Zhou Chong never expected that Zhengde had arranged two helpers for him. It was a good thing, but God knew what Zhengde thought, and he actually brought the two already infamous guys Jiao Fang and Zhang Cai to Zhou.

A heavy subordinate?

Among them, Zhang Cai is fine. Although he used to be lustful, he is now 60 years old. I guess he is powerless to be lustful. Moreover, he is indeed a good at government affairs. Before, Liu Jin was able to control the government affairs, thanks to the fact that he was behind him.

Zhang Cai helped him plan. But in comparison, Jiao Fang is already eighty years old. Although she looks strong in spirit, her face is full of old spots that can't deceive people. Zhou Chong is worried that if the old man is overworked one day, he probably

I will never get up to sleep.

To be honest, Zhou Chong does need some government affairs talents. After all, the jurisdiction under his Governor's Office is becoming larger and larger, and now it includes the Taiwan Prefecture, Malacca Prefecture, the old Hong Kong Prefecture, and it will definitely increase rapidly in the future, so the Governor is

There are also more and more government affairs in the government, and Zhou Chong does not want to spend all his time dealing with these boring government affairs, so he urgently needs some senior government affairs assistance.

Unfortunately, Zhou Chong had previously changed from a military position like the admiral to a civilian position like the governor, and there was no shortage of generals who led the troops to fight. For example, Shen Ying, Qu Lie and Chang Xiao could all be the only generals.

In addition, a new generation of generals are also being trained, and even Zhou Chong is considering the plan to establish a military academy.

Compared with military generals, Zhou Chong had fewer civil servants available. The earliest ones were Yang Tong, Tang Bohu and others from the Maritime Bureau. These people have been used to the extreme by Zhou Chong. For example, Tang Bohu, who was obviously a bohemian talented man.

But now he is forced to become an official buried in the work of a document by the government. He usually has no time to write and recite poems, and he even has little time to accompany his family. This has already made his wife Shen Jiuniang complain.

However, although Yang Tong and Tang Bohu can barely act as prefects in the local area, due to their experience and background, they can handle some specific government affairs. However, if they grasp the overall situation, it will take a long time to experience. After all, this

There is no so-called genius in the world at all. Everyone needs to go through a learning process to be competent for a certain aspect of work.

It is precisely because of this that Zhou Chong's Governor's Office has always lacked some senior government talents, but most of them are in the court, and most of them are in high positions and power. Such people are simply impossible for them to give up their original official positions.

, come to the Sihai Governor's Office, a yamen that is free from the power center of the Ming Dynasty.

Perhaps Zhengde also discovered that Zhou Chong lacked such senior political talents. In addition, he was nostalgic and felt that Jiao Fang and Zhang Cai were implicated because of Liu Jin's affairs. Among them, Jiao Fang was fine, at least he could enjoy his life at home.

In 2019, but Zhang Cai was at the peak of his political career. He was likely to enter the cabinet in the future, but he finally fell to the bottom. He could even survive in a hidden name, which made Zhengde feel a little guilty, so he brought them to the bottom.

I recommend it to Zhou Chong, and I hope Zhou Chong can compensate them on his own.

Although Zhou Chong had not had many contacts with Zhengde, it may be because of the blood relationship between the two, which made Zhou Chong have a very good understanding of Zhengde's character. When he saw Jiao Fang and Zhang Cai arrived, he had already guessed Zhengde's arrangements.

He could not refuse the intention of their coming, so he had to agree.

The position of the governor is equivalent to that of the governor. In fact, there is no essential region between the two, but the governor is generally appointed by the relatively stable provinces in the Ming Dynasty. For provinces that are prone to wars and conflicts on the frontier, the governor has always been set up.

So from this point, we can see that the governor is more focused on civil governance, while the military power in the hands of the governor is more important than that of the governor, but there is not much difference between the two in the organization of internal yamen.

There are already three prefectures under the rule of the governor of Zhou Chong, among which the territory of the Taiwan Prefecture is very vast, and all the sea areas are under the jurisdiction of Zhou Chong, so the power of Zhou Chong, the governor of the Four Seas is also quite important.

According to the Ming Dynasty official system, he should also have civil servant systems such as the left and right government officials, the right and left and right senators, etc., but because the establishment of the Sihai Governor's Office was too short, the establishment of these civil servants was not complete at all.

So far, there is only one left governor's envoy who is temporarily appointed by Yang Tong, and Zhou Chong himself serves as the Censor's envoy who is also appointed by Zhou Chong. As for other political participation and senators, they are temporarily vacant. It is precisely because of this that Zhou Chong's pressure is

Quite heavy.

However, now Zhengde sent Jiao Fang and Zhang Cai to the scene, and finally shared some of the pressure on Zhou Chong. Jiao Fang had a handwritten letter from Zhengde, which told Zhou Chong that he sent Jiao Fang and Zhang Cai to the Governor's Office of the Four Seas.

