Complaining is complaining, but since you are on the boat of Zhengde, you have to toss what you should toss.

Gu Dayong was in a hurry to report, so Xie Hong sent him back first, there was still a group of craftsmen here, and it was not a matter to hang it like this. These are all precious human resources, and if they are idle, they will be damned!

Xie Hong drew a sketch, roughly drew the overall layout, and then let everyone discuss and improve, and the other is to explore the site, and after arranging these preliminary preparations, he left for the palace.

For his explanation, the craftsmen are all obedient. Lord Xie said, this is a very important thing, and everyone has seen it, this is more important than entering the palace to see the driver, otherwise how could Lord Xie arrange the itinerary like this?

Although he didn't take the matter of cleaning up Beizhen Fusi to heart, Xie Hong still maintained enough vigilance, and when he went out, he added some more bodyguards, and there were dozens of people hugging him in front of him.

When the group passed by the North Town Fu Division, it really caused a period of confusion, whether they were injured or not, the fans had already become frightened birds, for fear that the people of the South Town Fu Division would come to the door.

Although Xie Hong only brought a few dozen people, and there were hundreds of fans, these people were all silent, not to mention revenge, even the atmosphere did not dare to come out, until they understood that Xie Hong and others were just passing by, and everyone was relieved.

can think about the desertion when Admiral Mu went out today, and then look at Xie Hong's scenery, everyone also has mixed feelings in their hearts: the unfavored Jinyiwei is almost the same as a motherless child, and today is only a photo, and the status of the two sides seems to have been reversed, and after a long time, it is really hard to say whether this Jinyiwei's surname Xie or his surname is Mou.

There were no other changes along the way, the matter had spread all over the government and the opposition, and the civil officials were not only angry, but also a little jealous, and their views on Xie Hong had also changed greatly: this is an ordinary courtier, even more unreasonable than the emperor, there is no foreplay at all, just turn around and do it, too rough, too barbaric, too unorthodox!

Civil officials will also fight with each other, but everyone is a person with status, even if there is a dispute, it is nothing more than a quarrel on the surface, stumbling behind the back, and such a direct means as Xie Hong is rarely used.

Even if you really want to do it, you always have to pull it to the fire, and the foreshadowing is also in place. I don't even say hello like this, I just throw off my arms and start working, not to mention the adults, even if it is a person in the capital, I don't care about it.

Therefore, without any discussion, everyone reached a consensus in their hearts: this person is a madman, and when he is not sure, he should not be easily provoked, so as not to be bitten by him.

The scholars and doctors are all civilized people, and they all stay away from madmen, anyway, the ministers already have a complete way to deal with it, so why bother themselves?

There are some people who want to fight for fame and are about to move, but they don't dare to come forward at this time. After understanding the combat strength of the border army, no one would be stupid enough to rashly deal with Xie Hong with some family members and government officials, and if he wanted to deal with those soldiers, unless he used the troops of the Beijing camp or the imperial horse supervisor, he would not even think about it.

It's just that without the emperor's will, mobilizing troops and horses without authorization is a complicity, and no one is willing to take this risk to fight for fame.

Xie Hong didn't know anything about other people's thoughts, what he thought about was very simple, it was nothing more than using thunder means to directly deter people who wanted to make trouble, it was easy to destroy and difficult to build, he didn't want to worry about security and confidentiality in three days.

Since he has Jiang Bin's card in hand, then use it and give it full effect, as for the low-key he originally envisioned, there is no need to scruple at this time. In today's capital, in addition to Zhengde, is there anyone more in the limelight than him Xie Hong?

Counting that he has already entered the palace for the third time this time, even if he didn't come with Gu Dayong and then stayed to guide the way, Xie Hong himself was familiar with the road, and soon arrived at the Qianqing Palace.

"Master Xie, you can count it, Long Live Lord has urged many times, please come in." Since the first time, Xie Hong has not used anyone to report when he entered the Qianqing Palace, and this time it is the same. Not only that, but there were people waiting outside the palace gate, this person was very respectful, and when he saw Xie Hong from a distance, he bowed and saluted, Xie Hong raised his eyes and saw that it was Liu Jin.

"Hmm." Xie Hong casually made a nasal sound, which was considered a response, but his feet did not stop, and he went directly into the room. was slighted, but Liu Jin still followed behind with a smile, and there was no shame on his face.

