Hearing that the Battle of Lianzhou was over, Ruan Yuan and others from Yunnan also celebrated Zeng Sheng for two days. Ruan Yuan naturally knew that if there was no peace in various places and the rectification of the military and political affairs of each province would be dragged down by the endless war, it would be difficult to implement it effectively.

Now that Lianzhou has been pacified, even the land of Yunnan and Guizhou can become more stable. Ruan Yuansui, together with Yilibu, Pan Gongchen and others, continue to investigate the redundant officials and soldiers in Yunnan and Guizhou provinces and cut them appropriately.

On the same day, Pan Gongchen also decided on the reduction of officers and soldiers in Yunnan and Guizhou and handed it over to Ruan Yuan for review.

"Ruan Zhongtang, I have checked the garrison situation in Yunnan in detail. A total of 800 garrison soldiers can be reduced. I have also seen the garrison situation in Guizhou. The 700 garrison shortage is not practical and can be reduced as well.

In this way, our Yunnan province can save 10,000 taels of silver and about 3,000 shi of rice every year. As for the official vacancies, the water conservancy director of Qujing Prefecture, the ambassador of Mishajing, and the prison chief of Qujing, Dali, and Yongchang prefectures, these official positions

Now they have become idle positions and have no practical use, so they can be laid off altogether." Pan Gongchen reported to Ruan Yuanhui that the so-called "guards" were a type of military unit in the Green Camp of the Qing Dynasty that basically did not participate in combat. They were only stationed everywhere on weekdays.

Over time, many of the defenders lost their fighting ability, and some of the key passes became no longer important. Therefore, Ruan Yuanfang proposed to reduce the number of garrison troops.

"Are these garrison soldiers who are about to be laid off really all soldiers in the flood camp in a useless place?" Ruan Yuanshang was worried and asked Pan Gongchen again.

"Yes, some of these camps have been abandoned for a long time, and some have passed by and there are not many pedestrians coming and going. It seems that they are useless if they continue to be maintained." Pan Gongchen replied.

"That's fine. Even if we keep the useless officer and soldier positions, it will be of no use. Let's go to the emperor to cut them off according to your proposal." Ruan Yuan knew that these official positions were gradually losing their effectiveness, so he agreed to Pan Gongchen's plan and reported to the emperor.

He asked: "How is the price of food in Kunming now? Have you checked?"

"I have inquired about the price of rice in Kunming. A hundred pounds of coarse rice can be worth thousands of dollars. If it is polished rice, it may be more expensive." Pan Gongchen has obviously always been paying attention to civil affairs.

"A hundred pounds of coarse rice costs a thousand dollars... Now that the population has increased, it is not easy to still have such a market price?" Ruan Yuan couldn't help but sigh: "In the blink of an eye, I have been the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou for six years, and I am sixty-nine years old.

, Haha, I know that my mental strength is not as good as when I was in my prime. I remember everything quickly and forget it quickly. If you weren't the chief envoy, Yungui soldiers, horses, money, food, and the market price of salt are all clear, and I would be the governor alone.

But I have missed a lot of things. In this way, I would like to thank Pan Fantai."

"Zhongtang is too polite. Over the years, lower officials have been handling everything below. But being in the middle and making decisions is still the fault of Zhongtang. Zhongtang has been in charge of nine provinces for thirty years. His talent in temple calculations even impressed the lower officials." Pan Gongchen also said.

Say goodbye to Ruan Yuanqian.

"Pan Fantai, you have been the chief envoy of Guangxi before, right? When you were an official in Beijing, was there anyone who recommended you?" Seeing that Yunnan was still at peace, Ruan Yuan felt relieved, so he started talking to Pan Gongchen and said:

"I remember when you mentioned your resume earlier, you were an official in the Sixth Ministry, not a Hanlin like me. If you were in the Sixth Ministry and no one appreciated it, it wouldn't be easy to become a province, right? If there were people recommended in the capital before,

You might as well tell me that I am now thinking about going north again next year to pay my respects. At that time, I will come to your door to say thank you. I want to thank you for choosing you to be the Yunnan vassal for me. You have helped me a lot.

