The rise of the poor

Chapter 2067 Sighing with a Pen
Zhao Wenhua got the credit for the great victory in northern Zhejiang as he wished, and he was in a good mood. After coming to Jiangnan for so long, he finally had some achievements to show for themselves. He now had the confidence to lead others or meet the emperor.

"Meilin, quickly draft a letter reporting the great victory of our commander-in-chief in northern Zhejiang, and have someone send it to His Majesty as quickly as possible."

After getting Zhu Ping'an's approval, Zhao Wenhua could not wait a moment and asked Hu Zongxian to quickly draft a report of his achievements.

He wanted to submit the report on the great victory in northern Zhejiang to Emperor Jiajing as soon as possible, so that Emperor Jiajing would know about Zhao Wenhua's achievements as the commander-in-chief in Jiangnan, so that he could stay in Jiangnan as the commander-in-chief with more legitimacy.

Jiangnan is truly a Feng Shui treasure land. He has only been in Jiangnan for a few months, but he has received more money than he had in the capital in more than ten years.

If he could stay for a year or two, he couldn't imagine how much money he could receive, and wondered if he could even compare to Donglou.

The feeling of counting money until my hands cramp is so wonderful. I have become addicted to it during these days in Jiangnan.

In order to stay in Jiangnan for a long time, he must make achievements in front of the emperor. This letter of commendation for the great victory in northern Zhejiang is a very good achievement. I believe that after seeing it, the emperor will understand that my position as the commander-in-chief of Jiangnan is still very useful and there is still much I can do in Jiangnan, and he will let me stay in Jiangnan for a longer time.

In addition, the northern barbarians and the southern Japanese are the two major problems of the current empire, and are also the two most stubborn problems that trouble His Majesty. If I can solve the Japanese threat while commanding the army in Jiangnan and solve one of His Majesty's major problems, I will have made a great contribution and can expect to be promoted to the cabinet.

"As you command." Hu Zongxian nodded without hesitation, then looked at Zhu Ping'an and politely said, "Master Zhu, please lend me your writing brush, inkstone, and memorial paper so that I can write a memorial to report my achievements."

"Mr. Hu, there is no need to be polite. Please use them." Zhu Ping'an naturally and enthusiastically asked Hu Zongxian to borrow his pen, ink, paper and inkstone.

Zhu Ping'an even helped Hu Zongxian grind the ink when he was spreading out the rice paper.

As I said, since we have to give him the credit for being a commander, we should give it to him without hesitation. It will also leave a good impression. We can then ask Zhao Wenhua and others for support, which will be difficult for them to refuse.

Hu Zongxian picked up the brush, dipped it in ink, then touched his chin embarrassedly, unable to write.

There was no way. He didn't know the whole story of the great victory in ambush against the Japanese pirates in northern Zhejiang. He only knew that Zhu Ping'an had won a victory in ambush against the Japanese pirates in northern Zhejiang, but how the battle was fought, where the battle was fought, how many Japanese pirates came, how great the victory was, how many Japanese pirates were killed, how many heads were taken, how many people were captured, how many armors and weapons were seized, etc. He didn't know any of these things. He didn't even know the data. How could he write a report of merit?

"Ahem, Master Zhu, I'd like you to tell me in detail the beginning and end of the ambush in northern Zhejiang and the results of the battle, so that I can write a report to report my achievements."

Hu Zongxian coughed, put down his brush, looked at Zhu Ping'an awkwardly, and asked Zhu Ping'an for help.

"This is what happened that day. I led the Zhejiang Army." Zhu Ping'an told them in detail.

"What? Zihou, not only did you kill so many Japanese pirates, you even captured the Japanese chieftain Ma Ye?!"

When Zhao Wenhua and Hu Zongxian heard Zhu Ping'an talk about the capture of the Japanese chief Ma Ye, their eyes widened in surprise.

The news they received was only that Zhu Ping'an had killed thousands of Japanese pirates and captured hundreds of them, but they did not hear that Zhu Ping'an had also captured the Japanese chief Ma Ye. This was a real surprise for them.

