Chapter 186 There Will Come a Time to Ride the Wind and Waves

"Has the road in Huanggou Village been completed?" In the study, County Magistrate Hu asked the officials who had learned how to build roads in Huanggou Village.

"Not yet, but it will be soon!" The official was exhausted and had been in Huanggou Village for nearly three months. His life was no different from that of a corvee laborer, and he worked from beginning to end.

"Oh, what do you mean?" asked County Magistrate Hu.

"All the boulders along the way have been blasted away, and the entire road has been widened. Work is being done simultaneously from both ends towards the middle. Most of the road has been compacted, and vehicles can pass through. However, there is a section in the middle that has not been compacted, and the road is bumpy."

"So fast?" County Magistrate Hu didn't believe it.

Didn’t they say it would take three years? County Magistrate Hu thought that with the enthusiasm of Huanggou Village, it might only take a year and a half, but now it’s been done in just a few months!

"Yes! Many Li people from the neighboring Jinfeng Village came to participate in the construction. The two sides agreed that after this road is completed, Huanggou Village will also help Jinfeng Village build the road." The official replied.

He really didn't expect that this group of spontaneous villagers worked so hard, as if they had endless energy.

They worked all day long in the dust and made clanging sounds until dark, and no one was lazy.

If the county had used corvée labor for this project, with the same number of people dedicated to the construction, it would have taken at least a year, and the quality of the project might not have been this good.

"This Mr. Su is really amazing!" County Magistrate Hu admired him so much that his blood boiled when he heard it.

Walking back and forth in the room, I wondered if we could get other villages to help each other build roads on their own initiative. That would be much more effective than using corvée labor!

"Brother Chongzhi, do you think it would be feasible if this policy were promoted throughout the county?" County Magistrate Hu asked his legal advisor Lin Chongzhi.

"Sir, no!" Lin Chongzhi said without hesitation.

"Why?" County Magistrate Hu was puzzled. This was a good thing that benefited the country and the people.

"Sir, at least not now, the time is not ripe! This method is very good, but it requires sufficient conditions!" Master Lin said slowly.

First of all, the villagers must have an urgent need to build roads. Huanggou Village and Jinfengzhai make huge profits because they transport large quantities of honey, tea oil, sugarcane and brown sugar. If they want to develop rapidly, the roads must be unobstructed.

The second is the technology of mountain excavation and road construction. There are many talented people hidden in Huanggou Village, such as the Su family's weird encyclopedic brain.

There are also a bunch of educated and former playboys in the village who are knowledgeable and can put together a solution when encountering a problem.

Other villages do not have this kind of brains, this kind of knowledge, and not such huge profits at hand, so each family just carries vermicelli, honey, and tea oil and sells them in small quantities.

I also exchanged some needles, thread, oil, salt, sauce and vinegar to take home.

If the county government orders each village to build roads on its own, the people will be disgusted and resist because they cannot see the long-term consequences.

After some time, Huanggou Village and Jinfeng Village will be fully repaired, and batches of supplies will be transported. All the benefits will become apparent, and without the county magistrate's orders, they will take the initiative to pair up and build roads in the mountains.

"You mean, we just wait like this?" County Magistrate Hu was unwilling to do nothing.

It would have been fine in the past, but the county magistrate of a poor county with no hope and a broken county that no one was willing to take over would all want to move away as soon as possible.

Now that Wu County is thriving, I have been promoted to the seventh-rank county magistrate, and my ambition has been ignited. I want to make a difference and cannot bear the wait of inaction.

"Well, sir! It's not like we're doing nothing. As Mr. Su said, we can make arrangements in advance!" Master Lin said after thinking for a moment.

"Oh, tell me quickly, Brother Chongzhi!" County Magistrate Hu said anxiously.

"Sir, haven't the people sent by the county government to study returned? After the New Year, notify each village and village to come and learn how to open mountains and build roads!

