It turned out that Wang Sheng remembered Lu Xiangming. After reorganizing the original bureaucratic system in Jinan, Lu Xiangming did not resign, but chose to stay in the Jinan government to work. Because he was familiar with the situation in Jinan, he could still play a significant role in the Jinan government. In addition, Lu Xiangming showed good practical ability in the work of investigating prisoners, so Wang Sheng arranged Lu Xiangming in the administrative office, mainly as an advisor.

Lu Xiangming was the magistrate of Jinan Prefecture. Of course, he was familiar with the unspoken rules of the officialdom and could understand the ideas and concepts of this era. Therefore, he was the best consultation object. So Wang Sheng immediately asked Zhou Hui to find Lu Xiangming.

Not long after, Lu Xiangming came to the office and greeted everyone, Wang Sheng also told the matter that everyone had just discussed and asked Lu Xiangming if he could estimate what these gentry thought, and he must be enemies with the Jinan government.

After listening to Wang Sheng’s speech, Lu Xiangming thought about it and said, “As far as the officials knew, the leaders Wang had talked with Jinan gentry and said that they would carry out land reforms for the people in Jinan. The gentry in Jinan intended to make things difficult for you. However, the officials speculated that this incident should be Xu Chang, Jiang Mingyi, Zhao Pinghe, Zhang Yanan, Na Wu and others probably don’t understand the true strength of the leaders.”

Everyone couldn't help but feel a little confused after hearing this. Wang Shengdao: "Prime Minister Lu Tong, can you say it in detail?"

Lu Xiangming nodded and said, "Chief Wang, although you have investigated and dealt with more than 10 officials and personnel for the first time you arrived in Jinan Prefecture, in the eyes of Xu Chang, Jiang Mingyi, Zhao Pinghe and others, their power is insufficient. They have strong forces behind them. These officials may be able to restrict ordinary prefects, but they are not taken seriously."

Jiang Feng said: "What kind of power is behind them? Do you know?"

Lu Xiangming smiled and said, "I know a little about it. Xu Chang once recognized Xu Tong, a grandson in the former court, as a member of the same clan; Jiang Mingyi's father was originally from the Song Shou family, the governor of Jiangsu, Zhao Pinghe was a distant relative of the Minister of Military Affairs and Minister of Justice Zhao Shuqiao; the Wu was a bannerman, and was originally the former Minister of Military Affairs and Minister of War Gangyi, and later he had a relationship with Yu Xian, the former governor of Shandong and the current governor of Shanxi. It was Zhang Yan'an, the leader of Anluo Hall, who had worked for Liu Kunyi, the current governor of Liangjiang.

After hearing this, Jiang Feng couldn't help but take a breath of air conditioning and said, "Be good, they are all big backers, no wonder they are so awesome."

Zhang Zhengjie said: "In our eyes, these backers are nothing."

Wang Shengdao: "I can't tell that this Jinan Mansion is hidden and hiding dragons and creeping tigers. It's actually a place where several forces gather."

Lu Xiangming smiled and said, "Chief Wang misunderstood. Although Xu Chang, Jiang Mingyi, Zhao Pinghe and others have some connections with these senior officials and local governors in the court, they are not actually very deep. They just rely on the power of Xiaotou. Just like Xu Chang and Xu Tong were not related, they were recognized as the same clan because they were both surnamed Xu. Xu Chang offered some silver to Xu Grand Secretary Xu every year to get a famous post from Xu Grand Secretary Xu. They were naturally superior to others in the local area. In this way, both sides took their own needs. The others were also roughly the same."

After hearing this, everyone realized that this was a loose dependence relationship. In this way, Xu Chang, Jiang Mingyi, Zhao Pinghe and others were related to the officials in the court and the local governors and governors. They had a protective umbrella. When there was trouble, they could also ask these officials to deal with them to resolve them. Xu Tong, Zhao Shuqiao and others accepted his pupils and helped them solve some small troubles, giving them a source of wealth, which could also be considered as sharing of resources and each gained something. It was similar to the small companies in the construction industry in modern society, and they used their qualifications to take on large projects, while large companies could get some commissions from them.

Jiang Feng said: "Isn't this just a fox pretending to be a tiger?"

Lu Xiangming smiled bitterly. Although Jiang Feng's metaphor is not good, it is not much different. However, it is not good, so there is no going on. He said: "Although that is the case, if we want to target the prefect, these backers can still play some role. The leaders are naturally not ordinary prefects, but Xu Chang, Jiang Mingyi, Zhao Pinghe and others do not know about these, and they only regard the leader Wang as ordinary prefect. Since ancient times, gambling halls, brothels, and pawnshops , the business of tobacco shops is inseparable from the care of the government. No matter how much force is behind it, as long as there is disagreement with the local government, the business will be difficult to continue. Over the years, Xu Chang, Jiang Mingyi, Zhao Pinghe and others have already opened up all the officials and personnel of the Jinan Prefecture Office. The people who were killed by several leaders are their accomplices, and they offer a fixed amount of silver every year. The government usually takes care of their business, takes care of each other, and is generally safe."

