After the reform of the Garrisons, Tianjin had already changed from Tianjin Garrisons to Tianjin Prefecture.
The new Tianjin Prefecture had five counties and 26 townships under its jurisdiction. From the prefectural magistrate to the village head, they were all personally promoted by Xiao Ruxun. All of them had experienced the land reform and had sufficient skills and experience in mass movements.
Jia Guangnan was 28 years old this year. He was one of the most outstanding land reform officials. Xiao Ruxun thought highly of him and arranged for him to be in charge of the construction of Tianjin, which had just completed the reform.
Of course, he didn't have jurisdiction over the maritime transport. The maritime transport was separated from the local government and was handled by the Municipal Shipping Department and the Central Audit Department. The local government had no right to interfere.
However, this matter involved transportation, routes, and so on. The Tianjin prefectural magistrate had to participate, so Jia Guangnan came to accompany Yuan Huang.
To be honest, if it weren't for Xiao Ruxun's explicit orders, Jia Guangnan didn't want to have anything to do with Yuan Huang.
Basically, all the central government officials had heard about what happened between this old man and Xiao Ruxun.
In particular, the newly promoted young officials all knew that Xiao Ruxun had originally regarded Yuan Huang as his cabinet's chief assistant. However, Yuan Huang didn't know what mistake he had made, but he actually opposed Xiao Ruxun's claim to the throne and broke off relations with Xiao Ruxun.
Could this kind of person be close to him?
Perhaps he would be killed by the emperor one day. Being close to him, did he not want to die fast enough?
If it were any other emperor, would he be so lenient to Yuan Huang and make him the Governor of Liaodong Dashi Road, in charge of the construction and management of Liaodong Dashi Road?
This was a very serious political issue, especially in the process of the Great Purge. These were extremely fatal problems, but Yuan Huang still went his own way and unexpectedly obtained Xiao Ruxun's leniency. He continued to do things without the slightest impact.
This time, Xiao Ruxun also specifically ordered Jia Guangnan to accompany Yuan Huang throughout the journey and entertain him with good food and drinks. Otherwise, he would definitely punish Jia Guangnan. Jia Guangnan couldn't stand Xiao Ruxun's punishment, so he decisively accepted this task.
Jia Guangnan accompanied Yuan Huang to watch the Nihon captives disembark. He also told Yuan Huang a lot of things he knew, which made Yuan Huang nod repeatedly.
"No one knows better than Xiao Jixin about the disaster of Nihon. He has indeed fulfilled his original vow to get rid of Nihon. It's a great thing for the people. It's not too much to build a memorial hall." "That's right, Xiao Jixin.
Yuan Huang said.
Jia Guangnan secretly curled his lips.
That's only natural. Compared to you, our Emperor has done much more. Which commoner doesn't praise His Majesty for doing things for the people? Only you still treat His Majesty as a traitor and call His Majesty by his courtesy name.
He wrote it down and reported it to His Majesty.
This old man was a little too arrogant.
"How many people did Hsiao Jixin arrange for Liaodong Dashi Path?"
Jia Guangnan paused and suppressed the dissatisfaction in his heart.
"His Majesty has arranged 30,000 Nihon captives for Liaodong Dashi Path. This is the first batch of 5,000 people. After counting today, they can leave with Governor Yuan. Governor Yuan's arrangement is up to him. His Majesty has given them two meals a day. I hope Governor Yuan will cherish his labor. They are all earned by the army's desperate struggle."
Yuan Huang took a deep breath and nodded.
"I see."
Jia Guangnan frowned, thought about it, and decided to say it. He was really dissatisfied with some of Yuan Huang's style.
"Governor Yuan, you may not like to hear it, but I have to say it."
Jia Guangnan said, "We know the old relationship between you and His Majesty. At that time, you were the closest person to His Majesty. But that was in the past. Now that the Daqin has been established, His Majesty is His Majesty. Only the Retired Emperor can call His Majesty by his courtesy name. You are a subject."
Hearing Jia Guangnan's words, Yuan Huang sneered.
"Subject? Magistrate Jia, you are a subject of the Qin State. When was I ever a subject of the Qin State? You should pay attention to what you say. I, Yuan Huang, am a remnant of the Daming State at all times. I am not the same person as you people of the Qin State. "
Jia Guangnan was stunned and then became angry.
"Yuan Huang! How dare you say such arrogant words? Daming State? Daming State has long been dead! Now it is the world of the Daqin State! "
"Arrogant words? Compared with Hsiao Jixin's arrogant words, I, Yuan Huang, am just a drop in the ocean. Magistrate Jia, you eat Hsiao Jixin's rice and take Hsiao Jixin's salary, but I don't. I have never taken a cent of his salary. Daming is gone in your heart, but Daming will always be in my heart. As long as I am alive, Daming will still be there! "
Jia Guangnan frowned and took a deep breath.
"Yuan Huang, how dare you say such arrogant words? Don't you know it is rebellious? "
"Why? Does Hsiao Jixin also want to punish him for his words and start a literary inquisition?"
Yuan Huang sneered and said, "Hsiao Jixin flaunts himself as a sage. How can he not know the principle of guarding against the people's mouth is more important than guarding against a river? He doesn't speak for the people. Does he want to force the people to rebel? "
"You!!!"
Jia Guangnan was even more furious. He pointed at Yuan Huang and said, "Yuan Huang, you must remember what you are saying now. You must remember that I will report these words to His Majesty word for word."
"Don't leave out a single word."
Yuan Huang sneered disdainfully and turned to leave.
Jia Guangnan clenched his teeth and his breathing became heavy.
"Dong Weng, this Yuan Huang is too arrogant. If His Majesty didn't say it clearly, I reckon his head would have already been removed! When do you think His Majesty will punish him? "
After Yuan Huang left, Jia Guangnan's chief of staff walked to his side and whispered to him.
Jia Guangnan took a few deep breaths and calmed himself down.
"If His Majesty wanted Yuan Huang dead, would Yuan Huang still be standing in front of us and barking like crazy? His Majesty clearly doesn't want to hurt Yuan Huang. No matter how arrogant he is, no matter how much he calls himself a Daming Elder, His Majesty won't kill him. "
Jia Guangnan looked at Yuan Huang's departing back and said, "His Majesty is decisive in killing, but he seems to be too lenient towards some people. He is different from us. If His Majesty didn't recruit me to work in the army, I'm afraid I would have starved to death a long time ago. I haven't eaten the imperial rations from the previous Ming Dynasty, so naturally, I have nothing to say. However, His Majesty and Yuan Huang were both officials of the previous Ming Dynasty!"
"Will His Majesty let Yuan Huang off just because of this friendship?"
The chief of staff was very puzzled.
Jia Guangnan shook his head.
"More than that. His Majesty relied on Yuan Huang to govern Myanmar for His Majesty during the three years in Myanmar. Yuan Huang made great contributions to His Majesty's establishment of the Central Plains. I saw these contributions with my own eyes. We all thought that Yuan Huang would be the first Prime Minister of the Daqin. Who would have thought that such a thing would happen? "
The chief of staff hesitated for a moment and said, "Then, should we report what happened today to His Majesty?"
Jia Guangnan nodded decisively.
"Of course we have to report to His Majesty. This is our duty as officials! Don't forget whose salary we're eating! Whose officials are we working for? "
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