The Governor's Mansion of Guangdong and Guangxi is located in the center of Zhaoqing City. The large open space in front of the gate is four acres square, which means "the imperial court governs the four directions." A three-foot-tall flagpole with a bucket was erected in the middle of the flat, and a royal blue flag with gold letters hung on it. It read: "Yin, the Governor-General of Guangdong and Guangxi Military Affairs and the Imperial Envoy in charge of Food, Pay, and Salt Law." There was a long series of majestic officials. Number.
Directly opposite the flagpole is the pair of majestic red sandstone stone lions in front of the gate. On the stone steps in front of the stone lions stand two rows of the governor's soldiers in bright armor. No idlers are allowed to take a step closer to the governor's yamen. .
In the Governor's Mansion, there are all halls, doors, pavilions, archways and gardens. They are built in full accordance with the regulations of the feudal territory and are comparable to the royal palace.
At this time, in the grand signing room of the Houya, Yin Zhengmao, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, was meeting with Lin Run, the governor of Guangdong.
Yin Zhengmao and Zhang Juzheng were in the same class. They were Jinshi in the 26th year of Jiajing. However, he was a whole round older than Zhang Shentong and the same age as Gao Gong.
Moreover, he has been in the military for many years, and his temperament is similar to that of Gaowei. He has a square face, thick eyebrows, a pair of falcon-like eyes, and deep nasolabial wrinkles. Combined with his Yuan Ting Yue Zhi temperament, it perfectly explains what it means to not be angry and to be powerful. .
In comparison, Lin Run seems more and more gentle and bookish.
??????????????????????????????? But the Tao cannot be judged by appearance, and beneath Lin Zhongcheng¡¯s beautiful skin, there is an extremely powerful soul hidden. He had been having a cup of tea in the governor's custody room, but Yin Zhengmao kept talking to him, but refused to respond directly, which made Lin Run a little anxious.
"The ministry's time is precious, please give me an accurate message. When will we send out troops?!"
"Is this" Yin Zhengmao tightened his gray beard and simply stopped talking in circles. "Zhongcheng is also a member of Yuan Fu. I will tell you the truth, I do not plan to send this soldier in the short term."
¡°Then just sit back and watch the city of Chaozhou be destroyed and the entire Chaozhou Prefecture be devastated?!¡± Lin Run raised his eyebrows.
"Don't make it so serious." Yin Zhengmao waved his hand: "The area in Chaozhou is just like your hometown in Fujian. They all build large earthen buildings and enclosed houses. The war outside is chaotic, but the inner circle has its own spring and autumn. Let alone a few months, it has been chaotic for a few years. It doesn¡¯t matter.¡±
"You can't say that." Lin Run frowned more and more: "It is the bounden duty of the government to protect the country and the people. If we let the bandits go unchecked, it will only make the people of Chaoshan become more alienated from the Ming Dynasty."
"Will they be grateful if we save them?" Yin Zhengmao chuckled and said, "I don't think so. Those Chaoshan guys are so lawless that they even dare to intercept and kill dignified fourth-rank officials and prefects appointed by the imperial court. They Where is the imperial court in my eyes?!"
"You said it was pirates attacking Chaozhou City, but I think it was dog bite dog! Where did those sea lords come from? Either Chaozhou or Zhangzhou! Plus Lan Yiqing, Lai Yuanjue, Ma Zuchang, Huang Mintai, Zeng Tingfeng, Huang Mingshi, Zeng Wanzhang, Li Zhongshan , Zhuo Ziwang, Ye Jingqing, Zeng Shilong and other bandits formed strongholds in the mountains of Chaozhou and Huizhou. They stretched for more than 800 miles and numbered tens of thousands of people! Look, there are pirates and bandits. They, let me tell you, this Chaozhou Prefecture has long been covered with sores on its head and pus on its soles!"
The more Governor Yin talked, the angrier he became. He took pictures of several cases and said angrily: "Wake up, my Lin Zhongcheng. Chaoshan is not a land of kings at all, but a bandit area! You cannot be kind to a woman in the bandit area, you must Only with the determination to plow through holes and make great breakthroughs can Chaozhou return to its royal status like Yongning Prefecture!"
