Don't look at the Ming Dynasty does not have the speed of information dissemination as developed in later generations, but the spread of news is not slow, especially those things that can cause a local sensation, it will not take long for it to spread to the streets, and quickly spread out, so that everyone who pays attention to it knows it.

The sudden change of the Confucian family and the fact of bowing to the government has also spread throughout Shandong in a short period of time, and at the same time, there are many rumors that it is difficult to distinguish between truth and falsehood. What Jinyi Wei suddenly took down many children of the Kong family, in order to ensure their safety, the Kong family had to bow their heads and retreat; There is even a sudden appearance of the Confucian saint and sternly reprimanded the Confucian family for saying that they should not oppose the government...... Anyway, there are various theories, and how to attract people's attention and how to come have caused countless people in the province to discuss.

However, one thing is certain, that is, in the battle with the governor-dominated government, the Kong family was completely defeated. Not only did he let the big families in his old nest obediently hand over the grain, but he also had a lot of internal problems, and the two children died because of something. In this matter, the governor won a complete victory.

When this situation was confirmed, the grain chiefs and big households in Shandong's prefectures and counties could no longer sit still, and immediately changed their previous delay and immediately handed over the collected tax grain to the local government. That's not all, they also told those county magistrates, prefects and prefects that they would make a big deal of reparations, not only promising not to make the same mistake in the future, but also bearing all the affairs and expenses of transporting grain to Jinan. Under their expression, those officials who were gradually emboldened were spared their suffering, and at the same time, they also had a high sense of awe for the governor who could turn the situation around and defeat the Kong family.

Under such circumstances, the Lu Jinren had not yet returned to Jinan, and the grain from the prefectures and counties around the prefecture had been sent to the official warehouse one after another. This made Gao Duzhong, who had been anxiously waiting for more than half a month, but had been at a loss, and other officials really breathed a sigh of relief, and at the same time had a little more respect for the governor who left suddenly.

After Lu Jinzu did not show up for three days, a cadre of officials who had seen him before going to Lijin had already guessed that he had gone to a certain place to deal with things, and everyone also guessed that he should go to Qufu, the starting point of this tax resistance. This conjecture made them really a little worried, after all, the Kong family was not so easy to deal with.

Unexpectedly, in just half a month, things took a 180-degree turn, not only the food problem was solved, but also the news of the defeat of many Confucian families was spread, which really greatly boosted the confidence of the officials.

By the time Lu had quietly returned to Jinan, his popularity in Shandong officialdom had reached a whole new height. Whether it was a subordinate who had been in contact with him here in Jinan and knew his ability, or the magistrates of other prefectures and counties, they were already convinced by this young governor.

As soon as he returned to Xingyuan, the subordinates who got the news had already hurried to greet him and show his loyalty. At this time, Lu Zhen didn't even have time to change his clothes and freshen up a little.

However, since these people were so eager, Lu Zhen also took advantage of the situation and immediately asked people to invite them to the front hall. As for himself, he first changed his clothes under Han Wutong's service, and at the same time scrubbed his lower body.

While wiping his body with a cloth, Lu Zhen asked, "In the past half a month, nothing has gone wrong here, right?" ”

"If you go back to the master, everything is fine here, and no one dares to make trouble. It's just that two days ago, someone from Jinyi sent a few seriously injured women in, because they said that the master arranged it, so the little one settled them in the cross-courtyard next to them, and also invited a doctor from other places to treat their injuries. Han Wutong hurriedly replied, at this time he looked more well-behaved than before, obviously he had heard those rumors.

Lu Jin's hand was slightly paused, and then he sighed: "These women are poor people, they have suffered too much before, and I can't administer justice for them for the time being, the only thing I can do is to let people cure them." You should do your best in this matter, try to meet any requirements, and find a few women of the same age to talk to them and enlighten them. ”

"Yes, the little one has been noted." Han Wutong hurriedly nodded in response. Although he was very curious about where Lu Zhen got these poor women, since the old man didn't know what to say, he didn't have to ask too much, so he could only bury his doubts in his heart.

"One more thing, before I left, did you get anything out of asking you to find craftsmen who are good at building ships, especially big ships, inside and outside the city?" After wiping his body, Lu Zhen took his clothes and put them on, but his mouth did not stop.

