441. Hangzhou

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"There are thirty-six West Lakes in the world, and the best one is Hangzhou." Reciting Su Dongpo's poems, Zheng Kezang, accompanied by Ke Dingkai, the governor of western Zhejiang, walked on the Su Causeway, of course, on his periphery not only had the protection of the inner court guards and the Praetorian Guards, but also the Hangzhou garrison and the local government officials. "However, in Gu's view, Su Dongpo is not so much praising Hangzhou West Lake as the best, but whitewashing his own achievements."

Although Ke Dingkai was the general of Zheng Chenggong's era, he was nominally Zheng Kezang's uncle, but after all, there was a difference between monarchs and ministers, so he didn't dare to follow the appearance of the ministers, but he responded with some sternness: "The king said that he was an official, and now who doesn't come to the West Lake when he arrives in Hangzhou, he doesn't recite a few verses that want to compare the West Lake with Xizi, and it is always appropriate to wear heavy makeup, and don't forget to take a walk to Subai Erdike, from this point of view, Su Shi can be said to be really immortal." ”

"Meritorious, virtuous, and eloquent." Zheng Kezang's gaze swept over the sparkling lake, but his mouth spat out a poisonous tongue. "Su Shi is just a prepositional minister, but he is proud and complacent with a few words, no wonder he will be deeply involved in party strife, and his life will be bumpy and displaced, but the so-called true immortality is an exaggeration." Zheng Kezang's expression was a little weird. "The Northern Song Dynasty died in the party struggle, and the former Ming Dynasty also died in the party struggle, from this point of view, the so-called friends can be described as a great harm to governance, regardless of the pros and cons, only the distance and proximity, the party is the same and the party is different."

Ke Ding was shocked when he was happy, he didn't know how Zheng Kezhang came to this big topic. He didn't know Zheng Kezang's intentions, so he didn't dare to take it lightly, but fortunately, Zheng Kezang also felt it, and he didn't wave it, and the matter came to an end.

However, Zheng Kezang's words have been circling in Ke Dingkai's mind since then, he doesn't know if this is Zheng Kezang's intentional warning, whether Zheng Kezhang is venting his dissatisfaction with the old people in Dongning to resist the new blood, so in the future political career, he will become more and more silent, cautious, and lonely in the political arena of the Chinese Dynasty.

"It seems that Lone is also a layman, and he can't taste the beauty of the West Lake." Zheng Kezhang walked along the causeway for a while, and suddenly sighed. "It also disturbs the elegance of the people, it's not worth it, it's not worth it." Zheng Kezang's words were referring to Hangzhou's local measures to close the lake, and the Hangzhou government did not dare to intervene, Ke Dingkai had to step forward to explain, but before he could speak, Zheng Kezhang waved his hand. "Don't look at it, before the Song Yuyuan ****??"

The ruins of the imperial city of the Southern Song Dynasty are located at the eastern foot of Phoenix Mountain in the south of Hangzhou, after the Song Gaozong Zhao constructed the capital of Hangzhou, the palace city forbidden garden was built on the basis of the old site of the Northern Song Dynasty. The Forbidden Garden starts from Fengshan Gate in the east, reaches the west foot of Phoenix Mountain, starts from Tiaobroom Bay in the south, and reaches Wansongling in the north, and the whole area is about 12 or 3 square miles. There are three city gates in the whole Da Nei, the south is called Lizheng, the north is Hening, and the east is called Donghua. In the imperial city, the palace is majestic and dazzling. There are about 130 halls, halls and pavilions such as Jinluan Palace, Vertical Arch Palace, Xuande Palace, Funing Palace, Qinzheng Palace, Retro Palace, etc. In addition, there is a magnificent Imperial Garden to the top of Phoenix Mountain.

This exquisite imperial city began to be destroyed soon after the fall of the Southern Song Dynasty, the Yuan Dynasty had five Buddhist temples on the site of the imperial city, and the five temples were burned out in the 14th year of the Yuan Dynasty (1277) because of the civil fire, and the Ming Dynasty has completely become a ruin, thus perfectly interpreting the rise and fall of a dynasty.

"Ke Qing," walking on the path trampled by tourists, Zheng Kezang felt nostalgic for the past and the present, and didn't know what he thought, so he turned his head and said to Ke Ding. In the past, Song Gaozong said: The benefits of the market are the richest, if the measures are taken properly, the income is millions, will it not be better than the people? This is a good word. ”

"What the king said is very true," recalling the journey from Dongning, Ke Dingkai also responded with a sigh. "The fact that this domain has been able to get from the siege of Jianyu to this day also depends on the power of sea trade."

"yes." Zheng Kezhang nodded. "This is true with the country, and it is the same with the province." When these words came out, Ke Dingkai suddenly became excited, he had already guessed what Zheng Kezhang was going to say next, and sure enough, he listened to Zheng Kezang's words. "After the division of provinces, the economy and people's livelihood in western Zhejiang have been greatly affected, I don't know what Ke Qing and the province have to deal with?"

Originally, in the Ming and Qing dynasties, although Zhejiang was not a major grain-producing province, it had the benefits of sea trade, at least financially sufficient, and even handed over a considerable amount of rice and tax silver to the central government every year. However, after the implementation of the Ming and Zheng provinces, western Zhejiang became a financially aided province in one fell swoop due to the loss of access to the sea and the huge cost of the government to the countryside.

"The minister and the salt and iron envoy yamen of the province (Ministry of Planning) and the water envoy yamen (of the Ministry of Water) have met many times, and after discussion, the minister feels that the province still has something to do economically." Because it is not a big pair, what Ke Dingkai said is relatively scattered, but Zheng Kezhang still listened with interest. "First of all, the minister thought that although Haikou was lost, but Hanghu has silk, rice and profit, Huizhou merchants are also famous all over the world, Xuanzhou's paper industry may be able to grow, Yan and Qu's tea is also promising, as for Chizhou, although the land is barren, but it is located at the intersection of Jiangxi, Jianghuai, and western Zhejiang, and there are benefits of Yangtze River shipping, and can also make a difference."

