The boat traveled to Zhenjiang, where Zhao Han had passed by several times, and this time it looked more prosperous and lively.

The industry and commerce around Taihu Lake are very developed, especially the textile, dyeing and other industries leading the country. These commodities pass through the river, one route is to take the Zhenjiang River into the Yangtze River, and the other route is to enter the Yangtze River from Jiangyin.

Zhenjiang is richer than Jiangyin, because by taking this road, you can go straight to the Northern Grand Canal.

Now the sea trade of Shanghai Port is thriving, and Jiangyin, which is closer to Shanghai, is gradually catching up, and even has a tendency to overtake Zhenjiang. Wuxi, Changshu and Taicang, these waterway cities, have also become important cargo distribution centers due to their access to Shanghai. Even Fushanpu, which is located in Changshu, has gradually developed into a large port on the edge of the Yangtze River.

"Huang Shunde, the prefect of Zhenjiang, meet Your Majesty!"

The flotilla only stayed on the shore for the night, and the rest of the entourage did not disembark except for the soldiers who were on guard. Huang Shunde, the prefect of Zhenjiang, took officials from Zhenjiang Prefecture and Dantu County to the emperor's ship.

Zhao Han bowed his head and said, "No courtesy." There aren't many stools on board, so let's all stand. ”

"Yes!" The officials said.

Zhao Han said to Huang Shunde: "Your second son, it's time to go to elementary school, right?" ”

Huang Shunde looked excited, squeezed out some tears and said: "Your Majesty still remembers the dog, minister...... How can he be. The minister must be conscientious and conscientious, be a good official, a clean official, and a capable official, in order to repay His Majesty's great kindness! ”

Zhao Han smiled: "Don't talk about this nonsense, just don't complain about me in your heart." ”

"The minister would never dare." Huang Shunde hurriedly said.

This is Zhao Han's army in Wuxing Town, the first scholar to help do things.

Although when Huang Shunde joined the gang, he was just to earn some wages and prepare to surrender anytime and anywhere, but he was also a very old Conglong hero. What's more, Huang Shunde was Zhao Han's secretary, and because his family intermarried with the big family, he was released by Zhao Han as an official.

If he didn't make a mistake, Huang Shunde would be at least at the level of a squire now.

Officials are not allowed to intermarry with the big clans, and this prohibition has long been lifted, and Huang Shunde sometimes thinks about it, and he also feels that he is wronged enough.

But in fact, it is not wronged, because the new dynasty of Datong continued the policy of the Ming Dynasty and stipulated that officials were not allowed to marry women in the place where they worked. This is a reproduction of the prohibition of intermarriage with the big clans, all to prevent collusion between officials and local clans.

Zhao Han asked, "Over the years, have you ever been back to Wuxing Town?" ”

Huang Shunde replied: "I was transferred two years ago, and I went there once on the way to leave. Relying on His Majesty's kindness, Wuxing Town now lives and works in peace and contentment, and is one of the richest places in Luling County. ”

Zhao Han said: "If you are full of nonsense, you can get out." ”

Huang Shunde hurriedly said: "Although it is not one of the best, it is certain that it will be ranked in the top three." ”

Zhao Han suddenly lost the mood to chat, what he wanted to talk about was about the east and west families of Wuxing Town, and talk about the current situation of those old people in the past. Huang Shunde is still so eyeless, what is the emperor talking about Wuxing Town's wealth, it's just a donkey's head is not the horse's mouth.

Of course, Huang Shunde can't talk like that. He rarely goes back to his hometown, and even when he does, he doesn't care much about the situation in the village.

Next, I can only talk about business, Huang Shunde reported on the livelihood of Zhenjiang Mansion, and was sent away by the impatient emperor after speaking.

Although it was not very pleasing, after the officials got off the boat, they still looked at Huang Shunde with envious eyes, after all, the emperor spent most of his time chatting with the prefect.

Huang Shunde put his hands behind his waist, held his head high, strode forward, and listened to the sound of the accompanying officials.

