Haisheng Mingdi

Chapter 725 Pijiang
During the first month, Fengtian Harbor was still frozen.

In the early spring of the fifth year of Shaotian, all Fengtian scholars and people were filled with joy. The northern captives were fleeing far outside the pass, and the imperial court was about to move the capital to Beijing. Although it was some distant news, everyone still felt relieved.

Since Chongzhen, the Jianlu and the exiled thieves are like two sharp swords hanging over their heads, making people restless for a day.And the tax burden brought by the establishment of captives and thieves is even more breathless.Not to mention that for the people of Ming Dynasty in Denglai Peninsula, this place was invaded and swept up by Tartar thieves several times.

Since Emperor Shaotian moved here, Dengzhou has become Fengtian, and it has been completely away from threats. It has become richer and more stable every day. The old Dengzhou is now connected to several cities in Fengtian. When the port is not frozen, ships come and go. To a prosperous.

Mao Xiang strolled along the bustling streets, feeling the bustling seriously.

After going to Taiwan to work for a year, he felt the prosperity of Tokyo more and more. When he left Tokyo at the beginning of the year and went south, he was depressed and depressed. The palm seal of the third rank was given to Shizhong, and he was appointed as the governor of Taiwan.It is said that Sima is one prefecture, but each of the four prefectures in Taiwan actually has only one county.

The prefectures and counties are the same as Guo, with vast land and few people.

Even the wharf is very simple. The so-called Fucheng is just a small village. After staying on that hot island for a year, his life was like exile. , When I returned to Beijing, I felt a great contrast.

As a mansion Sima, he was not qualified to return to the Beijing court, but this year the emperor specially ordered the sub-inspectors of Taiwan Road, and their temporary Sima to return to Beijing to report on their duties.

Mao Pijiang, who was born in a famous noble family, has been an official for several generations. He has read poetry and books since he was a child.

After going through the ups and downs of the past few years, the Mao Pijiang who came back has changed a lot. He walks in the streets of Tokyo in common clothes, just like an ordinary person. One of the four sons.

He walked through the bustling street and came to a quiet alley.

A pitch-black door with a beast title, copper nails on the door, and a pair of stone lions in front of the door.

An old man with gray hair was basking in the sun at the door, drowsy.

Seeing someone coming, he opened his dim old eyes and looked around.

"Uncle Fu, it's me, Pijiang."

This slightly shabby house is his father's residence in Tokyo.

His father, Mao Qizong, was a Jinshi in the first year of Chongzhen. The number one scholar on this list is Liu Ruozai, and other famous people on the same list include Shi Kefa, Lu Daqi, Li Yutian and others.

Liu Ruozai's official position was not high, and he served as a lecturer after entering the Hanlin Academy. However, because he accompanied the emperor, he was also trusted by Chongzhen. He recommended Mao Qizong as Huguang Counselor Zuo Liangyu to supervise the army.

Lao Menzi once followed Mao Qizong to supervise the army in Huguang. He was already old and his eyes were dim, but he immediately recognized the voice of the young master, and got up quickly, "Young master is back."

"Is the master at home?"

"I was summoned by His Majesty today, and I just came back."

Mao Pijiang walked home, and handed a portion of fried chestnuts to the door, "I just bought it on the street, and it's very fragrant and still hot."

After entering the door, he went straight to his father's study.

His father Mao Qizong's official career was not bad. He was an official of the Chongzhen Dynasty to the imperial censor of Qiandu, the deputy envoy of Shandong's inspectorate, and supervised the water transportation of seven provinces.

Mao Pijiang's grandfather, Mao Mengling, once served as the magistrate of Huichang County in Jiangxi and the magistrate of Fengdu County in Sichuan. He later knew Ningzhou. In Ningzhou, because he was dissatisfied with the eunuch's intervention in politics, he hung his seal and went back. He returned to his hometown and built a garden.

After maoqizong passed the Jinshi examination, he successively served as a pedestrian, the head of the kaogong division of the Ministry of officials, and a doctor. Later, he also resigned from office and returned to his hometown.

Later, he recovered and successively served as Yanxi Qianshi, Shandong's deputy envoy, Huguang Chief Secretary Counselor, Hunan Baoqing's deputy envoy, supervisor of Zuo Liangyu's army, and supervisor of Cao Jiangshang.After leaving Xiangyang for a month, Huguang fell.

Maoxiang worked with his grandfather and father when he was very young. His wife, Su Shi, was the child-in-law his grandfather had arranged for him when he was the magistrate of Huichang County in Jiangxi. He was only three years old at that time. Mengling's middle-aged scholar Su Wenhan.

At the age of 19, he officially married Su Yuanfang, Su Wenhan's third daughter, as his wife.

That was 19 years ago.

After marrying his wife Su Shi, he pretended to be the fourth son of the Fushe in Nanjing, and also forged many dewy marriages with famous prostitutes on the Qinhuai River, such as the second sister Wang Jie among the triplets of the famous Qinhuai family, There is also Li Xiangzhen, a famous Jiangnan prostitute with skin like snow, and later Dong Xiaowan, who is more famous.

He is full of talent and rich in knowledge, but he failed to win the first place in many trials, but in the brothel by the Qinhuai River, he left behind countless romantic affairs.

Even after accepting Dong Xiaowan, she still couldn't take it easy, and she continued to indulge in flowers and grass, and her romance did not change.

