Zhu Houxi walked down from the boat with Zhu Zaiyu in his arms, handed him over to Lin Qingping and took him into the carriage that had been prepared, and then said, "Calm down." ”

Zhang Fu got up and greeted Zhu Houxi, and then stood and saluted: "Your Majesty wants to drive Shandong, and the officials and gentry of Qilu are all looking forward to it, and today I finally look forward to Your Majesty." ”

Facing Zhang Fujing's dragon fart, Zhu Houxi smiled slightly: "Enter the city first and then sit in the state to see your majesty." ”

The other ships arrived first, and the emperor's guard of honor and the rest of the accompanying officials were ready.

Zhu Houxi sat on the carriage that came, and the team marched towards the Zhending Gate in a mighty way.

In the team, Zhang Fujing talked in a low voice with Cui Yuan, Li Qi and others, and the rest of the officials in Shandong who came to greet him naturally seized the opportunity to closely exchange feelings with the high-ranking officials who came with the imperial court.

Rebellions are always accompanied by purges, and there were seven counselors who left Beijing before, and this time I don't know how many people will be implicated.

After the chaos was quelled, His Majesty naturally wanted to use more familiar and trustworthy people to guard the place.

Looking at the emperor's practice now, even the ministers can be sent out, and the usual promotion path in the officialdom has obviously changed. The three or four products in these places also hope to be able to go to the capital first to mix with a scholar or something.

And after the implementation of the new law, will all provinces have to increase their official positions like Guangdong?

There were so many changes that local officials wanted to communicate with well-informed emperors. Disciples, protégés, old ...... There are also a large number of benefits that can be hinted at in exchange first, hello, hello, everyone.

For the people of Linqing, on the one hand, they are excited and proud of His Majesty's presence in the already deep-rooted concepts, and on the other hand, they do feel some inconvenience.

For the safety of the emperor, after Li Quanli took over the defense of Linqing, at least the emperor had to implement control over key areas in the city when he was on the road.

Linqing Prefecture City with brick city wall is located in the northeast corner of the entire Linqing City, although the area is not large, but the official offices of various affairs are located in the state city.

At this moment, the four gates of Linqingzhou City are suspended. I am afraid that in the past few days, the efficiency of many official affairs in Linqing will be very low, and the interrogation will be stricter everywhere.

Once the emperor leaves the state city and goes to other areas of Linqing City to take a look, such as going to the banknote customs, it will be a larger range of control.

The people Zhu Houxi saw outside the calm gate were naturally the local gentry and elders selected by Linqing Zhizhou.

Zhu Houxi doesn't care about these forms, and he doesn't get entangled.

In the case of rebels, his own safety is not only a matter of concern for himself, but also a matter of concern for his subordinates who now bind their lives to the future of their children and grandchildren.

Weifu private visit or something, as the emperor to do it in person, is not only inefficient, but also irresponsible for national affairs under today's traffic and communication conditions.

As for whether the information of the local newspaper, Jinyiwei and the inner factory will make him unable to see the truth, it is not the time for him to pay attention to such details, and the adjustment of the general direction is more important.

Therefore, when he arrived at the Linqing Prefecture Ya and accepted a formal pilgrimage after ascending to the throne, Zhu Houxi said: "Shandong Zhong Lingyu is a beautiful place, and the hometown of Dacheng Wenxuan. If I hadn't had something else important on this trip, I would have gone to Qufu to pay my respects. Now I don't go to Qufu, I don't go to Mount Tai, but I only stay in Linqing, Qing and other ministers of Shandong, can you know why? ”

The ministers of Shandong were headed by Zhang Fujing, and Zhang Fujing naturally came out and said respectfully: "Linqing is prosperous because of the canal." Linqing is the most important place in Shandong today. Your Majesty has the ambition to enrich the country and strengthen the army, and when you go to Shandong, the most important thing to see is why you are rich. It is Shandong culture and education, and half of it is in Linqing, not Jinan and Yanzhou. ”