?”

"Ruan Zhongtang, this... I don't know if there was anyone who recommended me to the official, but at the end of Jiaqing, I also encountered a difficult situation and almost lost my official position. At that time, my official heard that it was Lu Zhongtang who is now

Only by ensuring that Xiaguan has no faults can he continue to serve in the six ministries. Perhaps it is also for this reason that Xiaguan was released by Emperor Renzong so that he could make a difference in the direct province." Pan Gongchen also replied to Ruan Yuan: "Xiaguan

During the years when I joined the Sixth Ministry, I started to work in the Ministry of Works. At that time, my subordinates were also young and vigorous. Seeing that the Ministry of Works had some bad rules, I thought of asking Emperor Renzong to make a clear decision and eliminate all the bad rules. On weekdays, I would interact with other people from the Ministry of Works.

We didn't have much contact with each other, and later I found out that many of the other officials in the Ministry of Industry at that time were jealous of me. One day, these people suddenly reported to Emperor Renzong, saying... that my official had embezzled public funds. At that time, Emperor Renzong

I was not biased, but asked the Military Air Force to investigate me. At that time, I was under house arrest. I knew that Tuo Zhongtang and Lu Zhongtang were strict in enforcing the law. Although I had not committed any corruption, in case they ignored the truth, they would just

What should we do if we are severely punished? Seeing that as long as their false accusations are proven, I will be guilty of sending garrison to the garrison. I was desperate at the time. But the next day, a decree came from the court saying that I was not guilty of bribery.

After that, he released me. When Emperor Renzong summoned me later, he also mentioned that I was serious about work and honest. Soon I was promoted to Yuanwailang and then to Tongzhi, which is where I am today."

"I was also very confused at the time. I didn't know who actually found me innocent. It wasn't until later that I realized that it was Lu Zhongtang who was in the Military Aircraft Department and saw that there were many ambiguities in my case file and that he was wrong about it.

I made more inquiries about the affairs of the Ministry of Works, and then I was convinced that there was no possibility of corruption on my part. It was Lu Zhongtang who insisted that I was not guilty, which made other adults change their minds, and finally decided that I was not guilty. In this way, if I see this,

Now that I have met Lu Zhongtang, I want to call him a benefactor." But Pan Gongchen was telling the truth, while Ruan Yuan on the side had a solemn look on his face after hearing this, and was unable to speak for a long time.

"Lu Zhongtang... Brother Nan Shi? I didn't expect that there would be such providence in the dark. Brother Nan Shi, you... you helped me?" Ruan Yuan recalled all the grievances he had with Lu Yinpu over the past decades,

Unexpectedly, in the end, Lu Yinpu's unintentional act of kindness was able to find a capable minister for himself, and he was amazed. Perhaps, there was no such incompatible conflict between himself and Lu Yinpu in the first place. The root cause was just that

The two men held different internal and external positions, so what they saw and felt were different.

"Ruan Zhongtang, Ruan Zhongtang!" Unexpectedly, at this moment, Iribu's voice reached Ruan Yuan's ears from outside. Then Ruan Yuan could only hear hurried footsteps. It was Iribu who brought two people forward. One of them was

Dressed as a fourth-grade official, Ruan Yuan actually knew the other person. It was Dao Taikang, the chieftain in the car who came to Kunming to ask for help from him in the previous year.

"Xinnong, why are you so anxious today? Also, how come this old village master Dao...how did he come to our Kunming?" Ruan Yuan stepped forward to greet Yilibu and asked immediately.

