Fan Jingwen's fame is a bit big, known as the two unfair, there are also called two unfair, someone once gave him a couplet, not instructed, not fed, selfless in the bottom of his heart can let go, diligent for the country, diligent for the people, there is a drum in front of the ya. Fan Jingwen's biggest characteristic is that he is not attached to the Donglin Party or the eunuchs.

This is somewhat consistent with Su Tiancheng's thoughts.

When I came to the military department, someone had already reported it, and I took Su Tiancheng and entered the room.

Fan Jingwen was watching the recital.

"Su Tiancheng, the magistrate of Jiangning County, visited Master Fan."

"Master Su, don't be polite, sit down and talk."

Fan Jingwen is in his forties, with a wisp of goatee, and looks similar to an old scholar in the countryside, but there is often a trace of essence in his eyes.

"Master Su has worked hard all the way."

"My lord, Xia Guan returned to Jiangning County yesterday, because it was late, so I will see you in the future, please forgive me."

"Hehe, you just came back, you should have rested for a few more days, don't say these words, you led the soldiers of the Jiangning battalion to exterminate the Liukou Zijin Liang, this official is very admired, so young, you have made such a great contribution, you deserve to be the pillar of the imperial court."

"My lord, these are all things that the lower officials should do, but it's just a fluke."

"Well, be modest, it's always beneficial, when I was in the capital, I wanted to see you, the time is not right, when I arrived in Nanzhili, I went to Jiangning County to see, the situation is very good, 20,000 hectares of official land, the transformation is very good, even if it is a famine, it is enough to resist, the life of the farmers is also good. I heard that you renovated the official fields and paid the farmers wages, which is a good move. ”

"When Xiaguan was in Henan for disaster relief, he also adopted this method and returned to Jiangning County, and I feel that this method is good. Therefore, it was promoted. ”

"By the way, the businessmen of Jiangning County, they are very energetic, I have also been to Shangyuan County to see, it is said that the businessmen of Shangyuan County should have unique conditions, for what is not as good as the businessmen of Jiangning County, this question, I carefully researched. It's a little strange, Master Su, how did you come up with such a good way to sell so many goods. ”

Su Tiancheng blinked, this question, he is not easy to answer, but he must also go back. Fan Jingwen is not simple, just a few words. Got to grips on the main problem.

"Xia Guan thought that if the merchant wanted to sell well. The biggest support comes from someone buying, which requires the officials and people of Jiangning County to have silver in their hands and can buy it, and only by solving this problem can we solve this problem. Only then can the business be able to prosper to the greatest extent. ”

"Such a complicated matter, that is, it can be explained clearly in one sentence, the situation of the city company, beyond my expectations, there are a large number of goods every day. It was only February, and the tax collected by the city has reached 300,000 taels of silver, and if this trend continues, the annual tax will not exceed one million taels of silver. ”

Su Tiancheng really didn't pay attention to the situation of the city department, there are many officials and officials in Jiangning County, doing things in it, the situation Fan Jingwen said must be true, if this is the case, the city department of the city, Jiangning County can have a part of the income.

"Master Su, the matter of the city shipping division, someone raised an objection, saying that the tax is high and violates the regulations of the imperial court, hehe, I don't see it that way, the merchants in Jiangning County are all making money, which means that all the goods transported in by the city shipping department have been sold, how can it be a loss, this situation is what you call a win-win situation, the court has been taxed, and the merchants have made money."

"That's what Xia Guan thought about, and in what the adults said, Xia Guan admired it very much."

"What admiration, I don't like to hear such words, you have made it, if I can't see it, wouldn't I be extremely stupid."

Fan Jingwen's face still had a smile.

"Master Su, there are two things that I have also understood, but I still don't understand a little."

"My lord, just say it, the lower official will definitely explain."

"The first thing is that the salaries of the officials of Jiangning County, including the salaries of the soldiers of the Jiangning battalion, are huge, so I say that my salaries are not as good as those of the officials of Jiangning County. The official of Jiangning County, the regular monthly silver is one hundred taels, and my Yulu cannot reach one hundred taels of silver. ”

Su Tiancheng blinked his eyes and didn't speak, he didn't understand what Fan Jingwen meant, if he wanted to say that he had already handed over 300,000 taels of silver to the Sixth Department of Nanjing and Yingtianfu, it was difficult to say that Fan Jingwen didn't know what to do, and he was not satisfied, it is said that Fan Jingwen was not such a person.

"Master Su, what I don't understand, there are two points, one is that such a large expenditure requires hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, where did Jiangning County take it out, the total amount of taxes in the county is only more than 100,000 taels of silver, and the second is that the officials get so much silver, can they do things solidly."

