Just when the Ming military was winning one after another and was about to control the situation on the southeast coast, Qin Tai ushered in a new round of impact. A large number of officials who had abandoned their official positions and fled returned, and they used various reasons to demand that Qin Tai return their big seals and waist plates. Some officials are pleading, some officials are pleading, some officials are trying to bribe Qin Tai with money, some officials are taking out a letter of introduction from some officials, trying to force Qin Tai to return their positions with the future, and a few officials directly use the tone of orders to ask Qin Tai to hand over their positions.

Qin Tai didn't give them a good face, and ran away by himself regardless of the people. Now that it's stable, it's back to ask for your own status? Not a single one, Qin Tai simply didn't regard them as his colleagues. Because according to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, those who abandon their official positions without authorization are criminals, and they have no chance to engage in politics again. These people are not only no longer officials of the Ming Dynasty, but they may also become prisoners.

Later, an official asked Qin Tai how they could get their rightful position? Qin Tai replied very clearly, the superiors appointed a new official to take over, and as long as the procedure was normal, Qin Tai would hand over the position. However, the fugitive officials must first accept the punishment they deserve before they can reappear in Fujian. Otherwise, Qin Tai has the right to arrest and deal with criminal officials on the spot on the grounds that the officials who abandoned the official are regarded as criminals.

There are really too many alternate officials in the Ming Dynasty, and not long after Qin Tai's words came out, the first new Fujian official came. He was the magistrate of a county in Jiangsu and was transferred to Fujian as a fellow magistrate. Because there is no prefect, this Tongzhi is actually the highest local official in a region. He asked Qin Tai for the seal letter, and Qin Tai saw that he had completed the formalities, so he had to hand over the seal letter to him.

In just one month, almost all the officials had to take their seals and waist cards. Only Qin Tai's own position as a Fujian review official of the Nanjing Criminal Department was left, and there was also a letter from the Putian magistrate. After receiving the seal, many officials thought that they could take office safely, but in fact they were not.

Qin Tai signed IOUs with numerous seals, which would need to be returned by many officials in the future. Second, they don't know that their territory is still poor and white, and that they need a lot of money, manpower and material resources to develop.

The local people in Fujian only recognize one Qin Tai, and they can't control what officials are their magistrates, but they only listen to Qin Tai alone. Some local people, regardless of officials, asked them if they were sent by Qin Tai. Some officials were smart enough to agree in a vague way, and it was easier for them to get things done. Some self-righteous officials not only did not admit that they knew Qin Tai, but the officials who spoke ill of Qin Tai were unlucky, and the people did not listen to their words at all. As a result, when some new officials asked their subordinates for some tricks, everyone told their superiors in unison that they wanted them to admit that they were Qin Tai's subordinates and acquaintances with Qin Tai, so that they could gain a foothold in Fujian. The new official thought that Qin Tai was a big official, but when he inquired, he realized that he was just a petty official of the sixth grade. Everyone doesn't understand why Qin Tai's status in the minds of the people is so big?

Qin Tai's position as the magistrate of Putian County also began to be remembered. Some officials who had conducted field inspections in Fujian went back to report what they had seen and heard. Today's Fujian, except for the particularly prosperous Putian neighborhood, is almost empty, and the people don't know where they have gone. Although Putian County is only a county, in fact, the population in it has exceeded that of any other region in China. The common people accounted for almost 30% of Fujian's total population at that time. Therefore, many officials know that this Putian prefect is actually no less than a Fuzhou prefect, and even comparable to a Fujian political envoy. Fujian is now short of people, food, and even less popular support. If anyone sits on the throne of Putian County and manages the people under his rule well, he will be able to actually control the overall situation of Fujian. In the future, he may become the governor of Fujian and become the largest official in Fujian.

