Yanggu County Ya, Shen Yichen did not sit in the lobby, but came to the gate to prepare to greet the governor of Shandong and the officials of the political secretary.

According to common sense, Shen Yichen is the imperial history of the capital, even if the grade is different from the second rank of the governor, there is no need to go out to greet him. Even when the two meet, it is not certain who will take the right to salute first.

The regulations on official etiquette in the "Daming Huidian" are actually not very binding at the level of senior officials.

The most common example is the cabinet minister, and the title of Jiashang is only the second grade, and the fifth rank is not added. However, in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, not to mention the various Shangshu of the same second grade, they avoided the cabinet ministers, and even the super-grade princes and relatives and the governors of the first rank and left had to avoid the cabinet.

But Shen Yichen's style of acting has always been to salute first and then soldier, even if he has a hunch that the other party may not be good, as long as he does not openly tear his face, why not give the other party some points for disaster relief and water face?

"The proprietor, Futai Zhang Ji and Fantai Hongying have arrived."

With Bian He's reminder, Shen Yichen turned his head and looked into the distance, seeing that the avenue in the distance was dusty, and the mighty crowd was like a long dragon, with no end in sight.

This time, almost all the senior officials at the administrative level in Shandong gathered in Yanggu County, and they brought countless entourage guards. Coupled with the officials and errand officers greeted by the county government, the combination of the two expanded the size of the team to thousands of people, which is really a bit spectacular.

"In the name of rectifying Shi Zheng, there are so many entourages recruited, I can't imagine how pomp and circumstance local officials in Shandong usually travel."

Shen Yichen looked at the large-scale crowd and said a word.

I, the imperial history of the capital, rushed to Shandong from Beijing, and there were only a dozen people with the escort entourage, which was more like a small role compared to them.

"Traveling in Futai or Fantai, the local states and counties are ten miles away, and this time several senior officials from the Shandong Political Department are together, which can already be called a light car and a simple trip."

Bian He is not surprised by this kind of scene, the scale of a provincial official's travel is nothing at all, and more magnificent pomp abounds.

What a light car!

Shen Yichen was powerless to complain, no wonder there was a saying in ancient times that there were three years of Qing Governor's Mansion and 100,000 snowflakes of silver. The scarlet robe has an average of more than 100 followers, and it is indeed light and simple in this era, and he is the outlier!

Soon, the sedan chair was parked in front of the gate of the county government in turn, and the sedan chair curtain was opened for the first sedan chair, revealing an old man in a scarlet robe embroidered with a brocade chicken picture on his chest, which was a second-grade official uniform.

If nothing else, this old man is the current governor of Shandong, Zhang Ji.

After Zhang Ji got off the sedan chair, he and Shen Yichen stood opposite each other, and this scene made officials at all levels at the scene feel a sense of tension in their hearts.

When these two great gods meet, it is a serious problem in terms of etiquette and humility, and it will be difficult for the people below to do it if they do not let each other go.

"Zhang Futai, long admired the name!"

The expected picture of the immortal fight did not happen, and Shen Yichen chose to bow first.

"Shen Yixian, it's better to see than to hear, this official has admired him for a long time."

Zhang Ji was also full of smiles, and his tone was full of compliments, looking happy.

"Zhang Futai is really polite, this official is a junior of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and he should admire his predecessors."

"This official has heard from his colleagues in Jingshi that Shen Yixian is respectful, and now it seems that this is indeed the case, haha."

After the two exchanged a few polite words, Zhang Ji introduced the officials of the Shandong Political Department to Shen Yichen.

In addition to the political envoy Hong Ying, there were also Ma Huiguo, the left senator, Cao Xi, the left senator, and other high-ranking officials in scarlet robes, as well as several officials from the subordinate experience department and the prison department.

It can be said that half of the incoming officials of the entire Shandong Political Department were present today.

Shen Yichen greeted the officials, stretched out his hand sideways to make a gesture of please, and then said: "Futai and the colleagues of the political secretary have worked hard all the way, and this official has already set up a banquet in the county government to catch the wind, if the hospitality is not thorough, please bear with me." ”

"Shen Youxian is polite."

"It's us who bothered us, and we bothered to bother."

"Please Shen Yixian first."

