Chapter 396: The New Governor

Qin Shi Huang's jade seal has eight characters on it, "Ordered by the sky, both longevity and Yongchang", and Zhu Yuanzhang's "Fengtian carries the emperor", these routines have been played over and over again by the rulers in history, with one purpose, to consolidate the regime. The imperial power is bestowed, others don't think about it, and be obedient to the people with peace of mind. That's probably what it means, anyway, the heavens are on the side of the emperor.

Since the heavens are on the emperor's side, what should we do when natural disasters such as droughts, floods, and earthquakes come? You have to have an explanation, they all said that the sky is on your side. Natural phenomena are big problems in this day and age. Under normal circumstances, whether it is right or wrong, it must be that the emperor has done a bad job. Heaven is angry and sends a warning to the world.

Many historical events in the Ming Dynasty were related to celestial phenomena, and the civil official group benefited from celestial phenomena. What does it mean, if you do it with the emperor, sometimes you must not be able to do it, like what Chenghua and Wanli years, for the position of heir, the emperor and the ministers are very happy. In the end, the key to determining the outcome is not who is better, but God. For example, during the Chenghua period, the Taishan earthquake knocked down the emperor with a slap. You see, if you want to change the prince, you won't agree to it, so hurry up and wash and sleep.

As the saying goes, success is also destiny, and defeat is destiny. Anyway, at this time, everyone believes this, you say that it has nothing to do with the emperor, and the emperor Lao Tzu will not agree to it first.

However, when this matter was also scored, this was not the outbreak of locust plagues in Henan and Shandong, and while gnawing on the red land for thousands of miles, manpower defeated the natural disaster. Therefore, when Song Guanglan and others wrote the recital, they emphasized that the locust plague was a force of nature. Not providential. If it was providence, how would we have done it? Therefore, the emperor must not have lost his morality. Shandong's disaster can be controlled, and that is the ability of local officials. If the disaster in Henan is not controlled, it has nothing to do with Shandong.

This is the so-called political zhì correct, half of the Ming Dynasty is in drought, Henan and Shandong are plagued by locusts, and when Zhu Youzhen is in a hurry, this twist and turn can be described as a long drought and a rain. With Zhu Youzhen, who went down the steps, he borrowed the topic to play. directly to the famous mouth cannon Henan governor Wang Jiazhen took it down. It's a lot of fun. After taking office, I will play first, my ability is limited, if you let me be the governor, I will definitely not be able to play, let the governor do it. Zhu Youzhen is quite interesting. Give him a governor of Henan.

Drought, locust plagues. None of that is to be said. The most important problem now is not this, but Zhang Xianzhong and other giants wandering back and forth in the four places of Huguang, Shaanxi, Henan, and Jiangbei. The officers and men were tired of coping. If it weren't for the Dengzhou battalion. went all the way to Anqing, sat in Fengyang all the way, Zhang Xianzhong and these guys dared to worry about crossing the river.

said a thousand ways and ten thousand, and you have to destroy the rogue first. Soldiers and horses in several provinces, a governor is needed. So, an unlucky guy named Xiong Wencan was chosen. In fact, Xiong Wencan is a little bit of looking for his own death, this goods started by appeasement, and appeased Zheng Zhilong in Fujian, and then Zheng Zhilong was more capable, killed Liu Xiang and a group of pirates, and defeated the Dutch. The southeast coast was calm, and Xiong Wencan was also transferred to Liangguang. Zheng Zhilong was cleaned up by the Dengzhou Sailor, Zheng Zhilong would not report it himself. Anyway, they all talked about peace, and everything has passed, and Xiong Wencan's credit is not less at all.

originally stayed in Liangguang well, Xiong Wencan typically looks at people effortlessly, likes to brag about himself, how to do it. Catching up with Yang Sichang and recommending Xiong Wencan, Zhu Youzhen sent a eunuch to see how the goods were. Xiong Wencan has an inside line, and he knew in advance that Zhu Youzhen would send a eunuch to do things, but he didn't know what he was doing, anyway, this person was here.

So Xiong Wencan received him warmly, and he was probably drunk high at the banquet, and when he talked about the Liukou, the table slapped the mountain: "The ministers are misguided by the country, and they are like can,...... What is it like to make the rats? "It means that other ministers are all given in vain, and if I come, I will not make this situation. When the eunuch heard this, he was happy, patted his thigh and said, "It's not enough to deal with this thief." ”

At the end of the inspection, Xiong Wencan, who bragged about his bullsh, was going to take office.

Jinan, outside the city. Although the millet in the field is very stumpy, it can still collect a hundred catties. After the summer harvest, the people who received relief barely carried the autumn harvest, and whether they could survive this winter depended on the autumn harvest.

Xie Laoqing got up early in the morning, and the whole family mobilized to harvest the crops. After the summer harvest, the grain tax was exempted, the landlord's rent was paid, and there was not much ration left in the family. I still remember that during the summer harvest, a group of soldiers in green skins came to the fields and gave his family work for free. The official who led the troops also told him that there was no one to plant a lot of official land in the Wei Bank, so he could rent some to plant, and if he did not pay rent this year, he would start paying 30% of the rent next year.

