Three Kingdoms: Madam, I am a decent person

Chapter 322 Eight Major Reforms to Zhongshan County

Madam and Zhang Sui carried Fifth Miss Zhen Rong to her own room, laid her on the bed and covered her with a quilt.

Seeing Zhen Rong occasionally blinking her lips and even muttering a few times as if she was talking in her sleep, Zhang Sui and his wife looked at each other and laughed out loud.

After watching Zhen Rong sleep for a while, Zhang Sui took his wife's hand, left the room, closed the door, and returned to his wife's room.

As soon as he closed the door, Zhang Sui stripped his wife naked in no time.

The lady's voice was trembling as she said, "My dear, you can't do anything rash now. It's been several months."

Zhang then carried his wife to the bed and covered her with a quilt.

Looking at his wife's blushing face, Zhang Sui quickly got into bed, gently stroking her soft skin while carefully tracing her figure with his eyes.

In the past, you had to do it secretly.

Now, I can finally be open and aboveboard.

The lady and Zhang Sui looked at each other.

Looking at Zhang Sui's greedy eyes, the lady leaned into his arms.

Neither of them spoke.

It was not until midnight that Zhang Sui could no longer hold back, and he curled up in the quilt and spread his wife's thighs.

Zhang Sui and his wife did not stop until dawn.

Looking at his wife lying beside him with quiet and beautiful sleep, Zhang Sui kissed her eyes, nose and red lips respectively.

Although there are several women now.

However, the lady gave him a particularly different feeling.

Holding his wife in his arms, he felt a sense of satisfaction as if he was in the arms of a gentle woman.

At this moment, Zhang Sui really wanted to stay in bed and never get up.

He also understood the meaning of the sentence "From now on, the king will not attend the court early in the morning."

Unfortunately, he still understands the difference between momentary tenderness and a lifetime of tenderness.

If you indulge in temporary tenderness now, you will lose it in the future.

As long as you remain strong, you will always be gentle.

Zhang Sui wiped his wife's thighs, then stood up, put on his clothes and armor, and went straight to the county government office with his personal guards.

When Zhang Sui rushed to the county government office, the county magistrate Zhou Jiong was a little surprised.

He originally thought that Zhang Sui would come in the morning at least.

After all, it was a tiring journey.

And there are so many beauties around Zhang Sui.

Zhou Jiong handed the list to Zhang Sui and explained why a few officials could not be present.

Zhang Sui read through all the names and positions and confirmed that everyone who should come had come. Then he asked the county magistrate Zhou Jiong to announce that his first morning meeting as the governor of Zhongshan County would be held at the Wuji County Government Office tomorrow.

Afterwards, he rushed to the military camp in the east of the city with his personal guards.

The military camp east of the city was full of people.

Except for the one thousand city defense troops on duty guarding the four city gates, all other soldiers arrived.

Zhang Sui counted the men and horses.

In addition to the one thousand cavalry and four thousand elite Black Flash troops he brought this time, there were also the four thousand Black Mountain troops previously led by Zhao Yun and Wang Hao.

The number of soldiers in Wuji County has not changed much in the past year.

Zhao Yun and Wang Hao did not recruit any troops this year.

In addition to the reason that most of the grain and grass obtained from the major families that were previously wiped out and the Zhen family's grain and grass were given to Yuan Shao, another reason was that the grain and grass production in Wuji County was not high in the past year.

Although the military farming system and the work point system were promoted, overall, the severe drought and the fact that winter came earlier than in previous years caused major problems for crops in Wuji County.

In the past year, in order to maintain the stability of Wuji County, the Wuji County Government exchanged a large amount of grain for work points to ensure that the people of Wuji County had enough food and clothing.

Among the fourteen counties in Zhongshan County, the other counties fought on their own and did not provide any assistance to Wuji County.

County magistrate Zhou Jiong had come forward several times, but was rejected each time.

Zhao Yun said seriously, "It's not the fault of other counties."

"Nowadays, there is severe drought every year, winter comes early, and the Jizhou government is levying heavy taxes. Other counties are having trouble being self-sufficient."

