The sixteenth day of the first month.

Representatives of the gentry and wealthy households of Henan Prefecture gathered in the government office, and they came to visit the new prefect.

Henan and Nanzhili, there is a big difference, the rogues made a rebellion, many gentry and wealthy families have moved away, to Kaifeng Mansion, Henan Mansion is close to Shaanxi and Shanxi, is the place that the Liukou often pay attention to.

Those who come to visit the government are mainly gentry, and most of the wealthy families are famous, as for the merchants, they are not qualified to enter the government, and in the Central Plains, the merchants do not have much status.

Su Tiancheng still warmly received these gentry and wealthy households, although his impression of the gentry and wealthy families was not very good.

The prestige of Su Tiancheng and Jiang Ningying has not completely spread to Henan Mansion, and the gentry and wealthy families who came to visit are all courteous, saying polite words, and there is no substantive content in the middle of the words, but everyone still brought gifts, all of which are white flowers and silver, anyway, it is still in the New Year, and it is not uncommon to pay New Year's greetings.

As for Jiangning County's attitude towards the gentry and wealthy households, and what contributions are required of these people, it is estimated that everyone is not clear.

Special circumstances also exist, in the Central Plains, the rogue harassed, the people's livelihood withered, even if it is the Zhongxing Society, the influence here is not very great, it is no wonder that Liu Zongzhou and Lu Shanji want to come to Henan Mansion to spread the ideas of the Zhongxing Society.

Because of the harassment of the rogues, the gentry and wealthy families here pay more attention to the protection of their own interests.

I came to visit in the first month, and the atmosphere was good.

After everyone finished speaking, they waited for the prefect to make a statement.

Of course, such a statement is also expected by everyone, and it is a set of basic procedures for what to rely on in the future, what to seek for the welfare of the people, and so on.

How to meet the wealthy gentry of Henan Province. And what should be said, Su Tiancheng thought about it carefully, and said it deeply, there is no good foundation here, and there is a vassal king behind him, and he has not yet carried out his work. In the face of great resistance, it is certainly not a wise choice, to put it simply, when some policies are implemented in the future, some people may be grabbed by the pigtails.

"You are all celebrities and gentry in Henan Mansion, so this official won't say so many polite words."

"When this official was in Jiangning County, he implemented many policies, and some things may involve you. If you are interested, you can inquire about the situation in Jiangning County, and you can have a certain amount of mental preparation. ”

"This official went to Henan Mansion to take up his post, and there is one of the most important matters, that is, to exterminate the Liukou and maintain local law and order, and the Jiangning Battalion is the best explanation for the dispatch of Henan Mansion."

"Whether it's to develop the local economy. Or to exterminate the rogues, they all need silver. This official is not taboo, if you need to make a contribution, I hope to get your support, otherwise, the people will be displaced and harassed. The poison of the place, the official has been derelict in his duties, and your life is not easy. ”

"At the beginning of the new year, I should have said some auspicious words, but this official has such a temper. I like to go straight, I don't like to go around in circles, you respect me, I respect you, hello, I am hello, everyone, the government needs your support, this official wishes you a great New Year, everything is fine, and I hope that the people of Henan Mansion will have enough food and clothing, and the Jiangning camp will exterminate the Liukou as soon as possible. ”

After saying something, Su Tiancheng raised the teacup to send off the guests.

Everyone hasn't understood yet, and the words of the prefect have a lot of implications, but they have already raised their teacups to send off the guests, so they should also know the fun and take the initiative to leave.

The crowd left with doubts.

Someone soon remembered that some businessmen came to Jiangning County, and these businessmen must have been the actions of the prefect of Zhilu Dao in Jiangning County, so many people began to wonder if they should ask carefully.

These days, Su Tiancheng is mainly concerned about two things, the foothold of the Jiangning camp and the problem of spring ploughing and production, both things are major matters, and there can be no negligence, especially the matter of spring ploughing and production, Henan Prefecture has jurisdiction over a state and thirteen counties, but it is not as simple as before, if it were not for the special time, he would have gone down to see the situation a long time ago.

After the Jiangning battalion was settled, the quality of the officers and men was different, and when they arrived at the barracks, they quickly began to do it themselves, tidying up the barracks houses and starting to build, and even in this process, they did not forget about training.

Sun Chuanting is completely able to do these things well, Su Tiancheng just goes to take a look from time to time, and he doesn't need to worry too much, but he is a little worried about spring plowing and production.

According to the statistics of the government and county offices, the population of Henan Province is about 530,000 people, and the cultivated land is 5.49 million mu, distributed in 13 counties of one prefecture, but this statistical data has continued for many years.

Luoyang's fame is very great, but this can not be said on behalf of Henan, Henan is rich, the situation is just the opposite, in the early Ming Dynasty, the impact of the war, the people of Henan are not living, the land is sparsely populated, the imperial court through the people, the military and the business and other forms, increase the population of Henan Province, the development of uninhabited land, change the situation of the vast land and sparse population, but also meet the tax here for a long time, provide livestock and farm tools, stimulate economic development, after many years of construction, achieved a very good effect, the population once increased to 730,000 people.

