Chapter 268: Cherish Feathers
In the evening, Zhu Biao watched the news from the capital in the house, and there was no change in general, but Wang Guangyang was suppressed a little miserably, and the things of Zhongshu Province and the Sixth Department were basically passed on to him, and in the end, Hu Weiyong made the decision.
I don't know if it's because of Yang Xian's grinding of his mind, the whole person is just fishing, and he has nothing to say about Hu Weiyong's orders, and he is more forbearant than Li Shanchang in the previous two years, and he doesn't know what to do.
Although Zhu Yuanzhang didn't expect him to be able to check and balance Hu Weiyong, it was too undignified to give up power and seek peace so openly, so that Lao Zhu, the person who was specially promoted, had no face, and Zhu Yuanzhang would kick him down without Hu Weiyong doing anything if he continued like this.
The rest did not make any big moves, after Yang Xian's death, the Zhedong Party suffered heavy losses, and was chased and beaten by Huaixi Xungui in pieces, either demoted to a place or sheltered under Liu Bowen, but unfortunately according to the current situation, Liu Bowen himself is difficult to protect.
The rest of the court bigwigs ignored these, especially Xu Da and Chang Yuchun of the military who were all cold bystanders, but they didn't express their stance or defaulted to supporting Hu Weiyong, after all, they were all from Huaixi.
Zhu Biao smiled, he missed a lot of good shows after walking for half a year, and picked up the report sent by Fengyang again, the current situation over there is very good, there are Zhu Fan Zhu Di Zhu Di looked at the local officials are also very honest, the crops are also growing well, the people in the household department have seen it, as long as there is no natural disaster, the harvest will definitely be good, and there will be no need for the imperial court to allocate grain after the autumn harvest.
The last is the letter sent to him by Chang Yuchun, there is no question in the north at present, Chang Yuchun has free time to lead thousands of horsemen to hunt on the grassland, and has a lot of dealings with various Mongolian tribes, those big tribes do not say, the smaller ones are still satisfied with the current situation, and there is no idea of making trouble.
This is also the special situation of Chang Yuchun, the daughter became the crown princess, and the son followed Zhu Biao to do things, otherwise he would never dare to be so prodigal, as the commander of the border army, it is a big taboo to go deep into the grassland to make friends with the Mongolian princes, even Xu Da and Li Wenzhong do not dare.
Zhu Biao thought about it and didn't say anything, but he didn't think that Chang Yuchun would have any other ideas, he had reached this position, and it was better to hope that Chang Luohua would give birth to a son as soon as possible.
Zhu Biao shook his head helplessly, this matter is often met with spring and dared to do it, under the same conditions, Xu Da would never do this, this is also the reason of personal character, Xu Da is stable, and often meets Chun Mang.
Turning to the back is often before the spring before Zhu Biao explained the matter of dredging the northern canal, there are many obstacles, the north is far inferior to the south in all aspects at this time, whether it is population or others, forcing forced forced labor to hurt the people too much, Zhu Biao is also reluctant, after all, the population is what he attaches the most importance to.
Just thinking about it, Xu Yungong Changmao walked in, it seemed that he had drunk a lot, but he also knew that he wanted to see Zhu Biao, so at least his sanity was still there, and after they saluted, Zhu Biao joked a few words, people have feelings, and it is not easy for these two people to go back and forth with him.
After a few words, Xu Yungong took out a stack of silver tickets from his arms, Chang Mao took it and took out the same stack from his arms and walked forward together and put it in front of Zhu Biao.
Zhu Biao was not surprised, stretched out his hand to take it and said with a smile: "The Jiangnan family is really rich, and they can still take out so much silver after giving up so many fields." ”
Xu Yun bowed down and said: "Each family has received a lot of children, and I give this silver in the hope that I can take care of one or two more when I get to the capital, after all, they still have no foundation in their hearts." ”
Chang Mao grinned and said: "If it is a few thousand taels, it will be accepted, but this whole hundred thousand taels of silver tickets is too hot, and it has to be handed over to His Royal Highness for disposal, the left and right are accepted by the two of us, and when we go back to the capital, we will take them to drink a few meals and meet a few friends." ”
Zhu Biao shook his head and threw the silver ticket back and said: "Since it's for the two of you, just keep it, teach them more after returning to Beijing, don't blindly point to the silver to open the way, and lose the face of the East Palace." ”
Xu Yun bowed down and said: "This silver is said to be for the two of us, but we both know that it will definitely be handed over to His Highness in the end, and since His Highness will not accept it, the minister will return it." ”
Chang Mao was a little distressed, but he also knew that the two of them had not yet reached the point where they could receive 100,000 taels, and if they reached the sky, they would give 10,000 taels to each person, after all, they were only 100,000 taels at the beginning, so they were not afraid to raise their appetites.
Zhu Biao thought for a while and said: "It's not good to ask for you not to accept it at all, keep 10,000 taels for each person, and return the rest to the head of the Zhang family, and tell him that the palace wants to borrow some manpower, and all walks of life want it, especially the craftsmen who make silver tickets." ”
Xu Yungong understood as soon as he heard it, Zhu Biao took a sip of tea and said: "You have been with me for so long and you know that this palace is not a nitpicky person, as the saying goes, when the water is clear, there is no fish, and there is always a little human relationship in the world, but you must know how big your ability is, don't care about the things you can't manage." ”
The two looked at each other and bowed down and promised to go out, Zhu Biao looked at the two people who walked away, he was not worried about Xu Yungong, because people are people who have pursuits, but Chang Mao is not easy to say.
It's not that Zhu Biao can't accept these silver, it's just that he doesn't care, silver is a good thing, but the authority of the crown prince is more important, and the two are not comparable at all.
In the final analysis, this kind of thing is still bribery, and it will spread throughout the clan in a few days. In the end, whether to help or not is a huge blow to Zhu Biao's reputation.
What's more, what do you want this money for, he definitely doesn't need it himself, he enjoys never having to spend money, it is difficult to use the bribe-received silver to give the ministers a salary, this is a big joke, if bribery is allowed, then the ministers can give the emperor a salary in the future.
These are two different things from the dignitaries who collect the fields, the premise of these two is that the Jiangnan clan is involved in the sale of illicit salt, and they are desperate under the persecution of Li Wenzhong, Zhu Biao shelters them for various reasons, and the most important thing is to maintain the development of the Jiangnan region, and the Ming Dynasty is now inseparable from the taxes of Jiangnan.
Zhu Biao didn't save an acre of land for himself in this toss, because he didn't want to involve too much, and the formation of the interest network was a drop by bit.
The reason why Lao Zhu can kill corrupt officials with peace of mind is because he never accepts the filial piety below, even when the Red Turban Army is mixed, but all the gold and silver are distributed to his brothers, and there is no one who leads the distribution of spoils, otherwise how to serve the public.
In the future, except for the Chen family, he will not have much contact with the Jiangnan family, and his children will naturally have good skills, and Zhu Biao will not deliberately support them if they don't have the ability, so that they can treat everything fairly, and others can't say anything else.
If you want to achieve great things, you must not be blinded by silver, if it is the prince of other dynasties, it is just that, it is enough to win over officials and cultivate party henchmen, and Zhu Biao, as the prince, does not need to form a party and does not need to defile himself, then he must be more grateful for his father's kindness, and he should cherish his feathers.
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