An assistant to the political envoy of Jiangxi, that is, the deputy envoy of the political envoy, was a dignified official from the fourth grade, and even asked to be demoted to Putian, Fujian Province as a magistrate. On the surface, it seems that this official has a problem with his brain, but in fact, this official is very scheming. After a few years of Putian County, Putian County became a region, that is, the first Putian District Governor, and it is possible to become the governor of Fujian in the future. For an ordinary magistrate, it may be impossible, but he is originally an official from the fourth grade, and all this is very possible. After becoming the governor of Fujian, as long as he has made contributions to the development of Fujian, it is not impossible for him to enter the cabinet in the future, and he will become an official of a very popular minister in the future, who would have thought that everything was caused by a small Putian magistrate?

Because this official took office quickly, Qin Tai had no reason and no qualifications to oppose it. In less than a day, Qin Tai's Putian magistrate was replaced. When everyone learned that Qin Tai was no longer the magistrate of Putian and was about to leave Putian. Everyone wanted to follow Qin Tai together. But he was stopped by Qin Tai.

First, Qin Tai didn't want to see everyone give up their homes again because of themselves. Second, Qin Tai left this time, and there were only a few dozen people around him. The army around him has already gone to the front line, and there are only a few veterans around him who are unwilling to leave him, almost all of them are disabled, Qin Tai is not worried about them, so he promised to arrange them. When they didn't have a family, they would follow Qin Tai. These dozens of people can't protect so many people. Third, Qin Tai had promised the officials that he would no longer incite everyone and would not give orders to everyone. lest the people only listen to Qin Tai's words and not listen to the orders of local officials. Fourth, Qin Tai also has his own tasks, which need to travel all over Fujian to verify cases in various places. You can't bring too many people, it's easy to have an accident if there are too many people. Fifth, Qin Tai did not have any extra food to take care of the people.

Everyone reluctantly said goodbye to Qin Tai, and in everyone's minds, Qin Tai was still their good parent. They only recognize Qin Tai as a parent official, and only Qin Tai can be called a real parent official.

Soon after, the new governor of Putian left Fujian because the people were too difficult to manage. This official just asked everyone to give him a birthday and a little congratulatory gift according to the rules. These people, who don't know how to be polite, not only don't give it, but also scold themselves as corrupt officials. The magistrate ordered the suppression of these people, but his subordinates not only did not listen to his command, but also punched and kicked several of his own cronies. After that, the relationship completely deteriorated, and everyone began to oppose each other. The Zhixian family did not dare to go out on the street, and when they went out, they were besieged by the people, and the subordinates of the family were not willing to work. Not only could all the new policies of this official not be implemented, but the people made a big fuss in the court, so that the parent official did not dare to go to the court. The tired and hungry family couldn't stand it anymore and had to flee Fujian. This county magistrate, who thinks that he can rise to the top, become the governor of Fujian in the future, and is more likely to become a cabinet official, really regrets it. Now not only can Jiangxi's deputy political envoy not be able to do it, but even his fame is gone. It's no better than killing him directly.

Qin Tai didn't know the grievances of this magistrate at all. After he left Putian County, he hurriedly rushed to a place called Maweidang. to track down a case that has been backlogged in his mind for more than a year.

Fishermen along the coast of Fujian worship and believe in Mazu. Legend has it that Mazu is a goddess with great powers. Legend has it that there was a scholar surnamed Feng in the coastal areas of Fujian, who failed to pass the exam many times. He had no choice but to abandon literature and go into business, becoming a businessman, making a living by traveling between the two sides of the strait by sea. He has a daughter named Mo Niang, who rarely spoke since she was a child. Everyone thought that Mo Niang was a mute and a girl with intellectual problems. But Mo Niang's parents are very good to their daughter, and they don't dislike Mo Niang at all. When Mo Niang was six years old, one day Mo Niang suddenly told her mother that something had happened to her father. Her mother didn't come to her senses when she saw her daughter pick up a blanket and leave. A few days later, Mo Niang's father returned, everyone on the boat died, and Mo Niang sat on a blanket to save Feng Sheng at the critical moment. At this time, everyone knew that Mo Niang was not only not stupid, but also had great magical powers. In this way, whenever the villagers want to go to sea, whether it is fishing or doing business, they only ask Mo Niang, and Mo Niang will bless them with safety. Eighteen-year-old Mo Niang went on a trip, and when she was on the mountain, the gate of heaven was wide open, and the fairy in the sky greeted Mo Niang as an immortal. Later, the people of Fujian will be blessed according to the appearance of Mo Niang and enshrined in the bow of the ship. Mazu is also known as the Queen of Heaven, and Mo Niang's birthday is called "Queen of Heaven".

