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No one doubts that Sun Chuanting can be promoted high. But it was a bit surprising to be promoted to the position of a feudal official guarding one side.

However, Emperor Chongzhen Qiankun was arbitrary on this point and did not listen to the opinions of his ministers. After the announcement, the meeting adjourned, but Wen Tiren, the first assistant, was left behind.

When only the emperor and his ministers were left in the Wenhua Hall where the matter was being discussed, Emperor Chongzhen asked with concern: "The governor of Fujian has been removed, and He Qiaoyuan has been appointed as the Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Hubu and the Censor of Zuodu. He will be in charge of Fujian and the governor of Zhejiang." Is it feasible for the three regions of Fujian, Guangdong and Fujian to fully open the sea?"

Judging from the current situation, the one who opposes the most fiercely is the governor of Fujian. After the transfer order was issued, everyone probably knew the real reason why Xiong Wencan left Fujian.

Wen Tiren thought for a while, shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, for the sake of safety, I think it would be best to wait until the new governor of Fujian takes office and has a tacit understanding with Governor He before making an announcement to the world."

After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen thought for a while and felt that he was a little anxious, so he nodded. Wen Tiren's idea of ​​giving priority to safety also reminded him, and he discussed again: "In the early stage of opening the sea ban, Fujian should be the main focus. However, I can't trust the local soldiers and sailors in Fujian. It is better to let Sun Chuanting bring some trusted soldiers there. Having someone available makes things easier.”

"Your Majesty is wise, I agree!" Wen Tiren nodded in response after hearing this, "It's just that Governor Sun was just a doctor in the Ministry of Civil Affairs before, and then he resigned and stayed at home. I'm afraid he doesn't have many trusted soldiers, right?"

Of course, this so-called confidant soldier can't be found in dozens or hundreds. To assist the governor in managing a province, it is necessary to have a general to lead the army. Judging from Sun Chuanting's resume, there is no such condition.

But Emperor Chongzhen didn't see it that way. He had already had an idea in his mind, and he immediately replied: "After Chuangtantian Liu Guo can be recruited, I promise to take up a guerrilla position. My previous idea was to deal with the Mongolian tribes in Tumochuan. Looking at it now, he can be allowed to select soldiers from the surrendered bandits, and then follow Sun Chuanting southward. In this way, he is a guest army and has nothing to do with Fujian. Moreover, he and Sun Chuanting have made great achievements together, and they are familiar with each other. There will be problems. What do Wen Qing think?"

After hearing this, Wen Tiren thought for a while, then bowed and said: "Your Majesty's arrangement is the safest!"

Emperor Chongzhen smiled when he heard this, and then the matter was settled. In fact, he suddenly decided to send Liu Guoneng to lead the army to follow Sun Chuanting southward, and he had another unspecified purpose.

Liu Guoneng was forced to rebel by corrupt officials, and his relationship with the gentry would not be very good. Including his subordinates, the same is true. As for the establishment of a sea ban, there is still a very important problem to overcome, and that is tax evasion. This point can be estimated from the difference between He Qiaoyuan's estimate of tens of thousands of taels of silver from the sea ban and Zheng Zhilong's income of tens of millions a year.

The most serious cases of tax evasion and tax evasion are actually officials or businessmen who are related to officials. If the peasant army is sent to collect taxes, the effect will definitely be much better than using the original official army to collect taxes.

When Sun Chuanting came to the capital to express his gratitude, and if he gave him some advice, work in Fujian would be almost ready to start.

Wen Tiren followed Emperor Chongzhen's wishes and returned to the cabinet to draft an edict. The content of the decree was immediately passed on through the contact information in the chat group.

Outside Dai County, Shanxi, there are still countless camps, but they are decorated with official and military flags. In one of the camps, Liu Guoneng, the former guerrilla general of the imperial court, was drinking tea to quench his thirst in a somewhat depressed manner.

In the past few days, countless peasant armies have surrendered. As a new recruit, he was familiar with the details of the peasant army, so he was assigned the task of not only guarding those peasant armies, but also handing over those soldiers who were coming from the mountains and forests from the official army every day. It can be said that the peasant soldiers captured in the attack were so busy that they had no time to rest at all.

That's not all, because he was recruited, so when he was taking custody of the peasant army, he could often hear curse words such as "traitor, imperial eagle claw", which also made him depressed.

No, when he had a little free time, he envied Zhang Xianzhong. Although both of them were named guerrilla generals, Zhang Xianzhong did not have to think about being so busy, nor did he need to listen to the scoldings of his former brothers and follow the orders of the court to hug the thighs of cabinet ministers.

He could tell with his toes that if there were no accidents, based on Zhang Xianzhong's ability as a person, he would probably be able to climb the ranks of cabinet ministers, which would mean he would have a backer in the court in the future.

"Damn it, I should have accepted a lot of adopted sons from him!" Liu Guoneng thought depressedly, "As long as there is an adopted son as capable as Zhang Dingguo, I probably won't be like this anymore."

After thinking about this for a while, Liu Guoneng thought about Sun Chuanting again: "He has made such a great contribution, so he should be rewarded! He is the only person I know who is an official. I hope he can be promoted. In this way, although I Not as good as Zhang Xianzhong, he can still have a backer!"

He was thinking about Cao Cao when Cao Cao came to see him. He heard his subordinates come in to report that Sun Chuanting had arrived.

When Liu Guoneng saw him, he didn't dare to neglect him. He quickly went out to welcome Sun Chuanting in person and welcomed Sun Chuanting into the tent.

What surprised him a little was that Sun Chuanting, who had always been expressionless, seemed to be in a good mood today, with a rare smile on his face.

Before he could speak, Sun Chuanting said to him with a smile: "The emperor has appointed me as the deputy censor of Zuodu, governor of Fujian. The imperial edict has been sent from the capital. When I receive the imperial edict, I will go to the capital to express my gratitude and then go south!"

When Liu Guoneng heard that Sun Chuanting was going to Fujian, his heart suddenly skipped a beat. He thought that the backer he thought was no longer reliable!

However, he came back to his senses immediately and was shocked again. He quickly showed a happy expression and congratulated Sun Chuanting on the spot with clasped fists. He turned out to be a high official in the border area. This was really unexpected.

Sun Chuanting smiled and accepted it calmly, and then looked at Liu Guoneng for a while. Just when Liu Guoneng thought there was something wrong with his face, he said: "The imperial court has other decrees. You will be promoted to Fujian General-General and you will take office together with me." .”

"Ah, what?" Liu Guoneng could not have imagined that such a good thing would happen, and he actually promoted himself to a level, and subconsciously confirmed: "Fujian General?"

Sun Chuanting nodded with a smile and confirmed to him: "He is a Fujian general, and he is not taking the post empty-handed. The imperial decree requires you to select the best among the thieves in custody to lead the army south."

Liu Guoneng's mouth opened wide when he heard this. This meant that he had been promoted to Fujian, still had real power in his hands, and was following Sun Chuanting, the governor of Fujian.

Hehe, wouldn't that be better than Zhang Xianzhong?