Meishan Su family, Su Yun is the most virtuous

Chapter 198: Narrow-minded Judge Su!

Zhao Xu's anger and fatigue were only shown to Sun Sigong, who was close to him. When he met Su Yun, he had changed into a bright and amiable appearance.

"Your Majesty, I am Su Yun, your servant." Su Yun greeted Zhao Xu respectfully.

"Haha, Su Qing, come here, sit down quickly." Zhao Xu greeted warmly.

Su Yun carefully sat on the brocade cushion brought by Sun Sigong, but his back was straight.

Zhao Xu looked at Su Yun with great satisfaction. Well, this spirited young man was the emperor's disciple whom he had promoted!

He lived up to his expectations.

In a short period of time, he has surprised himself repeatedly.

First, he destroyed the Left and Right Halls that occupied the Southern Court, and now he is cleaning up the buildings and shops, eradicating all the termites and pests, and increasing the court's income by millions of strings of cash. Such a capable minister has not been seen for many years.

When other ministers see Su Yun, they may think that this person is too restless and cruel to his colleagues, but in the eyes of Emperor Zhao Xu, Su Yun is not one who goes along with the crowd and is wholeheartedly devoted to the court and loyal to himself as the emperor.

In the past, those so-called capable and competent ministers, such as Han Qi and Bao Zheng, actually, if we carefully examine their official careers, none of them was as bold and daring as Su Yun.

Sending all the people in the two institutions to law enforcement agencies at once has never happened before, and when it comes to anti-corruption, few people dare to do it so thoroughly.

Well, of course, whether they dare not or are unwilling to do so, that is unknown.

Zhao Xu could see clearly in his mind that those so-called gentlemen and loyal ministers in the past all regarded themselves as scholar-officials, and they always pointed out that the emperor was not good at this or that.

For example, his own cheap emperor, Emperor Renzong, was praised by civil officials as the so-called "Emperor Renzong" after his death.

Haha, the so-called benevolence was nothing more than his compromise with the civil officials and winning their favor, which gave him the posthumous title of Emperor Renzong.

They keep an eye on the emperor every day, and are unable to build palaces, select concubines, have fun, or raise troops... But they themselves live in mansions, wear fine clothes, eat delicious food, and enjoy a romantic life. They are also corrupt and protect each other. They are willing to do anything!

Haha, even though they are now divided between the old and new parties, and even within the new party, if this emperor has any slightly out-of-the-ordinary ideas, they will concentrate their forces to resist him.

All in all, there are not many, or even rare, officials like Su Yun who dare to enforce the law impartially on the civil service.

The more Zhao Xu looked at Su Yun, the more he liked her.

Capable, daring, and loyal to the court... Such young people are really rare.

"Juzheng, how are things going in Nanya recently?"

This sentence is a common way of asking to open up a topic. It is a common question for greeting, showing concern, and starting a conversation.

Su Yun quickly thanked Zhao Xu for his concern, and then carefully reported to Zhao Xu what he had done.

“…After nearly a month of hard work, I have successfully promoted the double-entry bookkeeping method within the Southern Court.

Now all the accounting offices within the Southern Court use the new accounting method without exception. This accounting method has great advantages in preventing corruption and can prevent corruption to a great extent.

However, technical things can only be used as a precautionary measure; the key lies in people.

In fact, as long as those in higher positions set an example and supervise their subordinates, corruption can generally be improved, and it is possible without the new accounting system. "

Hearing this, Zhao Xu sighed and said, "Yes, the key is still people. No matter how good the new accounting method is or how sophisticated the weapons are, it will be useless if the wrong people are used."

Afterwards, Su Yun talked about the issue of rectifying the building and store affairs, and explained to Zhao Xu in detail the collusion and manipulation among the upper and lower levels in the building and store affairs.

Zhao Xu gritted his teeth when he heard about this, especially when he heard that the people in charge of building management had rented out public housing privately, pocketed the rent, and even fabricated some fictitious repairs and pocketed the repair costs for themselves. He could not help but sneer repeatedly.

"These people deserve to die!"

After Su Yun finished speaking, Zhao Xu said hatefully.

Su Yun smiled and said, "I have already sent them all to the Dali Temple, and the Dali Temple will naturally make a fair judgment.

In addition, I also took back all the money they had embezzled over the years, and put the fixed assets into the building and store business to rent out, and the cash was put into the Southern Court.

Alas, the Southern Court is also in a difficult situation now. After I took over the Southern Court's money and valley, I have been trembling with fear every day, feeling like a skilled cook cannot cook without rice, especially after most of the deposits were paid to manage the Huimin River.

Fortunately, the rectification of the building and store business this time has made those corrupt officials return part of the money they had embezzled, which is a temporary relief."

Zhao Xu sighed: "It's hard for you..."

After saying this, Zhao Xu paused, and then naturally moved on to the next topic, saying, "...Speaking of the Huimin River, you should have heard about the recent situation, right?"

