Zheng Banqiao is a model of loving people. He became the county magistrate of Fan County in Henan Province at the age of knowing his destiny. Fan county has always been poor and backward. When Zheng Banqiao came to the county government, he saw a shabby thatched cottage, "broken walls are still lacking". Poor environment and hard conditions did not hinder his determination and confidence. He worked hard to improve people's livelihood and finally made the achievement of "Qinghe is proud".
After working in Fan County for four years, he was transferred to Wei County as the county magistrate. Although Wei county's economy is good, it suffers from natural disasters such as drought and flood, which spread over a large area and lasted for a long time. In addition, local officials did not report it truthfully, and local gentry took the opportunity to hoard and drive up prices, leading to poverty among the people and an endless stream of locals who went out to escape famine.
Zheng Banqiao's first poem "Escape from the Wild", written after he took office in wei county, reproduces the tragic situation of wei county people at that time: "Selling a child on the tenth day, selling a woman on the fifth day, leaving a whole body in the future, and the road is long." In order to solve people's livelihood problems, Zheng Banqiao adopted a "three-step" approach.
The first step is to take the lead in donating money to help the poor. I took the lead in donating my salary and made a demonstration effect to alleviate the disaster. The second step is to report the disaster. At that time, there was a phenomenon of reporting the disaster in Shandong officialdom. Zheng Banqiao broke away from convention and reported truthfully. Although it was suppressed by higher officials, it finally reported the disaster to the court and got the support of Qianlong, which provided a basis for the court to inquire and supervise the disaster.
The third step is to open a position to help the loan. In the Qing dynasty, the imperial court set up granaries in counties, and the state was in charge of disaster relief. If you use this granary, you must implement a strict declaration and request system, because it takes a long time to declare and request, and many victims are hungry before the opening time. Zheng Banqiao decided, "If you don't declare, you will leave the warehouse to borrow money". Thanks to Zheng Banqiao's efforts, the people in Weixian escaped the famine.
2, a money is too defensive
Liu Chong was a famous upright official in the Eastern Han Dynasty. He is a direct descendant of Emperor Gaozu Liu Bang. His father, Liu Pi, was a learned man and was called a scholar at that time. Liu Chong studied with his father when he was a child and learned a lot. When I was an adult, I was promoted to Xiaolian and served as Dongping County Magistrate.
In Dongping County, Liu Chong cared about the people and handled affairs fairly and cleanly, which was unanimously supported by Dongping people. Later, because his mother was ill, he resigned. When Dongping people learned about it, they flocked to the streets to see him off, and the road was blocked. His car couldn't run, so he had to go into battle lightly and leave Dongping quietly.
After his mother recovered from illness, he was appointed as the magistrate of Zhang Yu and Huiji by the imperial court. He was strict with himself, restrained his subordinates, cracked down on strongmen and punished illegal acts, and won the reputation of the people in the county. Because of his outstanding political achievements, the court quickly recruited him to Beijing, ready to grant him a higher official position.
On the day Liu Chong left, people in Huiji County were rushing to see him off. Among the people who saw me off, there were five or six elderly people in their seventies and eighties, with white eyebrows, beards and hair. These old people are old farmers in Shanyin County, which belongs to Huiji County. They came from the mountainous areas dozens of miles away from the city. Each of them has a hundred coppers to give to Liu Chong.
Liu Chong was very moved to see these old people. He said, "Old people are so old and come from such a distant mountain village, which is really touching and makes me uneasy."
The old people said with smiles on their faces, "We are villagers in Shan Ye. We only know how to farm and have never been to the city. In the past, when officials went to the countryside to collect rent taxes, they often made chickens fly and dogs jump, and the people complained and were restless. Since the arrival of the host, our taxes have decreased and our life has improved a little. We ordinary people can live a quiet life because of our master.
Now I have heard that the adults have left their jobs and been promoted. Let's come to see you off and express our little mind. "Together, they said, and handed the one hundred copper coins in their hands to Liu Chong, and asked him to accept it.
Liu Chong declined: "I just did what I should do here, not as good as you said. I accept the kindness of my elders, but I can't accept this money. " The old people refused, insisting that Liu Chong accept the money. Seeing the kindness of the elders, Liu Chong took a penny from each old man. The elders admired Liu Chong's actions and praised him as a "one-yuan satrap".
After Liu Chong arrived in Beijing, he served as Zong Zheng, Stuart and Qiu. But he still maintained the reputation of "one dollar is too hard to prevent". Although he was a senior official, he had no extra money at home, so he was called an elder at that time and was respected and praised by people.
Later, the allusion of "one yuan satrap" was used to praise honest local officials.