"I heard that there have been tragic incidents of wives being killed and children being replaced in several counties."

"Only the previous government office was in a better situation." Zhang Sui nodded.

After that, he made new plans for the army.

Qian Zhao was responsible for serving as the deputy cavalry commander of Zhongshan County, assisting Zhang Sui in managing the entire Zhongshan County's military.

Xu Rong was the commander of a thousand cavalrymen.

Li Ru (known to the outside world as Li Feng) served as the chief clerk and military advisor of Zhongshan County.

Zhao Yun was the commander of the 8,000-strong Black Mountain Army.

Corresponding arrangements were also made for the positions of other generals.

Finally, Zhang Suicai, Li Ru and others agreed to summon all the county commanders of Zhongshan County in three days to gather all the soldiers together for unified management.

Zhang Sui prepared to drastically reduce the city defense forces in some counties to save expenses.

The reduced city defense troops will either fight back to their hometowns or join Zhao Yun's Black Mountain Army, depending on the situation.

Only after he had settled the military matter did Zhang Sui return to the Zhen family mansion.

Nothing happened at the Zhen family mansion today.

After rushing all the way from Yecheng to Wuji County, everyone was exhausted and needed to rest. They had no energy to work hard.

Yuan Mi didn't even eat and just curled up in bed.

Hongyu got up and helped the lady with some things.

Cai Wenji and her wife learned about the situation in Wuji County and the Zhen family, while also inquiring about the situation of childbirth.

She and her wife became pregnant at about the same time.

As for Zhang Chunhua, she will stay with her parents for the time being and comfort the Zhang family members.

In the evening, Zhang Sui was reminded by his wife and went to Cai Wenji's room to comfort Cai Wenji's somewhat uneasy mood.

The next day, before dawn, Zhang Sui rushed to the county government office.

Today he will meet with all the officials of Zhongshan County to discuss the future governance of Zhongshan County.

Li Ru, as the chief clerk of Zhongshan County, also participated today.

The meeting lasted a whole day.

There are eight main points:

1. Move the seat of Zhongshan County from Lunu County to Wuji County.

The county magistrate's office directly adopted the Liu family residence that had previously existed in Wuji County.

Ever since the Liu family was destroyed by Zhang Sui, the Liu family residence has been empty and has become the property of the Wuji County government.

Doing so also saves the manpower and material resources of rebuilding the government office.

Second, after the county magistrates returned, the government officials of the fourteen counties in Zhongshan County took in a large number of refugees.

These refugees were compiled into a register, incorporated into the government, and managed in a unified manner.

These refugees were arranged to work every day.

Either reclaim wasteland or build water conservancy projects.

Apart from birth, aging, sickness and death, every registered refugee must participate in labor.

People of different ages and genders can get different work points for a day's work.

These work points can be exchanged for daily rations, clothing, and even houses.

Third, we will focus on cracking down on local bullies, unscrupulous wealthy families, corrupt officials, etc.

Fourth, the land of the aristocratic families in each county must be registered and prohibited from purchasing land within five years, but they can sell the land.

Fifth, recruit talents from various aristocratic families who are good at arithmetic or management, register them in the government, pay them salaries, and give them the opportunity to be promoted. However, every promotion must be assessed by the officials of the Zhongshan County Governor's Mansion.

6. The entire Zhongshan County government will coordinate personnel to build water conservancy projects, especially digging reservoirs and ditches.

Ordinary people would provide labor and their remuneration would be calculated based on the rule of halving the work points, and the remuneration would be paid by the local county government.

Each family does not need to provide manpower, only money or food.

7. Establish an association to regulate the prices of all crops, prohibit the hoarding of food and fodder, and properly coordinate the transportation of supplies to various counties.

8. In the next half month, we will recruit people to write the "Biographies of Famous People in the Local Chronicles of Zhongshan County". If the noble families donate a certain amount of land or materials, they will have the opportunity to have a banquet with the county governor and all officials every three days. At the same time, the donation matters can be compiled into the local chronicles for future generations to admire.

(End of this chapter)