Fu Tongzhi's name is Wei Xin, he is a Hunan talent, he followed Huang Shunde's side and flattered: "Fu Zun Jian is in the emperor's heart, and he really deserves to be from Long Laochen." ”

Huang Shunde bragged: "Your Majesty raised troops back then, and after capturing Wuxing Town, there was not even a scholar by his side. Although this mansion is not a talent, it is also a child, and he is the first scholar to follow His Majesty. At that time, it was difficult, it was said that it was a town, but in fact, it was the territory of two villages, and it had to deal with the encirclement and suppression of officers and soldiers. ”

Lin Yingchen of Dantu Zhi County also followed alongside, and said with a smile: "Fuzun might as well tell you how Your Majesty defeated the officers and soldiers of the former Ming Dynasty in the first place." ”

"Yes, yes, we all want to hear it." The rest of the officials chimed in.

"Then I'll talk about it," Huang Shunde said as he walked, "At that time, His Majesty only had three or four hundred troops, and the governor of Jiangxi, Xie Xuelong, led tens of thousands of troops to attack. Today's Li Ge Lao also recruited village warriors and rushed around Wuxing Town. Ladies and gentlemen, in the face of such a predicament, what can you come up with to break the situation? ”

The officials frowned, unable to think of a way. With a few hundred troops on hand, in the face of tens of thousands of troops to conscript, and after being surrounded by Li Banghua's troops, this is a lost battle.

Huang Shunde smiled and said: "Your Majesty is the true dragon son of heaven, and he is a genius of Tianzhong. Xie Xuelong came to fight Wuxing Town, and His Majesty went to fight Ji'an County, and calculated that the capital city must be empty. That Xie Xuelong is not easy to follow, and he has already left troops to defend the city. Why do you say that the Ming Dynasty will perish? No matter how good the governor can fight, he can't stand others from dragging his feet. And guess what? ”

The officials really didn't know and pricked up their ears to listen.

Huang Shunde stroked his beard and hung his appetite before saying: "The eunuchs guarding the town of Ji'an Mansion were afraid that their money would be robbed, so they let the officers and soldiers guarding the city transfer half of them out to guard the money pass. His Majesty personally led the rebel army to attack at night, not only killing the officers and soldiers, but also arresting the eunuchs guarding the town. ”

"I see." It dawned on the officials.

Huang Shunde asked again: "Do you know how Your Majesty captured the city?" ”

Lin Yingchen said: "But let that eunuch go to the city? ”

Huang Shunde said with a smile: "The city is a city, but how to cheat the city, you will definitely not think of it." ”

"Your Excellency, please elaborate." Wei Xin listened to it with itching.

Huang Shunde said: "Ordinary people, if they want to cheat the city, they must be fast and take advantage of the defenders' reaction. But His Majesty said that if there is a night attack outside the city, there will be precautions inside the city. His Majesty allowed the defeated soldiers to flee, hid all the soldiers in the eunuch's house, and made it look like they had looted the money and then withdrew overnight. ”

"After daybreak, there were routs calling the door one after another, wanting to return to the city. The officers and soldiers defending the city did not dare to be careless, and only after verifying their identities did they let them in. When there were more and more defeated soldiers returning to the city, His Majesty disguised himself as a defeated soldier and came out of the mountains with the eunuchs. There were so many people who fled back to the city before, and the officers and soldiers defending the city thought that the rebels had already withdrawn, so how could they think that they could kill a horse pistol? The eunuch shouted a few words, and the city gate opened, and all the officials at the prefecture and county levels came to greet him, and he was killed by His Majesty! ”

"It's really bold and careful, Your Majesty beats a good staff!" The official next to him was sincerely impressed.

Huang Shunde suddenly sighed and said: "Your Majesty is very strict in governing the army and officials, and in order to prevent collusion between the government and the people, it is forbidden for officials to marry with the gentry. This mansion is a person close to His Majesty, but he was unexpectedly concealed by his family, and he really married the gentry, so he was degraded and severely punished. Otherwise, if you don't talk about Shangshu, how can you be a waiter. How can he be an official in Zhenjiang Mansion now? ”

The officials suddenly realized, no wonder Huang Shunde didn't mix well, this is really unlucky.

