Chapter 482: Candidates

Lang Zhong of the Department of Industry and Commerce of the Ministry of Household Affairs is an official of the five grades, and the supervision of the Provincial Department of Industry and Commerce is at the same level. However, there is a difference in rights, and on the issue of this candidate, the competition for this candidate is very fierce. Why? When Zhu Youzhen has made up his mind, this matter cannot be changed, so who will do this position is very important. The main responsibility of the industrial and commercial division is to be responsible for the collection and transfer of industrial and commercial taxes in the world, and it is a department that specializes in dealing with money. The head of such a department is required first of all to be honest, and only then to be others.

But it was too difficult for Da Ming to find a Qing official, Zhu Youzhen searched around, and unexpectedly found that there was no one available in his hand. originally planned to let Lu Xiangsheng take care of this, but the problem of Lu Xiangsheng's status, how can he be the head of the household department to be the official of this official. The emperor can't just demote people. After looking around and not finding it, Zhu Youzhen returned to the harem and worried about this matter.

Empress Zhou heard about this, and after greeting Zhu Youzhen, she said, "Why don't you ask Sihua what he means?" ”

Zhu Youzhen said yes, he didn't bother the two masters, he made this thing, and asked him what he meant.

Mayday in Nanjing City is really terrible! It's stuffy, it's damp, and water seeps through the floor.

In Chen Xie's residence, the floor is specially treated, the foundation is very high, and lime and other moisture absorption are also laid underneath. In this way, after the rainy day begins, the floor always feels a little wet. The key is still sweltering, and you don't want to move if you stay at home in this weather. I have the heart to be bare-chested, but it's not very good-looking. I can only endure it.

Looking at Zhu Yujiao, even if she is dressed lightly, she still looks very formal, and Chen Xie feels uncomfortable for her. In fact, Chen Xie wants to be lazy, there are so many problems, and there are really a lot of jobs waiting for him to make a decision. I can only carry it hard, and wait until after May, and after June, there will only be heat left, which will be a little better. No one is going to feel moldy.

"What are you doing in front of you in this weather?" Chen Xie stood up very distressed and wiped her sweat with a handkerchief. The little daughter-in-law asked someone to bring sour plum soup and said, "I won't make this." I had to let someone do it. Brought it to you. Chen Xie took a mouthful and dried it, put down the bowl and got cold all over, and burped: "It's delicious, but you don't have to work too hard." Before and after running. There are ice cubes in this study. I can bear it. I'm not so delicate, wait until June, you go to the field and have a look. The common people are afraid that the weather is not hot enough. The crops in the field do not grow well. After six and a half months, you still have to rush to harvest and grab seeds, which is called hard work. ”

"I asked, this year's rain is low." Zhu Yujiao put away the bowl, smiled and picked up the fan to fan Chen Xie, she didn't have a princess's shelf, she just wanted to help Chen Xie. There is no one else in this family, and other women Chen Xie does not bring them back, she knows this. Now that he is busy with business, Chen Xie rarely goes out, so it is difficult to say in the future.

"Yes, there is not much rain in the south of the Yangtze River, and the drought in Shaanxi, Shaanxi, Henan, Jiangbei, Zhili, and Ningxia provinces is still very severe. His Majesty was urging me to speed up my movements again, and the food for relief was a little tight. "This is a disaster in several provinces, there are only thirteen provinces in the Ming Dynasty, and this half of the territory is in drought, no wonder there is no good way for Zhu Youzhen to take the people in history.

"What's the matter, the prime minister is short of money to buy food?" Zhu Yujiao is also nervous, this is related to the Ming Dynasty.

Chen Xie shook his head and said: "There is no shortage of silver, the key is the problem of transportation." The roads in Shandong are fine, and the roads are also being repaired when entering Henan. It's hard to say about other places, and this land transportation is a very troublesome thing, and people eat horses and chew along the way, and the consumption is also very large. The best way is to raise food on the spot, but unfortunately the price of food is sky-high in places where disasters occur. ”

Chen Xie also simply said that it was not only the difficulty of transportation, but also the problem of corruption. This issue is even stricter, and Chen Xie emphasized it again in Zhu Youzhen's recital, and things have not changed much. Shandong, Henan, northern Huguang. These places in Jiangbei are a little better, and the southern parts of Shaanxi, Shanxi, Ningxia, and Beizhili are not under Chen Xie's control. Thirty percent of the relief grain in these provinces can enter the mouths of the victims, and Chen Xie has to hide and laugh. But on this issue, Chen Xie can't point fingers too much, and on the issue of commercial tax, he has already made a lot of trouble with the scholar class.

The reasons for the introduction of the new commercial tax system are complex. One is the emperor's resoluteness, the other is Chen Xie's strength, and the other is that a means of coercion and inducement in private is working, plus the temptation of parliamentarians. This is a complex issue. For example, on Chen Xie's desk right now, there is a stack of reports, the contents of which are: name, XX, age XX, XX year jinshi, and so on. The sources of this information are relatively dark, and Chen Xie didn't dare to show Zhu Yujiao to see it, so he quickly covered it.

Why do you say that this information is shady, just take a closer look. The content is not the kind that is announced to the public, such as XX where there is an outer room, how many children there are, and when have you been to see it. Another example is that XX likes Longyang and has a broken friendship with XX. For another example, XX is in a certain position, how much bribes are collected, and how much land is taken from people. There are also more vicious, for example, when XX had an affair with his mother-in-law and so on. In short, it's all some sinister information, the kind that is very fatal to poke out. You must know that these people are all officials. If it weren't for officials, these privacy wouldn't be lethal to others.

