Chapter Three Hundred and Ninety-One Dao can be Dao, very Dao
Chapter 391: The Tao can be Tao, but it is very Tao
After Mr. Li gave the order and made all the detailed arrangements for the reception, everyone in the Yamen of Tongzhi Branch of Yangzhou Prefecture was extremely busy in the past few days. In just a few days, the treasury money dropped sharply by one-third.
Everything is difficult at the beginning. Yangzhou has never taken over for hundreds of years. There are many clues that need to be sorted out. Today, Governor Li dealt with the mess of requests for instructions.
There was no way around it. The system design of the imperial dynasty was such that arbitrary power was concentrated in the main official, and the daily affairs were shouldered by the masters. However, everything about welcoming the emperor needed to be decided, and no one could do it for him. It was not until the night went dark that the matter was temporarily settled.
Returning to the inner house, he was about to go to Aunt Ma, who had her turn, when he heard a report from the door that Aunt Jin had something to ask him to come over. Master Li secretly laughed, it must be Xiaozhu who couldn't withstand the attack.
After entering the second room, they saw Xiaozhu begging for mercy: "Master, I know I made a mistake..."
It turns out that in the past few days, after Mrs. Guo County Cheng's affairs were completed, Miss Xiaozhu became very popular and became the most popular person in the inner government office. Various invitations and visits came in an endless stream. Occasionally, she was chased and intercepted when she went out, which made her
She was frightened and felt that she had caused trouble for her master.
Mr. Li slowly took a few sips of tea, and then said: "This little battle scares you? Traveling all over the country with Mr. Li is really in vain. If I had known better, it would be better to take others to experience it."
In front of others, Xiaozhu still showed some intelligence and cleverness, but when facing her own master, she was always a lot stupider for some reason. And she couldn't bear to hear her master speak to her in a complaining tone, which made her burst into tears.
, I’m going to cry again.
Jin Baoer couldn't help laughing and pushed Li You gently, "Master, please stop teasing her. She is getting angry because of this matter."
Mr. Li took out a piece of paper and put it on the table, "Actually, it doesn't matter. If there is a person named here, promise him, and the others will just ignore it or decline politely."
Xiaozhu looked at the list with a bitter look on her face. She had learned to read for two years, but she spent three days fishing and two days drying nets. She could not recognize almost half of the words on this paper.
"If you don't know how to read, just learn." Li You said with a smile: "How can you help me if you don't know how to read? I will cultivate you hard."
Mr. Li comes from a mixed background, so he has to cherish his feathers even more. His fierce style and huge reputation can easily make people intimidated and difficult to get close to. Therefore, it is good to have a middleman for certain things. Power requires a broker.
Now he found that Xiaozhu seemed to be a suitable candidate. First, he was absolutely loyal and reliable; second, he was good at moving people's minds; third, he was inconspicuous; fourth, he had a low status and did not need to pay attention to decency; fifth, when dealing with women, women could avoid conflicts between men due to status and face.
The embarrassment caused by such problems.
When later generations look through the official notes, unofficial histories, anecdotes, and legends of the Jinghe period, the characters of "Aunt Han" and "Mrs. Han" often appear. It is said that this woman is as beautiful as a flower, has a mysterious origin, and has a skill that reaches the sky.
Things that can't be done.
However, at the end of the eighth year of Jinghe, the future "Aunt Han" and "Mrs. Han" were studying the Three Character Classic and the Thousand Character Classic, two academic masterpieces that have been passed down through the ages, with a frown on their faces.
The next day, Mr. Li was attending to matters in the hall. A new residence report was delivered, and it was still a clean copy. Mr. Li once again had the idea of applying to the court for a complete residence report, but no one in the court would agree...
There is news in this issue of Di Bao that caught Mr. Li's attention. The imperial court has appointed a new governor of Hecao to take office in Huai'an Mansion. This senior official, who is of the same rank as Ge Lao, will be fully responsible for South Zhili, Jiangbei, Henan, and Shandong.
Huang, Huai, Yun and other river affairs, as well as grain transportation matters.
Yang Futai, who was originally in charge of river and grain transportation affairs, was probably dismissed from the prime minister's job of water transportation and river management due to the fault of the Yellow River. Although the governor of Fengyang is still the governor of Fengyang, his official position has been replaced by the prime minister.
It was responsible for water transportation, concurrently supervising the military governor Fengyang and other places, and also managing rivers, and became the prime minister's grain storage, and concurrently supervising the military governor Fengyang and other places.
From the words, it can be seen that Yang Futai has changed from a super-large governor who integrates the military, civilians, and rivers and canals, and is expected to be promoted to governor at any time, to an ordinary governor with no essential difference from the governors of other provinces. This is for a second-grade official.
It is said that it is almost the same as being demoted, and it is a quite severe punishment.
Li You shook his head and recalled the battle with Yang Futai in Xuyi. Although Yang Futai wanted to take the credit, it was a helpless move to protect himself after the Yellow River burst, which was excusable.
