After lamenting the poverty of Qin Dong, Gongsun Yang's thoughts began to flow in his mind again.

Time passed minute by minute with Gongsun Yang's thinking. After a long time, Gongsun Yang asked Cang Bo next to him: "Cang Bo, I wonder if you have noticed that those farmers have been paying attention to these things these days.

Our different reactions.”

"Different reactions?"

After Gongsun Yang's reminder, Cangbo's memories began to appear in his mind, and gradually he seemed to realize something.

"Gongsun, when we were scholars from various countries who came to Yueyang to study, the attitude of these farmers towards us was mostly friendly with a bit of respect;"

"And when we are small officials sent by the county to observe the people's sentiments, although there is awe in the eyes of these farmers, they are more wary."

"It seems...it seems..."

After some indescribable hesitation, Cangbo looked into Gongsun Yang's eyes with some seriousness, "It seems that these farmers are very wary of the government."

"What Cangbo said is true. The key lies in this. The farmers in Yueyang are wary and suspicious of the government in Yueyang."

After Gongsun Yang confirmed Cangbo's judgment with words, another look of contemplation appeared in his eyes.

In Gongsun Yang's opinion, there are only two reasons why farmers are wary and suspicious of the government.

One is the poor reputation of the Qin government.

In the past, the Qin government changed its orders time and time again, which caused the Li people to be at a loss as to what to do, and also caused the government's credibility among the Li people to fall to the bottom.

This can be seen from what Gongsun Yang saw on the way to his appointment, the phenomenon of farmers cultivating farmland privately.

It has been decades since the Qin State promulgated the "First Lease of Grain", but this law has still not been fully popularized among the Qin people, which shows the distrust of the Qin government by the Li Shu people.

The second is that the Wei State had just taken over Qin Dong.

The war between Wei and Qin had just ended, and Wei had not yet been able to establish its own effective rule in the land east of Qin.

Coupled with the previous state of confrontation between Qin and Wei, it was quite appropriate for Li Shu, who lived in the land of Qindong, to be suspicious of Wei, a country that was not only unfamiliar but even hostile.

Just when Gongsun Yang was immersed in his own thinking and analyzing the reasons why farmers were wary of the government, Cang Bo beside him spoke.

"Gongsun, in the past, I once said to the Prime Minister that a person cannot be established without trust. I think the same principle applies to government affairs."

"If the common people in Yueyang are as wary of people in the government as the farmers who have shown their identity, then it will be too difficult for Gongsun, the county magistrate, to do anything, let alone complete the task of entrusting the country to Gongsun.

It’s something.”

"What Cang Bo said is absolutely true." After hearing Cang Bo's words next to him, Gongsun Yang nodded in agreement, "The most urgent task is to re-establish the reputation of the government among the Liyang people."

As for how to achieve this goal, Gongsun Yang has been thinking a lot these days, but now he has a general idea.

…

"Woo..."

Ten days later, in the Yueyangnan City of Qin State, a long horn sounded slowly.

Hearing the sudden sound, many farmers and merchants who were setting up stalls to trade goods all looked in the direction of the sound.

What's more, because of the curiosity in his heart, he put down the stall he was running and walked slowly in that direction.

One, two, three...

As one person after another took the lead, more and more people who wanted to watch the excitement gradually formed a trend and surged away in the direction where the horn sound came from.

"What is this doing?"

"I do not know."

"Is there anything exciting to see?"

…

A moment later, seeing the crowds of people in front of him and listening to the constant chatter in his ears, Gongsun Yang, the magistrate of Yueyang County in Wei State, who was standing under a platform, had a faint smile on his face.

He raised his right hand slightly to signal that the horn sound was gradually going down. Under the gaze of everyone in the audience, Gongsun Yang stepped onto the platform specially built for today step by step.

Standing firmly on the platform, Gongsun Yang looked at the people below who were watching him attentively with a smile on his face, and then bowed with great solemnity.

"Gongsun Yang, the magistrate of Yueyang County, has met you all."

Hearing Gongsun Yang reveal his identity, some people present had a look of confusion on their faces, while others immediately showed a look of disgust, and some were even ready to turn around and leave.

Seeing that several people at the back of the crowd had turned back, Gongsun Yang, who had already stood up, immediately stretched out his right hand and shouted loudly: "Everyone, please go slowly, I have something good to share with you today."

Those who were about to leave behind the crowd heard Gongsun Yang's words behind them. Although they still had some doubts in their hearts, they stopped walking away.

Facing the curious or questioning glances below, Gongsun Yang did not show any concern to everyone, and everyone only heard him yell.

"Come here, carry it up."

"Here."

Following the issuance of this order and the subsequent sound of a promise, everyone below saw a guard coming to the platform carrying a three-foot-long wooden pole.

A moment later, as the wooden pole was erected on the platform by the guards, Gongsun Yang immediately moved lightly to the side of it.

His eyes slowly swept across the group of people below, and when he took in their somewhat puzzled looks, the smile on Gongsun Yang's face became even brighter.

"You must all be wondering, why did I lift this wooden pole up?"

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Gongsun Yang, who was standing on the stage, asked this question. Although the people below did not respond in the slightest, the expressions on their faces were silently...

Explains everything.

Taking everything in front of him into consideration, the smile on Gongsun Yang's face became brighter and brighter, "This is a good thing I want to share with you."

"If anyone among you can move this wooden pole from the South City to the North Gate today, the reward of hardware will be given immediately."

"Can it be true?"

"Everyone, the government has had many regrets before, and I guess it will be the same this time."

"You're right, this is just to entertain us."

…

Faced with the continuous questioning from below, Gongsun Yang looked back, and then he heard a thunderous voice ringing in everyone's ears.

"Here comes someone."

"Here."

Gongsun Yang gave an order, and a man dressed as an attendant came to the platform holding a tray, and the tray was shining with metallic luster.

Everyone who originally had the idea that Gongsun Yang was preparing to amuse themselves had a greedy look on their faces when they saw the hardware appearing in front of them.

Maybe what the young county magistrate said today is true? Maybe I can get this hardware in my hands?

Thoughts are flowing in everyone's heart, greedy eyes appear deep in everyone's eyes, everyone wants to pocket the hardware in front of them.

But time passed like water, but no one below was willing to stand up, not even a voice to respond.

It's not that the people below are not interested in the money in front of them, it's because the Qin government's previous reputation was so bad that they really don't dare to believe it anymore.
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