Borrow the day to change the day

"You get up first and then talk." Zhong Jinwei has been in Daming for almost a year, and he is still not used to a person older than him kneeling in front of him to talk, so he said to Hong Chengchou first.

Hong Chengchou saw that Zhong Jinwei was serious, and he had already done his gesture anyway, so he said gratefully: "Thank you, Lord Hou."

Then he stood up, faced Zhong Jinwei, and began to narrate his story: "Since I took office as the governor of Yansui, my first priority is to suppress bandits. The bandits on the hills everywhere are okay, but they are all thieves in a hurry. Every day When they arrive in one place, they engulf the people of the other place, and the team grows like a snowball. The local government has no power to destroy it, so they have to send out the army. But the army is on the verge of danger and cannot move out."

Hong Chengchou, a governor from Fujian, has a poor family and no prominent family background. When encountering problems, he will naturally have much less means of solving them than ordinary people.Therefore, it is naturally much more difficult for him to solve the problem than ordinary people.

"What about the frontier army's salary?" Zhong Jinwei interrupted him and asked.

"Yes, and no." Hong Chengchou pretended to be mysterious first, and then explained in detail: "When the frontier army in Yansui land was in the past, the military salary was just enough for the soldiers to survive. The imperial court delayed the military salary. , the generals from all walks of life are unwilling to take out the money and food withheld before for relief, and when encountering a war, they pass the pressure to the lower officials."

"Is it the deduction of military pay?" Zhong Jinwei saw that Hong Chengchou was cryptic, so he pointed it out directly.

"Your Excellency is wise! Although the officials know about this, it is not easy to get angry at the time of employing people. Fortunately, the emperor passed down the imperial decree before, stating that the owed military salary will be paid soon. When those military leaders heard about it, they suggested to go down. Officials go to the squires to advance, but the interest is very high."

When Hong Chengchou said this, his expression was rather helpless.Without soldiers and food, you can only be controlled by those who lead the soldiers.

"Is there anything else?" Zhong Jinwei asked.Because he knew from Hong Chengchou's words that the interest would definitely be pre-converted, so it would be impossible for the military salary to be paid in full.

"The frontier army in Yansui owed about 15 taels of silver, but the gentry only got less than 5 taels after deducting the interest in advance. The silver taels they earned were not enough to pay the army's salaries. In desperation, they had to embezzle Governor Yang's money. To appease the thieves, the army was able to move out and encircle and suppress the thieves."

When Hong Chengchou talked about embezzlement, he was still a little panicked.Although Zhong Jinwei is his benefactor, he doesn't know what kind of person Zhong Jinwei is.

Therefore, he added another sentence: "If the army can't move out, how can you bring down the thieves, so the officials thought it over and over again, and still embezzled it."

"Oh, is this the origin of your nickname Hong Shaved?" Zhong Jinwei asked with a frown.

Hong Chengchou didn't expect Zhongxinghou to know his nickname, which was recently called by the thieves. He explained helplessly: "Master Hou, if the court does not increase the relief efforts, the little money and food issued by Governor Yang will not help the matter." .Instead of letting those thieves go back and rebel again, it’s better to solve it on the spot.”

Although Zhong Jinwei was not very happy that Hong Chengchou adopted this ruthless method, from a rational point of view, this method of killing was also a better solution that saved time and effort at that time.

"Liu thieves are also human beings. Just killing will hurt the peace of heaven. If you kill Jiang thieves, you will force those rogues to fight to the death with the court. In the future, you should pay more attention and don't just think about killing. I have a word Here it is for you." Although Zhong Jinwei was younger than Hong Chengchou, but he had a high status, everyone in the tent didn't think it was inappropriate to speak of Hong Chengchou in such a lecturing way.

"The next official will definitely listen carefully, and ask Lord Hou to give instructions." Hong Chengchou is very good at being a man, and keeps his posture very low.

"There is no desperate environment, only desperate people." Zhong Jinwei looked at Hong Chengchou, said earnestly, and then explained to him in a practical way: "The imperial court can't allocate money and food for the time being, so it is desperate to appease the bandits and adopts simple methods. Killing, this is actually a matter of your thinking. If you think about it carefully, you will always find a way. Do you understand?"

