Li You hurried to the government office and saw several layers of people surrounding the splayed wall outside the gate, vying to see a new notice that had just been posted.
When he walked to the outskirts, he heard someone who was literate reading loudly: "...the Wusong River, Lou River and other rivers have been heavily silted up in recent years. The Taihu Lake water cannot be drained, and the Wu land is low-lying. However, when it rains heavily, the floods overflow and the rivers and lakes backflow.
, several counties suddenly became a country, which often caused great trouble to the people. Therefore, for the purpose of water conservancy, in the next two years, the prefecture, prefectures and counties, regardless of the upstream and downstream, will work together to dredge, and I ordered you to complete the food supply at the end of the year in each li, Xiang, and Fang.
Twenty civilian men each were given to listen to the government..."
Six big words popped up in Li You's mind instantly: The honest man is mad!
He was tall, and standing at the back of the crowd, he could clearly see the blood-red and square seal of the prefect at the end of the notice, as well as the signature of "The Prince of Suzhou Prefecture". He was momentarily shocked by these very familiar marks——
Governor Wang is really domineering and arrogant. He wants to recruit 100,000 people with just one order. He himself, who has promoted officials to the sky, is not in such a state.
Besides, the river network in Suzhou Prefecture is densely covered, and the larger ones such as the Wusong River are hundreds of miles long. I never expected that Mr. Wang, who had always preferred to govern by inaction, would now be so courageous that he wanted to
Dredging has started across the board, although these rivers have indeed become severely silted up in recent years.
Government announcements are usually delivered by express delivery to all villages in the seven counties and one prefecture under the jurisdiction of Suzhou Prefecture within a few days.
Li You calculated in his mind that at present, the 600,000 households listed in the yellow register of the whole government are divided into more than 5,000 li (squares, compartments). Based on 20 people per li, it is estimated that after the autumn harvest, a total of more than 100,000 civilians will be gathered.
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How heroic, let alone success or failure, such a big move is indeed rare in recent years. Only the governor of Jiangnan decades ago organized a similar number of people, also for the purpose of river affairs. But the governor was Ding who was recruited from Su, Song and Chang Sanfu.
The service was relatively relaxed and not as intense as Mr. Wang's exhaustion of all the spare manpower in the government. It seemed that Shi Shenzheng was really heartbroken.
Could it be that Old Man Wang was overly excited after taking aphrodisiacs... Li You entered the gate of the government office with imagination and walked to the back hall of the Wang Prefecture. However, he happened to meet Secretary Guan inside the door and learned another order for him.
Shocking news:
The prefect of the king ordered the prefectures and counties to pay 10,000 taels to Zhiheyin from Wujiang, Xujiang, Kunshan, Changshu, Jiading, and Taicang counties before the autumn harvest, and 20,000 taels from Wu and Chang two Fuguo counties.
Asking for money for river work is really nothing, but the last sentence of the order is: Anyone who dares to fail to pay after the due date will be judged as incompetent!
According to the system of the country, once an official is found to be incompetent, 90% of the time he will be dismissed and demoted. After being dismissed and demoted, you can still find another job. The specific situation depends on your relationship with the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
However, if you are dismissed from office due to incompetence in the examination, it will be equivalent to being stained for life. It is a greater loss of face than being found out for corruption and bribery. This trick is easy not to use in the officialdom, but once it is used, it can be a life-or-death threat.
Qiu. And now the prefect Wang actually uses this to threaten all the county magistrates under his rule... Are you really desperate?
One hundred thousand silver, one hundred thousand ding... Li Guan, who was still aloof from the matter for the time being, couldn't help but wipe his sweat nervously. After thinking about it for a while, he guessed the inside story.
Obviously, the Wang Prefect is using a fierce and last-ditch approach to break up with Shi Shengzheng. Shi Shenzheng wants to build a huge project, so he also wants to propose one. And it is no less powerful than Shi Shenzheng, and it is more meaningful and practical. It is to build water conservancy projects rather than build city walls.