Yongning Prefecture is the Gutian area where Wei Yinbao rebelled. At that time, Wei Yinbao, Huang Chaomeng and others gathered more than 100,000 Yaotong natives, occupied eight or nine counties, and invaded the provincial capital Guilin. In terms of momentum alone, it is indeed better than Chaozhou.
Last year, Yin Zhengmao recruited 140,000 Han native officers and soldiers. He divided his troops into seven groups and broke into dozens of nests. He killed Huang Chaomeng and captured Wei Yinbao. He then reported to the court and established Yongning Prefecture. He implemented military control over the surrendered areas and completely put down the Yaotong rebellion. .
This is where Yin Zhengmao¡¯s life achievements lie, and it also fuels his extreme confidence in his own route, and he is ready to replicate the ¡®Yongning Model¡¯ in Chaozhou.
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Lin Run had a different view. After the handsome boy made tea and left, he persuaded in a deep voice:
"Butang's management of Yongning Prefecture is perfect. But the situation in Chaozhou is different. It is the coastal Zoulu land where counties were established in the Tang Dynasty! Especially in the coastal plain area, where commerce and culture are prosperous, culture and education are prosperous. It is inferior to the provincial capital Guangzhou, how can it be said that it is not the land of kings?"
"That is also a thing of the past. Chaozhou now, hehe" Yin Zhengmao took a sip of tea and disagreed.
"There are indeed many problems in Chaozhou at the moment, but the endless rebellions have complex reasons, such as the contradiction between natives and guests, which intensifies the conflicts among the mountain people; the lack of land and the large number of people lead to more people going to the sea to make a living, etc., but the official believes that, It¡¯s not that it can¡¯t be cured?'s. At least when Hou Biden was there, there was a lot of motivation to relax. "
"Are you blaming me?" Yin Zhengmao suddenly asked quietly, squinting his eyes like a falcon and looking at the other person with an unkind look.
"I don't mean that, I'm just discussing the matter." Lin Run is a combat master who has fought against Yan Dang and Xu Dang. Naturally, he is not afraid of Yin Zhengmao's threat, so he uses his eyes to slay demons without giving in. Make eye contact with him.
The two looked at each other for a moment, and sparks almost broke out. It was Yin Zhengmao who laughed first and said, "Xiandi Ruoyu is indeed worthy of his reputation. I admire him very much."
¡°I can¡¯t change my disgusting temper even if I¡¯m a low-ranking official, so I¡¯d like to ask my subordinates to take care of it.¡± Seeing the other party¡¯s request for gold, Lin Run accepted the offer and accepted it.
"No matter where you are, we'll take care of each other." Yin Zhengmao hid the anger in his eyes very well. There was no way. Although the two people had different official positions, they were both imperial envoys and border officials. He had no way to deal with the other party. He only had the upper hand and had no superiors, so he just refused to listen to orders.
¡° But when it comes to the court, it¡¯s not as simple as just looking at official positions. The past official opinions of the two people will be an important basis for the DPRK and China to judge the merits.
Although Yin Zhengmao has made great contributions, his reputation of "leaving half of his career behind" is too loud. How can his official reputation be compared with that of Lin Run, who is honest, self-reliant and upright?
So he could only suppress his anger first and look for opportunities to retaliate later.
"Since Lin Zhongcheng insists on speaking for Chaozhou, I have no choice but to give you such face." Yin Zhengmao pondered for a moment, then smiled and said: "Well, I will give you one year. If the situation in Chaozhou can be greatly improved within one year, Then I will admit that they are subservient to the king, and Chaozhou will be yours to take care of the people from now on, and I will not use troops."
?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Outside of his eyes, his voice turned cold and said: "If it doesn't get better within a year, then please step aside, the governor, and I will personally bring the army to plow the courtyard and sweep the holes, and give the Ming Dynasty a clean Chaozhou!"
"Thank you for your kindness." Lin Run thanked him first, and then said with a cupped hand: "How should we get through this situation now? Zeng Yiben has already arrived at the city, we can't just ignore him, right?"
