After a short adaptation period, Shen Mo quickly got used to his new position, and he wrote the eight characters of "seeking the people's feelings and wishing to hear their own passes" on the door of the mansion. And strictly restrain the subordinate officials, cut redundant vacancies, strictly assess them month by month, prohibit disturbance of the people, and greatly improve the efficiency for a while, especially a few cases were judged beautifully, and they were passed on as beautiful talks, which made people also look at this new adult!

For a while, before he really started his fists, the good reputation of silently 'judging cases like a god and loving the people like a son' has already spread in Suzhou.

In fact, he took office silently for a month, in addition to adjudicating cases, he was in the right position internally, attacking the loose and impetuous atmosphere in the yamen, and using the method of assessment to force the officials to change their style of work and work conscientiously, just to pass the examination at the end of the month, and the work efficiency was also greatly improved.

Of course, whether the promotion is effective or not, Shen Mo is still uncertain, because the reason why he can play is because he was mixed all the way in his previous life, and in this life, he single-handedly planned his father's transfer from a temporary worker to a regular worker, and finally sat in the position of the third in command in the county, so he is clear about those crooked ways and corruption tricks in the government, and no one can play tricks with him.

It is precisely because he understands the truth that no official is not greedy, so he did not use the knife against the money and food consumption of the people below, leaving a way back for everyone. The little ones knew that the adults didn't plan to do it, so they gritted their teeth and persevered for that little bit of oil and water...... Let's say it's quite strong, when the freshness of adults passes, we will be relieved.

However, on the whole, after a month of running-in, strict requirements and coercion and temptation, Master Shen has already commanded and banned his yamen. Shen Mo even has time to go to the school to give lectures, and make a literary meeting or something in the house...... This is not a lack of business, but two very important activities, because the former has won him the support and respect of the majority of Suzhou scholars. And to become a famous scholar Confucian, is Shen Mo's pursuit all along, if you want to do this, you have to keep lecturing, accumulate popularity and ability, until one day, the famous Yunnan, Hainan scholars come to study, then he is not far from the goal.

This road is undoubtedly arduous and long, but fortunately, Shen Liushou's fame is too great, and now although he has just started, there are already scholars from Zhejiang, especially Shaoxing, who have come to study, and there are some scholars near the state capital, and it is said that there are some who came from Yingtian.

In line with the principle of teaching without class, Shen Mo is also exempt from tuition and room and board fees for students from other places...... This will not cause dissatisfaction in Suzhou City, because it has always been the highest glory of culture and education in a place to attract students from other places to come to study, such as the ancient Jixia School Palace, Yingchuan Academy, and the four major academies from the Song Dynasty, and even the academies taught by the Ming Gong of this Chaoyang, all of them are broad-minded, smiling at people from all over the world, and there is no place to protect it.

From a vulgar point of view, in people's eyes, the scholar is the reserve official, and after becoming an official in the future, he will definitely think of the good of Suzhou, take care of it, and the more officials there are, the better Suzhou will be.

Also, Gui Youguang and Wang Yongji have been developed into the Qionglin Society by him, but it is not yet an official entry, and it is still necessary to wait for at least five people to gather and vote before the final decision can be made...... Poor Lao Gui and Xiao Wang only thought that they had joined an elite literary club, and they also used their prestige in the literary world to happily help Shen Mo develop offline...... Oh no, it should be called an organizational review club.

As for Shen Mo's evening literary gatherings, which were often held in the back office, the participants were influential gentry and celebrities in the city, which allowed him to understand the ideas of the mainstream society, and let them feel their own charm, reducing their estrangement.

Moreover, by convening and presiding over similar literary salons, the Suzhou gentry can also be subtly accustomed to being ordered by him to accept the fact that he has become their leader, which is undoubtedly too great.

Shen Mo even planned to take his daughter-in-law over in two days, and then organize the 'Madame's Salon' to help him win people's hearts together.

However, there are also troublesome things, the big and rich families in Changzhou County came to sue two times in three days, saying that their county Linghai Daren judged the case unfairly, favored the poor, and harmed the rich, and asked the lord of the mansion to be the master and help them set things right. There are also officials of Changzhou County who also secretly came to complain, anyway, they can't do it under his hands, and they would rather be demoted than change counties. The most outrageous thing is that some of the owners of sound and color entertainment venues also came to cry, saying that Hai Daren had forced them to death...... Silent couldn't help but smile bitterly, compared with his own step-by-step camp, Hai Daren is definitely a vigorous and resolute type, depending on the matter for less than a month, decided more than 300 cases of detention in prison, eliminated the envy of money and food, strict abuse, abstained from luxury, drove prostitution, banned sex, punished gamblers, closed gambling halls, lawyers, boxers, bandits, by virtue of his people, Shuowang Ling knelt down and listened to the lecture in the township, which made the folk customs of Changzhou County suddenly change, and also won him the reputation of 'Qingtian', and the voice among the poor people was very high!

But there is a way that is too much. For example, Suzhou is a rich land, the style of luxury has existed for thousands of years, the sea people are not used to it, he is not allowed to make luxury goods, exquisite silk, paper, snacks, banquets, are all prohibited, which makes the middle-class families are very unaccustomed, and do not lead the sea to the love of the people.

