Wang Shouren followed Wang Wei into Beijing in the first lunar month.

As the governor of Zhejiang and Fujian, Wang Wei needed to participate in the major events in March, and Fujian was far away, so he set off early.

The emperor summoned people to the palace in the evening, and as the number of such times increased, many courtiers were used to it.

There are only some nitpicking imperial histories that are still sparse for the emperor, which means that the inheritance of heirs is also a part of the emperor's government affairs, and it is a very important part, and His Majesty cannot favor one over the other.

When Wang Shouren packed up his things and entered the palace, his family reminded him like this, saying, 'I'm afraid that some officials will take advantage of this to play'

Wang Shouren felt very disapproving, the emperor attaches great importance to national politics, and the number of times he summons his courtiers to play the right is far more than the previous emperors, at this time, as a courtier, how can he still have such concerns?

So Wang Shouren lost his temper and kicked out the housekeeper in the family, and literati sometimes have such a stubborn temper.

The Beijing circle is so big, as long as this matter is a little topical, it will start spreading immediately.

However, Wang Shouren didn't care so much, he went back to the house to bathe, put on his official uniform, and went to see the emperor very officially.

When he arrived, he could only wait in the chamber.

Wang Shouren was shocked, because before him, there was also a Sichuan political envoy Fei Hong waiting in line.

Wang Xian, Xie Pi and Yan Song in the attendant room were also very busy at this time.

Fei Hong is in charge of the civil affairs of a province, and now His Majesty obviously pays special attention to provincial officials, and Wang Shouren knows that Fei Hong is the champion of Chenghua for twenty-three years, although he is only four years older than him, but he is also a proper senior, so he still respects him very much.

"The son is confiscated."

Fei Hong also knew Wang Shouren, and gestured, "Wang doesn't have to be polite to participate in politics." How is Dehui all right? ”

Dehui is Wang Shouren's father.

Wang Hua was a right-hand leader in Zhan Shifu back then, and Fei Hong at that time was Zuo Zanshan, and to put it bluntly, he was an old leader. I still have to say something about some of the above scenes.

"Thank you for your confiscation, everything is fine with my father."

"That'll be fine."

Wang Shouren couldn't figure out the situation, he thought he was in a hurry when the eunuch went to deliver the decree, but everyone was waiting here, "Zi confiscation, this is to return to Beijing to report on work?" ”

"Not bad. Recently, the governors and officials of the three divisions from various places have entered Beijing one after another, and His Majesty has previously decreed that they should be summoned separately. ”

Wang Shouren sighed, "Your Majesty's diligence can chase Taizu, and it can really be described as the benevolent monarch of my Ming Dynasty." ”

Turning his head to look at the three people in the attendant's room, most of them were also busy.

Yan Song didn't know what he had written to show Wang Xian, Wang Xian roughly swept it, pointed to it and said: "The tone is aggravated, Your Majesty was a little angry at that time, it is better to ask them to reply as soon as possible." ”

"Yes."

Fei Hong came about first, so he knew something, so he said to Wang Shouren: "I just heard a few days ago that Ji Yinghe, the political envoy of Guangdong, couldn't answer when His Majesty asked about the number of households, acres of land, and taxes, and His Majesty was quite angry, and it also made the people who came after him very nervous, for fear of making a fool of himself in front of the king." ”

Wang Shouren was shocked again.

It seems that this debriefing is no less than a Jingcha, and Jingcha still has a way to do something from it. If you can't show your ability in front of you, then it's hopeless.

However, looking at the appearance of the old god Fei Hong, he should be very sure in his heart.

Not long after, an old man with half a hundred hair wiped his sweat and came out of the main hall, accompanied by Liu Jin, the eunuch beside the emperor.

Liu Jin was surprised when he saw Wang Shouren, "It's Wang Bo'an who has arrived." ”

"I've seen my father-in-law."

"Excuse me."

Liu Jin's eyes looking at him were obviously different. Fei Hong felt a little surprised.

However, Liu Jin still came in order, and invited Fei Hong first, "Mr. Fei is invited." ”

Wang Shouren just stood up and sat down, and then his eyes fell on the old man in the corridor outside the door, seeing that he was walking and trembling, he wanted to help him.

But I heard a voice behind me remind me that it was Xie Pi who was speaking, "Wang participates in politics, don't worry." It should be a few key questions for His Majesty. As long as you don't tell lies, there is no problem. ”

"Lies?"

Not long after, Jin Gui walked in and handed over the recorded things to Xie Pi, "In the middle, remember to go to the household department tomorrow to verify whether these numbers are accurate." ”

Xie Pi stood up and took it with both hands, "Yes." ”

After explaining, Jin Gui turned back again.

Xie Pi explained: "Some people will be nervous when they face saints, some people will lie and be nervous, and only stutter or play fluently to judge people's talents, and His Majesty feels that he will wronged some courtiers who are not good at talking, so he will verify some of the data asked afterwards." As long as there is no deliberate lie, His Majesty will not pursue it. ”

The reason why the chamber was established was to assist the emperor in remembering some court affairs, and over the years, of course, its scope of authority will gradually expand.

At the heart of this is that the emperor verifies what officials say. Whether it is useful or not, at least the officials will be afraid and dare not lie at will.

