On the stage, Zuo Long, the chief envoy of Northern Zhili, broke into a cold sweat. Under the stage, many officials from all over the Ming Dynasty were also deep in thought.
Logically speaking, Zuo Long's report card should be very good, but now it seems that in front of Liu Jin, the heavenly official, Zuo Long's performance is obviously very average, and can even be said to be very bad.
¡°In the future, more schools, private schools, etc. will be planned and built, and more medical centers will be built.¡±
"The reconstruction of Tianjin's old city has been unable to be implemented mainly because the original old city is difficult to demolish."
¡°In the future, I will focus on addressing urban security and sanitation issues, cracking down on gangs and evil forces, and adding more sanitation workers.¡±
Zuo Long replied with sweat on his forehead.
There is no doubt that his reply did not satisfy Emperor Hongzhi, Liu Jin and others. You obviously have no plan and have not really done much.
¡°Perhaps, the only thing he did was to build a lot of roads in Beizhili, and he did a good job in this area.
"Go back and think about it carefully and make careful plans. Beizhili is a place between Beijing and Tianjin. It can achieve the current results because the area between Beijing and Tianjin itself is developing rapidly. As the governor of Beizhili, The only political achievement of a political envoy is in building bridges and paving roads."
Emperor Hongzhi put away his smile and said.
"Yes, Your Majesty~"
Zuo Long wiped the sweat from his forehead. It was really bad now.
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?? Beizhili is very fat, far from what other places can compare with, and it is close to the emperor. Although it is not a capital official, it is almost as good as a capital official.
If you make achievements, you can easily get promoted.
"Please ask Feng Shiyong, the Chief Envoy of Southern Zhili, to come forward and report his duties~"
The status of South Zhili and North Zhili are similar. They are also the two most important provinces in the Ming Dynasty. South Zhili mainly includes Anhui, Jiangsu, and Shanghai in later generations. It can be said to be the most prosperous region in the Ming Dynasty. It is the land of plenty and Jiangnan. Land, I¡¯m talking about these areas.
"Thanks to His Majesty's grace, I have the honor to serve as the Chief Envoy of South Zhili In the past three years, the people of South Zhili live and work in peace and contentment, all industries are prosperous, and the people of Wufu are prosperous"
Feng Shiyong is an old man in his sixties. He has a typical traditional official style, which is completely different from Zuo Long, the chief envoy of Northern Zhili.
His work report is more like writing a gorgeous article praising virtues and praising the prosperous times. There is no data at all in the entire article. You have no idea how many newborns there are in Nanzhili in a year and how much taxes are collected in a year. Silver, how many roads, bridges, etc. have been built.
Listening, listening, Emperor Hongzhi couldn't help but frowned. What he didn't like to hear the most now was these false and flowery words, such as the prosperous times and the banquet of Haiqinghe River.
These are all false. How did you prosper in this prosperous age?
??In Liu Jin¡¯s words, we need to use data, such as how much new population has been added, how much tax money has been mentioned, how many roads and railways have been built, how much income the people can get in a month, how high the consumption level is, etc.
Through these, we can reflect whether it is a prosperous age or not?
"It's not what you officials say. Perhaps in the eyes of these traditional officials, it is considered a prosperous age if there are no famines, the people can have enough to eat, and there are no foreign enemies.
"Master Feng, how much did the population of South Zhili increase last year?"
Liu Jin directly interrupted Feng Shiyong from reciting the beautiful words he had written and asked.
"Nanzhili is so big, how do I know how many people have grown in Nanzhili in a year, and there is no census."
Feng Shiyong looked at Liu Jin. To be honest, he was a little unhappy with Liu Jin.
"I am already over sixty years old, but I am just an envoy. You are already a minister in your thirties, and it is almost the same if we change positions, so he does not have the respect for Liu Jin that subordinates have for superiors.
"How much tax did Nanzhili collect in total last year, and how much did it increase compared to the year before?"
Liu Jin continued to ask.
"Collection of taxes is a matter of the tax yamen. Just ask the tax yamen to find out. As for growth, I don't know. In my case,It turns out that this taxation is to plunder the people's fat and the people's anointing. The ancient kings, all the dynasties, all the sage kings, and the prosperous dynasties were all frivolous and weak. The more taxes are collected, the more the people are squeezed. "
Feng Shiyong not only didn¡¯t know how much tax money was collected last year, he even refuted the tax policy proposed by Liu Jin on the spot and opposed Liu Jin¡¯s proposal to include taxation in official assessment.
"Master Feng, as the chief envoy of Southern Zhili, you don't know anything about the situation in Southern Zhili, and you completely ignore the government's repeated orders. How did you become the chief envoy?"
Liu Jin looked serious and began to question him without any hesitation in front of everyone.
"I, Feng Shiyong, don't need you to teach me when I am an official~"
"I am an upright and honest official. When I was the chief envoy of Nanzhili, I always encouraged the people to be philanthropic and cultivate themselves with the people. I did not disturb the people and did not take corvee lightly. This is the way to be an official since ancient times."
"South Zhili is prosperous, the people live and work in peace and contentment, and all industries are prosperous. Isn't this the result of me being a shepherd?"
Feng Shiyong was so old that he was questioned by Liu Jin in his early thirties in front of the emperor and everyone. His beard was so angry that he asked Liu Jin back very hard.
"South Zhili is prosperous, the people live and work in peace and contentment, and all industries are prosperous?"
"What evidence do you have to prove this?"
"How prosperous is this prosperity? How much has the population increased? How much has the income of ordinary people increased?"
"And why do you say that these things in Southern Zhili are all your fault?"
"South Zhili has been a prosperous place since ancient times, and it was also the richest place in the Ming Dynasty. However, in recent years, the development of South Zhili has been much slower than that of North Zhili. The tax revenue of South Zhili last year was less than The average salary is half that of Beizhili." Mi He Mi
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"The North Zhili side has more than five taels of silver, while the South Zhili side only has four taels of silver a month, which is completely surpassed by the North Zhili side."
"In addition, North Zhili has already implemented county-county connectivity, but South Zhili has not yet implemented prefecture-level connectivity, right?"
Liu Jin smiled and came up with several data to refute Feng Shiyong, leaving Feng Shiyong speechless and not knowing how to reply.
Because he is indeed the style and representative of the old-school officials, typical of the former old-school officials.
Of course, this is also related to the situation in the Jiangnan region. The development of capitalism and colonialism in the Jiangnan region is slower than that in the Beijing-Tianjin region. At the same time, a large number of traditional big families, big gentry, and big businessmen also hinder the development of capitalism and colonialism. Main motivation.
The most direct manifestation of this is that in Jiangnan, taxation is the most difficult.
Even if there is a tax office to collect taxes by force, it is far less easy in Jiangnan than in other places, so that there are often cases of besieging tax offices and beating tax officials.
The conservative forces in the Jiangnan area are very strong.
From old officials like Feng Shiyong to businessmen, gentry, etc. in the Jiangnan area, they are the most(remember this website address: www.hlnovel.com