Zhejiang has always been prosperous in literary style, the dynasty is innumerable, since the Chenghua period began to gradually in the imperial examination and Jiangxi can compete with the court, and then gradually overwhelm Jiangxi during the Jiajing period.

In particular, in last year's Jiajing 35-year scientific examination, the number and ranking of Jinshi in Zhejiang Province were far behind Jiangxi in the second place, and the most prestigious of them was naturally Shaoxing Mansion.

Among the coastal governors of Zhejiang Province, the status of Shaoxing Mansion is the most special, he is not as poor as Taizhou, not as miserable as Jiaxing, not as rich as Ningbo, cultivating and reading heirlooms is the tradition of Shaoxing scholars, although there are also quite a lot of big families involved in maritime trade, but rarely go into battle in person.

However, this tradition is not necessarily a good thing, since Jiajing has been 28 years old, there have been few large groups of Japanese invaders in Shaoxing.

In the first battle last year, Xu Hai divided part of the main force, and also mixed hundreds of real Japanese invaded Shaoxing, the general Liu Xian was exhausted, Xiaoshan City was broken, Yuyao was almost captured, and Shanyin was also besieged by Japanese pirates for several days.

In addition, a large number of Japanese invaders invaded the central and western parts of Shaoxing Mansion in small units of 100 people, burning, killing and looting...... On the way north by boat on the Cao'e River, Qian Yuan looked at the two sides of the river, and occasionally saw wild dogs shuttling in the ruined villages.

"It is said that Shaoxing soldiers are the worst." Zhang San said in a low voice on the side: "In October last year, more than 1,000 guards were guarded by more than a dozen Japanese guards, but none of them resisted, and it was rumored that the army was a laughing stock. ”

Qian Yuan sighed and said nothing, in later generations, before the information network, it was often poor places that could produce strong counties with strong examinations for education, but this era is different, reading is too expensive, and ordinary people really can't afford it.

However, along the river to the north, to the vicinity of Shengxian, the two sides of the strait are densely populated, there are many ships coming and going, Qian Yuan also saw that there are sailors stationed, and there are soldiers on the boat.

Qian Yuan and his entourage stayed overnight at Lianghu Lake, and continued their journey on the second day, Shangyu to the east and Shanyin to the west.

Disembarking at the dock outside the city and walking into the city, Qian Yuan found that there were many refugees and beggars, and it seemed that the Japanese invaded Shanyin County a lot last year.

"Fortunately, last year, Taizhou had General Qi and Tan Zhifu." A new guard who had just joined the team muttered in a low voice, he was born in Huangyan County.

Qian Yuan stopped and looked at it for a while, there were about 100 refugees gathered, but there was a porridge shed at a hundred steps to the left side of the city gate, I don't know whether it was the government or the big households in the city, the refugees were in good order under the shouting and control of the steward, and it seemed that the porridge shed was set up for a long time.

At this moment, there were already people in the city to greet them, and it was Mei Shoude, the prefect of Shaoxing.

"Mr. Wanxi." Qian Yuan took the lead in saluting, "Excuse me." ”

"Zhancai patrols according to Zhejiang, the whole province goes, why is Shaoxing Mansion not among them?" Mei Shoude has a straight temperament, but he is not the kind of hard-headed person, and said with a smile: "How is Brother Gangsheng in Beijing?" ”

"It's good." Qian Yuan has long known about Mei Shoude, this guy has been the prefect of Taizhou for 30 years from Jiajing to 6 years and 2 terms, and he has been pressed to this position and can't move.

Jiajing 20 years of Jinshi, awarded the official Taizhou Mansion to promote the official, after the political performance was superior and was promoted to Beijing as the head of the household department, because of the upright temperament several times on Yan Shifan, was demoted from Beijing as the prefect of Shaoxing.

Speaking of Qian Yuan and Mei Shoude, there is still a relationship, first, Mei Shoude once served in Taizhou, second, he has a relationship with Qian Yuan's uncle Qian Zheng, third, he is also a heart scholar, and Xu Wei's teacher Wang Ji has a great relationship, and fourth, he has a ...... Well, he is a native of Ningguofu, and Li Mo was demoted out of Beijing to serve as the Tongzhi of Ningguofu, praising him as a "national weapon".

However, the main reason why Qian Yuan attaches importance to Mei Shoude is that although this person is not familiar with military strategy, he has a strong ability to govern, and he has long been favored by Gao Gong...... Both of them have been Jiajing Jinshi for 20 years.

"Zhancai is here for the Tianzhou wolf soldiers?" Mei Shoude was stunned.

"Yes, the Tianzhou wolf soldiers have been stationed in Shaoxing Mansion since the beginning of last year, and they have been around Shanyin and Huiji, what is the current situation?" Qian Yuan didn't go to the wolf soil soldier camp as soon as possible, so he first asked a local official for clarification.

Mei Shoude picked up the teacup and tasted the tea slowly, and made a good draft in his abdomen before he said: "Last year's war, Tianzhou wolf soldiers first aided Ningbo Cixi, and then aided Shaoxing Yuyao and Shanyin. ”

"I heard that Zhancai and Mrs. Wa have a good relationship?"