"Your official has been taught. Next time, I will always remember Master Hou's teachings, and try my best to find a way out for the thieves." Hong Chengchou was told by Zhong Jinwei in his heart, his old face was slightly red, and he quickly agreed to Zhong Jinwei.

As a bachelor governor with no background and no influence, killing surrender was the easiest way for him.There are other methods, but they will either be very labor-intensive, or they will offend a group of people, and it is not worthwhile for him.

"It's good that you know. I remember that you are also born in poverty. You should understand the suffering of poor people. You have talents, and I hope you can use them to benefit the people. Don't be afraid of offending people. I will protect you in court, unless I die Otherwise, others will not punish you for speaking and doing things for the people."

Zhong Jinwei infers from Hong Chengchou's history that he may be very afraid of returning to his childhood living environment because he was fed up with poverty when he was a child.Now that I'm an official, I don't dare to offend others, and I'm afraid to do things, and all my talents are used in crooked ways.

Therefore, he warned Hong Chengchou again and again, hoping to have a brand new Hong Chengchou under his butterfly wings.

Hong Chengchou has also learned a lot in the officialdom, and his ability to observe words and emotions is already perfect.He could tell that Hou Zhongxing was sincere to him.

Hong Chengchou's heart was suddenly moved, and he no longer had the attitude of dealing with it before, and said sincerely: "The next official will definitely live up to Lord Hou's expectations."

Zhong Jinwei nodded, expressed his approval, and then said: "As for those country gentry who took the opportunity to distribute money with blood. I will not let them go, and you don't have to worry about it."

When Hong Chengchou heard this, he was a little worried that Zhong Jinwei was young and impulsive, so he reminded: "Master Hou, although those squires took advantage of the opportunity to make money, they did not violate the law. If you, Master Hou..."

Zhong Jinwei shook his hand at Hong Chengchou, interrupted his words, and then smiled slightly: "Don't worry, I won't be impulsive. Acting according to the law can make them want to die."

Hong Chengchou was stunned when he heard Zhong Jinwei casually say that he wanted to die, and he had a misunderstanding of Zhong Jinwei in his heart, thinking that he was young and lustful.

However, Gu Baichuan and the others knew that ever since they guarded Zhong Jinwei, they hadn't seen Lord Hou ask a woman to stay in bed, and they were all focused on court affairs.If you say that Hou Zhongxing is lustful, they wouldn't believe it even if you beat him to death.But Hou Zhongxing just said such a metaphor, which made them a little puzzled. Could it be that Lord Hou is a boring man?

Zhong Jinwei himself said a few words, but he didn't notice it, and continued: "After the surrounding environment stabilizes, with your intelligence, it shouldn't be difficult to rectify those generals. But you must pay attention to propriety. For now, you must focus on stability." There will be many years of natural disasters in Shaanxi, and you have to stabilize the situation in Shaanxi for the imperial court."

Hong Chengchou was a little numb to hearing, there was always something unexpected about Zhongxinghou's speech.Even if he could observe the sky at night, it would be impossible for him to understand the climate change in the past few years. Hong Chengchou's mind automatically explained that Zhongxinghou's words were exaggerated.

He also learned from Zhongxing Hou's words that he might have to work here for many years.However, he is not afraid. Before he had the backing of Marquis Zhongxing, he had slowly established his authority in the process of suppressing the bandits. The army allowed him to lead much better elites than before. When the environment stabilized in the future, those generals would be punished. Not to mention.

"Don't worry, Lord Hou, I know what I'm doing." Hong Chengchou replied with cupped fists.

"Okay, then you lead the way and pay those country gentry military salaries." Zhong Jinwei said humorously, and stood up to set off.

As for the generals who came to visit with Hong Chengchou, Zhong Jinwei didn't plan to meet them now, and wait until Yulin.

Because the Big Tar Fort was not very big, the caravan did not unload their cargo. Therefore, when the army moved, they also set off together without any delay.

When the drunken guard Zhao Zhiqi was awakened by his subordinates and came out of the city in a hurry, he only ate a handful of ashes brought out by the army.

Zhong Jinwei's speed was not too slow, and the frontier army who joined Hong Chengchou left the big tar fort behind.But Jianlu's scouting speed was faster, and he was rushing back from Guanning to Shengjing without hesitation, and he had important information to report to Da Khan.