Domineering Daming

Sun Chuanting stepped forward with a smile and said: "There is no need to be too polite, just go in and sit down. I am not here today to inquire about my crimes. Let's drink tea and talk."

"Drinking tea and talking", you came all the way from the capital, leaving so many things undone, just to tea and talk?

Who will believe?

A group of people didn't dare to neglect, they followed Sun Chuanting and turned in.

After the servants brought the tea, everyone took a sip of the tea and put down the cups.

During the whole process, except for the occasional sound of teacups cautiously, it was quiet and messy. Everyone's eyes were on Sun Chuanting's face from the beginning to the end, and they never moved away.

Sun Chuanting put down his teacup and hit the table, making a crisp sound.

In the quiet hall, it was like a thunderstorm. Almost everyone tensed up and stared at Sun Chuanting vigilantly.

Chapter 1413 Sun Chuanting's Misbehavior

Sun Chuanting put down his teacup, felt the oppressive atmosphere in the hall, and said with a smile: "Don't be nervous, I don't eat people, just relax."

This old Sun Ge is not recognized by his relatives. He has only been in office for one year, and has changed as many as ten governors. The officials of the six departments of the imperial court have also been replaced by nearly half. Everyone here except Chen Qiyu!

At this time, who dares to speak loudly to this person?

Seeing that the atmosphere was still as stiff as a rock, Chen Qiyu looked at Sun Chuanting with a smile, and said, "It's an honor for me, the governor of Jiangsu, to come to Jiangsu for Mr. Sun Ge. It may be that you are late, so all colleagues are worried that you are dissatisfied with us. perturbed."

While Chen Qiyu wanted to defuse the tense atmosphere, he interviewed Sun Chuanting for his late arrival.

Everyone stared at Sun Chuanting, some secretly sneered, waiting for Sun Chuanting's explanation.

Sun Chuanting glanced at Chen Qiyu, leaned on the chair, and said, "Something happened on the way, and we're delayed, so let's start. There are still a lot of things to do in Beijing. Where do we start? Let's talk about the details of the new institutions." As for the implementation, who will start first?"

Chen Qiyu's heart skipped a beat, Sun Chuanting's attitude seemed to be unkind.

Chen Qiyu looked outside, and saw that Chen Qiyu's guards were guarding the door, no one was allowed to approach!

In this way, it is even more unusual.

Chen Qiyu didn't know what Sun Chuanting was thinking, she felt uneasy and turned her head to look at Zheng Youyuan.

Zheng Youyuan was in charge of this matter. He stood up, raised his hand, and said, "Old Huige, at present, the Dali Temple, the Governor's Yuan, the General Administration of Taxation, the Law Enforcement Bureau, and the Price Bureau have been implemented at the government level, and all departments have been listed. Take office and start working in an orderly manner..."

Before he finished speaking, Sun Chuanting interrupted directly: "I came from Suzhou Mansion, why didn't I see the yamen you mentioned?"

Zheng Youyuan looked at Chen Qiyu, hesitantly said: "Old Huige, due to the special and complicated place, after serious discussions with the governor's yamen, these yamen are currently set up in the government yamen."

Sun Chuanting showed a strange look on his face, and said: "These departments planned by the cabinet are to share the power of the government, reduce pressure, and specialize in specific responsibilities. Have you received the policy order issued by the cabinet?"

Chen Qiyu quickly stood up and said: "Mr. Ge, the local government still only recognizes the government office, and other departments ignore it. The government departments at all levels are also suffering. Finally, after discussing, all these government offices will be moved to the government office, but the magistrate and others will not interfere. The authority of these yamen..."

Sun Chuanting raised his head, looked at Chen Qiyu with stern eyes, and said lightly: "Did you believe it, or are you trying to fool me?"

All the people present felt their scalps go numb and their minds tense.

Chen Qiyu was speechless, and Sun Chuanting had already bared his fangs, and he quickly spun out the countermeasures.

Zheng Youyuan was the former secretary of the cabinet and a student of Bi Ziyan. He also worked with Sun Chuanting for several years, but he was not frightened. He explained with a serious expression: "Mr. Habits are difficult to change for a while, not only at the government level, but even at the provincial level, everything is decided by the governor's office. It is difficult for the new office to have authority. This matter has to be done slowly, and it will be easier to separate over time... ..."

Sun Chuanting looked at Zheng Youyuan, his expression became more and more strange, and interrupted him: "Then what is the significance of the imperial court's 'New Deal'? What are you still reforming? Have your governor's yamen clearly identified the problem? Why do we need reform? What problems should we reform?"

Chen Qiyu and others heard Sun Chuanting's tone became more and more unfriendly, and their faces were troubled.

The "Jingzheng New Deal" is naturally to deal with the clichés of the Ming Dynasty over the years, such as the entanglement of local forces, the lack of imperial power, the resulting corruption, low administrative efficiency, excessive concentration of land, people's hunger, and population. , taxation, law and order and other issues.

Everyone can see and touch these problems, but the government and the opposition have never stopped arguing over how to deal with them.

Zhu Xu's purpose is to completely solve the problem and make adequate preparations for the coming commodity economy society.However, what is popular in Ming Dynasty is reformism, which solves the problem by making small changes to the local area and keeping the ancestral law unchanged.

This is also one of the reasons why the "New Deal" was opposed and resisted.

At the court level, Zhu Xu basically supported his thorough reform through so many years of "persuading and persuading". However, when implementing it, the huge Ming officials faced the pressure of reality, and the actual choice was reformism.

