People are selfish, Wei Zhongxian checked the salt administration and wanted to settle old accounts, Wen Tiren came down to preside over the implementation of the new salt law, and naturally he couldn't let go of this opportunity to install the same party in the local area.

If the Zhejiang Party wants to gain momentum, there must be someone in a key position.

The Salt Inspection Bureau is so important at the local level, and it is also directly led by the household department, which is the same as the Nanjing Counselor's Machinery Institute, which is equivalent to a through train to Beijing as an official.

Let's put it this way, as long as there are no big mistakes in the current officials in the Salt Inspection Bureau, they will basically be transferred to Beijing as officials in the future.

No matter how powerful you are in the place, it is also degraded.

In Jingshi, even if you are just a small head of the Sixth Division, your status and power, it is not comparable to the magistrate.

The so-called "Jingguan", this sour word contains this meaning.

"What do you think about the salt administration?"

Peng Runan looked at Wen Tiren, pondered for a while, and calmly responded:

"In my opinion, Xi Taizu governed salt, begged hundreds of officials not to take profits, was pragmatic and honest, and hated corrupt officials and corrupt officials, regardless of whether they were green or red, they would kill when they saw it, and the commission was too harsh."

"Therefore, the Hongwu salt method was restrained for a while and could not last long."

Peng Runan, who spoke, was born in a person and had previously served as the county governor of Huiji.

It is said that he is a god in handling cases, especially good at judging doubtful cases, and always investigates and handles those who are hegemonic and evildoers, and does not leave a backlog of cases, and has a high reputation in the local area, and the people in the Huiji area call him of noble character.

Because of his remarkable political achievements, in the first year of the Apocalypse, Peng Runan was promoted to the Ministry of Rites.

This time, Wen Tiren received the holy decree and came down to preside over the implementation of the new salt law, and as soon as he arrived at the Salt Inspection Bureau, he recommended a group of officials, and the leader was Peng Runan.

In fact, Peng Runan's career was not smooth sailing, when he first entered Beijing as an official, he wanted to do something big like most people.

Peng Runan was also very straightforward, and directly picked the biggest one-Wei Zhongxian.

After Wei Zhongxian was impeached, although the latter held a grudge, he did not take revenge directly because Donglin was powerful at that time.

Today, Peng Runan was recommended by Wen Tiren as the director of the Salt Inspection Bureau, and it stands to reason that Wei Zhongxian will definitely jump out to oppose such an important position.

But he didn't, and instead expressed his support for affirmation.

This is very thought-provoking, Wei Zhongxian has deeper considerations, Wen Tiren didn't see it through at the time, but now he understands.

Wei Zhongxian was afraid that the eunuch party tree would make a big move, and he deliberately connived, cultivating an opponent for himself.

At the same time, it is also to show the current emperor that he does not want to continue to cultivate party henchmen.

In addition to Wei Zhongxian, the actions of the current emperor confirm what Wen Tiren thinks in his heart.

Zhu Youxiao not only approved more than a dozen Zhejiang parties recommended by Wen Tiren, but also personally appointed Peng Runan as the director of the Salt Inspection Bureau, the "Salt Inspector", and asked him to assist in presiding over the implementation of the new salt law.

Some people can't see the subtle differences between these things, and they can't imagine the backs and floats of people's hearts, and in the eyes of ordinary people, this is just an ordinary official transfer in the government.

Even some people who have thought about this matter can't see through it, Peng Runan, this person used to belong to the Fujian Party, and the Eight Poles and the Zhejiang Party couldn't fight together.

But people like Wen Tiren saw it clearly, and seized the opportunity to take advantage of the power, the emperor's deliberate actions, and the power eunuchs turned a blind eye to attract a group of officials.

Recommending party members in front of the emperor and winning over friends is a risky move, but Wen Tiren understands that if you want to leave a name in history and do something big, it is impossible to stick to the rules alone.

Hearing Peng Runan's words, Wen Tiren nodded, his heart finally did not waste his hard work, he smiled and looked at the other person, and asked:

"What do you think?"

When asked, this person is the second-in-command of the current Salt Inspection Bureau, called Wang Qingbai.

Wang Qingbai, the thirty-eighth year of Wanli Jinshi and the first, belongs to the Zhejiang Party, and Wen Tiren is a childhood friend, but his personality is completely different.