Su Tiancheng secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"My lord, the lower officials think that the county officials, take more silver, has a great benefit, the officials can do things with all their might, cherish their posts, the treatment is in place, they easily dare not be greedy for ink, otherwise the gains outweigh the losses, they will be fired or even imprisoned, the loss is too great, moreover, the officials have silver in their hands, they can buy a lot of goods, Jiangning County businessmen can also get benefits from it, of course, the main consideration of the lower officials is the prosperity of the farmers in Jiangning County, if the farmers have silver in their hands, they can increase their purchasing power to the greatest extent."

"Oh, what do you mean by purchasing power?"

"The word purchasing power was coined by the lower officials, which means that the amount of silver in the hands of the peasants can determine the fate of the merchants in Jiangning County, the more silver in the hands of the peasants, the more goods they can buy, the merchants can naturally make money from it, the less silver in the hands of the peasants, the income is reduced, and the merchants themselves sell less, and they can't earn much silver."

"It makes sense, it makes sense, there are more people buying things here, and the businessman is naturally happy to be able to earn more silver."

Fan Jingwen is not a pedantic person, he can become a second unscholar, he has an unusual understanding, and he quickly understood the truth that Su Tiancheng said.

"Master Su, I can't imagine that you are so young and have such an esoteric understanding, it's really not simple."

Su Tiancheng clasped his fists again and saluted Fan Jingwen without speaking.

"Hehe, the first thing, I already understand, in fact, the second thing, I also understand a little, but I still have to ask, the county government exempted the people of Jiangning County from this year's field tax, you must be thinking, let the farmers have silver in their hands, life is better, but have you thought about it, exempt from taxes, you need to get the emperor's decree, you are so abrupt, didn't you think of the impeachment of officials."

When Fan Jingwen said such words, he obviously wanted to protect Su Tiancheng.

"My lord, the lower official has thought about it, but the lower official thinks that there is always a risk in doing things, if you don't do anything, you will be safe and stable, you will be safe and secure, you will not meet anything in the future, but you can't make achievements, the lower official is trusted by the emperor, entrusted with important tasks, and will definitely bow to the end of his death, if he thinks of his own ups and downs all the time, he will welcome him, regardless of the life or death of the people, regardless of the actual situation, even if he gets the glory and wealth, it is meaningless."

A smile appeared on Fan Jingwen's face, however, this smile seemed a little meaningful, probably I have heard such words many times, above the court, some ministers, what they said was even more good, and they were impassioned, but unfortunately what they actually did was another matter.

"Master Su, if you are impeached and removed from your position, won't you be able to do anything?"

"Xia Guan remembered a poem, born as a hero, died as a ghost, so far thinking about Xiang Yu, refusing to cross Jiangdong. Li Qingzhao is a female streamer, and still has such courage, in the next seven feet of men, everything is cringe, where can I do things well, I have both internal and external troubles, these years coincided with natural disasters, if you can't do your best, who knows what will happen in the future, as for impeachment, the lower officials have not thought about it, the lower officials have no choice, if they are impeached because of doing things, they are impeached, and even lose their official positions, and the lower officials are willing. ”

Fan Jingwen's expression changed.

He didn't expect that Su Tiancheng would say such a thing, and the reason why he asked like this was that Su Tiancheng did not forget to have a good relationship while doing a good job in Jiangning County, and the 200,000 taels of silver supplied to the Sixth Department of Nanjing and the Metropolitan Procuratorate, as well as the 100,000 taels of silver from Ying Tianfu, are the best explanations, it is with this kind of relationship that the Jiangning camp can develop and Zijin Liang can be exterminated, which shows that Su Tiancheng is still flexible.

But what Su Tiancheng said showed that the bones were hard, and he finally thought of the imperial court.

As for the means, there must be one, after all, Su Tiancheng's qualifications are too shallow.

He suddenly felt that Su Tiancheng was really a genius of the Ming Dynasty, and he would definitely be able to worship the king and make immortal feats in the future.

When he left the military department, Su Tiancheng was very happy, and his strategy finally worked.

When he was in Taiyuan, Zhu Xianxuan said that Fan Jingwen was a well-known hard bone, and when you came into contact with such a person, you had to go straight and show your momentum, so you could get the greatest appreciation and support.

Fan Jingwen's attitude, the changes before and after, are obvious, the most reluctantly said a lot of instructive words, obviously he Su Tiancheng is regarded as a confidant and junior, the county official is not as good as the current management, and being able to get Fan Jingwen's support is of great benefit to many matters in the future.

Fan Jingwen agreed to the matter of the Xiao Cavalry Camp without hesitation, this is the proof.

Next, it will be much easier to find Qin Sande and Zhang Taining, it can be said that the Xiaoqi camp is already part of the Jiangning camp. (To be continued.) )