"That's true." Zhu Houxi listened to his praise and continued, "Shandong is less than one of the ten places in the Ming Dynasty, and it has provided nearly 20% of the Ming Dynasty's taxes, which can be described as one of the pillars of the country. When I arrived in Shandong, I would like to thank the people of Shandong for their courtesy, righteousness, diligence and hardship. ”

The scene ushered in modesty, and after listening to them express their joy and fear, Zhu Houxi changed his words: "But the people also have words, Shandong has many horses." Now the traitors are spreading the word to the world, and they are even more instigating the bandits in various provinces to rebel. Shandong must deal with this problem well. ”

Zhang Fujing hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, please rest assured, the minister is in Shandong, and he will never let anything happen in Shandong." ”

The name of Shandong Xiangma is known all over the world.

There are Peng Yue and Tian Heng 500 soldiers who were the first to use guerrilla tactics at the end of the Qin Dynasty, and the Red Mei Army at the time of Wang Mang, and the Qingzhou soldiers, one of Cao Cao's important teams, as well as the "Changbai Mountain Shouyi" started by Wang Bo in Zouping, Shandong Province at the end of the Sui Dynasty and the Huangchao at the end of the Tang Dynasty.

By the time of the Song Dynasty, although the story of Liangshanbo was not officially written, it had always been famous; After the fall of the Northern Song Dynasty, Xin Qiji gathered people here to revolt.

And Shandong's recent big move is naturally Liu Liu Liu and Liu Qi a few years ago.

Now that Zhu Houxi suddenly said the phrase that Shandong has many ringing horses, the Shandong officials suddenly raised their hearts to their throats.

Zhu Houxi shook his head: "If life can be good, no one wants to be a horse thief." Shandong mountains and rivers are intertwined, Luxi is a place where big rivers flood, although there are many fertile fields, the population is also dense. However, if the famine and taxation are not effectively managed, and the people become homeless, they will naturally have the worry of falling into the grass. In addition, in the 28th year of Hongwu, after the Ma political reform, there were many people in Hebei and Shandong provinces. ”

Zhang Fu respectfully comprehended: "The home of horse breeding is inevitably full." The number of servants is large, and Ding Li is consumed every day. In the second year of Chenghua, Zhang Rubi, a jinshi, had "Raising Horses" and said: It is easy to lead a horse, but it is difficult to raise a horse, and his wife is frozen. After His Majesty reigned on the throne, he had slightly reformed this shortcoming, and the horses were sent to the households to adopt, and the middle households measured the grass and grain, and gave them by the posts. Shandong Mahu, I am grateful for His Majesty's kindness and often call Shengming. ”

In this era, the number of horses is also one of the manifestations of the strength of the country.

However, in the Ming Dynasty, the state regarded the provision of horses as the obligation of the people, and the task of shepherding official horses was done by the people.

To raise horses well, it takes a lot of food. However, when people raise official horses, they must not only raise the horses to meet the standards, but also have quantitative requirements, otherwise they will have to be compensated according to the price.

The problem is that the market price of a horse may only be about ten taels. However, in the course of enforcement, the compensation price may be twenty or thirty taels.

In addition to raising horses, horse households are often requisitioned by local governments to carry various supplies because they have horses.

Zhu Houxi heard Zhang Fujing say this, and said solemnly: "Treating the symptoms is not the root cause." In the future, Ma Zheng will have to come up with a perfect strategy sooner or later. Before that, Shandong knew the suffering of Ma Zheng, and should not harm the people because of this. Mao Gong, you are in Shandong, you have to be careful in this matter. Taizu once said that the country is people-oriented, and if the country is tired of the people because of horses, it is not good governance. ”

"Ministers must take it to heart."

Although Zhang Fujing's name was only named, all the officials in Shandong expressed their stance in unison.

