Chapter 1150 Southern Tour Plan!

Although he was still somewhat unwilling in his heart, Zhao Wanxian understood rationally that what Wang Qinghe said was good advice. The Marshal currently favors Gu Sansi very much. Even if he had some evidence against Gu Sansi now, he might not be able to completely overthrow the Minister of Personnel of the Great Zhou Dynasty...

And if he fails to overthrow Gu Sansi, he will probably end up suffering from the consequences instead of trying to kill the tiger. Gu Sansi holds the power of the Ministry of Personnel and it would be easy for him to make things difficult for him!
Thinking of this, Zhao Wanxian nodded and said:

"Brother Wang, what you said makes sense. It's not easy for me to confront Gu Sansi head-on right now. It will do me no good!"

Wang Qinghe, who was standing by, secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this. As a local official from Liaoyang, he felt that Zhao Wanxian had a bright future because of his talent and the Marshal's trust and protection in him. So after careful consideration, he chose to get closer to Zhao Wanxian.

This time, after being blocked by Gu Sansi from being transferred to Youyan, Zhao Wanxian was furious and wanted to make trouble for Gu Sansi. Gu Sansi has always been honest and principled in his conduct, so it is very difficult to find any evidence against him!
However, some people related to Gu Sansi did not have such high demands on themselves, and they even did some illegal things!

Therefore, it is relatively easier to make a fuss about them and implicate Gu Sansi. Zhao Wanxian wants to use this to take revenge on Gu Sansi...
After Wang Qinghe learned of Zhao Wanxian's intention of revenge, he had been advising Zhao Wanxian not to cause trouble or act rashly. After all, Gu Sansi was currently in the emperor's favor, and the chances of winning by directly confronting him were too slim. However, Zhao Wanxian was furious at the time and would not listen to any advice. He insisted on taking revenge on Gu Sansi!
Therefore, Wang Qinghe was also very worried, but fortunately, before Zhao Wanxian had time to take action, news came from Yi Jing. Although the Marshal did not let Zhao Wanxian serve as the Governor of Youyan under Gu Sansi's persuasion, but at the subsequent cabinet meeting, the Marshal still let Zhao Wanxian be transferred to Jiyu and replace Murong Yuliang as the governor!
The position of Governor of Hebei and Henan seemed to have dispelled some of the anger in Zhao Wanxian's heart and made him calm down. This also made Wang Qinghe feel a lot more at ease. After all, once Zhao Wanxian really got into a fight with Gu Sansi, he would inevitably be implicated!
And now that Zhao Wanxian has swallowed his anger, he can avoid a lot of trouble!

Just when Wang Qinghe was feeling relieved, Zhao Wanxian looked at him and said with a smile:

"Brother Wang, during my time in Liaoyang, you helped me a lot and saved me a lot of effort. I will remember all of this. Before I am transferred to Jiyu this time, I will go to Yijing to report to the Marshal!"

"Although the Marshal has ordered Wang Chun to take over the position of Governor, I will do my best to fight for you the position of Deputy Governor. I will let the Marshal know that you, Brother Wang, are also a rare talent!"

Wang Qinghe was immediately delighted when he heard this, and immediately bowed deeply to Zhao Wanxian and said:

“Thank you, Lord Zhao, for your cultivation…”

Why did Wang Qinghe risk being hated by others to get close to Zhao Wanxian? He just wanted promotion!
As the saying goes, it is easy to be an official if you have someone in the court, but Wang Qinghehua has been in this political position for several years, but he has never made any progress!
What China has is nothing but the lack of a key person who can say a word for him at the critical moment!

Therefore, Zhao Wanxian's promise now made Wang Qinghe very excited. He knew very well that the Marshal trusted Zhao Wanxian very much. Therefore, if Zhao Wanxian recommended himself to the Marshal, then his position as deputy governor would most likely be a sure thing!
Wang Qinghe couldn't stop feeling happy when he thought that he was one step closer to the coveted position of governor!
Seeing the joy on Wang Qinghe's face, Zhao Wanxian also said solemnly:
"Brother Wang, this is what I should do. I know that you have suffered a lot of grievances at work because of me. Don't worry, I, Zhao Wanxian, am not someone who doesn't know what's going on. This is just the beginning. In the future, you and I may both be in the court at the same time!"

