Chapter 80 Disputes
(The beliefs in the previous chapter, which I did not write clearly, were preceded by a white man's perspective, not mine, have been revised.) )
Fooling Zhang and Sun Xian is just a trivial matter for Zhu Zhanji. Due to the limitations of the times, they simply cannot understand the importance of what Zhu Zhanji and Lan Yan have to do.
They were just worried that Zhu Zhanji would reuse blue smoke because they had other ideas. Zhang's wants to advise for stability, she is very satisfied with Sun Xian, not to mention that Sun Xian gave birth to Zhu Qizhen, the eldest prince.
Sun Xian was worried that the blue smoke threatened her status, which also had a great impact on her prestige.
But Zhu Zhanji knew that Lan Yan's sight was never in the palace, and she kept hinting to Zhu Zhanji that all she wanted was freedom and safety.
The palace was too small for her, and she didn't want to live like a prison sentence for the rest of her life.
Therefore, Zhu Zhanji flickered ominously with Zhang and Sun Xian, adding a touch of mystery before he said again. "Lan Liangdi is Liangdi, and this will not change in the future, but the reincarnation of Doumu Niangniang requires her to go out to preach more, so in the future, she will do more things in Xiamaqiao, and it will not threaten your status in the palace."
Sun Xian blushed and bowed her head. "That's not what the concubine meant."
For Sun Xian, Zhu Zhanji is still quite satisfied. She is not as dignified as Hu Liangdi, and her intelligence is not as good as Lan Yan, but she has been tied to Zhu Zhanji since she was ten years old, and she is willing to learn and improve all the time.
What's more, she has always regarded the Zhang family as an example, acting fairly, even if she has some petty temperament, she is willing to endure it herself, and never oppresses others as the princess.
is also because of her style, so she is the most suitable person for the princess. For Zhu Zhanji, the tranquility and peace of the harem are the most important.
Zhang asked with some concern: "If the Lan family is the reincarnation of Doumu Niangniang, then what will I do to her in the future?" ”
This question was also what Sun Xian wanted to ask, and she couldn't help but look up at Zhu Zhanji.
Zhu Zhanji said with a smile: "Doumu Niangniang has three thousand souls, and the Lan family is just a wisp here. Although she is the reincarnation of Doumu Niangniang, she is not the real Doumu Niangniang, so although the mother concubine can rest assured, she is still a lonely Liangdi, your daughter-in-law. ”
Zhu Zhanji turned to Sun Xian again and said: "The affairs that the Lan family will handle in the future are different from yours, and in this palace, including the reception of the nobles and the canonization of the wife, it is still the affairs of you and the concubine. ”
At this time, Sun Xian really put her mind at ease, believing that Lan Yan would not threaten her status.
But the reincarnation of the magical Doumu Niangniang still gave her a huge shadow.
Zhang said to Sun Xian: "We won't disturb Zhan Ji's busyness, now go and see Lan Shi to see if she needs help?" ”
Sun Xian nodded obediently, and before she could go out behind Zhang, she met Sun Lin walking briskly in a hurry.
He didn't even bother to salute Zhang and Sun Xian, he just nodded, and said to Zhu Zhanji: "Your Highness, Zhenjiang Mansion has reported urgently, and a major incident has happened in the local transfer department,...... Zhao Cheng, the governor of the Transport Division, was killed by the family of Fang Bin, the secretary of the Ministry of War, who resisted the law, and now the situation is serious. ”
Seeing that it was just a "trivial matter" in the field, Zhang and Sun Xian didn't care about it and said goodbye and left.
Only then did Zhu Zhanji frown and asked, "Since this matter was reported by you, does it mean that the military department suppressed this matter?" ”
Sun Lin nodded and said, "When it comes to Fang Shangshu, even if it is the transfer envoy, he doesn't dare to report the matter at will?" ”
Zhu Zhanji asked again: "In that case, why do you say that the situation is serious?" ”
The Ming Dynasty's capital transit envoy was an independent yamen, which was in charge of the production and marketing of salt, headquartered in Yangzhou, and set up six branches across the country.
They are not the same as the internal supervisor's transshipment department, which is a specialized agency set up by the internal superintendent for the transportation of goods.
They are not a system with the imperial court's Caoyun, the post station is not a system, the Caoyun Division is also an independent organization, but the post station is a subordinate institution of the Ministry of War.
Because it is relatively independent, and salt is the most important and indispensable material in the Ming Dynasty, there are countless corruption cases in this yamen.
But basically, apart from the control of salt, they will not take the initiative to touch the affairs of other yamen. Something like stopping Fang Bin's family this time is more strange.
Sun Lin handed Zhu Zhanji a copy of the excerpt and said: "The main reason is because of His Royal Highness's gold and silver embargo, then Zhao Cheng was greedy because he blocked the gold and silver transferred by Fang Bin's family, but he didn't expect to run into a hard stubble. ”
Zhu Zhanji took over the fold and sneered: "Hard stubble...... Hehe......"
