Cao Wenzhao played a majestic role, firstly, to swear the emperor's firm will to reform, secondly, to support Fang Kongzhi, and thirdly, to hope that this matter would spread quickly.

Fang Kongzhi was a little trembling, and he took the will with excitement.

Cao Wenzhao conveyed a few more words of Zhu Xu's instructions, and then strode away with the people.

Fang Kongzhi looked at Cao Wenzhao's back, his chest rose and fell slightly, his eyes were a little red, and he whispered to himself: "With such a wise and wise emperor, why worry about my Ming Dynasty and not being happy!" ”

The master bookkeeper nodded, and then said, "My lord, at this opportunity, some things are easier to do!" ”

Fang Kongzhi's expression moved slightly, and he turned around sharply and said, "Okay, pass the order, convene the governor's yamen to discuss the matter!" ”

As soon as the holy decree was issued, it means that his holy family is in full swing, and when others have not reacted, it is indeed better to do something that he has never dared to do.

Huang Liji was dismissed, and Fang Kongzhi took the position, and this sudden change caught the entire Ying Tianfu off guard.

I don't know how many people are worried, running to each other, asking each other for news.

The ban on Qinhuai River had just been lifted, and some people had planned to open the door again and do business as usual, but when they saw Fang Kong's salted fish turn over, they all closed the door, walking around and watching at the same time.

Jiangnan Gongyuan.

Zhu Xu walked on the path inside like an ordinary student.

Although this is not the courtyard of a rich family, it is also full of twists and turns, and the courtyard is deep.

Occasionally, someone passed by, glanced at Zhu Xu and strode away, everyone came and went in a hurry, cherishing time very much.

This Jiangnan Gongyuan is a holy place for Ming students, I don't know how many people came out of here, and then ranked in the court class, Xuan He was for a while.

"You say, do you think Fang Kongzhi may not be able to succeed?" Zhu Xu shook the folding fan and walked slowly without moving.

Behind him is Yin Shi Bangyao of Ying Tianfu Mansion, who is almost fifty years old this year, with a middle-aged face, a rigorous expression, a cautious gaze, and every move seems to be thinking and scrutinizing.

Shi Bangyao bowed slightly and said, "Yes." Lord Fang is from a big family, and he has a relationship with the Donglin Evil Party, the Restoration Society, etc., the minister is not going over old accounts, but he just thinks that the pressure on Lord Fang will be too great, and he may not be able to withstand it for too long......"

Zhu Xu nodded slightly, Shi Bangyao's words are reasonable, in the reform of Nanzhili, no matter who it is, they will feel pressure, similar to Fang Kongzhi's identity background is somewhat complicated, even more so.

However, Zhu Xu smiled and waved his folding fan and said: "I don't doubt the use of people, don't use suspicious people, since I gave Fang Kongzhi a chance, just believe him, you are Ying Tianfu Yin, good life for me to help me, I not only want to see the behavior of the governor's yamen, but also look at the actions of the prefects and counties in various places, you, Ying Tianfu Yin, want to set an example for me, don't lose my face." ”

"Yes!"

Shi Bangyao hurriedly said, then looked up at Zhu Xu again, and said, "Your Majesty, the minister is still worried, Lord Fang is doing things a little too much, and Qin Huaihe can't do it all." ”

Hearing this, Zhu Xu stopped, looked ahead, and his eyes flickered slightly.

He remembered Jan. state matters. For the new policy of the imperial court, Cao Bushan was almost a stereotypical repetition, without the slightest adaptation to local conditions, and made a mess of the salt administration, without any subjective initiative.

Fang Kongzhi may have ordered the ban on the Qinhuai River for the purpose of deterrence or prestige, which can also illustrate a problem from the side: these bureaucrats are divorced from reality and do not understand the various laws of reality, whether it is commerce or agriculture, they need to be guided according to the situation, and they cannot use policies to distort objective facts, so as to satisfy their inner sense of accomplishment and power.

Zhu Xu thought for a while and said, "What about me, in the mountain. I met with a hundred officials in the east, and I was in the river. Su also wants to meet and say something you don't like to hear, and when the time comes, I will talk about these things again, I just hope that you, the adults on the official side, can listen to these nagging ...... of mine."

"Don't dare!" Shi Bangyao hurriedly raised his hand.

Zhu Xu shook the folding fan and walked forward again.

These adults have a fixed mindset, even if the reality is in front of them, they still have to resist it, how can they change it because of a few words? However, when the facts are in front of them, there is no need for these people to change - Zhu Xu no longer needs them.

Shi Bangyao is not a cadre, but fortunately, he does things safely, has an excellent grasp of the new policies of the imperial court, has a very good execution, and the evaluation of the imperial court is also good.