In fact, from a personal point of view, he felt that Yang Futai was quite kind, not evil, cruel or vicious. It was just his bad luck that he encountered the Yellow River flood that had only happened once in decades.
A subordinate who refuses to give up credit when it comes to life and death.
Suddenly, County Magistrate Guo trotted in in a hurry, saluted and reported: "Something is not good, there will be problems in recruiting craftsmen."
This Guo county magistrate is currently responsible for preparing for the construction of the royal pier and the palace. According to Li You's observation, he is still very efficient in his work. In the past, he probably was buried as a no-nonsense master for too long. Now seeing him coming here in such a panic, it seems that
It was a big problem, and Mr. Li couldn't help but feel nervous.
In four and a half months, a new palace must be built on flat land. The construction period can be said to be very tight. In addition, the city walls must be repaired and the streets must be leveled. Considering this, not only ordinary corvee labor must be levied, but also a large number of skilled craftsmen must be recruited. The more the merrier
.
Mr. Li didn't think this was a big problem at first. It was easiest to recruit labor during the winter slack. But after listening to Guo County Cheng's urgent call, he realized that it was not easy.
"Most of the households in Jiangdu County live in Yangzhou City, and many of the remaining households also live in surrounding towns. The folk customs in the city are really lazy. Nowadays, households have collected a lot of corvee money to avoid corvee.
, but the biggest shortage now is labor, not these thousands of taels of silver. Recruiting craftsmen is not smooth either. The number of craftsmen in Jiangdu County is still not enough, and there are not enough skilled craftsmen. It is unreliable to rely on a group of civilian workers. This is not about digging rivers and filling them.
All we have to do is use hard labor to get the soil." Guo Xiancheng said helplessly.
Li You said suspiciously: "I have already said that if there are not enough craftsmen, we can go to the surrounding states and counties to hire them. During the winter leisure period, they should be willing to come."
Guo Xiancheng quickly replied: "I just learned that the government office is also planning to build a new palace. They have recruited craftsmen from all states and counties. We can't compete."
Li You was extremely surprised. Palaces were not unusual. Any place where the emperor stayed along the way could be called a palace. Some were large, some were small, some were dedicated, and some were temporary. According to Guo Xian Cheng, this government office actually had to build a new palace on a large scale, otherwise
Why were all the craftsmen from various states and counties recruited? If so, even though the Tongzhi branch in Jiangdu County would naturally not be able to compete with government offices in other counties.
But what's wrong with Luo's participation in politics? Mr. Li thought, if one Yangzhou builds two new palaces, what kind of nerves does this have? If he doesn't build a house for three days?
Immediately an order was given to assemble the honor guard, and he went to the government office to discuss matters in detail with Luo Shenzheng.
Mr. Li didn't go to the government office in the past because he didn't want to be a dwarf. But now that everyone is acting in government affairs, they can barely be treated as equals, and they don't have to wrong themselves for the sake of etiquette, so of course they are willing to go directly to the government office to meet with Luo Shen for an interview.
There was no words to say all the way, and the little prefect's ceremonial guard stopped in front of the ceremonial gate of the government office with high spirits. After getting off the sedan chair, Li You went straight to the back office, beat the gate official who was asking for a red envelope to half dead and threw him aside, and broke into the government office.
Second Yamen Hall.
Luo Shenzheng was talking to his master named Ren. When he saw Li You coming in, he politely called for tea and sat down separately as guest and host. Master Ren had no choice but to accompany the guest aside.
Master Li asked: "I heard that Luo Dacan is also building a palace, what do you want?"
Luo Shenzheng directly faced the powerful Li You. He was very nervous, but his face was expressionless, "I am building a palace, but it actually has nothing to do with you. You are worrying too much."
Faced with repeated defeats by his generals, Li You said impatiently: "Why doesn't it matter? I'd like to hear the details."
"The place where I built my palace is located in Gaoyou Prefecture, not in your Jiangdu County. Secondly, I used the people of three states and six counties to build my palace, which has nothing to do with your Jiangdu County. So, it has nothing to do with you, you are angry and follow
Where did it come from?" Luo Shenzheng asked.
"This..." The eloquent Master Li was rarely at a loss for words. Who stipulated that the palace in Yangzhou must be built in Yangzhou City? Luo Shenzheng wanted to build the palace in Gaoyou Prefecture, and did not use the financial resources of Jiangdu County. He was indeed related to Li You for half a penny.
No, he, Li You, wanted to question him about this, which would be unreasonable to everyone.
Mr. Li's mind wandered a few times and then asked: "Where in Gaoyou Prefecture can be as prosperous as Yangzhou City? Building a palace there would be a waste of natural resources!"
Luo Shenzheng mustered up his courage, patted the table gently and said: "Master Li, what you said is wrong! It is the words of a traitor!"
Rats dare to eat cats? Li You was stunned and forgot to refute it for a moment.
