Thinking of this, Chen Qing said to Zhang Shun: "I have an idea to build Hengyang into a material transit point south of Jinghu South Road. This will require the construction of a large number of warehouses and dredging of rivers and docks. Maybe Hengyang or Hengzhou alone can do this.
It is very difficult to do. I want your envoy to take the lead and mobilize all the states along the Xiangjiang River to work together. If you have money, you can contribute. If the funds are not enough, write another report to me and I will make arrangements."
Zhang Shun was overjoyed. This meant he was put in charge of Jinghu South Road. He quickly said: "When I return from my humble post, I will summon the chief officials from the states along the way to discuss the matter and come up with a preliminary plan for His Highness to review."
"So much the better!"
After talking for a long time, Ezhou Governor Ge Qinghong was somewhat ignored. Ge Qinghong seemed a little worried and remained silent. Of course, there were some things he could not say in front of the two county magistrates, so he remained silent.
Zhou Kuan felt enlightened and took the two county magistrates away first. Only Chen Qing, Zhang Shun, and Ge Qinghong were left in the lobby.
Ge Qinghong was originally the general magistrate of Jiangling. He was a member of Zhao Ding, and Zhao Ding recommended him to be appointed as the governor of Ezhou. Now that Zhao Ding was demoted and Qin Hui was in power, he completely lost confidence in the court and turned to Chen Qing. He was one of the first batch of
Officials arriving in Chengdu.
"Your Highness, I just received an ultimatum from the court before departure, asking me to report on my duties temporarily. Of course, I will not go. There is a problem here. I am actually a court official, a member of the Ministry of War, a foreign minister, who knows the affairs of Ezhou.
I am just a dispatching officer. If I disobey the imperial government in my humble position, and the court officials remove me from my official position, my humble position as the governor of Ezhou will be unfair."
Ge Qing pointed out a big problem, which is Chen Qing's right to appoint local officials, such as prefects, prefects, county magistrates, etc. They are actually court officials who are assigned to local posts. They do not belong to the local official system. They are the imperial court.
A kind of control over local areas. Chen Qing could appoint local officials, but he could not appoint court officials from Lin'an as local officials.
In other words, Chen Qing could appoint actual local officials such as Tongpan, Sima, County Magistrate, and County Magistrate, but he could not appoint magistrates, magistrates, and county magistrates, otherwise the name would be unfair.
This is a big problem, and it is also a new one. In the past, Chen Qing had the final say in Sichuan and Shaanxi, and the imperial court had no control over it. However, Hedong Road and Henan Road were both taken back from the Jin Kingdom, and the imperial court had no control over them.
But Jinghu South Road is different. It was taken from the imperial court, and its nature is completely different.
Chen Qing did not consider this issue clearly. He smiled and said: "Don't worry, we are still negotiating with the court. I believe the court will give in!"
Two days later, except for the state officials from Yongzhou and Hengzhou, all the state officials from other states rushed to Chengdu, and Jiang Yanxian also rushed to Chengdu with a group of officials. Chengdu was particularly lively, and the officials knew each other.
They met with each other, and Zhang Shun also received authorization from Chen Qing to organize a group of officials from various states along the Xiang River to discuss the plan to establish a material transfer warehouse in Hengyang.
Everyone could see that this was actually a loyalty rally. After this rally, Chen Qing officially took full control of Jinghu South Road, but officials from Hengzhou and Yongyong did not come, so they took another side.
Wang Yao, the general judge of Tanzhou, was very worried. He and Wu Yongjin, the Sima of Hengzhou, were related to each other. This time, none of the three high-ranking officials of Hengzhou Prefectural Government, including the magistrate, Tongpan, and Sima, came. He could not control others, but Wu Yongjin was his.
In-laws, he refuses to come but doesn’t explain himself, what does this mean?
In fact, Wang Yao probably knows a little bit about the situation. The key is that Zhizhou Ma Wenfu is too strong. Ma Wenfu is Qin Hui's confidant.
what to do?
Wang Yao really resented that his in-laws were weak and useless. Even the magistrate of Hengyang County dared to come to Chengdu to attend the meeting, but he, a dignified Sima, did not dare to come. Don't he understand? If he came, he would be the magistrate of Hengzhou, and he would have missed this event in vain.
Opportunities for promotion.
But no matter what, his daughter is married to the Wu family. If something happens to Wu Yongjin, his son-in-law will be affected, and his daughter will also be affected.