They also captured the Japanese chieftain Ma Ye
Zhao Wenhua was immediately overjoyed. The greater Zhu Ping'an's victory in the ambush in northern Zhejiang, the greater his contribution as the commander-in-chief.

"real or fake?"

Zhao Wenhua was even a little bit unbelievable.

"Of course it's true. The Japanese chieftain Ma Ye is now being held in the prison of my yamen. If Master Zhao is interested in him, I can take you to see him." Zhu Ping'an said calmly, with full energy.

"Okay, after Merlin finishes drafting the memorial, we'll go see this Japanese chieftain Ma Ye." Zhao Wenhua nodded.

After Zhu Ping'an recounted the entire story of the ambush in northern Zhejiang, Hu Zongxian picked up his pen and began to write. He wrote without any revisions, and in just one stick of incense, Hu Zongxian had finished writing the memorial to the commander-in-chief on the great victory in northern Zhejiang.

"Good, you are worthy of being Merlin, good, good, it's really well written, well, add a sentence here, 'I hope Your Majesty will judge my words and not take them as boasting, but observe the severity of the Japanese invasion in Jiangnan and the difficulty of supervising the army. However, there are capable ministers and generals like Zhu Ping'an, the governor of Zhejiang, who fought bravely and won this great victory. It can be seen that the Japanese pirates are not impossible to annihilate. The Japanese pirates can be annihilated and suppressed. The suppression of the Japanese invasion in Jiangnan has begun from now on. Please wait for the good news that I will lead the army to suppress the Japanese pirates in Jiangnan.'"

Zhao Wenhua read it carefully from beginning to end, read it again, then pointed to the end and said to Hu Zongxian.

After that, he looked at Zhu Ping'an and asked, "Zihou, what do you think?"

Zhu Ping'an naturally had no objection.

Hu Zongxian added that paragraph according to Zhao Wenhua's suggestion and showed it to Zhao Wenhua again. Zhao Wenhua went through it carefully again and said it was very good. He asked Hu Zongxian to copy it in the official memorial.

After the memorial was copied, Zhao Wenhua signed it, followed by Hu Zongxian's signature.

Zhao Wenhua looked at Zhu Ping'an, and the meaning was self-evident. He wanted Zhu Ping'an to sign.

Zhu Ping'an did not refuse. He took the brush and couldn't help sighing as he picked up the brush.

"What's wrong, Zihou? You don't want to sign your name?" Zhao Wenhua looked at Zhu Ping'an with burning eyes and asked slowly.

"No, no, I just thought of the situation in Zhejiang and couldn't help but sigh." Zhu Pingan said with a worried look on his face.

"Why is that? Zihou, you have achieved a great victory in northern Zhejiang and the situation in Zhejiang is very good. Why are you sighing?" Zhao Wenhua asked puzzledly.

"Master Zhao, although we won this time, Zhejiang will face many crises in the future."

Zhu Pingan said with a worried look on his face.

"What's the crisis?" Zhao Wenhua asked.

"The first to bear the brunt are the revenge of the Japanese pirates in Takulin! We caused them to lose many soldiers and generals, and they suffered such a great loss, how can they not want revenge?" Zhu Ping'an said, spreading his hands.

Zhao Wenhua nodded, that's the truth.

"Also, we in Zhejiang are not facing only the Tuolin pirates. In our Zhoushan Ligang, Zhejiang, there are also the Wang Zhi gang of pirates who are far more powerful than the Tuolin pirates."

"The reason why the Takulin pirates want to attack northern Zhejiang is to retaliate against and destroy the Ten-Household Baojia System that I have promoted. The Takulin pirates want to retaliate against and destroy it. Can Wang Zhi and his gang of pirates just sit back and watch, allowing the Ten-Household Baojia System to flourish and eradicate their spies among the people of Zhejiang? They certainly won't. Therefore, we in Zhejiang must guard against the revenge and sabotage of Wang Zhi and his gang of pirates."

"Facing the retaliation of the two largest gangs of Japanese pirates today, how can I, as the governor of Zhejiang, not be worried?"

Zhu Pingan explained with a sigh.

(End of this chapter)