Listening to the big cake that Zhao Wanxian painted for him, Wang Qinghe sighed inwardly, but pretended to be touched on the surface and said:

"I will definitely follow Lord Zhao!"

Seeing Wang Qinghe’s grateful expression, Zhao Wanxian was very satisfied. After comforting Wang Qinghe with a few words, he let Wang Qinghe leave...

However, what Zhao Wanxian did not expect was that Wang Qinghe, who was sitting in the carriage back home, had lost all the emotion he had just shown, and there was only coldness and rationality in his eyes!
Although Zhao Wanxian agreed to recommend him to the Marshal as the deputy governor of Liaoyang this time, Wang Qinghe had already made up his mind to keep a distance from Zhao Wanxian in the future and even to get rid of the identity of Zhao Wanxian's helper!
As Zhao Wanxian's main subordinate working in Liaoyang, Wang Qinghe could actually feel early on that although Zhao Wanxian was very talented and hardworking, and also very strict with himself, during his tenure as the governor of Liaoyang, he had flatly refused many temptations such as money and beauty!
But Zhao Wanxian is not a saint either. His weakness lies in his average tolerance. Sometimes he is not only narrow-minded but also holds grudges!
Once Zhao Wanxian's paranoia gets the better of him, he will be unstoppable and will fight you to the end no matter what!
Although Wang Qinghe realized this before, his realization was not very profound. However, this time Zhao Wanxian insisted on taking revenge and thought twice, which made Wang Qinghe see Zhao Wanxian's true face completely, and this also made him feel disappointed!
Originally, Wang Qinghe believed that Zhao Wanxian had the talent to be a prime minister, but now Wang Qinghe believes that Zhao Wanxian could only be a minister at best, and given his tolerance and vengeful nature, he would probably not have a good ending in the future!

Therefore, in order to avoid being implicated by Zhao Wanxian, Wang Qinghe had already thought of jumping ship, and now that Zhao Wanxian was transferred from Liaoyang, it just gave Wang Qinghe this opportunity!

Now Wang Qinghe only hopes that after he becomes the deputy governor, time will be able to break the connection between the two and erase the mark of Zhao Wanxian’s helper on him. Then he will be satisfied. As for the big promises made by Zhao Wanxian, it is enough to just listen to them. Anyone who really believes them is a fool...
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Yijing, Ye Mansion

Ye Mingsheng, who had just taken a nap, returned to the study and stretched. He found that one should not take a nap for too long. If he slept a little longer, he would immediately become unable to sleep at night. But if he did not take a nap, he would sometimes feel sleepy when working in the afternoon.

Just when Ye Mingsheng was a little troubled by the problem of taking a nap, Ye Cheng also brought a stack of memorials and introduced them to Ye Mingsheng, "General, this is a budget report about the southern tour from Zhang Juning, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue. He believes that this southern tour will cost at least 300,000 taels of silver!"

"This is a report sent by Wang He, the Commissioner of the Coordination Office, from Dongdao. He wants to introduce the situation of Dongdao to you!"

"This third document is from Minister Su of the Ministry of Rites regarding the progress of the negotiations with the Luobei tribe on the issue of surrender!"

"The remaining documents include the memorial sent by Lord Qi Dechao from Guanzhong, and some matters concerning the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of Justice. However, they are relatively less urgent!"

Ye Mingsheng nodded slightly when he heard this. After seeing this, Ye Cheng poured a cup of tea into Ye Mingsheng's empty cup, he walked out of the study.

Picking up Zhang Juning's budget report on the southern tour, Ye Mingsheng began to read it. He was a little curious about how Zhang Juning calculated the expenditure of at least 300,000 taels of silver...
However, after just a few glances at Zhang Juning's report, Ye Mingsheng threw it on the table. According to Zhang Juning's report on the ceremonial expenses for the southern tour, Ye Mingsheng felt that 300,000 was not enough, and even 500,000 was just a drop in the bucket, and even one million taels of silver might not be enough!
Ye Mingsheng's idea for his southern tour was very simple. The principle was to travel light and save as much as possible. The purpose of the southern tour was that Ye Mingsheng wanted to go deep into the grassroots to find solutions to some contradictions!

Ye Mingsheng didn't want his southern tour itself to become a problem. He didn't want to increase the burden on some local prefectures and counties because of his southern tour!

