Zhang Ying poured wine on the side, Zhang Wen kept persuading the wine, and within half an hour, it was already a mess of cups and plates, and I didn't know the geometry of spring and autumn. Zhang Wen's square white face was also red, but fortunately, the amount of wine was relatively large, and under the whirlwind, his mind was still quite clear. Huang Renzhi was already half-squinting, talking without a partner, and was in a half-asleep state.

Zhang Wen picked up the wine glass, Huang Ren hurriedly waved his hand and said, "The old man can't drink anymore, if he drinks again, he will have to vomit." ”

"Don't worry, Mr. Huang's embroidered mouth is half a Ming ......" Zhang Wen shook his head, "Zuo Guangdou, Wang Huazhen, Yang Luo, and Xiong Tingbi who have been transferred to Hangzhou now, who can be contacted by the Shen family?" ”

Zhang Wen understood very well in his heart, while persuading him to drink, he was inquiring about the inside story, the Shen family had a thin bloodline, and there were no children who were officials in the court, that is, a businessman's family background, and those who could contact the Shen family were probably all from the big businessman Li Ruzi.

The ancestral home of the Li family is a Korean, and its ancestor Li Chengliang was originally so poor that he didn't even have the money to go to the post after getting the official position of the Ming Dynasty, and after the Ming Dynasty started, two of his sons, Li Rusong and Li Rubai, inherited their father's will, and did not do anything, but the third son Li Ruzi was in business, and after receiving his father's funding, he expanded rapidly, and the officialdom shopping malls were very open.

In the Ming Dynasty, there was no Jinshi background, and it was not easy to mix up the scene, that is, to preside over military affairs, such as Yang Hao, Yuan Yingtai, Xiong Tingbi, all of whom were born as Jinshi, and pure martial artists could only charge into battle and work hard, and generally could not control the decision of military aircraft. does not have the status of a jinshi, mixed up, Li Chengliang counts as one, and his son Li Ruzi counts as one.

Huang Renzhi half-squinted his eyes and said: "This old man doesn't know very well, but Yang Luo and Xiong Tingbi are members of the Zhejiang Party, Zuo Guangdou is known for his integrity, and he may be smaller, only Wang Huazhen should be able to contact." ”

Zhang Wen muttered: "I heard that the two parties have already clashed once in Beijing in order to compete for the power of Liaodong, but is there such a thing?" I've been in Shangyu for some time, and I don't hear much of the wind. ”

"The emperor doesn't like Donglin, there is no doubt that Yang Hao is the most sure, but when it comes to military affairs, the emperor will not use people completely according to his preferences. Donglin is waiting for an opportunity to target Yang Hao, and has already tried a round in Beijing. When Yang Ho and the musician drank and had fun, and went to the outskirts of the city to try the horse, the musician fell off the horse and died, and all parties in Donglin collected evidence and impeached Yang Ho for murder. However, the evidence was insufficient, and Yang Ho was not guilty. This is a signal, it is to throw stones to ask for directions, and the Zhejiang Party cannot sit back and wait for the attack, so with the approval of Fang Congzhe, the bureau of Zhejiang Salt Class was arranged. ”

On the grounds that the national treasury was insufficient and the domestic army was frequently mobilized, Fang Congzhe asked the Zhejiang Salt Department to change the Hongwu Law and deliver grain to the border passes. Such an old method naturally does not work, just like the slavery system of Xia Shang suddenly has to be implemented at this time. But on the scene, there are righteous and bright reasons to be implemented, and in the dynasty, everything is brought to the table, it is said on moral grounds, and there is a distinction between good and evil, although many things cannot be judged by good and evil.

Naturally, everyone will not believe the bright reasons said on the table, and they all know each other's thoughts about the Zhejiang Party, but they just won't say it. The layout that everyone knows is Yangmou, and the Zhejiang Party seems to be saying: We are targeting you and Yuan Yingtai.

But anyone who starts with a yang plot has a conspiracy. What the conspiracy is, Zhang Wen can't know for the time being, he is a little drunk, and he can only understand it by looking at the development. He didn't want to be really drunk, and he wasn't used to letting others see him too clearly after being really drunk, so he began to pretend to be drunk, glanced at Zhang Ying, and said inarticulately: "Hey, the little lady looks so handsome." ”

Zhang Ying frowned, hugged Zhang and asked, "Xianggong is drunk." ”

"I'm not drunk...... I've been at the wine table for decades, how have I ever been drunk? ”

"How did you end up in the wine field after spending the past ten years in the sage article?"

Huang Renzhi stood up and arched his hand: "It's not early, the old man is leaving." Zhang Wen didn't return the salute, and leaned on the chair with drunken eyes.

Zhang Ying stood up and knocked on the copper chime, and the maid walked in with light makeup, and called out: "Madam." Zhang Ying said: "Zhen'er, send Mr. Huang." ”

Huang Renzhi smiled and said, "Today, the adults gave her a new name, called Light Makeup." ”

Huang Renzhi was really a little drunk, and he opened his mouth to talk nonsense.

The light makeup was not angry, and she quietly glanced at Zhang Ying, Zhang Ying remained silent and said, "Zhen'er, send Mr. Huang." ”

"Yes, ma'am."

Zhang Wen saw all this. Zhang Ying personally helped Zhang Wen back to the inner house, and the two female guards carried lanterns and followed one after the other, out of this garden, which is the second into the main courtyard, there is a cave door in the north, and when you enter from the cave door, it is the inner house. The inner house is inhabited by female dependents, and male guests are generally not allowed to enter.

