Hongtong County in the Heishan region, as the name suggests, also has mines in the county, but they are not copper mines. However, from a distance the mines appear to be red copper in color, hence the name of the county.
At this time, outside the Baihua Teahouse in the county town were soldiers armed with live ammunition.
The teahouse was filled with celebrities from the county, and a few martial artists dressed up as monkeys were fighting each other, creating a lively atmosphere.
A drama based on myths and legends.
It seems that in every world, these primate humanoid creatures play a significant role in mythology.
At the main table, Jennifer, who was sitting next to Lu Ming, was amused by the monkey's funny antics.
Jennifer was wearing a snow-white lace princess dress, looking so pure and lovely.
County magistrate Yue Wensheng, who was sitting on the other side of Lu Ming, smiled along, but his heart was beating with nervousness.
Commissioner Lu and his wife recently toured the entire territory. Initially, they made the tour incognito, but as the news spread, they decided to tour the country openly.
During this period, a number of officials and local tyrants were severely punished.
People have begun to call Commissioner Lu "Lu Qingtian".
In Sanhe Town, Lin County, Commissioner Lu ordered the pistol team to arrest Diao Youren, a landlord with a notorious record of evil who enjoyed lighting sky lanterns. He personally attended the public trial in the county court. Diao Youren and many thugs in his militia were sentenced to death and executed immediately. Now the appeal period has expired. Yesterday, Diao Youren and others were hanged.
In Sanhe Town, Commissioner Lu also delivered a speech which was called the “Sanhe Declaration” by the Montenegrin media.
During his speech, Commissioner Lu told the villagers that he did not want to be Lu Qingtian. In fact, a society that needs a "Qingtian" to appear is very sad and sick. He hopes that in the future, there will be no Qingtian in Heishan. Officials will not need to be Qingtian. They will just be a profession and ordinary people. They do not need to claim to have high standards for themselves, nor do they need to talk about benevolence, righteousness and morality. They just need to abide by the law and do their jobs well. Everything else will be constrained by the system and supervised by the media and the public.
But now, sadly, he needs to play the role of the justice in Montenegro. His mailbox is public and he welcomes letters from all citizens.
As Yue Wensheng thought about this, sweat broke out on his forehead.
I had met Diao Youren once before, but I didn't expect that such a powerful man had been hung in the air like a piece of sack yesterday and left this world miserably without even anyone to collect his body.
Suddenly, Commissioner Lu turned his head and looked over. Yue Wensheng's heart immediately trembled, and his voice trembled involuntarily, "Yes?..."
Lu Ming smiled and said, "Governor Wensheng, Hongtong County has always had a simple folk customs. Let's make it a test field. I originally wanted to promote it in all counties. Hongtong County will try it out first. Just like the provincial capital, we will set up a Senate. However, the senators will not be appointed like in the provincial capital. Instead, they will be elected by ballot. Each village will be divided into districts, and candidates will compete freely."
Yue Wensheng was stunned. He wanted to say something but didn't dare to.
Lu Ming smiled: "I know, it's that argument again that the people in the five provinces of Jiangnan are not yet enlightened, and one person one vote will cause chaos in the world, right?"
"In fact, our one-person-one-vote system is not to decide national policy, but only to elect some elites who represent public opinion. Our Senate is not a legislative body, but a power supervision body."
"I think it's not a bad idea to talk about vote buying and vote bribing. At the very least, it will make the general public understand the weight of their votes and that they have a meaning in this society. In a few years or decades, the new generation will have different ideas."
"Yes, yes!" Yue Wensheng agreed repeatedly.
Jennifer, who was standing next to her, was watching the monkey show and smiling secretly.
Lu Ming looked towards the stage and nodded: "The monkey show is pretty good."
Yue Wensheng smiled and said, "There is a monkey mountain here, and monkey shows are also popular. Oh, here they come!"
But then I saw a pretty little girl walking timidly towards me, holding a cage in her hand. In the cage was a tiny golden monkey, which was bowing repeatedly inside, looking very naive and adorable.
Yue Wensheng smiled and said, "This is a thumb monkey from the local mountains. It understands human nature and yin and yang. It is extremely rare and precious. This is just a domesticated top-quality one. I present it to my wife!"
The little girl also came to Jennifer carrying the cage.
Jennifer had been staring at the little monkey in the cage with shining eyes, but after hearing what Yue Wensheng said, she quickly shook her head and said, "I don't accept gifts!" But when she looked at the little monkey, her eyes were full of love and reluctance.
Lu Ming sneered in his heart, no wonder, what was the point of all the monkey tricks, it turned out they were all trying to please little Jennifer, acting like a lady and the gifts she gave were the same.
These people are really amazing. They have obviously found out that their fifteenth wife is just a child.
He smiled and said, "Jennifer, take it. I'll give them the money later."
Jennifer cheered immediately and took the cage.
Yue Wensheng smiled and said, "Madam, this is the most successfully tamed treasure in Linglong class. Little Linglong has inherited the unique skills from our family. We have been taming it since it was young. It took us three years. So, little Linglong will serve you first. When you and this spiritual treasure have a tacit understanding, you can let little Linglong go home."
Jennifer shook her head gently, "No need, I think it looks so pitiful all alone, I will let it go up the mountain later." Then she looked at Lu Ming, "I, I want to play with it for three days, okay? Just three days?" Her little face was full of pleading.
Yue Wensheng was stunned when he heard this, and the pretty girl Xiao Linglong's face turned slightly pale.
Lu Ming smiled and said, "Okay, we'll discuss whether to release them or not later."
Looking at Yue Wensheng, Lu Ming said, "I don't know how to tame the thumb monkeys here, but most animal training is actually cruel to the animals. You probably don't know that the Animal Protection Law issued by Donghai actually has my contribution in it. I am one of the initiators."
Yue Wensheng was shocked. This was really unexpected. Commissioner Lu was so cold and ruthless to people, but how come he had such compassionate heart towards animals like a monk
Lu Ming smiled again: "Of course, you must be thinking, this is all because you have nothing better to do. You can't even take care of your own people, so why protect animals?" He sneered in his heart. In his previous life, it was the same. The first animal protection law appeared in Nazi Germany in the 1930s, which was also a kind of irony.
"You are right. Most of these laws are in wealthy areas. When people have enough food and clothing and live a comfortable life, they will have higher spiritual pursuits. We can talk about it one stage at a time. However, I think this kind of thumb monkey is very rare. It is better not to buy and sell it. They are small and will not harm farmers. They don't have much meat. They can't be used as food for farmers. They are just sold to the rich and powerful to play with. They have many natural enemies and it is difficult for them to survive. If we humans catch them, it will be too tragic."
"Yes!" Yue Wensheng immediately said firmly, "I will go back... Oh, I will communicate with the Legal Affairs Office to see if it is appropriate to issue relevant regulations! I still need to listen to the opinions of the legal people and take into account the local people's livelihood and sentiments."
Lu Ming smiled, and his eyes showed that he was a teachable kid.
Yue Wensheng immediately felt as if all his bones had lightened. He did not think there was anything wrong at all for an old man who was about to die to feel flattered in front of a young man in his twenties.