Yixing County Zhou Mansion.

Zhou Kang has returned, and at this moment, he is in the study, reporting everything to Zhou Yanru in detail, including the changes in Jiangning County, as well as his own understanding and so on.

Zhou Yanru listened very carefully, looked serious, and never interjected.

Such a situation is indeed rare, when Zhou Yanru is thinking about a problem, or when he has to make a major decision, there will be such a look on his face, seeing such a situation, Zhou Kangzhi said, his master, must have thought of a lot of things, it is estimated that he has to make some decisions.

As soon as Zhou Kang finished his report, Zhou Yanru spoke.

"Zhou Kang, Su Tiancheng didn't leave you to eat, do you have any ideas?"

"Master, I don't have any ideas in the next place, but I think it's very appropriate for Su Tiancheng to deal with it like this."

"Well, it seems that your understanding is still very good, Su Tiancheng received you warmly, and it means a lot to say these words, it seems that I still haven't been able to pay special attention to Su Tiancheng, over time, Su Tiancheng will definitely be able to move me Ming, whether it is Wen Tiren or me, it is not as good as him."

"Master, why do you say that?"

"Think about it, how old is Su Tiancheng, when he was weak, he chose to be released at the beginning, it is already extraordinary, not to mention the merits he has made, just looking at the situation in Jiangning County, you can know that Lu Dao is both civil and military, and when dealing with many matters in the officialdom, he has his own understanding, such a handsome man, it is the first time I have met him."

Zhou Kang nodded, he followed Zhou Yanru's side, saw too many officials, and had such thoughts in his heart.

"Zhou Kang, thank you for your hard trip. You go to the capital immediately and find Chen Yutai, Chen Yutai stays in the capital, there is nothing to do, if my prediction is good, he will soon be excluded. will even resign from his official position, to be honest, Chen Yutai's ability is far inferior to Su Tiancheng, it is not a wise move to make it clear that he is the champion, but the matter is already like this, and I can only find a way to remedy it. ”

Zhou Kang nodded again, he had thought of this question at the beginning. In the imperial court, Chen Yutai has always relied on his own master, and now, his own master has resigned and returned, and Chen Yutai cannot have a good situation.

"Chen Yutai still has the ability, and he has learned a lot of things in the Hanlin Academy for a year, but his vision is also a little high. does not meet the actual situation, and the emperor has great expectations for him. But in fact, Chen Yutai has not made many achievements, all the light has been covered by Su Tiancheng, and Wen Tiren has become the first assistant of the cabinet, and he must be cleaned up. Some officials are good at seeing the wind and steering the rudder, but Chen Yutai can't do it, he can't do this, so he said. His future is basically gone, you go to the capital immediately, find Chen Yutai, and ask him to ask for release immediately, and directly ask to go to Yingtianfu, preferably to Jiangning County, even if it is to be a county leader, it is okay. ”

"Master, I'm afraid it's a little inappropriate to do this, Chen Gongzi is the champion of the palace test, and when he arrived in Jiangning County, he was a county leader of the seventh grade, and it was rumored that he would be laughed at."

"Alas, how can you also have such an opinion, this is not a joke or a joke, Chen Yutai will definitely be able to learn a lot of things by following Su Tiancheng, and also take the opportunity to polish his character, otherwise, according to his current character, he will definitely be reprimanded and go home, don't think about being able to do things for the rest of his life, compared to the current encounter, and the future future, what is this grievance."

"Master, I'm worried, Chen Gongzi may not have such an understanding."

"I know this, I have already written a letter, after you find Chen Yutai, give it to him directly, ask him to take a serious look, and at the same time, you also tell him more, you have also seen a lot of things, what to say about it."

When Zhou Kang took the letter, Zhou Yanru spoke again.

"You must be patient and persuade Chen Yutai, this is the best opportunity, Su Tiancheng has already recommended Lu Tianming, the county of Jiangning County, according to my understanding, Lu Tianming is very likely to directly enter the sixth department, if you miss this opportunity, it will be difficult to say in the future."

Jiang is old and spicy, Zhou Yanru's considerations are not far-reaching, arranging Chen Yutai to Su Tiancheng's side, itself means that he will stay and strength, Su Tiancheng will be promoted, it is a matter of time, according to Chen Yutai's identity, the next step is to take over as the magistrate of Jiangning County, in such a place, do things patiently, even if there is no innovation, according to Su Tiancheng's arrangement of the road of Lu, step by step development, enter the capital again, and the time to hold an important position is just around the corner.

