Chapter 412: Go south! Go south!
In Nanjing city.

After receiving the news, the garrison and town yamen did not discuss it, but tacitly adopted a wait-and-see attitude.

The garrison office and the town guard office were responsible for controlling the troops in Nanjing and the surrounding garrisons. Under the joint control of the meritorious officials who stayed in Nanjing and the eunuchs who were stationed there, the troops in Nanjing could command all the troops under one command.

And in contrast to that.

They are the various departments and offices in Nanjing city.

The civil servants seemed much more scattered than those in the garrison and town offices.

Yan Shaoting, who has been known as the God of Wealth in the court in recent years, is coming to Nanjing to serve as an official. Naturally, the reactions of the civil servants in Nanjing are different.

Departments such as the Nanjing Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Punishments, and the Ministry of Works were completely ignored.

Even though the emperor's order was for Yan Shaoting to be the manager of the money and grain storage in the six provinces of Jiangnan, it had little to do with the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Punishments, and the Ministry of Works.

The Nanjing Ministry of Personnel took a cautious attitude.

After all, Yan Shaoting still holds the power to inspect the six provinces in the south of the Yangtze River, but that's all.

As for the Nanjing Ministry of War, under the premise that there are garrison offices and garrison offices to control Nanjing troops, the Nanjing Ministry of War actually has the lowest presence.

Only the Nanjing Ministry of Revenue and the Governor's Grain Storage Office were the most sensitive to this matter and had the greatest reaction.

Even though the Chinese New Year has just passed, it is still the beginning of the first lunar month.

Officials from the Nanjing Ministry of Revenue and the Governor's Grain Storage Office gathered together after receiving the news to jointly deal with the court's sudden appointment, which was made without any prior notice.

This day.

After receiving the news from the capital.

Yang Zongqi, the Nanjing Governor and Minister of Grain Storage, brought several officials from the yamen and quietly entered the Ministry of Revenue.

In the government office.

There were five or six people sitting sparsely there, all of them officials from the two government offices.

As a Jinshi in the 20th year of Jiajing, Yang Zongqi was granted the title of Shujishi when he passed the imperial examination. He served as the Censor of Engineering and the Censor of Criminal Affairs, and was later promoted to the Minister of Shandong.

In June of the 42nd year of the Jiajing reign, he was promoted to the position of Left Vice-Chief Censor of the Censorate, Governor of Shanxi, and Commander-in-Chief of the Three Passes.

In June last year, he was promoted to the position of Nanjing Governor-General and Minister of Grain Storage, and concurrently served as the Right Deputy Censor-in-Chief of the Nanjing Censorate.

This is the regular configuration of the Nanjing Governor's Minister of Grain Storage.

Anyone who is in charge of grain storage must be appointed to an official position in the Nanjing Censorate.

Yang Zongqi, who was born in Yan'an Wei, Shaanxi, has the unique face of the old Qin people in Guanzhong.

He has a square beard and thick eyebrows, and looks extremely heroic.

Just now.

Yang Zongqi's face looked very ugly, as gloomy as the dark clouds in the sky outside.

He brought two officials from the Governor's Grain Storage Office and looked at Zhang Shunchen, the Nanjing Minister of Revenue, who was sitting at the top seat in the government office.

Zhang Shunchen, who passed the imperial examination and became an official in the court in the 14th year of Jiajing, was earlier than Yang Zongqi.

He served as Ling Yin three times and as Bu Si four times.

Even though he is now old, his eyes are still bright and his face is elegant and peaceful.

Sitting on Zhang Shunchen's left and right were Zhang Xun, the left vice minister of the Nanjing Ministry of Revenue, and Xu Yangzheng, the right vice minister.

At this moment, everyone's eyes fell on the Minister of Revenue Zhang Shunchen.

But Zhang Shunchen just brewed the tea slowly and carefully.

Wait until a burst of hot steam rises and the sound of water is heard.

Zhang Shunchen then poured tea into several teacups and pushed them in front of the people present.

"Are you here at the Ministry of Revenue because of the news from the capital?"

Zhang Shunchen took a sip of tea with a smile on his face, and then looked leisurely at Yang Zongqi who was being questioned.

The aroma of tea is rising before my eyes.

But at this moment, Yang Zongqi had no mood to drink tea.

He spoke in a muffled voice: "Brother Xi Bo, you and I have served as officials in Nanjing for many years. You should know how vicious and evil the Yan Party is. In the past two years, for some reason, the Yan family has made a lot of money for the emperor, but you can't really regard Yan Shaoting as the God of Wealth of our Ming Dynasty."

