Two days later, on September 21, Yun Xi left Yang Zirong as the magistrate of Wu County and the head of the park, and left Suzhou to Songjiang Mansion. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

Before leaving, Yang Zirong cautiously said to Yun Xi: "The minister has talked with Mu Tianyan, the magistrate of Changzhou, many times, and feels that he is not like a person who is good at shooting horses. Your Majesty, did you misunderstand him because of his name? ”

"Really?" Yun Hee was a little surprised. Yang Zirong is quite knowledgeable and should not be wrong, but why did he change his name to Mu Tianyan?

Yun Xi's last doubt was explained on the way from Suzhou to Songjiang.

"According to the files of the household department, he has been named Mu Tianyan since he was born? Never changed your name? Yun Xi was dumbfounded.

"Yes, Your Majesty. According to the records in the Yellow Book of the Ministry of Households, his generation is a Tianzi generation, so he was named Mu Tianyan. Su Youxue said the results of the household survey from the capital.

"It really looks like I misunderstood him. In this case, give Yang Zirong an order and let him see Mu Tianyan's character and how he does things. If it's okay, I'll give him a heavy responsibility at my discretion. Yun Xi thought for a moment and said.

Jin Shan wrote an edict according to Yun Xi's meaning, stamped the small seal he carried, and sent it to Suzhou.

This time, there were not only household records about Mu Tianyan's name, but also some twists and turns that the four auxiliary officials and the six Shangshu could not handle by themselves, and there were also some twists and turns of impeachment of Yunxi.

These twists and turns were all impeached for Yun Xi's tour in Suzhou, with the imperial historian in Beijing as the main force, mixed with a small number of officials from other yamen. Yun Xi nodded roughly, and there were more than 20 letters in total. And this may not be all, and there may be an impeachment note in two days.

But Zhang Fu said with a smile: "The poems written by Your Majesty are useful, and they remind the courtiers that Your Majesty is still the most talented poet since the founding of the Ming Dynasty. ”

"Yes, if Your Majesty is not a poet and arouses the thoughts of the courtiers about the poets of the past dynasties, the number of exhortations may be more than doubled." Kim Sun also smiled.

The reason why Yun Xi wrote poems in those 'tourist scenic spots' is not only to pretend to be forced, but also to let everyone know that he is not as talented as Jiang Lang, and he is still one of the top poets in the Ming Dynasty so far. Since he is a poet, he should visit the famous places in various places, and those ministers who also like poetry and songs will not play it.

Of course, all these exhortations were left unpublished. Yun Xi was suspicious of wasting manpower when he was sent back to the capital, so he asked the little eunuch to tear them off and burn them to ashes.

Yun Xi and his entourage set off from Suzhou and traveled all the way, and on the 23rd, they came to Huating County, Songjiang Prefecture (now Songjiang District), which is the same as Fuxian County. After meeting with the prefect of Songjiang, the prefect of Huating County and others, he went to the Shanghai City Bosi - near the seat of the Shanghai Municipal Government in the later world, which seemed very urgent.

He set off from the capital in late August, and it has been a month now, and it is time to return to Beijing according to the plan, but Yun Xi's planned itinerary is only half completed. So he had to compress his itinerary in various places and save as much as he could. Yun Xi didn't plan to do anything in Songjiang Mansion, and Songjiang Mansion didn't have much to see, so he just ignored it.

On the evening of the 23rd, Yun Xi came to the original Shanghu County. He wanted to immediately meet with the local officials to deploy the mission, but Wang Xi knelt on the ground and persuaded: "Your Majesty, it is already the time of the day, and it is dark, and it is time for curfew." It's so late, Your Majesty should meet with the local officials tomorrow. ”

"Besides, Your Majesty threw off most of the troops and rushed all the way from Huating County with elite guards and entourage, and he was also very tired, so let's take a rest."

Hearing him say this, Yun Xi also felt that his body was very tired, sat down in his seat, and said with a reluctant smile: "It's up to you to pass the order to Jin Shan and the others, don't wait for me, let's go and rest." The first time they rode a horse today, I am afraid that their bones hurt. ”

"Wang Xi, you too, although you have learned to ride a horse in the twenty-fifth year of Hongwu, but you have ridden less over the years, I'm afraid your body is not very comfortable, let the little eunuch make the bed, and you will go to rest earlier."

Wang Xi stood up and said with a smile: "What's the matter, it's not too late for the servants to go to rest after taking care of His Majesty's bedroom." As he spoke, he instructed Huang Lu beside him a few words, and then took the little eunuch into the bedroom to clean up.

Yun Xi shook his head and did not speak.

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On the morning of the second day, after a night's rest, Yun Xi was still a little tired, but immediately summoned the local officials after breakfast. But the first person to meet was not a local official in Shanghai.

"Chen Yang Ren has seen Your Majesty." A middle-aged man knelt down and said.

"Yang Qing is flat." When he got up, Yun Xi said again: "Why are you so formal." ”

"Your Majesty, the ceremony must not be abolished." Yang Ren said meticulously.

"Yang Ren, because you are in charge of the affairs related to the city's shipping department, I called you from the capital. Yang Qing came all the way, it's very hard, right? Yun Xi said.

"Do your duty for the Ming Dynasty, what is the hard work." Yang Ren said.

