Chapter 313: Heavy Responsibility
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The reason why Zheng Xunrui has received special attention, he himself is also clear, he is the governor of Caoyun, the responsibility is very heavy, the responsibility is also very large, his core responsibility, is the governor of the world Caoyun, Huguang, Jiangxi, Anhui, Zhejiang, Nanzhili and other places set up the grain road, all the grain that needs to be transported to the north, all to Huai'an concentrated, Caoyun Governor after acceptance, can be transported to the north and Beijing, Shandong and Henan grain is not concentrated in Huai'an, but also Caoyun Governor's Office officials after acceptance, can go north, However, it would be a mistake to think that the Governor of Caoyun was only responsible for this.
The Governor of Caoyun leads the title of Imperial History of the Right Capital, which is one of the highest official positions of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, which indicates that the Governor of Caoyun can impeach and punish the officials of the places under his jurisdiction, and all civil officials below the fifth rank and military attachés below the fourth rank, if they do not act in accordance with the requirements of the Governor of Caoyun, the Governor of Caoyun can directly investigate, ask questions and even engage in military law, as for the civil officials above the fourth rank and the military attache above the third rank, if they do not act in accordance with the requirements of the Governor of Caoyun, the Governor of Caoyun can be directly impeached, such impeachment is fatal, and people can lose their official positions directly.
The third duty of the governor of Caoyun is to supervise military affairs, according to the management, the governor of Caoyun directly governs and controls Yingzhou Bingbei Road, Xuzhou Bingbei Road, Huaiyang Haiphong Road, Zhongdu Stay Division, Hongtang Guard, Luzhou Wei, Yangzhou Wei, Gaoyou Wei, Yizhen Wei, Chuzhou Wei, Xuzhou Wei, Huai'an Wei, Dahewei, Pizhou Wei, Yizhou Wei, Sizhou Wei, Shouzhou Wei, Suzhou Wei, Haizhou Zhongshou Imperial Palace, etc., the army in charge is a lot, Caoyun Governor's Mansion has a military gate, including the Chinese army, the left battalion, the right battalion, the city guard camp, The guards of Huai'an Mansion, where it is located. Huai'an Province and Shanyin County have no jurisdiction and are directly responsible for the Governor's Office.
The fourth duty of the governor of Caoyun is to concurrently serve as the governor of the four prefectures and three prefectures, and the Fengyang Mansion in this is the central capital of the Ming Dynasty, and its status is very important, although it is said that the Nanjing Military Department Shangshu is also responsible for the jurisdiction of the Nanzhili region. However, because of the different division of responsibilities, Huai'an Mansion, Yangzhou Mansion, Luzhou Mansion, Fengyang Mansion, Xuzhou, Hezhou, Chuzhou and other places under the jurisdiction of Nanzhili are basically directly responsible for the Caoyun Governor, and the Caoyun Governor needs the prime minister to carry out the military and political affairs of these places, including supervising the money and grain, training soldiers and horses, repairing the city, pacifying the military and civilians, prohibiting reform and malpractice, etc., of course, if there is a problem in these places, the Caoyun Governor must be directly responsible.
The fifth duty of the Governor of Cao Yun was to manage both coastal defense and rivers. This is also a very important duty, if you want to smooth the canal, you must keep the river unblocked, where the canal is blocked, it is necessary to dredge it in time, the imperial court has set up a river governor, but because of the problem of authority and jurisdiction, there are often contradictions between the governor of Cao Yun and the governor of the river. Therefore, after the Apocalypse, the Governor of Caoyun was directly responsible for river affairs.
It is clear that the coastal defense is well understood. The Ming Dynasty had so far banned overseas trade, and the governor of Caoyun was responsible for coastal defense in Shandong, Nanzhili, and Zhejiang.
With so many things in charge, the Governor of Caoyun alone can't keep himself busy.
There are many officials under the governor of Caoyun, the most important of which are officials who inspect Caowu, supervise grain roads, manage grain and know, pass judgments, escort and pass judgments, etc., as for the specific officials, there are nearly 300 people at the peak.
An official subordinate to the Governor of Caoyun. It is appointed by the imperial court, but most of them are recommended by the governor of Caoyun himself, and the reason for the formation of such rules is also very simple, Caoyun is related to the livelihood of the people in the north. A large amount of grain needs to be transported to the north through the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, and if the officials of the Caoyun Governor's Office go their own way, it will inevitably lead to the failure of government decrees and affect grain transportation.
Since the early years of Chongzhen, because of the wanton plundering of the Liukou and the invasion of the Houjin Tartars, the transportation of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal has suffered great damage, but the greater damage still comes from the imperial court, the land annexation in the south is extremely strict, and the ordinary people have almost no arable land, and most of the arable land belongs to scholars and merchants, and in terms of collecting taxes, the Donglin Party emphasizes that the wealth is hidden from the people, in fact, it is to protect the interests of scholars and merchants, so that they can bear less or even no taxes, another aspect, the Donglin Party increased the taxes of the people, and there was also an unstable situation in the south.
Of course, when Yang Yipeng was the governor of Caoyun, he was unwilling to offend the Donglin Party too much, and he was even more unwilling to deal with the local scholars and merchants, which led to the impact of Caoyun, but this kind of influence did not come out in the capital, and the food of the royal family and officials was guaranteed, but the people in Beizhili, Shaanxi, Shanxi and other places suffered, and the grain sent by Cao Yun was not much. During the peak period of one stone of grain in the north, it reached about thirty taels of silver.
