Smuggling Daming

Zhou Zhong never expected that Zhengde would arrange two helpers for him. It was originally a good thing, but God knows what Zhengde was thinking. Heavy men?

Among them, Zhang Cai is nothing more than Zhang Cai. Although he used to be famous for being lustful, he is now 60 years old. It is estimated that he would be powerless if he wanted to be lustful. Moreover, he is indeed a good hand in government affairs. Liu Jin was able to control the government before, thanks to Zhang Cai's gang behind him He plots.But in contrast, Jiao Fang is already 80 years old. Although she looks energetic, the age spots all over her face are not deceiving. Zhou Zhong is worried that if the old man is overworked one day, he will probably fall into a long sleep Sorry.

In fact, to be honest, Zhou Zhong really needs some talents in government affairs. After all, the jurisdiction of his Governor's Mansion is getting bigger and bigger. It now includes Taiwan, Malacca, and Old Hong Kong, and it will definitely increase rapidly in the future, so the Governor There are more and more government affairs in the government, and Zhou Zhong doesn't want to spend all his time on these boring government affairs, so he urgently needs some senior government personnel to assist him.

However, it is a pity that Zhou Zhong changed from a military position like an admiral to a civilian position like a governor, and there is no shortage of generals who lead the army to fight, such as Shen Ying, Qu Lie, and Chang Xiao, who can all be independent generals. In addition, a new generation of generals is also being trained, and even Zhou Zhong is already considering the plan to establish a military academy.

Compared with military generals, Zhou Zhong had very few civil servants in his hands. The earliest ones were Yang Tong, Tang Bohu and others from the Shibo Department.These people have been used to the extreme by Zhou Zhong, such as Tang Bohu, who is obviously a bohemian and great talent, but now he is forced by government affairs to become an official who bury his head in papers. He usually has no time to paint and recite poems. Time is running out, which has already made his wife, Shen Jiuniang, complain a little.

However, although people like Yang Tong and Tang Bohu can barely serve as prefects in one place, due to their experience and background, they can handle some specific government affairs.But if you want to grasp the overall situation, it will take a long time to practice. After all, there is no such thing as a genius in this world. Everyone needs to go through a learning process before they can be competent in a certain aspect of work.

It is precisely because of this that Zhou Zhong is in the governor's mansion.There has always been a lack of senior talents in government affairs, but most of these talents are above the court, and most of them have high positions of authority. Work in the Yamen outside.

Perhaps Zhengde also discovered that Zhou Zhong lacked such high-level political talents, and he was nostalgic for the past.I feel that Jiao Fang and Zhang Cai were implicated because of Liu Jin's incident, but Jiao Fang is fine.At least he can live at home, but Zhang Cai is at the peak of his political career, and he is likely to enter the cabinet in the future, but in the end he fell to the bottom all of a sudden, and he can only live with anonymity, which makes Zhengde feel a little guilty. That's why I recommended them to Zhou Zhong.I hope Zhou Zhong can make up for them on his behalf.

Although Zhou Zhong did not have many contacts with Zhengde, it may be the blood connection between the two.As a result, Zhou Zhong already knew Zhengde's character very well. When he saw Jiao Fang and Zhang Cai coming, he had already guessed Zhengde's intention of arranging them to come, which made him really unable to refuse, so he finally had to agree.

The position of a governor is equivalent to that of a governor. In fact, there is no essential area between the two, but the governor is usually appointed in a relatively stable province in Ming Dynasty. For those provinces on the border that are prone to wars and conflicts, there are always governors. So it can be seen from this point that the governor puts more emphasis on civil governance, while the military power in the hands of the governor is heavier than that of the governor, but there is not much difference between the two in terms of the establishment of the internal yamen.

There are already three prefectures under Zhou Zhong, the governor, among which the territory of Taiwan is very vast, and all the sea areas are also under Zhou Zhong's jurisdiction, so Zhou Zhong, the governor of the world, is also very important. According to the official system of the Ming Dynasty, he should also have civil officials such as the left and right bureaucrats, the procuratorate, the left and right participation in politics, and the left and right counselors. However, because the establishment of the Governor's Mansion of the Four Seas is too short, these civil servants are not complete at all. Up to now, there is only one Zuo Buzheng envoy temporarily held by Yang Tong, and Zhou Zhong himself as the procuratorial envoy for punishment. Quite heavy.

But now Zhengde sent Jiao Fang and Zhang Cai to finally share some of the pressure on Zhou Zhong. Among them, Jiao Fang had a letter written by Zhengde, telling Zhou Zhong that he sent Jiao Fang and Zhang Cai to the Governor's Mansion of the Four Seas. For the time being, I will help Zhou Zhong deal with government affairs. If Zhou Zhong is satisfied with them, then give him a recommendation letter. At that time, Zhengde will appoint Jiao Fang and Zhang Cai as the left and right of the Governor's Mansion of the Four Seas to participate in politics. If he is not satisfied with these two If you are satisfied, just dismiss them directly.