Mao Xiang came all the way to his father's study room, opened the curtain and entered, father and son were writing a memorial, saw him coming in, just hummed.

Mao Xiang saluted, then sat down by the stove and made tea by himself.

He poured a cup of tea for his father, and his father was still concentrating on writing. He returned to his seat and looked at his father. Although his hair was half gray, he looked good.When his father supervised the army in Huguang, Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong were powerful, and Zuo Liangyu was arrogant and domineering. He was so angry that he fell ill in Xiangyang City for more than a year. He was dying and almost died in another country. Finally, the court allowed him to beg for his return and leave for a month. , Xiangyang fell.

After returning to his hometown, Yiyuan, it took Mao Qizong a long time to recover some vitality.

But soon after the Qing army went south, Mao Qizong and his son Mao Pijiang fled south in panic with their children. They also encountered bandits and soldiers on the road.

Later, in Haimen to greet him, both father and son returned to official positions again.

Compared with his son Mao Bijiang who has been in the limelight in the past few years, Mao Qizong is very calm when he is an official. This year he entered the court as the right minister of the Ministry of Industry, from the second grade, and also served as the prime minister's assistant lecturer.

Maoqizong, who has experienced ups and downs, bought this house after entering the dynasty. It is relatively simple and has no decoration.

In the past, Mao Qizong and his son Mao Mengling built a garden in their hometown of Rugao, which occupied a very large area and was extremely elegant, but now Mao Qizong lives a frugal life.

After finishing his work, the old man got up and sat down in front of the stove.

"Come back from the brothel again?"

"No, I went to the streets to have a look, Tokyo is becoming more and more lively." Mao Bijiang sighed.

Mao Qizong held the teacup and looked at his son. He did not smell the alcohol, nor did he see any makeup left on his body. "You have experienced so much, you should be mature."

The son is talented, but romantic, in the old days Qinhuai's top ten famous prostitutes, he alone accounted for three.

Even Chen Yuanyuan made a marriage contract with her, but it was a pity that she was taken to Beijing by Zhou Guozhang.

Mao Qizong didn't control his son's young flair very much before. For young people, being flirtatious is not a bad thing. The Qinhuai River in Nanjing is not only a place for fireworks, but also a place for political communication.

It's just different now.

"It's been so long since you came back. We haven't had a good talk with our father and son. We've been busy all the time. Are you free to chat today?"

"Okay." Mao Xiang responded.

"What's the plan?" Mao Qizong asked him.

Mao Xiang was holding a teacup, "I plan to stay in Taiwan for another two years, and come back after making real achievements. Coming back now is equivalent to losing the battle and becoming a deserter."

Mao Qizong nodded, very satisfied with this answer, he has a rich official career experience, but he also fell into the sand in Xiangyang.

In the past few years, he has been working steadily in the positions of magistrate, deputy envoy of the procuratorate, chief secretary participating in politics, and envoy of the procuratorate. Although he is not a senior officer, he is not picky.Now, the second rank of the right servant of the Ministry of Industry, although not a large department like the Libing household, but also a bachelor of the Prime Minister's Office, so he is also in a critical position and holds a real job.

However, Mao Qizong didn't have too much ambition, and he didn't think about being able to enter the cabinet in the future. He just wanted to be an official for a few more years in peace and stability, and then he returned to his hometown and rebuilt the deserted garden. Refine, and then organize and publish the poems and prose manuscripts written over the years, and then teach the children of the clan with peace of mind, and cultivate the next generation well.

"I have also stayed in Taiwan for a year, do you have any experience, and how do you plan to make achievements?"

Mao Xiang smiled wryly, "I went down to work as the Sima of the prefecture, and then I realized what a practical officer is. It is completely different from the previous scientific officials. They used to be responsible for finding faults, but now they have to do practical things, which is difficult."

The imperial court now establishes Taiwan Road in Taiwan, which belongs to Fujian Province. It has a branch tour and four prefectures under it. It is said that the four prefectures are actually equivalent to four counties.

As the Sima of his prefecture, he dispatched Li Yamen, which is equivalent to half a county magistrate. When he first went there, he couldn't accept this kind of gap at all, but he gradually got used to it and started to get used to it.

"Your Majesty is about to summon you, and I will definitely ask you about these strategies for governing Taiwan. You have to be prepared." Mao Qizong is also experienced now, and is willing to advise his son and provide some useful suggestions.

"I have summed up a few strategies, immigration, kaishan, Fufan, investment."

To govern Taiwan, immigration is the first priority. Without a population, it is difficult to talk about development, and it is difficult to be stable.

"The imperial court now has a policy to encourage the landless poor from Fujian, Guangdong, Jiangsu, and Zhejiang to immigrate to Taiwan, allowing them to enclose land for reclamation, as well as tax exemption and other benefits, but the current population is still too small. I think the imperial court should open up commercial settlements and allow gentry to expand Jia went to developers in Taiwan to encourage them to recruit tenants, and even bought slaves to run manors in Nanyang and other places. Taiwan is suitable for growing rice and sugarcane. Fields with canals can be used to grow rice, and land without water can be used as sugarcane orchards, and cotton can also be grown. ,tea."

"Shangtun can grow sugar cane and cotton, and can also develop sugar processing and cotton spinning processing in Taiwan, which will drive economic revenue."

(End of this chapter)