Ming politicians

() The major shift change of the county government was carried out without any dispute.

Su Pingyang served as the official of the house, Su Jun served as the official of the criminal house, Ma Huabiao served as the official of the military house, and Su Ertong served as the official of the workshop. Because Su Ertong was too young, he could not be in place in one step.The officials in the official room and the ceremony room were all replaced, and the former officials became the officials.

As for the yamen servants, the number has dropped from more than 1000 to more than [-].

Another position that was dismissed was not noticed by everyone, and that was the inspector and deputy inspector of the inspection department. In the middle of the small turmoil in Jiangning County, the inspection department failed to find out in time and made a proper response. Arrangements, inspectors and deputy inspectors were all impeached by the county government and resigned on their own initiative.

For the time being, Sun Yuankun will act as the deputy inspector in the inspection department, and Liu Shiliang and Luo Chang will act as deputy inspectors. As for Xiong Zijian, there is no arrangement for the time being. Xiong Zijian's status is a bit special. If it is arranged, it may have some influence.

The number of sergeants in the inspection department expanded rapidly, reaching 3000 in one fell swoop.

This was originally a big deal, but it did not cause much commotion, because in Yingtian Mansion, there was Ma Jiagan who helped to speak, and spared no effort to emphasize that Jiangning County needs to strengthen public security. It caused a big event, and even affected the stability of Nanjing City.

Wang Daozhi would not say anything, he remembered the emperor's secret decree very clearly, let's see what Su Tiancheng planned to do.

In just half a month, Su Tiancheng straightened out the county government, and the biggest problem was in front of him, which was the lack of money.

The annual tax of Jiangning County is only 13 taels of silver, and this silver is also included in the salaries of the county government officials. Although the salary is not a lot, it is less than ten thousand taels of silver for the whole year, but the county government needs expenses, including subsidies for government officials. The money handed over to the Beijing camp and the money given to the soldiers and horses of the five cities cannot be spared.

After excluding these expenses, there is not much money left. In addition, it cannot be collected in full, so of course it cannot be handed over, let alone do other things.

If you can't earn money, you can't do anything well.

This day's morning hall finally talked about silver.

"My lord, there are still 3 taels of silver in the treasury, and there are still two months to collect land taxes. At that time, there may be more than 8 taels of silver in the treasury. It needs to spend 5000 taels of silver, and the amount of silver that can be handed over is less than 5 taels after deducting the county government’s expenses and personal salary.”

Lu Tianming calculated these accounts very clearly.

"Well, the silver that can be controlled by the county government is too little. It is said that the sergeants of the inspection department need at least 5 taels of silver every year. There is no local expenditure, and the taxes collected every year are only so much. It seems that we Think of another way."

Lu Tianming looked at Su Tiancheng, and was very surprised. Those who attended the morning hall included officials from the Six Houses, including those from the Grain House. It must be inappropriate to say such things. Taxes are stipulated by the imperial court, so how could they be free? change.

He has already experienced Su Tiancheng's skills. This county magistrate, once he decides to do something, he must do it. Don't cause any big things this time.

"Not only is there not enough money, but the stock of grain is also seriously lacking. I went to the warehouse to see that the grain stock in Jiangning County is less than 60 shi. In such a large county, there are more than [-] people, which is equivalent to the head of each person. Each person only has about three dendrobiums of food, which can only last for two days, and if there is a famine, something big will happen."

Su Tiancheng's tone was a bit heavy, most of the people lowered their heads, only Qu Qingze didn't have much expression on his face.

"Okay, that's the end of today's discussion. Mr. Qu, Liu Dianshi and Su Sili from the housekeeper will stay here, and the rest of you, go to your own affairs."

Everyone followed Su Tiancheng to the second hall.

Just after sitting down, Su Tiancheng's expression became serious.

"My lord, how is the matter going?"

"It will take some time. It is estimated that it will end in mid-June."

Su Tiancheng nodded.

"Liu Dianshi, this matter must be done with heart. You have been in office for half a month, and you must be familiar with some routines. Don't always look at things with the eyes of a scholar. I am also a scholar. I am an agent of government affairs. , It’s completely different from studying, there are many things that need to be adapted by oneself, you follow Master Qu, it’s still more than half a month, at most a month, you will have to do it.”

Liu Zhongji blushed a little. In the past half a month, his brain was not enough. The specific government affairs were very different from what was said in the book. They were almost trivial matters, so he had to calm down. Fortunately, the team of yamen servants has been greatly reduced, and the quality is much higher, so the decree can be implemented quickly.