Dantu County. Ibi Town.
It is one of the three ancient towns of Zhenjiang Prefecture, and its prosperity even exceeds that of Dantu County, which is comparable to Fucheng.
Because this is the intersection of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal and the Yangtze River, it is also an important checkpoint for the east-west transit and north-south transit of Daming commodities.
Not only does the Transshipment Division have a large number of warehouses here, but also the Guards Army and the Inspection Department have yamen here, controlling the transit of countless commodities.
Two years ago, both the Development Bank and the Commercial Bank opened branches here, which led to the economic development of the area, and the trade development was very vigorous.
In today's Ming Dynasty, all projects that want to cooperate with the government, including transactions with internal supervisors, must be traded through banks, which has also gradually brought the development of banks to the people.
The merchants had no choice but to open an account with the bank, and although they would not deposit too much money into it, they had accepted the existence of the bank.
However, the common people still do not have much trust in the credit of the bank, and they do not dare to deposit their money in the bank.
However, when they need to take their silver out, they will also choose to deposit the gold and silver in the bank, receive a gold and silver ticket, and then take it out when they arrive at their destination.
On the dock of the Dantu Inspection Division, about thirty strong men held steel knives in their hands, standing on two boats, looking at the dogs of the Transshipment Division in the distance, and their faces were calm.
However, Fang Bao, who was in the lead, was in a trance at this time, pleading with a general wearing a military uniform and a white cloak. "Lord Commander, our family is indeed reckless this time, but please also ask the Lord Commander to protect our family for the sake of my master. When my lord replies from the northwest, there will be a heavy thanks! ”
Since Zhu Zhanji took over the navy, although the navy's dress has not changed much from that of the army, the generals' cloaks have all been changed to white.
An outsider can tell whether it is the navy or the army at a glance.
Since Zhu Zhanji decided to set up checkpoints throughout the country to prevent the transfer of large amounts of gold and silver, Zhenjiang Shuizhai was personally led by the commander Wan Tao and sat in Jianbi Town.
Navy soldiers do not participate in the direct inspection of cards, but no matter which yamen inspects the goods, the navy will send someone to intervene and be responsible for supervision.
With their supervision, all the yamen did not dare to do things perfunctory.
However, due to various ruffles at the top, the current inspection work has not yet been able to get on the right track.
Setting up checkpoints across the country is not an easy task, and it requires a nationwide mobilization.
Even if Zhu Zhanji is the grandson of the prison country, without the cooperation of the ministers, he is powerless to do whatever he wants.
Whether it is the household department, the military department, or the inspection departments in various places, the criminal prosecution department, and the local government, it is a very difficult thing to fully cooperate.
Now that there is no one in charge of the military department, the officials are passive and slacking off in their work, and only the household department has reluctantly passed Zhu Zhanji's order under the temptation of Zhu Zhanji to open a new bank.
But Zhu Zhanji is not in a hurry, because this matter does not care about overnight, and the long-term continuation of the policy is needed, and it does not matter how many days it is late.
He controlled the navy in his hands, and now he controls the Caoyun Division through Chen Xuan, and has absolute control over the banks of the Yangtze River, the Huai River, and the canal, so after the minister did not object, he began to set up checkpoints in these places first.
Although Wan Tao is also the general of the First Naval Fleet of Taisun's army, he is the commander of Zhenjiang Shuizhai, and he has not had the opportunity to meet Zhu Zhanji for several years.
He knew very well that although he was a pro-army of the Taisun, if there was no war, it would be difficult for him to get the opportunity to face the saint.
This time he came to Jianbi Town in person, and he had the intention to make a little trouble, hoping to alarm His Highness.
It's just that he has just arrived in Jianbi Town, and he hasn't yet gained a firm foothold, and now there is such an incident, which catches him off guard for a while.
The Metropolitan Transport Department is only responsible for approving the salt and seizing the illegal salt.
But after receiving the order of the grandson, Zhao Cheng took the chicken feathers as an arrow and swaggered, but ran into an iron plate.
Who is Fang Bin? That is one of the six court officials of the imperial court, a well-known second-class official.
Don't talk about one Zhao Cheng, even if the transfer envoy of the Du Transit Envoy Department comes over, he must also be four levels behind Fang Bin.
However, when he found that the Fang family's two ships were full of gold and silver coins, he was stunned.
He should have been short-lived, just because one of the guards pushed him, and he fell to his death......
Although Zhao Cheng is only a governor from the eighth grade, he is not in the stream. But he is a local Dantu, and the Zhao family is powerful, and now that they are dead, they naturally can't let go of the Fang family.
Speaking of which, the Fang family is not a good thing, just with the gold and silver of these two ships, you can also know that Fang Bin is a big corrupt official.
They are used to being domineering and don't care about a little governor. But when a person dies, the matter becomes a big problem.
Now, not only did the officials of the Transshipment Division not let them go, but hundreds of men, women, and children from the Zhao family came, and all kinds of small boats blocked the canal, and their boats couldn't go if they wanted to.
