Chapter 263 Someone will send a pillow when you doze off
The news that the Governor of Water Transport was dismissed and that the new Governor of Water Transport was difficult to choose finally reached Jiangnan as quickly as possible.
At the same time, the breaking news reached Jiangnan that ten grain-carrying ships of the Zhen family had successfully docked at Jinmen to supplement the canal grain supply.
Zhen Yingjia, the ‘King of Jiangnan’, turned out to be a traitor!
For a time, Jiangnan was in an uproar!
I heard, I just heard...
The first room of Zhen Yingjia encountered unprecedented difficulties in the Zhen family, and was unceremoniously besieged by the other rooms.
Even the famous Comrade Zhen Baoyu almost fell into the pond in his mansion and drowned alive.
What is internal fighting among wealthy families? This is the most vivid example!
Zhen Yingjia, the head of the family, did something that went against the interests of the family. His own son almost died, which shows the danger and cruelty of infighting among wealthy families.
Not only that, the other houses of the Zhen family joined forces and announced to the outside world that Zhen Yingjia's position as head of the house would be abolished and that the head of one of the houses would take over.
For a time, all walks of life in Jiangnan were in an uproar again!
No one expected that Zhen Yingjia, who had been the king of Jiangnan for many years, would end like this.
Of course, the fool also knows that things will not end so easily.
Zhen Yingjia has been in charge of the Zhen family for many years, and his strength is no joke. Even if the other families join forces, they may not be able to defeat him.
However, what makes the outside world confused and confused is that they think there will be a fight between dragons and tigers in the Zhen family, and some forces want to take advantage of the troubled waters.
The result was shocking. Zhen Yingjia actually accepted this result and moved her family out of the Zhen family's ancestral home with lightning speed and directly separated the family.
This guy's energy is not ordinary, and there are not a few people who are willing to follow him or are optimistic about him, so the power of Jiangnan Wang Zhen's family quickly split.
What's funny is that the power gathered around Zhen Yingjia is actually greater than that of the direct descendants of the Zhen family combined.
After Zhen Yingjia took the initiative to separate the family, he still went his own way and even took over some of the grain transportation tasks, resolutely returning to the current posture.
Naturally, the powerful Jiangnan officials were not happy. They sent envoys to inquire, or made threats. In short, they firmly opposed Zhen Yingjia's measures.
Because of this incident, many external forces that originally gathered around Zhen Yingjia have left to wait and see which direction the situation will turn.
The outside world was confused about its existence and thought that Zhen Yingjia had completely lost power. Rumors spread all over the place.
Zhen Yingjia ignored it and even took her family to live in a manor in Haizhou, focusing on completing the tasks assigned today.
"Uncle, it's time for you to take action!"
In the back hall of the Huaiyang Governor's Yamen, Jia Cong reminded with a smile: "Don't ask Zhen Yingjia to bear all the pressure, I guess he can't bear it!"
Ever since the Zhen family broke out in internal strife and Zhen Yingjia was deprived of her position as the head of the family and took the initiative to withdraw from the Zhen family's ancestral home with her family, Jia Cong understood what this guy was thinking.
It was no longer necessary to stay in Jinling and stir up trouble. After learning that Zhen Yingjia and her family had moved to Haizhou to settle down, they returned to Suzhou as soon as possible.
At this time, Lin Ruhai had basically controlled the government affairs of the entire Huaiyang territory.
In terms of administrative management ability alone, Lin Ruhai is definitely one of the best in Daqing.
When there were no distractions and no other matters involved, Lin Ruhai's administrative skills were fully demonstrated. In less than a year, he was able to implement the governor's yamen's orders to the lower county-level yamen.
This is quite not easy!
There are many aristocratic families in Jiangnan, and there are more powerful ones!
In fact, local administrative power has long fallen into the hands of large and small aristocratic families and local powerful people. The orders of the Huaiyang Governor's Yamen are just orders themselves.
Lin Ruhai was able to sort out the situation in such a short period of time and leverage his efforts to get the local county-level yamen to obey the orders of the governor's yamen, which is quite remarkable.
With the help of Jia Cong, the prospective son-in-law, Lin Ruhai can completely hand over the tasks assigned today to Jia Cong, while he concentrates on handling the daily affairs of the governor's office, managing people's livelihood and improving the living standards of the people.
Of course, he won't really let go completely. In his spare time, he also pays attention to what's going on in Jinling, and he won't be stingy about coming forward in person when necessary.
I just didn't expect that Jia Cong, the would-be son-in-law, was so skillful.
Without even using the power of the Huaiyang Governor's Yamen, they got rid of Zhen Yingjia, the head of Jiangnan Wang Zhen's family, and even triggered an internal fight within the Zhen family.
By this time, he knew that most of the matter was over. Even if Zhen Yingjia could not save himself, it would be much easier to deal with the Zhen family that was fighting among themselves. The pressure on him suddenly lightened, and he could handle the affairs of the governor's Yamen more relaxedly.
Even Lin Ruhai couldn't understand what happened next...
Zhen Yingjia inexplicably sent ten sea ships to the north, and they were praised by the present. They were even assigned some grain transportation tasks.
On the other side, the internal strife within the Zhen family intensified. Zhen Yingjia was deprived of his position as head of the family, and even his room was expelled from the Zhen family's ancestral home.