Nowadays, it is also an important job for local officials to supervise the people and raise horses. In the imperial court, the Taifu Temple, which is not very high, has the authority to supervise horses, and their evaluation of the effectiveness of local officials supervising the people and raising horses is also an important part of the evaluation of officials. In order to seek promotion, local officials will naturally put Ma Zheng above the livelihood of the people.

Zhu Houxi said that Shandong has a lot of horses, and the reason why Ma Zheng is mentioned is because Shandong itself is one of the provinces where Ma households are especially concentrated in the Ming Dynasty. The important thing is not that there are horses in Shandong, but because raising horses will force many people to become poorer and poorer.

At this moment, when this topic was spoken, the officials only thought in their hearts: If Ma Zheng is greatly changed in the future, it means that the system of supervising horses in Taifu Temple will also be greatly changed. I am afraid that the central institution of the imperial court will also be greatly reformed in the future.

Zhang Fujing had a bottom in his heart: the emperor mentioned this matter so that he would have the opportunity to show grace to the people and gain prestige after Zhang Fujing used the knife against the Kong family in Shandong.

To make Ma Zheng less harmful to the people, he can withstand the pressure of the Taifu Temple and the officials of the prefectures and counties. Now that there is an emperor's dictation, Zhang Fujing has one more reason to make a fuss about Ma Zheng.

Subsequently, Zhu Houxi mentioned several things that were also very important to Shandong, and others understood: His Majesty was really good to Zhang Fujing, and he came to support him.

Is this a reward for him almost cleaning up the core clan of the Qufu Kong clan?

According to the newly compiled and revised "Daming Laws", Kong Wenshao and Kong Wenfang, who have rebellious behaviors, must be questioned. The rest of the high-ranking clan elders in the core of the Kong clan have committed so many crimes over the years, those who are in prison, and those who are in the army are in prison.

Such a "fierce" Zhang Fujing, if the emperor gets rid of him when he runs out, you can imagine how miserable the end will be.

Now, Zhang Fujing has to continue to use a few ropes to strangle the necks of Shandong officials, so that they can do more with less oil and water.

Fortunately, Zhu Houxi then said: "Guangdong's new law has been fruitful, although it has not yet reached Jiajing for five years, Mao Gong is the first person to preside over the new law in Guangdong. Since he is the governor of Shandong, he can restructure the system in Shandong as appropriate. Linqing's wealth is especially better than Guangzhou, how to base itself on Linqing, so that the people of Shandong can live more easily and more prosperously, this heavy responsibility, Mao Gong still has to take up. ”

Zhang Fujing was overjoyed: "Can the minister also try the new law in Shandong?" ”

"Naturally, we can expand the scope of the trial. One south and one north, the provincial conditions are different. If everyone can get rich because of the new law, and the people can get the convenience of the new law, then the new law is even more feasible. ”

“…… So this year, can Shandong hurry up and open another township test Enke? ”

Zhu Houxi smiled: "Accurate." ”

In a few words, Shandong was about to be turned upside down without warning.

Zhang Fujing holds the power of Shandong reshuffle, and the future of the descendants of countless Shandong gentry families will be in Zhang Fujing's hands.

However, Shandong's largest landlord head Yan Shenggong has become a thing of the past, who wants to come out?

At the moment when the rebellion has not yet been quelled, although the emperor is still in Shandong, the news of the expansion of the pilot scope of the new law will inevitably shake the entire Ming Dynasty: what if there is a rebellion, the new law will be implemented throughout the country, and it is obvious that there will be no turning back.

After the news reached the south, how would Nanzhili welcome the emperor to his loyal Nanjing?

……

In the Pangong Fang of the Linqing Confucian Temple, among the officials who are qualified to come here for a more relaxed discussion, there are only those who accompanied the driving counselor, Zhang Fujing, and the Caoyun Governor Zangfeng, the Caoyun Commander-in-Chief Ma Cheng and the Governor of the River River, who rushed to the Linqing Dynasty.

The governor of Caoyun himself was also the governor of Fengyang, Huai'an and other places, and was responsible for collecting materials.

