Chapter 1112: Constitutional Supervision

Due to the heavy snow, Cao Yong and his party delayed for a day at Daxing Station. They waited until the snow stopped in the fourth day of the first lunar month before they set off again.

Although the snow had already stopped, the snow that was half a foot deep on the road slowed down.

"The snow this year is a bit heavy, so it seems that you don't have to worry about the spring drought next year." Jiang Jian lifted up the curtain of the car, looked out, and said with a little joy.

The journey was boring, so Cao Yong asked someone to invite Jiang Jian over and talk about the military and political affairs of Zhili.

Although Jiang Jian did not have the experience of being a governor's office, after years of getting along, he was the person Cao Yong trusted the most.

Looking at the world covered in silver outside, Cao Yong breathed a sigh of relief.

The north has drought for nine years, and the imperial court has requested rain for nearly many years. The people's year-round season depends on the severe and mild droughts.

If there is a few more snow, even if there is less rain next spring, there will be rivers and streams to irrigate the farmland.

According to later generations, the local surface water was rich and easy to turn into cumulonimbus clouds, and began to circulate water, forming rainfall.

Auspicious snow indicates a good harvest, which roughly means this.

After Yongzheng spoke, he gave Cao Yong two years of hard work. The time was so tight. The errands he gave were all money-burning errands.

If there is a severe drought in Zhili next year, let alone congesting money, I am afraid that the normal taxes will not be collected.

If the harvest is good next year, Cao Yong will be much calmer and will not be overwhelmed when he comes up.

The capital city is 300 miles away from Baoding Prefecture, and the group arrives only on the eighth day of the lunar month.

Although Cao Yong did not show up a ceremonial guard, the prefectures and local officials who passed by were still welcomed and sent.

On the day when he arrived in Baoding Prefecture, Cao Yong also saw the "Suburbs and Welcoming".

He came to guard the Mu side, and he would not be as arrogant as Nian Gengyao, but he was not as warm and friendly as he was in the six ministries.

He was over thirty years old, with short beards on his mouth and wearing a new crane tonic. His eyes swept through everyone, bringing some oppression and majesty.

Zhili is a good place for the children of powerful people to release the most. They will not be as hard-working as Beijing officials, nor will they stay away from the court like officials from other provinces.

Cao Yong would rather keep a distance than give these officials the chance to get up to their noses. Otherwise, their families would all live in the capital and make several turns, and they would have to be related. In the future, there would be something that would be inappropriate, which would be difficult to deal with.

Unlike the day welcoming Nian Gengyao, today there are more officials and more powerful momentum.

Cao Yong's resume has spread throughout the Zhili officialdom in the past half month. It is amazing to see it. Such a rising sky can only be called "happy progress". If it weren't for the emperor's kindness, he wouldn't have become a rank of officials so young.

Cao Yong was lucky enough to gain capital. Although his father and grandfather were dead and there were no elders in the officialdom in the family, his in-laws were sufficient. Several cousins, one imperial guard and two professionals, had already taken off.

In addition, Cao Yong was young and had great achievements in the officialdom in the future. He was not one or two local officials who wanted to cling to his big tree.

Only Li Weijun, the former governor of Zhili, smiled and brought everyone out to greet him, but his mouth was filled with bitterness.

The governor who got it flew away, and his intestines were about to regret it. Although Prince Yi did not say it clearly, he also pointed it out, and the emperor was annoyed by Nian Gengyao's affairs.

However, when Fan Shijie, who was also the governor, was transferred back to the capital to "waiting for a shortage", he felt glad again. He had already made up his mind to hold Prince Yi's thighs tightly and avoid Nian Gengyao, always looking for opportunities to let the emperor see his "loyalty".

Although Cao Yong showed his "official power" to others, he was still a little polite when he looked at Li Weijun.

If Li Weijun gave him face to see such a scene today, he would naturally give him courtesy.

The new governor and the old governor, with a harmonious atmosphere, continued until the evening reception banquet.

The welcoming banquet was set up in the largest restaurant in Baoding Prefecture, "Longsheng Building".

Near the restaurant, officers and soldiers have been dispatched to martial law.

In the restaurant, there were more than twenty tables upstairs and downstairs. In addition to local civil and military officials who came to welcome the new governor, there were also representatives of well-known gentry in the Baodi Mansion.

Because Cao Yong was the immediate boss, the official who took the initiative to come forward to toast, his expression became more and more respectful, including those powerful children and slaves in the royal family whom Li Weijun had a headache with.

Li Weijun was born as a tribute student. He started as a county magistrate and worked in the official career for more than 20 years before he reached the position of governor. He had no foundation, so he was dependent on Nian Gengyao in his early years.

Although everyone was respectful in front of Nian Gengyao, the powerful and noble people in the capital also looked down upon Nian Gengyao. The Han army, the concubine son, and the good luck, became a slave in the emperor's house, so that he could be decent today.

The Cao family was born in a guise, and although they were criticized, everyone would talk to each other behind their backs; but compared with Li Weijun, they were real power and powerful.

It’s nothing to offend Li Weijun. At worst, you can lose your job and return to Beijing. If you offend Cao Yong, you may have to continue the festival and cause trouble for the family.

Everyone has a clear understanding of which one is more important, and they stand up at the wine table.

Although Li Weijun was smiling, he was already uncomfortable. When he looked at Cao Yong, he felt a little angry.

When a person leaves, the tea is cold, which makes people feel chill; when a person leaves, the tea is cold, which makes people feel annoying.

