Who is Ma Zhou?

If it's just an ordinary person, I don't know if Ma Zhouna is forgivable.

But as a person who can appear in the cabinet, if you don't know Ma Zhou, or don't know Ma Zhou, then I'm sorry for your status, and even make people think about whether you are qualified to continue to sit here.

Ma Zhou, who was born in poverty, is a typical representative of contemporary poor people, before he met Li Yuanji, he had no outstanding performance, and he could even be regarded as a bastard.

In the year or two before he first came into contact with Li Yuanji, Ma Zhou was still inconspicuous.

It can be said that Ma Zhou's real opportunity came from Li Shimin's wooing at the beginning.

Because he wanted to win over and wanted to understand Li Yuanji's core thoughts in Qi State, he made a special case and sent Li Yuanji's henchman Ma Zhou to Qi State as Prime Minister.

It's just that the wooing is the wooing, but in the end it still didn't work, at the most critical time, Ma Zhou still chose the old master, perhaps, he never regarded Li Shimin as his master.

And this choice can be said to be another turning point in Ma Zhou's life.

Since then, Ma Zhou has gradually come to the fore.

The emperor's henchman, needless to say, is the identity of the celebrity in front of him.

Just the matter of governing Zhenzhou, Ma Zhou's achievements in a few years are enough to make all the governors in the world feel ashamed.

If Li Yuanji was there before, he couldn't show Ma Zhou's talent, then what about after beating Li Yuanji and returning to Chang'an? And most of the political achievements were also made during this time period.

The grain of Zhenzhou is distributed in every Changping warehouse in the country, and a single one may not account for too much of a proportion, but when it is fused together, the grain output of a single Zhenzhou can almost be compared with half of Guanzhong.

Of course, it is meaningless to only compare the total amount, how many people is there in Zhenzhou? Counting those who surrendered, plus the immigrants, and even the Northern Army still stationed in Zhenzhou, the total population was only less than 500,000, and Guanzhong alone was millions.

When Du Ruhui was still in office, he once calculated that Zhenzhou can feed four people on average every person, and the potential of Zhenzhou is far from being fully developed, mainly due to population and other issues.

This is more terrifying, that is to say, all parts of the world only take care of themselves, and one town and state can feed the entire army of the Tang Dynasty, and the food is not exhausted.

In addition to agriculture, Zhenzhou's commerce is also relatively prosperous, after Chang'an, Luozhou, ranked third in Datang, although only the fourth Yangzhou is so much higher, but it is also the third, must not be ignored a place.

What's more, Zhenzhou was only built in recent years, and everything is brand new.

When Ma Zhou comes back, he will definitely enter the cabinet, although there is still a quota in the cabinet, even if there is no one, one can be added.

But there is no shortage of people in the various yamen now.

No, it should be said that there is no shortage of high-level people, and Ma Zhou will definitely not be a soldier or deputy when he comes back as a governor.

Wei Zheng, who finished firing yesterday, had a horizontal old face, a low head, and secretly clasped his fingers, he had nothing to say about this, although Ma Zhou was not qualified enough, but his political achievements were enough.

"Your Majesty, Ma Zhou has no objection to returning to the courtiers, but there are still some expectations, but now there is no shortage of people in the various yamen in the court, I don't know how Your Majesty plans to settle Ma Zhou?" Although he was just an ordinary member, Fang Xuanling was still staring at the aura of the head of the cabinet, and this matter naturally had to be mentioned by him.

"You don't need to be careful, I have my own arrangements!" Li Yuanji responded lightly.

In fact, the meaning is already obvious, Ma Zhou came back, but it has nothing to do with you, don't worry that he will rob you of your place.

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Li Yuanji belongs to the action faction, and after he finishes speaking, he will do it immediately, and he will never stay and idle for a period of time before doing it.

Of course, busyness is only relative, and those who are really busy are those who do things, Li Yuanji, the emperor, all he has to do is open his mouth, and he doesn't need to do the real trouble.

On the third day after the end of the cabinet meeting, the Zhongshu Province sent one Zhongshu to Jingyang and Sanyuan, and the other went directly to Zhenbei by boat.

Jingyang County Ling Min Xian was appointed by Wude for seven years, and he has been in this position for seven years.

After experiencing famine, war, and now depression, although he has thought of many ways and is happy to accept the opinions of those below, these resolutions are not very effective, not because they do not work hard, but they really can't find a suitable direction, and there is no bigger situation to roll out.

Even after going through so many hardships, Min Hyun never felt so desperate.

Yes, despair, he has exhausted all that can be used.

Just like during the famine a few years ago, Min Xian was always pressed and did not submit a request for appropriation to the imperial court.

