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  Chapter 273 271【Change】

   "Chief town, the prefect of Qiongzhou has surrendered." Zhang Bingwen sent a military newspaper.

   "Dropped?"

  Zhao Han was quite surprised.

   Before landing by boat, the top official of Hainan Island actually offered the city to surrender.

  Opening the military newspaper, I burst out laughing.

  Jiang Yiming, the magistrate of Qiongzhou, was just a scholar. He spent money to pay tribute to the Imperial Academy, and then spent money to get a real shortage. No matter how remote the Qiongzhou Prefecture is, it is already the limit for a scholar to be a magistrate, and it is impossible to be promoted again in this life.

   Moreover, Jiang Yiming is from Quanzhou, Guangxi, which is next to Huguang.

  If he does not surrender, Jiang Yiming has no hope of promotion, and his hometown is likely to be beaten. This guy is very smart, and he took the initiative to write a letter to Zhang Tieniu, cooperating inside and outside to donate the city of Qiongzhou.

  Now Zhang Tieniu is fighting across the sea and has occupied the three cities of Qiongzhou, Chengmai and Ding'an.

  The lookout of Lingao County is attached.

Putting down the military newspaper, Zhao Han said to Zhang Bingwen: "Order Nanhai County Magistrate, Panyu County Magistrate, Xiangshan County Magistrate, Mission Department, and Farmers' Association. If the three counties do not have enough land and excess population, they will all be relocated to Qiongzhou Island. Let them arrange immigration immediately. Transfer officials to Qiongzhou Prefecture to divide the fields."

  Zhang Bingwen sat down immediately and called Hu Mengtai over. After the two finished writing the official document, Zhao Han checked it, signed and stamped it and sent it out.

  There are too many people along the coast of Guangzhou, and the land is not enough to be distributed. A group of people must be relocated, otherwise smuggling will be difficult to stop.

   It happens to be transferred to develop Hainan Island, killing two birds with one stone.

  Alas, immigration is going on again, and more than half of the grain shipped from Jiangxi has been consumed.

   There is no shortage of silver. The four major customs in Guangdong can provide a lot of tax revenue every month. But even if you have money, you can’t buy food. Guangdong has suffered three consecutive years of disasters and wars for three consecutive years.

After thinking for a while, Zhao Han said to Zhang Bingwen again: "Decree that Zhang Tieniu, a hereditary general of Qiongzhou Prefecture, who owns more than a hundred acres of land, will confiscate all his properties! The land will be distributed to military households and ordinary people, and food will be supplied to the immigrants. grain."

   There are many guards on Hainan Island. Except for dealing with the Li people in the mountains, they have not fought much in the past two hundred years.

  These hereditary generals have taken over many lands and hidden people.

   After various orders were issued, Zhao Han said to Zhang Bingwen: "I will return to Ji'an in a few days, you can stay and be the prefect of Qiongzhou."

   "Is this counted as exile?" Zhang Bingwen was qualified to joke after following Zhao Han for more than half a year.

  Zhao Han said sincerely: "Thank you for your hard work. From now on, the main tasks are to resettle the refugees, reclaim wasteland, and educate the Li people."

  Since the incident, Zhang Bingwen is the third person who has been super-promoted besides the newly established agency officials.

  There is no way to set up a new organization. For example, the navy, Gu Jianshan has been the commander of the navy since he came, and needs to train the navy from scratch. Song Yingxing, Tian Younian and others all belong to this situation.

  The first person to be promoted was Liu Huan, the prefect of Ganzhou in the Ming Dynasty. Due to the complicated situation in southern Jiangxi, he directly served as the prefect of Ganzhou after the surrender.

  The second super-promotion was Deng Yunzhan, a scholar from Guangzhou who came to join him and was directly promoted to be the head of Guangdong Shipbuilding Department.

  The third one is Zhang Bingwen, the Jiangxi right minister who surrendered. He only worked as Zhao Han's secretary for a few months, and now he will be transferred to be the prefect of Qiongzhou.

  At this time, the prefect of Daming Qiongzhou was a guy from a scholar background, so it was conceivable that it was not a good job.