The officials of the Shandong Political Department looked at Shen Yichen so kindly, and most of the stones fell to the ground in their hearts.

You must know that this time they were recruited in the name of purging Shi Zheng, and on the way, they heard the news that Meng Anwei was killed with a cane in Yanggu County, and all the officials were afraid that Shen Yichen was a cool official.

Now it seems that this young man still knows how to be polite, could it be that there was a misunderstanding in the Meng Anwei cane death incident?

However, when they walked into the county office from the gate, the smile on their faces instantly froze. Because there is a coffin in the middle of the courtyard, there is also a spiritual seat on the table in front of it, on which are written a few big characters of the county Venerable Meng Anwei!

According to the news learned by the officials of the Shandong Political Department on the road, it has been nearly ten days since Meng Anwei, the county leader, was killed with a cane, but he has not yet been buried in the ground?

What kind of demon and monster is Shen Yichen, he doesn't even understand the truth that the dead are great, he just reads the book of sages in vain!

"Shen Yixian, why is this?"

Zhang Ji's face was a little ugly, and Shen Yichen put Meng Anwei's coffin in the middle of the courtyard of the county government, undoubtedly slapping himself and others in the face.

"Oh, this ......"

"Meng County Zun insulted the envoy and scolded him with a hundred rods, but he was weak and weak, so the official had to put his coffin in the county office."

"Shen Yanxian, what the official asked is why you didn't bury you!"

Listening to Shen Yichen's sloppy fight with himself, Zhang Ji felt a wave of anger ignite in his heart, and his tone became stern.

"After all, Meng Xianzun has not been tried by the three divisions, and it is not good for this official to deal with it rashly, so he can only wait for the will of the imperial court."

Shen Yichen's words made Zhang Ji's face turn blue instantly. If you say that you are still sloppy in the front, this sentence is a complete insult to IQ.

People have been killed by you, and now you can't say that it's okay to deal with it rashly?

Seeing Zhang Ji's face change, Shen Yichen looked dignified.

The reason why he hasn't buried Meng Anwei yet, of course, is an excuse for the imperial court's will, and more to give Shandong officials a deterrent.

Meng Anwei's lessons from the past are here, if anyone dares to disobey the order next, he will never be merciful!

"The will of the imperial court is not in a hurry, and this official thinks that it is better to let Meng County enter the soil first!"

"Just according to what Zhang Futai said."

Shen Yichen did not refuse to bury him, Meng Anwei had already consumed his surplus value, and it was really not good to put it in the county office.

After finishing speaking, the group continued to the county yahou hall. At this time, there were already meals on the table in the hall, but compared to the delicacies of the mountains and seas that Meng Anwei entertained Shen Yichen at the beginning, this table was considered a coarse tea and rice.

Looking at the table of food in front of him, not only Zhang Ji's face was ugly, but the expressions of all the officials in Shandong were cloudy.

Did Shen Yichen hide a knife in a joke, he behaved so politely at the entrance of the county office, but after entering the county office, he was everywhere. This kind of food standard is not as good as even the big families in the village, so how can everyone swallow it?

"Colleagues, it has been months since Yanggu County was hit by floods, and the people have long been feeding on tree bark and grass roots. After the official came to the county office, he counted the warehouse and found that the deficit was serious, and he really couldn't find the surplus grain after giving relief to the victims, so I hope you will forgive me. ”

Shen Yichen's words immediately occupied the moral high ground, and even if the officials of the Shandong Political Department were dissatisfied, they could only echo their words at this time.

"What Shen Yixian said is very true, the people are struggling to survive, and we should set an example."

"Shen Yanxian is really honest and honest, and the officials are ashamed."

"Whenever I think of the people who are hungry, it is our dereliction of duty that the officials have trouble sleeping and eating."

Even Zhang Ji could only nod in agreement at this time: "Shen Yixian leads by example, and we should follow suit." ”

"All my colleagues are well aware of the righteousness, please take a seat!"

Shen Yichen also arched his hand, pretending to be moved.

"Please."

"Please also ask Shen Yixian to take a seat."

"Shen Youxian and Futai will sit down first."

Humility to each other, everyone took their seats according to their official positions, and Shen Yichen sat on the main seat this time.