Legend has it that the queen of heaven Mazu also has two generals, they are clairvoyants and ears. They turned out to be immortals in the list of gods, but they were brutal by nature, unwilling to be immortals in the sky, and liked to harm the people in the mortal world. Once the queen of heaven Mazu passed by, clairvoyance and shunfeng ear coveted the beauty of Mazu and wanted to possess the queen of heaven Mazu. Mazu not only recovered the two of them, but also disciplined them strictly. Under Mazu's high pressure, Clairvoyance and Shunfeng Ear had to succumb to Mazu. Mazu has placed restrictions on them, and as long as they have bad intentions, they will be in pain. With the help of clairvoyance and downwind ears, Mazu's power has increased greatly, and whenever the people on the fishing boat call Mazu's name, Mazu will bless the fishing boat and let everyone return to land safely. It has become one of the many gods in Fujian who receives the most incense. At that time, there was a local proverb: "The mainland worships Guanyin, and the sea worships Mazu." "Haizi" refers to fishermen and businessmen who travel to and from the sea.

Maweidang is a small fishing village near Quanzhou. Legend has it that when a businessman encountered a disaster, when he was in danger, the businessman begged Mazu Niangniang to bless him. Mazu Niangniang transformed into a white horse and carried the merchant to the land. The businessman wanted to keep the horse, but the horse still left. The businessman grabbed a ponytail, but he didn't expect the ponytail to turn into a reed. The businessman told everyone about this and built a Mazu temple there. Everyone called that place Maweidang, and later it became a fishing village.

Quanzhou is famous for having a large port to the sea. During the Ming Dynasty, Zheng He's outlet to the sea was in Quanzhou. With Zheng He's seven voyages to the West, Quanzhou became the largest import and export port in the Ming Dynasty. I can't remember how many local Chinese specialties were shipped out of China and how many foreign specialties were shipped to China. But as time passed, during the Jiajing period, Quanzhou became a well-known place again, because the Japanese pirates on the sea often passed through it to enter the interior. Quanzhou became a place where the Japanese could come and go freely, and it also became a proof of the corruption and incompetence of the Ming court. Due to the rebellion of the Japanese invaders, this international port has been suspended, but it still cannot prevent the Japanese from landing. In the past, it was because some officials of the Ming Dynasty were corrupt and deliberately released water to let these Japanese invaders in, but later the Japanese invaders became more and more rampant, and they even regarded the soldiers of the Ming coastal defense and checkpoints as nothing, and entered and exited Quanzhou Port at will, not to mention, killing people and setting fire everywhere. They even occupied the port of Quanzhou for a time, using the port as their own wharf.

The place where Qin Tai was going was not far from Quanzhou Port, so it belonged to the place where the enemy and us were fighting. There will be a presence of Japanese pirates at any time, and there may be Yu Dayou's officers and soldiers. Not only are these officers and soldiers more dangerous than the Japanese invaders, but they may also kill everyone in various names at any time. What is falsely accused of being a "businessman who collaborates with the enemy", "a Japanese spy", "a spy between the DPRK and China", "disguised reconnaissance", and so on. Once these crimes are pressed, they are capital crimes that can never be turned over, and no matter how rich the family is, they can't save it.