Liu Chongsan is indeed familiar with the situation in Laizhou, and he is no stranger to the situation in Dengzhou, and when Su Tiancheng and his entourage arrived in Dengzhou two days later, they were already basically familiar with the situation in Dengzhou and Laizhou.

The situation in Dengzhou is even more tragic.

Dolgon once garrisoned in Dengzhou and Penglai City, both of which became his base camp, when Dengzhou and Laizhou plundered, the warships even returned to Lushun with the plundered grain and gold and silver treasures, and then rushed to Penglai to pick up many Eight Banners Army.

To be precise, Penglai City and Dengzhou Capital City almost no longer exist, and they need to start construction again.

The situation in Dengzhou made Su Tiancheng even more worried, more than a month has passed, I don't know if it is because the government has not been able to play a role, or because there are not enough people, there are still rotting corpses along the way, the stench emitted is eye-catching, on the official road, it is rare to see people walking, and there are not many people in the huge Dengzhou Mansion.

The corpses must be buried deeply, otherwise the plague will run rampant, so the sergeant who followed Su Tiancheng took the initiative to undertake this task and buried all the naked corpses.

Su Tiancheng's inner thinking gradually became clear, he needed to take the school examination Liu Chongsan, to see Liu Chongsan's real skills, this school examination is mainly to see what Liu Chongsan can do.

After dinner, Su Tiancheng took a slow walk in Dengzhou City, with Liu Chongsan by his side.

"Liu Chongsan, you are familiar with the situation in Laizhou, you have also seen the situation in Dengzhou along the way, according to your opinion, if the imperial court launches relief, what is the most important issue at present."

Liu Chongsan thought for a moment. He replied.

"My lord, I think that the most important thing is the food problem, and the Later Jin Tartars plundered Dengzhou and Laizhou, robbed all the grain, and burned all the houses. The city was destroyed, and the surviving people could not survive without food. ”

Liu Chongsan's answer is good, but Su Tiancheng is not very satisfied, the current food problem is, of course, very important, and the people are struggling on the death line. If the relief cannot be carried out in time, it is unknown how many people will starve to death in Ludao.

"Well, are there any other problems besides the food problem?"

"The rest of the problem, in the next opinion, can be relieved for the time being, the main thing is to let the people have food to eat, so that they will not starve to death."

Su Tiancheng shook his head gently.

"Liu Chongsan. You've never been in the government to be able to answer to such an extent. That's good. ”

Liu Chongsan looked at Su Tiancheng and lowered his head.

"The official knows that you are not satisfied, and thinks that your answer is good, and the first thing is the food problem, but the official wants to ask you two questions, first. If the imperial court has adjusted the grain, how can the people get the grain, will they rush to grab the grain, the second question, the people we saw along the way. What kind of eyes are it, you are also clear, what the people are thinking in their hearts, you also know the Tao, in this case, just to solve the food problem, will there be the best effect. As for the problems of life in the back, the problem of cotton clothes for the winter, etc., one after another, do these problems have to be solved one by one, and I only thought of it when I burned my eyebrows. ”

Liu Chongsan is a scholar after all, so he understood it at once, and opened his mouth with a red face.

"I'm ashamed, I've been studying for so many years, I didn't expect such a simple question, the officials of Dengzhou Mansion and Laizhou Mansion were almost martyred, and now the most important problem is that the court appoints officials, and all things are handled by someone, as long as the government really considers the survival of the people, I think that all problems can be solved slowly."

Su Tiancheng nodded with satisfaction, this is the key, in the words of a few hundred years later, the people must have the backbone, to have an organization, with the government, what problems arise, the people can directly find the government, many specific problems, the government can come up with specific solutions, including the resumption of production, etc., as long as the government really takes into account the people, calms the grievances in the hearts of the people, many contradictions can be easily solved.

But the problem still exists, Dengzhou and Laizhou, almost devastated, according to the normal procedure to build, it will take at least ten years or so, to see if it can be restored, Chongzhen five years ago, Kong Youde rebelled, here suffered a blow, has not been completely recovered, this time it is even more ruined.

Therefore, if you want to restore the vitality of Dengzhou and Laizhou, you must adopt a two-step approach, the first is that the imperial court allocates silver and grain to relieve the people here, and the second is to relocate the population.

What's more, Dengzhou and Laizhou have become border passes that must be paid attention to, and not only do they need to be tightly defended, but they also need to rebuild the Ming sailors.

But the current problem is that no one will take the initiative to come here, Dengzhou and Laizhou are famous, everyone thinks that this is the most dangerous place, and when they come here, their lives are not guaranteed.

