After Chongzhen returned to the imperial case, he signaled Sun Chuanting to sit down, and the two continued to talk.

Chongzhen said, "I know that the situation in Shaanxi is complicated now, and it is impossible to calm down without a talent. In the past, there were border troops stationed in Shaanxi and Gansu, which deterred the inside and outside. Most of the governor's energy was spent on civil affairs and local governance. Relatively speaking, the burden was lighter. Nowadays, many years of drought have caused no harvest of fields. People sell their children and daughters to survive, and some even eat their children. This is a tragedy in the world. What makes me angry is the inaction of the imperial court and the local government. After such a disaster, it is not an active disaster relief or proper treatment, and not to spread it. Instead, they are in a position of corpse and are helpless, treating the lives of the people like grass. Some officials even said that even if you starve to death, you should not zào      fǎn

Bastards. All natural disasters and man-made disasters have caused civil rebellion and are becoming more and more intense, and even reaching the current situation of great and difficult to cure. Troubled times need to be used! After you go, you must first rectify the local garrison. The original garrison farming system has been in name only. As far as I know, most of the garrison fields are occupied by real power such as commanders, and the military households of the garrison are poor and miserable. You must arrest a few garrison officials who have a bad influence in the local area and have a great public anger among the military households, kill one to warn a hundred, confiscate their property, and then take out part to fund the most difficult military households, and the rest develop water conservancy, provide relief to the people, and serve as military expenses. Secondly, build an army that is loyal to the court and dares to fight and is good at fighting. The scale depends on the expenditure.

The local people are fierce and the Qin soldiers have always been brave, which is a good place for troops to come. I will issue an order to reduce and exempt Shaanxi's taxes for three years. You should make good use of these money and grains. You should use Qin soldiers to defend Qin and use Qin to raise Qin soldiers. After gaining a foothold, you should fight steadily. I will let Hong Chengchou lead his troops into Qin. You must cooperate with each other. I have no time. But I hope you will do it according to the situation and pacify Shaanxi this morning. The third is to order the officials and officials of the prefectures and counties under the jurisdiction to mobilize gentry to help refugees, dig wells and resist drought, and try to stay in the local area to develop production, so that they can be bewitched by the bandits. The border soldiers of Shaanxi and Gansu are all locals, and they have close ties with the bandits, and some provide them with them.

Armors and weapons are provided, some provide them with official army information, some deliberately instigate the enemy when suppressing thieves, and some even directly rebel against the court. When you have enough force in your hands, you must vigorously rectify the border army, and the black sheep in it must be eliminated decisively, but it is still mainly about softness. The border soldiers and food and salary should be distributed in a timely manner to calm their hearts. In this way, I believe that the situation in Shaanxi will improve greatly. I will not set a deadline for you. Today, what I am discussing is just a plan. You must implement it according to the actual situation. I will ask the local garrison station of the Jinyiwei to cooperate with you. Hopefully pacifying Shaanxi is only the cornerstone and starting point for your career. The Ming Dynasty is so vast. I also need you to fully display your talents and help me create a brand new Ming Dynasty!"

Sun Chuanting was ordered with mercy. It was already noon. Zhu Zhenqing kept him for a simple lunch. Sun Chuanting said goodbye and left the palace.

A few days later, Sun Chuanting, who was appointed as the governor of Shaanxi with the left deputy censor, wore a big red official robe and rode his two entourages out of the capital from Xihuamen. The five hundred elite cavalry in the Yongwei camp and the convoy of escorting military rations from the Ministry of Revenue were already waiting here.

The Yongwei Battalion led troops to a heroic Qianhu family in his twenties, named Luo Shifang, who was born in a general. His ancestors once followed the Liaodong general Li Rusong to fight against the Japanese. His father also earned his merits and became the general.

Luo Shifang was influenced by his family since childhood and had outstanding literary and military strategies. When the Yongwei Camp was established, he was attracted by Sun Yingyuan and transferred from the Beijing camp to the Yongwei Camp. Because of his strict imperial decree and clear rewards and punishments, his subordinates supported him very much.

Luo Shifang was extremely excited when he was selected to take office in Shaanxi with Sun Chuanting. The time for him to prove that he was coming. In this chaotic era, good men should fight all directions and quell the bandits. He should make great achievements in going to Shaanxi.

The new military rations brought with the army were warmly welcomed by the soldiers of the Yongwei Battalion. I won’t mention the taste of the dry rice I originally ate, because they are not nutritious and are not hungry at all. After eating for an hour, I feel hungry. Now, the military rations are added with oil, salt and sugar. Not only is they very good in taste, but they are also hungry. When eating, add water to make a cake shape. If you eat for a few hours, you won’t feel hungry.

