"Little brother is from a foreign country, of course, I don't know the situation on our side, do you know that Shaanxi has suffered a disaster. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info," an old man said with a sigh.

"This little student knows, but what does the disaster in Shaanxi have to do with the implementation of the new policy? This makes Xiao Sheng full of doubts. Li Shichao asked.

"Shaanxi suffered a disaster, the imperial court has let us Nanzhili state capitals pay a lot of grain and silver, as we all know, this Nanzhili is the money bag and granary of the Ming Dynasty, but where something happens to the country, the first thing that comes to mind is us here, the emperor and the people in the court think that we have a good harvest in the south of the Yangtze River, and the harvest has been very good, and there is surplus grain in every family. The imperial court was anxious to implement the new policy, and its intention was clear, so that we Jiangnan would pay more food to cope with the situation in Shaanxi, and in the end it was to starve our stomachs to fill the stomachs of the people of Shaanxi, and tear down the west wall to make up the east wall. ”

"But we did implement the new policy there, and the people really benefited, re-measuring the land, and the officials and gentry paid the grain in one piece, could it be that the government didn't explain it to you clearly?" Li Shichao was very puzzled.

"Don't hide it from the little brother, there are people in our town who run errands in the government, they told us, the limelight has been very urgent recently, and the court has been urging the implementation of the new policy, so our prefect, for the sake of our people, has been dragging it out even if he offends the court, but according to heard, someone in the court has come down to ask for the guilt, and I don't know if the prefect can withstand it, hey."

After hearing these words, Li Shichao felt angry, it turned out that this Jin Ke not only did not implement the decree of the imperial court, but also came up with this set, Li Shichao can be sure that the statistics of the population is to collect more food These things must be the news from the prefect's yamen, this Jin Ke is really cunning, obviously for his own interests and unwilling to promote the new disease, but now he has a good reputation.

"What about the rest of the state capitals?"

"I don't know about this, but I heard from the people over there, the situation there is also very chaotic, and the new deal is singing day by day, swaying from side to side, but Fengyang Mansion is up, how to say, are they all the emperor's hometown? Officials are the most trusted in everything. The official said with a smile.

At this time, the situation in Nanjing was very unclear, and the squires rejected the new policy, which was understandable, but the common people were provoked by the government to resist the new policy, once this crime was implemented, it was not a small crime of negligence, it was a rebellion, a violation of the imperial decree, and it was difficult to escape death.

When the Nanjing City Gate was closed, Li Shichao returned to Nanjing City and entered a restaurant, which was opened by Jinyiwei and was a stronghold in Nanjing.

As early as Chongzhen in April, the imperial court began to pay close attention to the implementation of the new policy in Jiangnan, and Zhu Youzhen also ordered Li Shichao to start arranging secret agents to visit the progress of the implementation of the new policy.

After the spies saw Li Shichao, they bowed.

Li Shichao sat in his seat, waved his hand and said, "Everyone sit." ”

When the spies heard this, they all sat down.

"This official has just come back from outside Nanjing, and learned of a situation, there are too many strange things in Nanjing, the imperial court is determined to implement the new policy, after so long, most of the state capitals in Jiangnan have done nothing, and even the people have resisted the new policy, the emperor is furious, and ordered me to investigate strictly, you have been staying in Jiangnan these days, but what do you find." Li Shichao said these words quickly.

"Report to Lord Tongzhi, these days, the humble post has been visiting Fengyang Mansion, the governor of Fengyang Mansion Guo Huaimin, the implementation of the new policy, the industry, but most of the official land is barren, the military field may not have been cultivated for a long time, the decree drawn up by the Confidential Department is to divide the official land and military land that have not been cultivated for many years to the people, the governor of Fengyang Mansion Yamen has made some changes on the basis of the new policy, that is, the land that has been divided, there is no need to pay taxes for three years, so as to appease the people, and the official gentry pay grain in one piece, which is easier to implement for Fengyang Mansion, Fengyang Mansion is said to be Nanzhili, but unlike other state capitals, he is not very wealthy, and most of the squires do not have a great background background, of course, the governor Guo Huaimin has a higher rank, and there is also a big reason. The spy told him what he knew.

Fengyang is Zhu Yuanzhang's hometown, political status is very important for the Ming Dynasty, this Guo Huaimin Chongzhen went to Beijing to report on his work in the first year, he was summoned by Zhu Youzhen, and was crowned with the title of General Dragon and Tiger, so in the administrative agencies of Nanzhili, this Guo Huaimin has the highest rank, the oldest seniority, and the most valued old minister by the emperor, he implemented the new policy, that is, those squires who have a relationship, or the squires who have someone to be an official in the court, do not dare to say anything.

Li Shichao nodded and said: "Governor Guo is different from others, he is favored by the emperor, and he governs the land of Longxing, if he doesn't work hard, how can he be worthy of the emperor's attention, but just one Fengyang Mansion is not enough, who will visit Nanjing?" In Li Shichao's view, there is nothing to reward for implementing the new policy, that is where his responsibility lies.

"Tell your lordship, I am in charge of Nanjing." Hearing Li Shichao's words, a spy spoke.

"What is the situation in Nanjing, the prefect of Nanjing, and what about Jin Ke as an official?"

"Tongzhi Lord, this Jin guest is a person from Nanjing, the family is quite wealthy, after the implementation of the new policy, this Jin guest will do nothing, even the official list of the new policy in the city is only posted for three days, the big squire in the city of Nanjing, all the guests of this Jin guest, after the implementation of the new policy, the squire and the Jin guest contacts are closer, and the situation in Nanjing is more complicated, there are many officials at all levels, these officials are scholars, and the new policy is also quite resistant, and the big squires in various states and counties are in contact with each other frequently, It is rumored among the people that this prefect is a good official, and they postpone the new policy for the sake of the people. ”

"There's proof." Li Shichao hurriedly asked.

"There is no evidence yet, but there is a lot of rumor inside and outside the city, and almost all the people know about this rumor, and it is obvious that only the government has this strength." The agent replied.

Wen Tiren and Li Shichao came to Nanjing together, Li Shichao's responsibilities are different from Wen Tiren, Li Shichao is to investigate the responsibility, which when he left Beijing, Zhu Youzhen privately confessed.