Originally, Li Xi was a little confused, if he was in Yanjing at the moment, it is estimated that he would be even more at a loss, things are always unexpected and reasonable.

In December 53, Kangxi returned to Changchun Garden, and in the recitals sent to various departments, there was a seemingly inconspicuous trivial matter, but Zhu Biyu approved the "Quick Discussion of the Household Department of the Military Department", which is rare.

Yin Tebu, the secretary of the Ministry of War, and Zhao Shenqiao, the newly appointed secretary of the household department, held a special meeting for this purpose, and Yin Tebu, a full man, was stunned and said that he would catch some and kill some streams, and he would never be soft, how could the post station pond shop go to run errands for the grass people? I accidentally reported the military situation to the grass people. Zhao Shenqiao said that if the emperor had this in mind, he would not have to let you and me collegiate, and directly hand it over to the Criminal Department to discuss the charges.

"What the emperor wants is to understand things thoroughly, your military department wants to find out who allowed the Tang soldiers to do these things, and my household department wants to check whether the local government has reported the fake name of the goods store to let the post shop deliver the goods." 【1】

As soon as Zhao Shenqiao said this, Yin Tebu understood, so the two Shangshu supervised separately, and the officials of the hall took Lang Zhong and even the principals below to be busy, and found out hundreds of household licenses, all of which were done this year, all of which were "cargo lines", "foot lines", "express delivery" and other names. The business is to deliver goods and collect freight. This matter has existed among the people since ancient times, and it is not unusual, but what is strange is that the local government has to report it to the household department. Take a closer look, it turns out that the business scope of these more than 100 freight banks is all across provinces, and even from Jiangnan to Guangdong, there are too many states and counties involved along the way, so it must be reported and get a household license, so as not to be troubled by the places that pass by.

It is not uncommon to transport goods, but there is also a rush with the surname of the post station, and the focus of this matter has changed suddenly, no longer the court post is used by the people, but the people have started from the people, and another set of post has been carried out?

The military department on Yin Tebu's side is nothing more than the rectification of the pond shop, there is nothing complicated, and the matter fell into the hands of Zhao Shenqiao at once. He hurriedly wrote this chapter, and immediately reported to the emperor that there was a new situation among the people, and his opinion was directly banned, how could the people spread the news in such a large-scale and organized manner? 【2】

Kangxi didn't express his position immediately, and when Changchun Garden was listening to the government, he asked the scholars and Jiuqing, together with the servants of various ministries and others, to hold an enlarged meeting to let everyone speak freely.

"People self-heirloom family letters and private belongings, this is the normal feeling of people, there are businessmen who are willing to gather sand into a tower, do this hard business, even if the court wants to ban it, there must be a suitable reason. According to what the ministers and others have seen, it is still to imitate the old precedents, and ask the local government to determine the regulations and strictly restrain them. ”

This is the view of the steady minister, the meaning is very direct, they all know that the post is a major military event, and this reason can be used to overwhelm the common sense of the people's self-transmission of private belongings, and it seems too violent, and the law of internal Confucianism and external law can be exposed too much. It's better to be softer, learn to supervise the mines and iron shops and other businesses, and let the imperial court take action.

"Regulation? Do you want to make a list of all the forbidden items? Tightly restricted? Do you want to set up a yamen soap service? ”

This is the concern of the pragmatic ministers, and it involves too wide a wide range of areas, and it really needs to be controlled, but there are endless troubles.

"If people with bad intentions turn this folk post into a smooth road connecting the world, it is unimaginable!"

There are also ministers who are prepared for danger in times of peace, and they are always vigilant.

"For thousands of years, the people have entrusted the villagers to pass it down from generation to generation, isn't that how it passes? With this opening, who knows how many things will happen later? ”

The conservative minister Lao God is here, and he strongly advocates forbidden.

After the minister finished speaking, he waited for Kangxi to speak, but he was still silent. It seems that this matter is indeed tricky, the ban is to be banned, but there is no suitable reason, and the banner of "benevolent government" for decades is still floating in the air.

"The minister has a word!"

Zhao Shenqiao straightened his waist again, and everyone's hearts jumped, could it be that he ...... "The minister found a license in Yangzhou in the household department, and the family was in a hurry to hand over the name...... Downwind Express. ”

The corners of the ministers' eyes jumped, Tang Youzeng and Tian Congdian were both at the venue, the two glanced at each other, and they both saw the three words that made people feel cold from each other's eyes, but this name didn't make any taboos, right?

The proprietor, Huang Fei, wrote a post to solicit business for his family. The Chen's family returned to Beijing from Jiangnan and happened to receive such a one, which read......"

Then these words finally made the ministers' tremors soak from the corners of their eyes to the bottom of their hearts, and they came again!

"Look at these two sentences, go to the wind in the morning, and say that you are polite!"

Zhao Shenqiao read out something similar to a limerick poem, and when he read the last two sentences, the ministers who had already stretched a string were all in a state of flux, and sure enough!

On the throne, a cold snort was pressed down like an iceberg, followed by Kangxi's emotionless words.

"Zhao Shenqiao is a messenger, and together with the Criminal Department, we will thoroughly investigate this case!"

When the word "case" came out, the conclusion had already been decided, and what Zhao Shenqiao was going to do was just to decide how much to die and how much to flow.

This kind of urgency is thoroughly investigated by the governors of various places, and there are no rebellious and unscrupulous words circulating. All proprietors and subordinates are rebuilt to protect the armor, and each trip and delivery are reported in detail. If there is any untruth, chase the official to the superintendent! ”

Kangxi's next edict was detailed and thoughtful, and the main purpose was clear, that is, to use this case to deter such impatience, and then throw the responsibility of control to the governor. With such pressure, the governor will naturally ban it, and there is no need for the court and him to come forward to bear this reputation.

