Chapter 543: People's livelihood is paramount

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Many gentry and wealthy households in Shaanxi have finally found an opportunity, after returning to their hometown, they have always wanted to visit the governor, Su Tiancheng's prestige, they know the way, some of the gentry and wealthy households in Shaanxi, have been to Henan Mansion, and even to Jiangning County, many cases, they have heard, or seen with their own eyes, the kind of win-win strategy pursued by Su Tiancheng is reflected in Jiangning County, besides, Su Tiancheng came to Shaanxi Province, and the Liukou immediately disappeared, and the people slowly settled down, Although some gentry and wealthy households, relying on their special status, were dissatisfied with the policies implemented by Su Tiancheng, they did not dare to openly oppose it, after all, Su Tiancheng had strong strength in the capital.

After the mutual market with the Mongolian tribes began, many gentry and wealthy households, including merchants in Shaanxi, tried their best to look forward to entering the market of the mutual market, they did not expect that the policy of the governor of the yamen was to focus on taking care of the merchants in Shaanxi, and many merchants were in the middle of the market and found a shop, needless to say, this must be a decision made by Su Tiancheng.

This strategy of beating and touching a handful made everyone realize that Su Tiancheng's ability is extraordinary, and he is very thoughtful about the problem, so don't do things like touching eggs with stones, and honestly do things according to the requirements of the governor's yamen.

Su Tiancheng received a post asking to meet, and this time he came to visit a representative of the wealthy gentry in Shaanxi.

I have been in Shaanxi for several months, and because of the implementation of some different policies, such as restricting the interests of the gentry and wealthy households, it has caused some turmoil. In the imperial court, some people even said that he was thinking of rebellion, many gentry and wealthy families never came to visit, and Su Tiancheng did not have that mind, there were many things that needed to be done.

Seeing that all parts of Shaanxi have slowly settled down. The common people began to farm desperately to harvest more grain, and the Liukou temporarily left Shaanxi and fled to Sichuan, and the economy was recovering.

Su Tiancheng will not blindly suppress the gentry and wealthy households. Depriving them of many powers is no different from that of the rogue, and in fact, the peasant uprisings in the past have hardly been successful, and there are problems in the attitude towards the gentry and wealthy households. It also had a big impact.

Whether it is the son of an official eunuch or a poor student. Once he passed the imperial examination and became an official, his identity underwent a fundamental change, and he could not be a member of the ordinary people, that is, the elite who supported the entire society. It is still a rich gentry, this is a reality that cannot be denied, and it is impossible to achieve success without being able to recognize this.

Su Tiancheng himself is one of them, so he said. In addition to increasing the strength of the Ming Dynasty, the most crucial point of the reform he implemented was to ease class contradictions.

Now, the gentry and wealthy households in Shaanxi have come to visit, which shows that the situation has taken a better side, and it is undoubtedly the best way to take advantage of this opportunity to publicize some of their ideas through the gentry and wealthy households.

About 20 wealthy gentry waited in the wing room of the governor's yamen.

Their expressions are different, most of them are worried, these people have not seen Su Tiancheng, and many of them returned to Shaanxi after the year.

When Su Tiancheng appeared in front of everyone with a smile on his face, everyone felt shocked and surprised, they couldn't imagine that Su Tiancheng was so young, the governor was a feudal official, and his power was not ordinary.

The gentry and wealthy families are famous, and when they see Su Tiancheng, they don't need to kneel and bow, just the head of the house.

Su Tiancheng did not show a lofty posture, greeted everyone one by one, and when everyone was the head, he also returned the courtesy, which made everyone a little uncomfortable.

"You are all the gentry and wealthy households in Shaanxi, and have made great contributions to the development of Shaanxi, and on behalf of the officials at all levels in Shaanxi, I would like to express my gratitude to you, and I hope that you will support the government more in the future and work together to do a good job in Shaanxi."

Su Tiancheng's smile like a spring breeze infected many people, and everyone agreed that they would definitely comply with the requirements of the government and do their part.

"When the official first arrived in Shaanxi, he put forward some measures, after these measures were implemented, it had a certain impact on the gentry and wealthy households in Shaanxi Province, these officials are all knowledgeable, so that the official feels gratified, you can focus on the overall situation, support the government's decision, it is with your understanding and support, Shaanxi can stabilize in the shortest possible time, you and the government are united, Liukou must have no chance, had to leave Shaanxi."

