Chapter 693: Strange Official
Thunder and rain, three days passed, Tao Song's team stopped and stopped, after half a month's journey, before coming to Nanyang, Jingzhou Governor's Office.
When the 50,000 army escorted the dragon chariot outside Nanyang City, Zhang Juzheng and Lu Zhi stood at the gate of the city with hundreds of civil and military officials of Jingzhou to greet him.
Looking at the familiar and unfamiliar faces, Tao Song took the initiative to get out of the car and stepped forward.
"Zhang Juzheng (Lu Zhi) led the civil and military officials of Jingzhou to meet the Emperor of War!"
"Everybody, get up!"
Tao Song smiled at Zhang Juzheng and Lu Zhi, looking at the fierce expressions of the two, he knew that the two of them had lived a fulfilling life.
"Emperor of War, the minister has prepared the drink, please come with me!"
Zhang Juzheng took the initiative to lead the way with Tao Song and walked towards the east of Nanyang City.
This is Tao Song's habit, he likes to live in the East, which also makes him a civil servant, receive him, and arrange a residence in the East.
And whether it is an imperial city, a state city, a county seat, or a county seat, the east is the residence of the rich and noble.
"The Emperor of War is Lord Shen here, and the merchant yamen was built, but before I had time to relocate, I made a temporary decision to let the Emperor of War settle here."
Zhang Juzheng looked at the huge merchant yamen, and his mouth was full of indescribable smiles.
The Ministry of Commerce of the Warring States Period, Shen Wansan, the secretary of the Ministry of Commerce, did a very good job, it can be said that up to the imperial city, down to the counties, counties, and even villages, Shen Wansan is very clear, roads are being built everywhere, and businessmen from all over the country are contributing money and efforts to build roads around the Warring States period very beautifully for convenience.
Jingzhou is no exception.
Zhang Juzheng only managed the people's livelihood of the governor and maintained the smooth development of various places, so he built Jingzhou very prosperous.
"Zhang Tingshi, isn't this okay?"
Tao Song looked at Zhang Juzheng looking at the Yamen of the Ministry of Commerce, he couldn't help laughing, Zhang Juzheng also had a time to be careful.
Obviously, he was telling Tao Song that the Yamen of the Ministry of Commerce was built more magnificent than his own state capital Yamen, and he wanted to participate in Shen Wansan's book, but he didn't find the conditions for Shen Wansan, so he brought Tao Song here.
"Emperor Zhan, this is the best residence built in Jingzhou!"
"Okay, since Zhang Tingshi said so, I will temporarily live in this Ministry of Commerce Yamen today."
Tao Song strode into the yamen of the Ministry of Commerce, and the scene he saw made him blink, this is the yamen or the palace, and the construction is even more exquisite than his palace.
made him have to look back at Zhang Juzheng.
"Zhang Tingshi, you are really attentive, is this to help me build a palace?"
Tao Song didn't think to blame anyone, after all, Shen Wansan was diligent and diligent when he did things under his nose.
This man will not be corrupt, but he is very business-minded.
It's just that this official yamen was built like this, and this is to be on an equal footing with him.
"Emperor Zhan, this is the Yamen of the Ministry of Commerce, not a palace built for you."
Zhang Juzheng lowered his head, not giving Tao Song a chance to turn a big thing into a small thing and a small thing.
"The minister of the Ministry of Commerce of Jingzhou, who is it, come out and explain."
Tao Song lost face, he was squeezed by Zhang Juzheng like this, he didn't find anyone to get angry, and his heart was unbalanced.
"Back to the War Emperor, the minister is engaged in the Ministry of Commerce, and the minister took people to help the people repair the houses, not in Nanyang."
A man with a thin body, but with shrewd and capable eyes, wearing a green robe, walked out of the team to meet Tao Song, bowed his hand to Tao Song, and said the words without a trace of fear on his face, everything was very usual.
"Fix the house, make it a little clearer?"
