When they come, they are united, when they go, they have their own thoughts, when they come, they are violent, and when they go, they are depressed, which is the portrayal of today's group of readers.

They came to ask for the Dharma, but they didn't get it, and they got themselves into it. The scholars couldn't help but be a little confused, the scholars gathered to clamorate for this routine for many years, it should have been tried and tested, why was there always nowhere to do it here in Fang Qincha?

Shang Liangchen saw the corporal leave in a hurry, and the other party smiled bitterly: "It's not too much!" ”

Fang Yingwu explained with a heavy face: "Jiangnan, especially in Suzhou, has extravagant customs, and the scholars are also impetuous, but they are not as quiet as we are!"

You must know that the public opinion in a place is from the scholars, and I am urging money and food for the court supervision, which is full of resistance and stagnant and difficult to do. If you don't kill the prestige of the local scholars and let them mess around, it will definitely become a constraint on governance! ”

Shang Liangchen said sympathetically: "Your dispatch is really not easy to handle. The imperial court has the position of the imperial court, and the local government has the position of the local government, and the imperial court wants to collect money and grain, but the local people have a negative attitude, and the prefecture and county yamen are not willing to cooperate too much. ”

Fang Yingwu took a firm stance and said: "I am the imperial court, and I can only stand on the side of the imperial court!" But if there is a compromise, it is not impossible. ”

Shang Liangchen shook his head and said, "It's difficult! It's hard! How many virtuous ministers have been unable to completely cure it in the past hundred years, when will Suzhou Mansion not owe hundreds of thousands? It would be great if you could collect all of this year's rations! ”

Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, Su Song has been famous for its heavy endowment. But there is also a phenomenon that is not surprising, the local gentry and officials of Suzhou Prefecture keep asking for tax cuts, and they have to appeal for it once in a while.

But the court used the excuse that the ancestors could not be reckless. We have always refused to agree to tax cuts, and insisted on heavy taxes and did not let go. It was not until the time of Emperor Xuanzong that it was slightly reduced. But Su Song's taxes are still heavy.

This is the contradiction between the overall situation and the part, which dynasty and which generation existed Fang Yingwu bowed to Shang Liangchen. said goodbye: "Thank you for your help today, I still have to go to the Hongmen banquet of the government, don't live for the time being!" ”

The banquet of Suzhou Mansion was set up in a garden in the north of the city, and a high hall was built in the middle of the lake, which was connected to the land by two long causeways.

Fang Yingwu strolled on the causeway, accompanied by the government and Qi Tongzhi, and walked towards the Huxin Hall. By the afterglow of the setting sun, you can see from a distance that this hall in the center of the lake is tall and spacious, and the appearance is exquisitely carved. couldn't help but sigh and said: "I have heard that the Wu land in the south of the Yangtze River is the most rich and extravagant, and I don't know how much financial resources it will cost to spend in front of this Huxin Hall. ”

Qi Tongzhi pretended not to hear, and only led Fang Qincha to the hall. After Fang Yingwu came in, he saw that the fire and candles in the hall were bright, and the elegant music was fluttering, filled with a refreshing aroma, and Li Tingmei, the governor of Suzhou Prefecture, had been waiting here for a long time.

Fang Yingwu looked around, they were all government officials and county officials, and he didn't see any local gentry representatives. This is obviously not in line with the rules of the general reception banquet. I don't know if the government didn't invite him, or if the local gentry didn't want to come?

"The scholars of Suzhou Mansion have always been arrogant, and they want to make Lord Fang frightened!" Governor Li stepped forward and said in condolences.

Fang Yingwu retracted his thoughts and looked at Governor Li with a smile. This old fritter wants to give himself a dismount? "What Li Taishou said is reasonable, the official had a warning before, and he told the government that he was in a hurry. But the government prevaricated and ignored it."

Li Tingmei laughed dryly a few times and explained, "Lord Fang has misunderstood. This kind of thing is commonplace in Suzhou Prefecture, and it is not possible to mobilize the people. Let the other generation make a few noises, and it's over.

If the government makes a big show, it will fall behind, and its reputation will not be beautiful. Master Fang is also a scholar, so why is he afraid of facing his juniors? ”

Fang Yingwu smiled, "Li Taishou misunderstood, it's not that I'm afraid of anything, it's really another reason!" That Nanzhili Shangtixue has a long history with me, and today he quietly came to visit the mansion for private reasons. Unexpectedly, Shang Tixue was surrounded and scolded by the scholars in Suzhou when he went out, and the situation was really unbearable! ”

Governor Li was taken aback, "What? Business Studies? ”

Fang Yingwu mocked: "Scholars are exemplary people, I see that the government has a heart, and the Suzhou Mansion is very good!"

In the past, there were students who blocked Qincha on the water, forcing Qincha to fall into the water; Later, some scholars besieged the great master, but the government knew the news but ignored it, I really don't know what Lu Dao wants to do?

This official came to Suzhou Mansion, it was really an eye-opener, could it be that this Suzhou Mansion is a place outside the country, and it is not under the control of the king's law? ”

Governor Li suddenly sweated like rain, and Qi Tongzhi next to him hurriedly explained: "It's just that there are some misunderstandings, Lord Fang's words are serious." ”

Other officials also stepped forward to greet Fang Yingwu, with a very warm and thoughtful attitude, and there were even crooked relationships that reminisced about the past. The scene became lively, resolving the embarrassment of Governor Li's mansion.

After Fang Yingwu greeted everyone one by one, he didn't continue to say anything, walked straight into the hall with his head held high, and sat directly in the middle. He greeted everyone: "No need to be polite, but sit down!" ”

The position where Fang Yingwu sat was the top, and it was originally planned that the prefect would sit here. His anti-customer-oriented style made everyone hesitate for a moment.

But Fang Yingwu is a Qincha, representing the imperial court, and the common people all know the so-called "first-class official", so he sat directly like this, and no one could say anything.

Looking at the melons and fruits that had been placed on the table in advance, Fang Yingwu shouted: "Today, the official came here to meet with you on official business, not to enjoy the people's fat and people's anointing!"

All the vocal singers are removed, all the wine and food are not served, and each person can have a cup of tea! The candles were also removed and replaced with oil lamps! ”

"This" Governor Li wants to say again. Fang Yingwu stared at him sharply, and asked in a deep voice: "What is Li Taishou's dissatisfaction with what this official said?" ”

Governor Li kept silent, Fang Yingwu snorted coldly, a slippery head is a slippery head, and the biggest feature is to bully the soft and fear the hard.

The others didn't dare to say anything, and for a while, Fang Qincha was mainly anti-guest, and suppressed the officials of Yiganfu County from the momentum.

Fang Yingwu paused, slowly scanning the crowd. It's not that he hasn't done it at the grassroots level, and he has not been in vain for three years to know the county, and he knows the mentality of some magistrates very well. If you want to find additional time to discuss the issue of money and food, I am afraid that these prefectural and county officials will find all kinds of excuses to procrastinate.

They will feel that they are all Qing officials who love the people like children, they are all good officials who can't bear to exploit the place, and those who have money and food are all floating clouds, and the court will naturally look for food from other places when it is hungry. Besides, there are so many intertwined gentry in Suzhou, and the magistrate may not be able to afford to provoke them, so they can get by, so why bother to hit hard stones?

In the face of this mentality of magistrates, Fang Yingwu wants to discuss official affairs openly and honestly, and the best time is really this reception banquet, don't think about escaping when the officials who are caught off guard come. (To be continued......)

PS: This paragraph is very difficult to write, and the idea is a little slower, but it is basically straightened out, and it can be a small explosion today.