Thinking of this, Wei Zheng could no longer hold back the excitement in his heart.

In Chongzhen's eyes, millions of taels of silver and one million quintals of grain may be much more important than the official position of a governor of Shanxi.

However, in Wei Zheng's eyes, millions of taels of silver and one million quintals of grain are all immediate interests. Once he has the official title of governor of Shanxi, he can do a lot of things in the two provinces of Shanxi and Shaanxi, and create countless millions of taels of silver and one million quintals of grain. Compared with the small annual effort, this harvest is definitely a big business with a lot of profits.

So, the excited Wei Zheng directly entertained Wang Chengen as a guest of honor.

After Wang Chengen, who had received the money, went down to rest with a satisfied smile, dozens of civil and military officials led by the military advisor Zhou Shuyuan and Wang Peng, the prefect of Datong, knelt on the ground together and shouted loudly: "Your Excellency will see the Governor....Congratulations on your elevation to the Governor of Shanxi and your becoming a member of the court and the central government of the Governor's side......"

In the face of these henchmen, Wei Zheng, who was in a good mood, rarely ordered: "Get up, you are all my Wei Zheng's henchmen, and my Wei Zheng's promotion means that you are promoted." Besides, our ultimate goal is not to be an official in the DPRK and China. It's just that with this official, we will do things and develop and grow in more aspects..."

"Let's go, go back to the study....Since the emperor is so relieved that the two provinces of Shanxi and Shaanxi will be handed over to me, then we will not live up to his kindness and make a good career of our own in the two provinces of Shanxi and Shaanxi......

In the study, Wei Zheng, who already had specific ideas in his heart, said directly: "You are all my Wei Zheng's henchmen, I won't say much more....If you want to truly turn the two provinces of Shanxi and Shaanxi into the base of our Tiger and Leopard Army, the first thing to do." It is to rectify the officialdom of Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces...."

"Since the emperor who is far away in the capital has given us the right to arbitrarily make decisions on the spot. Then we have to take advantage of this opportunity. Take advantage of this right to replace all civil and military officials of the fourth rank and below in Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces with their own people as much as possible....At the very least, all corrupt officials and corrupt officials in Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces should be replaced, and those who should be killed and those who should be arrested should be arrested..."

"Only in this way can the decrees of our Shanxi Governor's Mansion be unimpeded to the hands of every level of the government of the two provinces."

"All. In the next period of time, I will be the governor of Shanxi, and now I will go through the whole of Shanxi Province. As for the Tuntian and the Haw Par Army, two important matters related to our life and death, all of them will be temporarily managed by the military division..."

"Wang Peng, the prefect of Datong, assists the military division in managing Tuntian... Wang Feng, the deputy general of the Haw Par Army, assists the military division in the management of the Haw Par Army...."

"Wang Tiezhong, director of the Equipment Department, assisted the military division to build the shelves of the Equipment Department and set up an equipment production base as much as possible."

After the holy envoy who was crowned Wei Zheng as the governor of Shanxi was read out to the Shanxi General Military Mansion, the news was like a gust of wind. It quickly spread in Shanxi.

The Shanxi civil and military officials who got the news had not yet had time to rush to Datong Mansion. Have a good time to meet this holy family Zhenglong, the governor of Shanxi who holds great power. Wei Zheng, the governor of Shanxi Province, who was appointed as a new official, had already taken a thousand guards and hurriedly entered Taiyuan City, where the Shanxi government was located.

Under the opening of the token of the Shanxi Governor's Palace, the garrison guarding the gate of the city did not stop in the slightest, and let Wei Zheng enter the city.

Wei Zheng did not hesitate, and directly led a group of subordinates into the Taiyuan General Military Mansion.

Out of trust in Zhang Wu, after Zhang Wu proposed the idea of recommending Vice General Wang Zhongyu to temporarily serve as the general of Taiyuan, Wei Zheng agreed without the slightest hesitation.

This time he went to Taiyuan to clean up the officialdom in Shanxi, and the first thing Wei Zheng wanted to see was this Taiyuan general soldier who had decided to belong to him, but had not yet been truly appointed.

Perhaps it was because he received a report from the garrison at the city gate, Wei Zheng had just appeared at the gate of the General Soldier's Mansion, and Wang Zhongyu, who was dressed in armor, had already taken more than a dozen military generals, and his face was respectfully listed on both sides of the gate of the General Soldier's Mansion.

After Wei Zhenglisuo jumped off the war horse, Wang Zhongyu greeted him, knelt on one leg, and reported loudly: "Wang Zhongyu, the deputy general of Taiyuan, welcomes him to eat, please forgive the governor..."

