Xue Guoguan had a large number of disciples and fellow villagers in Shaanxi. When he heard the prince mention the "Three Treasures of Shaanxi", he was quite moved at first. He wanted to do something secretly so that he could benefit from the trend. This seemed to be the same as "received by decree" "Etiquette" is not a contradiction.
A few accidents were insignificant, but if Zuo Maodi was killed, it would be unjustifiable. What's more, the prince has made a promise, so he can't interfere with this matter, lest it mess up the important matter of his daughter's entry into the palace.
At the moment, asking her daughter to serve the prince is the top priority. This is related to her title of national war. Compared with marrying the emperor, everything else is trivial. Even if she earns tens of thousands of taels, she can reluctantly give up temporarily.
After receiving Yaoji's warning, Wu Yan, Sun Chuanting, Li Daiwen, Du Yinxi and others did not dare to mention the recommendation. Going to Shaanxi to become an official seemed to be profitable, but in fact it was extremely dangerous. The prince gave The Shang Fang sword given to Zuo Maodi was used to kill people.
Under the huge temptation and stimulation of the priceless "Three Treasures of Shaanxi", those who want to enrich their own pockets are determined to be indispensable. Not to mention not killing anyone, even if Zuo Maodi kills less, the prince will probably have to go out of his way to interrogate him. It’s time.
"The matter in Shaanxi seems complicated, but it is actually simple. Aiqing only needs to do two major things. One is to provide relief with work, and the other is to rectify corruption. The specific matters are handled by officials at all levels below, and Aiqing is responsible for supervision. All officials in Shaanxi can be supervised by Sun Chuanting when suppressing the bandits. Whatever Aiqing does in Hancheng, he will do in Shaanxi. I believe that the "Hancheng model" can also be applied to the entire Shaanxi. If there are any obstacles, It is bound to be a disaster, just eradicate it. There is no need to rush into the appointment. Only after I have written the relevant manuals and completed the palace examinations, can we select high-quality talents and join them in Shaanxi, so that we can get twice the result with half the effort."
The main reason is that the Ministry of Finance does not have enough money. Now, giving out two million taels at a time for Zuo Maodi to take away is equivalent to draining the bottom of the cauldron. After some time, especially the wave of "salty hairtail fish" caught just after slaughtering, You can almost handle it.
Sun Chuanting's Qin soldiers have been dispatched, and then Zuo Maodi. In two days, Hong Chengchou's army will arrive in Beijing. Then they will inevitably give rewards. This will cost a lot of money, not to mention Zhang Guowei's code city project in Shandong.
It can range from three to five million, or as much as one or two million. If you switch to a scapegoat to deal with it, you have to scold the ministers who don't even pull out a hair, and then wear a patched dragon robe and get angry and daze.
When internal and external troubles threaten the survival of the country and the country, the personal ability of the scapegoat comes to the fore. He ignores the huge commercial tax, mining tax, and sea tax, and levies and re-levies the three rates. , levy three additional rates...
I just want to ask you: If they object, why don’t you accept it? Donglin is your father? ? ?
"Oh, by the way, when word spreads about Aiqing being appointed governor of Shaanxi, there will definitely be a lot of people looking for you to do something."
I'm afraid that after hearing about the "Three Treasures of Shaanxi", even the worms who are officials in other places will squirm to the northwest, so I need to give a special reminder.
"I must be honest and self-disciplined, and I dare not betray the divine grace!"
Being promoted to governor by the prince was the most glorious moment since he became an official. Zuo Maodi naturally did not dare to disobey the holy will.
"No, no, no, Aiqing must accept all the gifts, otherwise they will be given to others. Then I will have to send people to investigate, which will be more troublesome! When we get to Shaanxi, once these gift-givers are found to have violated the law, If there is a violation of discipline, my beloved must enforce the law impartially, and it can also increase some income for the Shaanxi treasury!"
The method used on Xue Guoguan is also applicable to Zuo Maodi. Anyway, you are the one who offended me, and it has nothing to do with me. If you want me to take the blame for you, you are not qualified!
"...I...obey your order!"
Zuo Maodi was astonished and agreed. The prince was young, but the city was so deep. This move was really damaging. He was afraid that there would be a lot of rumors and rumors to slander and criticize him.
"Don't be surprised, my dear, this method is called 'take it from greed and use it with Min'. The money collected through expropriation should be used for good purposes, right?"
Let one group of moths give money to another group of moths, and I will get nothing out of it, and there will be a pile of waste, so I might as well dig some holes for you in advance.
"...What His Highness said is absolutely true, and I am determined to act like this!"
When the prince explained this, Zuo Maodi was relieved. He had always hated those worms. If he could not benefit one party after serving as an official, he was incompetent. If he wanted to exploit the people, it would be even more shameless.
There seems to be nothing wrong with doing this. Although reputation is important, remembering the millions of poor people in Shaanxi who are eagerly waiting for her, even if she is framed, she will not hesitate. A real man who sits upright and behaves righteously will not be afraid of the jealousy of villains.
