Tianjin has a governor.
The governor of Tianjin was one of the 42 governors established successively in the Ming Dynasty.
The governor of Tianjin was established mainly to protect the safety of the capital.
It was established in the twenty-fifth year of Wanli (1597) and revoked in the twenty-seventh year of Wanli (1599). It was restored in the first year of Tianqi (1621), and it lasted until the end of Ming Dynasty.
The governor of Tianjin has jurisdiction over Tianjin's local commander's department (military), chief's department (civilian administration), and inspector's department (police), and is the actual provincial-level administrative district chief.
The first time the governor of Tianjin was established was because Japan invaded Korea.
On the one hand, the Ming Dynasty sent troops to Korea to rescue, and on the other hand, it set up a governor in Tianjin to strengthen maritime defense and protect the capital.
The jurisdiction of the governor of Tianjin at that time was also very special. When it was established from the 25th to the 27th year of Wanli, it specialized in maritime affairs and had no land jurisdiction. All land affairs in Tianjin were still under the jurisdiction of the governor of Baoding.
The second time the governor of Tianjin was appointed, it was because Hou Jin successively conquered Shenyang, Liaoyang and other places, and the governor of Tianjin was dispatched urgently to "specialize in coastal defense" to prevent Hou Jin from invading from the sea and protect the safety of the capital.
When Tianjin was restored in the first year of Tianqi, the governor of Tianjin had land jurisdiction.
According to historical records, at that time, the governor of Tianjin administered the entire territory of Hejian Prefecture, Wuqing and Baodi counties in Shuntian Prefecture, Luanzhou and Leting in Yongping Prefecture and nearby islands, and the military units of Tianjin Bingbei Road were also under the jurisdiction of the governor of Tianjin. control.
A total of fourteen people served as governor of Tianjin in the Ming Dynasty.
This time was quite special, as it happened to coincide with the emperor defeating Duke Wei and beginning a large-scale liquidation of the eunuchs.
At this time, the governor of Tianjin was Huang Yuntai, the seventh governor of Tianjin. He was promoted from Taipusi Qing in the fifth year of Tianqi's reign. By the first year of Chongzhen this year, he had worked for a total of three years.
In March of this year, the wave of liquidation finally came. Huang Yuntai was a member of the eunuch party and was impeached by the imperial censor. He basically stopped working and stayed in the Yamen to listen.
However, Tianjin is very important. It is an important transfer terminal for the Grand Canal, an important node for water transportation, and an important place for the coastal defense of the capital.
The Donglin Party wants to capture Huang Yuntai, but it cannot be left without someone to guard it.
Therefore, Cui Erjin was transferred to the governor of Tianjin by the Minister of Household Affairs and the censor of the capital.
He was a member of the Donglin Party, and he participated in the Wanli Crown Prince Controversy. Under the leadership of Chief Assistant Ye Xianggao, he launched a desperate struggle with other forces.
He can be regarded as the senior Dong Lin of the older generation.
At this time, Huang Yuntai and Cui Erjin were handing over.
Officials in the Ming Dynasty were generally very corrupt and colluded with each other. They were involved in many economic problems during their term of office. Handover was a very cumbersome matter that required bargaining and a battle of wits and courage.
You can neither resist too many thunders for the other party, nor push the other party too hastily. This is an art of compromise.
At this time, the two of them couldn't agree, so they talked slowly, with no one paying much attention to the other to prevent the other from taking advantage of them.
Cui Erjin has been reluctant to move into the governor's office because many financial and food issues have not yet been settled. It has nothing to do with him if he does not accept the governor's post.
If he moved in, the trouble would be his.
If he doesn't come in, Huang Yuntai won't be able to leave, and he can't leave without handing over.
So it was consumed like this.
Huang Yuntai is not in a hurry. It is true that he is a member of the eunuch party, but he only relied on bribes. He has not participated in any major events of the eunuch party.
No matter how the situation changes, he knows in his heart that the most he can do is lose his official position and go home to fend for himself. No big deal.
Cui Erjin can't scare him yet.
There is no way to get him to vomit out all the benefits he has gained in Tianjin over the years. That is wishful thinking.
This morning, Mr. Huang was sitting in the third hall, crossing his legs, sipping tea and humming a tune. Thinking about how to deal with Cui Erjin.
Suddenly I saw the housekeeper Huang Qi running in staggeringly.
"Master, something bad is going on. The Japanese pirates are here."
