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Chapter 76 Crucian Carp Crossing the River

Jiangzhou, Fengkou, the new Jiangzhou governor Xu Shao led the prefecture and county officials to gather at the wharf outside the city to prepare to welcome Shangguan. The new Hongzhou General Administration Office had just appeared on the upper river at this time. Taking advantage of this free time, Xu Shao did not forget to explain some important matters.

The King of Xiyang led his troops to fight in the Huai River area. More than half of the food, grass and supplies transported from Huangzhou were by water through Jiangnan, Jiangzhou, and then arrived in Jiangbei, Jinzhou, and then transferred to Lujiang by land, and then to the King of Xiyang's army. Therefore, the Fengkou Port is an important transit port.

At the same time, the materials of the various prefectures under the Hongzhou General Administration also entered the Yangtze River through the mouth of Poyang Lake. They either transported east to support the Xiyang King's army or transported west to the Shannan area. A large number of fleets had to pass through various docks under the jurisdiction of Xunyang County, Jiangzhou. Therefore, Xu Shao, the governor of Jiangzhou, had a heavy burden on his shoulders.

At this moment, near the Huokou, a large number of ships were spread across the river, with north-south and east-west directions. The dense ships were like crucian carp crossing the river. From a distance, people couldn't help but feel moved.

The Jiangzhou area, which was a place of war last year, has not only recovered as before, but has also developed with a more vigorous momentum. The countless sailing ships on the river surface have proved this fact.

This is an unprecedented grand occasion. It is like a carp boat crossing the river, more than half of them are merchant ships, loaded with various materials, set off from different starting places and heading to different destinations.

The ships walking out of the mouth of Poyang Lake were loaded with tea, porcelain from Fuliang, grain and various outputs from the coast of Poyang Lake, as well as sea salt and specialties from Lingbiao Guangzhou, among which Lingbiao sea salt is the most popular.

Nowadays, there is no reliable salt production area in the areas controlled by the Zhou Kingdom (Yuwen family). Although the imperial court is using troops to Shu, it is unknown when it will be able to obtain the well salt from Shu. Therefore, sea salt from the far-off lingbei has become the most popular material.

The endless stream of officials and civilians set off from Panyu, Guangzhou, and carried a large amount of sea salt to the north and crossed Dayu Ridge. It is said that the official road was congested.

After passing Dayu Ridge, the official salt ship was loaded through Gan River and into Poyang Lake and then into the Yangtze River, and then transported to Shannan and Guanzhong areas. Xu Shao, the governor of Jiangzhou, must ensure that the salt roads are smooth in the territory, so at this time, the person who brings the life of the left and right ears is the transfer of salt.

The salt transported from Guangzhou is snow-white fine salt, with high purity. It must not become coarse salt mixed with a large amount of mud and sand when you arrive in Guanzhong. Xu Shao cannot manage it elsewhere, but he must ensure that when the official salt passes through Jiangzhou, the sampling results must be qualified and the quantity must be matched.

In addition, merchant ships must be taxed, and the taxes they should be collected must be collected, and neither too much nor too little. As the governor, Xu Shao would never let his subordinates deceive his superiors and hide their subordinates, avoiding those clerks asking for bribes and accepting bribes, making a name for making a big profit, but he, the superior, was blamed.

After a while, the new general manager's official ship berthed at the dock, Xu Shao dressed and led the assistants forward to welcome Shangguan's arrival.

After the Zhou State captured Jiangzhou of Chen State last year, he quickly gained a foothold in Jiangzhou. The emperor rebuilt the imperial court. Recently, he readjusted the Jiangzhou political district, splitting Jiangzhou, which originally had ten counties, and then set up the Hongzhou General Administration for jurisdiction.

The Hongzhou General Administration Office is located in Nanchang, Hongzhou Prefecture. The General Administration Office has seven prefectures under its jurisdiction, namely Hongzhou, Jiangzhou, Raozhou, Yuanzhou, Fuzhou, Jizhou and Qianzhou.

The southernmost prefecture of the Hongzhou General Administration is Qianzhou. Qianzhou is located on the northern foot of Dayuling, which is the original Nankang County of Jiangzhou. The northernmost prefecture of the Hongzhou General Administration is Jiangzhou, which is located on the south bank of the Yangtze River, which is the original Xunyang County of Jiangzhou.

Xu Shao, the governor of Quan Xunyang County, was promoted to the governor of Jiangzhou, and the position of general manager of Hongzhou, and the emperor appointed Wei Wen, who was born in Jingzhao, to serve as the position. Wei Wen, whose court was named Shimu, was now in charge of the Chang'an court and was in charge of the children's family.

