Chapter 622 Dangerous obstacles

Chen Xian first secretly met some people and learned enough of the situation so that he could enter Hongzhou Prefecture and come to the temporary yamen.

It's already evening. Many big guys are busy all day and are summarizing meetings. There is no extra time to rest.

They were not surprised by Chen Xian's arrival, and Chen Xian, the minister of the Ministry of Works, was not "big" enough here, and they cared more about Su Song.

Su Song saw the ceremony and sat down, looking at Lin Xi and said, "Su Xianggong has been working all the way. Let's rest at the inn outside the city for the time being. I'm afraid I'll have to go to the capital tomorrow."

Lin Xi and others had known that Su Song had arrived for a long time. Seeing that Su Song refused to come in, they did not reveal it, and they meant to force it.

Lin Xi took a sip of tea and moistened his dry throat, saying, "Let's ignore him for now, just stare at him. These days, you have to walk around and improve your Ministry of Works' plan. I'll see it before leaving."

Chen Zhen bowed and said, "Yes. Before the Xiaguan came, the Shangshu and all the ministers had an explanation. The Xiaguan should carefully investigate and plan in a realistic manner, not empty, not blind, and not one-size-fits-all manner."

Huang Lu, Xing Shu and others didn't say anything, and Zong Ze said: "The officials will fully support Mr. Chen."

Chen Zhen smiled at him.

He had a great responsibility when he came to Jiangnan West Road. Jiangnan West Road was considered by the court to be the center of Jiangnan. It was a top priority in the "official road planning" of the Song Dynasty, especially in the current situation.

Others are anxious to return to Beijing, but Chen Zhen is not in a hurry. He will be in charge of Hongzhou Prefecture and dispatch the energy of the Ministry of Works to carry out engineering construction on Jiangnan West Road and the entire Jiangnan!

Everyone stopped talking casually, but didn't continue.

Lin Xi looked around and said, "Now, the biggest problem facing Jiangnan West Road is still not enough control over government affairs. Although we have made great adjustments from the governor's office to various prefectures and counties, most of them are foreigners and do not understand the situation in the jurisdiction. In addition, the gentry has resisted in groups and wants to gain real power and implement the "Shaosheng New Policy", it is predictable that it is unlikely to be possible in a short period of time."

Lin Xi's meaning was very thorough. Although they changed people, it was not to say that they had changed magistrates or prefects, and everyone and the matter would be listened to the prefects and prefects.

Without the support of local local snakes or enough time to gain power, the chief officials of various prefectures are still bearish, do not have much practical ability to do practical things, are tired of sorting out relationships and gaining real power.

Chen Xian's expression remained motionless, and he secretly felt that Su Song could see clearly and hit the nail on the head.

Zong Ze, Liu Zhiyi, Zhou Wentai and others were calm and thinking about countermeasures.

They have long felt that substitution is also a response, and now they need to change further.

Lin Xi looked at several major officials on Jiangnan West Road and said: "For officials at all levels, I will find ways to continue to draw capable officials from all over the country to enrich themselves, but you still need to find ways to ensure smooth government orders as soon as possible and implement the 'New Policy' plan and goals."

From the establishment of the "Nan" yamen, we can see the court's anxiety. Lin Xi and others were even more urgent.

Huang Lu spoke at this time, looking at Zhou Wentai and said, "What is the current situation in Hongzhou Prefecture?"

Hongzhou Prefecture is the capital of Jiangnan West Road, and Zhou Wentai arrived first, and the matter of the Chu family is the most reflected.

Zhou Wentai looked solemn and bowed, "People are panic, rumors are everywhere. All kinds of personnel and government affairs are stagnant. Although the subordinates are trying their best to reconcile, they still cannot clear them for a while, and it takes time."

Liu Zhiyi continued: "Xiaguan and others also talked to many old men in Hongzhou Prefecture, hoping that they would come forward to help, but the time was too hasty and it was not effective."

The barriers of a hundred years or even hundreds of years are not so easy to break, especially the "reform" was "completely denied" in seven years, and the people of Shilin strongly resisted it. It was difficult for the imperial court and the governor's office in Jiangnan West Road to act.