"It seems that the South Study has already agreed, but it was not settled before, but it happened that Zhao Viper sent one."

Tang You thought so, and when he saw Tian Congdian also looking at it, the two of them sighed in a low voice.

So in the Kangxi year, since the "Nanshan Collection" case, another text "case" happened.

But the "enlarged meeting" did not end there, Kangxi threw out a new topic, which puzzled the ministers at first.

"I am in a hurry, how can I attract business from the people, I rely on the fast boat......"

Kangxi said while thinking about Li Xu's recital from Suzhou, which mentioned this fast boat, "Turning the oars with feet, several people take turns, crossing the rivers and seas, and they can travel 500 miles." From Shanghai County to Guangzhou Prefecture, it only takes ten days, which is not a hurry, but a consistent speed. ”

The ministers didn't quite understand, and Kangxi continued: "And this fast boat, although it was built by Jiangnan, the pulleys and oars that can be relied on are all from Guangdong. I couldn't help but think of the glass, mud and stone and Western-style carriages in Guangdong. ”

Hearing this, not only Tang Youzeng and Tian Congdian, but at least half of the ministers present were shocked in their hearts, and this shock was even more violent than Zhao Shenqiao who had just set off a new literary prison.

He sighed faintly and said: "Miraculous Yinqiao is really filthy, I think this Guangdong, it should also be cleansed." ”

There was silence for a while, and the ministers spoke one after another. Kangxi used the word "cleansing", that is, a big change that is worse than the literary prison, not only the officialdom will make a big move, but maybe he will also take out the big article of Zhang Boxing's request to ban the sea again not long ago to discuss.

The first to speak was Zhao Shenqiao, and to everyone's surprise, he actually persuaded the emperor not to act rashly with the theory of "seriousness". At first, everyone was not clear about his intentions, but later they heard that "Guangdong alone, since the beginning of this year, the money and grain treasury have been the smoothest, and the local business donations have risen by 50 percent", then it became clear that Guangdong had become a model unit of his household department, and naturally did not want to have any turmoil.

Zhao Shenqiao spoke, and other ministers also went up, and Tang Youzeng and Tian Congdian also advocated that there was no need to make a big deal out of the way with the viewpoint of "removing disadvantages and promoting benefits".

Listening to the almost one-sided opinions of the ministers, Kangxi secretly gritted his teeth, and yesterday's Ma Qi's opinion floated in his mind, and the guy also said that he couldn't make a big move, why, because Guangdong Customs and Taiping Customs were calm and their income was steadily increasing.

"Silver! Just know the silver! These Hanchens have the same surname as those Donglin Party in the former Ming Dynasty! Full of benevolence and morality, but his eyes are always on silver! The Han people in the south, if these ingenious thoughts are used in weapons, I am full of people, how can I continue to sit firmly! ”

Kangxi snorted coldly in his heart, he suppressed his anger, and was thinking about what kind of excuse he should find to push his ideas forward, and he couldn't continue to let Guangdong do things on his own. However, it must be handled as if it were in a hurry, and it can no longer be as direct as it was when it was disposed of in the past.

was thinking about whether it was based on the opinion that Zhang Boxing mentioned before to ban the sea again, and a person below spoke again: "The eighth elder brother also knows a lot about the affairs of Guangdong, and the emperor can inquire more carefully from him." ”

The ministers nodded subconsciously, and then they didn't feel right, and they were dumbfounded.

"Hehe, yes, Heshuo, you said it well......"

Kangxi smiled gloomily, and the speech of the Ministry of Rites, Shangshu Heshuo, made him suddenly wake up, this is not only a matter of the Manchu and Han Dynasty, but also related to his position.

The emperor praised it, it was not a trivial matter, and He Shuozhi hurriedly kowtowed and thanked him, but he was still at a loss. He just suddenly remembered that the eighth elder brother had previously beckoned him to invest money in the Guangdong Ticket Bank, saying that he could make steady profits. In the way of affection, he voted for 5,000 taels, but he was laughed at by the eighth elder brother for being timid, it seems that he does know a lot about the affairs of Guangdong, and even stronger than the current court princes. said such a sentence casually, which got the emperor's praise?

"Your flower feathers are crooked!"

Kangxi gritted his teeth, squeezed out such a sentence, and then snorted angrily and walked straight away.

"The thing...... It's really a ......."

Coming out of the Ning Residence, Tang Youzeng looked like he was pulled out of the mountains.

"It is said that the original reason was just that Guangdong Yitang was delivering people's goods, and this twist and turn actually fell on the matter of the storage position, which is unbelievable......"

Tian Congdian was also in a trance, as if he had a dream.

"Let's talk to Lao Duan about this, although there is a suspicion of leaking the government, but this matter is very important......"

Tang You once said this, and Tian Congdian nodded hurriedly. The two of them, together with some familiar officials and officials of the Ministry of Household Affairs, have done a lot of things for Guangdong in the past two years, and of course they have also suffered a lot of benefits. Everyone else got the money, but the two of them got Zhou Ying in affairs, and there was a faint atmosphere of "Cantonese Party". Now that the news in Guangdong is about to rise, they must inform the people over there, and protect the other party as well as themselves.

"If only that hurried delivery could drive to the capital."

Thinking of sending news from Yanjing, how could it be a month, Tian Congdian made a little joke.

"Looking for a car dealership......

Tang You once said firmly.

(To be continued)