When Su Tiancheng said these words, everyone burst into laughter.

"Affecting your interests, the official is also uncomfortable, some time ago, I went to Xianyang to see, I saw that the situation is very stable, and my heart is finally at peace, in fact, some of the decisions made by the official, you may have misunderstood, as long as you wait for a period of time, the people can have enough food and clothing, and you can get greater benefits."

"This official said this, you may not understand, your own interests have been affected, this is a real thing, for what can you say that you can still get greater benefits, just say that the harvest in this field, in the past, you could get six to seven buckets of grain by leasing one acre of arable land, and now you get grain, but about two buckets, and you have to bear taxes, isn't this a big loss."

"Some people think so, this is normal, if it is not for the experience gained in Jiangning County and Henan Mansion, I am afraid that I will not understand, today is a rare opportunity, this official will introduce it to you."

"Shaanxi has always been poor, what is the reason for this, there are many kinds of things, including the famine, including the harassment of the gangsters, including the people can not survive, all of this is in front of you, but have you ever thought about it, why did this happen, after such a situation, how much loss you have suffered."

"The official is knowledgeable, many of the rich gentry in Shaanxi have been confiscated of their wealth by the rogues, and even lost their lives, the vast majority of the gentry and wealthy families have been unable to gain a foothold in their hometowns, and have been forced to leave and settle down in other places, and the grain in the cultivated land may not be able to be obtained, the shops are almost impossible to operate, and the income is gone, even if they want to sell the cultivated land, it is estimated that no one will buy it."

"The official believes that there is a fundamental reason for all this, that is, the people are too poor, have no food to eat, wait to starve to death, and in desperation, rise up to rebel, even the emperor knows that the vast majority of the rogues are forced to rebel out of helplessness."

"After seeing this, the official thought for a long time, how to solve this problem, just rely on the government, can it be done, the answer is no, the government can't do it, so how to solve this problem, you need to rely on you, only you can help the government solve this problem."

"Many of you are officials of Zhishi, you know the situation of the imperial court, the imperial court can't take out so much silver, the previous situation, the imperial court can't take out the silver, the common people can't get relief, in order to survive, more and more people rebel, the ranks of the rogue are getting bigger and bigger, and you can't gain a foothold in Shaanxi."

"Let's talk about it, what can be quickly stabilized now, in fact, it is also simple, that is, so that the people can have enough to eat, have food to eat, have clothes to wear, earn money, and possibly renovate the house, in this case, who would think about rebellion, unless there is a problem with the brain."

"The people can be peaceful, you have made a great contribution, the harvest of winter wheat, you in accordance with the requirements of the government, collected leased grain, paid taxes, the government remembers all this, the official and officials at all levels in Shaanxi also remember this, the draft does not forget to dig wells, the official believes, the people also remember."

"The last thing to talk about is the key issue, maybe someone wants to ask, the official said for a long time, did not talk about the interests of things, it seems that they need to be contributed, in this regard, if there are gentry and wealthy families who have been to Jiangning County, they should understand, the official put forward a win-win point of view, that is, you and the people, both sides have benefited."

This seemingly contradictory point of view is very simple, you all have shops at home, and you are also doing business, and the people have food in their hands, and they have silver, and they always have to use it, in this case, your shops can sell more goods and earn more silver, otherwise, you open a shop, no one will buy things, where does the silver come from, the official described this as a way to feed back, you have made contributions to the people, and it will not take long to be able to get a return. As long as the situation in Shaanxi is well maintained, it will not take a few years for you to fully appreciate the benefits here. ”

Su Tiancheng spoke for half an hour, everyone listened very seriously, his statement was very straightforward, there was no big reason, it was all through simple examples, showing the final truth, so everyone nodded frequently.

After Su Tiancheng finished speaking, many gentry and wealthy families immediately expressed their support for any decision of the government.

Next, the governor's yamen arranged a banquet, and Su Tiancheng toasted everyone.

After the departure of many gentry and wealthy households, Pu Kaiqiang, Qu Qingze and others, who had been following, admired the five-body throwing, and it was estimated that it was a not very harmonious meeting, and after Su Tiancheng's preaching, everyone was happy.

Su Tiancheng himself is also very happy, this is probably the amount of power to flicker, of course, according to his plan, the gentry and wealthy families can indeed get benefits in the end, and it is not a small benefit, he also has to plan to support a group of businessmen in Shaanxi, so that these businessmen can become his strong support. (To be continued......)