Wei Wen, who was nearly 60 years old, met with the officials from Jiangzhou who came to greet him one by one. He came from Chang'an to Hongzhou to take office. He was very busy all the way, but he was in good spirits. After all, most of the Wei family members of Jingzhao had military experience. Although Wei Wen was older, he was very strong.

Although Wei Feng met Xu Shao for the first time, he had already heard of his name. Xu Shao's father Xu Faguang is now also holding an important position in the court. This time Wei Feng became the general manager of Hongzhou, and Xu Shao, who was promoted to the governor of Jiangzhou, was under his jurisdiction. Therefore, when Xu Faguang was in Chang'an, he did not forget to say hello to Wei Feng.

Looking at the young Xu Shao, Wei Qing twisted his beard and smiled, "Eunuch Xu, when I was in Chang'an, Ling Zun told me many times that he would strictly evaluate Eunuch Xu, which would make me embarrassed."

Xu Shao said seriously when he heard this: "What my father said is very good, so he asked the general manager to conduct strict assessments. The subordinate officials must perform their duties and benefit the people in the jurisdiction..."

"Hahaha, the emperor is right. Xu Envoy is indeed a promising young man. He would rather not be a Beijing official than to be a training student in the prefectures and counties. Xu Gong really has a good son."

Wei Wen, who was born in Jingzhao Wei, had never seen any big scenes before. He said so much in public at this time, just to raise Xu Shao's value and let the assistants not bully young people.

The way of officialdom is to facilitate each other. Wei Feng did not deliberately please Xu Faguang, Xu Shao and his son, but instead made a favor and a good relationship. In the future, his son would be able to "get the Tao and help the Tao" if he trained in the officialdom in the future.

A young man following Wei Bing looked at Xu Shao with interesting interest. The young man was Wei Xie, the son of Wei Bing. This time he went to Hongzhou with his father and experienced it. The court has now recruited many people to serve as officials, and Wei Xie is one of them.

Jingzhao Wei family, in the Western Wei Dynasty, was a first-class powerful country, but after the struggle between Zhou and Sui Dynasty, it was silent for a while as the Sui Dynasty fell. Now, Jingzhao Wei family finally seized the opportunity and many tribe members reentered the official career.

Now that the situation in the Chang'an court is getting better and better, Wei Xie is also full of confidence, but he feels that he is still much worse than Xu Shao.

The emperor favored Xu Shao. Wei Xie had heard some insider news. It is said that when the emperor was in Shannan, he originally planned to appoint Xu Shao as the junior high school doctor, but Xu Shao declined on the grounds that he was too young and had a short resume, and insisted on practicing in the prefectures and counties for a few more years.

Later, the emperor appointed him as the governor of Jiangzhou, and he had a few years of experience before he had another appointment.

The inner history, who is in charge of the imperial edicts and participates in confidentiality. Although his rank is not high, he is a close minister of the emperor and has great power and can determine the success or failure of a matter at critical moments.

In the second year of Daxiang, Emperor Tianyuan passed away. It was the inner historian Zheng Yi and Yuzheng Liu Fang who forged an edict to hand over the power to his relative Yang Jian, which caused the bloody storm that later showed the importance of the inner historian and Yuzheng's official position.

Therefore, being appointed by the emperor as an official of the Inner History or the Emperor is something that many people dream of.

Wei Xie believed that if he got this good opportunity, he would never refuse. As a result, Xu Shao's choice surprised him and couldn't help but admire him very much.

The Chang'an court recruited Ying Yan as an official, and the number of people waiting for the officials can be described as "Carrotto" crossing the river. As a result, Xu Shao, who was determined to experience in the prefectures and counties, seemed very dazzling.

Of course, there is another young official, that is, Hao Wubo, who had just been promoted to the Chief Secretary of the Huangzhou Province, also politely declined the promotion of the emperor and also asked to practice in the prefectures and counties for a few more years instead of going to Chang'an to be an official in Beijing.

The emperor in Chang'an still misses these two young people. It seems that they will be valued in the future. Being able to have such a status in the emperor's heart means that Xu and Hao have their own real talents and practical work. Wei Xie feels ashamed of this.

But he is still young and knows that he will have opportunities in the future.

The wind was strong by the river, and Xu Shao led the way forward and led Shangguan to the city. Wei Wen will have a short rest at Fengkou today and will take land to Nanchang, Hongzhou tomorrow, where he will officially receive the governors of the states under his jurisdiction and begin to perform his duties as general manager.

The Zhou State made such a big move to change the administrative divisions of the Yijiangzhou area, which means that it would never be "returned" to Chen State. Wei Wen, the first general manager of Hongzhou, would have to make a series of layouts next.
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