Sun Chuanting took office as the prefect of Yan'an in November of the first year of Taichang. Yan'an is one of the poorest prefectures in Shaanxi, next to Yulinwei, and outside is the Hetao Mongolian Department, the geographical location is very important.

At the beginning of December, he finally arrived at the seat of the prefect, which was still twenty miles from the city, and there were already knights who had come to guide the way, and explained that the officials were five miles outside the south gate to meet the prefect. He knew that this was inevitable, so he asked his family members, the eunuchs who came with him, and the old peasants of the Siyuan Bureau to go to the prefect's yamen first, and he went to meet with the officials.

Yingguan Pavilion five miles outside the city gate, under the same knowledge of Chen Yi, officials at all levels of Yan'an Mansion and officials of Fushi County are waiting for the new prefect, the weather is already very cold, so everyone did not stand and blow the wind, but surrounded a large circle with a cloth curtain outside the pavilion, wrapped the pavilion inside, and a large furnace was burning in the pavilion, everyone sitting, although it would not be as warm as a closed house, but at least it was much more comfortable than the cold wind outside.

Everyone was talking about the incoming prefect. Yang Siqi, the pusher, said with a smile: "This old Xi'er came to Yan'an, but I don't know if I brought a bottle of vinegar." The officials laughed together.

At this time, people have two impressions of Shanxi people: one picks and the other likes to be jealous. Yang Siqi's words connected the two characteristics of Shanxi people, which made the officials who were waiting for Shangguan in this cold weather feel very happy.

Tongzhi Yang Yi didn't laugh, but he didn't stop his subordinates from making fun of the new prefect. The prefect is the fourth grade, but he is also the fifth grade, not to mention that when it comes to the year, he is a senior jinshi than the prefect, not to mention that his uncle is the governor of Shaanxi.

At this moment a knight came panting and shouted, "The prefect is already five miles away." ”

Yang Siqi said: "There are still five miles, what's the hurry." Yang Yi ignored him and stood up, and when the others saw Tongzhi get up, they all quickly stood up, Yang Siqi snorted and stood up reluctantly.

The servants beside him hurriedly put away the curtains and stoves, and soon everyone stood in the cold wind. Yang Siqi shrunk his neck and muttered something dissatisfied, Yang Yi looked over, and he became honest.

After Sun Chuanting saw the officials waiting under the Yingguan Pavilion from a distance, he immediately dismounted, strode to the pavilion, and without waiting for the officials to salute and greet him, he first arched his hand and said: "On such a cold day, I am tired of all my colleagues to welcome you here, and Chuanting is inexplicably impressed, so I thank you here first." After speaking, he stopped and made a circle.

The officials hurriedly saluted, not daring to do so. Yang Yi stepped forward and bowed down: "The lower official Yan'an Mansion is the same as Yang Yi, and it is too late to lead all your colleagues to greet the prefect, and please forgive me." ”

Sun Chuanting hurriedly grabbed Yang Yi's hand, didn't let him bow down, and said: "If you are grateful, it is not appropriate to say more in the cold wind, let's find a warm place together, and let Chuanting say how about it?" ”

Yang Yisu said: "I don't know if the adults are coming on horseback, please go down and leave the sedan chair of the officials, we will prepare a reception banquet in the cloud building, please enjoy the light." ”

Sun Chuanting said: "Chuanting has always liked to ride horses, how about Lord Yang let Chuanting ride a horse?" ”

The officials shouted together: "My lord is riding a horse and I am waiting to sit in a sedan chair, how can there be such a reason, please get on the sedan chair." ”

Sun Chuanting couldn't, so he had to get on Yang Yi's sedan chair, and naturally other officials contributed the sedan chair, and finally Governor Liu Sanping rode a horse, and everyone went to Yunzhonglou together.

When they came upstairs, they told the year and began to sit down. Only then did Sun Chuanting know that Yang Yi was a jinshi in the forty-fourth year of Wanli, three years earlier than himself, so he had to sit on the upper seat. Yang Yidao: "Today is specially designed to welcome the prefect, not by year, please take a seat." ”

Sun Chuanting actually knew that the rules were originally like this, but he was a newcomer, and the emperor entrusted him with a heavy responsibility, if he behaved modestly and low-key, it should be easier to do all kinds of things in the future, so he was so careless. Since the meaning has arrived, he pretended to excuse himself and sat reluctantly.

This pretentiousness made the officials have a good impression of him, and even Yang Siqi reduced the resentment of waiting in the cold wind, and felt that the prefect was much more pleasing to the eye.

Since it was a reception banquet, Sun Chuanting would certainly not be stupid enough to talk about official business, so everyone talked about Fengyue, drank and chanted poems, made pairs of pitchers, and dispersed happily.

The next morning, Sun Chuanting carefully looked at the place where he would live for three years. Fushi is the capital county of Yan'an Prefecture, but looking at the crooked and narrow streets, and most of the dilapidated houses on both sides of the street, you can know how poor Yan'an Mansion is.

But on the way here, he also saw rows of tall houses, and also saw palatial granges, and it seems that not all of them are poor.

Before leaving, Zhu Youxiao did not take back the Shang Fang Sword given to him, and he also knew that he did not mention the matter of returning it.

After breakfast, Sun Chuanting came to the hall, Yang Yi took the officials to formally meet the officials, and after another salute, Sun Chuanting began to speak.

He arched his hand to the east and said: "The Holy Lord sent the Chuanting to Yan'an Mansion, and only explained two things to the Chuanting, the first is to clean up the military tun, and the second is to promote high-yield crops. The official wants to trouble Yang Tongzhi here, and the daily affairs of the yamen will be presided over by Tongzhi, and the official will personally complete the entrustment of the saint. “

Yang Yi is naturally willing, he is a fellow knower, and he controls the size of the yamen, which is equivalent to the power of the prefect, and if there is a problem, someone is in front of him, so after pretending to give in, he reluctantly accepted it.

After Sun Chuanting solved the problem, he said: "In the matter of cleaning up the military cantonment, the official asks the general judge to assist the official, and the promotion of high-yield crops is the responsibility of the governor and the governor." The rest of the officials, each according to his own responsibility. “

So the officials dispersed and did not mention it, and Sun Chuanting will be with Yang Yi, Lu Xuan, Yang Siqi, and Liu Sanping, the governor, will stay behind to discuss the issue of military tun and high-yield crops.

The first thing to discuss was high-yield crops, Sun Chuanting took out corn, sweet potatoes, and potatoes, and Yang Siqi said: "I know this maize, the yield is not high?" I've seen this sweet potato, too. “

Sun Chuanting said with a smile: "This saint calls it corn, this is not a high-yielding one, but it can be grown in an arid place, so the hillside or something can be planted." Sweet potato, also known as sweet potato, is indeed a high-yield crop, this kind of holy is called potato, sometimes called potato, it is also very high-yielding, and it has been tried in the Siyuan Bureau. And like corn, it is not very selective, so it is very suitable for planting in our place. “

Yang Yi said: "If the people plant these crops, they can't use them as food to eat, so where can they be sold? “