Naturally, there was no shortage of fake politeness at the dinner table, and the guests chatted happily and seemed to be harmonious.

It's just that the food on the table, except for Shen Yichen's uncaring feast, the other officials hardly moved. Obviously, they can't eat this kind of coarse tea and rice.

Of course, Shen Yichen didn't care if they could eat and drink well, the fundamental purpose of putting on this posture was to cry poor, and he was ready to go straight to the point after putting down the bowl.

With a clear cough, Shen Yichen said: "Colleagues, to be honest, this official has been going all the way down the canal, and he is very dissatisfied with the disaster relief and relief in various parts of Shandong, I don't know what you have to say. ”

Hearing Shen Yichen's words, the officials of the Shandong Political Department understood that the main topic was coming, and they had already thought of a rhetoric for accountability.

I saw that Hong Ying, the political envoy, took the lead in saying: "Back to the constitution, Shandong has suffered major disasters almost every year in recent years, and the state capitals cannot make ends meet, and it is difficult to ensure disaster relief and help the people. ”

"As early as the early days of the embankment in Zhangqiu Town, the official came to Yanggu County to appease the people and organize disaster relief. However, there are many displaced people in other places, and this official can only return to the Yamen of the Political Secretary to coordinate the overall situation, and hope that Shen Youxian will be clear. ”

Hong Ying believes that she can be called conscientious in the matter of disaster relief and helping the people, and she came to the scene of the embankment burst almost immediately. However, it is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice, she does not have enough money and rice, and she is powerless to help the disaster.

In addition, Hong Ying did not mention the attack on Zhang Qiuzhen, he knew the seriousness of the attack very well, and did not dare to inform Shen Yichen rashly before figuring out the forces behind it.

Not only Hong Ying defended himself, but other officials of the Political Secretary also complained to Shen Yichen. There is only one core content, that is, I have done my best, and there is no dereliction of duty in disaster relief.

For this set of justifications, Shen Yichen has already heard it from the officials of Yanggu County, and there is no novelty for a long time. And he doesn't have that much energy now to investigate the dereliction of duty of the officials of the Shandong Political Division.

The top priority at the moment is how to make up for it and control the water, so as not to let the situation continue to erode.

"Even if the difficulties of your colleagues can be understood by the officials, can the imperial court?"

"Millions of victims in Shandong have spread to Henan and Hebei provinces, and the corpses are floating all over the wilderness. If the official brings the matter to the court, I wonder how the saint will think of you? ”

This warning made the officials of the Shandong Political Department full of panic and did not know how to answer. What they are most afraid of is the emperor's accountability, and the wrath of the Son of Heaven will bleed for thousands of miles.

However, a mocking smile appeared on Zhang Ji's face, Shen Yichen's set of scaring and scaring magistrates is no problem, if you want to scare him with the thirteen imperial histories from a Beijing official, it is simply an axe in the class.

Officialdom pays attention to the law and does not blame the public, if the court can be held accountable, it can be investigated as early as when Zhang Qiuzhen broke the embankment, why has it been calm until now?

The world is as black as a crow, even if the entire Shandong officialdom is swept over, it can't be changed into money, rice and grain for disaster relief. On the contrary, without these magistrates, I am afraid that it will not be a million victims, but a million rebels!

Would the imperial court do such a self-destructive thing on the Great Wall?

"Shen Yixian is serious, most of the colleagues in Shandong have done their best in disaster relief, and I believe that the imperial court will understand. Moreover, this is an eventful autumn, Shen Yixian is responsible for water control, and he should look to the future. ”

Zhang Ji's words are very clear, disaster relief is a thing of the past, and it is meaningless to pursue it again, and the court will most likely not be held accountable.

Your task when Shen Yichen came to Shandong is to control the water, and you have to think about what to do with the Yellow River breach in Zhangqiu Town during the flood next year, don't be difficult to protect yourself at that time.

"Zhang Futai is right, we should really look to the future."

Shen Yichen agreed with Zhang Ji, but he was very unhappy in his heart.

There is a governor who is also from the imperial history, which makes it difficult for conventional officialdom intimidation methods to work, and he sees through his hole cards.