The status of Dengzhou and Laizhou is also very special, belonging to the dual management of the place, Su Tiancheng, the Jiliao Governor, the power is already very large, responsible for the military affairs and civil affairs of Liaodong, Datong, Ningxia, Tianjin, Dengzhou and Laizhou, etc., the chief military officers of these places, as well as the governor, etc., all belong to Su Tiancheng's moderation, including the officials in these places, Su Tiancheng can also manage, but Su Tiancheng does not have the power to manage the entire Shandong territory, for example, Jinan Mansion, is not under the direct jurisdiction of Su Tiancheng, mainly under the jurisdiction of the governor of Shandong, Nominally, the governor of Shandong also has jurisdiction over the civil affairs of Dengzhou and Laizhou.

In the past, there was such a situation, the two sides often shirked each other's responsibilities, and eventually led to local losses, good things were trying to govern, and bad things were trying to shirk, but after Su Tiancheng took office, because of the trust of the emperor and the cabinet, this situation did not exist, and the governor of Shandong did not dare to say that he did not act in accordance with Su Tiancheng's requirements.

But Su Tiancheng himself still has to pay attention, there have been a lot of noise in the court, at this time, he continues to meddle in Shandong's affairs, someone must be impeached secretly, that is to say, in the current situation, thinking about moving the people from Shandong, the possibility is not large, this move will inevitably cause an uproar, the imperial history and the matter in the court will definitely stand up and impeach Su Tiancheng for crossing the boundary.

This is a practical problem, and Su Tiancheng has no problem for the time being, unless he is a cabinet scholar.

Su Tiancheng thought about it for two days, and finally took it out.

Sun Chuanting, Liu Tiehan, Wang Dazhi and others are not very familiar with local affairs, Sun Chuanting is stronger, but over the years, he has mainly considered the affairs of Jiangningying, and has hardly interfered in local affairs, Su Tiancheng basically has no one to discuss, and can only rely on himself to come up with ideas.

At the end of August, the first batch of grain arrived in Dengzhou and Laizhou.

Sun Chuanting, Liu Tiehan and Wang Dazhi and others, plus Liu Chongsan's assistance, temporarily came to manage the affairs of Dengzhou and Laizhou, and distributed these grains.

At the beginning of September, the emperor's decree finally came down.

Deng Hui served as the prefect of Dengzhou, Lan Qiaozheng served as the prefect of Laizhou, Liu Chongsan served as the governor of Dengzhou, and Liu Jingting served as the governor of Laizhou.

This holy decree is not simple, not to mention Deng Hui and Lanqiaozheng, just say Liu Chongsan and Liu Jingting, Liu Chongsan is a person, has not yet been admitted to the Jinshi, at most he will serve as a county officer, it is very good, but now he was born out of thin air and served as the Tongzhi of Dengzhou, which is an exceptional promotion, and Liu Chongsan is a native of Laizhou, according to the avoidance system of the imperial court, he cannot be an official in Shandong, as for Liu Jingting, not to mention, there is no identity as a scholar, and he is not qualified to be an official at all.

It's a pity that Su Tiancheng is not an ordinary person, he started from the actual situation of Dengzhou and Laizhou, if you want to build Dengzhou and Laizhou, you must take extraordinary measures, otherwise you don't need to say anything, if you follow the rules of the imperial court, it is estimated that the people of Dengzhou and Laizhou, including the people of Shandong, have begun to rebel.

Deng Hui and Lan Qiaozheng's ability is needless to say, Deng Hui used to be the prefect of Lintao Mansion, this time as the imperial envoy of the capital, concurrently served as the prefect of Dengzhou, originally ordered to be in danger, Lan Qiao is following Zhu Xianxuan for many years, and also knows how to handle government affairs, the most important thing is Liu Chongsan and Liu Jingting, Liu Chongsan is a local, knows what to do, and has been communicating with himself for a while, Liu Jingting comes from the bottom, knows the suffering of the people, and assists Lan Qiaozheng, Be able to properly handle many contradictions.

There is also Su Tiancheng's reassuring place, that is, this time the Dengzhou Mansion and the Laizhou Mansion are completely able to do a good job in construction according to their own intentions, restore the prosperity here as quickly as possible, and make this place a solid coastal defense line of the Ming Dynasty.

Next, Su Tiancheng is ready to start a large-scale construction of the Ming Dynasty's sailors, the Zheng family sailors in the south, some of the meaning of self-establishment as kings, the court seems to be unable to adjust, although Zheng Zhilong and Zheng Chenggong are very famous in history, but some things are not as good as the history books say, for example, Zheng Zhilong is rich and rivals the country, controls maritime trade, and the annual income is almost the same as the income of the Ming court, and the money is the private property of the Zheng family, and has nothing to do with the imperial court.

Of course, Su Tiancheng will not allow such a situation to exist for a long time, but at present, it is still beyond the reach of the whip, and he can only take it step by step. (To be continued......)