The chief military officer of Caoyun once commanded more than 120 guards along the river, and if the troops under his command were counted according to the full number, they could be called 100,000 troops, and only the lords served as ministers. Later, the status of Wenchen was improved, and although the status of the chief military officer of Caoyun was reduced a lot, he still commanded more than 120,000 Cao troops.

As for the river governor, he is the one who supervises the imperial history.

Daming has its own special management system for this canal.

It's complicated, it's staffy, it's inefficient.

The governor of Caoyun also patrolled Fengyang and other seven prefectures in the north of the south, and all matters involving taxes and grains, disasters, water conservancy, cities, and post transmissions were all within his functions; The officials of the Cao Yun system and the local system of the prefecture and county of Jiangbei Prefecture in Nanzhili are all within the scope of his investigation.

However, all matters related to the grain need to be discussed with the household department; All related to the dredging of the Cao River and the repair of the Cao River need to be coordinated with the Ministry of Industry; Anything related to military affairs and horse politics needs to obey the orders of the military department; All the promotion and dismissal of local officials and local officials need to be reported to the ministry; Regarding the criminal case of Caoyun, there is a special member of the director of the Caoyun Criminal Department.

In order to avoid the governor of Caoyun not being able to control the artery of the Ming Dynasty, the governor of the river was set up in charge of the river rights during the Zhengde period.

Zhu Houxi's attention only stayed on the other person first: "Mao Gong, what about Qi Shixian?" ”

Zhang Fujing was stunned for a moment: "Shixian...... is supervising the defense of Linqing with Xiangcheng Bo. ”

He didn't know why the emperor would ask Qi Jingtong in particular.

Zhu Houxi asked again: "I heard that he has set up another side room Wang clan?" ”

Zhang Fujing is even more strange, why do you care about this?

But he could only nod yes, thinking in his heart that the emperor was showing that he was clear about the movements in Shandong and the localities?

Zhu Houxi just smiled and nodded, and he didn't know that after Qi Jingtong became the general of Zhang Fujing's barracks, the baby he created was still not Qi Jiguang.

But if you want to come to tutoring, you can't do it, and let's wait and see.

Now that Xu Jie has appeared in front of him, he already knows where Tang Shunzhi is. Yu Dayou and Hai Rui haven't come out yet, and Zhu Houxi hasn't looked for them.

Many people who left their names in the Jiajing Dynasty in history, Zhu Houxi saw more and more.

At this moment, he looked at Mao Bowen, the former secretary of Dali Temple who was on his southern tour with him and was a transparent person in the consultation, the man who left the original Jiajing to leave the stalk of "I and the general untie the battle robe".

If it weren't for the promotion of the original Dali Temple Zhengqing to the governor of Fujian, Mao Bowen, who was promoted to the Dali Temple in the sixteenth year of Zhengde, would not have been able to climb to this position step by step in the continuous high-ranking vacancies in the center of the imperial court.

For Mao Bowen, His Majesty has an inexplicable appreciation for him.

Zhu Houxi knew that Mao Bowen had some skills, and later he was also associated with Yu Dayou, which allowed him to rise step by step.

After mentioning Qi Jingtong, Zhu Houxi said to Zang Feng and others: "If Mao Gong tries out the new law in Shandong, it will inevitably focus on Linqing. Linqing banknote customs involves the commercial tax of Cao Yun, and Cao Yun and the river yamen should not be blocked. ”

“…… The ministers understood. Zang Feng and the others immediately expressed their position, and at the same time felt uneasy in their hearts.

Domino effect. Today, there are seven banknote gates on the canal. The tariffs levied by these seven major banknotes are an important source of tax revenue for the Ming Dynasty.

How to change the customs will determine the operation logic of the entire canal in the future.

"Qing and the others came to see His Majesty, and I was comforted. After leaving Shandong, I still have to go to Huai'an, Fengyang and Sizhou, so let's go back and do our errands first. ”

The Yamen of the Governor of Caoyun was located in Huai'an, and Qingjiangpu in Huai'an was another famous city on the canal similar to Linqing.

