The first assistant of the poor family

Chapter 122
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After all, people still have to rely on themselves.

After Xie Shen left the county office, he wasn't too depressed.

The performance of County Magistrate Wu today made him see many things clearly, many things that he had never understood.

It's hard to describe this experience as smooth, but it's probably useful.

From the standpoint of County Magistrate Wu, his choice was not wrong.Safeguarding one's life wisely is the most correct choice in the officialdom, no matter how you say it, County Magistrate Wu has saved some face for Xie Shen.Xie Shen is a pragmatist, since he still wants to hang out in Yuyao's territory, he still doesn't want to tear himself apart with County Magistrate Wu before passing the Jinshi examination.

But this matter certainly cannot be left alone.The young man thought about it for a while, and realized that he could rely on only a few forces from Fan Zong.

The Wang family, the Xie family, and then Lu Yuan.

The long distance can't quench the near thirst, so there is no hope for Lu Yuan to be on official business in the Hangzhou government for the time being.Xie Qian, the backer of the Xie family, is even far away in the capital.Then, it seems that the only one he can rely on is the Wang family of the Mystical Map School.

Although Wang Hua is also an official in Beijing, his younger brother Wang Suke is still in Yuyao.

After Wang Su was rescued by Xie Shen and Wang Shouren and returned to Yuyao, he has been taking leave to recuperate in his hometown.This is equivalent to a kind of cold treatment, and people will forget about it after a long time.This is of course the result of a multi-party mediation game, but as long as the higher-ups don't pursue it, the lower-level people will turn a blind eye to it.

Although Wang Su was sick and in the village, he was still an official, and some contacts were still there.Of course, Xie Shen wasn't sure if Wang Su's connections were still available, but he still had to ask first.

It is not Xie Shen's style to give up the investigation so easily.

As for Shui Yun, Xie Shen is worried about letting her show up in public again, it is safest for her to stay in the mansion during this time.

After sending Shui Yun back home, Xie Shen turned around and went straight to the Wang family mansion.

The doorman of the Wang family has long been acquainted with Xie Shen, and when he saw Young Master Xie knocking on the door, he immediately welcomed him in with a smiling face.

"Mr. Xie, my eldest young master, third young master, and second master are all in the flower hall. The younger one will take you there."

"kindness."

Although Xie Shen was in a bad mood, he still managed to squeeze out a smile.

The two walked through the courtyards one after the other, and came to the flower hall of the palace.

Menzi politely thanked Shen with a salute, and walked away quickly.

Xie Shen walked up to Wang's uncle and nephew with a sad face, and cupped his hands: "Wang Shibo, Brother Shouren, Brother Shouwen, Xie came here uninvited, I'm so bothering you."

Wang Su waved his hand and said, "Xie Jiaxiaolang said nothing, you are my savior. Without you, I am afraid that I would not be able to sit here and drink with my good nephew now. Sit down and talk."

Wang Shouren also said, "Brother Shenxian, please sit down first. If you don't come, I still want to send someone to look for you."

"Yes, brother Shenxian, there is a great opportunity in front of you, you must not refuse it."

Xie Shenqiang raised his spirits and asked curiously, "What's a good thing?"

Wang Su cleared his throat and said, "Shouren, you should tell Xie Xiaolang."

Wang Shouren nodded, and said in a harmonious voice, "Brother Shenxian must not know that Master Xu is coming to Yuyao, right?"

Xie Shen was slightly taken aback.Master Xu?Which Master Xu?There were quite a few officials with the surname Xu in the Ming Dynasty, even the Hongzhi Dynasty had several.The most famous one is of course Xu Pu, the chief assistant of the dynasty.But the old man had just been promoted to the chief assistant, and it was a busy time, so how could he go out of Beijing to Yuyao, thousands of miles away, for inspection.

"Xie would like to hear the details."

"It's Xu Yuanyi, the left servant of the Ministry of Industry, Mr. Xu!"

Boom!

Xie Shen's brain exploded and he almost fell down.

Xu Yuanyi Xu Guan?The famous water control minister in Hongzhi Zhongxing?

It can be said that there are countless famous officials in the Hongzhi Dynasty, but there are not many who are truly distinctive and capable, and can be remembered at once.

As Master Zhen Kewang said, there are too many Qingliu above the court, and the most indispensable thing in the Ming Dynasty is Qingliu, a direct minister.

Mr. Xu Guan is a powerful faction who is independent from the world.

In the fifth year of Hongzhi, that is, last year, the Susong River was silted up, causing floods.Floods spread to Songzhou, Changzhou, Zhenjiang and other places, which shocked the ruling and opposition parties.

We must know that the Ming Dynasty was a highly developed and complete agricultural society, and the south of the Yangtze River was an important area for grain production, and the above four places were the leaders in grain production in all parts of the south of the Yangtze River.

Food is the most important thing for the people, and once the floods flooded countless fertile fields, the impact would be devastating.

If there is no food to eat, there will be famine, and then there will be refugees, followed by ****
Today, the son loves the people like a son, so he immediately sent Xu Guan, the left servant of the Ministry of Industry, to Susong to control the flood.

This is not a good job, and the credit goes to the emperor if it is done well.If you don't do a good job, you have to bear the blame yourself.

However, Mr. Xu rolled up his sleeves without saying a word, and started to work, quite a bit of the style of a man of action.

The Susong River is a branch of the Taihu Lake Basin. The biggest problem is that there is too much silt.

The key to controlling the Susong flood is dredging.

After Master Xu went to the local area for investigation, he found that the problem of silt was not only caused by natural disasters, but also man-made disasters.

Many local gentry families built dams on the Susong River and reclaimed fertile land.The river course is divided into seven or eight small pieces by the embankment, and it will be hell if the river course is not blocked.

Xu Guan immediately ordered the dismantling of these dams. Although he was resisted, he showed his status as an imperial envoy and the work went on smoothly.

However, clearing the mud can only be regarded as the first step to control the flood in Susong. The next thing to do is to sort out and dig new river channels.

Of course, these were not achieved in a day. Xie Shen had the impression that Xu Guan would stay in Su Song for a long time, and he might not be able to return to the capital for a while.

"Isn't Xu Shilang dealing with floods in Susong? Why did he come to Yuyao?"

Xie Shen asked half curiously, half joyfully.

Xu Guan's reputation in history is very good, he belongs to the type of person who can't rub the sand in his eyes, and he is comparable to the famous Hai Ruihai pen holder.If he could support him, why would he be afraid of Tan Fang, the adopted son of Eunuch Li Guangli?
"Brother Shenxian doesn't know that Xu Shilang is from Shufu, Chun'an, right?" Wang Shouren paused, and said in a harmonious voice, "So Xu Shilang is also related to my Wang family by marriage."

Wang Su coughed and said, "Jiannei is from Chun'an, from the Xu family in Shu Fu, a local prominent family, and is Xu Shilang's younger sister."

Hearing this, Xie Shen was about to roll his eyes.After a long circle, it turns out that Wang Su is Xu Guan's cheap brother-in-law.

It is said that the relationship between the aristocratic families is intricate, Xie Shen didn't quite believe it at first, but now seeing is believing, he has to accept it.

"Xu Shilang came to Yuyao this time for a private matter." Wang Su looked at Xie Shen with a smile that was not a smile, the young man felt hairy when Wang Su looked at him, he cupped his hands hurriedly and said, "Please tell me clearly, my lord."

(End of this chapter)