Ming politicians

The booming construction has begun to play a huge role. Dengzhou and Laizhou seem to be a golden coast, and the population continues to gather here. Following Su Tiancheng to Dengzhou, Su Jun and Su Er, who are in charge of the coordination of the Governor's Office Tong, I have already arranged manpower to count the population of Dengzhou, Laizhou, and Qingzhou. This time the statistics are very detailed, and a mechanism has been formed. Every month, prefectures and counties must report the increase in population and the number of cultivated land. Distribution situation, as of the end of February, the population of Dengzhou has reached 77, the population of Laizhou has reached 58, and the population of Qingzhou is much smaller, only 21. This population density cannot be compared with hundreds of years later. , but considering that the total population of Daming is only about 7000 million to 8000 million, and after several years of war, the population has decreased a lot. concentrated in the south.

It is not easy for Dengzhou and Laizhou to reach such a population. Su Jun, Su Ertong and others are in a hurry. The increase in population means that the cost will become huge.

But Su Tiancheng is not in a hurry. The development of Dengzhou, Laizhou, and Qingzhou depends first on the dividend of population. In this era, having people is an advantage, not to mention that the promotion of sweet potatoes and corn here can greatly increase food production and feed people. With such a large population, there will be no big problems, and the development of Dengzhou and Laizhou needs to develop in the direction of commercialization, so that they can become truly rich.

It is Qingzhou that needs to intensify its construction.

It is necessary to plan ahead.

Su Tiancheng rushed to Qingzhou and went straight to the government office of Qingzhou.

Liu Yunqing and Liu Zhongji are still familiar with the situation in Qingzhou. Qingzhou is not rich, if it is not relying on the governor's office to take out the money.It was simply untenable.

"Liu Yunqing, Liu Zhongji, the situation in Qingzhou is not very good. The population is only 21 people, and it is still migrating towards Dengzhou and Laizhou. This situation cannot continue to occur. There are [-] states in Qingzhou. Counties, the population of some counties is less than [-], how can the county government maintain such a situation."

Liu Yunqing looked at Liu Zhongji, and spoke first.

"Your Excellency, Xiaguan and Master Liu are still familiar with the situation. Qingzhou is incomparable with Dengzhou and Laizhou. When Kong Youde rebelled, Qingzhou was affected. Dorgon invaded, and here was even more affected. Fear, a lot of relocations have been made, and most of the gentry and rich households have left..."

"I know what you mean. There are still some things that you are embarrassed to say. Dengzhou and Laizhou are valued differently, so a large number of people have moved to Dengzhou or Laizhou. You can't stop it, so In such a situation, you need to think of a solution even more. How to prevent this situation from happening, how to increase the population of Qingzhou, and how to make the people here rich."

Both Liu Yunqing and Liu Zhongji bowed their heads. They really couldn't think of this way.

"The last time you were asked to check the land. How is it going?"

"My lord, according to Master Liu's request, the lower officials are in charge of this matter. Most of the land in Qingzhou is concentrated in the hands of gentry and wealthy households. There are not many lands owned by ordinary people. The land owned by Qingzhou Guards is even more There are quite a lot of these lands, and the lower officials have urged them to cultivate them, but the enthusiasm of the common people is not high. At the same time, the rent fees charged by the gentry and wealthy households are very high, and the common people lease the land for cultivation, so they may not be able to support their families.”

"Understood, how is the land acquisition going?"

"There are some difficulties. The main reason is that these wealthy gentry do not want to sell the land, and the asking price is not low. The government and government offices at all levels cannot afford it."

Su Tiancheng shook his head, Liu Yunqing and Liu Zhongji are both scholars, they should be upright in doing things, follow the rules, but in Qingzhou, if you do things according to the rules, it will definitely have no effect, those gentry and wealthy households, He also wouldn't care, if this matter was left to Su Jun, it would have been done long ago.

In the three places of Dengzhou, Laizhou and Qingzhou, Su Tiancheng would not care about the feelings of the rich gentry. If the vested interests are all occupied by these rich gentry, then large-scale construction will not be possible. In his thinking Inside, in these three places, there are basically no wealthy gentry households. Even if they exist, it will be a matter of several years later.

"Qingzhou Guard is revoked, and all the land in the guard is owned by the government. As for the land owned by the gentry and rich households, this matter is handed over to Su Jun, and it is enough for you to assist. A while ago, a large number of gentry and rich All households have moved to Jinan Prefecture. Since they have moved there, they should not come back. From now on, the prefectural and county yamen will start to register the population again. All the gentry and wealthy households who have moved away will not be registered. If they If you want to go back to Qingzhou, then go directly to the Governor's Mansion, they will get a satisfactory answer, and take back the cultivated land owned by the government. According to the method of Dengzhou and Laizhou, it will be assigned to the people who moved here. Such a measure , it can attract a large number of people, but you should pay attention, try not to absorb people from Jinan, Yanzhou and Dongchang. Recently, there will be a lot of people in Sichuan. All these people were resettled to Qingzhou, these are the family members of Jiangning battalion soldiers, you must resettle them properly."

