Chapter 2555 The Guizi Scroll’s back-up plan, the strength is secretly accumulated

Zhou Jiamo and Wang Tu finally arrived.

Of course, there are not just two people coming, but a large entourage, including relevant officials and their own personal staff.

Since Jiangnan was a newly-established province, Feng Ziying only helped them choose the address of the government office and recommended some officials. In addition, Zhou Jiamo and Wang Tu operated in Beijing themselves.

It is the same in every dynasty and in every place. When you take office, especially in a newly built government office like this, you will inevitably have to recruit your own people.

During this period, Feng Ziying was not idle either. She also used various network resources and worked hard everywhere.

Pan Ruzhen from Shaanxi was transferred over and was officially promoted to the position of Chief Envoy of Jiangnan Province, Si Zuo Shen. In Jiangnan, he was already considered a high official after the Chief Envoy of the Left and Right and the Envoy of Punishment and Prosecution.

Originally, Feng Ziying wanted to help Pan Ruzhen run the right-wing chief envoy, but she was unable to do so. Pan Ruzhen's qualifications were indeed too junior. He had only been promoted to the right-hand political envoy in Shaanxi for just over two years. This promotion to the left-hand political chief It still took a lot of effort, not to mention that it was from Shaanxi to Jiangnan. Feng Ziying also tried her best to be able to achieve this step.

 Pan Ruzhen was also extremely grateful in his letter, and personally visited Shen Xuelin and the others in Beijing.

As a result, Shen Xuelin and the other two people who rarely see outsiders had to come forward. After all, they are all senior officials of the third rank. It would be a bad idea to come to the house like this.

Pan Ruzhen also prepared valuable gifts for the children of the third room, and truly regarded Feng Ziying as a benefactor.

Especially for Tong Niang, a pony from the Western Regions was specially prepared for Tong Niang. It was only four feet tall and had a docile personality. Tong Niang liked it so much that she had to see it every day and regarded it as a precious stone.

 These are all mentioned in letters from home in Beijing.

In addition to Pan Ruzhen, Feng Ziying also transferred Qi Suzhen, the magistrate of Fugu County, Shaanxi Province, to serve as the magistrate of Fengyang Prefecture.

Qi Suzhen was very effective in promoting potato, sweet potato, and corn cultivation in Fugu, and Feng Ziying also intended to make Fengyang, a city with a large population and land, make a difference in this regard.

 Originally, it was intended that Qi Suzhen would go to small states such as Chuzhou or Hezhou to become a state magistrate. However, Qi Suzhen was not a Jinshi, but a Juren. This was a major flaw.

In Jiangnan, it is difficult to convince the public if you want to be a chief official if you are a person of good origin, so you can only serve as Tongzhi. However, in terms of hierarchy, Tongzhi is the fifth rank, and Zhizhou is the fifth rank.

In addition, Geng Ruqi also recommended to Feng Ziying his subordinate when he was the magistrate of Chongqing Prefecture. Xu Guoshou, an eighth-level official, was also a juren, but he was very young. Feng Ziying easily picked up such a junior official and arranged to be promoted to Yangzhou Prefecture. .

Lian Guoshi also recommended Xiang Wenzhong, his subordinate in Xi'an Prefecture, who was a top three Jinshi in the second year of Yonglong. He was quite capable. Feng Ziying also arranged for him to be appointed as the governor of Chuzhou.

When Zheng Chongjian returned to Beijing before, he told Feng Ziying that he benefited from two very capable assistants in Fengxiang Mansion, but their positions were a bit low. One was the seventh-rank official Yu Yongping, and the other was the governor He Tongsheng. These two people They are all just from Juren background.

This time Feng Ziying also solved the problem. Yu Yongping was assigned to Ningguo Mansion as a Tongzhi, and He Tongsheng was sent to the Lianghuai Capital to transfer salt to the Si Yamen.

Theoretically, the governor of Jiangnan did not have much jurisdiction over the salt affairs, but who made Feng Ziying hold the title of left deputy censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate? Even the salt censor of the Lianghuai River had to obey orders.

The current Lianghuai Salt Transfer Department is no longer what it used to be. With the illness of Emperor Yonglong and the succession of Emperor Wan Tong, the emperor's small treasury was quietly put under the direct control of the Ministry of Household Affairs. At most, it is just a symbolic payment to the palace.

Taking advantage of this round of major personnel changes, Feng Ziying was also involved in the establishment of the new yamen.

Of course, the most important thing is that Pan Ruzhen will be appointed as the left-hand political envoy to accept the chief envoy. Once Zhou Jiamo has served for two years and is appointed as the right-hand chief envoy, we don’t know who it is yet. It is estimated that a young and powerful character will be chosen to succeed Zhou Jiamo in the future. Wang Tu may take over as the Right Chief Envoy, while Pan Ruzhen may have the opportunity to take over as the Provost and Inspector of Punishments left vacant by Wang Tu's promotion.

Of course this is just an ideal wish, and Feng Ziying can only say that she is working hard in this direction.

“Zhen Pu, you arrived very quickly.” After Feng Ziying attended the welcome banquet specially prepared for Zhou Jiamo and Wang Tu, when she returned to the mansion, Pan Ruzhen was already waiting there.

“I left the capital one day later than Mr. Zhou and Mr. Wang, because I had to report to the Ministry of Civil Affairs.” Pan Ruzhen was not as frightened as others. Of course, he must have done the necessary respect.

