On the ninth day of the 11th month of the 10th year of orthodoxy, in the yamen of the governor of Jinan Prefecture, Shandong, Zhang Ji, the current governor of Shandong, was sitting at the top of the lobby, holding Shen Yichen's edict to summon the officials of the Shandong Political Division, with a somewhat gloomy expression on his face.

Below the lobby sat the high-ranking officials of the Shandong Buzheng Division, and most of them were looking at Zhang Ji at the moment, waiting for his statement.

"Since Shen Youxian has ordered the rectification of the government, then I will go to Yanggu County with my colleagues to see what are the shortcomings of the administration on weekdays."

Hearing Zhang Ji say that he was going to Yanggu County together, all the officials in the hall showed a surprised look on their faces, and the political envoy Hong Ying arched his hand and said: "The provincial capital still needs important ministers to sit in the town, and it may be inappropriate to go to Futai." ”

"That's right, Xia Guan thinks that in an eventful autumn, it is more necessary to stabilize Taiwan."

"If Futai goes to Yanggu County, it will be a torture for our subordinates."

The officials of the Shandong Political Department persuaded one after another, the ostensible reason was that the governor needed to sit in the center, but in fact they followed the unspoken rule of the Ming Dynasty officialdom that "the king does not see the king", so as to avoid the need to stand in line at that time.

The reason is that the governor of the early and middle Ming Dynasty was not a local official military and political governor, and he was also a "special envoy" in a sense.

In the Ming Dynasty, the local administration was divided into three divisions that were not subordinate to each other, which prevented the excessive concentration of power and the formation of feudal towns, which also brought about the disadvantage of passing the buck to each other.

If there is no one who is in charge of the overall situation, it means that everyone will clean up the snow in front of their own door, and everything else has nothing to do with me. In case of any emergency, the political envoy could not give the order to follow the envoy and the commander, and everyone stared and waited for the situation to deteriorate.

In order to avoid the delay caused by the dispersion of power, the post of governor appeared, which was used to pacify the localities and control the three divisions. Subsequently, on this basis, in order to coordinate cross-provincial military and political affairs, the post of governor was also born, and he became an absolute feudal official.

Therefore, although the governor is actually doing the affairs of the governor of a province, he is not completely classified as a local administrative official in name, and Shen Yichen does not have enough authority to restrain him. In addition, Zhang Jixun was born in imperial history, and the power of the two is almost in the same position, so it is best not to meet.

Listening to the persuasion of the officials, Zhang Ji's expression was a little complicated, if there was a choice, he would not want to deign to go to Yanggu County to meet Shen Yichen.

But last night, Zhang Ji received a letter from Meng Anwei, the commander of Yanggu County, informing him that things had changed and he needed to beware of Shen Yichen's actions.

As a result, this morning, Shen Yichen's edict to purge the government came again. This big move gave Zhang Ji an ominous premonition in his heart, and he always felt that something big would happen, and he had to go to Yanggu County to find out.

"My colleagues need to persuade that it is precisely because of the catastrophe in Shandong that we need to work together with Shen Yixian to get through this catastrophe."

After that, Zhang Ji looked at the political envoy Hong Ying and ordered: "Hong Fantai, wait for the honor guard to go, and go to Yanggu County on the same day." ”

When it came to this, the officials of the Shandong Political Department didn't have much to say, so they got up one after another and said, "The lower officials obey the order." ”

Zhang Ji and the officials of the Shandong Political Department were just about to leave, but on the other side, a large group of people came from Yanggu County overnight, and they were the Dongchang Weiyun Army!

After the "prison guards and self-theft" sank the grain, there was naturally no need to rush all the way to Tongzhou to make a difference, and only a few people needed to be sent to take the bill of exchange to redeem the silver.

So Han Yong, the general manager of Qian, led the Dongchang Guard Army to return to Dongchang Mansion, but before his butt was hot, he received Shen Yichen's order, and went down the canal to Yanzhou Mansion non-stop.

The two prefectures were already adjacent, and when they learned that it was Shen Yichen's order, Han Yong and the others did not dare to delay for a moment, and it only took one day for the water transportation to come to Yanggu County.

"Han Yong, the lowly Dongchang Wei Qian, meet Youxian!"

Seeing Shen Yichen again, the expression of gratitude on Han Yong's face was overflowing.

If they hadn't met Shen Yichen, their group might have to fall into the grass, and the lives of their wives, sons, and women would not be guaranteed.

How can we forget this life-saving grace?

"Get up."

Shen Yichen nodded with a smile.

In addition to showing affinity, this is more of the joy of the arrival of the "gun".

He has not forgotten the secret rumors told by Yi Cheng, even the political envoys of this province can be attacked, and the possibility of his airborne "Qincha" being in danger is even greater.