Giving and receiving gifts are both knowledge. Yao Ji needs to find a temporary teacher for Zuo Maodi to give guidance: "I guess this is the first time Aiqing has received gifts on a large scale, right? She lacks experience in this area. After leaving the palace, she still has to ask the chief assistant Please teach me the secret!"
Xue Guoguan is not good at anything else. When it comes to receiving gifts, he is a senior person in the industry. He sets the price for each position. He started from an uninitiated person and has been promoted to a high-ranking official. He does not need to check the list, he has it all recorded in his mind.
"Your Highness, you are so complimentary. Whenever the Prime Minister has something that you don't understand, I will tell you everything I know and I will tell you everything!"
Xue Guoguan knew that although he was receiving the gift according to the order, he could not accept Shaanxi's share. Besides, it would be good to have a helper to share the pressure. At least he would not be the only target.
"... Then there will be Laoshoufu!"
Zuo Maodi still doesn't know how to receive gifts. It would be better to have an experienced senior professor.
Remembering some precautions again, Yao Ji did not forget to warn: "Aiqing must be careful when accepting gifts. First, you cannot give the other party any proof of the start of the game to avoid leaving evidence. Second, you can only accept gold or silver, and no other items." Accept it. Third, the price set cannot be changed easily, otherwise it will cause dissatisfaction of the person who has given the gift. Fourth, the name of the person giving the gift, gift money, official position, time and other items must be clearly marked, and the summary should be reported when Aiqing leaves Beijing. Give it to me. Fifth, this gift money will be used for Shaanxi Minsheng, and it will be used exclusively for special purposes. Anyone who violates this will be punished according to the law!"
As for how to sell an official position and how to make excuses with those worms, that is the responsibility of "Teacher Xue". If he can't even teach a smart student like Zuo Maodi, his job of "accepting gifts according to orders" will be useless. No need to do it.
After the second-rank chief envoy, the third-rank governor is actually the highest official in charge of a province. There is not much difference in responsibilities and powers between the two positions. The governor can receive one hundred and sixty taels of silver per month. If you have other titles, your income can be stacked.
Yaoji picked up an envelope and asked Yang Jinchao to hand it to Zuo Maodi: "This is Aiqing's border defense subsidy, one hundred taels per month, a total of six thousand taels in five years. Aiqing must not shirk it. With this money, It’s time to invite guests and friends to the banquet. If I love your family’s wealth, I’m afraid I won’t be able to enjoy the meal together.”
The meaning is very clear, that is, let Zuo Maodi be the governor of Shaanxi for five years. If there is a big improvement, he will be reused in another place. If the results are slow, he will serve for another five years.
For the time being, a five-year period is used as a period. If a governor is in office for a short period of time, personnel change frequently, and orders are changed day and night, then the northwest will definitely not be able to be governed within five years.
Officials in the northwest received nominal "border defense subsidies". For example, Sun Chuanting gave the commander-in-chief the title of Prince and Grand Master.
In addition to the "battlefield subsidy" and "unification of the army subsidy" of 50 taels each per month, if the salary is fully calculated, Lao Sun can get 520 taels in first-month salary and 6,240 taels in annual salary, which is not much lower than the salary of the first assistant.
If you don't fight and only lead the troops, you will receive fifty taels less per month. But if there is no big deal, four hundred and seventy taels will be enough for daily expenses.
"Border Guard Subsidy" refers to the reward that officials can enjoy as long as they take up their posts in the border war. It is the prince's cordial condolences to the bastards who serve as officials in the bitter cold land.
The "border defense subsidy" received by the governor was the highest, which could reach as much as one hundred taels per month, and the "border defense subsidy" received by the governor was the lowest, which was only five taels of silver per month, equivalent to half of the basic salary.
"I will live up to His Highness' kindness and cure Shaanxi for Your Highness!"
The envelope contained only a piece of paper, but because it was the prince's order, it could be exchanged for boxes of silver.
Zuo Maodi was deeply grateful and full of ambition for the immense trust the prince had given him.
Yaoji's expectations for Zuo Maodi are almost as high as those of the dumper's father for Governor Yuan.
However, people are different, and officials are even more different.
Zuo Maodi had no bad deeds in the past. Besides, he only focused on Shaanxi's civil service and government affairs, so it seemed that nothing big could happen to him.
Soon after, Sun Chuanting would lead his army south to encircle and suppress the rogue bandits, and would not return to Shaanxi until the end of the year at the earliest.
Before that, even if there were conflicts between the two civil servants and generals, there was no chance or time for them to be exposed.
"That's good, Sun Chuanting and Sun Aiqing are staying, and the other aiqings can go home and rest!"
If we continue chatting with you, it will be almost dinner time. I won’t leave you to eat and drink. It’s up to you to decide what to eat when you go home.
These are close ministers, so there is no harm in eating big fish and meat, but in the current situation, those who want to eat are afraid to eat, and those who dare to eat have no appetite. The most reassuring thing is the "famous imperial dish" fried soybeans.
