Meishan Su family, Su Yun is the most virtuous

Chapter 207 How can this be possible?
"Ah!" Sun Sigong was startled and said, "My lord, think twice!

Chengyilang is a lower sixth rank, and Su Dajia was originally Xuandelang, a lower seventh rank. This is a promotion of three levels in a row!
Moreover, this reform reduced the ranks from 35 to 42 to 25. The promotion of officials is already very fast. If they are promoted three levels in a row, that would be too scary!

Let me do the math, what assignment can this Cheng Yilang be assigned to... Ah, Su Yun's uncle Su Zhe is currently serving as the You Sijian. If Su is the Cheng Yilang, he can also be assigned to the You Sijian!
Su Sijian was a Jinshi in the second year of Jiayou, and was promoted to You Sijian after 25 years of official career. The Su family has only been in official career for a few months, and they can serve as Su Sijian... How amazing is this?"

Zhao Xu laughed and said, "Su Ziyu has been in office for 25 years. I don't have any impression of what he has done for the court.

But I know exactly what Ju Zheng did. The two collections of annotations are enough to make my name go down in history, and the Romance of the Three Kingdoms can enlighten the people.

Since he entered the officialdom, he first eliminated all the chronic problems in the Left and Right Halls of the Southern Court, and then cleaned up the affairs of the buildings and shops, which increased the income of the Southern Court by more than one million.

He personally took part in the management of Huimin River, and without using a single soldier, he solved the problem of Caicun blocking the canal, which even ministers like Li Qingchen could not solve. This major event was enough to stir up a civil uprising, but he solved it easily.

Now, in order to solve the poverty in Cai Village, a dish called Dongzicai was developed. It not only solves the hidden danger to the court in Cai Village, but also contributes six to seven hundred strings of net income to the court every year.

Haha, Mr. Wang and I have worked hard for so many years, offended so many ministers, endured so much infamy, and suffered so much pressure, only then can the court have an additional income of more than 10 million strings of cash every year.

Just based on this one thing, Su Yun's contribution is enough to equal that of all the ministers in Xining. You say, I only give him a small position as a counselor, who dares to object?

If anyone has any objections, I would like to ask him what contribution he has made to the court!"

Sun Sigong didn't dare to say anything more. Then Zhao Xu summoned the Secretary of the Central Secretariat Cai Jing and dictated the poem: Xuande Lang Su Yun had made great contributions in managing Huimin River, fighting corruption in Loudian, and helping Cai Village out of poverty. He was promoted to Chengyi Lang and his assignment remained unchanged.

Cai Jing's expression changed when he heard Zhao Xu's words. He thought for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, Su Yun is only 20 years old and has only been in office for a few months. If he is promoted again, there may be controversy among the ministers. Should we wait and see?"

Zhao Xu looked at Cai Jing and asked, "Did Su Yun make any contribution to the management of Huimin River?"

Cai Jing thought of poor Li Qingchen, but the most critical person in charge of the allocation of money, grain and manpower was Su Yun, and the person who solved the most critical problem was Su Yun. In comparison, what Li Qingchen did seemed to be just minor details, and there seemed to be nothing wrong in giving the credit to Su Yun.

Cai Jing nodded and said, "You have done a great job."

Zhao Xu said, "Su Yun rectified the business of the store and took down many corrupt officials, recovering more than a million strings of cash for the court. In the future, the business of the store can also generate more than 100,000 strings of cash for the court. Is this a merit?"

Cai Jing nodded quickly and said, "Of course it is a merit."

Zhao Xu laughed and said, "Does Sheren Cai know what Judge Su did this time?"

Cai Jing said: "I just heard from your Majesty that Su Tongpan helped Cai Village get out of poverty."

Zhao Xu nodded and said, "President Su believes that the Cai family of Cai Village has repeatedly violated the laws of the court. It is not because the Cai family is born to be troublemakers, but because the Cai family is poor.

Poverty is the root cause. If the Cai family were not poor, they would not have occupied the river to raise fish and lotus roots. If they were not poor, they would not have gone against the imperial court for such a small profit.

Therefore, after persuading the Cai family to demolish the fish pond and lotus pond, Su Tongpan began to plan to help the Cai family and even the people along the river get out of poverty.

After several months, we worked with the villagers of Caicun to create a 1,000-acre vegetable field, which can produce a large amount of vegetables, fruits and melons in the cold winter.

These vegetable fields can produce vegetables, fruits and melons worth more than 7 to 8 million strings of cash every winter, and the amount may reach more than 10 million strings of cash in the future.

And Su Tongpan donated this industry, which is worth more than 10 million guan per year, directly to the court. Cai Sheren, do you think it’s okay for me to give him a small position as a counselor? "

Cai Jing hesitated and said, "Your Majesty, it's just an annual income of 700 to 800 strings of cash, or even more than 1,000 strings of cash. This can't be considered a great achievement, right?"

Cai Jing simply omitted the word "wan" because it sounded totally unreasonable.

It's like in the future you planted a thousand acres of vegetable fields in the village, and then told people that you planted a thousand acres of vegetables, and the value of these thousand acres of vegetables is equivalent to one-sixth of the country's tax revenue. Do you think anyone would believe this?

Cai Jing could not say that he knew everything about the court's annual tax revenue, but he did have some understanding. Since the Xining Reform, the court's revenue had increased dramatically, with annual revenue of more than 60 million strings of cash.

Now Zhao Xu said that Su Yun had a vegetable plot and grew vegetables that were worth 10 million strings of cash. Hehe, what else could Cai Jing think except that he had misheard?

