Chapter 1102 The Geng scroll became famous in Kyoto

 Feng Ziying’s worries are not without reason.

Developing the economy is not the responsibility of local officials in this era, or at least the development of industry and commerce in Feng Ziying's mind is not the responsibility of local officials in this era. What can be sidelined is to develop water conservancy and agriculture, solve the livelihood of refugees, and increase tax revenue. This It can be regarded as the responsibility of the government.

What really determines the promotion of local officials is the tax collection in summer and autumn. Local social security and education, including litigation, are what officials value most.

The mining, factory building, and trade that Feng Ziying vigorously promoted in Yongping Prefecture can only be regarded as an increase in part of the mining tax and industrial and commercial tax. Even in the mind of the prefect Zhu Zhiren, it is not a particularly important matter, and even In Zhu Zhiren's mind, this was probably a way for Feng Ziying to make friends with businessmen from Shanxi and Shaanxi to make money for herself.

So it was not until the gun workshop jointly run by Feng Ziying and the Ministry of War produced firearms and equipped them to Yongmin Zhuang that Zhu Zhiren began to pay attention to them.

But the Mongol invasion was just an accident. Maybe he encountered it because of his bad luck. Therefore, after the Mongols retreated, it was impossible for Zhu Zhiren to pay much attention to these things. In comparison, Zhu Zhiren would not be able to solve the Changli Huimin Salt Farm and the Japanese issue. Pay more attention to it.

Therefore, Feng Ziying hopes to do everything that needs to be done before she leaves Yongping Mansion. Shanshan businessmen still have some energy. As long as they straighten out the path, they can communicate with the successor officials about follow-up matters, but Feng Ziying feels that if they can It is undoubtedly best for one of our own to continue to promote the unfinished business and allow Yongping Mansion to develop according to the planned path.

 But this involves personnel issues.

This is not something I can easily get involved in. Even if it can be operated through Qi Yongtai and Qiao Yingjia, I really don't have many suitable candidates.

There are only three officials who can decide the affairs of Yongping Prefecture. The magistrate and tongzhi, the general judge and the judge can each barely count for half, and the total is three. However, the power of the latter two is obviously less than that of the first two. And Tongzhi is much inferior to magistrate.

 Zhu Zhiren's term is estimated to be coming soon, and he will leave early next year at the latest. This is what Zhu Zhiren has been looking forward to for a long time, and Feng Ziying also knows that Zhu Zhiren is already active in seeking to return to Beijing to serve as a Beijing official.

Although he has been relatively weak in the past few years in Yongping Mansion, due to his status as the prefect, Zhu Zhiren has earned a lot of money, so what he is seeking now is to return to the capital and serve as a capital official, even if it is just a casual job. Some people want to have a good reputation, and they can also benefit the place when they become an official in the future.

Once Zhu Zhiren left, the officials who replaced him were basically from the fourth rank or above. They could be promoted or transferred. Basically no one Feng Ziying could come into contact with could reach this level. His classmates There is still a big gap between them and others, let alone fourth-grade officials?

Nowadays, most of his classmates are from the top three Jinshi ranks, and are usually awarded the seventh rank. Those who are from the second class Jinshi may be awarded the sixth rank. If you want to suddenly be promoted to the position of the fifth rank, even if you are promoted from outside, it will be obvious. Impossible, but it can be considered in the position of general judge of the sixth grade.

Feng Ziying shook her head. Things like this will have to wait until the end of the year. When Zhu Zhiren leaves, who will take over as the prefect will have to deal with the new prefect in the future.

Zhu Zhiren's cooperation is very tacit, which is based on certain conditions. If a new prefect has different ideas, it will be difficult to say.

Feng Ziying could not leave the capital city for the past two days. Although the Ministry of War did not say anything, he still understood that both the emperor and the two bosses of the Ministry of War still hoped that he could stay in the capital city.

Of course they have arrangements, but having an extra layer of insurance, even if it can play even the slightest role, is better than nothing.

 The invitations from Wei Ruolan and Han Qi finally allowed Feng Ziying to relax a little.

I'm staying in the capital city and can't leave. Do you have anything else to do? Going to visit a few teachers seems to easily cause some unnecessary associations. I want to go to Jia's house, but I'm worried that someone will notice some clues about what happened that night. Come on, you can stay in the house for a day and a half, but it will feel uncomfortable if you stay longer.

It was already dark when Feng Ziying arrived at Mirror Garden. Although it had not yet snowed, the early winter in the capital city was enough for people to wear cotton-padded jackets and go out.

The carriage stopped outside the gate of Mirror Garden. Ruixiang went in and negotiated at the corner gate, and then the carriage went in.

Mirror Garden is a garden built on the south bank of Jishuitan. It was originally the garden of an official and gentry in the former Ming Dynasty. It is adjacent to the Ding Garden built by Xu Zengshou, the youngest son of Xu Da in the former Ming Dynasty. Although the area is not large, it has a huge The lookout can overlook Hubei Province, and the scenery is excellent, so it is also very popular.

