The first county magistrate in history

Chapter 230 South City is about to be in chaos

The department store has entered the decoration stage and the imperial capital renovation project has officially started.

Beicheng Prefecture.

Qin Zheng was discussing the details of the renovation project with Xia Bitu, which was actually Xia Bitu learning from Qin Zheng.

"Master!" Xia Mo Ning rushed in hurriedly.

He angrily said, "Nancheng is too unreasonable. Guo Pingxi actually didn't listen to me!"

Qin Zheng wondered: "What's wrong?"

Xia Mo Ning picked up her master's tea bowl and drank it in one gulp.

After wiping her lips, she said, "East City and West City are doing OK. According to our unified deployment, we first temporarily reinforced the dilapidated buildings and widened, deepened, and desilted the drainage canals. We also set up trash cans on the roadside and sent people to do publicity for environmental protection.

However, Nancheng refused to comply. Guo Pingxi said that after the demolition, there would still be garbage everywhere, which was unnecessary. He also said that he raised the money himself and had absolute autonomy. Otherwise, he would quit!

Qin Zheng smiled bitterly: "Then let Nancheng do as he pleases!"

"Ah?" Xia Mo Ning was shocked: "Master, why? That will affect the unified layout."

Qin Zheng was helpless: "Princess, they pay for it themselves, so they can do whatever they want, right? If they don't even have this little power, why should they pay for it themselves? As long as the final result is consistent with the overall plan, it's fine."

Xia Mo Ning huffed, "So, my position as Supervisory History is just a decoration?"

Qin Zheng laughed and said, "That's not the case. The key point is that we are the unpaid party A, so we don't have a strong position!"

Xia Mo Ning heard a new word and asked anxiously, "Master, what is Party A?" Xia Bitu also pricked up his ears and listened.

After Qin Zheng finished explaining, Xia Mo Ning clapped her hands and said, "Master, this Party A and Party B is so appropriate. From now on, we will use it this way."

Xia Bitu was also very impressed. He was very puzzled as to how Qin Zheng could come up with so many new words: "Monkey boy, where did you get all these new words?"

Qin Zheng pointed upwards and said seriously, "That's what the Heavenly Court said!"

Xia Bitu: “…”

Xia Mo Ning: "..."

Although I really don't believe that there is such a thing as heaven, I really can't explain it.

Just treat it as existing!

Xia Bitu worriedly said, "Guo Pingxi insists on going his own way. The end result will likely be failure, all the money will be wasted, and the court will have to clean up the mess. You little monkey, is it worth it to punish him?"

Qin Zheng glanced at Xia Bitu and said with a smile, "Old fox, if you want to protect Guo Pingxi, just say it. I will give you face."

Xia Bitu's old face flushed slightly, and he said stubbornly, "What does he have to do with me? I just said I was sorry for the money."

Qin Zheng said seriously: "Uncle, I didn't target him, he took the initiative to target me. It's not my character not to fight back."

Xia Bitu was speechless. Wasn't it Guo Pingxi who took the initiative to target Qin Zheng?

Qin Zheng said quietly, "Some people won't turn back until they hit a wall!"

"Hmph!" Xia Mo Ning laughed out loud. "Master, you're right. Guo Pingxi really did hit the south city wall!"

Qin Zheng: “…”

Xia Bitu: “…”

Qin Zheng warned Xia Mo Ning, "Princess, since we're all self-funded, you can't and won't be involved in many things. Otherwise, if they fail, they'll blame you. But a reminder is necessary. Whether they listen or not is not something we can control."

You're only responsible for oversight and implementation. As long as the ultimate shared goal doesn't conflict with the overall plan, it's fine. Let them decide how to proceed with construction in the five cities and the order of construction. After all, it's a matter of adapting to local conditions, so it's normal for them to have their own plans!"

Xia Mo Ning nodded. "That's right, Master. East City and West City have already started planning to build temporary resettlement housing. But South City won't provide any resettlement at all. The yamen runners, along with the organized demolition teams, have already started forced demolition."

Qin Zheng's face changed.

Xia Bitu exclaimed, "Nonsense! Isn't this going to arouse public outrage?"