"Now, this is the price they have to pay." Unfortunately, Yin Zhengmao has a heart of steel. Once he makes a decision, there is no reason to change it.
"Even if they are a land of kings, the local tyrants are not fake, right? Let them be chaotic for a while to weaken the power of the local tyrants. When they are hurt by Zeng Yiben, if they are afraid, they will understand Come to ask for the heavenly soldiers to descend to earth." As he spoke, he glanced at Lin Run with a smile but said: "Right now, haven't they come to Zhaoqing to ask for help? The local tycoons in Chaozhou are not in a hurry anymore, what are you, the governor, in a hurry for?"
Lin Run's handsome face turned red for a while, which was a sequelae of his burns. As long as he got angry, his white face would turn red, and he couldn't hide his emotions.
He finally understood that the Governor was still waiting for the wealthy people in Chaozhou to pay bribes. How could we send troops to quell the rebellion on their behalf before receiving enough benefits?
Oh, by the way, there is also the issue with Magistrate Li, Chaoshan people will also have to shed a lot of money to settle it.
In short, if the money is not in place, anything you say is in vain.
Lin Run couldn't help but feel discouraged. How could Mr. Gao Ge use such shameless officials? No matter how powerful he is, corruption will never be tolerated.
Because it is the credibility of the court that is ruined and the national system that is damaged. Even if such a person can achieve temporary success, in the long run, he will cause endless troubles.
¡°I don¡¯t know how many officials will follow his example, certainly not to imitate his fighting skills. They can't learn that thing, but it's easy for them to learn his corruption, and they will definitely excel!
Seeing Lin Run's expression as if he had eaten a fly, Yin Zhengmao smiled, knowing that the Qingliu official's mental mysophobia had occurred again. He argued lightly: "Although Ruoyu doesn't lead troops, you must have heard that 'the emperor never sends out hungry soldiers', 'before the soldiers and horses are moved, food and grass go first', 'be a soldier, pay for your life with money', etc." Common saying.¡±
"Of course I have heard of my reputation of 'keeping half', but if I don't keep half, all the military funds allocated by the imperial court will be used to support those useless guardsmen. Can those military households fight the war? ? Counting on them, Yu Long Qi Hu has died countless times."
"So we have to recruit soldiers to fight the war. The Qi family army and the Yu family army were recruited by them personally, with double military pay and high rewards. But where does this money come from? Is it included in the military expenditure? When Yu Dayou raised the money, he asked Abolish the guard army and use the military expenses of raising three soldiers to recruit one elite soldier. Is this wrong? Nothing wrong at all. But what is the result? He offended his colleagues in the army, so he could only disarm and return home. .¡±
"So this money can't be taken out of the military budget in an honest way. It can only be intercepted and misappropriated in every possible way. Otherwise, what else can we say, the leaders of the army are all guilty people? If you lose a war, you must be punished. If you want to win a war, you have to reach out and get it. Money. Let¡¯s talk about the two camps of the Governor¡¯s Mansion. Although Guangdong and Guangxi also provide money, they can only maintain it. If they really want to make them work hard, they need rewards, a lot of rewards. Guangdong Province cannot give this money, and Gui Province cannot give it to me. I can only solve it myself. I don¡¯t want to keep half of it, is that okay?¡±
After Yin Zhengmao finished speaking, he let out a long sigh and served tea to see the guests off without giving Lin Run a chance to refute. (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com)Unlawful misappropriation. Or else, why are the leaders of the army all guilty? If you lose a war, you must be punished. If you want to win a war, you must reach out and make money. Let's just say that the two camps of the Governor's Mansion, although Guangdong and Guangxi also provide money, can only be maintained. If they really want to work hard, they need rewards, a lot of rewards. Guangdong Province cannot provide this money, and Guizhou Province cannot provide it. I can only solve it myself. Is that okay if I don't want to keep half of it? "
After Yin Zhengmao finished speaking, he let out a long sigh and served tea to see the guests off without giving Lin Run a chance to refute. (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com