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

"Brother Hengjiu, congratulations!"

"Becoming a governor at the age of thirty-seven, brother Hengjiu, you are really young and promising!"

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

"I will finally meet Master Zhongcheng!"

"..."

Civil servants and military officers all congratulated him. The entire lobby was filled with joy, at least on the surface everyone was happy.

The crimson-robed official on the throne, with white beard and hair, is Yang He, the governor of the three sides. He looked at the people in the hall with a smile, and after a while, he said aloud: "Okay, everyone, please leave. I still have something to say to Hengjiu."

The governors of the three sides control the governors of Hexi, Hedong, Yansui, and the nine general armies of Gansu, Liang, Su, Xi, Ningxia, Yansui, Shendaoling, Xing'an, and Guyuan. He holds military and political power and is the number one official in Shaanxi.

As soon as he spoke, everyone except Hengjiu, that is, Hong Chengchou, bowed to Yang He and said goodbye.

After Hong Chengchou and his colleagues left, without waiting for Yang He to speak, he bowed his hands with both hands, bowed deeply, and said with great sincerity: "The governor's recommendation will be unforgettable by my subordinates!"

Yang He accepted it calmly, and then said with a smile: "Heng Jiu, I know your ability, so you can guard northern Shaanxi for me, so that I can feel more at ease!"

Speaking of this, he said with emotion: "Northern Shaanxi is the hardest hit, has the most civil unrest, and has to 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!"

"I will do my best when I am a subordinate!" After hearing this, Hong Chengchou immediately responded seriously.

Yang He nodded again in belief, and said with a somewhat serious face: "Thanks to the Emperor's sage, I know that those bandits are all victims of disasters who have no food and are forced to become thieves, so I support my main focus on recruiting. After you arrive in northern Shaanxi, All captured victims will be concentrated on building water conservancy infrastructure."

This time, Hong Chengchou pondered for a moment, and then gave a different opinion: "Sir, the court's intention is to purchase grain from Henan provinces. These places are relatively close to 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 will not be enough to consume on the road. I think it is possible to purchase it from the local gentry?"

Yang He was stunned for a moment, and then he realized that what Hong Chengchou said about buying from the local squires was to buy at a forced parity at the price set by the court. However, northern Shaanxi was severely affected by the disaster. Those gentry had long been hoarding and living in strange places. The price was much higher than that in southern Shaanxi and other provinces. If the purchase at a fair price was to be forced, it would inevitably lead to a strong rebound.

Thinking of this, Yang He shook his head and said: "The local gentry is the cornerstone of the Ming Dynasty. If they are dissatisfied, it will probably lead to attacks from colleagues related to them in the court. As officials outside, we are most afraid of being slandered by courtiers before the emperor. And if the squire is forced to rebel, the popular uprising will be even greater, and it will be more difficult for the court to explain this matter... Forget it, let's wait for the court's support!"

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

Perhaps seeing the embarrassment in Hong Chengchou's heart, Yang He immediately said with a smile: "The imperial decree stated that the border army's pay will arrive soon. This is the greatest good news. At least the soldiers will have no reason to cause trouble and can If you hold them steady, it will be easy to handle."

Upon hearing this, Hong Chengchou couldn't help but admire the emperor who was far away in the capital. Under such a crisis as the Jianlu invasion of the capital, he turned the crisis into an opportunity. He secretly made a plan, grasped the evidence of the Tonglu crime, and silently slashed at the emperor. Those Shanxi merchants who were extremely wealthy uprooted the influence of Shanxi merchants in the court and local areas.

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

"Hengjiu, Hyungjiu?"

Hong Chengchou came back to his senses and saw Yang He looking at him with a bit of dissatisfaction. He knew that he had been distracted, and he quickly bowed and said: "I am thinking about the court's intention. Should I pay for the border troops at the cost of real money or money?" Or both, I wonder if you have any definite information?"

Upon hearing this, Yang He frowned and said: "I don't know, but it seems that the imperial court asked the angel to come over to deliver the order just for this matter. After the news arrives, at least the situation in Qin can be stabilized first!"

Having said this, he solemnly said to Hong Chengchou: "Hengjiu, you should rush to northern Shaanxi tomorrow. King Qin's soldiers need to be comforted before, and the court's selection of new troops must be supervised. These are urgent matters."

"I obey my order!" Hong Chengchou immediately agreed and resigned to Yang He.

Over in northern Shaanxi, he didn't think he had to worry about the court's selection of new troops. After all, for the general soldiers, there were the temptations of ennoblement and the threat of demotion. No matter what they thought, they would select soldiers and send them to the capital. Just food from northern Shaanxi? Thinking of this, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart, there was still no solution!

The imperial court wants to organize and train a new army. This idea is correct. However, if there is no strict supervision, the money spent on training the new army will probably be wasted, 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 wonder what will happen this time?

Hong Chengchou thought about the imperial court's will and rushed to northern Shaanxi with his guards before taking office the next day.

When the sky was approaching dusk, Huang Taiji, who was far away in Shenyang, Liaodong, was taking advantage of the severe cold to not have to worry about anything. When he was having dinner with Zhezhe Dafujin, whom he respected the most, his guards suddenly broke in. He looked very sad. She was a little panicked and reported to him: "Great Khan, Baylor is back!"

"Oh, you came back very quickly. How much food did you bring back?" Upon hearing this, Huang Taiji felt happy and turned to look at his guards and asked.

He knew that this Baylor must be his son Haug. However, after he finished asking, he saw that the expression on the guard's face was wrong, and he couldn't help but feel a bad feeling in his heart.

"There is no food. Belle said there is an emergency." The guard lowered his head and answered, then added, "It seems that more than ten people have returned."

"What?" Upon hearing this, Huang Taiji couldn't sit still and stood up. However, he did not forget to smile forcefully at Dafujin and said: "I will go and take a look first, and I will come back to accompany my beloved concubine."

After a while, he saw Hauge. After just one glance, he felt a thump in his heart and sank, secretly thinking that it was not good. At this time, as long as you are a human being, you can see how embarrassed Hauge is. Something big must have happened to make him like this!

"What's going on?" Huang Taiji's voice was cold, and he walked to Hauge and stood still before sitting down and asked.

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