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"Tomorrow night, Qinghe Hou will set off divine thunder and fireworks in Qinghe Town?"

In the county government office of Chi County, Liu Tong, the county magistrate who was sitting around the fire pit to keep warm and read official documents, stood up in surprise.

"Yes, I just heard what a passing businessman said, and he said it was quite convincing, and he said that this matter had been circulating in the entire Qinghe Town!" A young scholar with black face and short beard sat opposite Liu Tong and said.

"The divine thunder and fireworks are only known but not seen in their form. They are said to be magical magic of immortals. Now the Marquis of Qinghe Town is to be used in Qinghe Town. This God-given opportunity cannot be missed!" Liu Tong walked around the lobby of the county government excitedly.

"What the county master said is that you must go to Qinghe Town tomorrow night to the true face of the immortals' methods, otherwise you will regret it in this life!" The young scholar nodded with a smile.

"Since it has been rumored that Chi County is only a hundred miles away from Wancheng, it is estimated that this news will soon reach the ears of the county magistrate and the county magistrate. It seems that Qinghe Town will be very lively tomorrow, and people from nearby counties and townships will definitely come. If a person is not careful, I am afraid that you and I will suffer a crime. Master Zhou, please tell the county magistrate Fang about this matter and ask him to arrange soldiers to patrol in Qinghe Town early tomorrow morning to prevent accidents..."

"Yes, let's do it now!" The young scholar got up and bowed and left.

Just when Liu Tong, the magistrate of Zhixian County, learned about this, as the caravans traveling to Qinghe Town to buy and sell goods, the afternoon of the next day after Chen Xu set off fireworks in Xiaohe Village, the news had already spread to Wancheng, Nanyang County City. After learning the news, Wancheng caused a sensation from top to bottom, from county magistrates to county magistrates and magistrates to peddlers and barracks, and the streets and alleys began to talk about this matter. Many Fang Dao sorcerers couldn't help it first, and as soon as they heard the news, they rode their horses and drove to Qinghe Town.

"I'll go, why are there so many people in the town today?"

On the day when the fireworks were scheduled to be set off, Chen Xu had lunch at home and rode a tall horse with Chen Hu, Han Xin and others to escort the family on the four-wheeled carriage to Qinghe Town. Behind him were hundreds of guards and servants and almost all the villagers of Xiaohe Village, they came to Qinghe Town to prepare to set off the divine thunder and fireworks at night.

But as soon as I left the valley, I heard that the entire Qinghe Town was boiling like a pot of boiling water, and the noisy sound could be heard for miles.

When they arrived at the entrance of the town, they saw that the entire Qinghe Town was full of people, with the rivers crowded around the streets, fur merchants, long robe officials, short jacket farmers, narrow sleeves warriors, wide sleeves Confucian scholars, disheveled haired sorcerers, alchemists with Taoist buns, men, women, young and old, bustling with people, more than ten times more lively than usual.

"Qinghe Marquis is here~"

Seeing Chen Xu's luxurious four-wheel drive car coming in a mighty manner under the escort of a group of guards, the town immediately caused a sensation.

The tourists who were originally traveling around and chatting suddenly churned like fish ponds. Thousands of people gathered from all directions, instantly blocking the road ahead.

Dozens of guards were immediately nervous, and they all held the sword hilt and held the crossbow and guarded Chen Xu tightly in the middle.

"Don't be nervous!" Chen Xu rode on the horse and whispered.

But even so, all the guards still dare not relax as if they were facing a great enemy. They had dozens of eyes wandering around and wandering around. As long as they found that anyone had any bad behavior, they would immediately pounce on them.

"Meet the Marquis of Qinghe~" Many people gathered around began to bow and salute.

"We will pay homage to the Marquis of Qinghe~" Under the leadership of these people, the excited crowd bowed and bowed.

"No gifts, no gifts~" Chen Xu waved to the crowd among the guards with a smile.

"Mr. Marquis, I heard that you are going to use the magical art of divine thunder fireworks tonight. Is it true?" someone in the crowd shouted.