Zheng Xunrui served as the governor of Caoyun, and he faced such a situation, either he maintained the status quo, turned a blind eye, and ensured the supply of grain in the capital, or he made a large adjustment to transport a large amount of grain from the south to the north, so that the grain prices in the north would fall, and the people would really benefit.
As the governor of Caoyun, Zheng Xunrui will not be idle, and has already begun to sort out the situation in all aspects, understand the pros and cons of Caoyuncun, and consider how to perform his duties next.
There were more people watching Zheng Xunrui's every move, especially the Donglin Party and the scholars and businessmen in the south.
On August 20, Zheng Xunrui left the capital, and the soldiers of the Zheng family army were already waiting ten miles away in the suburbs of Beijing, and Zheng Xunrui only followed Xu Wanghua, Hong Xinyu, Wang Xiaoer and others, and he left the capital very low-key.
When he was about to arrive at the Changting on the outskirts of Beijing, Zheng Xunrui saw Yang Tingshu from a distance.
Yang Tingshu was appointed as the Yin of Yingtianfu, and he didn't expect it, but the Yin of the capital is not so easy to do.
There was a banquet in the pavilion, which was a farewell banquet.
Zheng Xunrui entered the long pavilion, and the rest of the people were waiting outside.
Yang Tingshu raised his glass.
"Qingyang, I really didn't expect that you would be the governor of Caoyun, such an important duty, I'm afraid you will be tired."
"Brother Huaidou, you are the Yin of Yingtianfu, and the burden is not light, and the things in this capital are not easy to manage."
After drinking a glass of wine, Yang Tingshu's face became stern.
"I know all the changes in the capital, I can't imagine that Lord Liu, Lord Gan and Lord Wang will also impeach you, Lord Liu is your mentor, Lord Wang is also your mentor, Lord Gan once served as the governor of Shaanxi, they have intersections with you and me, I really don't understand, why they also came forward to impeach, and the reason is so absurd."
"There's nothing strange about this, Lord Liu, Lord Wang and Lord Gan, they are all Donglin Party members, I am incompatible with the Donglin Party, there are Tang Daren, Zhang Pu, Yang Yi, Zhang Cai, Wu Changshi, Gong Dingyu, Wu Weiye and others, according to their energy, they must organize as many forces as possible, specifically to deal with me, you are afraid that you should also pay attention, when you come to the capital, the position is not ordinary, and their eyes will be aimed at you."
"I'm not afraid, but I don't understand why the emperor didn't dispose of them."
Zheng Xunrui smiled, a little meaningful.
"Huaidou, Lord Liu has been transferred to Nanjing to serve as the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, this is a denigration, the previous Lord Wang has been transferred to Nanjing and served as the right deputy capital of Nanjing, which is also tantamount to derogation, what do you want the emperor to do."
Yang Tingshu was stunned for a moment and smiled self-deprecatingly.
"Yes, but I think it's strange that Zhang Pu and the others have nothing to do, does the emperor connive at them to form gangs in the court."
"That's not necessarily, Brother Huaidou, think about it, Zhang Pu is still just the supervision of the imperial history of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, not to mention Zhang Cai, Chongzhen's first year of high school jinshi, served as the county governor of Linchuan, and returned to the capital is just to supervise the imperial history, Wu Weiye is also the head of the Ministry of Rites, but what position are you and me, the people who really do things, the emperor still knows, I can conclude that Yang Yi, Wu Changshi, Gong Dingyu and others will still be in the Hanlin Academy for many years, so let them be in the position of the Jishi of the Hanlin Academy, sharpen more."
Zheng Xunrui's explanation was already very good, but Yang Tingshu was still dissatisfied and shook his head.
"Qingyang, I admit that what you said has some truth, but the emperor was not like this before, what kind of treatment is this."
Yang Tingshu picked up the second glass of wine.
"Qingyang, Huai'an is equivalent to you and my hometown, all in Nanzhili, you are the governor of Caoyun, I can't believe it, according to the system of the imperial court's avoidance, you are unlikely to be the governor of Caoyun, when I was in Shanxi, I guessed that you might be the governor of Jiliao, it can be seen that the emperor trusts you very much, this glass of wine, I wish you to make a career in Huai'an again."
"Thank you, and I also wish you to show your majesty in Yingtianfu."
Picking up the third glass of wine, the two of them didn't have much to say, and Changting said goodbye to three glasses of wine.
After drinking this glass of wine silently, Zheng Xunrui walked out of the long pavilion, did not look back, got on the horse and left.
Yang Tingshu stood in the pavilion and watched Zheng Xunrui and the others leave, only after he couldn't see it, then he turned around and slowly walked towards the capital.
Leaving the capital, Zheng Xunrui first needs to return to Xi'an, Shaanxi, he has already served as the governor of Caoyun, and his family cannot continue to stay in Xi'an, so he must move to Huai'an with him.
The three daughters, Zheng Xunrui has not seen them yet, this is very guilty of him, his daughters are almost half a year old, and they have not seen their father yet, which is a few hundred years later, I am afraid it is also a strange news.
Besides, it is impossible for him to stay for long when he returns to Xi'an Mansion this time, at most within five days, he will also set off, and he will rush to Huai'an Mansion City within a month to take office.
There is not much time to spare, Zheng Xunrui is used to it, after so many years, after crossing, he has hardly been relaxed, this is his duty, and it is also the effort he needs to make for himself and his family. (To be continued......)