Chapter 466 Governor’s Northwest Counter-Rebellion Office

Chapter 466 Governor's Northwest Counterinsurgency Office

Starting from April 28, Zhu Jinghong was very peaceful on the road. Apart from chatting with Ning Huanxiang every day, he was exploring the mysteries of life with Ke Qing.

But Wang Pei'an always didn't want him to get his wish. He would either hold a book to teach him, or teach him on the spot to reason with him.

How to teach on-site? Naturally, when you stop in the field, take him to see the hardships of the people's work, so that they can understand the hardships of people's livelihood.

For example, at this time, he was led by Wang Pei'an and walked on the high slope of the loess.

Although he is a modern person and knows that the people are not living well, when Zhu Jinghong saw it with his own eyes, he still felt a little shocked.

When he was in Jinling that day, he went deep into the countryside to observe the people's sentiments. At that time, he felt that the people's life was difficult, but compared with Shaanxi and Gansu, Jinling was already good.

“People’s livelihood is already extremely difficult,” Zhu Jinghong couldn’t help but sigh.

At this moment, Wang Pei'an was also very touched. On the one hand, the northwest was indeed too bitter, and on the other hand, it was Zhu Jinghong's reaction.

All along, he felt that he knew this man well enough and thought that Zhu Jinghong was a kind-hearted royal dude.

But after spending a lot of time together recently, Wang Pei'an found that he needed to get to know this person again.

Although he is resistant to understanding the people's sentiments, when this person really comes to the people, he will indeed understand the people's sentiments in detail.

What is especially commendable is that Zhu Jinghong will ask some details of the people's lives, such as how many acres of land they have at home, how the harvest is, and how to pay the annual taxes

As a dignified prince, he is so respectful and condescending. Wang Pei'an was really surprised by the contrast between them.

So much so that he couldn't help but wonder, can the prince do it? Can King Rui do it?

These two are intent on fighting for power, how can they really care about the people? The judgment given by Wang Peian.

"Your Highness, the so-called prosperity of the people is hard, but now that the imperial court is waging war, the common people are living a hard life, with taxes and corvees"

Now that the imperial government's finances are relatively healthy, so the changes in taxes Not big, but the corvee will inevitably increase when a large army fights.

In the past two months alone, the imperial court has recruited nearly 600,000 civilians from Sichuan, Shanxi, Gansu and Shuofang to transport military rations.

If according to ancient sayings, the 100,000 combat troops on the front line plus these civilians, the court can also claim to have an army of 700,000 to suppress the rebellion.

It is worth mentioning that among the 100,000 troops of the imperial court, only more than 60,000 were directly under the imperial court, and the rest were all servants of chieftains from various alliances.

Wang Pei'an continued to talk about the truth, but Zhu Jinghong's eyes turned to the official road, where a large group of people were rushing.

"Those people are"

Next to Zhu Jinghong, a member of the household replied, "Your Majesty, there are sergeants escorting us. I think they are transporting ordnance to the front line."

The subordinates of Gao Hong and Zhang Zhongxiang were also selected by Zhu Jinghong himself, and each of them was a good player who could fight.

It is truly unique that he has gone to the flag-bearer guard to pick and choose like this, and he has done so twice during the opening of the mansion.

"I can't see it"

Compared to ordinary people, Zhu Jinghong's eyesight is much better. He found that what was being escorted was not an object but a person. This was a bit strange.

"Go and have a look" Zhu Jinghong said in a deep voice.

So everyone jumped on their horses and rushed towards the pipeline, including Wang Pei'an.

Wang Pei'an originally had average riding skills, but during this period, in order to facilitate his travels, he, a scholar, also practiced it.

As everyone got closer, they saw clearly that in addition to escorting supplies, the sergeants also escorted a large number of young men in the team.

After being informed by his subordinates that a team was approaching, Qianhu, the leader of the team, did not dare to take it lightly. He ordered his subordinates to be on guard, and then he brought people to negotiate.

"Who are you?"

