391 Ding ding, dang dang~
Qimuge's eyes narrowed as he said, "Haha, there's still the sound of iron hammering. Brothers, follow me!"
"Ah, who are you!"
Qimuge led his men to rush in, and suddenly heard a roar. Qimuge grabbed the man and threw him away, roaring into the cave: "Here is the work of the Darughachi Mansion. If you don't want to die, kneel down with your head in your hands!"
At this time, in the cave, the leader of the death squad of Nan Batian glared and said, "Oh, no, brothers, let's fight them."
As he said this, he drew his weapon and rushed out, only to meet Qimugege head-on. Qimugege waved his hand, unsheathed his sword, and instantly split the leader of the death squad into two halves.
He led his men into the cave, and saw that the cave was full of furnaces. A group of shirtless blacksmiths were kneeling on the ground, and there were more than a dozen large wooden boxes beside them, which were filled with bows and arrows.
Qimuge picked one up at random, with a sneer on his face: "Haha, Nan Batian, you really dare to rebel, you are really courting death!"
"Just look at this. I will go back and report to Lord Yelu!"
"yes!"
Chapter 187 What? How is this possible?
Mianshui County.
Zhao Ya was holding a fried fish cake, a local specialty, in her hand and eating it in small bites. Behind her were the three brothers A Da, A Er, and A San.
They have already walked around Mianshui County.
They found that this county town was not much different from the county towns they had passed by along the way.
The lives of the common people were similar, poor and difficult.
This is also the norm for people in the south, but in comparison, the business in Mianshui County is relatively developed, unlike the lower counties, and its level has caught up with the upper counties.
This has to do with the level of the consul.
Zhao Ya ate the fish cake in her hand and nodded slightly: "This Yelu is quite capable."
Mianshui County was originally a lower county, and the city was not prosperous. It was a poor place. But after Yelu came and governed the area, he replaced the previous messy small gangs with large gangs, and clarified the amount of money and gangs that all merchants and passing businessmen needed to pay, which made the merchants pay less money.
The business environment in Mianshui County has been improved, making businessmen more willing to do business here.
It's no longer as chaotic and disorderly as before.
At that time, merchants entering Mianshui County might first be exploited by the government, and then by local gangs. There might be more than one. The fishing gang might come, then the shipping gang, and after the shipping gang is done, the beggars' gang will come to take their money. After the beggars' gang is done, who else might come...
After Yelu took office, he directly decided that, for example, if goods were transported into the South City, only the fishing gang would collect the fees, and no one else would be allowed to collect the fees.
As a result, the merchants paid less money, thus saving a lot of money. Naturally, they would pass through Mianshui again next time. Seeing that Mianshui was so well-behaved, other merchants also began to pass through Mianshui. As a result, the business of Mianshui County flourished.
Thus it gradually changed from a lower county to an upper county.
Do you think Mianshui County has any special methods? No, even the governance of Mianshui County cannot be considered clean. Yelu did not lose a penny of his earnings. He just designated a gang to manage the matter. If other gangs had any objections, this gang was responsible for handling them.
Such a small policy cannot be implemented in other counties at all, because the Darughachi in other counties do nothing except making money.
This is also what the Mulan people lack. They are actually a grassland people. They are good at fighting wars, but they are lacking in governing the country. Therefore, the ambitious people of the Mulan tribe are also thinking about how to use the Han people to govern the country.
This was the initial sinicization, but it was severely resisted by the Mulan nobles.
Princess Zhao Ya was an exception. She had been smart since she was a child and had a good mind in both martial arts and politics.
Among her many teachers, there was a Han Chinese teacher. She learned a lot of Han Chinese knowledge from this Han Chinese teacher and understood what it meant to govern the world.
However, she was not good at governance, but she admired Han people with governance talents very much and recommended them to her father from time to time.
But his father was also a typical Mulan noble. He disdained the Han people's rule of the country, but he liked Han warriors very much. This was the origin of the fact that their Ruyang Palace had many strange people.
As an inspector this time, Zhao Ya has two goals.
The first punishment was to punish incompetent Darughachi by dismissing them from their posts, and to sentence those who were greedy and had no bottom line and who betrayed the court for profit to death.
The second is to find capable Darughachi, or Han people, to promote those who are loyal and brave, and select talents for the country.
They walked along the way and soon reached the West City from the South City, then passed through Shuijing Hutong, which was governed by Qin Ying and was full of gamblers. Then they came to Heping Street, which was brand new, clean and bustling with people.
As soon as she arrived here, Zhao Ya felt as if she had suddenly entered a clean pool of clear water from a stinky ditch. The feeling was very obvious.
"here?"
Zhao Ya looked around and saw clean streets. The pedestrians were all very orderly. There were also guards patrolling the streets wearing black clothes with tiger heads embroidered on their chests.
When pedestrians came to this street, their expressions instantly relaxed, and the expressions of holding their wallets for fear of losing them disappeared.
There was no garbage on this street, let alone the stinking feces and urine like on other streets.
Yes, this city used to be full of shit and urine.
The people here are very busy, and the faces of merchants and vendors all have smiles that are not seen in other streets.
Zhao Ya is very curious.
At this time, he grabbed a pedestrian, who should have come from the next street. As soon as he arrived here, he stopped covering his purse and put the purse in front of his chest without covering it.
Zhao Ya asked, "Why don't you keep your money in your pocket when you get here?"
The man was stunned, looked at Zhao Ya and asked: "You, what do you want to do?"
