The governor of Zhejiang is definitely one of the most prominent feudal officials of the Ming Dynasty. Without it, more than 10% of the world's annual taxes are paid here.

The most important money and grain base of the Ming Dynasty here, if the Susong region is added, then the total amount of its taxes will reach 30% of the world's taxes, the reason for this is nothing more than that many areas because of the fierce resistance to Zhu Yuanzhang in the early Ming Dynasty, Emperor Taizu was angry, set an iron law, and imposed heavy taxes.

And the importance of Zhejiang, in fact, is not only in the taxation, but also in the study of politics, the world's talents, with Jiangxi and Zhejiang, Susong three regions of the world, here is the cradle of the examination of the tyrant, especially in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, the central government, mostly from here, in the later generations of party contention, there are Donglin, there are Qi Party, Chu Party, and Zhejiang Party, and Zhejiang Party has also been prominent for a while, by virtue of, naturally it is also the particularity of Zhejiang's status.

The Donglin Party is also a gathering place for many Su Song and Zhejiang students, and it is also ironic that Emperor Taizu was angry with the people of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, but the Ming Dynasty finally died in the Donglin Academy that appeared in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions.

In any case, the academic administration here is very developed, and the academic administration means talents, but where the township is tested, the governor will inevitably come forward to elect people, which means that during the period of your administration, these people are your protégés, and they will be ranked in the court class in the future, and they will operate for a few years, and the protégés and former officials are all over the world, so they naturally dare not say it, but with the relationship between the region and teachers and students, these have become a person's assets.

The governor of Zhejiang is a stepping stone, the operation is not good, maybe you can only do nothing, but once the operation is good, it is the cornerstone of your successful climb.

Xie Qian glanced at Xu Qian and said with a smile: "What, are you reluctant?" ”

Xu Qian shook his head and said, "After all, the student is young ......"

Xie Qian shook his head and smiled: "In this world, who cares about your age now?" ”

This is the truth. With the merits of Pingwei, age is a secondary issue, plus the qualifications of the bachelor are there, the origin of the champion and the six heads, these three together, such an age to worship as a governor, not only will not make people criticize, but will become a beautiful talk.

The youngest governor of the Ming Dynasty is actually not bad.

As for Xu Qian, he is from Zhejiang. According to the rules, magistrates are not allowed to be local officials. However, the governor is not part of this rule. The magistrates include political envoys, including punishment and academic administration, and naturally also include the prefect, the prefect and even the county and the main book, except for the governor and the military station. Because the governor is on the ruling side. But it doesn't belong to the magistrate, what people hang is the title of the right deputy of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, which is subordinate to the Metropolitan Procuratorate and is a Beijing official. Therefore, no one will pay attention to the rules of being an official in a different place.

Xu Qian glanced at Xie Qian and said, "What about the teacher." The teacher thinks that if there is really a holy order, will it be good or bad for the students? ”

Xie Qian glanced at him and said, "If the Holy Mandate comes, what is better or worse for you." What you have to do is to accept the will, take charge of the ruling side, and make a good performance. That's the most important thing, getting things done. The divine command is good for you, but if you are not in charge of the overall situation, but you are doing bad things, then the divine order is bad. As for the imperial court, even if you enter Beijing, now the capital is boiling, and the north-south academic dispute is the same as water and fire, you might as well be here, stand by and move, after accumulating strength, and then return to Beijing to clean up the mess, things in the world, whether good or bad, but care about people, good or bad in your heart, in you, in your thoughts. ”

Xu Qian suddenly understood, taking up the post of governor of Zhejiang, on the one hand, he could temporarily avoid the disputes between the DPRK and China, calm down, and make a little achievement first, on the other hand, the Jiangnan region, now there are signs of opposition to the current cabinet, and he is operating here, which is just the right time to integrate this emerging force.

Zhejiang is the head of the south of the Yangtze River, as long as it does well here, he has become the agent of the entire Jiangnan political force, since then, he is no longer a favorite of the Son of Heaven, because the favored minister of the Son of Heaven is great, but the foundation is unstable, relying on the trust of the Son of Heaven alone, it can not be done, officialdom, you have to follow the rules of officialdom, this is the struggle of the sea of people, by no means a struggle for rights, the so-called sea of people, that is, the so-called who has more protégés and former officials, who gets the support of the gentry and the members of the struggle more.

Once you reach that point, as long as you stomp your feet, countless people will come forward one after another, write chapters for you, write books for you, act as pioneers, and make noise for you.

Xu Qian nodded, but he was quite looking forward to the upcoming governor of Zhejiang. This is the cornerstone of oneself, although the bachelor is noble, but after all, it is only a clear stream, and the advantage of a clear stream is that you can laugh and scold, and you can boast of being high. However, the clear stream also has the limitations of the clear stream, if you are not in charge of the party, sharpen yourself, how can you be noble?

