"Since ancient times, tyrants and treacherous ministers have acted recklessly, leading to the ruin of the country. However, I have never seen people like you driving people from their homes and crying on the road. I also ask Mayor Fu to understand the public opinion and do more good governance, so as not to be a sinner for the ages. .”
Having Wang Wuqi come to his door to nag Fu Yijian was enough of a headache. Now he was actually being pointed at the nose and called a traitor, which made him angry all of a sudden.
"Shi Zhongcheng, you are an official of the Ming Dynasty. It is not your turn to comment on the government affairs of our Xia Kingdom."
The person who accused Fu Yijian was the scribe.
Hearing his reprimand at this time, he showed no fear at all.
"Although you are rebellious officials and traitors, you always claim to be Chinese orthodox. If so, why do you commit such atrocities?"
Although the Xia Kingdom had become independent during the Ming Dynasty, everyone knew that it wanted to replace it. However, the Xia Kingdom has always claimed to inherit the Chinese orthodoxy, so the words of this scribe are not considered superstitious.
Fu Yijian's head hurt, so he had to leave Wang Wuqi temporarily and start a debate with him.
"What atrocities do you keep saying, and why?"
The scribe's hand pointed in the direction of the dock.
"It's hard for millions of people to survive. As officials, you don't want to benefit one party and make the people live and work in peace and contentment. Instead, you drive them into exile. If it's not an atrocity, what is it?"
Only then did Fu Yijian understand.
"Shi Zhongcheng, do you know anything about the situation in Lianghuai?"
The scribe who appeared in front of Fu Yijian was Shi Kefa, the newly appointed governor of Fengyang in the Ming Dynasty.
He came from the south of the Yangtze River and had to pass through the canal to take up his post in Fengyang.
Although the Lianghuai section of the canal is within the territory of the Xia Kingdom, the Xia Kingdom never prevented people, merchants, and goods from the Ming Dynasty from transporting through the canal, so many Ming Dynasty officials came here.
Zuo Mengeng actually had a deep meaning in doing this.
People of the Ming Dynasty walked up and down the canal, and they would definitely see the changes in Xia Kingdom along the way.
Whether it impacts their thoughts or spreads through these people's words, it will play a propaganda role for Xia State.
In this way, when Xia Kingdom conquers the world, it will definitely reduce a lot of resistance.
This is also true.
Nowadays, the situation of Xia Kingdom is discussed all over the Ming Dynasty.
Different from the widespread verbal and written criticism at the beginning, many people now have a much calmer attitude towards Xia Guo.
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In particular, merchants from all over the country yearned for the Xia Kingdom.
After all, merchants in the Xia Kingdom are not at the bottom, but have equal rights with other classes.
When doing business in the Xia Kingdom, you will not be exploited or squeezed, and commercial trade will be protected.
Seeing those Xia merchants doing business all over the world, how could they not be envious?
How can you not be moved?
For officials of the Ming Dynasty, the war-torn Central Plains and the calm and peaceful Xia Kingdom formed a sharp contrast.
Especially when they enter Shandong and see the local wealth, these officials and gentry are always filled with emotion. Many of them have already realized that under the circumstances, the owner of this country may have to change in the future.
Under these strategies, more and more officials and scholars came to Xia State to seek refuge, which greatly alleviated the talent pressure of Xia State.
Only Shi Kefa, as an official of the Ming Dynasty, stepped forward when he saw "injustice" and did not think he was too lenient.
But Fu Yijian could not treat this person casually.
When it comes to fame, Shi Kefa is even better than Huang Zongxi. He is a well-known man of integrity in the world.
No matter how talented a person is, if he is offended in terms of etiquette, it will definitely affect the reputation of the Xia Kingdom.
The only way is to persuade them through dialectics.
"The land of Huaihe and Huaihe Rivers is plagued by constant disasters. It can be said that there are nine disasters in ten years. Because of this, as an official here, you must be more careful and cautious to preserve the people's strength. How can you do evil things like driving people away?"
Fu Yijian simply looked down upon this kind of behavior that he didn't understand but commented wantonly.
"You also know that disasters in the Huaihe River and Huaihe River are frequent, and it is difficult for the people to survive. Now our government has found a way for the people to survive, so what's wrong?"
Shi Kefa didn't believe it at all.
"Is there a way to survive by immigrating overseas?"
This time, Fu Yijian didn't even need to speak, Wang Wuqi would settle the score.
"Lianghuai is a place with a lot of people and little land, and each family is allocated less than three-thirds of the land. Even if the weather is good and they work hard for a year, the harvested rations are not enough to survive. If we don't move the excess population, everyone will be We will starve to death. Looking for new land and settling the redundant people is obviously good governance, so how can we say it is bad governance?"
Shi Kefa was a little confused. Obviously, there was no such content in his knowledge.
"The land in this world has been determined for a long time, so how can we talk about the old and the new?"
Fu Yijian sneered and said in a mocking tone: "There is a map of the world in the imperial palace of the Ming Dynasty. If Shi Zhongcheng has time, he can go and observe it. What the world is like, he will definitely be able to see clearly at a glance."
Shi Kefa's fair face instantly turned into a monkey's butt.
Since he became an official, he has been admired by everyone wherever he goes. Hearing so many compliments and being ridiculed all of a sudden is really unbearable.
But he wanted to refute, but he had nowhere to do it.
After all, in his knowledge, Ming Dynasty is all. Now that Fu Yijian has magnified it into the entire world, there are too many things that he doesn't understand.
Of course he knew about the map presented by the Western missionaries to Emperor Wanli. However, he was about to take up his post in Fengyang, so he had no way to go to the capital to check the map.
When he was at a loss, he suddenly caught sight of something from the corner of his eye.
He pointed to the wall behind Fu Yijian and asked, "Mayor Fu, is this the world map?"
Shi Kefa was not an official who just kept talking. He had fought with the peasant army, so he had seen what the map looked like.
Hanging on the wall behind Fu Yijian is indeed a world map.
This is also standard equipment for Xia officials.
When training officials, Zuo Menggeng always pays attention to shaping their overall view.
Hanging the world map where they can see it will definitely have an impact on them over time.
Without waiting for Fu Yijian's answer, Shi Kefa rushed forward and greedily looked at the whole world map.
But after just one glance, his expression changed drastically.
I thought that the Ming Dynasty was so vast that it would definitely stand out on a map like this.
However, what he saw was that Ming Dynasty only occupied an inconspicuous point on the entire map. Even the territory of Xia Kingdom has exceeded that of Ming Dynasty.
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Shi Kefa suddenly noticed something.
"Isn't the Far North already occupied by the Jurchens? Why did the Xia Kingdom include this place in its territory?"
Under the influence of Zuo Menggeng, Xia's map production is very similar to that of later generations, especially the use of different colors to outline different countries.
It was originally intended to be more convenient for the people of Xia State to learn geography, but unexpectedly, Shi Kefa discovered the abnormality all of a sudden.
