In the Huairou County Government Office, Zhu Houzhao walked around in the county office with some disgust. He was followed by the County Prime Minister Sun Yupeng and the Lord Bo Zhongrui.
The county magistrate is equivalent to the second-in-command of a county in later generations, and in this era, the power is much greater than that of the second-in-command in later generations. As for the chief secretary, he is equivalent to the clerk of a county, and is in charge of many things. Most of them are composed of scholars. Those who came to serve were all candidates with a good reputation. After there was no hope of passing the imperial examination, they signed up to be a minor official or clerk.
But don¡¯t think that the chief official is just average. Think about the current third-in-command in a county, and you¡¯ll know that there are countless people who can¡¯t even do this.
Sun Yupeng and Zhong Rui are both middle-aged men in their forties. At this moment, both of them looked helplessly at Zhu Houzhao in front of them.
"I don't know what the superiors were thinking, but they actually transferred an eighteen or nineteen-year-old person to be the county magistrate. This really made them confused.
The officialdom of the Ming Dynasty has always acquiesced to many rules, such as those who are not members of the Imperial Academy and are not allowed to join the cabinet, those who are not meritorious, are not allowed to be officials, and those who are not Jinshi are not allowed to be promoted, and many other rules.
Zhu Houzhao is very young at first glance. He became a county magistrate at the age of eighteen. This seriously does not comply with the rules of Ming Dynasty officialdom.
You must know that it is really rare for a person to be admitted as a Jinshi at the age of nineteen. Since the establishment of the entire Ming Dynasty, there have been very few people. If you are not a Jinshi, it is really difficult to become a county magistrate.
Hand eyes are all over the sky, the background is deep, and the wealth of wealth is universal, otherwise it is impossible to get such a young person to the county magistrate.
In the Ming Dynasty, there could be a young emperor, but there was absolutely no chance of a young prime minister!
"Mr. Zhu, the county government is quite satisfied with it. Is there anything you would like to renovate?"
Lord Bo Zhongrui asked with a smile.
The young man in front of you most likely has a very deep background. If you please him a lot, it will definitely be useful in the future.
"Repair?"
"I want to tear it down and build another one."
"Look, these are all wooden houses, now reinforced concrete is popular."
Zhu Houzhao curled his lips, extremely dissatisfied with this county government.
"My lord, there is no problem if we renovate it. The relevant expenditures and budgets are fixed every year. But if we need to rebuild a county government office, we in Huairou County don't have that much money, unless the superiors are willing to allocate funds."
Lord Bo Zhongrui replied helplessly.
Since Liu Jin carried out the tax reform, the Ming Dynasty's tax revenue has been divided into two parts. One part is collected by the government, which is similar to before. It mainly collects land tax and local tax. The other part is directly under the Ministry of Household Affairs of the Ming Dynasty. The tax yamen is mainly responsible for collecting commercial taxes.
The government collected land taxes and local taxes. In the past, they could still receive some, but they were all in kind such as grain and cloth. However, now that the Ming Dynasty was booming, the court tax revenue was sufficient. Therefore, Emperor Hongzhi also exempted and exempted local taxes many times, which caused various local government offices to The land taxes and local taxes received are getting less and less.
"Forget it, Liu Jin, find someone to repair it again, and I'll pay for it."
Zhu Houzhao shook his head slightly and then gave instructions to Liu Jin beside him.
"Yes, sir!"
Liu Jin nodded quickly. They were now playing the role of a master and the housekeeper.
"Sun County Cheng, how is the situation in Huairou County?"
After inspecting his county government office, Zhu Houzhao also planned to walk around the county town to take a look. While walking, he also chatted with Sun Xuepeng and Zhong Rui beside him.
"Sir, Huairou County is located northwest of the capital. It is greatly influenced by the capital. The situation in all aspects is still very good."
¡°We have a lot of coal here in Huairou County, and the demand for coal in Beijing is very large, so the main industry in our Huairou County is coal mining.¡±
Sun Xuepeng didn¡¯t really like Zhu Houzhao in front of him, nothing else.
Because he has coveted the position of Huairou County Magistrate for a long time. He has been the county magistrate for many years. It originally meant that after the original county magistrate was transferred, he would have a chance.
After all, the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty has now confirmed that many of the previous governors have become county magistrates, and he has been a county magistrate for some years. In addition, he also spent a lot of money to smoothen relationships.
Originally, the reply given above was a sure thing, but who knew that Cheng Yaojin would cut him off halfway.
How could Sun Xuepeng look at Zhu Houzhao?
Being able to reply politely is also the reason for fearing Zhu Houzhao. After all, when Zhu Houzhao arrived, there were dozens of four-wheeled carriages, a large group of servants, servants, and housekeepers.Wait, you can tell at a glance that this is not a child of an ordinary family.
¡°Coal mining industry?¡±
Zhu Houzhao also wrote it down silently.
Then we walked around Huairou County very casually. ãá reduce ȫzw.*com ãá
It is true that this place is greatly influenced by the Beijing-Tianjin area. Many houses are built with reinforced concrete just like the Beijing-Tianjin area. They are painted white on the outside and have glass windows, which makes them look very beautiful.
"Sun's Gambling House?"
"Sun's Pawnshop?"
"Sun's Supermarket?"
"Sun's Red Mansion?"
"Sun's Grain and Oil Store?"
The county town is not very lively. There are relatively few people, many of whom are children and the elderly. There are not many young people to see, but there are many various shops and the like.
But soon, Zhu Houzhao discovered a strange phenomenon, that is, many shops, stores and the like had Sun written on them in front.
"Why are these shops written with Sun's name on them? Do they all belong to the same person?"
Zhu Houzhao pointed to the shops on the street and asked Sun Xuepeng and Zhong Rui beside him.
"This is indeed"
Halfway through Zhong Rui's words, Sun Xuepeng said with a smile: "Sir, there are so many people named Sun in Huairou County, so we can see a large number of shops opened by the Sun family."牺如 s&# 117yingwang.net 牺如
"Oh, that's it~"
When Zhu Houzhao heard this, he immediately nodded slightly, but with a sneer on his lips.
"I really think that this prince is young and ignorant. It's so deceptive. No matter how many people here are named Sun, they can't all be Sun's shops. What's more, the family patterns and logos on them are all the same, so they must all be owned by the same person. of."
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Zhu Houzhao was very smart and well-informed, but he did not expose Sun Xuepeng's lies. Instead, he pretended to think about it and said, "I heard about Huairou County before I came to Huairou County." There is a man named Sun Zixiang who said that by establishing a good relationship with him, I, the county magistrate, can live a very comfortable life."
"I don't know, do you know this Sun Zixiang?"
"I know, I know, of course I know~"
Sun Xuepeng rushed to say: "He is a big landowner in our Huairou County. He is indeed quite prestigious in our Huairou County. He is also very generous and (remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com