After Yue Yang finished speaking, he waved to Li Zhen, the trusted county magistrate, and Li Zhen immediately walked to Yue Yang's side.

Almost all the people knew Li Zhen and knew that he was the magistrate of Cizhou County.

Compared with the corrupt official security, their county magistrate is much better. He often goes deep into the people to understand the situation of the victims, but it is a pity that he does not have the power to release food for disaster relief.

Yue Yang made a quiet gesture to the people at the scene, and the scene immediately became quiet.

"People of Cizhou, I have officially appointed Cizhou County Magistrate Li Zhen as the new county magistrate of Cizhou. I hope that Li Zhen can lead everyone through this disaster year."

After Yue Yang finished speaking, he made a greeting gesture to Li Zhen. Li Zhen bowed and bowed deeply to Yue Yang, and then said to the people:

"Thanks to the favor of the Imperial Envoy, Li Zhen will officially become the magistrate of Cizhou County from today. Holy sage, the corrupt officials in Cizhou have been eliminated. I hope we can overcome the difficulties together.

Starting tomorrow, the county will set up a porridge shed in front of Zhenghe Liang Store to provide porridge to the people of Cizhou. As long as the famine does not end, the county will not stop providing porridge.

Li Zhen swears here today that people will never starve to death in the future, otherwise Li Zhen will not be able to bear the official uniform he wears, and will immediately resign and return to his hometown to farm!

Of course, if you think of surviving the natural disasters every year safely, you can’t rely on me, Li Zhen, alone. Only the joint efforts of everyone in Cizhou can do it. I hope you can support and cooperate with Li Zhen. Li Zhen, thank you everyone!"

After Li Zhen finished speaking, he bowed deeply and thanked the people present.

The people present were deeply moved by Li Zhen. In the past, the government officials would not look down on them, let alone the county magistrate Fang An. When Li Zhen bowed, the people present knelt down to express their gratitude:

"Thank you, Lord Imperial Envoy, thank you Lord Li. As long as we don't starve, we can do whatever Lord Li says!"

Li Zhen nodded:

"Okay, we can't sit back and rest. In order to survive, we must fight against the sky. I will lead you to build water conservancy projects and divert water from the Ci River to open up wasteland and expand the land. Although I cannot guarantee that you will have enough food and clothing, I will never rely on you in the future.

If we eat every day, no more people will starve to death..."

"Follow the adults to build water conservancy projects and open up wasteland..."

Li Zhen did have a way. His words immediately aroused the enthusiasm of the people and refugees, and everyone clamored to follow Master Li to build water conservancy and be self-reliant, and never rely on the weather for food.

Emperor Chongzhen nodded in the crowd. He seemed to see a powerful minister emerge from the sky and whispered in Zhu Cixiang's ear:

"Father, this trip to the capital was not in vain. If Li Zhen can achieve his goal in three years, I will make him Minister of the Ministry of Industry!"

The emperor's words surprised Zhu Cixiang. A seventh-rank county magistrate will be appointed as the minister of the Ministry of Industry in the capital within three years. He will be a third-rank magistrate. This is a big step. Aren't the emperor afraid that Li Zhen will get involved?

Zhu Cihong decided to see if Li Zhen was a big liar. If he had real talent and learning, he would reuse him in the future.

Cizhou County Government.

Yue Yang sat in the main seat, Zhu Cihong and Chongzhen sat beside him, and Cizhou County Magistrate Li Zhen sat at the bottom.

There was nothing in Li Zhen's eyes. The imperial envoy should definitely take the lead, but Yue Yangyue couldn't sit still. The two people beside him were the number one and number two figures in the Ming Dynasty.

Under the encouragement from Zhu Cixiang's eyes, Yue Yang gradually calmed down and said to Li Zhen:

"Master Li, I would like to introduce you to two adults. These two adults are officials from the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Household Affairs of the Ming Dynasty. They are inspecting together with me this time."

Hearing that Chongzhen and Zhu Cihong were officials from the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Household Affairs, Li Zhen hurriedly stood up and saluted:

"Two adults, Cizhou County Magistrate Li Zhenyouli!"

Chongzhen and Zhu Cixiang both smiled and nodded:

"Master Li, no courtesy, please sit down!"

"Thank you, sir!"

