Chapter 630 Are there any good mines in northern Shaanxi?
"Are the things you brought for mother ready? We have to go to the station early tomorrow morning, but we don't have time to check again." In the middle of the night, Li Yuting asked his wife if the things she was going to bring were ready. He was busy with the handover of work.
It never stopped and there was no time to worry about moving.
With a big belly, Yu Yuan carefully checked the luggage and items piled in the hall, and then said: "It's almost all there, but a lot of items have to be left in Xingcheng."
"That's what it's like to be an official. Once the order comes, you have to move! It's difficult to buy a family property for a long time. Fortunately, you can go back to the capital this time. Once you arrive in the capital, you can stay with your mother and raise the baby with peace of mind. When the baby is born, then
Make plans for the next step.”
"Where are you going to be transferred? Can't you stay in the capital?" Yu Yuan was really hoping that Li Yuting could stay in the capital, so that his life would be much more convenient. Otherwise, he would have to live in separate places.
"I probably can't stay in the capital. I'm probably going to the Central Plains or northern Shaanxi. It seems that Dong Zhi County is going to be transferred to northern Shaanxi to be the magistrate. The people in the Ministry of Civil Affairs may also see my ability and want to transfer me.
Go over there.”
"It can't be northern Shaanxi, right? That place is a den of thieves. Wouldn't it be dangerous for you to go there? In the early years, I heard that many people would go to northern Shaanxi to serve as officials. It would be difficult for many people to come back alive."
"Don't worry. Today is different from the past. With the imperial troops here, there will be no danger. Back then, I was safe and sound in Daning. How can northern Shaanxi be as dangerous as Daning? But if you go to northern Shaanxi, you won't have to go back to Beijing.
It’s easy, but it’s hard to take care of the family anymore.”
"Don't worry about the family. When I give birth to the baby, I will take the baby to the place where you are an official to find you."
The couple chatted for a while until midnight, then got some sleep and set off for the capital early the next morning.
When the couple left, in addition to taking a secretary with them, Liu Dazhuang also sent three people from the car factory to take care of them all the way to the capital.
When he arrived in the capital, Li Yuting sent Liu Dazhuang's people and secretary to protect Yu Yuan and go home first, while he hurriedly reported to the Ministry of Personnel. The transfer order was urgent and he did not dare to delay.
When I arrived at the reception desk of the Ministry of Personnel, I had just signed up and handed in the documents. Before I could leave, someone from the Ministry of Personnel stopped Li Yuting and said they wanted to take him somewhere.
Riding on the carriage and twisting and turning, we arrived at the palace! Although Li Yuting had never been to the palace, he still knew the general appearance. When he saw that the place where the officials took him was the palace, he couldn't help but feel excited.
Isn't it because I have to face the Holy Spirit? How can I, a small magistrate, get the good fortune to face the Holy Spirit?
In the inner hall office, Zhu You looked carefully at the young man in front of him, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart, he is really young.
"I guess you are very confused as to why you should be transferred to the capital in a hurry? It's like this. I saw that when you were the county magistrate in Xingcheng, your performance was quite outstanding and you were young, so I summoned you to the capital for this reason.
I want to get to know him in person.
Tell me, if you continue to be the magistrate of Xingcheng County, what are your next plans?"
Having learned from Dong Liming's experience, Zhu Youjian now meets with local officials. He no longer gets straight to the point, but wants to understand his abilities from a side perspective before talking about the next step.
"Weichen, if you continue to be the magistrate of Xingcheng County, you will still focus on industry and commerce. After several years of accumulation, Xingcheng has a certain fortification foundation. Weichen feels that we should rely on this advantage to develop some fashionable automobile parts manufacturing.
Focus on manufacturing small items.”
"Strengthening efforts in manufacturing small objects? Are you interested in those small objects?"
"Weichen thinks that manufacturing of lamps, lighters, and leather shoes is something we can try."
"Oh! Why don't you want to make some big industrial products?"
"Xingcheng is a small county after all. It is beyond our capabilities to produce large-scale industrial products, so we may not be able to do it. Small items may seem profitable, but they are easy to get started with. If you add up to a small amount, they may not be as good as large items."
After talking for a while, Zhu Youjian found that this young man had a clear mind and was a capable person. So he changed the topic and said, "Do you know anything about the situation in northern Shaanxi?"
"Wei Chen is young and has little knowledge. He knows very little about the situation in northern Shaanxi and only has some rough knowledge."
"Let's start with your rough information. In your opinion, what are the problems in northern Shaanxi?"
"The humble minister has only heard what others have heard. I have a rough feeling that northern Shaanxi is mainly due to mountains, deep ravines, remote location, and inconvenient transportation, which makes it difficult to treat. The poor land makes the people prone to chaos."
"Yes! The geographical environment and transportation environment in northern Shaanxi are the root cause of the difficulty of treatment. There is little production, and it is difficult to transport it when it is produced. Therefore, the folk customs are strong, the officials are not clear about governance, and banditry is difficult to control. However, northern Shaanxi cannot be cured without treatment.
, Ming Dynasty must find a way to change the current situation in northern Shaanxi! I am going to let you be the prefect of Yan'an, are you willing?"
Yan'an magistrate? Directly promoted from magistrate to prefect? He jumped a little too fast. Li Yuting was shocked by what the emperor said. After being stunned for a long time, he came back to his senses and said: "Your Majesty, I am so kind to you. I dare you not to
Obey."
"Are you confident in becoming the prefect of Yan'an?"
"Your Majesty, forgive me. Although I am very excited to be the head of the government, I am also really panicked. The situation in Yan'an is extraordinary. I am afraid that I will be unfaithful and may not be able to cure Yan'an."
"It's right to panic. In the entire Ming Dynasty, I'm afraid no one can say that they can definitely cure Yan'an. It's really difficult to change the face of any place. However, I have an idea here. If you can
If you use it well, it may be possible to find a way out."
"I am a humble minister, so I would like to ask your Majesty to teach you."
"This is what I think about the governance strategy for Yan'an and even the entire northern Shaanxi. Agricultural stability is acceptable, but I won't force it for the time being; industry and mining will go first to drive the overall situation; over time, transportation will change first.
To put it bluntly, we need to focus on agriculture, but we do not seek to achieve results. The greatest pursuit at this stage is to allow farmers to solve hunger and satiety by themselves. Solving hunger and satiety for farmers is a task. The bigger task is
, we must rely on industrial and mining development to change the economic situation in northern Shaanxi, and use the economic benefits of industrial and mining to provide financial resources to the government and the private sector, which in turn will subsidize the development of agriculture and other matters.
In the long run, if northern Shaanxi wants to change, the first thing to do is to change the traffic situation. This cannot be accomplished overnight. It must be accumulated over a long period of time, continuous investment, continuous attention, and it will take ten or twenty years, or even longer.
time to complete. In addition to the support of the court, the prerequisite for the long-term continuation of this work must also fall on industry and mining. Therefore, in northern Shaanxi, it is the most critical and urgent thing to seize key industrial and mining industries.
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The focus is on industrial and mining industries? Could it be that the situation in northern Shaanxi is similar to that in Daning? Are there also gold and silver mines? After listening to the emperor's words, Li Yuting first thought about whether there are good mines in northern Shaanxi that can be used!