Zhu Hongsan and Zhu Hongyi rode to the county government and happened to see Li Fugui coming out. Li Fugui is now the captain of the county government, the captain of the criminal police in later generations. His official position is not as good as the previous Dianshi, but because he was Mr. Feng's confidant, he is much more effective in the county than Dianshi.

When Li Fugui saw Zhu Hongsan coming, he stepped forward and bowed, "Lord, you are here."

Zhu Hongsan said, "I said, Lao Li, why do you learn the literati style? I heard you call my lord and get goosebumps all over my body. You should call me Third Master."

Li Fugui smiled and said, "Yes, the third master. The third master is here to find the great master today?"

Zhu Hongsan said, "Yes, is he in the inner hall?"

Li Fugui said: "Here, I will take the third master over."

After Li Fugui said that, he asked someone to tie Er Zhu's horse and led Er Zhu to the back hall himself.

Local officials usually live behind the yamen, and Feng Ziyong is no exception. Now behind them are Feng Ziyong and Xu. Feng Ziyong's son is a teacher and eats and lives in the farm.

After passing several doors, Zhu Hongsan came to the back hall of the county government office, which is where the county magistrate's family lives. The place is not big, with a three-story yard. Lao Feng was not a particular person, and he hired two maids and an old servant to serve his daily life.

Feng Ziyong was sitting in the room with Xu and chatting. When he saw Li Fugui leading Zhu Hongsan in, he quickly got up and went out to greet him. Feng Ziyong said, "Lord, why did you come here today?"

Zhu Hongsan nodded and bowed and said, "Second cousin and sister-in-law, today my elder brother and I were in the county for a day, and we were hungry at night and we were here to have a meal."

Feng Ziyong smiled and said, "I can't ask for it." He asked his wife Xu to go down to prepare supper.

Seeing that Zhu Hongsan had already sent him to the place, Li Fugui wanted to say goodbye. Zhu Hongsan said, "Don't leave, Lao Li, eat here. It's just a while before there's something going on."

When Li Fugui heard this, he laughed and said, "Then I'll disturb the county magistrate."

The four of them sat down in the hall, and two maids came up to place seats, and the four of them sat down.

The dishes were not yet served, but four platters were served. Zhu Hongsan picked up chopsticks and ate the salted duck, and said, "This is made by his second sister-in-law. The craftsmanship is good."

Feng Ziyong said: "In the past, my father-in-law's family was poor and my mother-in-law died early. She was all cheap and cooked at home, so she practiced good cooking skills."

The wine and food came up one after another. Xu went to the hall and said, "Time is tight and I didn't prepare anything. Please forgive me, uncles."

The three of them stood up and said, "Thank you sister-in-law," Xu went down after showing his respects.

Feng Ziyong knew that Zhu Hongsan had something to say to him, but he didn't leave a maid to serve him. Captain Li looked at him and found that he had the lowest status, so he quickly got up to pour wine.

As the owner, Feng Ziyong drank a glass first, put down the wine glass and asked, "Is there something wrong with the lord here today? Isn't it just for a meal?"

Zhu Hongsan smiled and said, "Eating is the main thing, and there are some small things to supplement."

Feng Ziyong said, "Please make a clear statement."

Zhu Hongsan said: "I spent a day in the city today. Did you find that the business in Dongguan County is not well developed? Why is this?"

Feng Ziyong said: "Of course, it's far away from Guangzhou, and with a small population, it's naturally not prosperous in business."

Zhu Hongsan shook his head and said, "It's not all for this reason. Dongguan is at the mouth of the Pearl River. There may not be many merchants by land, but there are endless maritime merchants. They are certainly all going to Guangzhou, but how big is the Guangzhou Pier.

How many boats can I park in a day? I saw it when I was having lunch today, and hundreds of boats passed by our door in half an hour. How much tax will these boats bring if they stay here?"

Feng Ziyong said after drinking a glass of wine: "What the lord said is, but Dongguan County is too small, and the pier is broken and small. It really can't carry so many ships."

Zhu Hongsan said: "My second brother is wrong. I didn't let all the ships from Guangzhou come to Dongguan. Look at what are the main draws from Nanyang ships in Guangzhou? Are they tea, porcelain and silk? Our place mainly produces tea and silk. We just need to attract merchant ships that need these two kinds of goods."

Feng Ziyong thought about it and said, "I hope to hear it carefully."

Zhu Hongsan drank a glass of wine to moisten his throat, and then said, "My plan is called the Dongguan Development Zone Plan. Dongguan is built into a distribution center for tea and silk in the entire Guangdong. Guangzhou is far away in the Pearl River. It is impossible to enter the sea boats, so they can only be transported in by small boats.

