Emperor Ming Dynasty

Chapter 534 Governor of Monan
In just three days, Guihua City's tax collection reached nearly ten thousand taels, and the desire to buy that had been suppressed for many years burst out, and the effect was terrifying.

The commercial and taxation department grinned happily, and kept reporting to the household department, asking for additional staff and expanding the grade.

Previously, the emperor demanded political reform.

For example, the county has six houses, from nine ranks, the government has six departments, and the governor's office has six divisions, plus the division level of each ministry, it can be said that it is a link between the past and the future.

Under the Ministry of Household Affairs, there are fourteen clean-up departments, plus a commercial and tax department. The Cangke and Jinke under the original clean-up department are all organized into divisions, with Langzhong as the head and Yuanwailang as the deputy.

That is to say, the level is the same as that of the local department, both of which are Cong Sipin.

For example, under the Department of Commercial and Taxation is the Customs Department, Dispute Department, Banknote Customs Department, and the largest local department.

The so-called local office is to collect tax and distribute it to the households of the county government, and share it with the household department [-]-[-].

Below the department level, it is a department, analogous to each government, from the sixth rank, the chief is in charge, the deputy is in charge, and the sixth rank.

Under the department, there is a room, which is equivalent to a service point. The chief is the inspector, and the deputy is the history of the classics, which are Qipin and Cong Qipin.

These people still belong to officials, and they cannot be used if they are not from the imperial examination.

The rest can only be regarded as knife and pen officials, named officers, all of them are of the ninth grade, and they can be competent for juren and scholars.

As a result, the three ranks and six ranks of the house, department, and office, so that the six departments are no longer hollow, and promotion is also a step by step.

Now Guihua City is just a few officials coming together, only ninth-rank officials, if they are promoted to the house level, it will be the seventh-rank yamen.

After all, the majestic Monan Xingdusi is not even a house-level, so doesn't that mean he despises the governor of Monan?

After sitting in Guihua City for nearly two months, in mid-August, just after the Mid-Autumn Festival, the new governor of Monan took office.

The people who came were unexpected.

"It's actually him?"

Liu Tingjie was startled, and sighed: "I don't know if he knows soldiers, this Monan is not easy to deal with!"

"Now that the Duke has pacified most of Monan, Governor Zhao came here to appease his people, and the war depends on you."

Because of his success in taking refuge in Shanxi, and now serving as the magistrate of Guihua City, Wan Lian is extremely respectful to Liu Tingjie.

He was from the frontier army, and he knew best that these warriors like to flatter.

"That's right." Liu Tingjie laughed.

Outside Guihua City, Zhang Guowei, who came here in a hurry, looked at this weather-beaten prairie city, stroked his beard and sighed:

"I never thought that this old man would be able to come here one day."

Zhang Guowei was born as a Jinshi in the second year of Tianqi. Starting from the county magistrate, dredging water conservancy and calming down local bandits, he did his best.

In the Chongzhen Dynasty, he successively served as the governor of Yingtian and the governor of Water Transport. He was appointed by Chongzhen to supervise and train elite soldiers in the south of the Yangtze River. Just ten days after he left Beijing, Chongzhen killed himself.

Later, the Hongguang Dynasty dismissed him and supported the king of Lu to supervise the country in Shaoxing. Everyone thought that his official career would come to an abrupt end, but they never imagined that he would be the governor of Monan now.

The full name is Governor Monan Xingdu, a member of the military and government affairs, and is the second grade.

Of course, for many civil servants, coming to Monan is tantamount to being sent to work with Mongolian Tartars every day. Who can bear this?
For Zhang Guowei, being able to serve as the governor again is a great affirmation to him.

However, when Zhang Guowei came to Guihua City, he did not immediately show the sign, but sneaked into the city to observe the reality of Guihua City.

Although there are ruins inside and outside the city, many constructions are already underway, messy but not chaotic.

"only--"

He went looking for the sound, only to see a noise in front of him.

"This saddle only sells for ten silver dollars today, how can you sell me thirty?"

"Can you go back on the deal you love and what I want?"

"Profit, profiteer—"

A Mongolian with a few entourages was making noise in front of a shop, and his babbling Mongolian made people's brains hurt.

But the Mongolians passing by were filled with righteous indignation and helped to make a noise, blocking the shop to death.

"What's the matter?" Zhang Guowei couldn't help asking when he saw the shop assistant watching the excitement with relish, and he was sure he would understand.

"This gentleman!" Seeing that the other party was wearing a long robe, the clerk immediately said respectfully: "That store sold a saddle to that stupid tartar for 30 silver dollars, but today it only costs 10 dollars to hang the card."

"Unexpectedly, that tartar happened to pass by. When he saw the price, he naturally felt uncomfortable, so he made a noise."

"I see."

Zhang Guowei nodded, and watched in silence for a while, the two blushed and their necks were thick, and neither of them gave in.

The businessman has a background at first glance, and he is not in the slightest to the Tartars.

Although Tartar's face was flushed with anger, and he kept touching the knife with both hands, he didn't do anything.

After all, the Ming army was in Guihua City. Once they started fighting, they would definitely favor the Ming people, so they might unilaterally slaughter them.

"Every businessman pays attention to the word "loyalty". Your firm has traveled thousands of miles to naturalize just to ruin its reputation?"

Zhang Guowei stepped forward and immediately caused waves.

When the guy saw that he was wearing a green robe and a square scarf, this is the attire of a scholar, how could there be a scholar in Guihua City?
There was no time to be amazed, and he walked over: "This scholar, you are so polite."

"It seems that you have been able to read and break characters before, why did you forget the words of the sage?"

Zhang Guowei criticized without fear, but the latter could only nod his head and say yes, not daring to refute.

The Mongolians on the side were amazed.

They never expected that a frail old man could be so respectful to a stranger who was domineering just now, it's simply unbelievable.

It completely violated the principle that strength is king in the grassland.

"Give it back to him!"

Zhang Guowei taught a lesson for a while, and then said.

"I'll give it back to him right here."

The buddy said in a hurry.

There is also a reason why he is so respectful and obedient.

Because at this time, public opinion in small rural towns is in the hands of the gentry, he may not be afraid that the Mongols will call him a profiteer, but he is afraid that these scholars will miss a word of profiteer.

And such a label, if a scholar said a few words when making friends, the business name would be completely stink.

There is no need to offend a scholar for the sake of a tartar, and it is his fault in the first place.

"Take it!"

Zhang Guowei handed over a bag of silver coins, which was quite heavy.

"Hmph!" Abuza unexpectedly took out ten silver coins from the bag and gave them to the buddy, "This is the money I paid for the saddle."

As he spoke, he smiled gratefully at Zhang Guowei, turned and left.

"interesting!"

The crowd also dispersed, but Zhang Guowei felt that the Mongols were indeed different from the Han people.

He wandered around again, and on the second day, he went out of the city again, wearing the governor's guard of honor, and ostentatiously appeared outside the city.

So Liu Tingjie hurriedly greeted him.

(End of this chapter)