The unattainable enemy in the past is now trampled underfoot, and Xie Hong can't help but be a little drunk, but more vigilant.

Liu Jin, a dead eunuch, is not a good person, but he is very single, and after taking it softly yesterday, he really didn't stumble himself at all, including his current attitude.

Liu Jin's current attitude is just right, neither too respectful to cause gossip, no matter what, Liu Jin is also a high-grade eunuch in the palace, and he is regarded as the number one person in the celebrant eunuch, if Liu Jin really pays a big tribute or something, then Xie Hong will be suspected of trespassing, and Xie Hong also knows the truth.

At the same time, he also put his identity low enough that Xie Hong couldn't find fault if he wanted to.

Therefore, Xie Hong's vigilance is getting higher and higher, don't look at this dead eunuch who hasn't read any books, but his strategy is not bad, and he can forbear, in the face of such an enemy, he can't relax at all.

When Xie Hong entered the Qianqing Palace for the first time, Zhengde was anxious at the time, walking back and forth in the hall, but this time he was calm, sitting behind the long case, only the melancholy between his eyebrows revealed his uneasiness.

"Big brother, you've gone too far today." Seeing Xie Hong, Zhengde's first words seemed like accusations and complaints.

This was out of Xie Hong's expectations, and he said in his heart: Could it be that he really made things too big? Or maybe the Son of Heaven's pro-army really can't be beaten? Even this master, who has never been afraid of big things, is not satisfied.

He hurriedly pleaded guiltily and said: "It's me Meng Lang, but it's ......"

"It's not Meng Lang, you are unkind!" Zhengde directly interrupted Xie Hong's words, and then buckled a big hat over.

Xie Hong was at a loss, this hat is too abrupt, right?

Without waiting for Xie Hong to answer, Zhengde immediately complained: "You didn't notify me in advance of such a fun thing, it really makes me sad." Fight! Even if I can't do it, at least I have to watch the excitement, which is a shame. Zhengde looked resentful, shook his head and sighed again and again.

Xie Hong Khan, after all, he is also the pro-army of the Son of Heaven, and you, the Son of Heaven, actually beat them up as a joke? It's just a matter of watching the excitement, you go out in person...... That's an exaggeration.

"By the way, big brother, Dayong said that you are rebuilding the Fusi Yamen in Nanzhen, what are you doing? Is it the playground you promised me? As if to vent his frustration by speaking, Zhengde asked a series of questions.

Xie Hong coughed lightly and reminded: "It's not a playground, it's a workshop." Second brother, have you forgotten? Didn't we just discuss it yesterday, didn't I make it very clear when I asked you for the holy decree? ”

"Eh, is that so?" Zhengde patted his head and said, "I was dizzy from being noisy at today's court meeting, so I forgot about it for a while." By the way, big brother, I promised you the money, but I'm afraid it won't arrive, and I ...... at the court meeting today."

Speaking of the court meeting, Zhengde had no smile on his face, he promised Xie Hong to ask for money yesterday, and he was also a little confident. After being in power for more than half a year, he gradually got started with political affairs, and after Xie Hong mentioned asking for money, he remembered Yanyin.

In this era, salt and iron were important strategic materials, and salt was a license to buy and sell salt, which was somewhat similar to the securities of later generations, in which the profits were very large.

According to the Ming Dynasty's "Gang Salt System", the merchants who hold the salt quote are divided into ten outlines according to the region, each gang salt quote is 200,000 leads, each lead is 300 catties of salt, or six coins and four cents of silver, called "woben", and the tax is three taels of silver, the minister, that is, three taels of transportation silver, it is not an exaggeration to say that this is a million profits, because of this, Zhengde will know that he will not get money from the household department, but still promised Xie Hong, his reliance is on this salt lead, the remaining salt lead in previous years has 12,000 leads, and it is good to do it, and there are one or two million taels of silver from it.

But Zhengde, a newcomer in the political arena, can't compare with a group of old bureaucrats.

At the beginning of the court discussion, before Zhengde mentioned the matter of salt introduction, Han Wen first beat him with a dull stick, and the courtiers changed their strategy after being frustrated yesterday.

They first acquiesced in the existence of the Imperial Village, and then used this as an excuse to say that since there was an Imperial Village, all the expenses in the palace should be drawn from the Imperial Village, not the treasury.

