"Master Cen, this lion skin is given to you, so you can save you from being unscrupulous in winter." On February 1, 1698, Zhao Ke, the governor of Luoyang, got off the horse and threw a piece of lion's skin to a servant opposite.

There was an old man with a rich and kind appearance standing in front of the servant, wearing a Ming-style robe, and energetic. After hearing Zhao Ke say this, he immediately thanked him: "You are polite, Lord Zhao, I am very grateful."

Zhao Ke laughed and went into the house with the old man without seeing each other. This was a big house with two entrances in front and back, which was very outstanding in Panshi Township. The owner of the house, Mr. Cen, immigrated from southern Zhejiang two years ago. There were dozens of people in the family, including many servants and servants. Their family raised the silver winter melon from the cellar and deposited it into the East Coast Agricultural Bank account in Ningbo, and then crossed the ocean to the East Coast.

The reason for their immigration is actually not complicated. One is that they offended the local government. Although they also have backers in the officialdom, they are somewhat deficient. They are afraid that something will happen after a long time. The other is that the war broke out in the Heshun Kingdom of the Southern Ming regime, and the people in southern Zhejiang were panicked, so the whole family thought of immigration. But in fact, this is not the point. The point is that their family did not immigrate to Ningshao, but went directly to the east coast. This is rare and courageous.

Master Cen is familiar with the scriptures and his calligraphy is even more unique. He is very close to Zhao Ke, a man who loves calligraphy. He became a good friend in just one year. This time, Zhao Ke went to hunt on the northern grassland, and the first thing he did when he came back was to give Master Cen a very good-looking lion skin, which shows the relationship.

After Zhao Ke and Master Cen sat down in the courtyard, a very young servant brought tea. Seeing this servant Master Cen was a little sad. Because the East Bank did not allow private slavery, many of the maids who immigrated with him had left. The better ones, they even said goodbye to the master's family and then made a living. The ones who almost left without saying goodbye. Now the east coast is developing in various places, and there is a shortage of people everywhere, so it is not difficult to support themselves. The ones who are still at home are actually just a few older maids. They have a good relationship with the master, and the master also paid them a salary, so they are still serving in the Cen house for the time being. As for whether they will leave in the future, it is hard to say.

After Master Cen's family settled in Panshi Township, they had no good business yet. They all depended on the 80,000 silver dollars they took out after they got ashore in Qingdao. It was a pity that most of the servants had left. Otherwise, they would not have been able to last long. Master Cen's family could not farm, was unwilling to farm, and had no way to do business. Finally, after thinking about it, the eldest son and second son went to Luoyang Prefecture and opened a school that taught calligraphy and ink painting, and the business was sloppy. The youngest son went to Qingdao County to study. He was still young and had time to learn new knowledge on the east coast. As for Master Cen himself, he was too lazy to change and stayed in this new house for retirement.

However, although he was leisurely in his old age, he felt very upset. Master Cen was only in his early fifties. He thought that he would have the opportunity to "get an official" after he arrived on the east coast. Even if he couldn't become a high-ranking official, he was still more than enough for a small official. After all, he was a Jinshi. As a result, he couldn't even become a village chief, and he had to be commanded by a village chief who was a martial artist. He was so frustrated that he died. Later, someone told him that to become an official, he had to go to the free country or the pirates in the north to the east coast. Master Cen thought about it and still stopped this idea. It was absolutely impossible to become a bandit. Master Cen still had this moral standard.

But in this way, he could only be idle all day long and his resentment became more and more. From being unable to stand the official system on the East Coast to being unable to stand anything in the end, from clothes, part of food, music, sports activities to all aspects of life, he was full of resentment. Zhao Ke was interesting to see that, and once laughed at him as "old stubborn", he deliberately wore a woolen coat and swayed in front of Master Cen with wide robe and big sleeves, saying, "King Wuling of Zhao is still wearing a Hu clothing and riding and shooting", and also saying, "Your pipa is still a Hu musical instrument", "Comrade Confucius said: 'There must be my teacher when three people walk. Is the things passed down by our ancestors really not going to change?" This is to mock Master Cen.

If it were an ordinary person, Master Cen would have turned against him long ago. But Zhao Ke was very close to him. Zhao Ke said so, so he could only pinch his nose and listen. Of course, Zhao Ke's identity as the prefect of Luoyang may also make Master Cen more important and dare not turn against him suddenly. But no matter what, the relationship between the two is indeed good, and they have been in contact with each other for two years.

Zhao Ke was on vacation and hunting a few days ago. After the vacation, he went directly to the Luoming Highway construction site to watch the construction progress of the highway. He now serves as the deputy director of the Luoming Highway Project Department, responsible for the construction of the western section of the highway. The eastern section of the highway (Renji Township, Mingfugang) has been opened to traffic, but the western section (Shendu District, Renji Township) is still 20 or 30 kilometers away from the completion of the construction. Zhao Ke is a little anxious and plans to come and take a look.