Moreover, those Jiyuan, Qinglou, painting boats, gambling halls, and luxury hotels that are doing hot business in ordinary times have all stopped eating, because Haida people are really catchy! Every night, he will bring someone to show up on time, and when he sees someone who arrives at the time of the day, he still lingers ** and does not go home, so he will be caught back, fined and spanked, and put on a flail for three days, so that you will be embarrassed.

It's pitiful, if it is converted into hours, it means that you have to go home at seven o'clock in the evening, what kind of nightlife can you live? It has cheapened the vocal venues in Wu County, and its turnover has nearly doubled in the past month.

But the collapse of the county's entertainment industry seems to be in line with the original intention of Lord Hai, who still goes his own way, and wants to build his rule into the simple world that Emperor Taizu yearns for.

To be honest, Shen Mo was quite disappointed, he originally thought that Hai Qingtian, who was famous in the middle school history books, could help him keep his rule in order, so that he could worry less and concentrate on big things...... Now it seems that he has added chaos to himself.

Even Gui Youguang, who has never evaluated others, couldn't help but admonish: "My lord, with all due respect, my subordinates say bluntly, it seems that there is a mismatch between Haizhi County's ability and position. ”

Why don't you know about silence? At the beginning, he followed Hai Rui all the way into Suzhou City, and the first thing he did after seeing him arrive was to dig the wall and put up a list, 'Everyone is welcome to sue every night', and it was free of charge.

Since ancient times, the yamen has been open to the south, and there is no reason to come in without money. Now Haida not only doesn't want money himself, but also strictly forbids people below to collect money! Basically, there is no cost of filing a complaint in the county. So from that day on, for several days, the county government was crowded like a vegetable market, with a surging crowd of people, queuing up all night, and at most receiving more than 800 complaints a day.

I have to admit that Haida's strength is unfathomable, he spent a month to deal with more than 300 old cases, and also broke off all the more than 800 new lawsuits, there is no favoritism, no cover-up and connivance, it is said that everyone should be happy, right?

As a matter of fact, there are still some people who are very unhappy -- basically most of the middle-class and above and even the rich and large families have suffered lawsuits and basically lost the lawsuits.

"Can this be concluded that the meaning of the rich is to be unkind to the rich?" In the signing room, Shen Mo asked with a wry smile.

"Of course not, how can wealth be a sin?" Gui Youguang naturally did not agree, and said: "There is a way to know etiquette, and if you have enough food and clothing, you know honor and disgrace, although there are indeed rich and unkind people, but most of the big families are knowledgeable, gentle, benevolent and righteous." ”

Silence said, 'It is not at all good for someone to speak for whom.' Although he is not a big family, he is also considered to be in the middle and upper class, so he naturally resents the saying that 'the rich are bad'.

And Shen Mo also knows that most of the current rich families are heirlooms of poetry and books, and the original sin of the primitive accumulation period has been diluted a lot, and even many people are kind to charity, build bridges and pave roads, build schools, and help widows and widows.

"Then why are they all accused?" Shen Mo asked.

"My lord," Gui Youguang said happily, "You finally have something you don't understand!" Saying that he showed off as if offering treasures: "The poor are indeed relatively simple, but that is only a part, and there is another existence called 'Diao Min'." The so-called Diao people are shabby scoundrels, most of them are idle, their family businesses are ruined, and they make a living by some inferior means such as helping idlemen and blackmailing. Among those who complained, there were not a few such people, who took advantage of Hai Rui's hatred of the rich and ruthlessly cheated the rich. ”

Shen Mo saw that he had a great opinion of Hai Rui, so he said lightly: "Zhenchuan Gong, it's biased." Said Zhengse: "There is a saying that 'if you listen to both, you will be clear, and if you believe partially, you will be dark', Hai Rui only listens to the poor, and you only listen to the people around you, so you can't be considered fair." ”

Gui Youguang arched his hand and said: "My subordinates have been taught." ”

"Don't be unconvinced," said in a deep voice: "Overall, Haizhi County is still doing a good job, after all, the common people have no money and no power, and compared with the rich people in large households, they are weak, and they always suffer losses in lawsuits." As he spoke, he patted a thick stack of files on the table and said: "I spent a morning browsing the backlog of 300 cases in Changzhou County over the years, and found that many of them are simple and clear. ”

At this time, Shen Mo's face was already quite unsightly, and he said in an accentuated tone: "For thousands of years, rich people have won lawsuits, why doesn't anyone say it's unfair?" Now that I've just turned upside down, I can't wait to cry out for injustice? ”

Gui Youguang said with a ashamed face: "Subordinate, it is indeed 'dark' if you listen to it." ”

Of course, Shen Mo would not let his right-hand man be wronged, he sighed and said: "Actually, my Shen Humble Yan is no different from your position, if there is really any irreconcilable contradiction, I will still stand by you." He raised his voice slightly, "But why wait for the contradictions to be irreconcilable? ”

"What do you mean?" Gui Youguang's eyes lit up.