In fact, Yang Zong had no choice but to be anxious about this matter.

In the entire city of Nanjing, no one needed to be so anxious about the news they received this time. Even Zhang Shunchen, the Nanjing Minister of Finance in front of him, could sit back and relax.

But only him.

Only he, the Minister of Grain and Food Reserves of Nanjing Governor, was the most worried person.

Without him.

He was the Minister of Grain and the Governor-General of Nanjing, and Yan Shaoting was ordered to go south this time to be the General Manager of the money and grain storage in the six provinces of Jiangnan.

Talk about it.

Yan Shaoting will completely become the superior of Yang Zongqi, the Minister of Grain Storage and the Governor-General of Nanjing.

Facing the extremely anxious Yang Zongqi.

Zhang Shunchen just smiled slightly.

Having been in the officialdom for many years, how could he not understand Yang Zongqi's urgency.

Zhang Shunchen spoke slowly: "The court has increased its fiscal revenue, firstly for silk and secondly for the opening of the sea, which can be regarded as a reasonable basis, and it is not an act of exploiting the people. However, the title of God of Wealth can only be regarded as a joke. Now that the emperor has issued an order, the Minister of Grain Storage of the Governor-General of Nanjing should follow the order and sort out the accounts of the Grain Storage Office, so as not to cause the new official to be angry because of some minor mistakes."

In the court, interests and struggles never stop.

Zhang Shunchen could only give some gentle advice and vague warnings.

But Yang Zongqi was obviously not satisfied with such a response.

He frowned and said, "Brother Xi Bo, rest assured. The accounts of the Grain Storage Office have always been clear and transparent, and these accounts were eventually submitted to the Ministry of Revenue for verification."

Hear this.

Zhang Shunchen's eyebrows moved noticeably, and a hint of dissatisfaction flashed in his eyes.

According to Yang Zongqi, if something happened to their Governor's Grain Storage Office, the Nanjing Ministry of Revenue would definitely be implicated as well.

Xu Yangzheng, the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, smiled and said, "General Yang, don't worry. Although the emperor wants Yan Shaoting to be the chief minister of the six provinces' money and grain storage, the intention of the capital is also to let him come here to increase revenue and tax revenue for the court. If he can't distinguish between the primary and the secondary, and just suppresses and excludes his colleagues and seizes power like the Yan Party did in the past, will our six ministries in Nanjing just sit there and wait for the opportunity?"

Hearing Xu Yangzheng's words, a smile immediately appeared on Yang Zongqi's face.

He said quickly, "Brother Ji Fu is right. This is why I came here today. No matter what, Yan Shaoting is a member of the Yan Party and the grandson of Yan Song. Even if he can get money and food for the court now, he still can't change his eating habits. He may not dare to do it in Beijing, but in Nanjing, the emperor is far away, who knows what he will do with power in his hands. "

Yang Zongqi felt somewhat delighted and looked at Xu Yangzheng, the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, with gratitude.

He is clear.

In his early years, Xu Yangzheng was an official in the capital. He and others jointly wrote a letter to impeach Yan Shifan, accusing him of usurping his father's power, bribing Zhang Yan, and implicating Yan Shifan in the granary, which angered Yan Song and his son.

At that time, Xu Yangzheng was not only beaten with 60 sticks in the court, but was also exiled to Yunnan and became a small official in Tonghai County.

It was only in the past two years that he was finally promoted step by step to the position of Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue in Nanjing through the efforts of all parties.

From this point of view, Xu Yangzheng and the Yan family are completely incompatible.

And Xu Yangzheng was the right vice-minister of the Ministry of Revenue in Nanjing. With this relationship, Yang Zongqi was sure that this time the Ministry of Revenue would definitely be in close contact with his own grain storage department.

Yang Zongqi immediately smiled bitterly and shook his head, looking at Zhang Shunchen with deep eyes: "The Yan Party is coming with great force, we must be on guard!"

Zhang Shunchen frowned and never spoke.

He was very clear about the purpose of Yang Zongqi's visit today.

It is nothing more than hoping that the Nanjing Ministry of Revenue will stand together with the Governor-General's Grain Storage Office after Yan Shaoting takes office.

He could even be certain that after today, Yang Zongqi would go to other departments and offices to discuss matters with others.

It is very likely that he wanted to connect all the departments and offices in Nanjing before Yan Shaoting arrived in Nanjing.

