Nanjing's Jiming Temple is also an ancient temple handed down from the Southern Dynasty, and it has a history of thousands of years. Liu Zongzhou originally lived in Dabao'en Temple, where the temple was rich in production, luxuriously decorated, and the food was clean and delicious, and it was very comfortable to live in.

However, this old gentleman is very old-fashioned, the people of the big Bao'en Temple come to look forward to it, among them quite a lot of eunuchs, this old gentleman took the position of the right capital imperial history, he felt inconvenient, so he moved to the east of the city to live in the Jiming Temple, this ancient temple is a little smaller, but it is better to be quiet, a few big trees in the courtyard, the hand planter is afraid that it has long been deceased, and the tide ditch in front of the door, directly connected to several large canals and Xuanwu Lake, or Sun Wu Shi repaired, although it was cut off, it is still sparkling, there are fish in the river, the old man is idle to fish to relieve boredom, or to give lectures to a few disciples who are personally received by the riverIn addition to official duties, it is also quite a leisure time.

"Teacher, Gao Da Situ is summoning the salt merchant at this time," Huang Zongxi is the most trusted of the disciples who entered the room, Liu Zongzhou was meeting friends by the river, he hurried from outside, the beads of sweat on his forehead fell straight down, as soon as he arrived in front of Liu Zongzhou, he said loudly: "His Royal Highness the Prince's hands are stretched out to the salt class, if this is messed around, will the people of the world still eat salt?" The students came over, so many copper-smelling people, and the smokers were really uncomfortable, Da Situ this time he applied for a salt merchant, and he was not allowed to indiscriminately support the errand, this matter was done very well, and the tall Situ has always been honest, so there is no need to worry about taking the opportunity to disturb, there are righteous people in the court, and even the salt merchant can be virtuous. Although the prince only talks about utilitarianism, fortunately, not all of them in this dynasty are Ruan Dacheng, Zhu Dadian's general figures, that Zhu Dadian, I don't know who he bribed, but he actually regained ......"

He only said in a loud voice, but he didn't beware of Liu Zongzhou's side There was an old man, a green cloth robe, dressed very cold, wearing a black scarf on his head, his face was clear, the beard on his cheeks was very luxuriant, and his eyes were also bright, listening to Huang Zongxi's words, the old man just smiled slightly, but Liu Zongzhou's face was rare and red, and he immediately said in a reprimanding tone: "Taichong, the one in front of you is the last elder, and he hasn't come to see the ceremony." ”

Because they are all from eastern Zhejiang, Liu Zongzhou is also a local talker, as soon as he finished a few words, Huang Zongxi's face was flushed, and it was just a period of Ai Ai, but for a while, he didn't know what to say.

"Haha, Taichong's temper is surnamed, and the old man knows it well. Well, okay. ”

Zhu Dadian is very open-minded, his qualifications are old enough, and Gao Hongtu, Liu Zongzhou, Li Banghua, are all Jinshi in the Wanli period, but the name of the department is slightly later than the previous ones, and the age is a few years younger than Liu Zongzhou and Li Banghua.

"This, the students are just talking about things, and there is nothing, uh, at least the last old man to exterminate the thief, pacify the place, prestige and ability, the students are all respectful......"

Although he was a little flustered just now, Huang Zongxi also quickly calmed down, since the other party's character was inconvenient to say more, he praised a few words about Zhu Dadian's political achievements when he was in power, and then quickly stepped aside.

Seeing him like this, Zhu Dadian also shook his head with a wry smile.

He used to sit in Ma Shiying's seat, and he used to do it better!

Earlier, in the Denglai Rebellion, Dengzhou and Laizhou were almost burned to the ground by Kong Youde and his gang, the people were slaughtered like chickens, and the officers and soldiers were defeated again and again.

In the end, he took the 30,000 army dominated by the Guanning army, and after several battles, Kong Youde and other Sanshun kings were defeated one after another, and finally they could only flee across the sea and go to Dongyu.

Then in Fengyang and other places, he didn't do badly.

However, he offended the Donglin Party, and was impeached and dismissed several times, all of which were charged with "not being honest", and using this crime to impeach officials in the late Ming Dynasty, and led to the resignation of the feudal officials.

Moreover, in the sixteenth year of Chongzhen, he has been raided, at that time he was already living at home, because of the troubles, leading his children to resist the bandits, so the Donglin Party background of the county is deeply jealous, as soon as the bullet is on, several Donglin Party officials in the court are nearby, Chongzhen does not know what is going on, and he ordered to raid his home in anger.

As a result, the person who came out to do things was wronged, and his family property was not saved, isn't it a joke when he thinks about it? Even so, Huang Zongxi, a junior from Donglin, is still saying that he bribed the talent to be reinstated...... The family property has been raided, and now it is barely enough to make ends meet, can this crime be settled?

If it was more than ten years ago, I would have to teach this junior a lesson, but now it can be regarded as the ups and downs of the sea for many years, so there is no need to be angry. Moreover, he came to Liu Zongzhou to learn from him. Several times, in the hands of the Donglin Party suffered losses, this time was ordered to go north, but also to say hello to this Liu Qidong in advance, if this person is in the same Zhejiang hometown friendship, restrain the junior no longer with him to be embarrassed, this trip is still a little certain, he has been dismissed for many years, and was raided, I still want to make a little achievement, report to the country, and be worthy of his family.

However, at this moment, he already regretted this trip.

