After the imperial edict was read out, everyone stood up.

Pu Kaiqiang and others paid the most attention to Zhu Shenxuan and Zhu Yousong. These two are serious princes and princes. Their identities are different. According to the rules of the Ming Dynasty, the officials of the court still had to take the initiative to ceremonies and princes when they saw the princes and princes. Although these princes had no political power, they were royal people after all, and their identities were noble.

The others also paid attention to Zhu Shenxuan and Zhu Yousong. They seemed to be thinking about saying hello to them, but they didn't know what to do. Etiquette was not easy to grasp.

Su Tiancheng had long anticipated such a situation. Zhu Shensheng and Zhu Yousong came to Shaanxi. Both of them were magistrates. Their official positions were not very large, but their identities were too noble. Therefore, Su Tiancheng must be clear about some requirements.

"Okay, the imperial edict has been read out, and my colleagues have also received the imperial edict and are about to take office. Before taking office, I have some words or requests to say it in advance."

Everyone quickly calmed down.

"His Highness King Jin and Prince Fu have come to Shaanxi and become the prefect. This is our honor in Shaanxi. In such a poor place, both of them may have to endure hardships. But no matter what, Prince Jin and Prince Fu are the first royal people to enter the court, and their identities are noble."

"I will first talk about this etiquette. According to the court's regulations, even if I meet His Highness King Jin and Prince Fu, I will still be polite. But that is the situation before. Now the two are officials of the court, so we need to combine the rules in the court with the royal rules."

"You all will work together in the future, although in their own different places. But you may have a lot of contact on weekdays. If the etiquette is not in place, it may be inappropriate. His Highness King Jin and Prince Fu are aware of the powerful relationship. To be rude, there are many adults in the court who are watching such situations. If you are not careful about etiquette, it will definitely lead to a large number of impeachment memorials. I can bear it back once or twice, but if I have too many times, I cannot completely ignore it."

"It's not okay without etiquette, and it's not okay if there are too many etiquettes. So what should we do? There is no precedent before. Today we will set rules to facilitate future operations and deal with government affairs. Your Highness King Jin and Prince Fu follow the rules of the court. You are the prefect. When you meet Lord Pu, Lord Zuo and Lord Tan, you should take the initiative to ceremonies. When you have contact on weekdays, please follow the previous rules."

The lobby was very quiet, and many people did not expect that Su Tiancheng would actually talk about such a small thing.

Actually, this is not a small matter, it is a very important matter.

Before leaving the capital, Su Tiancheng, Sun Chengzong and others specifically talked about this matter. The emperor and the court both paid attention to etiquette. Confucian education, etiquette, righteousness, benevolence, wisdom and trustworthiness, and etiquette are put first. If etiquette is messed up, or if you don’t pay much attention to it in your daily life, and you are discovered by the censors or officials in the court, it will be a great opportunity for them to make a fuss.

The princes and princes of the vassal princes entered the court to become officials, and most officials opposed it. It is conceivable that during the execution, they would encounter many problems, which required the royal children who entered the court to be officials to pay attention to themselves, but the officials above should remind them more.

This time, there were not many royal children who entered the court as officials, with a total of twelve people. No one stayed in the capital. The youngest official position was the county magistrate, but they all served as chief officials and had no assistant officials. Except for Zhu Shenxuan and Zhu Yousong, the rest of the people went to Nanzhili. The conditions in Nanzhili were relatively better, and the rules in Nanzhili were similar to those in the capital. They could pay good attention to etiquette and not make any jokes in this regard.

The balance technique mentioned by Su Tiancheng is also reflected in this matter. This time, the twelve people were selected by Sun Chengzong and others, ensuring that the quality is good. The opinions given by the cabinet are taken to look at the performance of these twelve vassal kings or princes. If they perform well, this policy will continue to be implemented. If they perform poorly or even badly, then this policy may die prematurely.

Su Tiancheng, who knew the inside story, was of course very careful. He needed Zhu Shenxuan and Zhu Yousong to make real achievements in Shaanxi Province.

"I don't want to emphasize too much about the matter of government affairs. You know the situation in Shaanxi Province. It is not only the poor people here, but also the government. People are poor and cannot pay taxes. The large number of gentry and wealthy families left Shaanxi, which is even worse. The government cannot collect taxes and cannot generate silver out of thin air. Therefore, poverty is also a natural thing."

