Chapter 254 Wuxia Amon
Hearing Li Heng's complaints, Zhao Jie understood and couldn't help but explain.
"Everything has its pros and cons, and we can't take everything into consideration. The court can only consider the overall situation. Although our work has become more difficult, it has effectively reduced the grievances of the people. Otherwise, I don't know how chaotic it would be."
"True, but it's hard for us to take the blame for these corrupt officials." Li Heng muttered.
Zhao Jie smiled again and said nothing.
Although Li Heng had never embezzled much of the village's money, as far as he knew, he seemed to have accepted many invitations and gifts, but it was relatively acceptable.
And Li Heng is not an exception. Most of the officials in their village are local people who have applied for the positions, and most of them are based on personal connections.
If you look closely, when it comes to the four words "human relations and worldly wisdom", how many people can truly live up to the expectations of others?
If there is no sharp knife hanging over their heads, they will soon become people who bring suffering to future generations and become the so-called historical legacy.
"By the way, Zimou, I'm sorry about what happened before the migration. I'd like to apologize to you here, brother." Liu Ding apologized.
"You and I are brothers, how can that be true? There are some things we all understand clearly, and there's nothing we can do about it." Zhao Jie said quickly.
"What's the matter?" Li Heng asked.
Liu Ding sighed and told the story slowly.
"There was a small businessman in Zimou Village who owed money and set his sights on this relocation. He said that if we gave him money, we could get more relocation money. He not only cheated the people in Zimou Village, but also cheated several people in our village."
"After taking the money, the guy wanted to run away, but Zimou found him and caught him. He was taken to the government office for trial. But some of the idiots in our village found out about this and insisted on asking for an explanation."
"It was my negligence that I didn't discover this in time, which led to this group of people spreading rumors and stirring up trouble everywhere. They even gathered hundreds of people and blocked the entrance of Zimou Village Hall, demanding that Zimou hand over the person to them for disposal."
Li Heng understood immediately after hearing this.
Zhao Jie's village is located between his village and Liu Ding's village, but most of the people in these villages are resettled based on their hometown locations.
It just so happened that the villagers of Zhao Jie's village were all from Hejian County, and the villagers of Liu Ding's village were all from Bohai County. Moreover, they were all located on the border and close to each other, and they had been fighting a lot before they came under the rule of Tian Ze.
When encountering such a thing, and being instigated and provoked by others, it is only normal to settle new and old grudges together.
"The villagers of Zimou Village were naturally unwilling to do so, and soon they became entangled. At that time, the two sides almost lost their lives. Fortunately, Zimou had been controlling the situation, standing in the front, and comforting the villagers, so nothing serious happened."
"In fact, I also found out about the situation later, but I didn't expect it to develop so seriously. I was also worried that if I tried to stop it, it would cause dissatisfaction among the villagers and they would say I was siding with outsiders, so I never stepped forward."
"For this, Ziheng suffered a lot of beatings and scoldings. I'm afraid he was also criticized by the villagers. This is my fault!" Liu Ding blamed himself.
"The funniest thing is that afterwards the villagers found our village hall and smashed it, saying that I, as the village chief, was too weak. They said that Ziheng could stand up to protect the villagers in their village, but I didn't dare to." Liu Ding laughed at himself.
"What is going on?" Li Heng said speechlessly.
"It's not easy to be an official under the rule of Lord Tian! Ziheng stopped this kind of thing, but he was criticized for helping outsiders. I didn't stop it, but I was also scolded." Liu Ding sighed.
"This is still considered good. If it were in the past, we couldn't even enter the village."
"I also heard that a village in Changbai County collectively refused to relocate and offered an exorbitant price. The villagers gave up after persuasion failed. In the end, they did not relocate and the villagers even caused trouble."
"When you are in a position, you should do your job. Just do your best and live up to your conscience." Zhao Jie also sighed and said in a deep voice. Not to mention the other two, what can he do?
There are nearly two thousand people in a village, and he has only eight people under him. Personnel management itself is difficult, and even if he works day and night, he cannot solve all the problems.
Zhang San occupied half of Wang Wu's land, and Wang Wu trampled on several of Zhang San's seedlings. These trivial matters may seem insignificant, but they are too many to count.
Moreover, it is difficult to handle the situation in a way that satisfies both parties and it is easy to end up pleasing neither side.
Even if you are just a small village chief, it is not easy to perform your duties properly and gain the trust and recognition of the villagers.
"The government has made a great determination for this migration, and has invested a lot of money in it." Li Heng saw that the two were in a low mood and changed the subject.
"Why do we have to move these people back? Isn't it good to live in Liaozhou? There are people in Jizhou and Bingzhou. Why waste so much money? It would be better to use the money to recruit more minor officials or soldiers."
"There are too many people in Liaozhou. Even if we don't move now, we will have to move in the future. Moving then will only cause more trouble than it does now," said Zhao Jie.
"So what if there are too many people? There are good fields in the mountains, and they can accommodate all these people." Li Heng asked puzzledly.
Zhao Jie shook his head and said, "In our village, there are an average of five children per family. Do you think Liaozhou will be able to accommodate them in ten years?"
"Moreover, the world is in chaos right now, and Envoy Tian is destined to be the person who will help the world and put an end to this chaotic world."
"There is no war around Liaozhou now. The wars are concentrated around Jizhou and Bingzhou. Moreover, these two states are relatively safe because of the Yellow River and many mountains."
"The population is concentrated in Liaozhou. Even if we can produce a large amount of grain, we need to transport it from the mountains to Jizhou and Bingzhou. Even if there is water transportation, it will take a lot of manpower and the loss will be too great."
"So, Envoy Tian naturally hopes to move the population to Jizhou and Bingzhou, replenish money and food locally, and reduce losses."
"After all, Envoy Tian has stationed a lot of troops in these two states, and the money and food consumed are not small. If Envoy Tian wants to conquer the Central Plains or Xiliang again in the future..."
Looking at Zhao Jie who was talking so eloquently, Liu Ding was slightly stunned, his eyes full of surprise, as if he was meeting this good friend for the first time.
What Zhao Jie said was similar to what he thought, and some of it was even beyond his expectation. He didn't expect that Zhao Jie, who came from an ordinary family, had such insight.
Zhao Jie looked at Liu Ding's shocked eyes and smiled awkwardly: "When I was studying at the Jixia Academy before, I learned a little from Mr. Li of the Legalist School, so I have some ideas."
"Of course, this is just my guess, it may not be correct."
Liu Ding immediately understood what was going on. At the same time, he couldn't help but feel a sense of urgency.
He originally thought that Zhao Jie's outstanding performance in village affairs was only due to his common family background, his willingness to work hard in village affairs, and his understanding of the villagers' thoughts.
In his heart, Zhao Jie is an excellent village chief, but he may not be qualified for a higher position. Although he is not good at village affairs, he comes from a poor family, and his vision and quality are far beyond Zhao Jie's, and he will go further in the future.
But now it seems that Zhao Jie has caught up silently and is no longer "Amon of Wu".
For a moment, he felt mixed emotions, worried that his friends were not doing well, but also worried that they were doing too well.
At the same time, I secretly made up my mind that I must study hard, otherwise I would be eliminated.
(End of this chapter)