After all, although the city of Nanjing was not united in the past, the sudden arrival of Yan Shaoting, a member of the Yan party, was tantamount to telling everyone in Nanjing that they had a common enemy.

Nothing can bring people together better than a common enemy.

"What do you think Yan Shaoting will do first after he takes office?"

at last.

Zhang Shunchen still asked a question.

Yang Zongqi was delighted again.

Obviously, the Minister of Finance in front of him had given in.

"He has the imperial edict in hand, and he must first check the Nanjing money and grain accounts and hold the grain storage office and the Ministry of Revenue accountable!"

In order to drag the Ministry of Revenue into the water first, Yang Zongqi did everything he could, and his words directly gave the Ministry of Revenue a sense of crisis.

Zhang Shunchen frowned: "It is his duty to check the accounts."

Yang Zongqi shook his head repeatedly: "It is true that the emperor's will is true, but he is a member of the Yan family. With such power, Brother Xi Bo can guarantee that he will not use this to disrupt the Ministry of Revenue?"

Zhang Shunchen poured himself another cup of tea.

Then he slowly raised his head and looked at Yang Zongqi.

The fact that he remained silent made Yang Zongqi hesitate, and he couldn't help but feel nervous, fearing that there would be any changes.

Zhang Shunchen quickly asked word by word, "Although I am the Minister of Revenue and I used to take care of the accounts of the Grain Storage Office, I still want to ask you a question today."

Yang Zongqi immediately straightened his chest and said, "Brother Xibo, feel free to ask any questions."

Zhang Shunchen nodded.

"Is there anything hidden or deceptive in the accounts of the grain storage office?"

For an instant.

Yang Zongqi's pupils shrank.

He immediately shook his head and said firmly: "Brother Xi Bo and I swear that the accounts of the grain storage office will never be concealed!"

Zhang Shunchen looked at Yang Zongqi deeply.

After a while.

He sighed softly and said, "If this is true, and if trouble really arises, I will speak up." He finally got the answer he wanted.

Yang Zongqi immediately stood up and clasped his hands together.

"In that case, I would like to thank Brother Xibo in advance!"

"Please rest assured, Brother Xibo, the Grain Storage Office will never let you down!"

After a serious speech.

Yang Zongqi finally left with the people from the grain storage office.

Looking at the other person's leaving figure.

Zhang Shunchen didn't speak for a long time, even though the tea in front of him had gone cold.

Zhang Yan and Xu Yangzheng sat quietly by the side, silently observing the Shangshu's expression.

I don’t know how much time passed.

Only then did Zhang Shunchen look up and sideways at Xu Yangzheng.

His brows were slightly furrowed, and there was a hint of mystery in his eyes.

"Jifu."

Xu Yangzheng, who was named, felt a shudder in his shoulders.

"Shangshu."

Zhang Shunchen sighed softly: "Although Nanjing is far away from the capital, the appointment and dismissal of officials in various departments are in the capital..."

After saying this sentence without any beginning or end.

Zhang Shunchen stood up, put his hands behind his back, and walked out slowly.

Only Zhang Xun and Xu Yangzheng, who looked confused, were left sitting in the government office.

After a while.

Only then did Xu Yangzheng turn around and look at Zhang Xun.

"What do you mean by this, Shangshu?"

Zhang Yan shook his head, slowly stood up, glanced at Xu Yangzheng, and smiled.

"Just wait."

"In the final analysis, we still have to wait for Yan Shaoting, the Prime Minister of Six Provinces, to arrive to know what will happen."

Finished.

Zhang Xun also walked out of the government office.

Xu Yangzheng was the only one left in the room.

Seeing that there was no one around, he was confused by Zhang Shunchen's words.

After much thought, Xu Yangzheng finally had no choice but to walk out of the government office and out of the Ministry of Revenue.

He needs to go find Yang Zongqi again to discuss it in detail.

After all, the Yan Party's march south was like a meeting with an enemy to him, and he was extremely jealous.

When the various departments and offices in Nanjing City began to be filled with worry because of the news from the capital.

Suzhou Prefecture Grain Supervisory Office.

But it's a different story.

It is located just north of Yougu Hall in a four-sided hall with a hip roof.

There was a burst of laughter.

Zhang Juzheng looked at Hai Rui who was sitting in front of him with a smile and poured him a cup of tea.

Then he began to speak with emotion.

"I never thought that Yan Runwu would come to Jiangnan soon."

"I'm afraid Jiangnan will become even more lively by then."

