The New Song Dynasty in Jiangning, established under the leadership of Xiao Cheng, abolished the two-team system of the Old Song Dynasty in Tokyo, which was dominated by two offices and three divisions, and replaced it with a cabinet plus six ministries.

Among the six departments, the one that ranks first is undoubtedly the Personnel Department.

No matter when, the department that manages people always has the highest status.

However, Cheng Shao, the official minister, was in name only.

Everyone's evaluation of Cheng Shao is that this guy is a softie.

Indeed, he is very soft.

But he's not stupid.

On the contrary, he is smart enough.

Because of his softness, when he was the envoy of Huainan, he did not want to have any conflict with the puppet Qi. He just wanted to defend his own one-third of an acre. When Xie Hong and Liu Jun brazenly launched a surprise attack on Xuzhou, he did not

Send reinforcements to it.

But because of his cleverness, when Xiao Cheng initiated the founding of the New Song Dynasty on Jinghu Road, he was the first to respond and went all the way south to Jinghu Jiangling.

At this point, Xiao Cheng naturally had to agree with him.

After all the dust settled, Xiao Cheng rewarded his merits, and the post of Minister of the Ministry of Personnel fell from the sky and fell on his head.

As the former Huainan envoy, he is qualified to hold this position.

His immediate boss is Cen Zhong.

His subordinate Zuo Shilang was Zhou Wei, who had served as a judge in Qianzhou. This person could also be regarded as an old acquaintance of Xiao Cheng. When Xiao Cheng went to Qianzhou, he took his position.

Therefore, Cheng Shao knew his position very well.

After taking office, there were only a few days to go to work in the official office. Most of the time, he found various excuses to be too lazy to go to the board of directors. He would only arrive unless it was necessary for him, the minister, to be present, and after that,

He's also basically a yes man.

Anyway, what Cen Zhong said was what he said.

He really didn't expect that the title of Governor of Fujian and Zhejiang would hit his head so inexplicably.

This is just a horizontal transfer, but the importance of the two positions is completely different.

Serving as a minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs in the dynasty does not allow you freedom.

There was Cen Zhong, who was in charge of the bureaucracy, and above him there was Xiao Cheng, the first assistant, and people like the second assistant Si Junchao. Naturally, they stared at him, wanting to grab some big handle on him and throw him off the stage.

As for the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, he is a serious official in the border areas.

The re-division of administrative areas that Xiao Cheng has always wanted to do has not been implemented in the past because of the strong opposition of Si Junchao and others from the Jiangnan faction, but this time, Si Junchao and others finally gave in.

Jiangnan East Road and Jiangnan West Road no longer exist.

Provinces replace roads, and counties are directly established under provinces, while prefectures are established at some important nodes.

The relatively complex administrative systems of the past such as roads, government, military, prisons, states, and counties will be abolished and replaced by vertical management systems such as provinces, counties, and villages.

A province has a governor who is in charge of the civil affairs of that region.

The governor-general, on the other hand, manages one to several provinces based on the actual situation.

For example, he is about to take office as the Governor-General of Fujian and Zhejiang. He has Fujian and Zhejiang Provinces under his jurisdiction.

The biggest winner this time is Xie Hong. As the governor of Liangjiang, this person has Jiangsu, Anhui, and Jiangxi under his jurisdiction, which are all really good places.

"Chief Assistant, Shao knows that he is not talented enough. He really cannot bear the heavy responsibility of being the Governor of Fujian and Zhejiang. Please ask the First Assistant to take back his life!" Cheng Shao bowed to the ground with a sincere voice.

Xiao Cheng laughed and said: "Master Cheng, please sit down. I want to invite you to drink. I only have tea here, so you can always have a drink, right?"

Cheng Shao smiled bitterly, sat down cross-legged, and watched Xiao Cheng brewing tea in an orderly manner.

"Do you know how the outside world evaluates you?" Xiao Cheng pushed a cup of tea in front of Cheng Shao.

Cheng Shao's face turned red: "I know, everyone says I'm a softie."

Xiao Cheng nodded, picked up the small tea cup, turned it slowly in his hand, and said slowly: "Sometimes, being softer is not necessarily a bad thing. Mr. Cheng, I will not hide it from you, this time

If I want to use you as the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, I just take a fancy to your weakness."

Cheng Shao suddenly blushed and looked up at Xiao Cheng, his eyes full of grievances.

Xiao Cheng continued: "The governor of a place can be said to control the military and civil affairs and has great power. In Fujian and Zhejiang, new governors will take office in the future. The governor is in charge of a province. Although the governor is their immediate boss,

But the appointment power of the governor also belongs to the imperial court, and the governor can directly appoint the governor, so if the governor and the governor below him fight against each other, it will be me who has a headache."