No matter how strong the Canghuo head and others are, it is impossible for the base number to be one against a hundred here, and if the scene of encountering Han Yong on the canal is repeated, they will not have such good luck to get out again.

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Now that Han Yong is waiting for the arrival of the army, it is equivalent to having a protective guard, and Shen Yichen is finally a little relieved.

"After returning to the guardhouse, are you suspicious?"

Han Yong understood what Shen Yichen was asking, and arched his hand: "Back to Youxian, the lowly position is not suspected, but Commander Wei is still investigating the matter. ”

"Can you find a clue?"

"The lowly duty is cleaned up very cleanly, and the brothers in the guard have also had a fateful relationship, and there is no possibility of finding out."

"Good."

Shen Yichen nodded with satisfaction, in fact, he admired the organizational strength of Han Yong and the others on the canal, and he was still relieved about this, otherwise he would not have ordered them to be transferred.

"How many people did Mr. Han Qian bring this time?"

"The commander temporarily added the post of servant to the lowly post, and brought a total of 1,500 people except for those who stayed in the guard post and those who did not return."

In the Ming Dynasty, the number of guards was 5,600 when the quota was full, but in fact, in the orthodox years, the guard system had basically collapsed, and the escape rate was extremely exaggerated, and half of them were considered good.

Instead, there was a system of recruiting troops to suppress the army, which also led to the emergence of two sets of military attache rank systems in the Ming Dynasty, such as thousands of generals and thousands of households, and commanders and commanders.

The former belonged to the position of the town system, and the latter belonged to the official title of the guard system. In order to be compatible with these two systems, the military rank of the guard system gradually became a rank official of the town system, and no longer had the corresponding actual power.

In fact, there are similar, even more complicated, and there is an additional rank in the civil service system. is like Yang Pu, the first assistant of the cabinet, his official position is Shaobao and the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, but his official rank is Guanglu Doctor, and the title is Zhuguo.

"Wang Neng, can there be so many residences?"

Shen Yichen asked Wang Neng beside him.

From the moment he ordered the requisition of the Dongchang Guard, he had already set out to let Wang Neng and Jiang Pei, the county leader, prepare a camp.

It's just that Shen Yichen didn't expect that the commander of Dongchangwei would execute the order so thoroughly, and 1,500 people would probably be dispatched.

"I'm afraid it's not enough, the small one and Jiang Xiancheng are prepared according to a thousand people."

Hearing the conversation between Shen Yichen and Wang Neng, Han Yong hurriedly replied: "Don't worry, don't worry, our brothers in the guard are used to hardships, so they can camp on the spot." ”

"No, there must be a place to live in the cold of winter nights."

Shen Yichen knew very well that the equipment of the soldiers in the Ming Dynasty guard was equivalent to nothing, and he purely relied on hard carrying at night.

After thinking for a while, Shen Yichen said to Han Yong: "Send five hundred Yunjun to live in the county government, and then build a unified house in the future." ”

The area occupied by the county government in the Ming Dynasty is not small, far more than the palm-sized place in the TV series. In addition to the core office area, the two sides also contain three shifts and six rooms, as well as warehouses for various equipment and finances.

Now that Yanggu County is poor, rats in the warehouse can starve to death inside, and there is no need to leave it empty.

In addition, there are many public offices of county officials, according to the division of ten county magistrates, eight county officials, seven main books, six wardens and so on. If you make use of the vacant public office and wings, you should be able to barely accommodate 500 troops.

Not to mention how good the conditions can be, at least they don't have to be blown by the cold wind.

"You must not be in the constitution, how can we stay in the official office if our status is lowly?"

Han Yong really never expected that Shen Yichen's solution was to let Yunjun live in the county office.

The military households of the Ming Dynasty belonged to the lowest level of society, and even the merchants in the Shinong industry and commerce were not as good, and the children of the early implementation of strict military status could not participate in the imperial examination, so there was a famous sentence "Rather be a scholar, not a halberd".

In the middle and late Ming Dynasty, although the restrictions on military households were loosened and there was an opportunity to transfer to participate in the imperial examination, the status was even more inferior, and all parties did not regard the sergeants as people.

Therefore, in the face of Shen Yichen's arrangement, Han Yong really didn't dare to agree to it.

"It's an order!"

Shen Yichen knew the deep-rooted sense of respect and inferiority of the Ming Dynasty military households, and it was useless to explain to them more, so he simply gave a strong order.

"Yes, obligation!"

Under normal circumstances, Han Yong, the little Qianzong, is not even qualified to talk to Yushi Yushi, how dare he "bargain" on orders, he can only abide by the execution.

