The governor of Fujian changed to a woman. The whole country was shocked, and newspapers from all over the country rushed to report on it. The governor's office in Fujian was okay, because Zhen Hui had been Dai Xian's confidant for many years, and Zhen Hui was acting as the agent for the government these days.
Mr. Zhang was the leader, and all the officials from top to bottom followed Zhen Hui.
Although Mr. Zhang has no rank, he has loyally supported two generations of governors for decades and has a high status in Fujian officialdom. He is also extremely smart. When other officials see that he is quick to follow, many of them follow him. Dai Xian's two eldest sons
Unsatisfied, he came to the Yamen to make a fuss at first. Mr. Zhang advised: "Boss, Mr. Dai's body is not cold yet. We will discuss other matters first after paying homage. Besides, the father-in-law sent by the saint has not left yet." Those two
Suddenly, Master Zhang realized that Master Zhang had other ideas, so he winked and went back to observe his filial piety. Commander-in-Chief Zheng Chaoer felt that Zhen Hui and the other prostitutes were better than Dai Xian's two sons, so he did not object. Zhen Hui also had his own tricks, and he was stable in less than a month.
He stayed in the officialdom of Fujian. The father-in-law sent by the saint to deliver the edict did not leave until after the Lantern Festival in Fuzhou, and he firmly held the battle for Zhen Hui.
On the seventeenth day of the first lunar month, Master Zhang accompanied the new governor Zhen Hui at Shiliting to see off the angel and board the car to go north and return to the Yamen study. After resting for a while, Master Zhang raised his head and asked: "May I ask, sir, who is the master of the capital?
What do you want to do?”
Zhen Hui glanced at him with a smile: "I am still pretending to be Master Zhang and pretending not to know anything all my life."
Master Zhang was slightly shocked: "Sir, can you tell that I know?"
Zhen Hui blew the tea leaves and said: "On the fifth day after Mr. Dai fell into coma, someone told me that Mr. Zhang was walking up and down the road at the Yamen Gate. I knew that Mr. Zhang would be able to analyze it. You are guessing for two months.
How many workers came the night before?"
Master Zhang nodded and said: "Workers are not soldiers. If they don't train on a daily basis, they will inevitably be disorganized. Even if there are obedient people, it is impossible to bring out 30,000 people in just a few months. I was so panicked at the time that I didn't think about it carefully. After I sorted things out, I realized that the three
How many people are there! Where did they get so many people!"
Zhen Hui lowered her eyebrows, took a sip of tea and said, "Less than three thousand."
Master Zhang said: "Miss Pan deceived Mr. Dai and said that there were thirty thousand workers. Mr. Zhen came in from outside and also said that there were thirty thousand workers. You two are obviously in the same group."
Zhen Hui smiled and said, "Well, we are in the same group."
She smiled with confidence, and Master Zhang felt a little more at ease inexplicably, saying: "Miss Pan came with soldiers and horses. Such good soldiers can be found in Yan State, Taiwan, and Guangdong and Guangxi. But these three places are all Rongguo Mansion.
The territory of the Jia family. Pan Xigui came from Jiangxi, and Su Tao, the prefect of Jiangxi, was the direct senior brother of the three Jia in Rongguo Prefecture. Miss Pan was studying in Dajiala. Ni Ziguang was in charge of Jia's horse business. The Jia family had already acquired Jiangxi and Guangdong and Guangxi.
Fujian was caught in the middle, so they tried to escape."
Zhen Hui smiled and said, "Master Zhang is really a great talent."
"I just don't understand... With his current power, it's not difficult to seek help in Fujian. Why do he need to borrow the help of workers?"
Zhen Hui said: "Prince Jia really wants the workers to go on strike and show his strength to the employers. Because the Dai family is the leader, the employers in Fujian are the most ruthless and ruthless in the country. If we don't take action, Fujian will become a
What Jiangxi looked like in the early years."
Master Zhang immediately said: "Fujian is not like Jiangxi, where most of the province is covered with dangerous mountains. Besides, Master Zheng is here."
