There is a quiet room in the proud building, also called the tea room, which is specially designed for guests to talk in private. Mr. Zhang invited Fang Yingwu and his party, and Fang Yingwu thought about it and followed.

He was also curious about what secrets Mr. Zhang had to tell him. Especially listening to the meaning of Mr. Zhang's words, if I don't take this trip, I will definitely regret it.

At this time, Wang De, who was the most unknown in the room, saw Fang Yingwu going out, and subconsciously wanted to follow, but was called back to the banquet by Steward Tang. Since then, Tang Steward has not said a word, and accompanied Wang Dedong to pull up.

Although Wang De is a little brainless, but people are not stupid, at this time, I can't see that today's protagonist is Fang Yingwu, and he is just the reason and intermediary for them to meet Fang Yingwu!

Fang Yingwu and Mr. Zhang came to the secret room next to them, let the store burn the candles, and after sitting separately, Mr. Zhang got straight to the point and said: "Friend Fang must be suspicious, but I do have a confidential matter to tell you that is not known to outsiders, which is also the meaning of my family's Dongweng." ”

In this no-man's land, Fang Yingwu also put away his harmless smile, and asked with a cold face: "Don't mention gossip, I don't know what Mr. Zhang has to say?" ”

"A few days ago, did Friend Fang go to the Office of the Political Envoy? Have you witnessed a disturbance among local people? ”

Fang Yingwu was surprised at first that he knew his whereabouts, but then he thought of something. Lord Lu, the right-hand political envoy, is the same as Mr. Ning, who works in the office of the political envoy, and can be said to be an official of the same office.

Although Lord Lu is relatively weak in the office of the political envoy, who can not have some cronies in the government office? I went to visit Ning Yanei and Mr. Ning at the Office of the Political Envoy, and it was normal for him to be seen and spread to Lord Lu's ears.

Is it since then. Lord Lu noticed himself, and used small means for himself? Fang Yingwu thought suspiciously.

But that's not the key tonight. I heard Mr. Zhang continue: "Fang Friend should know the reason for this matter, I don't know what Fang Friend heard?" ”

"I heard that it has been nearly three years. Mr. Ning is eager to work on the sea pond and is in a hurry. As a result, the local forced labor is heavy, and the people have many complaints. It just so happened that this year, the tide washed away the embankment, so there was a trouble. Fang Yingwu replied.

Mr. Zhang had an expression of "I knew you would say this" on his face, but Fang Yingwu quickly added a few words: "But I think it's excusable, Lord Ning is kind, but I'm just anxious." ”

This Zuo Bu political envoy Ning Liang is a person who is used by the Shang Xianggong, and the other party Yingwu is the nominal closed student of the Shang Xianggong. Therefore, even if Boss Ning is at fault occasionally, the position that should be there must be must be there, and the protection must also be protected. That's the meaning of the same party.

The butt decides the head, if you want to sow discord from this, it is too underestimate him, although his physical age is young, but his mental age is not small.

Mr. Zhang didn't care about Fang Yingwu's addition, "Friend Fang heard it from the Ning family?" Does Friend Fang think the situation is really that simple? ”

Fang Yingwu asked, "Then what explanation do you say?" ”

Mr. Zhang stared at Fang Yingwu and lowered his voice: "I can tell you that the people of Weishenme feel that the construction of Haitang is heavy and miserable, and that is because all the envy silver has been filled by the Ning family!" ”

Fang Yingwu was shocked. Even if he was calm, he couldn't help but change color at the moment, he really didn't expect this kind of inside story.

Naturally, ordinary people can't decipher anything from just one sentence, and they probably don't know what to say. Fang Yingwu is familiar with historical materials and world conditions. My mind was spinning like lightning, but I understood.

The so-called envy of silver should start with the system of conscription. Ordinary people, especially peasant households, not only have to pay for food, but also have to serve. And the Ming government will also levy Ding Zhuang labor according to the yellow book. He is engaged in engineering construction, government errands, etc.

If you don't want to serve and have spare money at home, you can pay silver taels to the government to avoid forced labor. This is called envy silver. Theoretically, the money was given to the government by those who had escaped forced labor, so that the government could use the money to hire labor.

But in fact, the local government may not really use the money to hire labor. If there is a labor shortage, then the construction period will be delayed, and there will be no hurry.

In the Ming Dynasty, where the proportion of shipments was very high, there was little tax grain left in the hands of the local government, and the envy silver became an important source of small treasury for the local government.

Zhejiang Haitang is a famous project in history, and if it is to be repaired on a large scale, it must also be a huge matter. Tens of thousands of laborers were used, and the construction period is estimated to take several years, and the amount of money collected from it must be considerable.

If Mr. Ning, who was in charge of this project, wanted to make a name for himself in history, and he was old and had little time left, then in order to complete the progress as soon as possible, he should take out the Xian Yin and hire another worker to make up for the lack of conscription, so as to complete it on time.

But if Mr. Ning embezzles all the envy and silver, and at the same time wants to catch up with the progress of the project, it is estimated that he can only levy and issue forced labor beyond the norm, so the local people will be miserable and want to make trouble.

This is the logical relationship between the local people's troubles and Lord Ning's embezzlement and envy of silver.

Fang Yingwu could barely believe it: "Lord Ning has a good reputation in rumors, how could he do such a thing?" Didn't you make up jokes to amuse me? ”

Mr. Zhang observed his words and feelings, knowing that Fang Yingwu had already understood the truth inside, and he didn't have to bother to explain, so he couldn't help but secretly praise in his heart, the best thing about talking to smart people is to save effort.

He pretended to sneer and said, "Can I lie to you about such a serious matter?" You go and ask Master Ning, do you think he dares to deny it? Now the coastal people's grievances are boiling, but the "warm wind smokes the tourists drunk" in Hangzhou!

In fact, not to mention the envy of silver, in the construction of the sea pond, I am afraid that there are some other things that cannot be seen! If you are alarmist, I won't say more! ”

Even if Fang Yingwu has a relationship with Master Ning from the origin of his teacher, he can naturally be classified as the same party, but Fang Yingwu still thinks that this time Ning Bu's political envoy is really out of line!

First of all, according to the rules, even if the envy silver was not taken out and hired by another worker, it was used as a small treasury of the yamen, instead of going directly into the pocket of the chief official. This does not conform to the rules of officialdom, whether it is explicit or unspoken rules,

Secondly, the project of repairing the sea pond this time is huge, and the construction period is as long as several years, and the amount of silver handled must be a large amount, at least several thousand taels, which is quite different from other small pieces of silver.

Quantitative change leads to qualitative change, if the number is less, it is called gray income, and if the number is large to a certain extent, it is another nature.

How could Elder Ning be such a person? Fang Yingwu patted his forehead painfully, being in the same party as a corrupt official who did things particularly out of line has always been one of the most tangled things in Vanity Fair, and it is very tricky!

Political envoy Lu Bu deliberately sent someone to tell him the news, and he also had his plans, which was really heartbreaking! I always knew that Lu Bu's political envoy was acting too darkly, and he was always on guard in his heart, but he didn't expect to take precautions, so he still fell into his trap. (To be continued......)

PS: The third update, there is not enough time in the morning, so I will write so much first, and if I have time in the afternoon, I will do it again.