open sea

Chapter 813
Zhang Juzheng and Hai Rui have different philosophies of being an official. Although they both avoid corrupt officials and hate land annexation, fundamentally, their philosophies are too different.

Hai Rui is a textbook official. Apart from strictly adhering to traditional morality, he also possesses superb administrative skills, unparalleled flexibility, and courage to hate evil. However, he cannot be the chief assistant or prime minister. He is a first-rate official, but There is no ability to coordinate and command hundreds of officials.

As for Zhang Juzheng, needless to say about his talent, there were few people who could surpass him in the entire Ming Dynasty. He did not value personal morality, and even in his position, personal morality served politics.

His way of being an official has nothing to do with personal morality, it is more like being hungry and dying outside. If you are an official, even if you drink clean water and eat rotten vegetables all day long, you are not a good official; It is still a good official to listen to and enjoy music all day long.

But from Chen Mu’s point of view, he thinks that both kinds of people are not bad, especially these two people, both of them can make people live a good life, but the difference is that the former often suffers when he is alive, and he will be praised when he is dead; Those who are alive are praised by others, and only after death do they begin to suffer.

Zou Yuanbiao's excited footsteps moved from far to near. This Ming Dynasty Jinshi has become accustomed to the relatively relaxed attitude of the Eastern Military Administration's Asia Economic Strategy towards him. He doesn't really get angry after being scolded ten thousand times. The etiquette is more casual, and no one has entered the house yet. The voice has come.

"Commander, the small county has already raised [-] shi for food and grass, as long as we get another [-] from Xiyi, no, [-] shi will be able to survive this time..."

Chen Mu squinted his eyes and looked at Zou Yuanbiao. This guy has become more and more drifting recently. Do you see the words he uses?false?

What is wrong?
Can the affairs of the imperial court be called false?If Hai Rui wasn't here, Chen Mu would have to ask his own soldiers to find out who the magistrate of Changsheng has been hanging out with recently.

Zou Yuanbiao's young face was full of unparalleled joy. He opened the door and came in to see the voice of the guest before it stopped abruptly. He was not too surprised to see the guest in a scarlet robe. He saluted with a smile, and his words were very relaxed: "Student Zou Yuanbiao, the county magistrate of Changsheng, has met your lord."

Hai Rui cupped his hands: "Hai Gangfeng, please be polite."

Chen Mu saw with his own eyes that Zou Yuanbiao's face flashed ten thousand expressions at that moment.

Putting half of the official hat back on the gradually bald head, the flamboyant little hands slowly retracted into the sleeves, the slightly protruding shoulders slowly straightened up, and the soap boots that stepped out of the hem of the official robe were retracted inch by inch , until the whole person looks dignified and decent.

The shadow of a famous tree, Zou Yuanbiao is honest.

"Students don't know Mr. Hai is face to face..."

Before he finished speaking, Chen Mu raised his hand to stop him, pointing to a chair beside him and said, "Sit down honestly—Gong Hai, how many days do I have left?"

Hai Rui didn't blame the lively Zou Yuanbiao, and didn't answer Chen Mu's question directly. Instead, he asked, "Just now, the old man heard that Chen Shuai plans to buy food and grass from Xiyi?"

The troops transported in the second phase are still in Jincheng. Hai Rui came here first by himself. Chen Mu is now very concerned about Jincheng's affairs, especially after knowing the ins and outs of what happened at sea, he is even more worried about those people gathering in Jincheng or in the future. What can go wrong if you gather at Changsheng.

"Yes, the county has insufficient food and grass, not only to supply the common people, but also the food and grass of our banner army. The Westerners occupy a large area of ​​land, and they must have a surplus of food. Buying it will just tide us over this predicament. .”

Chen Mu shook his head slowly as he spoke, and said with a wry smile: "I'm afraid that the Westerners don't have too much food, if it can't meet the needs of our people—this time the imperial court dispatched homeless people from four provinces, it really caught Chen by surprise."

Who would have thought?Originally waiting for seven or eight thousand and 1 people, the second phase of the Beiyang Banner Army, looking forward to the stars and the moon, can be counted as coming, but it turns out that 10 people will come, who can bear it.

"Chen Shuai is so worried, the old man can help the army to share the worry."

"There will be a little confusion if the [-] households rush into the people rashly. The county magistrate of Jincheng has negotiated with the old man to keep [-] households for naturalization; another [-] households will be given a stone of rice grain according to the number of mouths, and ordered them to follow Ma Shuai to open up three towns eastward. Township, and another [-] furnace households, were placed by Wuzhi County on the mines protruding from Jincheng."

The big problem in Chen Mu's eyes was just a small problem in Hai Rui's eyes. In the blink of an eye, nearly [-] households were resettled in Jincheng.

"Even so, there are still more than [-] households arriving in Changsheng County after a few days. At that time, we will have to trouble the magistrate of Zou County to prepare [-] shi of rice and grain.

"In addition, it's hot here, so Chen Shuai needs to mobilize the salty sauce pancakes in the army rations to prevent the common people from heatstroke."

"The grain market, the stock of grain, and the market price are flat. The common people are safe to eat and use. The only thing to worry about is the influx of people and chaos." Hai Rui said: "There are so many Beiyang troops, Chen Shuai should be able to suppress them."

In fact, after Hai Rui told Jincheng that [-] households were taken away, the burden in Chen Mu's heart was suddenly relieved.

He never put Jincheng in the countermeasures, because the letter from Wu Zhongxing clearly stated that he was frightened by the huge number of immigrants from the Ming Dynasty.

The influx of [-] households is indeed a big trouble for the unprepared Changsheng County, but if this number becomes [-] households, it will only be a small trouble. If it can be reduced to [-] households, it will not only be no trouble , On the contrary, it can provide a great help to the county.

"Twenty thousand households, there won't be any confusion." Chen Mu shook his head almost decisively, and said: "In the past few days, my staff and I have made an emergency plan to resettle the people. As long as the people's appetite can be preserved, Changsheng County No one starves to death—there's enough fertile land to feed everyone."

There is a huge hanging map behind the chief seat of Chen Mu, which shows the entire map of Asia known so far. He pointed at the small dots on the map with the bamboo whip leaning against the leg of the stool and said: "Haigong Xin Come on, I don’t know how much land the Ming Dynasty gained in Asia, this is a constant victory.”

"Five thousand miles to the north along the coast is Jiexian County, [-] miles to the north of Jiexian County is Jincheng, and [-] miles to the northwest along the coast of Jincheng is Majiagang. These lands go east. The picture is split from the middle, and it’s all Daming’s.”

In terms of area alone, this piece of land is not much smaller than the mainland of Daming.

Feed 10 more people?More than enough!
"Haigong came here today to give Chen a reassurance pill. The affairs behind it are complicated. One of the more than ten thousand households in Changsheng County is enough for Zouzhi County to be in a hurry. At this time, the affairs are complicated. Changji and others in the military mansion are busy. There is no experience in ruling a hundred miles alone."

"The matter of receiving and guiding the common people will depend on Hai Gong's general leadership. It is imperative that every common man has a place to go and start a new life in Asia."

"It's up to you to resettle the people and unify the thinking of the immigrants from the Celestial Dynasty." Chen Mu nodded his head and said, "Let me do it. When they get here, they can't forget to be loyal to the emperor and patriotic."

(End of this chapter)