Zhang Wen obediently supported Zhang Ying, smelled the fragrance on her body, and thought that although he married her, he had not yet completely conquered her heart. What does she need? Do you really want to live in seclusion together as she said, and let Zhang Wen belong to her entirely?

Zhang Ying did not refuse to marry Zhang Wen, because Zhang Wen is a Jinshi, a proud son of the sky, talented and good-looking, on the surface, he is also a person who values love and righteousness, and dares to fight against the prince for the sake of her sister. Where did she find such a person? So when Shen Biyao enlightened her, she accepted it, this is a correct choice, it is reasonable, that's all.

Zhang Wen drank too much wine last night, and slept groggily all night, so he was later than usual on the second day, and only then took a sedan chair to the yamen after washing and changing clothes.

As soon as I walked to the lobby, I saw that Chen Anshang, the newly plucked monkey, was anxiously walking around on the ground, his hands were still rubbing together, as if he was rubbing his hands together to keep warm in winter. At this time, when he saw Zhang Wen, his face was happy, and he ran over and said, "My lord, the sun is on three poles, why did you come?" Adult ......"

Seeing his appearance, Zhang asked, "What's wrong?" I just took office yesterday, and I've had a hard time. ”

"The Qing Officials are here, and they are just a scribe, but their tails are all up in the sky, isn't there a seal in the Hubu Lang, mother, the dog fights the human power!"

"Tobe Langchu? Yang Luo? What did he send people for? Zhang Wen said as he walked, "Mr. Huang, is there one with my recommendation?" ”

Chen Anshang was short and had short legs, trotted for a while to keep up with Zhang Wen, and said, "Here, I'm signing the room." Lord Yang sent someone to urge the salt reform, but he didn't see the adult, and said that he wanted to file a complaint. He asked us about the specific strategy for salt reform, how could the lower official say that he hadn't started yet? The lower official said that Fang Luo was with the adult, and he would send someone to send it over later. The bullshit scribe was here for a long time before leaving. ”

Zhang Wen walked into the signing room, and when he saw that Chen Anshang was still following, Zhang Wen turned around and said: "Lord Chen is familiar with the environment, so straighten out the things in the yamen, so as not to find fault with the people above." Chen An had a lost expression on his face, so he had to make a gesture and turn away.

Huang Ren saw Zhang Wen come in, put down the teacup in his hand, touched his beard and smiled: "The adults came early." ”

Zhang Wen walked to the main seat and sat down, Soap Li came up with tea, Zhang Wen waited for Soap Li to go out before whispering: "I was very drunk yesterday, and now I still have a headache, I dare not say it in front of those people." Mr. Huang is a good drinker. As soon as I arrived at the Yamen, I listened to Lord Chen crackling and talking about a lot of troubles, and I also listened to him complain by the way. ”

Huang Ren sat upright on the chair, half-squinting his eyes and touching his beard. Zhang Wen looked at the official case with his hand, the official documents sent from the main shop, and the accounts delivered by the rooms below, which should be printed with the seal, and those that did not need to be printed were thrown aside.

"My lord's promotion this time is faster than being a magistrate in Shangyu, and the people below are not so tricky. The old man has checked, Chen An's family is poor, he is a filial son, he has no background, and he is okay. When the old man came, he saw the adult's recommendation and was enthusiastic, which showed that he was attached to the adult. ”

Zhang asked and continued to do his job. Huang Ren sat straight for a while, and then said, "How can the Qing Officials deal with it, aren't you in a hurry at all?" When people get adults into this position, they expect you to do something. ”

"I'll have to go to the Cleaners Division in a moment and see what they have to say. What advice does Mr. Wong have? ”

Huang Ren said straightly: "The salt reform obviously can't be done, but we have to let it happen...... It is very simple to do, and in the next official document, notify the Yamen and the salt factory to implement the 'opening of nano meters', set a time limit, and still sell salt for the time being; when the deadline is reached, the sale of salt will be stopped, and salt can only be received through nano certificates. Just do it according to the charter...... However, there are two things that must be done by the way, one is to immediately crack down on illegal salt and show its attitude, and the other is to strictly investigate the inflow of salt from other provinces. ”

Zhang Wen pondered for a long time, this matter seems simple, he has the power in his hand, and there is a clear document from the household department, and an official document can be done. However, it is obvious that businessmen are unwilling to go all the way to deliver grain, one is to prolong the capital turnover cycle, and the other is that the loss on the road is immeasurable, and the risk of profit and loss is very great. Wait for the salt in the hands of the merchants to finish, but salt is a necessity, prosperous Zhejiang, densely populated, countless restaurants and restaurants, how to do without salt? As a direct consequence, the price of salt skyrocketed, and God knows what the consequences will be.

Of course, the purpose of the Zhejiang Party is not to make Zhang Wen guilty of dereliction of duty, and Zhang Wen has not been able to be looked at by others. But Zhang Wen couldn't resist the salt reform, and if he showed dissatisfaction, he would be implicated by the way, so he decided to support the salt reform and shirk responsibility in the future.

After getting ready, Zhang Wen ordered the scribe to draft a plan, cleaned it up, and took the plan to the place where the officials of the Household Department were stationed. Yang Luo, the representative of the Zhejiang Party and Yang Hao's younger brother, is Tobe Langzhong; The Qing Officials Division and Wang Huazhen of Donglin are the heads of the household department. Zhang asked to see how they made a move, and then waited for Zuo Guangdou and Wang Huazhen to have any hints.