484 Another celebrity?

It's another sunny day, and the Baisha Pier in Qiongzhou Prefecture, Hainan Island is as noisy as usual. A large number of ships dock or set sail here every day, and similarly, thousands of people come and go here every day.

Today, another group of guests disembarked from a passenger ship. Judging from their curious eyes and busy looking around, it was probably the first time they came back to Hainan and the first time they saw the prosperity under the short-haired rule.

Usually this kind of "hillbilly" appearance would attract ridicule from others. But this time, after seeing their clothes, everyone around them showed awe on their faces. Some of them wore short shirts and opened their arms.

Shi Shi unconsciously straightened his clothes and appearance, lowered his head deeply, with a solemn look on his face.

The reason for this is very simple - the dozen or so people who got off the boat were wearing either cyan or green robes, and they all had black gauze hats on their heads - the whole boat turned out to be officials from the Ming Dynasty.

Only those of rank 4 or above can wear scarlet. Cyan and green are only for low-level officials of rank 6, 7 or even 1st rank. However, for the lowest level of the people, even a ninth-rank inspection officer is a high-ranking master. If it is in the mainland of the Ming Dynasty,

, so many officials appeared at once, they should all kneel down on the roadside and lower their heads and not look around.

That is to say, on the short hair side, the authority of Ming officials has been greatly reduced - although the Ming flag is still hung on the flagpole, even the beggars on the street here know that Hainan is called the territory of the Ming Dynasty, and it is really affected by the short hair.

Control, although the officials of the Ming Dynasty cannot be said to have no power at all here, they no longer have the power to make decisions about life and death like they do across the strait.

Therefore, they only bowed their heads slightly to show respect when these people passed by, and then did whatever they had to do. This calm look seemed a bit uncomfortable in the eyes of those officials. After all, it was different from the scene they were used to before boarding the ship.

But these officials also knew that Shorthair's territory was different from that of the Ming Dynasty, and it was not a place for them to show off their authority. What's more, they came here to make a living in someone else's hands, so they all restrained themselves a little at this time.

But the short-haired guy finally didn't take it too seriously - some sharp-eyed people saw an arch built with red silk and colored paper at the exit of the pier, with banners hanging on it and words such as welcome and greetings written on it. Although the words were all in traditional Chinese, but

The writing order is horizontally arranged from left to right, so it took these Ming Dynasty officials a little time to recognize that it was a banner specially put out to welcome them - but no matter what, it can be regarded as a reception hall for officials.

It was a lucky draw, so that those officials would not be too disappointed.

Under the colorful gate, several current officials of the Ming Empire on Hainan Island: Wang Pu, Zhou Sheng, Zhang Ling, and Yan Wenchang, who had just been officially appointed as the magistrate of Qiongshan County, were waiting here. In addition, Qiong Haijun

The person in charge of Qiongzhou Prefecture, Zhao Lide, was also there, waiting for these civil servants with a smile.

"Brother Xian works hard"

"Brother Jie Shan, you have to work hard."

Seeing this group of people gradually approaching, Wang Pu stepped forward and greeted the leader, an official wearing a green robe and a beautiful beard. Looking at the patches on the official's clothes and his magnanimity, it was clear that he was

The highest status among this group of people. And he and Wang Pu were obviously old acquaintances. After the two met, they bowed to each other and saluted each other, and were very affectionate.

After being polite and thanking the other officials who had landed behind the sixth-grade official, Wang Pu turned around and introduced everyone behind him, especially the representative of Qionghai Town, Zhao Lide, to them. At the same time, he highlighted this issue.

Person's identity:

"This is my fellow disciple Shi Kefa, whose courtesy name is Xianzhi. His writings and morals are all personally passed down by my mentor Zhongyi Gong, so he is beyond my reach. Xian's brother, this is the person in charge of the Qiong Navy here, Chief Zhao Lide.

.”

"Hello, I have long admired your name."

Zhao Lide smiled and took the initiative to nod to the historical celebrity, and even bent down to show respect - for modern people, bowing is already considered a very important etiquette. But Shi Kefa was obviously a very proud man, although he knew

The short-haired man was so powerful here that he still just nodded lightly, but snorted from his nostrils:

"Shi is just a scholar. He has only served as an official in Xi'an Prefecture twice before, and later he only worked in the Ministry of Revenue. He has never left the capital. I don't know if he has a 'famous name' to look up to."

——As expected of Wang Pu’s senior brother, he even had the same bad temper. However, out of respect for the most famous loyal minister who died in the late Ming Dynasty, Zhao Lide just smiled. He said to himself that you are not very famous now.

You are famous in later generations. Brother, when I traveled to Yangzhou, I made a special trip to your memorial hall. The couplet at the door, "Count the plum blossoms and shed tears for the country's subjugation, and divide the bright moon into the heart of an old minister." I still have an impression on you. So I came here to pay my respects.

living person.

