The pressure on Li Yan, the newly appointed prefect of Suzhou, was very great, and he concurrently served as the prefect of Suzhou as the right attendant of the Nanjing Military Department and the imperial history of the left capital, which shows the importance of Suzhou's status.

The situation in Suzhou is very special, when Ming Taizu founded the Ming Dynasty, the people of Suzhou because of their support for Zhang Shicheng, angered Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang, as a result, Suzhou's taxes became the heaviest place in the Ming Dynasty, and the taxes in Suzhou even exceeded the entire Zhejiang Province, Suzhou was fertile, originally belonged to the rich land, because of the heavy taxes, resulting in the withering of the place, the court noticed the situation in Suzhou, and Suzhou continued to appear scholars, into the imperial court, but also for Suzhou appeal, Therefore, the imperial court began to reduce the burden of the people of Suzhou, and the famous prefect Guo Zhong served as the prefect of Suzhou for 12 years, showing compassion for the people, establishing education, and making Suzhou extremely rich.

Suzhou is a place where scholars come out in large numbers, Zhou Yanru, the first assistant of the cabinet, Qian Shisheng, the cabinet minister, the left waiter of the Ministry of Rites, Liu Zongzhou, the right capital of the imperial history, etc., are all from Suzhou, as for the Suzhou people who are officials in the imperial court and the local government, it is impossible to count.

It is precisely for this reason that there are many scholars in Suzhou.

More importantly, this is the nest of the Donglin Party, although Zheng Xunrui decisively pulled out the foundation of the Donglin Party after serving as the secretary of the Nanjing Military Department, and drove all the backbone of the Donglin Party to the north and the capital, but the influence of the Donglin Party, the Fushe and the Ying Society still exists, and it is impossible to completely eliminate it in a short period of time.

Under such circumstances, the matter of the official gentry receiving grain in one piece is very difficult in Suzhou, even exceeding the difficulty of Ying Tianfu, and it is precisely because of this that Li Yan will serve as the governor of Suzhou Prefecture.

The matter of the official gentry receiving grain in one piece caused a huge sensation in Nanzhili.

Zheng Xunrui's foundation in Huaibei is very solid. Although there are a lot of fluctuations in the four prefectures and three prefectures of Huaibei, the yamen of Fuzhou and county can fully implement the requirements of the official gentry to pay grain in one piece, and the Zheng family army stationed in Huai'an is famous. The scholarly class was well aware of its greatness and would never dare to openly resist.

This is not the case with other places in Nanzhili, especially in places such as Suzhou and Songjiang.

Of course, the scholars and doctors in Suzhou and other places understand the reason, and the restriction of land rent is equivalent to directly infringing on their interests, and the momentum of opposition is of course very strong, not to mention the scholars in Suzhou. With the support of many officials in the capital, he will not pay taxes easily.

Li Yan is facing such a situation, he must implement the policy measures of the official gentry to pay grain in the shortest possible time, must complete the tasks assigned by Zheng Xunrui to the letter, and needs to maintain the stability of Suzhou.

It can be said that many places in Nanzhili are looking at Suzhou, once the Suzhou gentry are implemented. Elsewhere it is not so difficult.

Nanjing Military Department.

The expressions on Xu Wanghua and Xu Fojia's faces were not very good, when they entered the official room. He didn't even nod to the guard's pro-soldiers, but walked straight in.

Zheng Xunrui's face looked very calm, and after seeing the faces of Xu Wanghua and Xu Fojia, he even had a smile on his face, and he was considering transferring Wen Kun back to serve as the prefect of Suzhou. After all, it is impossible for Li Yan to serve as the prefect of Suzhou for a long time, Li Yan is righteous, and it is difficult to persist for a long time in a complex environment like Suzhou, so Wenkun is different. He has lived in Suzhou for many years, has a resolute and sleek personality, and has done things in Suzhou for many years, and is familiar with the situation in Suzhou, so that he can come back to serve as the prefect of Suzhou, which can well stabilize the situation in Suzhou.

As for the coordination of Fuzhou, Jinzhou and other places, Cao Chi, the governor of Jinzhou, can be responsible, Cao Chi has been in Jinzhou for many years, and is completely familiar with the situation in Fuzhou and Jinzhou, so he can be responsible for the overall coordination.

"My lord, the Suzhou officials and gentry are in trouble when they pay for food."

Zheng Xunrui had just opened the paperwork, and Xu Wanghua spoke directly.

Xu Wanghua is responsible for the implementation of the integrated payment of grain by the officials and gentry, and many matters investigated by the Investigation Bureau concerning the implementation of the integrated payment of grain by the officials and gentry in various parts of Nanzhili, Xu Wanghua can be the first to see, and the problems that can be dealt with and solved do not need to find Zheng Xunrui, and only when they encounter big trouble, or matters that may cause shocks, will they report to Zheng Xunrui.

Zheng Xunrui didn't look up, and looked at the paperwork carefully.

Xu Wanghua's face was slightly red, and he was too busy during this time, according to Zheng Xunrui's requirements, Zheng Jiajun would only be used as a last resort, and the general matter Hongmen assisted in solving, and the matter of the official gentry receiving food in one piece must be very difficult to implement, but the opposition is basically the scholar class, to put it bluntly, he is a scholar, if he raises a butcher's knife on a scholar at every turn, the impact must be very bad, so Xu Wanghua is exhausted and seriously handles every matter.

