Chapter 44 Yu Fan's First Advice [Three More Updates] [Please Read]

"Hahahaha!"

After listening to Liu Gan's report, Jin Mao laughed out loud: "You are worthy of being my uncle, Jin Mao. I was right about you!"

"You deserve a reward for your merit."

"Yu Zhongxiang, what kind of reward should be given to my father for doing such a thing?"

Yu Fan spoke truthfully: "The reward and punishment system has not yet been established. I don't know how to reward."

"Yu Zhongxiang, Yu Zhongxiang." Jin Mao finally got the chance to yell, "What can I say about you?"

"It's just such a small matter, and more than ten days have passed and there is still no regulation!"

"Is this how you do things?"

Yu Fan had a complicated expression. He knew what Jin Mao wanted to do, but he had his own insistence.

"Hurry up and give me a list of rules. Don't you see my uncle is very busy?"

"Do you think everyone is as free as you?"

Jinmao never misses any opportunity to criticize others, as he has been really criticized by Yu Fan in recent days.

This guy is a great debater. He will criticize anything he doesn't like, and he's not just doing it for the sake of arguing. He always has a legitimate reason to criticize others, leaving people completely helpless.

"If you don't know, I have a good idea."

Jin Mao's true intentions were exposed, and Yu Fan no longer insisted.

"Please give me some advice, sir."

"Hey, now you are acting like a minister." Jin Mao said sarcastically before saying, "Is there anything in this world that can be accomplished overnight?"

"Since you can't come up with a complete system in just over ten days, why don't you extend the time a little bit?"

"Like, five years? Ten years?"

"For now, we can follow the framework you have drawn up. When I become the county governor in the future, I can formulate a more detailed system."

"Isn't this bad?"

Yu Fan suddenly realized what was going on and bowed to Jin Mao once again: "Thank you for your advice."

"Hey, don't thank me." Jin Mao teased, "As long as you remember my gratitude in your heart, just mind my business in the future."

"The ruler is the ruler, the minister is the minister, the father is the father, the son is the son..."

Jin Mao interrupted immediately with a headache: "Look at you, here you go again!"

Yu Fan had no choice but to hold it in, but it was very difficult.

Jin Mao was in a good mood: "Father Ji, I will submit a petition to the prefect of the county and ask that these two Yao ethnic groups' places be turned into two townships directly under the jurisdiction of Wushang."

"You will be the first Treasurer of Songgu Township. You will select all the personnel. As for the Treasurer of Yao Township, does Father Ji have any recommendations?"

Liu Gan was overjoyed: "It's all up to you, sir."

This is right.

Jin Mao squinted at Yu Fan and said, "Zhong Xiang, you've been with me for a while now, how about going down and practicing for a bit?"

"Yes." What should be done has been done, and Yu Fan has nothing to hesitate about.

"Ha ha!"

Jin Mao was overjoyed: "Today is a good day, it's worth celebrating!"

"Mingsir, the people of Baiyue are still living in dire straits. How can you..."

"All right, all right! Stop reading!" Jin Mao shouted, "Someone come!"

He ordered people to prepare all the steps for late rice planting and told the two people what to pay attention to.

The next day, Liu Gan was about to leave.

Jin Mao then remembered that there was something important he hadn't asked yet. "Zhong Xiang, I have something to ask you."

After telling the whole story of his feud with Jiao Jiao, Jin Mao asked expectantly, "Does Zhong Xiang have any good advice for me?"

Yu Fan had already prepared a plan for this matter, and he even specifically asked Pan Lin and others to obtain key information.

"Mingsir, this is easy."

"Since we don't know which county branch Jiao Jiao is hiding in, why not catch him once and for all?"

Hiss, scholars are really cruel.

Jinmao only wanted to choose one branch and make an example of it to scare the others, so as to force them to hand over the people.

Yu Fan is so good, this is to cut the weeds and eradicate them completely!

"Zhong Xiang, speak quickly!"

Yu Fan twisted his short goatee and shook his head, saying, "Mingsong, you can divide the elite troops of the Baiyue Army into four groups, agree on a time, and attack the Jiao family in the four counties together."

"When the time comes, no matter which county Jiao Jiao is in, he will be trapped like a turtle in a jar and will not be able to escape death!"

Jinmao tactically retreated. If he had this ability, he wouldn't have to ask so many nonsense questions.

