Ming politicians

Another night, Weihaiwei and the small fishing village next to Penglai City suddenly became lively, and a large number of people gathered towards these two places, especially those craftsmen, almost all of them were concentrated in these two places. Most of the carpenters went to the small fishing village, and a large number of bricklayers went to Weihaiwei.

Countless logs and building materials began to gather towards these two places, and the team responsible for transportation began to be busy day and night.

The common people in Dengzhou and Laizhou are already used to this kind of situation. They know very well that this kind of concentration of people indicates that they have something to do and money to earn. Therefore, the common people don’t care about these things, and concentrate on farming the land. They have to finish the work in their own fields and prepare to go to these two places to do things. Anyway, there is no hurry, the government's announcement will come out soon.

The situation in Dengzhou and Laizhou has made the common people realize that their choice of going to Dengzhou and Laizhou is absolutely correct. This kind of news is constantly spreading, and many people tell their relatives and tell their relatives to hurry up. Going to Dengzhou and Laizhou, the locals in Dengzhou and Laizhou have almost nothing. Dorgon has been raging here for half a month, committing too many crimes, the army passed by, and there are no people in the thousands.

Su Tiancheng's attention has shifted to two other aspects. One is about the talents of navy construction. This kind of talents are not only the officers who command the battle, but also the technicians and craftsmen who build warships. The second is Qingzhou Case.

These two things are very important, there is no priority, and they must be done immediately. Relatively speaking, the talents of the Navy Construction can also be sought quickly.It doesn't matter if you are a little slower, but the situation in Qingzhou must be resolved immediately.

Before Su Tiancheng arrived in Dengzhou, the governor of Shandong made a small move. Before the imperial edict was issued, he confiscated a large amount of grain and silver deposits from the government office of Qingzhou and the prefectures and counties under its jurisdiction.Governments at all levels in Qingzhou were already very poor, and they didn’t have much money and food. Now that most of them were mobilized by the governor’s office, it became even more difficult. The governor’s approach was not wrong, because Qingzhou owed a lot of money. The imperial court paid a lot of taxes, at this time.No one can say anything about the action taken by the governor's yamen in the name of collecting taxes.

Just when the governments at all levels in Qingzhou were about to complain, the imperial court issued an imperial decree that the Qingzhou government was under the direct jurisdiction of Master Su Tiancheng, the governor of Jiliao. Worried about my future.Don't know what the future holds.

Although the civil and military officials who have worked with Su Tiancheng have a very good impression of Su Tiancheng.Do things according to the proposed, as long as you do things well and do your job well, you don't need to worry about the rest of the things. The salary and so on are very high, but in other places in the Ming Dynasty.Su Tiancheng's reputation is not very good. The series of reforms carried out by Su Tiancheng in Jiangning County, Henan Province, and Shaanxi have touched the interests of the rich and powerful, and naturally many discussions have come out. The rich and powerful will not speak well of Su Tiancheng.These dignitaries can control the public opinion. Although this kind of discussion is conducted in private and no one dares to speak ill of Su Tiancheng publicly, the words among the dignitaries can easily reach the ears of the officials.

After the imperial decree was issued, the officials in the prefecture and county of Qingzhou were not in the mood to act as an agent of the government, and they all wanted to transfer away from Qingzhou. This situation spread rapidly, so that many people wrote reports requesting transfer, and some officials who had a good relationship with the above, one after another After leaving Qingzhou and going to other places, the rest of the people were panicked, complaining that their relationship was not good and they could not be transferred.

The strange thing is that the imperial court seemed to acquiesce in this situation and did not send officials to Qingzhou.

After a few months, the prefectural and county government offices in Qingzhou were almost paralyzed.

For such a long time, the government has done one thing, persuading the common people not to leave Qingzhou, saying that Qingzhou, like Dengzhou and Laizhou, are places under the direct jurisdiction of Mr. Su, so the common people in Qingzhou can live stably in front of them, and there are quite a few people , I can't control so much anymore, I entered Dengzhou and Laizhou, found a job to do, and made money.

After this kind of news came out, the number of people who left Qingzhou slowly began to increase.

Officials at all levels were very flustered. They were afraid of being punished by Su Tiancheng. If Su Tiancheng ignored the situation and insisted on questioning the crime, they didn't know how to explain it.

Su Tiancheng knew about these situations, and Jin Yiwei's secret line still reported this situation.

As early as in Ningyuan, Su Tiancheng was thinking about officials in Qingzhou prefecture and county. Qingzhou's territory is very large, almost equal to the sum of Dengzhou and Laizhou's territories. Qingzhou prefecture governs thirteen counties and one prefecture. Capital County.

The difference between Qingzhou and Laizhou and Dengzhou is that both Dengzhou Prefecture and Laizhou Prefecture are close to the sea, but Qingzhou Prefecture is still some distance away from the sea. The economic and cultural center is mainly in the inland area. It has not attracted the attention of governments at all levels.