Looking at the Zhao Cheng corpse carried over on the dock, and a group of women of the Zhao family who were crying endlessly, Wan Tao smiled secretly in his heart, but on the surface he pretended to be distressed and said: "It's not that I don't want to help, but in this situation, I can't do it strongly." ”
Even if Fang Bin is the secretary of the military department, but Wan Tao is the grandson's pro-army, and he will not take risks in order to curry favor with Fang Bin.
Seeing a convoy coming from the shore, Wan Tao said with a smile: "I'm afraid it's not that Governor Han and Yao Zhixian have arrived, and I ask for forgiveness, I was going to greet them." ”
The Zhenjiang Shuizhai garrison is Zhenjiang Prefecture, and although military spending is now directly allocated by the bank, many places need the support of the local government.
Although Wan Tao's level was higher than them, he didn't dare to snub them.
Fang Bao's heart was in turmoil, Wan Tao had been here for a long time, although he had protected them thoroughly, but he blindly shirked it, and didn't want to really help them.
Now he regarded the prefect of Zhenjiang and Dantu Zhixian as his saviors, and hurriedly said: "The contemptible people and the commander will go together to greet him." ”
Zhenjiang prefect Han Zhuo and Dantu Zhixian Yao Shanzhi have been worried for a while now. His Royal Highness issued an order to the emperor, requiring the whole world to reset checkpoints and prohibit the transfer of large amounts of gold and silver.
This Taisun order was boiled all over the world, especially those big families were dissatisfied.
If gold and silver are not allowed to be transferred privately, they can only pass through the imperial court, and the imperial court will not know the details of each family? In the future, the court will know how many families they have, so how can it be done?
However, the emperor drove the expedition in person and took away many nobles and generals, and most of the nobles left behind now are the cronies of the grandson.
Those merchants were dissatisfied, but they had no power to resist, and as for the civil officials, they were still disagreeing.
Like Yao Shanzhi, he himself was born in the Yao family in Changshu, the family is big, the Yao family is one of the largest silk merchants in Changshu, there are many large transactions, he is a person who resolutely opposes the implementation of this policy.
However, Han Zhuo was born in a small family in Hebei and had no surplus property, so he naturally supported such a policy.
But whether it is supporters or opponents, they dare not rush to stand in line now, because what kind of attitude Taisun has still needs to be observed.
Whether it is Taizu or the current emperor Zhu Di, this is a murderous person. A river of blood that can be killed if it doesn't go its way, where do these ministers dare to oppose it openly.
Han Zhuo and Yao Shanzhi were still looking forward to Zhu Zhanji's order, which was finally abandoned because it was difficult to promote.
Because the southeast coast and the Central Plains are a little better, those remote areas in the southwest and northwest are almost foreign countries, and it is impossible to put an end to large-scale gold and silver transactions.
They also expect the order to be boycotted and eventually lifted.
However, now because of this incident, something has happened on their territory, and they can't settle the matter if they want to.
What made them even more anxious was that the Qiantang Fang family was also involved.
Since the 22nd year of Hongwu, Fang Bin was promoted from a student to Langzhong of the Criminal Department, and Fang Bin has been an official for 35 years, and the Qiantang Fang family has developed rapidly in these 35 years, relying on Qiantang, the land of fish and rice in the south of the Yangtze River.
They planted tea, raised silkworms, and planted mulberry trees, and became famous and wealthy in the whole of Jiangnan.
But Fang Bin was still not satisfied, and he became the most money-greedy official in the entire Yongle Dynasty over the years.
Today's Liu Guan, the imperial history of the left capital, is also greedy for money, but it is not as greedy as his greed.
Not to mention anything else, just these two boats of gold and silver, I'm afraid there are 100,000 taels, and now the Manchu Dynasty is civil and military, who has such a big family?
However, the affairs of officialdom are to be concealed from the upper and lower levels, and they don't know if the emperor knows about it, but they definitely don't dare to stab it.
Otherwise, they will challenge the unspoken rules of the entire officialdom, and if something happens in the future, absolutely no one will send charcoal in the snow, and they will only fall into the well.
How to solve this matter, Han Zhuo actually has a certain belly case. The Zhao family is dead now, just for money.
This Fang family has a big business, and a little gold and silver will naturally not care.
Han Zhuo and Yao Shanzhi had already communicated on the way to come, he pretended to be white-faced, Yao Shanzhi, as a native of Jiangnan, pretended to be red-faced, forced the Fang family to take out gold and silver, and appeased the Zhao family.
Therefore, when he saw Fang Bao's face, he didn't say a word, snorted, just went to get close to Wan Tao and the two, and then went together to appease the Zhao family.
On Yao Shanzhi's side, he said to Fang Bao with a smile: "Lord Fang is far away in the northwest now, Steward Fang has transported so much gold and silver at once, it is inevitable that it will attract attention......
(I had a cold today, and my head was dizzy, so I'll continue with more so much first.) )