At this moment, Zhang Juzheng, the Governor-General and Minister of the Navy, had an expression of watching the fun on his face.

Hai Rui glanced at Zhang Juzheng sideways and snorted twice.

Zhang Juzheng was quite happy.

After all, the Governor-General's Maritime Affairs Office does not have much direct connection with the various offices in Jiangnan.

But as the governor of Yingtian, I am in a lot of trouble.

Strictly speaking, he is the chief official in the Jiangnan area.

But when Yan Shaoting, the Prime Minister in charge of the money and grain storage of six provinces, came, it was unclear who was in charge of whom.

I don’t know if I can drag Yan Shaoting into this as well.

Just like dragging Zhang Juzheng into the water.

Hai Rui muttered to himself.

He immediately looked at Zhang Juzheng and said, "The registered population of Songjiang Prefecture needs to be re-checked. The most important thing is to find out the ownership of the land in Songjiang Prefecture this year to see which families own the land. Uncle, please don't delay this matter any longer."

In a word.

Zhang Juzheng's smiling face instantly lost color.

He even rolled his eyes at Hai Rui.

Hai Rui narrowed his eyes and looked at Zhang Juzheng, then said in a very infuriating tone: "Uncle, are you not willing to go to Songjiang Prefecture for work because of the teacher-student relationship? If so, it's fine. There are ten prefectures under the jurisdiction of the Yingtian Governor's Office for Uncle to choose from."

He said this almost from the top of his lungs.

Zhang Juzheng glared angrily.

"Stop gossiping like this..."

"I will leave for Songjiang Prefecture tomorrow!"

After finishing speaking.

Zhang Juzheng no longer had the heart to continue talking about Yan Shaoting's move south. He sat down angrily and turned his head to look out the window.

This Hai Rui...

Really a bad mood!
And in Beijing, thousands of miles away.

Time finally passed and the Lantern Festival of the 44th year of Jiajing passed.

The sixteenth day of the first lunar month.

Chaoyangmen Wharf in the east of the city.

Early in the morning.

The Wucheng Bingmasi and Shuntian Prefecture cleared the dock.

Today is the day when Yan Shaoting, the prince's guest who is in charge of the finances and grain of six provinces, the admiral of Nanjing's military affairs, and the governor of six provinces, sets off south.

no doubt.

Today, Yan Shaoting can be said to be a powerful provincial governor.

Blocking the dock for his own use alone is more than enough to justify it.

Early.

Yan Shaoting, wearing a brand new red robe, was escorted by Huang Jin, the eunuch of imperial ceremonies, Yuan Wei, the minister of the cabinet, and Guo Pu, the minister of the Ministry of Personnel, and finally boarded the official ship that had been docked at the pier.

Old Yantou and Yan Shifan didn't come today.

According to the rules, the two of them are now working in the Cabinet and the Ministry of Justice respectively.

The servants and stewards of the Yan family surrounded the young lady Lu Wenyan and the young master Yan Fusun and stood on the dock, looking at the man standing on the deck of the official ship with reluctance.

natural.

The young master of the Yan family still doesn’t have a proper name and is still known by the nickname Gouzi.

Zhu Qi, Qi Dazhu and the general flag of the Beijing camp named Liu Wan stood behind Yan Shaoting.

On the dock.

Huang Jin, on behalf of the emperor, spoke slowly with a smile on his face: "The emperor said that although Jiangnan is beautiful, you should not forget the majestic Yanshan Mountain, and don't forget the emperor's expectations. This journey is thousands of miles long, I hope you have a smooth journey, and this trip will be a success."

Yan Shaoting immediately clasped his fists, bowed and nodded, then bent over and saluted in the direction of Xiyuan.

"I will live up to the emperor's orders. May the great Ming Dynasty come to an end!"

Yuan Wei shouted at the side: "Be careful, if there are any villains, just write to the capital, we will definitely help you clear the obstacles!"

Lord Yuan spoke boldly and without any scruples.

This made Guo Pu, who was standing next to him, stunned for a moment and glanced at him sideways.

Yan Shaoting's mouth twitched, and he finally responded with a fist salute.

Subsequently.

He then spoke in a clear voice: "After sending you a thousand miles, we must finally say goodbye. Please stay."

There is no reluctance, nor any lofty vows.

Under the gaze of everyone.

Yan Shaoting turned his head and looked at the huge sails that had fallen.

He exhaled slowly.

Then he straightened his chest and raised his arms.

"set off!"

"Go south!"

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