Su Yun nodded and said, "I know that the clerks and servants in the Southern Yamen have been in a state of panic these days. I can see and hear it every day." Zhao Xu nodded and said, "What do you think of this matter?"

Su Yun smiled and thought, how could I see it? I saw it with my own eyes.

Li Qingchen didn't take my advice seriously, and you, Zhao Xu, didn't comment on my letter. Now that a big problem has arisen, you come to ask me what I think.

But I'd just complain about this in my heart. If I really said it out loud, it would be really immature.

Su Yun said sincerely: "You are the boat, and the people are the water. The water can carry the boat, but it can also overturn it."

Zhao Xu frowned slightly when he heard this and said, "The villagers of Cai Village are rampant and domineering. First, they occupied the river. When the government wanted to clear it, they still made trouble. Now they even blocked the canal. Isn't this a way to die?"

Su Yun nodded and said, "The emperor can naturally send out a large army... Oh, there is no need for a large army, only 500 fully armed imperial guards are needed to slaughter all the people in Cai Village.

But this is definitely not what you, Your Majesty, want to see, otherwise you would not have come here today."

Su Yun smiled and said, "In fact, in my opinion, these things are just trivial matters."

Zhao Xu was stunned and asked, "It's just a small matter?"

Su Yun nodded and said, “The people may seem to be arrogant, but in fact the main contradiction is the contradiction between the people’s growing material and cultural needs and the backward productivity!

Why did the villagers of Caicun occupy the river and even go against the Southern Yamen? Are they really so brutal and unreasonable?
I don’t think so. When the granaries are full, people know etiquette. If they have other options, they will not choose to tie their heads around their waists and go against the court.”

Zhao Xu nodded and said, "This is your method of analyzing contradictions, right? You think the current problem is because the people in Cai Village and along the river are too poor?"

Su Yun nodded.

Zhao Xu frowned and said, "That is to say, even if we suppress this matter by force this time, we cannot prevent someone from occupying the river again in the future?"

Su Yun nodded and said, "As long as they still can't survive, they will definitely compete with the court for the river."

Zhao Xu shook his head and said, "This is not a good solution. Since the beginning of the country, every government official has wanted the people to be prosperous, but who can really do it?

I also want to make all the people rich, and the country strong, but it is too difficult, too difficult. "

Su Yun did not comment on Zhao Xu's feelings.

Zhao Xu did not intend to let Su Yun answer, but just sighed for a moment, then asked Su Yun: "Regarding the villagers of Cai Village blocking the canal, Li Qing suggested to me that I lead the imperial army to kill the people who blocked the canal, so as to establish my authority by killing people, so as to prevent others from imitating Cai Village in the future. What do you think?"

Su Yun looked up at Zhao Xu in horror.

Seeing Su Yun's expression, Zhao Xu quickly said, "I haven't agreed to him yet. I want to ask for your opinion first."

Su Yun sighed and said, "There are at least a thousand villagers in Cai Village blocking the river. Does Magistrate Li want to kill them all?"

Zhao Xu said: "Blocking the canal and preventing grain from entering Beijing is a huge matter. The villagers of Caicun are too bold.

In fact, logically speaking, this is close to rebellion, and according to the law, it is reasonable to really massacre them."

Su Yun nodded and said, "Since the emperor has summoned me to ask about this matter today, I guess he doesn't really want to act like this?"

Zhao Xu nodded and said, "I want to ask you if you have any solution. If it is possible, I will not act like this, but if I have no choice, I have to do this in order to ensure the food security of Bianjing."

Su Yun pondered for a moment and said, "More than a thousand young men and strong men are the food and clothing of more than a thousand households, and thousands of people depend on them. If they die, the Song Dynasty will have thousands more orphans and widows.

I really cannot bear to see such tragic events in the world. If the emperor trusts me, please let me handle this matter."

Zhao Xu was delighted when he heard this and said, "Juzheng, do you have a solution?"

Su Yun nodded and said, "I haven't given you the details yet, but now that we know the problem, it shouldn't be difficult to solve.

The reason why the villagers of Caicun are so worried is that they are really poor and many of them rely on these fish ponds and lotus ponds to make a living.

Therefore, as long as we find them a new way to survive, I think they will not really fight to the death with the imperial court."

Zhao Xu reminded him, "You have opened a loophole. You have shown leniency to the villagers of Cai Village today, but what about the people in other sections of the river? They may follow your example and come to you for a visit. You can take care of Cai Village, but can you take care of hundreds of thousands of people along the river?"

Su Yun smiled and said, "I will think of a solution."

Zhao Xu shook his head and said, "Forget it. We can't put all the burdens on you. You just need to solve the problems of the villagers in Cai Village. Oh, yes, you can arrange for them to work in the warehouse of the Southern Yamen.

As for the other people living along the river, I will not hold them responsible this time, but I will send people to patrol the river in the future to nip any signs of trouble in the bud, so that such things won’t happen again.”

(End of this chapter)