Another thing is that with the approval of the Government Council, four new counties were established along the Luoming Highway at the end of last year, two of which were temporarily under the jurisdiction of Luoyang Prefecture. He also had to come and take a look and fulfill his responsibilities as Shangguan. These two counties are Zhengding County, the 187th county-level administrative unit in the country (Xuanwu County is 186 counties), with Zhengding Town, Boxing Township, Runshui Township and Panshi Township, currently with more than 17,000 people; Zheng'an County, the 188th county-level administrative unit in the country, with Zheng'an Town, Wuyang Township, Guangshun Township, Taishun Township and Lixing Township (located near the later Oliva Town), with a total population of about 20,000. These two counties are currently handed over to Luoyang Prefecture for their management. As for the future, whether to establish a special regional administration or continue to be managed by Luoyang Prefecture, there is no conclusion yet.

.But in terms of the general trend of reducing regional administrations (half of the domestic regional administrations have been recalled) and increasing directly-level counties, it is estimated that it will be officially classified as Luoyang Prefecture. As for the two newly established counties in the east, it is estimated that it will eventually be under the jurisdiction of a newly established provincial administrative unit. These two counties are Changsheng County, which is the 189th county-level administrative unit in the country, with Changsheng Town, Angui Township, Wenting Township, Jingtu Township and Nangui Township (located near Elterrevor Town in later generations), and Daoming County. The county is the 190th county-level administrative unit in the country, with Daoming Town, Renji Township, Boyang Township, Changshun Township, Dongyan Township (located near Motros Town in later generations), and Beigui Township (located near Moisesbiye Town in later generations). The two counties each have a population of about 30,000, and are mainly agricultural and animal husbandry in terms of economy.

Four counties and twenty townships, with a total population of nearly 100,000, are distributed on both sides of Luoming Highway. To be honest, it is amazing, highlighting the firm determination of the State Administration of Development to develop this area. Many other regional heads who have been seized from population resources are very jealous of this, but that's the way, who made the new capital in Luoyang Prefecture! The big men are no longer patient with the narrow environment of Dongfang County and are eager to move to Luoyang Prefecture to work. As the saying goes, the general trend is unstoppable.

Zhao Ke has been busy with this matter recently. Seeing that the Luoming Highway is about to be completed, the government's relocation has entered a large-scale implementation stage. He had to inspect the completed ministries and commission buildings everywhere to ensure that they were not deceived by the people below. At that time, the person who lost them was still his. He expected that the entire government relocation process would last for about three years. This is a systematic project involving the construction of tens of thousands of people, files, equipment, supplies, etc., related office buildings, residential buildings, water supply and drainage facilities, lighting facilities, wired and telegraphs and other supporting facilities. Everything takes time.

"Mr. Zhao, I heard that the central court is moving to Luoyang. At that time, you, the governor of Guo, will be unhappy." After drinking a cup of tea, Master Cen smiled at Zhao Ke with some gloating pleasure: "Three lives are unfortunate, the county magistrate is attached to Guo; three lives are evil, and the provincial capital of Guo; all evil is committed, and the capital of Guo Jingcheng. Haha, Lord Zhao, take care of him."

Zhao Ke also looked unlucky when he heard this. He had been a free prefect for several years, and had a population of 100,000 in several districts. He then took charge of two counties, saying that life should not be too free. As a result, with the opening of Luoming Highway, all government departments would come here one after another. At that time, there would be countless "mother-in-laws" on his head. This "daughter-in-law" is so unsuccessful. It is really worrying.

For the sake of the present, he had to develop outward. Zhao Ke was the first prefect of Luoyang Prefecture, the new capital, and he was considered a political star in the officialdom. Moreover, his family also had so many activities and his connections were good. So, it was better to seek to be the top leader of an overseas colony, and his deputy was not unacceptable. After all, according to the East Coast official customs, it was basically difficult to "enter the cabinet" without the resume of overseas colony landlords. If Zhao Ke had a little bit of ambition, he had to consider this place. Once he went to an overseas colony, it would be even more pleasant than being a prefect of Luoyang Prefecture! You know, it was a real military and political grasp, and a word could determine the life and death of countless people. The pleasure of standing at the peak of power was really addictive.

"Master Cen, instead of worrying about me, Mr. Zhao, it's better to think about how to work. It's not a big deal to sit and eat nothing. I have a little brother who works as a scoop in Liangshan City, so you can help others? With your knowledge of a Jinshi, it's not a piece of cake. People have to see more outside worlds. Reading thousands of books is worse than traveling thousands of miles. How about it, Master Cen?" Zhao Ke put down his teacup, glanced at Old Cen, and said.

"Is it that Liangshan City? If you don't go, don't go!" Master Cen shook his head when he heard this: "Don't mention this matter again. I am a scholar after all, what's the point of being a thief? It's not appropriate! Lord Zhao, don't persuade me. I plan to go to the county town to check out and run a school in two days. Oh, I have only this ability."
Chapter completed!