Zhu Yunwen merely glanced at the group of kneeling officials, then calmly spoke:

"Rise, all of you."

After a group of officials stood up, the provincial governor, who was at the head of the group, stepped forward, bowed to Zhu Yunwen, and said:

"Your Highness, why didn't you inform us in advance that you had arrived in Annam? We could have made preparations to welcome you."

Zhu Yunwen put his hands behind his back and slowly began to speak:

"What's wrong with coming here so suddenly?"

The provincial governor hurriedly spoke up:

"No, no, no."

It was obvious to Zhu Yunwen that the Provincial Governor was somewhat nervous.

However, few officials who met Zhu Yunwen were not nervous, but this does not necessarily mean anything.

So Zhu Yunwen didn't think much of it at first and simply followed the Provincial Administration Commissioner into the Provincial Administration Commission's office.

The governor's office is quite large; it was converted from part of the former royal palace of Annam.

The remaining rooms were mainly allocated and occupied by officials at various levels of the Provincial Administration Commission.

Zhu Yunwen entered the main hall of the Provincial Administration Office, sat in the highest seat, and addressed the twenty-odd officials standing below:

"On this tour of the world, I have traveled from north to south through many places and witnessed many scenes and situations."

Speaking of Annam, the situation is the most serious. In almost every city we pass through, we see officials committing all sorts of evil deeds. This greatly displeases me.”

After Zhu Yunwen finished speaking, the provincial governor immediately knelt on the ground and said:

"Your Highness, I have failed in my duties and beg Your Highness to punish me."

Zhu Yunwen remained calm and continued speaking:

"If it were merely a matter of ineffective governance, it probably wouldn't have come to this. This is clearly the result of extreme negligence and carelessness."

If only a very few local officials are corrupt and commit wrongdoing, then your poor governance can be explained.

If this is the case for the vast majority, or even almost all, local officials, they almost never follow the constraints imposed by the imperial court.

So this is probably not something that can be explained away simply by poor governance, is it?

Zhu Yunwen's words had a hidden meaning, leaving the provincial governor somewhat puzzled.

He nervously began to speak:

"Your Highness, I will definitely investigate this matter thoroughly and give you a proper explanation."

Zhu Yunwen remained silent for a moment before nodding slightly and saying:

"Alright, I'll give you a chance. Let's see how you handle this matter."

He immediately nodded and said as he arranged the formation:

"Thank you, Your Highness. I will take care of this matter immediately and will make sure Your Highness is satisfied. I will also thoroughly investigate the local officials."

Zhu Yunwen didn't say anything more. He had been traveling a long way and wanted to get some rest first.

Then, we should learn more about the situation in this place, such as the development of various regions in Annam, the various regulations in this place after Annam was ruled, and what kind of actions were taken in this place, and so on.

When Zhu Yunwen moved into the Provincial Administration Office, he naturally moved into the best house. Those best rooms were always reserved, and even the Commander of the Army could not move in at will.

After Zhu Yunwen and Zhao Qingzhu moved in, Zhao Qingzhu said to Zhu Yunwen:

"I always had a feeling that this provincial governor was being somewhat perfunctory. Although he spoke with great seriousness, I don't think he would actually do what he said he would."

Zhu Yunwen shook his head slightly and said:

"I don't know why, but ever since we arrived in this city where the Annamite Provincial Administration is located, I've been feeling uneasy. Perhaps something really is going to happen. In any case, we need to be careful and avoid any unexpected situations that we don't have a solution for."

Zhao Qingzhu immediately nodded and said:

"Okay, I'll be more vigilant."

Next, Zhu Yunwen and Zhao Qingzhu had a good rest for a day. The next day, they began to receive work reports from the local authorities. The provincial governor also submitted various documents, and the data on them were all barely acceptable.

The construction of Annam, the various reforms at the local level, and trade were all relatively successful.

Zhu Yunwen didn't pay too much attention to it, but ordered him to seriously deal with the situation where local officials were not properly managed.

The provincial governor readily agreed and assured him that the matter was already being handled.

Zhu Yunwen also had reason to believe that a provincial governor would absolutely not dare to disregard his words.

Therefore, the provincial governor will certainly handle these matters properly.

Therefore, Zhu Yunwen did not worry about it too much.

In his imagination, since he had raised the issue and expressed great anger, the provincial governor would surely order the local county magistrates and officials to be severely punished.

They even resorted to dismissal, imprisonment, and a series of other measures.

After spending two or three days at the Annam Provincial Administration Office, Zhu Yunwen personally deployed some construction and governance plans for the region.

Furthermore, the Provincial Administration Commission was instructed to strictly adhere to these requirements in governing the region and fulfilling this political task in the coming period.

The provincial governor readily agreed, showing great eagerness.

However, the various expressions on the Provincial Governor's face always gave Zhu Yunwen a sense of hypocrisy and perfunctoriness, as if the smiles he usually gave Zhu Yunwen were all fake smiles.

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