Due to the heavy snow, Cao Hao and his entourage delayed for a while at Daxing Station, and waited until the snow stopped on the fourth day of the new year before setting off again.

Although the snow had stopped, the snow on the road was half a foot deep, which made everyone slow down their journey.

"This year's snow is a bit heavy, so it seems that there is no need to worry about next year's spring drought." Jiang Jian lifted the curtain of the car, looked out, and said with a little joy.

The journey was boring, so Cao Hao asked Jiang Jian to come over and talk about the military and political affairs of Zhili.

Although Jiang Jian has no experience in supervising the yamen, after many years of getting along, Cao Hao's most trusted person is still him.

Looking at the world covered in silver outside, Cao Hao also breathed a sigh of relief.

There are nine droughts in the north in ten years, and the imperial court asks for rain almost every year.

A few more snowfalls, and even if there is little rain next spring, there will be rivers and streams to irrigate the farmland.

According to later generations, the abundance of surface water made it easy to form cumulonimbus clouds, which began the water cycle and formed rainfall.

Ruixue Zhaofeng year, roughly this is what it means.

Yongzheng opened his mouth and gave Cao Hao two years of hard work, which was a tight time. And the errands that have been explained are all errands that burn money.

If there is a big drought in Zhili next year, not to mention collecting money, I am afraid that the normal taxes will not be collected.

If the harvest is good next year, Cao Hao will be much calmer and will not be anxious when he comes up.

The capital is 300 miles from Baoding Mansion, and the group arrived at the eighth day of the first month.

Although Cao Hao did not put on a guard of honor, the magistrates of the prefectures and counties who passed by still greeted and sent him off.

When he arrived at Baoding Mansion, Cao Hao also saw a "suburban welcome".

He came down to guard the pastoral side, and he would not be as invincible as Nian Qianyao, but he was not as gentle and amiable as he was on an errand in the Sixth Division.

He has passed the age of standing, with a short beard on his mouth, wearing a new crane patch suit, and his eyes swept over everyone, with a bit of oppression and majesty.

Zhili's side is a good place for the children of the powerful to love to be released. Neither will he be as bitter as the officials in Beijing, nor will he be as far away from the court as the officials of other provinces.

Cao Hao would rather keep his distance than give these officials a chance to get on their noses and faces. Otherwise, each other's families are living in the capital, and if they turn a few corners, they can be related, and in the future, they will have to look at inappropriate places, which will not be easy to deal with.

is different from the New Year's Eve Qianyao, there are more officials today, and the momentum is more solemn.

Cao Hao's resume has spread all over the officialdom of Zhili in the past half a month. It's amazing to see it, such a green cloud can only be called "fortunate progress", if it weren't for the emperor's grace, he wouldn't have become a feudal official at such a young age.

Cao Hao is fortunate to have the capital, although his father and ancestors are deceased, and there is no elder in the family to advise him, but his in-laws are sufficient. Several cousins, a royal guard, and two professional backgrounds, the family has taken off.

In addition, Cao Hao is young, and he will have a lot of achievements in officialdom in the future, and the magistrates who want to climb his big tree are not one or two.

Only Li Weijun, the former governor of Zhili, smiled and led everyone out to greet him, but his mouth was full of bitterness.

The governor who got his hands flew, and his bowels were going to be repentant. Although Prince Yi didn't say it explicitly, he also pointed out that the emperor was annoyed by Nian Qianyao.

However, thinking that Fan Shijie, who was also a governor, was transferred back to the capital to "wait for a vacancy", and he didn't know when the actual award would be, he felt fortunate again. He has already made up his mind, hugging Prince Yi's thighs, avoiding Nian Qianyao, and always looking for an opportunity to let the emperor see his "loyalty".

Although Cao Hao showed his "official authority" to others, when he looked at Li Weijun, he was still a little polite.

said that there was such a scene today, it was Li Weijun who gave him face, and he naturally returned the courtesy.

The new governor soothed the old governor, and the harmony lasted until the evening reception feast.

The reception banquet is located in the largest restaurant in Baoding Mansion "Longsheng Building".

In the vicinity of the restaurant, the officers and soldiers have been dispatched to impose martial law.

In the restaurant, there are more than 20 tables upstairs and downstairs. In addition to the local civil and military officials who came to greet the new governor, there were also representatives of the squires who had heads and faces in the Baodi Mansion.

Because Cao Hao is the top boss, the officials who took the initiative to toast became more and more respectful, including those powerful children and palace servants who had a headache for Li Weijun in Pingsuri.

Li Weijun was born in Gongsheng, started from the county, and worked in the official career for more than 20 years before reaching the governor's position, and there was no foundation, so he was attached to Nian Qianyao in his early years.

Although everyone was respectful in front of Nian Qianyao, the powerful people in the capital also looked down on Nian Qianyao behind their backs. The Han army, the concubine, and the luck of being a slave under the emperor's door are the only ones that are now decent.

The Cao family was born in Baoyi, although it is also criticized by others, everyone has to talk behind their backs; can be compared with Li Weijun, he is a real power.

It's nothing to offend Li Weijun, it's a big deal to lose your errand and return to Beijing; If you offend Cao Hao, you will continue to ask for Jingzhong and cause trouble for the family during the festival.

Which is more important, everyone has a bottom in their hearts, and the wine table is high and low.

Although Li Weijun was smiling, he was already uncomfortable, and when he looked at Cao Hao, he was a little angry.

People walk the tea cool, which is chilling; Before the person leaves, the tea is cold, which is annoying.

Cao Hao sensed that his aura was wrong, turned around and ordered two sentences, stopping the next toast. He didn't want to make a joke about the old and the new, which would be a nuisance.

If you go-for-tat, it seems to be small; If you take a step back, you will appear cowardly.

