"Commander, what do you plan to do? In my opinion, we simply need to use evidence to expose him and accuse him of corruption and bending the law, just like we did with Zhao Fangyu in Shanhaiguan. Zhao Fangyu is also the nephew of Premier Zhao, and this person named Chen is just Feng
He is a relative of the Governor's son-in-law, and now even his own son-in-law has fled eastward to Japan, so what does he mean to him?" Li Jinfu said.
"Oh, you can't say that. After all, the whole of Jiangsu is now under the control of Governor Feng. As the saying goes, people have to bow their heads under the roof. Sometimes it is better to be careful." Yuan Su said meaningfully.
As Li Jinfu said, Yuan Su has many ways to deal with Chen Lushan. Punishing him according to the law is not only clean and tidy, but also has immediate results. But now that he has the advantage, there is no need to bully others. As the saying goes, beating a dog depends on its master, and how much can Feng Guozhang do?
With some respect, Huai'an will be able to talk better in the future.
"Then Commander, what do you mean...?" Li Jinfu asked again.
"Find a time tomorrow and ask him to come out and talk. If he gives me face, this matter will be easier to handle. If he doesn't give me face, then it's a different matter." Yuan Su said in a straight tone.
"Okay, I'll send someone to contact you tomorrow." Zhao Shanhe immediately nodded and responded.
"In addition, have you ever greeted the famous and powerful gentry and bureaucrats in Huai'an County?" After a slight pause, Yuan Su asked Zhao Shanhe.
"There have been contacts in the past few days, but the county magistrate of Huai'an County has been ordered to be dismissed and investigated half a month ago because he failed to actively suppress the rebellious party and disband the rebel forces in the county. Now the county magistrate is temporarily suspended
The Consultative Bureau handles official matters on its behalf, but after all, there is nothing official to talk about. For major matters, you have to ask the left-behind dispatching officer for instructions, and for minor matters, they are perfunctory." Zhao Shanhe explained unhurriedly.
"Really? I understand." Yuan Su nodded slightly and began to make calculations in his mind.
Huai'an County currently has no county magistrate, which is a good thing. He can use this opportunity to arrange a county magistrate who is friendly to him. For him, recommending a county magistrate is not a big deal at all. Wouldn't he say that he is the nephew of the president?
, he is also the dignified Grand Governor of Shanhaiguan, not to mention the county magistrate, a civil affairs official with limited powers, who will not be conspicuous at all when placed at the top.
Not only that, there must be many people in Huai'an County coveting the position of county magistrate. For those wealthy people, big landowners, and the gentry class, they naturally hope to have an official position. He can take advantage of this
Opportunity, on the one hand to establish his dominant position in Huai'an, on the other hand to win over people's hearts, on the other hand to find out the details of the local gentry.
Thinking of this, Yuan Su turned to Zhao Shanhe and said: "You will make more arrangements tomorrow. I will visit some local gentry in the next few days. In addition, let the news out, saying that I, Yuan Su, came here for this purpose.
Dealing with the aftermath of Huai'an, including appointing a new team of county government officials."
Zhao Shanhe thought for a while. Although he had doubts in his mind, he didn't say anything else and just nodded in agreement.
It wasn't until the early hours of the morning that Yuan Su lay down to rest. However, he hadn't slept for five hours before he was drowsily woken up by the orderly soldiers at the temporary camp. He originally thought he had arranged a meeting with Chen Lushan, so he sat down
I got up and sobered up. After listening to the report from the orderly, I realized that the news of my arrival in Huai'an County yesterday had spread throughout the city and outside the city. The three old gentry, landlords and wealthy people in the city had heard the news early in the morning and came to pay a visit.
After a while, Yuan Su couldn't help but feel happy. He had planned to visit these local famous families earlier, but he didn't expect that these famous families were more enthusiastic than him and actually came to visit them.
Thinking about it, even if the news is not released in advance, once the local gentry knows that the president's nephew is coming, even if it is just a pretentious courtesy, they must follow the etiquette.
The orderly told Yuan Su that at first the guards outside the door told the guests who came to visit that Governor Yuan was resting and would not see the guests for the time being. Who knew that these guests had sent off one batch and another batch came, although no one dared to
In order to disturb Governor Yuan's rest, one after another came to ask questions, which turned into an endless stream.
