Chapter 1915 Ren Zi Juan is unexpected and a new challenge

 When Feng Ziying arrived at Qi Yongtai's house, Qi Yongtai had just left the court.

 All kinds of news from Shanxi and Shaanxi have put great pressure on the cabinet.

The refugee rebellion swept across northern Shaanxi and even tended to spread to the east of Hedong. This made the Ministry of War and Shanxi very nervous. The collapse of the Shanxi Zhendong army led by Su Shengdu greatly reduced the strength of Shanxi Town. Once a rebellion also broke out in Shanxi, it would There will be a situation that you cannot cope with.

One wave has not subsided, but another wave has arisen, and the pimple plague has appeared again in northern Shaanxi. This heavy blow has made all the cabinet ministers dizzy.

The emergence of the plague means that the disasters caused by drought have become somewhat out of control in the border areas. It is often under such circumstances that the plague spreads, which is a very big threat to local governments and border towns. The challenge is to deal with rebellion and plague at the same time in an already stretched situation. This is too difficult for the local area.

 But faced with this situation, the court could not come up with many strategies to deal with it.

 Any countermeasure must be based on sufficient money, food and supplies, and now in order to support the war in Shandong, the Ministry of Revenue has done its best, hoping to resolve the situation in Shandong within half a year, and then consider other things.

 So all parties in the government were arguing endlessly, but none of them could come up with a practical opinion, which made Qi Yongtai very anxious.

The Northland is the foundation of the imperial court. With Jiangnan now under the control of Prince Yohitada, if Shanshan is destroyed or even dragged down by the plague, the imperial court will fall into a state of collapse and will not even be able to recover. Jiangnan is about to collapse, and Nanjing will only gain in vain.

“Is Ziying here?” Qi Yongtai was also very happy to see Feng Ziying’s arrival, and his tired face showed a bit of joy, “Sit down, we’ll have dinner here, and we’ll just have a chat.”

Feng Ziying was not polite, "Okay, Master Qi, I'm also going to have a good talk with you."

"It seems we have the same opinion." Qi Yongtai gestured for Feng Ziying to take a seat, and the servant made tea. When the servant left, Qi Yongtai's face slowly darkened: "There is a pimple plague in Shanshan, you should know it, right?"

Qi Yongtai knew that Feng Ziying had his own news channel. Feng Tang had deep connections in Shanxi and Shaanxi, so news would definitely be passed to Feng Ziying in the capital city.

“I just found out, so I came to your residence, Master Qi. Does the court also know about it?” Feng Ziying asked: “Is it still temporarily closed to the outside world?”

"Well, if we can't argue, we don't dare to let the capital know about it, otherwise the capital will be afraid that the people will be even more confused, and the court can't withstand such a torment." Qi Yongtai sighed: "But how many days can this be delayed? It will eventually be provoked, so the court must come up with countermeasures in the next few days."

“What do you think, Master Qi?” Feng Ziying asked.

"Originally it was just a bandit rebellion. We planned to rely on the Yulin Army and the Shanxi and Datong towns to control the situation and delay it for a while. However, the bandit rebellion is raging and gaining momentum. Now there is an outbreak of the plague. I am worried that the Yulin Army will be delayed by this. If we stop, the chaos will become more severe and spread to Henan and Beizhili." Qi Yongtai stroked his beard and pondered, "So we need to change course, at least to stabilize the situation in Shanxi, and not let the chaos in Shaanxi spread to Come from Shanxi."

"How to do it specifically? If it doesn't spread to Shanxi, what should we do if it spreads to Henan?" Feng Ziying frowned, and was very disapproving of Qi Yongtai's approach. He was still using primitive and traditional thinking to deal with it, which would cause trouble, "Big Zhang and others went to Shanxi to organize the army, but once something like the plague spreads, it is completely unreasonable. If you don't pay attention, it will spread in all directions. You can't control it if you want to."

 Qi Yongtai also felt Feng Ziying's dissatisfaction, why wasn't he the same? But the problem is easier said than done, how to do it? At present, can local governments have such strong execution ability, or organization and mobilization ability, and can they raise sufficient money, food and materials to deal with it? He didn't even dare to think about it.

"Ziying, if you ask this question, I can't answer you. The situation that the imperial court has now is only half-scale. The situation from Shaanxi is also fragmented and contradictory. The Chief Envoy of Shaanxi has not given the imperial court an answer yet. An accurate and complete report on the situation, Shanxi is in turmoil, and everything is in turmoil, and..." Qi Yongtai lowered his voice: "The imperial court now lacks enough money and food to support Shanxi. This is the biggest problem, even if it can be done from Yuguan and Dagu. There are supplies coming in from the south, but it can still be done in Gyeonggi, but it costs too much to transport them to Shanxi and Shaanxi, which is simply unacceptable..."

Feng Ziying also admitted that this was the most direct and practical difficulty, but if he gave up supporting and helping Shanshan because of this, the situation in Shanshan would become even more uncontrollable, and in the end it might damage the vitality of the Great Zhou Dynasty, so the court would not Despite the difficulties, we must find ways to support Shanshan.