Zhengde talked all about this, and Jiao Fang and Zhang Cai were indeed the talents that Zhou Zhong needed urgently, so after thinking about it, Zhou Zhong immediately wrote an excerpt to Zhengde, recommending Jiao Fang and Zhang Yu, whose pseudonym was Zhang Yu. Cai is the left and right of the Governor's Mansion to participate in politics. As for whether there are ministers in the court who will object, it is none of his business. Zhengde will always have a way to deal with it.

The official appointment of Jiao Fang and Zhang Cai came down soon, which made Jiao Fang ecstatic. Although the left and right participation in politics is only the fourth rank, which is far worse than their previous senior officials of the first rank, but don't forget Now, one of them has been dismissed from office, and the other has lost his previous identity, and even lost the thought of official career in his heart, but at Zhou Zhong's place, they got a chance to start again, which made Jiao Fang two How can people not be happy?

It's a bit strange to say that Zhang Cai is just 60 years old, and he is in the golden age of a senior official, so it is normal for him to have a strong desire to be an official, but Jiao Fang is already 80 years old this year. According to the original history, He only has four years left to live, but even so, Jiao Fang's pursuit of fame and fortune has not stopped, even stronger than that of Zhang Cai, and according to Zhang Cai's private disclosure, Zhengde was only going to recommend Zhang Caiyi came to Zhou Zhong's place, but Jiao Fang heard about it from nowhere, and immediately ran to the capital to beg Zhengde, Zhengde was entangled, so she finally agreed to recommend Jiao Fang .

Of course, Zhang Cai deliberately revealed to Zhou Zhong the reason why Jiao Fang was recommended. In fact, he had no good intentions. He was just reminding Zhou Zhong that he was the person His Majesty really wanted to recommend, and Jiao Fang was only relying on He was cheeky and begged to come here, and Jiao Fang was too old, so if there were any government affairs in the future, even if he could be ordered to do it, and if there was a chance of promotion in the future, he should be given priority.

For Zhang Cai's narrow-mindedness, Zhou Zhong naturally also saw it. Traditionally speaking, Zhang Cai's behavior of speaking ill of others behind his back was very shameless, but Zhang Cai and Jiao Fang were originally two people. He is not a gentleman. Although Jiao Fang's pursuit of fame and fortune is stronger, and his personality is a little too fierce, but overall he is still a virtuous person. When he was an official, his official reputation among the people was also very good. In particular, he took great care of the people in his hometown. Even hundreds of years later, there are still many stories about Jiao Fang's blessings for his hometown.

In contrast, Zhang Cai's morality is very problematic. He used to be lustful when he was young, and when he saw a beautiful concubine married by his subordinates, he immediately asked for it. Low, it is not uncommon for scholars to send concubines to each other, but it is usually given by one party voluntarily, and it is very rare for Zhang Cai to ask for it.

Fortunately, as he gets older, Zhang Cai probably has no ability in certain aspects, so when he assisted Liu Jin, he never heard of asking others for a concubine. He no longer pursues that much, but he is not a good person in other aspects of virtue, such as speaking ill of others behind his back, stumbling others, etc. As long as it is beneficial to him, he will definitely do it.

However, although Zhang Cai's moral character is problematic, his talent is also obvious to all. For example, within a few days after arriving at Zhou Zhong's Governor's Mansion, he has already helped Zhou Zhong manage the entire government affairs of the Governor's Mansion in an orderly manner. Some small officials in the mansion also mingle with each other, and they are very popular with them. Being able to integrate into the Governor's Mansion in such a short period of time, and how well they get along with each other, is already a remarkable talent in itself.

Therefore, although Zhou Zhong knew that Zhang Cai's morality was questionable, he still boldly entrusted him with important tasks. After all, Zhang Cai has nowhere to go now, and he can be reused only under his own subordinates. The enemies he made back then are enough to make him die without a place to bury him. Besides, Zhou Zhong is not an ordinary person, he has enough confidence to control a talented and unvirtuous person like Zhang Cai for his own use.

While Zhou Zhong reused Zhang Cai, he naturally did not forget Jiao Fang. This old guy who is obsessed with fame and fortune is not simple. Zhou Zhong strengthened his rule over these three places, especially Malacca and Old Port, two places far away from the Central Plains, need to strengthen his rule over there, and this kind of rule is not just about sending troops, but also requires some administrative means. And this is exactly what Zhou Zhong lacked, now Jiao Fang's arrival finally solved this hidden danger. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.)