Let's put it this way, Wang Qingbai's style of acting is a bit like that of Donglin Shizi, who often acts recklessly, sprays when he wants, and dares to admonish outspokenly.

Wei Zhongxian scolded him the most, and he often revealed the truth to them of the Donglin gentleman.

But in terms of life, Wang Qingbai, like Wen Tiren, doesn't care much about his personal reputation, he has the arrogant sentiment of Donglin Qingliu celebrities, and he has also done the kind of bribery, bribery, and impeachment of political enemies by eunuchs.

In his opinion, doing things that are beneficial to the court is what you should do as a minister, and the rest depends on your personal pursuit.

Wang Qingbai and Wen Tiren are childhood friends, and because of this, although he boasts that his talent is higher than the latter, he does not dare to despise it a little and is willing to do it.

Let's put it this way, Wen Tiren's real thoughts, sometimes even Wang Qingbai can't be sure.

For example, the emperor's holy will and Wei Zhongxian's mentality this time, ordinary people don't dare to guess like this, and even if they do, they won't do it easily.

Wen Tiren was very convinced, and he did what he said, and even on the way to Dengzhou Mansion, he was already thinking about how to make the Zhejiang Party gain momentum.

Hearing the question, Wang Qingbai said:

"Since Master Peng said the old rules of Hongwu, the lower officials also talked about the law in the sky."

"Yongle to today's year, has always been the law of governing the salt government only in the sky, this law may be applicable to Hongwu, Yongle two dynasties, but it has long been ineffective."

"Jiajing's laxity in the salt law is the root cause of today's disaster."

"As far as the salt field is concerned, at the beginning of the country, the people were in exile and the fields were barren, and Taizu was committed to restoring the people's livelihood, so he established a salt field in the coastal area, and ordered the people who had meritorious service to the court to manage it from generation to generation, win people's hearts, and govern the salt government."

"Now that the people have lived in peace for many years, the salt farm family has become a local tycoon, and the officials and businessmen collude to control the salt government, disturb the people, and make the whole country uneasy."

Speaking of this, Wang Qingbai looked extremely hateful and said:

"These local officials have only seen that the new salt law has cut off their petty profits, and they don't know the overall situation and the general situation, and some people obviously don't have the ability to serve as the officials of the feudal territory, and they don't know how to govern the people, but they want to occupy the magpie's nest and delay the big things."

"The imperial court has implemented a new salt law, and these old troubles must be eradicated!"

Wen Tiren didn't say anything when he heard the end, he picked up the teacup on the table that had already been cold and took a sip, Wang Qingbai borrowed the person, he naturally knew who it was.

After a long time, Wen Tiren asked slowly, "So, Brother Wang?" ”

"The salt administration involves officials, and the disposal should be light and not heavy, and the places of each salt field are strong and strong, and the disposal should be heavy and not light!" 汪庆百 says:

"The imperial court has just experienced a major case, and it needs to gather people's hearts and comfort hundreds of officials!"

Wen Tiren nodded secretly, took another sip of tea, and suddenly, he looked out of the house, and the other two also turned around to look at it, and sure enough, he found a small official hurrying over.

After the little official entered the door, he first saluted, gasped and said:

"The three adults of Qiqi, the younger one has returned from Laiyang, and there is a problem with the notice issued by the prefect's yamen earlier."

"What?"

Wen Tiren was not without surprise in his heart, but he stood up with a slap on the table, and Peng Runan and Wang Qingbai also got up one after another, dumbfounded.

"What a problem, you say in detail!"

The little official was already gasping for breath, drank a sip of water, and said:

"My lord, although the prefect's yamen in Laiyang has already hidden the notice, the little one still asked from the words of the surrounding people, and the previous notice of the government did not say how the imperial court would settle the coastal people, but only said that it was forbidden to sell salt in various salt farms."

Wen Tiren looked incredulous and furious.

"In other words, Zhang Daqi did not inform the people of all the contents of the new salt law of the imperial court, which led to the coastal people opposing the salt law?"

Wang Qingbai sneered: "From this point of view, it is not surprising that the people of Qingzhou rebelled, but it was actually the protection and persecution of the officials!" ”

"Send someone to Laiyang and take Zhang Daqi!" Wen Tiren slammed the table and shouted angrily.