At the beginning of July, water conservancy construction began to rise in various parts of Shaanxi, and the money and grain that needed to be invested were directly responsible for the yamen of Fuzhou County, and this was arranged as the most severe task.

The common people feel strange, I don't know how many years have passed, the government has never thought of renovating water conservancy facilities, in their impression, this is still what happened during the Hongwu period, more than 200 years ago.

Shaanxi does need to build water conservancy facilities, this is the key to ensure food production, over the years of famine, a large number of people starved to death, people who do not want to starve to death to join the rogue team, there are natural disasters, more **, land annexation people lost the land on which they depended, hard work, most of the annual harvest was handed over, and the food left behind by them was not enough, once it encountered a famine year, then there was no way to live at all.

The construction of water conservancy facilities and the storage of rainwater and snow water can ensure the irrigation of farmland, and even in the event of a large-scale drought, the farmland will not be lost.

A large number of agricultural experts were invited to the government to participate in the planning and design, and the terrain in various parts of Shaanxi is very complex, and the construction of water conservancy cannot be a mold, and must follow the actual local conditions.

After a few months of rectification, Shaanxi's officialdom has basically stabilized, and those officials who want to reach out to the people know that the situation is not right at this time, and they must not think about messing around, otherwise they will be found by the above, and the loss will be too great, and if they don't get it right, their heads will be cut off, and even their families will suffer.

This qiē is the result of Zheng Xunrui's persistence.

Receiving the letter from Wen Zhenmeng and Yang Tingshu of the imperial court, Zheng Xunrui's heart slowly calmed down, he knew very well that the political game was unfolding in the imperial court, Cao Wenzhao could be described as a victim, even Wen Zhenmeng was difficult to protect himself, the party struggle within the imperial court, as well as the flaws in the emperor's character, were also the main reasons for the collapse of the Ming Dynasty, these things were not what he needed to solve for the time being, since he was the governor of Shaanxi, he would honestly build Shaanxi well, step by step, and do everything well.

After discussing with Xu Wanghua, Shi Kefa and others, Zheng Xunrui decided to vigorously build water conservancy projects in Shaanxi Province, but don't underestimate this matter, this is a measure that benefits the present generation in the future, once the water conservancy facilities in Shaanxi are built, they can quickly stabilize the people and let the grain get a bumper harvest.

Of course, there is one more thing, that is, to curb the matter of land annexation, the current situation of this matter is not particularly complicated, because of years of famine and war, a large number of gentry and wealthy households in Shaanxi have been relocated, many gentry and wealthy households have been killed, and a large number of ownerless land has appeared.

The promotion of these two measures has caused huge shocks in various parts of Shaanxi.

The common people have completely stabilized themselves, and with the land, even if they have the hope of survival, even if the land is very barren, you must know that the land is the lifeblood of the people.

The large-scale construction of water conservancy facilities is to allow the harvest on the land, so that the famine can not continue to affect the harvest in the land, this is against God, and the enthusiasm of the farmers is needless to say, and they will start working according to the requirements without too much emphasis from the government.

Although it is the scorching summer season, people can be seen working hard all over Shaanxi.

Ma Shiying served as the governor of Yansui, which was beyond Zheng Xunrui's expectations, Ma Shiying in history was very famous, he was once the first assistant of the cabinet of Nanming, and he encountered too much criticism, and there were many discussions on both sides, and there was no agreement.

Zheng Xunrui doesn't care about the comments in history, he has traveled to the eighth year of the Ming Dynasty, and if his understanding still depends on the records of the history books, it will be a big joke.

From the above point of subordination, the governor of Yansui was controlled by the governor of Shaanxi, but the previous Yansui places were too poor, and the successive governors of Shaanxi were unwilling to care about these places, so the governor of Yansui slowly became directly responsible to the imperial court, but after Zheng Xunrui became the governor of Shaanxi, this situation was changed, especially after Lu Xiangsheng became the governor of Yansui, the connection between him and Zheng Xunrui was very close, and the governance plan of the governor of Shaanxi was also carried out in accordance with the requirements of the governor of Shaanxi.

Ma Shiying, who succeeded him, naturally understands this.

After Ma Shiying took office, he quickly inspected all parts of Yansui, and in his impression, all parts of Yansui were extremely poor places, especially Yan'an Prefecture, I don't know how many rogues appeared, and the folk customs here should be very strong.

But what he actually saw was greatly beyond his expectations, all parts of Yansui were extremely stable, the people were very simple, and obeyed the arrangements of the government, Wen Zhenheng, the prefect of Yan'an Prefecture, Luo Changluo, the prefect of Qingyang Prefecture, and Liu Zeqing, the chief soldier of Yulin, were all conscientious, and they couldn't see that this was a place of poor mountains and bad waters.