Jingyang County is not out of money, but there is really not much money, according to such a situation, it will only support three or two months at most, and the government will be completely in a hurry.

Min Hyun is not the kind of person who likes to report problems whenever he encounters them, ask for advice from above, and give support.

But now, after several twists and turns, the situation in Jingyang County has not improved, but has a tendency to intensify, which makes Min Xian have to rethink whether he should also submit a note to the imperial court like other places?

Submitting the recital is an option, but whether the money can be allocated and when it will be allocated is not something he can consider.

But it is conceivable that it is absolutely impossible to allocate it within one or two months, and although the reserved funds in Jingyang County can barely support until the end of the year, it will not be enough for the next year.

The main purpose of the current performance is to make the money handed over to the court in the coming year be less, or directly exempted, and if possible, it is best to ask for some money.

At this moment, Min Xian has a headache and hates to hit the wall directly.

asked the court to exempt Jingyang from paying taxes, he didn't want to do it, and he couldn't pull off this face when he begged for money.

However, the real problems are in front of us again, and if we do not pull down our faces to ask for them, it will be difficult for Jingyang County to even support the normal operation of the county government next year.

"What else do you think? Regardless of whether it is feasible or not, let's talk about it first, there are still a few months before the end of the year, we can still try it, it really doesn't work, we are playing the court. Min Xian has always been unwilling to play like this, although in this environment, playing does not mean that he is incapable, but since others can do well, why can't he do it well?

Min Xian is unwilling to be compared like this, even if Jingyang's geographical location is not advantageous.

"Featured!" Although Liu Shan is only a small official, he has won the trust of Min Xian, and many things have also called him to participate, and Min Xian has been thinking about a question these days, where is the way out for Jingyang? At present, those states and counties with strong economies are all at the nodes of the official road, with the flow of people, even if the income is not as good as before, but it can also accumulate into a lot, and a large number of caravans can make up for those shortcomings, so the final income will not be much worse.

Geographically, Jingyang has lost its advantage, and it can be said that it has no advantage at all.

Although the price of overnight accommodation in Jingyang has decreased a lot, in comparison, the caravan has to travel twenty miles far, and then go forty miles behind, staying in Sanyuan, they can be more relaxed.

Price reductions are a measure, but they are not the key to changing the problem.

So Liu Shan thought about the problem in another direction, although he didn't know whether it was reliable or not, but now there is no other way.

"In terms of geographical location, Jingyang no longer has any advantages, and if we want to start from the caravan, we will definitely not be able to compete with Sanyuan, but it does not mean that we do not have any advantages, for example, we are closer to Chang'an. Since we can't start with the caravan, can we find the only features in Jingyang that are not available elsewhere? If we can attract the flow of people in Chang'an, our results may not be worse than those of Sanyuan. ”

"Yes, that makes sense!" Min Xian suddenly felt that his eyes lit up, as if he had grasped a life-saving straw, but then he wondered: "What are the characteristics of Kejingyang?" ”

If there is no feature, it is the biggest feature.

Because it is too close to Chang'an, some characteristics that originally belonged to Jingyang have gradually been integrated into Chang'an, which is a common disease in many places in Datang.

"I haven't thought of this humble position yet." Liu Shan shook his head, he really didn't expect that there was farmland everywhere, what was the difference? The only feature is some food, but it's useless.

"I think, from now on, you should think about it, or go down and ask to see if you can find something special, and then we will discuss it again." Min Xian gritted his teeth, it's better to have an idea than to be helpless, people are forced out, if you don't give it a try, how can you know the result?

"Mingfu...... The official at the gate of the Ming Mansion ...... trotted all the way, shouting loudly, and panting a little as he said: "The court is coming......

Someone from the imperial court?

Min Xian was stunned in his heart, and he was a little confused, could it be that the matter of his own price reduction was known by the imperial court? Or did Mihara report the matter to the imperial court?

But it shouldn't be, these are trivial matters, even if it is really reported, the court will at most let the Yongzhou Mansion ask, there is no reason for the court to send people directly?

"Not from Yongzhou Mansion?" Min Hyun continued to ask.

"No, the imperial court, the Zhongshu Province, the Zhongshu Sheren......" The official hurriedly shook his head, the other party had already indicated his identity, how could he report a mistake?

"The middle scholar?" Min Xian was taken aback, the chair under his butt almost fell, and the Zhongshu people came?

What do the people of Zhongshu do? Those who specialize in preaching holy decrees, or admonishing on behalf of the emperor, in other words, can regard the Zhongshu Sheren as the emperor's envoy.

I didn't die, why did I provoke the Zhongshu Sheren?

"Hurry up, please ......"