3. Fan Chengda respects people.
Fan Chengda, a famous minister in the Southern Song Dynasty, not only made great achievements in poetry, but also made outstanding achievements in serving the people in politics. In October of the first year of Xichun, he was appointed as the special envoy of Sichuan, known as Chengdu. Deeply trusted by Song Xiaozong, he is determined to govern the southwest barrier with the spirit of "coming to Wan Li and being aggressive".
Fan Chengda's policy of respecting the people in Shu is: "The way to win the people is only benevolence and righteousness. Keep the corvee, collect it thinly, ease its sufferings, and make the people more energetic and full. " When Fan Chengda came to Shu, he saw that the taxes of Shu people were very heavy, and he advocated exempting alcohol classes. Liquor in Sichuan was a miscellaneous tax levied on the grounds of resisting gold in the Southern Song Dynasty.
Shu people bear the heavy responsibility of alcohol, and their lives are miserable. In June of the following year, Fan Chengda went to the imperial court, hoping that the imperial court could abolish the alcohol in Shu area year by year according to the actual situation, and got Song Xiaozong's consent. Shu people were very happy when they heard the news, and they built Dojo one after another to show their gratitude.
The implementation of the policy of "harmony" in Shu has become another heavy burden for Shu people. The original intention of harmony is that the people give their materials to the government, and the government pays them, thus forming a contract between the people and the government. However, in practice, the government often depresses prices and forcibly commandeers materials in people's hands; However, the materials in the official warehouse were plundered by the rich, and the local people were miserable.
Fan Chengda understood the disadvantages of the reconciliation policy and made a report to Song Xiaozong. Through Fan Chengda's efforts, the policy of harmony was abolished permanently, which lightened the burden of Shu people.
4. Kuang Zhong
In the Ming Dynasty, people lived in Longgang Prefecture, Jing 'an County, Jiangxi Province. Kuang Zhong's most outstanding achievement in his life was becoming the magistrate of Suzhou. He directly reduced the official grain, lightened the burden on the people, and stabilized and developed the economy. At the same time, rectify the bureaucracy, correct the atmosphere, pay attention to cleaning up unjust prisons and avenge the people. He arranged the schedule and asked about the case of a county every day, round and round, without interruption.
In the first eight months, more than 1500 cases were cleared. The cases he has tried, big or small, can basically ensure that the people are not wronged, and local tyrants dare not do evil again. Now, as long as it is mentioned, people will immediately think of the honest official who dares to take risks, uphold justice and eliminate pests for the people in the Fifteen Customs.
In addition, he also did good things that benefited one side, such as building water conservancy projects, running schools and recommending talents. During his thirteen years in office, Kuang Zhong left office three times and stayed in office three times. He did a lot of practical things for the people of Suzhou, and finally he broke down from overwork and died in Suzhou. In memory of Kuang Zhong, ancestral temples were built in Suzhou and seven counties after his death.
5. Wang Zhi is the heart of the people.
Wang Zhi, a famous minister in the early Qing Dynasty, was a scholar in the 12th year of Shunzhi, at the age of 43. After embarking on his official career, he served the people with outstanding achievements and was praised by Kangxi. In the 24th year of Kangxi, Wang Zhi was transferred to Zhili as an official because of his outstanding achievements.
At that time, the Ministry of Industry ordered Sichuan to supply 2663 nanmu trees to the imperial court for the construction of the Hall of Supreme Harmony. Wang Zhi has been an official in Shu for five years, knowing that Shu Road is difficult and the traffic is inconvenient. Shu has just experienced war and people's livelihood is depressed. Being in Zhili, he immediately decided to plead for the people and made a statement to Kangxi.
In his speech, Chen said that the use of wood in Sichuan will encounter a dilemma. One difficulty lies in the difficulty of logging. It is really difficult for Shu people to wade across mountains and rivers, climb mountains and cut down trees. The second difficulty lies in the difficulty of transportation. It is more difficult to transport wood from the mountain forest to the ship, through rapids and winding rivers and streams, before it can be transported out of the mountain.
If Shu people are required to cut down wood, plus transportation costs, it will not only affect their own agricultural production, but also affect the construction of the Hall of Supreme Harmony. Kangxi read his account and said empathetically, "I am very sad that soldiers have repeatedly killed people in Shu, and I can't add any more suffering to them." Kangxi gave up the idea of taking nanmu from Sichuan and tried to find a way out from the Great Wall.
Shu people are grateful for this blessing. They wrote "A Brief Introduction to Wei Song's Achievements" to praise his achievements and drew pictures for him, which will be praised by future generations.