"Sir!" Suddenly, a special agent rushed in. "A large number of merchants and residents from South City have flocked to our North City. Some are being relocated, and some are not. They are demanding to be settled in North City, saying they will not return to South City. Even if they have no place to live, they are willing to sleep on the streets. They also said that they would rather be subjects of Sir Qin than slaves of South City! Director Wu asked me to ask you for your advice."

Qin Zheng was shocked.

Xia Bitu chuckled, "Lord Qin loves his people like his own children, and his reputation is well-known!"

The special agent glanced at Xia Bitu, bowed, and said, "The Prime Minister is also well-known, and a large number of South City residents have also flocked to the Central City..."

"Huh?" Xia Bitu jumped up in shock and ran away. "I'll go take a look. I hope Jinzhong doesn't get into a fight with them."

He ran to the door, then suddenly turned back: "Qin Zheng, how do we solve this?"

Qin Zheng frowned and said after a moment: "We can only accept it, otherwise, it will be a mess."

Xia Bitu's expression changed. "Accept? South City has over 200,000 people. Can Central City and North City accommodate them?"

Xia Mo Ning was also anxious: "If we don't accept them and drive them back, Guo Pingxi will definitely suppress them, or even..."

Qin Zheng was as steady as a rock. "The resettlement site in the north city can accommodate over 100,000 people, and the central city can accommodate about the same. Immediately halt construction at the resettlement site. Convert all of them into temporary tent sites. This way, resettlement will be faster. First, temporarily house these people there, and then find a solution."

Also, they're not refugees. The resettlement area can be free, but the food can't be free. We can't afford it. However, we need to control the price increase. As for settling them, we won't consider it for now. We can't let Nancheng become a deserted city, and we can't let Guo Pingxi think we're targeting him.

"Yes!" The special agent left.

Xia Bitu: "What about me? What should I do?"

Qin Zheng and Xia Mo Ning looked at him like a fool.

Xia Bitu: “…”

He suddenly realized that his central city was being built simultaneously with the north city, and there were also resettlement sites!

Whoosh!

Xia Bitu ran away.

"You're so anxious that you're confused!" Xia Mo Ning said with a smile.

Suddenly she saw her master looking at her.

Xia Mo Ning was puzzled: "What's wrong, Master?"

Qin Zheng was helpless: "Princess, you are the Supervisor of Five Cities' Urban Construction. Such a big thing has happened. Why don't you just stay out of the way, okay?"

Xia Mo Ning's pretty face flushed: "But, Master, I don't know how to do it?"

Qin Zheng said, "First, appease the people. Second, settle their lives. Third, supervise Nancheng to prevent Guo Pingxi from getting angry and killing innocent people to curb population outflow."

Qin Zheng paused, then continued, "I'm guessing Guo Pingxi is already in a state of rage. Since you're the princess, he won't dare disobey you, but he might not truly listen to you. He might pretend to obey, but he's secretly disobeying. If that happens, it could be a civil uprising. Regardless of his crimes, your achievements as a Censor will be completely wiped out. Therefore, the fourth rule is that you must lead the Imperial Guards. If he makes a desperate move, we must capture him right there, but we must not harm his life."

"I understand, Master!" Xia Mo Ning ran out in a hurry.

At this moment, in the south city, a large number of yamen runners were driving away residents and merchants.

Although they had been notified in advance to move out and were promised that the houses they would move back to would at least not be smaller than their current ones, many people had nowhere else to go and did not move.

Guo Pingxi was furious and ordered the eviction and forced demolition!

There was a lot of crying.

Smoky.

Guo Pingxi turned a blind eye.

Ji Wenjian beside him had a blank expression on his face.

He proposed to build temporary resettlement housing first.

However, Guo Pingxi rejected it.

He also said that I personally paid for their living conditions to be improved, and they should be grateful and find a place to live on their own. Why do they want me to accommodate them? I am not their parent.

Ji Wenjian was also helpless.

I don’t want to care either.

If you want to go crazy, go ahead, I'm leaving anyway.

The reason why he hadn't left yet was because he didn't want to leave empty-handed.

What a great opportunity to run away with the money!

However, Guo Pingxi was not stupid and did not give him the financial power.

Therefore, he could only make money from other sources.