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The magistrate of Chen County, who was sent to Yuzhou as the governor, should now be called the Governor Chen.

In April, Governor Chen received a transfer order from the imperial court and immediately packed his bags and set off for Yuzhou. It took him more than a month to reach Yuzhou. Calculating the time, it seems that he wrote a letter back as soon as he arrived in Yuzhou.

The letter was very thick, totaling six pages.

Feng Changshi put aside his official duties and read the letter carefully.

In his letter, Governor Chen described the current situation in Yuzhou in detail. The counties that were ravaged by the Yuzhou rebellion were in a miserable state. Many men in the families of the common people were forcibly conscripted to serve in the army, or died in the chaos, or were captured by the imperial army. Families without men delayed the autumn harvest and spring plowing, and there was fear that there would be famine this year. This was still considered a good thing. Even worse were the people who were captured to repair the city walls, the elderly, weak women and children who were dragged to the top of the city walls to die, and the women who died under the trampling of the rebellious army...

It is impossible to count how many people died in Yuzhou after this chaos. Roughly speaking, it was no less than 30,000. The population of Yuzhou dropped by one-tenth.

Even more frightening than the sharp decline in population was the unrest among the people. Many people in Yuzhou abandoned their homes and property and fled, becoming refugees.

If refugees have nowhere to stay, they will soon become bandits. Wherever they go, chaos will arise.

When Governor Chen went there, he had anticipated that the situation would be difficult, and he had even "borrowed" 500 elite soldiers from the Imperial Guard Battalion. He wrote back because 500 elite soldiers were not enough and he had to "borrow" more soldiers.

In addition, Yuzhou lacks food, and even more so, grain varieties. The imperial court will certainly allocate grain and silver. It would be best if Nanyang County could support it a little more.

When Lu Cong was the governor of Pingzhou, Nanyang County spent countless manpower, grain, labor and money. When it came to Governor Chen, Feng Changshi had no hesitation and was sure to "support" him.

Next, it was busy again.

Three days later, Feng Changshi, whose eyes were red from staying up all night, allocated 100,000 dan of grain and grain seeds that could be used to cultivate 200,000 mu of fertile land, and 100,000 taels of silver. Then he dispatched 1,000 elite soldiers from the Imperial Guards to deliver the grain and silver to Yuzhou. These 1,000 elite soldiers naturally stayed in Yuzhou, waiting for the dispatch of Governor Chen.

The court has many rules and regulations, and everything has to be done according to the rules. It takes at least one or two months to complete these things. When it comes to Feng Changshi, all the money and grain are under his control, and now he is also in charge of the imperial guard camp. The efficiency of work has increased several times.

This also shows the emperor's trust in him.

As the chief historian of the palace, he is now the actual person in charge of the Nanyang Palace. He has the right to handle matters first and report later.

In life, if he met such a wise leader who gave him such authority and trust, he would do his best to serve the country until his death, just like Chen Changshi.

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Governor Chen wrote three letters in total, one to the Nanyang Palace, the other two to the capital, one to his own father, Governor Chen, and the other to the emperor.

The contents of the letters are similar, all seeking "support".

After reading the letter, Chen Changshi also felt sorry for his son. Yuzhou, which had been ravaged by the rebellious army, was similar to Pingzhou back then. It was easy to destroy, but it was not easy to stabilize the people's hearts and rebuild Yuzhou. It would take at least several years.

How can I not support my own son?
Must support.

Chen Changshi thought for a moment and then went to see the emperor.

"Chen Changshi has arrived at the right time," Jiang Shaohua said before Chen Changshi could speak: "Chen Zhishi wrote to me, saying that the situation in Yuzhou is really tragic right now. Almost all the officials, big and small, have been killed. Many civilians have died, and people are in a panic. The court must immediately send officials to allocate food to quickly stabilize Yuzhou."

Chen Changshi felt a little ashamed: "This old minister came to see the emperor just for this matter. I am really ashamed of my selfish motives."

Jiang Shaohua smiled and said, "Don't mention Chen Changshi, even I have selfish motives. Chen Zhishi is my confidant, and I sent him to Yuzhou hoping that he could manage Yuzhou for me. Now that he has spoken, how can I ignore it?" "I will have someone summon Zhang Shangshu and Ji Shangshu to discuss the matter of Yuzhou."

Chen Changshi's heart was filled with emotion, and he bowed to thank the emperor for his grace on behalf of his son.

Minister Zhang and Minister Ji were soon summoned to the palace.

Yuzhou is short of more than fifty officials of all ranks, and the Ministry of Personnel needs to select suitable people to fill the vacancies.

"Minister Zhang, I want you to choose a candidate within five days and send him to Yuzhou as soon as possible."

Minister Zhang frowned reflexively: "According to the rules of the Ministry of Personnel for selecting and filling positions, it will take at least one or two months. Five days is really too tight and tight."

One or two months is considered fast, and delays of three to five months are common. Sufficient time must be left to "take care of" the alternate officials. This is the time when the Ministry of Personnel is most profitable.

Jiang Shaohua sneered in his heart, his expression was indifferent: "I will give you five more days. Within ten days, the Ministry of Personnel must complete this matter. If Minister Zhang can't do this job, then I will choose someone who can do it."

Minister Zhang had no choice but to accept the order.

Jiang Shaohua looked at Minister Ji again: "Minister Ji, how much money and grain can the Ministry of Revenue allocate to send to Yuzhou now?"

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Minister Ji was in a dilemma: "We have just allocated military funds this year, and we also need to prepare pensions for the Yingwei Camp. In addition, the Ministry of Works wants to repair the river, which is another large expense. I have to go back to the Ministry of Revenue to check the accounts before I can report back to the emperor."

If it were Feng Changshi, he would be able to immediately report a series of true and detailed data.

Minister Ji was not uncommitted, but he still had the image of a slippery old official when doing things. He never took on too much and could always find a bunch of excuses to shirk responsibility. He made no big mistakes, but he always had a lot of small faults.

There's no other way, I'll just have to make do with it.

Jiang Shaohua sighed inwardly and ordered: "I will also give you ten days, and you can transfer as much as you can."

Minister Ji thought that the emperor was really partial to Chen and his son, and that he wanted to promote the Chen family. Maybe in ten or twenty years, the first family in Daliang would not be the Wang family, but the Chen family.

Minister Ji would naturally not say such offensive words, especially in front of Chen Changshi.

Minister Ji bowed and said, "Your Majesty, rest assured. I will go back to the Ministry of Revenue and gather all the people in the Ministry of Revenue to start this task."

Jiang Shaohua nodded slightly and said lightly: "It was my idea for Governor Chen to go to Yuzhou. I will definitely support him. The Nanyang Palace will also provide money and food. In a few days, the court should receive the memorial from Nanyang County."

Minister Ji's expression was somewhat subtle: "Yes, I understand."

Who is in Nanyang Palace?
Of course it is the shrewd and capable Feng Changshi.

The emperor entrusted all the Nanyang Palace to Feng Changshi. He was in charge of money, food, people, soldiers, and everything. Moreover, he managed everything in an orderly manner.

Although they were thousands of miles apart, Feng Changshi still put tremendous pressure on the Minister of Revenue. (End of this chapter)