……

"Why is Your Majesty displeased?" Liu asked.

Zhao Han looked at the surface of the Yangtze River and said something that made people scratch their heads: "People's hearts are like this river, the surface is calm, and I don't know how many undercurrents are surging underwater." ”

Although Liu Ru didn't understand, he could pick up the words: "Don't be afraid of the undercurrent surging, build a good embankment, and don't let the flood flood on both sides." ”

"That's a good thing to say." Zhao Han said with satisfaction.

Mainly because of the exchange just now, Zhao Han found that Huang Shunde had not made any progress, and his ability was not worthy of being a prefect at all. Regarding the situation in Zhenjiang Mansion, Zhao Han asked carefully, and Huang Shunde answered vaguely, obviously not a competent official.

But such a person really became a prefect.

Seniority is one aspect, and there are connections in the DPRK and China.

Zhao Han has tried his best to balance the forces of all parties and deliberately promoted non-Jiangxi officials, but he still formed a "Jiangyou faction", a bit similar to Zhu Yuanzhang's "Huaixi faction" at that time.

The Jiang Right faction takes Li Banghua as the center, Song Yingxing as the arm, and Zhao Han's old friends are all leaders.

When the cabinet was formed, Pang Chunlai was from Liaodong, Li Banghua was from Jiangxi, and Tian Younian was from Shaanxi. In addition to qualifications and merits, it is also balancing forces.

It's a pity that Tian You is old and sick, otherwise Zhao Han would never let him go.

After Tian Younian retired, he was replaced by Song Yingxing, a native of Jiangxi like Li Banghua. And most of the chief officials of the Ten Ministries and the Ten Cao are from Jiangxi.

Even if they are impartial and selfless, when promoting officials, they will inevitably favor Jiangxi officials.

Now there is even a slip of the tongue: "Manchu Jiangxi, half Ji'an." ”

The Donglin Party and the Restoration Society, compared with the Jiang Right faction, are all small forces.

This year, Pang Chunlai once again said goodbye to his hometown and wanted to return to his hometown in Liaodong to recuperate. But Zhao Han will not let go, if Pang Chunlai leaves, the DPRK will really become the world of Jiangxi people.

Zhao Han thought about it carefully, and wrote down the words "Zhu Zhiyu".

Zhu Shunshui is an old friend of Zhao Han, and his knowledge and ability are very outstanding. Now that he is working as a political envoy outside, he can find an opportunity to be transferred to the center, first as a left servant, and then promoted to Shangshu.

Then, the name "Wang Tiaoding" was written.

Wang Tiaoding is the head of the Hanlin Academy and has made outstanding contributions to the theory of Datong. Officials of the Hanlin Academy are not allowed to be easily transferred to the post of administrative officer, but can first be sent out to serve in the local area, and then transferred back to the Ministry of Rites for promotion. After Chen Maosheng entered the cabinet, he asked Wang Tiaoding to be the secretary of the Ministry of Rites.

Wu Yingji, a native of Anhui, is already in the center, and Zhang Bingwen, who is also from Anhui, can also find an opportunity to be transferred back to be a court official.

Within 10 years, the number of Jiangxi officials in the cabinet must be reduced to only 40 percent. Otherwise, with the passage of time, there will definitely be chaos in the future, and maybe Zhao Han will have to learn from Zhu Yuanzhang to kill heroes.

This is really not alarmist, let one party dominate, and it will not be able to be suppressed when the time comes.

Li Banghua, as the leader of the Jiangyou faction, even if he is selfless, the people below will mess around with his signboard.

Li Banghua is 73 years old this year, and although he is physically tough, he can't do it for a few years. When he and Pang Chunlai leave the court, Song Yingxing will be the next first assistant, and then the cabinet officials will be able to make big adjustments.

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