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289 The Worry of Hong Chengchou

As soon as the angel left, the officials present in the lobby of the Governor's Office congratulated a middle-aged man with long black beards under his forehead.

"Brother Hengjiu, congratulations!"

"As the governor of the side at the age of thirty-seven, Brother Hengjiu is so young and promising!"

"Heng Jiu is a capable person, appreciated by the court and recommended by the Governor. Of course, he can't escape the position of governor!"

"I will meet with Master Zhongcheng at the end!"

“…”

The civil officials and generals congratulated each other. The entire lobby was full of joy, at least on the surface everyone was very happy.

The official in the robe on the main seat had all his hair and beards. It was Yang He, the governor of the three sides. He looked at the people in the hall with a smile. After a while, he spoke out: "Okay, let's leave. I have something to say to Hengjiu."

The three-sided governor, governor of Hexi, governor of Hedong, governor of Yansui, and the nine generals of Gan, Liang, Su, Xi, Ningxia, Yansui, Shendaoling, Xing'an and Guyuan. He held military and political power and was the first person in Shaanxi's officialdom.

When he said this, except Heng Jiu and Hong Chengchou, everyone else bowed to Yang He and said goodbye to him.

After Hong Chengchou and his colleagues left, before Yang He could speak, he bowed with both hands, bowed deeply, and said extremely earnestly: "The governor's kindness of recommendation is unforgettable!"

Yang He accepted it calmly, and then smiled and said, "Heng Jiu, I know your ability. You can guard northern Shaanxi for me to be more at ease!"

Speaking of this, he sighed again: "Northern Shaanxi suffered the most disasters and the civilians changed the most. We must also beware of the grassland tribes entering the pass. The situation is serious. But I believe that with your talents, you will be able to handle these things well!"

"The subordinates must do their best!" Hong Chengchou immediately responded seriously after hearing this.

Yang He nodded again in the faith and said with a serious expression: "It is for the Emperor's wise and wise that those thieves are all disaster victims who have no food and are forced to be thieves. He supports our official to recruit and appease. After you arrive in northern Shaanxi, all captured victims will be concentrated on building water conservancy infrastructure."

This time, Hong Chengchou pondered for a moment, and then gave a different opinion: "Sir, the imperial court's intention is to buy grain from various provinces in Henan. These places are not bad from southern Shaanxi, but northern Shaanxi is a bit far away and the journey is long and steep. I am afraid that the food to northern Shaanxi is not enough to be consumed on the road. The officials think that can they be purchased from local gentry?"

Yang He was stunned when he heard this, and then realized that what Hong Chengchou said was to purchase from the local gentry was a forced average purchase at the price set by the court. However, northern Shaanxi was severely affected, and those gentry had long hoarded the houses, and the prices were much higher than those in southern Shaanxi and other provinces. If they wanted to purchase at a price of a sufficient price, it would inevitably lead to a strong rebound.

Thinking of this, Yang He shook his head and said, "Local gentry is the cornerstone of the Ming Dynasty. If they are dissatisfied, it may lead to attacks from their associated colleagues in the court. You and I are officials outside, and we are most afraid of being slandered by the court officials on the emperor. And if we force the gentry to rebel, the civil unrest will be even more difficult for the court to explain. Forget this matter, wait for the court's food!"

In other words, Yang He disagreed, which made Hong Chengchou very disappointed. He didn't have to wait, but he knew that there must be not much food purchased by the imperial court that could reach northern Shaanxi, and northern Shaanxi was the place with the most thieves. If he wanted to recruit them, how could it be possible if there was no food?

Or seeing the dilemma in Hong Chengchou's heart, Yang He immediately smiled and said, "The imperial decree said that the border army's military pay will arrive soon. This is the biggest good news. At least, the soldiers have no reason to cause trouble and can stabilize them. This will be easier."

When Hong Chengchou heard this, he couldn't help but admire the emperor far away in the capital. He turned crisis into opportunity under the crisis of Jianlu invasion of the capital, secretly made arrangements to grasp the evidence of Tonglu's crimes, and quietly slashed at the rich Shanxi merchants, uprooting the power of Shanxi merchants in the court and local areas.

The court had so much money, and finally wanted to pay the border troops. This was a good thing! But I wonder how to spend the remaining money and whether someone would be corrupted by thinking about the method?

"Heng Jiu, Heng Jiu?"

Hong Chengchou came back to his senses and saw Yang He looking at him with a little dissatisfaction, he knew that he was distracted. He quickly bowed and bowed and said, "The emperor is thinking about the intention of the court. Is it a good idea to pay the border troops to pay the true nature or silver, or both, I wonder if there is any definite news?"

When Yang He heard this, he frowned and said, "I don't know that the court seems to have asked the angels to come first for this matter. After the news arrives, at least we can stabilize the situation in Qin first!"

Speaking of this, he solemnly said to Hong Chengchou: "Hengjiu, you will rush to northern Shaanxi tomorrow. The soldiers who served the royal army needed to be appeased before, and the court's selection of new troops must also be supervised. These are urgent matters."

"Sir, obey the order!" Hong Chengchou agreed immediately and then sued Yang He.

In northern Shaanxi, he didn't have to worry about the imperial court's selection of new troops. After all, for those generals, there was the temptation to be a title and the threat of relegation. No matter how they thought, they would select military soldiers to be sent to the capital. It was just food in northern Shaanxi? Thinking of this, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart, but it was still unsolvable!

The court wants to train a new army, and this idea is correct. However, if there is no strict supervision, the money for train a new army may be dredged. At that time, the so-called new army will be just a joke. There have been such examples once in the Chongzhen Dynasty alone. I wonder what will happen this time?

Thinking of the imperial court's will, Hong Chengchou led his personal guards to northern Shaanxi to take office before the next day.

When it was almost evening, Huang Taiji, who was far away in Shenyang, Liaodong, was taking advantage of the cold and not having to worry about anything more, and was having dinner with his favorite concubine Hai Lanzhu. Suddenly, his personal guard broke in. His expression was a little panicked, and he reported to him: "Khan, Beile is back!"

"Oh, I came back very quickly. How much grain did I take back?" Huang Taiji was delighted when he heard this, and turned to look at his personal guard and asked.

He knew that this Belle must be his son Haoge. However, after he asked, he saw that his personal guard's expression was wrong, and he couldn't help but feel a little bad in his heart.

"There is no food, Baylor said there was an emergency report." The guard lowered his head and replied, adding, "It seems that more than ten people have come back."

"What?" Huang Taiji couldn't sit still when he heard this and stood up. However, he still forced himself to smile at Hai Lanzhu and said, "Ben Khan will take a look first, and then come back to accompany his beloved concubine."

After a while, he saw Haoge. With just one look, his heart stuttered and he sank, thinking it was not good. At this time, as long as he was a person, he could see how embarrassed Haoge was. It must be that something big happened, so it would be like this!
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