Zheng Kezhang didn't express his position immediately, so Ke Dingkai, who didn't know what Zheng Kezang said about it, could only continue: "So the minister has convened various governments many times, and I think it should be adapted to local conditions****??"

It's really difficult to say these things for Ke Dingkai, after all, before the Ming and Zheng dynasties, no local officials of a dynasty would think of taking the initiative to develop the local economy, so Ke Dingkai, who has no precedent, can only grope forward, as for whether the shape of the official decree of the TongguΓ² government can achieve good results, it will take time to wait and see.

"Ke Qing did a good job." This sentence made Ke Ding breathe a sigh of relief. "What's so bothering you during this period?"

"The minister thought that the mountains in western Zhejiang were traversing, the terrain was rugged, and the business travel was not smooth, so if the goods could circulate smoothly, this road was very important." Ke Dingkai was a little apprehensive when he said this, he must know that road construction costs money, and western Zhejiang has no money, so he can only count on sponsorship from the central government, but the central government is not rich, and if he gives it to western Zhejiang, he can't give it to eastern Zhejiang, southern Jiangnan, and Fujian, not to mention that there are remote Yunnan, Guizhou, and Guizhou waiting to be fed, so he didn't know how to impress Zheng Kezang in a few words. "Therefore, the minister asked the king to increase the expenses of the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Water in western Zhejiang." Ke Ding opened and reported a number. "300,000 taels, if it doesn't work, 250,000 taels, no, 200,000 taels is fine."

"Don't say 200,000 taels, even 100,000 taels." Zheng Kezhang gave Ke Ding a scoop of cold water. "And even if you give 300,000 taels to western Zhejiang, you can build a few miles of roads in a year." Zheng Kezhang is very clear about the tricks inside, with the current level of technology, to build a cement official road opposite two carriages in the mountains and hills of western Zhejiang, the manpower and material resources spent are absolutely huge, the so-called 200,000 or 300,000 taels a year is just an introduction, and it will have to die down if it is not repaired for a few miles. "Lonely to you, now this domain strictly prohibits the apportionment of labor, if the western part of Zhejiang intends to take the opportunity to make trouble, the national law is set up for you."

"I don't dare." Having said that, Ke Dingkai's face is very ugly, he wants the horse to run and the horse doesn't eat grass, he Ke Dingkai is not a fairy, he is simply a clever woman, and it is difficult to cook without rice. "It's just ****??"

"Needless to say." Zheng Kezhang waved his hand to interrupt Ke Dingkai's words. "Lone understands, but there is still a need to brainstorm locally." Looking at Ke Dingkai, who didn't understand, Zheng Kezhang had to point. "Huizhou merchants are famous all over the world, Huzhou silk merchants are tyrannical and huge, there are these big households, won't the government in western Zhejiang borrow money from them to build roads?"

Ke Dingkai looked at Zheng Kezhang incredulously, and asked hesitantly: "Does the king mean to order local music to lose?" ”

"Nonsense," Zheng Kezhang scolded. "This vassal is not a prisoner who wants to extort local property." Seeing that Ke Dingkai still didn't understand, Zheng Kezhang had no choice but to explain in detail. "You borrow money from Hui merchants and lake merchants to build roads in the name of western Zhejiang, and when the roads are repaired, you can set up cards on official roads to collect tolls, so as to repay the principal and interest of the merchants' loans. Of course, the toll fee per person will certainly not be very high, but it is better in the long run, and it can add up to a lot. ”

"The king's strategy is very good, but the ministers are worried that if the officials commit adultery, will they turn good government into evil law."

"It's good to take precautions, but the Inspectorate at all levels of the domain is a fictitious?" Zheng Kezhang understood Ke Dingkai's worries, after all, it was a new law that had never been seen before, and it was inevitable that something would go wrong during the period. "Of course, you can also sell the official proceeds to the businessman to operate, I think a shrewd businessman will not kill chickens and eggs."

Zheng Kezang's idea is even more incredible, Ke Dingkai doesn't dare to accept it: "The minister thinks that it is better to have a good strategy, after all, there is no shortage of businessmen who are hungry for profit, and the official road is the road of the country, how can it be in the hands of private people****??"

"Lone is just a building, and the specific charter is still up to the secretary and others." Zheng Kezhang smiled disappreciatively. "Maybe Qing and others can also sell their share capital, use the road income as dividends, and receive one point from the officials, and one point from the capitalists."

Ke Dingkai's eyebrows jumped, and he subconsciously said: "What does the king mean by the division of fat between officials and businessmen?" ”

"That's a big fallacy." Zheng Kezhang shook his head. "It's just an official supervising a business operation." Zheng Kezhang further explained. "The first item is the government-run official camp, and the secretary has not already considered the ethics of the subordinates. The second item is to run a business, and the secretary is also worried, so he thinks that maybe the government can supervise it, and the businessmen operate, and the interests are shared, so that they can win each other. ”

Ke Dingkai intuitively felt that there was a loophole in Zheng Kezang's words, but he couldn't say where the loophole was, so he had to puff up his eyes and be dumbfounded, but fortunately, Zheng Kezang didn't want him to respond immediately: "After the Qing returned to the Yaya, he still discussed with the ministries one or two, but it really didn't work, take a way to try it out, and if there was a mistake, it would be better to correct it in time." ”

Zheng Kezhang then reminded: "The relationship between road construction is important, and the Qing and others should be easy first and then difficult****??"

"Save it!"