In the private room, there are only a few high-grade escorts left, Zhili Shoudao who is in charge of civil affairs, Zhili Patrol who is in charge of justice, and several admirals, general soldiers, and deputy generals who are in charge of Zhili's military and political affairs.

If there is no one else, Cao Hao is willing to give Li Weijun a step, and talk about the friendship of the thirteen agolala. The two of them were transferred to each other, and this "spread into the mu" was made by Li Weijun, and it is not a bad thing to maintain a good relationship and have a place to ask.

But right now, these people on the table are all officials above the fourth grade, among which the admiral is from the first grade, which is the same grade as Cao Hao.

These military attaches were not under Cao Hao's control. Cao Hao, who was partial to life, came down this time and had the intention of training. If they are shown a joke at this time, they will lose the first hand in dealing with it in the future.

Cao Hao could only hold the score of the new governor, saying less and doing less.

However, his posture really suppressed the local officials at the same table.

Even Li Weijun, who originally wanted to say two sour words, was a little cautious, for fear that his emotions would be hated by Cao Hao, so he held the cup and was very polite.

The two daotais are the direct officials of the governor's yamen, and for the upper peak, only the obedient ones.

Those military attachés were confused, they were of high grade, and the information collected by Cao Hao in their hands was much more detailed than that of the subordinate sesame officials.

In addition to the relatives of the Cao family, there is also Cao Hao's political achievements and reputation as a Beijing official over the years.

On the side of political achievements, the Taifu Temple, the Internal Affairs Office, and the Ministry of Household Affairs have all made achievements, and they have been promoted all the way, but they don't just rely on the shadow of the elders.

If you have a good reputation, you should be broad, be kind to your colleagues, and be respectful but not flattering. No matter how you think about it, it is all gentle and elegant, and the style of a good old man.

Everyone was prepared for how to deal with the new governor, but they did not expect that the rumors were wrong, and the new governor was not as peaceful as the rumors.

Several military attachés looked immobile on their faces, and they all thought secretly in their hearts.

Cao Hao hung the book of the military department, and the town was subject to his moderation, even the two admirals at the same level as Cao Hao should also be respected by Cao Hao.

Is it so easy to meddle in local military politics?

There are a lot of cats in this, and the most important thing is that you can't study it in detail.

Seeing that Cao Hao was lukewarm, everyone had no bottom in their hearts.

All of a sudden, the atmosphere at the wine table was much warmer.

The crowd, who had just been sitting and watching the excitement, were now laughing, and began to toast to the new governor with a glass of wine.

was a step late, didn't come forward, and didn't be idle, and said some "congratulations" to Li Weijun with a smile, which was very beautiful, as if Li Weijun was not going to serve as a deputy hall, but was going to close the cabinet and pay respects.

Cao Hao had already seen the plans of these military attachés, and he wanted to set up a friendship at the wine table so that he could explore his own bottom.

The person who is really responsible for training the troops has not yet been sent down by the emperor, and Cao Hao will not mix with a few of them.

Cao Hao stood up, took the initiative to lift the wine cup, saluted the whole table, and then left the restaurant and returned to the post station on the grounds of "too much alcohol" and "fatigue from the journey".

Because the governor's yamen was not in Baoding in the early years, there was no special governor's yamen here.

The previous governor and governor of Zhili, so the governor's palace was also the governor's yamen.

In order to make room for Cao Hao, Li Weijun has vacated the inner house of the governor's yamen; In the previous words, because there is no connection, the governor's seal letter is still in Li Weijun's hands, and the relevant scribe staff is still in the house.

Although Cao Hao said that he arrived at noon, he did not get invited by Li Weijun and stayed directly at the governor's yamen, but parked the convoy at the official post.

The handover of the governor is not as good as the county and prefecture below, involving the affairs of a province, and there is no unclear settlement between the three and five days. Instead of tossing twice, it is better to wait a few days and enter the house together.

Next, there is the cumbersome closing procedure.

Fortunately, there were not many times when Cao Hao needed to appear directly, so Cao Hao invited Song Hou and Jiang Jian to bring the scribes and staff to the governor's yamen to make friends.

Cao Hao had a stack of blank letters of appointment in his hand, all of them were small officials who had not entered the stream, and when the friendship was completed, the names of these staff members and scribes were written, and they were the subordinates of the Governor's Yamen.

There are also some letters of appointment of the eighth and ninth grades, which are lacking in the prefecture and county, and the new governor takes office, installs his own people, or gives favors to the subordinates.

After counting three days, all of them were almost handed over, and Cao Hao was invited to the governor's yamen and received the seal letter from the governor's yamen from Li Weijun. The Governor's Seal Letter was brought directly from Beijing by him.

This new appointment and the old appointment are intertwined, and they are afraid of ripping.

Li Weijun has no extraneous branches, and he is more polite than the previous suburbs.

It's nice to have a few wives. There are a few unclear places in such accounts, involving more than 1,600 taels of silver, and Cao Hao also made people suppress it, and he didn't mention it.

As the saying goes, courtesy and people, what you must ask for, it is true.

After the official affairs were settled, Li Weijun said what he wanted in his heart, that is, the more than 30 scribes and staff of the governor's yamen. Among them, some are Li Weijun's relatives, who returned to their hometowns or followed him to Beijing, and the others have nowhere to settle now.

In the capital, even if you raise staff, there are only one or two, and you can't really accommodate these people.

Cao Hao thought for a while and said, "Since Master Li spoke, the governor should have gone down." However, this time the governor went out of Beijing, and there were many people recommended by relatives and friends, and there were only a lot more people...... Otherwise, let them continue to work in the yamen first, and then make it to the end of the year. When the time comes, the errand that has been done well will remain; If you want to return to your hometown, the governor will also give you ......"

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(To be continued)