The fifth day of November.

The meeting convened by the governor's yamen was finally convened, and the people who attended the meeting were still those people, officials above the fourth grade, and more than 100 people from the prefectures and counties.

The officials who attended the meeting did not feel much surprise, and it should be said that the things of the year have been almost done, the grain harvest has been bumper, winter wheat is being planted in various places, and the peasant households do not need the supervision of the government, and they take the initiative to get busy, except for some displaced people who have just been resettled, and they still need the government to provide a certain amount of seeds, and the local people will not open their mouths, they either have seeds in stock, or spend money to buy seeds, and the government has helped them enough to continue to stretch out their hands, and they are embarrassed.

The yamen of Fuzhou and county strictly enforce the prescribed taxes, and when collecting taxes, it is not allowed to increase the burden of the people at will, once such a situation is detected, the officials concerned will suffer severe punishments, and no one will take their official hats to make jokes, the process of collecting taxes is particularly smooth, and the people almost all go to the yamen to pay them automatically, and they are all exchanged for silver, and there are also a very small number of people who pay grain, all because they have not had time to trade.

To Shaanxi to buy grain businessmen, overwhelming, mutual market needs a huge amount of grain, and the price of grain transactions is not expensive, can buy grain in the hands of the people, it means to be able to earn white silver, the emergence of this situation, to a certain extent, raised the price of grain purchase, get the benefit of the people, businessmen will also settle accounts, from the province to buy grain, just transportation will consume a lot, it is better to raise some prices, in the local purchase, there are also smart businessmen, put down a deposit, After the winter wheat harvest, there will be a surplus of grain. All of them have been acquired, and the price will not be very low.

Another situation that has arisen in various places is that most of the villages and towns are starting to build houses, or renovate the houses that were dilapidated before, when Su Tiancheng learned of these situations. And after going to the villages and towns near Xianyang to see it, I was relieved a lot, it has been the case for thousands of years, the conditions of the peasants are slightly better, and the first thing that comes to mind is to repair the house better, so that I can be more decent.

There was a pity in all places, and many officials participated in the meeting this time. It must be a summary of the achievements, and the governor's yamen may also want to propose commendations, and may organize inspections, and the last time the meeting was held, the governors personally said that the prefectures and counties that will organize inspections at the end of the year and perform the best should be commended by the governor's yamen. Everyone cares about such commendations. This is the greatest affirmation of their own achievements.

Among the people who participated in the meeting, the most disappointed was estimated to be Chen Yutai, including many counties in Gongchang Prefecture, some of whom had great opinions on Chen Yutai, and they learned about the situation in other prefectures and counties. It is even more known that people can get the monthly silver, but Gongchang Mansion can't get it, because the grain production situation is not good, Chen Yutai prefers to plant wheat, and as a result, people plant sweet potatoes and maize. Intercropping was also carried out, grain output increased substantially, there was more grain, it could be traded, and the peasant households also had silver in their hands, and it was very positive to pay taxes, but there was still a situation in Gongchang Prefecture that could not fully pay taxes.

Besides, the governor's yamen has long had a rule that according to the grain output, the government at all levels should be rewarded, and this silver is actually drawn from the profits of the mutual market, it is said that Yan'an, Xi'an, Hanzhong and other places have received a lot of silver, but Gongchang has not received any silver, and the life of the officials is still hard.

In such a situation, officials at all levels in Gongchang Mansion can only consider themselves unlucky, and the regulations are very clear, and if they can't do it well, they can't blame others.

Of course, the conditions of the prefectures and counties that came to the meeting were not much worse, and they still had money to use, but they felt uncomfortable compared with others.

When Su Tiancheng walked into the conference room, he had already known everyone's thoughts, he had always paid attention to Chen Yutai, he knew the situation of Gongchang Mansion this year, no matter how he emphasized it, the role was not necessarily great, Chen Yutai was not his confidant, the relationship between the two was average, and there was not much time for contact, forced criticism or other ways to squeeze out, the effect was not necessarily very good, but also to pay attention to the suspicion of the imperial court, speak with facts, so that Chen Yutai had nothing to say, this is the best way, I believe that after this meeting, Chen Yutai can't sit still, everyone can do a good job, and people's level of knowledge is not as good as himself, Chen Yutai is the champion of the palace test, and the actual work results are far inferior to others, where to put a face.

The agenda of the meeting was decided in advance, and the time was one day.

