Ming politicians

Yang Sichang finally came to Dengzhou, and Lu Shanji and Xu Eryi followed him to Dengzhou.

It seemed strange that the three of them could get together. Fortunately, Zhou Yanru, the new chief minister of the cabinet, was focused on consolidating his power and didn't pay special attention to them. The emperor also thought of big things, and Jin Yiwei and Dongchang also relaxed. In addition to monitoring the three of them, what is more important is that Dong Chang, the person in charge of Jinyiwei's dark line, has a somewhat vague attitude on this matter, otherwise the three of them would not have been able to leave the capital.

Su Tiancheng knew the whereabouts of Yang Sichang and his party well.

Among the three, Lu Shanji does not need to worry, and Su Tiancheng is also ready to entrust Lu Shanji with a heavy responsibility to assist Hong Chengchou and take charge of many matters of the Jiangning camp, but Yang Sichang and Xu Eryi can't explain clearly, Especially Xu Eryi.

Don't look at Xu Eryi as Su Tiancheng's mentor, but this old man is too stubborn, his head is full of pedantic ideas, everything must be done in accordance with orthodox ideas, just like Su Tiancheng's rebellious practices, in Xu Eryi's opinion , must be outrageous.As for Yang Sichang, it might be a little better.

So Su Tiancheng had to make adequate preparations. It was a good thing to be able to keep Yang Sichang and Xu Eryi. Even if he couldn't keep them, don't force them for now.

Along the way, Yang Sichang and others looked very carefully. After leaving Beizhili and entering Jinan Prefecture in Shandong, they felt a little strange. The situation seemed to be different from Beizhili. The lives of ordinary people were generally richer and more prosperous. , and far stronger than Beizhili. After entering Qingzhou, the three of them couldn't believe their eyes. What they saw was the effective management of the government, and the people really had enough food and clothing.But the people I saw had smiles on their faces, and even red faces. This was completely different from the situation in Beizhili, and it was far stronger than that in Jinan Prefecture.

Enter Qingzhou Fucheng.The bustling and lively atmosphere completely infected the three of them, and they once again understood Su Tiancheng's ability.

Entering Dengzhou Fucheng, the feeling of Yang Sichang and others can only be described as shock, the degree of prosperity here.It has already surpassed the capital city, even Yangzhou, Suzhou and other places in the south cannot be compared with here. [

What is even more surprising to everyone is that there are many foreigners here, including black slaves, coming and going on the street.Even doing things in the workshop, the common people are not surprised at all, they are used to it.

If such a situation happened in the capital, it would definitely attract crowds of people watching. In other places in Beizhili, there were no foreigners or black slaves at all.

seeing is believing.Seeing these situations, Yang Sichang and Xu Eryi, who were originally full of anger, slowly fell silent. They studied hard, began to take part in the imperial examination, and entered the imperial court as officials. People who live a good life have seen all kinds of situations in the officialdom for many years.The life of the people in Ming Dynasty is still very hard. Even in the relatively affluent south, the life of the people is not so good, let alone the north.What was seen in Qingzhou and Dengzhou, it can be said with certainty that it cannot be seen anywhere else.

Yang Sichang and Xu Er didn't believe it at first. They even took a rest in the villages and towns of Qingzhou and Dengzhou for one night respectively, and walked around, but what they saw was indeed a situation of abundant food and clothing and happy people. .Moreover, the population density of these places is beyond their imagination. A random town has a population of more than a thousand people. Such a situation is rare even near the capital.

In Dengzhou and Qingzhou, they also found some differences, that is, business is particularly prosperous, there are shops everywhere, even in villages and towns, there are many shops, Dengzhou and Qingzhou have very large workshops, workshops There are many people doing things in it, processing silk, food, clothing, medicinal materials, etc., and even jewelry, gold and silver. Only you can't think of it, and no one else can't do it.

Yang Sichang and others will not understand that this is the best way of brainwashing. No matter how stubborn their ideas are, when facing the facts, as long as they are people with conscience, they will be most touched.

So, before they came to Dengzhou and entered the governor's mansion, Yang Sichang and Xu Er began to think about why Su Tiancheng was able to make Dengzhou, Qingzhou and Laizhou develop so rapidly. You must know that these places were once devastated , Dorgon completely destroyed this place, and it has only been a few years, if Su Tiancheng is allowed to govern Daming, what will happen.

As for Lu Shanji, he was the happiest. He had already made up his mind to follow Su Tiancheng, and he even wrote to Sun Quan and others, asking them to come to Dengzhou as well.

Su Tiancheng greeted Yang Sichang and others at the gate of the Governor's Mansion.

