The pale-faced Xu Jikuang was taken to the Donglin Book House in the Governor's Yamen.

Zheng Xunrui did what he said and was ready to release Xu Jikuang, but he didn't expect that Xu Jikuang was not released from prison, but chose to commit suicide in the prison, if he hadn't been discovered by the jailer, he would have gone to see Hades a long time ago.

Looking at Xu Jikuang, who was still arrogant a few days ago, and now he is full of frustration and death, Zheng Xunrui couldn't help but shake his head secretly, the words he said to Xu Jikuang that day were indeed too heavy, and any reader with a little conscience was unbearable, not to mention that Xu Jikuang was originally born, and it was not necessarily willing to enter the Shanyin Gang as the gang leader, once the faith in his heart collapsed, I am afraid that he will really lose the courage to survive.

"Xu Jikuang, you feel confused about the future, make such a choice, this official is not strange, but after a walk in the ghost gate, this official hopes that you can understand some things, a man stands up to the sky, where you fall, you have to get up, here is a letter, it is written by your mentor Mr. Huang Dao Zhou, probably what you want to say to you, you and rest in the Shanyin County official post for a few days, see what choice to make in the future."

After handing the letter to Xu Jikuang, Zheng Xunrui spoke again.

"The Xu Buddha family interceded for you, so the official did not remove your reputation, I hope you can do it yourself."

After Xu Jikuang left, Zheng Xunrui spoke to Xu Wanghua beside him.

"This Xu Jikuang, Mr. pay attention, it seems that this person still has some conscience, he can lead the Shanyin Gang at a young age, and make the Shanyin Gang the largest gang in the Cao Gang, his ability is not ordinary, if he can be used by me, he is also a talent, but this kind of thing cannot be forced. The Donglin Party has strict rules, once stepping into it, it is not easy to get rid of it, Xu Jikuang is unwilling to get out of the prison and chooses to commit suicide, it seems that he has realized some problems. ”

"Your Excellency. Mr. Huang's letter, his subordinates felt that it should be reviewed, if Mr. Huang said something that should not be said, wouldn't it make Xu Jikuang even more stubborn. ”

As for Mr. Huang Zhou's letter, I have no doubts, although Mr. Huang is a little pedantic and stubborn, his nature is not bad. Dare to insist on justice and disdain to do those things that will not see the light of day, I think that after Xu Jikuang reads Mr. Huang's letter, I am afraid that there will be some changes, if Mr. does not believe it, then wait and see. ”

Xu Wanghua nodded, he was used to Zheng Xunrui's interpretation. A lot of judgments, in hindsight. It does make sense, to be able to form these wise judgments, you need to think about it, you need to make prepared predictions, Zheng Xunrui's ability in this regard, so far no one has been able to match.

"Mr. Xu. The officials are basically in place, I originally wanted you to serve as Caoyun to participate in politics and concurrently serve as the prefect of Huai'an Prefecture, who knows if you don't want to, so don't worry. My husband is right next to me, and I'm not used to it if there's no one to discuss things on weekdays. ”

"The care of the adults is kept in mind by the subordinates, but the subordinates really don't want to be officials, as long as they can be by the side of the adults and learn from the adults, they will be satisfied."

"Okay, let's not talk about this, the officials are in place, and the Cao Gang has been completely wiped out, but the civil institutions that maintain the Cao Yun in this place are still not missing, otherwise the government does not have so much ability to govern, I have already thought about it, the coordination of the Cao Yun still has to have a special civil organization to do, just like the previous Cao Gang, but the management method is different, such a coordination body must obey the jurisdiction of the government."

"The subordinates also think the same, but there is a subordinate Jianyì, such a non-governmental organization, which can be subject to the jurisdiction of the Caoyun Governor's Office, and cannot be linked to the local government, otherwise this kind of institution will gradually be the same as the previous Cao Gang."

"Yes, the local government and the non-governmental organization that coordinates the transportation of water must not have any interest in contact, otherwise there will be greed for ink and shady scenes, so this institution is very important."

With a long breath, Zheng Xunrui spoke again.

"I don't know if Mr. still remembers the Twelve Bridges of Hongquan."

Xu Wanghua looked at Zheng Xunrui, very strange, he didn't know why Zheng Xunrui suddenly mentioned the Twelve Bridges of Hongquan, the reputation of the Twelve Bridges of Hongquan is already very great, even the Houjin Tartars were defeated on the Twelve Bridges of Hongquan, this kind of inductive fighting technique has become the dream of the Houjin Tartars and Liukou.

After all, the Twelve Bridges of Hongquan are knife skills and boxing techniques that are fought on the battlefield, what does it have to do with Cao Yun.

"When I met Hongjiabao people by chance, it was also fate, Hong Xintao, Hong Xingui and Hong Xinyu are now the deputy commanders of the Zheng family's army, and the eight hundred heroes of Hongjiabao are the sum of the thousands of Zheng's army, it can be said that the eight hundred heroes of Hongjiabao are already the absolute backbone of the Zheng family's army."

Xu Wanghua nodded slightly, he seemed to understand something.

"I think this matter of governing Caoyun will be handed over to the people of Hongjiabao to do, and a special organization can be established, which is called Hongmen, more than 3,000 miles of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, and the coordination of Caoyun-related matters can only have one Hongmen deposit, and no other institutions are allowed to store it, Hongmen is directly under the jurisdiction of the Caoyun Governor's Office, as for the specific coordination and jurisdiction of the matter, I think I still have to ask Mr. to worry about it."