"If you can help, you can help, and it is inevitable to be wronged by a rich family." Shen Mo said lightly: "But this Hai Rui, I have to beat it, if I continue to do this, I have to take him out." ”

Thinking of this, he asked the iron pillar to prepare rice paper, and after laying it out, he picked up the pen and wrote on it: 'It is not right, it is strange to be restored, and good is to be a demon.' The saint is square but not cut, honest but not slashed, straight but not wanton, bright but not shining. ’

Those who are full of light and learning naturally know that this is the words in the Tao Te Ching, which means that "what is not in the world is absolutely right, and under certain conditions, good will become chaos, and good intentions will become bad." Therefore, the saint is upright but does not embarrass others, has edges and corners but does not harm others, adheres to the right path but does not force others to do things, and shines but does not dazzle people's eyes.

After reading it, I couldn't help but say: "This is the way of a righteous man and a gentleman." ”

Shen Mo put down his pen and instructed Tie Zhu: "Frame it and send it to Lord Hai." He smiled a little unconfidently: "It should work, right?" ”

"Why don't you talk to him directly?" Seeing Shen Mo beating around the bush like this, Gui Youguang asked puzzledly: "With your eloquence, you can convince anyone, right?" ”

"At least I can't convince that sea pen holder." Shen Mo shook his head and said: "Hai Ruiqi is a person, fair, selfless, extremely honest, extremely honest, extremely decent, and has no flaws in morality. He laughed at himself and said: "It's just that our Ming Dynasty is determined by the level of morality, and I don't want to humiliate myself." ”

"Since you understand it that way?" Gui Youguang proposed again: "Why don't you replace him?" "This time is different from the last time, it is very simple to think about silence.

Shen Mo shook his head resolutely and said: "There is a saying circulating in the rivers and lakes, have you heard of it?" ”

"What?" Gui Youguang asked.

"Martial arts supreme, sword slaying dragon. Command the world, don't dare to disobey! If you don't come out of the sky, who will compete? Silence looked back.

Gui Youguang pondered carefully for a long time, but he didn't have any impression at all, so he had to shake his head and say: "My subordinates don't know much about martial arts. ”

"Hehe, it's okay, don't feel inferior." Silent snorted.

"Does that mean that," Gui Youguang asked curiously, "There is a sword named 'Dragon Slayer', which can command the world's martial arts, and only another 'Heavenly Sword' can compete with it?" ”

"That's what it means." Shen Mo nodded slowly.

"Speaking of which, the 'Yitian Sword' should be the sword worn by Emperor Wu of Wei during the Three Kingdoms, named after the famous sentence in Song Yu's "Great Words Fu", 'Draw the long sword and lean on the long sky', which is extremely sharp, cutting gold and breaking jade. Li Bai, a generation of poets, also admired it, and in the "Song of the King of Linjiang", there is a sentence of "Ande leans on the sword of the sky and crosses the sea to cut the long whale"...... "You are addicted to the evidence and begin to drop the book bag."

Shen Mo hurriedly stopped: "It's such an Excalibur." He said in an accentuated tone: "The sword is a murder weapon, and it can be used to eliminate violence and peace, expand the territory, and make contributions for all generations; If it is not used correctly, it will hurt others and hurt oneself, although the enemy hates, the relatives also hurt, leaving the hatred of the ages. ”

"You mean, Hai Jui didn't use it in the right place?" Gui Youguang asked.

"Well, it's not so much a mismatch between ability and responsibility, but rather a mismatch with expertise and division." Shen Mo nodded and said: "People say that the official is a 'parent official', that is, he must be a good father, a good mother, and treat his children equally." However, Haizhi County is just and yang, and it is hostile to the rich, so it is obvious that it cannot do the last two points I mentioned. ”

"Yes, the most rigid and yang person, rare in the world, rare in a hundred years," Shen Mo said: "Shangguan is invincible if he uses it well, and if he doesn't use it well, he is asking for trouble." ”

"And what is he suitable for?" Gui Youguang asked.

"I'm also wondering how to arrange him." Shen Mo shook his head and smiled bitterly, in fact, he didn't tell the truth - in his future plans, Hai Rui's position is irreplaceable and extremely important! This is the fundamental reason why he is not ready to take Hai Jui away no matter how many people cry.

However, the plan is still a bit far, and he may not be able to use the 'Heavenly Sword' of Lord Shanghai for a few years, so he has to find a place where he can give full play to his strengths and can't provoke the 'anger of the people'.

It's just that Suzhou Fuzhong, is there such a place? Is there such a position?

Although there is Hai Rui's episode that is not a trouble or anything, but on the whole, the silent day is still very calm, and the good news is that under the urging of his three letters a day, Qi Jiguang, who was stationed in Ningbo for a generation, finally took his troops and drove to Suzhou.

The march of the army will take half a month to arrive, and Shen Mo knows that he should start preparing for the opening of the port.

He called Wang Yongji and asked him to invite the rich and wealthy families of the county to visit the Wusong River in the name of Wu County; Let Sanchi, in his own name, invite the big households in Changzhou County to visit Wusong together.

(To be continued)