The only thing he felt uncomfortable was the flexibility of Su Tiancheng and Qu Qingze.

According to the sage's education, there are certain things that cannot be done, but Su Tiancheng and Qu Qingze don't care about those at all, they put forward their own opinions several times, and the actual situation later showed that they are indeed pedantic, and they have to follow their own ideas Do it, I'm afraid it will end badly.

He saw a lot of things and he was on the front line again, so his thoughts gradually changed, but this required a process, seeing Su Tiancheng's appearance, this process should not be too long, at most a month.

"Officer Su, the money in the house must be thoroughly cleaned up. In the warehouse, you must carefully inspect it. You can dispatch the sergeants sent by the inspection department at any time. For some expenses, discuss with Mr. Lu more. Xing character is cautious, but don't be too cautious, where you should spend, you should make suggestions."

At Chen Shi, Su Tiancheng stood up.

As for the county magistrate, it’s no wonder that he is in the county government every day. There are too many things about mother-in-law and mother, and you have to find you for big and small things. Time wasted, half a month passed, and his thoughts gradually became clear.

Each official is responsible for one piece. Lu Tianming and Su Pingyang are mainly responsible for the most important matters of money and food. Where there is a need for expenditure, direct expenditure is required. Unless it is a major expenditure, do not ask for instructions at ordinary times. For the matter of criminal name, Qu Qingze Bring Liu Zhongji, including Su Jun, the official of the punishment room, to take charge together, but Qu Qingze can't sink into the specific things. There are many things that he needs to handle with Qu Qingze.

Only in this way can he get out of the concrete things and think about important issues.

The top priority is money.

The big merchants in Jiangning County have not come to visit for such a long time, including many gentry in the county. This is actually a challenge, and it is normal for such a situation to occur.

The servants of the county government, on the one hand, serve the government, on the other hand, they are also the lackeys of these big merchants and gentry, and even act as thugs of the gentry and merchants. He cut off these thugs just after he took office, and of course they were dissatisfied.

It doesn't matter if you don't come to visit, Su Tiancheng and Qu Qingze have already discussed it, and the next step is to target the merchants.

Those wealthy merchants and gentry don't bleed, so where can the county government get money for it?

Of course, there is something strange about it. The situation in Nanzhili is special. In other words, there are more than a dozen officials in the capital. These officials have close ties with gentry and merchants. If you do something to oppress these people, the effect will definitely not be good. At that time, Zhu Youjian will not be able to withstand the pressure. As the county magistrate, he will do it to the end.

He would never do such a stupid thing.

Qu Qingze is a veteran in this field. When the two discussed, they had the same thoughts. Speaking of which, Qu Qingze also came from an ordinary family, and he was not used to big gentry families, so they hit it off immediately.

Su Tiancheng's appetite was huge, even the big Qu Qingze was surprised. Originally, he thought that with the materials in hand and some information Jin Yiwei knew, he would be able to do it quickly, but Su Tiancheng's request was completely out of place. It's different, so after careful consideration, Qu Qingze decided to continue to find out the situation. This is a big operation, and it must be foolproof.

Pity the big gentry in Jiangning County, including those big merchants, who don't know that the new county magistrate has allocated them to the abacus.

During this period of time, there were quite a few scholars who came to visit, most of them were recruiters and so on. The students couldn't get a grade, and they were too embarrassed to communicate with Su Tiancheng. He was the second place in the palace examination.

Su Tiancheng is getting a little tired. I don't know why these scholars are all so pedantic. It's probably because they read too much and have some problems in their brains. At the level, people in the officialdom are all thieves and thieves. When combined with the actual situation, everyone has to make changes.

Of course, there was one more thing that he paid close attention to, and that was the issue of the Donglin Party.

Liu Yunqing came to visit once and introduced the situation of the Donglin students in Nanjing. To Su Tiancheng's surprise, the Donglin Party in Southern Zhili still had some influence. As a member of the Donglin Party, he will not stop the development of Donglin Academy. The current governor, Wang Daozhi, also has a tolerant attitude towards Donglin Academy.

Containing the expansion of Donglin Academy is also one of Su Tiancheng's main tasks.

The Donglin Party's proposal has one of the biggest fatal injuries, which is to protect the interests of the big landlords. On the one hand, they talk about reducing the burden on the peasants, and on the other hand, they emphasize that the interests of the big landlords are sacred and cannot be violated, but they do not take into account the interests of the country. Interests, it seems that the country always has a way, such a troubled time, such a suggestion is actually a theory of subjugation.

There are quite a few people who agree with this suggestion.