At the end of April, it is the beautiful season in Jiangnan. Although the lotus flowers are not in bloom, the climate is neither cold nor hot, the lake water is clear, and the lotus leaves are connected to the sky, which makes people feel refreshed.

Hou Ruliang sat alone in the pavilion in the backyard, drinking by himself, leisurely and contented. Although he had many worries and the court began to implement the one-whip method, there was a lot of resistance in the local area, as a governor of a province, if he didn't want to be a director, no one would disturb him.

If you just want to waste your time, the governor of Zhejiang is really a good position and a good place for retirement. Hou Ruliang has been in Zhejiang for more than two years. Although he has not made much political achievements, he has also made a lot of money through maritime trade.

But if we want to make achievements through this, the governor of Zhejiang is indeed a good position. The coastal areas of Zhejiang are eager to make progress and have such a great impact on the world with the power of a province. Hou Ruliang is really unwilling to accept it.

Since Hu Yingjia took office as the prefect of Ningbo, Hou Ruliang knew that the position under his butt was no longer stable. If Gao Gong came to power next, he would definitely be in disgrace. If the minister Xu Jie was still in power, he would probably transfer himself away.

After all, the province, from the governor, the inspector, and the general, and the Ningbo prefect, the world's number one prefect, were all under Xu Jie's disciples, which did not comply with the rules of the officialdom.

At this time, Master Zhang hurried over, "Dongweng, the prefect of Ningbo has handed over the post."

"Huh?" Hou Ruliang thought to himself and said casually: "He, Hu Kerou, is in charge of business affairs and is so powerful. The officials of Zhenhai County Government said they would chop them. Sun Wenhe was too embarrassed. What are they doing when they came to see me?"

"Dongweng...Hooker is waiting in the concierge."

"This is the hour?" Hou Ruliang turned around in surprise. In this era, people had to submit posts in advance when visiting doors, but now it is almost dusk. Hu Yingjia wrote the post and should go to the inn to rest. He officially arrived tomorrow, so why would he be in the gatehouse?

A moment later, Hu Yingjia rushed over and said, "Secretary of the emperor to meet the chief minister."

"Ke Rou is so polite, I really don't dare to take it." Although Hou Ruliang didn't stand up, he was very polite in his words.

The Hu family in Huaiyin is a prominent family in Southern Zhili. Hu Lian's disciples are countless old friends. Although Hu Yingjia has not been in office for a long time, his status is not low among the Xujie party... Similar to forming a clique, the status often depends on the distance between you and the leader. In this regard, Hou Ruliang cannot compare with Hu Yingjia.

Hu Yingjia gave another guru. He was a sensible person. He seemed to be Xu Jie's confidant, but his identity was strange and he could not have a deep relationship with Wang Bengu, Dong Yikui and other Xu Jie's real confidant. However, this Zhejiang governor was not considered Xu Jie's direct lineage.

Of course, the real reason is that in the secret discussion before going south, Qian Yuan mentioned it seemingly unintentionally. His Majesty once asked Hou Ruliang for his ability, but Qian Yuan did not recommend Hou Ruliang to be transferred.

During the greetings, Hou Ruliang was free and easy, but Hu Yingjia was a little restrained and looked at the other person with his snooping eyes from time to time... He thought in his mind that Qian Yuan would not mention Hou Ruliang for no reason. Could this be the same as himself?

Cough, I am better than you Hu Yingjia, you are hooking up with my son, and I am still competing for me.

After talking a few more words, Hou Ruliang was a little impatient, "From sweet potatoes and potatoes, there are peppers in the front and golden rods and tomatoes, the world's food is Liangzhe, and Liangzhe's food is Zhenhai. Kerou will comment one or two later?"

It's getting dark, can you, Hu Kerou, come here to make a living?

"I dare not serve as the Chief Secretary to hold a banquet." Hu Yingjia smiled, "This visit to the Chief Secretary is just a trivial matter. Ningbo wants to set up a Hai City in Hangzhou Prefecture."