"The subordinates obey the order, this Hongmen and the Cao Gang have the same thing, the subordinates are entrusted by the adults, responsible for the affairs of the Hongmen, there are three buildings, one is that the Hongmen should still charge a certain fee, this fee must be taken out by the Cao boat, the local government can also pay a certain amount of money according to the actual situation, in order to maintain the expenses of the Hongmen, the second is the personnel within the Hongmen, you can draw some from the Cao Gang, after all, these people are familiar with the Cao Yun matters, the third is the main responsibility of the Hongmen, and the original Cao Gang has similarities, The accumulation of the three major evils of the Cao Gang, the showdown and the submission of the court, of which the submission of the document must be eliminated, as for the accumulation and showdown, it should still be saved, but the mode of operation is different......"

Xu Wanghua said, Zheng Xunrui nodded, and after Xu Wanghua finished speaking, he smiled and spoke.

"Mr. has already considered this matter, the proposed construction is completely correct, how to run Hongmen, there needs to be a specific charter, please worry more about this aspect, and then I have other things to worry about, Hongmen's affairs, Mr. Invite is fully responsible."

"My subordinates will do their best to live up to the expectations of adults."

Two days later, Hong Mingcheng appeared in front of Zheng Xunrui and Xu Wanghua.

Hong Mingcheng, 58 years old, Zheng Jiajun, one of the 800 heroes of Hongjiabao, Lao Cheng is heavy, superb boxing, and has the courage of ten thousand people.

"Hong Mingcheng, the newly formed Hongmen is in charge of you, the backbone that needs to be transferred, I have already written to Zheng Kaihua, among the personnel of Hongjiabao, select fifty capable people to hand over to you, these people are your henchmen, responsible for the decision-making of Hongmen, Hongmen is directly under the jurisdiction of Mr. Xu on behalf of the Governor's Palace, and you must obey Mr. Xu's arrangement for major matters in Hongmen."

"The organization of Hongmen is very huge, and it needs to be responsible for all the coordination matters of Caoyun, more than 3,000 miles of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, and Hongmen is responsible for it along the way, and the exterminated Cao Gang, where it does things, the Governor's Mansion will be handed over to Hongmen, and you will be specifically responsible for taking care of it, as for what Hongmen should do and how to do things, Mr. Xu will tell you in detail."

"The headquarters of Hongmen is set up in the place where the headquarters of the Sanyin Gang is located." ……

Xu Wanghua had talked to Hong Mingcheng a long time ago, and he was very satisfied with Hong Mingcheng.

Hong Mingcheng knelt on one knee and gave Zheng Xunrui a military salute.

"My subordinates will do it seriously, please rest assured that my lord and gentleman."

After Hong Mingcheng made his statement, Xu Wanghua did not forget to praise Hong Mingcheng.

"My lord, my subordinates have talked to Mr. Hong Qian, Mr. Hong Qian has outstanding ability, and he will definitely be able to manage Hongmen well."

Three days later, Xu Jikuang appeared in front of Zheng Xunrui again.

This time, Xu Jikuang's expression changed, and there was a hint of perseverance.

Before Zheng Xunrui could speak, Xu Jikuang knelt in front of him.

"I am willing to obey the arrangement of adults, do my best, and have no two hearts."

Xu Wanghua on the side, with a surprised look on his face, it has only been a few days, Xu Jikuang has changed so much, this is too fast, could it be that Huang Daozhou's letter is to persuade Xu Jikuang to take refuge in Zheng Xunrui.

It's a little hard to believe.

Zheng Xunrui's expression was very calm.

"Xu Jikuang, you have such an idea, I am very pleased, in the future, you will do things in the Governor's Palace, you must obey Mr. Xu's arrangement, you were originally the leader of the Shanyin Gang, and now the Hongmen has undertaken the coordination of Caoyun, you are familiar with all the matters of Caoyun, just by Mr. Xu's side, help coordinate the connection between the Governor's Mansion and Hongmen."

After Ah Bingye returned to Huai'an, he was immediately taken to the Governor's Palace, he was the first batch of Jianding on the Cao ship, and he had already transported the grain to the capital.

"Ah Bing, you originally wanted to live a peaceful life, it seems that you can't do it for the time being, the newly established Hongmen, responsible for coordinating all matters of Cao Yun, and also directly governing the transportation of Cao boats, you will enter Hongmen, by Hong Mingcheng's side, to assist Hong Mingcheng to do a good job of management, you have been on the Cao boat all your life, and you are very familiar with the Cao Yun matters and the matters on the Cao boat, I hope you can assist Hong Mingcheng very well, take out your real skills, so that Hongmen can well assist the government to manage the Cao Yun affairs, you are so old, you can also start a family, you don't have to continue to run on the boat in the future, life is naturally fixed, and there should be a woman by your side to take care of it. ”

Hongmen was established in a short period of time and began to exercise the duties of the original Cao Gang, and the development of Hongmen was rapid, and soon spread around the Grand Canal, of course, there was strong support from the Governor's Palace, and it had been supported by local governments.

The establishment of Hongmen made everyone's opinion of Zheng Xunrui change again, they thought that after Zheng Xunrui exterminated the Cao Gang, Cao Yun might fall into a state of disorder for a period of time, but they didn't expect that Hongmen was established so quickly and began to carry out strong management of Cao Chuan. (To be continued......)