"Yes, in the thirty-third year of Jiajing, Tian Zhoubing was stationed in Songjiang Mansion, and then Zhang Banzhou went to the throne, and he tried his best to persuade the governor to leave Tianzhou soldiers." Qian Yuan unconsciously took a sip of tea, "Is there a shortage of food now?" ”

"There is no shortage of food, but there is a reward for silver...... The government can't bear it, so it can only be transferred by the governor's palace. Mei Shoude glanced at Qian Yuan, who was contemplative, and said that the young man in front of him was thoughtful, long-term, and good at military strategy, which was really true, if he hadn't left Tian Zhoubing, last year's war, Shanyin was likely to be attacked by the Japanese invaders.

Qian Yuan pondered in his heart for a while, then suddenly raised his head and asked, "Governor's Mansion...... Have you said when the reward will be allocated? ”

"At the end of last year, there was an official document to arrive, and it was transferred within half a month."

"How much silver?"

"In last year's war, the wolf soldiers of Tianzhou killed more than 800 Japanese soldiers, but the first level was only more than 500, and the reward totaled more than 7,000 taels, and at the end of last year, the Shaoxing Mansion transferred more than 2,000 taels to be allocated in advance, and the remaining 5,000 taels were borne by the Governor's Palace."

Qi Jiguang and Lu Bin are all under the command of a first-level thirty taels of silver, but Tian Zhoubing has been halved to only fifteen taels.

Tsk, there is no way, Hu Zongxian also knows in his heart that it is impossible for Tian Zhoubing to be stationed on the southeast coast for a long time, and now that Yu Dayou, Liu Xian, Qi Jiguang, and Lu Bin are successively organizing and training new troops, the importance of Tian Zhoubing is declining rapidly.

The corners of Qian Yuan's mouth hooked a trace of arc, and he transferred it within a month...... Today is the eighteenth day of the first lunar month, and I don't know if Hu Zongxian has been pressed down, or if he happened to be knocked on the bamboo pole by himself so that he has to drag it out for a while.

However, this is an opportunity.

"Mr. Wanxi, Qian still needs to stay in Shanyin for a few days." Qian Yuan said slowly: "If there is an official document from the Governor's Palace, please let me know." ”

Mei Shoude blinked and responded vaguely, he remembered rumors in the southeast officialdom that Qian Zhancai and Hu Ruzhen had an extremely close relationship.

"Zhang San, Yang Wen." Qian Yuan walked outside the door to call the guards, whispered a few words, and the two messengers went in the direction of Hangzhou and Taizhou respectively.

This is the last time that Zhang San, Yang Wen and a group of other old people will travel with Qian Yuan, and after this trip, they will be recruited into the army.

Turning around, Qian Yuan smiled and arched his hand: "Mr. Wanxi, there are two private matters on this trip, one is to worship the families, and the other is to visit his mother for Wen Chang. ”

"It's easy to worship the sacrifices, and the sacrifices and other things that need to be prepared are always on the ...... side of the government," Mei Shoude paused when he said this, and almost half of the families in Shanyin County were wearing filial piety clothes with sad faces.

"But Wen Chang's biological mother ......" Mei Shoude sighed, "The Xu family is making trouble over there, and Wen Chang is in Beijing, so it's not convenient to deal with it." ”

"Please tell me more." Qian Yuan squinted, his face turned cold, Xu Wei was his most important chess piece in Beijing, and he was the second only person in Suiyuan, so there must be no accidents.

After listening to Mei Shoude's words, Qian Yuan understood the other party's difficulties, as early as the twenty-fourth year of Jiajing, Xu Wei's house and land were all robbed by local scoundrels, these scoundrels dared to do this, naturally they had confidence, and there were quite a few local wealthy families.

And these scoundrels dare, there is another important reason, Xu Wei was the son-in-law of the Pan family at that time, and according to the routine, the family property was to be returned to the clan, and Xu Wei's brother and sister-in-law also passed away at that time, and in desperation, Xu Wei could only stop.

But in the twenty-fifth year of Jiajing, that is, in the second year, Xu Wei's wife Pan died of illness, and Xu Wei naturally could no longer stay in the Pan family, but the original family property was scattered, so that he had to teach a private school to make a living.

In the thirty-fifth year of Jiajing, Xu Wei was on the list of high schools, and those scoundrels didn't matter...... There are many scholars in Shaoxing Mansion, and you are not inferior to Xu Wei, but the biological mother who was picked up by Xu Wei did not think so, and intended to snatch back her son's property.

Now it's a falling out, where are those scoundrels willing to spit out the meat that has been eaten in their stomachs for more than ten years?

The paper was once handed to Mei Shoude, the prefect, although he also sympathized with Xu Wei and was a scholar of the heart with Xu Wei, but it was really difficult to judge, and the Xu family was actually unreasonable in this matter.

However, this was just a trivial matter for Qian Yuan, and he breathed a sigh of relief, "I will visit Mrs. Wa today first, and then deal with those scoundrels tomorrow." ”

Mei Shoude specially reminded: "It also involves the Xu family......"

"Mr. Wanxi, don't worry, it's just a trivial matter." Qian Yuan said casually: "Please also buy some pigs and sheep, and visit Mrs. Wa with Qian." ”