Along the way, Chen Jisheng disguised himself as an ordinary citizen and visited the people in private when he was stationed in a town.
He found that the people in Yanyun County had a lot of complaints against the Zhou Dynasty. Although the local officials did not dare to complain, their expressions and behavior were enough to explain the problem.
Li Wanjiang played a big game of chess in Yanyun County. The outcome of the final situation is not yet known, but he has already missed a move, and what he has lost is the people's support.
Once territory is lost, it can be regained, but once people's hearts and minds are lost, it is difficult to recover.
There are nearly a thousand civil and military officials in Changshan Prefecture. From top to bottom, is there not even a loyal minister who died for the country?
It's also very abnormal.
In addition, Changshan Prefecture is not an exception. The garrison officials of many cities in Yanyun County surrendered without a fight.
This only illustrates one problem.
Everyone has lost their most basic trust in Da Zhou.
This is good, and a lot of the next work will be much easier to do.
Chen Jisheng pardoned two people, Liu Congshu and Feng Tianlong, firstly because he agreed with their actions, and secondly because he showed it to officials from other states.
Since even Liu Congshu was not held accountable, naturally no one else would be punished.
In this way, everyone will definitely feel grateful to Mr. Chen, and will definitely do his best in the future, so as to restore stability to Yanyun County as soon as possible.
Liu Congshu is really an operative, with a steady and down-to-earth personality, and he is vigorous and resolute in his work. Everything Chen Jisheng tells him to do is done clearly and smoothly.
Chen Jisheng was very satisfied.
Even his title changed unconsciously.
"Congshu, I see there are a lot of Russians in Changshan. What do they do?" His attitude towards Liu Congshu has also changed a lot. Before he came to see him, he always asked him to stand and talk, but later he was kind and offered a seat.
, and now he orders people to serve tea, and his tone is extremely kind.
"Let me tell you, sir, they are all traders. They sell goods from Russia, as well as some seafood, fish and shrimp." Liu Congshu said hurriedly.
"Hmph, you can catch fish and shrimp in our port and sell them to us. This kind of business is a sure profit." Chen Jisheng stroked his beard and narrowed his eyes.
"Haha, it's just a little better than the Xianbo people who rob openly." Liu Congshu smiled bitterly.
"I heard that they banned all ships from our country, including cargo ships, from entering the port. Is this true?" Chen Jisheng got down to business.
"Well, it's not just the merchant ships of the Zhou Dynasty. Except for their country of Russia, ships from all other countries are also not allowed to enter the port. Not long ago, a ship from Japan encountered a typhoon and had no choice but to take shelter in the downwind bay.
It was sunk by their warships, so the two sides almost went to war." Liu Cong recounted.
"Hey! What a pity, why didn't they start fighting?" Chen Jisheng expressed his regret.
"Haha, I think so too. It's best for them to bite the bullet and get out of here after both sides suffer!" Liu Congshu laughed when he heard the words, but then sighed, "It's a pity that our navy is too weak, and our own excellent
The port has been occupied by others, but they can't take it back. They all say that the emperor is wise and powerful, but I look at him...hehe."
"Why are you so disrespectful to our emperor? Why do you think that since the sky is high here and the emperor is far away, no one will treat you?" Chen Jisheng said with a smile.
"Master Chen, the emperor is really far away from me. I have never seen the emperor since I reported my duties. Master Chen was always by the king's side... But I heard that you don't have much respect for the emperor, sir.
Where are you?" Liu Congshu had become familiar with Chen Jisheng these days and dared to joke.
"The king is the least important, and the country is the most important. Cong Shu, let me ask you, what is the country?" Chen Jisheng said in a deep voice.
"She Ji? It has been passed down since ancient times that the earth god is She and the grain god is Ji. Together they are She Ji, which means land and food. If we talk about it in a broad sense, it means country." Liu Cong explained.
"Cong Shu, you are wrong. The country is the people. Whether it is land or grain, it is all to feed the people. So the people are the country, the country, the foundation of the country and the foundation of the government. Only the people have enough food and clothing.
, Only when we have no worries about food and clothing can the country be stable." Chen Jisheng said.
"What you say makes sense. I have always thought so too, but sometimes I get confused when I think about it. I can't figure out whether we, as officials, should serve the people or serve the emperor?"
, could it be the king's land, the shore of the land, could it be the king's ministers... Does this country belong to the big guy, or does it belong to the king? "
Liu Cong's discussion of this issue is truly enlightening in this era.
"It's a good question, Cong Shu. I can't answer this question for you, but there is one person who will definitely tell you the answer." When Chen Jisheng mentioned this person, the corners of his mouth curled up involuntarily.
"I'm just flattering you. Mr. Chen, you are far-sighted, far-sighted, and wise... Is there anyone in this world who is smarter than you?" Liu Congshu's words were not flattering, but came from the bottom of his heart.
"It's not necessarily that he is smarter than me, but his ideas will often surprise you at first and think it's nonsense. But when you think about it carefully later, there seems to be some truth to it. This truth can be both good and evil.
Even I get confused sometimes and can't extricate myself." Chen Jisheng said.
"My lord, who are you talking about? Is it Mr. Ye Baiqing?" Liu Congshu admired Ye Baiqing, a great scholar in the Imperial Academy.
"It's not him, it's Xiao Chen, that is, Lord Xiao, the governor of Yanyun County who was granted the title of General Zhengbei by our emperor. He received the golden seal of the Grand Marshal, was given the Shang Fang Sword by the emperor, and was the first-rank governor of Yanyun County." Chen Jisheng said with a smile.
Needless to say, Liu Congshu didn't actually have much respect for Master Xiao. He always felt that he was just a little eunuch who could only recite poems and write poems. Even if he was a first-rank eunuch, he was also a eunuch!
What profound thoughts does a eunuch have?
What does he know?
I really didn’t expect that Mr. Chen, an upright and upright official of Zhou Dynasty and a well-known gentleman in the world, would actually flatter others?
But then again, with your status and reputation, how could you be willing to surrender to a little eunuch? It’s really strange to us!
"Sir Chen, Governor Xiao is coming soon. Where do you think the Governor's Mansion should be located? The weather is cold now, but it is not easy to carry out large-scale construction. Besides, it cannot be completed in a short time." Liu Congshu expressed embarrassment about this.
"How big a house can he live in alone? I think it's right here in the Yamen of the state capital. There are so many rooms in the back hall that are enough to live in." Chen Jisheng said.
"However..." Liu Cong said in his heart that this is not good, right?
In front of you is the state government office. With so many people running errands every day, isn't it going to be noisy?
Besides, this yamen is also dilapidated and dilapidated. It was left over from the previous Han dynasty. Liu Cong said that he was an upright official and did not spend money on repairs. The bricks and tiles were broken because he was afraid that Governor Xiao would be dissatisfied.
He didn't know that Governor Xiao was not picky at all, and he wouldn't have any objections even if you rented him a private house as the governor's residence. This chapter has been completed!