The people Su Tiancheng mentioned were actually the families of a thousand white soldiers who had witnessed the great changes in Dengzhou and Laizhou. These soldiers also wanted to move their families here. After all, the environment in Sichuan was too bad. Su Tiancheng has agreed that these people can be placed in Qingzhou.

"As for your complaints that Dengzhou and Laizhou have unusual advantages, such as docks, shipyards, naval barracks, etc., are all in Dengzhou, and Laizhou has become another commercial port because of its proximity to the sea, part of the Jiangning camp. Soldiers, a military camp has been built in Laizhou, which is the headquarters of the Jiangning Camp. I know all about this, but the status of Qingzhou is also different. In my plan, Qingzhou will become the largest commercial distribution center, from Weihaiwei and Laizhou. All the goods will be concentrated in Qingzhou. According to the division of regions, this place will also become a transit point for goods. All goods transported by sea will be gathered here. At that time, Qingzhou will also be very prosperous."

Liu Yunqing and Liu Zhongji looked at Su Tiancheng without speaking.

Su Tiancheng sighed. He was very clear that neither of them understood what he meant. Both of them were scholars, and they didn't understand the great role of commerce at all. What came to their minds was still the concept of agriculture. This is not something that can be changed all at once. Without the actual facts, it is impossible for the two of them to understand.

But not many people understand this now.

"Okay, I won't say anything superfluous. From now on, I will give you a month to rectify the officials in the government. All the officials who have a bad reputation or even bad records will be abolished. The government must become lean and efficient, and the total number of officials should be controlled within 1000, which cannot exceed this number. As for the important things you need to do, except for money, food and punishment, the rest will be carried out according to the requirements of the Governor's Office."

Wandering around Qingzhou Fucheng, Su Tiancheng was a little annoyed. There were not many people on the street, and the shops seemed lifeless. It really couldn't be compared with Dengzhou and Laizhou. Such a scene would not be able to attract a large number of people, let alone impossible. As a business distribution center, it seems that I need to act in advance.

Wan Chenggui rushed to Qingzhou Fucheng and directly entered the official post.

Su Tiancheng is waiting for him here.

Wan Chenggui has become the big boss of the wealthy party. Of course, he knows how to repay Su Tiancheng. Every year, he rushes to the capital to pay New Year's greetings to Su Tiancheng, and he also donates a lot of money to Jiang Ning in various names. camp.

Wan Chenggui is very envious of Song Sijun, and thinks that Song Sijun is a truly generous businessman. He not only controls the mutual market, but also can mobilize Jiangning soldiers and merchants from various Mongolian tribes under special circumstances, including merchants who entered Anning and Jingbian from the mainland. When they saw Song Sijun, they were all respectful and did not dare to neglect in the slightest.

After receiving Su Tiancheng's message, Wan Chenggui rushed to Qingzhou non-stop. Susufang is only one aspect of Wan Chenggui's business. His business scope has long been expanded to include grain, salt and tea.

After seeing Su Tiancheng, Wan Chenggui quickly knelt down to salute.

"Boss Wan, don't be so polite, get up quickly, you are still the chairman of the Jiangning County Chamber of Commerce, and you can be regarded as a person of status. When you see me, don't treat me like this."

"The little ones have today's climate, and they all rely on the support of adults."

"Don't talk about it, it's all the result of your own hard work."

After seeing Wan Chenggui sit down, Su Tiancheng spoke slowly.

"Boss Wan, I know you are very envious of Song Sijun, and also want to be able to achieve that height. Now I will give you a chance to see if you can grasp it."

Wan Chenggui, who had just sat down, stood up excitedly when he heard what Su Tiancheng said.

"What orders do you have from the adults, the little ones will not hesitate to die."

"Hehe, it's simple. Move all your business to the prefectural city of Qingzhou, and recruit some powerful merchants to come to Qingzhou and disperse them to the counties. Qingzhou will soon undergo tremendous changes. From time to time, countless merchants will come to this place, no less than Fort Anning and Jingbian. As for the management of the market, I am going to leave it to you. It depends on whether you can do it according to my requirements. .”

Wan Chenggui, who completely believed in Su Tiancheng, did not hesitate at all.

"The little one will go back to Jiangning County and move all the businesses here, including the business in Jinan Prefecture. It's just the shops in Fort Anning. The small one wants to keep it."

"Hehe, that's no problem, and I didn't say anything, you can only do business in Qingzhou, but when the time comes, I'm afraid you will be too busy." (To be continued...)