"It seems that everyone's news is very well-versed. After it will be dark tonight, I will set off divine thunder and fireworks on the Zhendong River. Don't be crowded, wait for it to dark..." Chen Xu rode slowly among the cheering crowds at the same time, with a calm expression. He was no longer surprised by this welcome scene.

Chen Hu, who was following behind, looked at Chen Xu, who was talking loudly while waving to the crowd on both sides. Although his face was calm, his mood was turbulent like a tide.

Han Xin, who was also following Chen Xu, looked at Chen Xu's back, nervous and excited, with a fiery light in his eyes.

"Ding ~~"

As a rapid sound of bamboo flutes sounded, a sound of kicking and stomping footsteps came, and a group of soldiers holding long spears came along the street. The leaders rode on horseback and pressed the hilt of the sword, constantly shouting loudly to the crowd.

"Ji County Wei Fang Kuan met with the Marquis of Qinghe!"

The soldiers quickly blocked the people on both sides of the street, and a passage of more than two meters wide appeared in the middle. They rode on the horse, wearing leather armor, and jumped off the horse and bowed.

"Prince Fang is exempted from gifts. Thank you for coming to maintain order today!" Chen Xu nodded with a gentle expression.

"I dare not, this is my subordinate's responsibility!" Fang Kuan looked at the boy riding on the horse excitedly.

"It's a guest from afar. County Magistrate Fang must remember not to hurt people rudely, especially after dark, be careful not to take the opportunity to make trouble!"

"Don't worry, Mr. Marquis, Fang Kuan must be careful!"

"Report~~" A soldier galloped from a distance and jumped off his horse's back to report, "The county magistrate, the county magistrate and the county magistrate have arrived at the east entrance of the town!"

"Since the county magistrate and the county magistrate have arrived, I will go and greet him!" Chen Xu didn't care too much, and told Han Xin and his father to watch the carriage and family, and then took the guards to follow Fang Kuan to welcome the county magistrate and the county magistrate.

"Brother Xu, you are finally here!" As soon as he walked to the vicinity of elementary school, Niu Dashi, Liu Po ​​and others also hurried out on horseback. After seeing Chen Xu, Niu Dashi complained with sweat.

"How did I know so many people would come?" Chen Xu couldn't help but feel a little dark.

At present, there are at least 30,000 to 40,000 people in Qinghe Town, and there seem to be people coming in a constant stream of people coming from a distance, many of whom were carrying bows and arrows and crossing swords. Although they were dressed in different outfits, many of them could be seen that they were not ordinary people.

Although Chen Xu was not worried about these people gathering to cause trouble, the people in the wilderness of the Qin Dynasty were very wild. Both farmers and scholars didn’t like to reason. They would draw their swords to face each other if they were hot and said something wrong. Fighting in the street was just a common occurrence. If they beat people to death, they would run away to hide elsewhere. When the emperor dared to kill them, they would not be wanted. It was impossible for the soldiers in the county to pursue them. A few years later, they would be prosperous elsewhere and be a hero again.

The reason why so many people came today is actually because of the blame of a group of villagers in Xiaohe Village. They watched the fireworks set off by Chen Xu the night before yesterday. When they came to work in the workshop in the town yesterday, they would naturally add fuel to the fireworks to promote the beauty of the fireworks, and also revealed in advance that Chen Xu was going to Qinghe Town to set off the divine thunder fireworks.

So, ten and hundreds of people spread across the country. After a long time, not only the villagers in the town knew about it, but even the caravans who came to sell goods also knew about it.

Chen Xu and Niu Dashi went to the east end of the town. Not far away, they saw several carriages coming in a mighty manner under the escort of hundreds of soldiers, and the black flags swayed in the cold wind.

“Stop ~”

The Nanyang County Magistrate and the County Magistrate, who were sitting in the car, looked at Chen Xu who was riding on the horse and quickly patted the handrail of the carriage. Before the car could stop, they jumped out of the car and strode forward to greet Chen Xu.

