Feng Ziying was aroused by Cui Jingrong.

In the past two days of contact, he felt that Cui Jingrong should be regarded as a relatively typical and excellent scholar and cultural officer of this era, with a generous temperament and his own thoughts, but he did not listen to partiality and was willing to accept some new things, which was particularly important.

If you are a pedantic and stubborn civil official, then no matter how honest and honest you are, and no matter how capable you are, but your thinking can only be confined to such a trap, it will be difficult to jump out of this historical cycle and make changes.

As I mentioned to him before, the firing of Linqing tribute bricks involves Linqing's soil, paper-burning technology and specific canal transportation capacity, all of which are indispensable, so this is the fundamental reason why the tribute brick industry can develop and further expand.

Linqing Gong brick firing kiln, often need hundreds of masonry kiln workers, in addition to some skilled workers to master the technical heat, the vast majority of it is mainly simple high-intensity labor, which also means that a large number of labor is needed, but the main factor limiting the development of the tribute brick industry is because of the imperial court policy.

Because from the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, the tribute bricks were mainly used by the palace and the imperial court officials, and then gradually relaxed, and it was mainly approved by the Ministry of Industry for the official residences in the capital city, so even if there were some private transactions below, but after all, this did not conform to the regulations of the imperial court, and it could only be traded secretly, and the scale was not too large.

When Feng Ziying was in Linqing, she felt that if this industry could be opened up and the tribute brick firing around Linqing City could be completely developed, it could at least expand three or five times the existing scale.

Because the demand for this tribute brick is too great, the local gentry and merchants are very fond of it, and it can be used in their own mansions, which can not only absorb a large number of labor, but also further expand the demand of Linqing wharf, shipping and other industries.

Now it is just in time for this area in southwest Shandong to have a poor harvest this year, and if it is not handled properly, it may lead to the gathering of displaced people.

Feng Ziying felt that this was just an opportunity.

"Cui Gong, in fact, Xia Guan feels that instead of letting this kind of tribute brick be traded secretly in private, it is better to let it go generously, if it does feel that it is a bit overstepping, then we can make some restrictions and requirements on some regulations." Feng Ziying spread her hands, "Gong Cui, you just need to get off the boat and inquire, who doesn't know that this Linqing tribute brick is bought and sold in private, and how many wealthy families in this Linqing city have not used tribute bricks?" It's just that everyone knows it, or they don't use it outside, but use it in their own inner room, but why bother? ”

"Ziying, I'm afraid some questions are not as simple as you think."

Cui Jingrong naturally also knows that Linqing tribute bricks are the imperial system of the Ministry of Industry, if there is no approval from the Ministry of Industry, then the brick kiln burns the tribute bricks and sells them privately, that is, according to the law, and those who buy and use tribute bricks beyond the system will also be punished, but some wealthy families would rather be punished to use such tribute bricks, that is, they are willing to fill this scene.

"Cui Gong, I know what you mean, but the regulation that the Ministry of Industry must approve the sale and use of this tribute brick is actually not from our Great Zhou, but the old precedent of the Ming Dynasty, since it is the old precedent of the pre-Ming Dynasty, then it is not in line with the situation now, why can't it be revised and amended?"

Feng Ziying stood beside Cui Jingrong and said softly: "Actually, I don't think the imperial court may care about this, the following things, the Ministry of Industry may not be unaware, everyone is tacit, even so, as long as someone proposes it, it is not difficult to revise and correct, and there are not many objections, and this is good news for Linqing and these brick kiln owners, and in the same way, if you can take this opportunity to absorb the pressure brought by those displaced people from poor income areas to the security of Jingshi City, I think this is also a good thing to kill multiple birds with one stone, right?" ”

Cui Jingrong nodded slightly.

Truth be told, he was moved.

Every year, the relief pressure borne by the household department makes him anxious.

This year, except for the southwestern part of Shandong, Henan and Shaanxi are both suffering from severe drought and poor harvests, especially in Shaanxi.

Next year, the main focus of the household department in providing relief will be in Shaanxi, especially in northern Shaanxi, and the pressure on Henan's side will be equally great.

So wherever he can give him a good news and a good path to reduce pressure, he is happy to see it.

"There's another benefit." Feng Ziying sensed Cui Jingrong's heart and struck while the iron was hot.

"Oh? Let's hear it. Cui Jingrong is still considering that if the displaced people in southwest Lu can be solved by transferring the displaced people to a similar model of cash-for-work along the canal, but the other end of the relief is no longer the government but the kiln owners, which also provides a large amount of labor for the kiln owners, which is a good thing.

"Since the ban on tribute bricks has been lifted, and they can be used by ordinary gentry, businessmen and even ordinary people, it is reasonable to draw points on the tribute bricks, or to levy taxes." Feng Ziying saw Cui Jingrong's eyes light up and smiled slightly.

"The users of such tribute bricks should be the gentry and merchants from all over the country who are worth a lot of money, and they used to worry about overstepping the system, but now they don't worry about this, a few taels of silver more, presumably for such families, it is also insignificant, and the accumulation of a small amount of money is an extra benefit for the imperial court, and the emperor and the cabinet must be happy to see it."

