back to ancient times to be emperor

Chapter 853
At the beginning of March, when Chang'an was still warm and cold, Jiangnan was already in spring, full of vitality.

In the hazy spring rain, rice seedlings are growing vigorously.

The newly built water conservancy is transported by overturned trucks and water tank trucks one by one, so there is absolutely no possibility of drought in the fields.

A shepherd boy in a coir raincoat rides an old buffalo leisurely in the fields, eating grass.

Every household is also wearing coir raincoats and pulling weeds in the fields.

These acres of green rice fields are the lifeblood of these farmers, and all food and clothing are produced from here.

A young man in a Confucian shirt, holding an umbrella alone, looked at Songjiang Mansion, which changes every year, and his heart was full of emotion.It has been three years, and he has been in Qingpu County, Songjiang Prefecture for three years. From the second place in high school to the outside, for three full years, he has managed Qingpu County like this, and he has a clear conscience.

"Yangzhi County, Yangzhi County!"

He looked back, but it was the rich local gentry who came in the rain, and there were also some gentry.

"Yang magistrate, why did you come here without telling us, so that we can clean up the dust for you?" A gentry said with a bit of reproach.

He knew that this gentry was formerly his father's colleague and one of his party members.After retreating, a large area of ​​land was encircled in Songjiang Mansion next to Suzhou.If he hadn't sold more than half of it under his persuasive persuasion, he would have been jailed by now.Even so, he and his clan have more than a thousand acres of land, making them the largest households in the area.

This gentry almost turned against him before, but after the imperial court decided to develop Jiangnan, he came to the door in shame to apologize.Of course, as a county magistrate, no one has committed a crime, and he cooperates with his work very well, so how can he be blamed?
"That day, Yangzhi County reminded me more, so I escaped the catastrophe. Alas, I am no longer in the temple, and I have become dull, and I can't understand the holy meaning!"

This gentry is indeed a little lucky. If the Supervision Department finds out that his family has ten thousand mu of land, he will definitely follow the vine and find out the "good things" he did during the Yuanshou period.With the little emperor's character of not mixing sand in his eyes, he might be doomed.Even when buying land property, he did a lot of things such as coercion and temptation, forced buying and selling, and now thinking about it, he is still dripping with cold sweat.

He smiled and said: "You are my father's old friend, how can you watch you go wrong? You don't have to thank me, my father is free now, if you are free, go to Chang'an to talk to him Just do it."

"The old man also knows how to advance and retreat. If he hesitates a little bit, I am afraid that the lives of the whole family will be in danger. The grace and power are unpredictable. Now the sage is holding back all his energy to be an emperor through the ages, comparable to the emperor of Qin and Han Wu. If you do things in the court, I am afraid It's not easy..." Jin Shen's words must have been just a moment of emotion when he recalled the scenery of Emperor Yuanshou.

"It's not like that. Although the Holy Majesty is a bit strict now, he still cares about the people. The people have more benefits, and the Holy Majesty will show his face. Like Jiangnan today, in two or three years, it must be the Dashun granary. Just like The Suzhou Embroidery Factory opened by your family is the same, you didn't know how to make money because of the guidance of the Holy One?"

"Yangzhi County is telling the truth. After setting up the factory, I didn't know that making money can be so simple." A wealthy gentry said with emotion.

The young county magistrate in front of him was Yang Hong, the No. [-] in Enke three years ago, the son of former grand master Yang Daoqi, who had been the magistrate of Qingpu County in Songjiang Prefecture for three years.

"Yang Zhi County, have you been in Qingpu County for three years? The assessment is 'excellent' every year, and you will definitely be promoted this year!"

As soon as these words came out, many wealthy gentry echoed.

Indeed, the Dashun official system is based on assessment.The evaluation of good, excellent, and excellent will definitely be promoted once every three years.If you do too well, maybe the emperor will remember you, and maybe you will be a Beijing official in less than ten years.In Dashun official circles, there is a saying that a Beijing official who has never been released will never enter the central government.

You must know that Yang Daoqi, the former Grand Master, also started as a magistrate step by step and entered the center.Although Yang Daoqi is a bit greedy, he is really good at doing things.In the later period of Yuanshou and the early years of Hongxiang, he was able to manage Dashun smoothly.If it wasn't for greed, I'm afraid there would be nothing wrong with Xu Chongguang.

Beijing officials who have not been trained outside the country cannot be entrusted with important responsibilities. This is something that all the emperors of Dashun knew and subtle.Even if it is my confidant, I have to send it out to experience it, so that I can rest assured that I will be entrusted with a heavy responsibility.It's not that I'm worried about using it, but I'm afraid that he won't be able to do things.No matter how loyal a courtier is, what's the use if he can't do anything?It is worse than eunuchs, who can also take care of the emperor's daily life and food.

So don't think that you can sit back and relax because you are the emperor's confidant. If you don't know how to do things, you still won't get favor.

No, Yang Hong only found out a few days ago that Su Shi, the number one scholar in the same subject as him, was also sent to Jingzhao Mansion as a county magistrate, whose starting point was not known how much higher than him.

"After all, he is the emperor's favorite subject!" Yang Hong also knew about his family, his father was a corrupt official, and it was normal for the little emperor to distrust him.If he really trusted him, Yang Hong would feel that disaster was imminent.Therefore, Yang Hong has always set high demands on himself and does not seek perfection, but he must do his best.Under his rule, Qingpu County has changed from its previous poor and remote appearance, and even since the opening of the port, the importance of Qingpu County's location has increased day by day.Many large merchant ships, multi-masted merchant ships, began to berth at Qingpu Port.Firstly, Qingpu port is a good natural port, which can accommodate large ships; secondly, it is close to Jingdezhen, so it can transport the porcelain produced in Jingdezhen as quickly as possible; thirdly, it is naturally the world-famous Suzhou embroidery.You can earn a lot of money just by transporting it to Japan; if you transport it to Chenla, Champa, Tianzhu, Dashi and other countries, the price is even higher, almost equivalent to gold.

Even the Qingpu County Shipping Department's ratio of 2000 to [-] tax, the annual self-tariff revenue exceeds [-] million guan.

With such a large fiscal revenue, how could Yang Hong's political performance be bad?In this way, promotion is already a certainty.

"The official appointment hasn't come down yet, who knows?" Yang Hong said nonchalantly, "If possible, I'd rather stay in Qingpu County than leave..."

"That's a good thing..." The gentry blurted out, and then knew that he had slipped his mouth: "Yangzhi County has been serving as our parents' official, which is something we wish for. But how can we hinder your future?"

Yang Hong knew what they were thinking, but he was afraid that the three years of hard work would be in vain if they came to Xinzhi County.

"Don't worry, Jiangnan is the most important thing for the emperor today. As long as the imperial decree is not issued, no one will touch every plant and tree in Jiangnan, so don't worry!"

These rich gentry and gentry waited for Yang Hong's words, and after getting the promise, all of them were beaming with joy.Yang Hong thought in his heart: "These people are all for their own property and wealth, alas! Money is a big mistake!"

(End of this chapter)