As for where the mistake lies, among the seven or eight million strings of coins and more than ten million strings of coins, except for the word "wan" which is a bit eye-catching, the rest are reasonable. Therefore, we just treat the word "wan" as a slip of the tongue by the official and directly remove it.

Zhao Xu smiled and said, "Mr. Cai, I was not wrong. I said seven or eight hundred... ten thousand strings of cash."

Zhao Xu emphasized the word "ten thousand".

Cai Jing was somewhat bewildered. He looked at Zhao Xu, then at Sun Sigong who was smiling beside him, and repeated what Zhao Xu had said, "Seven or eight... one million strings of cash?"

Zhao Xu was not angry, he nodded and said: "Yes, that's 7 or 8 million strings of cash."

Sun Sigong quickly explained: "President Su Tong used a new method, a technique called underground caves, which can grow fresh fruits and vegetables in winter. One mu of land can dig five underground caves, and one underground cave can produce 600 kilograms of vegetables and fruits in one winter. One thousand mu of land can produce 3 million kilograms of vegetables and fruits. In winter, one kilogram of vegetables and fruits can be sold at a high price of two strings of silver, with a total value of 6 million strings of silver.

And these one thousand acres of land are just the beginning. In the future, two thousand acres, three thousand acres, or even ten thousand acres can be cultivated. The government's estimate of more than ten million strings of cash is actually a bit conservative.

If we transport vegetables, fruits and melons along the canal and sell them in the cities along the canal, it may be possible to make tens of millions of guan in the future."

Sun Sigong had explained it clearly enough, but Cai Jing was overwhelmed by the amount of information and was still a little confused: "One thousand acres of land, growing vegetables and fruits that can be sold for six million strings of cash..."

But Cai Jing was a smart man after all, and he immediately realized that this cave was the key. It could grow vegetables and fruits in winter, which could only be done in the soup room before.

Cai Jing immediately asked, "Can this cave be used to grow vegetables and fruits in winter?"

Zhao Xu nodded and said, "Yes, if Mr. Cai has any questions, you can go to Cai Village to have a look."

Cai Jing nodded immediately and said, "If this is true, then Judge Su has benefited the people of the world. I certainly wouldn't dare to stop the government from promoting him!"

Zhao Xu frowned slightly. Cai Jing meant that he was unwilling to write the appointment letter before seeing the real thing.

The atmosphere suddenly became a little stagnant.

Sun Sigong's eyes turned and he immediately suggested, "Sir, you haven't been to Caicun for inspection either. Why don't you go and take a look?"

As soon as Sun Sigong said this, Zhao Xu immediately became interested, and then he had more new ideas. He smiled and said, "Sun Daban, go to the three provinces and ask the officials if they want to go out with me to investigate the people's livelihood."

Sun Sigong quickly responded, saying, "Then I will go to the three provinces to invite you gentlemen."

Zhao Xu waved his hand and said, "Go ahead."

Sun Sigong hurried to the three provinces to inform them of the matter.

When the emperor goes on a tour, he naturally cannot just leave at will. Not only does he have to invite the ministers of the three provinces, but he also has to ask the Imperial Guards, the Imperial City Administration, etc. to make preparations in advance, and the palace also has to prepare various matters.

The patrol was scheduled for the third day.

However, the weather became increasingly colder, and on the next morning, freezing rain began to fall, as if we had suddenly entered a cold winter.

Sun Sigong quickly asked Zhao Xu whether he should go on the tour in such cold weather.

Zhao Xu smiled and said, "Isn't this even better? If it snows, the contrast will be even stronger."

The emperor and the ministers of the three provinces wanted to inspect the underground cave. Su Yun, the creator of the underground cave, was naturally notified to be present, and he would have to go to the scene to give some explanations at that time.

Although Su Yun was prepared for this, he couldn't help but frown when he saw the wind and rain outside.

It's not fun to go to the fields in such weather.

There are no easy roads to walk on in the countryside at this time. When there is no rain, the sky is full of dust. Now that it is raining, it is even more difficult to walk on. The road is full of mud. Not to mention that it is difficult for vehicles and horses to pass, even walking is difficult.

In this kind of cold weather, it would be a real pain to travel in the mud.

However, the emperor was taking the ministers of the three provinces on a tour and only notified him to go. It was not something he could decide, so there was nothing to say and he just went.

Early in the morning on the third day, Su Yun got up from his warm bed, put on some neat clothes, and took a donkey cart to wait for the emperor and the three provincial governors' carriages on the Imperial Street.

Knowing that the road was difficult to travel, Zhao Xu's imperial carriage was relatively simple, with a sense of traveling light. However, after all, it was the emperor's tour, so no matter how simple it was, it couldn't be too simple.

Now the accompanying personnel who were responsible for clearing the way are in trouble.

After the autumn rain, there was a white fog between the sky and the earth. It was very humid, and the ground was full of mud. When carriages and horses passed over it, the mud soon stuck to the wheels. The driver in front had to get off the car after driving for a while to shovel the mud off the wheels, and also had to shovel the mud off the horses' hooves. Many horses fell along the way.

It was a difficult journey and took most of the day to finally reach Caicun.

As soon as Su Yun got out of the car, he shivered in the cold autumn wind. Fortunately, he was strong and had an inner fire, so he was not afraid of this kind of weather.

But Zhao Xu, Wang Gui, Cai Que and others were either weak or old, and even though they were wrapped in thick furs, they were still shivering from the cold.

But Zhao Xu was quite satisfied: this is the best effect.

(End of this chapter)