Jiangmen Tianjiao: Reborn with funny ancestors

Chu Tianjiao's promotion not only caused an uproar in the court, but also the entire Yuzhou, both officials and people were shocked.

The officials in the prefecture's yamen had already dealt with Chu Tianjiao on the matter of settling the people of Puyang.

They were glad that they didn't have any brain twitching at that time and just followed Sun Jinyan to fight.

Among the young officials, after several days of contact, many of them preferred Chu Tianjiao's vigorous and resolute style of doing things.

Immediately, someone was holding the file and began to look for any backlog of official business at hand. They quickly processed it, fearing that Chu Tianjiao would catch him in the wrong place.

Among them, there was one person who was confused, and that was Du Ningzhou, the original magistrate of Puyang County.

The emperor decreed that Sun Jinyan be demoted from Yuzhou Prefectural Shepherd to Puyang County Magistrate, but he did not say how to arrange his original Puyang County Magistrate.

He had no choice but to run to the Prefecture Mufu to ask Chu Tianjiao.

Chu Tianjiao thought Du Ningzhou was a pretty good person and asked him, "Master Du, are you familiar with the tax systems of past dynasties?"

Du Ningzhou was born in the imperial examination. The tax system of past dynasties was a required part of the imperial examination, so Du Ningzhou was naturally familiar with it.

"I can't say that I'm a proficient person, but I still know the tax systems of past dynasties."

Chu Tianjiao needed someone to help him formulate a strategy for tax reform. Du Ningzhou came from a poor family and would not favor an aristocratic family, so he was a good candidate.

Chu Tianjiao asked: "Master Du, would you like to work in my governor's office and become a sixth-grade governor?"

Du Ningzhou had long thought of following Chu Tianjiao, and was ecstatic after hearing Chu Tianjiao's proposal.

He was originally a seventh-grade county magistrate, became a sixth-grade Duzhilang, and was promoted one level. The key is that in the future, following Chu Tianjiao, he can really do something practical for the people, and he can also...

Du Ningzhou bowed immediately and said, "Thank you very much, Mr. Chu, for your support. I am willing to serve as a subordinate."

Since the imperial court appointed Chu Tianjiao as the governor of the four states, it stands to reason that she should be equipped with corresponding subordinate officials.

Chu Tianjiao was not willing to let the officials appoint her. She wrote a report and submitted it to the court, recommending Du Ningzhou and stating that she would personally select the governor's subordinates.

Chu Tianjiao still had a suitable candidate in mind, but she didn't know whether the other person would be willing, so she wrote a letter to seek advice first.

The people of Yuzhou were even more excited. Many people took to the streets and hugged each other and cried, "Have you heard? The man named Sun was sued by Master Chu. From now on, Master Chu will be our Yuzhou Prefect!"

"No, Mr. Chu is only acting temporarily. I heard that the imperial court will send someone to serve as the state pastor in a few days."

"Then Mrs. Chu is also the governor of our Yuzhou. As long as she is our official in Yuzhou, she will not care about our life or death."

The people felt unprecedented peace of mind.

Even after the disaster, everything was in ruins, but they felt that Chu Tianjiao would definitely lead them to find a way to survive.

On the contrary, the big households in Yuzhou are not so happy.

Cui Mao had just made a special trip back to his clan to talk to Cui Jiangnan about replenishing the fields.

The two were cousins, and Cui Mao broke into Cui Jiangnan's study directly.

"Brother Ninth, Chu Tianjiao is so irritating. When Puyang released floods, I generously contributed [-] shi of food to support her. But now, she has turned her back and supplied the fields of the untouchables, but not mine. .”

It happened that at this time, someone from the Cui family who was stationed in the Prefectural Mufu Mansion sent a message, conveying the content of Li Fengnian's decree to the Cui family.

After Cui Jiangnan read the secret letter sent by the courier, he looked solemn, half-closed his eyelids, and tapped his fingers on the table. Cui Mao waiting beside him became anxious and asked: "Brother Ninth, what happened?"

Cui Jiangnan woke up and sighed, "Thirteenth brother, you don't have to think about settling accounts with Chu Tianjiao. If she doesn't come to Cui's house to cause trouble for us, we should burn incense!"

After speaking, Cui Jiangnan handed the secret letter to Cui Mao.

Cui Mao was shocked after seeing it: "How is it possible? The grain envoy of the Northwest Road? Fortunately, she is the prefect of Ganzhou. How could the imperial court let one person serve as the governor of the four states at the same time? The imperial court has no shortage of civil servants!"

