How embarrassing for the new governor.
"Sir, the governor of Jiujiang has arrived to take office." Shen Yuan came to report.
Originally, Zhao Lin wanted Fu Wenqi to be the governor of Jiujiang, but unfortunately the governorship was inexplicably snatched away by Zhao Lin. The cabinet leaders would never give up the position of governor of Jiujiang.
Zhao Lin also knew that snatching the position of governor was already too much, so without much effort, the new governor of Jiujiang was decided by the cabinet.
Still an acquaintance.
Bai Shiyuan!
Seeing Zhao Lin's performance in Qingzhou, he felt dissatisfied and asked Cheng** to resign from the post of Huzhou prefect, hoping to compete with Zhao Lin. However, he did not expect that in less than a year, he would be sent to be the governor of Jiujiang.
In Bai Hongbin's words, Bai Shiyuan and Zhao Lin are quite familiar with each other, so he will not be too targeted by Zhao Lin and can even restrain Zhao Lin.
Otherwise, if someone else went, he might end up following in the footsteps of Xiong Hui and Xiong Guang.
Zhao Lin is murderous and never shows mercy.
"Please!" said Zhao Lin.
Bai Shiyuan came in quickly and looked at Zhao Lin who was sitting there with a dazed look in his eyes.
Once upon a time, Zhao Lin was just a small scholar, and even his disappointing younger brother could bully him. In order to reconcile the conflict between him and him, Li Xingye asked him to call him his mentor and toast him in public.
And now, in just two years, Zhao Lin has become the governor of two provinces, and he only picked up the position of governor to check and balance him.
Bai Shiyuan quickly recovered and bowed, saying, "Bai Shiyuan greets the Governor."
Zhao Lin smiled and said, "Master Bai, you have worked hard all the way here. Please take a seat."
After Bai Shiyuan sat down, Zhao Lin introduced him, "This is Lord Chi, the governor of Beiyuan."
Bai Shiyuan quickly bowed and said, "It turns out to be Master Chi. I have heard of you for a long time."
Chi Qiaoyu smiled and said, "I have long admired Master Bai. As we become neighbors in the future, I hope Master Bai will be willing to give me some advice."
Bai Shiyuan said: "With the Governor here, you and I are both students."
Bai Shiyuan is also flexible.
At this time, he had forgotten that Zhao Lin had called him mentor, and instead lowered his posture.
This is to tell Zhao Lin, you called me your mentor in the past, and now I have returned to you, so don’t feel embarrassed and hold a grudge against me.
Chi Qiaoyu naturally knew these things and sighed in his heart.
Look, no wonder he holds a high position at such a young age. This skill will take me several years to learn.
Zhao Lin smiled and said, "Master Bai and Master Chi are too modest. You two, one is the son of an aristocratic family, learning the principles of state governance since childhood, and the other has been a governor for a long time. Compared to you, I am a newcomer and need your help."
The three of them smiled at each other.
Bai Shiyuan also breathed a sigh of relief.
He was really afraid that Zhao Lin would deal with him regardless of the consequences.
Bai Shiyuan didn't want to be the governor.
There is an ex-girlfriend of Zhao Lin's in his back house.
If Yun Zhiyi holds a grudge against him and whispers something in Zhao Lin's ears, he will be in trouble.
But in order to check and balance Zhao Lin, Bai Shiyuan had to come.
Zhao Lin said, "I will also repeat to Lord Bai what I just said to Lord Chi. I hope that you two will provide us with your sincere assistance. Together, we can build our two provinces into world-renowned and prosperous provinces."
After hearing Zhao Lin's order, Bai Shiyuan was slightly moved.
He didn't expect that Zhao Lin cared so much about the people. No wonder Fu Chengwang and Li Xingye supported him so much.
Compared to him, I am much worse.
Bai Shiyuan immediately stood up and said, "This is my duty. Governor, please rest assured that I will do my job well."
Zhao Lin nodded and said, "That's great."
At Zhao Lin's command, Feng Mansion was converted into the Governor's Mansion, and Zhao Lin's family moved there.
Seeing Yun Zhiyi, Bai Shiyuan lowered his eyes.
Now that things have come to this, there is no point in saying more.
If Yun Zhiyi marries someone else, Bai Shiyuan can still fight for it.
But now Yun Zhiyi is the governor's wife, what can Bai Shiyuan use to compete with her?
"Did you see Bai Shiyuan during the day?"
Zhao Lin will stay at Yun Zhiyi's place tonight.
Yun Zhiyi hurriedly said, "Ever since he gave up on me, I have no further contact with him."
Zhao Lin smiled and said, "Madam, you're overthinking me. I was asking if I should punish him to vent your anger."
Yun Zhiyi thought Zhao Lin was testing her, and said, "My husband, if you want to deal with him, then deal with him. I don't care about him anymore."
Zhao Lin shook his head.
In fact, Bai Shiyuan cannot be blamed for Yun Zhiyi’s problem. He did almost the best he could.
But, after all, Yun Zhiyi is his wife now.
If she still holds a grudge, Bai Shiyuan will naturally be wronged.
It can only be considered that Bai Shiyuan was lucky.
…
Zhao Lin began to formally exercise the powers and responsibilities of governor.
Governor, as the name suggests, is in charge of everything within his jurisdiction.
Military, politics, and business.
everything!
Zhao Lin called Bai Shiyuan and Chi Qiaoyu to hold a meeting.
"Your mission is to develop the economy."
Zhao Lin never wastes words and always gets straight to the point.
"According to my understanding, the finances of Jiujiang and Beiyuan provinces are not in good shape. Bai Shiyuan just arrived and doesn't understand much yet, so let's not discuss it for now. Chi Qiaoyu, tell me about the situation in Beiyuan."
Chi Qiaoyu said stubbornly, "As your Excellency said, Beiyuan Province's financial situation is worrying. The annual tax revenue is only 800,000 dan, far less than those of the richer provinces."
Zhao Lin said seriously, "The situation in Jiujiang Province is even worse than that in Beiyuan Province. The two provinces combined have less than two million shi. I don't know what Xiong Hui has done."
Chi Qiaoyu didn't dare to say a word.
Bai Shiyuan spoke up, "According to my understanding, the financial situation of Beiyuan and Jiujiang is not good, mainly due to their geographical problems."
"Jiujiang and Beiyuan provinces have a poor climate, poor soil, low fertility, and few rivers, so grain crop yields are much lower than in other provinces."
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