Probably because the official was kind and kind, Xie Laoqing believed it, followed him to the Qianhu Office, and really rented forty acres of dry land. The Thousand Households also provided seeds, and told him to plant this, how to plant it is very simple, and it will be taught as soon as it is taught. Later, someone really came to teach how to grow sweet potatoes, how to grow corn, how to grow potatoes. Since the arrival of the new governor, these soldiers have become really good. Look at how hard his family is planting so much land, more than 100 young men came, and they helped plant all the land after a day's work. I poured it and left without drinking a sip of water.

A family of thirteen, who got up early and worked hard in the dark, finally waited for the autumn harvest. Xie Laoqing wrote down the officer in his heart, and he didn't think about other problems at all, for example, his family had taken a shit luck and was listed as a key target for assistance, and he was a typical new crop grower. And it is also a typical example of Master Chen personally leading the team to take care of it, there are so many typical examples in the entire Jinan Mansion, just this one is Chen Xie personally put on a show, and it is strange that it is not good.

As soon as the family arrived in the field, Xie Laoqing's eyes lit up, and the officer came again, looking at the crops in the field with his waist crossed, muttering to himself: "No, no fertilizer is not powerful." "What is fertilizer, Xie Laoqing didn't know, he was busy stepping forward to kowtow, but was stopped by the officer and said, "Old man, don't be so polite." Since I'm here today, the boys have all taken care of the work of the forty acres of land, and you let people lead the way and send them home. ”

Xie Laoqing thanked him repeatedly: "Master Chen, who came from Dengzhou, has become Zhongcheng, and the people of our Jinan Mansion have been living a good life." This military master, have you ever seen Master Zhongcheng? ”

When the officer heard this, his expression was a little strange and said, "I've seen it, almost every day." Then he went down to the ground.

More than 200 soldiers went down to the field, digging sweet potatoes and breaking sticks, the people of the Xie family were not able to exert themselves, the men were busy leading the way to transport crops, the women were busy boiling water, there was no tea, just some willow leaves, deceitful things.

The soldiers bring their own dry food, wheelbarrows and various tools, and they are quick to work. At noon, when more than half of it was received, Xie Laoqing carried the teapot and beckoned everyone to rest and drink tea. The officer came back from the field, his clothes soaked with sweat, and greeted Xie Laoqing with a smile: "Old man, I will definitely be able to finish this work today." It's time to take your land tomorrow, the boys have a task, and they can't do it, so bear with me. ”

Old man Xie said repeatedly: "Look at what you said, the old man deliberately didn't go in his heart." Thanks to the arrival of a big man in Shandong, otherwise where would he have come from this cart of grain to collect at home, and the old and young masters in the village would give him a living shrine. After a morning, the smile on Xie Laoqing's face has not been broken, this sweet potato can harvest 2,000 catties per acre, and there is no need to pay rent, it is enough for this family to spend the winter. Sweet potato vines and leaves can be fed to pigs, and at the end of the year, you can eat a pig-killing dish. There is also corn, how can there be six or seven hundred catties per acre of land, and the potatoes are not bad, and the yield per mu of 1,500 catties cannot be stopped.

The officer smiled and asked, "Old man, can you get through this winter?" Xie Laoqing's eyes were left with a slit, and he nodded again and again: "It's okay, how can you not get by?" I can eat a full meal this year, I am really grateful to the military master. ”

The officer shook his head with a smile and said, "I looked, the yield per mu is still a little lower, and the fertility in this land is insufficient." After harvesting the crops, Denglai and the two prefectures will send some technicians to come over to teach everyone how to compost, and then learn hard, and the yield per mu will be more than 200 catties next year. If you can't do it, you can plant beans for a year. There is a military depot in Jinan City that specializes in buying beans, and the war horses have to eat concentrates, and the price is relatively fair. ”

When Xie Laoqing was about to answer, a fast horse came from afar, and a soldier came down from the horse, standing up and saluting: "Report Cheng, urgent report, the new governor of the five provinces, Lord Xiong, is sitting in Nanjing, please go to the meeting." Xie Laoqing was stupid to hear a word, and his legs were weak and he knelt down.

Chen Xie hurriedly helped him up and said, "Old man, don't dare, don't dare, this is breaking my life." ”

Xie Laoqing was like being drunk, he didn't know anything in the clouds, and he was in a daze, so he saw the old man Zhongcheng beckoning goodbye with a smile, got on the fast horse, and went to Jinan City with dozens of guards. When he came back to his senses, he could only see a cloud of smoke and dust, floating like a cloud in the distance.

"Smack!" Xie Laoqing slapped himself hard, and he finally sobered up. Poof, knelt down at the smoke and dust, and muttered: "Why do you stand and talk in front of the stars in the sky, God, don't blame, the old man has no intention." ”

In the city of Jinan, the governor's yamen. Zhang Bingwen hurriedly arrived, dropped a document, and said to Chen Xie: "The three fires of the new official took office, and they actually burned to our Shandong first, do you really think that Shandong is easy to bully?" ”

Chen Xie smiled, didn't read the paperwork, but asked with a smile: "Why did you bully Shandong?" ”

Zhang Bingwen pointed to the document and said: "Xiong Wencan wants food, if there is no food, he will give silver, 50,000 taels." Sihua, you say, is this bullying? What is the situation in Shandong? Could he not know? If you don't raise money and food in the flower world of Jiangnan and Huguang, what kind of prestige will you play against Shandong. This man hasn't arrived yet, and the paperwork for money and food has arrived first. (To be continued......)