Zhang Zhou took Jiang Dezhong to Xishan.

He had already done a good job in mining and exploration, and this time he came to confirm the location of the mine with Lao Jiang, and then to improve the way of mining and to talk about the hired person and the dividend ratio.

"Is the virtuous son-in-law saying that the emperor Lao'er has rewarded you with opening a coal kiln in Xishan? That's a lot of profit, but this person is not familiar with the place, where is it? ”

When Jiang Dezhong followed Zhang Zhou, Zhang Zhou said as if he was waiting for him to pick up the money.

When he arrived at the place, he found that it was a barren mountain range, which seemed to have nothing to do with picking up money.

Zhang Zhou pointed to a depression in front of him and said: "See, there are shallow coal mines here, and the quality is very good, but no one has developed them yet." ”

"You...... How do you know? ”

Jiang Dezhong was somewhat speechless about this son-in-law.

If there is really such a good place, it will be Zhang Zhou's turn?

Zhang Zhou thought to himself, can I tell you that in the next few hundred years, there will be hundreds of coal mines in Xishan, large and small, and if you want to know where there are mines, you can just go around Xishan and see where there are ruins?

"Let's open it, I'll pay the capital, but father-in-law, let's talk about it, I'll divide the profits, and the coal kiln is in your name, and you will bear it if something happens."

"But don't worry, you don't have to worry about the sale of the coal, either the court collects it, or we digest it ourselves, and calculate the dividends for you according to the coal price on the market, you have to recruit people, and now there are not even a hundred people who can be used, far from ......enough."

Zhang Zhou's meaning, I will make a lot of money, you will recruit people, you will usually operate, and you will bear the risks.

I'm the boss behind the scenes, and you're the CEO.

Jiang Dezhong felt uncomfortable when he heard it, and he said: "Twenty percent, will it be a little less?" ”

Zhang Zhoudao: "Do you think everyone can open a mine?" The policy is the most important, I will choose the location for you, there will be at least 18,000 taels of harvest in the first year of mining, and there will be more every year in the future. Do you have anything to lose? ”

"That's what you say...... But if it's such a good deal, why don't you do it yourself? "Jiang Dezhong is not a stupid person, he knows that the preliminary preparation for opening a mine is very troublesome, and the energy consumed will not be less.

In the future, he will be responsible for the business.

He made the effort, but the money was basically earned by Zhang Zhou.

Zhang Zhou shook his head: "I am the one who wants to be admitted to the Jinshi, how can I have so much time to be responsible for this kind of thing, if you think it is not appropriate, I will change someone else to do it." Isn't it just to find an agent? The imperial decree opened the mine, and there were people from Dongchang and Jinyiwei to help keep an eye on the risk, and Xungui did not dare to rob it...... The Son of Heaven grabs food at his feet, who dares to play if there is no way? ”

Jiang Dezhong took a breath when he heard this.

Tired and tired.

But the political resources hidden behind it, he listened to it very well.

There is a feeling that he has suddenly changed from a ninth-rate businessman to a superior person.

"The old man gave up his life to accompany the gentleman, isn't it just to open a mine, do it!"

Zhang Zhou saw that Old Man Jiang didn't intend to refuse, but he was just arguing and wanted to fight for something, but he was awakened by his words, and he was embarrassed to fight.

Two percent of the benefits.

didn't treat Lao Jiang badly.

"Son-in-law, let's find a place to have a good drink?" The matter was settled, and Jiang Dezhong became interested.

Zhang Zhoubai glanced at him: "It's important to get down to business, I don't have the heart to drink, and when the first batch of coal comes out of the coal mine, it's not too late to talk about wine." ”

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Courts.

After three days of preliminary review by the internal curtain officer, there was a preliminary report, and Xu Qiong, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, made a summary in the morning court.

In general, just one...... There is no evidence.

“…… So far, no examination papers involving doubts have been found, and the examiner asked for instructions to open the seal today, and the Zhu scroll and the ink scroll should be corresponded, and then checked. ”

After Li Dongyang was reminded by Xiao Jing, he was more cautious when reviewing the file.

didn't make his own decision to open the seal directly, or Li Dongyang was afraid that the emperor had other plans.