The benefits are many.
There is another layer of consequences. When the prefect Wang has exhausted all the manpower and material resources of the government, what can Shi Shenzheng use to build the city wall with nothing? After all, Shi Shenzheng is not a people-friendly official, and many things must go through Suzhou Prefecture, so the prefect Wang
He has an absolute advantage in mobilizing financial resources, so it is very convenient to use this to curb Shi's participation in politics.
Big projects can challenge big projects, and the prefect Wang will use this to demonstrate the authority of the dignified fourth-rank official. Your participation in politics is only a third-rank official, and the main hall of the Suzhou Prefecture is still an official. I will not tolerate you if I face the future with all my face.
Chaos life!
Thinking of this, Li You couldn't help but sigh again that Shi Shenzheng really broke the old man's heart. The honest man couldn't help but exploded after being bullied, and it turned out to be even more powerful. Is this still the amiable Mr. Wang he knew? Is this intentional?
Or do you risk yourself on impulse?
Li Tuiguan, who had no self-awareness, did not realize that he actually had half of his military medals, although it was a very unintentional half.
After understanding the cause and effect, Li You was worried that the prefect Wang was too hot-headed, so he asked: "How does the prefect want to control the river?"
He was in charge of the river-crossing project in Xujiang County, and he knew a little about the situation. He was afraid that the prefect Wang would imitate the former magistrate of Chen County and spend money to build a long stone pond and dike. This is not a Xuhe River of 10 or 20 miles, but
It is a main stream of at least two to three hundred miles, not including other tributaries of rivers, ditches and rivers.
The official Guan Shuli replied: "The governor has his own plan. The river construction mainly focuses on clearing silt, dredging the river, and repairing the ponds. In addition, new rivers will be dug at the joints to divert them into the sea, and ponds and dams will be built at critical points."
Hearing this, Officer Li breathed a sigh of relief. If this was the case, the situation would not be out of control.
Fortunately, the Wang Zhifu's intention is mainly to dredge the river, so it is better to ask the people to do hard work. If we want to imitate the behavior of Mr. Chen Yingzhen when he was in Xujiang County, using money to build stone ponds and dams to regulate the river, then Li Tuiguan, who is in charge of the bank,
Then he would cry, make trouble, and hang himself.
Li You suddenly thought of another question and asked Secretary Guan: "Why was such a big move made in just a few days not reported to the court? It was too late at all?"
"I reported it to the Ministry of Industry in Nanjing. It seems that there is a minister who is a fellow villager of the prince, so he quickly replied and approved. In addition, the memorial to the capital is probably still on the way."
Li You was once again troubled by the administrative system of the Ming Dynasty. In recent decades, the Six Ministries of Nanjing, which claimed to act as governors for the south and north of the Yangtze River, were considered the imperial court? How effective was its approval?
However, it seems that Wang Zhifu now seems to be a bit like killing first and playing later. He is simply sinking the boat and making a desperate move without leaving any way for himself.
The berserk Fu Zun was too scary. Once he got close, he would easily be accidentally injured without distinction, whether by his own people or the enemy. Li You, who originally planned to see the Wang Prefect, changed his mind and turned around and walked out.
As soon as he walked out of the yamen, a familiar sound of gongs suddenly came to his ears. He immediately recognized that the gongs were blowing to clear the way. The only one who received such treatment at the entrance of the yamen was the master of the government!
It was estimated that the prefect Wang was about to go on a patrol, so Li You and his long entourage immediately hid in the crowds on both sides. He came directly from his pawn shop. He was still dressed in white and did not wear an official robe, so he was not very conspicuous.
The pomp and ceremony of the Fourth Grade Palace Master was extraordinary. The ushering officer shouted on horseback, and the servants followed him with high official badges. "Silence" and "Escape" came out of the gate, and "Suzhou Mansion Main Hall" came out of the gate.
Okay, "Doctor Zhongshun" also came out of the gate and passed...
