Chapter 17 Suzhou

Wang Shu's mind. Naturally, there was no leakage of half a point. Intentionally or unintentionally, he took words from Chen Yue's mouth.

Of course, Chen Yue may not know, but he intends to curry favor with the world-famous Wang Qingtian.

After all, in the meeting of Biyong, the ministers used by Zhu Qizhen are now all famous all over the world, and if they are discussed, Qiu Jun is listed in the cabinet.

Although Wang Shu has not entered the cabinet now, most of the people in the officialdom feel that it is natural for him to enter the cabinet.

It's nothing more than a time sooner or later.

People are different, Chen Yue knows that if he doesn't have the support of nobles, he will not be promoted in the future like before. When he was a scholar, he could be a secretary for several terms, or a governor, which was the end.

The cabinet position is really hard to reach.

But it is not impossible, provided that there is a nobleman.

Therefore, Chen Yue can be said to be flattering to Wang Shu in every way, not only knowing Wang Shu and saying everything. Even though he knew that Wang Shu was talking nonsense, except for some private things he had done, he explained all the affairs of Jiangsu.

is also meticulous in life.

Of course, Wang Shu's reputation for honesty is outside, and Chen Yue will not arrange any too extravagant banquets. But a feast that is not extravagant is not necessarily not intentional.

It can be said that inside and out, Wang Shu feels at home.

It's just that Chen Yue didn't know that he had reduced Wang Shu's impression of him.

Without him, Wang Shu is not a fool, he didn't know Chen Yue's thoughts at first, but after a long time, he understood. Chen Yue is not incapable.

Almost no matter what Wang Shu asked about Jiangsu, Chen Yue could not add anything and twist his words, it can be said that the basic situation of Jiangsu is in Chen Yue's heart.

It's just that this kind of attitude really doesn't enter the eyes of Wang Shu.

Among the Confucian values, villains are like honey and gentlemen are like water.

And Chen Yue's behavior is an interpretation of what honey is.

As long as Wang Shu proposes one thing, Chen Yue can arrange it properly. Definitely satisfied Wang Shu.

But the ministers of the Ming Dynasty are needed, with integrity, integrity, and ministers, such as Chen Yue, who can do things below, but if they enter the court, they will only welcome the monarch and be a flattering minister.

And so they sailed all the way south. Along the southern section of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, it passed through Zhenjiang, Changzhou, and then to Suzhou.

The journey was full of flowers.

After all, along the canal, because of the influence of the Grand Canal, it was originally a rare rich area in the Ming Dynasty, and Jiangnan was a prosperous place in ancient times.

The two are stacked on top of each other.

It is dizzying, the mountains and rivers are connected, and the houses are connected. Looking at it, it is either a paddy field or a mulberry hemp, and there is almost no leisure

Earth.

This is a very normal thing in the eyes of future generations.

In China, as long as the land can be cultivated, how can it not be reclaimed, not to mention that the area south of the Yangtze River, on the Taihu Lake Plain, should be like this.

But I don't know that the population density in ancient times was much lower than now.

Between most of China's prefectures and counties, there are actually some barren mountains and forests.

Otherwise, where are the big and small bandits all over the country hiding?

But the prosperity here is nothing compared to Suzhou.

What do the people of the time say about Suzhou?

Wu County is in the world, just like a family has a treasury, and people have a heart. The courtyard is in danger, the treasury is safe, and it is not to be poor. The limbs are sick, and the heart is still full, so you can't be sleepy.

This is to elevate the meaning of Jiangnan to the point of the foundation of the world.

With the wealth of the south of the Yangtze River and the armor of the northwest, the core of the goods of the south of the Yangtze River is not Suzhou Mansion?

The prosperity of the south of the Yangtze River is centered on Suzhou, and Suzhou Mansion is also the peak.

Wang Shu soon knew what the world was called Suzhou and Hangzhou.

Before the ship reached Suzhou City, the speed slowed down.

Without him, there were too many ships on the fairway, large and small, one next to the other, and it seemed that one ship after another put a lid on the canal.

Even though Chen Yue ordered all civilian ships to make way for official ships, they could not be cleared for a while.

It's not that Chen Yue doesn't have official authority.