Listening to the shouts from the other side, Gao Hong looked at Zhu Jinghong and asked, "My lord, are you going to greet me?"

"You If you ask about the situation, just say we are from the Governor-General's Office."

Ning Huanxiang has established the Northwest Governor-General's Office, so it is most appropriate to give him his name.

Gao Hong immediately rode forward, first reported his identity and then showed his identity before letting the escorting sergeant explain the situation.

After asking about the situation, Gao Hong immediately rode back, followed by Qianhu.

"Your Majesty, this is Xu Qianhu. They were responsible for escorting the grain and grass. On the way, the civilians made trouble for pay, so they were captured," Gao Hong reported.

Originally Xu Youqing thought that he was just a staff member of the Governor's Office, so he thought of coming over to pay a visit, but he never expected that he would be a prince in front of him.

Xu Youqing had heard that Zhu Jinghong would go to the northwest to supervise the war this time, and he would be traveling with Ning Huanxiang, so he could easily guess the identity of the person in front of him.

Without any delay, Xu Youqing immediately knelt down to pay homage. "I, the Governor of Gansu Province, Qinzhou Guard, Qianhu Xu Youqing, come to see the prince."

"Well, get up."

Zhu Jinghong responded, and then asked, "What's going on with the civil servants' dispute over pay?"

Wang Pei'an also stared closely at Xu Youqing, and he also wanted to know the inside story.

"Those people were called to transport military rations, but they said on the way that the money had not been paid and that their families were running out of money, so they did not want to leave in the middle, so they started clamoring for wages."

Recruiting corvee labor It is tax-free. If there is another sign after serving, the court will have to provide financial and food subsidies. After all, the time to transport military food will be long, which will affect family farming and other agricultural work.

After Xu Youqing told Zhu Jinghong, he learned that the arrested group of people had been drafted into service for the fourth time since February last year.

In other words, from February last year to May this year, for ten of the thirteen months, they worked for the imperial court for free.

Parents of the familyIf there is a lack of strong labor force during this period, it is very likely that they will not be able to survive, so it is normal for these civilians to have trouble with wages.

After Xu Youqing finished speaking, Wang Pei'an asked, "They really didn't receive the money and food."

"I don't know the inside story of this. I just escort the military rations to Wuwei safely." Xu Youqing replied.

Actually, he knew that these people did not receive subsidies from the court, but they just did not want to get involved in these matters, so he said that he did not know.

Compared to other Qianhu, he was considered a kind person. He only detained the troublemakers instead of directly killing people to establish his authority.

"Your Highness, I'm going to ask about the situation" Wang Pei'an took the initiative to speak.

After Zhu Jinghong thought for a while, he said "Go"

With Wang Pei'an around, many things would not be easy to handle, so Zhu Jinghong was thinking about how to solve this problem along the way. Bit kicked aside.

What happened today gave Zhu Jinghong an idea.

So he looked at Xu Youqing and asked, "Tell me the truth, are there many things like this that civilians owe wages to?"

"This"

Seeing Xu Youqing hesitated, and Gao Hong immediately reminded him, "When the prince asks you, just tell the truth. Do you think you can hide this kind of thing?"

It is indeed common to be in arrears of payment, and the common people are the best ones to deal with. People, officials are naturally more willing to take advantage of them.

"According to what I have heard, there is indeed a lack of payment, and there have been several disputes over payment." Xu Youqing answered very difficultly. He really did not want to be involved in these corruption cases.

"Yeah"

Fortunately, Zhu Jinghong responded and had no intention of asking any more, otherwise Xu Youqing would really want to cry.

"It seems that this is a big case, enough to hold him back." Zhu Jinghong looked in the direction of Wang Pei'an.

At this time, Wang Pei'an was asking questions, chatting enthusiastically with the arrested group, and even started laughing in the end.

"I will get your salary back for you, but you must also promise to transport the court's food and grass." Wang Pei'an looked solemn when he spoke.

Perhaps he really has a great sense of righteousness. Anyway, after some persuasion, all the people present believed his words.

