Chapter 325: Visit

"Your Majesty, Wei Chen has a few ideas in mind."

Hearing Zhao Chen's question, Qin Hui thought for a while and then spoke slowly.

"Although there was a mutiny in Jiangnan, His Majesty killed King Kang's traitor, but the overall situation in Jiangnan is not chaotic! There is still a court in Jiangnan, and there are still government offices in all parts of Jiangnan! As long as the local governments can still operate normally, Jiangnan will naturally be stable. Your Majesty should first issue an order to keep the positions of officials in Jiangnan unchanged, and these officials will naturally support Your Majesty. Secondly, the rent reduction order implemented by His Majesty in Guanshan, Sichuan and Shu is well-known in the world, but the officials and gentry in all parts of the Jiangnan are extremely terrified of this rent reduction order. Human nature is selfish, and they don't want their own interests to be harmed. His Majesty should order that Jiangnan should not implement rent reduction orders, so that the gentry in various places can relax their minds. Weichen also knows that His Majesty's implementation of the rent reduction order is to benefit the people of the world, but governing a big country is like cooking a small fresh, and many things must be done slowly. If His Majesty must implement the rent reduction order, it can be implemented in all parts of the Central Plains. Your Majesty's military strength is so strong, the Jurchen is by no means your Majesty's opponent, and given time, it is a sure thing to recover the Central Plains. The population of the Central Plains is scattered, and no matter what policy Your Majesty pursues in the Central Plains, no one will oppose Your Majesty. If the people in all parts of Jiangnan see the Central Plains implementing the rent reduction order, they will definitely go to the Central Plains, and the population of Jiangnan will decrease, and at that time, many officials and gentry will take the initiative to ask His Majesty to implement the rent reduction order in Jiangnan. Qin Hui said.

"Not bad!" Zhao Chen smiled and nodded.

"Your Majesty should announce the crimes of Yang Shi and others in all parts of Jiangnan! Your Majesty must tell the Confucian scholars of the world that you are not against the Confucian scholars of the world, but that Yang Shi, Li Tong, Luo Congyan and others are rebellious and rebellious, and you have to kill them! In the future, Your Majesty will still use these Confucian scholars, and the world will still need these Confucian scholars. I know that Your Majesty is not afraid of these Confucian scholars, but also to make Jiangnan more stable. Qin Hui said again.

"Yes, you are all ways to make the Jiangnan gentry and Confucian scholars fast and stable, but for the lower-class people, we also have to find a way. When I was in Guanshan and Hanzhong, I once set up a propaganda department, and now the propaganda department is about to enter Jiangnan, which will naturally stabilize the people of the lower classes in Jiangnan. Zhao Chen said.

"In fact, if you want to stabilize the lower-class people in Jiangnan, you only need to cut off the many harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes." At this time, Zhao Ding said coldly.

Zhao Chen's eyes looked at Zhao Ding, Zhao Ding snorted lightly, and said, "Your Majesty is right just now, the rise and fall of the country is the responsibility of the husband." Now that there is a big chaos and the country is ruined, I, Zhao Ding, naturally can't retreat from the world. Now is the time for my generation to contribute to the country. However, I am not helping Emperor Xuanwu, I am helping the people of the world. ”

"I understand." Zhao Chen nodded.

No matter what reason Zhao Ding stayed in the court, as long as he was willing to contribute.

"Over the years, in order to maintain the huge military salary expenditure, Emperor Jianyan implemented harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes in Jiangnan, and the people were miserable. Now that Emperor Jianyan is dead, His Majesty is in charge of the Great Song Dynasty, and His Majesty does not need such many troops. In this way, the people are naturally grateful, and Jiangnan is naturally stable. Zhao Ding said.

"Very well, both of you have good ideas, I will adopt them." Zhao Chen nodded and said.

At this time, someone entered the Funing Hall again.

I saw Wang De walk in with a group of soldiers holding a pile of papers, and they put them all on the table.

"Your Majesty, these are some of the official documents treasured in the Jiangnan Palace, and we have collected them all for Your Majesty's consultation." Wang Dedao.