"So, when you take office, you must first prepare for hard work. Enjoyment is definitely not possible. If someone has such an idea, then don't come to Shaanxi, or if you think you can't stand it, you can put it out now, and it's still time."

No one would say that he couldn't stand it, but Su Tiancheng still wanted to emphasize it.

"After saying goes, it's actually just six words, to do things for the people."

"But don't underestimate these six words. It is not easy to do it, because the plunder of bandits, in Shaanxi, the relationship between the government and the people is basically opposite. The government and officials regard the people as disasters and beasts, and are potential development targets for bandits. The people regard the government as murderous demons, and they are extremely distrustful, and even do things right everywhere. This is the situation we are currently facing."

"There are specific reasons for the current situation. We should not blame our former colleagues. We should treat such a situation with a normal mind. After you take office, the first thing you do is to open this knot."

"We must improve the relationship between the government and the people, otherwise, nothing can be discussed and we cannot solve this problem. We cannot do anything well."

"The Governor's Office, the Governor's Office, the Censor's Office, and the Censor's Office shall not interfere with your specific government affairs. The task is clear. You must make this opposing situation significantly loosen within this year."

"While doing this well, we must care about the farming. If the people have no food to eat, they will always go hungry. Even if we say it in a clever way, it will be useless. If people want to survive, they always have to eat. But what are the situations we are facing? More than 60% of the people in Shaanxi Province cannot eat enough or wear warmth, and most of them become refugees. The final result is to join the bandits."

"Everyone is worried that there are still 200,000 bandits in Shaanxi. These bandits may cause major trouble. Even if the government continues to help and care for the people and the bandits interfere with it, it will still destroy this relationship. I think everyone does not have to worry at all."

"No matter what, the people still recognize the government and the court. The bandits rebelled, which is not justified and unsatisfied, and cannot last long. Besides, the Jiangning Camp just arrived in Shaanxi and wiped out 100,000 bandits. In a short period of time, bandits dare not be rampant. You must seize this period of time and work hard to do your own things."

"It's time to sow winter wheat. After you take office, you must urge farmers to plant winter wheat. This season's winter wheat cannot be planted, and we will have more trouble next year."

"I don't like to listen to big talk. What you said is useless. What I need is the result. When you come to Shaanxi, you not only have to endure hardships, but also do things."

"As for the specific difficulties faced by the magistrate's office, the Governor's office will consider it. It is hard for a good cook to cook without rice. I am not an unreasonable person. If everyone does not have a fire, it will be difficult to do things. In these two days, the Governor's office will come up with specific plans."

"Okay, I have said everything I should say, the requirements are very high, there is no way to do this. Like me, you are now being roasted on the fire. If you don't pay attention, we will be roasted and there will be no chance of struggling. In the next two days, you will be ready. At that time, Jiangning Camp will send soldiers to escort everyone to take office."

Welcoming banquets are naturally necessary, and this is the rule.

This banquet was arranged in the Yin Hotel in the Governor's Yamen. The Governor's Yamen is also very poor and has no extra money. Even if you go to dinner in the restaurant, you have to consider it.

Su Tiancheng was not in a good mood. Before taking office, he found the Ministry of Revenue, thinking about whether he could take special care of Shaanxi Province, but after being turned away, he understood that this was just the beginning. In the future, Shaanxi Province should not think about any special policies. The imperial court's money would not come to Shaanxi Province. He proposed memorials of the princes and princes and sons of the princes and children entering the officialdom, which was already against most of the imperial officials.

Although Sun Chengzong is the second assistant to the cabinet, his affairs are special and cannot shake the cabinet chief Wen Tiren for the time being.

The relationship with Wen Tiren is the most worrying thing about Su Tiancheng. Weng Tongzhang came to visit and the words he said were actually what Wen Tiren meant, but Wen Tiren was not easy to come forward. He expressed his attitude, but in fact he rejected all the requests made by Wen Tiren. It can be imagined that Wen Tiren was very angry.

Su Tiancheng would not underestimate the power of the cabinet. Sometimes, the emperor was helpless.

Faced with such a practical situation, Su Tiancheng had no choice but to work hard and truly change the poverty of Shaanxi Province by relying on the people he promoted.
Chapter completed!