At this time, a large number of bandits such as Gao Yingxiang and others were fighting fiercely with Lu Xiangsheng in Henan, and the bandits such as Li Zicheng were entrenched in Yan'an, northern Shaanxi, so the journey from the capital to Shaanxi was very easy. Even if they met a small group of bandits on the road, they could quickly escape when they saw the elite cavalry from afar.

Sun Chuanting, the prefectures and counties that passed along the way, did not enter the city. He simply met the local officials and continued on his way. Due to the continuous drought, the road was not muddy. After more than a month of long journey, Sun Chuanting and his party finally arrived in Xi'an.

Standing under the majestic and tall city wall, Sun Chuanting felt a little moved that his political career had officially begun.

A large group of officials who had been informed at the city gate came towards Sun Chuanting. The leader was Zhu Yongyou, the governor of Shaanxi. He was promoted to Shaanxi as a member of the Ministry of Revenue. He was a person from the capital and has been in office for more than a year.

Sun Chuanting turned over and dismounted, Zhu Yongyou and others came to the front and bowed to him, and reported his official position.

Sun Chuanting smiled at everyone and bowed, saying, "I was appointed as the governor of Shaanxi and will be colleagues with you in the future. I hope you will unite and help each other and work together to govern Qin well to comfort the emperor's heart!" The officials said only that, and there were praises and compliments.

Zhu Yongyou then asked Sun Chuanting to enter the city with an official sedan chair. Sun Chuanting smiled and agreed, then entered the city with a six-person official sedan chair. The rest of the officials also followed each in a sedan chair. Luo Shifang's camp and the convoy carrying food and wages were invited by Shaanxi Dushi to enter the city.

The architectural style since the Tang Dynasty is retained in Xi'an. The streets are wide and flat, and the shops on both sides are still prosperous. Under the custody of Qingdao, a quarter of an hour later, a group came to the governor's yamen in the city. Sun Chuanting and others got out of the sedan chair. They saw a wide square in front of the yamen. There was a large flag in the middle of the yamen, with seven big words "Qinshi Governor Shaanxi Sun" embroidered on it, fluttering in the wind. Zhu Yongyou had already received the news. A group of miscellaneous officials and yamen runners lined up to welcome him on both sides. Sun Chuanting nodded with satisfaction and stepped into the yamen first.

When they arrived at the spacious second hall, Sun Chuanting sat down in the main seat, and Zhu Yongyou and others sat in the two rows of seats according to their official positions. After everyone sat down, Zhu Yongyou smiled and said, "Sir, I have worked hard all the way. The lower officials have arranged a banquet at Deshengju in the city as usual. After the adults take a shower and rest, we will welcome you to the adults!"

This is the meaning of the question. When the new official takes office, everyone gets together to have fun, and by the way, they can also learn more about the methods and preferences of the new governor.

Sun Chuanting smiled and nodded in agreement. The yamen runners brought tea to everyone. After a speech that was completely unnourished, Zhu Yongyou led the officials to leave, and Sun Chuanting went to the inner courtyard to take a shower and rest.

The inner courtyard is divided into three courtyards. The main courtyard has a main room, a living room and a wing room, with a side yard on both sides, one for staff living, and the other is a small garden.

Sun Chuanting entered the main room, the bath water was ready, and the two young white servants stood aside, waiting to serve.

After leaving the capital, Sun Chuanting had sent Sun Zhian back to his hometown in Daizhou. The juren Zhuang Yuanzhou, the student Cui Shisheng, and Xie Renxing, whom he met in Daizhou, had already greeted him in advance and were willing to take up his post as an aide. Calculate the time, it was almost here. Now there was only one Sun Fugui followed him. Sun Fugui knew that the young master did not like to serve outsiders, so he sent two white servants away and closed the door and waited outside. Sun Chuanting took a shower happily and felt much lighter.

Around the hour of You, Zhu Yongyou came to the yamen in person and asked the governor to attend the banquet. Sun Chuanting left the yamen and saw Luo Shifang, who was neatly dressed up, was waiting outside with twenty model soldiers. Sun Chuanting learned from him that all the subordinates had settled down, so he went to the restaurant in a sedan chair. Luo Shifang and others rode horses to guard, and Sun Fugui also rode horses to follow him.

At this time, the sky gradually darkened, the entire restaurant of Deshengju was brightly lit, and the square in front of the restaurant was full of sedan chairs and carriages.

Sun Chuanting got off the official sedan chair. After Zhu Yongyou came over to exchange a few greetings, he asked the governor to go first. Sun Chuanting stepped into the restaurant. The first floor lobby was filled with entourage guards and others brought by various officials. Sun Chuanting glanced at him, and the originally noisy entourage members were silent. Zhu Yongyou smiled and said, "Please go up to the second floor!" Sun Chuanting smiled and nodded, and went straight to the second floor from the stairs.

