Yuzhu kept his promise and began to meet with officials from all over Huguang Province the next day.
Officials of all sizes, headed by Huguang Governor Zhang Liandeng, lined up one after another to receive him.
The man who had his braids cut off went in smoothly to meet Yuzhu.
Sorry for not cutting my braids, I just took off my braids and went home to plant sweet potatoes.
When the Qing army entered the customs, they were very barbaric and violent, openly intimidating the Han people all over the world, leaving their hair but not their heads.
Yuzhu is not as elegant as Yuan Xiangcheng, right?
After the Qing Dynasty abdicated, some of the Manchus, old and young, had their pigtails cut off, and some did not.
Yuan Xiangcheng did not kill those who did not cut their braids.
The general trend of the world is vast, and social civilization has been progressing.
Jiangxi Governor Wang Qiqin, together with Lao Shisan, wanted to murder Yuzhu, and it was reasonable and legal for Yuzhu to punish his three clans.
As for cutting off the head instead of cutting off the braids, that would be too much. What is the difference between it and the Tatars?
The new society should be diversified and more tolerant of other people's private life habits.
Anyone who interferes unscrupulously in other people's private affairs under the guise of morality is acting like a hooligan.
However, the situation is different for officials who hold great and small powers.
An official position is a public weapon of the state. If you don't cut your braids, you mean to clean up your family and you must get out.
However, Yuzhu knew very well that as long as he didn't like braids, sooner or later they would all be cut off.
Yuzhu sat in Wuchang and summoned senior officials from surrounding provinces one after another.
As for the governors, since they were all Manchus, without exception, they all picked up their feathers and went home to eat their own food.
The governors, chief envoys and inspectors from Hunan, Anhui, Sichuan, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Henan, Guangdong and other provinces were summoned to Meiyuan in turn.
Whether you dare to come or not, that is indeed a question.
Before I came here, whether to cut my braids or not was a big question.
Only after passing these two levels can one be qualified to continue serving as an official under the new regime.
As a recruitment strategy during the transitional period, Yuzhu does not have so many confidants and can fully replace the existing bureaucrats, large and small.
When it comes to innovation, you shouldn’t be impatient, let alone be too radical.
As long as we grasp the general direction, sooner or later the officials of the old dynasty will be completely replaced.
Yuzhu left the capital on purpose, with one purpose: who dares to disobey?
Once all the local officials' braids are cut off and the dynasty is changed, it will be a matter of course.
Currently, all members of the New Army's First Town and Guards Town have sailed south by boat and have officially deployed along the line from Jingzhou to Wuchang Prefecture.
If Hunan refuses to obey, the army will march south to deal with the old and young in Changsha nearby.
If Sichuan dares to disobey, it will take Sichuan by force.
The horses can still run, dance can still be danced, and wine can still be drunk.
We have used force and wasted a lot of military expenditures, so I'm sorry, we should directly reform the official system and lay off all employees.
All provinces in Jiangnan are quite honest.
The governor, the feudal lord, and the governor who had their pigtails cut off all came to Wuchang to pay homage to Yuzhu.
Only the governor of Sichuan dared to delay coming to Wuchang because the mountains were high and the emperor was far away.
Yuzhu certainly couldn't tolerate them anymore, so he immediately ordered the No. 1 town stationed in Jingzhou to march westward against the Yangtze River and attack Sichuan.
It is worth mentioning that the entire city of Jingzhou has been disarmed by the First Town, and the bannermen inside have become unarmed civilians who must fend for themselves.
The so-called hard-core crops have left them forever.
What Ling Yuzhu didn't expect was that Yang Zongren, the governor of Guangdong who was the farthest away, would arrive the fastest.
Yang Zongren was born in the Han Army Banner in Fengtian outside the Pass. His identity was roughly the same as that of the old Tong family before the banner was raised.
Yuzhu's ancestors were definitely Liaodong Han people.
When raising the flag, Tong Guowei deliberately mentioned in the booklet that his ancestors were from Manchuria in order to support the old Tong family.
In fact, even when Tong Guowei was alive, most of the Manchu nobles who knew the details looked down on him.
Whoever is in power gets closer to them. This is a common phenomenon and is not surprising.
Yuzhu met with Yang Zongren, the governor of Guangdong, in the West Flower Hall of Meiyuan.
After entering the door, Yang Zongren, who had already cut off his braids, was surprised to find that Yuzhu was wearing a very strange dress.
Today, Yuzhu is wearing a Western-style hat.
The top has stand-up lapels and style buttons; the body has three openings, and the front placket has 5 exposed buttons; 4 patch pockets, one on each side of the chest, one on both sides of the abdomen, each with a pocket flap and 1 exposed button, and 2 on the top
The cover of the bag is in the shape of an inverted mountain, with a flat patch bag on the top and a tiger bag on the bottom, symmetrical from left to right; there is a pen insertion opening of about 3cm on the right side of the upper left bag cover.
"The governor of Guangdong, my minister Yang Zongren, respectfully wishes the king to be safe."
Yang Zongren had just clap his horseshoe sleeves and was about to kneel down to salute when Yuzhu beat him to it, "No need to kneel down, come on, let's shake hands."
Facing Yuzhu's right hand that he extended out, Yang Zongren was stunned for a moment, then woke up, swallowed quickly, stretched out his right hand tremblingly, and held Yuzhu's hand together.
The first lesson in civilized society, no need to kneel!