It's a pity that all these years of famine, coupled with the harassment of the gangsters, have been destroyed.

Henan Province is mostly mountainous and hilly, and the terrain is complex, but the land here is fertile, the people are simple, and it is easy to manage.

Henan Prefecture has both favorable and unfavorable conditions, and the key depends on the actions of the government.

Land became the first problem, a large amount of land was annexed to the hands of the gentry and wealthy households, and the largest landlord was Zhu Changxun, the king of fortune. Henan Province has a total of 5.49 million mu of cultivated land, but less than 3 million mu can receive land endowments, and the disparity in this figure is staggering, that is, nearly half of the land has been annexed by the gentry and wealthy households.

The grain output in the north cannot be compared with that in the south, about half lower, less than 3 million mu of land, and it has to bear the tax of 5.49 million mu of land.

The official land in Henan Prefecture is only more than 200,000 mu, and the annexed land has reached more than 2.2 million mu.

Under such circumstances, it is already very good that the common people do not rebel.

Su Tiancheng finally found out, he couldn't avoid the blessed king Zhu Changxun, if he wanted to start from the land, he must contact Zhu Changxun, and the rest of the gentry and wealthy households must be looking at Zhu Changxun.

Henan Mansion General Judge Tan Changluo sat at the bottom, Su Tiancheng's fame, he was a knowledgeable man, so young, he became the prefect, and he was the rank of the fourth grade, as for the courage of Jiangning Ying, the court newspaper has already said a lot.

"Lord Tan, this official came to Henan Mansion, and he still needs the support of your colleagues, I invite you here today to discuss with you and see what matters need to be dealt with in the near future."

"The lower officials obey the arrangements of the adults."

Su Tiancheng looked at Tan Changluo, this seems to mean to deal with, the responsibility of the general judgment is mainly to assist the prefect, take charge of the litigation matters of Tianliang and water conservancy, focus on the litigation, the most important duty is to supervise local officials, and the general judgment has the power to perform the secret fold, but most of the general judgments under the jurisdiction of the prefect have directly to the Metropolitan Procuratorate, or the cabinet, and may not be able to go directly to the emperor.

Tan Changluo is a jinshi in the apocalypse, he is not young, the speed of promotion is not fast, to tell the truth, he is more than average, more than the upper and lower than the bottom, such officials, most of them do not have much background, but they are well versed in the philosophy of officialdom, and they are all stable in doing things, and they will not make big mistakes, nor can they make great achievements.

In the face of such an official, you have to speak directly, say anything, express the meaning clearly, don't be vague, don't let him ponder, otherwise he is likely to misinterpret your meaning.

"Lord Tan, the official mainly thought of one thing, spring ploughing production, a few years ago, Henan Fu suffered a lot of famine, the people suffered a lot of crimes, now the most important thing, or food, if the people have no food to eat, the number of displaced people will inevitably increase, these years of rogue plunder, is because the people can not live and work in peace and contentment, food is not enough, talk about other matters, I'm afraid it's a joke, the official considers, starting tomorrow, go to the following states and counties to see, what is the situation, Whether the officials at all levels have gone down to supervise the spring plowing and production, the affairs of this government are still maintained. ”

"What the lord said is that the lower official has a suggestion, the adult has just arrived and is not familiar with the situation, can you allow the lower official to follow, so as to introduce the situation in various places."

Su Tiancheng shook his head lightly.

"No need, time is pressing, this official will go down to supervise the situation in various places this time, no more than half a month, and will soon return to Luoyang, the thirteen counties of this state, all of which will be visited, especially in the north of Shaanzhou, Lushi County, Lingbao County and Ruxiang County, which belong to Shaanzhou, these places have always been a little poor, the land is barren, and they are a little far away from the government. Within the first month, please worry more about the affairs of the government. ”

Tan Changluo nodded simply.

"My lord, when dealing with the affairs of the government, the lower officials must do their best, I don't know what the adults want."

"There are no other requirements, this official is new to the city, and he has to be familiar with many situations."

Tan Changluo looked at Su Tiancheng and stopped talking.

Su Tiancheng discovered Tan Changluo's action.

"Lord Tan is there something that needs to be said, just say it."

"Your Excellency has come to Henan Mansion, do you want to take the time to visit King Fu, this is also etiquette."

Su Tiancheng was a little surprised, the vassal king was not allowed to interfere in local affairs, how could he come to Henan Mansion by himself, and he also had to visit Zhu Changxun, the king of Fu, wouldn't this be a trick, but Tan Changluo, as a general judge, would never speak at will.

"The official knows that there are many things, and time is tight, so let's go down and see the situation, and after returning to Luoyang, let's decide by looking at the time." (To be continued......)