The extremely powerful Jinling Zhen family was split apart...
Unexpectedly, after Jia Cong came back in a hurry, he immediately asked him to come forward in person to resist some of the pressure on Zhen Yingjia's platform.
how so?
Jia Cong did not hide anything, and recounted everything he did in Jinling, as well as Zhen Yingjia's choices and actions, and finally said with a smile: "At this point, Zhen Yingjia has no choice but to retreat, otherwise the current anger will be enough to break him to pieces!
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Lin Ruhai nodded and smiled and said: "In that case, I will go to Haizhou for a trip!"
After saying that, he looked at Jia Cong and said with a smile: "I didn't expect you to be so eloquent. You can persuade the person in charge of the dignified King of Jiangnan, and you are not afraid of Zhen Yingjia falling out on the spot!"
"At worst, it's just a fall out in advance. I still have confidence in this!"
Jia Cong smiled and said: "Zhen Yingjia is a sensible person. If you want to preserve the family, bowing to the present is the only way out!"
After saying that, he smiled and said leisurely: "It's just this method nowadays..."
He shook his head with a look of disdain on his face and said, "I don't believe it. I don't know about shipping now, and yet I encouraged Zhen Yingjia to remind me. I'm really slow!"
"Be careful that trouble comes from your mouth!"
Lin Ruhai's face changed slightly, and she glared at Jia Cong with some dissatisfaction.
After all, he is a traditional scholar-official. Even if he is dissatisfied with the current situation, he still has great respect for the imperial power. It has been engraved in his bones and is difficult to change.
"Hey, that's why I'm so bold in front of my uncle!"
Jia Cong said nonchalantly: "Since Zhen Yingjia started, now the focus is on sea transportation. As long as we can succeed and successfully complete the assigned grain transportation task, my uncle's burden will be much easier!"
"yes!"
Lin Ruhai nodded and smiled, but in an instant his face turned serious again, and he said in a deep voice: "I'm afraid some guys won't be willing to cause trouble!"
After all, Zhen Yingjia's behavior violated the overall interests of Jiangnan's powerful faction.
There are also the interests of the Cao Gang and the interests of the forces that rely on the Grand Canal to suck blood.
These guys can do anything imaginable.
At present, the plan of "driving trouble to the east" planned and devised by Jia Cong must not go wrong at this time.
Otherwise, Zhen Yingjia, who is in despair, may really do something irrational, and then Lin Ruhai and Lian Er will be unlucky.
Obviously, the deterrent power of Lin Ruhai, the new governor of Huaiyang, is far from enough.
Even Zhen Yingjia, the King of Jiangnan, may not be able to suppress those powerful families, and Lin Ruhai is obviously a little behind.
Apart from this, the gang of salt merchants in Yangzhou were not very impressed with Lin Ruhai.
At this moment, Shi Ze, one of the two young princes of historians who came to Gusu, hurriedly came in and said happily: "Uncle Lin Shi, and the boss have some good news for you. My father has become the new Yangtze River Navy Commander.
Commander, he will leave Beijing to take up his post soon!"
Lin Ruhai and Jia Cong looked at each other and couldn't help but smile knowingly.
Really, if you feel sleepy, someone will give you a pillow!
Didn't they, or rather the water escort force that the Zhen family fleet needed, appear now?
As for navy officers and soldiers doing shipping work, will there be any discomfort?
It's certain that they are uncomfortable, but what Jia Cong and Lin Ruhai need is their water combat capabilities, which can be a certain deterrent.
At the very least, it must be able to intimidate ordinary pirate forces so that they do not dare to offend easily.
After Zhen Yingjia completely stabilized sea transportation and became a powerful supplement to the grain supply, the imperial court would naturally consider transportation safety factors.
Right now, they just need to help Zhen Yingjia's fleet get through the initial difficulties. At this time, with the officers and soldiers of the Yangtze River Navy escorting them, some people and forces want to take action, so they have to think carefully about it.
Shi Ze was puzzled by the smiles of the two people. Are they so happy?
"Has your father left Beijing already?"
Jia Cong was not polite and asked directly: "When can I take office?"
Without waiting for the other party to answer, he then added: "There is a matter right now that requires the use of tiger skins from the Yangtze River Navy. I just wonder if your father will help?"
Then, he recounted the story of Zhen Yingjia's sea-going fleet and said with a smile: "It may be a bit troublesome. If the name of the Yangtze River Navy is intimidating, it can save a lot of unnecessary disputes!"
"What do I think it is? Don't worry, boss, there is absolutely no problem with my father!"
At this time, Shi Ze had assumed the role of the commander of the Yangtze River Navy. He patted his chest and said, "Don't just borrow a tiger skin, or even mobilize officers and soldiers of the Navy to help, it probably won't be a problem!"
This kid is obviously drifting...
Jia Cong said with a smile: "Let's forget it. This time Zhen Yingjia's fleet goes to sea to transport grain, and I plan to go there personally to take charge. Do you have the guts to follow?"
Lin Ruhai's face changed slightly when he heard this. The plan discussed before was not like this.
Shi Ze looked eager to give it a try, and nodded quickly: "Of course I'm happy to do so. I just want to see the scenery outside the sea. It would be even better if I could meet someone who doesn't open his eyes..."