Chongzhen revived the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 199 Governor of Anhui
Unaware that his revolt against Wang Yongguang had stimulated Prime Minister Su Mao, after Zhu Youjian appointed Huang Kezuan as Minister of the Ministry of War in Nanjing, he also ordered the selection of a minister.

After Zhu Youjian expressed his intention to return to his old position, this candidate was finally brought back by the Donglin Party, who recommended Zhang Fengxiang, the former left minister of the Ministry of War, as the candidate——

Now the Donglin Party does not care whether the Nanjing position has no real power. It must first rehabilitate the people and not let the court be filled with non-Donglin officials.

Zhu Youjian had no impression of the name Zhang Fengxiang and did not know that he was later included in "The Biography of Erchen". Seeing that Zhang Fengxiang was just over fifty, he knew that he was a young and powerful man who could assist the already elderly Huang Kezuan.

So he immediately appointed Zhang Fengxiang as the left minister of the Nanjing Ministry of War to appease the Donglin Party.

Pan Jun, the Minister of Punishment in Nanjing, and Du Shiquan, the right minister, did not commit any rebellious behavior and were retained by Zhu Youjian in their original posts.

The Nanjing Ministry of Industry is relatively chaotic. The current Minister of the Nanjing Ministry of Industry is theoretically Shang Zhouzuo, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi. The position of Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi was taken over by Li Fengjie, the right minister of the Nanjing Ministry of Industry.

In fact, Shang Zhouzuo was still serving as the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi. No one can tell where Li Fengjie is.

Really speechless about this, Zhu Youjian thought for a while and decided to let Shang Zhouzuo continue to serve as the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi. Putting local stability first, he ordered:

"Zhou Zuo of Shang Dynasty was changed to the title of Shangshu of the Ministry of War of Nanjing and continued to serve as the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi."

"Li Fengjie is transferred from Guangdong and the position will be appointed later."

"Now the court recommends the minister of the Ministry of Industry in Nanjing."

This is another minister. When Zhu Youjian made it clear before that he wanted to use the neutral faction, the minister recommended Li Changgeng, the former minister of the Ministry of Revenue, as the positive recommendation.

This man is capable and very practical. When he was the governor of Shandong, there was a war in Liaodong, and supplies needed to be transported to southern Liaoning. He initially opposed the Denglai sea transport, but soon changed his mind after he found out that it was feasible. Later, he also served as the governor of Tianjin and the governor of Liaodong, and personally transported sea wages to Liao.

Zhu Youjian looked at his resume and felt satisfied, so he immediately appointed him.

As for the right minister of Nanjing Ministry of Industry, Zhang Weishu was appointed. This person was also from Jinjiang, which made Zhu Youjian frown slightly. He felt that there were too many Jinjiang people in the court, and they might form a Jinjiang Party, which he should be wary of.

However, Zhang Weishu did not act rebelliously, especially his refusal to build a temple, which Zhu Youjian admired very much and still retained him in his post.

At this point, senior officials from the six ministries in Nanjing are ready. As for subordinate officials, Zhu Youjian did not plan to set up so many. After all, the Nanjing court was just a backup, and it only needed a shelf that could be quickly replenished. There was no need to spend money and food to support many officials. Zhu Youjian said:
"The Six Ministries in Nanjing do not have much affairs. In the future, unnecessary subordinate agencies will be removed. After the current officials are transferred, there is no need to appoint officials to take over."

"Each of the six ministries has a department of affairs, under the jurisdiction of the sixth rank, responsible for daily affairs."

"The Department of Si Affairs is under the direct control of the Secretary, and departments are set up as needed. For example, the Department of Literature Selection, the Department of Inspection of Sealings, and the Department of Inspecting Honors of the Ministry of Personnel do not have many affairs in Nanjing, so they set up the Department of Literature Selection, the Department of Inspection of Sealings, and the Department of Inspecting Honors in the Department of Affairs. The place shall be governed by the seventh grade governor."

"Only the Gonggong Examination Department, which is responsible for inspecting Nanjing officials, still has a department under its jurisdiction."

"Other ministries will also do the same."

This is a large-scale abolition or downgrading of Nanjing's subordinate officials. It is impossible for the ministers not to feel distressed. After all, with fewer official positions, the pressure of competition among officials will be greater.

But for this decision to oppose the emperor, it seems that he can't make it. After all, Nanjing officials are very idle and don't have much to do. Young officials are unwilling to go to Nanjing to become subordinate officials. Most of the older officials have high authority, and they are even less likely to become subordinate officials.

Therefore, Zhu Youjian's decision was passed with the acquiescence of the ministers.

Zhu Youjian immediately ordered the Beijing Ministry of Civil Affairs to also set up a Department of General Affairs, with a staffing office under it, which was responsible for staffing adjustments. The Nanjing Civil Affairs Department also has a Establishment Office, which is responsible for the establishment of Nanjing Yamen.

At the same time, because he had built several more temples for the Beijing court, Shangshufang Zhuanghui, the official minister, asked the Nanjing court if they needed to build more temples.

