Chapter 310: Everything Said, and Nothing Said

"Oh?" Dou Jing was very surprised. Was she wrong?

I saw a few documents on the table and opened them to read.

After reading the letter, he smiled and said, "Haha, Lord Su, congratulations, your brother Su Bucheng has been exonerated and the emperor has urgently summoned him back to the capital!

My second brother, Su Buqing, was promoted to Deputy Director of the Ministry of Works and was in charge of road construction in Lingnan Province.

"Sir, is it true?" Su Lao San didn't expect that both of his brothers had good news.

"Of course! Congratulations!" Dou Jing said with a cheerful face, "You are the three most outstanding members of the Su family! You have a bright future ahead of you!"

Dou Jing was a relative by marriage, and had connections in the palace and the court. He could have smuggled private information into official documents, so he naturally knew the details of the promotion of the three Su brothers.

"Thank you for your care, sir. I have gained a lot from following you these days!" Su Buyun did not forget to thank his boss.

"Now you are the district commander of the special district, tell me what you think!" Dou Jing sipped tea happily.

With such a capable person taking on this important task, I can finally give up. I am so exhausted!

"Sir, I have never held such an important position before, and I don't know much about it. Please give me some advice!" Su Buyun was very sensible and did not get carried away.

"Alas, as the district commander, how can you be so cowardly? Just do what you normally do. Why worry so much?"

Dou Jing said this, but her eyes showed admiration.

Such a person who is both practical and knows how to be humble will not end up doing badly.

"Yes, sir! I feel that if our grain-managed area wants to promote the double-season rice production as quickly as possible, relying solely on our travels across states and counties will be too inefficient.

"I think this matter, as a performance evaluation, should be implemented on officials at the state and county levels," Su Buyun said thoughtfully.

"Political achievements? Hasn't grain harvest always been one of the evaluation criteria for the political achievements of officials at all levels?" Dou Jing didn't understand what Su Buyun meant.

"Sir, what I mean is to divide the area, and each department of the prefecture will be responsible for one or several counties, and the grain harvest of each county will be specifically assigned to the officials of each department.

Correspondingly, each county divided the townships and assigned them to officials in the county government. This was passed down layer by layer, and each township and village had clear officials in charge and supervision.

Instead of a vague and over-the-top assessment, we should avoid buck-passing and procrastination, and let them compete with each other and take the initiative to do things.

There are only a few people in our district, and it may not be implemented even if we run around for a few more years.

Only by assigning responsibilities and rights to specific individuals can we significantly advance our work," Su Buyun said slowly.

Dou Jing, holding a teacup, stood up unconsciously after hearing what was said, slamming the table and saying, "This is a brilliant plan!"

After running around for a few months, the state government was friendly and sent someone to accompany me to various counties.

The county government also sent people to accompany them to the countryside and advised the people to plant two crops of rice.

Without oxen and plows, who would want to plant two crops of rice? Each trip to a village required considerable effort, persuading the people and devising strategies to solve the problem of oxen and plows.

Other officials from the county and state governments stood by and watched, thinking that this was a matter for the special administrative region.

Dou Jing always felt that something was wrong, and Su Buyun's words woke him up. Both parties had made a misunderstanding!

The special administrative region provides planting technology and supervises the implementation of it by local governments.

Each state and county should divide the area and implement it on specific individuals, and truly link it to the grain harvest of that year.

Only in this way can it be promoted comprehensively and quickly!

Instead of the special administrative region stepping in and taking on too much, working itself to death with little results.

"Your Majesty is indeed wise!" Dou Jing walked back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back.

"Immediately issue an official document to the Lingnan Provincial Surveillance Commissioner, requesting this assessment, and have it sent down to all prefectures and counties for implementation as soon as possible!"

"Yes, sir!" Su Buyun bowed.

"Look, we've been exhausted these past few months, but the states and counties are as stable as old dogs! As immovable as a mountain!

"Now that this assessment order has been issued, let's see if they still have time to sit in the government office and drink tea!" Dou Jing raised his eyebrows proudly.

In order to increase the grain yield in Lingnan Province, he, as the Minister of Agriculture, went down to the fields, exposed to the wind and sun.

Those state and county officials have become idle and hands-off bosses!

Wishful thinking! The people in the special administrative region worked like oxen and horses, and the increased grain production became the political achievements of the state and county officials. What a huge joke!

Now, tell all those officials to go to the fields! No one can escape!

Su Buyun drafted the official document on the spot, and Dou Jing sat there happily drinking tea. It’s great to have a capable deputy!

These practical officials who come from the grassroots are both civil and military. They can write official documents with just a pen, and can also talk about farming seasons and planting in the fields with great enthusiasm.

"Sir, please review it!" Su Buyun put down his pen and handed over the draft document.

Dou Jing read ten lines at a glance, nodding constantly. The neat small regular script was on a clean surface, and the writing was done in one go.

Nodding, he said, "Yes, very good! After stamping it, have the post station deliver it to the Censor as soon as possible."

"Tsk, this Lu Zhaoshi is really fanciful! He's quite arrogant!" At the Lingnan Road Military Governor's Office, the imperial envoy Feng Xu sneered at the report from Wuzhou.

Is Dayuling Mountain so easy to dig? He can do it! Feng Xu threw the report aside before he finished reading it.

Wuzhou has produced some new and interesting things this year, including vermicelli, tea oil, honey, and brown sugar. A few days ago, they also delivered colored silk fabrics, which were said to be made of colored silk spun by natural colored silk silkworms.

It really shocked him. This year he finally had something good to present to the emperor, which made him proud.

Wuzhou brought him honor, so he naturally praised it generously and praised Wuzhou highly.

But Lu Zhaoshi shouldn't be so arrogant and ask to dig Dayu Ridge! The toad yawns, what a big tone!

If it's so easy, why did it have to be so difficult for thousands of years? So many capable people before us didn't mention it, and yet a small governor has the audacity to talk about it, not even afraid of being caught off guard!

Young people are just arrogant! Feng Xu came to this conclusion and decided to ignore it.

There is nothing to report, it makes people laugh!

Sitting there, he drank a few sips of tea in depression, remembering that during the Chinese New Year, Wuzhou also sent a report mentioning the abnormal sales of land and requesting a suspension, but he ignored it.

After the Chinese New Year, the imperial court suddenly designated Lingnan Road as a special grain-producing area and prohibited the private sale of land.

Feng Xu calmed down and picked up the report again, reading it carefully with patience.

When I saw several people signing at the end, I felt something was wrong.

Not to mention Lu Zhaoshi, he knew all about the Wuzhou governor, Wang Yannian, and the Wuzhou registrar and military officer.

Who is this Su Bucheng? Why don't I have any impression of him?

Feng Xu frowned and thought for a long time, but couldn't figure out who this person was. It seemed like he had heard of him somewhere.

No matter where the fugitives were placed, they didn't need to worry about him. The Chang'an County Magistrate was punished and exiled to Lingnan, but it was just a small matter. No one in the capital would write to him specifically to inform him.

After thinking for a long time, I remembered the words on the colored silk fabric about Su Ying, the daughter of the initiator Su Bucheng.

It seems that Su Bucheng is not a simple person in Wuzhou!

But Dayuling is so far away from Wuzhou that they shouldn't be the ones to bring it up. Isn't that overstepping their authority?

I picked up the report and wanted to throw it aside, but then I felt it was inappropriate.

After thinking for a long time, he finally said nothing. He just signed his name on the report and submitted it to his superiors intact.

He said everything, yet said nothing! This is the caution that comes from years of service as an official.