I will help Zhou Chong handle government affairs for the time being. If Zhou Chong is satisfied with them, I will give him a recommendation letter. At that time, Zhengde will appoint Jiao Fang and Zhang Cai as the right and left political participation in the Sihai Governor's Office. If he is not good to these two people

If you are satisfied, just fire them directly.

Zhengde said everything about this, and Jiao Fang and Zhang Cai were indeed both talents that Zhou Chong urgently needed. Therefore, after Zhou Chong considered it, he immediately wrote a memorial to Zhengde, recommending Jiao Fang and Zhang with the pseudonym Zhang Yu.

Cai is the governor's office and the government is involved in politics. As for whether there are any ministers in the court who will object, it is not his business. Zhengde himself will always have a way to do it.

The official appointments of Jiao Fang and Zhang Cai were soon gone, which made Jiao Fang and both of them ecstatic. Although they were only the fourth-rank official, which was far inferior to their previous first-rank senior officials, but don’t forget

, One of them has been dismissed from office, and the other has lost their previous identity. They have even lost their thoughts of a career in their hearts. However, here at Zhou Chong, they have a chance to start over, which makes Jiao Fanger

How can people not be happy?

It's a bit weird. Zhang Cai is only sixty years old and is at the golden age of a senior official, so it's normal for him to have a strong desire to be an official. However, Jiao Fang is already eighty years old this year. According to the original history

He only has four years of life left, but even so, Jiao Fang's pursuit of fame and fortune has not stopped, even stronger than Zhang Cai. Moreover, according to Zhang Cai's private disclosure, Zhengde was originally only going to recommend it.

Zhang Cai came to Zhou Chong alone, but Jiao Fang heard about this from somewhere, and immediately ran to the capital to beg Zhengde. Zhengde was so entangled that he had no choice but to finally agree to recommend Jiao Fang.

come over.

Of course, Zhang Cai deliberately revealed to Zhou Chong the reason why Jiao Fang was recommended, but in fact he didn't have any good intentions. He was just reminding Zhou Chong that he was the person the Emperor wanted to recommend, and Jiao Fang was just relying on it.

He was pleaded with shamelessness, and Jiao Fang was too old, so if he had any government affairs in the future, he could be told to do it. If he had the opportunity to be promoted in the future, he would be given priority.

Zhou Chong naturally saw Zhang Cai's scruples. In the traditional sense, Zhang Cai's behavior of speaking bad things behind his back is very shameful, but Zhang Cai and Jiao Fang are

Not a gentleman. Although Jiao Fang has a stronger desire for fame and fortune and a somewhat extreme and strong personality, he is generally a virtuous person. He has a very good reputation among the people when he is an official.

It was him who took great care of the people in his hometown. Even hundreds of years later, there were many stories about him seeking benefits for his hometown in Jiao Fang's hometown.

In contrast, Zhang Cai's virtue is very problematic. In the past, he was lustful when he was young. When he saw the concubine married by his subordinates beautifully, he would ask for it directly. Although in the Ming Dynasty, the concubine's status was extremely high.

It is not uncommon for scholars to send concubines to each other, but it is usually given by one party voluntarily. It is rare for those who take the initiative to ask for it like Zhang Cai.

Fortunately, as he grows older, Zhang Cai probably no longer has the ability to do something, so when he assists Liu Jin, he has never heard of asking someone for a concubine again. However, although Zhang Cai is now concerned about women.

He no longer pursues it that way, but his other virtues are not good people. For example, he will do it as long as it is beneficial to himself.

However, although Zhang Cai's virtue is problematic, his talent is obvious to all. For example, just a few days after coming to Zhou Chong's Governor's Office, he had helped Zhou Chong manage the entire Governor's Office in an orderly manner, and even with

Some small officials in the mansion were also united and were very popular with those officials. They were able to integrate into the Governor's Mansion in such a short time and get along well with each other, which is already an amazing talent in itself.

Therefore, although Zhou Chong knew that Zhang Cai had problems with his virtue, he still boldly entrusted important tasks. After all, Zhang Cai no longer has any place to go. Only under his own hands can he be reused. Otherwise, if his identity is exposed,

It was the enemy he had formed back then that was enough to let him die without a burial place. Besides, Zhou Chong was not an ordinary person. He had enough confidence to control a talented but not virtuous person like Zhang Cai for his own use.

While Zhou Chong reused Zhang Cai, he naturally did not forget Jiao Fang. This old guy who was obsessed with fame and fortune was not simple. After spending a while to learn about the situation of the three prefectures in Taiwan, Malacca and the old Hong Kong, he began to suggest.

Zhou Chong strengthened his rule over these three places, especially Malacca and Old Port, two places far away from the Central Plains, which need to strengthen his rule over there. Moreover, this rule is not just about sending troops, but also requires some administrative means.
Chapter completed!