"Haishi?" Hou Ruliang was stunned, and glanced at Master Zhang from the corner of his eyes.

"The so-called Haishi is actually Caoshi. It is just that because most of the goods go out to sea and enter the sea, the Liangzhe River is commonly known as Haishi." Mr. Zhang explained: "Before the Wangmin should have broken through Ligang, Haishi was spread all over Ningbo, Shaoxing, Hangzhou and Jiaxing."

Hou Ruliang thought for a moment and had no idea. He asked in a question: "Wu is stupid, why did Ke Rou do this?"

Hu Yingjia smiled bitterly and said, "The tax on entering Beijing has been reduced sharply. If there is no improvement in the future, let alone the Ministry of Revenue, His Majesty will be furious and it will be difficult for the Minister of State to protect him."

In desperation, the officials relaxed their documents to go out to sea first, and then set up sea cities in Ningbo, Shaoxing and Hangzhou to allow maritime merchants to purchase bulk goods."

Seeing that Hou Ruliang was still hesitating, Hu Yingjia added: "The time when the lower officials were in charge of business affairs is still short, but they also know what the Chief Secretary wants."

"Um?"

Hu Yingjia smiled and said, "Zhongcheng was afraid that he forgot. At the end of the previous year, he entered Beijing and had a long talk with Uncle Zhang, the Imperial College Supervisor. Later, Uncle Zhang also brought up this matter with his subordinates."

What's up?

Of course it was the shipping that Hou Ruliang never forgets.

Thinking of Zhang Juzheng, Hou Ruliang sighed. Under Xu Jie's disciple, only Zhang Juzheng was the only one who intended to promote the shipping. After Hou Ruliang entered Zhejiang, he vaguely used Zhang Juzheng as a helper in the capital.

Unexpectedly, the late emperor passed away last year. After a day and night, Xu Jie and Zhang Juzheng turned against each other and became enemies. The latter went to Gao Gong's gate, and Hou Ruliang was full of loss.

Hu Yingjia knew very well how much Xu Jie attached to Zhang Juzheng and how Zhang Juzheng was attached to Xu Jie. Although he didn't know the inside story, he was sure that it was related to Sui Yuan and Qian Yuan.

Looking at Hou Ruliang's expression, Hu Yingjia smiled and said, "Although Gao Xinzheng is domineering, his master is still Yuanfu. Tang Jingchuan passed away, and Hu was in charge of business affairs... I hope the Chief Secretary will help."

Of course Hou Ruliang can understand this sentence. If you help me, I will speak for you in the future when shipping.

After thinking for a moment, Hou Ruliang stood up and grabbed Hu Yingjia's arm. "It's just a few trivial matters, a letter is enough. Ke Rou has a lot of things and has come to Hangzhou, which is too polite."

"Should come and worship..."

"Since I'm here, I'll stay here tonight. I'll comment on the skills of the chef hired by Hou from Ningbo Mansion later!"

Setting up a sea market is just a trivial matter, just a handful of help. If you can get the help of Hu Yingjia, maybe it is possible to do a maritime transportation in the future... Hou Ruliang will naturally fight with such a calculation.

At night, Hu Yingjia, who was full of food, was lying on the bed in the guesthouse, thinking that Qian Yuan was really familiar with the situation in the southeast, but he refused to help if he didn't force him. He could do more of this kind in the future.

After taking office as the prefect of Ningbo, Hu Yingjia remained silent, and Xiao Gui and Cao followed in everything. He immediately wrote two letters to Beijing.

A letter was given to Xu Jie, and every word was sobbing, claiming that he was careless and volunteered, and was cheated too miserably.

Another letter was given to Qian Yuan, who cursed and claimed that if Qian Yuan didn't help, he would resign and return home... Then it depends on how you clean up this mess!

Finally, Qian Yuan replied, instructing Hu Yingjia to set up a Haishi in Hangzhou Prefecture, prompting sea merchants to purchase bulk goods in Haishi.
Chapter completed!