"Yanzhi, the old man is still like this, the prince is anxious for quick success, although he has made meritorious contributions, but in the end, he is not enough, Wang Juesi, and Wu Meicun are all ministers, and there are no ministers around him, how can he become a benevolent monarch? Not to mention this, like Chen Baishi now, Gong Xiaosheng's generation does not know how to hold Ying Baotai, does not know how to advance and retreat, and does not know how to speak out! Yanzhi, if you go over there, the old man won't take advantage of it. ”

"So, the old-timers think that the prince ordered the students to enter the two rivers and restore the lost land, isn't it a move to respond to the people and relieve the people?"

Zhu Dadian's name is far behind Liu Zongzhou, so he is also commensurate with his predecessors, and his title is very polite, but his tone is not a little down.

Seeing him like this, Liu Zongzhou slowly closed his eyes and sighed: "If benevolence and virtue are not cultivated, how can you talk about convincing people from afar?" Yanzhi, you and I have different ways, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to seek the same plan. ”

"Haha, in that case, the student said goodbye to the old-timers."

"Okay, Taichong, send off the guest on my behalf, the old man won't get up."

This kind of thing has always been Huang Zongxi's beginning and end, and Liu Zongzhou's name and reputation are not many in this dynasty. However, he has always been stupid, so no one wants to call him into the cabinet, otherwise, I am afraid that it will not be more than a seat of the right capital imperial history.

At that moment, Zhu Dadian got up to say goodbye, and when he didn't turn his head, he put a smile on his face.

The excitement of the prince's recruitment when he first heard it was gone at this time.

Here in Nanjing, intrigues and tricks are fighting for power and profit, as in the past. Liu Zongzhou, a so-called Confucian minister, still does not enter the oil and salt, and only knows that the set of lectures will be used by the world, and he will not talk about it at all.

Coupled with the turmoil in Huaishang and the financial dilemma, the gentry and the officials hooked up to oppose the prince's gold policy.

Many evil phenomena really embarrassed and deterred Zhu Dadian!

Waiting outside the door of this small Zen courtyard, Huang Zongxi shook his body, Zhu Dadian returned the half-way, and was about to go out, but Huang Zongxi looked directly at him, and said with burning eyes: "Not old, do you really want to go to Huaishang and recover Heluo for the prince?" ”

"It seems to have this intention, and besides, it is difficult to disobey the fate."

"If the road doesn't work, then resign and return to the hometown, what's the difficulty?" Huang Zongxi is young, and his speech is also very direct, he said categorically: "The crown prince is anxious to seek merit, and there are many young people around him, I want to persuade the old man that it is best not to have this trip." ”

is so straightforward, and the meaning is wild, Zhu Dadian's original frustration was also provoked by him, and he sneered at the moment, and said with a brush: "How does the old man do it, it seems that it is too impulsive to interfere." ”

"Fang Jin is full of righteousness, the evil path is far more difficult than the straight road, the last elder, please think twice."

"No need, please go back too much." Zhu Dadian sneered and said: "Is it a straight way or an evil way, the old man wants to take a walk and then talk about it, Taichong is useless to say, anyway, the old man is a corrupt official in Donglin's eyes, and even trapped in a thief, there are many crimes, but you really don't have to care too much." ”

"In that case, the student quits." Huang Zongxi consciously fulfilled the intention of persuasion, and he also despised Zhu Dadian's conduct very much, although the other party's appearance and dress did not look like he was rich, but he was preconceived about people, and he was very extreme, once he made a conclusion, it was difficult to change.

At the moment, he watched Zhu Dadian go away, Huang Zongxi didn't care, just shook his head lightly, and said in his heart: "It's a pity that Gong Xiaosheng, Chen Baishi, and Hou Chaozong." Although I am not right with them, not all the way, but they are all friends of the society, and the current situation, the teachers are bound to go to the bullet to oppose the many measures of the Generalissimo's Mansion, and then the power of the sky is unpredictable, once repeated, their future will be ruined...... Alas, in a hurry for quick success, I am afraid that I will regret it at that time! ”

………… Huang Zongxi was worried about Chen Mingxia, and a few days later, Chen Mingxia, who was far away in Yangzhou, was really caught in a huge turmoil!

Sorting out the salt administration is nothing more than taking back the Huaiyang salt profits from the hands of salt merchants.

With the prestige of the Generalissimo's Mansion, coupled with his background in the Donglin Restoration Society, and the great project of rectifying finances and raising the army for the Northern Expedition, and the status of salt merchants was far from being comparable to the gentry in Jiangnan, so at the beginning of the rectification, Chen Mingxia was very confident and determined to come out in a short period of time.

The banknotes in the Huaiyang area have been re-integrated with the Li Jin Bureau, although there is no bulk income, but last month, all over Huaiyang, the silver collected has exceeded 100,000!

The projected income, even at current levels, will be between 1.5 million and 2 million a year!

This level is about the same as the income of banknotes and gold at the end of the Qing Dynasty, but at that time, it was an unimaginable astronomical amount.

At the beginning of Wanli, the annual income of the imperial court was nothing more than that!

After making such a great achievement, Chen Mingxia's self-confidence swelled, and he was also very proud, and when he arrived in Yangzhou, he was naturally determined to forge ahead, and at the beginning, it was also very smooth, but it backfired, and Chen Mingxia didn't know that a huge turmoil brewing in the dark had swept over him!

(To be continued)