The pork butcher is smoother than a pig butcher!

Chapter 506 Gan Mingfu assumes the new position

Unlike the people of Kansai who were overjoyed by the promotion and rank of the Grand General, sharing the joy with the people.

The people of Bashu Province were devastated, as if they had lost their parents.

They lined the streets in the snow to bid farewell to Lord Gan.

This incredibly young provincial governor.

He was the most pragmatic, honest, and people-oriented good official the people of Chengdu had ever encountered in their short decades of life.

His ability to stay in Sichuan for five years is a blessing for the people of Sichuan.

Ever since they learned that such a good official was going to be transferred to Jiangnan, they felt like the sky above them was about to collapse.

The true colors of the officials from the previous dynasty are still vivid in my mind.

They barely managed to survive in that chaotic world.

Now we have enough to eat and wear, and as long as we're not lazy, we can make money farming.

And it was Lord Gan who brought them these good days.

He... he's actually being transferred.

The people had been unable to accept this terrible news until today, when they saw the motorcade carrying the governor's family, and realized that the rumors were true.

One by one, they came running up, wailing:

"Waaaah, Lord Qingtang, you can't abandon us! What if the next official is corrupt and greedy? How are we supposed to survive?"

"Yes! Lord Gan, all the people of Chengdu don't want you to leave! We are willing to send a petition with ten thousand people's blood to the capital, begging you to serve one more term, just one more term."

"Hey, which bastard is it that can't stand to see us Sichuan people living a good life? Those corrupt merchants from Jiangnan are rolling in money and they still want to compete with us for Lord Gan. It's outrageous!"

"I curse those heartless bastards, may their babies be born without an anus! No, I mean, may all their babies belong to Old Wang next door!"

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Having lived in Sichuan for three years, Zhao Ran can now understand the local dialects.

The atmosphere in the mobile home was initially quite melancholic, but it broke down when a sixty-year-old woman started cursing others as bastards.

She laughed as carefree as she did when she was a young girl.

Zuo Wenkang wiped the moisture from the corner of his eyes and sighed.

He got out of the car and, addressing the people who stood on the cobblestone street, refusing to leave, loudly proclaimed:
"Fellow villagers, please listen to what I have to say! The person who will succeed me as the Provincial Administration Commissioner of Bashu is the Left Councilor, whom you all know. He is my most capable right-hand man in the Bashu Provincial Administration Commission, and he is also a good official! With him here, life in Bashu will continue as usual, and your business will continue as before."

The Lunar New Year is just seven days away. It's so cold, you should all go home now. Don't catch a cold; taking medicine during the first month of the lunar year is considered unlucky.”

Hearing his concerned words, the older people in the crowd couldn't help but burst into tears again.
"Waaaah, Lord Gan, but... but we really can't bear to part with you!"

"We will miss you; you are a good official who comes along only once in a century!"

"Lord Gan, please take good care of yourself and stay healthy."

The people naturally knew that the imperial decree was difficult to disobey.

They also knew that the officials in the imperial court were replaced every few years.

Especially for such capable people, the imperial court would treat them like bricks, moving them wherever needed.

That's the logic.

It would be unbearable for them to bear.

As if sensing their sorrow, the heavens sent snowflakes fluttering down in the cold wind.

What the people didn't know was that this was the latest Gan Mingfu could manage to leave.

At the end of the year, who wants to spend the New Year on the road?
However, he had to rush to take up his post in Jiangnan on March 25th, so he had to leave his wife, children and beloved daughters behind.

Fortunately, in recent years, mobile homes have become a popular mode of transportation for the wealthy and powerful. With underfloor heating, the large cabins are not so uncomfortable to sit in.

As the convoy of several hundred people departed, the people of Chengdu couldn't help but weep bitterly once again.

The Left Councilor, who was seeing them off outside the Shili Pavilion, felt a heavy burden on his shoulders.

From now on, he will serve as the control group for Lord Gan.

You did a good job, that's what you should do.

Lord Gan set an example for him, and the people know what kind of official is a good official.

If he doesn't do a good job in the future, or if he diminishes the happiness of ordinary people, won't he be cursed like a dog?
Perhaps someone will even secretly complain to Lord Gan!

Don't think he doesn't know; several prefectural officials are die-hard fans of Lord Gan.

To be honest, his promotion this time was thanks to Lord Gan's recommendation.

As far as he knew, there were quite a few people who wanted to get involved in Sichuan and Chongqing.
Gan Minglan had received news several months earlier that her younger brother was going to take up a new post in Jiangnan, but she was not worried about her brother's abilities.

No matter how complicated the situation in Jiangnan was, it was still within the territory of the Yongtai Dynasty.

What's more, the eldest princess is also accompanying them!
Little did she know that just half a month after Gan Mingfu arrived in Yingtian Prefecture, on the day of Qingming Festival, he was stunned by an urgent military dispatch delivered by express courier.

"My lord, several thousand Japanese pirates, in league with other pirates, have landed in Shangyu County and are now harassing the Jiangnan region!"

"Currently, they have already looted Kuaiji, Yuhang, and Chun'an, and are on their way to Shexian and Jixi."

Upon hearing this military intelligence, Gan Mingfu could no longer remain seated.

He jumped to his feet, pulled a foot-long musket from his desk drawer, and demanded an answer of the messenger:

"How is the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy responding? How is the fighting strength of the garrison troops in each naval stronghold? What is the current situation of the people?"

The messenger, drenched in sweat, wiped his face.

"Your Excellency, Commander Mao has led several warships south to meet the enemy. This is our first battle against Japanese pirates and other pirates since the establishment of the Yongtai Dynasty. We haven't engaged in battle yet and don't know the situation. People, the people of three counties have already suffered."

Gan Mingfu's expression turned very serious upon hearing this.

The online army's response was far too slow; they had already looted three counties but still hadn't been able to launch a direct attack.

No.

Perhaps it's not slow.

Instead, the water fortresses in these three counties have already suffered.
In Jiangnan, government affairs and border defense were separate.

The border defense force was a naval force of nearly 50,000 men that was reorganized after the establishment of the Yongtai Dynasty.

However, the commander-in-chief leading the troops, Mao Yiyong, was a landlubber from the Northwest.

Before he came, he had inquired about this person's past from her sister.

I learned that he wielded his pair of meteor hammers with great skill and that he was upright and incorruptible.

Because of his stubbornness and refusal to compromise his principles, he offended many people in the officialdom of Jiangnan.

The memorials impeaching him were so numerous that they filled baskets every year.

He also said that once he settles down, he will visit this person, as they will be working together for several years, and he needs to get along well with him first.

In any case, the emperor's father-in-law's instruction was that this person was trustworthy and undoubtedly loyal to the court.

However, he was still somewhat apprehensive about having a general who had only fought on land command the navy.

I had originally planned to visit them in person to assess their strength, but this time I can only observe their capabilities through post-battle analysis!

As the top official in Jiangnan, he had to quickly notify the prefectural government to close the city gates and organize manpower to resist the Japanese pirates.