Reborn Regent of Ming Dynasty

"Everyone, please rise."

Someone from the Central Military Department went forward and took the manuscripts of the officials.Zhang Shouren glanced at the horse, fell down, and helped the plump Neixiang county up, but he didn't help the rest of the officials. He just invited them, and he helped them all.

"Thank you, General."

The weather felt a bit hot, at the end of March in the lunar calendar, it was already April, according to the Gregorian calendar, it was already around June, and it was considered summer, and the magistrate of Neixiang secretly wiped the sweat from his forehead while getting up.

Looking at his appearance, Zhang Shouren nodded thoughtfully, and said: "The food and grass supplied to Neixiang has been delivered, all the hardworking kings, I would be very pleased and grateful."

"The general has won the award, this is all the job of the subordinates."

"Usually I don't have this chance to curry favor. I can provide the army with food and salaries, and I can count it as a share of the emperor's worries. The general is majestic, and once he arrives in Linqing, he will definitely wipe out the bandits, so as to comfort the Sacred Heart. A little food and salaries are nothing."

When they heard Zhang Shouren's words, everyone was in a hurry, and what they said was very pleasant.The line from Xinye in Neixiang directly leads to Xiangyang, and there are endless horses in the imperial court. The officials along the way seem to be very clear about the movements of various places and the major affairs of the court and China, and the flattery is not outrageous.

Zhang Shouren couldn't help a few more words of encouragement, those officials and gentry were very happy, and they flattered them desperately.

When Zhang Shouren got on his horse and led the crowd to leave, the county magistrate wiped off his sweat again, and said happily: "The general is not as fierce as the legends say, he treats people very kindly."

The county magistrate smiled and said: "That's because I managed to get the food together, otherwise..."

"Hey, it's time to harvest summer grain, and it turns out to be so green and yellow!"

The county magistrate cupped his hands behind his back and said solemnly: "This county would like to thank all the elders. If it weren't for your great help, the whole county would have suffered a lot."

"The old parents are serious."

"It's a big word."

"This is what we should do. If you are anxious and righteous, you will not fall behind. There is no need for the old father to praise you."

All the squires are very humble, and the army is on the move. There are official documents from the Ministry of War and the Constitution, ordering the supply of food and grass instead of food. This is a break with the old rules. In order to fear that the generals would embezzle food, it was a good thing for the local civil servants to provide ready-made meals, but the civil officials said that they were afraid that these Qiu Ba would be full of food after passing through so many places in a day, so they stipulated that no meals would be given on the day of arrival, so in Daming In the army, from the morning when the camp was set up, there was no food until the evening. After the camp was stationed there, there would be food the next day. It is possible for the soldiers to roar, and the generals cannot ignore that the soldiers are walking hungry, so they generally cannot walk fast. After arriving at a place, they always have to eat for two or three days, and after recovering their energy, they can catch up with the road for two days, and so on.

This time, in order to get Dengzhou Town to hurry back to the Shandong battlefield and restore the smooth flow of water transportation, the court and the local government have also spent a lot of money.

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"The general can arrive in Nanyang before the end of the month. In mid-April, he will arrive in Kaifeng. Before May, he must arrive in Linqing."

In the city of Jinan, Ni Chong also had a secret discussion with his staff and masters in the second hall of the signing room. After two years of peace and quiet, Jinan was once again pushed to the forefront. Bao Zhidao... In any case, the governor of Shandong is doing a good job, and he is unwilling to ask him to leave. Instead, let a powerful person like Liu Zeqing come to the city, and Jinan will be thrown away. It was not what Ni Chong wanted.

In the past two years, Zhang Shouren and Ni Chong have had a perfect understanding. The business house and the site are set against Fushan as the background, and Ni Chong does not reach in. As for the city guards and soldiers, Zhang Shouren has arranged people to do it for him. .

Although the tooth shop is in vain, there are many establishments and apportionments in the city. The chamber of commerce comes to negotiate with the government. [

As for local public welfare and welfare, sheltering beggars and widows, building government offices, learning palaces, digging and laying open ditches and culverts, repairing streets, and even sending doctors to practice medicine and administer medicines, these things are all done by Fushan.

So counting the two years of his career as a governor, there are really only four words that can describe him: "relaxed and comfortable".

He has saved a lot of money and has a high prestige in Jinan. Many merchants and common people know that the Fushan Liting Chamber of Commerce is in charge of these civil affairs, and many people also think that Ni Chong, as the governor, suppresses all officials. He is also an out-and-out good official who is honest and honest. If it weren't for him, how could the city of Jinan, and the prefectures and counties of Jinan recover in such a short period of time, even better than before?

In the imperial court, Ni Chong's official reputation is not bad, even Ni Chong vaguely heard rumors that the imperial court has plans to promote him to serve as a servant of a certain department in the court, of course, the news was released to ask Ni Chong to use money to run the matter , Ni Chong just smiled when he heard the words... The servant is certainly a court attendant in the capital, but his governor's work is so tasteful, why bother to get a servant with a lot of money?He is not Hanlin Tsinghua University, and if he has the opportunity to enter the cabinet as a prime minister and enter Beijing as a palace, the appeal to him is really limited.

