Chapter 155                                                             

If Zhou Mengchen had just agreed, Jiajing would now find a way to put the title of Minister of the Ministry of Revenue on Zhou Mengchen. Although he had already acquiesced to Zhou Mengchen's external responsibilities, he had no intention of making proper arrangements for Zhou Mengchen.

Zhou Mengchen's heart skipped a beat, and his eyes were dark and Xu Jie's.

Although Xu Jie did not respond to Zhou Mengchen's eyes, I think Xu Jie would not change his mind.

Since Zhou Mengchen wanted to take office outside, he definitely had discussed it with others. He discussed it with Zhang Juzheng many times. He even had a place to serve in the future.

Zhou Mengchen hopes to serve in the Southeast.

Why?

First, it is because of a strong foundation, and second, it is because of a chance.

Needless to say, a strong foundation.

The Southeast was rich in economy and claimed to have the beginning of capitalism in later generations. Of course, there was no public opinion in the academic community. But it didn't matter. Zhou Mengchen also saw Jiangnan's strong financial resources from Jiangnan's merchants. With the same procurement, Shandong merchants transported cotton slowly. Jiangnan's merchants almost directly selected five thousand pieces of cloth in warehouses in Beijing.

That way, it looks like drizzle.

A strong economic foundation is the foundation for Zhou Mengchen to show his strengths. Not to mention the opportunity, it is the Japanese pirates.

Zhou Mengchen has some knowledge of military knowledge now. He has a deep understanding of one thing, that is, no matter what the Japanese pirates in later generations say, for the Ming Dynasty, the military crisis was still better than the south. When the Japanese pirates were at their peak, they were probably more than 100,000 people, and there was no unified command.

And it's also a battle in the middle.

After seeing thousands of cavalry and tens of thousands of cavalry of the Tartars, the formation of Japanese pirates was nothing.

This is the case. In the Battle of Renchen, even the Japanese ace brigade had never gained a price under the Li family cavalry. Not to mention, these Japanese pirates are more of ronin. The Japanese turmoil was so big, not because the Japanese pirates were too capable, but because the Jiangnan had been peaceful for too long.

Zhou Mengchen tried to find a way to draw some border troops around him, plus Qi Jiguang. Using this as the backbone, he trained a large army in the southeast. He had enough confidence to quell the Japanese turmoil.

Now the chaos in the southeast has emerged. Wang Zhi has become a big shot at the sea. Of course, the form has not yet developed to the most difficult situation. There are fewer and fewer days of peace in Jiangnan.

This kind of chaos was actually the best for Zhou Mengchen.

If everything is peaceful, Zhou Mengchen wants to make trouble in Jiangnan, and the resistance he encounters will be quite large. The main contradiction at that time was that Zhou Mengchen wanted to reform and the local stubborn conservatives. Now in the situation of Japanese turmoil, the main contradiction is to fight against Japanese turmoil. At that time, if Zhou Mengchen exercises power, the resistance will not be that great. When the Japanese turmoil is put down, the expedient strategy at the beginning will become a long-term plan.

Even Zhou Mengchen has determined three official positions, and it is best to choose one of three. The first is the governor of Zhejiang. The second is the governor of Fujian and the third is the governor of Jiangnan.

It is best to be the governor of Zhejiang. First, Zhejiang is the main battlefield. Second, Zhejiang is also rich. Although the governor of Fujian deviates from the main battlefield, it is also one of the battlefields. Although he is a little poor, the governor of Fujian still has autonomy. However, the governor of Jiangnan, to be precise, is inspecting the four prefectures of Jiangnan in Nanzhili, Song, Chang, Su, and Zhen.

These four palaces are simply rich. But the biggest problem is that the area in the jurisdiction is small, but that there is a Nanjing on it.

Although many powers were deprived of Nanjing, the various prefectures in Nanzhili were still affiliated with Nanjing. The Governor of Jiangnan was a temporary assignment. Although he had many responsibilities, he had a mother-in-law like Nanjing, which was inconvenient to do many things.

But if there is no way, the Governor of Jiangnan is not unacceptable.

But before Xu Jie spoke, Yan Song spoke first.