Wang Yao was extremely anxious. He had to find a way to intercede with his in-laws. After thinking about it again and again, he thought of Zhang Shun. It seemed that Zhang Shun was highly regarded by King Yong. As expected, Zhang Shun would be the director of Shangshu Xing on Jinghu South Road.
history and become their boss.
Zhang Shun did not expect that Wang Yao would come to beg him. The Wang family is one of the largest families in Tanzhou. They are very powerful and belong to the local snake sect. Wang Yao's uncle is the Tongpan of Tanzhou. Now Wang Yao is the Tongpan of Tanzhou. His eldest son is very shrewd.
He is capable and is now the magistrate of Xiangtan County.
Of course, Zhang Shun hopes that someone will come to him, especially someone from the local snake sect to come to him. Then he will be favored, which will be of great benefit to the implementation of his government decrees in the future.
"Tongsan, please sit down!"
Zhang Shun smiled and asked Wang Yao to sit down. This morning he had just had a quarrel with Feng Jisi, the governor of Tanzhou. Feng Jisi did not agree to put the material transfer place in Hengyang, and requested that it be placed in Changsha, but the material transfer warehouse group was placed in Hengyang.
Zhang Shun also believed that placing it in Hengyang would be more beneficial to the southern states, so Feng Jisi's objection was ineffective.
Feng Jisi immediately stated that Tanzhou would neither contribute effort nor money, which made Zhang Shun very angry. If other southern states had not been very active, the morning meeting might have collapsed.
Now that Wang Yao has come to beg me, this is a good thing! I was also worried that Tanzhou would resist the construction of Hengyang. Wang Yao came at this critical moment, which shows that God's will is like this.
"This morning, your governor's attitude was very unfriendly! You don't understand the overall situation, and I'm worried that I won't be able to explain it to King Yong!"
Wang Yao said quickly: "Feng Zhizhou has always wanted to build a warehouse group in Changsha for material transfer, but Hengyang snatched it away. He felt unbalanced. After taking a humble position, he persuaded him. In fact, even if Changsha County can't do the material transfer of Jingnan South Road,
The transfer can also be used to transfer materials from various places in Tanzhou! Tanzhou is so big, and materials from various counties have to be concentrated in Changsha for transportation, so a warehouse group is also needed!"
"It's right to think like this. When the time comes, His Highness King Yong will allocate twenty thousand-stone ships to Jinghu South Road, I can also give a few to Tanzhou. It's the same thing! If you don't cooperate with me now, how can I cooperate with you in the future?
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"Your Majesty is right. I am responsible for persuading Feng Zhizhou."
"Then I'll leave it to the judge."
Wang Yao hesitated and said: "I actually have some personal matters to ask for your help today."
Zhang Shun smiled lightly and said, "But for your family's affairs?"
"Exactly, hey! He really worries me!"
"I think Wu Sima is also a township party! I really don't understand what he wants? Ma Wenfu is Qin Hui's man, and it is only good for him to be tough now. If Ma Wenfu walks away, what will he do to Wu Yongjin? Is he still there?
Can you move your family to Lin'an?"
Wang Yao said quickly: "I know my family very well. When the banditry was serious, their manor in the countryside was looted many times and suffered serious losses. Thanks to Yang Tongzhi who led the army to exterminate the bandits, he supports His Highness King Yong from the bottom of his heart. This time he will definitely
I want to go to Chengdu, but he can’t come because he has no choice but to do so.”
"Even Li Gong, the magistrate of Hengyang, came, why can't he come?"
"It is different from the situation in Li Zhi County, Hengyang. Li Zhi County's family members are in Changning County, which is far away from Hengyang! Of course he is not afraid, but Wu Sima's family members are in Hengyang County. If he comes to Chengdu, what will happen to his family members? Ma Wenfu
He must have used the safety of his family to threaten his subordinates, so Wu Sima did not dare to come."
"Are you so confident that you are telling the truth?"
"In my humble position, I am willing to vouch for Wu Sima. If Wu Sima is not loyal to His Highness King Yong, I am willing to bear joint and several liability."
Zhang Shun nodded, "Okay! I will tell King Yong and Wang Tongpan for you that you owe a big favor this time."
Wang Yao quickly stood up and bowed deeply, "I will keep your kindness and humiliation in my heart!"