Cao Yong noticed that his aura was wrong, so he turned around and ordered a few words to stop the next toast. He didn't want to make a joke about the old and new governors' disagreement, as that would be very troublesome.

If you are tit-for-tat, you will appear to be timid; if you take a step back, you will appear to be timid.

In the private room, there were only a few high-quality accompanying guests, Zhili guarding the road in charge of civil affairs, Zhili patrols in charge of justice, and several admirals, generals and deputy generals in charge of military affairs in Zhili.

If there is no one else, Cao Yong is willing to give Li Weijun a step, and let’s talk about the friendship between the Thirteenth Prince. The two of them have transferred their positions, and this "spending to the acres" was created by Li Weijun. It is not a bad thing to maintain a good relationship and have a place to ask.

But at present, the people on the table are all officials above the fourth rank, among which the Admiral is the first rank, and is the same grade as Cao Yong.

These military officers were not controlled by Cao Yong. Cao Yong came here this time and had the intention to train troops. If they were to let them see a joke at this time, they would miss the first move in the future.

Cao Yong could only carry the new governor's poem, and talk less and write less.

However, his attitude really shocked the local officials at his deskmate.

Even Li Weijun, who originally wanted to say a few sour words, was a little cautious, for fear that his emotions had just been jealous of Cao Yong, so he held the cup and was very polite.

The two Taoist platforms are directly under the Governor's Office, and only those who are respectful to the Shangfeng.

The military officers were confused. They had high-quality grades and the information they collected in their hands was much more detailed than those of the Xiaguan Sesame Official.

In addition to the relatives of the Cao family, Cao Yong also has the political achievements and reputation of being an official in the capital over the years.

In this regard, Taipu Temple, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the Ministry of Revenue have made achievements. Even though they have been promoted, they are not just relying on the elders to protect their elders.

If you have a reputation, you should be broad-minded and have a friendly relationship with your colleagues, and be respectful but not charming at the top. No matter how you think about it, you will be gentle and elegant, and the style of a good person.

Everyone was ready to deal with the new governor. Unexpectedly, the rumors were wrong. The new governor was not as peaceful as the rumors.

Several military officers looked silent on their faces and thought secretly in their hearts.

Cao Yong held the Minister of War and praised the rule of his town. Even the two admirals who were on par with Cao Yong should respect Cao Yong.

How can local military and political affairs be so easy to interfere?

There are many tricks here, so we cannot examine them carefully.

Seeing Cao Yong being lukewarm, everyone was confused.

For a moment, the atmosphere at the wine table became much warmer.

Everyone who was sitting and watching the fun just now was laughing and began to toast to the new governor with wine cups.

He was one step late, and he didn't get up, nor was he idle. He said something "congratulations" to Li Weijun with a smile, which was very pleasant, as if Li Weijun was not going to serve as a deputy hall, but was going to be appointed as the prime minister.

Cao Yong had already seen the plan of these military officers, and wanted to have a condom of friendship at the wine table to find out his own background.

The emperor has not sent a person to the real war training, so Cao Yong will never intervene with them.

Almost all the people on the table had toast him. Cao Yong stood up, took the initiative to lift the wine cup, toasted the whole table, and then left the restaurant and returned to the inn on the grounds of "unbearable to drink" and "dormant on the journey".

Because the Governor's Office was not in Baoding in the early years, there was no special Governor's Office here.

The previous governor and governor of Zhili was appointed, so the governor's office was also the governor's office.

In order to make up the place for Cao Yong, Li Weijun has already vacate the inner house of the governor's yamen. In the previous words, since the deal had not been made, the governor's seal was still in Li Weijun's hands, and the relevant clerks and staff were still in the mansion.

Although Cao Yong arrived at noon, he did not ask Li Weijun to check in directly into the governor's office, but instead parked the convoy at the Guanyi side.

The handover of the governor is no better than that of the magistrates and prefectures below. They involve the common affairs of a province. There are no three or five days of settlement. Now even if the family members are moved in, the others still have to wait at the post station. Instead of making trouble twice, it is better to wait a few days to enter the mansion together.

Next, there are cumbersome settlement procedures.

Fortunately, Cao Yong didn't need to show up directly, so Cao Yong invited Song Hou and Jiang Jian to join the governor's office to make a deal.

Cao Yong had a blank stack of appointment letters on his hand, all of whom were not in the market. After the transaction was completed, he wrote down the names of these staff members and clerks. They were subordinates under the Governor's Office.

There are also some eighth-rank and ninth-rank commissions, which are the shortcomings of prefectures and counties, and are the new governor who takes office, arranges his own people, or makes favors to the subordinates.

After counting for three days, the handover was almost the same. Cao Yong was invited to the Governor's Office and took the seal from Li Weijun. The Governor's Office was brought directly from the capital.

I am afraid of arguing about this new and old one.

Li Weijun has no troubles, and he is more polite than when he was welcoming the country a few days ago.

It's great to leave some room for leeway. There are a few things on the account that are unclear, and Cao Yong also suppressed people and did not mention them.

As the saying goes, it is true that you should ask others for what you need.

After the business transaction was completed, Li Weijun said what he asked, which was the more than 30 clerks and staff members of the Governor's Office. Some of them were Li Weijun's relatives, who returned to his hometown or went to Beijing with him, and others had nowhere to settle them now.

Even if you work in the capital, you will only have one or two staff members, so you can’t really place these people.
Chapter completed!