The days in the world in the box passed quickly, and more than half a month passed in a flash.
With the batch of grain "seized" by Zhu Renxia, Jiang Dongzhi's pressure was greatly reduced. He went around announcing relief to the people around Guiyang. All residents who had been looted by the rebels could receive compensation on a per-capita basis.
In order to commend Zhu Renxia for his contribution, Jiang Dongzhi specially appointed him as a "relief officer" and led the Chang'an army to rescue people everywhere.
At the same time, Jiang Dongzhi wrote to the imperial court to commend Zhu Renxia and Jiang Guanjun for their contributions.
Zhu Renxia traveled around to observe the people's situation, and tried his best to provide relief when there was a disaster, help when there was a difficulty, and never let a single household go hungry.
Soon, Zhu Renxia became famous and was widely praised by the people. Many people called him "Zhu Qingtian".
It so happened that Gao Sheng, the magistrate of Guiyang County, was unfortunately infected with wind-cold because of his old age, resulting in paralysis of his limbs and unable to get out of bed.
With a stroke of his pen, Jiang Dong promoted Zhu Renxia to the post of magistrate of Guiyang County.
After Zhu Renxia received the appointment letter, he hurriedly rode a fast horse to see Jiang Dongzhi: "Master Futai, thanks to your great love, I have been promoted to the magistrate of Jinping County. So far, I have not contributed to my father and fellow villagers, why? If De He can serve as Guiyang County Magistrate again, I hope he can get his life back."
"Ren Xia, what you said is wrong!"
Jiang Dongzhi stroked his beard and said, "You are honest, smart, and kind-hearted, and you have no bad habits in officialdom. In these troubled times, the people of Guizhou need young and promising officials like you to benefit the country. I I have already revised the book and submitted it to the officials, so you don’t have to refuse!”
Zhu Renxia hesitated and said: "I, Zhu Renxia, am flattered by Mr. Futai's comments. But Jinping County is my hometown. After I left, there was no one to govern the county, and I felt really uneasy."
"Well...then do you have anyone good to recommend?"
Jiangdong Zhifuxu muttered, "I am now guarding Guizhou. I will decide all matters big and small, and appoint county magistrates and officials below. Before the court dismisses me, I hope to promote a few more knowledgeable people who can be considered worthy of the people of Guizhou. .”
"Master Futai has a kind heart and serves the country and the people. The people of Guizhou will never forget your kindness. Yang Yinglong has planned it for a long time. This rebellion is not your fault alone. I think the Holy Emperor will understand your difficulties."
Zhu Renxia clasped his fists and saluted, comforting Jiang Dongzhi from the bottom of his heart.
Jiang Dongzhi smiled "haha": "I am already fifty-four this year. Being able to be a governor of a country and a second-rank minister in the court is considered a very popular minister. Even if the Holy Emperor wants to remove me, he will accept it calmly.
We should not presume to speculate on the will of the Holy Spirit and leave everything to the discretion of the court. Please answer my question first. Do you have any suitable candidates to recommend? I am referring to the magistrate of Jinping County. "
"I recommend two."
Zhu Renxia thought for a while and made a serious recommendation: "One is Lou Dongfang, the master of Li Yao, the prefect of Liping, and the other is Zhao Yun, the master of Jinping County. Both of them are from Juren background. They are full of knowledge, smart and wise, and both are upright. Gentlemen, if they serve as county magistrates, they will definitely benefit the people of Jinping County."
"Okay, I will send someone to investigate."
Jiang Dongzhi nodded, "The appointment letter of this governor has been issued to the Guiyang County Yamen. You can take up the post now. A hero can only show his true colors when the sea is flowing. There are more than 300,000 people in Guiyang County. Whether it can maintain stability depends on you. performance."
"I obey your orders."
Zhu Renxia bowed to accept the order, turned and left.
After Zhu Renxia left the governor's office, Jiang Dong wrote a letter and sent his confidants to Liping Mansion to ask the prefect Li Yao for his opinion.
Listen to his views on Lou Dongfang and Zhao Yun. Is Zhu Renxia sincerely recommending talents to the country, or is he using his trust to recommend people close to him and forming cliques?
