sjar Chapter 662 Shuang'er.
Chapter 662 Shuang'er.
Jiang Yourong also came over, looked at the little girl, and said with a smile:
"I like this girl. Why don't you follow me? She can study and learn some needlework or cooking. In two years, I will find her a husband."
The little girl recognized Jiang Yourong at the first sight and bowed: "This humble lady greets the Queen..."
Ye Kun smiled and said, "Little girl, how do you know the Queen?"
"The Queen Mother is the mother of the country. I have seen her on the treasure banknotes. She looks exactly like her."
"Haha, the Queen is still the most famous." Ye Kun smiled.
Jiang Yourong took the girl's hand and said with a smile, "What's your name? Have you ever been to school?"
"My surname is Wang. I attended primary school for three years. My nickname is Wang Shuang'er. I also had a twin sister who died young."
"Shuang'er, are you willing to follow me? If you are willing, I will recognize you as my goddaughter, and you will be a little princess in the future." Jiang Yourong greeted Ye Weiwei: "Weiwei, do you like this sister?"
Weiwei is also Jiang Yourong's goddaughter, adopted from an orphanage.
All in all, Weiwei has been in the palace for two or three years.
Moreover, Jiang Yourong particularly dotes on Weiwei, almost to the point of spoiling her.
Weiwei ran over and looked at Shuang'er: "If the Queen Mother likes it, I like it too."
"Little girl, you can talk. No wonder your mother loves you so much." Ye Kun couldn't help but smile.
Shuang'er was smart enough to kneel down immediately: "I am willing to follow the Queen... But I am stupid, I am afraid I will do something wrong in the future..."
Jiang Yourong pulled Shuang'er up and said with a smile, "Teenage girls are all clever and skillful, how can they be stupid?"
Old man Wang was also overjoyed and rubbed his hands repeatedly, but did not dare to speak.
Ye Kun said: "Uncle Wang, your granddaughter is our adopted daughter, and you are also my elder. Come with me to Hebi."
Jiang Yourong adopted a goddaughter, and Ye Kun also picked up a cheap uncle!
Huang Ye came over and took Old Man Wang and Shuang'er to the luxurious carriage at the back.
Jiang Yourong asked the maid to bring some drinking water, snacks and dry food to Shuang'er.
Two days later, we arrived at the outskirts of Hebi.
The officials of Hebi had received the news and were waiting on the outskirts of the city.
Ye Kun dismounted and asked, "I didn't tell you about this trip, how did you know about it?"
At that time, Hebi was a county.
The county magistrate replied, "It was the governor of Yanzhou who sent someone on horseback to report this."
"Song Kai is really nosy."
Ye Kun shook his head and asked the county magistrate: "What's the name of this county magistrate? He looks familiar."
The county magistrate stepped forward and replied, "Your Majesty, my name is Cao Xiong. I used to study at the Chengdu Military Academy. You trained with us. Once, you even led us to climb over a 12-foot-high obstacle board with our bare hands... That night, Your Majesty led all the military academy students to drink and sing at the training ground."
Ye Kun suddenly realized and said with a smile: "I remember now, you and Song Poliu and others are from the same batch of military academy students, right?"
There was indeed such an incident in Chengdu when Ye Kun was drinking outdoors with Song Poliu and other students in the military academy.
Cao Xiong grinned and said, "Your Majesty has a good memory. At that time, General Song Poliu was in the second shift, and I was in the third shift."
Ye Kun nodded: "Song Poliu is now the commander-in-chief of the Nanyang Navy and the top general overseas. You are in the same class as him, but you are only a county magistrate. Do you feel... a little uncomfortable?"
Cao Xiong clasped his fists and said, "I dare not. Marshal Song Poliu is an outstanding man of both civil and military skills. I am an uneducated man, how dare I dream of that?"
"In fact, the county magistrate and the commander-in-chief both work for the court and the people. Although their duties are different, there is no distinction between high and low. We are now promoting equality for all, equality for men and women. So the commander-in-chief and the small county magistrate are also equal, so there is no need to worry about it."
"Your Majesty is right. I will remember this."
"You are my student, and you can still call me principal, just like before."
Ye Kun was very happy to let Cao Xiong follow him on horseback. They chatted as they walked and asked about the personnel deployment in the county and the total number of people who received public grain.