Luo Shenzheng said seriously: "Why did the Holy Emperor come to the Southern Inspection Station? It was written clearly in the newspaper. The first was to visit the ancestral mausoleum, the second was to inspect the river, the third was to inspect the people's sentiments, and the fourth was to observe the local customs of the river! Gaoyou Prefecture is close to Gaoyou Xuanhu Lake and
The embankment is the most dangerous part of the canal. Secondly, Gaoyou Prefecture is close to the ancestral mausoleum and the salt field. Whether it is touring the river, the ancestral mausoleum or the salt field, it is very convenient! The new practice palace here is of great use. How can it be compared with Yangzhou City?
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Mr. Li was speechless again and speechless.
Master Ren on the side felt a little anxious for some reason and coughed heavily.
Luo Shenzheng had been depressed for too long and couldn't hold back his excitement. He raised his finger and pointed at Li You's nose and scolded: "What rewards are there in Yangzhou? It's just a group of wealthy businessmen vying to be the first to offer rare treasures!"
You use your gardens, scenery and playthings to please the emperor and entertain the emperor... yes, there are probably beauties as well. Is this what a minister should be passionate about? I dare not agree with you in your treacherous ways!"
Bang! Li You stood up and slapped the case, with much greater momentum than Luo Shenzheng. He stood up suddenly and stared at Luo Shenzheng for a long time, but still couldn't say anything.
On the surface, he is not a reasonable person, but in fact, he is very reasonable and always uses all kinds of reasons in his hands to the limit. But this time, he seems to be really irrational, and the man named Luo also took advantage of this.
point.
He was so excited that he got a little carried away. The emperor's southern tour was not for him, Li You!
As soon as Mr. Li heard about the southern tour, he couldn't help but remember a certain "Shiquan old man" who visited the south in the last time and space, and subconsciously followed that template to prepare for the arrival.
Thinking about what he is going to do, to put it bluntly, it is to build a large-scale construction project just to curry favor with the emperor, wasting the people and money. In the wealthy city of Yangzhou, if the people and financial resources are sufficient, it may not be impossible to do this. You can't lose the royal face and please the emperor. Stronger than anything else.
But the problem is that if something is good at the top, it will be even better at the bottom. This theorem has a premise. Today's "top" is not a certain "perfect old man" who likes to make great achievements and likes to show off, nor is he a person who can do everything arbitrarily. By his own good emperor.
Rather, he was a young emperor who was stared at by countless eyes, who could be invited to give advice at any time, and who had not yet taken charge of the government. He was also a great emperor who was constantly surrounded by civil servants to give advice and rarely left the capital a few times in his life.
If everywhere else promotes a simple and unsophisticated style that does not disturb the people and is not extravagant, but only Yangzhou City is extravagant and extravagant, then if word spreads, won't the little reputation he, Li You, finally saved be completely destroyed? He, Li You, If he is not a person who dominates the court and no one dares to offend him, he will probably provoke numerous impeachment chapters.
What is the typical positive example of the Ming Dynasty? Jiang Yao, the prefect of Yangzhou during the Zhengde Dynasty...a prefect who did not sell royal face at all in his reception work.
The nature of young people is changeable. If the emperor is deceived by the officials around him, and he really thinks that he is wasting money and favoring people and making a mistake, it will be more than worth the loss.
The more he thought about Mr. Li, the more he broke into a cold sweat. He still had to make a living in the civil service group, and Luo's approach to participating in politics was the correct approach.
In fact, Luo Shenzhen was also very depressed. Why did he have to conflict with Li You in everything he did? This time, he was obviously right. He had nothing to do with Li You at all, and the result could be related.
While Li You was in a daze, Luo Shenzheng mustered up his last bit of courage, waved his sleeves and said: "If we have different paths, we should not make plans with each other. A wise minister will not talk to flatterers and see off guests!"
Mr. Li, who came with great momentum, retreated sadly. He had to admit that he was too careless this time and made the mistake of leading an arrogant army to defeat.
Master Ren was anxious and hurriedly forced the unfolded Di newspaper into Luo Shenzheng. Just when he was about to show it to Luo Shenzheng, Li You barged in, but Luo Shenzheng didn't read it.
Li You sighed and was about to go out when a voice suddenly came from behind him: "Master Li, please stay!"
Turning his head, he saw Luo Shenzheng waving to him amiably, as if it was another person who had just driven him away. This expression on his face even amazed Mr. Li, who was good at this.
Luo Dacan squeezed out a smile and said, "Well, you and I are officials in the same city, so we are members of the same profession."
Li You was confused. One moment, he was a man of different opinions and did not agree with each other. In the blink of an eye, he became a fellow official in the same city. Sure enough, he was a man of the same religion, but very Taoist...
Master Ren carefully explained: "I just learned from the newspaper that Yang Futai petitioned the imperial court to move the governor's Yamen to Yangzhou..."
The people in the prefecture and county have already committed evil for three lifetimes. If there is another frontier official who can control everything and has great authority, the life will be even more difficult! Li You was shocked and said: "How can this be allowed?"
"Yes, how is this possible!" Luo Shenzheng suddenly agreed and shouted affectionately in his heart, Mr. Li, just go and kill him!
