Sure enough, what Ning Xiu expected was true.

Just three days after Chen An and Chen's father-in-law came to Xiangshan County to deliver the decree, another prince also followed suit.

Looking at the time between the two, it is estimated that the front and rear feet set off from Jingshi.

Ning Xiu only thought it was funny, Emperor Wanli was really casual, thinking of one play is another!

This prince is obviously older than Eunuch Chen, and Ning Xiu estimates that he must be at least in his thirties.

However, the two have one thing in common, that is, they are not very successful in the palace.

This is easy to understand, after all, the eunuchs who have won the will will not rush out to deliver the decree.

Only the kind of unwilling marginal eunuch would think of taking the opportunity to make extra money.

Of course, Ning Xiu still warmly entertained this prince.

This is Ning Xiu's consistent principle for eunuchs.

As a modern person, Ning Xiu deeply understands the significance of eunuchs to the emperor, and befriending eunuchs can indirectly make the emperor's impression of himself better.

Ning Xiu was just paying a few hundred taels of silver, which was just a drop in the bucket compared to his current profitability.

The meaning of the holy decree brought by the eunuch Wang is also simple, that is, to grant Ning Xiu the post of inspector of the Guangdong Haiphong Road.

This was beyond Ning Xiu's expectations.

In his impression, the Inspectorate of Haiphong Province was not a permanent official position. It seems that only Dengzhou, Shandong Province has a coastal defense road. Because the geographical location of Dengzhou is very special, surrounded by the sea on three sides, the coastal defense road is set up here.

The other provinces generally have military routes.

Just by looking at the name, you can see the difference.

Haiphong Haiphong, how can you defend it without a sailor?

Therefore, the establishment of the coastal defense road is generally followed by the training of sailors.

Emperor Wanli opened the Haiphong Road in Guangdong this time, probably thinking that it was urgent to train sailors.

As for this official position... Ning Xiu couldn't say much, he only knew that he was promoted.

In the Ming Dynasty, the procurator generally referred to the procurator who was in charge of the justice of a province.

This official position was very important in the early Ming Dynasty, and he was in charge of the affairs of a province together with the commander and the political envoy.

But that all changed over time. With the permanent establishment of the governor and governor, the three envoys were reduced to ornaments.

But no matter how it is furnished, this is also a three-grade official. It is generally a routine for the emperor to send courtiers he doesn't like to leave Beijing.

Of course, the Haiphong Provincial Inspectorate is different from the ordinary Inspectorate, and the main affairs he is responsible for are coastal defense, which has nothing to do with the prison.

Ning Xiu felt that Emperor Wanli was still quite generous, and it was estimated that Zhang Juzheng did not help him speak.

In this way, with the official position of the Haiphong Provincial Inspector, Ning Xiu can let go of his hands and feet.

Since this official position was newly established, and the official department was still rushing to make the official seal, the prince told Ning Xiu not to worry.

As for the official office, Emperor Wanli, a wise and good leader, thought about it for Ning Xiu, and he was in Xiangshan County. Emperor Wanli meant that Ning Xiu still held the position of Xiangshan County Commander, so that he could continue to work in the county government and not have to spend the imperial court money to rebuild an official office.

Ning Xiu was really laughing, and his stomach was about to hurt to death. It is said that Emperor Wanli is famous for picking on the door, and today he has seen it.

However, he still had a respectful look on his face, which made the prince very satisfied.

At this time, the prince and eunuch Chen did not know each other, but Ning Xiu planned to take the two to play together. Neither of them had any objection to this.

The place where Ning Xiu took them was not anywhere else, it was Ling Ding Yang.

The three of them, surrounded by servants, boarded the ship and sailed in the waters of the Lingding Ocean.

Ning Xiu looked at the sea level from afar, and recited generously: "When you encounter hardship, you will have few stars around. The mountains and rivers are broken and the wind is fluttering, and the life experience is ups and downs. The panicked beachhead said panic, and the zero ding sighed in the ocean. Since ancient times, no one has died, leaving Dan to take care of his sweat. ”

Gonggong Chen and Gonggong Wang were startled by Ning Xiu's sudden voice.

"Ah, how did the good Lord Ning recite this poem."

Both of them are literate and know that this is Wen Tianxiang's poem.

Ning Xiu smiled and said, "Touching the scene gives birth to affection, touching the emotion makes affection." made the two fathers-in-law smile. ”

Chen An cleared his throat and said in a shrill voice: "Lord Ning's heart to serve the country with his fists is naturally known to His Majesty. But Lord Ning doesn't want to say anything about who has not died since ancient times, and leave Dan to take care of the sweat and green, Your Majesty still has to rely on Lord Ning to rectify the coastal defense and train the sailors. ”

Ning Xiu hurriedly bowed his hand: "What Gonggong Chen said is extremely true. ”

The sea was windy, and after a while, the two eunuchs were blown blind, and returned to the cabin to rest.

Ning Xiu was still standing on the deck looking at the vast sea.

Hundreds of years ago, Wen Tianxiang stood in the same place and uttered that shout, right?

It's a pity that Wen Tianxiang's enthusiasm for serving the country was finally defeated by reality, and the Great Song Dynasty eventually perished.

Ning Xiu, of course, didn't want history to repeat itself.

Since His Majesty the Emperor has conferred on him the post of Inspector of Haiphong Province, he must take this official position right.

How can a country be defenseless, especially coastal defense.

Ning Xiu decided to use three years to train a powerful water master.

The imperial court said very vaguely about the cost of compiling and training sailors, and only said that the officials were asked to cooperate as much as possible, but if it was really not possible, they could be allocated from the inside.

Ning Xiu didn't dare to agree with this.

He is well aware of the low administrative efficiency of the Ming Dynasty, and it is even more common for them to play the ball with each other when their responsibilities are unclear.

Especially when it comes to money.

If the money is allocated by the household department, there is no doubt that there will be an interception of the flow.

According to Ning Xiu's estimates, at least half of the money will be intercepted and embezzled. There won't even be half of what Ning Xiu has on hand.

If it is from within, the situation will be much better.

Because the internal treasury is the emperor and the private treasury, the civil officials will not get involved.

The money was also allocated by the eunuchs.

Although eunuchs were also greedy for money, unlike civil officials, they did not dare to go against His Majesty's will in the slightest. Because everything they have comes from the emperor's gift. annoyed the emperor, and the end was to be killed by a cane, rolled up on a straw mat and thrown into a mass grave.

Therefore, Ning Xiu preferred that the money would be allocated by internal funds.

It may sound unreasonable at first, but it makes sense when you think about it.

After all, the expenses of the three major battalions of the Jingshi were all from the internal funds of His Majesty the Emperor. Most of the money that rewarded the soldiers was drawn from the inner money.

The Zhu family has always been inseparable from public and private.

Of course, there is also a situation where the imperial court allocates a part and the local government raises a part.

This was the last thing Ning Xiu wanted to see.

Because if this is the case, he will also have a grudge with the officials of various prefectures and counties in Guangdong. After all, these people would think that Ning Xiu had taken their share of the pie.

If it weren't for Ning Xiu, they would be greedy and eat more. And because of Ning Xiu, they had to take out a part of it to rectify the coastal defense and train the sailors.

And there will be more cases of fighting with each other, between the local government and the court, between the local government, between the officials and the emperor...

It's a headache to think about.

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