Chapter 438: Huating County Order

Li Dongyang is right, the Son of Heaven is the Son of Heaven, and this will not change at any time. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Xie Shen can nominate his own people within the rules, but this decision is still in the hands of the Son of Heaven.

The most troublesome thing is that this rule is not written in the Da Ming Law, there is no clear provision, and it completely depends on the mood of the Son of Heaven.

Rao is an easy-going king like Emperor Zhengde, and his mind is not completely fathomable.

Li Dongyang has been up and down for many years, and he has already seen the truth thoroughly, and it is not an exaggeration to describe it as a human feeling.

Xie Shen was very satisfied with the results of the court push, as long as Emperor Zhengde allowed it, Wang Shouren could immediately go to Huating County, Songjiang Prefecture to take office.

Xie Shen firmly believes that as long as Wang Shouren is around, his political ideas can be best implemented.

If there is anyone in this world who will not fail him, then this person must be Wang Shouren.

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In July of the second year of Zhengde, Zhu Hou, the Son of Heaven, ordered Wang Shouren to go to Huating County to take up his post according to the results of the court.

Because the holy decree had the words "leave immediately", Wang Shouren did not dare to delay, and left Beijing after the officials hurriedly completed the formalities.

With the existence of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, it is still very convenient to go from Beijing to Songjiang, and after half a month's work, Wang Shouren arrived at Songjiang Mansion.

Huating County is attached to Guo County, so the county government is located in the capital city.

This is not good news for Wang Shouren.

You know, there is a top boss pressing on the top of the head, and many things will be hindered.

Fortunately, his county order is somewhat special, and to some extent it was appointed by the imperial court specifically to implement the new policy.

Although there is no royal flag to protect him, he is more or less confident, and he doesn't have to completely look at the face of the prefect of Songjiang.

Of course, there should still be a number of courtesies.

After Wang Shouren arrived at Songjiang Mansion, he went to the prefect's yamen to meet him as soon as possible, which can be regarded as a full courtesy.

The surname of the prefect of Songjiang is Zhao, the name is Ji, the word is Huizhi, and he is also from Qingzhou, Shandong.

This Zhao prefect was a jinshi in the third year of Hongzhi, but this year is the first year of his tenure in Songjiang Mansion.

As the saying goes, there are three fires for a new official to take office, and Governor Zhao has just taken office, so he is naturally still in a period of excitement.

Like many colleagues, Zhao Ji still focuses on so many aspects.

Taxes, culture, education, and prison lawsuits.

The latter two are easy to say, but this tax is sad.

It is well known that Nanzhili is rich, and Songjiang and Suzhou accounted for half of the entire Nanzhili tax.

Even children know that the gentry of the two governments are rich and rival the country, and Governor Zhao naturally understands it.

It's one thing to understand, it's not easy to get taxes out of them.

Most of the local gentry have an official background, and they only need to be slightly attached to them to be exempt from taxes.

At first, Zhao Ji was also enthusiastic and ordered the government officials to check the acres of land, intending to clear the old accounts and make up for the deficit left by his predecessor.

But when the officials handed over all the registered fields and acres to Zhao Ji, Zhao Zhifu was directly stupid.

Compared with the beginning of the dynasty, the ownership of land has changed greatly, nearly ninety percent of the land is in the name of the local gentry, and only a very small amount of scattered land belongs to ordinary farmers.

Zhao Ji thought about it again and again, but he still didn't make up his mind to tear his face with these official gentry.

After all, the iron-beaten official gentry is the parent official of the flowing water.

After a three-year term, he will go back to Beijing to report on his work, seeking a new place to appoint, and has nothing to do with this Songjiang Mansion, so why bother to make a fuss with the local gentry in this matter.

If these officials and gentry unite to find trouble with Zhao Ji, I am afraid that Zhao Ji may finally leave Songjiang Mansion in disgrace.

Naturally, he would not be stupid enough to do the things of his predecessors planting trees and future generations enjoying the shade, so this agricultural tax matter was put down.

As for commercial taxes, it is even more difficult to start.

At the beginning of the founding of the country, Emperor Taizu clearly stipulated that the commercial tax was thirty taxes and one, and this piece was set to death.

Even if Zhao Ji wants to raise taxes, he doesn't have any official laws as evidence, so he is really weak-hearted.

The agricultural tax cannot be changed, the commercial tax cannot be moved, and all Zhao Ji can do seems to be to eat and wait for death.

The enthusiasm at the beginning of his tenure gradually faded, and he had already thought about waiting until the end of his term to get a medium or upper middle evaluation.

It was not until the news that the imperial court ordered Wang Shouren to go to Huating County to implement the new policy came that Zhao Ji rekindled his passion.

What he values is not Wang Shouren, but the attitude of the Son of Heaven.

The content of the new deal has long been copied in the newspaper and sent to various places, and Zhao Ji has already read it for the first time.

To be honest, Zhao Ji admires the new policy implemented by Xiaoge Lao. No matter how you look at it, this new deal is a cure for the sick and saves people.

But Zhao Ji is not optimistic that this new deal will succeed.

Because Zhao Ji himself is a landlord, he understands the thoughts of these gentry and landlords very well.

Xiaoge always wants to inventory the land nationwide, and the difficulty can be imagined.

However, to Zhao Ji's surprise, Xiaoge's new policy was supported by the Son of Heaven. His Majesty the wise and martial emperor also ordered Huating County, Songjiang Prefecture to be used as a pilot, which is clearly to be implemented throughout the country.

As an official in the Ming Dynasty, you must have the ability to act on rumors, and you must have the ability to figure out your intentions.

The most important thing is to know how to judge the situation.

Even if this new deal will eventually fail, with the support of the Son of Heaven now, it is impossible not to save face.

If you don't have this awareness, you deserve to be trampled under your feet for the rest of your life, and you will be small.

Of course, how to get along with Wang Shouren is also a very tangled thing for Zhao Ji.

If there is no relationship between the New Deal pilot, Zhao Ji will of course put on the posture of his boss and play a good role.

But now Wang Shouren is here on the orders of the king, although it is not Qincha, but it is almost the same.

If Zhao Ji behaves too strongly at this time, once he is used by someone with a heart, I am afraid that there will be a lot of incidents.

After some discussion with his staff, Zhao Ji finally chose a compromise method - to have a good personal relationship with Wang Shouren, and to delegate full authority to the county magistrate in the new policy.

"Xiaguan is the new Huating County Order, and Wang Shouren visits the mansion."

In the inner hall of the backyard of the palace, Wang Shouren bowed to Zhao Ji and said respectfully.

I don't know when the Ming officials would kneel and bow when they met. Far from dissipating over time, this bad habit has intensified.

For example, when the prefect or county commander sees the governor, if he does not bow down to greet him, it is disrespectful to the boss.

But Wang Shouren obviously has no such plan, for him, the prince of heaven and earth, there is no other person he needs to bow down.

Bowing to Zhao Ji is already the limit of what he can do.

Governor Zhao naturally had no intention of making trouble with Wang Shouren. He had already discussed with his staff how to deal with it, and he wanted to attach importance to Wang Shouren's personal friendship.

"Shouren is too polite. How old is Brother Fool older than you, why don't you just call Brother Hui? ”

Zhao Ji twisted his beard and smiled slightly.

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