"What does Master Qi mean that the court is ready to give up?" Feng Ziying became a little aggressive, "Shanxi and Shaanxi are important areas in the north, and no one can accept this result..."

Qi Yongtai nodded slightly: "It is true, so all parties are still arguing, and it will take some time to learn more about the situation. The imperial court has ordered the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Metropolitan Procuratorate to send two groups of people to Shanshan and Shaanxi respectively. Three days ago, they We have already set off, traveling day and night, and we will probably arrive in Yuzhou by now..."

Feng Ziying feels a little at ease, which shows that Qi Yongtai is not dizzy yet. This attitude of giving up Shanshan will completely lose the foundation of the people's support among the civil servants in the central and northern areas of the DPRK.

 Aware of Qi Yongtai's hesitation and the strange look on his face, Feng Ziying was also a little surprised, "Master Qi, is there something..."

Qi Yongtai pondered for a moment before saying: "Ziying, we have some plans on this matter, but we didn't think about the outbreak of the plague before. We only considered the problem of banditry. We wanted you to patrol Shaanxi, but now there is a plague in Shaanxi." ,…”

 Governor Shaanxi? ! Feng Ziying was surprised, how could this be possible? If he were to be the governor of Shaanxi, his responsibilities would inevitably overlap with those of the governor of the three sides. However, his father was also the governor of the three sides. His father was the governor and his son was the governor. This is an unprecedented anecdote. How could the imperial court make such a stupid move?

Seeing Feng Ziying's look, Qi Yongtai understood the other party's surprise, "Your Majesty's Governor-General of the Three Sides was originally a temporary and part-time position. Now the Northwest Army mainly fights in Shandong. If you want to patrol Shaanxi, then your Governor-General of the Three Sides will definitely leave his post. , only retaining the position of Governor of Ji Liao."

This makes sense, but the governor of Shaanxi is something Feng Ziying has never considered. Now that he suddenly brought it up, he was a little unprepared. Especially the pimple plague still made Feng Ziying a little afraid. The plague was no joke. If he was unfortunate enough to be infected Zhao, this epidemic will not let you go just because you are a time traveler. If a gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall, it would be a bit uneconomical to take this risk.

Looking at Qi Yongtai's expression now, it seems that they have discussed this matter, but have not made up their minds yet. Feng Ziying couldn't help but wonder if she should find a reason to reject the matter.

However, seeing Qi Yongtai's expectant eyes, Feng Ziying felt unable to open her mouth for a moment. She pondered for a while before slowly saying: "Master Qi, it's not that I don't want to go, but that I have to make a difference if I go. But the imperial court What can I do now? You can’t just let me go to the governor’s office with my bare hands. What’s the point? The Shaanxi Chief Envoy can do things, so what if I go there?”

Qi Yongtai was slightly disappointed. He still had high expectations for Feng Ziying. He felt that such difficult things were also a challenge and test for Feng Ziying. Of course, he also admitted that what the other party said was reasonable. A clever woman can't make a meal without straw. It doesn't make much sense to push Feng Ziying alone without enough support, but now the court is really short of money.

"Ziying, I also know that this matter is difficult. We only have a preliminary idea whether you want to go to Shaanxi, but we don't have a specific strategy on how to deal with it. Please think about it for me. If you want to go, no matter what Is it you, or even someone else, think carefully about what the court should do now and what conditions the capital can offer." Qi Yongtai sighed.

This meal was tasteless, and Feng Ziying was a little absent-minded, thinking about it all the time.

For himself, it is undoubtedly the most cost-effective to be the Shuntian Prefect in the capital. Qi Yongtai also mentioned that the court may appoint a new Shuntian Prefect. This is indeed a problem, as long as someone wants to have It is impossible for the Shuntian Prefecture Yin to tolerate the existence of a Shuntian Prefecture Prime Minister like himself. If he refuses to give in, there will definitely be disputes, and the court is unlikely to support him.

 In other words, it is inevitable to leave on your own.

Wherever you go after leaving, there is a high probability that you will serve as the censor of Qiandu in the Imperial Procuratorate. This was revealed by Qi Yongtai, but what is the meaning of being a censor of Qiandu? Do we really want to imitate those Qingliu censors and talk nonsense like that?

 This is definitely not what I want.

Feng Ziying was thinking about this until he returned home. After thinking about it, he found that he really didn't have many good places to go.

Other students are in the fifth and sixth grades, so they have more places to go, but I am already in the fourth grade. Looking at the center, if I can place my own yamen, it is more or less suitable.

Calculating it this way, patrolling Shaanxi is a very suitable challenge. Of course, it is a challenge, which means that various risks exist, including the possibility of illness.

Although you can take various measures to avoid it, the chance still exists.

In addition, the governor of Shaanxi is bound to come into contact with various local government affairs. The affairs of the three departments are all under the jurisdiction of the governor. This is also a challenge. Even with the support of border towns, it is not that simple for such a big business in Shaanxi, especially when rebellions start a prairie fire. , when the epidemic is rampant.

But this is also an opportunity to win over people and build reputation.

 (End of this chapter)