"Good! Lord Qin and Lord Zhao are here, let's take a look! Zhao Chen said.

These are all important official documents in the province of the Jiangnan Imperial Court, watching these official documents, you can see Zhao Gou's governance methods and governance experience over the years, and at the same time, you can also see the talents of important officials in the Jiangnan Imperial Court, and have a general understanding of the overall situation of Jiangnan. In addition to the official documents of Zhongshu Province, there are also a large number of official documents in the Privy Council, but they have not yet been sent to Zhao Chen.

It was already dark outside, so Zhao Chen sat at the table and looked through and checked carefully, asking Qin Hui and Zhao Ding to understand the affairs of the Jiangnan Imperial Court over the years.

He looked very carefully and asked very carefully. He ruled Guanshan, Hanzhong, and Sichuan and Shu for many years, and he also had his own unique views and values in governing the country.

Seeing Zhao Chen's serious appearance, Zhao Ding couldn't help but sigh secretly, thinking that Zhao Chen was really far superior to Zhao Gou. Back then, Zhao Gou was in the palace, and he never handled official business at night, and only mingled with some women and eunuchs in the harem every day. Even on weekdays, it is impossible for Zhao Gou to care so much about these official documents, and Zhao Gou's ability to govern the country is far inferior to Zhao Chen. The attitude is not as good as the other party, and the ability is not as good as the other party, no wonder it was defeated in just a few years, and was beaten to Jiangnan by the other party and occupied Lin'an.

It wasn't until the time of the child that Zhao Chen stopped.

"It's getting late today, keep checking tomorrow! By the way, both of you have a lot of subordinates, you have to use all these people, and let the imperial court in Jiangnan resume operation first. Zhao Chen said.

Qin Hui and Zhao Ding agreed.

"Lin'an is the capital of Jiangnan, even in the future, the world is really peaceful, Lin'an is also a big city in the south of the Yangtze River, the capital of the country. This is very important, and I need to stabilize it first. Zhao Chen said with a smile.

Qin Hui and Zhao Ding were secretly curious, not knowing what method Zhao Chen was going to use to settle down here.

Just experienced the Miao Liu mutiny, and experienced Zhao Chen's entry into the city, Yang Shi's rebellion and other things, the people of Lin'an City were greatly frightened, and it may take a long time to restore the prosperity here in the past.

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In the early morning of the next day, when the sky was just dawning, countless poor people in the south of Lin'an City had already gotten up.

It's just that yesterday Lin'an City just experienced a turmoil, countless rebellious Confucians, court officials were killed by the nine clans, although these ordinary people did not suffer disasters, but they were also terrified, at the moment they hid in their own homes, did not dare to go out at all.

In the middle of an alley, there are five or six families.

One of them is the most dilapidated, their yard is not small, but unfortunately the yard is full of thatched houses, and there is no decent furniture in the thatched houses, and the real homes are surrounded by four walls.

It was getting brighter and brighter, and the sound of crying came from the courtyard.

It was a couple of kids crying and screaming that they wanted to get out, but their parents wouldn't let them go out.

In addition to their parents, they had grandfathers in their fifties, and they also had great-grandfathers in their seventies.

"Hurry up and stop them crying! Now no one knows what's going on in the city! It wouldn't be good if you recruited the rebels! The seventy-year-old man said anxiously.

"Daddy, we're so poor here, the rebels won't come to us, right?" His fifty-something son said.

"Maybe that's what happened!" The old man shook his head and said.

The two of them were talking, and at this moment, there was a sudden knock on the door outside.

Hearing this knock on the door, the seventy-year-old man was taken aback, and his son, who was in his fifties, stayed there all at once.

"Hurry! Let the kids all hide! Let the granddaughter-in-law hide too! In such troubled times, no one knows what will happen! The old man said hurriedly.

"Daddy, what are we going to do? Do you want to open the door! Said his son, who is in his fifties.

"I don't know!" The old man was flustered at the moment.