Yan Song made up his mind to drive Zhou Mengchen out of the capital. Yan Song said, "Your Majesty, I think Lord Zhou is a capable minister and a minister of the country, and it can be said to be civil and military. The old minister thought that after the old minister retreated in the future, there might be Lord Zhou taking the position of Lord Zhou. Because of this, the old minister has deep hopes for Lord Zhou."

"Your Majesty, do you know what the old minister regrets the most in his life?" Yan Song said as if he was about to cry: "The old minister is a poet and does not understand the following things, so that the Tartars offend the capital. Even if Your Majesty pity the old minister and is punished, it is the most unbearable thing for the old minister in his life. Therefore, he has greater hope for young people and old ministers. I hope that Lord Zhou can experience one or two on the border and do not be like me when he presides over major affairs in the court in the future. Moreover, Lord Zhou is also a famous general in our dynasty in the world. After last year, the nine sides complained. The old minister thought about it, but there was no way. He just asked His Majesty to reluctantly give up his love and let Lord Zhou go to the border to defend the capital."

Yan Song finished speaking and said, "Mr. Zhou. I'm sorry to you. I don't know if Mr. Zhou is willing?"

After hearing this, Zhou Mengchen gritted his teeth and said, "Sir, where is the Chief Auxiliary? He can serve the court. No matter when and where he is, the subordinate officials will not have any complaints."

Zhou Mengchen was dissatisfied with one hundred thousand in his heart. But at this time, he couldn't say anything.

How to say it?

He said that he was unwilling to defend the capital and his Majesty. As a prime minister, Yan Song had already apologized to you first. Zhou Mengchen naturally could not be arrogant in front of Jiajing. Is there any superiority or inferiority? Even if Zhou Mengchen scolded Yan Song to death in his heart, he could only say this.

Yan Song said: "What does Master Xu mean?"

Xu Jie's eyes flashed across Jiajing's expression. He sighed in his heart and said to himself: "Zhou Mengchen, it's not that I don't help, it's really that your shot under the city of Beijing is too amazing." Xu Jie saw that Jiajing was a little moved.

I know that nothing can be done at this time.

Even if Xu Jie thought about it carefully, he felt that it would be a pity for someone like Zhou Mengchen to not be placed on the border.

After all, Zhou Mengchen has many labels on him, but the biggest label is a famous general.

Xu Jie said: "The chief minister, I have said this. What else can the subordinate officials have to say?"

Jiajing heard this and said, "Yes, let Zhou Mengchen serve on the Nine Borders."

Zhou Mengchen quickly adjusted his mentality, and the dream of Jiangnan had already settled. He could only face reality. Fortunately, in reality, many things were caught off guard and the plan could not keep up with the changes. Zhou Mengchen was used to this kind of thing. If this matter didn't work, prepare for the following things immediately.

Quickly adjust your figure in the face of reality.

Zhou Mengchen thought to himself: "It is absolutely impossible for me to go out. I can only be a governor in one place. There are several governors from nine borders, including Liaodong, Xuanfu, Datong, Shaanxi, Ningxia and Gansu. In my opinion, the best one is Shaanxi and Liaodong. The worst one is Datong."

The reason why Zhou Mengchen made this judgment was also due to the power of governors from all over the country.

Although Shaanxi is also a border town, it is essentially a province. The Shaanxi Governor has a large jurisdiction. Although Liaodong is not a province and is under the jurisdiction of Shandong Province. However, the power of the Liaodong Governor is almost the same as the jurisdiction. This gives Zhou Mengchen enough room to display.

The reason why Datong is the worst.

In addition to these two places, the Governor of Gansu, the Governor of Ningxia, the Governor of Datong, and the Governor of Xuanfu. Although they are Governors, the areas they can govern are just the territory of a government. They are mainly military-oriented. They can even simply say that they are border generals. There is too little room for development outside of military affairs.

And Datong is the best among them.

As the deepest place that was ravaged by the Tartars last year, Datong is no longer like that. As the general of Datong, Ma Fang has written letters to Zhou Mengchen many times to complain.

The biggest problem in Datong Town is that the people do not agree with it.

Yes, after Qiu Luan's rebellious actions, the people of Datong dared to believe that the people in the government were dead. Not to mention the people captured to the north, the people who did not abduct, and the people who lived in the capital formed camps and almost never missed the affairs of the court. The Datong Town was almost an empty affair. It only controlled Datong and had some key cities in Datong. In addition, there was anarchy outside the city.
Chapter completed!