Ming politicians

When he became the prefect of Pingyang Prefecture, Weng Tongzhang encountered a lot of things, especially the intrusion of bandits in Shaanxi last year, which made him restless. Soldiers from Luzhou Guard and Ningshan Guard came to help suppress the bandits. Governor Yang He requested that Pingyang The government provided most of the military supplies, which made him even more distressed.

After finally driving these rogues out of Pingyang, the warehouse of Pingyang Mansion was also empty.

For nearly a year, Weng Tongzhang was so stretched that it was even difficult to pay the salaries of officials.

At a critical moment, Shanxi Xingdu Mansion, which was stationed in Datong Mansion, sent troops to raid Lei Wentong's mansion. Before leaving, he left behind 10 taels of silver, and the mansion and fields also belonged to the mansion. A lifeline.

Faintly, Weng Tongzhang also guessed whether Lei Wentong's misfortune had something to do with Su Tiancheng, but this matter was handled directly by the superiors, and he didn't know the specific circumstances, let alone the evidence. He didn't even know how much gold and silver was confiscated in Lei Wentong's mansion.

Seeing that the matter is slowly subsiding, the government has money, and in August and September, he can get another sum of money for dealing with the cultivated land. At least during his tenure, there will be no major problems.

At this time, news came that the corn and sweet potatoes planted by the tenants of the Su family had achieved a huge harvest.

Weng Tongzhang was not very convinced. He was not very clear about what sweet potatoes were, and he had never even heard of them. As for corn, the yield was very low, and almost no one was willing to plant it. It has reached more than two stones, and the yield of sweet potatoes is even ten stones per mu. He has never seen such an output.

A new roasted sweet potato shop opened in Fucheng. Weng Tongzhang also tasted the roasted sweet potatoes.

The tenants of the Su family planted [-] mu of corn and [-] mu of sweet potato. Calculated in this way, the harvest is astonishing.

Residents of Pingyang Fucheng and nearby farmers have begun to pay close attention to sweet potatoes. Even farmers in some remote places are passing on sweet potatoes, thinking that this thing is a good food.

The Su family has not sold sweet potatoes on a large scale so far. I heard that Su Tiancheng bought most of the sweet potatoes. It seems that Su Tiancheng has a big heart, and he may plant on a large scale next year. Thinking that Su Tiancheng is going to buy a thousand hectares The behavior of the land, Weng Tongzhang felt, this Su Tiancheng was really not simple.

He had to pay attention to Su Tiancheng again.

When Su Tiancheng came to the government office again, he was very familiar with it.

In fact, the overall structure of the yamen in the Ming Dynasty, from the county to the state yamen, the government yamen, to the chief minister's yamen, to the Forbidden City, is not very different. If you are familiar with the Forbidden City, you can know the situation of other yamen, but the yamen below, Much smaller.

This time, Su Tiancheng went directly to the third hall.

The lobby is where Weng Tongzhang tried cases and worked. The second hall is where Weng Tongzhang rests and thinks. The third hall is the inner hall.

The fact that Su Tiancheng was able to go to the third hall shows that Weng Tongzhang's attitude has undergone a huge change.

"Student Su Tiancheng pays his respects to the magistrate."

"Hehe, Kun Yuan, when you get here, don't be polite. Sit down and talk instead of standing up. This is not the first time you have come to the government office."

Su Tiancheng was not polite, and sat beside him in an orderly manner.

"More than half a year has passed, seeing that you are about to take the township examination, how is your preparation going?"

"Reporting to my mentor, the students have been reviewing their homework all the time, and they dare not relax at all."

"Well, the old man believes in you. Don't study hard on what you said. The old man really believes it. Look at what you have done. It is really good. This time, you will be able to win glory for Pingyang Prefecture in the provincial examination. of."

"Students must live up to the high expectations of their teachers and work hard to pass the exam."

"By the way, the old man has already written a letter to Mr. Tixue, the chief envoy. You are the old man's favorite student, so you don't need to take the county examination. You can directly take the provincial examination. Yesterday, the old man received a reply from Mr. Tixue. It's done."

Su Tiancheng quickly stood up, and bowed his hands to salute Weng Tongzhang.

"Students thank their teachers for their support and care."

Although on the surface, Su Tiancheng was grateful, in fact, he was a little bit drumming in his heart. There was no such thing as a pie in the sky. Since Weng Tongzhang did this, he must bleed. Maybe it has something to do with this sweet potato.

"Hehe, Kun Yuan doesn't have to be like this, you don't need to take the county test at all."

After Su Tiancheng sat down again, Weng Tongzhang changed the subject.

"Kun Yuan, the sweet potatoes planted by the Su family are really good. I have tasted them all. I think many people laughed at them when they planted them. I also know these things. Now that they have been harvested, everyone is jealous. I didn't expect such a bumper harvest, but it's a pity that even if your family grows sweet potatoes, if many farmers can grow sweet potatoes, thinking about the famine in Pingyang Prefecture, it can also alleviate a lot."

