Qizhou (Qichun County, Hubei).

In fact, it can also be called Jingwangzhou.

Guangjing Wangfu covers an area of nearly 200,000 square meters in Qizhou, and the palace is really splendid, the scale is grand, Nanjing can not compare, it is second only to the imperial capital.

The Luwang Mansion of Weihui Mansion can not be compared with it, because the Jingwang Mansion has been built for decades, and the first generation of King Jing is the sixth son of Ming Renzong, so the status in the Ming Dynasty royal family is very high.

They also want to take the land and build the county king's mansion, and the more they build, the bigger they build, and they have to get the land tax.

The people of Guangqi Prefecture really can't support this family, but fortunately, Qizhou is at the key point of transportation, and there are a lot of businessmen coming and going, so Jingwangfu not only monopolizes agriculture, mulberry, fishing and animal husbandry, but also monopolizes commerce.

For example, salt and iron tea are all from Jingwangfu, and when you sell salt and tea here, you have to pay taxes to Jingwangfu.

On a stone tower in the south of the city, there is a huge pavilion on it, standing on the pavilion, it is unobstructed and the scenery is pleasant.

There were a few people sitting in the pavilion drinking.

Among them, the youngest handsome son is Zhu Youfan, the son of King Jingfu, and his father is Zhu Changtong, the eighth king of Jing.

And the middle-aged man with a big belly sitting on his left hand side is Li Chunran, the prefect of Qizhou, and the one on his right hand is named Wan Yan, who is a thousand households in Qizhou, and is in charge of the local Cao Yun.

There are a few people sitting below, all of whom are big landowners in Qizhou and big salt merchants in Jianchang.

Because Jingwangfu was located in Jianchang Mansion before, and then moved to Qizhou, it was also very powerful in Jianchang Mansion.

There were also more than a dozen bare-chested and breast-baring girls standing around, fourteen or fifteen years old, with signs of appearance, some kneeling beside the old men, waiting for the old man to drink, and some were standing aside with musical instruments.

Alas... This kind of life is really boring!

Wan Qian suddenly said to the prefect Li Chunran: "Governor Li, I heard that the people from Yinuo Qianzhuang have gone to the government to complain. ”

Li Chunran smiled and said: "I've sued me, and I have already sent someone to arrest it, but whether I can catch it or not depends on God's will." ”

"Haha.....!"

The crowd burst into laughter.

The hooligan is the government, and the government is the hooligan, and this will definitely not be caught!

A big landowner named Chen Wenji said: "No matter what, we must not let Yinuo Yaxing gain a foothold here, if Yinuo Insurance and Yinuo Qianzhuang are allowed to enter our Qizhou, the people will not have to listen to them in the future."

That Linqing is a living example, I heard that the imperial court is going to implement a new policy there, and the local gentry dare not let go of a fart. ”

A salt merchant named Hou Tiande said: "Chen Yuanwai, you are selfish, just take care of your Qizhou, then what should we do in Jianchang, since the Fengchi Group and the banknote came, we salt merchants have to pay a few hundred taels of taxes every year, why should that stinky tooth merchant let us pay taxes." ”

The two Huai salt merchants are very horizontal, and they are really not afraid of Guo Dan.

Of course, this is also because Guo Dan has not yet made a move against the salt merchants, and the two sides have not fought each other.

"Oops! It's just a few hundred taels, what is it, we used to sell porcelain every year and had to sell thousands of taels, but now there is nothing. ”

Wan Cheng said: "Brother Hou is right, before Yinuo Yaxing came, whether it was Huguang or Lianghuai, it was all calm, but since they came, this money has gone into his Guo Dan's money bag." In fact, the most important thing is the Fengchi Group, if we don't drive the Fengchi Group back, we don't have a good life. ”

Hou Tiandao: "Wan Ye is right, in the past, we asked Wan Ye to send salt for how much, but now we are looking for Fengchi Group, but it costs several times more, which is really unreasonable." ”

The cost of Caoyun transportation is quite low, the people have to serve Cao, are free to work, of course, cheaper than the Fengchi Group, but after the banknote customs, the Caoyun smuggling will encounter a problem, plus the Fengchi Group borrowed the Southwest War to control a large number of wharves and warehouses, Caoyun has no place in Huguang.

Chen Wenji said: "But your luck can't do Fengchi Group." ”

Wan Yan said: "It's not that we can't kill them, but Your Majesty is facing them, the equipment of the Fengchi Group is better than that of our Caoyun officers and soldiers, and they are almost equipped with bird guns, but Your Majesty is not aware of this." ”

Li Chunran said suddenly: "I have a plan, if the prince agrees, he may be able to drive the Fengchi Group away." ”

Zhu Youfan looked sideways at Li Chunran.

Li Chunran said: "This river can't be beaten, we can clean them up on the shore, our Qizhou controls the key river, and this piece of fishing and animal husbandry is under the management of Jingwang Mansion, why not take advantage of the interests of the majority of fishermen, instigate fishermen to attack the Fengchi Group's warehouses and docks nearby, once it comes to the people's livelihood, Your Majesty naturally can no longer favor Guo Dan, even if Your Majesty wants to be partial, the ministers of the DPRK and China will not agree." ”

Wan Cheng nodded and said: "Shizi, I think this trick can work, before it was because of the war in the southwest, we could only endure it, but now that the war in the southwest has ended, Fengchi Group is all private business, so we don't have to endure it anymore." ”

Zhu Youfan was silent.