After hearing this, Wang Shouren disagreed in his heart and deceived the emperor? He would never do such a stupid thing.

After Xie Pi said this, he hurriedly went.

Yan Song on the side looked very envious, Wang Shouren is the son of the champion, Xie Pi is also the son of the champion, and Fei Hong, who was here just now, is the champion himself.

Even if Yan Song thinks he is excellent, he can't help but feel ashamed of himself in front of so many bulls, the only thing he has a close relationship with in the court is Zhao Shen, a waiter in the criminal department who has just been turned into a regular man, but he is only a waiter.

In addition to his father, Wang Shouren also has a very important Wang Wei to help him support.

Yan Song thought about it, but it was still difficult to get rid of the resentment in his heart, people...... I'm afraid to compare myself with others.

Wang Shouren didn't wait long, like a debriefing, the better the courtier, the shorter the time. During the Ming Dynasty, the taxes paid by Sichuan, a country of abundance, accounted for a low proportion of the national fiscal revenue, basically at 2%-3%.

In fact, Sichuan had a large population of more than 10 million in the Song Dynasty, and its economy was also developed, and the taxes paid were more than one-third of the country's, but the economic development of Sichuan in the Ming Dynasty has been slow, and the sense of existence is not high.

The focus of the two main founding emperors was on the defense of the northern border, and when the first few died, there were few normal emperors in the back.

Zhu Houzhao planted a seed in his heart, and I will talk about it later, after Fei Hong took charge of Sichuan, Sichuan's field endowment has increased, from more than 800,000 stones in the previous two years to 1 million stones this year, and the results are remarkable, which is enough to show that the foundation of the country of abundance is still very good.

After Fei Hong left, Wang Shouren lowered his head and walked in without hurry.

Fujian, I don't know what the emperor's attitude is, his heart is still hanging.

Before he could kneel, the emperor on the dragon chair had already asked, "The mountain bandits do not obey the orders of the imperial court on land. How sure are you that they will still be dispatched by the imperial court at sea? ”

Wang Shouren straightened his upper body and arched his hand, "Your Majesty." First of all, mountain bandits are not born to be bandits, most of them are just seeking a way to survive; Second, the court pardoned them for capital crimes and gave them a chance to mend their ways, and most of them were not willing to be wanted by the court again; Third, Your Majesty is benevolent and virtuous, even those who have no heart or virtue should know the word gratitude; Fourth, according to the regulations of the Municipal Shipping Department, all ships going to sea must submit a list of the people on board, and the people who go to sea are all young and able-bodied, and their parents and wives are on the mainland. ”

Zhu Houzhao nodded, no matter what, Wang Shouren can say one, two, three, four, which means that he has also thought about this problem.

"I'm still curious, how did you manage to get a group of bandits together?"

"Your Majesty doesn't know something, the people in the green forest also talk about righteousness, the so-called righteousness slaughters more dogs, the ministers capture them, but they don't kill them, so there are a few big bandits who can speak, and they are convinced."

"How many of them are there?"

"The sum of several villages is nearly 10,000 people." Wang Shouren thought for a while and replied, and then said: "Your Majesty, after the opening of the sea, the Japanese will come, the northern border defense of the Ming Dynasty cannot afford to be lost, and the treasury is unable to support the war at the north and south ends at the same time. ”

In fact, if you think about it along Wang Shouren's train of thought, you will find that mobilizing these people is indeed a wonderful move.

As he said, the battle between the imperial court and the Tatars has not yet been completed, and where did the silver come from to form a sailor again.

"Wang Bo'an, it's not that I don't allow you to invite, but what's the use of me asking for a group of bandits?"

Wang Shouren couldn't understand for a while, "Your Majesty means ......"

"Don't come back for the time being in Fujian. You were the one who followed Wang Xiangmin back then, you should know the difference between bandits and officials and soldiers, since these people obey you, then you have to let them be reborn. ”

Zhu Houzhao showed a smile in his chest, employing people is to 'squeeze' the greatest value, anyway, these people obey Wang Shouren and tell him to go best.

"Your Majesty respectfully obeys His Majesty's decree!"

The meaning of the emperor's words is not difficult to understand, that is, he wants to train this chaotic bandit.

"Again, to serve the court, I am still willing to give some silver, and don't let people feel that they are working for the court in vain. You name the number. ”

This was beyond Wang Shouren's expectations, and Daming's finances were tight. He never thought that the emperor's pattern could be so large.

Therefore, I can only think about it temporarily, in fact, although there are 10,000 people, some of them are obviously not qualified, and he only needs 6,000 or 6,000 people at most......

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that 200,000 taels of silver is enough."

Zhu Houzhao sneered, "Two hundred thousand taels is not enough to eat for a long time." Not to mention the need for ships, weapons. I will allocate you 350,000 taels. But as I have to say, the money must be registered and recorded, and these are the taxes paid by the people, and since they are spent, I must know whose head it is spent, right? ”

The so-called registration and registration actually included these people in the imperial court system. In other words, they became the leaders of the payroll.

As for Zhu Houzhao, Wang Shouren's proposal this time surprised him, so he gave money to the name, also to see what this big guy could bring him under the condition of sufficient resources.

Some people are suitable for managing the people and the land, such as the unknown sea world still needs a figure like Wang Shouren.

(End of chapter)