Late at night, a large number of troops were stationed in the county office, Shen Yichen, the imperial history of the capital, didn't care, and the officials of Yanggu County could feel a great shame.

"Absurd, lowly warriors are in the same room as our literati, this is an insult to scholars!"

"How can the scholar be in the company of Qiu Ba, and he really doesn't care about his status as a literati?"

"Hehe, this cane killed Meng Xianzun, but it looks like he has read a sage book?"

"Be cautious, I heard that Shen Yanxian likes martial arts in Beijing, and now he is mobilizing troops to come, don't repeat the mistakes of Meng County!"

However, such a warning did not arouse the approval of most Yanggu County officials, on the contrary, some people shouted: "The literati should be serious and upright, light life and death, Shen Yixian came to Yanggu County to perversely, and he was impeached in the next wish!" ”

"Brother Cheng Gaoyi, I wish to join forces!"

"And me!"

"I am willing!"

After Shen Yichen came to Yanggu County, his simple and rude methods made many local officials dare not speak out.

The follow-up tasks such as disaster relief, auditing, collection, and reassuring the people were assigned, which made the officials of Yanggu County miserable.

The tasks and intensity of these two days may be more than in the previous year!

Dissatisfaction, complaints, and anger have long accumulated to a critical point, and Shen Yichen let Yunjun live in the county office, which added to the humiliation of officials.

Now they have all exploded, and there is a tendency to intensify.

Hearing the angry scolding of the officials of Yanggu County, Bian He came to Shen Yichen's room for the first time, and he realized the seriousness of this matter.

There is such a thing as power from the bottom up, and if an airborne high-ranking official like Shen Yichen really tears his face with local officials, he will also become a loner, and the water control policy cannot be implemented.

We have to find a way to de-escalate the situation!

Looking at Bian He's solemn expression, before he could speak, Shen Yichen asked with a smile: "Mr. Bian is here because the officials of Yanggu County are dissatisfied?" ”

"Yes!"

Bian He arched his hand, and then continued: "The proprietor, the county officials have been indignant and want to ask for an explanation for the arrival of the army. ”

"What can you say, expel the transport army?"

Shen Yichen's face was full of disapproval, as if he didn't take this matter to heart at all.

"The subordinates think that this matter should be considered in the long run, and the proprietor should be both rigid and soft."

Bian He tactfully said his thoughts. When the victims of the disaster in the river bay were in danger of life and death before, there was no problem for Shen Yichen to use thunder methods.

However, now that the army is stationed in the matter, it is completely possible to make appropriate concessions to the officials of Yanggu County, and it is easy to be too rigid and easy to break if you are blindly tough.

"It's better to combine rigidity and softness than to give grace and might, Mr. Bian, please come with me."

After saying this, Shen Yichen walked out of the wing room and went to the left hall where the officials of Yanggu County gathered.

At this time, the officials of the county government had already gathered, and there were no less than 100 people standing in a mighty manner. On the other side is the Dongchang Guard Army led by Han Yong, who dare not settle in at all with their bags on their backs, and they are born with a sense of fear of civilian officials.

"Mr. Qian, why don't we quit, don't make it difficult for Youxian."

Seeing such a scene, President Wu Dong proposed to Han Yong.

He knew in his heart that it would be impossible for the county officials to be "in the same room" as himself and other military households.

"But he ordered us to settle in the county office."

Han Yong replied with an embarrassed face, if it weren't for Shen Yichen's order before, he would have led his brothers to withdraw a long time ago.

In other words, they won't walk into the county government at all!

"You Xian may not have expected this kind of scene, we should be content with his kindness, and we can't make trouble for him anymore."

This sentence pierced Han Yong's heart, and he also knew very well how sympathetic Shen Yichen was to let the Yunjun settle in the county government.

Since there is nothing to do, he and the others owe too much kindness, and they can't bring trouble to Shen Yanxian anymore.

"Okay."

Han Yong nodded, then turned his head to look at the Yunjun behind him, and ordered loudly: "Brothers, let's withdraw from the county government and set up camp outside." ”

"Yes!"

The Zhongyun army received the order, many of them had experienced the canal incident, and they had no complaints about any arrangements made by Shen Yichen.

At this moment, a powerful voice came from the hall gate: "Did the official order the Yun army to withdraw from the palace?" ”

"Xia Guan has seen Yu Xian!"

"Humble to meet Youxian!"

When the civil and military forces on both sides of the left hall saw Shen Yichen coming, they couldn't care about the hustle and bustle anymore, and saluted him one after another.

"This official heard that his colleagues in Yanggu County are dissatisfied with the arrival of the army, but is there such a thing?"