Next to him, Wang Pu noticed Ade's unusual attention and respect for Shi Kefa, and felt a little strange in his heart. But when he saw that Shi Kefa didn't appreciate it, and instead spoke irritatingly, he immediately felt uneasy - he could understand his fellow disciple.

He was so proud. He thought he was so arrogant when he first came into contact with the shorthair, but after a few years of getting along, the original arrogance had long since disappeared. At that time, he was slapped by the chef, but now that he thinks about it, he doesn't feel resentful.

I thought that the banquet was just a rough man, but Mr. Zhao's temper was the most sinister. Shi Xianzhi was so cold and rejected people thousands of miles away, and he might suffer quietly in the future without knowing it. Wang Pu hurriedly

He stepped forward and said some kind words to Shi Kefa and the people behind him, saying that the boatman was tired and had a hard time along the way, which made the atmosphere lively again. After that, the group left the dock and went to the hotel that had been prepared to rest and prepare for this event.

Criticizing officials to follow suit...

This is the first and largest time that the Ming Empire has sent officials to Hainan Island since it fell into the hands of Shorthair. According to the agreement reached between Qian Qianyi and Qionghai Town, they will replace part of the tenure on Hainan Island.

Officials from the Ming Dynasty who are full but willing to return to the mainland. At the same time, another group of people will be sent to newly established counties and townships in Taiwan and Luzon to serve as local officials in charge of local political power.

Originally, these people were supposed to go in three directions, but Qiong Haijun greeted the officials of the Ming Dynasty in advance and said that he hoped that these officials could all come to Hainan Island first to meet with the people from Qionghai Town.

Once people get to know each other, it will be easier for them to cooperate in the future.

Logically speaking, this is not in compliance with the rules, but because the salaries of these officials are also distributed by Qionghai Town, and they will receive the money from others in the future, those officials have no room to refuse - after all, they are looking for people these days.

It is not easy to find a real shortage. Most of these officials are scholars from poor families. They studied hard in the early days, and finally passed the imperial examination and passed the imperial examination. However, the Ming Dynasty was already in the last days, and smoke and dust were everywhere in the country. Liaodong, Shaanxi, and Yunnan

... These maps also mark places that belong to the territory of the Ming Dynasty. The Ministry of Civil Affairs does have the intention to send officials there, but how many people actually dare to take office?

On the contrary, there is still a good chance for the newly opened territory of the Southern Shorthair. At least the groups of people who had dealt with them in the imperial court before have become prosperous. And most of those who are willing to take office in this remote place belong to

The economic conditions are not very good, and there is no way to delay the waiting list any longer. They have heard before coming here: Qiong Haijun never deducts the salary paid by the court on behalf of the court, and also provides many additional subsidies, and Hainan Island is already very

It's prosperous. Even if you buy some goods here and resell them back to the mainland, you can make several times the profit.

So they all came. They thought that coming here would be like local officials going to Beijing to pay homage. They could just sign up and take a photo with the officials in Qionghai Town before taking up their posts. However, unexpectedly, in the evening of the same day,

At the reception banquet, Commander Zhao Lide, who seemed to be smiling all the time, announced their next itinerary:

"Everyone, you will stay here for a period of time to receive some training on our Qiong Navy's local governance policies and measures. This period will last about a month. After one month, there will be an exam. If you can

If you pass, you can take office."

"What if I can't pass?"

Someone in the crowd immediately asked, and Ade smiled:

"If he fails, he will have an opportunity to continue studying for about a month, and then take a make-up exam. But if he fails to pass the make-up exam... he will have to ask him to go back to the mainland."

"Why are we officials sent by the imperial court and you have no right to expel us?"

Some of the officials immediately started shouting, but Zhao Lide nodded calmly:

"We have the right to expel - the terms of the contract signed between Qionghai Town and the Ming Dynasty clearly stipulate that Ming Dynasty can dispatch officials to Hainan, Taiwan, and Luzon, but we, Qionghai Town, will inspect whether these officials are competent

For incompetent officials, we have the right to ask the court to replace them - you don't need to be so excited, this kind of training is very necessary for you. Hainan Island is better here, Luzon, and Taiwan are new after all.

In this land, the natural environment is still quite harsh. Swamps, miasma, poisonous insects, and cannibals will threaten your lives anytime and anywhere. Even the local people are mostly fierce and barbaric, and most of them are disobedient to the king..."

At this point, when he saw that the officials in the hall had quieted down and began to listen to him carefully, Ade spread his hands and said,

"In short, being an official here is very different from that in the Ming Dynasty. The training we provide is to teach you how to deal with the harsh environment here. If you can't master this knowledge, we really don't dare to let you go.

, this is also for the sake of everyone’s lives.”

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Continue to run quickly, trying hard to catch up.

I'm asking for about ten more monthly tickets, and I hope my friends can support me.
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