At night, a steamer slowly approached the Anqing wharf, compared to the prosperity of Wuchang and other places, Anqing at this time seemed extremely dilapidated, the once prosperous wharf has become a ruin, looking full of devastation. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 infoThe dilapidated city is in a state of decay.

And on the road to the city, the black hole on the side of the road, the desolate streetscape, makes it impossible to associate the city with the prosperity of the provincial capital. As for the city, it is also empty, with few intact houses to be seen, let alone many lights.

"This is Anqing!"

After getting off the carriage, Zhu Yifeng looked at the dilapidated city in front of him, he really couldn't believe that this dilapidated city was actually a city with a population of hundreds of thousands of people. Anqing was "abandoned" by Shi Dakai, and the rebels simply "captured" this place without a single shot, just like the original agreement between the two sides.

"My lord, the bandits have occupied this place for less than four years, and they have almost completely destroyed everything here. There were more than 300,000 old Anqing households, and when the bandits went, there were 60,000 people in the city, and there were no strange disasters in this life. In order to build the royal palace in Nanjing, many houses in Anqing City were hollowed out to take their bricks and wood......"

As the new governor of Anhui, when Hu Linyi mentioned what he learned in Anqing in the past two days, his tone inevitably carried a sense of eagerness to eat his bones.

"We're late...... Shame on the Anhui people! ”

After a sigh, Zhu Yifeng said in a heavy tone.

"Runzhi, we will definitely build this place better in the future!"

When the words fell, Zhu Yifeng turned his attention to Li Ziyuan beside him.

"Zilin, what do you think?"

"The minister thinks that the land of Anhui is almost razed to the ground for bandits, the number of people is halved, the government should vigorously pacify, and Su Anhui and other places ravaged by bandits can be tax-exempt for three years!"

Hu Linyi looked at Li Ziyuan, who had just stepped down from the post of governor of Guangdong, the current governor of Guangdong was his old friend Zuo Zongtang, and Li Ziyuan was transferred back to the center of the prefecture, but until now there has been no clear position.

What position will he have?

Hu Linyi couldn't help but think of the current governors in the palace, the governor of Guangdong is Zuo Zongtang, the governor of Hunan is Wang Kaitai, the governor of Hubei is Mei Qizhao, and the governor of Henan is Li Hongzhang.

Among these people, Zuo Zongtang and himself are from Hunan, Mei Qizhao is from Jiangxi, Li Hongzhang is from Anhui, and Wang Kaitai is from Jiangsu. As for Li Ziyuan, he is from Guizhou. After several years of running-in, the origin of the officials in the province is no longer the dominant place in Hunan and Hubei, and it can be said that it is the head of the province.

From the beginning of the public palace in Wuchang, for Hongchen is thirsty for talent, and even used "people seek qi, mouth and stomach for food, people have no gas and no food, they will definitely die!" "To metaphorically, and has repeatedly asked people to recommend talents. Wang Kaitai, Mei Qizhao and others were all recommended by everyone, and as for Li Hongzhang's appointment as governor of Henan, in Hu Linyi's view, it was to dismantle Zeng Guofan, whose brother was Zeng Guofan's money and grain official.

As for Henan, it's only half a province!

But what job will Li Ziyuan be used for?

Is it re-entrant to the center?

If you re-enter the center, what will you do?

With such a question, Hu Linyi couldn't help but glance at Li Ziyuan a few more times, only to see that he was still standing cautiously half a step away from the lord as in the past, not abrupt at all. No one would even be able to notice his presence if they didn't pay attention.

Why did the lord bring him here?

Of course, it wasn't until the group entered the palace left behind after Shi Dakai's Northern Expedition that Hu Linyi didn't get an answer until he said goodbye.

Not to mention that Hu Linyi is Li Ziyuan himself, now he also feels extremely helpless, and even he himself began to wonder if he was sitting on the cold bench from now on, after all, after returning to Wuchang from Guangzhou, he has been "idle", and even this time he came to Anqing, it was a temporary notice, and on the ship, the lord did not say a word to him.

So much so that he could feel the lord's dissatisfaction with him, and just when he was hesitating about how to regain the lord's trust in him, he only heard the lord say.

"Zilin, do you know why I'm angry?"

Seeing Li Ziyuan's expression change, Zhu Yifeng asked with a serious expression.

"The lord is annoyed by the ministers, acting recklessly!"

Li Ziyuan's answer was quite skillful, and he did not mention what happened in Guangzhou at all, but replaced everything with the phrase "act without authorization".

"The investigation report on the "Xiguan Incident" has come out, so let's not ask the cause of the incident, let's just talk about your reaction! Hundreds of people against tens of thousands of people, there is no plan at all, if the shooting turns into a civil uprising, I ask you how it will end then. ”

After saying this, Zhu Yifeng said coldly.

"When it's so big that you can't end it, do you ask my father to personally send troops to kill people or kill you!"

Facing the lord's questioning, Li Ziyuan only felt a cold sweat coming out of his back, and he immediately realized that the reason why the lord was angry was not because he had killed someone, in fact, killing people was always inevitable. The lord is angry that he is too confident and has no contingency plan at all.

"Lord, it's the ministers who owe it to consider!"