This time on the southern tour, Ye Mingsheng only planned to bring about 3,000 people, including more than 2,000 guards, more than 100 accompanying officials and generals, and finally more than 100 maids and servants. As for female family members, Ye Mingsheng did not plan to bring any. After all, his tour to the south was not to sightsee, but to experience the sufferings of the people!
Ye Kui, the commander of the Royal Guard Battalion, was the first to express his opposition to Ye Mingsheng's idea. He believed that the defense force of only more than 2,000 people around Ye Mingsheng was not enough. In addition to the soldiers of the Royal Guard Battalion, at least two battalions of troops should be mobilized from the Liangzhen Camp to assist in the defense. Only in this way can Ye Mingsheng's safety be ensured...

Although Ye Kui was concerned about Ye Mingsheng's safety, Ye Mingsheng had made up his mind. He had already decided that in addition to his own guards, he would ask the garrisons from various provinces to assist in defense. This way, safety would be guaranteed!
As for spending, Ye Mingsheng also planned to use the money of the Ye Mansion as much as possible to reduce local spending and avoid increasing the burden on the local area because of the southern tour!

In general, Ye Mingsheng hopes that the expenses of his southern tour can be controlled within the range of 100,000 to 200,000 taels of silver, so as to achieve the effect of spending little money to accomplish great things!

As for the route of the southern tour, Ye Mingsheng had already decided that the first stop would be Hebei and Henan. Although he got the account book given by Jiang Yuyan this time, considering that the situation in Qi and Lu had not yet been resolved, and the finances of Hebei and Henan as the court must not be in chaos, Ye Mingsheng did not make it public and did not arrest anyone based on the account book!

Although the action has not yet started, it does not mean that Ye Mingsheng has chosen to indulge and tolerate. Ye Mingsheng chose Hebei and Henan as the first stop of his southern tour. In addition to seeing the development achievements of Hebei and Henan, he also wanted to solve this problem and minimize the negative impact as much as possible.························

The second stop of the southern tour will be Qi and Lu. Previously, Gu Sansi and Cui Shao had both told me that the investigation of Qi and Lu was almost complete and Ma Runchuan should be able to focus on development!

After thinking about it, Ye Mingsheng accepted the advice. After all, the spring plowing season was getting closer and closer, and Ma Runchuan, as the governor, was under a lot of pressure. He also needed to convey some trust to him so that he could concentrate on dealing with the spring plowing season first!
When the spring plowing in Qilu is over, I can go to Qilu to see the situation of the spring plowing and see how Ma Runchuan is doing in Qilu!
After inspecting Qi and Lu, it is Huainan. Ye Mingsheng plans to listen to Murong Yuliang’s report on the revitalization of Huainan and see what kind of help the court can provide!
Finally, it is the most important Jiangnan. Ye Mingsheng plans to hold a meeting of Jiangnan merchants. Ye Mingsheng will make a public speech to convey to them the determination of the Yijing court to encourage the development of business, especially the support for them to explore overseas markets and the welcome of the inland market to them.

In addition to these concepts, the Ministry of Households is also discussing some preferential policies, preparing to give these merchants some sweet benefits...

In addition to the sweet benefits, Ye Mingsheng is also prepared to make an example of someone. Currently, the Coordination Office has already identified several businesses with bad records and engaged in illegal activities, and has obtained actual evidence. They are just waiting for Ye Mingsheng to arrive in Jiangnan, and then they will uproot them and give the Jiangnan merchants a little shock!

After leaving Jiangnan, the southern tour planned to embark on the return journey. On the return trip, Ye Mingsheng would not repeat the route he took when he came here. He planned to take the Jingchu and Anqing route back to Hebei and Henan. If possible, Ye Mingsheng also wanted to visit Sichuan and Shu!
In short, due to the limitations of transportation and time, Ye Mingsheng felt that such a large-scale inspection might not happen many times in his lifetime!
Since it is a rare opportunity to come out, Ye Mingsheng hopes to see as many local customs and practices as possible, and understand the actual conditions in each place so as to adapt to the local conditions!

Ye Mingsheng had high expectations for his southern tour this time. He hoped to lay the foundation for the development of Da Zhou in the next five to ten years, put Da Zhou on the fast track of development, and significantly enhance the comprehensive national strength. Only in this way could he support his ambition to go overseas and move towards the deep blue!
Ye Mingsheng always believed that if Da Zhou wanted to avoid internal friction, it could only export resources overseas to feed itself. There was no other way...

(End of this chapter)