Zhu Wan really didn't expect that she would be promoted to the right deputy chief censor of the Censorate and the governor of Zhejiang. Although the left governor was from the second rank and the right deputy chief censor of the Censorate was only the third rank, the right deputy chief censor was a Beijing official, and he was also a Beijing official in a large yamen like the Censorate, so local officials could not compare with it.

The Governor General of Zhejiang is even more amazing. Although this position is not of grade, it is even better than the first rank of the dynasty. Among the chief officials of the border, this Governor General of Zhejiang is the most awesome, because the Governor General of Zhejiang is in charge of Nanzhili.

Zhu Wan was really mentally prepared for being promoted to such a large official suddenly. However, he had long had ideas about how to destroy pirates and Japanese pirates, otherwise he would not have submitted a report to the court.

No one knows the officials in the southeast that the reason why pirates and Japanese pirates are so rampant is that the four major maritime pirates are supported by them. The so-called pirates are actually sea merchants that surrender to the four major maritime pirates. It is not difficult to destroy pirates and Japanese pirates. As long as you catch all the maritime merchants under the four major maritime merchants in one go, and then clear all the dens of the Japanese pirates invading the Ming Dynasty, it is basically almost done.

However, over the years, no one dared to do this, because the power of the maritime merchants is too great. Their power on the southeast coast can be said to be covering the sky and the sun, and their power in the court is also quite amazing. Whoever dares to deal with them is basically seeking death.

Zhu Wan knew very well that if Tu Qiao, the biggest backer of the maritime business family, had he not dared to attack others.

He also knew that the loss of power in the maritime merchants in the court was only temporary, and they would definitely try every means to support themselves as soon as possible. Time was quite tight, so after receiving the appointment, he rushed to Nanzhili as quickly as possible, and secretly arranged it.

On the surface, he was just inspecting the Guard Office of the Nanzhili Province, preparing to mobilize troops to encircle and suppress pirates and Japanese pirates. In fact, he selected many Zhongyong Tunwei, who had a pure life, to sneak into Zhejiang and Fujian provinces, and secretly investigated the maritime business forces under the four major wealthy families.

These are actually not difficult to check, because the four major families are in power in Zhejiang and Fujian provinces, and the maritime merchants under their command do not need to be concealed at all. It is not a secret that any maritime merchant power under their command has, and almost all locals know it.

Soon, he found out that 96 maritime merchants under the four major wealthy families were clearly found.

Immediately afterwards, he ordered two thousand elite soldiers carefully selected from the various garrisons in Southern Zhili to go to Zhejiang and Fujian to prepare to encircle and suppress pirates and Japanese pirates.

Such a large official from the Governor of Zhejiang Zhi, he only transferred two thousand elite troops to encircle and suppress pirates and Japanese pirates. This matter seems a bit funny. Is the source of troops in the Southern Zhi so nervous?

Of course not. There are quite a lot of troops in the Nanzhi area. The Nandu Left-behind Office and the Zhongdu Left-behind Office alone have no less than 200,000 troops under the Nandu Left-behind Office. In addition to other coastal garrisons, there are at least more than 300,000 troops in the Nanzhi area.

However, the court's funds were limited, so Xia Yan found a way to pick up the food and salary for only these two thousand people. If there was a little more, Xia Yan had no choice.

The Ming Dynasty during this period was so ridiculous. A corrupt official could greedy for a few years and even hundreds of thousands of taels. A huge corrupt official like Yan Song even "stored" hundreds or even tens of millions of taels. However, the court had no money, no money in wars, and even no money in disaster relief. It would be good if he could snatch tens of thousands of taels when he was an emperor.

Of course, Zhu Wan understood the current situation. If he tried every means to be greedy, it would not be a problem for greed for dozens or millions of taels. However, he did not want to be greedy. He just wanted to eliminate pirates and Japanese pirates as soon as possible.

After he sent troops to Zhejiang and Fujian, he began to implement a strict Baojia joint position system, strictly prohibiting anyone from going to sea to do business. At the same time, he also ordered all coastal garrisons to strengthen coastal defense, train navy troops, and prepare to wipe out pirates and Japanese pirates.

The so-called Baojia joint position system is actually to strictly investigate the local population based on the tax and service yellow book and prohibit the movement of personnel. Once the population does not match the registered number on the tax and service yellow book, from the common people to the Jiashuli to the Zhengzheng period, they will be severely punished.

He did this to cut off the roots of the "pirates" and left them with no one available. However, this seriously affected local commercial activities. After all, the goods themselves did not grow feet, and if they wanted to do business, they had to rush the goods back and forth. He did not let people leave the countryside, so how did people do business?

Therefore, local officials' orders against him were basically slanderous. It is not that these local officials colluded with wealthy maritime merchants. The main reason why these vendors who do business have close ties with them. If the vendors cannot do the business, they will not be able to make any money.

The various garrisons under the Zhejiang Metropolitan Division and Fujian Metropolitan Division basically didn't pay much attention to him. They made a joke, strengthening coastal defense. Doesn't it cost to train naval masters? Whoever strengthens coastal defense for you without money? Whoever trains naval masters? Besides, many garrisons have colluded with maritime merchants and wealthy families to let them wipe out pirates and Japanese pirates. Wouldn't that let them destroy their own jobs?

In short, if his government order continues, basically no one will implement it, and no one believes that he, the governor, can deal with local tyrants such as maritime merchants and wealthy families.

If it were an ordinary official, if it were done like this, the four major wealthy families would definitely give up some money and let them get out immediately. However, Zhu Wan, a wealthy family of maritime merchants, dare not do this because this guy is famous for being honest and honest. If he dares to give him money, he is seeking death. He will hand over the money to the court with the people and the money!

Moreover, behind this guy, Xia Yan, the chief minister of the cabinet, who was also indifferent to oil and salt, was not enough for both of them to settle the money, and they were both examples of honoring fame but not profit. Bribery was to slap them in the face, and they would do this only if they were in trouble.

The maritime merchants can only use their influence in the local area and try their best to waste time with Zhu Wan, hoping to waste this guy away.

Can they waste Zhu Wan away?

This is obviously a delusion. Zhu Wan is not only an honest official, but also a capable official. Ordinary officials may have no choice but to deal with the four wealthy families, but he has a way.

What he did was to take Baojia to do was just paralyzing the wealthy maritime merchants. In fact, he had already ordered people to secretly stare at all the maritime merchants under the four major maritime merchants. As for his orders to strengthen coastal defense and train navy personnel, that was true.

But, if they are also slanderous, what should they do?

It's very simple. Whoever is disobedient will be beaten. Du Yang, the commander of the Zhejiang Dusi and Fujian Dusi, obeyed and disobeyed. He submitted a memorial to the court, withdrew the commander of the two places, and replaced them with Lu Tong and Liu Xian. Both of them were loyal and patriotic generals, so naturally they would not obey his orders. Moreover, they were both rare generals.

Lu Tong, whose ancestral home is Runing Wei, Henan, was born in a general and inherited the commander-in-chief of the Fujian Metropolitan Commander. His fifth generation ancestor Lu Bao was a powerful general under Zhu Yuanzhang. He has been famous for his loyalty and courage for several generations.

Liu Xian, whose ancestral home is Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, was a martial artist and was promoted to the commander-in-chief of the Zhejiang Metropolitan Commander. He may not be very famous in history, but his son Liu Jing was a famous general in the Wanli Dynasty of the Emperor Shenzong.
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