Qiming 1158

Chapter 1557 You are neither Shang Yang nor Wang Anshi
From the eighth year of Hongwu to the 12th year of Hongwu, during the four years, Zhang Shi and Lu You did a lot of practical things in the jurisdiction.

As far as their true feelings are concerned, being an official in the Ming Dynasty is completely different from being an official in the Southern Song Dynasty.

Lu You and Zhang Jin both corresponded with Su Yonglin several times during this period, expressing their excitement and sense of responsibility as Daming officials, and frankly admitting that it is much easier to do things in Daming than in the Southern Song Dynasty.

In particular, the use of money by local officials is much more convenient than that of officials in the Southern Song Dynasty.

The operation of local finance in the Southern Song Dynasty was slightly better than that in the Northern Song Dynasty. It was not as rigid. There was also the existence of the Sichuan region, which was similar to the special economic zone. However, in general, the Northern Song Dynasty’s practice of strong and weak branches was maintained, and there were many localities. Constraints.

The main one is the financial constraints.

And because of the existence of the old coins, many places had to organize a large number of people during the important agricultural production period to transport the old coins to the court for free to the border for delivery to the golden people.

Those places are really impoverished, not only can normal economic activities be unsustainable, but even agricultural production will be greatly affected.

The only small amount of financial revenue and most of it was taken by Lin'an. When they want to repair a slightly larger project, they often have no money and need to apply to Lin'an for approval and request for support and permission.

Such requests are often difficult to pass. Occasionally, they have to burn high incense to thank Lin'an for giving themselves a political achievement.

Of course, there are thousands of ways for people who just want to make money to exploit people to make unscrupulous money, but for those who have ideals and want to do things, this kind of thing is really too cruel.

Zhang Shi and Lu You belong to this category.

But when they entered Daming and became officials of Daming, they found that they really could do what they wanted to do.

Beginning in the eighth year of Hongwu, Zhang Shi and Lu You dealt with local government affairs in their respective positions, and carried out extensive restoration work for Jiangnan areas that had experienced war.

Build bridges and pave roads, build water conservancy, rebuild city walls, and build houses.

The central government of the Ming Dynasty supported the recovery of the Jiangnan region and provided greater financial support. The Ministry of Finance's financial approval for the reconstruction of Jiangnan was generally relatively fast.

The infrastructure in the Jiangnan area has been greatly improved during the tenures of Zhang Shi and Lu You, and all the damaged, outdated, and rubbish projects have been disposed of.

When Su Yonglin went south in the 12th year of Hongwu, what he saw was not what he saw when he crusaded against the Southern Song Dynasty, nor what he saw before he went north to Shandong.

With good infrastructure, with land, and with the policy of light and low income, the people of Jiangnan will have hope for life.

At present, it is the time of Jiangnan's great development. Officials are trying their best to make political achievements, and farmers and workers are working hard to earn money and spend. Therefore, Jiangnan folks have less sense of political events.

So that when they noticed something wrong, Su Yonglin had already resolved the matter.

Lu You and Zhang Shi, a small number of officials who entered Daming from the Southern Song Dynasty, did not dare to intervene in the central power struggle of Daming. They also strictly ordered their subordinates from Jiangnan not to discuss this matter publicly without authorization, and asked them to be cautious in their words and deeds, and even It's a wait-and-see situation.

This wait and see saw Su Yonglin cross the river south, and they lied down and won.

Both Lu You and Zhang Shi are relatively pure and idealistic people, but Su Yonglin can see more dynamic scenes and officials and members who are more willing to work hard in Jiangdong Province and Zhejiang Province than in Shandong. This kind of scene It reminded him of Shandong once.

During the period of the Shengjie Army and the Restoration Army in Shandong, the army and the people were united in the northern expedition, and they overthrew the Jin Kingdom with the strength of a province, overthrowing the reactionary rule of the Jin Kingdom.