There are too many ships, although Jiangnan is a water town, and there are many forks in the road, which can be avoided by ships, but it is an impossible task to complete such a dispatch in a short period of time.

But Wang Shu stopped it. Chen Yue is not allowed to disturb the people.

He didn't care, he was stuck in the canal.

On the contrary, we can see more of the situation of the people.

On the side of the ship, he could see that there were all kinds of goods on the ship, daily necessities, such as fresh vegetables and vegetables, and raw materials for production, such as baskets of silkworm cocoons, cotton, and things to be transported to Suzhou to sell, all kinds of things.

Soon, he noticed houses on both sides of the river.

They were connected to each other, and in the places where these rivers were on the riverside, there was a small wharf, which seemed to be able to get on the boat directly from the house, and some women, not avoiding outsiders, beat their clothes with sticks in the middle of the river.

These women, who are not very old, are all chattering and do not avoid people.

Wang Shu is a native of Shaanxi, so naturally he can't listen to the local dialect, but he thinks that these women speak very quickly, and their voices are very soft and soft.

Sure enough, it's Jiangnan soft language.

However, a ripple in Wang Shu's heart was instantly pressed down by himself.

He naturally knows what it means to be indecent.

While these women don't shy away from people, he doesn't

I went to see it. asked Chen Yue: "But in Suzhou?" ”

Chen Yue said: "This place has reached the territory of Wu County, but there is still some distance from Suzhou Mansion. ”

Wang Shu quickly understood that Chen Yue's statement could not be more tactful. Where is this to Suzhou, here is dozens of miles away from the Suzhou city wall.

To be honest, Suzhou is not a small city.

At the beginning, when the country was founded, in order to conquer the city of Suzhou, Emperor Taizu sent many famous ministers to besiege it for a long time before taking it down.

The city wall of Suzhou is 42 miles long, and there are eight city gates on land and water. It can be said that it is a complete defense system.

It's just that the city of Suzhou no longer needs this city wall.

Because there are already houses outside the city of Suzhou, there are various workshops, and there are many gardens of scholars, in short, there are all kinds of trees, and they are laid on the ground for dozens of miles around.

The millions of people in Beijing were gathered because of the imperial palace, the army, and hundreds of officials. But the millions of people in Suzhou City are naturally gathered because of the prosperity here.

The annual tax paid by the Suzhou government was around 3 million stones, and when the country was founded, it was only 2 million stones, but after the land was cleared, it increased a lot.

The population of Suzhou was 250,000 at the time of the founding of the People's Republic of China. That is, now Zhu Qi Town is very well run within a quarter to one-fifth of the population of Hebei Province.

After a hundred years of development, it is because of the concentration of people in various handicrafts. The population of Suzhou alone can be compared to that of other places and provinces.

You must know that the money and grain paid by Guizhou Province are only more than 100,000 stones.

From this point of view, Suzhou alone is better than a dozen Guizhou.

Although Chen Yue sent someone to secretly open the way, when he entered the city of Suzhou, it was already dusk.

The setting sun shone on the city of Suzhou, depicting the soft Jiangnan girl with a gold leaf color, and Wang Shu only felt that the words he read when he was a teenager appeared in front of him one by one.

"Linzi is very rich and substantial, and its people are all flutes, drums, beating, playing the harp, cockfighting, dogs, six games, and trampling; On the way to Linzi, the sound of the car hits, the shoulders are rubbed, the curtain is formed, the curtain is raised, and the sweat becomes rain; The family is rich and ambitious. ”

Although these words are about Linzi, they are used to describe Suzhou, and they are even slightly insufficient.

The wealth of Suzhou is deeply rooted in the bone marrow, even if Beijing has developed very well in recent years, but compared with the heritage of Suzhou, it is far from comparable.

What's even more terrifying.

There is only one in Beijing.

But Jiangnan is not unique to Suzhou.

Suzhou is naturally the best in the world, but Hangzhou, Songjiang, and even Ningbo Shaoxing, and other large and small prefectures and counties are naturally weaker than Suzhou. But compared to the prefectures and counties near Beijing, it is far superior.

Even Tianjin may not be able to compare with Songjiang and Changzhou.