In order to confirm that there is no mistake in what he saw, Ma Shiying also chose to enter some villages and towns to investigate, and the situation he saw was also very good, although the life of the common people was not very good, but at least they did not starve, and there was no situation of starving to death.

Seeing such a situation, and hearing many situations introduced by Lu Xiangsheng, Ma Shiying has a completely different understanding of Zheng Xunrui, when he was in the capital before, he heard discussions about Zheng Xunrui, most of which were negative, what Zheng Xunrui relied on the relationship between Wen Zhenmeng, the deputy assistant of the cabinet, to be able to become a member of the third rank of the imperial court at a young age, what Zheng Xunrui is arrogant, does not understand the basic etiquette of officialdom, etc., although these words can not be fully believed, for example, Zheng Xunrui became a high-ranking official of the imperial court, That is earned by his own ability, but Ma Shiying cannot rule out the negative impact of these words.

According to the requirements of the Shaanxi governor's Yamen document, after the large-scale construction of farmland and water conservancy facilities was carried out in various parts of Yansui, Ma Shiying decided to visit Zheng Xunrui, which is the rule.

On the fifth day of the seventh month, Ma Shiying came to Xi'an.

The situation seen along the road once again surprised Ma Shiying, a large number of people are working in the fields, these people's faces, there is no sad expression, they work very hard, look back, where is this more than half a year ago by the bandits of the rampant place, and then think about Zheng Xunrui's ability, that is extraordinary, can fight the soul of the rogue scattered, can quickly govern the poor land, such an ability, not important, but encountered criticism, too abnormal.

Governor's Yamen, wings.

Forty-four-year-old Ma Shiying was also surprised when she saw the young Zheng Xunrui.

After chatting for a while, Ma Shiying talked about the affairs of various places in Yansui, with the meaning of asking for advice in her tone.

"At the beginning of his tenure, the main thing was to be familiar with the situation in various parts of Yansui, and at the same time, in accordance with the requirements of the adults, to build water conservancy facilities in various places.

When he saw Ma Shiying for the first time, Zheng Xunrui got the feeling that this person was very capable, and it was definitely not the situation mentioned in the history books, of course, what he wanted in his heart, it was difficult to know, but it seemed that a capable person was also very capable of doing things, and Yansui needed capable people.

"Master Ma has just taken office, it still needs time to familiarize himself with the situation, as for the admiration of the official, there is no need, we need to work together in the future, the official in Yansui and Shaanxi and other places, has been four years, the overall feeling is the same, the most important thing the government needs to do, is to let the people have food, not to starve to death, there are many people who think that the people of Shaanxi are fierce, the people like to rebel, this is a complete misunderstanding, if the government does not care about the people, so that the people face the situation of freezing and starvation all the time, I believe that it is not only the people of Shaanxi who are rebelling. ”

"The rogues have been ravaging for so long, and they have long left all parts of Shaanxi, but the team is still growing, and many homeless people in Shanxi and Henan have joined the rogue team, so the common people are not always thinking about rebellion, but are forced to be helpless, and they are desperate to make such a choice, of course, the leaders of those rogues are different, they are the heinous people."

Ma Shiying nodded frequently.

"What the lord said is that the lower officials see it the same way, if the people have no food to eat, and they are forced to rebel, it is also understandable, after the lower officials go back, they must pay attention to this aspect of the matter, how to develop in the future in Yansui, the lower officials will also rely on the guidance of the adults."

"Lord Ma is polite, Lord Ma is the governor of Yansui, how to develop in the future of Yansui will depend on Lord Ma, the governor of Shaanxi Yamen, just to make some reminders, communicate with each other, although Lord Ma is relieved, the official does not like to meddle in specific matters, and he does not like to seize power, how to do it, although Lord Ma decides."

Ma Shiying was slightly stunned, he didn't expect Zheng Xunrui to speak so directly, without beating around the bush, and after reminiscing, a smile appeared on his face.

"The adults are quick to talk, and the lower officials don't dare to hide it, the lower officials think that the focus of Yansui is still in the Yulin border town, and the responsibility of the Yulin border town is different, and it is necessary to always guard against the invasion of the Houjin Tartars and the Mongolian tribes, so the focus of the lower officials will also be placed in the Yulin border town."

Zheng Xunrui nodded slightly.

"Ma Daren's understanding is accurate, the location of Yulin border town is very critical, the responsibility is different, we must pay attention to it, but the focus of Yulin border town is not the Mongolian tribe, the mutual market between the Guannai and the Mongolian tribe has been going on, because of the mutual market, the Mongolian tribe has a great dependence on the Guannei, as long as the mutual market is carried out regularly, the Mongolian tribe will never attack, do not hide from the Ma, Zheng family army, there are 2,000 Mongolian tribe soldiers."

Ma Shiying looked at Zheng Xunrui, dumbfounded, and couldn't speak for a long time.