He is the censor of the right capital, the governor-general of Guangdong and Guangxi and other local admirals, in charge of military affairs, food and salary and governor affairs.
From the second grade official.
Compared with the minister, he was promoted to half a rank.
However, at the local level, the envoys and governors are all from the second rank and have the same official rank.
The difference lies in the dispatch.
The governor and the governor-general are both officials in the capital, and they either hold the title of Metropolitan Procuratorate. If the governor holds the title of Shilang, he is of the second rank.
If the governor holds the title of minister, he will be a second-rank official.
Therefore, at the local level, the governor and the chief envoy are not afraid of the governor, because they have no subordinate power to him. In a sense, they are two departments, and their official status is not much different.
The governor's ability to act depends on his dispatch.
Yu Chenglong was restless.
For him, the governorship of Guangdong and Guangxi was no less than a promotion. When he returned to Beijing, eight ministers were just around the corner.
The capital is the center of the storm, and all kinds of news are flying all over the sky. In various government offices, the news seems to have grown legs, spreading throughout the capital almost instantly.
Guangdong and Guangxi Guild Hall.
After hearing about this incident, the Guangdong and Guangxi Association, which also serves as the Beijing Office, immediately asked people to prepare gifts.
"What good is this to the Governor?"
The head of the hall stroked his beard and asked.
"I heard that his integrity and self-control are outstanding, and he is also special among all ministries." The visitor reported: "Some expensive gifts may be counterproductive."
"Then prepare some specialties from Guangdong and Guangxi to express your feelings."
The head of the hall said seriously.
No matter what, establishing a good relationship with the governors of Guangdong and Guangxi in advance will be of great benefit to the association.
Less than half an hour after I got home, the housekeeper said someone had brought a gift to my door.
"Go out again." Yu Chenglong said unhappily.
It's really too much to have someone visit me just after I became the provincial governor.
"Sir, I'm from the Guangdong and Guangxi Association."
The Liaison Office in Beijing reached its peak in the Tang Dynasty. It was called Jinzouyuan and was an important means for the vassal town to inquire about information. In the Ming Dynasty, semi-official institutions such as the guild hall replaced it.
Therefore, Yu Chenglong knew a lot about this.
It is also common for the guild hall to represent the people of this province.
After thinking about it for a while, he decided to accept it, to express his stance to the place where he would serve as an official in the future, and to better understand the situation in Guangxi.
The first group of people entered the mansion and couldn't help but be amazed when they saw the spacious and bright mansion.
In Beijing, a mansion like this covering an area of nearly five acres is really good.
But everyone understands that this does not prove that he is rich, but is a clear manifestation of divine grace.
In the capital, land was limited. Although after Li Zicheng's misfortune, all the land in the inner city was taken back by the court, the court could not allocate good housing to all officials.
Therefore, in order to take care of the emotions of the officials, the allocation of residences is also done according to the following standards:
Newly promoted Jinshi and Shujishi will be assigned to large residences, with a maximum of three or four rooms and a minimum of two rooms, which can be regarded as a large mixed residence.
However, as soon as one of them is allocated, they must be moved out immediately to make room for the next Jinshi.
For Beijing officials below the fourth rank, there is only a rental subsidy and an additional ten shi of grain per year on salary.
Officials of fourth rank or above are considered to be in the emperor's heart, so they are basically assigned residences, and they can live there as long as they are still officials in the capital.
The fact that Yu's residence is so magnificent is obviously due to his great favor and the emperor's care.
Thinking of this, the head of the hall immediately became very respectful.
After walking hundreds of steps, a few people were in the living room before I saw Yu Chenglong.
His face is thin, his eyes are bright, and his nose is high, which makes him appear energetic, and he looks like a shrewd person.
Thinking of this, the head of the museum sighed, it seems that the governors of the two places are having a hard time.
"Students at the head of the Guangdong and Guangxi Association, pay homage to Taiwan."
"Get up!"
Yu Chenglong looked at him. He had a big belly, his ears were exposed to the wind, and his face was fat. He could tell that he had eaten well in the capital.
"The students heard that the Taiwanese producer will be appointed to Guangdong and Guangxi, and the country will be governed by virtue. Therefore, I was very happy. I took the liberty to come here. I hope you will forgive me."
"When I am appointed, it is normal for the people under my rule to come." Yu Chenglong said softly, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised, showing a relaxed look.
This made several people breathe a sigh of relief.
Yu Chenglong also knew at this time that those gifts were some specialties of Guangdong and Guangxi, which were considered commonplace in official circles and were nothing.
Sometimes there was a birthday for a local official in the capital, and gifts were prepared in the guild hall.
"I heard that Guangdong is prosperous and that Guangzhou is as prosperous as Suzhou and Yangzhou, which can be said to be first-rate in the south. Is this true?"
"Back in Taiwan, the prosperity of Guangzhou is certainly true. From the students' perspective, Yangzhou has declined, and only Suzhou can rival it."