Cao Xiong was obviously an able official, and he knew everything:
"To the principal, the population of this county is 21,570, with one county magistrate, one county deputy, and one county lieutenant. There are also courts, tax offices, hospitals, schools, road bureaus, and village heads, with a total of 295 people eating public grain.
Sometimes we don’t have enough manpower, so we have to recruit civilians to do paid labor.”
Ye Kun asked again: "How many criminals of various types were arrested in this county last year?"
"Thirty-five people, three of whom were convicted of serious crimes, and the rest received varying sentences."
"How many lawsuits in the countryside?"
"One hundred and seventy-three cases, all have been resolved and all are on file."
"How many days do you spend in the countryside every year?"
"Students are assigned four days every ten days to supervise work in various parts of the county. Last year, we completed the maintenance of the county's roads, built more than 300 kilometers of township-level single-lane roads, and opened two mountain trails. We also built 18 new ponds and reclaimed more than 30,000 acres of wasteland."
“How is the food production?”
"The county's grain output in spring is 20 million catties, and in autumn it is 40 million catties. The output of other crops such as hemp, silk, and cotton is also considerable... Fruits, aquatic crops, and animal husbandry are all developing steadily."
"Cao Xiong, very good."
Ye Kun was very satisfied with these answers and laughed: "The soldiers I brought out are all talented people no matter where they are placed!"
"That is also due to the principal's teaching and cultivation, otherwise the students wouldn't be where they are today."
"Hahaha, Cao Xiong, today is the happiest day of my life since I started my patrol!"
Ye Kun patted Cao Xiong on the shoulder: "Let's speed up, go to the county town, and have a drink in the evening!"
"Students risk their lives to accompany the principal!"
Cao Xiong was also happy, and rode forward with Ye Kun.
When it was dark, we entered the county town.
The county town is not big, and Ye Kun's entourage numbered several hundred people, making it difficult to arrange accommodation, so they camped outside the city.
Cao Xiong hosted a banquet at his home to entertain Ye Kun and others.
Ye Kun only brought Jiang Yourong and others, as well as several princes and thirty guards into the city. Everyone else stayed in the camp outside the city.
Cao Xiong was well prepared, with plenty of wine and food.
Ye Kun looked at the table full of food and wine and shook his head.
"Cao Xiong, this is too much of a waste of food and wine. We should keep it simple and just eat whatever we want. I came out to tour to see the different places, not to eat. If I want to eat, what can't we have in Zhuo County?"
"The students are happy that the principal is here. So, we use our own pocket money to entertain the principal, not a penny of public money."
"Haha, it seems you have quite a bit of private money."
"Principal, this is something that the students have been saving up for for a long time."
Ye Kun smiled and took everyone to sit down: "I'll pay for this meal. After all, I'm your principal, so I'm embarrassed to eat your food."
Old Man Wang and his granddaughter Shuang'er also entered the home of County Magistrate Cao Xiong, and only then did they believe that Ye Kun was really the emperor.
If he wasn't the emperor, the county magistrate wouldn't be so flattering.
After three rounds of drinking, Ye Kun asked:
"Cao Xiong, what do you think is the biggest problem in county governance right now? Speak boldly, in every aspect, and let's discuss it together."
Cao Xiong thought for a moment and said, "Nowadays, the people have solved the problem of food and clothing, and are gradually becoming wealthy. They have food and drink, and their health is good. But some people are more worried."
"worry about what?"
“Worried about conscription, and overseas immigration.”
Cao Xiong pondered, "Since the president ascended the throne, there has been two-way immigration. Every year, there are people of different ethnic groups overseas who are assigned to settle down or work. Every year, there are also conscriptions, or couples, to go overseas to cultivate land.
In the past five years, the county has selected 300 newlyweds to go to Jiaozhi to cultivate land and settle in the border areas. The people all know that once they go, they will never be able to return to their hometowns, and they all feel reluctant to leave their hometowns.
There was also a local noble family of 1,300 people who were relocated to Liaodong. The common people were worried that they would be selected to emigrate and go overseas.
Ye Kun was a little surprised: "So, out of the 20,000 people in Hebi, 2,000 of them were emigrated overseas? The proportion of emigrants has reached one-tenth?"