This person is his true benefactor. Who would have thought that after just one visit and working as a governor for more than a year, he would be able to take up this high branch. In the eyes of others, he would suddenly become a meteoric rise in the past few years. feeling.

He even feels that Jiangnan Chengxuan's leftist political participation is just a step, and maybe he will be able to achieve a higher level in two or three years.

"Well, what's the situation in Shaanxi? What does the Ministry of Officials say?" Feng Ziying was still very concerned about Shaanxi and often corresponded with people like Lian Guoshi, Xu Junyang, and Xia Zhiling.

"Shaanxi has been fine in the past two years. Although the weather is not good, it is much better than in previous years. At least the rain can be enough for a year. In addition, the potatoes and sweet potatoes that you have vigorously promoted are very popular in several prefectures in northern Shaanxi. Welcome, in the words of the gentry, has become the best food for the Kuhaha people to survive the famine. Even the price of food in the grain shop can no longer support it. Besides, the taste is not good, but the output of that thing It’s big and cheap. Children like to eat sweet potatoes, but they’re not hungry all the time..."

Pan Ruzhen talked endlessly when he talked about this. He also knew that Feng Ziying especially liked to hear this.

“Have the forts in northern Shaanxi been cleared up?” This is also a question that Feng Ziying is concerned about. This is a major source of civil unrest and must be eradicated resolutely.

"They have all been collected or eliminated. I dare not say that there is not a single one left, but even small groups of bandits and bandits are rare and can be dealt with locally." Pan Ruzhen said solemnly: "On this point, Li Your Excellency still spares no effort.”

“One is the food problem, which is to satisfy the refugees and the disaster victims, and the other is the problem of chaos and misfortune. If these two points are solved, Shaanxi will not be able to make big troubles.” Feng Ziying sighed.

"Your Excellency, are you worried that the situation in Henan is unstable and will endanger Shaanxi?" Pan Ruzhen was still very concerned about the current affairs of the DPRK and China, and he could basically guess Feng Ziying's worries.

"Yes, I am worried about that." Feng Ziying nodded: "The situation in Shanxi and Shaanxi has been slightly better in the past two years, but the drought has worsened in Beizhi, Henan, and Shandong. It is true that no year is smooth. The White Lotus Sect took the opportunity to cause trouble. , now maybe the Jianzhou Jurchens and Mongols outside the border wall have their thoughts again, so I will leave my post early and go north."

“I heard that your Excellency is going to pay homage to the Governor of Hebei Province, so I am here to congratulate you in advance.” Pan Ruzhen stood up and bowed.

 Feng Ziying waved her hand with a nonchalant expression.

"We don't need such false courtesy. Governor of Hebei, that's a good name, not Governor of Beizhi. Do you understand the implication: Zhen Pu? This means that everything north of the Yellow River has to be handed over to me, including The three prefectures of Zhangde, Weihui, and Huaiqing, which are now in chaos, and even the area north of the Yellow River including Kaifeng Prefecture, directly stated in the Huaichang official letter that Guide Prefecture in the south of Henan was involved in the White Lotus Rebellion. It's up to me to deal with everything, it's like using my donkey to death."

Pan Ruzhen also laughed, but then he said: "He who can do the hard work, sir, you have done a great job in military affairs, but you still have to be careful, Beizhi and Henan are connected, and the White Lotus Sect's power It's quite rampant, and my subordinates often mentioned it all the way, even on the ship, and the merchants from Beizhi said that the officers and soldiers were exhausted and basically didn't achieve much decent results."

"Well, if that's not the case, why should I be asked to take orders in danger? Brother Dalai is not good at fighting and rarely holds his breath. He also wrote to me and talked about some things. The local officials are acting against the will and the generals in the army are domineering and unkind. He His identity is a bit embarrassing. He was given the title of Right Minister of the Ministry of War and was not given the title of Metropolitan Inspector, so local officials tended to care about themselves and did not care about the overall situation, which made him very resentful."

Of course Feng Ziying knew that this was not just what Yuan Yingtai said.

 If you command improperly, it will naturally be difficult for you to gain the support of the generals in the army.

Once they lose two more games, local officials will definitely feel insecure and will no longer want to be the scapegoat. They will consider themselves first in everything they do.

 In addition, Yuan Yingtai's responsibilities are not enough. Of course, this has something to do with his status and seniority. In short, all factors come together to create such a mess.

 Fortunately, Yuan Yingtai had no dissatisfaction with Feng Ziying, and he knew that Feng Ziying was also pushed to the shelves, so he truthfully introduced a lot of the situation in the letter. When he returned to Beijing, he would definitely have to hand over the situation and introduce the situation in detail.

"Do you have a good relationship with Master Yuan?" Pan Ruzhen was very surprised that his predecessor almost left in despair, but he could still have such a tacit understanding and harmony with his successor.

"Zhen Pu, you are so narrow-minded. Don't you think we are not familiar with each other? Brother Dalai will give up his job directly. I have worked with him and dealt with him before. At that time, when I was a colleague in Yongping, he was in the Ministry of War. Doctor, and I was also rushed into this matter, can you blame me? Without me, there are others to replace him, what does he have to complain about? "

Feng Ziying smiled and said, "Although the situation is dangerous, there are ways to solve it. Everyone has his own way of killing pigs and butts. Let's see after he takes office. By the way, Zhenpu, are you from Tongcheng?"

“Yes, your Excellency still remembers your place of origin.” Pan Ruzhen was also a little moved.

 (End of this chapter)