As he spoke, the head of the hall began to talk non-stop.
Guangzhou's customs and Guangzhou's merchant houses are top-notch in the world. Businessmen in Guangdong have even put forward the slogan "Cantonese merchants".
The Pearl River breeds prosperous cities.
"According to students, there were eight million people in Guangdong last year, of which nearly two million were in Guangzhou Prefecture, which shows how prosperous it is."
"What about Guangxi?" Yu Chenglong suddenly asked.
"I heard that the civil unrest in Guangxi is quite serious."
The head of the hall then stuttered: "Guangxi is also very good, but the people are more martial..."
Yu Chenglong took his tea, took a sip, and Shi Shiran said: "The head of the hotel should make it clear."
Faced with such oppression from Jackie Chan, the head of the hall had a pale face and hesitated for a long time before he had to speak.
Guangxi as a whole is very special in Lingnan.
Although Guangdong and Guangxi are cousins with similar languages and customs, Guangxi has a different contradiction from Guangdong: the contradiction between Tu-Han.
Since the early Ming Dynasty, Guangxi, like Guizhou and Yunnan, has been a key military settlement area. A large number of military households have settled in, filling Guangxi's population.
Because these people settled down, the land they occupied was all important land in Guangxi, either with fertile land or in a dangerous location.
As time went by, military households continued to multiply, and conflicts over land and water continued to occur.
During the Xuande and Jingtai years, civil unrest continued, and even in the Chongzhen period, it continued.
But the court's method of handling it was very problematic: kill.
Once anyone rebels, they will be killed directly.
There is never any compromise.
As a result, although the Tong and Yao people in Guangxi continued to be in trouble, the population continued to decrease. Most of the land in Guangxi was occupied by Han people, and it became a veritable Han province.
You must know that in the early Ming Dynasty, the situation in Yunnan, Guizhou, and Guangxi was similar. Even many places in Guangdong were controlled by barbarians, and there were many chieftains.
But after two hundred years of killing, the Han people in Guangxi gained the upper hand. Only the northwest border near Guizhou, with its high mountains and ridges, became the base camp of the Tong and Yao people's rebellion and could not be wiped out at all.
Yu Chenglong rubbed his temples and couldn't help but snorted: "The civil unrest in Guangxi is mostly caused by the government forcing the people to rebel!"
The leader's eyelids twitched and he lowered his head.
Military households need land, officers need slaves and land, as well as military exploits, and local officials need political achievements: to change their land and return to their hometown.
So the three merged, and the cycle continued for hundreds of years, forcing Yao and Tong to migrate, so that when they reached the mountainous area, they were unable to move.
This is something that is tacitly understood by the Guangdong and Guangxi regions.
If Yu Chenglong can see through it, he is naturally a capable person.
Of course he didn't know that during the Manchu and Qing Dynasties in history, the conflicts between Tu and Han were exploited by the Manchus and jumped back and forth, so that they accumulated deeper and deeper and turned into mutual killing.
Especially as the population increases and the living space becomes crowded, this hatred is passed down from generation to generation, and fighting continues, evolving into Guangxi wolf soldiers.
However, in Jackie Chan's view, Guangxi Province at this time was a volcanic crater that was gathering momentum and was extremely dangerous.
"Your Majesty asked me to go to Guangxi to clean up the mess!"
Yu Chenglong sighed. The conflict between natives and Chinese really makes people scratch their heads.
"Tell me, what does Guangxi need at this time? Elite soldiers? Money? Or something else?"
Elite soldiers represent suppression, while money and food represent comfort.
As soon as these words came out, the people at the head of the hall fell silent.
After a long time, the head of the hall suddenly raised his hand and said: "For platform making, from the students' point of view, what Guangxi lacks most is a port."
"Port?" Yu Chenglong was stunned.
"Although there were many Westerners coming to Guangdong before, it was not too prosperous. But after the customs was opened, all kinds of goods were exported continuously, and the people benefited greatly."
"The yamen can collect taxes, merchants can sell goods, and ordinary people can make money, and the market will gradually become prosperous."
"So, according to the students, Guangxi currently lacks a port."
Yu Chenglong looked moved.
He had managed the Huaihe River in Jiangsu, so he naturally understood the importance of ports and the importance of customs.
Today's Songjiang Prefecture is comparable to Suzhou in the entire Jiangsu Province. Except for its slightly insufficient population, the taxation is almost the same.
The Ministry of Household Affairs even estimates that Songjiang Prefecture will surpass Suzhou next year and truly become the number one prefecture in the world.
Among them, ports and customs play a key role.
But Guangxi is not near the sea!
Yu Chenglong was shocked, and he looked up at this person.
The head of the hall also realized that he had said the wrong thing and immediately lowered his head.
"Okay!" Yu Chenglong sighed before seeing the guests off.
I have to say that these words were a great inspiration to him.
