From Chief to Ball

"You have to understand that these people are not full of students and students, but hired workers. If they are students and students, let them mess around and be honest. But hired workers are completely different. When they make trouble, the city will be in chaos. Yes. People who are full are not even as good as farts, and they can’t leave any taste. But the hired workers are not full, but hungry.”

Shi Ming glanced at him and said, "According to what you said, we have to agree? Changing the order from day to day, what's the face? How will the government order be implemented in the future? If something happens in the future, there will be a commotion. What's the proper way? Do you really want to go back to 200 The old way of Chinese politics years ago? When it comes to history books, I have read a lot. When Chinese people were in politics, the king issued an order, and the people at the bottom refused to serve as soldiers. If there is no change, let the meat eaters fight by themselves! But those poor ghosts are determined to refuse to serve, unless they agree to their conditions, do you want to see such a thing happen again? These people don’t know the seriousness, they only care about the small profits in front of them, they are short-sighted, and they are not a blessing for the country.”

Zhang Yu smiled wryly, and did not refute, thinking: "Isn't this caused by the rejection of the petition at the beginning?"

It's just that he thinks so in his heart, but he can't say it out of his mouth. At least on the bright side, he will never betray his own ass, otherwise he will be unable to move an inch.

Zhang Yu thought, this is the only thing he can help Chen Jian, and there is no need for more.I have nothing to do with this incident, I am just a tax official in the city.Soaring prices, employee gatherings, and businessmen speculating, none of this has anything to do with me.It's none of your business to hang high.

Furthermore, the current situation is different. 200 years ago, most of the people in the country lived in the city, so they could naturally become a force with great influence.According to the proportion, there are not as many Chinese people in the city as in the past, and it is no longer the time when three or five mega cities can support a country.

The larger the proportion of urban population, the higher the political participation of Chinese people, and vice versa.

The current situation is something that no one expected. They did not expect that the dispersed Chinese people would reorganize again. This made them extremely disturbed and did not know how to deal with it.

The officials continued to argue, and there was a tendency to think of ways to continue to work hard to drag this matter down.

The old sheriff said again helplessly.

"Everyone, this matter cannot be dragged on any longer. It will take at least a month to go to the capital or the governor of Heyin. Now that the coal is cut off and the various industries in the city are difficult to maintain, we must come up with an explanation as soon as possible. You want to delay, but At my age, is there anyone who wants to procrastinate more than me? I can't even procrastinate, but you are still young!"

It's not that the old sheriff didn't think of a solution, that is, the government should come forward to let the employees and the mine owners reach an agreement, instead of passing by the council or by government decree.In this way, if there is a change in the future, there is room for returning to Huan.

But those people on the opposite side gave a clear answer. The bottom line is that it must be passed by a decree or a council meeting, and an agreement with mine owners alone is not acceptable.

Although none of the group of people were officials, they may have read a lot of history books, so they were extremely sensitive on this matter, and as one of the thirteen bottom lines in the negotiation, they would not give an inch.

He was silent, frowning.

They are bureaucrats of the old era, and they will not deal with such a situation in the way of the new era at all-this is not because of the armed uprising of those people who demanded the reorganization of the council decades ago to increase the rights of civilians, but it was fermented by public opinion for two months , and then suddenly made such a movement.

The requirements are so low that it is almost unbearable to refuse.But if you can't bear to refuse, you have to refuse, otherwise this is a beginning.

Even more helpless, even if this matter is dealt with cleanly, what should we do in the future?

no idea.

Chapter 154 Officials at the Turn of the Old and the New

Also serving as an official, there is also Qiyuan Mountain in Nan'an County.

Because it is a two-level administrative structure of county and county, and the county is not a county under the three-level structure, the status of Yeyuan Mountain is not low.

He Yuanshan witnessed Chen Jian's start in Nan'an for a few years, and also reached a tacit relationship with Chen Jian.He understood that everything in Nan'an was supported by Chen Jian. Once Chen Jian fell, the prosperity of Nan'an would become depressed within a year.

Most of Nan'an has been tied to Chen Jian, especially the standard oil workshop, canal, chemical workshop, glass and steel ingot workshop as political achievements.

If these things are taken over by others, they will be in vain. He Yuanshan knows very well that not everyone can grasp the things inside.

At the beginning of this petition, Qi Yuanshan had acquiesced and even decided to make a political speculation.

He has carefully analyzed the pros and cons.

The crime of rebellion cannot be settled on him. Under the republic of plutocrats, there are many reasons for rebellion, but there is no crime of treason in the northern Hou Boguo.

Secondly, such things as rebellion are not easy to happen. The county guards do not have military power, and the logistics of those with military power are in the hands of the central government.

Again, when the counties were divided back then, it was well prepared. Instead of drawing a straight line, it dismantled the various counties.Whether it is a dangerous place, or rich in fish and rice, it has been disassembled. The county map is weird, or it is long or cut in. No single county has the capital to do things alone, and the county guards are also very clear-headed.

Now those ambitious people are showing their talents.

A certain county in the north used the redistribution of land after the reunification to curb the tyrannical powers, mass-produced self-cultivating farmers, gained political capital, and by the way promoted public opinion and publicity.This person is the sheriff mentioned by Sun Zhan, Chen Jian's "guide" in the drama.Sometimes he stands on the side of the owner farmers, sometimes on the side of the big landowners, sometimes instigates the small handicraftsmen, and sometimes shoulders shoulders with the contractors and big businessmen. His skillful methods are praised by most people.