"Father, I think we're all hiding!" A young man in his twenties came to their side and said anxiously.

This is the grandson of the old man! The old man had only one son and one grandson, but fortunately he had three great-grandchildren.

At this moment, the three great-grandsons have been hiding, his daughter-in-law and granddaughter-in-law have also been hiding, and only the three of them are left in the courtyard.

The knocking on the door intensified.

"Go! Open the courtyard door! Even if we don't open it, they'll break in! The old man took a deep breath to calm himself down and said.

At that moment, his grandson, who was in his twenties, came to the gate of the courtyard and opened the courtyard door with some trembling.

As soon as he opened the courtyard gate, he saw more than ten black-armored soldiers outside, and when he saw these soldiers, he felt dizzy in front of his eyes, and sure enough, it was a chaotic soldier who came here!

He had thought that the rebels would brutally push him away and then break into the courtyard, but the rebels stood there and did not come in.

"Bing...... Master Bing, do you have anything to do? At this moment, the seventy-year-old man had already walked forward, and his voice trembled a little.

"There's nothing to do, just come here and have a look! I have been in Jiangnan for many days, and I should also visit the people of Jiangnan. A gentle voice came from outside.

I saw a young man less than twenty years old appear in front of them, this young man was heroic, dressed in bright yellow clothes, and the costume was embroidered with a golden dragon.

After seeing this young man, the old man stayed there at once, his grandson also stayed there, and his son followed behind him, and he was also stunned at the moment!

"You...... Are you ......," the old man asked in a trembling voice.

Even the most ordinary people know who wears this costume! There could never be anyone else wearing such a costume except the supreme one in this world! It's just that how could that person come to the house of such a poor people? From ancient times to the present day, I have never heard of such a thing!

"I am Zhao Chen, the son of the Great Song Dynasty!" Zhao Chen smiled.

The old man stayed there, speechless.

After a while, the old man fell to his knees, and his sons and grandsons had already fallen there.

"Your Majesty...... See Your Majesty! The old man's voice trembled, and he was about to cry with excitement.

"Let's all be flat." Zhao Chen said softly.

The old man felt his body straighten at the moment, and he couldn't stand up at all.

At that moment, Zhao Chen walked forward and personally helped the old man up.

As for the old man's son and grandson, there are also people who help them up at this moment.

"Your Majesty...... It turned out to be really His Majesty, the Son of Heaven, and the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, and he came to our house! I'm not dreaming! Oh, my God! How could there be such a thing? At this moment, the old man was excited, and his body was constantly trembling.

"Your Majesty, please, please come in! Quick, go and bring out the best things in the house and entertain Your Majesty! At this moment, the old man's son was excited and excited, and shouted hurriedly.

At that moment, the old man's grandson had already hurriedly arranged this matter, and they were going to invite Zhao Chen into the house, but their house was too tragic.

So the old man's grandson moved the table, brewed the best tea leaves in his own house, and put them on the table. He washed the bowl with boiling water, and then began to make tea and put it in front of Zhao Chen.

His hands kept trembling, and half of the tea was spilled, and then it was handed over to Zhao Chen.

"Sit down together." Zhao Chen said.

"Where is there a seat for the grass people in front of Your Majesty? The grass people dare not sit down! The seventy-year-old man said excitedly and panickedly.

"Come on, help the old man sit down." Zhao Chen said.

At that moment, a soldier stepped forward and helped the old man to sit down. As for the old man's son and grandson, they are still standing there at the moment, looking respectful.

"A lot has happened in Lin'an City these days. I killed the traitors and made the people's lives inconvenient, and I am very sorry in my heart. Zhao Chen said.

"Where did Your Majesty say this, the traitor rebelled, the crime deserves death, and His Majesty should kill them." The old man finally returned to some normality at this moment, and said.

"No matter what, let the people be frightened, I still feel uneasy in my heart." Zhao Chen said.

"Your Majesty, this is a matter of nothing." The old man said.

"I have come here today to tell you that nothing like this will ever happen again. You can go out as you normally would. I assure you that the city of Lin'an will only be more peaceful than before. Zhao Chen said.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, thank you, Your Majesty!" The old man kept nodding.