Ordinarily under such circumstances, it would be inappropriate to place Qingzhou under the jurisdiction of Su Tiancheng, but the court was very clear about the situation at that time. Dengzhou and Laizhou suffered devastating blows, and Qingzhou was not much better. Dole The post-gold Tartars led by Dagon also entered some places under the jurisdiction of Qingzhou Prefecture. All the gentry and wealthy households in Qingzhou basically ran away cleanly. Qingzhou is also a desolate place.

Putting Qingzhou under the direct jurisdiction of Su Tiancheng is actually a way for the court to shift the burden.

Su Tiancheng's thinking is different. The territories of Dengzhou and Laizhou are not very large, which is still somewhat unfavorable for future development. Drawing Qingzhou over will almost double the territory, so that a large number of people can be gathered, and the land will also be large. The increase, Qingzhou basically belongs to the plain area, there are not many mountains, the land is fertile, and the grain harvest is very good, and Qingzhou can become a buffer zone between Dengzhou and Laizhou, even if Su Tiancheng has something nasty with the court in the future, as the main The Dengzhou and Laizhou military bases are also well protected.

Of course, Qingzhou is under the jurisdiction of Su Tiancheng, and he must also build it well. How to build Qingzhou well, the routine is still the same, the key lies in the officials at all levels, and what Su Tiancheng needs to worry about directly is the prefecture and county of Qingzhou The chief officer, as long as these people are equipped, the rest of the things will be easy to handle.

The prefect of Qingzhou prefecture is the candidate that Su Tiancheng is mainly considering. Now the prefect of Qingzhou has been transferred, and the imperial court has not sent officials for a long time. It is obvious that Su Tiancheng has to worry about it.

The selection of the prefect gave Su Tiancheng a headache. He has many talents under his command, but most of them are military-oriented, and there are not many people who are really familiar with people's livelihood, nor are they special. A large number of officials who are familiar with people's livelihood have stayed in Shaanxi, and it is impossible to transfer them here. The main task of building Dengzhou, Laizhou and Qingzhou is still in the construction of the army.

Regarding the positioning of Qingzhou, Su Tiancheng has different ideas. This is not the main military base, but the garrison is for sure. The main role of Qingzhou is still in the construction of people's livelihood. It will become a transit place for maritime trade in the future, and a large number of merchants They will gather here, and even some foreign agencies that may appear in the future will also settle in Qingzhou.

Therefore, the magistrate of Qingzhou Prefecture must be a very capable official who knows how to manage the affairs of the government well and how to act as a proxy for government affairs.

After thinking for a long time, Su Tiancheng turned his attention to Liu Yunqing.

Liu Yunqing is already a Jinshi, and now he is a concubine of the Imperial Academy. He secretly controls the Zhongxing Academy. If Liu Yunqing is allowed to come to Qingzhou, he will definitely be able to attract a large number of intermediate forces from the Zhongxing Academy to Qingzhou. Moreover, Liu Yunqing's ideas have already been established. He has made a big difference, is his own hard-core supporter, and is also a solid confidant.

But Liu Yunqing also has shortcomings, that is, he lacks practical experience and has never done anything in the local area. If he comes to Qingzhou and becomes the magistrate, he needs to be equipped with an excellent co-prefect.

As for the person who is a co-presbyterian, Su Tiancheng has already thought about it, and that is Liu Zhongji.

Liu Zhongji is still the magistrate of Shanzhou now, and he became the co-prefect of Qingzhou Prefecture. From the fifth rank to the fifth rank, it can be regarded as a promotion. Liu Zhongji has served as the magistrate of Shanzhou for many years, and he has done a good job. Su Tiancheng knew it from Yan Zizhang. Yes, transferring Liu Zhongji to Qingzhou can help Liu Yunqing very well.

The chief officers of the thirteen counties of the next prefecture still follow the old method of selecting candidates from the Jiangning battalion soldiers. Some junior officers who are older and have rich experience can serve as prefects and counties. The place is unlikely, but in the place under Su Tiancheng's jurisdiction, the problem is not very big.

After drawing up the memorial, Su Tiancheng submitted it, and now it is waiting for the imperial court's decision. Once the imperial court issues an imperial edict, Su Tiancheng can start to carry out a comprehensive rectification of Qingzhou.

In mid-February, the imperial court issued an imperial decree, completely in accordance with Su Tiancheng's request, appointing the prefects, Tongzhi, prefects and county magistrates of Qingzhou.

It was late February when Liu Yunqing and Liu Zhongji rushed to Qingzhou, and they went to meet Su Tiancheng. At this time, the magistrates and county magistrates of the prefectures and counties of Qingzhou had already taken office, and began to follow Su Tiancheng's request to do a good job. The spring plowing has produced, and at the same time began to clean up the population of Qingzhou to prepare for the next move.

Su Tiancheng told Liu Yunqing and Liu Zhongji all the requirements, and told them that the most important task at present is to ensure the production of spring roots, and at the same time, clarify the ownership of the land, and make sufficient preparations for determining the ownership of the land in the next step. Prepare. (To be continued..)