Emperor Ming Dynasty

Chapter 506 Political Capital
"Spring plowing is coming to an end, can the counties make proper arrangements this year?"

Taking a sniff of snuff, Zhao Antai, the magistrate of Yangzhou, sat leisurely in the Taishi chair basking in the sun.

The March of the second year of Shaowu happened to be the time when spring blossoms for Yangzhou, especially in this Taiping season, which is even more rare.

Master Qian Liang at the side naturally understood Dong Weng's meaning, and hurriedly said: "All counties have made arrangements, the summer harvest will not be delayed, and the planting is much more than in previous years."

According to the rules over the years, as filial piety, each mile must submit a certain amount of silver to the county magistrate, and the county magistrate will hand over part of it to the magistrate.

And these money basically depends on how the summer harvest is. If it is a good year, it will be more, and if it is a bad year, it will be less. This can be negotiated.

After all, the people who pay the money are the local chiefs, who belong to the powerful faction.

"It's fine."

Zhao Antai sighed, but there was no taste in his heart.

Master Qian Liang at the side was a little curious, this year's salary was several thousand taels of silver, and in a rich place like Yangzhou, tens of thousands of taels was common.

"Why is Dong Weng sighing?"

"Hey, you don't understand!"

Zhao Antai rubbed his eyes, and said helplessly: "Peck a letter from my fellow department, saying that the governor's office will be the same as our government office. place."

"This? It seems that the governor has both name and reality, and has become a permanent official in the true sense."

Master Qian Liang exclaimed.

"You don't understand." Zhao Zhifu sighed and said: "In the future, I will be promoted, and I will have new arrangements. The Sixth Office of the Governor is my duty to wait for the promotion."

"Ah?" Master Qian Liang was terrified, his face turned pale and said: "Doesn't that mean that Dong Weng will be appointed as a subordinate?"

"You can't say that either."

Zhao Antai hesitated, hesitated and said: "That is also an official. From the fourth-rank official rank, after using it as a stepping stone, you can be promoted to the post of chief executive officer, inspector envoy, etc."

"It's not an official, it's an official, yes, it's an official."

"But you have changed from being an official to being an official!"

"Nonsense, being an official in the same dynasty, there is only a difference between the upper and the lower, how can there be a master and a slave?"

Zhao Antai scolded, immediately woke up Master Qian Liang, and rushed to make amends.

"Forget it, I don't care about you." Then, he shouted: "Housekeeper, hurry up and get my name card and gift, this old man is going to report the spring plowing to Governor Du..."

When he finished his work and was about to leave, the concierge suddenly came to report: "There are a few carriages blocking the way at the door of the master, and some county magistrates below came to ask for an audience and report on official business."

"Damn, why didn't I think of this."

Zhao Antai stroked his forehead and said with a smile, "Those county magistrates will fill my six subjects in the future."

Today's sitting official is tomorrow's subordinate official, it can be said that Feng Shui turns around!
After working for a long time, Zhao Tai received a lot of elegant gifts, such as calligraphy and painting, and went out this time in a hurry.

When he came to the Governor's Yamen, he saw that there was a lot of traffic at the gate, and dozens of sedan chairs almost blocked the road.

It turned out that these people all came to congratulate Governor Du.

After the successful implementation of the self-defense institute's restructuring, Du Yinxi was trusted by the emperor. Today, the imperial decree was handed down, and his wife was granted the imperial order - Mrs. Gongren.

For Du Yinxi, this can be described as a great honor, which is comparable to Jinshi and the rank, honoring the ancestors and writing in the genealogy.

Anyone who is not a fool can see that he has a bright future. In a few years, he will be promoted to the central government and hold six important positions. If Jane is in the heart of the emperor, it is normal for him to join the cabinet.

After waiting for a long time, Zhao Antai finally entered, and saw the tired Du Yinxi, Governor Du.

"Why, Zhao Yangzhou is also here to congratulate? You and I are close at hand, so there is no need to be so eager!"

Du Yinxi laughed.

In normal times, he is also a funny and gentle person, compared with the political iron fist, he is a different person.

Of course, this is also the reason why he is in a good mood.

Zhao Antai could only smile apologetically and say, "The lower officials are close to the water, so it's only icing on the cake."

As he spoke, he flattered a few more words, and he became a little more submissive inside and out, and the meaning of taking refuge was very obvious.

After speaking for a quarter of an hour, Qi then left.

But at this time, it was already the second watch, and the moon was in the middle of the sky.

Shaking his head wearily, Du Yinxi glanced at the dozens of letters piled up on the other side, all of which were respectful greetings to him without exception.

Among the nine prefectures and one prefecture in Jiangsu Province (Xuzhou), the nearest magistrate of Yangzhou was the latest to know about it. Everyone else had written letters, and he just came to the door.

Obviously, the prefect Zhao is not very popular.

"Why isn't the governor happy?"

The Xing Mingshi who was on the side came over and said: "Nine prefectures and one prefecture have all expressed their obedience. It seems that the New Deal is unimpeded in Jiangsu. Dongweng has a bright future!"

"It's not about me, but about the official position."

Du Yinxi smiled wryly and said: "People in the world are eager for official positions, and I am afraid they have long forgotten their ambition to save the world and save the people. This is the case in all nine prefectures and one prefecture in Jiangsu."

"Six Departments, from the fourth grade, what a good official position, it makes the magistrate succumb even more. He gritted his teeth at me before, but now he bows his knees."

"Dong Weng, there are pros and cons to everything, don't be in a daze." Sensing that the governor was somewhat dissatisfied with the imperial policy, Master Qian Liang hurriedly dissuaded him.

"You're right, I'm dazed." Du Yinxi hurriedly shook his head to calm himself down.

Immediately, he looked at the two of them and said, "Since there are six offices in the governor's yamen, and those magistrates have been promoted, then there is no need for Xuzhou to exist."

"Sir, draft a memorial for me. I want to present it to the imperial court and change the state to the government."

The states of the Ming Dynasty were divided into Zhili Prefecture and Sanzhou (county level).

For example, Xuzhou is a prefecture under the jurisdiction of the province, and its status is one level higher than that of the prefecture, which is the promotion of the magistrate.

Now that the governor's sixth office is out, Zhili Prefecture naturally has no need to exist.

Of course, this is not fair to those officials in Zhili Prefecture, which is equivalent to Jiang rank, but there is no way, the general trend is here.

"Dong Weng Yingming." The two masters instantly admired him.

It can be said that Du Yinxi has reached the peak in trying to figure out people's hearts. In a word, he followed the trend and gained a lot of political capital for himself.

Abolishing the state and reforming the government, everyone knows that this matter is imperative, but few people dare to bring it up, because it is something that offends others.

But Du Yinxi dared to mention it, not afraid of offending others.

In this way, for the cabinet ministers and even the emperor, Du Yinxi must have left a label in their hearts for daring to do things.

And there are tens of thousands of officials in the world, and it is very precious to be able to leave an impression in the cabinet and the emperor's heart.

Sure enough, Du Yinxi's memorandum immediately caused waves in the court and the public.

Many people gritted their teeth, but more people clapped their hands in admiration, and were deeply impressed by its boldness.

(End of this chapter)