Chen Qiyu and others may not have the intention of thorough reform, but the inertia of development for many years cannot be easily touched. Perhaps the land has not been touched at all, and it is difficult to touch the root of reform.

Chen Qiyu and the others did not speak, because their answers could hardly satisfy Sun Chuanting, blindly explaining would only arouse more dissatisfaction.

Sun Chuanting looked at the more than 30 people present, even those who had ghosts in their hearts lowered their heads at this moment, not daring to look at each other.

Sun Chuanting took the teacup in his hand, picked up the lid and fiddled with the water slowly, and said in a flat tone: "I don't know how many of you grown-ups will walk around the mansion, and who will stand on the platform for those new yamen? Or put pressure on those officials at the government level, so that these new yamen have enough prestige... I know you are all busy, go home after leaving the yamen, or go to those prostitution yards secretly, there are regular customers on the Qinhuai River... As for me, I don’t ask for so much, I just hope that you will go out for a walk, take a look, give those weak yamen a platform, talk, and give some warnings to those big yamen who dominate power and refuse to let go. My request is not difficult, right? ?”

Chen Qiyu and more than 30 people stood up together, raised their hands and said, "I will obey your orders."

Sun Chuanting continued to fiddle with the water, as if he didn't see them stand up, and said, "Hu Ding, how is your new registration?"

Right beside Zheng Youyuan, Ling Zhonghuai raised his hand and said, "Old Huige, the three prefectures have been counted, and the other prefectures are expected to be completed within two years."

Sun Chuanting looked at him, thought for a while, and said: "Are you a Jinshi in the fourth year of Tianqi? Wait another two years?"

Ling Zhonghuai was only transferred to Nanzhili last year. Hearing this, he felt bitter and couldn't speak.

In recent years, Nanzhili has experienced ups and downs, and the population census will be resisted by many parties. This kind of progress is considered fast.

Sun Chuanting suddenly turned to Chen Qiyu again, and said, "'Jingzheng Tianmu's new policy', how are you doing?"

For the re-measurement of land, the registration of land owners, and the crackdown on illegal land transactions, the policy of paying taxes for gentry and gentry has been in place for many years. In addition, after Sun Chuanting took office, the introduction of "legal land repurchase and redistribution" has been introduced. Following the successive supporting measures, it can be said that Daming's new farmland policy has been quite perfect.

Chapter 1414

The "Jingzheng New Deal" has three core reforms, one is the reform of the administrative system, but the reform of the business, and the third is the reform of the land.It can be said that a series of other reforms came around these three reforms, the most important of which is the reform of the land that is the foundation of the country.

This is also the most difficult reform item with the slowest progress and the greatest resistance.

Listening to Sun Chuanting's question, Chen Qiyu spoke in person this time and said, "Mr. Huige, we have integrated the data of the farmland in the whole province, and confirmed the owners of the farmland one by one. Matters such as measurement and registration are already in order. The development of the project is currently being piloted in Songshan Prefecture..."

Sun Chuanting put down his teacup, and Chen Qiyu's words stopped abruptly.

Sun Chuanting stood up and looked at the more than 30 senior officials of Nanzhili who were standing in two rows, his tone could not hide his disappointment, and said: "I know that the emperor has changed a lot since he came to the throne, especially in terms of governance, it is difficult for you to adapt. There is less official prestige, you can't put on airs, you can't go to eat, drink, prostitute and gamble, you will be severely punished at every turn, the rules and disciplines will become stricter, and you will be dismissed from office and imprisoned. It's like a sword hanging over your head... You have concerns and uneasiness , These are all understandable. But to put it another way, you are high-ranking and powerful, with great power, and you walk with majesty. , It’s something you can dream of, and you may not be able to change it after decades of hard work! Have these, is it for enjoyment, for a radiance? Can’t you bend down and look at those people who used to be like you? A good person? Can't you think about the bad things in the past and try to make some changes?"

Sun Chuanting's words were rather earnest after being extremely disappointed, looking at a group of people, he was persuasive.

Chen Qiyu and the others looked tense, not knowing what to express.

Sun Chuanting put his hands behind his back and continued: "The emperor said, 'For the officials, the people'. ' or 'people', I have discussed with Bi Gelao and others for several years, but I still haven't figured it out. But I am a little convinced that 'officials' should have a humble heart and a pragmatic intention. Don't think that doing things for the people is It's embarrassing, it's demeaning, it's detrimental to prestige, if you really want to serve the people, you won't care about these things!"

Chen Qiyu and others bowed their bodies and listened to the training, not daring to refute.

Sun Chuanting looked at a person, and finally got angry in his tone, and said: "I have seen a lot during this trip. The most important thing is that there are too many people. It's not that you can't do it, but you don't want to do it. You don't want to do it. Dereliction of duty, laziness. Politics, I just want to sit in the yamen and do my best, turn a blind eye to everything that happens outside, resist the pressure from above, hide if I can, just refuse to do things! Stretch out your hand, insist on repeated orders, You have to be forced to do it! This is also the key point of the reform, which is to break your laziness! This officer told you a word this time, which was also conveyed by the emperor: Only when you are prepared for danger in times of peace can you live in peace, and if you are free, you will be safe. You will die! You all have a good understanding and reflect on yourself. I will give you another sentence: reform is imperative, change people if you don’t change your thinking, there are no bad officials, only people who can’t do things, you must complete the cabinet The established goal, or leave as soon as possible, the three provinces of Luzon, Old Port, and Suihai all know it? What is lacking is people!"

Sun Chuanting's words were like knives, full of murderous aura.