Sun Sheng began to tell the story one by one.
He spoke from childhood to adulthood in a very clear and organized manner, with his voice full of ups and downs.
There were many vendors shouting and loudly announcing the prices of vegetables in the shops along the way.
Xu Wenshu was familiar with the prices of goods and would remind Emperor Jing from time to time that prices in the city were low.
Emperor Jing nodded repeatedly after listening, and several important ministers accompanying him were all smiling.
What a talent! This is a real talent who can be useful to the world.
He has theory, action and actual combat, and most importantly, he is gentle and refined, neither humble nor arrogant. I wonder how many times better he is than Fang Zhengyi!
Yang Yingcai could no longer hide the pride in his expression.
He gave Fang Zheng a look from time to time.
Seeing that this annoying old man kept looking at him in a bullying manner, Fang Zhengyi felt quite helpless.
It sounded really good to him. Sun Sheng's eloquence, including some of his practices, sounded simply perfect.
It's impeccable!
There really is an expert among the Hanlin Academy. It seems that this stumbling block was indeed a bit too harsh.
But Fang Zheng looked around and felt that something was making him feel uncomfortable...
The same was true for Emperor Jing, who was originally very happy listening to Sun Sheng's story.
But the deeper we went into Xinzhang County, the more common people we saw, and the more awkward we felt.
The people in Xinzhang County...don't seem to be in a very good mood.
Sun Sheng was still talking, and Emperor Jing interrupted him, pointing at the people not far away and asked, "I saw along the way that many people in the county are thin and weak?"
"Ah?" Sun Sheng was a little slow to react. He looked in the direction of Emperor Jing's finger and said hesitantly, "Your Majesty, do you think they are too thin?... Aren't the people like this? When I took office as a new official, I saw the people like this."
As he spoke, he suddenly felt that his wording was a little wrong, and hurriedly said with great fear: "This is all my negligence. There is still a lot that can be improved in the lives of the people. I will do my best in the future."
Several officials behind Sun Sheng began to whisper when they saw this.
"It's okay, I'm just a little curious. You've done a good job."
Considering that he had only been in office for a short time, and perhaps Xinzhang County had been very poor before, it was normal that the people were in a poor condition. After all, it was impossible for him to change the world as soon as he arrived.
However, Emperor Jing's question gave Fang Zheng a wake-up call.
He looked at it carefully a few more times, and his heart sank slowly.
This isn't just a matter of energy and spirit...it's more like the state of not having eaten enough for a long time.
He has seen too many people like this.
But logically speaking, this shouldn't be the case. Sun Sheng does have the ability and he speaks very logically.
Moreover, grain has been harvested in good quantities in recent years, and high-yield crops such as sweet potatoes and potatoes have been promoted.
Hengjiang Prefecture is so close to the capital, the people shouldn’t be starving. Could it be that I was wrong?
Li Yansong, Yang Yingcai, Xu Wenshu and others behind Emperor Jing were chatting happily. Sun Sheng's name could be vaguely heard. It seemed that they admired this capable young man very much.
When Sun Sheng finished his story, Emperor Jing couldn't help but praise him, "Well done, Sun Qing. We have maintained order along the way."
"I am relieved that the people are living and working in peace. It has been a tiring journey. If any of you are tired, please go back and rest. I want to go outside the city to see the situation of the farmland and personally ask the people about their harvest."
Hearing this, the two officials behind Sun Sheng looked a little unhappy and began to mutter to each other.
"We are not tired and are willing to accompany Your Majesty." The ministers responded in unison, but they all felt a little helpless.
Who could be so tactless as to go back and rest now... Your Majesty is in much better physical condition now.
"Your Majesty, please wait a moment. I will go and prepare the carriage." Sun Sheng turned around and ordered his men to prepare the carriage.
Emperor Jing looked at Fang Zhengyi and asked, "How do you feel?"
"I feel...there doesn't seem to be anything wrong with it." Fang Zheng said hesitantly.
"In a moment, you will ride in the same sedan chair with me."
.....
Inside the sedan, Emperor Jing asked again: "Zhengyi, what do you think of the governance of this place? I want to hear your true feelings."
"Why does Your Majesty ask this?" Fang Zheng asked back.
Emperor Jing was silent for a moment: "Sun Sheng's words are reasonable, but the difficulty lies in the details."
"You should understand this principle better than I do. It's too easy for him to perform so perfectly. And I think the people of Xinzhang are in a worse condition than the people of the capital. Don't you see that?"
Fang Zheng thought for a moment and said, "Your Majesty has a keen eye, and I think so too. But I really can't find any faults. The best way is to find a few people to ask directly. Your Majesty has questions in your mind. Why didn't you find a few people just now?"
"The people from Xinzhang County are all here. If there is really a problem, it doesn't make sense to look for it in front of them. But since you and the other ministers didn't see the problem, maybe I'm worrying too much. I think Sun Sheng is really capable. After we have seen everything, we will go straight to Pingwan County."
....
The convoy drove out of the city and soon arrived near a large tract of farmland.
Emperor Jing led the crowd to dismount. The wind was quite strong and the fields of wheat swayed in the wind, which was a delight to the eyes.
Emperor Jing smiled again: "It seems that this year's harvest should be good. Let's go and take a look."
After walking a short distance, a figure appeared on the ridge of the field. He sat with his back to the crowd and looked like a farmer from his clothes.
Emperor Jing gave Fang Zheng a wink, and Fang Zheng understood and trotted over.
"My fellow, are you from here?"
The farmer turned around, holding a pie in his hand, glanced at Fang Zheng and nodded slightly: "Yes, what's the matter?"
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