When you meet someone after three days, you should look at him with new eyes.
No wonder Lin Tongxi felt that Gan Xingfan's speaking style had changed and became more literary. It turned out that it was the benefit of reading.
The three of them spent the afternoon happily while eating and chatting.
After a short rest, the three of them arrived at the Ruihe Town Yamen.
Under Chen Yunxuan's arrangement, the officials stood in two neat rows at the gate of the yamen.
Gan Xingfan took a look and found that these officials were all very energetic and looked much better than when he was in charge of Ruihe Town.
Having said that, he also noticed that most of the officers were new faces.
"County Magistrate Gan has arrived! All officers salute Lord Gan!" Chen Yunxuan gave the order, and then all the officers retracted their legs and stepped forward in unison, making a sound of kicking.
The officer quickly raised his right hand, put his five fingers together and stretched them naturally, slightly touching his temple.
Gan Xingfan saw this movement and immediately found it very interesting: "It looks quite energetic! What is this movement? I will go back and ask my men to learn it."
"Your Excellency, this is an action designed by Brother Tongxi. He said it can enhance the cohesion of the officials and create a good image for them." Chen Yunxuan explained.
"That's right, Tongxi, you write down the key points of the movements, preferably with images, and give them to Atao." Gan Xingfan nodded with satisfaction, and then entered the yamen.
Gan Xingfan and his subordinates flipped through the official documents of Ruihe Town, smiled from time to time, and then turned to the next page.
The most outstanding thing is the organization established by Lin Tongxi, which rationally divided the town's cake and successfully used the power of the gentry and others for its own benefit.
Among them, Anjifang, the Reformatory and the Chamber of Commerce are particularly prominent. Anjifang provides a habitat for vulnerable groups, the Reformatory can solve the headache of juvenile delinquency, and the Chamber of Commerce is conducive to mobilizing businesses to manage the market themselves.
In this way, many problems in Ruihe Town have been solved, creating good conditions for its own development.
Gan Xingfan still found a problem, which was the lack of specific records of the townspeople.
"Tongxi, Chenxuan, I want to ask you, can you provide specific data on the residents and merchants in the town?" Gan Xingfan closed a book and asked the two.
This question hits the pain point of Ruihe Town. You know, they suffered from a wave of refugees and a plague a few months ago.
As outsiders poured in, the old residents fell ill and died.
After a few rounds of verification, it became clear that the original population data of Ruihe Town was inaccurate.
Of course, this problem had already arisen during Gan Xingfan's administration, but before he could resolve it, he was transferred to be the magistrate of Guangyang County.
"Lord Ding Nanjing attaches great importance to household registration issues, and I'm afraid this time will be no exception."
"When I was in charge of Guangyang County, he would often ask about the relevant figures."
"There's only a month left, and the task is quite arduous. I hope you can come up with a solution and get to the bottom of this as soon as possible."
Gan Xingfan pointed out the shortcomings of Ruihe Town, and the two also realized the importance of this, so they organized officials to investigate the existing residents of Ruihe Town.
The next day, Gan Xingfan was taken to visit the reformatory and other places, all of which won Gan Xingfan's praise.
Despite this, Gan Xingfan always felt that something was missing, as if he had forgotten something important.
Just as he walked into Anjifang, he heard the sound of reading.
"That's right! School!" Gan Xingfan slapped his thigh.
"Tongxi, Chenxuan, do you know why I wanted to build a school before?"
"Please give me some advice, sir." Chen Yunxuan said respectfully.
Gan Xingfan paused for a moment, then continued, "It's complicated, but anyway it's related to Chengtian Academy.
The education sector in the Red Dynasty was not very developed, with only five major academies responsible for imparting knowledge.
Having said that, the five major academies only recruit talented students, which excludes ordinary people.
Originally, the five major academies carried the mission of educating the local area, but as time went on, the five major academies deviated from the original intention of Emperor Chiwu to set up the five major academies.
Nowadays, it is unlikely to make the five major academies change their direction, as they have formed vested interest groups.
The task of educating ordinary people is of no benefit to them.
But as a local leader, Ding Nanjing needs to take on this responsibility.
Unfortunately, although he issued many orders on education, many of them ended in vain because various factions were fighting with each other, causing his ideas to be aborted and become nothing.
Despite this, Ding Nanjing still attached great importance to education and advocated the construction of schools in various places.
Unfortunately, these schools are only open to children of aristocrats, which does not achieve Ding Nanjing's goal.
After listening to Gan Xingfan's suggestions, the two also understood the key directions of this month.
The first is to conduct a thorough population survey, and the second is to build schools.
Ding Nanjing's inspection in a month is equivalent to an exam. If he does well, he will have the opportunity to be promoted to county magistrate!
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