Cold sweat broke out on Su Tiancheng's head, thinking that your Weng Tongzhang's appetite is also too great. The farmers in Pingyang Prefecture all grow sweet potatoes, and taking all the sweet potatoes from the Su family is not enough.

However, he also understood that Weng Tongzhang was talking about it in this way, maybe there was a big gentry family, or several families found Weng Tongzhang and made a request to plant sweet potatoes next year.

"The mentor is dedicated to the people, and the students will remember it in their hearts. The students decided to donate two thousand stones of sweet potatoes to the government."

Weng Tongzhang couldn't control himself and stood up.

He originally thought that since he said it this way, it would be considered very good if Su Tiancheng could donate about five hundred shi of sweet potatoes, but he didn't expect to ask for two thousand shi. Sweet potatoes are temporarily priceless in Pingyang Mansion, that is to say, they can be sold for as long as A tael of silver is not uncommon. I don’t know how many people want to buy it, but the tenants of the Su family are determined not to take out food. This also shows that the things Su Tiancheng did before were highly respected by the tenants, and have made everyone The tenants are desperate.

Two thousand shi of sweet potatoes can do a lot of things.

The key is not the two thousand stone sweet potatoes, the core is Su Tiancheng's attitude. This kid is smart, flexible, and generous. He is indeed a talent to be made.

"Okay, okay, the old man is really relieved that Kun Yuan has such thoughts. The old man also wants to remind you that the provincial examination is coming soon, and you are about to set off, so don't delay."

"The students will leave as soon as they are ready. Tomorrow, they will arrange for servants in the mansion to send two thousand stones of sweet potatoes."

"This won't work, how can I ask you to send it over? Tomorrow early in the morning, the old man will arrange for the housekeepers and pawns to specialize in this matter. By the way, Liu Dahua will be in charge of this matter."

Two thousand shi of sweet potatoes, calculated according to the price, is at most about 1000 taels of silver. Su Tiancheng is still very happy to receive such attention from Weng Tongzhang. He donated two thousand shi of sweet potatoes for other purposes. His father, Su Huawen, bought the Lei family. How could Weng Tongzhang not take care of the mansion and land, as long as he said a few words casually, he could earn back as much money as he wanted.

After returning to the mansion, he saw Su Huawen and Su Tianran who were waiting. He told about donating sweet potatoes, but Su Tianran didn't feel anything. Su Huawen's face showed pain, two thousand shi of sweet potatoes.

However, after Su Tiancheng said about the purchase of Lei's mansion and land, and that he could find the magistrate at the right time, Su Huawen suddenly realized, smiled happily, and said that Su Tiancheng did a good job.

There is no need for Su Tiancheng to worry about the next thing. Naturally, Su Huawen arranged it. He found Su Pingyang and discussed specifically about moving two thousand shi of sweet potatoes. Although the prefect said that he would send someone to transport them, but For such a thing, the Su Mansion should be more conscious and take the initiative to transport it there, anyway, the distance is not far away.

Su Tiancheng is already making preparations for the trip. The county examination will be held on July [-]th. He doesn't need to take it. Just refer to the township examination which starts on the ninth day of August. He was supposed to leave on July [-]th. Now you can postpone it for a few days.

However, his decision was opposed by Su Huawen. Su Huawen believed that the township examination was a big deal, and he had to go to Taiyuan Fucheng early to prevent accidents. Many students, including supervising students, had already rushed to Taiyuan Fucheng. Su Tianhao had returned to Taiyuan Fucheng a long time ago and made serious preparations.

Su Jun, Su Ertong, and Wang Dazhi followed Su Tiancheng to Taiyuan Mansion. Ma Huabiao was in charge of the nursing home. The number of nursing homes has increased a lot, but Su Tiancheng is still a little dissatisfied, there are still less than 300 people in the nursing home.

The peasant uprising army gathered in Zezhou, Shaanxi, with 20 horses, which shocked the imperial court. Yang He, the governor of the three sides, because he insisted on the policy of appeasement, led to such a situation. He was impeached and removed from his post by the imperial court. After being thrown into prison, Hong Chengchou, the governor of Yansui, took over as the governor of the three sides and started to exterminate the bandits.

Hong Chengchou's policy is completely different. He insisted on the policy of eliminating with all his strength, suppressing the strong with all his strength, and suppressing first and then fussing. The rogues who surrendered, now, the imperial court uses Hong Chengchou and begins to wipe out the rogues with all their strength.

In fact, Su Tiancheng is in favor of Hong Chengchou's approach. No matter what kind of person Hong Chengchou is or what kind of evaluation he has in history, at least he has a certain foresight in this matter.

Of course, these things are still far away. Su Tiancheng feels fortunate that the peasant uprising army gathered in Zezhou, and Pingyang Mansion was spared. This is a great thing. Su Tiancheng has time to quickly organize a He believes that with money and food, he will be able to organize a strong nursing team in a short time, and this team will follow him in the future to make indelible achievements.