After Zhu Youjian considered it, he decided:

"Nanjing Taipu Temple is actually the Nanjing Taipu Temple."

"Nanjing Weiwei Temple is concurrently held by Nanjing Jinyiwei."

"Nanjing Shaofu Temple is responsible for Nanjing Wensi Academy, Longjiang Tiju Division, Qingjiang Tiju Division and other institutions, and is mainly responsible for shipbuilding."

"Dali Temple, Taichang Temple, Honglu Temple, Guanglu Temple, and Zongzheng Temple in Nanjing have one Shaoqing and one person in charge of the Secretary Affairs Department, who are responsible for daily affairs. Whether there is a need to set up subordinate offices under the Secretary Affairs Department depends on their responsibilities." "The Nanjing General Affairs Department also only has the Right General Affairs Department, and the General Affairs Department has jurisdiction over affairs."

"The Nanjing Metropolitan Procuratorate will be responsible for the supervision of Nanjing Yamen and will make detailed adjustments in the future."

"What other important positions are there in Nanjing?"

Fang Guiwei replied:
"Nanjing Imperial College, also known as Nanjing Imperial College, has many students there."

"There is also an admiral named Caojiang, with the deputy and the censor of Qiandu in charge of taking charge of the defense of the upper and lower rivers."

"The admiral Cao Jiang and Liu Zhixuan impeached Zhang Guoji to shake up the middle palace, shaken the mother and expelled the ministers, and they have been classified as the third level of rebellion."

This is one of the people with the highest charges of eunuchs, ranking first in the third class of traitors.

In addition to the first rebel and the first rebel accomplice, Liu Zhixuan and Liang Menghuan were charged the most because they participated in the impeachment of Zhang Guoji and tried to shake up the central palace.

As the emperor who was supported by Empress Zhang and ascended to the throne, Zhu Youjian must reciprocate the favor and severely punish these two people.

After Liu Zhixuan was captured, the post of Admiral Cao Jiang became vacant. Zhu Youjian thought for a while and decided not to appoint someone to the Chang Dynasty. He planned to choose a distinguished person to serve in the future. This position is originally held by nobles and nobles and cannot be taken away by civilian officials.

So he ignored the matter and said:

"After the establishment of each yamen in Nanjing is determined, current officials will be assigned first and then vacant positions will be appointed."

"Who are the current Governor Yingtian and Yin Yingtian, and what affairs are they responsible for?"

Fang Guizhuang said:

"Li Daiwen, the governor of Yingtian, is stationed in Suzhou, and the prime minister of grain reserves supervises military affairs."

"Yin Zhou Weijing of Yingtian Prefecture was promoted from the Zhejiang Zuobu Envoy and was responsible for Yingtian affairs."

Governor Yingtian ignored Yingtian and ran to Suzhou. There are too many ministers in Nanjing, and it is too frustrating for Governor Yingtian to stay in Yingtian.

But Suzhou is too far away from Huizhou and other places. Zhu Youjian thought for a while and said:

"Governor Fengyang is the governor of the four prefectures of Huai, Yang, Lu, and Feng, and the three prefectures of Xu, He, and Chu. He is stationed in Huai'an and concurrently serves as the governor of water transportation. He is also called the governor of Jiangbei."

"Governor Yingtian is responsible for other places in southern Zhili, and is also called governor Jiangnan. Since he is not stationed in Yingtian, he will be officially renamed governor Jiangnan in the future. He is mainly responsible for Yingtian Prefecture and Suzhou Prefecture, Songjiang Prefecture, Changzhou Prefecture, and Zhenjiang in the east. The government can also supervise the Huzhou Prefecture and Jiaxing Prefecture in Zhejiang around Taihu Lake and coordinate the management of the Taihu Lake area."

"Anqing Prefecture, Chizhou Prefecture, Huizhou Prefecture, Taiping Prefecture, Ningguo Prefecture, and Guangzhou Prefecture to the west of Tianfu should be under the jurisdiction of the Anhui governor, who will oversee the local military affairs in Anhui."

"This position will be transferred by Li Fengjie, Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, and the term will start from this year."

"Let Li Fengjie take office as soon as possible and choose a place to station himself."

This was compensation for Li Fengjie. It was a special situation and was not recommended by the ministers.

At this point, the main officials in Nanjing are complete. Huang Kezuan, the Minister of the Ministry of War in Nanjing, Chang Yinxu, the Nanjing garrison Huaiyuan Marquis, and Tu Wenfu, the eunuch of Nanjing, formed the new Nanjing Big Three.

Zhu Youjian is basically relieved about this combination.

　"History of Ming Dynasty·Biography of Zhang Guowei"

　　(March of the 10th year of Chongzhen, Zhang Guowei) Guowei saw that the thieves were becoming more and more powerful, so he asked the court to secede Anqing, Chizhou, and Taiping, and set up governors to appoint them (Shi Kefa).

　　From then on, Anqing was no longer subordinate to the governor of Jiangnan. The discussants wanted to annex Jiangpu and Liuhe so that the country could safeguard Jiangnan, but they were not allowed to do so.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)