Wang Tong's Historical Records

Wangtong, also known as Jia County, Henan Province. In the 23rd year of Ming Jiajing (1544), he worked as a worker in Haizhou (now Lianyungang City, Jiangsu Province).

At that time, Haizhou suffered from famine for years, and many people went out to flee. By the time Wang Tong took office, most of them had fled. Wang Tong played in the imperial court, thinking that the people could not bear the pain of tax corvee, and demanded merger, tax reduction, inviting them into exile, reclaiming wasteland and letting the people recuperate. He also led the people to dredge rivers, repair schools and provide relief and loans for famine. Wang Tonggong writes calligraphy and often writes plaques and inscriptions for the people. There are many stone carvings of his calligraphy in Haizhou. After Wang Tong was promoted to the viceroy of Nanjing.

Guangxu's "Jia County Records" contains: "Wang Yitong's words are negative and strange, inheriting family studies and being weak in the countryside. Pick the whole department late and hand it over to Haizhou. Hairless people in Haiti keep flowing, trying to caress it. It's very kind of you to dredge the river, revitalize the school, pay taxes and food, buy horses at a discount, and divide the money and ask the DPRK to do so. After the experience of the governor's office, he was transferred to Suizhou and returned to his official position, keeping quiet and detached. With humility and patience, it is said to be a collection of eternal feelings, a collection of one hall, a collection of music in the garden, dignified and vigorous calligraphy, moving with the ancient society, rubbing on the couch, and a treasure of the art forest. "