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Chapter 290 Hong Chengchou's Worries
As soon as the angel left, in the lobby of the Governor's Mansion, all the officials present congratulated a middle-aged man with a long black beard under his forehead.

"Brother Hengjiu, congratulations!"

"Became a governor at the age of 37, Brother Hengjiu, you are really young and promising!"

"Heng Jiu is a capable person, appreciated by the court, and recommended by the governor. Naturally, he cannot escape the post of governor!"

"At the end of the day, I will see Lord Zhongcheng!"

"..."

Civil officials and military generals all congratulated.The entire lobby is full of joy, at least on the surface everyone is very happy.

The scarlet-robed official on the main seat, with all white beard and hair, was Yang He, the governor of the three sides.He smiled and looked at these people in the hall, and after a while, he said: "Okay, everyone, let's go, I still have something to say to Heng Jiu."

The governors of the three sides control the governors of Hexi, Hedong, Yansui and the nine generals of Gan, Liang, Su, Xi, Ningxia, Yansui, Shendaoling, Xing'an and Guyuan.Holding the military and political power in his hands, he is the No. 1 official in Shaanxi.

When he said this, except for Heng Jiu, that is, Hong Chengchou, everyone else saluted Yang He and left.

After Hong Chengchou and his colleagues left, before Yang He could speak, he bowed his hands deeply, and said earnestly, "I will never forget the kindness of the governor's recommendation!"

Yang He accepted it calmly, and then smiled and said: "Heng Jiu, I know your ability, and you can guard northern Shaanxi for me, so I can rest assured!"

Speaking of this, he said with emotion: "Northern Shaanxi has suffered the most disasters and the most civil unrest, and we must also guard against the entry of grassland tribes. The situation is grim. But I believe that with your talents, you will be able to handle these things well!"

"I will do my best!" Hong Chengchou replied seriously after hearing this.

Yang He nodded in confidence again, and said with a serious face: "Thanks to the emperor's sage, he knew that those thieves were forced to become thieves because the victims had no food, so he supported me mainly to appease. After you arrive in northern Shaanxi, All captured disaster victims will concentrate on constructing water conservancy infrastructure.”

This time, Hong Chengchou pondered for a moment, and then gave a different opinion: "My lord, the intention of the imperial court is to buy grain from the provinces in Henan. These places are not far from southern Shaanxi, but northern Shaanxi is a bit far away. The journey is long and steep, and I am afraid that the grain to northern Shaanxi is not enough to consume on the road. The lower officials think, can we buy it from the local gentry?"

Yang He was taken aback when he heard this, and then he understood that what Hong Chengchou said about buying from the local gentry was to force a parity purchase at the price set by the imperial court.However, northern Shaanxi was severely affected by the disaster, and those country gentry had already hoarded strange houses, and the price was much higher than that in southern Shaanxi and other provinces. If they were to be forced to purchase at a fair price, it would inevitably lead to a strong backlash.

Thinking of this, Yang He shook his head and said: "The local gentry are the cornerstone of the Ming Dynasty. If they are dissatisfied, it may lead to attacks from their associates in the court. As officials outside, you and I should avoid being slandered by courtiers on the emperor. And if the squires are forced to rebel, the people's upheaval will be even greater, and it will be more difficult for the court to explain this matter... Forget it, wait for the court's food!"

In other words, Yang He disagreed, which made Hong Chengchou very disappointed.He didn't need to wait, he knew that the food purchased by the imperial court would not reach northern Shaanxi, and northern Shaanxi was the place with the most thieves, so how could it be possible to appease them without food?

Or seeing the embarrassment in Hong Chengchou's heart, Yang He immediately smiled and said: "It is said in the court's decree that the border army's salary will arrive soon. This is the greatest good news. At least it will give those soldiers no reason to make trouble. Keep them steady, and it'll be easy."

Hearing this, Hong Chengchou couldn't help admiring the emperor who was far away in the capital. Under such a crisis as Jianlu's invasion of Gyeonggi, he turned danger into opportunity, made arrangements secretly, grasped the criminal evidence of Tonglu, and slashed at him silently. Those wealthy Shanxi merchants uprooted the influence of Shanxi merchants in the court, central and local areas.

With so much money, the imperial court finally wanted to pay the frontier soldiers.This is a good thing!But I don't know how to spend the rest of the money, will it be corrupted by others?

"Heng Jiu, Heng Jiu?"

Hong Chengchou came back to his senses, seeing Yang He looking at him with dissatisfaction, he knew that he was distracted, and hurriedly bowed and said: "The lower official is thinking about the court's intention, whether to pay the frontier army for the real value or for the money, Or both, I don’t know if your lord has any definite news?”

Hearing this, Yang He frowned and said: "I don't know, the imperial court seems to have sent an angel to pass the decree for this matter. After the news arrives, at least the situation in Qin can be stabilized first!"

Speaking of this, he solemnly said to Hong Chengchou: "Heng Jiu, you should rush to northern Shaanxi tomorrow. The soldiers of King Qin needed to be appeased before, and the selection of new troops by the court must be supervised. These are all urgent matters."

"I will obey your orders!" Hong Chengchou immediately agreed, and then bid farewell to Yang He.

In northern Shaanxi, he didn't think it was necessary to worry about the selection of new troops by the imperial court. After all, for those general soldiers, there was the temptation of being knighted and the threat of demotion. No matter how they thought about it, they would select soldiers and send them to the capital.Just grain from northern Shaanxi?Thinking of this, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart, he still has no solution!

It is correct that the imperial court wants to train the new army.However, if there is no strict supervision, the money for training the new army is likely to be lost, and the so-called new army will be just a joke after all.Such an example has already happened once in the Chongzhen Dynasty alone.I don't know what will happen this time?
Hong Chengchou thought about the imperial court's will, and led his personal guards to northern Shaanxi to take office before the next day.

When it was almost evening, Huang Taiji, who was far away in Shenyang, Liaodong, was sharing dinner with the most respected Zhezhe Dafujin while taking advantage of the severe cold and not having to worry about anything. He was a little flustered, and reported to him: "Khan, Baylor is back!"

"Oh, you came back quite quickly, how much food did you put in?" Huang Taiji was overjoyed when he heard this, and asked the guards as he turned his head.

He knew that this Baylor must be his son Hauge.But after he finished asking, he saw that the face of the guard was not right, and he couldn't help feeling a little bad in his heart.

"There is no food. Baylor said that there is an emergency report." After the guard lowered his head and answered, he added, "It seems that more than ten people have returned."

"What?" When Huang Taiji heard this, he couldn't sit still and stood up all at once.However, he still did not forget to force his face to smile at Da Fujin and said, "Ben Khan will go and have a look first, and come back to accompany Aifei later."

Not long after, he saw Hauge.Just looking at it, he felt a "thud" in his heart, and sank, secretly thinking that it was not good.At this time, as long as he is an individual, he can see how embarrassed Hauge is, and there must be a big accident, which is why he is like this!
"What's going on?" Huang Taiji's voice was very cold, and instead of sitting down, he walked up to Hauge and asked.

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