  It is the same as distribution.

  Zhang Bingwen cupped his hands and said: "Do your best."

  Zhao Han said with a smile: "If things are done well, you will be promoted to be the right minister of Guangdong in three years' time."

  Zhang Bingwen suddenly became motivated. He is fifty-three years old this year, and if he really wants to get through the magistrate slowly, he is afraid that he will die of old age when he is promoted to the magistrate.

  …

  Zhao Han really left whenever he wanted to. He came to Guangzhou for three purposes: one was to meet Zheng Zhilong, the other was to meet the Portuguese, and the third was to frighten Guangzhou merchants.

   Things are done, what are you doing left?

  Zhao Han needs to rush back to Ji'an to make a series of administrative adjustments.

  Change the Chief Secretary of Ming Dynasty to a province, and set up Jiangxi Province, Hunan Province, and Guangdong Province.

   Following the old system of the Ming Dynasty, each province has a chief secretary, an inspection department, and a capital command department, and the separation of administrative, judicial, and military powers.

  Capital Command Division, temporarily vacant. Its relevant functions and powers belong to the Military Affairs Department and the Military Academy. At least after the unification of the south, the capital command departments of each province will be established.

  Jiangxi Province: Ouyang Zheng, the chief minister on the left, and Huo Tao, the chief minister on the right.

  Guangdong Province: Liu Ziren, the chief minister of the left, and Liu Mai, the chief minister of the right.

  Hunan Province: Yuan Yunlong, the chief minister on the left, and Wan Hongsheng, the chief minister on the right.

  This is a huge change. In the past, the affairs of Jiangxi province were actually in charge of the General Military Office, but now a provincial institution has finally been established.

  Different from Ming Dynasty, Zhao Han's provincial officials did not have left and right participation in politics and left and right consultations. Instead, the Office of Official Selection, the Office of Propaganda and Education, the Department of Finance, the Department of Industry and Commerce, etc. were set up, and the directors of the departments were responsible for affairs in related fields.

   A large number of officials are about to be promoted!

  The arrangements for coastal trade will be handled by the Guangdong Industry and Commerce Department. Thoroughly promote the business name system of exclusive trade, to put it bluntly, it is the "corporate system". In the future, if you want to open a factory and trade, you must obtain a business name license issued by the Department of Industry and Commerce.

   Knowing that Zhao Han was leaving, merchants from Guangzhou came to see him off one after another.

  Looking at the fleet that was drifting away, wealthy businessman Guan Jialun sighed, "This King Zhao Yan finally left."

   "King Zhao Yan is gone, but the guard in black is still there." Huang Xuanshen shook his head.

  Feng Yucheng said: "From now on, let's do business honestly."

   It’s not good to do business honestly. These wealthy businessmen engage in smuggling because Europeans cannot come to Guangzhou directly for trade. Therefore, they have the opportunity to take advantage of the loopholes and secretly hire fishermen to transport the goods from Guangzhou to Macau.

   Now it's cool, merchants from all over the world can trade in Guangzhou.

   Moreover, let go of the cargo transportation in Xijiang. A large number of commodities from Jiangxi, Huguang, and Guangxi can be directly transported to Macau through the Xijiang River.

   In a word, the sea ban is completely lifted, and serious maritime merchants do not need to purchase goods through smuggling.

  As for the fishermen who used to smuggle, they are all allocated land now, so they can fish while farming. Those who were not allocated land, some were recruited by the navy, and some would immigrate to Qiongzhou.

  Businessmen are mixed.

  The worry is that it will lose its monopoly on export trade.

  The good news is that in the future, you can do business without paying bribes, and you are not afraid that officials will ask for cards. Any official who dares to act recklessly should report directly to the ICAC.

  This time, Zhao Han killed two families, one named Xie and one named Xu. All the main men were captured and either beheaded or mined, and the women were forcibly assigned to soldiers who did not marry wives.

  The cause was bribery of officials, and then a bunch of bad things were found out.

  For example, the Xu family is involved in human trafficking!

