Daming heir

Chapter 634: The Governor-General of Zhili takes action

above the sea.

A big fish jumped up, throwing sparkling water drops in mid-air, and then fell silkily into the water.

Flocks of seabirds hover in the sky, waiting for opportunities to find suitable prey. Once they locate it, they will swoop down and fill their stomachs.

The naval fleet directly under the Governor's Mansion gathered nearly fifty warships this time.

All foreign maritime merchants located on the Zhili Road were summoned.

This shows the great power of the Ming Dynasty.

At this time, even the most conservative courtiers had glory on their faces.

As for those officials who were originally neutral towards the outside world, looking at the Ming Dynasty's huge fleet and the latest steam warship, the reservations they had in their hearts began to loosen.

There is no one who dislikes Vega at home and abroad.

In particular, when the national prestige spreads, it will bring countless benefits to the empire.

Fanaticism will appear naturally.

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The royal family is leading the court officials into a frenzy.

But in Yingtian City, Zou Xueyu took the initiative to maintain restraint and calmness.

The imperial court has recently completed several top-level affairs.

Chang Sheng, Prince of Kaiping County, has already taken turns with troops and horses, and returned to the south on a troop ship, continuing to preside over the great cause of the southern expedition that everyone in the court is urging, so that the court can have more land for rewards.

Li Jinglong temporarily entered the Governor's Mansion and was appointed to the cabinet, under Xu Yungong.

Even though he is already a county prince, he still has to pay attention to first come, first served.

Xu Yungong is the number one in the military and is in charge of all military matters in the cabinet. There are no mistakes or omissions in the first place, and Li Jinglong is happy not to have to rush to the front.

The rewards for the Northern Expedition have also been completed.

The bones of the soldiers were buried in the mausoleum of meritorious officials.

The imperial court sent cabinet bachelors, along with ministers from the Ministry of Rites and the Inner Court, to hold a grand ceremony at the Mausoleum of Meritorious Service and the Mausoleum of Meritorious Officials respectively, to comfort the meritorious soldiers that they were alive and in peace, and at the same time to show the world that the imperial court would not forget anyone. A person who has contributed to the empire.

In addition, good news also came from the inner palace.

Another heir to the country.

The grandson's concubine and the grandson's concubine are both pregnant again.

This made the officials who were secretly planning to add a few more concubines to the Taisun Mansion immediately shut their mouths, and their original little thought was hurriedly suppressed.

Everyone inside and outside the imperial court now seems to be in harmony and everything is going smoothly.

But Zou Xueyu, who had just taken up his new post as Governor-General of Zhili Province, had some headaches.

The New Deal must transform, achieve obvious results, and uphold the principles of the New Deal to make the people of Ming Dynasty rich. This matter finally fell on his shoulders.

The establishment of the Zhili Road and the establishment of the Zhili Governor's Office were originally for this matter and served as a pilot project in the entire country.

How to make people truly prosperous.

Suddenly it became a difficult problem before Zou Xueyu.

The Zhili Governor's Office was like other government offices in the Ming Dynasty.

There are two deputy envoys as deputy to Zou Xueyu, the governor-general of Zhili.In addition, the governor-general's yamen of Zhili have official positions such as ministers, experience, supervisors, school inspectors, proposals, jailers, and treasury envoys, etc., which are established in accordance with the local government yamen.

The only difference between Zhili Dao is that it is not divided into three divisions like other Dao under the imperial court.

The Governor-General's Office of Zhili is responsible for the affairs of Zhili Daoyi. All the affairs of Zhili Dao, military, criminal, civil, and commercial affairs are all managed by the Governor-General's Office of Zhili.

The great power Zou Xueyu, the governor-general of Zhili, now has in his hands can be seen from here.

But with great power comes a heavy burden. Zou Xueyu calmed down with just a cup of tea.

This is a side room next to the main hall of the Zhili Governor's Yamen. It is used by Zou Xueyu on weekdays when he takes a nap or meets people alone.

power.

Zou Xueyu sat upright on a chair by the window, with a tea table in front of him.

Besides Zou Xueyu, there was only one other person in the side room.

But he is not an official of the Governor's Yamen, but the new Yingtian Magistrate Yu Dalian who was promoted from the former Tongzhi of Yingtian Prefecture.

"Is the Governor a little too worried?"

Yu Dalian held the white porcelain cup in his hand, looked at Zou Xueyu who had already drank several cups of tea, and asked with a smile.

When Zou Xueyu took office as the most powerful governor-general of Zhili in the Ming Dynasty, he had already warned him not to visit him to congratulate him.

In the past few days, new officials of the Governor's Yamen have arrived one after another, and today is the first day of business.

Zou Xueyu ordered a few things early in the morning and asked himself to stay in this side room.

Yu Dalian is the first and probably the last person to come to the Governor's Yamen.