The second floor was originally separated by screens to form elegant seats. Today, all screens were removed. The governor, governor, governor, censor, a group of officials of the higher level, as well as prefectures of various prefectures, and famous gentry in Xi'an gathered together, filling the entire second floor hall.

After seeing the governor coming up, all the officials stood up and bowed to the salute. The hall was filled with various accents and greetings. Sun Chuanting smiled and bowed to everyone. Zhu Yongyou hurriedly called him to sit at the main table.

After Sun Chuanting sat down in the main seat, the other officials sat down.

Zhu Yongyou ordered the dishes to be served. All kinds of delicacies that had been prepared were filled with the table in a short while. Sun Chuanting's eyebrows frowned slightly and then stretched out.

Zhu Yongyou picked up the wine glass and stood up, coughed, and all the officials looked at him in unison. He said, "Today, the new governor, Lord Sun, took office, and long admired Lord Sun's reputation. Lord Sun's behalf, governor Shaanxi is a blessing for Shaanxi, and it is also a blessing for our subordinates! Come, everyone raises their glasses together to welcome the arrival of the governor, and drink with you!"

The officials stood up again and picked up their wine glasses, which were very bustling.

Sun Chuanting stood up with a smile, picked up the wine glass, and said, "I have just arrived in Shaanxi and have little understanding of the situation in this province. I hope you can help you in the future. We will work together to eliminate the thieves and appease the people so that the emperor can rest assured!"

After saying that, he drank the wine in his glass in one go, and all the officials also dried the wine.

Zhu Yongyou announced that the tables were casual, and the hall was gradually becoming lively. Although the province was an official, its responsibilities were different. Many officials rarely met. Now that they had the opportunity to sit together, they introduced and greeted each other.

There were not many people at Sun Chuanting's table. In addition to the governor Zhu Yongyou, there were also the inspector's censor Qian Shouqian, the censor Yao Huailong, the chief minister Li Dazhong, and several local gentry representatives who retired.

Sun Chuanting and everyone drank and had a happy conversation, and the atmosphere was extremely harmonious.

After three rounds of wine, officials from each table came to toast. Sun Chuanting was very drunk and refused to refuse everyone. They all drank the wine. Everyone praised the adults for being generous, but secretly despised them in their hearts. It seemed that they were another rich family. Such a greedy person would definitely be fooled by being the head of a province. After a while, Sun Chuanting was drunk and couldn't stand it. Zhu Yongyou quickly ordered the governor to return to the yamen to rest, and the banquet ended here.

After returning to the room in the yamen courtyard of the bureau, Sun Fugui helped Sun Chuanting to lie down on the bed, then lit a candle, turned around and went out to instruct the servants to burn hot water and let the young master take a shower and sober up. Sun Chuanting suddenly opened his eyes, his eyes clear, and he didn't look drunk.

He got up and took off his official uniform full of wine. When everyone toasted, he continued to cover up his sleeves with his big sleeves and poured most of the wine into his sleeves.

He walked around the room in his middle clothes, strolling while thinking about the first impression that everyone gave him at the banquet just now. The inspector Qian Shouqian was calm and serious, and only spoke a few words of scenes in a manner when toasting. The inspector Yao Huailong was heroic and generous, and was not careful in his qualities; the chief Li Dazhong was cautious and did not say much; the representatives of the gentry were flattering and full of compliments. Because the governor Zhu Yongyou was born in a Beijing official, he was naturally free and easy and had a great conversation with Sun Chuanting. As for other officials, they were the standard subordinates who respected Shangguan, at least on the surface.

But what he didn't like was that he had seen devastated all the way from the capital, the soil in the fields was dry and the crops were almost pelleted. On the official road, there were groups of uncovered clothes, and all the yellow-faced and thin refugees. The officials seemed to have never known that the people under their rule were facing the threat of death every day. The luxurious banquet tonight cost enough food for thousands of people a day. It was really a stinking smell of wine and meat in the rich, and they starved to death on their roads. Thinking of this, Sun Chuanting suddenly felt extremely heavy, and the courage on his shoulder seemed to be weighing thousands of pounds.

Sun Fugui came into the room with the bath water. Seeing the young master standing there thinking, he made a gesture. The two servants quietly put down the wooden barrel and slowly left the room. Sun Fugui closed the door and said, "Young master, take a shower while it's hot, relax."

Sun Chuanting woke up from his thoughts, nodded, and asked while pretending, "Is there any news on Sun Zhian? It should be time to calculate that the time should come. Could something happen on the road?"