Since this is the case, Shen Yichen will no longer hide it, and will get straight to the point: "As the saying goes, it's not too late to make amends." If you want to get the court's understanding, you have to do things well, and your own officials can explain to the saints. ”

"Now this official has ordered the three provinces of Shandong, Hebei, and Henan to open porridge sheds in Yanggu County to provide relief to the displaced people. In addition, it is necessary to make up for the gap in the embankment of Zhangqiu Town before the flood season next year, which means that the people must be summoned to overhaul the water conservancy. ”

"The water conservancy silver of the imperial court has not yet been allocated, and this official needs your colleagues to requisition the silver deposit in the state capitals of Shandong to temporarily relieve the urgent need. Otherwise, the water of the Yellow River will flood next year, and the boundary of Shandong will once again be thousands of miles away! ”

This is the time before Shen Yichen and Bian He discussed, and summoned the officials of the Shandong Political Department to requisition and transfer the silver deposits in the state capitals to spend the window period before the water conservancy silver was in place.

Now Shen Yichen's most urgent problem of eating for the victims is temporarily solved. However, this way of building porridge sheds treats the symptoms but not the root cause, and if we want to truly help the world and the people, we must do a good job in post-disaster reconstruction.

Shen Yichen didn't know how much water conservancy silver there was, but he knew very well that water conservancy silver was definitely not enough for him.

Because the conscription of large-scale projects in the Ming Dynasty was not paid, it belonged to the category of compulsory labor. Even if a small number of people get paid, it is basically a drop in the bucket, which is better than nothing.

Shen Yichen plans to pay it according to the market price, and even prepares to be higher than the market price. Only in this way can the people who participate in the conscription make up for the loss of missing the spring ploughing and support themselves and their families.

Only then can they have extra money to build houses and open up fields in the future, instead of being penniless and having no fixed place to live after the project is completed.

Therefore, even if there is no shortage of rice and grain for the time being, Shen Yichen has to requisition and transfer the silver deposits in the state capitals of Shandong to completely eliminate the subsequent impact of the flood.

Otherwise, according to the urine nature of the officials of the Shandong Political Division, it is strange that they will take care of the "post-disaster reconstruction".

When Shen Yichen's words of "begging for money" came out, all the officials at the table showed embarrassment.

After being silent for a long time, Ma Huiguo, who participated in politics on the left, spoke: "Shen Youxian, the Yanzhou Mansion and Dongchang Mansion under the jurisdiction of this official have been affected by the disaster, and there is really no excess silver. ”

Almost at the moment when Ma Huiguo's voice fell, Zuo Senator Cao Xi spoke: "Shen Yanxian, the lower officials are responsible for reviewing the grain taxes of Qingzhou Mansion, Laizhou Prefecture, and Dengzhou Prefecture. These three places have provided a lot of support to the affected state capitals in recent years, and there is also not much silver left. ”

"Shen Yixian, Xia Guan is the ambassador of the Treasury of Buzheng, and now the government of Jinan Mansion is unable to make ends meet, and I am afraid that I will not be able to levy and transfer deposits."

"Shen Yixian, Xia Guan......"

Listening to the complaints and refusals of the officials of the political secretary, Shen Yichen's face also sank.

It's all said about this, don't say anything positive response, don't even have the idea of meaning, the whole Shandong may not have a deposit of silver or two?

"This official is not here to listen to your complaints, just answer truthfully how much silver and grain can be requisitioned!"

Feeling the anger contained in Shen Yichen's tone, the officials of the Shandong Political Department also understood that if they didn't pull out a dime, they would definitely not be able to pass the test.

So Ma Huiguo, who was a member of the left political department, spoke first again: "This official did his best to find a way to recruit 1,000 taels to support the victims of Yanggu County!" ”

"Laizhou Mansion and Qingzhou Mansion were less affected by the disaster, and they can support 30,000 stone rice grains!"

"Xia Guan can take out five hundred taels from Jinan Mansion, and he can't afford more."

"Xia Guan is willing to make up three hundred taels!"

"One hundred taels!"

Listening to these silver grains, Shen Yichen suddenly had a sense of déjà vu that Emperor Chongzhen was raising military salaries from the courtiers, is this fucking calling Huazi?

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