I, Jiajing, successfully cultivated immortality

Chapter 212 The Arrival of Zhao Zhenji

Early the next morning, under the leadership of Hu Zongxian, everyone went to welcome the imperial envoy Zhao Zhenji.

Soon, the boat that Zhao Zhenji was on landed smoothly, and Hu Zongxian stood at the forefront, taking in everything.

Behind Zhao Zhenji's boat, there were more than a dozen warships of different sizes, which were full of soldiers. According to Hu Zongxian's estimation, there were at least two thousand soldiers!
Zhao Zhenji got off the boat under the escort of the guards. Seeing this, Hu Zongxian respectfully saluted and said, "Your Majesty, Hu Zongxian, the governor of Zhejiang Province and the governor of Zhejiang Province, has seen the imperial envoy!"

After Hu Zongxian finished speaking, all the officials behind him also saluted.

Seeing this, Zhao Zhenji smiled, cupped his hands at Hu Zongxian, and responded: "Next, I will rely on Governor Hu!"

"Where is there, please, Mr. Imperial Envoy!"

Hu Zongxian smiled, and then made a gesture of invitation.

Then the two walked at the front of the team, followed by officials of all sizes in Zhejiang, as well as the officials accompanying Zhao Zhenji.

Within a few kilometers around, there are soldiers patrolling everywhere!In addition, officers and soldiers have turned upside down any place where there is a possibility of hiding people.

"Governor Hu should know the purpose of my trip, right?"

Zhao Zhenji didn't exchange too many pleasantries, but chose to get straight to the point.

"My lord imperial envoy came here to investigate the taxation of the people in Zhejiang. I have already prepared the corresponding files in the governor's mansion. I also invite my lord imperial envoy to go with me!"

Hu Zongxian stroked his beard and responded like this.

"Well, that's very good. If you settle this matter early, I can report to His Majesty!"

After Zhao Zhenji finished speaking, he followed in the footsteps of Hu Zongxian, boarded the sedan chair, and embarked on the road to the Governor's Mansion.

On both sides of the road leading to the Governor's Mansion, there were also guarding soldiers, and the common people were asked to stay at home and not to come out!At the same time, the officials in the city are also searching around to see if there are any suspicious persons.

Soon, the group arrived at the Governor's Mansion.

"My lord, please!"

Hu Zongxian got off the sedan chair first and led the way in front.

"Ah."

Zhao Zhenji nodded, then followed Hu Zongxian's footsteps and entered the Governor's Mansion.

After passing through a long corridor, Zhao Zhenji came to the meeting hall of the governor's mansion. At this moment, there are already many subordinates busy sorting out the files of Zhejiang over the years.

"I have seen the imperial envoy!"

Seeing Zhao Zhenji's appearance, these subordinate officials hurriedly stopped their work and hurriedly saluted Zhao Zhenji.

"It's okay, you just continue with the work at hand! I have some things I want to confirm with Governor Hu."

Zhao Zhenji just waved his hand and said calmly.

"Since that's the case, please come to the study of the lower official to talk about it."

Hu Zongxian was a little puzzled by Zhao Zhenji's attitude at this time, and then said respectfully.

Soon, under Hu Zongxian's leadership, Zhao Zhenji came to Hu Zongxian's study. After the two entered the study, the study was protected by three floors inside and three floors outside, and no one was allowed to enter!

"My lord, please have some tea."

After Hu Zongxian finished speaking, he made the tea himself and handed it to Zhao Zhenji.

"Well, Governor Lao Hu is here! When no one is around, you should call me Mr. Zhao."

After entering the study, Zhao Zhenji also quickly relaxed, saying this to Hu Zongxian.

As the imperial envoy, Zhao Zhenji represented the will of the emperor!There are countless pairs of eyes watching his every move.

Therefore, in the previous occasions, Zhao Zhenji had always been extremely serious. At this moment, in the study room with only two people, Zhao Zhenji relaxed and expressed kindness to Hu Zongxian.

"Lord Zhao, did His Majesty send you here to investigate the case that the government's tax reduction and exemption for the people has not been implemented?"

In the end, Hu Zongxian couldn't hold back his inner curiosity, and turned to ask Zhao Zhenji.

"Yes, and no! This time His Majesty sent me here, one to investigate the case, and the other to deliver this letter to you."

"His Majesty entrusted someone to deliver this to the ship before my official departure, and it was pressed under my pillow!"

After Zhao Zhenji finished speaking, he took out the letter from his arms and handed it to Hu Zongxian.

Hu Zongxian took the letter from Zhao Zhenji and opened it with great reverence, but the content on it surprised him.

"Your Majesty asked me to collect information on salt merchants in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions. Your Majesty is going to attack these salt merchants!"

And Zhao Zhenji naturally also noticed the shocked look on Hu Zongxian's face, but he didn't ask any more questions, after all, this was a letter written by the emperor himself to the officials in Fengjiang, and it was handed over by him, the imperial envoy!

From this, we can know how important the content is.

Hu Zongxian carefully put away the letter, then turned his gaze to Zhao Zhenji, and said.

"Thank you Mr. Zhao!"

"Everywhere, everyone is doing things for His Majesty."

Seeing this, Zhao Zhenji repeatedly declined.

"Now that the letter has been delivered, we should officially get to the point! As the governor of Zhejiang Province and the governor of Zhejiang Province, do you know about the fact that the tax reductions and exemptions given to the people by the imperial court have not been implemented?"

Zhao Zhenji turned his gaze to Hu Zongxian and asked in a deep voice.

"Informed, from the beginning to the end, this official is aware of this matter."

Hu Zongxian sighed helplessly, and had no intention of defending himself too much.

"Hey, I know Governor Hu's difficulties! Since the reign of Zhengde, the imperial court has been able to collect less and less taxes. If you don't pay taxes to the people, who should you pay them?"

"It's impossible, let's add it from the landlords, gentry and gentry officials!"

"In order to maintain the daily operation of the imperial court, more taxes have to be collected from the people! Moreover, it is not only Zhejiang that has this situation, but officials all over the country are doing this."

"However, this group of officials pocketed the extra tax in their own pockets, and this is why His Majesty is so angry!"

After listening to Hu Zongxian's words, Zhao Zhenji also sighed helplessly, expressing her understanding.

Afterwards, Zhao Zhenji picked up the teacup on the side, took a sip, and continued.

"Your Majesty sent me here this time not to investigate the truth, but to give some warnings to those officials."

"Let those officials understand the consequences of angering His Majesty!"

"So, Governor Hu, if you have a list of officials you want to deal with, just hand it over to me!"

"To tell you the truth, before this, Mr. Yan Ge and Mr. Xu Ge have already sent me a lengthy list. Those people on it should be enough to appease Your Majesty's anger."

Seeing that there was still some hesitation on Hu Zongxian's face, Zhao Zhenji immediately chose to tell the whole story.

After Zhao Zhenji chose to tell everything, the hesitation on Hu Zongxian's face quickly disappeared. He found a list and handed it to Zhao Zhenji.

"The people on the list, Mr. Zhao, you should deal with them!"

Zhao Zhenji took the list, and after carefully confirming the names recorded on it, he breathed a sigh of relief.

In his opinion, after dealing with all the people on the list, not only will Zhejiang not be plunged into turmoil, but it will also be able to hand over to the emperor!
Without him, most of the people on the list are insignificant officials who are closely related to the court taxation.

(End of this chapter)