Eighth year of Chongzhen

Chapter 637 Lu Xiangsheng Arrives in Nanjing

When it was still a few miles away from Nanjing City, Lu Xiangsheng ordered to stop, and then changed into official uniforms under the service of his entourage. A guard led Wu Mingji, and Lu Xiangsheng moved the saddle and stepped on the horse. The guards followed around on horseback, and the group marched mightily towards Nanjing City.

Drivers of more than a dozen carriages hired from Nanjing Wharf stared dumbfounded at the winding procession, feeling both amazed and excited in their hearts. They never thought that they would be lucky enough to be lucky enough to be a court lord once in their life.

By the way, aren't these elders all sitting in eight sedan chairs?Why does this high official ride in a carriage like a merchant?

This is also very unpopular.

Although Lu Xiangsheng has always kept a low profile, he is not ignorant of flexibility.

The guard of honor was held here, in order not to be misunderstood by the officials in Nanjing that he deliberately pretended to be an unannounced visit and deliberately came to find fault.

Sure enough, after seeing the guard of honor of the imperial envoy from afar, the soldiers guarding the Jubao Gate immediately separated two people and rushed over. After asking who was on the mission, the two immediately ran all the way back to the city gate and led the team to be on duty. The team immediately led a horse, beat the horse and galloped away to the city.

Lu Xiangsheng ordered the team to slow down and move forward slowly. About half an hour later, Jiangsu governor Zhao Zhiyong rushed to Jubao with his left and right political envoys, procuratorial envoys, Nanjing prefect Feng Youming and other chief officials. Outside the door, Lu Xiangsheng was waiting for his arrival.

Feng Youming, who is over [-] years old, was originally Wailang, a member of the water department of the Ministry of Industry. Because he has been busy in the disaster-stricken provinces of the Ming Dynasty for several years, he directed and personally participated in the huge projects of reclaiming wasteland and land and building water conservancy projects, and made outstanding contributions. Therefore, he was promoted to the prefect of Nanjing.

Similar to Feng Youming's situation is Zhao Zhiyong, the current governor of Jiangsu.

Zhao Zhiyong, who was suddenly promoted from the prefect of Pingliang Prefecture to the governor of a province, has an unusual style of behavior in the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty.

In fact, in terms of relationship, Zhao Zhiyong and Feng Youming are quite close. Although the two have worked together in the Ministry of Industry for a short time, they are familiar with each other, and their work styles are very similar. They are both down-to-earth and willing to work. .

Zhao Zhiyong served in the Ministry of Industry for seven years before being appointed as the magistrate of Pingliang, and was finally transferred from the position of doctor of the Ministry of Construction to Pingliang Prefecture, Shaanxi.

After Zhao Zhiyong took office, he continued to maintain a low-key and simple style while feeling grateful for the grace.

He spent nearly a year with his entourage and traveled all over most of the states and counties under his jurisdiction to understand the local conditions and guide the local repair and maintenance of water conservancy facilities in order to ensure that these facilities can effectively prevent the rainy season after irrigating the farmland. caused by flooding.

However, Zhao Zhiyong has been having a headache for the rumored New Deal recently.

Since the news spread, in the past month, every day, some powerful gentry and powerful gentry came to his door to put pressure on him in various ways, forcing him to go to the capital. The imperial court stopped the introduction of this new deal.

Zhao Zhiyong, who is used to being pragmatic, doesn't like to socialize, and has a gentle personality, is very annoyed by these chaotic and complicated personnel relationships.

But because of the various people who came to the Yamen, there are countless relationships behind each of them. Zhao Zhiyong, who is in the officialdom, cannot easily offend them, and he has to persuade them every time, expressing sympathy and Understand the meaning until the other party leaves.

Just when Zhao Zhiyong was feeling physically and mentally exhausted, he suddenly received a report from a government official saying that an imperial envoy had arrived outside the city. Zhao Zhiyong was overjoyed after thinking about it for a while.

He had already guessed that it was Lu Xiangsheng who arrived.

This cabinet minister had been going south for some time, and his sudden arrival in Nanjing this time meant that the affairs of the Songjiang Mansion had been settled, and he was ordered to come to Nanjing to set up a town.

As long as there is this famous and important minister in charge, his hard days will finally come to an end.

"It is really an honor for the subordinate officials to come to Nanjing in person!

The Ministry of Cabinet should send someone to inform you earlier, so that the next official can go to the pier to meet him!

This time, it came without warning, but it made Xiaguan feel rude! "

Zhao Zhiyong first signed up to see Lu Xiangsheng, and then introduced all the people who came to meet Lu Xiangsheng one by one. After Lu Xiangsheng smiled and nodded to everyone, he refused Zhao Zhiyong's invitation to invite him into the sedan chair, and stepped on the horse Entering the city, all the officials in Nanjing rushed into the sedan chair and followed behind.

About half an hour later, the crowd came to the official post at the southwest of Nanjing City at Jubaomen. Lu Xiangsheng got off his horse and entered the official post to rest accompanied by everyone.

"I heard that when I was in the cabinet, I read several memorials from the Jiangsu Province, and all of them were practical proposals. The achievements of the Jiangsu Province last year were also extraordinary. From this point, we can see that Wen Dao is indeed a person with outstanding talents, which is what the Holy Majesty and the cabinet ministers appreciate most, and this official also appreciates it very much."

According to the usual style of doing things, Lu Xiangsheng did not rest after moving in. Instead, he left Zhao Zhiyong and Feng Youming for a discussion, intending to discuss with them the next corresponding strategy after asking and understanding the local situation.

"The cabinet is so praised, the lower officials are really ashamed of it.

Both Xiaguan and Guangzhi are pragmatic people, and they take it personally as their own responsibility in daily life. Their intention is to make the Li Shu under the rule able to earn enough food and clothing as soon as possible. A little bit of achievement, but still far from the entrustment of the Holy One, and I need to work harder in the future! "

Faced with such a blunt praise from this important minister who had never met before, Zhao Zhi hurriedly stood up and bowed his hands to thank him when he was warming his heart, and also mentioned Feng Youming by the way.

"Two sit down.

As long as he is a person who is dedicated to serving the public and doing things honestly, no matter whether it is the Holy One or the court, he will see it in his eyes.

Both of you must be aware of the meaning of my visit to Nanjing this time. What do you two think about the new policy of gentry and gentry paying for food this time?How was the response from various aspects in Nanjing? "

After hearing the words of comfort, Lu Xiangsheng then changed the topic to the problems that Nanjing is about to face.

After Zhao Zhiyong exchanged glances with Feng Youming, he immediately gave a brief report on various aspects of Nanjing's recent situation, and expressed concern about whether the New Deal would be implemented smoothly in Jiangsu, especially in Nanjing.

After pondering for a while, Lu Xiangsheng continued to ask: "Due to historical reasons, the situation in Nanjing is much more complicated than other places, and it is also a weather vane for whether the new policies of the imperial court can be fully implemented.

As long as the New Deal can be fully implemented in Nanjing, there will be no obstacles in the Jiangnan area!

Therefore, the purpose of the Holy Majesty to send this official here is to gnaw at this tough bone, and under the premise of ensuring the stability of the south of the Yangtze River, fully implement the New Deal in Nanjing, and pull out all obstacles during the period! "

(End of this chapter)