Chen Wenji said suddenly: "Shizi, now Your Majesty has been blinded by Guo Dan's profiteer, but I heard that the sect academy is going to cut off the hereditary king of this domain, and recently Your Majesty didn't let King Lu go to Luzon to become a vassal domain, and when the prince ascends the throne in the future, it may not be in Qizhou, but on the island where birds don't overseas." ”

Wan Yan also said: "Now we are not only dissatisfied with Guo Dan, I heard that the Yinuo money village is minting a nuo coin, it is said that the use of this kind of a nuo coin, you can be exempted from fire tax, this is to cut off everyone's financial route, then everyone has to drink the northwest wind, if the prince can stand up against a nuo coin, then the world's officials, landlords, will be grateful to the prince." ”

Zhu Youfan glanced at Wan Yan, and said: "Our Jingwang Mansion will take care of this one-third of an acre of land, don't take care of the affairs of the state government, our Jingwang Mansion will not care." ”

After hearing this, everyone showed disappointment.

Zhu Youfan changed his words and said: "However, Fengchi Group has indeed affected the fishermen in Qizhou, and the fishermen have long been resentful of this. ”

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Qianqing Palace.

Wanli looked at Dong Ping, Zhang Cheng, and Tian Yi in front of him with a gloomy face, and said: "It's really a joke, isn't it just a group of ruffians and hooligans going to Qianzhuang to make trouble, such a trivial matter, why did Jinyiwei, Dongchang, and the celebrant get a letter, and there are ten different statements, I really can't understand it." ”

What an embarrassment!

The two largest intelligence agencies, plus the celebrant at the head of the hundred officials, came up with ten different accounts.

It is also the intelligence of Dongchang, and some information says that Yinuo Qianzhuang and Yinuo Insurance coerced the authority of the Son of Heaven and acted arbitrarily, causing local resentment, which caused this matter. There is also a saying that it hurts the interests of local forces, so they retaliate against Yinuo Qianzhuang.

Wanli was almost dizzy.

Who should I believe?

And the most embarrassing of them is Zhang Cheng, because the two people on the side are all new to the appointment, and he is an old man.

Tian Yi said truthfully: "Back to Your Majesty, according to Weichen's opinion, this situation proves that many people in Dongchang, the celebrant supervisor, and Jinyiwei are inextricably linked to the local forces. ”

Of course, Wanli also knew this question, and said, "Then what do you think I should do?" ”

Tian Yi said: "People who are so disloyal to His Majesty should be eliminated to set an example." ”

Zhang Cheng and Dong Ping hurriedly agreed.

Dongchang, Jinyiwei, and the celebrant are all extensions of imperial power, and now they have all extended to other people's homes.

This emperor could not bear it.

They don't even have the courage to explain, the key is that they have only just taken office, and the people who stay there are not arranged by them.

Wanli said again: "Then what the hell is going on?" Who did it? ”

Dong Ping said: "Back to Your Majesty, according to Weichen's opinion, the reason may be because Yinuo Insurance and Yinuo Qianzhuang have seriously harmed the interests of local landlords, salt merchants, and magnates. ”

This information is so touching, and he, as the head of the Jinyi Guard, can only be said to be "possible".

Tian Yi cautiously added: "It is said that this involves the Qizhou official mansion, the Qizhou Caoyun, the salt merchants of Jianchang, and the Jingwang Mansion. ”

Wanli was surprised: "So many forces have joined forces to deal with a money bank? ”

Zhang Cheng said: "Your Majesty, although this matter is small, but the cause is extremely complex, which involves all aspects, even including the unissued nanocurrency, in fact, the local government is against the original currency, because the fire tax has become an important income of the local government, once there is a fire tax exemption currency, the local government will suffer heavy losses." Your Majesty needs to think twice before acting, so as not to lose the big because of the small. ”

Tian Yi and Dong Ping also echoed their words.

It looks like a few shops, but the contradictions behind it are very acute, and they involve a wide range of people, and a series of actions by the emperor and Guo Dan have hurt the fundamental interests of many people.

Whether it is Dongchang or Jinyiwei, they all believe that the current situation is very dangerous, and a little carelessness may cause a series of turmoil.

After pondering for a long time, Wanli said, "Minister." ”

"The minister is here."

"You go to Yinuoya and tell Guo Dan that Yinuo will only be issued in Weihui Mansion for the time being, and don't rush to issue it in other state capitals."

"Wechen obeys."

......

A no-tooth line!

"Alas... Don't hide it from the prime minister, in fact, this happened, and I also have psychological preparation in this regard. ”

Guo Dan put a cup of tea in front of Zhang Cheng, and then sighed helplessly.

Zhang Cheng said: "You should have thought of this a long time ago, everything has to come step by step, Yinuo insurance has not yet been rolled out, you are doing what Yinuo coin, and let the money bank lend, you are offending everyone, and no one dares to speak for you." ”

Guo Dan said angrily: "I can't help this, now that the currency matter is so chaotic, it has seriously affected the transaction, and coinage is what the imperial court should do, and the imperial court can't do it, so I can take it over." ”

Zhang Cheng said: "You can mint coins, but you don't have to target the fire consumption tax!" ”

Guo Dan wanted to cry without tears and said: "Prime minister, you know me, I am not a good person, I do this, not for the people, but this coinage is for money, or I will not avoid fire and tax, I will not be able to mint exquisite coins, I can't take the money out of the cushion myself, the court coinage is lost like that, where can I afford to lose." ”

Zhang Cheng sighed: "Some things are not reasonable, but about interests, you have now forced Your Majesty into a dilemma, you have to restrain a little and reduce Your Majesty's burden." ”

Guo Dan nodded and said, "I know, I will inform the Weihui Mansion to postpone the issuance of a nod currency in other places." ”