These new subordinates of Lu Zhen in Jinan City don't know the true thoughts of their bosses, and they are still celebrating each other. *With* Dream *Small* Say .lā

When he learned from Jin Yuanwai and others that Governor Lu had accepted this generous gift, his heart finally settled down. Because of the rules in the officialdom, as long as he receives money, he has no intention of making things difficult for others, and he can be regarded as having a handle in the hands of everyone, if he dares to be stubborn, they will naturally get to the bottom of Governor Lu.

Of course, this does not mean that they really dare to be presumptuous to Lu Jin, all these officials want is business as usual and stability, as long as the governor is no longer in a hurry to open the port and open the sea or something, they will still be satisfied with the necessary respect, and even if there are political achievements and benefits in the future, he Lu Governor can also occupy the largest piece.

Just when Gao Duzhong and the others were very relieved, feeling that it was enough to give the Kong family an errand, something happened in the garden again-

Those servants who were deliberately arranged by them to enter the garden, in the name of serving the governor, but in fact, they were engaged in monitoring and ventilating the news, were actually dismissed by Lu Zhen within a day. Not only them, but those beauties who were so charming that many officials couldn't control them were actually sent out of the garden at the same time.

And Lu Zhen also has a legitimate reason for resigning these people - now that the court is in ruins, even the Son of Heaven also advocates simplicity, and I, as a minister, should follow. I also hope that I, the governor of Shandong, can take the lead in this matter, so that local officials can also be simple.

After the news came, some officials couldn't help but muttered in private: This is obviously pretending to be garlic, and they have already accepted a bribe of 100,000 taels of silver, so how simple is it? It's really both a bitch and a torii.

However, others who knew the status of the dismissed servants were secretly frightened. This time, as soon as Governor Lu made a move, he opened all the eyes that they had ordered to monitor and transmit the news in the garden, and there were no mistakes or omissions. On the other hand, it also reflects the strength of the guards around him, or the Jinyi Guard, in this regard.

After understanding this layer, everyone was also secretly vigilant, knowing that the governor was really not easy to fool, and he had to be more careful in the future. However, the fact that those women were sent out did not cause much reaction, since he Lord Lu was not good at this, he just sent them back to the sect department.

However, Gao Qianzhong and several other major officials were still a little uneasy in their hearts, and they wondered if Governor Lu would find his own fault again because of this. At this moment, Lu Zhen sent someone to call these subordinates to the garden to talk.

It's still rainy outside, but the dampness prevention on this hall is still good, and even the calligraphy and paintings on the wall are not damp.

Lu Zhen sat under this autumn hunting map, first glanced at everyone with a smile, and then said: "I called you here today for two things. This first case is that a number of subordinates have just been resigned in the garden. I know that these people are all good intentions arranged by you, but I don't want to be too extravagant, after all, I didn't come to Shandong to enjoy happiness, so I can only let you down. I hope you don't want to be surprised. ”

"Don't dare, my lord is serious. Adults can have such thoughts, which is really a model for the lower officials, and it also makes me feel ashamed. In fact, everyone in the lower officials has also decided that they will give out some of the people who are not needed in their respective yamen, so as to save some public money. "Even if they murmur in their hearts, on the surface they still have to agree and follow the Governor's approach.

Seeing him say this, Lu Zhen couldn't help but smile: "You can think like this, this official is very pleased." In fact, this is also the blessing of the people of Shandong and the imperial court. ”

In the flattery of everyone, he turned his head again and brought up the old matter again: "This second incident is still the important matter of opening the sea that I talked about before. It's been almost half a month since I sent people to various states and counties to find port locations, so I wonder if you have any reply? ”

"This ......" Several officials glanced at Lu Zhen with some surprise, he had accepted the money, and he still refused to let everyone go? Or is it that in order to give an explanation to his superiors, he hopes that he and others will give him a reason to do it?

Thinking of this, Gao Duzhong couldn't help frowning, and then turned his head to look at He Yuan below, and motioned for him to tell the governor the excuse he had put forward before. He Zhifu, who understood the meaning, sighed in his heart, thinking that he was just coming up with an idea, but he didn't expect that he would have to do it by himself to offend his boss.

But in the helplessness of crushing people at the level of the official university, he had no choice but to bite the bullet. After groaning, he said: "Back to the governor, although this matter has been concluded, it is difficult to open the port in a short period of time. ”

"But why?" Lu Zhen looked at him with some unhappiness and asked.

