After Hong Chengchou entered the capital, he first went to the General Administration Department to post a post, and then went to the Huitong Pavilion. Although Hong Chengchou also came to the capital once in the first year of Chongzhen, in less than three years, Beijing City was already very different from the capital in his memory.

In addition to the street being divided into two parts, the sidewalk and the roadway, the road surface has also changed from its dusty appearance to hardened broken brick and concrete floors.

After the expansion, the flow of people and vehicles on the streets is still extremely dense, but the implementation of the method of pulling over and separating people and vehicles makes the road surface look congested, but it always maintains a certain order.

This kind of busy but orderly scene is the first time Hong Chengchou has seen it in his life, walking on such a road, there is no difference between high-ranking officials and peddlers, some are just rules.

Looking at the scene on this road, Hong Chengchou finally showed a thoughtful expression, as if he had received some inspiration from it.

After arriving at the Huitong Pavilion, Hong Chengchou instructed his entourage to ask the steward for all kinds of newspapers kept in the museum, and then he took these newspapers back to his room to study.

Early the next morning, Hong Chengchou, who had not closed his eyes until early in the morning because he was studying the newspaper, was awakened by a rapid knock on the door.

He put on a robe and got up and opened the door, and when he saw the kiss knocking on the door, he couldn't help but ask a little unhappily, "What is the matter, if you want to knock on my door so early, can't you wait for me to wake up?" ”

The entourage replied cautiously: "Master, it is an order from the cabinet, asking the master to go to the cabinet this morning to report his duties. ”

Hong Chengchou was also a little stunned, he subconsciously said: "I just voted for the post yesterday, and the cabinet summoned me today?" When did the cabinet become so efficient? ”

The relatives hurriedly and cleverly said: "Xu is master is doing a good job, so the cabinet masters have been waiting for the arrival of the master." The villain has already prepared the hot water and prepared it early, is it to serve the master to wash up first? ”

Between these questions and answers, Hong Chengchou's drowsiness had all disappeared, and he nodded and said, "It's okay." ”

When Hong Chengchou was led to a duty room in the palace by the members of the Wenhua Palace, he found that it was not only Huang Liji, the first assistant of the cabinet, who was waiting for him, but also Emperor Chongzhen was waiting for him in the room.

Huang Liji's perception of Hong Chengchou is neither good nor bad. Although Hong Chengchou served as the director of the Jiangxi Qing Officials Division of the Criminal Department in the capital for six years when he came out, and served as a foreign lang and a middle officer, Huang Liji took the road of promotion from the Hanlin Academy and the Ministry of Rites, so the two did not have any intersection.

By the time Huang Liji entered the cabinet, Hong Chengchou had already left Beijing, so he didn't know much about Hong Chengchou. In the past, when Hong Chengchou served in the capital, he could be described as very low-key, but no one expected that he would be able to make such a big move in the local area.

However, Huang Liji is not the kind of pedantic person, and he does not believe that Taiping is a good official under the rule. He has no prejudice against officials who will come to work. What's more, the emperor beside him is a rare good deed, and he seems to appreciate this Fujianese very much.

Therefore, when asking Hong Chengchou about his tenure, Huang Liji seemed very cautious and did not appear too aggressive. And Hong Chengchou's answer was also leaky, so this job report passed plainly.

Hong Chengchou originally prepared a detailed explanation of Chengcheng's affairs, but Huang Liji just mentioned it and gently brought it over, which made him wonder for a while.

When Huang Liji and Hong Chengchou were talking, Chongzhen just sat with a tea cup and listened, and did not interject to say anything. It wasn't until Huang Liji finished the questioning that he asked Chongzhen with interest: "Your Majesty, is there anything else to ask?" ”

Only then did Zhu Youzhen put down the teacup and said, "Ao, do you want me to ask?" The affairs of the northwest have been asked about the same, and it seems that Governor Hong is still relatively clear about his own work, so I will ask in a different direction.

Governor Hong should also know that this rebellion has subsided, and now the southwest region is finally peaceful. Previously, some people in the DPRK and China mentioned that since the rebellion had been flattened, it should be disbanded to quell the rebellion of Lu'an, and the army should be dispersed in Guizhou and Sichuan for tuntian...

Governor Hong, you can also talk about it, how should the imperial court govern the southwest region where the war has subsided? ”

For Chongzhen's seemingly casual question, Hong Chengchou did not answer immediately, he carefully typed the draft in his abdomen for a long time, and then said to Chongzhen: "Back to Your Majesty, the minister thinks that even if the war in the southwest has subsided, this counterinsurgency army cannot be easily disbanded, and scattered to Tuntian.

Since the rebellion of Yongning Xuanfu Si Yu Chongming in the first year of the Apocalypse, until the surrender of the Shuixian clan at the end of last year, the two Xuanfu Divisions in the southwest have been wreaking havoc in the local area for nearly nine years, Guiyang and Chongqing have been destroyed by the war, and the local people's livelihood can be said to have withered to the extreme.