Of course Zhengde will not agree, the palace is very large, there are nearly 10,000 eunuchs alone, although he did not get married, but there are a lot of palace ladies in the palace, not to mention that there are also the queen mother and the queen mother, the consumption is very huge, just relying on the income of the emperor, it is not enough in any case.

But the courtiers didn't care whether he agreed or not, Han Wen started up, and the others were not far behind.

This said: The Son of Heaven does not compete with the small people for profit, but should hide the wealth from the people; He also said, "The treasury is full of people's fat and people's ointment, and you must be very careful when using it; In short, it is the word of the people: if you want to keep the imperial village, then the palace should not be taken directly from the treasury, otherwise the imperial village should be canceled, only one of these two choices, this is the son of heaven.

The reason is plausible, and it is not impossible to refute it, but in the face of so many people, Zhengde is lonely, and it is also arguable.

It's useless to force the order, the household department is not as good as Jinyiwei, and they don't have the decree of the cabinet, they can not accept the decree, not to mention that if they reject the decree, they can also use it to make a name for themselves, and the ministers regard this matter as a beautiful difference.

Helpless for a while, Zhengde had no choice but to put this matter down first, and then talk about it later, and then mentioned the matter of salt introduction.

The courtiers came prepared, with the purpose of cutting off the economic line of Zhengde. The first year of junior high school has been done before, and Yanyin here naturally can't relax, except for the Huangzhuang who is helpless for the time being, and other channels must be blocked.

The sage said: A gentleman does not speak of profit, but all gentlemen understand that without money, even if it is an emperor, it is absolutely impossible. As long as the economy is blocked, the emperor who has no money to use will compromise sooner or later, and it doesn't matter if he doesn't compromise, anyway, raising eunuchs and factory guards costs money, and without money, the emperor can't rely on his identity alone to make people die.

Therefore, on the issue of salt introduction, the courtiers also did not give in half a step. The two major killing weapons are frequently used in the court, and the words of the sage have been said earlier, and this time Hangul moved out of the ancestral system, and he emphasized: The ancestral system stipulates that the income from salt should be used for military salaries, and cannot be diverted for other purposes.

This truth is far-fetched, the ancestral system said so, but although Zhengde has not been in contact with political affairs for a long time, he also knows that this ancestral system has not been implemented at all, and he naturally does not follow it, so he wants to forcibly issue an order.

Since the emperor was like this, the courtiers were not to be outdone, and the cabinet ministers simply made the unspoken rules clear, and Li Dongyang told Zhengde with certainty: if he insisted on his opinion, the cabinet would refuse to write it, and then the emperor must withdraw the decree of the approved salt quotation, otherwise the decree would only damage the majesty of the royal family.

Therefore, today's court meeting was again deadlocked, and in the end it broke up unhappily. However, Zhengde's purpose was to ask for money, and the courtiers' purpose was not to let him get the money, and in terms of the final result, the courtiers won.

Zhengde finally left the Zhonghe Hall empty-handed, not only did he not get the money, but it also made matters worse, the original use in the palace was also reduced, and after a while, not to mention the workshop that supported Xie Hong, I am afraid that the palace will have to lay off staff to survive.

After speaking, Zhengde also sighed, and his face was wrinkled, very worried.

He also understands a little now, why Hongzhi tolerated the courtiers everywhere back then, not because his father was cowardly, but because he really couldn't be provoked. It's not enough to just raise a group to admonish, the current method is more poisonous, and the food is cut off, how to deal with this?

While he was worried, he felt sorry for Xie Hong, and apologized: "Big brother, I'm really sorry, you have spent so much effort, but I am here to ...... Alas. ”

Originally, after listening to Zhengde's statement, Xie Hong was also shocked, the methods of these ministers are not surprising, and politics and economics are inseparable. But if they dared to use this method on the emperor, it was very excessive, and it was also beyond his expectations.

Thinking about it carefully, this method is indeed effective, and it is no wonder that after the fight, the ministers did not react, presumably they also thought clearly: as long as there is no money, no matter how brave the border army is, they will also have to take the silver, without the silver, these people will sooner or later be dismissed, and the courtiers will naturally not be willing to spend a lot of time.

However, seeing the kind-hearted second brother's sad face, Xie Hong was very angry, and he said coldly: "Isn't it money?" That can also be a thing? Second brother, you don't have to worry, I will solve the money matter. ”

(To be continued)