Cheng Shao said dryly: "The first assistant wants me to be the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang. I won't care about what the next two governors will do. I won't care about Zhejiang either?"

Xiao Cheng laughed. The governor of Fujian belonged to him, but on the Zhejiang side, it was still the Jiangnan faction. Cheng Shao's question had some meaning, and his intention to surrender was already obvious.

"Ci Fu suffered a loss this time and tried hard to regain his position. But this time Liu Mingyi was thrown into the trap by the Jiangnan faction, so naturally he was not angry, and he would certainly do harm. If he had a governor with a tough personality,

For example, Luo Gang might fall into their trap. When the situation in Fujian and Zhejiang deteriorates, I will inevitably be passive." Xiao Cheng said: "It's not that no one suggested that you go to Yunnan and Guizhou to transfer Luo Gang.

Come to Fujian and Zhejiang to rectify things with thunderbolts. Various systems in Yunnan and Guizhou have already been formed. If you go, Xiao Guicao can easily control the situation. But after thinking about it again and again, I still think it is more appropriate for you to go to Fujian and Zhejiang."

Cheng Shao cupped his hands and said, "Please let me know from the chief assistant."

"Fujian and Zhejiang and other places have always been regarded as backyards by the Jiangnan faction. Over the years, I have tried my best to put a few wedges in it, such as the Zheng family. But Zheng Zeshi is only a country squire after all.

Moreover, he is also a dirty country squire. Zheng Zhihu has been at sea all year round. Although the Zheng family has military power, it is difficult to form a greater influence on the shore. There is no synergy between Fujian, Zhejiang, and the imperial court!"

"That's right, Chief Assistant, I really feel that I am embarrassed by this important task!" Cheng Shao said with a bitter face and wanted to shirk.

Cheng Shao knew very well that Xiao Cheng wanted to cleanse the people belonging to the Jiangnan faction in Fujian and Zhejiang from top to bottom, and take these two places back into his hands.

But is it easy to accomplish?

Of course it's difficult.

If it fails, it is not impossible to take one's life.

Even if you are forced to do it in a hurry, it is only something that one man can accomplish.

"You are called a softie, but no one has ever said you are a fool!" Xiao Cheng said calmly: "Mr. Cheng, being soft is just your attitude towards doing things, and it does not represent your ability to do things. And, you go, our company

They will also feel relieved, thinking that with your temperament, you will definitely not be able to cause any big things. Instead, over many things, you will choose to settle down, muddle along, and maintain the status quo. This is why they agree that Liu Mingyi will step down and you will take over.

Because if Luo Gang is replaced, you see if Si Junchao and the others will be willing to do so, and they will definitely cause a bigger disturbance to force me to give in. They know very well that I don't want half of the country to really fall into civil strife. This is my weakness.

It’s also their sure-fire move.”

"Chief Assistant, you will still see red in the end."

"So I let you go and use softness to overcome strength!" Xiao Cheng said: "You are from Yangzhou. In their eyes, you cannot be regarded as an outsider. If you go to Fujian and Zhejiang, you can talk to those local powerful people more easily. In this way

Come on, it will be easy to divide and win over. Is it possible for someone like Luo Gang? The others haven't gone yet, so I'm afraid the methods to deal with them will just come one by one."

Cheng Shao sighed, looking at this, he was afraid it wouldn't work if he didn't go.

"Mr. Cheng, you are fifty-one this year!" Xiao Cheng said: "If you really live your whole life as a weakling, you will be an official at seventy. You still have nineteen years left. You should also think about your children and grandchildren.

Think about it, if you can completely turn Fujian and Zhejiang into the imperial court's Fujian and Zhejiang this time, not only can you wash away your bad reputation in the past, but you will also become a great hero of the imperial court. Even your children and grandchildren can also stand tall from now on.

Should you keep your head up and be a good person?"

"I'm afraid of screwing up!" Cheng Shao said.

"No matter who goes, there is a possibility of screwing up!" Xiao Cheng said: "After much thought, you are the one most likely to succeed."

"Will Yang Quan really listen to me?"

"He is the governor of Fujian and your subordinate!" Xiao Cheng said with a smile.

Unknowingly, Cheng Shao straightened his waist and said, "Shoufu, if that's the case, then I'll give it a try."

Yang Quan has always been Xiao Cheng's confidant. Since Xiao Cheng said this, at least one of the two governors will listen to him.

"What requirements does the First Assistant have for Fujian and Zhejiang?"

"First, the income from sea trade will double in one year." Xiao Cheng raised a finger. "Within two years, the reorganization of the Forbidden Army and the Xiang Army will be completed. In Fujian and Zhejiang, 20,000 people will be trained.

