When Tianqi heard Zhang Gui say this, he also felt reasonable, and some things were really known by seeing them with his own eyes.

Therefore, after pondering for a moment, the apocalypse said, "What you say is reasonable! I also intended to tour the south, and as soon as the summer weather passed, I issued an order to go out to Beijing to inspect the pilot effect of the new policy. ”

As he spoke, Tianqi instructed Wei Zhongxian: "You first let people prepare secretly." ”

"Yes!"

……

Yongcheng.

Wu Xing, who was demoted from the post of Zuodu Yushi to Yongcheng as the magistrate of Yongcheng, did not plan to actively implement the new policy of changing the law as he promised to Tianqi and Sun Chengzong after coming to Yongcheng.

After he came to Yongcheng, the first thing he did was to feast on the gentry of Yongcheng.

Moreover, at the banquet, Wu Xing also said to these gentry: "Although this official is the parent official here, and he came here to implement the law, but the official also knows that the ruling should not be done, and the ancestral system also has a saying, officials should not often go to the countryside to disturb the people, so this official will not force the people under his rule to adapt to the new policy, but to let the new policy adapt to the people under his rule!" ”

Speaking of this, Wu Xing picked up his wine glass and said: "So, next, the implementation of the new policy in this county depends on you to implement it for the imperial court!" ”

The gentry in Yongcheng had already heard that the New Deal was mainly a policy that was unfavorable to their gentry, such as apportioning the land into the mu and the gentry paying grain in one piece.

Therefore, the gentry of Yongcheng were originally worried that Wu Xing would forcibly implement the new policy after coming to Renzhi County in Yongcheng, and they were even ready to dissuade Wu Xing from doing so in an overt and covert way, and even threaten Wu Xing.

But these gentry did not expect that Wu Xing would take the initiative to show favor to them, and deliberately ruled by the arch, and left the implementation of the new policy to these gentry.

This made the gentry of Yongcheng really relieved, and secretly rejoiced that although the new magistrate was born as a gossip official, he was not pedantic and was an understanding person.

"The old parents are too heavy, it is an honor for us to be loyal to the court and do things for the old parents."

Because the county is a pro-people official, commonly known as the parent official, it is generally respected by the local people as the old parents.

At this time, the gentry named Gui Guangzu smiled and spoke to Wu Xing, and called Wu Xing his old parents.

Then, this Gui Guangzu said: "In the foolish opinion of the late life, this is to implement the new policy, first of all, to promote morality, so that the customs are pure, so that the government will be harmonious!" ”

Seeing this, Wu Xing asked, "What is Old Gui's opinion?" ”

This Gui Guangzu then bowed his hand and said, "Build a college!" The first priority of Xingde Religion is to advocate learning, and advocating learning should be established to benefit education. Therefore, when the old parents first arrived in the township, why not ask the people of the county to donate money to build a college, and take this as the first step in the implementation of the new policy? ”

"Very good!"

After Wu Xing said, he bowed his hand and said: "Gui Lao is insightful, in the end, he is a person who has been a parent, and this official admires it!" ”

Gui Guangzu said: "The old parents praise falsely! If the old parents are willing to advocate the county to donate funds to build the academy, the late students are willing to donate 500 taels of silver for the first time! ”

"I am willing to donate five hundred taels when I am late!"

"The late student pledged three hundred taels!"

……

For a moment, the gentry were instructed to express their willingness to donate.

The reason why they are so active in pledging is naturally because they know that Wu Xing will return the silver to them with interest.

And Wu Xing also said cooperatively: "It's rare that you are so enthusiastic, how can this official brush off your kindness?" The official will order tomorrow to donate money from the county to build a academy to promote morality! ”

Here the gentry took the initiative to pledge.

But the people were forced to donate.

Wu Xing didn't care about these things in the future, and only handed over this matter to the officials below, while he himself took the officials and gentry to visit places of interest and talk about their hearts.

Under the instruction of the local gentry, the officials forced the people to donate money in the name of responding to the call of the county government to donate, and forced the people to raise more than 50,000 taels of silver by forcing the people to sell their fields and land.

It wasn't until the fundraising was completed that Wu Xing asked his henchman Zhao Zhou: "How much donation money did you collect?" ”

"Back to the master, a total of more than 56,000 taels, except for the money pledged to the official gentry, the rest will be seventy-three cents, and we can get a lot."

The staff replied.

"Except for a few of you're rewarding, the rest will be brought into Beijing to go to the door, you go in person!"

"Whether your lord and I can be promoted to the capital again, Jian is in the emperor's heart, and becomes the backbone minister of the law change, it depends on whether the money is worth it."

Wu Xing commanded after hearing this.

"Yes!"