Mr. Huang was so frightened that he accidentally knocked over the bowl. A cup of hot tea was placed on my thigh, and it was so hot that I screamed.
"You old slave, you are talking nonsense. This is the capital of the capital, where are the Japanese pirates from?" Huang Yuntai jumped to his feet and cursed.
"You are becoming more and more useless."
The maids quickly found cloths to wipe Mr. Huang's water.
"Master, it's absolutely true. Quickly deploy troops to close the city gate and protect the government office. The Japanese pirates have all arrived at the dock below the city. Just now, I went to the dock to pick up the newly shipped ginseng for the master. It's not far out of the city. I just left. When I arrived at Thean Hou Temple, I saw people running back, shouting that the Japanese pirates were coming. The old slave saw that they were all wearing Japanese costumes, armor, flags on their backs, ghost-faced helmets, and long, long swords in their hands. Japanese pirates with Japanese swords cannot be faked. There are thousands of them, it’s a huge area of darkness.”
At this moment, Mr. Huang couldn't help but not believe it.
Listening to this outfit, it's pretty much the same.
Mr. Huang calmed down and stood up immediately.
He said slowly: "Huang Fu, go and invite Mr. Cui, and say that I agree to all his conditions."
"Huang Qi, go to the backyard to clean up the gold and silver, and prepare the horse. Don't ask for anything else, and ask the madam, young lady, and young master to get in the car. We will leave immediately after I finish talking with Mr. Cui."
Huang Qi looked at the master in confusion. Before, the master was still very fussy and refused to agree to Master Cui's big talk.
Japanese pirates usually harass the countryside and rarely attack fortified cities. There are still more than 3,000 soldiers in the city. Why do you look at me as if you want to run away?
"Idiot, hurry up and go." Mr. Huang glared and cursed angrily.
Huang Qi shrank his neck and ran away with a puff of smoke.
After a while, Cui Erjin walked in laughing.
He lives in the courtyard opposite the government office, very close.
Now that the imperial court is clearing up eunuchs more and more, he doesn't believe that Huang Yuntai can afford to spend time with him.
He got the news last night that his Majesty summoned Qian Longxi and other three elders three days ago and ordered that punishment of the eunuchs must begin immediately without delay.
The Jinyi Guards were ordered to dig out Wei Zhongxian's burnt corpse and kill it to show the emperor's attitude.
On that day, the emperor mobilized a large number of new young censors to Beijing, changing the original composition of censors in the court.
As soon as these young people come, they will use all their firepower to impeach the eunuchs and set off another climax. Continue to dig out members of the eunuch party, including some deeply hidden members who will be dug out.
The emperor also encouraged reporting on each other.
It seems that Huang Yuntai is very well-informed. He and himself have received news from the capital before and after.
He finally couldn't bear it anymore and handed it all over, hahaha.
It was time for him to make a fortune, so now he was asked to cough up more than half of his income from scrapping land in Tianjin in the past three years. Hahaha.
"Brother Jiyun, why are you doing this? If you hand it in earlier, you can go home earlier. Why worry about it here?" Cui Erjin continued to sarcastically say.
"First Evolution"
Huang Yuntai had no expression on his face. He just handed him a document and said, "Master Cui, take a look. If there is no problem, just sign and seal it."
When Huang Yuntai refused to answer his questions, he felt as if he had been punched in cotton wool, which was very uncomfortable.
But he didn't care, he still took the handover document and read it. Words don't matter, the benefits are real.
After so many years of hard work and hard work, he has long understood that everything is fucking fake, only silver, and silver is real.
The more he watched, the more satisfied he became. He paid it all in, haha, good, a complete victory.
"If there is no problem, please use the seal immediately, Mr. Cui. Don't let me change my mind." Huang Yuntai said coldly with a bad face. It seemed like he didn't want to stay a minute longer.
Cui Erjin sneered, we don't have the same experience as you, losers will naturally ask for some harsh words.
We only look at actual benefits.
But he also knew that Huang Yuntai was pushed too hard this time, and he was afraid that he would change his mind, so he happily stamped his seal.
Without saying a word, Huang Yuntai grabbed the delivery document, put the seal of the Tianjin Governor into his arms, turned around and left.
"Alas! I said, I wish I could have a banquet with Mr. Huang and have fun with the officials, so I can say goodbye to Mr. Huang. You are here."
"No need, you can take care of yourself." Huang Yuntai tossed his sleeves and left.
"Hey, what a villain! He only has so much courage, huh!"