"Master, as long as you can make the decision for us, how dare we miss the important matters of the court"

"We also know that if those barbarians come in, it will be a big disaster. , If the family is really unable to survive, we will not make trouble."

"Master Wanwang is the one who makes the decision."

Looking at the common people in front of him, Wang Pei'an asked them to get up and Tell them to talk to Qianhu themselves.

After saying that, Wang Pei'an turned back and explained the situation to Zhu Jinghong.

"Your Highness, I think that these people are the first offenders and have not caused any trouble, so I can temporarily pardon their crimes."

"This will not only allow them to take advantage of their crimes, but also make them meritorious." It will delay the transfer of military rations"

"Yeah"

Zhu JingHong responded, but felt a little disappointed. He was worried that Wang Pei'an would let the matter go.

Just listen to Wang Pei'an continue to say, "At the same time, I think this matter should be reported to the Governor's Office and let Governor Ning investigate the case strictly."

Hearing this, Zhu Jinghong felt relieved, but But he pretended to say, "Wang Changshi's case involves a lot, I'm afraid it's not easy to investigate."

Wang Pei'an solemnly replied, "Your Highness, even if it is difficult, it is not as difficult as the common people."

Zhu Jinghong went on to say, "You can investigate the case freely according to the prosecutor's office. There are supervisors, censors, and royal guards. I'm afraid it's not appropriate for you to intervene."

The reason why Zhu Jinghong said this was entirely to avoid responsibility. He guessed that he personally Among the selected guards, there are likely to be informants in the court.

This is inevitable. Even if these people are clean when he selects them, they will be easily found and won over later. Everything is driven by interests.

"Before I left, Your Majesty summoned me and ordered me to investigate the situation of the people. I investigated the case just to follow orders."

Zhu Jinghong did not expect that things would turn out like this. 's turning point.

If Wang Peian was investigating the case under orders, then others would really be blameless.

But in fact, the point of Zhu Xianming's words was to ask Wang Peian to investigate Qinghai and Anxi Xingdusi to investigate whether they had mishandled the situation in response to the northwest rebellion.

Obviously, the removal of Wu Changhui last year still made the emperor feel that he would end the evil, so he wanted to let Wang Pei'an continue to dig deeper.

At this time, Zhu Jinghong was overjoyed, but he still said calmly, "Sir, let's go check it out."

"Yes"

After saying that, Zhu Jinghong looked towards Xu Youqing said in a deep voice, "According to Wang Changshi's wishes, let him go."

"My lord, if these people make trouble again and delay the arrival of the army rations, I can't bear the crime." "Xu Youqing bowed his head again.

This is not a question of whether he is accommodating or not, but that he has to take responsibility as long as there is such a possibility, but he cannot bear the consequences at all.

"They have promised me that they will not cause trouble again and will help you transport food," Wang Pei'an explained.

Originally, he was scornful of Wang Pei'an, but after learning that he was an imperial envoy, Xu Youqing could only treat him respectfully, saying, "The hearts of adults are so different that no one can guarantee that they will not regret it."

Just when Wang Pei'an was about to argue with him, Zhu Jinghong took the initiative and said, "Okay, I will be your guarantee. If they make trouble again and the army rations are delayed, I will explain the situation to the Governor's Office on your behalf."

This Shi Gaohong helped from the side and said, "You must also know the reputation of the prince, so you can rest assured."

Compared with the hundreds of guards selected in the palace, the two newly appointed by Zhu Jinghong are obviously more capable. Something is coming.

"Yes, yes" Xu Youqing had no choice but to order the man to be released.

When the people were released, everyone turned towards Wang Pei'an, kowtowed to him, thanked him and shouted "Master Qingtian".

Wang Pei'an turned back again, made a guarantee to a group of people and asked them toThey wanted to deliver the military rations on time. After hearing this, everyone patted their chests and promised to do so.

If it were the same, it would be difficult for other officials to achieve Wang Pei'an's effect.

It is extremely difficult to convince the people.

After the arrangements were made, Zhu Jinghong asked Xu Youqing to continue on his way, while he led his men back to the Governor's Office.

