Chapter 173: Strange Thoughts

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Tang Shiji and Qin Sande sat together again, including Zhang Taining, this time, they were renting 10,000 hectares of official land for the two camps of Nanjing Jingying in Jiangning County.

The final plan, after careful discussion between Su Tiancheng and Zhang Taining, made it clear, Jiangning County handed over 25,000 taels of silver to the two battalions every year, rented 10,000 hectares of official land, and then, Su Tiancheng found Tang Shiji and Qin Sande non-stop, and got a rough agreement.

The opinions they discussed still need to be played by the imperial court, after all, no one dares to make a decision on such a big matter alone, and there is no such precedent in the Ming Dynasty.

Qin Sande's meaning, this time the discussion, Su Tiancheng, the magistrate of Jiangning County, can also participate, but Tang Shiji vetoed this proposal, thinking that the three of them should discuss first, and after clarifying their opinions, they will play the emperor, and the rest is to deal with the matter.

This time the discussion is destined to be not simple.

Tang Shiji, as the secretary of the Ministry of War, the governor of Zhejiang, and the counselor of military affairs, has the absolute right to speak, and the relationship between him and the former eunuch Wang Zhen is still okay, I can't imagine that the imperial court suddenly adjusted the eunuch candidates, the reason is faintly related to Su Tiancheng, before Qin Sande arrived, Tang Shiji read the emperor's secret decree again and thought about it carefully.

It seems that Jiangning County's renting of official land has been tacitly approved by the emperor, otherwise, Qin Sande would not have put forward such a suggestion, in such a situation, Tang Shiji would not object, but the emperor suddenly adjusted the eunuchs and did not ask for his opinion, his heart. It's still a little uncomfortable. Although it is said that the chief eunuch of the ceremonial supervisor has been adjusted, Cao Huachun has supervised the military camp, and Wang Chengen has become the chief eunuch of the ceremonial eunuch, the biggest possibility is the struggle in the palace.

Qin Sande did not have a long time to Nanjing. In his words, he was very protective of Su Tiancheng, which made Tang Shiji even more unhappy, the duties of the lieutenant officials are mainly to supervise the army, and in principle, they cannot meddle in local affairs, can it be said that Qin Sande does not know the way, or relies on the support of the palace.

When Qin Sande arrived in Nanjing, he did not shy away from doing things. I don't know that the road is low-key, and there is a bit of a domineering taste, which is taboo, if it weren't for Tang Shiji's suppression, it is estimated that someone would have been impeached.

After experiencing a lot of political turmoil, Tang Shiji has long been calm, Qin Sande has just arrived in Nanjing to take office, at this time. If someone starts impeaching, it's themselves who suffer. The emperor must have doubted whether Nan Zhili had formed a group of friends and excluded foreign lieutenants, and if he didn't get it right, he would reprimand himself, and the gains would outweigh the losses.

Fortunately, Su Tiancheng's performance is still good. After returning to Jiangning County, he still seemed to be low-key, and he did not specifically visit Qin Sande, which seemed to have some scruples, in dealing with the matter of renting official land. He also paid great attention to it, first went to visit the garrison minister Zhang Taining, then visited himself, and finally went to Qin Sande.

No matter what the relationship between Su Tiancheng and Qin Sande is, it is very good to be able to do this.

Qin Sande's idea is completely different.

Qin Sande's heart is not big, he has been in the palace for a long time, and he has learned too much deceit, if he didn't follow Wang Chengen, it is estimated that he would not be able to get ahead, and he also saw how Wei Zhongxian fell, fortunately, at that time, he was still young and did not mix with such right and wrong.

When he first arrived in Nanjing, he was not familiar with the place, and he wanted to establish his personal prestige in the fastest time, hoping to get Tang Shiji's support, but unfortunately Tang Shiji had reservations.

In this case, his mind has changed somewhat, the duty of the town guard eunuch is actually to supervise the army, and in principle, he cannot interfere in local government affairs, but after so many years, the situation has long changed, if he can only supervise the army, then what right does he have, and the town guard eunuch cannot be regarded as one of the top leaders of Nanzhili.

If you want to meddle in local government affairs, you must get the support of Tang Shiji, and Qin Sande's vision is on Su Tiancheng.

Su Tiancheng is the magistrate of Jiangning County, the location is still relatively important, and when he came to Nanjing, he also wanted to support Su Tiancheng more, if he vigorously supported Su Tiancheng, Su Tiancheng could achieve good political achievements, and everything would be logical.

Jiangning County's lease of Guantian in Jingying, Nanjing, he fully supported it, and he also contributed to this matter, and even hinted that there was such a meaning when talking to Tang Shiji and Zhang Taining.

It is also because of his support that the matter of renting official land in Jiangning County has been promoted very smoothly.

Su Tiancheng is very good at being a person, and when he was still in Henan for disaster relief, he sent a special person to visit him and sent a valuable gift, which made him very happy, as for the matter of Guantian, Su Tiancheng first found Zhang Taining, then found Tang Shiji, and finally found himself, he had no opinion.

