The merchant ship docked at the pier of Juehua Island. Lu Faxuan, the governor of Denglai, got off the ship and looked at the bustling crowd on the pier, feeling a little dazed.

This is Lu Faxuan's first time to Liaodong. Although he has heard many stories about the changes in Liaodong, he was still a little shocked when he saw the bustling Juehua Island Pier with his own eyes. You must know that in the mouths of too many people, Liaodong is a run-down place.

This place suffered from the persecution of the Houjin Tartars, and not a single blade of grass grew. No one wanted to come to Liaodong.

In Lu Faxuan's heart, there is actually an obstacle. He fully understands Wu Zongrui's ambition and is willing to follow Wu Zongrui to fight, even if it means risking his wealth and life. However, as a scholar who is deeply immersed in Confucianism, the idea of ​​loyalty to the emperor and the country is deeply rooted in his bones.

The word "rebellion" still has a natural aversion to it. If it weren't for Wu Zongrui's extraordinary ability and incredible wisdom, Lu Faxuan would never have made such a choice.

Lu Faxuan is very clear about the abuse that Juehua Island has suffered. It was in the sixth year of the Apocalypse. The Great Khan of the Later Jin Dynasty, Nurhaci, led an army to attack Ningyuan City but failed. He turned to attack Juehua Island and finally captured Juehua Island. Seven thousand people on the island

Many residents and more than 7,000 soldiers were all killed by the Houjin Tartars. The stored grain and grass were plundered and the city was completely burned. From that time on, Juehua Island became a deserted land.

The governor and the governor of Liaodong, including Yuan Chonghuan, Sun Chengzong and others, completely abandoned Juehua Island, making Juehua Island even more desolate.

When Wu Zongrui became the governor of Jiliao, he first arrived at Juehua Island, mobilized a large amount of manpower and material resources to rebuild Juehua Island, and re-designated Juehua Island as the logistics base of Liaodong. At that time, Lu Faxuan was not very optimistic in his heart and felt that Wu Zongrui

We should focus on the two cities of Ningyuan and Jinzhou and store grain and grass in these two cities.

It now seems that Wu Zongrui's decision was completely correct. Juehua Island first played an important role as the logistics base of Liaodong. Later, Liaodong's commerce began to develop, and Juehua Island once again played a role as a transit base. Today's

Juehua Island has natural advantages in terms of grain storage and commercial transportation.

"Sir Lu, you are already waiting for you at the Shibo Department..."

When several sergeants appeared in front of him, Lu Faxuan nodded.

In Liaodong and Denglai, it has become a habit to put an end to the bad habit of welcoming and sending people. This is Wu Zongrui's personal request. Extravagant and wasteful welcoming and sending is not allowed, including Wu Zongrui's trips to various places in Liaodong, Dengzhou and Laizhou.

, and went directly to the destination without being greeted by local officials.

Lu Faxuan fully supported this decision. He believed that this way, a lot of troubles were avoided, including the relationship between superior and subordinate officials, and it was also easier to handle.

The Municipal Shipping Department was set up in the south of the pier very early. Lu Faxuan remembered that when the Municipal Shipping Department was set up on Juehua Island, Shi Kefa and others did not think it was necessary, but Wu Zongrui insisted on setting it up. No matter how desolate Liaodong was, it must first be established

Establish rules for collecting trade taxes and let the merchants here develop the habit and concept of paying taxes.

When walking towards the Shipping Department, Lu Xiangsheng was filled with emotion when he looked at the extremely prosperous and lively dock. He truly felt in his heart that Wu Zongrui's ability, wisdom and foresight were unmatched by anyone else. If the emperor of Ming Dynasty was Wu Zongrui

, No matter it is the Tatars of the Later Jin Dynasty or the bandits, never think of being arrogant. The Ming Dynasty had already wiped out the Tatars of the Later Jin Dynasty and the bandits.

Shibo Division, wing room.

Lu Faxuan saw Wu Zongrui standing in the middle of the wing and quickly clasped his fists and bowed his head in salute.

"I pay my respects to you, sir..."

"Brother Lu Ting, it's just you and me in the wing. There's no need to be so formal. Sit down and talk."

Lu Faxuan knew Wu Zongrui's temper and quickly sat down without any courtesy.

"Brother Lu Ting, you are going to be the governor of Shandong soon, so be mentally prepared."

As soon as Wu Zongrui finished speaking, Lu Faxuan spoke without thinking.

"Sir, I actually don't want to leave Dengzhou. I have been in Dengzhou for many years and am familiar with everything in Denglai. I feel really uncomfortable when I leave suddenly. However, I understand your expectations, so I am well prepared.

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Wu Zongrui nodded with satisfaction. He had always believed that Lu Faxuan was more flexible and capable than Shi Kefa.

"Very good, I know you can understand the importance of being the governor of Shandong and be able to do things well, but I still want to remind you that when you become the governor of Shandong, you have to take charge of your own affairs. When you serve as the governor of Denglai, you must do

You can get help for anything. The Denglai New Army is your strong backing. Officials at all levels in Dengzhou and Laizhou will also completely obey your orders. The Jiliao Governor's Office fully supports you, but if you are appointed as Shandong

The same cannot be said for the governor."