Shen Yichen looked at the officials of Yanggu County, his tone was very calm, but it made people feel not angry and arrogant!

The officials of Yanggu County, who had been clamoring for the impeachment of Shen Yichen before, did not even have the courage to look at him directly at the moment, let alone respond.

No one wants to be the second Meng Anwei!

Seeing that no one dared to reply, Shen Yichen smiled contemptuously at the corner of his mouth, and then continued: "Your colleagues have worked hard for disaster relief in the past two days, and I understand that I have some complaints in my heart. ”

"The officer will be rewarded for his meritorious deeds, and punished for his crimes. Tomorrow, last month's money will be distributed, and all colleagues in Yanggu County will be paid double salaries and silver money, which will not be discounted by a penny! ”

Originally, when the officials of Yanggu County saw Shen Yichen coming, they thought that he had come to Xingshi to ask for guilt. As a result, he never expected that he would give out a salary, and it was a double salary.

The life of the officials of the Ming Dynasty was not easy, and the "high-ranking officials" of the county government such as the county magistrate and the county Cheng still had the means to make money, and it was not easy for low-level officials and officials in three shifts and six rooms to make some money.

Especially in the year of catastrophe such as the bursting of the Yellow River, the local people fled and died, how can there be oil and water to scrape?

The vast majority of Yanggu County officials are counting on that little bit of income, and the double salary is almost equivalent to more than fourfold the income!

"Bai Xian, is this true?"

An official in the bureaucracy felt that he was dreaming, and only the day before yesterday had counted the silver and grain deposits of the county office, and there were only 1,000 taels of silver left.

This amount of money also has to buy grain for disaster relief, not to mention that it is a double salary, whether it is paid or not is a problem.

Shen Yichen shouldn't be painting a big pie, right?

"Does this official look like a man of lies?"

This rhetorical question instantly sobered up the officials, but the person standing in front of him was a Beijing official in a scarlet robe, how could he ask such a stupid word?

"The lower official is abrupt, and I ask you to forgive your sins."

"It's okay, tomorrow your colleagues will be able to verify it."

As soon as these words came out, the officials of Yanggu County no longer had any doubts, and instantly sang praises of virtue.

"Thank you!"

"He Xian not only sympathizes with the victims, but also helps his subordinates, and is a capable minister who governs the world!"

"The lower officials are grateful to Dade, and Shen Xian will succeed in controlling the water!"

"It is really a blessing for the common people to have such auxiliary ministers as Yu Xian in the imperial court!"

Listening to these meaty words, Bian He, who was standing behind Shen Yichen, was simply stunned.

He helped Shen Yichen think of many solutions, but he didn't think about using money to smash ......

After all, even if Bian He was born in poverty, he was still a literati, and his thinking habitually valued righteousness over profit, wouldn't talking about money be an insult to the literati's temperament?

Now he understands that having no money is an "insult" to the literati's temperament!

Such simple and crude methods really opened his eyes, and it seems that he will have to comprehend Shen Yichen's "practical application" view in the future and set his sights on reality.

"Colleagues, mothers need to be polite, this is a well-deserved reward. It was your hard work in the past few days that saved the lives of tens of thousands of people in the bend. ”

Shen Yichen's words instantly washed away the "vulgarity" of talking about money, and brought the pattern to the height of saving the common people.

It can be seen from the passionate expressions on the faces of the officials of Yanggu County that they are very useful to Shen Yichen's words, even if the root cause of the people of Yanggu County is in danger, they caused it.

However, Shen Yichen's next words made the officials of Yanggu County shudder, and at the same time, they fully recognized the reality.

"As long as you do things steadfastly, this official will never be stingy with rewards, but if I find out who is disobedient and is the party to blame, I believe that you are also very clear about the end."

"In addition, the idea of impeaching the official can be saved, and before being impulsive, think about the official's background and resume, so as not to get into trouble."

Shen Yichen was not afraid of the impeachment of local officials, but he was afraid that someone in the imperial court would take advantage of the issue and instigate the emperor to transfer him back to Beijing.

So whether it's deception or intimidation, he has to make the local officials realize that the impeachment is invalid and save those unnecessary troubles.

Sure enough, when Shen Yichen's words came out, the officials of Yanggu County at the scene were silent.

They remembered Shen Yichen's identity background, the son of Cheng Guogong, the leader of the three yuan and the sixth yuan of the ancients, and the Hanlin Academy was revised to study in the East Pavilion, and was promoted to Zhan Shifu Zhongyun in only half a year.

It's only been a year now, and he has become the imperial history of the capital in a scarlet robe, can this kind of powerful political star really be impeached?

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In the previous chapter, the honorific title of the governor was written as the honorific title of the political envoy, which is hereby corrected.