Li Zhen was very confused. The official from the Ministry of Personnel opposite looked very young. I don't know why he was able to become an official from the Ministry of Personnel. Could it be that he was a prodigy? But he had never heard of a prodigy in the imperial court. Could it be?

After thinking about the child prodigy, Li Zhen was shocked by his idea. He immediately rejected the idea. The child prodigy would never come to Cizhou.

When Zhu Cihong saw Li Zhen's expression changing, he already guessed that Li Zhen suspected his identity, but Zhu Cihong didn't care, so he smiled and said:

"Master Li, how sure are you of your three-year commitment?"

Li Zhengongshou said:

"Eight points are certain, two of which are due to severe natural disasters. There is a Ci River in Cizhou with sufficient water resources, but the county has never built any water conservancy projects, resulting in no harvest.

As long as water conservancy projects are built to divert water for disaster relief, even if the Cihe River dies within three years, wells can still be dug for disaster relief, and the harvest will not be lost, let alone so many people should not starve to death.

But if there is a continuous severe drought, resulting in the rivers drying up and the wells drying up, Li Zhen can do nothing about it, and the people of Cizhou can only survive by relying on the government's relief."

Zhu Cixiang nodded. Li Zhen thought very carefully. He didn't lie, so he asked again:

"Master Li is outspoken and not afraid of power. I wonder what you think of the current situation in the Ming Dynasty, such as the problem of rogue bandits, the Liaodong problem, and the lack of silver in the Ming Dynasty!"

Zhu Cixiang's questions were very serious, and ordinary officials would never dare to talk about them. Li Zhen was immediately confused by Zhu Cixiang's questions. He looked at Zhu Cixiang, then at Chongzhen, and finally at Yue Yang.

"This this……"

Seeing that Li Zhen was a little embarrassed, Zhu Cixiang smiled lightly and said:

“There are no outsiders here, but it’s okay to talk!”

Li Zhen tidied up his words, and after a moment he raised his hand and said:

"I am a lowly official with limited knowledge and knowledge. Everything I say represents my personal opinion. If there are any shortcomings or presumptuousness, please forgive me!"

In the past ten years, natural disasters have continued, and the imperial government has expropriated Liaoxiang and Lianxiang, which have made people's lives very difficult. However, the corruption and inaction of officials in various places have made people's survival worse, and this has led to the emergence of a large number of hooligans.

As natural disasters continue and the refugees cannot be properly arranged, this leads to the emergence of rogue bandits. The official believes that in order to solve the problem of rogue bandits, we must first solve the problem of the survival of the refugees and the people, otherwise the number of rogue bandits will only increase.

The decrease in tax revenue in the Ming Dynasty should be attributed to the issue of land annexation. Rich people paid no taxes or even less taxes, while people who lost their land had to bear most of the taxes. How could money enter the state treasury?

However, the issue of land annexation is a dead end. This problem is very difficult. The gentry and officials honor their clans, and it is difficult for any emperor to have the determination to govern it. There may be the possibility of overthrowing the dynasty. I think there is almost no solution!

As for the issue of Liaodong, Xiaguan is a scholar who does not know the soldiers and dare not make false claims. However, Xiaguan believes that the country cannot be lost. China has many capable people, and there will definitely be people with lofty ideals to unify Liao and China!"

After Li Zhen finished speaking, he bowed deeply to the three people:

"Forgive me for your lies!"

"Is this what a seventh-grade county magistrate can say?"

Chongzhen looked at Li Zhen talking and was a little stunned for a moment.

If any official dared to say these words to Chongzhen before Zhu Cixiang was born, Chongzhen would definitely be furious, and Li Zhen's end would be tragic.

But now Chongzhen's mentality has changed a lot, and with Zhu Cixiang often bragging in front of him, Chongzhen has realized where the Ming Dynasty's stubborn problems lie, but he is powerless to do so.

Zhu Cixiang could kill without restraint, but Chongzhen could not do it. He could kill a few officials to establish his authority, but he would never attack the entire gentry class and the noble clan.

Especially during this tour, he saw more stubborn diseases of the Ming Dynasty, which made Chongzhen feel completely powerless. He didn't know where to start or how to do it.

Land annexation, natural and man-made disasters, refugees all over the place, bandits everywhere, slaves to annex the land, the army is underpaid, official corruption, taxation, etc. It’s too difficult! I like the Ming Dynasty, the prosperous period started from the time when the prince supervised the country, please collect it: (www
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