Yuan Su smiled and asked the orderly to invite the guests to sit in the lobby for a while. He quickly went to wash up and get dressed. After he was almost ready, he had a quick bite and then went to the small living room on the second floor to wait.
After all, there were too many guests visiting today, and it was impossible for me to meet them all. What's more, the levels of reception must be clearly divided. Those small characters who are seeking fame and reputation will naturally be ranked at the back, and priority will be given to meeting with the local big players who have real power.
Zhao Shanhe has been in Huai'an for so many days, but he has not been able to visit all the wealthy families. Naturally, he cannot distinguish who is at what level. However, he does recognize a few real famous gentry and wealthy families.
Go and be polite to these people first, and then let these people help introduce you.
More than ten minutes later, Yuan Su formally received the visiting guests in the living room on the second floor.
The first people to meet were naturally several big business owners that Zhao Shanhe had met. One was the owner of the largest freight company in Huai'an. He not only controlled most of the terminals in the Huai'an section of the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal, but also had several small terminals in Xuzhou; the other was a local
The largest grain merchant controls 40% of the commercial grain in Huai'an; the other one is Lu Youdao, the former prefect of Huai'an during the Qing Dynasty. Although he was dismissed before he could reach Huai'an Prefecture, he was a member of the Imperial Academy.
, is also a native of Jiangsu, and is a well-known celebrity in Huai'an.
At the beginning of the meeting, there was naturally a polite exchange of greetings, a warm welcome to Yuan Su, a compliment to the president's nephew, an offer of a banquet tonight, etc. Yuan Su politely agreed to all of them.
He has no airs, but he also has the dignity of a soldier.
After the prelude, the three of them gradually changed their expressions and began to inquire about the news in Nanjing and Zhongyang, especially the local aftermath in Jiangsu and even Huai'an.
Yuan Suxing took this opportunity to let out the news that he was responsible for handling the aftermath of Huai'an. Not only that, he also made it clear that he would organize a new round of county magistrate elections and recommend a permanent police commander, and
We hope that the local folks in Huai'an will actively cooperate.
As soon as these words came out, Lu Youdao and the others immediately understood. Just from the wording and tone of Yuan Su's words, it can be seen that this master is determined to take Huai'an into his hands. For local gentry like them,
, it doesn’t matter who is in charge of Huai’an, even if it’s not Yuan Su, it can only be Feng Guozhang.
Compared with Mr. Feng, this young Mr. Yuan has a much better reputation. He is not only upright and honest, but also polite. You must know that Feng Guozhang is known to be greedy for money in Beiyang circles. As a local influence, especially a businessman
, the bourgeoisie fears nothing more than being exploited.
The most important thing is that this young Master Yuan is the nephew of the President, that is, the true direct descendant of the President.
They were in the south, so naturally they didn't know much about Yuan Su's situation in the north, but they knew that Yuan Su had just graduated from the military academy and became the governor of one side in less than a year. If it weren't for the support of the president, who would be able to do this?
Ability?
As for asking Yuan Su for specific information, it is obvious that this step has not yet been reached at present. So after casually agreeing to express some support, Lu Youdao and others said goodbye and left.
Afterwards, it took two hours for Yuan Su to gradually meet all the guests. Of course, there were three or four people with status and status who met together. As for the final small characters, they met together.
All the guests who came to visit had said their goodbyes and left. It was almost one o'clock in the afternoon.
Yuan Su had a brief lunch again, and Zhao Shanhe came to report that he had arranged a meeting with Chen Lushan. He also said that when Chen Lushan heard that Governor Yuan was coming, he planned to come to visit him in person, but he was afraid of delaying Governor Yuan's rest. Chen Lushan
Lushan decided to hold a banquet at the best restaurant in the county tonight to honor Governor Yuan. He was polite and respectful from beginning to end.
Hearing this, Yuan Su felt a little relieved. It can be seen that even though this boy has a lot of good taste, he still knows how to measure.
I spent some time in the afternoon to re-plan and arrange the location of the Third Regiment, and sent a message to urge other troops of the First Regiment to rush to Huai'an to rendezvous. During this period, I also received a message from Chen Wenian from Huaibei, informing the Second Regiment
It has been settled in Huaibei, even the permanent camp has been fully repaired, and it is currently establishing relations with the local government.dd