Follow the same trend, and report to the court immediately after completing the step.

Zhu Youzhu looked at the ministers present and said, "What is your opinion?" ”

Obviously, it was Li Dongyang's request, but Zhu Youzhu allowed the ministers present to discuss, which means that I am willing to listen to you.

But this kind of thing ......

Is there anything else worth discussing?

Zhu Juan didn't see the problem, shouldn't he take a look at the ink scroll?

Liu Jian walked out and said, "Your Majesty, I don't know if there is a result of the questioning of a few people involved in the case?" ”

Zhu Youzhu gestured to Xiao Jing, Xiao Jing walked to Zhu Youji's right hand side and said: "Tang Yin and Xu Jing are both in the Fusi of Beizhen, they have not gone through the hall or interrogated, and they have not been asked to state their crimes on their own, and there is no conclusion. As for Hua Chang...... It is his duty to insist on the affairs of the official, and it does not involve personal grudges or instigation by others. ”

Having said so much, to sum it up, there was no torture and no result.

Liu Jian said: "The results of the examination have not yet come out, if this is used to open the seal, it means that the list and the list will be filled, if Tang Yin and Xu Jinger candidates are involved, I don't know whether they should be dethroned." ”

Even Liu Jian mentioned the word "dethroned".

This also made the emperor realize that after the selection was carried out, there should have been a precedent before.

Otherwise, why would Zhang Zhou remind Li Dongyang of what he might do, and Liu Jian would say it directly? Liu Jian was not informed of this matter.

"If there is a problem, why should you be dethroned? If Tang Yin and Xu Jing were involved in the question, they did not have this matter, and they did not have any misconduct, depriving them of the opportunity to take the test, what is the reason? ”

Zhu Youzhu is actually going to "have a bowl of water" now.

Zhang Zhou has no evidence on his side, so he can get away with it.

Then Tang Yin and Xu Jing have no evidence here, why should they let the two of them be convicted, or even deprive them of the opportunity to enter the court?

"Ministry of Rites!" Zhu Youzhu asked Xu Qiong, who came out to do something.

Xu Qiong said: "The intention of the old minister, if there is no evidence, it should not be widely implicated, if this precedent is set, I am afraid that it will affect the authority and fairness of the Ministry of Rites, and the wind of discussion among the scholars after the spring is growing." ”

Xu Qiong will not be completely on the side of the cabinet.

He didn't deliberately raise the bar, this time in the eyes of the Ministry of Rites and most of the courtiers, it was a bit of a "big fuss", Cheng Minzheng was involved in the topic twice in three months, there is no evidence, not to say, and now there is still public opinion to coerce the emperor to strictly investigate and convict, where does the crime come from?

If this investigation is done, then the next time the scholar is unhappy, he will discuss it outside, and the court will investigate it again......

This is not a good example, but a bad example.

Zhu Youzhu said: "I also believe that the imperial court should not convict others for unwarranted acts, and if the candidate involved in the case is indeed selected, his name will be left first, and then the matter will be determined after the matter is clarified." ”

Zuodu Yushi Min Jue came out and pleaded: "Your Majesty, now Hua Chang, Tang Yin, and Xu Jing have all been sent to Beizhen Fusi, but Cheng Minzheng still can't be brought to justice, please investigate and deal with them together, so that the case can be revealed." ”

Cheng Minzheng was not imprisoned, and for traditional civil officials, he always felt regretful.

Since everything has started, then don't check Cheng Minzheng, I'm sorry for this toss.

Zhu Youji's face was still displeased, and he immediately said: "The case of the examination list has not been released, so I will take the main examination in Beizhen Fusi, and it is inevitable that there will be suspicions of being coerced by discussions, and we will discuss it after the list is released." ”

Meaning, it's not that Cheng Minzheng will be completely released, but now is not the time to arrest him and interrogate him.

At least wait for the results of the test to be available.

