At the beginning of March, when Chang'an was still warm and cold, Jiangnan was already full of spring and full of life. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

In the hazy spring rains, the rice seedlings are growing vigorously.

The newly built water conservancy is transported by overturned trucks and water cylinders, and there is absolutely no possibility of drought in the fields.

A shepherd boy in a cloak rode an old buffalo and walked leisurely in the fields, eating grass.

Peasant families, also wearing robes, pulled grass in the fields.

This acre of green paddy fields is the lifeblood of these farmers, and all food and clothing are produced from here.

A young man in a Confucian shirt, holding an umbrella alone, looked at Songjiang Mansion, which was changing every year, and his heart was full of emotion. It's been three years, and he has been in Qingpu County, Songjiang Prefecture for three years, from high school to outward, for three whole years, he has governed Qingpu County like this, and he has a clear conscience.

"Yang Zhi County, Yang Zhi County!"

When he looked back, it was the local rich gentry who came in the rain, and there were also some gentry.

"Yang Zhixian, why did you come here and not tell us a word, so that you can catch the wind and wash the dust?" A gentleman, a little reproachful.

He knew that this gentleman had been a colleague of his father and one of his henchmen. After retreating, a large area of land was enclosed in Songjiang Mansion next to Suzhou. If it weren't for his hard persuasion, he sold half of the Thai half, I'm afraid he would have been imprisoned by now. Rao is like this, he and his clan have more than 1,000 acres of land, which is the largest household in the local area.

This gentleman almost turned against him before, but after the court's determination to develop Jiangnan came down, he came to apologize in shame. Of course, as a county parent official, he has not committed any crimes, and he is very cooperative with his work, how can he be blamed?

"I had to mention Yang Zhixian a lot that day, and I escaped a catastrophe. Alas, no longer in the temple, people have become sluggish, and they can't understand the holy will! ”

This gentleman is indeed a little lucky, if the Supervision Department finds out that he has 10,000 acres of land in his family, he will definitely find out the "good things" he did during the Yuan Shou period. With the character of the little emperor who can't mix sand in his eyes, he is afraid that he will not be able to escape again. Even when I bought the land, I did a lot of coercion and temptation, and I did a lot of things to buy and sell, and now I still sweat coldly when I think about it.

He smiled and said, "You are my father's old friend, how can I watch you make a mistake?" You don't need to thank me, my father is now free, if you have time, just go to Chang'an to find him to catch up with the old days. ”

"The old minister also knows how to advance and retreat, if he hesitates a little, I am afraid that the lives of the whole clan will not be guaranteed. Enwei is unpredictable, now the saint, is holding back a force to be the first emperor of the ages, comparable to the Qin Emperor Han Wu, you are in the court, I am afraid it is not easy......" Jin Shen's words, presumably thinking of the scenery of Emperor Yuanshou, just sighed for a while.

"That's not it, although the saint is a little stern now, but after all, he is thinking of the people. The benefits of the people are more, and the saints will show their faces. Like Jiangnan today, in two or three years, it will definitely be the granary of Dashun. Just like the Suzhou embroidery factory opened by your family, it is not the guidance of the saint, you know how to make so much money? ”

"Yang Zhixian is telling the truth, after setting up the factory, I only knew that it was so easy to make money." A rich gentleman said with emotion.

The young magistrate in front of him is Yang Hong, the son of Yang Daoqi, the former Taishi Yang Daoqi, who has been the magistrate of Qingpu County, Songjiang Prefecture for three years.

"Yang Zhixian, it's been three years since you arrived in Qingpu County? The evaluation is 'excellent' every year, and this year it will definitely be promoted! ”

As soon as these words came out, many rich gentry echoed them.

Indeed, the Dashun official system is subject to assessment. The evaluation of good, excellent, and excellent will definitely be promoted once every three years. If you do too well, maybe the emperor will remember you, maybe it won't take ten years to become a Beijing official. In Dashun officialdom, there is a saying that a Beijing official who has not been let go will never enter the center.

You must know that the former Taishi Yang Daoqi also started step by step from the magistrate and entered the center. Although Yang Daoqi is a little greedy, he is really powerful in doing things. In the later period of the Yuan Dynasty, in the early years of Hongxiang, he was able to govern Dashun smoothly and steadily. If it weren't for greed, I'm afraid there would be nothing to do with Xu Chongguang.

The Beijing officials who have not been trained by the release cannot be entrusted with important tasks, which is something that the emperors of Dashun have known and imperceptibly understood. Even if it is his own henchman, he must be sent out to experience it, so that he can rest assured that he can be entrusted with a heavy responsibility. It's not that he doesn't feel at ease, but I'm afraid that he won't be able to do things. No matter how loyal a courtier is, but he can't do anything, what's the use? Compared with the eunuchs, the eunuchs can also take care of the emperor's daily life and diet.

So don't think that if you are the emperor's henchman, you will sit back and relax, you don't know how to do things, and you still won't get favor.

No, Yang Hong learned a few days ago that Su Shi, the champion of the same subject as him, was also sent to Jingzhao Mansion to be a magistrate, and the starting point was not much higher than him.

"In the end, it's the emperor's favorite courtier!" Yang Hong also knows about his own family, his father is a big corrupt official, and it is normal for the little emperor to distrust him. If he really trusted him, Yang Hong would feel that he was in a catastrophe. Therefore, Yang Hong has always had high requirements for himself, not seeking perfection, but must do his best. Under his rule, Qingpu County has changed its previous appearance as a poor and remote country, and even since the opening of the port, the importance of Qingpu County's location has increased day by day. Many large merchant ships, multi-masted merchant ships, began to dock at Qingpu Port. First, Qingpu Port is a natural harbor that can park large ships; Second, it is close to Jingdezhen and can transport the porcelain produced in Jingdezhen as soon as possible; Third, it is naturally the world-famous Suzhou embroidery. Just by transporting and selling to Dongying, you can make a lot of money; If it is transported to Zhenla, Zhancheng, Tianzhu, Dashi and other countries, it is even more sky-high, almost equal to gold.

Even the ratio of 20 taxes and 1 tax of the Qingpu County Shipping Division has exceeded 20 million yuan in annual tariff revenue.

With such a large financial income, how can Yang Hong's political performance be bad? In this way, ascension is already an ironclad thing.

"The appointment of the ministry has not yet come down, who knows?" Yang Hong said disapprerovantly, "If I can, I'd rather stay in Qingpu County than leave......

"That's a good dare......" The gentleman blurted out, and then knew that he had slipped away: "Yang Zhixian has always been our parents' official, and that is something that cannot be desired." But where can we stop you from your future? ”

Yang Hong knew their thoughts, but he was afraid that if he came to Xinzhi County, his efforts in the past three years would be in vain.

"You can rest assured, Jiangnan is the most important thing for the saints today, as long as it is not the holy decree, no one will want to touch a single grass and tree in Jiangnan, you can rest assured!"

These rich gentry and gentlemen are waiting for Yang Hong's words, and after they get the promise, they are all happy. Yang Hong said in his heart: "These people are just for their own land and wealth, alas! The matter of money is not shallow! (To be continued.) )