in the yard, drank a bowl of corn porridge, and told Luo Yong to be careful and beware of some people jumping over the wall.
To put it bluntly, many people in the county welcomed Luo Yong's arrival and treated him with respect because he could make money and bring benefits to everyone.
Now that nothing good has been gained, Luo Yong will first lose their official positions, which is different from what they originally thought.
Why do you call it greedy?
That little money is also called greedy money.
This is not always how things are done in the yamen.
I don't know if these people will jump over the wall in a hurry, but the Zhao family are still in Dunhuang, and they probably don't dare to attack me at the moment.
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On this day, Luo Yong gathered all the young people newly recruited today, as well as the original official servants of the county government, and talked with them about raising wages.
Each person has 300 Wen per month, and rice, flour, cloth and silk during New Years and holidays.
For outstanding performance, there are also various bonuses.
"As long as I, Luo, am here in Changle County for one day, I will not miss you even half a penny of the wages."
The effect of Luo Yong's words was like a thunder.
They used to earn less than one hundred cents per month, but now they have earned three hundred cents.
Men in the northwest, who are they afraid of are the county captains?
They do it when Magistrate Luo tells them to do it.
They are just officials sent by the imperial court.
At most, they just add a few lackeys.
They are not like these people.
A native born and raised, they are not afraid if they really want to do it.
Rishi Rasaburo's reputation has always been very good.
Since he said he would give them three hundred coins a month, he was determined not to run away.
There was no need to worry about him going back on his promise.
"I wrote an official document to go to Beijing a few days ago, but it was suspected to have been kept privately.
Today you will go to the inn with me to have a look."
Luo said this in an understatement, but the county captain and others not far away had pale faces at this time.
They only thought that they had been operating in Changle County for many years, with deep roots and complicated relationships.
If they could defeat the Tan County Magistrate, they would definitely be able to defeat the Luo County Magistrate today.
Don't follow the rules of their land.
Who would have thought that they had been working hard and accumulating for many years, but in the end, it was no match for the words "rich money can make the world go round".
Nearly a hundred government servants, each of them paid 300 yuan a month, which is 30 yuan a month.
This coffin came from stone.
Board, it’s really a big gesture.
Luo Yong glanced at those people, said nothing, and led a group of people straight to the inn.
Those who are wise should take this opportunity to escape for their lives.
They really think that this place is so lawless that the sky is high and the emperor is far away.
They even dare to withhold official documents from the imperial officials. gd1806102: