Chapter 279: Village Head
"Hello, Village Chief Zhuge!"
"Hello, Village Chief Zhuge!"
Facing the villagers' cordial greetings, Zhuge Liang always had a smile on his face.
He was used to seeing national affairs under Tian Ze's rule, including projects involving hundreds of thousands of people and the resettlement of millions of people, but he never thought about truly participating in government affairs. Instead, he started out as the village chief.
This feeling is not bad, it’s amazing!
A snake cannot survive without a head, and all schools of thought are well aware of this truth. Therefore, even if they are temporarily in charge of a village, they will still promote one of the five people to be the village chief.
Although Zhuge Liang had the least experience among the people arranged by Confucianism, ability is something that cannot be judged by age.
Zhuge Liang's abilities in some aspects may not be as good as those of these Confucian elders, but he is better in omnipotence.
Although he still looks a little immature, his temperament and temperament instinctively convince the local villagers, and because of his age, they feel even closer to him.
Walking between the houses, Zhuge Liang finally visited the last household.
Without investigation, there is no right to speak, especially as a village manager, it is crucial to have a grasp and understanding of the village.
Therefore, after finishing his daily government affairs, Zhuge Liang would visit each household, especially some special ones.
"Kong Ming, what was your harvest today?"
Seeing Zhuge Liang return to the village, Zheng Ming, the son of Zheng Xuan, who was preparing for class, asked.
"We have already reached an agreement with the last few poor households, and they will go to work with us tomorrow." Zhuge Liang said with a smile.
After personally handling the low-level affairs for a few days, Zhuge Liang not only did not feel bored, but felt greatly benefited.
There is a lot of knowledge in the village!
There are many angles that cannot be perceived from a global perspective. The trade-offs between law and emotion, the many conflicts of interest, and the complicated relationships are so great that even Zhuge Liang could not help but sigh.
It is not easy to deal with these lazy people.
"The key to poverty alleviation in the village lies in boosting people's aspirations!" Zheng Ming put down the book in his hand and couldn't help but sigh.
Under Tian Ze's rule, basically no one starved to death. This bottom line was tightly tightened by Tian Ze, but there were still poor people.
In this period of rapid development under Tian Ze's rule, it may be difficult to get rich quickly, but as long as you work hard, you can basically get the corresponding rewards.
Most of the poor households in these villages have problems with their character and lack of ambition, not in their ability.
Some cling to their family members like parasites, others are just lazy by nature, and the list goes on.
Of course, most of them can actually support themselves, so the situation is not that serious. The really serious ones have already been caught and forced to work in mining.
But their existence is still a cancer for the village.
"Come on, let's stop talking and have a short meeting. Then we should go to bed as soon as possible after we are done and recharge our batteries. After all, we still have ten days left." Zhuge Liang came to the square table in the room and casually placed a stool.
The five people sat together and each took out their own booklet.
Since entering the village, they brought nothing with them except a white coat, a pen and a manual. The houses, goods and food in the village were all available. They came here almost naked, leaving no chance for cheating.
"The land in Mengxi Village is quite fertile. These days, it is spring ploughing season. Most of the crops are grown to ensure self-sufficiency, and a small part of the land is grown for cash crops such as soybeans."
"In addition, we have also planted some crops such as sorghum in some relatively unsuitable places to maximize the use of land. The progress is pretty good. We should be able to complete all the planting in another five days."
"I have organized dozens of villagers to repair the creek at the entrance of the village in the past two days. We have also diverted water from several more canals and built a few simple water wheels."
“The subsequent planning has also been completed and can be improved. It is estimated that it will take another seven or eight days.”
"In addition to improving some farming tools and guiding villagers on farming methods, if all goes well, the village's grain output this year should be able to increase by more than 20% compared to previous years," said Chen Ming, who is in charge of farming.
"Pay attention to the abnormal climate this year. It would be best to build two more natural reservoirs to be prepared for any eventuality..." Zhuge Liang suggested.
"The slope on the west side of the village is relatively gentle, with a large grassland. We don't have extra manpower to cultivate it for now, but it is suitable for grazing."
"I brought some villagers to buy some livestock and cattle and sheep from the town. In addition to raising chickens, ducks, pigs and other livestock on a small scale in each villager's home, we are planning to raise some cattle and sheep on a large scale."
"The stream at the entrance of the village, after discussing with Chen Ming, I found a depression and made a small lake suitable for fish farming. During this period, we caught some fish and shrimp from the stream, and most of them were thrown into the lake, except for some for our own consumption."
"In addition, during this period I took dozens of villagers to the mountains to hunt, and the harvest was pretty good," said Li Cheng, who is in charge of fishing, hunting and breeding.
"The scale of fish and shrimp cultivation should not be too large. After all, it is inconvenient to transport. I am afraid that many people in the surrounding villages will be engaged in this industry in the future..." Zhuge Liang reminded.
"Yesterday, another 32 village women passed my weaving test, in addition to 27 carpenters and 13 blacksmiths..."
"In addition, I found that the quality of the clay at the foot of a mountain on the south side of Mengxi Village is quite good. The price of ceramics in the town is not low, and there is a big gap in the supply, so we can consider developing the ceramics industry." Zhang Cheng said.
"This can be considered. It would be best to arrange for a few villagers to visit the surrounding villages in the next two days to see if there are any villages that want to develop the ceramic industry and what the conditions are." Zhuge Liang said.
……
Although it was a brief meeting, it lasted for more than half an hour.
The five "overqualified" village officials helped each other to fill in the gaps in their work, plan the next work, and discuss areas where collaboration was needed.
It didn't stop until almost the hour of Hai.
Zheng Ming, who was preparing to rest, dragged his tired body to the bed. Looking at the bright moonlight by the window, he couldn't help but sigh: "It's really easier said than done!"
"I thought I was a talent for a country, but I never thought that governing a mere village would involve so much trouble."
Zhuge Liang sat at the desk, writing with his pen in his hand without stopping for a moment.
"Envoy Tian once said that it is extremely difficult to achieve perfection in anything. It is not easy to govern a village well."
"If we just want to be a qualified village official, we can just complete our work step by step. But if we want to speed up the development of the village, we have to consider too much."
"If a village wants to develop, it must rely on resources, talents, culture and industry and trade."
"Especially in today's competitive world, we have to be responsible to the villagers, seek stability, and strive for development, which naturally requires a lot of energy."
“Everything in the world is based on balance.”
(End of this chapter)
