In half a month, he traveled all over the thirteen counties of a state, this task is not light, it can be regarded as a quick look, but Su Tiancheng does not have more time, the kind of practice of being familiar with the situation in half a year and starting to really govern in a year is not valid at present, so he went down to see it this time, and it is a focus. Generally speaking, the whole situation in Henan Province is about the same, there will not be much difference, this time to go down to supervise, the first ten days, to understand the situation to the greatest extent, to understand the situation in detail, the next few days, that is, to look around, even etiquette to some counties to see.

It is definitely not possible to talk about pomp and circumstance, we must pay attention to efficiency and speed.

In this case, it can only be in the form of a private visit to the microservice, riding a fast horse, going to various places to see, without the accompaniment of the county, to understand the situation by yourself, and exchange views with the county magistrate at the end.

This approach can be described as bold, at least at present, no one will adopt such a statement, many ancient books written about the private interview of the micro-service, in fact, are beautiful ideas. Just imagine, most of the time in the prefect's mansion, he is entangled in money, food and criminal affairs, where does he have so much time to care about the following things.

Knowing that Su Tiancheng was going to the thirteen counties of a state to which Henan Mansion belonged to inspect the situation, Sun Chuanting immediately suggested that a hundred personal soldiers should follow, knowing that at the junction of Henan Prefecture and Shaanxi and Shanxi, there may be rogues at any time, and safety is the most important thing.

Of course Su Tiancheng will not agree to do this, he will take a hundred people out of the city, what else is it called a private visit to Weifu, such a huge momentum, I am afraid that it will attract the attention of others along the way, and it will be full of turmoil in the city, not only can not understand the following situation, but also may cause a lot of criticism. Safety is important, but it doesn't have to be a soldier.

As a result of the final discussion, Su Tiancheng went down with 10 personal soldiers.

In fact, with 10 pro-soldiers. Su Tiancheng felt that there were too many people, and those who followed him down were Qu Qingze, Su Jun, Liu Jingting and others, counting down, more than a dozen people, each preparing two horses. The momentum is no small.

On the seventeenth day of the first month, early in the morning, Su Tiancheng set off.

The target of the first stop is Shaanzhou, as well as Lingbao County and Ruxiang County, to which Shaanzhou belongs, including Lushi County.

Shaanzhou is close to Pingyang Mansion in Shanxi, and Lushi County is close to Shaanxi.

Luoyang to Shaanzhou, about 300 miles, from Shaanzhou to Ruxiang County. There are more than 100 miles, Lingbao County is between Shaanzhou and Ruxiang County, and you can see along the road that there are more than 300 miles from Ruxiang County to Lushi County, that is to say, the total distance of this circle is more than 700 miles.

If it's just a quick horse. Maybe not for a long time, but go down to inspect and understand the situation. It's completely different, and it's definitely not okay to look around.

At the end of the day, everyone left Luoyang County, and the atmosphere of the Spring Festival was still very strong, and the Central Plains region was relatively southern. Pay more attention to the Spring Festival. With the ten soldiers of the Jiangning battalion, Su Tiancheng also maintained the style of the army, and everyone brought their own dry food to avoid delaying time, their purpose. Rushed to Shaanzhou within a day, and rested in Shaanzhou when it was dark.

When I entered the area under the jurisdiction of Shaanzhou, it was already three o'clock in the unitary hour, and the sky was already dark.

Su Tian thought that his own line of people might attract attention, but in fact, there was not much of a problem, within the first month, there were not many pedestrians on the official road, and in the area of Henan Mansion, the imperial army often came to exterminate the Liukou, and there were many large-scale scenes, and no one paid attention to them at all.

The people did not go directly into the city, but found a few families in the town on the side of the road and rested for the night.

After a day of running, he was already very tired, but in Su Tiancheng's mind, he was always thinking about things, and it was impossible to rest quickly, after eating, Qu Qingze, Su Jun, Liu Jingting and others accompanied Su Tiancheng and wandered around the official road.

"Su Jun, you and your uncle cleaned up the official warehouse and warehouse, what is the situation?"

Su Jun looked at Qu Qingze and Liu Jingting, with a look of embarrassment on his face, and estimated that the situation was very bad.

"What's the situation, just say it directly, it's not an outsider."

Qu Qingze was used to it, there was no expression on his face, Liu Jingting couldn't bear it, and his face turned a little red.

"The situation is not very good, the silver deposit in the treasury is only two thousand taels, and the imperial court also exempted the fields of Shaanzhou and Lushi County last year, and the grain stored in the official warehouse does not exceed one hundred stones."

Qu Qingze and Liu Jingting gasped.

There are so many counties under the jurisdiction of Henan Prefecture, and the silver deposit in the government is 2,000 taels, and the grain is less than 100 stones.