Facing Wang Zhongyu, who was not humble and silent in front of him, Wei Zheng didn't know what he was like. However, judging from the first feeling alone, Wang Zhongyu in front of him must be a military general who is not good at fighting with officialdom and is only suitable for military training.

The reason for this conjecture can be clearly seen from the dozens of guards standing outside the gate of the General Soldier's Mansion.

Wei Zheng waved his hand, motioned for Wang Zhongyu to stand up, and directly ordered: "Let's talk about it in the Advanced General Military Mansion." ”

In the lobby of the Taiyuan General Military Mansion, Wei Zheng sat down on the main seat of the hall without hesitation, and asked directly: "Vice General Wang, you were recommended to me by Vice General Zhang." I believe very much in Admiral Zhang's vision. Now, you will report to me directly about the various changes in the Taiyuan garrison after you temporarily become the commander-in-chief of Taiyuan..."

"Yes, Your Excellency the Governor......" Wang Zhongyu strode to the center of the hall, hugged Wei Zheng with his fist, and replied loudly.

"According to the order of the General Army, the first task of the last general after temporarily replacing the Taiyuan General Army is to recruit and train troops..."

"After all this period of hard work, the last general has selected 1,500 qualified soldiers from among the displaced people outside the city. As long as the last general is given another half a month, the last general can make up all the remaining 3,000 shortfalls in the Taiyuan garrison..."

"In terms of training, the last general has begun to conduct targeted musket shooting training for the soldiers in accordance with General Zhang's order. It's just that the muskets used by the soldiers for training are all unqualified muskets allocated by the imperial court in the past, so I hope that the General Military Office can do its best to allocate qualified muskets and equip the soldiers for training..."

Seeing the confident expression on the other party's face, there was no change in the slightest in the whole report, as a special soldier from later generations, Wei Zheng had already passed the facial expression to affirm that there was absolutely no ghost in his heart during the entire process of Wang Zhongyu's report.

Since this is the case, it proves that what Zhang Wu said is right, Wang Zhongyu in front of him is indeed a rare general.

In the case that there is no problem in terms of ability, the only thing Wei Zheng is worried about is the other party's loyalty to him. Can you treat him as a confidant like Zhang Wu, and let him stand on his side without hesitation.

At the signal of Wei Zheng, a personal guard standing behind Wei Zheng's side. Quickly deliver a stack of letters to Wei Zheng.

After receiving these letters. An imperceptible sneer flashed directly on Wei Zheng's face. Then. Under Wang Zhongyu's gaze, he raised the letter in his hand and spoke.

"Vice General Wang, these letters were all found by Vice General Zhang at Sun Tianwu's house. In these letters, Sun Tianwu clearly told me that the most important reason why Sun Tianwu was able to hoard such a large sum of money in just a few years was that he, as the chief soldier of Taiyuan, dared to meddle in the salt and iron business of the imperial court. So as to make a profit from it. ”

"These letters are the best evidence."

"Not only that, but through these letters, I also know that in Taiyuan Mansion, not only Sun Tianwu, but more than fifty percent of the civil and military officials have been involved....Now I ask you to immediately send troops to arrest all these civil and military officials involved, I don't know if there is a problem..."

After speaking. Wei Zheng sent a list to Wang Zhongyu.

Under the gaze of a pair of vicious eyes, Wei Zheng saw clearly. After Wang Zhongyu read the names on the list, he was obviously stunned for a moment, and showed a hesitant expression.

Because, among the names on the list, there are not only military attachés, but also many civilian officials who have been pressing on the heads of military attachés. What's more, the Taiyuan prefect, whose grade is higher than himself, is also on this list.

As an order of the imperial court, Wang Zhongyu was very aware of the imperial court's policy of emphasizing literature over military force.

It is certain that under the guidance of this policy, once he takes matters into his own hands to arrest these civil officials, he will certainly be attacked by all the civil servants of the DPRK and China. When the time comes, what awaits you is not only to lose your official hat, but even to be killed.

So, for the sake of his own future and his own life, Wang Zhongyu hesitated.

And at this moment, the two sharp rays shot out of Wei Zheng's eyes also came into Wang Zhongyu's field of vision in a timely manner.

plus Zhang Wu's assurance to Zhang Wu before leaving......

"Swear allegiance to the commander-in-chief, for the sake of the commander-in-chief, I am willing to go to the soup and fire, and I will not give up..."

Wang Zhongyu immediately guessed that this was the temptation of the governor in front of him.

If you are ordered to arrest people, you will gain the trust of the governor in front of you and offend the huge group of civil servants in the court. From then on, he could only follow the governor in front of him all the way to the dark.

