Datang: My father is the head bodyguard

Chapter 451 Officials of Lingnan Prefecture

Zhao Zhe sighed: "Brother, we have only known each other for two days, but you really have to listen to me. If this continues, you will not make a living."

Chen Zhixin held the wine bowl in his arms: "Don't I know that there is no living head? Who of the people here have any living head? Who cares about our life and death? Those officials sent by the imperial court are too lazy to even search us, let alone Take care of it.”

Zhao Zhe took Chen Zhixin's hand: "Brother, aren't we coming? We are really here to develop Lingnan. Before, your chickens could be developed and bred. I don't know the specifics, but my brother-in-law said it would be okay. That should be no problem."

Chen Zhixin was silent for a long time: "What kind of official are you?"

Zhao Zhe was immediately stopped by the question. It was not very good to say that he was the prince. The prince was so unpopular with Chen Zhixin that he was in trouble for a while.

Zhao Zhe had no choice but to prevaricate with Chen Zhixin, then stood up and went to Lu Ruan and Li Chengqian: "It's still a matter of distrust. They don't believe that the imperial court will help them. They asked me what kind of official I am. I can't tell."

After hearing this, Li Chengqian walked directly to Chen Zhixin. After sitting down, he poured himself a bowl of rice wine. Chen Zhixin looked at the young man in front of him, not as he did before.

"The development of Lingnan is imperative. Guda can directly transfer people from the Central Plains and Jiangnan to develop, do breeding, and find pillar industries. If Gu doesn't do this, does Brother Chen know why?"

Chen Zhixin's expression was very exciting, including confusion, surprise, hope, and disappointment. Before Chen Zhixin could answer, Li Chengqian continued directly.

"The people of Lingnan will not be able to benefit. Instead, they will become the ones being exploited. A large number of migrant workers will occupy Lingnan's resources, and the living space of the local people in Lingnan will be further compressed. In the end, they can only compromise, and their interests and land will be slowly eroded. "

Li Chengqian stood up, handed the wine bowl to Chen Zhixin, drank it all in one gulp, and raised his hand to wipe away the remaining wine on his chin and mouth.

"I know that you, Chen Zhixin, are well-known among the people in Lingnan around here. They are willing to believe you. I hope that you, Chen Zhixin, can also believe in you."

Li Chengqian was talking to himself, without giving Chen Zhixin a chance to speak: "Tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, Gu will be waiting for you at the Yamen. Anyone you can call for, who is willing to believe Gu and follow Gu, will make a new household registration."

"I, Li Chengqian, will give you a living, you just need to abide by the laws of the Tang Dynasty."

After Li Chengqian finished speaking, he left directly without looking back. Zhao Zhe and Lu Ru'an had no choice but to walk together. If Li Chengqian got lost in the mountains and forests, the two of them would just have fun.

Li Chengqian returned to the place where he stayed and went to the Yamen of Lingnan Mansion without stopping. The officials in the Yamen slept soundly and played cards, but Li Chengqian caught him by surprise.

"The imperial court asked you to manage Lingnan, and this is how you manage it? Are there still half of the people who haven't come to Dianmao? Where are the people! Zhao Zhe!"

Zhao Zhe stepped forward and lifted the tables of the card players, dragged the sleeping officials directly from their beds and straw mats, and forced them to turn on their phones one by one.

Suddenly there was a noise at the yamen door: "It's too hot in the afternoon, and we have to pull weeds in the public fields. Let's go back and knit two straw hats in the evening. It's really impossible to do it in this weather."

"Yes, yes. Let's go see if there is any closer water source tomorrow. It's too far to carry water to irrigate the fields."

A group of officials walked into the Yamen Office, if these mud-legged men carrying hoes could be called officials.

Li Chengqian looked at each of them dressed as farmers and couldn't help but frowned: "Who are you?"

The officials were also confused: "Who are you and why are you making trouble in the Yamen?"

Zhao Zhe was too lazy to speak and directly took out the badge that Li Chengqian put on his place: "The prince is here to discuss the development of Lingnan. I think your tricks are feeding the dog!"

The officials who were forced to turn on the phone and lift the table were still a little unhappy. When they heard that the prince was coming, half of them knelt down, and the other half raised the table and continued to play cards and sleep.

Li Chengqian was furious: "You, you, you, you are so brave!"

The kneeling officials were all in tears, crying towards Li Chengqian: "Has the court not forgotten us? His Royal Highness, His Royal Highness, the old ministers still have one day to see His Royal Highness, and they will die without regrets!"

Li Chengqian frowned and looked at the officials kneeling on the ground: "Get up and talk, what's going on? Why do you still need to go out and worry about farming? Don't you have any salary from the court?"

"Yes, it's just that it cost a lot to transport it to Lingnan. The salary, which is not much, is in our hands. We don't save one out of ten."

Li Chengqian's pupils shrank, someone was deducting their salary, but that's not the problem now.

"Where are they? What's going on?"

"They...their parents were demoted and brought their family to Lingnan. Their father was seriously ill and passed away, and could no longer serve as an official. No one wanted to be an official in Lingnan, so it was these second and third generations who became officials. . There is no way out for being an official in Lingnan, so they just... That's it."

Li Chengqian was furious: "Every official's illness, disease, disaster, or death must be reported, why not report it?"

At this point, these officials burst into tears: "It's useless to report him! The imperial court will not transfer a junior official from elsewhere just because Lingnan lacks a junior official. It's useless to report him!"

Li Chengqian subconsciously said that it was impossible. Considering his father's control over various places, he was completely free to take care of Lingnan. His father's current situation should be that he had an accident in Chang'an.

Li Chengqian changed the question: "Have you met Mr. Li Feng from Li County?"

"I've seen it, I've seen it. He's here to build roads. We also have nephews in our families. We asked him if he needed help. He didn't want it. He said he didn't have the experience to build roads, so it was useless."

Li Chengqian gritted his teeth. After all, this Li Feng was new to the elite, and he was still acting like a member of aristocratic families.

"All the able-bodied men in your family should go to Li Feng to join the road construction team. Watch and learn, talk less and do more. If Li Feng prevaricates you, you can use the name Gu."

"Do you know who Chen Zhixin is?"

"Hey, I know that he has a high reputation among the people in Lingnan, but this person is not easy to get along with."

Li Chengqian nodded: "Tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, Chen Zhixin will bring people to do the household registration again and enter the Tang Dynasty household registration. Are you busy here?"

The eight officials dressed as farmers looked at each other. Did they hear it correctly? Chen Zhixin actually cooperates with the imperial court? It would be Chen Zhixin's benevolence not to cause trouble to the court.

"What did His Highness the Crown Prince say? Will Chen Zhixin help us?"

Li Chengqian frowned and looked at the officials in front of him: "Ru An, take them to get the household registration done. I think they can farm."

Li Chengqian looked at those who were sleeping while playing cards again: "What about you? Do you want to do it? If not, get out of here. Don't occupy the pit here."