Zhou Kang understands these truths, and it is the wisest choice to retreat as advance, and to find the best way to lay a solid foundation for future development in the face of his own unfavorable situation. Therefore, his task is very heavy, Chen Yutai is the champion of the palace examination, and the Hanlin Academy has come to Jiangning County from the revision of the six products to serve as the county governor of the seven products, how is it unthinkable, and it is not easy to do this work.

Su Tiancheng is also thinking about it.

The development of Jiangning County has embarked on the track of benign development, but don't think that even if Jiangning County develops, even if it is successful, you can copy the experience here to other places, which is definitely not possible.

The situation of Jiangning County is special, this is Gyeonggi County, the capital of the Ming Dynasty in the past, businessmen gathered, and the economic foundation is very good, so to do things in such a place, as long as the direction is accurate, it is often twice the result with half the effort, but in other places, it is not necessarily, for example, in the vast areas of the north, using such a method, if you want to develop the economy, it is definitely not possible.

Economic development has its own laws, and the key is to combine them with the actual local conditions.

Besides, the Ming Dynasty is in danger and faces too many problems, and it must be fundamentally changed, but this kind of change is earth-shattering, and the reform will inevitably involve the interests of the bureaucracy and gentry clique, and it will definitely trigger their backlash.

Therefore, there is only one way to develop, that is, the politics of the first army, that is, to vigorously develop an invincible army, to quell internal and external riots, to exterminate the rogues, to exterminate the Houjin, and to wait until the situation is slightly stable, and then to find a way to take action against the Ming bureaucracy.

To do this, it is not a simple matter, you must have a group of strong supporters around you, and these people must also have very good abilities.

After all, the Ming Dynasty was controlled by the literati group, so it is necessary to unite a part of the literati to form a completely different literati group, these literati can be distributed in the provinces of the Ming Dynasty, and they also have a certain right to speak in the capital.

It's easier said than done.

Su Tiancheng himself is just the magistrate of Liupin, in the capital, there is no right to speak at all, Jiangning County is too small, it is difficult to recommend officials, so far, he only recommended Lu Tianming and Sun Chuanting, I believe that these two people, there will be new positions soon, as for Xiong Zijian and Deng Hui who stayed in the capital, they still need to be dormant, and the two who are helpless cannot go to important positions, Deng Hui also needs to participate in the examination, and the pace of development is slower.

Liu Zhongji next to him is still good, but he also needs to participate in the township test, the meeting test and the palace test, seeking a genuine background, otherwise, he can only mix at the grassroots level, and at most he can know the county, which is against the sky.

He once thought of Donglin Academy.

Through Liu Yunqing, to change Donglin Academy, so that the students of Donglin Academy, according to their own ideas to develop, this can become a very important force, but the current situation, this is not a matter of a while, so long time has passed, Liu Yunqing's influence is limited, if it is not for the debate between himself and Huang Daozhou, I believe that Donglin Academy, so far there are no students who have taken the initiative to do things in the county government.

Jiangning County Staff Group is already Su Tiancheng's base for reserving talents, Liu Yunqing's subordinates, there are more than 40 people, most of these people are students of Donglin Academy, and the relationship with Liu Yunqing on weekdays is very good, through many contacts and debates, these people's ideas have undergone some subtle changes, plus the changes in Jiangning County, it is indeed very big, these people have arrived at the county government of Jiangning County, and they are considered to have broken away from Donglin Academy.

Qian Qianyi, the leader of Donglin Academy, originally had some opinions, but Huang Daozhou supported such an approach, thinking that Su Tiancheng's insight was not ordinary, and the students of Donglin Academy could make their own choices, plus the newly appointed Fan Jingwen, who was not a member of the Donglin Party or the Fushe, also supported Su Tiancheng.

If it is a peaceful era, according to such a development trend, it is also possible, after a few years, slowly developing, water drops wear stones, but at the end of the Ming Dynasty, Su Tiancheng does not have so much time, if he can't do something quickly, I'm afraid that before he can show his hands and feet, the Ming Dynasty has fallen to the ground.

Therefore, it is the most convenient way to unite with classmates and win their support.

The officials in the imperial court, Su Tiancheng will not consider it for the time being, most of these officials are human spirits, see the wind and steer, have the instinct of the grass on the wall, it is difficult to have their own understanding, those who give the matter and the imperial history, are even more tendons, proud of impeaching officials, even without taking into account the overall situation of development, their knowledge is limited, and trivial things have to be debated for a long time.

Su Tiancheng would not have thought that his thoughts coincided with some of Zhou Yanru's thoughts.

Later development also proved that Zhou Yanru was not a stupid person, he did have a certain amount of knowledge, and he was also dedicated to thinking about the imperial court, as for personal ability, that was another topic. (To be continued.) )