First, he took advantage of the opportunity of the redistribution of the old aristocratic lands to create a large number of self-cultivated farmers who owned real estate and voting rights, and gained popularity. In fact, this was an established policy, but he executed it relatively perfectly.

Then he instigated a large number of wealthy businessmen, speculators, and workshop owners to pass a resolution that was extremely unfavorable to the owner farmers, and re-elected the council with the help of the owner farmers' anger, replacing some deep-rooted local figures, but secretly supporting another group New rich merchants and workshop owners.

He secretly provoked the cottage industry to rebel, which caused panic among the contractors and wealthy businessmen, and the backhand crushed the small handicraftsmen, but left the sequelae of the panic of the previous resistance to the contractors and wealthy businessmen, making them believe that only they can stabilize the situation and obtain their support.

The seemingly chaotic county, under his political skills, has basically reduced the council to a display, forming a situation where no one else can trust except him.

And this county guard is indeed talented, and the development of the county is also very good, so the prestige is extremely high.In addition, many dramatists, novelists, etc. were attracted, and they often praised and advocated the idea of ​​the supremacy of kingship, which is very popular among self-cultivating farmers.

However, Ye Yuanshan is only a county magistrate in Min County, and he started much later than this person.

Besides, Min County is an immigrant city developed due to the development of the Gulf Peninsula. The power of the council is already strong, and Nan'an County is a place with a lot of minerals. He Yuanshan thought that what he could do was to nationalize the mines, but the problem Doing so will definitely cause "people" to complain.

Originally, in his capacity, the future road has been paved, but the end is just a county sheriff. When he is old, he may enter the capital, but he will never enter the decision-making circle.

The appearance of Chen Jian made him see another opportunity, especially after seeing the rapid accumulation of wealth in just a few years, he firmly believed in this point.Now the most affluent county in Min County is Nan'an, including Mincheng, which is in depression now, but Nan'an is still increasing its population and taxation, and the people's voice is very good.

Indeed, political speculation has risks, but the greater the risks, the greater the benefits.

Now that the stage has appeared, timid people will never be qualified to realize their ambitions, while bold people can use every possible springboard to fulfill their long-cherished wishes.

After the banquet with Chen Jian, Ye Yuanshan thought it over clearly. Since the "predecessor" in the north can play tricks and use self-cultivation farmers as a pillar, he can't compare with this.So why not find another way and use new industrial and commercial supporters as a breakthrough?This is a path that others have not tried, but it is precisely because others have not tried that that your chances are great.

The supporters of this industry and commerce are definitely not supporting those old guilds. Those people have no turn to support them. Anyway, they are already deeply entrenched. Only by replacing some support that is still young, but looks like it will thrive in the future, can it be possible to make a comeback.

In Nan'an, he saw such an opportunity, especially the concepts of so-called governance by doing nothing, laissez-faire, and proper government regulation.

The more I watched, the more frightened I became. Think about the things that the Mo party promoted, and then think about some guilds that were squeezed out in Fujian, as well as the academy, the newly built technical school in Nan'an, the Institute of Science and Practical Technology, etc. Something new made him see another way.

For example, in Chen Jian's glass workshop, as far as flat glass is concerned, there are only two types of people in this workshop.Workshop owners and employees.

In the old guild, there were four types of people.Guild leaders, glass masters, apprentices and general workshop owners.

Chen Jian's glass workshop is extremely shameless, regardless of the previous guild rules and the glory of those master craftsmen, the old guilds are scattered and scattered.

The glass workshops of the old guild cannot be shameless, because things like filial piety, respect, and honor must be used to maintain the inheritance of masters and apprentices, and to maintain the stability of the guild with kinship, masters and apprentices, at least on the surface. To get by.

Yan Yuanshan finally understood that those guild rules seemed warm, but they were just to protect the interests of the guild leaders, and the more shameless and ruthless people who didn't take these honors and reputations as matters were the only ones left. Chen Jian-style workshops for silver coin transactions will squeeze out all those old things.

The world is all for profit, and the world is all for profit. The simple truth is much stronger than the friendship between master and apprentice in any guild-the only thing to do is to gamble, bet on Chen Jian's workshop, Can other industries be expanded, so that other industries do not need things like master-apprentice inheritance, and the gap between apprentices and those who have worked for five years is not very big.As long as this can be achieved, it will be self-evident who will win in the future.

He Yuanshan didn't know the chances of betting right, but he knew that if he bet right, he would be the one who understood the new era of the new workshop best among all the officials—and what are the contradictions in the new era?What problems will arise in the new era that did not appear in the old era?What to do if something goes wrong?

He is watching, and Nan'an and Minjun are also demonstrating to him.

He is studying, and spends time every day looking through some pamphlets of the Mexican Party, as well as those new pamphlets on rights, economy, etc. that the trustee brings from the capital every few months.

He is not afraid, because he understands that the more he sees and the more he experiences, the more skilled he will be in dealing with it in the future.

Looking through the history books, none of the famous people in history was afraid of wolves and tigers in the past. Such people are destined to be mediocre, and it is impossible to stay famous forever, and it is impossible to counterattack and do something that is impossible under the gradually stabilized situation. thing.

In Nan'an, he was the first to see kerosene lamps, glass plates, explosives, wooden tracks and railways, and chemical acid and alkali production. He also learned about the wealth these things brought to Nan'an from taxes.

In Nan'an, he was the first to notice the almost pervasive activities of the Mo party in Nan'an. Wherever there is a low-level place, there are Mo-color people.