Min Jue saw that it was not easy to ask Cheng Minzheng in person, so he retreated, and there were many ministers at the scene who were holding their breath, if it didn't work to ask in person, then it would be invited, and if one person couldn't ask for it, then a few more people would mention it.

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The court meeting ended.

Zhu Youzhi walked on the way back to the Qianqing Palace, walking very fast, Xiao Jing and Dai Yi needed to hurry up to keep up.

“…… Your Majesty, Mr. Zhang went to Xishan and said that he would return in the next two days. As for Cheng Bachelor's office, although he had been given some hints, he did not list a single word on the confession, and seemed to have the intention to fight to the end. ”

"As for whether he has talked to Xu Jing and Tang Yin about the possible questions of the examination, he doesn't know the point, Cheng Minzheng, Tang Yin and Xu Jing, none of them have made any explanations about this."

"But now it has been determined that Mr. Zhang has indeed not had any private communication with Cheng Minzheng, and he is not involved in anything related to the issue......

Xiao Jing has not been idle at all these days.

Walking on the side of the Gongyuan, Beizhen Fusi, and the Imperial Palace, his legs were about to break, but he still didn't come to a conclusion at all, and he played some trivial things with the emperor.

Dai Yi asked: "Your Majesty, do you want Beizhen Fusi to torture Tang Yin and Xu Jing?" ”

Zhu Youzhu said: "How can you torture unfounded things?" Is there any mention of human and physical evidence? ”

Apparently the emperor also came up with a stubborn temper.

The results of the examination have not come out, and now Cheng Minzheng has not been involved in grading, even if Tang Yin and Xu Jing are involved in the question, they can only rely on the article "discussed with Cheng Minzheng in advance the possible questions of the examination", but to mention that Tang Yin and Xu Jing talked about the examination questions of this examination in advance, there is still no evidence at all.

In this way, Tang Yin and Xu Jing were to be interrogated, and the emperor felt that it was unfair to the two of them.

It's still a matter of a bowl of water being flat.

Dai Yi said: "Your Majesty, Mr. Zhang has not had any public meetings with Master Cheng, so everything is easy to understand, but if Xu Jing and Tang Yin have visited Master Cheng, then the discussion outside will not stop easily." ”

Dai Yi just wanted to remind the emperor that Zhang Zhou was different from the other two.

Zhang Zhouna is purely made out of nothing.

But Tang Yin and Xu Jing paid homage to Cheng Minzheng is well known to everyone, and the two often use this matter as capital to show off, and they have never denied that they have visited.

Zhu Youzhu continued to walk forward with a dull head, and only after a while did he order: "Go to someone, pick Bingkuan back from Xishan earlier, and ask him what he means." ”

"Your Majesty, Mr. Zhang is a candidate, will he ......" Dai Yi hurriedly reminded that it was inappropriate.

Isn't this to provoke criticism for Zhang Zhou out of thin air?

Zhu Youzhu said: "I didn't let you consult publicly, just ask privately!" Just ask the government and the opposition, who else foresaw this earlier than him, and who can take care of the overall situation better than him? ”

Dai Yi retracted his head.

He understood that the emperor did not shy away from Zhang Zhou's identity as an examinee, and wanted to ask Zhang Zhou's opinion, or because Zhang Zhou had the ability, he could predict today's thing early, and he did a good job of avoiding suspicion, and the proverbs were also appropriate.

The emperor was in a hurry, who could Zhang Zhou ask without asking?

"Go to the Gongyuan again, supervise the opening of the seal throughout the process, and report the results first, make a Chen performance before releasing the list, and put it in advance if you fill in the list."

In front of the ministers, the emperor said that he did not shy away from letting Tang Yin and Xu Jing be selected, but that was just official rhetoric, showing that the emperor was fair and just.

But if Xu Jing and Tang Yin are really among them, whether they want to make them do it is another matter.

Who said that Li Dongyang must have deposed Tang Yin in history? Or it was originally the emperor who ordered Li Dongyang to do this in order to calm the discussion.

(End of chapter)