Huang Wenjin is not a bad official, he is just a little conservative and old-fashioned. Such a person is difficult to get along with at best, but he cannot be said to be a bad person in any case.

A guy who beats people violently and digs holes has the nerve to say that he is a good village bully. Why is Huang Wenjin not a good person?

As for his official reputation during his tenure, Huang Wenjin is not particularly outstanding in the entire Jiannan Province.

His character is conservative. If you give him a people, he can ensure that the people will not starve to death, but he cannot make them all rich.

It is impossible to say whether such an official is a good official or a bad official. After all, everyone's evaluation standards are different. However, Huang Wenjin's views on porcelain kilns are not completely unreasonable after all.

When a tribute porcelain suddenly appears in a small place, it is naturally a good thing for the kiln owners and merchants. It represents a steady stream of benefits, but for the county magistrate who is in charge, it is not a good thing.

From the firing of tribute porcelain to the process of transporting it to Chang'an, the Tang Dynasty had a set of strict rules. The scale of the porcelain kiln must be large, and more kiln workers should be hired. The transport process is even more complicated with carriages and horses, which wastes people and money to burn those porcelains.

Porcelain was only brought to the palace for the emperor and the concubines to enjoy, but how could Chang'an Palace know the misery of this small place in Qingcheng County?

If the tribute porcelain is determined, many farmers in Qingcheng County will inevitably have no intention of farming and will turn to work as kiln workers. So what will happen to Qingcheng County's annual taxes? What will happen if the land is left uncultivated and deserted, and the landlords will make trouble?

?To transport tens of thousands of pieces of porcelain to Chang'an, how many local people, carriages and horses need to be recruited?

The chain reaction here is too great. Tributes are an honor for officials who are good at flattering people, but for officials with upright character, they are deeply disgusted.

Because tributes devastate the local area too deeply, let’s take a very famous allusion as an example. Concubine Yang likes to eat lychees, especially lychees from Lingnan. In order to pamper her, the emperor ordered her to pick lychees starting from the beginning, and use fast horses to stop them.

People and horses were used to transport the lychees to Chang'an to ensure that the lychees were still fresh when they arrived at Chang'an Palace and were put into Concubine Yang's mouth.

This imperial edict caused countless families and lives to be destroyed along the way, because it was a hegemonic chain of production and transportation. Regardless of whether you are willing or unwilling, it must be implemented according to the will of the emperor. For the lychees that Yang Guifei likes, Lingnan has lost countless lives.

When farmland was replanted with lychees, many people starved to death or became refugees, and many people and horses transporting lychees died of exhaustion.

Therefore, Su Shi, a later generation, has a poem to describe this famous allusion, "When the beauty in the palace is disfigured, the dust will be splashed and blood will flow for thousands of years." This is what it is talking about. "Splattered with blood" is used to describe the process of transporting lychees.

It can be seen how shocking the disaster of tribute is.

Huang Wenjin was afraid that Qingcheng County under his rule would follow in his footsteps. When he saw the word "tribute porcelain" on the document, he immediately rejected it without hesitation.

For the sake of the county's GDP, tribute porcelain must not be done.

"Someone will seal that porcelain kiln!" Huang Wenjin's face turned angry and he waved his sleeves heavily.

The staff took a step back in fright, then stepped forward and said cautiously: "Your Majesty, I'm afraid it would be inappropriate to seal..."

"Why is it inappropriate to seal a bad business that has wasted people and hurt money?" Huang Wenjin said dissatisfiedly.

"County Lord, I heard that the porcelain kiln is a partnership of three people. One of them is the owner of the porcelain kiln, a rural boy, and the other two are Hao Donglai and Shi Daxing, big businessmen in the county."

Huang Wenjin was startled: "These two people have always been at odds with each other and have been feuding for a long time. How could they start a business together again?"

"As long as there is profit in the eyes of a businessman, even the enemy who killed his father can sit down and cooperate together."

Huang Wenjin's eyes showed a look of disdain: "He is indeed a businessman. He does not work hard. He only knows how to flatter people and make tricks. He will follow the trend when he sees the benefits. You should not be scheming with people who forget about justice and pursue profits."

The staff member smiled and said: "Your Majesty, no matter what the relationship between the two is, the porcelain kiln is indeed their business now. If it is closed suddenly, these two businessmen will be embarrassed. Many shops and farmers in our county rely on them.

Moreover, this official document comes from the head of Zhen’s Office. We have no right to interfere in the affairs of Zhen’s Office. If the porcelain kiln is closed, I’m afraid that Chief Fei won’t be able to explain it.”

Huang Wenjin said with a gloomy face: "Is it possible that as I watch his porcelain kiln open and hire more and more farmers, who will the county expect to pay taxes next year?"

The staff thought for a while and said: "If the county magistrate does not want this county's porcelain kiln to be designated as tribute porcelain, it is better to first inquire about the origin of this porcelain kiln, find out clearly about the people and things inside and outside, and then slowly figure it out.

Eliminate it slowly.”

Huang Wenjin looked at him deeply and said, "I'll leave this matter to you."

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There have been many happy events in Shiqiao Village these days.

The village became rich, and the villagers had money in their pockets, so its reputation in villages and towns was different.

Villages for the elderly, widows, and disabled people, which were regarded as disgusting by everyone at the beginning, have now become popular in the eyes of many villagers.

Qingcheng County is a not-so-rich county. It was an agricultural-based dynasty. Wealth and poverty could only depend on land. The amount of land and good and bad determine the economy of this place.

The Shu region is mountainous, and Qingcheng County has many mountains and rivers, and there is too little farmland that can be cultivated. This has resulted in widespread poverty among the local people. Although the lingering charm of the prosperous times still exists, the people are still struggling to have enough food and clothing.

While others were worrying about food and clothing, the villagers of Shiqiao Village actually had money to spend when they went out. They went into the county in groups to buy food and daily necessities. They could even carefully find two pennies in a restaurant in the county.

Make a few kilograms of turbid wine.

As the villagers publicized and showed off intentionally or unintentionally, Shiqiao Village became more and more famous.

In the early morning, I heard someone setting off explosives in the village. Gu Qing woke up from his sleep, looking angry, and his unhappy face looked like he was truly unhappy.

"Whose house is making noise? Are you going to let them sleep?" Gu Qing stood at the door of his house with his arms crossed, feeling the urge to curse.

Feng Aweng limped over and staggered over. He turned around and scolded the villagers behind him: "Go quickly and ask the Yuan family to remove the blasting rod. Don't light it again. It will disturb the Gu family's baby while sleeping, don't you know?"

The villagers' figures instantly turned into a column of black smoke and flew away.

Gu Qing still looked unhappy, and it would take about an hour for his anger to subside after he got up.

"Feng Aweng, what is going on? What is the fuss about in the village?"

Feng Aweng chuckled and said: "Thanks to you, most of the people in the village have spare money, and some guys who can't hide their food are shaking. The matchmaker has come to the village several times, and today she just made an appointment for a boy from the Yuan family. Yes.

The daughter of a decent family in the neighboring village will get married on an auspicious day next month."

Gu Qing snorted and said, "That's a good thing. I'll send you twenty coins later as my congratulatory gift. Tell them to be quiet. There's no need to make such a big fuss when it's a happy event. If you disturb me to sleep again, I'll give you two more coins."
Chapter completed!