Su Tiancheng actually knew about the situation, he just wanted to let Qu Qingze and Liu Jingting know more, especially Liu Jingting, after coming to Henan Mansion, Liu Jingting could play a big role.

"This kind of situation, I also did not expect, according to the dignified Henan Mansion, not to such a degree, if it is said that this is the situation for a long time, it means a very clear thing, the people here, poor to the situation we can not imagine, we went to Henan Mansion, before and after ten days, you are all in the county to see, the people in the city, it seems that the situation is good, this is a bit contradictory, the people in Luoyang City, it seems that they can't survive, for what kind of government will come to such an extent, The deposit of 2,000 taels of silver, and the government officials have three months' salary, which is not normal. ”

"The problem must be multifaceted, what is the biggest problem, we came down this time to find out, if we say that the state and county are notified, we can't get the real situation, but we can't specifically come to find the problem, or find the trouble of officials at all levels, Liu Jingting, your task is very heavy."

Seeing that Liu Jingting was a little confused, Su Tiancheng patiently explained.

"Everywhere you go, don't follow us to activities, take out your housekeeping skills, go to the common people, see what their living conditions are, meet those difficulties, Master Qu and I go down to understand, there may be some difficulties, people see us, at least think they are scholars."

"Don't think that this matter is simple, we explore any of the problems, we need to go through the surface phenomenon, perceive the fundamental thing, Henan Mansion for what has become the situation today, the people's livelihood is withering, in the process of rushing today, you must have also seen, the people who met the Lu, almost all of them are dressed in tatters, this is the Spring Festival, if it is not to a helpless situation, everyone hopes that the Spring Festival can be well fed and dressed."

"Liu Jingting, you go deep into the people, that is, listen to what they say, through the way of family life, let them say what is in their hearts, you don't need to guide them, all the situation, you have to write it down, from tomorrow, you go to the state city or the villages and towns near the county seat, including the county seat, understand the situation, set off at the right time, return to the official post at the right time, I will wait for you at the official post, what you know is very important."

Seeing that Liu Jingting understood, Su Tiancheng nodded slightly.

"Su Jun, your main task is to go to the street, see how the shops are doing, ask about the prices of all items, and write them down, especially the prices of grain, salt, seeds, firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea, which is indispensable in people's lives, and the prices of these items can reflect a lot of things."

"You also have to go to the villages and towns near the county seat to see the situation of cultivated land, how the water conservancy facilities are, whether the ditches are unblocked, and ask whether the government has ever cared about this matter."

"This time down to supervise, the task of both of you is very heavy, how the inspection situation is, it depends on your performance, there is a comparison to be able to distinguish, you must grasp the real situation."

Before resting, Su Tiancheng and Qu Qingze talked to each other at the earliest.

"Lao Qu, the role of the dark line is very important, now we have come to Henan Mansion, the center of gravity of the dark line may have been turned around, there are many things, sometimes, we can't do one thing at a time, for example, spring ploughing production and extermination of the rogue things, may collide together, in this case, intelligence is crucial, and even plays a decisive role, so the dark line must develop a habit to transmit information as quickly as possible."

After saying this, Su Tiancheng unconsciously looked at the door.

This action means that Su Tiancheng has important words to say.

Qu Qingze stood up, walked to the door, opened the door and looked outside, and then closed the door.

"Lao Qu, the dark line needs to add two aspects of intelligence, limited to Henan Mansion, the first is the performance of all the officials in Henan Mansion, including everything they have, which we need, and the second is the many situations in Fuwang's Mansion."

Qu Qingze's face changed a little, inquiring about these situations is just a piece of cake for Jinyiwei, this is Jinyiwei's duty, but most of these situations are directly played to the emperor, and it is impossible to spread them.

Seeing that Qu Qingze's face had changed slightly, Su Tiancheng was much more relaxed.

"Lao Qu, I'm nervous, I think there's something wrong with doing this."

Qu Qingze's expression was a little strange, it was definitely inappropriate to do this, so it didn't need to be said.

"Weifu private visits, secret line spying intelligence, all for one purpose, that is, to live up to the emperor's trust, let the people of Henan Mansion settle down, have enough food and clothing, and let the Jiangning camp completely exterminate the Liukou, the situation in Henan Mansion is somewhat special, I don't say that you also know the Tao, I don't know much about here, but time is pressing, in desperation, I can only take such a method, and it is difficult for the Jiangning Camp to have much rest time, in a short time, we will start to conquer the Liukou, if we follow the step-by-step process, the result may not be very good."

Qu Qingze finally spoke.

"My lord, this matter is handed over to the subordinate to do, but there is only one condition, and it must be kept secret."

"God knows that you know and I know, such a big thing, how can I be playful." (To be continued......)