Standing in the crowd, Li You smiled at Zhang San and said: "Our government official still doesn't have enough titles. Others behind him can still hold up signs such as Jinshi, Jinggui Yayuan and so on. He only has scholars and supervisors.
Come out just to show your eyes."
Zhang San flattered: "The result is not the same as the master, I won't hold up any signs later."
While the two were chatting and laughing, a sign appeared from the gate with two big characters - Gong Yuan.
"I've heard of the title of "Jie Yuan Zhuang Yuan", what is this "Gong Yuan"? Zhang San asked doubtfully.
Li You's face changed slightly. Of course he knew what Gongyuan was, but he never thought that the scholar Gongsheng from Wang Zhifu was actually Gongyuan. He had never seen him hold up this official card before.
Under the system of this dynasty, schools in prefectures and counties all over the world can select senior scholars based on their seniority once a year and send them to study in the Imperial College of the Capital. They are called Gongsheng students, commonly known as Lao Mingjing. After studying in the Imperial College, they have the status of imperial students and can also be officials.
Of course, the quality of Jinshi was much worse than that of candidates. It was considered a way out for the old scholars who failed in the imperial examination.
After more than a thousand Gong students from all over the country reported to the capital, they had to take a imperial examination similar to the entrance examination. The first place in the imperial examination was called Gong Yuan.
In the early years of the dynasty, both the Imperial College and the Imperial Examination were given equal importance, and Gong Yuan, the number one tribute student in the world, was also very prominent. But later on, the officialdom focused exclusively on the imperial examination. Except for Jinshi, all other family backgrounds were miscellaneous, let alone the Imperial College students who did not pass the imperial examination.
.Under this kind of utilitarian thinking, tribute yuan is worthless and is not taken seriously. It is far worse than the provincial examination to explain the yuan.
But no matter how worthless he is, he is still the best in the world, or the best scholar in the world. Mr. Wang is so low-key! Li You almost lost his voice about this. No wonder an old scholar supervisor had the opportunity to become a prefect and always thought he was borrowing his favor.
Luck, it seems, is not entirely the case now.
Naturally, there are reasons for the Wang Zhifu to keep a low profile. Nowadays, the general ranking of family background in the officialdom is Jinshi, Juren, Supervisor, and Official. I will not go into details again. In short, the higher the family background, the easier it is for people to become high-ranking officials, such as the capital department.
Ninety percent of the officials of seventh rank and above in the academy are Jinshi, and you would be embarrassed to say hello even if you are a candidate.
Lord Wang should be a magistrate or a magistrate. At this level, there is no one with a supervisory background in the surrounding officialdom. At the very least, he is just a judge. A scholar and a tribute supervisor are simply rare animals. (A certain official who came from a civil servant and a talented person recommended that he has no pressure.)
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So Mr. Wang has always been shy about his origins. So what if he passed the Gongyuan exam? A scholar is no longer a scholar if he wears a vest?
The tall plate with the word "Gongyuan" engraved on it has never been made before. Why do it, lest everyone forget that the prefect is an old scholar? But now, this newly made "Gongyuan" is included in the guard of honor of the Wang Prefecture.
The official sign was raised, but I don’t know what kind of stimulation this was.
Thinking of Shi Shenzheng's two attempts to make trouble for the prefect Wang and his own origin, Li You couldn't help but lament for the third time that Shi Shenzheng broke the heart of the prefect Wang!
"Go and ask the governor where you are going." Li You ordered the commander to follow.
Zhang San got the order, ran to the end of the prefect's honor guard, grabbed a yamen servant and asked: "Where are you going, the prefect?"
The yamen servant was suddenly grabbed by someone, and he was about to get angry, but when he saw it was Zhang San, he dwarfed and replied, "I think I'm going to guard the yamen separately."
After Li You received Zhang San's reply, he immediately stopped smiling and his expression became serious. With this posture, this spirit, and this atmosphere of Wang Zhifu, going to the branch to guard the Taoist Department was more like a fight with his life.