Chapter 765: Scolding the Four Clan Leaders
Actually, although Panshi County and Longxi County are mountainous areas, they do not give Luo Chong the impression of being very high mountains. They feel like the Baiyun Mountain in his previous life, with an altitude of only three or four hundred meters at most, but they cover a very large area, so the mountain is not steep. If the roads are well built, they will have the qualifications to become a big city in the future.
The five clan leaders in the area where these two counties are located have no objections. They originally lived in the mountains. In terms of growing grain alone, the output is not as much as other clans, so the population is also limited. Now Luo Chong has divided their five clans into two counties, a total of six counties, and they are already very satisfied.
More importantly, Luo Chong has just told them the future development direction. The trees and stones in the mountains are no longer worthless. They are all things that the Han tribe needs. I believe that in the future, they can improve the living standards of their people just by selling these.
"Then there is this place in the north of Tangcheng County. There is an important tributary of the Liuyang River here, and the water veins of Longxi County also converge here. Let's just call it Ganquan County. I see that the population of this area is about 9,000, which is not a small number.
The terrain of this area is relatively flat, and the water resources are also abundant. If it is used well, it can also be developed as a major grain production area. It can also be divided into three counties. The specific areas of the counties can be divided according to the trends of these small rivers." Luo Chong pointed to a place on the map again and said.
However, there are four clans in the area, so their clan leaders are not happy. Four clans are divided into three counties. How to divide them? Who will lead these three counties? Will there be a fight in the future? So the clan leaders came out to make trouble.
"Han leader, you just said that we also have 9,000 people here, why are there only three counties? In this way, our four clans can't manage here. In the Panshi County you mentioned just now, there are only more than 2,000 people in one county. Why don't you just divide our Ganquan County into four counties?"
"Yes, Han leader, it's not easy for us to manage if we divide it into three counties."
Several clan leaders started to make a fuss.
Luo Chong didn't say anything, but looked at Tang Ji, as if to say, these are your people, do you care about them?
Tang Ji smiled at Luo Chong, as if she didn't intend to care at all, but seemed to be instigating Luo Chong to deal with them.
'Are you testing my management ability?' Luo Chong secretly complained, thinking that Tang Ji surrendered too quickly. Is she worried about handing the tribe over to me? I don't know what kind of magic potion that girl Tang Yao gave her.
Luo Chong shook his head, threw out the messy thoughts, and then knocked heavily on the table.
The sound of knocking immediately shut up the four clan leaders.
"Why do you want to manage a county by yourself? Do you have the ability? Clan leaders, let me ask you, do you know how many people are there in your tribe? Probably not? If it weren't for my people's investigation in the past week or so, I don't even know how many people there are in the Tang tribe. Even so, you dare to say that you can manage a county by yourself?"
The four clan leaders didn't look very happy. After all, Luo Chong was the leader of the Han tribe, not their leader. How could they put their faces down when he scolded them in front of so many people?
But thinking about the strength of the Han tribe and the pressure brought by Luo Chong's long-term position, they were so scared that they dared not refute.
You have to know that even the commander of the Han tribe's guards would be killed by Luo Chong. Would he care about a few small clan leaders? He gave you face by letting you be a county magistrate, but if he ignored you, you would be a village chief. Do you really think you can go to heaven?
"A small county in the Han tribe has a minimum of 4,000 people, and a large county has 7,000 or 8,000 people. If you calculate it this way, then one of my county magistrates can be transferred to your place to serve as a county governor.
Do you know how many oxen are needed for a thousand acres of fertile land? Do you know how to distribute and use livestock? Can you guarantee that the output is contracted to each household? Can you solve the problems of the people quickly and effectively? In addition to preventing your people from starving to death, can you lead them to become rich and live a good life? If
you don't know anything, what qualifications do you have to compete for the position of county magistrate? Are
you just here to be a celibate?" Luo Chong paused here, and then continued, "The Tang tribe has just divided the counties and prefectures in order to develop better in the future. Unfortunately, you can't see the future and only focus on your pitiful power as the clan leader. Don't you know how to learn in groups?
Can one person govern a county? Even the county magistrate of our Han tribe can't do it, what virtue do you have and what ability do you have?"
Several clan leaders were being scolded. When they heard Luo Chong say that the county magistrate of the Han tribe couldn't do it, they immediately wanted to refute. One of the middle-aged men said, "Then the Han tribe..."
"You want to say that since he can't do it, why do I let him be the county magistrate? It's very simple. One person is responsible for thousands of people. Do you think it's realistic? The county magistrate has to take care of
so many things. He can't manage it all by himself. Therefore, each county magistrate has a large number of assistants and adjutants. There are those who are in charge of food, public security, household registration, animal husbandry, education, and construction. With so many people helping the county magistrate, he can manage a county. Do you think you can manage it well by yourself?
Even if I let the four of you manage this Ganquan County together, no, even if you manage one of the counties, you may not be able to manage it well."
This is actually a rhetoric trap specially set up by Luo Chong, waiting for them to jump in, so as soon as someone refuted, he directly blocked the person's words.
What's the use of just scolding? The key is to come up with a solution. Now Luo Chong has proposed the idea of division of labor and cooperation to them. I believe that as long as these clan leaders are not stupid, they will know what to do.
Sure enough, when Luo Chong finished talking about how a county magistrate had so many lieutenants and assistants who needed to manage different affairs, they were speechless. Since the Han tribe managed in this way, they could also manage in this way.
To put it bluntly, these clan leaders were just reluctant to give up the little power of the clan leaders in their hands. If they could hand over specific matters to the people below, they could take charge of the overall situation and be lazy. They would prefer such a life.
Seeing that both sides were silent, Tang Ji came out to smooth things over and concluded, "So, do the clan leaders have any opinions? This is the first time that our Tang tribe has formally divided the territory for management. Everyone has little experience. The Han tribe can manage nearly 400,000 people so well, and they are still so powerful. This shows that their management method is still very advanced. We can learn more. If you have any questions, please continue to raise them. The Han leader is so busy, and there are not many opportunities for personal guidance like this."
(End of this chapter)
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