"Emperor of War, the people from all over the four counties of Jingzhou have lived in new houses, but the mountain people who have just taken refuge in the Warring States have been living in the mountains, which is inconvenient for commercial development, and the minister got the nod of Lord Thorn Shi to move the mountain people to live under the mountain and establish a mountain county for management, so the minister is not in Nanyang, but under the mountain, commanding people to help the people build houses."
"Oh, so to speak, it's good that he arrived, and it's really great that he went to the front line in person, but what's going on with this yamen?"
Tao Song still likes his powerful subordinates very much, but the premise is not to touch his bottom line.
"Emperor of War, the Yamen of the Ministry of Commerce was built at the expense of the Minister of the Blood Demon Country."
"The Blood Demon Kingdom paid you to build the Ministry of Commerce Yamen, and it was built so well, it seems that your Ministry of Commerce is a shrewd and capable person, and it deserves to be commended."
Although Tao Song's face was calm, a fire had already ignited in his heart.
"Meet the Emperor of War!"
A man of medium stature, about 1.7 meters tall, with a big belly, ran crookedly, sweating profusely, came to Tao Song and knelt down directly to kowtow to Tao Song.
"You are?"
"War Emperor, I am the Minister of Commerce of Jingzhou, Qian Cai!"
"You are the Minister of Commerce of Jingzhou?"
Tao Song looked at the big-bellied man, and his eyes shot directly through the man's heart.
"The Emperor of War asked for the construction of the Ministry of Commerce Yamen, but the Assassin did not agree, and I asked Lord Shen again, and Lord Shen said that the construction of the Ministry of Commerce Yamen, as long as it is not to collect the blood and sweat of the people, it can be built!"
"Yes, if you don't scrape the blood and sweat of the people, you can build it, the question is whether you are too rich, why didn't this extra money enter the treasury in Jingzhou?"
Tao Song didn't care about his subordinates repairing the house, but repairing it was better than his palace, but it was a slap in the face, which was a resolute blow.
"Emperor Zhan, to tell the truth, the job of the Ministry of Commerce is to ensure that businessmen from all over Jingzhou can safely walk the whole country, and even go abroad, and businessmen from other places must come to the Ministry of Commerce to report when they enter Jingzhou, what he sells, how much tax should be paid, here Lord Assassin Shi has a clear stipulation, I repaired the Yamen of the Ministry of Commerce, and I did not use a penny from Jingzhou, but I extorted it from the Blood Demon Country."
"Blackmail!"
Tao Song is energetic.
"Emperor Zhan, it's blackmail, I found a thorn history, and mentioned it to Lord Thorn Shi, but I didn't get an answer, I thought to myself, this is a good thing, so I told the merchants of the Blood Demon Kingdom that if they want to do business in Jingzhou, they have to pay money to help the people repair their houses, and they have to pay twice the tax."
"That's why my Ministry of Commerce Yamen was built like this."
"You can do it!"
Tao Song couldn't cry or laugh, Zhang Juzheng met such a strange subordinate, and it really reduced a lot of burden, but the two of them were not on the right path.
Just like Wei Ting and Zhuge Liang in history, the Northern Expedition had different opinions.
However, both of them are good, but this money is much more courageous than Wei Ting, and they dare not take Zhang Ju seriously, so they start to do their own.
"Money, right, your Ministry of Commerce Yamen can only be used as a Jingzhou post station, not as a yamen, and your Ministry of Commerce Yamen will be built separately."
Tao Song didn't want to blame Qiancai, after all, although this person was wonderful, he might get the enemy's money, and he was also capable.
As for treason, when he looked at Zhang Juzheng, he would not believe that Zhang Juzheng would be so stupid, and if he was deceived, it would be even more impossible.
The governor of a state in his hand, even if he is a literati, has survived the thunderstorm, and he is implicated in him, and if there is an abnormality, he will know.
This money, he can see through it at a glance, this guy has a very bad heart, pay attention, the surrounding countries are at war with the warring countries, and he will double the increase in the enemy's taxes.