Throw away all the elite soldiers and horses and all other burdens. If you complete the first two things, then, by then, the political reform and official reform in Fujian and Zhejiang will have been completed."

Cheng Shao drank the tea in the cup, stood up, and said: "I will do my best. Chief Assistant, I will take my leave now."

"You need at least three cups of tea, right?" Xiao Cheng pointed at the teapot and said with a smile.

"Let's leave the lingering taste behind!" Cheng Shao said: "Xiaguan is going to drink Cifu's wine tonight, so I'll go back and think about how to talk to Cifu."

Xiao Cheng laughed.

"Then I won't send it to you!"

As soon as Cheng Shao left, Yang Quan walked out of the small room inside.

He heard clearly the conversation between Cheng Shao and Xiao Cheng just now.

"Cheng Shao, is he really good?" Yang Quan sat down, picked up the cup Cheng Shao had just drank from, poured a cup of tea, and drank it in one gulp. "Chief Assistant, how do you look at people?

He has always been good, and I admire him, but this Cheng Shao is really something that people dare not entrust to him for big things!"

"Everyone has their own shortcomings, and so do you!" Xiao Cheng said with a smile: "But as long as it is placed in the right position, it can exert the greatest effect. Do you know why you were transferred to Fujian?"

"I am your direct descendant!" Yang Quan said with a smile: "You ask me to go east, but I will not go west. If you ask me to drive dogs, I will never kill chickens."

"You are now the governor of a province, do you still think that you are the same 250-year-old from Qianzhou?" Xiao Cheng said.

"Don't mention it, I really doubt that time!" Yang Quan's face was full of melancholy: "The chief assistant at that time was bold and merciless. Now he is the second best person in the world, but he is timid in doing things. How did you deal with it back then?

Ma Liang? Why can’t we deal with these moths like that now?”

"Can it be the same?" Xiao Cheng glared at him: "In Qianzhou at that time, even if we failed, it would not affect the overall situation. The great thing is that I, Xiao, was ruined and left in embarrassment. No matter what, I would never make Qianzhou worse.

Isn’t it bad? But now if I am not careful, I will endanger the lives of millions of people in the world. Do you think I can just walk on thin ice? "

"Yes, I understand!" Yang Quan waved his hand and said: "Chief Assistant, you are sitting firmly on Diaoyutai. I will help you find a way out on this Fujian road. I am from a criminal background, Quanzhou Prefecture, City Ship Division, I am not

It is impossible to find out who he is. Replace the prefect of Quanzhou and the shipping department with our people, and then join forces with Zheng Zhihu to crack down on smuggling and protect Hailiu. Within a year, I will definitely double Hailiu's profits for you.

.”

"You rush forward boldly, Cheng Shao is behind to wipe your butt and stabilize the rear." Xiao Cheng said: "Don't underestimate this person, he is soft or soft, but he has no shortage of means. In the past, I couldn't tell the form.

So he seems very cowardly, always thinking of leaving a way out for himself. But as long as he sees the road clearly, he dares to take big steps forward."

"So this time, he is more optimistic about you, Chief Assistant, and has decided to side with us wholeheartedly?" Yang Quan asked with a smile.

"Of course, we have a great victory in Xuzhou and a great victory in Xingyuan in the east. Our power has extended to the hinterland of Jingdong through Weishan Lake and other four lakes. We have captured Shangqiu and Songcheng in the west. We have a great victory in Xingyuan in the middle and captured Nanyang. The two armies

The horses formed a flanking attack, and the troops were approaching Kaifeng. After these two great victories, Li Chunfeng's envoy from Qinfeng Road came, and Li Shilong from Yizhou Road immediately sent food and money to Jiangning.

Cheng Shao is no stupider than them, so how can he not see which way the balance is tilting? So, now is the time for him to make a decision."

"They are all smart people!" Yang Quan shook his head and said: "It is because there are too many smart people like this in the world that it becomes like this."

"Who knows, in a few years, you will become such a person!"

"I won't!" Yang Quan said decisively: "Because I only need a little cleverness, not a big cleverness, just follow the first assistant. You are younger than me, first assistant, and I will never follow the second assistant in this life."

I am an individual, so I will never make mistakes in the general direction, that’s enough!”

Xiao Cheng smiled: "Didn't you go see Tian Chou?"

"I won't go, for fear of embarrassing him." Yang Quan said: "I am now the governor of Fujian, and he is the prefect of Jiangning. I am half a step higher than him. But ten years ago, in front of him, I was still a little shrimp.

! In the past ten years, the development of the Yang family has completely overwhelmed the Tian family. So, it’s gone, right? Unless we meet by chance!"

"I understand, how about you meet me at my house tonight?"
Chapter completed!