And in Qingjiangpu, there is another new label in recent years - the place where Zhu Houzhao fell into the water.

Zang Feng and the others left with worries, and when the news came out that the emperor had ordered Zhang Fujing to try out the new law in Shandong, the officials and gentry in the seven prefectures in the north of the southern Zhili would be uneasy again, and the pressure on them would be greater.

And Zhu Houxi said to Zhang Fujing afterwards: "Tomorrow, I will order the prefect of Dongchang, the governor of Linqing, the director of the banknote customs, the imperial history, and the tax supervisor to come here first, and I will ask about the situation." ”

……

The order was passed to the Linqing banknote customs, and the three "giants" got together.

Because of its importance, the Linqing Banknote Customs is a special tax division under the Ministry of Households.

The chief official is subordinate to the household department and is the head of the six products. In addition, there is a special history of banknotes, as well as tax supervisors and eunuchs.

Now, Jiang Guanqing, the director of the Linqing Banknote Customs, has heard the new holy meaning in the state government: Shandong will also try out the new law!

Compared with the Guangdong City Shipping Division, the "profitability" of this Linqing banknote customs is stronger, how can it not be the target of public criticism?

"Your Majesty is going to see me tomorrow, how to deal with it?" Jiang Guanqing looked worried, "The account book has been checked over and over again, but with the number of merchants and people in Linqing and the large number of goods coming and going, Your Majesty will know that Linqing Banknote Customs can collect more than seventy or eighty thousand taels of silver in a year." Ma Gonggong, I am worried that after the news spreads, the merchants in the city are afraid that they will be bold and reckless to sue the royal court! ”

Ma Gui, the tax supervisor who was in the Qing Banknote Customs, looked at the expectant eyes of the two, and he shook his head categorically: "Guangdong Fu Lun, Zhejiang Lane, everything is in front, our family doesn't dare to do anything wrong." Although thanks to the grace of the godfather, our family can stay in Linqing all the time, but the godfather has mentioned our family, in front of His Majesty, everything is waiting to be disposed of. ”

"Then ......" Jiang Guanqing sat still.

Ma Gui looked at him and reminded: "Master Jiang, we don't care about the rest, just remind you." Godfather said that His Majesty has always been no matter what he was before, but he must do things well in the future, and don't harm the country and the people. I advise you, don't make trouble because of small mistakes and fear of blame. ”

Jiang Guanqing gritted his teeth.

The actual amount of ship materials and goods tax that passes through the customs every year is not a small number, and the final amount handed over is tens of thousands of taels. Over the years, the total number that has actually been obtained by so many officials and gentry up and down every year is a huge number.

And now they are counterinsurgency and disaster relief, asking for money.

He didn't dare to bet that the emperor would not pursue his previous crimes.

There is a killer in Shandong, as long as he is not persecuted too much, why should he care about the distance between Shandong and Beijing? The main goal of His Majesty's southern tour is to deter Nanzhili.

But now, the emperor actually wants to stay in Linqing for seven days.

Every day is a torment for Jiang Guanqing and Linqing Zhizhou, and the first thing the emperor will do tomorrow is to find the local officials in Linqing to understand the situation.

He looked at Ma Gui, and finally only said, "Thank you Gonggong Ma for reminding him." Since Gonggong Wei said so, it should be no worse. ”

One of Wei Bin's godsons, he has been here for seven years, and in the past few years, he has also made money for the first emperor.

After the change, his godson, one of the Eight Tigers, was unharmed.

But now that the emperor is eyeing the Linqing Banknote Pass, Jiang Guanqing is terrified for a while - Ma Gui, who has collected a lot in the past three years, will not be the person who the emperor deliberately stayed to be a nail in the Linqing Banknote Pass, right?

Tomorrow, Your Majesty will undoubtedly be like a sheep entering the dragon's mouth.

Who knows if the emperor came to clear the money and beat the tooth sacrifice!

(End of chapter)