Capital.

Yang Tinghe received a letter from his son Yang Shen and learned that Zhu Hao had detained a large amount of pig iron from Jinyiwei.

At this time, it was already night, and Yang Tinghe immediately found Yang Ping, the "righteous son" who was in charge of doing chores in the house.

Yang Ping was in his early twenties, younger than Yang Shen and Yang Dan, tall and tall, and at first glance he was a martial arts practitioner.

Yang Ping said, "Master, the second son is only afraid that he will not be in the room."

Although Yang Ping is nominally Yang Tinghe's righteous son, but in fact he is a house slave who runs errands, seeing that his loyalty and honesty are not bad, Yang Tinghe gave him the surname Yang, not a scholar, at most he knows Braille, such a person does not dare to have the slightest disrespect for Yang Dan.

What Yang Ping means is that Yang Dian is now looking for flowers outside and asking Liu, how can he find him?

Yang Tinghe's face was ugly, and after thinking about it, he said again, "Then you go and invite Huai Roubo."

"Yes!" Although Yang Ping didn't know what Yang Tinghe was going to do, he quickly took Yang Tinghe's name thorn and went to find Huairou Bo Shizan overnight.

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Shi Zan belonged to the nobles of the Nanjing garrison system.

After Xu Pengju's position as the garrison of Nanjing was stabilized, Shi Zhan's transfer of Nanjing to Nanjing to coordinate the garrison of Nanjing has been delayed, and Shi Zan has talked to Yang Tinghe many times about this matter before, but until now Shi Zan is still only in the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, and nobles like him can't get official errands, and it is difficult to realize the power at hand, and even the status of the entire Earl's Court among the nobles has declined rapidly.

But no matter what, the first assistant Yang Tinghe summoned overnight, and Shi Zan could only come to the appointment.

When Shi Zan arrived at Yang Tinghe's study under the guidance of Yang Ping, Yang Tinghe had already written a "note".

After the salute, Shi Zan said bluntly, "Zhongtang, do you have an urgent military order here?"

Yang Tinghe belonged to the civilian faction, and if it weren't for the problems involving the military, he would definitely not be looking for him.

It stands to reason that Yang Tinghe can't directly dispatch troops and horses beyond the military department and the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, which is an act of ultra vires, but if he just talks to Xungui, there will be no problem, but everyone knows that the problem is not so simple.

Yang Tinghe said, "The old man has an important matter that I want to do with your connections."

When Shi Zan heard this, he was really looking for him to do something.

In other words, if an ordinary person makes such a non-dividing request, Shi Zan doesn't directly spit on him, but Yang Tinghe said this, Shi Zan had no choice.

"Alas! Zhongtang, you should know that the contemptible person is now in the Jingshi, and he has fallen into an embarrassing situation of not advancing or retreating, even if he wants to help Zhongtang, I am afraid that he is powerless."

Shi Zhan's words were not only complaining, but also telling Yang Tinghe, if you are looking for me to do something, you should always open the conditions, right?

Yang Tinghe directly asked Yang Ping to hand the strip to Shi Zhan, and Shi Zhan's expression changed after reading it.

Yang Tinghe said: "The new acting commander of Yongpingwei, Li Bo, has some friendship with you, and I need him to assist the dog in doing something in the jurisdiction of Yongpingwei, it should be no problem, right?"

"This ......"

As soon as Shi Zan heard this, he knew that this matter must not be leaked to the outside world.

If this matter can be made public, Yang Tinghe can do it directly through the imperial court, why should he secretly let him Shi Zan pass the word?

In this way, it is not a "business", but a "private matter".

It is equivalent to Yang Tinghe's private use of public weapons, and with Yongpingwei's military strength, he assists him in doing a private matter, and it is also through Shi Zhan's hands, so that even if the matter is revealed, the person responsible is Shi Zan who passed the word from it, not Yang Tinghe.

This is the purpose of Yang Tinghe looking for Shi Zhan.

Shi Zan said, "That Zhongtang, I don't know what the matter is? If it is a trivial matter, such as escorting a few criminals to the capital, it is not a problem, but if it involves the transfer of too many soldiers and horses, I am afraid that it will ......."

Yang Tinghe said: "There is no need for too many people, the dogs and local prefects here will help, but they need Yongpingwei to borrow an excuse and use the assistance of the officers and soldiers of the guard to transport a batch of things to the Yongpingwei Acropolis for safekeeping.

Yang Tinghe said everything, but he didn't say what he wanted to transport.

Shi Zan felt that this was a game between Yang Tinghe and the emperor, and now he was tantamount to getting involved in the party struggle between the new emperor and Yang Tinghe faction.

This is not a good thing for Xungui, after all, Xungui is naturally close to the emperor, not for any courtier, although he also knows that in the matter of going to Nanjing to coordinate the garrison, without Yang Tinghe and the clapper, it is impossible to make the trip.

"As for the matter of your return to Nanjing, I have already discussed it with the people from the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of War, and maybe it will be done in the next month or two. It's all up to you."

Yang Tinghe's meaning couldn't be more obvious, if you help me once, I will agree to let you go to Nanjing to serve as a coordinated garrison, otherwise you can only continue to stay in the capital to relax, you choose.

Shi Zan said, "If Li Bo doesn't listen to the contemptible ......."

"Then he is estimated to be transferred to the remote guard station in the southwest to be the commander, and it is up to him to choose!"

Yang Tinghe was not polite at all.

This matter is nominally led by Shi Zhan, but this is for me, the first assistant, to do things, do you really think that the first assistant can play with the emperor without any skills and energy?

It's not easy to deal with a commander of Yongping Weidu? does not demote your official position, directly level or even promote, but it can let you go to a place where birds don't, and let you know the fate of the powerful who are guilty!