"King Kang usurped the throne, and I came down from Sichuan and Shu to kill King Kang. In the future, the Great Song Dynasty will still be the previous Great Song Dynasty, but the imperial court will no longer be the previous imperial court. For the country's political affairs, I don't know if the old man has any suggestions? Zhao Chen said.

"This ...... Your Majesty, you should use more clean officials and less corrupt officials. The old man's mouth was open for a long time, and finally he said a word.

"Good! Naturally, I will use more clean officials, and I will not use corrupt officials! Zhao Chen said.

"If Your Majesty does this, he will definitely be a generation of Ming Jun in the future." The old man said.

"If you want to become a Ming Jun, it is important to clean up officials and use less corrupt officials, these alone are not enough. I will also vigorously promote benevolent government for the benefit of the people of the world. Zhao Chen said.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for the people of the world." The old man said.

"When I came out of the palace today, the first one to come was your house. Seeing your children and grandchildren in the same house, they are happy, I leave you a word, I wish the old man more blessings and longevity, more children and grandchildren. Zhao Chen said with a smile.

Someone immediately took the pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and Zhao Chen wrote a pair of words on this table.

"My father is a hundred years old, and he often reads eighty children", Zhao Chen slowly read after he finished writing.

In this era, the literacy rate was extremely low, and ordinary people did not have many literate people at all. Moreover, when it comes to writing complex poems, these people don't understand the meaning, so Zhao Chen wrote two very ordinary sentences. However, although the words are ordinary, they contain the meaning of wishing the old man a long life and a hundred years old. After Zhao Chen finished reading, the old and young people of this family knew what Zhao Chen wrote.

"Thank you, Your Majesty! Thank you, Your Majesty. The old man said excitedly again.

"I'm going to go around other places to see how the people of Lin'an City are doing. Old man, I wish you good health, and when the world is peaceful in the future, I may come to talk to you again. Today, I will take my leave. Zhao Chen stood up and said with a smile.

"Grass people and others send your majesty!" The old man and the old man knelt down again at this moment and said in unison.

Zhao Chen left the house with the guards, and had already walked away, when the old man's son and grandson stood up, and they helped the old man up.

"I wasn't dreaming just now?" The old man's voice was still shaking.

"Daddy, just now it was indeed our Great Song Dynasty's Son of Heaven and Emperor who came to our house! We're not dreaming! The old man's son's voice trembled.

"Is this really written by His Majesty?" The old man said again.

"It was really written by His Majesty!" The old man's grandson said.

"This ...... This...... I lived to be seventy years old, and I never dreamed that I would be able to meet my emperor of the Great Song Dynasty and be able to receive a gift from my Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty! My life is worth it! This pair of words remains in our family, and it will also be a family heirloom in the future, which will be passed down from generation to generation and will always remain in our family! The old man said.

"Your Majesty said that the traitor has been killed, and Lin'an City will return to normal in the future, I don't know if it's true or not?" The old man's son said.

"Bastard, to say such a thing! Since ancient times, there has been no joke, what His Majesty said must be true! You dare to doubt Your Majesty's words, you really deserve death! The old man scolded.

"The child is guilty!" The old man's son said hurriedly.

At this time, there was another knock on the door outside, and at this time, the old man's grandson opened the courtyard door without hesitation, only to see a middle-aged man in his forties standing at the door.

"Old man, I saw a rebel soldier coming just now, I hurriedly closed the door of my house, I saw them coming towards your house, is your house okay?" This middle-aged humane.

"What a great creation! What a great creation! I was about to tell you! The old man laughed.

At that moment, the old man began to talk to the middle-aged man, and after he finished speaking, the middle-aged man also stayed there! After less than an hour, hundreds of families around here knew about the emperor's visit to the old man's house, and hundreds of families were in a sensation for a while!

For a whole day, Zhao Chen visited dozens of homes from south to north and from east to west, and at night, the entire Lin'an City was a sensation.