Cui Jingrong is really convinced, no wonder this kid can break into such a big reputation, this kind of thinking is really not something ordinary people can have, it hits people's hearts right around, and everything can be closely related to what you care about, which makes you want to stop.

"Ziying, it's really rare for this official to convince people once, but this time, this official was persuaded by you, tonight the official will write a recital to a few cabinet elders and the emperor, cancel the restrictions on tribute bricks, and encourage the construction of more brick kilns, in order to absorb the displaced people who may appear on a large scale next spring, even if a homeless family has a strong laborer working in the kiln factory, it can also feed the family, and it can also reduce the pressure on the imperial court relief a lot,......"

Seeing that Cui Jingrong was so excited, Feng Ziying calmed down a bit, "Cui Gong, there is no need to be so urgent in this matter, it is best to arrive in Linqing today, and after arriving at Dongchang Mansion tomorrow, discuss with Fuzun and Zhizhou and other pioneers, understand the current annual scale of Linqing tribute bricks and estimate the scale that may be expanded in the future, so that you can also be targeted,......"

Cui Jingrong saw that Feng Ziying was becoming more and more pleasing to the eye, and nodded: "This official naturally knows about this matter, but I have to go to the book and prepare with a few old monks, as for the specific operation, naturally I have to wait until the basic situation of Dongchang Mansion and Linqingzhou comes out before making a decision." ”

"Then as long as the adults have a plan in their hearts, the lower officials will be relieved."

Feng Ziying didn't say much, with Cui Jingrong's resume and experience, there was no need to remind herself of such things, and she naturally knew how to promote it.

If this matter can be done in the future, of course, it will be a solid political achievement of Cui Jingrong, as for his role in it, Feng Ziying believes that it is indispensable.

Not to mention that Cui Jingrong is not the character of annihilating the merits of others, and he will go to Dongchang Mansion tomorrow, Lord Fuzun is his future Taishan, and this kind of thing is inseparable from the promotion of the two levels of government in Fuzhou.

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When they arrived in Linqing, they got off the boat.

Even Fan Jingwen and He Fengsheng also knew that Feng Ziying wanted to seize this half day to go back to the old mansion to do some private affairs, so they didn't come to bother.

However, for the group of people on the passenger ship behind, it is definitely a trip.

Jia Lian had never been to the Feng family's old house, so he naturally wanted to familiarize himself with the road, and Daiyu also wanted to revisit the old place and feel nostalgic.

As for Third Sister You, she was even more nervous, which meant that she might have to officially appear in front of the Feng family, even if the people here might just be some distant relatives and subordinates.

"This is my home, the pond over there was originally called the Scorpion Pit, the name is ugly, but the area is not small, I bought it by my family, re-renovated, and made it into a backyard waterhole, which is much more comfortable in the summer to enjoy the coolness,......"

Feng Ziying traveled all the way and introduced the two carriages sent by the house, one for Daiyu, Third Sister You, Zijuan and Xueyan, and one for Feng Ziying and Jia Lian.

"Over there, this family is also a big family in Linqing, our Dongchang Mansion-Ren family, and its family has also repeatedly raised people to enter the army, and most of them are officials in other places,......" Feng Ziying still has the impression that she and Zuo Liangyu turned in from the Ren family's garden in order to get out of the city, and then took a detour, which was four years in a flash, and it was like yesterday.

Zuo Liangyu mixed well in Liaodong, this kid's unruly temperament coupled with good martial arts and emotional intelligence actually climbed very fast in the army, which made Feng Ziying feel more and more that it was right not to interfere with the other party's life path.

Maybe after a few years of polishing, you can see a fierce and brave warrior slowly grow up.

Walked to the door of Feng's mansion, the carriage stopped, Feng Ziying and Jia Lian jumped out of the car, Feng Ziying couldn't help but sigh: "That day, Sister Lin and Jia Yucun were hiding there, but Second Uncle Xue ran over from here,......"

Recalling the situation that day, Feng Ziying couldn't help but look over, and the curtain of the carriage behind her lifted a gap, facing Daiyu's bright eyes.

Two pairs of eyes converged.

Duan Xigui was already waiting at the door.

Seeing Feng Ziying and another person coming down, and the corner door opened, and the carriage behind drove in directly, Duan Xigui was a little surprised.

"Brother Keng."

"Cousin, it's just the second brother of Rongguo Mansion Jialian, second brother Lian, this is my cousin, you can call him third brother Duan." Feng Ziying briefly introduced Jia Lian and Duan Xigui, which was inevitably a greeting.

Of the few female dependents who got off the car behind, Feng Ziying did not introduce Duan Xigui to him, and Duan Xigui was also very interested and did not ask.

At present, this cousin is no longer the cousin of the past, and he has really been repaired from the Hanlin Academy of the Sixth Grade, even if the Zhizhou Mansion sees it, he will be polite, and Duan Xigui knows the measure.