"I'm not talking about bandits." Zhen Hui said, "When Xie Jing was appointed as the prefect of Jiangxi, the busiest street in Nanchang Prefecture was full of their shops. Scholars must buy the four treasures of the study from Xie's shop in order to pass the exam.
Those things were expensive and inferior. The Xie family was not like that at first. Even Xie Jing was a good official in the early days. Because there was no one to take care of it, it became more and more outrageous step by step. Master Zhang, self-discipline is too difficult, and ordinary people can't do it.
What's more, people who love money. Dai Xian loves money as much as Xie Jing. He has only been governor for four years now. When he does it for ten years, Fujian will not be far from Jiangxi when Xie Jing resigned."
Master Zhang thought for a moment and nodded: "There is indeed such a sign." He paused, "Furthermore, Mr. Dai has cooperated very harmoniously with the Jia family for many years, so why do we have to take his life."
"Ni Ziguang wanted it. Originally, I thought, for the sake of stability, I would just let him go home to nurse after being injured." Zhen Hui shook her head and said, "In recent years, too many workers in the Dai family have died from exhaustion, illness, or accidents. He
Without death, it will be difficult to appease the workers’ anger.”
Master Zhang frowned: "The Jia family is also the boss, so why bother trying to please the workers?"
Zhen Hui thought for a long time and said: "I don't know how you can understand it only when you are old. Well... the workers need to form a force, which will develop into a labor party in the future to fight against the business party. Only by supervising each other can the two parties prevent the business party from becoming a family."
Domination, lawlessness. This is probably the intention."
Master Zhang said: "Since ancient times, the imperial court has governed the country according to moderation. Whenever there are two parties in the imperial court, there will inevitably be disputes between the parties."
Zhen Hui tilted her head slightly: "What if there are more than two parties?"
"Then there will be chaos."
"No problem." Zhen Hui said, "Isn't there a leader? Choose the good ones and follow them, and change the bad ones."
After a while, Mr. Zhang sighed softly: "I am old. I have no control over how the world will change. I only hope that the regent can put the people first..." He suddenly stopped and said after a while, "
He actually puts the common people first. However, Xunzi said, human nature is innately interested in profit. Do not let the tyrants imprison the phoenixes, and tolerate the traitors."
Zhen Hui said: "Master, don't worry. If the workers are lazy, cheating and cheating, the trade union will not protect them. Everyone is equal under the law. You have always seen Magistrate Mei's list."
Master Zhang hesitated for a moment and said: "Zheng Chao'er is still watching the fun today. If Master Zhen can't win over him, he won't be able to win Fujian."
Zhen Hui immediately smiled and said confidently: "It's almost over."
Master Zhang looked at him and nodded: "It's good if you have some knowledge."
In February, the female governor Zhen Hui gradually handled official duties smoothly. On this day, the yamen servant sent a post. Zhen Hui smiled at it and handed it to Master Zhang. Master Zhang took a look and saw eight words written on it: Wu Tong
The doctor Zhen Zangzhu was shocked when he asked: "Could it be that person?"
Zhen Hui nodded with a smile: "Not bad."
Master Zhang thought: "Sir, your family has lost in the state of Wu."
"That's why he came to ask for help."
Master Zhang hurriedly said: "We must not get involved in the chaos in Wu State."
Zhen Hui straightened up and said loudly: "Chaos is good. Chaos is an opportunity." Nai ordered the clerk beside him, "Go and invite General Zheng Chaoer." He also ordered the officer who delivered the post, "Invite Mr. Zhen from Wu State to the second hall.
Let’s have Huizi tea.” The two of them left in response.
Master Zhang's eyes twitched: "Sir..."
Zhen Hui raised her eyes and said to him: "I have already guessed that as soon as the news of my appointment as governor spreads, Zhen Zangzhu will come looking for me."
Master Zhang took a breath, cupped his hands and said, "Please give me some advice."