But the comfortable days are coming to an end, and now he is faced with a difficult problem, not only to refuse at the front door, but he is also afraid of getting caught at the back door.

"You say, you say, the general broke the siege of Linqing, and I kept the Caozhou soldiers out here. The court can only push the boat along and give the Shandong town to the general. With his identity, ability, and me Ni's foothold?"

Ni Chong's considerations are not unreasonable. Zhang Shouren was polite enough to him before that, and did not interfere with the affairs within his governor's responsibility. It was only after Ni Chong's permission that the chamber of commerce operated, and Ni Chong's prestige was not damaged. .

If Shandong Town is worthy of its name, it is really hard to say what Zhang Shouren will do next.

If it were any other governor, he would definitely not have such concerns. After all, the governor is the No. 1 local military and political officer, and the chief military officer must obey the governor, even the military supervisor, the military preparation department, and even the inspector. However, Shandong and Denglai have already It seems to be the same situation as in western Liaoning. Like in western Liaoning, Zu Dashou was only the commander-in-chief, but with the addition of Prince Shaofu and Zuo Dudu, thousands of ancestral servants only obeyed the orders of Zu Dashou brothers, and there were also old disciples of the ancestral family. , the nephew of the family, either a lieutenant general or a general, guerrilla, is deeply ingrained in the army, not to mention Qiu Minyang, governor of Liaodong, even Hong Chengchou, governor of Jiliao, can't dictate to Zu Dashou, they have to discuss things.Big warlords like the Zu family and the Wu family are the ones who really control the land in western Liaoning. Their family members are brave and good at fighting, and most of them follow the surname of the family head. Every family member is a small landlord, so they are infinitely loyal to the family master, and they fight bravely when encountering wars. In fact, the family members are also protecting their fields and properties.

Such a chain of interests cannot be broken even by the Eastern Captives, let alone those civil governors or governors sent by the imperial court?Since Sun Chengzong and Yuan Chonghuan, no governor of Jiliao can really control Guanning.

"Dong Weng..."

Master Li, who gave advice to Ni Chong and controlled the real power, cleared his throat, and was about to speak when a long entourage came in outside, bowed, and said: "Master, the imperial court has a decree."

Ni Chong's complexion changed, the imperial court's orders came a little late, which is not a good thing.

He went out in a hurry and went to the public hall to receive the order, but it turned out that the Ministry of War had accepted the order and ordered Liu Zeqing to act as the chief military officer of Shandong Town.

"I can't stop him now..."

Ni Chong's expression was very ugly, just now he was still in a dilemma, now the chance to choose a side is gone.With no choice, his thoughts became clear instead: "It's too late for me to regret it. I should have directly protected the general as the commander-in-chief of Shandong Town. I'm not afraid of anything when he's around. Being a governor of Taiping is nothing more than that." Strong? Liu Hezhou came in and asked for money, food, land, and expansion of the army. Is the governor of Lao Tzu still going to work for him? His mother, he has someone in the court with his hands and feet so fast!"

Master Li smiled and said: "Dong Weng was still in a dilemma just now, but now he understands."

"It's useless to understand it." Ni Chong said dejectedly: "There are people in the court who are easy to be officials, and they already have a serious name, and they can't be stopped."

"That's not necessarily the case."

"How to say?"

"Look at the public opinion!" Master Li's eyes were shining brightly, and he said decisively: "Liu Shuai was defeated twice in a row in Dongchang, his head was disgraced, and the court even asked him to be the commander-in-chief of Shandong Town. The common people suffer from Caozhou’s lack of discipline in the army, and unstoppable incidents occur, is it Liu Shuai’s responsibility at that time, or Dong Weng’s responsibility?”

"Being his mother, of course he is useless, haha, this is a good way!" [

As expected of Ni Chong, who led the army, he has a mouth full of meat and vegetables, how can he have the appearance and dignity of a high-ranking official in the imperial court?Only Nian Xu smiled among the several masters present, turning a blind eye and hearing nothing.

"Leave this matter to Mr. Li." Ni Chong now also knows that Master Li has considerable connections in Fushan and Jinan City, so he solemnly entrusted him with it.

"What people think, I really don't know at all." Master Li couldn't admit that he was too close to Fushan, otherwise this master would not be able to continue, he only said in a vague tone: "I have acquaintances in the chamber of commerce, Go and inquire about it and you will know the truth, Dong Weng will wait for my reply."

"Everything is helpful, please."

Ni Chong really understood at this time, Zhang Shouren's character was already understood, and there were ready-made rules for the distribution of benefits here, and Liu Zeqing, who was like a hungry dog, came in, and he, the governor, didn't know how to deal with himself.When they really fight, even though they may not be afraid of him, they will make a fuss, why bother?

At that moment, he just clasped his hands together and said: "Send me a message. I will agree to all the dispatches. Everyone has joined hands to do this. Let Liu go back to Yanzhou to talk about it!"