Lord: Start with a book of Water Margin

Chapter 69: Defining duties and managing rural affairs

"Appoint Guang Hui as the deputy commander of the infantry, stationed in Xixi Village, and his subordinate Han Bolong as the deputy chief, who also serves as the shopkeeper of the Xixi Village tavern; Zhao Ji remains the leader of the villagers, responsible for the management of the villagers, patrolling the manor, and guarding the left and right.

Jiao Ting was the head of the capital, garrisoned at Wanzi City; Du Qian was the deputy capital of the infantry, garrisoned at the three passes of Nanshan; Wang Ben was relieved of his position as garrison at Xingliang Village and promoted to a prison guard; he still led 10 of his original rural soldiers to patrol Liangshan, especially in Liangshan. With Dongshan, Xishan and Beishan as the main points, the Liangcun Township Military Station was stationed.

Bao Xu was the head of the infantry and was stationed at Kushu Mountain. Li Xia was relieved of his position as a garrison in Mingliang Village and promoted to an officer in charge. He still led 10 rural soldiers to assist Bao Xu in patrolling Kushu Mountain.

Ruan Xiaoer is the deputy commander of the navy and is stationed in Xixi Village. Ruan Xiaowu and Ruan Xiaoqi are the deputy commanders of the navy, stationed at the Liangshan Golden Beach Water Village and patrolling the waters.

In order to build the vice-capital, Tao Zongwang removed his labor force and left a group of 39 non-combat villagers under his command, who were responsible for digging harbor branches, building waterways, opening rivers, building roads, building houses and organizing city walls.

Cai Zhong and Gao Lun are the chief arresters, responsible for arresting criminals, summoning defendants and witnesses, and investigating criminal evidence. Cai Zhong was in charge of Xixi Village and Kushutun; Gao Lun was in charge of Liangcun, Zhangzhuang and Tianzhuang.

From then on, no lynchings were allowed in any village, and all the prisoners returned to their hometowns after hearing the lawsuit. Each village selects a president for every 50 households based on their household registration to assist in management.

Tang Tian was appointed as the principal of Xixi Village, Dingchou was appointed as the principal of Kushu Village; Zhusha was appointed as the principal of Zhangzhuang, and Zhang Wang was appointed as the elder; Tang Sen was appointed as the principal of the farm, and Tian Dasheng was appointed as the elder; Sun Zheng was appointed as the principal of Liangcun, and Li Liang was appointed as the elder of the village. Mr. Li.

All the land was returned to the public and leased to villagers, who paid grain as per regulations. From then on, he did not perform corvee service and was hired by the villagers, earning him a hundred cents a day. Fishermen can form a fishing team in the village, or they can build their own boats to fish, or rent fishing boats individually. The form is not limited. Except for personal use, all fish caught are purchased with funds from the township. The settlement is made daily in the village, and each fish pond is placed for use. .

The mountain forests are not restricted to households for their own use, such as collecting firewood or hunting. Special objects such as blue poplar and boxwood are not included in this list. The nearby orchards in the mountains and forests belong to the village, and are also rented to farmers. According to the quality, the township finances the purchase and sale of the orchards.

Zhao Yuanli was still in charge of the village, assisting in managing village affairs and arranging banquets. Li Xiaoer, Prime Minister's back cook, serves as a steward and specializes in kitchen affairs.

Li You and Chao Cuo are still managers of the ranch, focusing on breeding and raising livestock. Liangshan has a wide range of vegetation and pastures. Households in each village are also prohibited from raising livestock.

Wang Lun taught in the village school and served as township secretary, assisting in handling village affairs. The rest of the township assistants, township elders, township cadres, and youjiao are not set up for the time being. They will be selected as soon as there are people.

As for Bai Duo, Li Gu, Zhang Da, Yang Mazi, Li Ji, Xiang Mao, Zhong Rang, Yun Ge and others also performed their own duties, each in charge of the medical clinic, workshop, brewery, and restaurant affairs.

Finally, let’s talk about Li Xiaoer’s wife, Wang Lan, who is very good at women’s clothing. A ready-made silk and satin shop was about to be opened in the village, so she was appointed as the manager of the cloth shop. From now on, all kinds of silk threads and cloth spun by households in each village can be sold here. , to supplement household expenses.

Anyone with skills in the village can be recommended, whether they are farmers or craftsmen of all kinds. Even those who are eloquent but have no strength can also find a position in my office. It doesn’t matter whether you are male, female, old or young, just your ability.

