Chapter 26, The Grand Master of the Secret Pavilion
In June of the fifteenth year of Hongguang, Qingxiao County, Lingzhou.
Chen Hongyu was wearing plain clothes and walking in the fields, followed by an old farmer and several officials.
These officials are all officials from Qingchi County. At this time, they are all accompanying Chen Hongyu.
After carefully checking the growth of the crops in the field and asking some questions to the old farmer, Chen Hongyu left the field.
Behind him, Magistrate Qingxiao exhaled slightly.
During his several years in office, this magistrate built water conservancy projects, expanded schools, and attached great importance to farming.
He would often come unexpectedly to the counties where he belonged to investigate the public sentiment and check whether each county government was effectively implementing the laws and regulations of the state.
Today, he also suddenly received news that Lord Zhizhou came to investigate. Fortunately, he had always carried out Zhizhou's decrees in an orderly and meticulous manner.
"Weixin, you have done a good job as a county magistrate.
Along the way, the people are in good health and have rosy complexions, which shows that they have completely escaped poverty."
Hearing Chen Hongyu's praise, the magistrate of Qingchi County, who was known as the reformer, showed excitement on his face.
"Lord Zhizhou, you are full of praise. Today's Lingzhou is so prosperous and can enter an era of well-off society for all people, all thanks to Lord Zhizhou.
A low-ranking official is just an executor."
Five years ago, before Chen Hongyu took office, although Lingzhou was barely doing well, it was only ranked in the middle among the many states in Dawu.
Since the current magistrate took office, the behavior of officials in various local government offices has rapidly improved, and various laws and orders have been issued.
In the past three years, Lingzhou has made great improvements. The construction of water conservancy projects has released a large number of vacant fields, which has provided a way out for many poor people who have lost their fields.
It is not until now that the various political orders issued by Zhizhou when he took office have truly shown their great power.
The state government's finances jumped into the top five states and counties in the country, shocking both the government and the public.
After hearing the words of the county magistrate Qingxiao, Chen Hongyu encouraged him a few more words, and then invited Wang You to him.
"Youzhi, do you think the construction of the Yicang can begin?"
"I would like to inform you, the magistrate, that now our Lingzhou is extremely wealthy and the state government has a fiscal surplus, but we can already start building free warehouses."
Hearing the conversation between the two, Magistrate Qingxia was shocked. Not long after he took office, this magistrate traveled around Lingzhou and wrote "Book of Teachings to Live in Famines and Livelihoods for the People". The famines caused by several natural disasters in Lingzhou over the past few years were everywhere in Lingzhou.
The government office responded perfectly based on the content of "Book of Teaching the Wasteland and Living People".
The concept in "Book of Teaching the Famine and Living the People" that "a government official must have no choice but to take the fertile fields from rich people and sell them several times the amount of grain they produce. The poor people must be sympathized with when suffering disasters" has also been gradually spread in various places.
He had known for a long time that Zhizhou would definitely make big moves, and he didn't want to encounter it today.
At this time, Chen Hongyu said with emotion: "The donors use charity rice to give to the old, young, disabled, orphans, poor and others.
If you don't have enough rice, you can give it with loose money. You can also use the treasury silver to buy beans, wheat, bean sprouts, millet, etc.
The main purpose of establishing a charity warehouse is to provide relief to the elderly, the young, the poor and those who are unable to live on their own.
When the free warehouse system is fully established, Lingzhou will be truly well-off in all respects."
As soon as he finished speaking, the old farmer who just saw him knelt down and cried loudly.
Chen Hongyu looked at the old farmer with some surprise and quickly went to help him.
I heard the old farmer kowtow vigorously on the ground and say: "So that Lord Zhizhou knows that the eldest son of the old farmer was attacked by a wild beast and was paralyzed in bed.
At that time, Qingxie County was still relatively poor, and the old farmer's family was even more destitute. In order not to be a burden to the family, the eldest son went on a hunger strike and died.
Now that I hear you, the eldest magistrate of Zhizhou, discussing the matter of the free warehouse with other lords, I feel so sad that I can't help myself.
If Mr. Zhizhou had been born ten years earlier, my son would not have gone on a hunger strike to death.
Although the folks are relatively short-sighted, our lives have been getting better and better since you came to Lingzhou.
In the past, even the county magistrate would not come to the fields in person to express condolences and inspect. Nowadays, you, the magistrate, can be seen visiting the fields in person from time to time.
You are the real Master Qingtian."
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In July of the fifteenth year of Hongguang's reign, the Zhengshitang awarded Xu Ping the title of Chongwen Yuan because he was the magistrate of Lingzhou and "diligently loves the people and has outstanding achievements in governance".
Xu Ping begged to resign, but refused to do so on the grounds that he had "little talent, little knowledge, and insufficient moral character."
At that time, officials admired him and scholars all over the world sighed.
In August, King Wu ordered the establishment of a new pavilion in Chongwen Academy to store cultural relics.
At the same time, Xu Ping, the magistrate of Lingzhou, was appointed as the Grand Bachelor of the Secret Pavilion and was in charge of the Secret Pavilion.
At the beginning of September, Xu Ping, a scholar of Jia Mi Pavilion, the magistrate of Lingzhou, went to Beijing to report on his work and wrote a letter to the King of Wu called "Yicang Statement".
At the end of September, King Wu issued an edict to set up a charity warehouse to provide relief to the old, young, poor and sick who could not survive on their own.
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Kyoto, Prime Minister's Mansion, Qin Hui walked leisurely in the courtyard with his hands behind his back.
Next to him, some disciples who were already important officials in the imperial court stood quietly.
"Teacher, the directors of the three libraries of Chongwen Academy have always been concurrently held by three prime ministers.
However, this time, His Majesty once again created a secret pavilion and appointed Xu Ping as the Grand Bachelor of the secret pavilion.
Is this going to..."
Seeing the disciple hesitate to speak, Qin Hui smiled lightly.
“Actually, judging from the original development.
Sima Xun and Qiao Hong will definitely be able to compete with me. In addition, His Majesty is getting older and has begun to deal with political affairs.
Maybe, our department will be swept away directly."
Sima Cuo smiled, stroked his beard, and continued: "However, there is no unstoppable path for mankind. The ban on heaven and earth has been opened. As the only Confucian scholar in Wu, I am used to fight against Confucian scholars from other countries and possible extraterrestrial demons.
Absolutely the main force.
At this moment, King Wu even relies on me a lot, so how could he lose my phase at such a critical moment!"
Kyoto, Yushitai, Guo Jian is smiling and walking together with a colleague from Yushitai.
Unlike Chen Hongyu, he directly entered the censorship station and served as censor after participating in the imperial examination.
As for the censor next to him, he was originally a conservative person. Recently, he seems to have been influenced by the new learning. He has gradually become more inclined to the Ming and Lian faction, and his relationship with him has become closer.
"Lu Zhi, you also graduated from Minglian Academy. You should be classmates with Mr. Banshan, right?"
Hearing this, a bitter look appeared on Guo Jian's face: Yes, sir, he is extremely talented. He taught in the same school as us in the first year, and in the second year, he became a lecturer and taught in the school."
Hearing this, the censor showed emotion: "Mr. Banshan is indeed an extraordinary person."
Guo Jian once again lamented: “When we were at Minglian Academy, we participated in an East Lake literary gathering.
Since Xiaowenhui, I have tried to carefully observe his demeanor, and truly regard wealth and honor as floating clouds, and do not indulge in wealth, profit, wine and sex, so that he can be a great man in this life."