"But after Chief Wang became the prefect of Jinan, he immediately executed Cai Yi, Yang Huaiyuan, Feng Siping, Liu Jinfeng and others, and arrested six officials. These people were closely related to Xu Chang, Jiang Mingyi, Zhao Pinghe and others, which was equivalent to destroying their relationship with the government office. In addition, the previous insistence on land reform was already a violation of the taboo of many gentry. If the governor of Qin was here, they might not dare to act rashly, but Chief Wang was only a prefect, and Xu Chang, Jiang Mingyi, Zhao Pinghe and others did not know the interests of it, so they became enemies with the leaders."

Wang Sheng laughed and said, "It seems that my official is too young to shock them."

Lu Xiangming smiled and said, "These people are short-sighted and do not know the advantages and disadvantages."

After listening to Lu Xiangming's explanation, everyone basically understood the reason. On the one hand, the original Jinan Prefecture had formed a balance of interests. Local gentry and officials colluded with each other and shared interests. The arrival of time travelers not only broke this balance, but was obviously hostile to the gentry. On the other hand, these gentry were not people in the officialdom and did not neglect the strength that they could not confront. Moreover, the time travelers not only broke the old balance, but also completely reshuffled the forces of Jinan Prefecture and rebuilt a new system. They were not to dismantle or detain the destroyers and rebuild the builders, but also regarded the time travelers as ordinary Qing officials. It was this misunderstanding that led to these gentry taking actions that seemed to be a death sentence in the view of time travelers.

At this time, Lu Xiangming said again: "Several leaders and officials have a word, I don't know whether to say it."

Wang Shengdao: "If you have anything to say, there are not so many rules here, everyone can speak freely."

Lu Xiangming said: "Xu Chang, Jiang Mingyi, Zhao Pinghe and others do not know the current affairs and do not know the interests of the leaders. If they know, they will never be enemies with the leaders. However, after all, this kind of grudge should be resolved rather than to be broken. If the leaders allow it, the officials are willing to be lobbyists, find them to Chen Ming's interests, convince them to apologize to the leaders, and fully support and cooperate with the leaders' policies. After all, they are also local gentry in Jinan. If the leaders conquer them, Jinan can settle down."

After all, Lu Xiangming has been in the officialdom for many years, and his knowledge and vision are of course much higher than that of the gentry. When this group of overseas Chinese first arrived in Jinan, they used iron-blooded means to capture the officialdom in Jinan. Lu Xiangming understood that looking at the entire Shandong, there was no force that could confront overseas Chinese, and they could not buy any of them, so they didn't even take it seriously. Therefore, if you want to continue to live in Jinan, it would be best to follow the wishes of overseas Chinese. Moreover, in the future, Shandong will not belong to the government affairs. It is hard to say whether overseas Chinese are willing to be content with a corner of Shandong. It only sees that overseas Chinese do not follow the official system formulated by the court in Jinan, but start a new job and make a decision. This is clearly a disobedient heart.

However, Lu Xiangming did not choose to resign. Firstly, he was reluctant to leave this position. After all, he earned several thousand taels of silver every year in this position. After all, overseas Chinese were still covered with a court official, so Lu Xiangming was not considered a rebellious person. Secondly, Lu Xiangming also wanted to see what kind of Mingtang can overseas Chinese do.

Lu Xiangming was a serious juren. When he was young, he still had some reason. He reported to the king and was at peace with the people. But now he had no hope for the court. Although Lu Xiangming's official position was not high, he was very clear about current affairs. Over the years, the court seemed to have done a lot of things, such as Westernization, building schools, purchasing warships, building naval troops, and training recruits. It seemed lively, but it was all superficial, but it did not change at all. The Empress Dowager always controlled the power of the court, the Qing schools, and the Westernization factions were not stopped, and all the bad policies were not eliminated.

During the Wushu reform, Lu Xiangming was excited for a few days and believed that the court had finally embarked on the right path, but the reformists were eager for quick success and instant benefits, and had no plans. Today, a slander and an edict tomorrow, which made the local people useless to support the reform, and turned the good reform into a mess. Moreover, in just a hundred days, the empress dowager launched a coup, imprisoned the emperor, killed the six gentlemen, and all the new laws were abolished. Later, he actually believed in the magic of the boxing bandits, causing chaos, which resulted in the Gengzi Rebellion. To be honest, if the Qing Dynasty was destroyed, Lu Xiangming felt no regret at all, but he didn't want the Qing Dynasty to be destroyed in the hands of foreigners.

Although overseas Chinese have changed their customs and changed their clothes, they are descendants of the previous dynasty and are from the Chinese lineage. Moreover, they have repeatedly defeated foreigners when they first returned to Zhongdi. They have indeed greatly increased the power of China. In Lu Xiangming's heart, they still agree with them. Moreover, Lu Xiangming also knew very well that the old system of China was indeed time to change, and he also wanted to see which step overseas Chinese could do. Deep in his heart, he did not want overseas Chinese to make China rich and strong soldiers, and he would no longer be bullied by Western countries. Therefore, Lu Xiangming stayed in the government office and tried his best to help overseas Chinese work, and even changed his title.
Chapter completed!