Ming politicians

After the edict was read, everyone stood up.

Pu Kaiqiang and others paid the most attention to Zhu Shenxuan and Zhu Yousong. These two are serious vassal kings and heirs of the vassal king. Those who took the initiative to salute, although these vassal kings did not have any political power, they were, after all, members of the royal family and had a noble status.

The rest of the people were also paying attention to Zhu Shenxuan and Zhu Yousong, and seemed to want to greet them, but they didn't know what to do, and the etiquette was not easy to grasp.

Su Tiancheng had expected such a situation a long time ago. Zhu Shenxuan and Zhu Yousong came to Shaanxi. Both of them have the status of prefects. Their official positions are not very high, but their status is too noble. Therefore, there are some requirements that Su Tiancheng must Be clear.

"Okay, the imperial decree has been read out, and all colleagues have also received the imperial decree, and they are about to take office. Before taking office, I have some words, or some requirements, to say in advance."

Everyone quickly quieted down.

"His Royal Highness King Jin and Prince Fu came to Shaanxi and served as magistrates. It is an honor for us in Shaanxi. I am afraid that the two of you will suffer in such a poor place, but no matter what, His Royal Highness King Jin and Prince Fu are the first The first batch of royals who entered the imperial court, their status is honorable."

"First of all, I want to talk about etiquette. According to the regulations of the court, even if I meet His Royal Highness Jin Wang and the son of King Fu, I still have to salute. But that was the previous situation. The two are now court officials. It is necessary to combine the rules of the imperial court with the rules of the royal family."

"You all have to do things together in the future. Although you are in different places, you may have many contacts on weekdays. If the etiquette is not in place, I am afraid that something is wrong. His Royal Highness Jin Wang and Prince Fu are aware of the powerful relationship inside. To put it bluntly, there are quite a few adults in the imperial court who are watching this kind of situation. If you don’t pay attention to etiquette, it will definitely attract a large number of impeachment memorials. I can push it back once or twice, but the number of times Too much, and I can't completely ignore it."

"It won't work without etiquette, and it won't work if there are too many etiquettes. Then what should we do? There is no precedent in the past. We will set the rules today. It is convenient for future operations. When dealing with government affairs, His Royal Highness Jin and Prince Fu follow the rules of the court. According to the rules, you are the magistrates, and you still have to take the initiative to salute when you see Lord Pu, Lord Zuo, and Lord Tan, and you should follow the previous rules for daily contact."

It was very quiet in the lobby.Many people did not expect that Su Tiancheng would talk about such a trivial matter.

In fact, this is not a trivial matter.is very important.

Before leaving the capital, Su Tiancheng, Sun Chengzong and others specifically talked about this matter, the emperor and the court both pay attention to etiquette, Confucian education, etiquette, benevolence, wisdom and trustworthiness.The etiquette is the first priority. If the etiquette is messed up, or if they don't pay much attention in normal times, and they are discovered by the censors in the court or other things, then it is a great opportunity for them to make a fuss.

The vassal king and the son of the vassal king entered the court as officials.It is difficult, and most of the officials are against it. It is conceivable that in the process of implementation, there will be many problems. This requires the royal children who enter the court to be officials to pay attention to themselves, but the officials above must pay attention to it. A lot of reminders.

This time, there were not many royal children who entered the imperial court as officials, a total of 12 people, and no one stayed in the capital. They all went to Nanzhili. The conditions in Nanzhili are relatively better, and the rules in Nanzhili are similar to those in the capital. They can pay attention to etiquette so that no jokes will be made in this regard.

The balance technique Su Tiancheng mentioned was also reflected in this matter. The 12 people this time seemed to be selected by Sun Chengzong and others to ensure that they were all of good quality. The advice given by the cabinet took a year to see. Looking at the performance of the twelve vassal kings or the sons of the vassal kings, if the performance is good, this policy will continue to be implemented. If the performance is not good, or even a bad thing, then this policy may die prematurely.

Su Tiancheng, who knows the inside story, is of course extra cautious. He needs Zhu Shenxuan and Zhu Yousong to make real achievements in Shaanxi Province.

"I don't want to emphasize too much on the matter of acting as an agent of government affairs. You are also aware of the situation in Shaanxi Province. It is not only the people who are poor here, but also the government. To make things worse, the government cannot collect taxes, and it cannot generate money out of thin air, so it is natural to be poor."