   Just as Zhao Han's fleet disappeared, a group of officials suddenly appeared and escorted more than 60 people to the pier.

  Wealthy businessman Deng Yunqiu was trembling with fright: "Which one are you going to kill this time?"

   "Go and have a look."

  This time it was just an ordinary official, not the underworld of the ICAC.

An official announced: "These sixty-two people are all crutches, abducting good people, kidnapping and extorting, and murdering Shenjiang. The crutches in Nanhai and Panyu counties are all here, and Xiangshan County has also arrested more than 30 crutches. From now on, If you have any clues about the crutches, you can report to the officials, don't be afraid of the revenge of those villains!"

   "Execution!"

   Swipe, Swipe, Swipe!

  A group of ten people lined up to behead, only to see heads falling one by one.

"it is good!"

   "Good kill!"

   There were thunderous cheers on the pier, and everyone hated these kidnappers. No matter in the country or in the city, there are always men and women who go missing, and it's all due to these guys.

   "Execution!"

   Swipe, Swipe, Swipe!

  The lights of swords fell, and more and more people watched. This section of the wharf has become a execution ground, and a batch of people will be killed every few days.

  In order to prevent the plague, not only clean up after killing, but also sprinkle lime for disinfection.

   "Long live King Zhao!"

   "Long live King Zhao!"

   I don't know who took the lead in shouting, and countless people followed.

  First kill gangsters, then corrupt officials, then kidnappers, and even a group of profiteers. At the same time, domestic slaves were released, low-ranking status was eliminated, household registration was given to homeless people, and land was allocated to peasants and military households.

   After a series of measures, Zhao Han has already won the hearts of the people in Guangzhou.

   Especially those vagrants and small traders. After opening the sea, there were more ships in Guangzhou and more prosperous trade. The days of homeless people and small traders are getting more and more prosperous, and they can become rich by selling wonton noodles at the wharf with their burdens.

   Shouting and shouting, someone suddenly knelt down in the distance, which was the direction Zhao Han was leaving by boat.

   Seeing the people kneeling more and more, the merchants were frightened, and they all returned home in sedan chairs.

   There are also merchants, who take the opportunity to make money and let the guys come to the wharf to sell books.

   ""Datong Collection", "Datong Collection", only five coins a book."

   "Color-printed version of "The Record of the Female Generals of Datong", each set is four taels of silver. There are not many copies. If you want to buy as soon as possible, first-come-first-served!"

   ""Datong Opera Collection", with score, one tael of silver for a set!"

   "The novel "The Tale of the Great Travelers", two taels of silver a set!"

   "..."

  Power always brings cultural fashion, especially Wu Bing's "A Tale of the Great Fellowship". The diary-style novel records the real life of all walks of life in Jiangxi, and the people in Guangdong are very yearning for it.

  This novel is also interspersed with many bizarre cases and twists and turns of love.

  What kind of people sue officials and win, what kind of sons of aristocratic families marry good prostitutes, and what kind of slaves marry young ladies after becoming officials. These contents have been widely circulated, and they are talked about on the streets of Guangzhou, even the illiterate people have heard of them.

At this moment, in a certain tea house in Guangzhou, there is a storyteller telling stories, holding a copy of "The Great Traveler" in his hand: "But it is said that there is a slave named Liu Cong in Tangshui Village, Jishui County, Ji'an Prefecture, Jiangxi Province. Liu Cong He was handsome and tall, and also literate. The teacher at home gave lectures to the young master, and Liu Cong often eavesdropped on him. There was a young lady in the family who was born third, and she was born beautiful and beautiful..."

  The story of a house slave marrying a lady made the tea drinkers mesmerized, and some scholars shouted that it was ridiculous.

  Guangzhou's social structure is undergoing drastic changes.

   Zhao Han left Guangzhou for a month and a half, when suddenly a merchant ship fled to Macau: "The Hongfan ghost is here, the Hongfan ghost is here!"

  The Dutch finally appeared, not only from Taiwan, but also from Batavia (Jakarta, Indonesia).

   (Happy Mid-Autumn Festival.)

  (end of this chapter)