So, He Yuan said that the autumn harvest was approaching, and the government was not good at levying and issuing conscription, which ruined the agricultural time, and added a sentence at the end: "Presumably, with the wisdom of adults, you will definitely be able to understand our suffering." ”

"Is that so?" Sure enough, after hearing this, Lu Jin's face showed embarrassment. And this reaction fell into the eyes of others, but it was a burst of joy, it seems that with this step to go down, Lu Zhen will make concessions.

But before they could rejoice for a while, Lu Zhen spoke again: "It's only September now, and there is still some time before the autumn harvest." The opening of the sea is an important matter for the imperial court, so it is naturally urgent, so the port was selected before the autumn harvest and the people were requisitioned to build the port. When the time comes, it's not too late to let them go back to their hometowns to collect grain.

"In addition, the government can also allocate a sum of money to hire some idle people to build a port, after all, not everyone has to go to the fields to collect grain. What do you think of this method? ”

After knowing what excuses these guys would use to prevaricate themselves a few days earlier, Lu Zhen had already come up with such a set of arguments, in order to naturally gag them in turn.

Gao Duzhong and the others were stunned at that time, and they were not surprised that they were speechless one by one. They really couldn't imagine that Lu Zhen would insist on his opinion so much, and this was still a decision made after accepting the 100,000 taels of silver tickets. This made many people feel a strong dissatisfaction in their hearts, and if they didn't still have some concerns, they would have asked directly.

Gao Duzhong has no choice, this young governor really doesn't follow the rules at all. The money is collected, but the matter is not done, is he really not afraid of being reported?

It was He Yuan who reacted the fastest, and after a little hesitation, he came up with another reasonable reason: "My lord thinks about me so much, and the lower officials and others are happy and convinced." However, there is still one difficulty in opening the port - that is, we have run out of money in several yamen recently. Not to mention employing the common people, it is difficult to prepare the daily consumption of the people who were requisitioned, as well as the materials such as wood and stone needed to build the port. ”

In the absence of a solution, this is the only reasonable excuse. The other people also quickly came back to their senses, and they echoed their words, bluntly saying how embarrassed Shandong is now, and they really can't afford to come up with extra money to open the port.

Lu Zhen watched them cry in front of him one by one, and the smile on his face gradually turned cold. However, at this time, everyone only did not see this, and still blindly complained, and begged Lu Zhen to forgive him for a period of time.

Just when they thought that the matter could be fooled, Lu Zhen said with a straight face: "It seems that your lords are still not concerned enough about the affairs of Shandong, or are you not very popular with the people?" would actually have to bear the trust of the court for this little problem. ”

"What do you mean by that, my lord?" Gao Qianzhong asked with dissatisfaction in his heart.

"Isn't it just some silver taels? You don't have to worry about this at all, at least the silver official who opened the port can solve it. Lu Zhen said, in the surprised eyes of everyone, he took out the stack of silver tickets and slapped them on the table: "There are 100,000 taels of silver tickets here, it's enough, right?" ”

How can this be the case with this ......? Everyone watched Lu Jin's action with unbelievable eyes, and they couldn't believe that he would do anything to take out the money that fell into his pocket and make up for public use!

And what Lu Zhen said later made them even more unsure of how to react: "Actually, these silver taels are from the merchants in Jinan City, obviously they also have the heart to do things for the imperial court, and the official feels that this is their heart, so he accepted it." Now, it is just the time to solve this urgent need. It is said that Shandong is more generous than the people of the country, and today the official has received the teaching, which is really emotional. ”

These words made everyone completely unable to refute, after all, everyone is honored to say good things about Shandong. But these officials felt tired again, and they always felt that they had lifted a stone and hit themselves in the foot. But who would have thought that there really are such selfless people in the world. This time, the handle that he thought he had in his hands was also thrown back.

In the face of this situation, and Lu Jin's perceptive eyes, do these people dare to oppose it again?

In the end, they could only say yes, and said that they would definitely help Lu Zhen to open the port well, and then they left with a depressed face.

It wasn't until everyone dispersed that Yang Zhen walked in from the room on the side. At this time, his face was full of admiration: "It turns out that the lord accepted these silver tickets because he thought of this use, and he admired it!" ”

"Hehe, it's just a fluke." After Lu Zhen smiled, he sank his face again: "But even so, it is still not easy to get them to obey their fate. At least I have to think of a threat to let them know the consequences of being my enemy, so that I can deter them, and also deter Kongmen, who has been hiding behind the scenes! ”

When he said this, Lu Zhen didn't know that his opportunity to establish himself was close at hand......