But no matter what, Xu Wanghua did things according to Zheng Xunrui's requirements, and the success or failure of things, Zheng Xunrui's pressure was the greatest.

Zheng Xunrui's calm face made Xu Wanghua quickly wake up, the more difficult the time, the more he must maintain a peaceful attitude.

Finally, Zheng Xunrui finished reading the paperwork and raised his head.

"Mr. Xu, tell me what is the most difficult thing for you."

Xu Wanghua had already adjusted his mentality and spoke unhurriedly.

"Suzhou Fengmen is the emperor gave Jiading Bo Zhou Kui, and Zhou Kui's identity is the abbot, now Suzhou scholars and doctors are looking at Zhou Kui's attitude, Zhou Kui's identity is special, Lord Li is not good to do it directly, if it really angers Zhou Kui, I am afraid that it will cause countless troubles, and finally need to be solved by adults, Lord Li also thought of these, so the officials sent to collect taxes did not take other measures, but almost all the officials could not enter the door, and they also encountered verbal insults, these insulted officials, It is also to swallow his anger, which has a very bad impact on the implementation of the matter of the integrated payment of grain by the officials and gentry. ”

"Mr. Xu is right, Zhou Kui is nothing remarkable, and he is not a real scholar, and he does not have much influence in Suzhou, and now Suzhou implements the matter of the integration of the official gentry to pay for food, and those scholars and doctors will promote Zhou Kui, and they look down on him on weekdays, and he is full of big heads at this time, which is enough to show that Zhou Kui has no brains, to deal with people like Zhou Kui, don't be polite, tell Li Yan, do what you should do, if Zhou Kui's subordinates block it, you should be arrested, you should be closed, and you should be killed. I will write a letter to Zhou Kui, if Zhou Kui blindly wants to come out and keeps dissuading him, then don't blame me for being rude. ”

Xu Wanghua showed a worried look on his face, and Xu Fojia's face was not very good-looking.

After all, Zhou Kui is the father of Queen Zhou, no matter what, the identity is there, if he forcibly acts, it will be tantamount to slapping the emperor in the face, wouldn't it cause an uproar.

"My lord, do you think about it, if Zhou Kui cries in front of the emperor, things may be out of control."

"No, Zhou Kui is extremely stingy, going to his house to collect taxes is tantamount to cutting his flesh, thinking that through peaceful means, it is impossible, only by coercive means, as for the emperor, you can rest assured, the emperor will never say anything, I dare to say, the emperor would like me to implement the matter of the integration of officials and gentry in Nanzhili."

Xu Wanghua and Xu Fojia were a little surprised, they didn't understand what Zheng Xunrui meant.

Zheng Xunrui smiled and continued to speak.

"After the year before and later, when the golden Tartars entered the customs and plundered, the emperor raised silver taels in the capital because of the emptiness of the treasury, Zhou Kui's attitude you all know, 100,000 taels of silver are reluctant to take out, and finally took out 20,000 taels of silver, Queen Zhou took out 30,000 taels of silver in private, and donated it to the court in the name of Zhou Kui, Zhou Kui also deducted 20,000 taels of silver from it, which is equivalent to saying that the final donation of silver taels, Zhou Kui is not a penny of silver, do you think the emperor does not know about this matter, Zhou Kui's attitude made the emperor feel cold, the emperor will favor Concubine Tian and snub the queen, which is also one of the reasons. ”

Seeing that Xu Wanghua was still a little hesitant, Zheng Xunrui stood up.

"A whip law was proposed by Zhang Juzheng at the beginning of Wanli, because a whip law was implemented in various parts of the Ming Dynasty, and the silver in the treasury increased significantly, how could the emperor not know the mystery, but unfortunately, the emperor did not have the ability to forcefully promote a whip law, because countless adults in the court were opposed, and now I am forcibly implementing the matter of the integration of the officials and gentry in Nanzhili, and the emperor hopes that the Nanzhili can succeed, so that he can implement the matter of the integration of the officials and gentry in all parts of the Ming Dynasty."

Xu Wanghua nodded, but quickly expressed his doubts and worries.

"My lord, if the emperor implements the matter of the integrated payment of grain by the officials and gentry in various parts of the Ming Dynasty, won't the treasury of the imperial court be filled soon, and the situation will ......"

"Hehe, the emperor can't do the matter of the official gentry paying the grain together, the court can't pass it, the emperor can't get the support of the people in the court, I'm afraid that when he puts it forward, the adults of the Manchu Dynasty will oppose it, how can it be implemented in such a place, the situation in Nanzhili and Shaanxi is different, we have adopted a strong implementation of the means, as long as someone dares to oppose it, we will definitely take measures, even confiscate the family property, and oppose the officials and gentry to pay the grain together, it is a dead end, no matter what kind of backer they have, None of them worked. ”

Xu Wanghua and Xu Fojia both understood.

"My lord, my subordinates understood, and my subordinates immediately wrote a letter to Lord Li, asking him to take strong measures, no matter how great the difficulties encountered, they must be implemented."

"Well, tell Li Yan that it must be vigorously promoted, no matter who encounters it, and no matter what kind of identity the other party is, all scholars and doctors who oppose the matter of the official gentry's unified payment of grain will all take compulsory measures, and if necessary, they can even confiscate family property." (To be continued......)