"Zhong Xiang, your plan is good, but it's impractical."

"You should just follow my father. Practice is the only criterion for testing truth." Yu Fan said anxiously, "Mingsir, this is the worst option. I want the best and the middle options."

"Oh, right, right!" Jin Mao pointed out directly: "Isn't the best strategy to wait for the enemy to tire out? Isn't the middle strategy to use the enemy's force to counter the enemy's force?"

"Ah this..."

"Zhongxiang, you are still young and have a long way to go."

Jin Mao was a little disappointed that this "great talent" was not as powerful as he expected.

"I hope it's someone who is good at domestic affairs," he thought.

In order to cooperate with Liu Gan in his work, Jin Mao sent Lanzhi to lead the newly formed 500 female soldiers.

The female army had heavy tasks. Not only did they have to escort the newly-relocated elderly and weak Baiyue people to the Yao village, but they also had to ensure training while arranging farm work.

But even so, no female soldier complained or cried out for injustice. I'm afraid Jin Mao is the only person in the world who can be kind to women at the bottom of society.

When it comes to loyalty, I'm afraid there is no one higher than female soldiers.

Yu Fan also sent twenty elite county soldiers to follow, accompanying them all the way.

This one is a big treasure!

Not every celebrity has the courage to go and gain experience at the grassroots level.

After sending people off to do their work, Jinmao had to start running around again.

"Zhong Xiang, please don't limit yourself to this ability, otherwise, I will have to go find Xun Yu again."

...

July 20th.

The early rice harvest is coming to an end.

Jinyun Mountain and Lizhou have a total of 2,000 acres of paddy fields, producing more than 8,000 shi of rice, which is 20 to 30 percent higher than the estimated output.

Jin Mao distributed food and fodder according to the agreement, and received nearly 5,000 shi of rice in total.

Even though early rice doesn’t taste good, it’s much better than going hungry!

Jin Mao ordered people to inform all the villages of the result.

The whole Wushang County was in an uproar. Those gentry who did not sign the contract regretted it so much that they begged everyone to sign the contract again.

But where can I buy medicine for regret?
Jinmao gives a 10% increase in benefits to all latecomers, that is, Jinmao has seven gentry and three.

If you accept it, sign it. If you don’t, get out.

So, most of them retreated again, and only a few gritted their teeth and persisted.

Jinmao didn't care. Once Songgu Township and Yao Township were developed, he would have tens of thousands of acres of fertile land.

The gentry only cares about their fellow villagers out of consideration for them.

However, there were problems with the planting of late rice.

The 2,000 acres of paddy fields originally owned by the Jiao family in Taimo, plus the 2,000 acres in Lizhou and Jinyun Mountain, and nearly 10,000 acres in Songgu and Yaoxiang.

With so many fields, rice seeds are a big problem. Also, who should manage Taimo County?

"Oh! I'm so stupid!"

Jin Mao was annoyed: "As a scholar, Zhongxiang must know a lot of scholars."

"Why didn't I think of asking Zhongxiang to introduce a group of people to Wushang?"

As for Xun Yu, he is too far away, and distant water cannot quench immediate thirst.

Jin Mao quickly started writing a letter, but this time it was not to Xun Yu, but to Yu Fan.

Soon, Yu Fan replied.

The letter mentioned that Yu Fan was doing very well in the Yao village, and even though he had never been to Songgu Township, he had arranged everything there in an orderly manner.

He "modestly" said that he could not work as meticulously and seriously as Jin Yun and Liu Gan.

But overall planning, allocation and management are no big deal.

Finally, he said very "euphemistically": "Talent? What talent? How can the tiny Wushang County be a problem for me, Uncle Yu?"

This kid is really arrogant.

Jin Mao called the messenger to inquire, and the facts were almost the same as what Yu Fan said, everything was in order in the two southern townships.

It seems that Yu Fan is wasting his talent to manage four or five thousand people.

Jin Mao said nothing, picked up his pen and retorted: "Get back here!"

"If you can't manage Wushang County well, I will be your uncle!"

As soon as the messenger left, Jin Mao laughed heartily.

"I finally have a decent talent!"

"Yu Zhongxiang! You are indeed a famous scholar!"

A thousand times better than that damn celebrity Sheng Xian!
(End of this chapter)