"Ruan Zhongtang, what's wrong, the way the chieftain's knife shengwu in that car looks now...is going to be reversed!" Yilibu just calmed down and said to Ruan Yuan: "Just half a month ago, that

Daoshengwu led a large number of troops and attacked the other village of the old village leader Dao Lao. Now the old village leader had no choice but to defect to Hu Daotai on Yinnan Road. Now the old village leader Dao Lao was homeless.

"

"What did you say?!" Ruan Yuan was immediately surprised when he heard what Iribu said, and hurriedly asked Dao Taikang at the side: "Master Dao, what is it like in the car now?"

"Ruan Zhongtang, let's talk to the lower official." The fourth-rank official on the side said to Ruan Yuan: "The lower official is Hu Qirong of Jinnan Road. Last year, the master of the old Dao village had a grudge against the Daoshengwu. At that time, the Zhongtang

Thinking that these are all matters of the Dao family, they asked Xiaguan to mediate. Therefore, Xiaguan quickly escorted the old village leader back to Chedazhai. After that, Xiaguan prepared to mediate and went to Chedazhai.

I made an appointment with Dao Shengwu. Who would have thought... Who would have thought that Dao Shengwu had already wanted to offend his superiors! When the official brought the Green Camp soldiers over, the Dao Shengwu not only looked arrogant, but also refused to pay respect to him.

, and also summoned all the people in the stronghold, and lined up in his stronghold to welcome me and others. More than half of those people were carrying weapons. This... this was obviously a demonstration against us? The subordinates could also see clearly,

Some of them don't look like local villagers at all. They are all from the border tribes of Myanmar and Nanzhang. But Daoshengwu has great trust in these people from outside the country and always acts as his personal follower!

He told Daoshengwu what the general said and advised him not to go to war with the leader of Daolao Village, but Daoshengwu said: "I heard what your governor said, but will I take action against my uncle? This matter

I have no reason to blame. My uncle has always been cunning and wanted to take away my position as chieftain, so I gathered these many people to protect myself. I can be polite to my uncle, but as long as he has any cunning thoughts, then I

For the sake of your own life, can you still care about his life? As for the toast in this car, whether it is me or my uncle who makes the decision, it is still my Dao family’s car. You governor, please stop meddling in other people’s business.

.' As he was talking, he also asked his subordinates if there was anyone who violated the law that day. Soon they brought someone up and said that the person had committed theft yesterday, and that the sword and rope were not strong enough.

In response, he chopped off the prisoner's head with one blow and said to me: "Hu Daotai, I can't tolerate sand in my eyes. This person has done bad things, so he deserves to die. Even if it was my uncle who did the bad things, I wouldn't do it."

Show mercy! Zhongtang, look, these words of sword and shengwu are threatening us, aren't they?"

"Yes, what's more..." After hearing Hu Qirong's words, Ruan Yuan was silent for a moment. He knew more clearly in his heart that once Daoshengwu had evil thoughts, the next step would not be the matter of the chieftain in the car.

, since Daoshengwu already has many people from the border tribes in the south of Myanmar, it is entirely possible for him to openly confront the imperial court and directly take the land in his car to a foreign country. Thinking of this, he asked Hu Qirong again

Said: "Hu Daotai, I asked you to set up the Green Camp near the car. Did you listen to my order? If the Green Camp was stationed, Daoshengwu shouldn't be so arrogant and actually attacked the leader of Dao Lao Village?

"

"Ruan Zhongtang, there are nearly 2,000 people in the Daoshengwu shelter who are fleeing outside the border. Even if our Green Battalion divides its troops into cars to station in the car, it will only be divided into 100 or 200 people at most. Isn't this not enough?" Hu Qirong sighed to Ruan Yuan again.

Said: "What we can do is to protect the old village master of Daosheng. Once something happens in the car, we will bring the old village master to Kunming for help. Sure enough, just this spring, Daoshengwu insisted on saying that Lao Village

The villagers of the village leader went to the big village in their car to cut down trees. They said that the village master wanted to invade his territory, so they summoned the people in the village and attacked the other village of the village master in a large scale. The village master did not
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