Chapter 283: Zhang Pu's Plan
For a period of time, Zhang Pu has not been idle, after arguing with Su Tiancheng, with instinct, he sensed the danger, Su Tiancheng's ability is extraordinary, and he has a strong sense of planning for doing things.
Before, he didn't care about the affairs of Jiangning County, although Su Tiancheng and himself were classmates and the eyes of the palace test, but he didn't care, with his identity as the leader of the restoration society, he was the champion of the palace test, that is, if he wanted to praise or belittle someone, he could always think of a way.
All the changes in Jiangning County, in his opinion, are all rebellious, first of all, the status of the merchant has improved, don't you know that the status of the merchant is the lowest, belongs to the category of untouchables, since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, Shen Wansan in the early Ming Dynasty, rich and rival the country, has not been exiled by the emperor, huge wealth, turned into a bubble, so as a businessman, you must be conscious, what things can be done, what things can not be done. Su Tiancheng, as the leader of the palace examination, it is impossible not to know these things, the only thing that can be explained is that Su Tiancheng himself was also born in the family of merchants.
Secondly, the county government supports the businessmen, this is putting the cart before the horse, the county government should pay attention to the most, is the money, food and criminal name matters, look at what Su Tiancheng has done, the county government helps the businessmen to promote products, what kind of system is this, although the businessmen can pay tribute to the county government, but the government can not be fascinated by the silver, they must adhere to their own duties, not to give the businessmen a good face, let alone help the businessmen to sell products.
Again, the officials of the county government are too high, surpassing the rest of the counties in Yingtianfu, that is, the officials of the six departments of Nanjing, and the money and regular silver they get are not as good as Jiangning County, Su Tiancheng did this. What does it mean, to please the officials below, thinking that Jiangning County will become an independent kingdom, is it really like this, how sinister the intentions are.
After the last, take a look at the situation in the Jiangning camp. The predecessor of the Jiangning Battalion was the inspection department of Jiangning County, but it was a sergeant who maintained local law and order, relying on several accidental victories, it developed into the Jiangning Battalion, but in Nanjing City, in Jiangning County, there are two battalions of the Beijing Division, the existence of the Jiangning Battalion. Where to place the two battalions, although the emperor issued a holy decree, and the Jiangning battalion has a name, who knows if this is the result of Su Tiancheng's deception and concealment.
All these understandings, in Zhang Pu's view, are all evidence of Su Tiancheng's crimes, these incriminating evidence. After being revealed to the world, Su Tiancheng will not be able to gain a foothold. As long as the resumption of the society mobilizes many members and attacks it in groups, Su Tiancheng has no way out.
It's a pity that his plan was refuted by Qian Qianyi.
After all, Qian Qianyi is older and has more experience, what he said is very simple. Donglin Academy and Fushe attacked Su Tiancheng, no matter what problems Su Tiancheng pointed out, or what was a big rebellion, they had to put forward practical solutions, and Su Tiancheng had a problem with his blind duties. It is definitely inappropriate, Su Tiancheng is an official of the imperial court, the fundamental nature of Donglin Academy and Fushe, whether it is a non-governmental organization, or academic research, Gu Xiancheng, who founded Donglin Academy, has always emphasized that if he blatantly interferes in the government and politics, his foothold is not very stable, and it may lead to disaster.
Qian Qianyi's words, Zhang Pu couldn't listen to them at all, he wrote a letter to Wu Weiye in the capital, asking Wu Weiye to support his initiative, find an opportunity, and impeach Su Tiancheng to the emperor, but unfortunately Wu Weiye politely declined.
Wu Weiye's move made Zhang Pu even more annoyed.
He made a bold move, one that was enough to destroy Su Tiancheng and the Jiang Ning battalion.
The two battalions in the capital of Nanjing are already full of complaints, and the garrison of General Zhang Taining is somewhat difficult to control, and the reason for the situation in the two battalions is the Jiangning battalion.
The salary of the sergeants of the Jiangning battalion is five taels of silver per month, and the salary of the sergeants of the two battalions is only one tael per month, and they are often in arrears.
This situation was noticed by Zhang Pu, and he felt that he had seized the opportunity, as long as he did enough in this matter, Su Tiancheng couldn't explain it, not to mention the sergeants of the Nanzhili Guard, the treatment was even lower.
This is a matter involving the stability of the imperial court, and Zhang Pu thinks that he has grasped the key.
It's a pity that what he doesn't understand is that the imperial court has noticed such a thing for a long time, and there is a clear arrangement, this is a very sensitive matter, and it is a matter that the imperial court pays special attention to.
The stakes are very high, and Zhang Pu did not discuss this matter with anyone.
