Emperor Ming Dynasty

Chapter 490 Imperial Commissioner
The action of the imperial court to divide the provinces is getting faster and faster.

For example, the three provincial government offices in Yangzhou, namely the capital department, the chief government department, and the inspection department, coupled with the establishment of the governor's office, made many people have to admit that the division of provinces had become a reality.

However, the establishment of a mere province does not end with the establishment of a few yamen, and there are still many difficulties to be overcome.

On this day, there was silence outside the city of Yangzhou. The chief envoy, the inspector envoy, the command envoy, the Xuezheng envoy, and the salt patrol envoy all left the city one after another.

After a while, together with local gentry and salt merchants, no less than a hundred sedan chairs gathered at the small wharf.

Instead, it attracted everyone's curiosity, and they began to speculate.

"Brother Zhu, when will the governor arrive?"

There were three people standing in front of the pier, the cold wind was howling, and the leaves were falling. They stood there for nearly two quarters of an hour, and they were shivering from the cold.

The inspector, who was nearly sixty years old, sneezed and asked helplessly.

Zhu Yiquan sighed, looked at the sun in the sky, and insisted: "According to common sense, it should be here soon, so be patient."

"Hey!" The inspector said helplessly: "Not only is he a governor, but he also has the title of imperial envoy. This is completely trying to put us on the side."

"Who made us powerless?"

Zhu Yiquan smiled wryly and said: "The guards haven't changed counties yet, the court has long been dissatisfied, and they are thinking of using the governor to kill a few heads."

As soon as these words came out, everyone fell silent, the topic was too heavy.

Zhu Yiquan also shook his head and said nothing.

He was born in the imperial family, and he was also from the Shaanxi imperial family. He fled to Huguang. From the county magistrate to the current chief political envoy, it took only five years, which was unimaginable in the past.

However, this has become a reality.

But the situation in Jiangsu Province made him feel terrified.

There are more than 20 thousands of households and guards in the province, but a large number of gentry are involved, and the problem of land annexation is extremely serious.

The military households have no power and power, but the military leaders and gentry are very dissatisfied with the behavior of the Yamen forcibly taking the land of the guard house and distributing it to the military households.

For more than 200 years, they have devoured these military fields long ago, how could they withdraw abruptly?

If you want power and power (family members and tenants), you need connections and connections, and even many people in the family pass down poems and books, and the family of officials, how can it be possible to succumb?

Moreover, clans are prevalent in the south of the Yangtze River. When these gentry take the lead, there are hundreds or thousands of people casually. Which government can bear this?

Therefore, the chief envoy, Si Yamen, could do nothing about it and could only write to the court.

Therefore, the governor of Jiangsu Province planned to distribute them within ten days, which shows the urgency of the imperial court.

"coming--"

I don't know who shouted, and suddenly I saw more than a dozen big ships coming from the pier, which can be described as spectacular.

"It doesn't look like you came to take office, but it looks like a counter-insurgency."

The inspector shook his head and smiled wryly.

"Who knows?" Zhu Yiquan could only shake his head.

On the boat, Du Yinxi looked out the window, the two sides of the canal were bustling, boats were in a hurry, and pedestrians were in a hurry.

"Dong Weng, this trip to Jiangsu is not easy!"

The Master Xing Ming sighed, looked at the file in his hand, and frowned, looking hard to calm down.

Master Qian Gu also said: "The amount of grain in arrears is huge, so it's difficult."

"It's not difficult, why did His Majesty send me here?"

Du Yinxi shook his head slightly, showing a resolute expression: "Jiangsu is difficult, but it just proves its importance to the imperial court. If it is not sorted out properly, the imperial court will be in trouble."

Of course Du Yinxi understood the difficulties of Jiangsu Province, before leaving, the emperor gave him all the dossiers to read.

Jiangsu Province has owed nearly ten million taels of tax over the years. This is the result of continuous reductions and exemptions during the Wanli, Tianqi, and Chongzhen dynasties.

Obviously, today's Ming court needs this money to supplement its finances, so as to better rebuild the northern provinces.

In addition, as the seat of the Lianghuai Salt Administration, he also has to supervise the smuggling issue.

Moreover, since the Wanli year in Jiangsu Province, there has been a bad habit of students breaking into the government office, and it needs to be changed.

Of course, his most important task now is to complete the reform of the guard and fulfill the emperor's great trust.

And the above is what he will overcome one after another.

"Master, the Bian Zongbing is here."

At this time, the servant suddenly reported.

"Let him in!"

Du Yinxi was taken aback, then nodded immediately.

Soon, Bian Jian stepped forward, walked over with his head held high, and cupped his hands and said, "I've seen Governor Du."

"The commander-in-chief is polite." Du Yinxi also politely returned the salute.

According to the latest arrangement of the imperial court, the local army is divided into two, with patrol battalions and patrol battalions, etc., basically focusing on solving bandits.

In addition, to suppress the rebellion is the general army sent by the central government, with a scale of 3000 people, controlled by the governor, stationed in Fucheng, and basically rotated every three years.

For example, Bian Jian who came together this time, he was originally from the Beijing camp, but now he is ordered to be the commander-in-chief of Yangzhou, and he came with him.

Along with them, there are their families.

But when Du Yinxi learned of this, he couldn't help but sigh that the number of soldiers in the country and the dynasty was getting more and more overwhelming.

Of course, as the governor, if it is an emergency, he can also dispatch officers and soldiers from the whole province.

However, Bian Jian's 3000 people are the biggest backing given to him by the imperial court.

After getting off the boat, he saw a group of officials greet him neatly, he couldn't help taking a deep breath, and walked up with a smile.

I saw him wearing a black gauze hat, a tunic collar shirt, and a belt around his waist. The official uniform was woven with a three-inch-diameter pattern of small duke flowers, which made him look majestic and majestic.

Bian Jian also went with him.

"Xiaguan waited to see Futai." A large group of people cheered and bowed down, showing extraordinary momentum.

Du Yinxi's pupils dilated slightly, his heart beat faster, and goose bumps appeared all over his body.

Is this the power to control a province?
"Everyone is polite!" He bowed back, looking very enthusiastic.

Since Jiajing, the governor has changed from a temporary assignment to a fixed position, controlling the supervision, military, administrative, judicial and other powers of a province, and can be described as a frontier official.

The reason why the governor was established was to change the ills of the three-division system where powers were dispersed, mutual blame, and inconsistency.

But in the same way, the governor belongs to the inspectorate system, not a real local official, and only controls the three divisions, but has no real management power.

However, when Du Yinxi came to Jiangsu on this trip, he has more power than the general governor, and there is no other, just because he has the titles of imperial envoy such as inspecting coastal defense, salt industry, and guard reform.

This means that he is completely above Jiangsu's civil and military affairs and holds real power.

Therefore, everyone in Jiangsu trembled with fear, for fear that the imperial envoy would catch someone addicted.

But now Du Yinxi's easy-going appearance can be regarded as dispelling the vigilance of many people and giving them a lot of peace of mind.

This one doesn't look like a murderer.

(End of this chapter)