"My father-in-law came to see me late at night, is there something important?" Wen Tiren served weak tea, sat on the side and smiled earnestly.

Wang Chaofu glanced at it obliquely, picked up the tea and sniffed it between his noses, frowned slightly, but put it down without being rude, and said:

"Lord Wen's guess is right, but it's not that our family has something important, it's Your Majesty that has something important."

"Minister, Wen Tiren, waiting for the holy decree!"

Wen Tiren said in his heart, and hurriedly shouted.

Wang Chaofu took out a golden scroll from his sleeve, stood up and spread it out, and preached: "Fengtian carries the emperor, and the edict says:

Wen Tiren, the editor of the Hanlin Academy, has served as an official for many years, conscientious, and has made remarkable achievements, and has made meritorious contributions to the governance of Shandong in the second year of the Apocalypse.

Chin this. ”

Wen Tiren couldn't believe his ears, the right servant of the ministry!

The Ministry of Officials is a very powerful yamen, and the right attendant of the Ministry of Officials is more equivalent to the third-in-command of the Ministry of Officials, and he is a member of the three grades!

I thought that I would be an official in Wanli for 26 years, and I have experienced nearly 20 years of ups and downs in officialdom, I have tasted the sweetness, and I have eaten more bitterly, I thought that there would be no more opportunities, but I didn't expect that after four years of succession by the new emperor, there will be a change in life!

"Minister, minister, Wen Tiren received the order and thanked him!" Wen Tirenshan finished speaking, got up and received the holy decree, rubbed his hands and smiled: "Father-in-law, please be considerate, there is no surplus food at home, so this tea is naturally just..."

It seems that he has only noticed a slight change in his expression, and this Wen Tiren still notices it.

Wang Chaofu nodded secretly, and praised the emperor's skills in selecting people, and said with a smile: "It's okay, when Wen Shilang arrives at the ministry and has good tea to drink, don't forget to invite our family again." ”

"Father-in-law, go slowly!"

Wen Tiren nodded and sent Wang Chaofu away, holding the Holy Decree for a while, and soon frowned.

Went to Dengzhou Mansion to preside over the implementation of the new salt law?

At first, he didn't pay attention to the proclamation, but now when he looks back at the content of the proclamation, he finds that although he has seen this opportunity, it is not so easy to grasp in his hands.

Recently, the implementation of the new salt law by the imperial court has caused a stir in the court.

Unlike in the past, this time, the Cabinet, the Military Machinery Room, and even the heads of the six ministries are quite unanimous in their opinions, and they are vigorously promoting the implementation of the new salt law.

Wen Tiren didn't have to think about it to know that it must be the frustration of the implementation of the new salt law in the coastal areas, and the emperor thought of himself.

The implementation of the new salt law this time is a test for the emperor himself, and it is also the only opportunity for him in the second half of his life.

Thinking of this, Wen Tiren immediately lit the oil lamp and sat on the edge of the bed to write.

......

Early the next morning, Zhu Youxiao had only slept for about two hours when he came back from the Warm Pavilion, so he got up and went to the Warm Pavilion to manage the government.

As soon as he sat on the dragon chair, Zhu Youxiao saw Wen Tiren's new salt method written overnight.

When I opened it, I nodded again and again.

In this note, Wen Tiren summarized in detail the successive processes of salt administration since the Ming Dynasty, from the strict management during the Hongwu period, to the relaxation of the salt law during the Jiajing period, and then to the reasons why it has become a trend now.

This new salt law is an extreme test of the foundation of the mind, and more than 1,000 words are sprinkled throughout the article, but the shortcomings of the salt administration have always been listed, and the organization is clear, and you can understand it at a glance.

Zhu Youxiao read almost word by word, and watched it for more than half an hour.

After reading it, I basically have a clear understanding of why the implementation of the new salt law is difficult, and the history of the Ming salt policy.

"Passing Wen Tiren into the palace, I still have something to ask."

As soon as the words fell, Wang Chaofu stood aside with an embarrassed look and replied:

"Master, after the decree last night, he wrote this notebook, and the slave maid submitted it to the warm pavilion, and went out of Beijing to Dengzhou Mansion in the early morning."