The Restoration Society has almost no influence in the army, although it is said that most of the soldiers in the world have joined or supported the Restoration Society, but the estrangement between civil and military officials is still very deep, especially after Yuan Chonghuan killed Mao Wenlong, there is already some incompatibility between civil and military officials, besides, the scholar's understanding of the sergeant has some deviations, and he is not willing to be with the soldiers at all, so Zhang Pu's plan still needs to be done by himself.
Zhang Pu tried his best to finally contact Zhang Taining, and at this moment, Su Tiancheng had already left Jiangning County and went to the capital.
When he went to visit Zhang Taining, Zhang Pu was very well prepared.
Zhang Taining also respects Zhang Pu very much, after all, Zhang Pu is the leader of the Fushe Society, and he has a great influence among the scholars, and his reputation in Nanzhili is also very great.
Zhang Pu is a jinshi, and when he saw Zhang Taining, he just saluted.
After Zhang Taining returned the salute, Zhang Pu spoke with a serious expression, straight to the point, without greetings.
"General Zhang, I found that there is a great danger in the two battalions in Nanjing, and I am very worried about it, so I came to remind General Zhang."
Zhang Taining's face had no expression, according to the affairs of the two major camps in Nanjing, Zhang Pu should not be asked, not to mention that Zhang Pu, even a court official, is not authorized to ask casually.
"What do you mean by that, Lord Zhang?"
"The reason why I talked to General Zhang about the two battalions is a bit abrupt, but I am a scholar in Xia, and when I see injustices in my eyes, I always have to say it, and I hope General Zhang will not blame."
"In that case, if you have any ideas, Lord Zhang, please say."
"General Zhang, I noticed that there is a big gap between the sergeants of the Jiangning battalion and the sergeants of the two battalions, I heard that the sergeants of the Jiangning battalion, the military salary is five taels of silver per month, look at the sergeant of my Ming Dynasty guard, whose military salary can reach such a height, the two battalions and the Jiangning battalion are all in Jiangning County, there is such a big gap in military salary, it can convince people, if the sergeant of the two battalions is not convinced, or even gather to make trouble, the consequences are unimaginable."
Zhang Taining's face was already a little ugly, but Zhang Pu ignored it and continued to speak according to his own ideas.
"Jiangning Battalion's move, affected, not only the two battalions in Nanjing, but also the Ming soldiers in the world, in the following comparison, not to say that the treatment of all my Ming soldiers is exactly the same, there is still a gap, but the gap should not be too big, just say that the court officials' salaries are the same, the usual silver, although there is a gap, but it is not too big."
"The sergeants of the Jiangning battalion and the two battalions are all in Jiangning County, but the gap in military salaries has reached five times, which makes the sergeants of the two battalions feel that if it affects the morale of the army, the Jiangning battalion will be guilty."
Hearing Zhang Pu say more and more, something was wrong, and Zhang Taining spoke coldly.
"Lord Zhang is really careful, he cares about such a problem, I don't know if there is such a problem in Ludao, what is the solution for Lord Zhang."
"After careful consideration, we must take a two-pronged approach to solve this problem, first, the salary of the sergeant in Jiangning County must be consistent with that of the two battalions, and there can be no special, as long as the imperial court orders and General Zhang commands the Jiangning battalion, all the problems can be solved."
"Second, punish the initiator, Su Tiancheng, the magistrate of Jiangning County, as the supervisor of the Jiangning battalion, has a great responsibility, and the imperial court should severely punish ......"
"Lord Zhang, slow down, I don't understand, the commander of the Jiangning battalion is Lord Fan, the secretary of the Ministry of War, according to your meaning, the biggest responsibility is not on Lord Fan, and the court will not condemn Lord Fan."
"Yes, as the secretary of the Ministry of War, the governor of Zhejiang, and the counselor of military affairs, Lord Fan has the responsibility to solve such a problem, not to mention, Lord Fan is also the commander of the Jiangning battalion, and he must take the lead in setting an example."
"Oh, Lord Zhang has such an understanding, I admire it very much, I don't know what the purpose of your coming here today is, thinking about what I am doing."
"I think that General Zhang should impeach Su Tiancheng, Su Tiancheng's move is very likely to disturb the morale of the army and destroy the foundation of our Ming Dynasty."
"I see, I know the truth, and I don't want to say who is disturbing the morale of the army and destroying the foundation of my Ming Dynasty, just say what you said today, I can already arrest you, no matter whether you have merit or not, but today you are coming to visit me, and those who don't know are not guilty, I hope you will not talk so nonsense in the future."
"General Zhang's words are bad, he is a jinshi in the lower body, and he is still in the book, when he sees such a thing, he must stand up and speak, if he is a turtle with a shrunken head, it is not in line with my character, General Zhang is so arrogant, if you want to arrest me, then please do it, wait below."
"I have already said that those who do not know are not guilty, and I will not arrest you today, but I remind you that if you dare to stir up trouble among the sergeants, I can tell you clearly that when the time comes, it may not be as simple as arresting you." (To be continued.) )