Villages encourage mulberry farming. In addition to planting mulberry trees behind each house, villages can also reclaim wasteland and plant cuttings in mulberry gardens.

Everyone, this is my temporary opinion. If there are any mistakes or omissions, please feel free to point them out. If you have any good suggestions, if there are any inconveniences in each village, garrison, or workshop, you can send me a note after today.

As the saying goes: One person's wisdom is short, but everyone's wisdom is long. If you have different opinions in the future, you can all explain it.

What Liangshan Township is today depends on the efforts of everyone, and it cannot be achieved by Zhao alone. Everyone is gathering firewood and the flames are high. I hope that from now on, all the brothers will work together to protect the world. "

After that, Zhao Zhen raised his wine glass and said, "Brothers, if you drink this cup to the full, Heliangshan Township will prosper and all brothers will have enough food and clothing."

Everyone raised their glasses together, and laughter continued for a while. There were more than a dozen villagers approaching, taking turns holding the glasses and serving the wine. After drinking until night, everyone dispersed.

The next day, everyone returned to their respective places. Because the three passes were not completed yet, they asked Jiao Ting and Tao Zongwang to take care of them. Zhao Zhen left Du Qian to teach the 72nd Taizu Long Stick.

One taught carefully, and the other learned seriously. From morning to night, Zhao Zhen finally memorized the routine.

I practiced martial arts for a day today. Although my body was tired, my spirit was exciting. Zhao Zhen went to wash up first, and arranged a banquet at night to drink with Du Qian and Han Bolong.

Today, Ding Chou sent an official document, and Zhao Zhen read it. It was indeed a problem caused by moving the chicken farm to the mountain. Weasels on the mountain often steal chickens, and now more than 30 of them have been killed.

Although Li Ji was invited to lead people to hunt seven or eight of them, there were still weasels stealing chickens at night. In the past few days, Ding Chou mobilized the households in Gushu Village and worked together to come up with an idea, which he also heard. Don't know if it is useful. It is said that chickens raised in the mountains need to be mixed with geese. Geese are the best defense against chicken thieves such as weasels and foxes.

Therefore, Ding Chou hopes to transport thirty or fifty geese that are kept on the tidal flats to guard the chicken farm.

Zhao Zhen sent two villagers to invite Zhao Sanmu and Li Shitou, the oldest in the village, to the village. These two people are now in their fifties and sixteens, and both are first-level bankers. Although he just took office recently, there is no potential to be tapped. But he has more knowledge than others.

After receiving the gift and serving tea, Zhao Zhen asked: "Third Uncle, Second Uncle Li, I invite you two to come to the village today because I really have something to ask my elders."

Zhao Sanmu said: "Erlang, what's the matter? Just ask, now Xixi Village is becoming more and more prosperous under your leadership. If there is anything I can do to help, I just give you orders." Li Shitou nodded beside him. echoed.

Zhao Zhen said: "I raise a lot of big chickens on the West Mountain. Now I have attracted weasels and have killed thirty or fifty of them. Although I have killed some weasels, I cannot stop them. You two are well-informed, do you have any ideas? ?”

Zhao Sanmu took a breath and said: "This thing is the most vindictive. Now that I have killed a few, I'm afraid I won't be able to give up."

Li Shitou also frowned and said, "That's the truth. This thing is the most evil and grudge-minded."

Li Shitou suddenly patted his thigh and said, "Okay, third brother, do you remember the weasels in Dongxi Village more than 20 years ago?"

Zhao Sanmu also said: "Yes, that's what happened." Then the two of them explained what happened at that time in detail.

It turned out that Chao Taigong of Dongxi Village also raised many chickens, and two to three hundred of them were killed by weasels. After listening to the words of a wandering doctor, he put a group of geese into the chicken coop at night. The next day, he picked out five weasels from the chicken coop. They were all covered in bruises and they were said to have been tortured to death by the geese. Since then, there have been no more weasels on the chicken farm.

After hearing this, Zhao Zhen thanked the two of them, gave two pieces of fine cloth to them, and then gave it to Zhuangzi.

After seeing the two off, Zhao Zhen ordered Zhao Yuanli to transport 50 geese in an ox cart today and send them to Kushutun Chicken Farm to see if they could really drive away the weasels.

At night, Zhao Zhen was drinking with Ruan Xiaoer, Du Qian and Han Bolong. They were drinking happily when Zhao Yuanli came over to report that a big man outside the village wanted to see the owner of the village.

(End of this chapter)