Now, if these soldiers who have experienced the war are stationed in the local area, it is undoubtedly to compete with the local people for profit. The soldiers who joined the army during the war were basically young and strong and could not be satisfied with the status quo.

Maybe some of them joined the army because they rebelled and raised troops in their hometowns and had no food and clothing, but after so many years of fighting, these young people are also accustomed to the life in the army, and they may not be willing to go back to farming and living in peace.

These people are gathered together, and there is military discipline to restrict. Once dispersed in the locality, it is not used by the local tyrants; It is possible to be a traitor and sit on the ground. Such soldiers who have seen blood are not something that the local government can control by a few quick arrests and patrol police.

In this way, the local government will be completely eroded, and it will be difficult for the imperial court decree to go out of the county government from now on, and Guizhou and Sichuan may be the local powerful world in the future.

Therefore, the minister thought that the southwestern armies should not be easily disbanded, but to eliminate the old and weak, leave the strong and strong, and let them continue to guard the place, which is the best policy. The existence of such an army in the southwest can stabilize the local area for a while.

As for how to govern the southwest region after the war, the minister thought that the imperial court had already made a decision, and the Ming Dynasty had not published an edict from the imperial court, saying that it was to relocate the people of Shaanxi, Henan, and Huguang to Sichuan and Guizhou to fill the local population shortage? The minister thought that this strategy was great, and the minister could not think of a better governance strategy than this strategy. ”

Zhu Youzhen smiled at Hong Chengchou and said: "I didn't expect that you were far away in Shaanxi, but you could insist on reading the Daming Times, which is a good habit." You've done such a good job of preparation, and my questions seem to be a little easier.

I am taking a test, the imperial court intends to merge Yunnan and Guizhou into a single governorate, if you are asked to be the governor, how do you think you should govern there? ”

After pondering for a long time, Hong Chengchou finally said with a solemn face: "Back to Your Majesty, the minister knows very little about the affairs of Yunnan, and he really can't answer this question, and I ask Your Majesty for forgiveness." ”

Huang Liji had the intention of pulling Hong Chengchou at the moment, so he persuaded on the side: "It's okay, Your Majesty just asks casually, you just treat it as a small talk, and you can say a few words casually." ”

Hong Chengchou looked at Chongzhen who was sitting on the side with the corner of his eye, and found that he did not react to Huang Liji's words, he thought about it for a while, but still gritted his teeth and said: "Back to Your Majesty and Huang Shoufu, governing the place is a matter of national decrees after all, and the ministers dare not be casual." ”

Huang Liji wanted to continue to persuade, but Chongzhen stopped him and said, "Also, I'm in a hurry, and military affairs really can't be casual."

Well, I'll give you three days to think, and then I'll summon you again, and you won't be able to shirk it anymore..."

Hong Chengchou, who came out of the duty room of the first assistant of the Wenhua Palace, felt that his back was a little slimy, obviously he was overfocused when he faced the emperor and the first assistant just now, and he didn't notice that he was actually sweating.

On the way out of the imperial city, Hong Chengchou had been chewing on the conversation he had just had with Shoufu and the emperor. He thought about it for a long time, and then he came back to his senses, and it seemed that His Majesty intended to let him serve as the governor of Yungui.

Although this new position was more prominent than that of the governor of Shanxi, it was further away from the capital. This made Hong Chengchou suffer for a while, but he had some gains and losses.

And not long after he returned to the residence of the guild hall, an attendant came to visit him with two brocade guards carrying a suitcase. Hong Chengchou hurriedly packed up, found a bag and put a stack of banknotes, held it in his arms, and then walked out to greet him.

The waiter didn't make a statement, but after receiving Hong Chengchou's tips, the smile on his face became a little brighter.

He pointed to the box on the ground and said to Hong Chengchou: "This is what Your Majesty asked the miscellaneous family to send to Lord Hong, which contains some geographical and cultural materials of Yunnan and Guizhou, some of which come from the Qianguo Mansion, and the content about Yunnan should be quite detailed."

Of course, if Lord Hong still feels that it is insufficient, he might as well go to the Qianguo Mansion to visit one or two, His Majesty has already greeted Mrs. Chen. If the adults don't have any doubts, the miscellaneous family will go back to the palace to die. ”

After sending off this chamberlain, Hong Chengchou was more sure of his judgment, obviously the emperor's purpose in calling him back to Beijing was to transfer him to Yunnan.

Hong Chengchou, who returned from the door, looked at the box placed on the ground, and could only sigh secretly, then cheered up and said to the relatives around him: "Carry the box to the bedroom for me, you ask someone to boil me a bucket of hot water, I want to take a good bath..."

Just when Hong Chengchou was resigned to his fate and looked through the information behind closed doors, Zheng Cai also accompanied the Spanish envoy, Peter Natz, the Taiwanese governor of the Dutch East India Company, and Methwald, the manager of the Asian headquarters of the British East India Company, and others to enter the Chaoyang Gate.