In Jiang Dongzhi's mind, he not only planned to replace the county magistrate of one county in Guiyang, but also planned to use the knife on more than a dozen county magistrates with a bad reputation, and remove those magistrates and county magistrates who were mediocre, even corrupt and perverted the law.
At present, wars are raging in Guizhou, and the governor has the power of promotion and demotion. Jiang Dongzhi is determined to use this opportunity to rectify Guizhou's officialdom. Even if he is dismissed from office in the future, he can still be considered as having done his best for the people of Guizhou.
In the past, if a governor wanted to remove a county magistrate, he had to first file a petition for impeachment and then wait for approval from the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
If it is rejected by the officials, the governor can only stare blankly.
Therefore, Jiang Dongzhi, who had long been determined to rectify Guizhou's officialdom, would not miss this opportunity and wanted to realize his long-cherished wish before he was dismissed.
Therefore, he secretly sent a group of confidants to various counties to collect evidence of these mediocre and corrupt officials. As long as they caught the evidence, they would immediately exercise their duties as governors and remove them.
Zhu Renxia rode a horse and rushed to the commander's office. After seeing Jiang Guanjun, Jin Zhu, Pang Feihong and others who were sitting here, he smiled bitterly and said: "I will tell you a strange thing. I, the magistrate of Jinping County, have not yet As soon as he officially took office, he was replaced as the county magistrate of Guiyang County."
"Oh, the mayor has been promoted. This is a good thing. Congratulations!" After hearing this, everyone held their hands in congratulations.
Although they are all county magistrates, Jinping County is just a small, remote county in a remote area, with a population of only 70,000 to 80,000 people. It is far from being comparable to the administrative hub of Guiyang.
Guizhou has eight prefectures, each with six to eight counties. The province has a total of 53 counties with a population of 4.24 million.
The most important of these is naturally Guiyang County, where the provincial capital Guiyang Prefecture is located. The county has a total of 320,000 people and is the most populous county in the southwest. Being a magistrate in a county of this level is certainly far from the remote Jinping. Counties are comparable.
Therefore, the grade of the county magistrate in Guiyang is the sixth grade, which is one level higher than the seventh grade county magistrate in other counties. Naturally, it is considered a good thing to be promoted.
Zhu Renxia smiled and said: "I have not done anything for the people of Jinping County, but I have been changed. What is worthy of congratulations? And I have no experience in managing a county. I am now in charge of a large county with more than 300,000 people." , I’m just afraid that I can’t handle it.”
Jin Zhu said: "My county magistrate, just don't worry, although you have never managed a county. But you have experience in managing our Chang'an Town. In less than a year, you have developed the small Jiangjia Village into a city with three buildings." As a large town with more than a thousand people, we believe you will be able to manage Guiyang City in an orderly manner."
Zhu Changan clasped his fists and said: "Master Futai's appointment letter has been issued, I can only deal with it for a while. The affairs of our Chang'an Army will fall on you first."
Jiang Guanjun said: "The rebels have retreated, and the pressure on the city defense has dropped sharply. You don't have to worry about the affairs in the army. Just leave it to a few of us."
Zhu Renxia then said to everyone: "Guiyang is the administrative center of Guizhou. Although the county magistrate of Guiyang County is one rank higher than that of other counties. But above his head is the prefect of Guiyang, the chief envoy, the inspector general, and the governor. I can't afford to offend either the Commander's Department or the Governor's Yamen. In fact, I'm walking on thin ice. So I plan to serve as an agent for a while, and then let Jiang Futai transfer me when the political situation in Guizhou stabilizes."
Everyone nodded: "The mayor is right. This county magistrate is actually not as free and easy as our local emperor in Chang'an Town. However, since the governor has appointed him, you should act as a leader for a few days and make further calculations in the future."
Just when Zhu Renxia was about to go to the Guiyang County Government to take up his post, Jiang Guanjun said again: "Mayor, you are new here, and you are afraid that the people in the Guiyang County Government will rebel against you. Why don't you choose a company to follow you? They are all your brothers, and they are all in charge. Easy to instruct."
"Then let Ding Xiao lead a company of soldiers to follow me to the county government office!"
Zhu Changan thought for a while and finally chose Ding Xiao's Gentlemen Company.