Whether it's shaking hands or kneeling down, it's just a formality.
In the era of imperial power, in order to highlight the unfathomable power of God, all subjects in the world must kneel down and worship the emperor.
Yuan Xiangcheng knelt down every day to proclaim his rule, so wouldn't he be rebelling?
Perhaps because they have been trained to kneel for too long, many people have forgotten the comfort of standing up.
Since Yuzhu is not talented, starting from him, the kneeling ceremony must be gradually abolished and replaced with a bowing ceremony or a handshake ceremony.
A man has gold under his knees. He kneels to heaven and earth, and his parents, but no one else!
"Yang Qing, I'm a little strange. You have the longest journey, so why did you arrive first?" Yuzhu greeted Yang Zongren with a smile.
Yang Zongren subconsciously wanted to kneel down, but Yu Zhu raised his hand to stop him.
"Replying to the king, the general trend of the world is vast. Those who follow it will prosper, and those who go against it will perish. I am not talented. Although I am stupid, I dare not fall behind others. To be honest, your Majesty, I have seen what the imperial court has done.
Di Bao found out that you were stationed in Wuchang, so I took a boat and went north."
Yang Zongren's explanation greatly impressed Yuzhu.
What kind of bird has delicious food? It's like Yang Zongren.
Taking sides is definitely a profound knowledge.
If you cannot clearly see the situation, once you make the wrong choice, you will be in an abyss.
"Tianjue, take a seat." Yuzhu politely asked Yang Zongren to take a seat.
"How much is the price of rice in Guangzhou?" Yuzhu asked the price of rice as soon as he opened his mouth. Yang Zongren knew in his heart that this man is a big man who does practical things.
In his life, Yang Zongren had met many dignitaries and paid homage to the old emperor.
Objectively speaking, when we met, the old emperor was also very concerned about the sufferings of the people, but it was impossible for him to ask about the local price of rice.
"Reporting to the king, the price of rice in Guangzhou has always been around three cents of silver and one stone, with very little fluctuation..." Yang Zongren not only reported the rice price, but also mentioned the recent vegetable prices in Guangzhou.
Yuzhu is a very pragmatic old bureaucrat.
In Yuzhu's view, local officials must know the local rice price trend. This is the first priority.
A confused official who does not know the local rice price and does not understand people's livelihood will not only be unable to be re-employed, but will be kicked out of the officialdom.
Guangzhou is the window city for foreign trade. Yuzhu asked Yang Zongren about the situation of overseas trade.
Originally, Yuzhu just asked casually. Unexpectedly, Yang Zongren answered fluently.
Yuzhu felt happy and stayed with Yang Zongren to have lunch with him.
Because Yuzhu doesn't like to eat saliva, meals are served in separate portions.
When Yuzhu ate alone, he had six dishes and one soup as usual, and the same dishes were served in front of Yang Zongren.
Two dining tables, one on the left and one on the right, are placed opposite each other without any prioritization.
Yang Zongren took a closer look and saw that among the six dishes in front of him, three were meat and three were vegetarian, and the portions of each dish were not large.
The soup is Honghu’s specialty, wild lotus root and pork bone soup.
As the governor of Guangdong, Yang Zongren was not considered a corrupt official, but he was not an upright official either.
In Guangzhou, where commerce and trade are relatively developed, Yang Zongren can be regarded as a gourmet who has eaten all kinds of delicious food.
Yang Zongren pays more attention to health preservation and is very accustomed to the light eating habits of Guangdong, and does not like big fish and meat.
Therefore, Yang Zongren never touched the braised pork on the dinner table.
However, Yuzhu particularly likes braised pork without soy sauce.
Yang Zongren noticed that Yuzhu had eaten three pieces of braised pork in a row. After a moment of thought, he thought that it was wrong to not move his chopsticks at all, right?
Picking up a piece of braised pork, Yang Zongren took a bite.
Well, it melts in your mouth, fat but not greasy, and it can be said to be full of color, flavor and flavor.
Yang Zongren ate more happily and followed Yuzhu's example, eating three pieces of braised pork in a row.
After eating, Yuzhu took Yang Zongren for a walk around the lake to eat.
On the way, when they talked about the use of troops in Sichuan, Yang Zongren said hesitantly: "Your Majesty, when I went from Pianyuan to Gansu, I took the Sichuan River waterway. Alas, there are strange rocks in the river. If you don't pay attention, you will fall.
The ship will be destroyed and people will be killed."
The New Army's dispatch of troops to Sichuan originally had nothing to do with Yang Zongren.
However, Yang Zongren took the initiative to mention the danger of Sichuan River.
In this era, whether you are leaving Sichuan or entering Sichuan, as long as you take a boat, trackers must pull the fiber on the shore.
However, the biggest threat to shipping on the Sichuan River is the various strange rocks in the middle of the river.
Basically, even an experienced helmsman on the Sichuan River always rams and sinks dozens of merchant ships every year.
To be honest, in the past, when gunpowder was not very effective, Yuzhu would not have dared to let the First Suppressor go against the Yangtze River and into Sichuan.
Now, there are more than a dozen gunpowder engineers from England who came to Sichuan with the First Town.
Although black powder is far less powerful than modern gunpowder, as long as the quantity is large and handled properly, it is a good opportunity to send troops to Sichuan and remove the obstacles on the Sichuan River one by one.
As long as the entire Yangtze River is successfully opened to navigation, both its military and economic value will be completely immeasurable!
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