When Shi Zan heard this, this was not only threatening Li Bo, but also threatening him Shi Zhan.

Shi Zhan nodded heavily, he knew very well in his heart that even if Yang Tinghe retired, most of the people who took over as the first assistant were also Yang Tinghe's recommended people, most of the Chinese officials in the court were Yang Tinghe and the lineage, the official department, the military department, the criminal department, and the ceremonial department were all under Yang Tinghe's firm control, what qualifications did a Huairoubo have to fight with the first assistant on the spot?

Even if this Shoufu may retire soon, it is not something he can afford to provoke as a noble with little real power.

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The slip opened by Yang Tinghe was taken away by Shi Zhan, and then he notified Li Bo and asked him to assist Yang Shen in his errands.

Yang Tinghe's idea is very simple.

It is unrealistic to transport this batch of pig iron directly to the Okura of the Jingshi Household Department, because the amount of work is too large and there are too many people involved, and it will almost certainly be found by Jinyiwei.

If you want to turn this batch of pig iron into the imperial court, it is better to stuff it directly to Yongpingwei.

Yongpingwei is a military station, and the pig iron enters the military station, even if you Jinyiwei wants to transport it away, you have to report it to the imperial court, and once it is ripped off, it can be inferred that this batch of pig iron is mined by the local guard itself, not the batch produced by Jinyiwei when he controls the iron mine.

Iron is a dead thing, and it is bearish, and in whose hands it belongs to whomever it is.

Under the control of the government, maybe Jinyiwei has a way to rectify Zhu Hao, if it is in the hands of the Emperor Fu garrison army, what can you Jinyiwei do?

As long as Yongpingwei's people receive this batch of goods, it will be difficult for Jinyiwei to take it back.

And Yang Tinghe wants Yongpingwei to do things in a low-key manner, it is best that Jinyiwei can't find it, and digest it on the spot, so that it can be attacked, retreated, and defended, regardless of whether Jinyiwei finds it or not, this batch of pig iron will basically not be used to build any trains and railways.

Inside the Royal Palace.

Zhu Si learned about the current situation in Yongping Mansion from Huang Jin's report.

Zhu Si was used to picking at the door, and he was very distressed that a large amount of pig iron was missing out of thin air, and he frowned and asked, "Millions of catties of pig iron are very valuable, right?"

Huang Jin didn't know how to answer this question.

Zhang Zuo replied with a smile: "Your Majesty, now the price of Daming pig iron is less than one pound of silver, that is, less than ten yuan, and the price of wrought iron is only twenty yuan."

Zhu Si asked, "How much iron does that iron pot need?"

Zhang Zuo thought for a while and replied, "The iron pot on the stove used in the north costs more than 20 catties of wrought iron for one bite, not counting the cost of craftsmen, how can it cost more than half a tael of silver."

"Oh. I know, then these millions of catties of pig iron are worth tens of thousands of taels of silver, right?" Zhu Si's ability to manage accounts is not bad.

Zhang Zuo smiled and should be.

He was a little embarrassed, and now this little emperor is becoming more and more difficult to fool, and he has to get to the bottom of everything

, if you don't have a little level, you can't really be fooled.

In the past, Zhang Zuo really couldn't deal with it, but with the passage of time, he has gained a lot of experience, and there is no problem in dealing with such things.

Zhu Sidao: "Tens of thousands of taels of silver are used as bait, will it ...... It's a bit expensive?"

Zhang Zuo smiled again: "Your Majesty, such a large amount of iron cannot be sold to the people, either for military supplies, or for building railways or shipbuilding, and now that Mr. Zhu is mining in Yongping Mansion, these irons are nothing."

"Okay, I understand, I said that it was worth tens of thousands of taels, but it couldn't be digested on the market, that is, there was no market." Zhu Sidao.

Huang Jin added: "Your Majesty, this batch of iron should have been transferred to the household department......

When Zhu Si heard this, he felt much more comfortable.

"I asked Jingdao to open a mine, and the steel he obtained from mining was not all used to build trains, but also to supply the imperial court with military supplies, that is, to make weapons, and now he gave a batch of things that were supposed to be given to the imperial court, so that the surnamed Yang thought that he was privately checking and deducting the money, and then let him not follow the rules, and transferred it in a private way, so that he left the truth and incriminating evidence, and finally I directly sent this batch of iron to the imperial court with a stroke of a large pen, and by the way, I hit the prestige of the surname Yang, and let the world know that he did whatever it took to achieve his goals...... Tsk, that's a lot to kill. 「

Zhu Si was even happier.

Not only can it deal with Yang Tinghe, but it can also use this batch of iron for the actual use of the imperial court, which is not too cool.

Zhu Si smiled and said, "Tell me, does this count as playing the surname Yang as a monkey?"

Zhang Zuo and Huang Jin could not answer the emperor's question head-on.

Look at what is said......

Even if that's the case, you can't say that, that's your first assistant, no matter how bad the relationship is, you have to maintain a peaceful face.

"What is the surname Yang doing now?"

Zhu Si asked.

Huang Jindao: "The people below reported that it was Yang Ge Lao who sent someone to invite Huai Roubo to his mansion, probably to discuss this matter."

Zhu Si asked again, "What do you say about Jingdao?"

Huang Jin took out a thing from his bosom and said, "This is Mr. Zhu's secret performance, written in ciphertext, the slave maid has been proofread, and I learned what Mr. Zhu meant, I guessed that Yang Ge Lao wanted to transport the iron away with the local guards, and Luo An and Lu Song and other Jinyi guards have been notified to intercept and investigate."

Zhu Si nodded: "Can you get the evidence that the person surnamed Yang is involved in this case?"

"It's not clear."

Huang Jin replied respectfully, "Everything depends on the results of the interception."