We are at the estuary of the sea, and the sea boats can park directly at the dock, saving a lot of money. Do you think those sea merchants are willing to go to Guangzhou? As long as they come and have vitality, other businesses will naturally be driven. Dongguan will become the second Guangzhou prefecture in less than a few years."

Zhu Hongsan was excited and stood up, saying, "We have a lot of wasteland, we can grow vegetables. You should know that there are not a million people in Guangzhou, but there are seven or eight hundred thousand people. We need a lot of fresh vegetables every day, which is also a good way to drive the economic development of Dongguan."

Feng Ziyong looked at Zhu Hongsan's boasting and was so shocked that he couldn't speak. Although Zhu Hongsan said many new terms and meanings, he still understood the general idea. If it was true that Zhu Hongsan said this, then Dongguan would be unreasonable.

Zhu Hongsan stood up and talked for a while, and saw Feng Ziyong looking at him without saying anything. He felt a little embarrassed and sat down and said, "Second cousin, what am I talking about? Do you think it can work?"

Feng Ziyong said: "It's okay to hear the lord say this in general, but did the lord think of it? Where did the money come from? Do we rely on investing? Such a big move can't be paid for without millions of dollars."

Zhu Hongsan thought of Feng Ziyong or his old eyes, and did not know that there was a way in the future called financing.

Zhu Hongsan said: "It's not that we take it all, nor that the government invests it. We can mobilize the gentry from all over the county to invest together. In addition, such a large project cannot be completed in one or two years. We can invest 500,000 taels of silver in the first year, and we can spend 100,000 taels of money. 400,000 taels of money to raise funds from the county through offering."

This method is quite new. In the past, some people didn’t have enough money to find someone to work with, but no one has done such a big deal.

Feng Ziyong bowed his head and decided whether it would be possible? Zhu Hongsan continued: "The first step is to ask Master Feng to use the government as a guarantee so that the whole county can trust us. Then I will explain the plan, which should be completed."

Feng Ziyong nodded and said, "Where is the lord who wants to open this development zone?"

Zhu Hongsan smiled and said, "It's Nancheng. I see that Nancheng is close to the estuary of the Pearl River. There are no big tribes living there yet. The land can be easily taken down. Then open the Nancheng wall and build a wharf by the river. The entire Nancheng has been opened into a warehouse wharf. If business starts, we can make a fortune by selling land."

Feng Ziyong said: "What kind of people do you look for when looking for local gentry?"

Zhu Hongsan said: "It is better to have the strength, it is better to have the Juren and Jinshi."

Feng Ziyong smiled and understood in his heart that Zhu Hongsan wanted to tie the local scholars to his chariot. But it was good to do this. Feng Ziyong is already on the ship now, so naturally he hopes that the bigger the ship, the better.

Feng Ziyong said: "The largest clan in this county is the Zhang family. Zhang Jiayu was a Shujishi in the 16th year of Chongzhen. This identity is unparalleled in Guangdong. Then the Chen family, who had a Shangshu and a minister in this generation. There was also the Wang family, who only had a Juren, but his family had a wealthy family."

Zhu Hongsan nodded and said, "I'll just use my second cousin to worry about it. Just select more than 20. I'm not afraid of having no money, but I'm afraid they won't come."

Feng Ziyong said: "No, the invitation from the Ma family, which is a four-year-old scholar in Huguang, will definitely give face."

Zhu Hongsan said, "That's good, haha."

After finishing a smile, Zhu Hongsan continued, "The second thing is integrated with the development zone. That is the Dongguan City renovation plan. I found that the Dongguan City is too dirty, and many people simply slumped their toilets on the street.

How can you do business like this? How can you build a development zone? I want to first remediate the sanitation in the county town, renovate the roads, and clear the edge ditch. This requires you, Lao Li, to be responsible. I will transfer you two hundred soldiers. You recruit 200 urban management teams from the refugees outside the city and start remediate the sanitation in the city."

Li Fugui asked, "San Master, what is the urban management team?"

"Urban management, as the name suggests, means urban management. From now on, all road-occupying operations in the city, sanitation maintenance in the city, and plaques will be managed by the urban management, which means that catching thieves and collecting taxes will be managed by the others."

Li Fugui was so happy when he heard Zhu Hongsan say this. As a clerk, he naturally knew how much oil there was. Li Fugui quickly stood up and said, "Don't worry, Master, I will definitely do this job."
Chapter completed!