At that time, everyone worked hard to make a revolution in construction, tossing the traditional gentry and landlords to death, from having nothing to having everything. People also went from being hungry to their backs to being able to eat three meals a day. During that time, I really experienced a lot.

If the land of Shandong did not have that fiery revolutionary enthusiasm, Su Yonglin would definitely not believe it.

It's just that over time, everyone gained a lot and lost a lot.

What happened in Shandong may eventually reappear here, but the enthusiasm at this moment is definitely not false.

Compared with Zhang Shi, who had been the second-in-command in the Southern Song Dynasty and had a high income, Lu You's family background was relatively weak.

So when Su Yonglin went, Lu You invited Su Yonglin to eat Yangtze River fish and drink fish soup, while Zhang Zhi took Su Yonglin directly to the Beiguolou opened by Su Changsheng to gulp down the mutton, and the famous dish of Beiguolou Town Store [Fish and Sheep] was full.

Zhang Zhen also called Su Changsheng, and the two of them accompanied Su Yonglin together, so that Su Yonglin had a good meal.

After drinking and eating, Su Yonglin told the two about what happened before.

"I've been thinking about this political reform for a long time, and I've always been thinking about the opportunity to implement it. This accidental illness just gave me this opportunity. Of course, I also thought that all of this could be implemented smoothly, but now it seems that , the challenge has only just begun.”

Zhang Shi and Su Changsheng looked at each other, and then looked at Su Yonglin together.

"Isn't it over?"

"No, it's just the beginning."

Su Yonglin said with a smile: "This fluctuation is a bit big, the central movement has been dealt with almost, but the local movement has not yet, the establishment of the Ministry of Public Security and their local branch construction will make the local power The pattern has changed.

Jiangnan is okay, the construction time is not long, and the power structure in many places has not been fully formed. It is not a bad thing to intervene in a public security department at this time, but the Central Plains is different. They have been stable for many years. .

What the bureaucrats desire most is stability, peace, and immobility, so that they can jump up and down, and gain benefits from the prescribed regulations. At this time, a little movement or two will bring them losses in terms of benefits, so they will be very angry.

If nothing else, the establishment of this department has eliminated the traditional security management personnel. Those who are qualified can be included in the new department, but some people will be unemployed because of this. I have ordered this Do you think they will be happy when some officials have been dismissed? "

Su Changsheng and Zhang Shi looked at each other again and stopped talking.

Obviously, they also realized something.

"Every reform is bound to be accompanied by some people's dissatisfaction and resistance."

Su Yonglin smiled bitterly and said, "The revolution we initiated is actually a reform, a radical reform that will kill people, but it is not a reform that doesn't die. That reform is just delaying the time for the outbreak of the problem, and the one that can solve the problem must be Reformation to die for.

Because of this, I admire people who have the courage to reform since ancient times. Whether it is Shang Yang or Wang Anshi, they are all people who dare to take action against huge vested interest groups, no matter whether they succeed or fail in the end, live or die, It doesn't affect my respect for them. "

This sounded a bit strange, and Zhang Shi felt that there was a problem.

Why is Su Yonglin ready to be Shang Yang or Wang Anshi?

"You shouldn't think like this. You are neither Shang Yang nor Wang Anshi. You are far greater than them."

"When I don't harm your interests, you naturally think that I am great, but what if I harm your interests?"

Su Yonglin suddenly looked at Zhang Xun with a smile, seeing Zhang Xun's heart pounding, and hurriedly denied it.

"President, since I joined the Revival Society, I have not violated any interests of the Revival Society's rules."

"I know, just kidding."

Su Yonglin waved his hand, sighed again, and said slowly, "Be it Qiao Feng before, Lu Dian, now Liang Yuankai, Zhang Ming, and Mu Ming, they were all I relied on. The people I trust and trust are also people who once bravely moved forward to make revolution.

But now, they are all on the opposite side of me, on the opposite side of the Ming Dynasty's national interests and the interests of the people, Jingfu, what do you think is the reason for this?Is it my fault, their fault, or someone else's? "

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