"So, when you take office, you must first be prepared to endure hardships. Pleasure is definitely not enough. If someone has such an idea, then don't come to Shaanxi, or if you think you can't bear it, you can do it now." Bring it up, there is still time."

No one would say that they couldn't bear it, but Su Tiancheng still wanted to emphasize it.

"After all, it's actually just six words, serving the common people."

"Don't underestimate these six words. It is not easy to do it. Because of the plundering of bandits, in Shaanxi, the relationship between the government and the people is basically opposite. The government and officials regard the people as a scourge. , is a potential development target for rogue bandits, and the common people regard the government as a murderous devil, with extreme distrust, and even doing everything right, this is the situation we are currently facing."

"There are specific reasons for the current situation. We should not blame our former colleagues. We must treat this situation with a normal heart. After you take office, the first thing you need to do is to untangle this knot."

"We must improve the relationship between the government and the people. Otherwise, everything will be impossible to talk about. If we can't solve this problem, we can't do anything well."

"The governor's yamen, the chief minister, and the procuratorate all command the minister not to interfere in your specific government affairs. The task is clear. You must loosen this confrontational situation by a large margin within this year."

"While doing a good job in this matter, we must care about farming. If the common people have no food to eat, they will always be hungry. What's the situation, more than [-]% of the common people in Shaanxi Province don't have enough food and clothing, most of them are reduced to refugees, and the final result is to join the bandits."

"Everyone is worried that there are still 20 rogues in Shaanxi. These rogues may cause serious problems. Even if the government continues to provide relief and care for the people, the rogues will still destroy this relationship. I don't think you need to worry at all."

"In any case, in the hearts of the common people, they still recognize the government and the imperial court. The rogues rebelled, and the name is not right and the word is not right. It cannot last long. Besides, the Jiangning camp has just arrived in Shaanxi and wiped out [-] rogues. In a short period of time, the rogues are endless. Dare to be rampant, everyone should seize this time and work hard to do their own things well."

"It's time to sow winter wheat. After you take office, you must urge farmers to plant winter wheat. If we can't plant winter wheat this season, we will be in even greater trouble next year."

"I don't like to listen to big talk, and the hype you said is useless. What I need is the result. When you come to Shaanxi, you don't just endure hardships, but also do things."

"As for the specific difficulties faced by the prefect's yamen, the governor's yamen will consider it. It's hard for a smart woman to cook without rice. I'm not an unreasonable person. If everyone doesn't have the fire, it's hard to do things. In the past two days, the governor's yamen We will come up with specific plans.”

"Okay, I've said everything I need to say. The requirements are very high. There is no way. Everyone, like me, is being roasted on the fire. If we don't pay attention, we will be roasted. There is no chance of struggling." No, there are two days to come, everyone, get ready, when the time comes, the Jiangning camp will send soldiers to escort everyone to the post."

Naturally, a welcome banquet must be arranged, this is the rule.

This time, the banquet was arranged in the Yin Hotel in the governor's office. The governor's office was also very poor, and there was no extra money. Even if you went to eat in a restaurant, you had to weigh it.

Su Tiancheng was not in a good mood. Before taking office, he approached the Ministry of Household Affairs, thinking about whether he could take special care of Shaanxi Province, but after being rejected, he understood that this was just the beginning, and Shaanxi Province should not think about it for a while. If there is any special policy, the money from the imperial court will not come to Shaanxi Province. He proposed the memorial of the vassal king and the sons and sons of the vassal king to enter the officialdom, which has already opposed most of the court officials.

Although Sun Chengzong is the second assistant of the cabinet, he is in charge of special affairs, and he cannot shake Wen Tiren, the first assistant of the cabinet for the time being.

The relationship with Wen Tiren is what worries Su Tiancheng the most. When Weng Tongzhang came to visit, what he said actually meant what Wen Tiren meant. With all the demands made, it is conceivable that Wen Tiren was very annoyed.

Su Tiancheng would not underestimate the power of the cabinet. Sometimes, the emperor was helpless.

Faced with such an actual situation, Su Tiancheng had no choice but to work hard, relying on the group of people he promoted, to work hard and truly change the face of poverty in Shaanxi.

Maybe Su Tiancheng said it was very serious. When eating, everyone was more cautious. After all, most of the officials who took office this time were Su Tiancheng's confidantes. They did things strictly according to Su Tiancheng's requirements. He even knows that the road ahead is very difficult, and the outcome is still unknown. At least the biggest problem facing him at the moment is the lack of money. (To be continued..)