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Chapter 2208 Guizi Scroll draws in manpower and lays a solid foundation
"Ziying, your appetite is too big. Hami and Shazhou are already at their limit. Even in these two places, the imperial court can't afford it anymore. The consumption of food and fodder is too high. Shaanxi..." seems to understand Something, Zheng Chongjian thought about it, "Do you think potatoes and sweet potatoes can be popularized in Shaanxi and Shaanxi Xingdusi and the three borders and four towns and guards?"

Zheng Chongjian knew that Feng Ziying had been promoting the planting of potatoes, and later there were sweet potatoes. It is said that these two crops are very suitable for planting in the dry and mountainous areas of Shaanxi, and the yields are also high.

He even tasted the taste of potatoes and found them passable, not as delicious as rice noodles, but as Feng Ziying said, it may be a matter of habit, and when you don't even have to eat grass roots and bark, the potatoes are simply delicious.

If potatoes can be grown in places like Xingdusi in Shaanxi, and the output can reach the level of Yan'an Prefecture, then this problem of food and fodder supply can indeed be solved for the most part.

And just as Feng Ziying said, in the Han and Tang Dynasties, this area could be under the jurisdiction of the court, so why couldn't the Great Zhou do it?

We must know that the current Huguang Jiangnan was still a barren land in the Han and Tang Dynasties, but now it has replaced the Central Plains as a fertile land, supplying the needs of the entire Great Zhou.

"Well, Dazhang, you have also seen the planting and harvest of potatoes in Yan'an Mansion. Mr. Li made a special trip to the counties and prefectures of Yan'an, and immediately became a fan of potatoes, bragging about potatoes everywhere. The good thing is that they are more active than me. Fengxiang planted 4000 mu in spring this year, which can only be regarded as a pilot project, but I think it can be expanded to [-] mu by autumn sowing, and there should be no harvest of [-] million jin. problem, the refugee problem will basically be resolved by then.”

Now Li Tengfang has completely turned into a potato brag, bragging about the benefits and advantages of potatoes everywhere, encouraging all places to vigorously plant potatoes, and beating and urging officials all over the place at any time.

I was really frightened by the catastrophe brought about by the drought in Shaanxi. Think about it, if the promotion of potato planting develops and can solve the problem of starving people at once, then these refugees in the countryside will not become rioters. If this is done, That's an act of sainthood.

Feng Ziying's words made Zheng Chongjian happy, "Is this the next task you entrusted to me?"

"Not only that, this is just one of the most important tasks, and the road from Fengxiang to Ganzhou needs to be repaired again..." Feng Ziying smiled, "Don't think it's a matter of Gongchang Mansion, Maybe you will be the magistrate of Gongchang Mansion in the next step? You should first repair the road on Fengxiang side, and then continue on the side of Gongchang Mansion. As long as the production of potatoes keeps up, the homeless, hungry, and disaster victims can be completely transformed into these road repairs. The main force, the road from Suzhou to Xi'an must be kept smooth at a high level, and this is one of the things I have to do."

Zheng Chongjian took a breath, "Ziying, are you going to put me in Shaanxi forever?"

"Hehe, a lifetime is too long. Ten to eight years is possible. Maybe in the future when you become the governor of Shaanxi, you will feel more fulfilled in this position, so you don't want to leave?" Feng Ziying looked at Zheng Chongjian and said: " Who wouldn’t want to be able to expand the territory and go down in history?”

For scholars, this is the biggest temptation, and Zheng Chongjian is no exception. Feng Ziying's temptation condition is really touching.

Seeing that Zheng Chongjian was moved by him, Feng Ziying knew that he had touched this guy's heart. Of course it was still far away, but it was worth fighting for.

"If you can really achieve that step, it will be worthwhile to guard the frontier for the rest of your life." Zheng Chongjian breathed a sigh of relief, and said thoughtfully: "But to do this, the court may still..."

He didn't go on, but Feng Ziying understood that Zheng Chongjian was not optimistic about the current court situation.

In particular, he, Sun Chuanting and Chen Qiyu have been working in Shanxi and Shaanxi for more than a year, and they have already learned about the dark evils in local officialdom, so they must be a little disappointed in their hearts.

How could there be no civil uprisings and riots under such officialdom?

The Shanshan Rebellion was certainly caused by a severe drought, but the failure of water conservancy, serious land annexation, corrupt officials, and the gentry's greed for cruelty were the root causes.

Under the pressure of these factors, the common people couldn't bear it anymore, so they had to rebel. Who would risk beheading to rebel if they had a bite to eat?

"Da Zhang, it seems that you have also seen the difficulties of the current imperial court, but what are the sources of the difficulties?" Feng Ziying said leisurely: "Some people say that the military expenditure is too large, and the military pressure from the north is too great, leading to financial depletion; People say that the population growth is too rapid, and the contradiction between more people and less land has become more and more prominent, which has led to intensified conflicts between the common people and the gentry and landlords. Once a catastrophe occurs, they can only use riots as a hedge; some people say that officials are corrupt, Officials and gentry colluded to oppress the common people, and the common people were living in dire straits; some also said that the imperial court was overstaffed and lacked a clear plan,..."