"Okay, good, good, if Da Ming is an official like Yang Qing, why worry about the country not prospering." Yun Xi smiled. Although he knew that this sentence was just a nonsense, he felt comfortable when he heard it.

The two exchanged a few more pleasantries, and Yun Xi gave him to sit aside and continue to meet with the officials.

The second person to meet was a real local official. Shanghai City Bosi lifted, when Zhu Yuanzhang was still there, Yunxi personally selected Zhang Yanfang to be promoted. He was also meticulous in his salute to meet Yun Xi.

Yun Xi waited for him to salute and then greeted him a few words, and then asked, "Zhang Aiqing, how many tariffs have been collected by the end of August this year?" ”

"Your Majesty, as of the end of August, the Shanghai City has received a total of 2,473,369 yuan in tariffs." Zhang Yanfang said.

By the end of August, there were already 2,470,000? According to the ratio, by the end of the year, the total tariff revenue should be able to exceed 3.7 million yuan, which is close to the commercial tax that can be received internally. Tariffs are indeed the best taxes to collect. Yun Xi thought.

Yun Xi immediately opened his mouth to commend and said: "Zhang Aiqing is really an official, according to this trend, this year's tariff of the Shanghai City can increase by more than 20% compared with last year." I want to commend Zhang Aiqing. Then he raised his voice and said, "Zhang Yanfang listens." ”

Zhang Yanfang wanted to give a few words, but immediately heard Yun Xi's words to ask him to accept the order, and hurriedly knelt down and said, "Minister Zhang Yanfang takes the order." ”

"Shanghai City Bo Si promoted Zhang Yanfang, served as a promotion for two years, for the official diligence, dedication, to open up financial resources for the Ming Dynasty, the people do not add endowment and the country is sufficient, quite meritorious. I am now awarding you the rank of Doctor of Training, and I will be promoted to Doctor of Honor. ”

Zhang Yanfang kowtowed three times and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty Longen." After that, he stood up again and said, "The minister just follows the system set by His Majesty, and does not dare to take credit." ”

"Even if it is a system that I have set, but you can make the Shanghai market without accidents for more than two years, and let the tariffs increase year by year, it is a credit, why don't you dare to take credit?" Yun Xi smiled.

Zhang Yanfang actually felt that he had done a good job: increasing the income of the imperial court without increasing agricultural taxes was a well-known political achievement in all dynasties. And although he is not good at money and power, he has a very good reputation, and he is very happy to be rewarded by the emperor and won the name of a capable minister, so he no longer refused.

After that, the two deputy lifters met Yunxi. They are all officials elected by the Guozi, but unlike Zhang Yanfang, who was appointed by Yun Xi back then, it was definitely an unexpected joy to be able to meet the saint.

Both of them were so excited that they couldn't even say everything, stammered and reported their official positions and names, and respectfully knelt down and bowed nine times.

Yun Xi smiled and stopped them from saluting. The great gift of three kneels and nine bows will only be used on some special occasions, and it is usually only one kneel and three bows, and the ministers will not be allowed to make a big bow.

Yun Xi looked at the two officials carefully, and at the same time recalled the resumes and performance of the two of them in the Guozijian who had been persuaded by Jiang Ye, the secretary of the Guozijian who had been brought over during breakfast, and gradually had an idea in his heart.

After a while, Yun Xi asked Zhang Yanfang: "The two of them, who can take over the position of the Shanghai Stock Exchange after you leave office?" ”

Zhang Yanfang was stunned for a moment, and then said: "The left deputy promoted Zhang Jian to help the ministers greatly, and he visited the city department more often. And he is younger, and the work of the Shanghai City is more heavy, and the young and strong people are better to serve. Therefore, the minister recommended Zhang Jian. ”

Zhang Yanfang's thoughts coincide with Yun Xi. Yun Xi didn't know which of the two of them performed better before, but he decided to give priority to Zhang Jian because he was young. It just so happens that Zhang Jian is also a better performer, which is even better.

After meeting with the officials of the Shanghai Shipping Division, Yun Xi left Yang Ren and Zhang Yanfang to have lunch with him, and also rewarded the other officials of the Shanghai Shipping Division with the imperial dishes to reward the officials of the Shanghai Shipping Division. Although these dishes may not be better than the ones they usually eat, all the officials who received the imperial dishes were grateful to eat the imperial dishes with their families. "This is the emperor's reward! In this life, it's hard to say whether you and I can get the second royal food reward, so hurry up and eat a touch of royal luxury. Many officials said this to their sons.

Yang Ren and Zhang Yanfang, who were able to accompany Yunxi to dine together, were even more excited than them. It was not the first time that Yang Ren had been rewarded with imperial dishes since he took over as the head of the household for two years, but it was the first time that he accompanied the emperor to dine together; Not to mention Zhang Yanfang, he had been an official in other places before, and he had no opportunity to accompany the emperor to dinner.

While having dinner with them, Yun Xi casually asked about something. Zhang Yanfang answered all questions, and let Yunxi know a lot of things about Shanghai.

After eating, Yun Xi didn't let the two of them leave, but took them to the study, and called Jin Shan and the others in.

Yang Ren and Zhang Yanfang also realized something in an instant, and sat up.