Sun Fugui replied, "Don't worry, young master, Anzi is very capable. There are dozens of ordinary people who can't do anything to him, and the family has arranged a escort from a business bank to escort. Several old men have family servants, maybe the road is difficult, maybe they will arrive in the next few days."

Sun Chuanting went to bed all night after taking a shower. After getting up in the morning, he used a simple breakfast. After putting on his official uniform, he was about to go to the front office. Just as he was about to go out, a burst of rapid footsteps came. Then Sun Fugui ran into the yard happily and shouted happily: "Young master, Sun Zhian and all the masters have arrived, and are coming to the inner yard first!"

Sun Chuanting was also extremely happy when he heard this. A hero needs three helpers. What he urgently needs now is helpers.

After a while, Zhuang Yuanzhou was the first to enter the yard. He was over thirty years old and from Daizhou. He had a white face and a slightly beard. He was generous and generous, and had a wealthy family. He was a Juren in his twenties and then participated in the spring exam several times, but he had never been admitted to the test again.

After Sun Chuanting resigned and returned to his hometown, Zhuang Yuanzhou came to visit him. After the two met for the first time, they had a lot of fun talks and had many similar views on the current situation and government affairs. After several dates, they became confidants.

Zhuang Yuanzhou admired Sun Chuanting's knowledge and ambitions very much, and firmly believed that Sun Chuanting's talent would not be buried. The two made an appointment to go to the future after Sun Chuanting became an official, Zhuang Yuanzhou would definitely go to assist, but he did not expect that this day would finally come.

The other two students Cui Shisheng and Xie Renxing are both from Daizhou. They are over 20 years old and have outstanding knowledge and are expected to pass the imperial examination. Both of them are from ordinary households. They have a wide range of knowledge and have studied history, military, strategy, mathematics, etc. They have always had close contacts with Zhuang Yuanzhou, who likes to make friends. Later, they met Sun Chuanting through Zhuang Yuanzhou. They admired his talent. This time, Sun Chuanting took office in Shaanxi, and the two were willing to follow and help.

After seeing Sun Chuanting, Zhuang Yuanzhou strode to him, laughed and bowed: "Brother Bai Gu, my prediction has not failed, right? Hahaha, now Brother Bai Gu has finally become a member of the party. I congratulate Brother Bai Gu!"

Sun Chuanting smiled and replied, "My brother Zhongfang made a fuss and said, "My brother is impressed by his words, I admire him!"

At this time, Cui and Xie also hurried over to see the ceremony. The joy was beyond words. Sun Chuanting hurriedly asked the three to sit in the living room. After everyone sat down, the servant brought tea and everyone started to talk.

Sun Chuanting said, "Brother Yu arrived just yesterday and was worried that he could not support his lonely tree. He was looking forward to the arrival of his brothers as soon as possible to help me. I didn't expect that he would come so quickly."

Zhuang Yuanzhou picked up the tea and took a sip, put down the teacup and smiled, "Sun Zhian rushed to the road overnight and returned to Daizhou in five days. The old lady of the noble mansion informed me, Cui and Xie two brothers. We were overjoyed when we heard the news. My brother's talent was finally appreciated by the court. We sincerely were happy for Brother Baigu to arrive. Then we each went home to prepare. Because we were afraid that the road would not be peaceful, when the caravans in the mansion returned to Daizhou, the old lady selected twenty capable guards from the caravans to protect us. I knew that the court might not give Brother Baigu too much money, so we took five thousand taels of silver from our mansion.

It’s a matter of being honest! The old lady also collected 10,000 taels of silver from the caravan and asked me to bring it. The twenty guards stayed in Brother Baigu’s yamen and served as Brother Baigu’s personal guard. My sister-in-law originally wanted to ask me to wait for my maids, but I knew that Brother Baigu didn’t like women, so I tactfully persuaded my sister-in-law and brought two servants from the noble family to come. It was still loyal and reliable for this family to give birth to children. Cui and Xie, both brothers, were alone, and only brought their own clothes and books and followed. Brother Baigu, you have to give us monthly salary in the future, hahaha!"

Sun Chuanting was greatly moved. He stood up and bowed to the three of them solemnly and said, "It is a life honor for me to meet all my brothers, especially my brother Zhongfang, who has made money. One is my personal trust in my Sun Baigu, and the other is my loyalty to my Ming court! There are also two brothers Cui and Xie, who are in the imperial examination year, so I don't want to let go of my bright future. I come to this dangerous place to help me. I am grateful to you! When my Sun Chuanting is on the rise, it is the time when the three brothers show their grand plans. My Sun swore again and will never let down the three brothers!"
Chapter completed!