"Oh..."

Zhu Youxiao nodded, his expression darkened, and he continued to pick up the notebook and read.

Indeed, although Wen Tiren summarized it very clearly, after reading it, Zhu Youxiao still felt that the salt administration since the Ming Dynasty was too chaotic, and now it has been chaotic to the point that it has to be governed.

Wen Tiren is right, the salt government has been eroded so far, and it can no longer be effectively solved by slow governance, and the best way is to drag down the finances that have just improved.

There is only one way, and that is to cut through the mess quickly.

On the road of salt policy reform, the strong dragon must suppress the head snake on the ground, and those who dare to stand in the way must be cut down under the horse.

In the recital, Wen Tiren also put forward a little conjecture.

He has not yet arrived in Dengzhou Mansion, but according to his guess, the existing salt goods in the major salt farms of Dengzhou Mansion must be extremely abundant.

According to the previous salt policy, official salt could not be sold at all, and it must be piled up in various salt farms!

And at this time, the proprietors who manage the salt farms for the imperial court must also be urgently hoarding salt goods to avoid being found by the imperial court.

The reason why Wen Tiren can have this speculation is that since the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, the only official old salt law Tianzhong Law promulgated by the imperial court.

Tianzhong Law Hongwu has undergone several changes so far, but it is only the difference between lax management and severity, and the specific changes are not large.

Under the salt monopoly system of the Ming Dynasty, the salt factory must be clearly managed by the grass-roots management institutions of salt production, which was uniformly assigned by the imperial court to the local powerful people to be responsible for management, and those proprietors in Dengzhou Mansion were one of them.

The purpose of the Tianzhong Law is actually to better manage the salt industry and achieve a balance between the supply and demand of salt.

Salt merchants can get the salt guide, and then borrow the salt to the designated salt factory to get the salt, and be responsible for transporting it to the designated sales point for sale, which is the main content of the Tianzhong Law.

The idea is good, and the collapse is terrible.

The seemingly "seamless" operation under the Tianzhong Law actually has a big loophole.

Even at this time, the places were not connected by official roads, so that "all roads lead to Rome", and transportation was still very inconvenient.

The salt industry thrives, often in the extremely barren coastal areas, where it is difficult to control the export and trade of salt.

The connection between the salt merchants, as sellers, and the producers, salt factory owners, is almost disconnected in time, and cannot be circular.

In general, there are a considerable number of people who make a living from it in various places, so salt goods have been produced, but because of the extremely inconvenient transportation, it takes a long time for salt goods to be sold to various places.

In order to control the salt industry, the Tianzhong Law clearly stipulates that the owner of the salt factory is not allowed to sell salt goods without permission, and must hand it over to the salt merchant who receives the salt for sale.

For a variety of reasons, it may lead to a backlog of salt in the salt works.

Therefore, Wen Tiren said in the recital that there will be a large amount of sufficient surplus salt in the salt fields in various places, which is also a reasonable speculation based on the facts.

The surplus salt that stayed in the salt works did not realize its essential value, because only by selling the surplus salt could the imperial court make a profit.

It is precisely because of this that the policy of relaxing the sale of private salt was passed at the court meeting during the Jiajing period, which alleviated the problem of salt accumulation to a certain extent.

However, facts have proved that after the relaxation of the control of the salt industry, the situation not only failed to improve, but instead contributed to the current trend of private salt becoming a trend and colluding with officials and businessmen.

In this way, the new salt law that he has implemented is right, and the question now is clear, that is, how to deal with the backlash of local forces.

Thinking of this, Zhu Youxiao leaned back in the chair and closed his eyes in contemplation, and the corners of his mouth gradually curled.

"Spread the decree, order the garrisons from all over the country to enter the salt field, and find that there are people who have hoarded the surplus salt of the official family without permission, kill!"

"Let the military generals stationed in various places issue a notice again, check the notices posted by the local government before, and if they find any of them that contradict the new salt law of the imperial court, arrest them!"

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