Starting from the Yuanxi period, the city's high-ranking families liked to purchase land and build gardens on both sides of Jishuitan as a place for resting villas. With the rise and fall of the times, many officials, whether rich businessmen or wealthy businessmen, fell from power, fell into ruins, or died of illness. After you sing, I will come on stage, so most of these gardens have changed their owners countless times, sometimes every three to five years.

This is next to the Huanyi Bureau. It is said that some women from the Huanyi Bureau who were assigned here wanted to escape from the prison of the Huanyi Bureau, so they swam out at night on summer and escaped into these gardens.

Because most of these gardens are owned by wealthy families, even people from the Military and Patrol Battalions need to look at them for inspections. Therefore, most of the investigations are fruitless, and many of these escaped convict women have even transformed into These concubines of high-ranking officials may also take the path of geisha.

All in all, these specious legends have made the gardens on both sides of Jishuitan even more bizarre and noisy, attracting countless officials and businessmen from other places to flock to them.

And some gardens were simply bought, and theater stages and banquet kitchens were set up, becoming places similar to private kitchens and private theater troupes in later generations. Of course, it was inevitable that some other venues would join in and become more lively.

Compared to the more famous Fenzi Hutong, there is no doubt that the consumption level and quality here are not comparable, and the privacy is better.

It can be said that those who can entertain guests here are either rich or noble, and they basically need to book in advance, because a garden like this basically only receives one group of guests at a certain time every day, so the cost is very high.

This was Feng Ziying's first time coming to such a place. He had received countless invitations to literary and poetry gatherings in the past. Because he lacked confidence, he basically refused them "righteously" and said he was more interested in current policies. On the other hand, I am not sensitive to poetry and essays.

But it is not necessary to get together with Wei Ruolan and Han Qi today. They are all old acquaintances. Although they have moved around less in the past two years, they are firmly bound by the Daguanlou relationship, which is stable.

Brown-red brocade curtains cover the entire three sides of the high platform, with tall wooden pillars, luxurious curtains, fashionably dressed singers, an exquisite stage and a troupe in preparation. However, on the side, you can still see the pools of boats and boats. Including the dishes filed in from the backyard, Feng Ziying estimated that the consumption for this night would not be less than two hundred taels of silver.

This is the most ecstatic scene of the upper class in the capital city. It is not that Feng Ziying has not experienced it before, but in the past few years, she seems to have suddenly become far away from these things.

 “Ziying, it’s so rare to ask you to please me.” Wei Ruolan said cheerfully.

Feng Ziying took the guest of honor seat, while Han Qi and Wei Ruolan lined up on both sides, "Why, I haven't seen you, Brother Jun?"

Han Qi and Wei Ruolan exchanged glances, "Brother Yejun's father has been in poor health, so he has to go back to be a filial son. He has not been seen in the past few days."

 Feng Ziying smiled and said nothing.

Chen Jixian has not shown up for a long time. It was probably after the Mongols broke through the front line of Miyun Huairou that he disappeared from the public in the capital city, claiming to the public that he was ill and unable to get up. However, Feng Ziying knew that Chen Jixian was alive and kicking and was in the military camp almost every day. , and never even returned home.

"Then Brother Jun should go back and show off." Feng Ziying said casually: "Ziqi, Ruolan, the Mongolian army has not retreated yet, and the people in the city are panic-stricken. You and I are still here drinking and having fun. It would be better for you two, just in case. Isn't it an unreasonable disaster for my younger brother to be impeached by the censor?"

“Ziying, the common people are in panic, and they need heroes like you to set an example. Drinking, having fun, and watching the wind and the moon. On the contrary, you can prove to the people of the capital that I am calm and calm, without any fear..."

Han Qi’s words were somewhat ridiculing, but also somewhat sincere.

In the past two days, Feng Ziying's reputation has once again risen to a higher level. She blocked the Inner Khalkha and Horqin coalition forces in Qian'an City, causing the enemy troops to retreat to Qian'an City. She had to retreat north in defeat. As a result, the Beijing Camp of the Santun Camp was defeated. The 80,000-strong army was beaten to pieces and tens of thousands were captured. The contrast is really unimaginable.

In particular, the people of the capital city thought about how the soldiers of the capital camp in Surina performed so dazzlingly, but how could they be in such a miserable state when encountering the Mongols? The news spread like wildfire, and the image of Jingying plummeted.

And Xiao Feng Xiuzuan, who was already well-known in Kyoto, is now even more impressive, and his reputation is spread from word to mouth. Even among the geishas, ​​singers, and actors in this garden, he has become a legendary figure admired by thousands of people. .

“Yes, Ziying, Ziqi is right. If you don’t believe me, look at Su Miao, the Jiangdong Qin Shen we will invite later, and you will fall in love with Ziying’s heroic reputation.”

There was also a hint of envy in Wei Ruolan's words. How could a classmate who used to hang around in the Imperial College like him have suddenly risen to great heights in just six or seven years? Even Su Miao, a famous prostitute from the south of the Yangtze River, began to refuse to come to the mirror. However, when Feng Ziying was invited, she gladly agreed.

 (End of this chapter)