Guangxi is now an inland area with barren mountains and rivers. It has been peaceful for 300 years and has an unknown population. As the saying goes, there are too many people but too little land. This is nothing more than this.
At this time, the Qinzhou Prefecture and Lianzhou Prefecture in Guangdong were placed under its ownership, which not only increased the number of Han people in Guangxi, which was conducive to governance, but also increased its taxes.
Once the customs system is established, it will be no less than a complete transformation for Guangxi.
"What does Guangxi have? Iron mines, copper mines, silver mines? These can all be mined. Isn't Foshan in Guangdong, one of the four most famous towns in the world, Tiecheng?"
Thinking of this, Yu Chenglong's doubts disappeared.
At the same time, allocating territory from Guangdong to Guangxi is also a blow to the officials of Guangdong and Guangxi.
As the governor-general, he gained the trust of the court before he took office in Guangdong and Guangdong, and directly cut off the land in Guangdong. Who dares to compete with him?
Although in some cases it hurts the hearts of Cantonese people, in officialdom it is necessary.
After all, it is the emperor, not the people of Guangdong, who can decide his future.
Of course, this is also because Guangdong is not his hometown. If the imperial court assigns parts of Shanxi to Suiyuan and Hebei, then he will fight hard.
He thought about the high-ranking Cantonese officials in the imperial court and found that among the eight ministers, there was no one above the rank of minister, and he instantly felt relieved.
In this way, the resistance from the central government will be minimal.
After thinking about this, Yu Chenglong thought about it again and again, and finally decided to let Guangxi have a seaport.
The next day, he quickly entered the palace and expressed his thoughts to the emperor.
At the same time, he also expressed his views on the civil unrest in Guangxi.
After hearing this, the emperor showed a hint of surprise, and then smiled happily:
"Yu Chenglong, Yu Chenglong, you gave me a big surprise."
"The civil unrest in Guangxi is ultimately caused by the contradiction between more people and less land. You allocate land to Guangxi and open customs to allow it to trade. You are trying to bring great order to Guangxi!"
"I dare not talk about great governance, I just want to calm down the rising civil unrest..."
Yu Chenglong said seriously.
"not enough."
The emperor looked at him and suddenly said: "These two items alone are not enough. Qinzhou, Lianzhou and other places are also relatively poor and cannot support many people."
“How can we talk about doing business if our stomachs are not full?”
Yu Chenglong looked puzzled.
"migrant."
The emperor said decisively: "Going to Annan, Qi, and even Luzon are the once and for all solutions."
Yu Chenglong sighed, as expected it was still the case.
For those vassal states, the emperor was really enough.
"But Your Majesty, Tong Yao is originally a barbarian. He doesn't know how to become a king. I'm afraid it won't be of much use to travel to various countries!"
"You don't understand." The emperor showed some complacency: "They were arrogant in Guangxi, but when they went to the vassal state, they had no time to take care of themselves and had to submit. There were no tribes to unite with them."
"When the time comes, his transformation into a king will be faster."
After saying this, the emperor looked at Yu Chenglong with a little satisfaction.
Being able to think of demarcating territory from Guangdong and setting up customs already means that he has a very good overall view and knows how to think about issues from the perspective of the imperial court.
This is very good.
Zhu Yixi said in a deep voice: "Don't get involved in this matter anymore and prepare to go to Guangdong to take up the post!"
Obviously, the emperor planned to make his own decision in this matter, and directly divided the Qin and Lian mansions to protect Yu Chenglong politically.
Offending the officials and people of a province, at a time when the township party was prevalent, would be extremely detrimental to Jackie Chan's appointment in Guangdong and Guangxi.
In fact, the people's rebuke was beyond imagination.
In the past two or three days, the cabinet drafted an imperial edict to transfer Lianzhou Prefecture in Guangdong to Guangxi, open a port in Qinzhou, and set up a customs.
As soon as such an action came out, the people in the capital were fine, but the officials in Guangdong and Guangxi reacted greatly.
Officials from Guangdong were greatly shocked, and then they were dissatisfied, accused, and the cabinet was impeached. There were hundreds of memorials; Guangxi officials rushed to tell each other and were happy.
The consequence caused by these two parties was that the Guangdong and Guangxi Guild Hall directly split, and Guangdong did not want to be in the Guild Hall with Guangxi.
Such a farce made the cabinet laugh bitterly.
Fortunately, there was still some common sense in the court, and the Guangdong and Guangxi Guild Hall ended this split, but there was little unity as in the past.
At the beginning of May, the examination list was announced.
This is the first time the new system has been implemented, which is of great significance.
Among them, among the 200 places in the rich provinces, Jiangsu still ranks first with 60 people, Zhejiang is second with 40 people, Anhui is third with 35 people, and Shandong once had only 20 people. It can be described as miserable.
In a battle between rookies in poor provinces, Suiyuan, Ningxia, and Chahar finally achieved zero breakthroughs, each having one person.