Zhen Hui packed up the files on her desk and stacked them aside, saying: "The others are either too far away, or they don't want to go through this muddy water. Only we can help him. I am a woman, and I am from the same clan as him. And he doesn't know that I am
What kind of person is Zhen Hui? Even if he gets lucky, he will come and give it a try."
Master Zhang frowned and said, "Master Zhen, Wu is not a small country."
"I know." Zhen Hui said, "But the King of Wu is about to die, and Princess Shen colludes with the courtier Chen Ruiwen to control the government. One of these two is a harem girl, and the other is a weak scholar."
Master Zhang immediately said: "Looking at what Chen Ruiwen has done in the past two months, he has appeased the princes of Wu, won over the powerful generals, and made the young prince worship the great Confucian as his teacher. The situation of the Wu Dynasty has been stabilized. This person is not a fool."
"However, he is not sober. He knew clearly that Zhen Zangzhu was on the side of his late son, and also knew that Zhen Zangzhu was in Shanghai, but he did not send troops to encircle and arrest her. He could only be a minister of peace, but could not be a pillar in troubled times. He did not move.
Zhen Zangzhu, Zhen Zangzhu must touch him. Master, the current situation is like sailing against the current, and it is impossible to stay safe."
Master Zhang looked at her for a moment: "Sir, I think you already have an idea?"
Zhen Hui nodded: "Zhen Zangzhu has the Shanghai Port in his hands. It is the estuary of the Yangtze River." She paused, "Our industry and commerce in Fujian is not weaker than that of Guangdong and Guangxi, but most of the inland countries are occupied by Lingnan goods."
Master Zhang gasped, and after a while he said: "My lord, your ambition is too great! Does the person from the Yan Kingdom know?"
Zhen Hui raised her eyebrows and said, "How could you not know? He has been thinking about Shanghai for many years."
"Aren't Guangdong and Guangxi also his territory?"
“But not in Shanghai!”
"Which one wants Shanghai or Yan State?"
"We all want it," Zhen Hui said, "Guangdong and Guangxi have already dominated the market by relying on the smuggling of sea goods from Hong Kong in the early years. Fujian wants to win a piece of steamed buns from it, so it can be considered a cheap move to open up trade routes based on the waterways of Shanghai Port. This kind of healthy competition
, the one from Yan State won’t care about it.”
After being stunned for a while, Master Zhang smiled bitterly and said, "I don't want you to be so ambitious."
Zhen Hui said calmly: "Now that I have taken the position of governor, how can I not make some noise? I don't have a factory or shop in my house, so my thoughts are not distracted. I have to let the people live a better life to live up to this responsibility."
Governor Fang's seal." Seeing that Master Zhang was still frowning, he smiled and said comfortingly, "Master, we have soldiers and horses behind us, what are we afraid of?"
Master Zhang was excited: That's right. That backer is really reliable. Seeing Zhen Hui's high spirits, he couldn't help stroking his beard and said: "Since this is the case, I will accompany you to support your ambition."
Zhen Hui bowed to the ground: "Thank you so much, Master."
Not long after, Zheng Chaoer, the commander-in-chief of Fujian Province, arrived. Zhen Hui and Master Zhang both stood up to greet him. Zhen Hui then told the story of Zhen Zangzhu's visit. At the end, she said with a smile: "I am going to intervene to open up the Yangtze River waterway.
So that I can compete with Mr. Wang Ziteng next door for business. I dare to ask Mr. Zheng if he is willing to help."
Zheng Chaoer took a few deep breaths: "Sir, you are so ambitious."
Master Zhang smiled and said, "I just said the same thing."
Zhen Hui turned around and took out a map from the shelf, spread it out on the desk, and said: "I am a layman when it comes to war matters, but I also know that the best way is to take them by surprise and attack them unprepared." He pointed to the map and said, "Our army starts from Fuzhou Port and goes straight in.
Shanghai Port. Shanghai is the territory of Zhen Zangzhu and the Bao family, and Jinling cannot take advantage of it."
Zheng Chaoer interrupted: "How do you know that Jinling can't get into Shanghai?"