His identity and official position are suitable.

It was originally under the command of Zou Xueyu, but now it is still an official Yamen under the Governor's Yamen.

Zou Xueyu naturally would not hide anything in front of Yu Dalian.

The newly appointed governor-general of Zhili said in a deep voice: "The emperor's grace is so great that he has entrusted him with great trust and authority. As ministers, how can An Neng's body be placed on top of him? The Zhili Road was newly established. At the beginning, Although he has mercy from his superiors, he has no sincerity from his subordinates."

Yu Dalian's thoughts suddenly moved: "Do you want to disturb the various government offices in Zhili Road?"

Zou Xueyu raised his head and looked at the new Yingtian magistrate who was brought in by himself, and nodded: "I am waiting, waiting for the person from Zhili 17th Prefecture to jump out."

There are 18 prefectures in Zhili City, and Yu Dalian is the prefect of Yingtian Prefecture. He will naturally follow Zou Xueyu's footsteps.

But apart from that, none of the remaining 17 prefectures in Zhili Dao are high-ranking and powerful.Although they were both prefecture and county magistrates' yamen in the Ming Dynasty, the government yamen in Zhili Road were just a little higher than those elsewhere.

It's just because Zhili Road is the center of taxation in the world, and there are many powerful gentry, and the disciples are related to each other, so if you look at it, you can see them as small groups.

Zou Xueyu whispered: "Let's go to the governor's office of Zhili. The government and county offices have not yet invited the governor's office. They are waiting to see what I will do after I take office as the governor-general of Zhili."

"If you go against them, I'm afraid you won't do anything next, but will have to mediate with these people first."

Zou Xueyu nodded and agreed with Yu Dalian's statement: "So I want to draft and issue the first official document of the Governor's Yamen of Zhili Road."

Yu Dalian straightened his chest slightly.

He knew that Zou Xueyu, who came back from the killing place on Jiaozhi Road, was not that simple official.

How about the high cabinet?
That is also a person who is decisive in killing.

Where is Zou Xueyu who came back with him?

Even though Zou Xueyu only worked in Yingtian Mansion for more than a year, he only did a few things.But Yu Dalian knew very well how hard the powerful Jin gentry in Yingtian Mansion had been suppressed by Zou Xueyu in the past year.

"I want to change my position to be under the direct supervision of the Governor's Yamen. There should be a Si Yamen in the government. All the former officials will take the exam. Those who fail will be kicked out of the Yamen!"

Yu Dalian blinked, with a hint of surprise on his face.

He thought that Zou Xueyu would take action on the people below him after taking office as the Governor-General of Zhili, but he did not expect that Zou Xueyu would be the first to take action on those government officials.

This move surprised Yu Dalian.

Zou Xueyu explained: "Many of the soldiers who returned from the Northern Expedition were disabled. As the Governor-General of Zhili, I am the shepherd guarding the 18th Mansion of Zhili. It is my duty to take care of these disabled people for the imperial court." Officers, these meritorious people will not be left wandering in the countryside. There are hundreds of government offices in Zhili 18, and they can always accommodate these meritorious people."

Yu Dalian no longer knew what to say.

However, I felt that the governor's move was indeed unexpected and would definitely have an extraordinary effect.

I'm afraid those below could not have imagined that Zou Xueyu would not attack them as soon as he took office, but would choose to attack those officials who could be appointed and removed by the Zhili Governor's Yamen without going through the court.

Zou Xueyu, however, sat still. What he did was inspired by the emperor's grandson's reform of the post station and the replacement of six-room officials in other prefectures and counties under the implementation of the New Deal.

Cut off the ears, eyes, hands and feet of the Zhengyintang official in the 18th yamen of Zhili Road, and let's see how they can deal with it next.

As for the school entrance examination?

That is not a matter of a word from the Governor's Yamen. Who can stay and who cannot stay, everything is decided by the Governor's Yamen.

Yu Dalian felt that as the governor's top horseman, he should take a clear stand at this time.

He stood up and clasped his hands in his fists: "I will take charge of Yingtian Prefecture's Yamen, and I will meticulously implement the orders issued by the Governor's Yamen. I would like to report to the Governor's Yamen to first verify the officials of Yingtian Prefecture and other county government offices."

Zou Xueyu nodded.

This was also the reason why he had to communicate with the cabinet and promoted Yu Dalian to the position of prefect of Yingtian.

The prefects in the Gyeonggi Province have all followed the orders of the governor's office. How should the officials of the 17 prefectures in Zhili Province make decisions?