In the morning, Xi'an, Yan'an, and Hanzhong will all speak, and they will talk in detail about the changes that have taken place in the local area, and what measures have been taken, including how to do it next, and in the afternoon, they will take an hour to divide into three groups to discuss and exchange experiences with each other, and the last one is Su Tiancheng's speech.

The format of this kind of meeting is exactly the same as that of working meetings hundreds of years later.

It's a pity that today's traffic is not convenient, otherwise Su Tiancheng will hold an on-site meeting, that is, to take everyone to the place where the biggest changes have changed to see on the spot, hearing is false, seeing is believing, that effect is better, but unfortunately in a short period of time, there is no such opportunity.

In the morning meeting, everyone listened very carefully, whether there was anyone pondering.

What makes Su Tiancheng most pleased is that although the agenda of the meeting is the same as that of hundreds of years later, the people who speak are different, the concepts of the speeches are also different, there are no slogans or anything like that, they are all real things, and they are summarized with examples, for example, the speech of Yan'an Mansion talks about the situation of the states and counties under the jurisdiction of Yan'an Prefecture, focusing on the grain output of each state and county, how much grain is traded out, what is the price, and what is the income actually obtained by the people. How many ordinary people began to rebuild houses, Xi'an's speech, focusing on the changes in commerce and trade, the scope of Xianyang County has been greatly expanded, the area of the city, almost tripled, this is just a short period of one year, everyone has also seen it with their own eyes, and Hanzhong Mansion's speech, focusing on the changes in officials at all levels, from the previous hostility to the people, to the current blending, emphasizing that the changes in the government and officials are the most critical reason for the development of a place.

These speeches were praised by everyone, and even Chen Yutai, who was very self-confident and a little disdainful, listened without blinking his eyes.

An hour of discussion, the enthusiastic situation, is even more than Su Tiancheng expected, originally thought that no one would say much, but I didn't expect everyone to vie for a speech, when it came to local changes, it was unanimously agreed that the policy put forward by the governor Su Tiancheng must be adhered to for a long time.

The many officials who were in charge of keeping records in the governor's yamen had little time to rest.

finally arrived at Su Tiancheng's most reluctant summary.

Su Tiancheng affirmed the work of nearly a year, pointed out that grain production is still the top priority, and there must not be the slightest negligence, Shaanxi still lacks a foundation, in case of a famine, there is still a danger of starvation, Fuzhou County Yamen, must do its best to organize grain production, to ensure three consecutive years of bumper grain harvest, in order to increase Shaanxi's ability to resist natural disasters, and secondly, we must pay attention to the affairs of businessmen, businessmen are the key to local development, Xianyang County is what can be done in a short period of time? Triple the expansion of the area, thanks to the development of merchants, the rest of the place, lack of Xianyang County so advantages, but also in the aspect of attracting merchants, do some articles, must not despise the merchants, otherwise it is their own loss, the most important is the problem of the understanding of the officials, officials to be loyal to the emperor, to obey the court, to do things for the people, since they are called parents officials, to parents care about their families and children, to do things for the people.

With regard to the current tasks and the work for the coming year, Su Tiancheng emphatically emphasized that winter is coming, and all localities must be concerned about the people's weal and woe, and must not die of freezing and starvation, especially those displaced people who were later resettled, whose families are surrounded by walls, and must receive support and relief from the government to tide over the difficulties.

In the course of Su Tiancheng's speech, some smart officials finally understood that the speeches of Xi'an, Yan'an, and Hanzhong were all targeted, and the government at all levels should also act in accordance with such requirements in the coming year.

“…… Colleagues, we are together in Shaanxi as officials, it is a thousand years of cultivation of fate, Shaanxi has undergone such a big change, this is the result of the joint efforts of all colleagues, but also the result of the emperor's trust and support, think about Shaanxi was once the place where the rogue plundered, but also the origin of the rogue rebellion, when the official just arrived here, the discussion heard was the people's fierce style, but this year has passed, you also feel that the people here are not quite unreasonable, as long as our understanding has changed, If you really do things for the people, the people will support and support the government......"

“…… The contents of the inspection are in three aspects, one is this year's achievements, the second is the sowing of winter wheat, and the third is the living conditions of the common people. or even impeachment ......"

After the meeting, as usual, a banquet was arranged, and many officials found that the governor had toasted almost everyone and expressed their gratitude, and of course everyone would not have thought that two months later, Su Tiancheng would leave Shaanxi. (To be continued......)