"The head of Jinling, Chen Ruiwen, is a civil servant and has neither knowledge nor knowledge about these things. Besides, Zhen Zangzhu still has some skills." Zhen Hui said, "It's better for us to fly under the flag of a merchant ship. We don't want to go to Wu to rob.
Just act quietly."
Zheng Chaoer looked at the map and already made a rough guess in his mind: "What do you mean, sir?"
Zhen Hui moved her fingers up the Yangtze River, directly to Jinling City. Then she raised her eyes and looked at Zheng Chaoer: "Our Fujian navy has not been weak since ancient times."
Zheng Chaoer hummed: "When I was fighting at sea, the soldiers of the Wu Kingdom had not yet been born. But fighting now is no longer a matter of bravery."
"I know." Zhen Hui said, "It is still the dry season of the Yangtze River. If we want to send out the water army, we can only send out the water in April. The spring water has arrived, and the flood tide has not yet come. There is still time to buy steam engines and ships from the Taiwan government, and then buy some more
What a good artillery piece." She smiled and said, "Master Dai is a frugal man. There is so much money in the warehouse, but he neither gave it to the court nor was willing to spend it. If he didn't use it to buy firearms, would it just sit there and get moldy?"
Zheng Chaoer was stunned for a moment, still not believing it: "Master Zhen, are you serious about this?!"
"Seriously," Zhen Hui said, "Don't worry, Mr. Zheng. In troubled times, the military is the fundamental guarantee for the government and the people. From now on, no matter how poor you are, you can't rely on the army."
Zheng Chaoer was overjoyed! He immediately gave Zhen Hui a deep bow: "Thank you, sir!"
Although Zheng Chaoer was a military general, he also visited Taiwan and Guangdong and Guangxi. He was extremely envious of their steam engines, ships and firearms. But he could only envy them. When Huang Wengang was appointed governor of Fujian, Fujian was still poor and could not afford the best firearms.
Dai Xian only wanted to make a fortune for himself and joined forces with Jia Cong. If any prince had an idea for Fujian, neither Prince Teng next door nor Jia Lian across the sea would sit idly by. In the early years, there were bandits crossing the border from Jiangxi.
People even had no firearms; after Su Tao took office, even the bandits were gone. Fujian was surrounded by peace. Dai Xian loved money and was not willing to spend too much money on firearms - they were all his own. Therefore, Fujian became increasingly prosperous.
However, the Fujian army did not use many good firearms. The new female governor Zhen Hui did not open countless factories and shops like the Dai family, but her thoughts were focused on political management. From this point of view, she was better than Dai Xian.
Zhen Hui asked Zheng Chaoer: "If firearms are improved, will the general be trapped in Jinling City?"
Zheng Chaoer thought for a moment and said: "We'll start in April...it's not that fast to buy firearms. The artillery still needs to train for a while." Zhen Hui silently took out a piece of film from her arms and handed it to him. Zheng Chaoer took it and just looked at it.
I laughed out loud at a glance. It read: Wu Xiaoxi, the big shopkeeper of Red Bones. He held his fists and said, "If you buy firearms in time, April will still be difficult. But hurry up and get back before the Yangtze River floods, okay."
"
Zhen Hui nodded: "Okay. After hearing what the general said, I am confident." Then he ordered Mr. Zhen from Wu State to come in.
After a while, Zhen Zangzhu arrived. He walked in and looked at Zhen Hui with a smile. Zhen Hui also looked back and smiled. Master Zhang and Zheng Chaoer had an illusion for a moment: How come they, Master Zhen, and Master Zhen from Wu Kingdom seemed to know each other? Zhen Zang
Zhu strode up to Zhen Hui and bowed: "This must be Mr. Zhen Hui, the governor of Fujian."
"That's right." Zhen Hui nodded. Without greeting or letting him sit down, she picked up a pen and drew a line along the Yangtze River from Shanghai to Jinling on the map, and asked, "Master Zhen Zangzhu, do you think it's feasible?"
Zhen Zangzhu immediately said: "It's feasible."
"Okay." Zhen Hui put down her pen, "Then we can start negotiating terms."