As the Ming Dynasty's stay in the capital, the setting of Nanjing's government institutions is almost the same as the capital, there are six ministries and imperial court institutions such as the Imperial Inspectorate, as well as special royal institutions such as the Celebrant and the Jinyi Guard, including the Hanlin Academy, the Guozijian, etc., are all readily available, but in terms of responsibilities, Nanjing's six ministries and the Imperial Procuratorate, etc., are very different from the capital, and the biggest difference is that Nanjing does not have a cabinet.

According to the requirements of the imperial court, Nanjing is the place where the crown prince is stationed, but this is already the old yellow calendar, in fact, no emperor really puts the prince in Nanjing, most of them go to see occasionally, and in the Wanli period, the crown prince will not go to Nanjing at all, basically stay in the capital.

Nanjing's imperial palace, the scale is smaller than the Forbidden City in Beijing, but here is the capital of the Ming Dynasty to open the country, called Jinling at that time, Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang ascended the throne here, established the Ming Dynasty, and later Zhu Di from the Jianwen Emperor Zhu Yunwen after the throne, moved the capital to Beijing, set Nanjing as the capital, Zhu Yuanzhang's hometown Fengyang positioning the capital.

On behalf of the emperor, the Nanjing military department Shangshu governs the southern Zhili, including the central capital Fengyang, and the town guard eunuch is stationed in the Nanjing Imperial Palace on behalf of the emperor, directly governing the Jinyi Wei and many eunuchs, and is the supervisor of the Nanjing Beijing camp, and the garrison ministers govern the Nanjing Jingying on behalf of the emperor.

Most of the taxes of Nanzhili were left in Nanjing, and the six ministries of Nanjing decided how to spend, but as time went by, the power of the six ministries of Nanjing and the Metropolitan Procuratorate became smaller and smaller, and some of the taxes of Nanzhili were directly levied and transferred to the capital and entered the treasury of the household department, and the number of taxes left for the expenses of the household department in Nanjing gradually decreased.

Nanzhili is the richest place in the Ming Dynasty. Although the capital levied part of the taxes, but there are still a lot of taxes left, since the first year of Chongzhen, there has even been a surplus of silver in the balance of the household in Nanjing, more than the balance of the household in the capital, of course, this is not from the total comparison, but after the expenditure. In terms of the balance of taxes, Nanjing surpassed the capital.

The emperor once wanted to levy more taxes and food from the south to support the disaster-stricken north, but he met with fierce opposition from the ministers of the court and the central government, and finally failed.

The officials of the six departments of Nanjing, their status and status are incomparable with those in the capital, and the ministers of the Chinese military department of the court understand that when they are sent to Nanzhili, they are basically reprimanded or old, and arrange a place to live for the rest of their lives. The six Shangshu of Nanjing, except for the slightly better Shangshu of the Military Department, the rest are all idle, with little to do and little power.

In terms of personal income, it is even more incomparable, as long as the officials in the capital hold real power. Every year, there are a lot of ice and charcoal respects that are obtained by local officials, and these silver taels are enough for many officials in the capital to live a luxurious and comfortable life. But the officials of the Nanjing Sixth Department and the Metropolitan Procuratorate do not have such treatment, what they can get is Yulu, and the rest of the income is almost none, everyone knows that the officials of the Ming Dynasty are difficult to live by relying on Yulu, not to mention luxury and comfort. It's nice to be able to make sure your family is well fed.

However, the Shangshu of the six departments of Nanjing, as well as the imperial history of the left and right capitals of the Imperial Inspectorate, the identity is still noble, after all, no one knows when the Shangshu of the six departments of Nanjing and the imperial history of the left and right capitals. was transferred to the six ministries and the Metropolitan Procuratorate in the capital, and even directly entered the cabinet, out of such considerations, no one dared to offend them blatantly.

After so many years, in the eyes of many people, the establishment of the capital is completely redundant, nothing more than the arrangement of some officials, did not play any role, should have been revoked a long time ago, but the status of Nanjing is different, this is related to the face of the royal family, so no one dares to say such words.

Zheng Xunrui, who went to Nanjing, had long held this view, the establishment of the Six Ministries and the Metropolitan Procuratorate and other official offices in Nanjing was completely a waste of money for the people and money, what to do with so many idlers, and to concentrate these silvers, he could still do a lot of things. Although he is already the secretary of the Nanjing Military Department, Zheng Xunrui's opinion will not change.

Of course, under the current situation, Zheng Xunrui also has to be glad that the Ming Chengzu Zhu Di who usurped the throne successfully, he is the secretary of the Nanjing Military Department, which is completely different from the previous military department, he wants to rely on this position, in the shortest possible time, completely control Nanzhili, here is the richest place in the Ming Dynasty, once he controls Nanzhili, he can fight against the imperial court, and then control Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Fujian and Guangdong in the south, as well as Shandong and other places in the north, it becomes very easy, as for Henan, Huguang, Sichuan and Shanxi and other places are the places where the rogues are wanton, and Zheng Xunrui has no intention of getting involved in these places for the time being, so he will let the rogues make trouble and give the court a headache.

On September 14, the twelfth year of Chongzhen, Zheng Xunrui arrived in Nanjing.

In fact, this is his hometown, Nanjing is composed of Shangyuan County and Jiangning County, the imperial palace and the six departments and other institutions, all of which are in Shangyuan County, returned to Nanjing to serve as the secretary of the military department, Zheng Xunrui actually returned to his hometown, which will become his biggest help in controlling Nanzhili, you must know that the Zheng family has developed unprecedentedly in these years, and its strength should not be underestimated.