He even proposed that Su Tiancheng's participation in this discussion can completely settle the matter, and as long as the discussion is over, Jiangning County can start to operate, and it is not necessary to wait until the holy decree comes down, such a thing, there will be no formal holy decree, it is nothing more than the emperor knows the way, and does not object.

Zhang Taining's idea is much simpler, mainly because he thinks of the income of the two battalions, and the income of 25,000 taels of silver can be obtained, which is a good thing for the two battalions, as long as the imperial court does not object, he has no opinion, besides, there are some things in the barracks, he is also clear, officers at all levels, filling their own pockets, it is very common, the sergeants are unwilling to cultivate the fields, all year round, hard work, there is no income, there is not enough food, who wants to farm.

In doing so, there is also a great advantage, that is, the greed of some officers has been suppressed, and the vast majority of the income in the cultivated land has gone into the pockets of officers at all levels.

The stability of the army is a big thing, Zhang Taining knows the powerful relationship in it, if the officers are corrupt for a long time, the morale of the army will become more and more slackened, and they will eventually lose their combat effectiveness, and the sergeants will flee one after another, this is the best explanation, although the Beijing camp is better than other guards, but this kind of situation also exists.

Tang Shiji had just mentioned the time when Jiangning County leased Guantian, and Qin Sande spoke.

"Lord Tang, General Zhang, our family thinks that the leasing of official land in Jiangning County is completely feasible, and the rent is also reasonable, and the spring ploughing season cannot be delayed.

Tang Shiji had no expression on his face and looked at Zhang Taining.

Zhang Taining is a smart person, he will not express his position at this time, and in the end, it is not him who determines his opinion, and he does not want to get involved in the dispute between Tang Shiji and Qin Sande.

"What Gonggong Qin said makes sense, the lower officials have no other opinions, after Lord Tang makes a decision, the two battalions will follow it."

Although Zhang Taining is a military attaché, he has seen too many twists and turns, so he will not express his position easily.

Tang Shiji had no choice but to speak.

"Jiangning County's leasing of official land, I have no such precedent in the Ming Dynasty, it is better to be cautious, after we discuss, report to the emperor to decide, my opinion, the lease is okay, but we still have to wait until the holy decree comes down, and then handle the relevant matters, not in a hurry, if the court has objections, we can also make an explanation."

Qin Sande was a little dissatisfied, he had previously proposed to let Su Tiancheng participate in the discussion, Tang Shiji disagreed, and now asked Jiangning County to wait for the holy decree, if this is delayed, there will be no holy decree this year, Jiangning County will not be able to get the official land, and some official fields have been barren for a period of time and need to be sorted out.

"Lord Tang, our family doesn't see it that way, there is no precedent for leasing official land, because of this, our family thinks that Nanzhili has tried it out, once there are results, the imperial court will naturally change many views, if you wait for the holy decree, delay the time, and affect the spring ploughing, this matter will not be a complete success, and the two battalions will not get income."

"Father-in-law Qin, this matter is important, and it is still necessary to report to the emperor and make a decision."

Tang Shiji's tone was light, although soft, his attitude was indeed clear.

Qin Sande was very annoyed, but there was no way to say other opinions, Tang Shiji did things according to the rules, what could he do.

"Lord Tang came according to the rules, and our family has nothing else to say, but the matter of leasing the official land, time cannot be delayed, let's see, whether it is a secret fold."

Tang Shiji's face changed slightly, the secret fold is a report on major matters, under normal circumstances, it is not allowed to be used casually, leasing official land, it is not a big deal, I don't feel that there is no need for a secret fold monograph, at most, it does not go through the six ministries and the Metropolitan Procuratorate, nor does it go through the cabinet, and directly reports to the emperor.

But such an approach is, strictly speaking, inappropriate.

"Gonggong Qin, I think this matter of the secret folding monograph is still exempted, it is not a particularly important matter, if the secret folding monograph is used at will, and he is reprimanded, and the matter of leasing the official land, I am afraid that it will be delayed, and my opinion will be directly folded to the cabinet."

Qin Sande's face also changed a little, and the cabinet folded to the cabinet, I am afraid that the problem is even bigger, the cabinet will definitely not agree to such a approach, the biggest possibility is to call back directly, or ignore it, in this way, the matter of leasing official land in Jiangning County will inevitably be delayed indefinitely, and it will not even be successful.

"Our family was a little anxious just now, this matter of leasing official land, the secret fold is still a little inappropriate, but Lord Tang proposed it and wrote it to the cabinet, and our family also disagreed, Lord Tang said, the Ming Dynasty has never leased official land, will the cabinet reply, will it be played."

Tang Shiji paused for a moment and nodded slightly.

"Our family thinks that it is better to report the folds directly to the emperor and ask the emperor to decide." (To be continued.) )