After hearing this, Ah San behind him immediately became furious: "My young master asked you a question, just answer it!"
The man was startled by Ah San's ferocity, but he immediately reacted and said, "You fierce man, don't be so arrogant. Do you know where we are? This is Heping Street, the territory of the White Tiger Hall. If you dare to act recklessly here, you will be an enemy of the entire White Tiger Hall. Have you thought it through?"
"What the hell is White Tiger Hall, I..."
"Why!"
Zhao Ya stopped Ah San's impulse and looked at the man and said, "You said this is the White Tiger Hall's territory. When we come here, thieves and robbers can't steal or rob?"
The man said, "Of course, Master Chen of the White Tiger Hall has made it known that anyone who dares to commit a crime on the four streets of the White Tiger Hall will be an enemy of the White Tiger Hall, and the White Tiger Hall will be responsible for recovering any money lost on the White Tiger Hall's territory."
"We are safe here. Did you see that there are patrolling White Tiger Guards? If you encounter any problems, just shout and the White Tiger Guards will come over to ask about it. It is very safe. I advise you not to have any bad ideas, otherwise Master Chen of the White Tiger Hall will make you pay the price."
"Master Chen?"
Zhao Ya murmured, "Who is this Master Chen?"
The man said, "You don't even know Master Chen, White Tiger Hall, Chen Jiusi, Master Chen Wu!"
The man said proudly.
After hearing this, Zhao Ya looked at him and said, "By the way, why are you carrying so much money on the street?"
The man heard this and said, "Buy a house."
"Buy a house?"
Zhao Ya frowned. The man said, "Yes, buy a house, the White Tiger Hall's house. My whole family will move to Heping Street in the future. Then, our safety will be guaranteed. Okay, I won't say any more. I have to go and pay the money quickly. If I'm late, the house will be given to someone else."
The man walked hurriedly into the distance. That place used to be a deserted area of Heping Street. Chen Jie later bought all of it, tidied it up and renovated it, and built many new houses.
Due to a series of measures taken by Baihutang, this place has become a benchmark street in Mianshui County, so many people spend a lot of money to buy houses in Yongchang Street.
Zhao Ya watched the man go away, frowning slightly: "White Tiger Hall, Master Chen Wu?"
Ah San heard this and said, "If you are interested, I will tie this man up and bring him to you."
Zhao Ya glared at Ah San and said, "You are a bandit, how come you only know how to kidnap people?"
After being told off, Ah San said nothing more and followed Zhao Ya.
And for some reason, Zhao Ya became interested in this Mr. Chen Wu.
Zhao Ya's Han Chinese master once told her that the Mulan people did not allow Han Chinese to be officials. Many great Han Chinese people lived in seclusion in the mountains or joined gangs. Therefore, if one wanted to find talented people, one must have a pair of eyes that could discover them.
Zhao Ya didn't know why, but she felt that Master Chen Wu from the White Tiger Hall was a talented person.
Then she took Ah Da, Ah Er, and Ah San to browse the four streets of Baihu Hall. She found that the streets of Baihu Hall were different from other streets.
Moreover, she discovered many strange things during the tour, such as the sanitation workers, who were old-looking uncles and aunts wearing yellow clothes issued by Baihutang. After going out on the street, they were responsible for cleaning and keeping the entire street clean.
She also learned that the money was paid by the merchants and was called sanitation fee.
She asked the merchant if he was willing to take the money.
The merchant replied: "At first I was reluctant, thinking they were asking for money in disguise, but later I was happy because these people really cleaned the street for me. People in the county were also willing to buy things from them, and my business more than doubled!"
Zhao Ya was also deeply touched after hearing this. A small action actually doubled the profit, which made Zhao Ya feel incredible.
She also found that things in the four streets around Baihutang were cheaper than those in other streets.
Later she understood that it was because Baihutang had good security and was clean that it attracted a large number of customers. With more customers, the merchants sold more things, and with larger quantities, they could naturally make small profits but quick turnover.
Although the goods sold by merchants are cheaper, they earn much more than before.
Moreover, since the items sold in Baihutang's shops are cheap, clean and safe, they attract even more customers.
As a result, everyone in Mianshui County now knows the four streets here for shopping, and this place has become the commercial street in the center of Mianshui County.
Moreover, due to the booming business, Baihu Tang increased its management fees, but the merchants did not think it was inappropriate. Instead, they all felt that the fees should be increased, and Baihu Tang also made a lot of money.
In this way, Baihutang made more money and could continue to grow.
The merchants made enough money to expand their business.
Customers can also enjoy clean, hygienic and safe services, and buy cheap things, so they are also beneficiaries.
In this way, all three parties benefit, and of course everyone in the four streets of Baihutang is happy.
This contrast shocked Zhao Ya. What kind of genius could have such governance capabilities?
From just a few small streets, Zhao Ya felt that Master Chen Wu of the White Tiger Hall was a man of great ability in governing.
Although the street is small, to be able to manage it like this, it can be said that he is more capable than most local officials. This is a real talent!
Zhao Ya immediately became interested and wanted to meet who this Mr. Chen Wu was!
At this time, Chen Jie was sitting by the window on a second-floor building not far away. He looked at Zhao Ya strolling around the street and asked Si Xi, "How long have they been here?"
Si Xi heard this and said, "It's been an hour. I walked from Heping Street to the big vegetable market and back again. I also chatted with several merchants."
"What did you talk about?"
Chen Jie asked curiously, and Si Xi said, "I'm just asking about the street hygiene, street safety, and why there are so many passers-by..."
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