Because, after offending the Wenchen group in the court, once he loses the protection of the governor in front of him, he will completely lose his foothold.

However, if you disobey the order, you won't arrest anyone...

A crime of disobedience is not something you can afford.

In addition, he has no backstage in the DPRK at all, so he has no chance to transfer out of Shanxi. Once you offend your immediate boss, you will also push yourself into a corner.

After thinking about it, the decision to be ordered to arrest people is undoubtedly the most beneficial to himself.

Because, even if he offended the Chinese group of Koreans, there was still the governor in front of him to protect him. And everyone knows that the Governor in front of him is the emperor's confidant, as long as the Governor does not fall, he can survive under the protection of the Governor, and even be reused by the Commander-in-Chief.

So, after some analysis, Wang Zhongyu immediately made a decision in his heart: he was ordered to arrest people, gain the trust of the governor in front of him, and follow the governor all the way.

Under Wei Zheng's gaze, Wang Zhongyu replied loudly: "The last general is ordered, and this will arrest people according to the list..."

At this time, a smile quickly appeared on Wei Zhengyan's face, and he assured Wang Zhongyu in front of him: "Vice General Wang, I can tell you for sure that this decision of yours must be the most correct decision you have made in your life..."

"Okay, let's go arrest....Also, when arresting people, don't forget to raid the house..."

"These corrupt officials have controlled the salt and iron business in Taiyuan Mansion for so long, and they must be very rich..."

"One last reminder, when you act, I will send a team of personal guards to follow....if they find out that the garrison has enriched their own pockets in the process of raiding their homes, then don't blame me for enforcing military law. And this is also a test of my ability to lead troops. As long as you get through, the position of the Taiyuan General Soldier is yours...."

Wang Zhongyu's brows furrowed, and he replied sternly, "Please rest assured, Your Excellency the Governor, the last general will definitely live up to his high expectations, bring back the silver with those corrupt officials and corrupt officials, and hand it over to your lord for processing..."

The yamen of the Taiyuan prefect learned that Wei Zheng, the governor of Shanxi, had entered Taiyuan and was in the Taiyuan General Military Mansion. The first reaction of the Taiyuan prefect was to take the silver and pay a good tribute to the governor.

Just when he put on his official uniform and took 200,000 taels of silver tickets according to the time agreed with other civil officials, he was about to go out. A yamen guard with a big knife at his waist suddenly rushed over with a face full of panic.

Before he could rush to the front, he reported loudly: "My lord... Something went wrong... Something went wrong outside..."

"The General Military Mansion, the Taiyuan General Military Mansion suddenly sent people to surround the prefect's yamen, and no one can go out...-"

"Taiyuan General Military Mansion... It is impossible, the Taiyuan General Army has not yet taken office, but Wang Zhongyu, the deputy general, temporarily takes over the post of Taiyuan General Army. In terms of grade, this Wang Zhongyu is not as tall as me, how dare he send troops to surround the prefect's yamen, does he want to rebel..."

"Do you see clearly, what kind of person is it that dares to surround the yamen of the Taiyuan prefect, isn't he afraid that I will participate in his copy in the court and let him lose his official position and go home?" Under the waiting of the guards, the Taiyuan prefect did not have the slightest worry, and directly asked with an arrogant face, not taking Wang Zhongyu, a general, in his eyes at all.

At this time, the panicked expression on the guard's face became even stronger, and he continued to report: "My lord, you are just giving the little ten dares, and the little ones don't dare to talk nonsense... The soldiers surrounding the prefect's yamen are all soldiers of the Taiyuan General Military Mansion, and the small ones can see it clearly, please see it clearly..."

Just when the Taiyuan prefect was about to continue to say something, Wang Zhongyu's mocking laughter suddenly sounded at the door of the prefect's yamen and reached the ears of the Taiyuan prefect who was shocked.

"Lord Wang, your subordinates are not wrong, it is my Wang Zhongyu who sent troops to surround your prefect's yamen."

After finishing speaking, regardless of the shocked expression on the face of the Taiyuan prefect, he shouted directly to the dozen or so prefect officials in front of him who were confronting him: "Sue you, I am crazy on the order of the governor of Shanxi to arrest the corrupt official Lord Wang....If you people dare to resist, the big knives and spears in the hands of my Wang Zhongyu and the soldiers under my command are not vegetarians..."

"If you don't want to die, lay down your arms for me..."

In the face of the cold light of hundreds of big knives shooting at him, the officials standing beside the Taiyuan prefect almost didn't think about it, and knelt on the ground to beg Wang Zhongyu for mercy. (To be continued......)