There are two ways. The first is to select a few points on the official road for experimentation, and while learning, widen the road with enough manpower to let everyone master the technology of burning rocks in practice. All of them are modeled after the road construction standards of Huanggou Village.

Secondly, after all the roads in Huanggou Village are paved, we will take them to the site to experience the changes in Huanggou Village and see how prosperous the goods trade is!

Seeing is believing. I believe that anyone who sees this will want to take action immediately and wish that the mountain road behind them could be open!

Let's also take a look at the winter wheat experimental fields and the spring plowing. My Lord, no one will remain indifferent after seeing this!"

Lin Chongzhi told the story in a very organized manner.

"Great! Just do as Brother Chongzhi said!" County Magistrate Hu clapped his hands and looked at his lawyer with gratitude.

"Brother Chongzhi, you have followed me for many years, assisting me silently. Now I have finally become the lord of Wu County. Brother Chongzhi, you have the talent for hard work, it is a pity to bury it!

So, I'll write a letter of recommendation to the governor, and you can take it to the governor. With your talent, you can at least get a position as a county magistrate in a low-level county!"

"Sir!" Master Lin looked at Magistrate Hu in astonishment. "Why do you say that? Are you dissatisfied with my age?"

"Alas! To be honest, Brother Chongzhi, I don't want you to leave! But you've assisted me for so many years, I can't let your future go! I have to consider your future!

Now that Wu County has made some achievements, I can speak a few words in front of the governor. I hope this letter of recommendation can help you a little!" County Magistrate Hu said sincerely.

"Sir! What virtue and ability have I gained that you value me so much!" Master Lin's eyes were red. The master's family had finally made it, and he could be considered to have risen with them.

A few years ago, Wu County was in dire straits. Mr. Lin wanted to seek a better position, but Magistrate Hu begged him to stay.

Now that Wu County is on the verge of taking off, County Magistrate Hu is finally willing to let him go. He is very grateful, but also very reluctant to let him go.

The legal advisor was not an official appointed by the court, but only an official's staff. He was not in the system, and his salary was paid privately by the appointing official.

When a legal advisor reaches a certain age and leaves the government, he will not receive any pension.

If a legal advisor can obtain a letter of recommendation from an official, he can seek an official position and become a low-level official.

With Mr. Lin's talent, as long as he can impress the governor, it will be no problem to arrange for him to be the county magistrate or chief clerk in a lower-level county in Wuzhou where no one is willing to go.

Master Lin is a man of learning and applying what he has learned here flexibly in his new position. It won't take long for him to achieve political achievements.

Although those from humble backgrounds who entered the government were often low-ranking officials, they still achieved official status! This was a leap in social status.

County Magistrate Hu acted immediately and wrote a letter to the governor, recommending Lin Chongzhi.

He talked about his achievements in assisting him in politics, and emphasized the strategy that the two of them had just mentioned, which was how to mobilize the villagers to build roads on their own initiative.

Master Lin was also not idle. He wrote a lot about the subsequent planning and development of Wu County, which was more than ten pages long and was a painstaking work.

The host and the guest appreciate each other and both care about each other.

Before leaving, County Magistrate Hu prepared a cart full of valuables and a lot of money for Mr. Lin.

The New Year is coming soon, and I can't go to see the governor empty-handed, otherwise I won't even be able to get past the gate.

"Brother Chongzhi, I wish you a safe journey and a bright future! When things are settled, remember to write to me and I will send a few people to help you!"

At the pavilion outside the city, County Magistrate Hu prepared some wine and said goodbye to Mr. Lin.

"Thank you, sir!" Lin Chongzhi raised his head and drank the wine, his tears wet his clothes.

I thought I would be mediocre and waste my life, but I didn't expect that Lord Hu would appreciate me!

It is rare to have a true friend in life, and having such a friend is enough for my life!

There will be a time to ride the wind and waves, and sail across the vast ocean!