Nanming Yiming

Chapter 22 Jiangning Governor Zhou Boda

Although apprentice Hong Chengchou temporarily saved the lives of his family and successfully sent Xia Wanchun away, but Qian Mo's recent life is really a bit depressed.

Hong Chengchou didn't give himself an official position, nor did he intend to let him go outside, although the old thief Hong gave him the title of "Chief Escort" before leaving.But how could Qian Mo restrain Zhou Boda, the governor of Jiangning, who was a second-rank official?

Moreover, Xie Sanmu was the one who arranged the corresponding matters, and Qian Mo was a nominal manager. To put it bluntly, if something went wrong with the money, Qian Mo, the nominal manager, was there to take the blame.

Qian Mo thought to himself: Old thief Hong is really calculating, this clearly sold you, and you are still paying for him.

But fortunately, the old thief was finally going back to Beijing, and Qian Merton felt a lot more relaxed.

Qian Mo was still very interested in Zhou Boda.

Zhou Boda was born in Laiyang, Shandong.Formerly an official of the Ming Dynasty, his style name was Erru, and his name was Kangqi.Chongzhen Ding Chou year mid-term Jinshi (1637), magistrate of Hejian County, head of the Ministry of Industry, doctor of Yu Hengsi, and Daoqian of Pingliang, Shaanxi.The Qing army entered the pass, surrendered to the Qing army, and was appointed governor of Gansu and Jiangning.

(In history, Jin Shenghuan raised troops to rebel against the Qing Dynasty and restored the Ming Dynasty, and Zhou Boda conscripted troops to suppress them. Within three days, 30 warships were conscripted. Soon, another [-] taels of public funds were expropriated. Excessive worry and overwork lead to illness, but he continued to deal with official duties despite his illness, but worked harder, and soon died of illness.)
Generally speaking, Zhou Boda was actually a good official who cared for the common people.Although he was a surrender of the Ming Dynasty, Zhou Boda devoted his life to Manchuria. He first put down Su Song's admiral Wu Shengzhao, and played a very crucial role in encircling and suppressing Jin Shenghuan next year.This is very similar to Hong Chengchou, and this person is very capable, no wonder he can gain the trust of old thief Hong.

Now because of Qian Mo's donation of money, Zhou Boda was arranged by Hong Chengchou to assist him, which has deviated from the original track.However, Qian Mo must find ways to drag him on the job of transporting silver, and weaken the military and material resources of the governor of Jiangning to the greatest extent, so as to avoid a great impact on Jin Shenghuan's military campaign in Jiangxi next year.

In the living room of the Governor's Mansion, Xie Sanmu and Zhou Boda came to report the progress to Qian Mo, the "Chief Escort".

Qian Mo asked: "Governor Zhou, how is the canal dredging going?"

Zhou Boda: "To Mr. Qian, the canal has basically been dredged, but there are still a few silts near Huai'an. The humble official has urged the prefect of Huai'an to dredge it, so there will be no delay in the journey. There are also enough trackers for other parts of the river."

Qian Mo: "Governor Zhou is really capable, and he has already prepared in such a short time. It's really hard work! How is the arrangement of the accompanying troops?"

Zhou Boda said confidently: "My lord, don't worry, most of the 3000 soldiers and horses escorted this time are elites brought from Gansu by humble officials, and they are sure to be safe. In addition, Yang Wenqi, the commander-in-chief of Wusong, is in charge of the suspicious soldiers on the sea route, and the ships and soldiers are all ready."

I have to say that Boda's work efficiency is really high this week.The progress has greatly exceeded Qian Mo's expectations.

Seeing that there was no longer any delay, Qian Mo had no choice but to agree to officially start the shipment in 3 days.The three of them then finalized the details of the escort: first, they sent the money on board the ship with great fanfare in Nanjing, and then transferred the money overnight after the fleet sailed to Zhenjiang. Yang Wenqi led the fleet all the way to Tianjin by sea as suspects; Secretly carrying silver along the canal from Zhenjiang to the north.In order to avoid leaking the news in advance, Qian Mo proposed not to notify the trackers along the coast in advance, nor to inform Yang Wenqi that he was just a suspect on the road.

Some time ago, Taicang and Kunshan were attacked by the Taihu rebels, and the granary in Taicang was burned. The money and food in Suzhou area were obviously insufficient. This time, Zhou Boda's 3000 elite men and Yang Wenqi's troops were transferred as suspects.

Whether it is for the development of Xia Wanchun's Taihu Rebel Army, or Jin Shenghuan's situation in Jiangxi next year, it is extremely beneficial. Right now, Qian Mo can only do this.

Compared to Qian Mo's vigilance towards Zhou Boda, Zhou Boda has a good impression of Qian Mo.Therefore, Qian Mo, the "named manager", is also respectful and responsive to requests.

Zhou Boda very much agrees with Qian Mo's "On Huaxia". Now it is the general trend for the Qing Dynasty to rule the world, and the Manchu Qing Dynasty is also a member of Huaxia. Only when the world is stable can the common people live a good life.

And Zhou Boda wanted to quickly stabilize the situation in the south of the Yangtze River so that the common people could live and work in peace.He didn't have much nostalgia for the Ming Dynasty, and he didn't care if others said he was a traitor, and he had no regrets in what he did.

After seeing off Zhou Boda, Qian Mo received an invitation from Qian Qianyi to gather in Qinhuai River.

Qian Mo knew that under Liu Rushi's persuasion, Qian Qianyi had actually started secretly rebelling against the Qing at this time, subsidized and contacted many Nanming forces in private, and Qian Qianyi's connections were exactly what Qian Mo urgently needed.

These days in Nanjing, out of fear of Hong Chengchou, Qian Mo can be said to be accomplishing nothing now.There are Hong Chengchou's people around him, and that Xie Sanmu is watching him from nowhere.

This time, I can finally go out to breathe.

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