"The first thing you need to face is the emperor and the court. They will try every means to win over you and use you to deal with me and Denglai's new army. At the same time, they will promise you a high official, a generous salary, and a title. I think,

You must have categorically refused."

When Wu Zongrui said this, Lu Faxuan couldn't wait to speak.

"Don't worry, my lord, I will definitely reject them unceremoniously."

Wu Zongrui waved his hand.

"There is no need to do this, Lu Ting. Over the years, you see what I have done. I have never taken the initiative to think about falling out with the emperor and the court. Unless it is absolutely necessary, the emperor and the court have promised you a high official and a generous salary. You might as well show up.

I agree not to fall out with them, but one principle is that I will never leave Shandong. No matter what title they confer on you, you must serve as governor of Shandong."

"This point is particularly important. By stabilizing your formation in Shandong and making the emperor and the court not doubt you too much, you have bought time for me and the Denglai New Army. As long as we buy a year, even half a year, the situation will be certain.

There will be changes.”

"You must remember that you must never break up with the emperor and the court unless it is absolutely necessary."

Lu Faxuan nodded vigorously and did not speak.

"Secondly, your main opponent is Shandong Inspector He Yaoting."

"You and I are all familiar with He Yaoting. When we were in Nanchang Fucheng and in the capital, we had grievances between you and He Yaoting. He Yaoting only passed the Jinshi examination in the ninth year of Chongzhen. In just a few years

, he was sent abroad to become the patrol censor of Shandong, and at least he was valued by the emperor and the court."

"You have also seen the relevant information. The reason why He Yaoting was appointed as the censor of Shandong Province has a certain relationship with Zhang Pu and Wu Weiye. He Yaoting is a member of Fushe, so he naturally has the support and support of Fushe and Donglin Party members.

To flatter, but this matter has more to do with the emperor. The emperor knew about the grievances between He Yaoting and me, so he sent He Yaoting to Shandong as the patrol censor. In fact, he was keeping an eye on the land of Denglai, just to cause trouble for me.

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"Fortunately, we have made sufficient preparations over the years. After He Yaoting became the censor of Shandong Province, he was unable to interfere in any matters in Denglai. After all, he was not qualified enough."

"You are also not qualified enough to be the governor of Shandong. He Yaoting will definitely deal with you or win over you. You and him will try their best to delay time and accomplish one thing after another. When you have done a lot of things,

If you fall out with him, there will be no problem."

Lu Faxuan nodded again, but still did not speak.

Wu Zongrui stood up and walked to the table. Looking at the map of Shandong Province on the table, Lu Faxuan also quickly stood up and followed Wu Zongrui.

"Lu Ting, as the governor of Shandong, you mainly want to do one thing, and that is to let the Denglai New Army completely control the entire Shandong."

"I have already told you the method. The emperor and the court want to win over you, and He Yaoting also wants to win over you. You can take this opportunity to pretend to agree, and take the opportunity to place some soldiers of Denglai's new army into Jinan Prefecture and Yanzhou Prefecture.

In Qingzhou Prefecture and Dongchang Prefecture, the number of sergeants is preferably 20,000. The emperor and the court will not be at ease if the number is too large."

"I think that if you deploy the soldiers of the Denglai New Army into Fuzhou County in Shandong, He Yaoting will definitely suggest that the emperor and the court appoint a general or deputy general to manage these sergeants. You must be sure not to let the emperor and the court interfere with the Denglai New Army.

Any military matters, that is to say, the emperor and the court cannot appoint any officers."

"The officers and soldiers of Denglai's new army will not obey the orders of the emperor and the court. If our plan is exposed because of a conflict between the officers and soldiers appointed by the emperor and the court, then the gain will outweigh the loss."

"It's very difficult to achieve this step, but I believe you can do it."

"Qingzhou is easier. The sergeants stationed in Qingzhou are greatly influenced by our Denglai New Army. They are willing to join the Denglai New Army. Jinan and Yanzhou are not particularly complicated. The garrisons in these places are at all levels.

The officers all went to the Denglai New Army barracks in Dengzhou and Laizhou for training, and the most difficult one was in Dongchang Prefecture."

"Dongchang Mansion is related to water transportation. If we control Dongchang Mansion, we will control the water transportation of the Ming Dynasty. I don't need to say more about the significance of this, you also understand."

"I would like to remind you in particular not to try to transform Fuzhou counties in Shandong, and not to transfer the models of Dengzhou and Laizhou. Everything should be handled according to the original rules of Shandong."

"Don't scare the snake, build the plank road openly and covertly."

"Okay, there's no need to say anything else."

...

After Wu Zongrui finished speaking, Lu Faxuan was silent for a moment, clasped his fists and bowed his head before speaking.

"I understand. Your Majesty requires me to take charge of my duties on my own. I will try my best to live up to your expectations."

...

Lu Faxuan left the wing and Zeng Yongzhong entered the wing.

"Sir, you have worked with Lu Faxuan for a long time and are familiar with Lu Faxuan's style of handling government affairs. If necessary, you can remind Lu Faxuan and tell him what he should pay attention to after he becomes the governor of Shandong..."

Zeng Yongzhong nodded.

"I have remembered it. I feel that there is nothing that needs to be reminded of Mr. Lu. Over the years, Mr. Lu has been imitating your style in everything he does, using retreat to advance, and gentleness with strength. I think,
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