The things I wanted to ask during the military parade in the afternoon were disturbed by a group of moths, so I can only find out now: "Sun Aiqing, how is the preparation of the troops?"
Lao Suntou's Qin soldiers and Huang Degong's Yongwei battalion are the two major armed forces currently guarding the capital. Only when Hong Chengchou returns with his army can the Qin soldiers go south to attack the Zuo fifth battalion.
After the Qing army pushed out of the pass, the Qin army took advantage of this period of time to fully repair the Jifu area. Sun Chuanting reported: "Your Majesty, my department has purchased more than 300 artillery pieces and two muskets from Anmin Factory. There are more than a thousand troops, more than 700 war horses, and nearly a thousand pack horses. The food and grass are enough for a month. After His Highness has generously paid the troops, the morale of the troops is strong and the military morale is available!"
After "Wang Gong Factory" was exposed and bombed by King Megatron, Mr. Tianqi Tank issued an order to move the original factory to the north of Xizhimen Inner Road, and gave it an auspicious name, which is now "Anmin Factory". Things are still the same as before, producing arms.
The Yongwei camp originally enjoyed such priority in installing weapons and replenishing food and grass, followed by the Beijing camp. However, after the incident of Li Guozhen, the uncle of Xiangcheng, the Beijing camp was taken over by Sun Yingyuan. There was no need to replenish any equipment for the time being, so the Qin soldiers replaced the Beijing camp. The location of the camp.
When Hong Chengchou's troops arrived in Beijing, he brought more men and horses, and the corresponding gap became larger. All military supplies had to be divided into three. In this way, each army would not be able to get much. I have a headache.
The Qin soldiers were generally settled, and Yao Ji felt relieved, so he took out the second envelope and said: "Well, very good, I have sent a secret order from Ai Qing. If there is any illness in the capital in the future, Ai Qing does not need to ask for an order." , you can raise your troops to save it. If everything is calm and peaceful when Aiqing goes south, Aiqing can burn it by yourself, but before that, don't lose it."
Yaoji is still not sure whether and when Luo Yangxing will betray him, so it's not easy to touch him directly now.
Jinyiwei and Jingying were two major scourges, and they had to wait at least until Hong Chengchou's troops came to calm them down before they could start a major war.
Yao Ji has not received any relevant reports from Founder about whether there are other rebellions in the capital, so it is better to stay calm.
The prince was very worried, and Sun Chuanting did not dare to entrust him with it. He hurriedly promised: "Your Highness, please rest assured. I will lead my troops to go through fire and water, and I will do whatever it takes!"
The generals who command troops abroad are most afraid of having unknown troops and being suspected of causing rebellion. With this secret order, they can lead their troops to serve the king without fear of criticism from others.
As the prince said, if there is chaos in the capital, it must come from within. If something happens to the imperial city, it will be impossible to seek help from the outside. Instead of being caught off guard when the time comes, it is more appropriate to arrange it like this now.
"Has the matter of going south to suppress the bandits not been revealed yet? I deliberately avoided dealing with the Donglu and the rogue bandits at the court meeting."
The raid on Zhang Xianzhong and the fifth battalion of Gezuo was the most important thing since the supervision of the country. Only by annihilating these two groups of bandits can the internal worries be completely relieved.
As long as they survive in the world, they are a serious threat to the Ming Dynasty. Just like Li Zicheng who has died down, sooner or later they will become a catastrophe that will cause harm to all parties.
Yaoji didn't discuss border affairs with the ministers at the court meeting, because he was afraid that he would slip up while talking. He was running around like this, so he might as well not let Lao Suntou keep it a secret.
"I will not dare to mention such military secrets to others without His Highness's permission!"
When it comes to the matter of losing his head, Sun Chuanting has been extremely cautious these days. He doesn't even dare to drink wine, for fear that he will tell the truth after drinking. Even if he leaks a word, it will be spread to the ears of hundreds of people after several rounds.
Once the news spreads to the Huguang area, it will be a serious matter that damages the prince. Sun Chuanting cannot guarantee that others will not tell. The only reliable way is to say nothing about the matter himself and act like a mute.
"Wait a little longer, and when Hong Chengchou's troops arrive in Beijing, I will ask your troops to go west in the name of suppressing the southern part of Fushan Qian. When they reach the predetermined area, they will then turn back to the north of Huguang. Hong Chengchou's troops will slowly move towards Henan. Zhen Fu, only you two know the specific march route and the time required for the journey. After Hong Chengchou arrives in Beijing, the three of us will jointly discuss and plan the deployment."
Zhang Xianzhong and his group will find out the news sooner or later, but when they find out when Sun Hong's two men are not far away from them, it will be much more difficult to escape.
If the cavalry makes a surprise attack along the official road, it should not be a problem to gallop fifty or sixty miles a day on the plains. It can also run farther than this distance. However, after reaching the goal, the horse power and manpower will be exhausted, and it will no longer be able to fight the enemy to death. Knocked.
