Rise From the Humble

After confirming that the reward money was distributed and no one was left out, Zhu Ping'an returned to Jingnan County Government amidst the tsunami of thanksgiving shouts from the people such as "Zhu's parents", "Zhu Qingtian", "Master Qingtian" and so on.

"Master." On the way back, Liu Dadao and the others took out the silver reward they received from their arms and handed it to Zhu Ping'an.

"What?" Zhu Ping'an was stunned for a moment and didn't react for a while.

"Young Master, we are not short of silver. We who live in the Young Master, eat in the Young Master, and wear the Young Master have no place to use silver. The Young Master is short of silver. Young Master, please use this silver." Liu Dadao and the others insisted.

"No need." Zhu Ping'an smiled when he heard the words, and then understood what they meant, and couldn't help but waved his hands, "These silver are your reward."

"Young master, please give us merit. We have all been awarded small flags for our merits and have obtained official status. This is something we never dared to dream of. Hey, it's all because of the master, we can also honor our ancestors. Young Master has already given us a huge reward, how can we still have the nerve to ask for silver?" Liu Dadao and the others laughed.

"Every code is a code. You all deserve these. If it weren't for you at that time, I'm afraid Jingnan wouldn't be able to hold on. How could I, Zhu Ping'an, be promoted to the fifth rank of the Provincial Inspector Si Qianshi due to my merits. I The benefits gained from it are much greater than those of you. Besides, your little money is just a drop in the bucket."

Zhu Pingan smiled and waved his hand, pushing back their hands holding the silver, declining their kindness.

This request for credit is indeed because I am partial to Liu Dadao and the others. However, Liu Dadao and the others have followed him for the longest time and are considered his direct descendants. They also contributed a lot in the fight against the Japanese. He does not favor anyone over them.

"Young Master, our reward money is just a drop in the bucket, but the extra silver reward just given to you is not. Young Master, I don't understand. In fact, it is enough to pay out the silver reward in accordance with the heavy reward order, so why do we need to give you more silver reward? The county government is short of money. You need to repair the city walls, build water conservancy projects, build beacon towers in coastal counties, recruit immigrants, and open up wasteland. All of these require money. Young Master has been worrying about money these days. This is too much. Isn’t the silver reward just right to solve the young master’s urgent need?”

Liu Mu also knew that the silver reward for himself and others was a drop in the bucket for the vacancy, but the extra reward was not, it was twenty thousand taels. Liu Mu didn't understand why Zhu Ping'an insisted on paying more silver rewards, and he couldn't help but puzzled. asked.

Zhu Pingan has been worried about money recently. Due to the shortage of money, many plans have been difficult to implement. Liu Mu and the others knew this very well, so they were puzzled as to why Zhu Ping'an insisted on giving more silver than the heavy reward order.

"That's right, Master. You worry about money every day. Isn't this extra silver reward just right? We use it to do business, and we don't want to put it into our own pockets for corruption. No one will say anything."

In fact, Liu Dadao couldn't help it for a long time. Now that he heard Liu Mu speak, he couldn't help but echoed.

"Sir, you paid more than a thousand taels of private money a few days ago," Liu Dachui also said.

Liu Daqiang and others also agreed in confusion.

Zhu Ping'an understood that they were all thinking about themselves, but they still didn't look far enough.

Zhu Ping'an smiled slightly, and did not answer them directly, but asked a question, "You said, when it comes to politics, whether it is building water conservancy, repairing city walls, or recruiting, recruiting, and relocation, what is the most important thing? "

"Sir, of course it's money. Without money, how can we build water conservancy projects, repair city walls, build embankments, dig rivers, build bricks, mud and tiles, etc., all of which require money. So, money must be the most important thing." Liu As soon as Zhu Pingan finished speaking, Dadao gave his answer without hesitation.

Although money is very important, there are too many county governments with abundant treasury, but they still do not manage well. The people's livelihood in their jurisdictions is in decline, the society is in extreme poverty, everything is in ruins, and the people live in dire straits.

Zhu Pingan smiled without saying a word and looked at Liu Mu.

"honest?"

Liu Mu hesitated for a moment and replied.

Zhu Pingan smiled and shook his head, "Which one is better, an incompetent honest official or a capable corrupt official?!"

Liu Mu couldn't help but ponder after hearing this. Indeed, if an official is incorruptible but incompetent, what good will it do to the people in his jurisdiction? An incompetent general will tire out the three armies, and an incompetent official will embarrass the people in his jurisdiction. It is worse than an Capable corrupt officials create a lot of value for the people in their jurisdiction.

"Is it the officials who are the most important?" Liu Dachui replied proudly, as if he had a sudden enlightenment.

Zhu Pingan still shook his head.

Next, Liu Dadao and the others talked about diligence and ability. Zhu Pingan still shook his head and smiled without saying a word.

"Sir, what is that?" Liu Dadao really couldn't think of it, scratched his head and asked with a confused look on his face.

Liu Mu and others also looked at Zhu Pingan in confusion, wanting to know what was most important to governance.

"People's hearts and minds."

Zhu Pingan spoke slowly, his eyes shining brightly, like two bonfires burning.

"People's support?" Liu Dadao couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this. People's support is the most important factor for a political party? !

"Those who win the hearts and minds of the people win the world. This sentence is applicable in any position. The most important thing for a government is the hearts and minds of the people. What the people want is what they hope to win. The success of a government lies in winning the hearts of the people, and the failure of a government lies in winning the hearts of the people. Losing the support of the people. Only by winning the support of the people, the government orders issued by the county government will gain the support and support of the people, get twice the result with half the effort, and everything will go smoothly. Otherwise, the government orders will be like a tree without roots and water without a source, and it will be difficult to implement. As the ancients said , People are like water, and politicians are like boats. Water can carry a boat but also capsize it. If you win the hearts of the people, you can ride the wind and waves; if you lose the hearts of the people, the boat will capsize and people will die."

Zhu Pingan explained softly while walking forward slowly.

Liu Mu was enlightened and looked at Zhu Ping'an with admiration to the extreme. The young master is worthy of being a young master, worthy of being the youngest number one scholar in the Ming Dynasty, and worthy of being a fifth-rank official at a young age.

"But Young Master, the cost of using so much money to win people's hearts is too high, isn't it?" Liu Dadao felt that it was not cost-effective.

"There is no cost. This silver is the reward for capturing the heads of Japanese pirates. It belongs to everyone originally. It's just that the Holy One has doubled the distribution." Zhu Pingan smiled slightly, "In ancient times, Shang Yang used fifty yi of gold to win the hearts of the people. Mimu Lixin. As long as you move a wooden pole to the north gate, you will be rewarded with fifty yi gold. One yi is equal to twenty taels, and fifty yi gold is one thousand taels of gold. You may say the cost is not big, but compared with the people's support , this thousand taels of gold is not worth mentioning at all, not to mention that the silver rewards I give out belong to the common people. You can win the hearts of the people of the county with nothing, so why not do it."