Looking at the back of Xiong Yan leaving, the little fat man couldn't help but pat his chest several times: "My good man, this is Hou Ye and his old man?"
So kind!
”"Nonsense, what kind of character is Master Hou?
He's our headmaster, so how can he be a student like you and me. ”"Well, it seems so.However, the principal gave me the impression that he was so kind.There is no sense of loneliness of the predecessors, nor is there the arrogance of ordinary nobles. ”At this moment, the little fat man who was gently put down by Xiong Yan began to transform into a brain-dead fan unconsciously.In the distance, listening to the conversation between the two, the dragon girl smiled slightly: "In just a few years, people's hearts have changed greatly.Although you are not in Yicheng County, there are legends about you here. ”As he spoke, there was a palpable sense of admiration in his eyes.Seeing this, Xiong Yan nodded with satisfaction."
It's all the old patriarch, and you're all credit.One of you grasps the administration and the other grasps the ideology, and it is still very reassuring for me to cooperate. ”Today, when Xiong Yan has not been in the territory for a long time, the principal of the territory has become the old patriarch and the dragon girl.The old patriarch himself is a capable person.Back then, it was only a little bit close, and he was able to pass the Jinshi examination.Moreover, after decades of ups and downs in the Huan Sea, there is still the ability to govern a county.Moreover, now looking at the rapid development of the fiefdom, it is like a second spring, which can be described as high-spirited.Of course, even if Xiong Yan trusted the old patriarch very much, it was impossible not to leave any behind.The Dragon Lady is one of the many preparations left by Xiong Yan.The more prepared Xiong Yan was, the lower the possibility of the old patriarch betraying.It's not distrust, it's that people's hearts can't stand the test.It is very unreasonable to entrust all the big and small affairs of the territory to the old patriarch alone.Although in the past few years, the dragon girl has not interfered in the affairs of the territory, but she has appeared in the territory from time to time.Turned into a prototype and flew around in the sky.Or directly regulate the weather, travel clouds and rain, and in terms of influence, it can be said that it is second only to the old patriarch.Of course, Xiong Yan also deliberately established several schools, and the principal of the school is naturally Xiong Yan himself.Moreover, every year during the school's graduation season and the beginning of the school season, Xiong Yan will show his face, on the one hand, to fool the students, and on the other hand, to show a sense of existence.In short, although the territory is only the size of a county, many things are much more complicated.After a while, Xiong Yan met the old patriarch who came to greet him, and soon after, several people came to Xiong Yan's mansion and held a meeting."
The change in territory is still quite big.Almost every day, there are no small changes.I think that if possible, you should take a little more time and take a slow time to see the changes in your territory in person, so that it is much clearer than the data on paper. ”The old patriarch suggested directly.In fact, in the past ten years, Xiong Yan has not stayed in the territory for a long time.On average, the total time spent in the territory each year is about a month.It's not connected for a while.Two school seasons, one graduation season, New Year's holidays, occasional holidays, and time for leave.In a fragmented month, I can only guide on the big picture."
This time, I have a longer vacation, as long as I report on time in the fall.This can be regarded as the moral politics of the imperial court. ”Generally speaking, the county magistrate, the county warden, the state chaplain, and even the governor will have a long period of vacation to deal with personal affairs after leaving office and before the new official office is released.Of course, some people already know their future official positions before they leave office, and some people don't know about their official positions until they report for duty."
That's good, that's good.Since you are free this time, then I will tell you in detail, the changes in the territory are good now. ”"In terms of population, although it is only a county, it is not inferior to ordinary counties.Last year's survey showed that the number of people with household registration in Yicheng County has reached more than 1.8 million. ”Among them, more than ninety percent of the people live in a certain area centered on the county seat.Moreover, they do not farm for a living, but live on the city. ”Hearing this, Xiong Yan nodded with satisfaction.More than a million people, living in a city, and relying on various industries instead of farming to support themselves, is this a certain achievement of industrialization?"
Some of them only had a lot of strength and joined the paper mill.Some were more clever and literate, so they joined the printing house.Also, near the school, do a little business.The students in these schools, as well as the parents of the students, many of them are not short of money......"
"In addition, in addition to these ordinary people with territorial household registration, there are about a million or so floating population. ”"Among them, the number of students alone is at least 300,000.The number of schools is 18. ”300,000 students, after hearing this number, Xiong Yan couldn't help but applaud, this is the work of education."
The tax revenue of the territory is also getting higher and higher, although it is only a county, although the tax rate has not been high, but the total income is not less than that of an ordinary county, and last year's tax revenue has reached six million taels."
Hearing this, Xiong Yan nodded slightly, indicating that he understood.It's only six million taels, with Xiong Yan's current financial resources, he really doesn't care very much.Moreover, with the land of a province to support a county, in this case, it is really normal for the territory to have such income."
Today, thanks to the promotion of a new type of movable type printing by the imperial court, the price of books has fallen more than tenfold compared with ten years ago.""
Ten years ago, a book of persuasion required at least 300 texts, and 500 texts was not uncommon.But now, the price of persuasion is only 20 wen.Moreover, this is still a uniform price across the province.Our shipping price is only ten cents. ”However, the number of sales has increased many times as a result.Ten years ago, 100,000 copies were sold in each issue.But now, every issue is at the level of tens of millions. ”"Coupled with all kinds of reference materials such as dense volumes, sets of volumes, and simulated volumes, the total income is still very considerable, and the total profit is as much as 20 million taels in a year.""
Moreover, I heard that the imperial court seems to be interested in supporting us, and intends to go further, in the entire Hebei Province, popularize schools, popularize persuasion and other series of books."
As she spoke, the dragon girl looked at Xiong Yan.In terms of understanding the inside of the imperial court, Xiong Yan is definitely better than her."
Well, this news is true, you can make some preparations in advance.""
In the territory, all schools have one day every ten days, and they are under militarized management, that is, military training.Today, the military quality of the people in the entire territory has been greatly improved, and it is even not inferior to some frontier feudal states. ”Xiong Yan's cousin said suddenly.Over the years, the person in charge of the fiefdom military is this cousin who failed to seize the throne that year."
Well, is there anything else?""
Territory ......" accompanied by questions and answers, Xiong Yan quickly had a general understanding, or preliminary understanding, of the entire territory.A few days later, Xiong Yan began to inspect the territory and personally walked through the entire county with a pair of feet.Time passed unconsciously.()