It is not accurate to call the Governor's Office. The official office now in charge of Ning Huanxiang is called the Governor's Northwest Counter-Rebellion Office.

Since it is an administrative office, it is similar to the current governor. It is still a temporary assignment.

The current governor's office is temporarily stationed in Wuwei Mansion, where Ning Huanxiang will meet with officials and generals from Gansu, Shaanxi, and Sichuan.

These people are mainly responsible for the logistics of the frontline army and are the fundamental guarantee for the victory of this war.

As the governor of the northwest, Ning Huanxiang has a wider source of information, which makes him more aware of the problems in logistics, among which the so-called arrears of wages for civilians are not a big deal.

After Zhu Jinghong and his party returned to Wuwei City, he returned to his temporary station, while Wang Pei'an went to the Governor's Office.

To investigate the case and get money and food back to the people, he must communicate with the Governor's Office, and it is best to get the support of Ning Huanxiang.

When Zhu Jinghong entered the house, Keqing came out after hearing the news, and at the same time arranged for the maid to dust him off.

The wind and sand in the northwest are strong, and it is inevitable to get dusty when going out, especially when Zhu Jinghong rides a horse and rides around.

After a brief tidying up, Keqing ordered someone to bring out the meal. Six dishes and one soup were all delicious and delicious, which was not much worse than in the palace.

"Your Majesty, please take a seat." Ke Qing pulled Zhu Jinghong to sit down.

Recently, enjoying the "exclusive" treatment of Zhu Jinghong, Keqing feels comfortable from the inside out, and her whole person becomes more and more radiant.

"Your Majesty, you eat this"

"You can also eat some of the seasonal vegetables that were just delivered"

This way, Keqing is meticulous in everything he does. , and also made Zhu Jinghong get to know him again.

While eating, Zhu Jinghong didn't talk too much, but was thinking about the next thing.

After he finished eating, he went to the backyard to rest.

Before following Ning Huanxiang out of Yumen Pass, he would maintain his "peaceful" image to prevent Ning Huanxiang from driving him away.

"How many days has it been since the last time I sent a letter?"

Hearing this, Keqing thought for a moment and replied, "The letter was sent on the 23rd last time. Today It's twenty-nine and six days have passed."

"It's time to write a letter to report that you are safe," Zhu Jinghong said with a smile.

Every six or seven days, he would send a letter to the capital. On the one hand, he would report to Baochai and the empress that they were safe, and at the same time introduce some of his experiences in the northwest.

"I'm here to grind you," Ke Qing said immediately.

After Zhu Jinghong sat down, he first wrote a letter to Baochai.They greeted Yang Jingting and several people inside.

After writing more than ten pages and putting them in an envelope, Zhu Jinghong wrote a letter to the emperor and empress, mainly to express greetings and greetings.

After his operation, half an hour passed.

While sealing the letter, Keqing said, "Your Majesty, I have something to do, and I would like to ask your mercy."

"What's the matter?" Zhu Jinghong asked.

"My father is in Wuwei, and I would like to meet them." Ke Qing made a request.

After Qin Ye and his son were sent to the northwest, Zhu Jinghong also learned about the follow-up, but later he forgot about it because there were so many things going on.

He only remembered this when Keqing mentioned it.

"I remember they were in Ganzhou, how could they come to Wuwei again?" Zhu Jinghong was extremely puzzled.

"Wuwei, who was talented a few months ago, seems to have been assigned to work as a minor official in the county government."

For talents like Qin Ye, who came from a straight academic background, even if they are Being sent to a harsh and cold place like the northwest, it is easy to get courtesy from local officials.

So Qin Ye and his son were initially assigned to the ancient city of Ganzhou, where they stayed as scribes in the local county government.

But as the news spread that Ke Qing was carried into the palace, Qin Ye and his son were transferred to the Ganzhou government office, and their living conditions were much better.

This situation was learned by the Chief Secretary of Gansu at that time, so when Zhu Jinghong set out for the northwest, Qin Ye and his son were transferred for the second time.

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