"Ha, Xue Xiyang actually succeeded in the county examination and the government examination in two consecutive cases? Yue Zhongmian and Huang Huai, the magistrates of Jiangning County, did not deliberately miss the questions, let alone favor Xue Xiyang to the extent that he was not named the leader of the case. It can be seen that he has indeed studied very well on his own.
Only through hard work can I win two cases in a row." Yunxi said happily.
Xue Xiyang is Xiyao's younger brother. He shines, and Xiyao's face also shines. Xiyao's face shines, and Yunxi's face also shines. Besides, Yunxi still trusts the Xue family, so he is very happy.
"Your Majesty, it shows that Xue Xiyang is intelligent and good at reading." Yang Zirong also added in amusement.
"It's also due to your efforts. If you hadn't taught him, he might not have been able to pass the two-case examination." Yunxi said with a smile.
"When is the Zhili Academy Examination set by the Ministry of Rites this year?" Yunxi asked again.
"Your Majesty, this is the year of the joint examination. The joint examination will be held in the capital, so there is no academic examination in Zhili. The next academic examination will not be until March next year." Wang Gen said.
"In this case, I still wanted to see Xue Xiyang win three yuan in the middle, middle and primary school, but I didn't expect to have to wait until the beginning of next year." Yun He was a little regretful.
While several people were talking, Puyu, who was in charge of the guards here, suddenly walked in and said, "Your Majesty, the Suzhou Mansion is just ahead. Are you lucky enough to go to Suzhou?"
Yunxi said: "Of course I want to visit Suzhou. As the saying goes, there is heaven above and Suzhou and Hangzhou below. I want to see how prosperous Suzhou is."
'Actually, the current Suzhou Prefecture is far less prosperous than the capital city, that is, the scenery left by the previous dynasty is better.' Puyu thought in his heart. He once followed his father to prepare for the Japanese in the Songchangsu area, although it was seven or eight years ago.
, but at that time Suzhou was not as good as the capital. Now that the capital is becoming more and more prosperous, even if Suzhou has developed, how can it catch up with the capital?
However, there was no need for him to say what he said to dampen Yun He's mood, so he agreed and left.
Yunxi then talked about Suzhou with the people around him. He said: "I traveled all the way east from the capital. Yingtian Mansion and Zhenjiang Mansion were both returned to the former emperor's hometown during the Yuan Dynasty. But Suzhou is different. Suzhou was back then.
It was the capital under the jurisdiction of Zhang Shicheng, and it was not recovered until the emperor became the king; and because Zhang Shicheng refused to surrender, the last battle in Suzhou was extremely brutal, and seven out of ten people in the city were killed. The local people's resentment towards the government continues to this day.
It has not been completely eliminated. From your perspective, how can I appease the people of Suzhou?"
Yunxi raised such a question. This is very important. Jiangsu and Zhejiang are now important financial and taxation areas. 50% of the country's tax revenue comes from these governments. This is the data after Yunxi established the Municipal Shipping Department. Previously, the data was as high as
Sixty percent. If the people here are always dissatisfied with the imperial court, it will not be a good thing for the Ming Dynasty.
And this is not only a problem for one prefecture in Suzhou, but also for several prefectures in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. The problem is very serious.
Several people around him looked at each other. They were not particularly pedantic people. They knew that moral preaching was useless. If you want to win the hearts and minds of this generation, it is easy to just lower the agricultural tax. The locals must be grateful, even if there are a few
The people miss Zhang Shicheng, and it will be fine when all those who miss Zhang Shicheng are dead in a few years.
But they knew that Yunxi would never agree to reduce agricultural taxes. Yunxi had debated this issue with the people around him when he first came to the throne. Although they were not parties, they were aware of the debate.
With their limited knowledge, they couldn't think of any other way, so they could only look at each other in silence.
Seeing that they were silent, Yunxi guessed that there was nothing they could do, so he said, "Let's take a look in Suzhou first."
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When it was getting dark, the driver arrived at the gate of Suzhou Prefecture. The officials of Suzhou Prefecture, led by the prefect Xiang Bao, knelt outside the door and said: "Your Majesty, Suzhou Prefect Xiang Bao/Tongzhi Zuo Guibao/Wuxian Magistrate Bai Wenxuan/Changzhou Magistrate
Mu Tianyan..., has met His Majesty."
Yunxi said: "My beloved lords, you will be exempted from courtesy."
When they got up, Yunxi said: "I am tired from traveling today, so I will not meet with you dear friends from Suzhou Mansion for now. I will meet you again at noon tomorrow."
Yunxi said a few more words to the prefect Xiang Bao, and then the car restarted and drove into the city of Suzhou until it reached the door of a very gorgeous mansion. Yunxi got off the car and mounted his horse, and slowly stepped into the house.
This big house was originally Prince Cheng's Mansion built by Zhang Shicheng when he was in Suzhou. Although it was damaged in the war, it is still the most majestic house in Suzhou. Zhu Yuanzhang lived here when he visited Suzhou. A few days ago, Suzhou Mansion visited
Some dilapidated courtyards were urgently repaired for Yunxi to move in.
In fact, at this time in Suzhou City, although the famous Humble Administrator's Garden and the Liuyuan Garden had not yet been built, the Lion Forest already existed; the scenery in the Lion Forest was much better than that of Prince Cheng's Palace, and Yunxi could definitely stay in the Lion Forest.
However, the Lion Forest was owned by a Buddhist temple at this time, and Yunxi did not want to show his preference for either Buddhism or Taoism, so he could only stay in Prince Yuancheng's Mansion.
After the placement was completed, Yunxi asked the eunuchs and maids who came with him to clean the dormitory again, and asked Yunzhi and other princesses to play by themselves. Then he asked Wang Xi to take the resume of the current local official in Jiangsu and Zhejiang and look at it carefully.
their resume.
'Xiang Bao is a native of Jinxian County, Jiangxi. He was a Jinshi. He was promoted by the emperor's grandfather to be a member of the Ministry of War in Hongwuzhong. He had no mistakes for nine years. He was promoted to the General Government Envoy. He resigned and was promoted to the Yin of Tianfu. Later, he was promoted to the prefect of Suzhou.'
'Judging from his resume, he is very clean and upright, especially the fact that he has not had any mistakes for nine years, which is terrifying. Not even one of the 10,000 officials during the Hongwu period could be at the same level as Qi Tai, who has not had any mistakes for nine years.'
'The emperor probably wanted to use Xiang Bao's integrity to deal with the cunning people of Suzhou Prefecture. However, it seems to be of no use.'
'Tongzhi Zuo Guibao is from Huguang. He was born in Juren. He has been working in the local area. There is nothing eye-catching and nothing too bad. We need to talk about him in person.'
'Bai Wenxuan, the magistrate of Wu County, is a Bashu native and was born in the Imperial College. He has only been elected magistrate of Wu County for two years. He can't tell much from his resume.'
'The same goes for the magistrate of Changzhou County. He was born in the Imperial College. He was elected as the magistrate of Changzhou County five years ago and was promoted to the magistrate of Changzhou County two years ago. There is nothing obvious at all. But his name is very distinctive, Mu Tianyan, this name
It's just a very big flattery, I remember it immediately. But other than that, I don't know what he is like.'
Yunxi thought for a while and said to Wang Xi: "Send someone back to Beijing immediately and bring over someone who has been an official in the Imperial College for a long time."
"Also," Yunxi continued, "send someone to check the files in the Ministry of Household Affairs to see if this person named Mu Tianyan has changed his name."