Several officials, because of similar intelligence, have made compromises and concessions on many issues, and few have made trouble for Chen Xie. If you want to do this kind of thing, Chen Xie will not carry this black cauldron, it is all done by the people of Dongchang and Jinyiwei, Chen Xie just let the shadow reveal this information to them at a suitable opportunity.

Jiangnan's factory guards have a responsibility on their shoulders, that is, to cooperate with Chen Xie's industrial and commercial plan. At this time, someone caused trouble to the emperor, which was really not polite at all. If Chen Xie hadn't restrained the factory guards not to make a big fuss, many officials would have been unlucky.

Since Zhu Yujiao came, Chen Xie simply put down the work at hand and accompanied her to walk in the corridor of the garden and gossip. This little girl is also quite pitiful, not to mention marrying at such a young age, Chen Xie will be busy for a few months. That is, after coming to Jiangnan, the two got together for a longer time. This is the current situation of Daming, from one place to another, it is often a matter of half a month and a month. For example, if Chen Xie went to Beijing from Jiangnan, if he took the canal, he would walk for a month as fast as possible, and if he was slow, two months would not be much. Without modern means of transportation such as cars, trains, and airplanes, it is very sinful to go out. This is why many people in Daming went to nearby towns in the furthest places in their lives. One is because of the system that Zhu Yuanzhang engaged in, which restricts the flow of people, and the other is because the traffic problem is too bad.

After walking around the garden, the matter came to an end, and the palace maid sent a letter from the Jingshi, seeing that the date came out ten days ago. After opening it and looking at it, Chen Xie handed it to Zhu Yujiao and said: "Your Majesty is really able to save trouble, let me recommend it to the industrial and commercial division of the household department." ”

Of course, Zhu Yujiao wanted to speak for the emperor, and said in a low voice with a smile: "This is the father's trust in the emperor." ”

Chen Xie is still very serious about this issue, who will do this? Chen Xie thought about it and unexpectedly found that there was really a person who was more suitable. Who is this man? Scofa! Don't look at the emperor's holy decree, you must never use it. But Chen Xie knew very well in his heart that as long as he opened his mouth and begged Zhu Youzhen, this thing could be done. If you want to say that Lang Zhong, who is still in charge of the Department of Industry and Commerce, is still in charge of the work of managing money, Chen Xie feels that Shi Kefa is the most suitable.

So Chen Xie returned to the study, waited for pen and ink, and said to Zhu Yujiao: "Don't you want to help me?" I'll read it, you write it. ”

After Shi Kefa was dismissed, he returned to his hometown, changed from an official to a citizen, and lost his privileges. Immediately, there was a lot of change in treatment, especially when Chen Xie's power was monstrous in Jiangnan, and local officials avoided it. The parents at home are fine, but the clansmen are different, and they feel that he has burdened everyone. The land that was previously surrendered still has to continue to be taxed.

This incident hit Shi Kefa really hard, and let him taste the warmth and coldness of people. Fortunately, Shi Kefa's family is a big family, don't seek for rice, there is a guarantee of life, and if you are depressed, you can be depressed. At most, don't go out, and study at home with peace of mind. Even so, when he goes out for a walk on weekdays, someone will point him at it.

Ordinary people, who knows your righteousness, will know that you are not good now. Shi Kefa is very open to this issue, but the complaints of the family are also quite annoying. On this day, he was bored at home, and Shi Kefa simply went out to Kaifeng for a walk. To say that on this hot day, from auspicious charms to Kaifeng, a donkey went on the road alone, and it was a very dangerous thing to change it to half a year ago. If you don't do it, someone will come out of the woods and make a living with a knife to make some human meat barbecued pork buns and the like.

But after Shi Kefa came back, he found that the entire hometown in Henan was accused of being a thief, and there were a lot fewer people. Walk all the way, you must know that Xiangfu Town is on the edge of Kaifeng City, and you can't see a few pedestrians here. After walking for less than an hour, he finally saw a pedestrian on the official road, wearing a dark green costume and catching up behind, Shi Kefa frowned when he saw it. If you want to talk about the dress of the Dengzhou battalion, this is unique. When Li Zicheng opened the seal, Shi Kefa's parents hid in Kaifeng City, and his family had a hereditary ancestral shadow of hundreds of households. Later, after Chen Xie rescued Kaifeng, the family went back, and there were many fewer people in the town. Shi Kefa's point of view is that it was caused by the thieves, and he did not complain about Chen Xie's immigration.

It was a squad of soldiers, on horseback and in some four-wheeled carriages, walking on a paved road. The officer on horseback took the initiative to approach Shi Kefa and said: "This gentleman, this road is not smooth, you should not go on the road alone in the future." ”

Shi Kefa smiled when he heard this: "This strong man, where did you come from?" Seeing that he was dressed as a scholar, the officer said very politely: "I took a trip to Xingyang and escorted some grain to go, no, I haven't arrived in Kaifeng yet, and I have received a military order, so I have to go quickly, and the relief food in Shanxi is going to be cut off again, and there are too many corrupt officials and corrupt officials, and there are not enough to fill in." (To be continued......)