"I will see you, Your Majesty!"
In the Chengyun Hall of the Prince of Qin's Mansion, the Shaanxi Third Division and the officials stationed in Xi'an received a notice last night to go to the Prince of Qin's Mansion to meet the emperor today!
"My dear friends, no courtesy!"
Chongzhen sat on the throne and said something, but his eyes looked past Yuan Keli, Zheng Chongjian and others in the front row, and focused on Hong Chengchou.
At this moment, Hong Chengchou's expression was calm, as if what happened yesterday had not happened.
This kind of character is truly remarkable.
Any person would be distracted at this moment, his eyes dull, worried about gains and losses!
"I have called all my dear friends here today to announce a few things!"
"The first thing is that Yuan Aiqing came to Shaanxi for four months and worked tirelessly. Everything you did was seen by everyone.
But he is a cabinet minister after all, and the cabinet still has many things to deal with, and it is impossible to stay in Xi'an for a long time, so the governors of these three sides need to be newly appointed! "
The expressions of the officials in the hall did not change much, but they looked at Zheng Chongjian in the front row.
Yuan Keli will return to Beijing sooner or later, and the governors of the three sides will definitely be newly appointed. According to convention, the governors of the three sides are sent from Beijing.
Generally, the imperial censors and even important ministers who have served as ministers of the Ministry of War, ministers, and governors take up their posts. Local officials like them have no chance, so there are no changes.
In the main hall, only the chief envoy Zheng Chongjian among the Beijing officials had this qualification. If he was not from Beijing, it was probably Zheng Chongjian.
Hong Chengchou's expression changed slightly, but then returned to normal. Gu Bo was not surprised!
"Du Yinxi, pass the order!"
Du Yinxi immediately stepped forward, took out an imperial decree, and shouted: "Shaanxi Governor of Grain and Political Affairs, Hong Chengchou accepted the decree!"
The ministers were all astonished. Hong Chengchou was stunned for a moment, then immediately came out and knelt down: "Your Majesty, Hong Chengchou, accepts the order!"
"The emperor of the Heavenly Prefecture has issued an imperial edict: Shaanxi's governor of grain and participation in politics. Hong Chengchou has been clean and well-disciplined since he became an official. He knows people well... I have specially appointed you as the governor of the three sides and the censor of Qiandu, overseeing all military affairs in Shaanxi. He is responsible for controlling all military affairs in Shaanxi... This is your honor. !”
"I thank the Lord for your kindness, long live my emperor!"
Everyone looked at the imperial edict in Hong Chengchou's hand with surprise in their eyes.
This imperial edict is very different from the normal imperial edict.
Under normal circumstances, the imperial edict for this kind of promotion is Zhiyue, and this seal is imperial edict.
What is an edict? It means warning.
Tell the promoted officials to guard against arrogance and impetuosity, and to keep working hard, and not to be arrogant and complacent and arrogant because of favors!
Hong Chengchou was a third-rank official who participated in politics, and the governor of the three sides was a second-rank official. He was promoted beyond the level, and he was also the governor of a feudal official. It is understandable that he should be warned and beaten.
But what is surprising is that under normal circumstances, the governor of the three sides should be the third-rank Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of War or the Superintendent of the Inspectorate.
But he, the governor of the three sides, only holds the title of fourth-grade censor of Qiandu, which is really puzzling.
Finally, there is the function, which is to promote the military affairs of Shaanxi. Normally, the governor is responsible for promoting the military affairs of a province. A difference of one word is not a big difference.
But even though there were so many unreasonable things, everyone looked at him with envy.
The governor-general was a proper official of the border region, with the title he held, and from then on he became a central figure in the imperial court.
Sun Chengzong, Yuan Keli, Han Huang and others are all quite old and can't do it for a few years.
At Hong Chengchou's age, if he makes some achievements, he is very likely to join the cabinet and participate in aircraft maintenance in the future.
This is the dream of most courtiers, why say most of them.