Zou Xueyu then said: "I have other plans. I want to reorganize the commercial taxes due to each government except the Lianghuai Salt Transportation Department into a book, and re-rate the tax amount for merchants and industries in various places. Zhili The junctions between Daoguan Road, alleys, waterways and other places outside are handed over to the tax bureau as an agent to handle commercial tax gates, and the self-established tax gates of the 18th Zhili Prefecture are cancelled. From then on, all commercial tax levies on Zhili Road [-] are handled by the Governor's Yamen Manage collection.”

Seize the power of the 18th Prefecture of Zhili Province to set up its own tax gate to collect commercial taxes from passing merchants, and transfer it to the unified and direct management of the Governor's Yamen.

The taxes on domestic merchants (those with shops) and industrialists (handicraft workshops in the early Ming Dynasty) were reorganized and compiled into a book, and the tax quotas were re-established.

Just these two methods were enough to scrape off a large piece of meat from Zhili Dao 18 Mansion.

Government offices, merchants' taxes.

Yu Dalian, who was sitting in a side room of the main hall of the Zhili Governor's Yamen, couldn't help clenching his hands.

He felt a little nervous.

Once these two official documents are issued to various governments, they will inevitably cause an uproar.

Zou Xueyu didn't take action, but once he did, he wanted to suppress the Zhili Dao 18 Mansion.

Just when Yu Dalian thought that the familiar Governor-General of Zhili in front of him had no other ideas.

Zou Xueyu sneered and continued: "I want to clarify the land acres in Zhili again! Find out the detailed number of landowners and tenants!"

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"Is Zou Xueyu crazy?"

Suzhou Prefecture, in a courtyard on the Lion Mountain on the shore of Taihu Lake, an official in red robe had just received the news from the city's Yamen, and he immediately slapped the case and shouted angrily.

In front of him, there were people wearing official uniforms and people wearing Confucian uniforms, old or young, gathered here.

"Zou Xueyu is so domineering! Do you really think that because His Majesty trusts him and promotes him to the position of Governor-General of Zhili, he can be lawless and shake up the country?"

The deputy magistrate of Suzhou Prefecture cooperated with the magistrate and echoed, while his eyes swept towards everyone present.

These people are all prominent figures in Suzhou Prefecture.

"Governor Zou is not domineering. He wants to seize power and take the power from everyone. If you lose power, I and others will probably be prepared to have their necks stabbed."

An old man, perhaps the eldest and most powerful person here, spoke softly, looking senile, as if he would not be stabbed, and chatting with others.

The Suzhou magistrate's brows condensed and he glanced at the old man.

He pondered for a while.

The prefect continued: "The territory of Suzhou has always been loyal to the court, working in the countryside, and working diligently in agriculture and business. When Zou Xueyu first became governor, he made such perverse actions, which really harmed our territory of Suzhou. I am appointed as Suzhou, There are no disasters for many years, which is the way of Huang and Lao. But at this moment, I can't sit idly by and ignore it. I want to write a report to the court, but I fall under Zou Xueyu's domineering, which can be regarded as Suzhou Prefecture. The earth boundary has made some efforts.”

This is a desperate preparation.

Everyone present fell silent and looked at each other without saying anything.

The old man smiled and said: "The presence of a government official in Suzhou is like spring breeze and rain. There are few people in Suzhou who cannot afford a government official, and the people of Suzhou cannot live without a government official. The government official cannot act rashly, and government officials must not speak out easily."

Suzhou Magistrate Fang Xuezhong's expression did not change, but he felt a little more hopeful in his heart.

His previous words about fighting Zou Xueyu to the death were actually just to get the old man in front of him to speak.

In the territory of Suzhou, among the squires, not all were headed by his Lu family.

As the prefect of Suzhou, the first thing he did after taking office was to log in to the government gate.

Mr. Lu put his hands together on his lap, his head was full of white hair, but his face was still green.

"This matter has nothing to do with the imperial court or Governor Zou."

There is a bang in the Fangxue Center.

Could it be that Mr. Lu doesn't intend to take action, but wants Suzhou Prefecture to comply with the request of Zhili Governor's Yamen?
Cao Lichang, a colleague beside him, asked: "Does Mr. Lu mean that we should just sit back and wait for death?"

Mr. Lu shook his head: "I never said that."

Say it, the head of the Lu family in Suzhou Prefecture looked around at the people around him.

"Since our governor-general of Zhili has made a move, Suzhou Mansion will naturally respond."

"The officials can't move, and the officials and servants can't move either."

"But the merchants, traders, and even the farming people on the borders of Suzhou Prefecture can be moved."

Fang Xuezhong's eyes sparkled.

The reason why he invited everyone to gather at the Lion Rock on the shore of Taihu Lake today was to discuss how to deal with the newly established Zhili Governor's Office.

But I didn't expect that today the Yamen just received an official order from the Governor's Yamen.

Naturally, he hoped that the Lu family, a prominent family in Suzhou, could take the first step, so as to test the rumors of the Zhili Governor's Yamen.

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