Zheng Chongjian laughed, "Ziying, do you think this is repeating the same old tune? But can you deny that these problems exist in both the court and the local government, and are they serious?"

"It does exist, but there is always a root and a tail here, so what is the core and most critical issue?" Feng Ziying asked: "We need to analyze, which of these issues is the most fundamental issue, and the Great Zhou has only been established for less than a hundred years. Is it not normal to come to this point? How to prevent these contradictions from turning into big problems, I think we may all need to think carefully, find out the reasons, and find countermeasures in our daily affairs in the future.”

Feng Ziying's words hit Zheng Chongjian.

He is also a person who is good at thinking. Of course, he understands that these questions raised by Feng Ziying point to the system of the entire Great Zhou Dynasty. What are the advantages and disadvantages of the model, should we overthrow it and start over, or eliminate the disadvantages?

Also, should the imperial court carry out targeted research on various problems existing in the north, south, east, west, and north, which areas have major problems and need to be improved, and which areas need to break the pattern and innovate and seek changes? These are worth thinking about and exploring.

Of course, Zheng Chongjian also knows that people like himself are too young, and he is not familiar with the government affairs from the central to the local governments throughout the Great Zhou Dynasty, so Feng Ziying hopes that he will stay in the local area and get in touch with the specific affairs of the prefectures and counties seriously. Only when thinking about these issues in the future can we be targeted.

"Ziying, I have to say that you have thought more deeply than us. You have seen many problems and started to think about countermeasures, but we are still a little at a loss." Zheng Chongjian said with a little more admiration in his tone, "You also Convinced me, I should really do a good job in Fengxiang, and at the same time explore and understand, to see if there is a better strategy to change something, the only worry is that if you leave Shaanxi, change to another If someone comes to be the governor, I'm afraid..."

"Don't worry Dazhang, I reckon that if I go back to court, the governor of Shaanxi may not be set up for the time being. You have seen the situation of Lord Zheng and Lord Li. Lord Zheng probably won't stay long. Lord Li is a practical man." Yes, there is also Pan Ruzhen, who are all good. According to the procuratorate, Mr. Zhang is also good. At least the situation in Shaanxi will be like this in the next three to five years. Xi'an, Yan'an, and Fengxiang are the key. , and Brother Chucai is in Yan'an, and you three are at the helm in these three important places in Shaanxi, so it will be safe."

Feng Ziying's words also made Zheng Chongjian amused, "Ziying, I'm just a colleague, why should I talk about taking the helm? Just do your own thing."

"A person without long-term concerns must have short-term worries. You are right to be a co-prefect, but you must know that one of the most important tasks of a co-prefect is to assist the prefect to do all kinds of affairs. I am a co-prefect in Yongping Prefecture and a prefect in Shuntian Prefecture. Cheng, you have to think about problems with the mentality of the magistrate, and help the magistrate to think about the problem more thoughtfully, there is no harm in giving them advice, it is their business if they don't accept it, but we need to use our hearts."

Feng Ziying's attitude is very clear. An official who doesn't want to be a leader is not a good official, but if you want to be a leader, you must always put yourself in the position of the leader and consider the problem from the perspective of the leader. You can't just focus on your own job. It's too narrow up.

After being told by Feng Ziying, Zheng Chongjian has nothing to say. Could it be that he doesn't want to be a magistrate, or go to a higher level?That's so hypocritical.

After thinking for a while, Zheng Chongjian said again: "Ziying, you are the governor of a province now, and the position you stand in and the angle of consideration are different. I just listened to your tone, and you are talking about things in the tone of a cabinet minister. Yes, I'm really curious. How can you think so far when you are younger than us? You proposed the strategy of opening the sea, and you plan to develop the coal and iron military industry. The large-scale introduction of potatoes and sweet potatoes is also yours. You did it with all your strength, and even Mr. Xu couldn’t push it. You did it. Of course, this was due to the civil unrest in Shaanxi, but the droughts in Shanxi, Shaanxi, Henan and Shandong were also severe in the past few years. Why didn’t anyone dare to try it? If you want to come, I don't understand, you are all studying in the academy, why are you different from others?"

There is nothing wrong with asking this question, there are so many people in Qingtan Academy, only Feng Ziying is such a talented and amazing character, who is far behind in practicing state affairs, let alone the others.

Now that Feng Ziying is only in her early twenties, she has achieved a position that is difficult for Jinshi to achieve in her entire life. It seems that it is a matter of time before she enters the cabinet. Too big to be jealous.

Regarding this, Feng Ziying could only shrug her shoulders chicly and smile, what could he say?Say you are a time traveler?
(End of this chapter)