Chen Xian listened and couldn't help but interrupt, "When the Ministry of Revenue's money and grain arrive, the Ministry of Works will use labor for relief, both gentry and the people will benefit. In addition, under the unified and tutoring, the allocation of officials will be relieved."

Zong Ze looked at him and said, "What Mr. Chen said is reasonable, so you have to worry more about Mr. Chen and the Ministry of Works."

"Where is the responsibility." Chen Xian was not arrogant.

Lin Xi said: "This is a method, but it is too slow to take effect. Some of the means of the 'Kaifeng Prefecture Pilot' can be learned from. For the prefectures and counties on Jiangnan West Road, mergers and reductions should be carried out, and towns and villages should be planned and established. In addition, public opinion should be kept up, and rumors should not be allowed to cause chaos and uneasiness."

"The official understands." Zong Ze, Liu Zhiyi and others bowed together to respond.

Lin Xi picked up the teacup, looked outside, and said, "The winter in Jiangnan is very short, and spring plowing will arrive soon. You are from Jiangnan West Road... the road is a long way to go, so you must be mentally prepared. These are clichés. I want to tell you another thing. I asked you for a privilege from the Political Affairs Hall. That is, salt. The court will strengthen the control of salt and iron tea, etc., and salt will be directly supplied to the Governor's Office, which will be distributed by the Governor's Office, and will be exempted from tax for three years."

Zong Ze, Zhou Wentai, and Liu Zhiyi all looked lit up and showed surprise.

Salt tax is the top priority of the imperial court's taxes. If the salt tax on Jiangnan West Road is in their hands, it will not only strengthen the control of Jiangnan West Road, but also greatly alleviate and support the financial situation!

Lin Xi told me a word and said, "I have written to me by Tongzheng. I want to set up a Tongzheng situation outside the governor's office. You must be prepared in your heart."

Zong Ze, Liu Zhiyi and others were stunned. They wanted to say something, but they didn't know what to say for a moment.

The Tongzheng Department adheres to the principle of "uploading and delivering", which is a way of speech and is very important.

If you set up subordinate agencies in the local area, it means monitoring the local area.

With this Conversation Bureau, local governments will inevitably be cautious and restricted.

Lin Xi didn't care about their reactions, looked at Huang Lu and said, "Has the Nan Jingshi Tai selected the site?"

Huang Lu said: "I chose a few places, but I was not very satisfied. The main reason was that it was a bit remote and inconvenient to get along."

The Nan Censorate, Nan Dali Temple and others must be located in Nanchang County. Such a large yamen is inevitably a bit "remote" and it is inconvenient to contact the various yamen on Jiangnan West Road.

Lin Xi thought for a while, nodded, looked at Zong Ze, and said, "Wu Juhou, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, is heading south. I don't know whether he will come to Jiangnan West Road, but he used to be in charge of the Transportation Department. If you have time, write him a letter."

The Transport Department, an institution, has a very special status in the Song Dynasty, not only transporting the money and grain of the Song Dynasty from south to north. More importantly, because the local people in the Song Dynasty were in trouble, the Transport Department gradually gained real power, not only transporting the goods, but also the power of "collecting", which was above the local area and became the actual chief official!

Wu Juhou once mastered the Transportation Department!

This is to ask Zong Ze for advice or help.

Zong Ze naturally understood Wu Juhou, understood Lin Xi's meaning, and bowed and said, "Thank you, my husband, for your advice."

Zhang Dun waved his hand and said, "Time is too late. Things are urgent. I don't need to say anything more. Even if there are many things, grasp the important things and understand them all. The official family will go out to Beijing to inspect the world in the second half of the year. I hope that the official family will not be disappointed when they see Jiangnan West Road."

When Huang Lu heard this, he frowned and returned without moving.

The "old party" has been expecting Zhao Xu's "saint heart is changing easily", and the "new party" is also worried that Zhao Xu will be as unbearable as Emperor Shenzong of the Emperor.
Chapter completed!