The first meal that Li Chao asked for when he went to Liu to eat in the backyard of the county government. Keshan called a few people over, including a cook, a doorman, a servant, a coachman, a bookkeeper, a long sui, a housekeeper, a maid, etc. These ten people were hired by Fan Lubing. After all, Fan Lubing did not take care of his family when he took office, and there was only an aide by him, so life would definitely be inconvenient.

The cook and other people were basically invited by the immigrant family, and they are considered experienced.

The yamen is newly built, and the kitchen in the backyard is also available.

Not far from the county government office, there is a vegetable market, with all kinds of vegetables, fish, meat, poultry and eggs. The chef personally took the mail to buy vegetables, but when he came back, he had already made a large table of dishes.

There are fresh bamboo shoots and fried meat, river shrimps and fish, etc.

There are eight dishes of various river seafood, four dishes of seasonal vegetables and wild vegetables, and venison, chicken, duck and a scrambled egg.

The dishes were very rich, a large table of dishes.

Li Chao, Zhang Zhongjian, Fan Lubing, Ke Shan and Li Chao's disciples sat at a large table.

Li Chao was the most rude. He picked up the chopsticks and ate it first. The cook is from Fujian, and the food is relatively light. It is not very suitable for Li Chao's appetite, but it is still OK. Fan Lubing also thought it was good. It was the first time he came to such a faraway place to serve as an official. He was worried about the inconvenience in life and food discomfort, but now looking at it, the King of Yue has arranged everything for him.

The yamen is newly built, and the backyard is large and comfortable. He even hired such a large group of people for him early.

More than a dozen servants, all of them were paid by Fan Lubing himself. However, Fan Lubing, a county magistrate, now has more than 300 stakes and additional salary a year. Not to mention that even if he does not embezzle and accepts bribes, as a local official, he still has a lot of income from some favors.

For example, just as he got off the boat today, the Li family's manager gave him some money, not bribery, but official practice. Local merchants and landlords raised money to welcome him. There was not much money, but it was also a lot, about 100 yuan. According to the practice, when officials arrive or leave, local officials will give him some money.

This money is considered a hidden rule. The censors and local censors, inspectors, etc. will not pursue corruption because of this money.

In addition, as a county magistrate, I usually write some epitaphs and plaques for people, and the pen cost is also quite good.

Anyway, the normal gray income is actually quite good. Even if you don’t reach out to be greedy and become a county magistrate, you will make a lot of money.

In the Tang Dynasty, officials under the sixth rank are appointed every four years, and the full term is promoted according to the assessment results. They are good at promoting, poor in the grades or even transferred, and a position is re-elected for one term at most, and they must be re-elected for eight years. However, officials above the fifth rank are appointed every three years.

In addition, there are also systems such as avoidance for officials not to serve in their hometowns.

Fan Lubing came to Liu to be the county magistrate, and he could be at most eight years. Of course, under normal circumstances, he usually served for four years. Then he would be promoted or lowered or adjusted according to the assessment scores. If he did a very good job, he would be promoted without having to be promoted for four years.

"Thank you for Captain Ke's help, otherwise I wouldn't even be able to eat a meal." Fan Lubing said with a smile.

Keshan was eating a piece of pickled fish in Liuqiu. Although the Li family also encouraged immigrants to breed. At this stage, beef and mutton are still expensive, and the supply of pork is insufficient, and even chickens and ducks cannot be supplied. After all, Liuqiu is not an ordinary agricultural county. There are so many merchants in this port. Just the nine hundred guards in Liuqiu Fort, it consumes a lot every day.

Many livestock are transported from Fujian, so the prices remain high. Locals often hunt, but if the prey they hunted dies, it will be inconvenient to transport it out.

However, there are rich fishery resources here, not only relying on the sea, but also many rivers and streams. The fish market in the city is the most lively every day because the fish is cheap and is meaty, so everyone likes to buy it.

Sometimes there are too many fish and cannot be sold out, and they will be processed into pickled fish.

"A little thing, Liu Qiuke will ask Fan's parents in the future. We will be under our parents' rule in the future." Ke Shan said with a smile. He stayed in Liu Qiu for almost two years, and he is now in love with him.

Keshan also saved some money a few years ago, especially when he had mixed shares in Li Chao's industry. Although he didn't do much, the dividends accumulated a lot every year.

After arriving at Liuqiu, he bought a lot of land, about 5,000 acres, and built several plantations, mainly planting sugarcane. This year, he heard from Li Chao that cotton has a prospect, and he also planned to buy another few thousand acres of land to plant cotton.

Nowadays, Liuqiu’s land is vast and sparsely populated, and the land is cheap. The court doesn’t care about their purchases, and it doesn’t matter how much they buy. The court no longer suppresses the merger, let alone on an overseas island like Liuqiu.

The land bought by Keshan didn't cost much. Now there is a lot of land and no one is competing for land with them. When ordinary immigrants come, they can directly measure the land and divide the land and cultivate it themselves, but they can't even plant it.

Ordinary landlords are unwilling to buy too much land because although it is easy to buy land, they have to plant it. Even if you are in a waste, the court will collect taxes on the land acres. They will also be punished. Now there are shortages of people everywhere, so landlords are unwilling to store land.

Keshan bought these lands but it was not wasteful. He had the relationship with the Li family and bought a lot of slaves to reclaim the land and plant sugarcane, cotton, etc.

Now in Liuqiu, Keshan is also a big landlord. He also has a ship to transport freight between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait. Keshan is no longer the poor mansion soldier of Bashang back then. He doesn't have to study around just to make some money when he has time.

The industry established by Liu Qiu is enough to pass on the Ke family's family's family in the future.

"Lu Bing, you have just taken office, and the Li family will also give you a gift." Li Chao put down his chopsticks and said to the student with a smile, "The Li family plans to invest in the construction of a primary school in every immigration village, and all the expenses will be borne by the Li family. All students are admitted for free, and the tuition and textbook fees will be borne by the Li family. The Li family will also set up a scholarship to reward those with outstanding grades."

For local officials, political achievements are very important.

The Tang Dynasty officials' assessment is a small test every year, a high school test every two years, and a big test every three years. There are also irregular inspections and assessments, as well as special assessments.

It is not easy to be an official. Everything has to be spoken based on political achievements.

The local officials of the Tang Dynasty valued four good things, one was to have knowledge of virtue and righteousness, the second was to be cautious and clear, the third was to be fair and able to be called, and the fourth was to be diligent and slack. This is to require officials to put their own moral cultivation first, and then to encourage farmers and tribes, increase household registration, cultural education, no injustice in prisons, recommendations for talents, etc.

It can be said that these are hard indicators.

Agriculture is the first priority, and population growth is also important, and then school education, case review, etc.
Chapter completed!