Although Yang Sichang, Xu Eryi, Lu Shanji and others had no official positions, Su Tiancheng still saluted the three Jishou.

Yang Sichang spoke first.

"I dare not accept such courtesy from Master Su. Xu Eryi is Master Su's benefactor. To deserve this gift, Lu Shanji is also Master Su's best friend."

Su Tiancheng had a smile on his face.

"A gentleman's friendship should be like this, Lord Yang, please don't be polite."

The banquet had been prepared long ago, and the dishes were very delicate, but the quantity was not large. Zhu Shenxuan and Hong Chengchou accompanied the three of them for dinner, which was the highest courtesy. [

Yang Sichang didn't care to praise the situation of Dengzhou and Qingzhou, and pointed to the food and wine on the table.

"Master Su, along the way we saw Dengzhou and Qingzhou are so rich, is the food so simple?"

Su Tiancheng smiled and spoke.

"My lords, this is not what I pretended to be. If my lords hadn't come to the governor's mansion, there would not be so many dishes. Anyway, many officials in the governor's mansion eat what the common people earn. Taxes should never be wasted. I have no objection to officials eating well, and I also require officials and soldiers to eat well, including their families, but if there is waste, they will be punished."

In fact, this anti-waste atmosphere was not deliberately requested by Su Tiancheng, but he had such living habits. The growth of the camp requires more and more money. If the habit of extravagance and waste is formed from top to bottom, it will be difficult to maintain. In addition, there are many merchants in Dengzhou, Laizhou and Qingzhou. Merchants are relatively frugal and not accustomed to waste, so the habit of frugality practiced by the government quickly spread.

Su Tiancheng didn't know that this act of his heart caused a lot of shock to everyone. Everyone knew the social atmosphere during the Chongzhen period. Since Jian himself cut down on food and clothing, extravagance and waste are still prevailing down there, and there are very few officials who really care about the sufferings of the people, but Su Tiancheng still demands frugality and opposes extravagance and waste when Dengzhou and other places are extremely rich. It's not that simple.

Yang Sichang couldn't believe it, he smiled and spoke again.

"I don't know how the dishes in the Governor's Mansion are arranged on weekdays."

Su Tiancheng didn't answer directly, looking at Zhu Shenxuan, Zhu Shenxuan was directly responsible for the daily affairs of the Governor's Mansion, so it was best for Zhu Shenxuan to answer this question.

Of course Zhu Shenxuan understood the meaning and spoke with a smile.

"Master Yang cares about the dishes of the Governor's Mansion. It's very simple. I can see how the officials in the Governor's Mansion are living in the past two days. I feel the same way. Today, I made it specially because of the presence of all the adults. Be prepared, there is no such kind of life on weekdays."

"His Royal Highness King Jin can say that, so I believe it."

The speed of eating was very fast, and everyone didn't drink much. In fact, Yang Sichang and others didn't drink a lot. They were concerned about other things, including some important decisions, and Su Tiancheng knew very well that they were not thinking about drinking. , without extra persuasion.

After eating, Zhu Shenxuan invited everyone to the canteen of the Governor's Mansion to have a look.

This is a very fresh topic. Yang Sichang and others have never heard of it. When working in the palace, the imperial dining room will provide some life. It is a gift from the emperor, and ordinary people cannot enjoy it. As for the following Yamen at all levels are responsible for their own life, and officials need to bring rice from home.

After coming to the so-called canteen, Yang Sichang and others were eye-opening. It turned out that the officials of the governor’s office all ate in this so-called canteen. The dishes were neatly arranged, and each dish was packed in a wooden basin , there is a spoon in it, whatever dishes officials want to eat, just use the spoon to serve, there are not many dishes, that is, six, and there is a big pot of soup.

When Yang Sichang and others went to see it, it happened to be the time for the officials of the governor's mansion to eat. When many officials served food and vegetables, it was very natural.

Zhu Shenxuan said to everyone with a smile.

"My lords, Mr. Su and I also often eat here."

Yang Sichang's eyes were shining, and he kept nodding.

"Okay, this method is very good. Food, clothing, housing and transportation are the biggest problems. This solves the problem of food. I don't know how to come up with this method."

"This is the method Mr. Su came up with. Many government offices in Dengzhou, Laizhou and Qingzhou all adopt this method. The officials need to pay a certain amount of silver. The cost of this consumption is actually deducted from the salary, but The government has also given some subsidies and invested some silver taels, which is not a lot.”

If Yang Sichang accepts these things faster, Xu Eryi is different. He even walked over, picked up the chopsticks, and tasted the dishes in the wooden basin. Their. (to be continued...)