He followed behind Zhu Xu, thinking about the purpose of the emperor's sudden summoning in his heart, but it can be seen that the emperor never said much, and he didn't ask.

Zhu Xu already had a preliminary understanding of the officialdom of Nanzhili and the ecology of the government and the opposition from Shi Bangyao's mouth, and said while walking: "I heard that the Shilin in Jiangnan is very dissatisfied with the court and me, right?" ”

Shi Bangyao immediately understood the emperor's purpose, the Shi family is also a big family in Jiangnan, his father and ancestors have all served as officials in the court, and they have a certain weight in Jiangnan.

Shi Bangyao followed behind Zhu Xu, and said with a slightly solemn face, "The emperor is serious, Jiangnan Shilin, like Shilin in the world, is concerned about my Daming Sheji, and the emperor and the court are also working hard for Zhongxing Daming, at most they don't understand, and they can't say they ......are dissatisfied."

Zhu Xu laughed, and stopped at the point.

If you want to break Jiangnan Shilin's resistance, you have to start from the inside. Fang Kongzhi is giving trust, and this Shi Bangyao is quietly beaten.

One is the governor of a province and the other is the governor of the provincial capital, and the attitude of these two people is crucial.

Shi Bangyao was also worried at this time, the Shi family is a big family in the south of the Yangtze River, if he can't follow the emperor, he is afraid that the consequences will be unpredictable.

But how did they follow the emperor? Do you hand over all the acres? Those clan elders in the family are afraid that they would rather die than agree!

Zhu Xu naturally had no intention of making a big move in Nanzhili, strolling and chatting with Shi Bangyao, talking about what had happened in Nanzhili in recent years, concise and to the point, not deep or shallow.

The more this is the case, the more uneasy Shi Bangyao feels in his heart. The emperor's understanding of Nan Zhili is obviously not 'occasionally heard', it is the result of long-term attention, which shows that the emperor has a plan in his heart, and he came to him at this time, most of them want him to express his position.

Shi Bangyao's expression was quite calm, and he raised his hand and said, "I don't know what the emperor commands?" ”

Zhu Xu said 'hmm', and said with his hands behind his back, "Don't worry, the time has not yet come, you first help Fang Kongzhi to do his internal affairs, the Supervision Yuan, Dali Temple, and the Criminal Prison Department must hurry up. Su won't stay long, and I have to see the results before I leave. ”

Shi Bangyao suppressed the panic in his heart and said, "The minister obeys the order." ”

At this time, Cao Huachun stepped forward and whispered in Zhu Xu's ear.

Zhu Xu didn't move, turned his head to look at Shi Bangyao, and said lightly, "The chamber of commerce with the prefix of Hui seems to have been in a bad situation in Jiangnan?" ”

Shi Bangyao was shocked when he heard this, bowed down, and said with a flickering eye: "Although Jiangnan Wenhua is like a star, there are always some troubled people, and after Weichen goes back, he will definitely investigate it strictly." ”

Zhu Xu looked at him, patted the folding fan in his hand, and did not speak.

The chamber of commerce at the beginning of Hui, the whole world knows that this is his money bag, and few people dare not give face. But only in some places in the south of the Yangtze River, it is difficult.

The reason here can be traced back to the time when Zhu Xu did not regain the Qi Ye Xianggao people, and then cleaned up the Donglin Party, dissolved the Restoration Society, etc., which caused a huge shock in Jiangnan, and the boycott of the Huizitou Chamber of Commerce was no longer a meeting for a while, but a matter of course for many years.

Fortunately, it didn't have much impact before, and Zhu Xu needed to appease Jiangnan Shilin, so he didn't move much.

However, just now, the six Huizitou chambers of commerce in Yingtianfu were suddenly smashed by several groups of people at the same time, including the Huitong Commercial Bank of the branch of the head office!

It was the Salt Gang who did it!

Zhu Xu raised his hands behind his back and looked up at the sky, this salt gang is getting bolder and bolder!

Erzhuxu smiled again, looked at Shi Bangyao and said, "Some people say that I am addicted to copper-smelling things, some people say that I am competing with the people for profit, and some people even say that I will lose the country because of selfish interests, what do you think?" ”

Shi Bangyao's expression was slightly gloomy, and he said, "During the Apocalypse, the tax silver was only more than two million, but the imperial court has spent nearly 30 million taels in disaster relief alone in the past few years, and the emperor's internal funds have already been emptied. ”

Zhu Xu sighed and said, "You are sensible, go ahead, you can handle the affairs of Yanzheng yourself, about the Huizitou Chamber of Commerce, the local yamen is only a normal business house, and there is no need to take care of it deliberately." ”

When the emperor said this, Shi Bangyao didn't dare to agree, and raised his hand and said, "Weichen retires." ”