Cui Jiangnan raised his eyelids and looked at Cui Mao with helplessness, "Thirteenth brother, use your brain! Since when did our dynasty have the position of governor? This position was equivalent to the state pastor in the previous dynasty. But In our dynasty, Chu Tianjiao is the only governor, and this official position was customized for her. Others?

Others don't have to raise food for the Northwest Army, so why would your Majesty bother to appoint others as governor? "

Cui Mao didn't take it seriously, and carelessly returned the secret letter to Cui Jiangnan, then found a chair to sit down and drink tea.

"Brother Ninth, depending on what the imperial court wants, we will send another state pastor. You have to write to Beijing to choose the state pastor and let the seventh brother move around. Don't send someone from Yuzhou."

Cui Jiangnan nodded, "This is natural."

Cui Jiangnan left several messages to Chu Tianjiao, but Chu Tianjiao was not free to visit Cui's house. This time, Cui Jiangnan decided to visit in person.

"Brother Ninth, I'm just a little girl. There's no need to ask you to come forward. How about I go?" Cui Mao suggested.

Cui Jiangnan glanced at Cui Mao and shook his head slightly, "If the mountain doesn't come, I'll leave it alone. I'll leave it alone. I'd better go and walk there myself."

Chu Tianjiao heard the report from his personal guards, and Feng Jia escorted a large amount of grain to the gate of the Prefectural Shepherd's Mansion.

Chu Tianjiao ran out and saw carriages transporting grain from the Prefectural Mufu Mansion to the end of the street.

There are soldiers guarding each carriage. These soldiers are all soldiers from Jiangnan Road.

"Miss, I have honored my duty. This time I purchased [-] shi of grain from Jiangnan. These brothers are all subordinates of Governor Xue and escorted me and the grain truck all the way back."

Feng Jia, who was tired of work, couldn't restrain his excitement when he saw Chu Tianjiao and reported the report.

Chu Tianjiao waved his hand, summoned his own bodyguards, and ordered: "First put all the grain trucks into the warehouse and notify the grain clerk to register them. These are the generals who went south to the south of the Yangtze River on the orders of the former Governor of Ganshan Road, Mr. Chu Yanchu. Military rations purchased by the Northwest Army.

Considering that the people in Yuzhou were severely affected by the disaster, let’s lend it to the victims of the disaster in Yuzhou first! "

Chu Tianjiao said this to cover up her previous lie that she had no intention of performing official duties across the border.

Part of the food purchase money this time was the donation from the Fang family, and part of it was the cash collected from the Xinyang Prince's Mansion.

However, the Xinyang Prince's money cannot be exposed, so Chu Tianjiao had no choice but to list the source of the money under the names of hundreds of people in Ganzhou.

By chance, Cui Jiangnan and Cui Mao got off the carriage early because the street was blocked by grain trucks. They came over on foot and heard Chu Tianjiao's words.

They came to visit Chu Tianjiao.

Along the way, the two of them were deeply shocked when they looked at the endless grain carts. After hearing what Chu Tianjiao said, they fell into embarrassment.

They were discussing on the road just now, speculating on how Chu Tianjiao would exploit Yuzhou to raise supplies for the Northwest Army.

Unexpectedly, they had already purchased military rations, but they had to first use them to help the victims of the disaster in Yuzhou.

Chu Tianjiao also said that the money for purchasing military rations this time was all donated by the people and wealthy households in Ganzhou!

The Cui brothers felt a little burning pain on their faces.

"Master Chu, I am Cui Jiangnan of the Cui family. I would like to ask, you have donated [-] shi of military rations to the victims of the Yuzhou disaster. What about the Northwest Army? Will the people of Ganzhou agree?"

"It turns out it's Chief Cui, I haven't had time to visit you, I'm sorry!

You asked if the people of Ganzhou would agree to lend these grains to the victims of the disaster in Yuzhou?

Patriarch Cui underestimated us, the people of Ganzhou.

They are all from the country. If one side is in trouble, all sides will support them.

Now that Yuzhou is in urgent need, I will lend it to Yuzhou first. I believe that for the same reason, the people of Yuzhou will not sit back and watch the Northwest Army be short of food.

Ganzhou was actually also affected by the disaster. Most of the money used to buy grain was donated by wealthy households in Ganzhou, such as the Fuyuan Changfang family.

There is the Fang family in Ganzhou, and don’t we have your Cui family in Yuzhou?Patriarch Cui said right? "

Cui Jiangnan began to regret coming here today.

Are you waiting for me here?