Because not all scholars take the scientific examination to become officials to realize their ambitions, some do it to make money.
Although the capital is good, after all, there are many officials and censors in the capital, and there are many dignitaries gathered in the capital. If someone is killed accidentally, he will not be as comfortable as a high-ranking emperor.
As long as you don't go too far, don't stretch your hands too far, don't be too greedy, and turn a blind eye to the situation above, don't live too casually.
Zheng Chongjian looked a little embarrassed. He had already been mentally prepared for the vacancy of the three governors.
He had only been promoted to chief envoy four months ago and had just become familiar with Shaanxi affairs. It was impossible to choose him for the sake of stability.
What makes him embarrassed is that someone who was his subordinate just now has now become his nominal boss in the blink of an eye.
But I am a little happy, because the three governors are not responsible for civil affairs, which means that the chief secretary has greater power.
There is no need to ask the governor for instructions on everything, making things more convenient and efficient.
Faced with everyone's doubts, Chongzhen naturally noticed it, but ignored it and continued: "The second thing is that the cultivated land in Xi'an and Fengxiang has been cleared, and the results have been very good.
Dear friends and those who participated, for your hard work, officials will receive a three-month salary increase, and conscripted personnel will be rewarded for three months based on local wages. All the required silver will be withdrawn from the funds seized from wealthy gentry and merchants!
Zheng Aiqing, the Chief Secretary is responsible for this matter. The reward must be in the hands of others. If anyone is found to be taking advantage of the opportunity to do something corrupt, he will be killed immediately! "
"I obey the decree!"
Everyone in the hall was filled with joy. This reward was an unexpected surprise. Three months' salary was not too small, and they could live a more relaxed life this year.
Chongzhen decided on this reward after careful consideration. There were advantages and disadvantages, but as long as the advantages outweighed the disadvantages, it would be fine. Anyway, it was all given by raiding the gentry and wealthy merchants.
The Xi'an Mansion incident that lasted for more than half a year has come to an end. It can be regarded as a reward based on merit!
It’s not too much to eat meat yourself, and let the people below drink some soup with water!
"The third thing is that the cultivated land is now in the hands of the people, but it must be cultivated. State and county administrative officials must pay attention to this matter and inspect it frequently.
Every land must be planted, and what you plant will produce something. Drought may continue this year. If you don’t pay attention, you will know the consequences very well! "
“Your Majesty, please rest assured that this matter will be treated as the Chief Secretary’s top priority and I will personally monitor it!”
As soon as Chongzhen finished speaking, the chief envoy Zheng Chongjian immediately gave his assurance.
Seeing this, Chongzhen nodded: "I'll be here today. If you have nothing to do, please leave first!"
"Hong Chengchou, the governor of the three countries, and Zheng Chongjian, the chief envoy of Shaanxi Province, stay!"
After leading everyone away, Chongzhen got off the throne and walked out of Chengyun Hall, and the two of them followed.
"Zheng Aiqing, the governor of Shaanxi was fired because of drought and civil unrest, and he has not sent anyone.
Now except for the governors of Hedong and Hexi, you are fully responsible for the civil affairs of the entire Shaanxi.
Your first priority is to focus on agriculture. Only when people are full can they consider other issues such as the economy.
Secondly, I will give you the authority to clear the cultivated land in the remaining six prefectures of Shaanxi Province. If there is any obstruction in the clearing process, regardless of the clan, officials, soldiers and civilians, serious punishment will be dealt with according to the law.
There are operations, Yuan Aiqing will tell you the details later! "
"I understand!"
Zheng Zhengjian responded immediately, and the three people's faces were full of solemn expressions. They were finally coming.
Once the other six mansions begin to clear up their land, they can already predict what kind of waves it will cause.
They are very complicated in their hearts, they both hope to come and are afraid to come.
After arranging Zheng Chongjian's tasks, Chongzhen turned around and stared at Hong Chengchou with a serious look in his eyes.