Seeing this, Han Wutong hurriedly stepped forward to help, and while straightening Lu Jin's clothes, he replied: "The little incompetence has only found more than a dozen craftsmen who have experience in shipbuilding, but they can only build small boats on the canal, and they know very little about the big ships that go to sea. ”

Lu Zhen took the black gauze hat and put it on his head, and then looked at the bronze mirror in front of him, and after confirming that everything was fine, he said: "That's it, you are also dedicated, this matter is not easy to do, who told me that the Ming Dynasty has not opened the sea ban for decades." Moreover, Shandong was not a port to go to sea back then, and it is indeed a little difficult for you to find a good shipbuilder here. ”

"Master Xie is considerate......," Han Wutong hurriedly thanked him. Lu Zhen smiled, patted him on the shoulder, and then turned around and walked out towards the front hall.

At this time, the front hall was already full of officials at all levels in Jinan City, although Lu Zhen had not yet arrived, they did not dare to have the slightest presumptuousness, one by one, they sat upright, let alone talking to each other, and they didn't even cough, just like officials going to court. Obviously, after experiencing the Confucian family, Lu Jin's status in the hearts of these officials has been very different from before.

When they saw Governor Lu appear at the door, everyone got up one after another, bent down and bowed: "Your Excellency, please meet the Governor!" The greetings were all voiced in such a neat voice.

Lu Zhen was obviously stunned for a moment, then smiled, walked to the top, turned around and waved at them and said, "You don't have to be so polite, just sit down and talk." ”

The officials were busy for a while to thank them, but they didn't dare to sit on the chairs until Lu Zhen sat down steadily, and they were only half-fart next to the chair, and they didn't dare to sit down.

This kind of scene is that I have never seen it when I got the handle of these people, but I didn't expect that just because I won the Kong family this time, they would become so careful and in awe, which made Lu Jin sigh in his heart unconsciously, this Kong family is really powerful.

After quickly sweeping his gaze over the body of a cadre, Lu Jincai said again: "This time, the official went to Qufu without telling you, but he left many affairs in Jinan to you to deal with, which is really troublesome for you, and I hope you don't have to worry about it." ”

"Don't dare, don't dare to ......" Everyone hurriedly said: "My lord is also doing this for my Shandong big thing, only to blame the lack of ability of the lower officials, and the failure to share the worries of the adults, I am really ashamed." ”

Subsequently, other people also expressed their guilt for not being able to catch it, and they were loyal to Lu Jin, and they were all praising Lu Jin, and he blushed a little when he heard it, and stopped them several times in a row before they stopped talking about it.

"After this battle, presumably the grain tax problem that plagued my Shandong government before should be basically solved, right?" Lu Zhen had no choice but to divert the topic.

"This is exactly the purpose of today's lower officials and others. Since three days ago, many prefectures and counties under the jurisdiction of Jinan Prefecture have sent grain into the city in accordance with the amount, and now they have received seven percent. Grain from other places is also on its way to Jinan. In addition, according to official documents sent by officials from other provinces, their local tax grain was already on its way to Jinan, and it should be put into storage in a few days. Gao Qianzhong hurriedly got up to answer, and when he spoke, his face was full of happy smiles.

He couldn't help but be glad about this, because judging from the current situation, although there was a big problem in collecting the tax grain at the beginning, this year he was still able to collect all the grain five or six days earlier than usual. And the number is one to two percent more than in previous years, because some states and counties are in arrears for various reasons, but this year there is almost no such situation.

Lu Zhen nodded with satisfaction: "This is naturally the best, and this kind of affairs has to be done with a lot of work." ”

"My lord is serious, this is all a matter within the duties of the lower officials, how dare you not do your best?"

Lu Zhen nodded, and said: "Now that the grain problem has been solved, then the official thinks that the construction of the seaport around Weihai should be able to continue, right?" This has also been delayed for almost a month, and it is about to enter winter, so it can't be delayed any longer. ”

This time, these officials did not show the same embarrassment as before. The Kong family, who had been trying to hinder Lu Jin's opening of the sea, had suffered a big loss from him, how could they, who were subordinates, dare to raise objections again? So they nodded in agreement: "What my lord said is that this is the national policy of the imperial court, and we and other officials should do our best to make Weihai a real seaport as soon as possible." ”

"Then the matter of recruiting and requisitioning the people will be left to you." Lu Zhen said with satisfaction: "Also, it is far from enough to build a port, and if there are no ships to go to sea, it will be in vain. Before, the official had ordered people to look for craftsmen who could build sea ships in Jinan, and I hope that you can also use more heart in this matter to help find some craftsmen. ”

The officials were stunned for a moment, and then nodded their heads one after another, saying that they would definitely get things done.

Today's deliberation was really smooth, as long as Lu Zhen ordered the errand, they did not disagree, which made everything seem so fast, only half an hour, everyone left one after another.

And Lu Zhen was also happy in his heart after seeing them leave, the so-called one shun and one hundred shun, is this the situation......

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