Zheng Xunrui came to Nanjing, and Gan Xuekuo's attitude was completely different, he secretly entered Nanjing City.

Zheng Xunrui's side, led by Hong Xinyu, was closely guarded by twenty personal soldiers, and the remaining four hundred and eighty personal soldiers were scattered around, guarding Zheng Xunrui's surroundings like iron buckets, and it was precisely because of such guards that Zheng Xunrui's whereabouts could be kept completely secret.

Zheng Xunrui's first stop was Guli Town in Jiangning County, and he went home first.

Xu Fo's family is waiting at home.

Knowing himself and knowing that he will not be defeated in a hundred battles, Zheng Xunrui needs to understand the situation of Nanzhili, especially the situation of the Sixth Department of Nanjing, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the Master of Ceremonies and the Jinyi Guard, including Nanjing Jingying, once the situation in Nanjing is clear, he can be targeted, step by step.

Xu Fojia's face was a little flushed, and when she came to Guli Town and Zheng Xunrui's hometown, she thought that she had truly become a member of the Zheng family.

"Qingling, tell me about the investigation of the investigation department."

"Husband, the situation in Nanjing is a bit complicated, and the concubine body is also a little confused, and I don't know where to start for a while."

"First of all, let's talk about the situation in Nanjing."

"Okay, according to the information obtained by the Investigation Bureau, the most powerful in Nanjing now is the master of ceremonies and eunuch Fang Zhenghua, Fang Zhenghua as the chief eunuch of the ceremonial eunuch, served as the eunuch of Nanjing, and only took office three months ago, even the former secretary of the Ministry of War, Liu Zongzhou, the other party Zhenghua is retreating, Nanjing's Beijing camp, Jinyi Guard, etc., are all controlled by Fang Zhenghua, without the consent of Fang Zhenghua, no one can mobilize a single soldier."

Zheng Xunrui nodded slightly, he had heard of Fang Zhenghua, he was a person under the command of the great eunuch Wang Chengen, imagine that Fang Zhenghua had won Wang Chengen's trust, how could Liu Zongzhou, the former secretary of the Nanjing Military Department, contend with him, and Liu Zongzhou pursued the concept of prudence and independence, and was ashamed to be with the eunuchs, in this case, he must have retreated.

Fang Zhenghua went to Nanjing to serve as the eunuch of the town guard, the matter is by no means simple, you must know that the eunuch of Nanjing, most of the time, is in the capital to be belittled, or in the power game is at a disadvantage, the eunuch with a certain status can be said to be sent to Nanjing, and Nanjing has been headed by the secretary of the military department, under normal circumstances, the eunuch of the town guard must obey the dispatch of the secretary of the military department, but this is not the case of Fang Zhenghua, and the title of the eunuch still exists.

To put it bluntly, Fang Zhenghua came to Nanjing three months ago in order to limit his power Zheng Xunrui.

"The concubine body also pays attention to Wang Duo, the head of the household department in Nanjing, Wang Duo is a member of the Donglin Party, and is very supportive of Donglin Academy, and has a lot of contact with Qian Qianyi and others on weekdays, Qian Qianyi and Qu Shiyun often come to Nanjing, in and out of the Qinhuai River, and sometimes Wang Duo even goes to the Qinhuai River in person to participate in the party, and at the same time, the so-called four sons of Donglin Chen Zhenhui, Mao Xiang, Hou Fangyu and Fang Yizhi and others, also often accompanied, the former military secretary Liu Zongzhou, does not like to participate in such gatherings, on the contrary, Wang Duo is very enthusiastic, The Investigation Bureau has already found that recently, there have been many gatherings of scholars from Donglin Academy, Fushe and Yingshe in Nanjing and other places, and Qian Qianyi, Qu Shiyun and others have also stayed in Nanjing from time to time......"

Zheng Xunrui narrowed his eyes, these actions of the Donglin Party must be aimed at him, empathy, if he was in the position of the emperor, he would also be happy to see the huge contradiction between the Donglin Party and the Zheng Family, and the two tigers must be injured, not to mention that the influence of the Donglin Party in Nanjing, Suzhou and Yangzhou and other places is huge.

Zheng Xunrui took office in Nanjing, and he could not avoid the game with the Donglin Party, in fact, he was also willing to take this opportunity to end the foundation of the Donglin Party, so that the Donglin Academy, Fushe and Yingshe completely disappeared in Daming.

"The third thing that the concubine noticed was the garrison of Nanzhili and Zhejiang, Huang Degong, the general soldier of Zhejiang, who claimed to be 200,000 troops under his command, stationed in the area of Hangzhou, Liu Liangzuo, the general soldier of Songjiang, who claimed to be 100,000 people, was stationed in the area of Songjiang Mansion and controlled Songjiang, Suzhou, Changzhou and Zhenjiang and other places, and He Renlong, the chief soldier of Nanjing Jingying, controlled the area of Yingtianfu, Ningguofu, Anqing Mansion and Huizhou Mansion, and it should be noted that He Renlong was transferred to Nanjing Jingying three months ago, and he had been exterminating the Liukou in the north before......"

Huang Degong, Liu Liangzuo, He Renlong and others, all of whom were famous in the late Ming Dynasty, and the endings were different, but these people were all fierce generals, especially He Renlong, who was a martial artist in the Wanli period, and his skills were very good.

Zheng Xunrui doesn't particularly care about how many troops he claims to control under his command, these sergeants are basically a rabble, but the places they control give Zheng Xunrui a headache, they occupy very critical places, Zheng Xunrui wants to control Nanzhili, first of all, he must expel these people, so that Zheng Jiajun can really control Nanzhili and Zhejiang and other places. (To be continued......)