Since Jiangbeiting and Gao Yong were arrested, all the officials of Wancheng were replaced from top to bottom. The newly appointed Nanyang County Magistrate was the magistrate of Yuyang County, but Chen Xu didn't know it. The county magistrate heard that it was also transferred from Taiyuan County, but Chen Xu didn't know it either, but he hurriedly met by Wancheng when he came back last time.

The pride of Chen Xu, the people of Nanyang, naturally did not dare to neglect the pride of Chen Xu. He happened to come to watch the divine thunder and fireworks today, so he came to visit Chen Xu with gifts to reminisce about the old relationship.

After meeting, after some greetings, Liu Tong, the magistrate of Zhixian County, followed behind, and several other officials, all went forward to greet each other. Chen Xu took a group of people to a foot house in the town for tea and chat.

Originally, Chen Xu planned to take his father, mother and two wives to have a good look at Qinghe Town today, but it seems that it is not possible now. There are rules in the officialdom. Nanyang County Magistrate and the County Magistrate are both third-rank officials, and their official positions are equal to him. Almost in the entire Nanyang County, it is necessary to have a good relationship with the two chief officials.

Niu Dashi went to make a pot of tea, and Chen Xu personally poured tea for the county magistrate and Liu Tong and others.

The group of people stood up and thanked him in a panic. After another messy salute, they calmed down to have tea and chat.

Chen Xu roughly asked about some of the situation in Nanyang County and learned that the entire Nanyang County had a bumper harvest last summer and autumn, with an increase of at least 50% over previous years. Now, the tax grain reserved in Nanyang has exceeded 1.8 million stones, and winter sowing has long been over. The county vigorously promotes new agricultural tools and measures to accumulate fertilizers. The winter sowing area is tens of thousands of hectares more than last year. As long as the weather is good, the summer grain will be at least doubled next year than this year.

This news is naturally what Chen Xu is most happy to hear.

As grain output increases, the surplus grain in the hands of the people will naturally increase. In addition, without the influence of war, the people can farm with peace of mind. As long as they continue to follow this situation for two or three years, the lives of the people in Nanyang will be greatly improved.

"In addition to continuing to encourage farming, we must also relax the regulation and encourage the people to find more opportunities to make money. We must not be too strict about ordinary people's business and business transactions. We must boldly allow them to sell their own planted or made items, especially farmers and craftsmen. Look at Qinghe Town. When I was a Lidian two years ago, it was still a remote place. The villagers were not well fed or worn, but they had basically had enough food and clothing in the past two years. At present, there is no war in the Qin Dynasty. In peacetime, we must vigorously develop the people's livelihood industry and make the people eat and drink without worries. This is what parents should do."

"Now Dongfang Road is preparing for construction, and it still needs a large number of people. You should also encourage farmers to work on the construction site during the slack season. They can earn dozens or hundreds of dollars a month or two. With this income, they can buy more tools and buy more daily necessities. Dongfang Road invests a total of nearly 40 million yuan. My Nanyang is so close to the Dongfang Road construction site, we must seize this opportunity to make profits from it. The money earned by the people will eventually be consumed in my Nanyang County. In terms of the theory of domestic demand, this is an opportunity to promote the rapid development of our Nanyang."

"Also, cement factories are currently being built on a large scale. As the heads of Nanyang County, you should also do your best to help authorized merchants open cement factories. If possible, you can also organize powerful merchants in the country to start planning to build some main roads and main roads in the country into cement roads. With the rapid promotion of four-wheeled carriages, flat roads will greatly speed up the transportation and convenience of goods, and

The people who are not well fed or warm in food are not warm, that is the shame of officials. Now is no longer the time for the princes to fight. We have no enemies at the moment. Everyone needs to change their thinking and transfer more energy to national construction, build roads, build canals, and start factories. Just like Qinghe Town, you can sell the goods you manufactured to all parts of the country, so that you can earn a lot of money. Only when the people have enough money in their hands will they gradually become rich..."
Chapter completed!