After the academy was completed, Wu Xing once again feasted the gentry to have fun.

The gentry were also willing to accompany each other, and competed to flatter Wu Xing, and even the gentry had said that they wanted to invite Wu Xing to the local virtuous ancestral hall, and some said that they would include Wu Xing in the list of local virtuous parents in the county.

Naturally, the gentry reciprocated by doing so, after all, Wu Xing brought them great benefits, made them rich, and took this opportunity to annex more fields.

Wu Xing was also very happy about this, and in the future, he only traveled with the gentry and admired various places of interest, but turned a blind eye to the increase in the number of displaced people in Yongcheng County, and turned a blind eye to the phenomenon that more people in Yongcheng County went bankrupt because of the construction of the academy.

However, we are currently in the Xiaoice climate period, and floods and droughts are already frequent.

Wu Xing was unlucky, not long after he came, there was a severe summer drought in Yongcheng, there was no rain for several months, and a large number of crops withered and died.

The drought is also related to the interests of the gentry landlords themselves, so the gentry landlords still hope that Wu Xing will solve this matter, so they report to Wu Xing that the drought is serious.

Because it was related to the interests of the gentry, Wu Xing could not ignore it, so he also became worried and asked the gentry: "What do you think should be done?" ”

"Old parents, in the humble opinion of late life, they should repair water conservancy, divert the water of big rivers and lakes into the canal, and then solve the drought!"

Gui Guangzu suggested at this time.

When the gentry saw another opportunity to make a fortune, they all agreed.

Wu Xing naturally did not refuse, after all, for him, he could not only make money, but also earn a reputation for being good at water conservancy.

As a result, Wu Xing once again apportioned the people of the county to donate money to repair the canal, and finally made tens of thousands of taels of silver.

The gentry also caught a lot.

The canals were repaired, and many of the gentry's fertile fields were irrigated.

Therefore, the gentry praised Wu Xing for his good management of drought and water conservancy.

It's just that the people are miserable, and after being forcibly conscripted again, many people have begun to change from selling land to selling children and girls.

Even Wu Xing's staff had to start persuading Wu Xing: "Master, the people in this place are already poor, and the oil and water are about to run dry, so you have to get out of here quickly, otherwise you won't be able to leave!" ”

Wu Xing also nodded approvingly, and said: "It's not that these gentry are to blame, they are really greedy, obviously such a serious drought situation, they still have to force this official to build water conservancy!" ”

"What the master said is true, but if you don't want them, you can't get good words from them. Anyway, it's the people who suffer. The master just needs to leave here as soon as possible now, so as not to force the people to rebel, and then we will not be able to get out so easily. ”

Wu Xing's staff said.

After hearing this, Wu Xing ordered: "Then you hurry into Beijing to continue your activities, and find a way to get my master and me to transfer out of here as soon as possible." Don't be afraid to spend more money! ”

"Yes!"

……

Yongcheng and Suizhou are not far away, and when there is a severe drought in Yongcheng, Suizhou also has a severe drought.

However, Suizhou's parent official, Xia Yunyi, did not find a way for the gentry.

Moreover, he had become enemies of the local gentry.

Therefore, Xia Yunyi could only discuss ways with his adjutants.

The method discussed by Xia Yunyi and others is still to dredge the canal and divert water for irrigation.

"The drought is too great, and the grain in the treasury is already seriously insufficient because of the funding for the poor people in the county to resume production some time ago.

Xia Yunyi said to Chen Zilong and other adjutants.

Chen Zilong replied: "The gentry will not agree. ”

"If you don't agree, you have to agree! Our peasants are not vegetarians! ”

"Moreover, although the new policy of apportioning the land into the mu and the integrated payment of grain by the officials and gentry has been implemented, they have not all taken their grain, they have accumulated wealth for several generations, and there must be a lot of grain in stock, so it will not hurt them much to let them pay food! It's better than forcing the people to go bankrupt! ”

"What's more, they have the most fields, and the construction of water conservancy will benefit them the most, and they can't help but contribute a piece of strength or food!"

Xia Yunyi said: "The gentry will provide food, and the people will contribute, so it's decided!" You personally led the people of the peasant army to the gentry to ask for food, and if they did not agree, they were executed on the spot on the grounds of disobedience! ”

"Good!"

Chen Zilong agreed, so he took the peasant army to the gentry's house and forced the local gentry in Suizhou to donate grain.

"My Zheng family doesn't donate! I'd rather dry my Zheng family's fields than donate them! Unless his surname Xia comes to personally kneel down and say good things to the old man! ”

Zheng Shanwei, a squire who had been an envoy for a while, after listening to Chen Zilong's explanation of his intentions, he was already dissatisfied with Xia Yunyi, so he directly threatened him.