"Lack of consideration? Hmph, I think you just don't use your brains! ”

Snorting coldly, Zhu Yifeng reprimanded coldly, after the initial annoyance, in the face of the results of the investigation, he calmed down, the smashing of the machine factory by the handicraft workers in Xiguan is only the resistance of the handicraft workers to the machine industry on the surface, but in fact it is a conservative resistance to progress, maybe there are no conservatives in front of the imperial power, but conservatives still exist.

The "Xiguan Incident" was, to some extent, a counterattack by conservatives, and the decisive measures taken by Li Ziyuan were undoubtedly telling others that the government did not mind using guns to protect progress. It was precisely because he was aware of the dangers of this counterattack that Zhu Yifeng chose to adopt a tacit attitude towards the subsequent punishment, exile and other means.

And this acquiescence can avoid a conservative backlash in the first place, and the bloody facts will remind them, of everyone, that progress is unstoppable, even if it comes at the cost of blood.

On the other hand, Zhu Yifeng even felt that he had to thank Li Ziyuan in his heart, in the face of the "popular uprising" in this era, it is normal to kill people, this is the so-called "lighthouse country" has also used the muzzle to solve the problem, Li Ziyuan, as a courtier, his shooting not only solves the problem, but also avoids the problem from being introduced to himself.

For the outside world, Han Gong is always wise.

Just like for the people of the country - the emperor is always the holy name, and the one who pits the people is always the courtier!

What annoyed Zhu Yifeng was that he hadn't finished the game yet, so that in the end he had to help him wipe his buttocks.

"Do things, since you have done it, you have to be decisive, won't his surname Zhao resist arrest? Won't you flee and lose contact? What a ......."

Halfway through the words, Zhu Yifeng, who realized that he should not teach his courtiers to "know the law and break the law", shook his head helplessly, being a man and doing things was too muddy.

"Minister, got it!"

Listening to the lord's teachings, Li Ziyuan not only felt the slightest luck. On the contrary, he became worried, these words should not be said by the lord, and he should not listen to them.

"Just remember what you just said!"

Words spoken are like water that has been spilled, and they cannot be recovered.

"This matter, in general, is okay. But in the future, you must pay attention to the means, I will send you four words "suppress and use together", when the suppression is suppressed, and you must be ruthless, if you don't suppress, you will be killed. When you caress the people, you can soothe the people and win the hearts of the people! As for the degree of it? That's up to you to take care of it locally! If you didn't do the thing in Guangzhou, my father-in-law will help you finish it with dirty hands,"

With a wry smile, Zhu Yifeng said earnestly.

"The reason why my father transferred Zuo Zongtang to Guangzhou is not to teach you a lesson, but to let him go there to help you wipe your ass."

The lord's words came into his ears, making Li Ziyuan hurriedly bow his head again, he only felt that his eyes were clouded, and tears almost fell.

"Lord, can the minister be treated so favorably by the lord......"

As he spoke, Li Ziyuan knelt down, knocked his head on the ground, and said gratefully.

"Even if the minister is broken, it is difficult to report to the lord in case ......"

Looking at Li Ziyuan's grateful appearance kneeling on the ground, Zhu Yifeng didn't let him get up, although the palace has abolished the kneeling ceremony, but now he doesn't mind, sometimes "kneeling" can be used as a reward, a reward for close ministers. Just like the self-proclaimed "minion" of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, Hanchen did not even have the qualifications to call him a "minion", and calling himself a "minion" was a noble and proud self-title for the Manchu courtiers.

For the emperor, both ministers and slaves are needed!

"Broken bones?"

Shaking his head, Zhu Yifeng said casually.

"No, I don't."

Waving his hand to signal him to get up, Zhu Yifeng said facing the east.

"After this Eastern Crusade, Anhui, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, will be included in the rule of Fuzhong, basically we will control half of South China, Jiangsu can be said to be the top priority to stabilize the southeast, when Jiangsu has both the remnants of the peace and the remnants of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, it is still not exhausted, and the remnants of the sins will be revived, so as to do harm. Zilin, what do you say my father should do? ”

The lord's inquiry made Li Ziyuan's heart suddenly move, and he seemed to have guessed the reason why the lord brought him to Anqing.

"My lord, I think I should use it together!"

Li Ziyuan thought in his mind as he spoke.

"The minister thinks that he can be treated differently, treat the remnants of the peace, and those who are above the head of the army will be killed! Those below the head of the pawn, flow! It is necessary to be ruthless, otherwise everyone will only know the mercy of the lord, but not the authority of the lord, so even if he is forced to join the bandits, he must be exiled, and one person will be a bandit, and the whole family will be exiled to enrich the colony. As for the remnants of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, in the opinion of Yichen, most of them must be scholars, and it is a pity that these people are killed, and they can be exiled overseas, after all, overseas immigrants also need to be educated in national studies! ”

Based on his understanding of the lord, Li Ziyuan knew very well that the suggestion of using "killing" as a deterrent did not even need to be mentioned, so only Enwei was used. Seeing that the lord seemed to be thoughtful, he continued.

"As for the bandit leaders in Nanjing, they can be punished in the eyes of the ministers, and those who are rebellious can be punished by the nine clans."

Killing a batch, streaming a batch, and releasing a batch were also Zhu Yifeng's original thoughts, but when he heard the suggestion of the Nine Clans, he still frowned slightly.

"Zilin, after you get to Nanjing, you will go to Jiangsu to serve as the governor! Before you take office, this father will send you a sentence, those who kill will be killed! ”

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