Xu Qian shook his head and said, "Students are taught. ”

Xie Qian picked up the teacup, took a bite, smacked his lips, and said: "Actually, you are not confused, the old man, there is nothing to break you, but if you want to be in charge, you need to remember four things, one is Fu, the second is learning, the third is work, and the fourth is a soldier." ”

On the one hand, you have to satisfy the imperial court, on the other hand, you can't be harsh on the people, there is a degree here, many people in charge of Su Song and Zhejiang are mostly folded here, and some people, for the sake of political achievements, desperate exploitation, try to increase taxes, and the result is that the court is satisfied, but the local government is scolded. There are also people, although it is a place to compensate, but the imperial court has always relied on Zhejiang to pay taxes, and there is less money and grain, so it is indispensable to be angry, and in the end, although it has been praised by the local government, it is not liked by the imperial court. On the one hand, you have to block the household department and make the household department impeccable, on the other hand, it can not give a harsh impression to the locality, and the political achievements are political achievements, but Zhejiang is different from other places, where the gentry are like hair, the students are all over the ground, and there are many officials in the court, and there are many people in Zhejiang. ”

Xu Qian listened, but also sighed, everyone in the world knows that the governor of Zhejiang is fat, but now it seems that the governor of Zhejiang is simply a cheat, no wonder in the six departments of the cabinet, almost no Zhejiang governor is promoted, and most of them are either out of the way, or just find a place to arrange, carefully ponder the reason, I am afraid that it is in the end, if you are desperately collecting grain for your political achievements, the court thinks that you are good, and the merit test of the ministry will also give you an excellent, but the local government is boiling, you must know that there are too many people with fame in this place in Zhejiang, The anti-tax incident also came from here, everyone made a fuss, and the officials of Zhejiang Township impeached you, even if your skills are excellent, I am afraid that the future is hopeless.

But if you want to curry favor with the squires and students, you will be less taxed, and a large part of the annual revenue of the imperial court will be counted on here, and as a result, you will be sent to Zhejiang, which will cause the treasury to be uneven.

Xie Qian reminded himself of this, the first thing is to talk about the problem of degree, and it has indeed benefited Xu Qian a lot, this degree cannot be seen or touched, and no one knows where the degree is, after all, there has never been a good thing in this world that is pleasing to both sides, and this will also be the first and most important problem after Xu Qian took power.

Seeing Xu Qian's deflated look, Xie Qian couldn't help but smile and said, "Second, it is to learn." Zhejiang is rich, there are many students, learning is not wasted, there are many readers, it is inevitable to take care of them, and the temper of the readers is also eccentric, you want to make them satisfied, but it is not easy, the study of politics is the official government, you have to manage and restrict, but also, but also to have Zhang and relaxed, give them privileges, so that they get substantial respect, in fact, this is also a degree, grasp this degree, they will both love you and fear you, will someone run around for you, someone to carry a sedan chair for you, promote your benevolent government. ”

Xu Qian smiled bitterly, Fang is the degree, and now it is the degree, how to be a governor, the same as walking a tightrope, you can't deviate from the left, you can't go to the right, you are stable, you have to fall if you lose your center of gravity a little.

It seems that this is a clear stream and doing things, it's really different, it's good to do a clear stream, just move your mouth, after all, it's the most worry-free, just a few words and sentences come out, you can please everyone, but doing things differently, if you want to do a thing steadily, it's even more difficult, because everyone's interests are different, you do things, please a group of people, you have to offend a group of people, so this dynasty and dynasties, always be a great light and always right, and people who do things are the most bitter, It is no wonder that so many officials would rather squat in the Hanlin Yuan and the Metropolitan Procuratorate than die and come out to either side.

Xie Qian said: "As for the work, since you have built the river embankment and the county school, you are a scholar, and the old man will not say more, I think you also know the stakeholder here, if you want to repair this and repair that, although you can get political achievements, but if you want to build it, you must apportion, and you must not support the gentry. As for this soldier, it is the problem of the Jiangnan New Army, the new army is useless, this time the trouble is so big, and it is precisely because of this, therefore, at present, the court is one-sided against the new army, you have no foundation in the court, and you support you to serve as the governor here, at the moment there is only the Son of Heaven, this new army is the new policy of the Son of Heaven, and it must not be wasted, therefore, the Jiangnan New Army must be cleaned up, so that not only can the local people feel at ease, but also an explanation to the Son of Heaven. If you are the governor, you have to do these four things, and if you do the four things well, you will definitely be famous all over the world, soar to the sky, and if you don't do it well, you will inevitably become a rat crossing the street, and you don't have to count on it to enter the cabinet, maybe next time, you will be transferred to Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou and other places, or go to Xuanfu, in this life, the management of military affairs and horse politics will come to an end. ”