Yan Song waited for a long time, but no one raised any objections to this matter. Unfortunately, Yan Song had no choice but to sit back down.
After that, Xu Jie on the side suddenly came back to his senses and glanced at Yan Song without any trace.
In fact, Xu Jie originally planned to find fault with this matter, but he thought about it and couldn't find any loopholes in it.
Because no matter how you look at it, the court is the party that benefits in the end. The officials who handled the matter gained political achievements, the treasury received new money, and the newspapers published by the court also indirectly increased their influence.
As for the rights and interests of those businessmen, no one cares!
“This Yan Song really shouldn’t be underestimated!”
"In the blink of an eye, you can come up with such an ingenious way to make up for the previous consumption of the treasury!"
"It seems that if I want to defeat Yan Song, I have to work hard in this area!"
After Xu Jie withdrew his gaze, he seemed to have some enlightenment and said silently to himself.
At this moment, Jiajing's Gujing Wubo voice sounded in everyone's ears: "Since everyone has no objections to this, I declare that this matter has been settled!"
After Jiajing finished speaking, he turned his gaze to Yan Song and then added.
"Since this matter was brought up by Mr. Yan Ge, I should leave it to him!"
Seeing that Jiajing had made a decision, everyone stood up from their seats and said in unison.
"As you command, Your Majesty!"
Seeing that the last thing to be discussed in this cabinet meeting has been settled, everyone present could not help but relax their tense nerves.
Immediately afterwards, Jiajing turned his attention to Zhang Juzheng and asked about the construction status of the two naval forces.
"By the way, Zhang Juzheng, how is the current construction progress of the Navy?"
Zhang Juzheng heard this, thought about it for a moment, and then responded immediately.
"Your Majesty, the construction work of the Imperial Navy is going smoothly. As of last month, eight more warships have been built at the shipyard!"
When Jiajing heard this, he felt relieved, nodded slightly, and then continued to ask.
"Zhang Juzheng, according to the current progress, how long will it take to complete the construction of the navy?"
After Zhang Juzheng heard this, he immediately responded without thinking: "Your Majesty, I have already calculated it. According to the current speed, it will take half a year at the fastest to complete the construction of the navy!"
"Well, I know!"
After hearing Zhang Juzheng's exact answer, Jiajing nodded and immediately spoke.
Seeing this situation, everyone couldn't help but secretly said in their hearts: "It seems that His Majesty is already a little impatient!"
"That's right. After all, with such a big silver mine in front of me, anyone else would be moved. As long as we take down the silver mine in Japan, I won't have to worry about it for a hundred years!"
After that, Jiajing stood up from his seat, looked around, and gave instructions.
"Forget it, let's just stay here for today!"
After Jiajing finished speaking, he took Lu Fang and left the cabinet.
Immediately afterwards, under the leadership of Yan Song, the chief minister of the cabinet, everyone stood up from their seats, knelt on the ground, faced the direction Jiajing left, and said in unison.
"I will respectfully send you off to Your Majesty!"
…
After coming out of the cabinet, Jiajing did not choose to take the dragon chariot. Instead, he chose to walk along the road with Lu Fang and slowly move in the direction of the Qianqing Palace.
On the way, Jiajing saw Lu Fang looking distracted and immediately asked.
"Lu Fang, what are you thinking about?"
When Lu Fang heard this, she suddenly came to her senses and immediately responded without thinking.
"Your Majesty, I am thinking about the compilation of books that you proposed at the cabinet meeting not long ago..."
Jiajing naturally understood what Lu Fang wanted to express, took his eyes away from Lu Fang, and immediately spoke.
"Don't worry, as the old saying goes, haste makes waste, this matter has to be done slowly!"
"Lu Fang, you might as well think about it, those officials selected through my newly established engineering department, will they be willing to stop here and just be a small official for the rest of their lives?"
"You know, water flows downwards, but people's hearts always want to go higher even when they are high!"
After listening to Jiajing's explanation, Lu Fang's face gradually became brighter and she said excitedly.
"Your Majesty, I understand what you mean. What do you mean, let these officials who were selected through the engineering department first stabilize their positions in the court, and then slowly start to plan for them?"
Jiajing heard this, nodded slightly, and then continued.
"This is like cutting flesh with a dull knife. By the time they react, it will be too late!"
"Your Majesty, Holy Might!"
Lu Fang finished speaking and looked at Jiajing with eyes full of reverence.
…
Forbidden City, Inspectorate.
On the same day, after getting off duty, Hai Rui did not stay too long in the duty room. Instead, after instructing Tang Shunzhi to organize the completed impeachment memorial, he hurriedly left the Supervisory Office.
He will visit Zhao Zhenji in person today and truthfully inform him of the current situation.
Soon, Hai Rui arrived at Zhao Zhenji's residence in the capital. The boy who was responsible for guarding the door saw Hai Rui wearing official uniform and hurriedly greeted him and asked him respectfully.
"My lord, are you here to visit my master?"
"What a coincidence. My master has been ill recently and cannot see guests for the time being. Sir, please come back!"
After hearing this, Hai Rui cast his eyes on the young man who was speaking, and immediately spoke.
"Please go in and tell your master that Hai Rui from the Inspectorate is coming to visit!"
Seeing that the boy didn't move, Hai Rui quickly added.
"Don't worry, your master won't blame you!"
Seeing Hai Rui say this so confidently, the waiter's attitude also wavered a little. Immediately, he gritted his teeth and said with a brave expression on his face.
"Sir, please wait a moment. I will go in immediately and inform my master!"
As soon as the words fell, the young man was seen entering the mansion without stopping at a very fast pace.
At this moment, Zhao Zhenji was lying on the bed in a rather leisurely posture, holding an idle book in his hand.
Just when Zhao Zhenji was attracted by the exciting plot in the book, there was a sudden knock on the door.
His interest was interrupted, Zhao Zhenji's brows suddenly furrowed, he put down the book in his hand, and said impatiently: "What's going on? Master, didn't I say before that there's nothing wrong, don't bother me?"
The servants outside naturally heard the displeasure in Zhao Zhenji's words, and immediately plucked up the courage and said respectfully.
"Master, there is someone outside who wants to see you. He said..."
When Zhao Zhenji heard this, he became furious and interrupted before the servant outside could finish his words.
"Master, haven't I told you all? Master, I've been feeling unwell recently and I haven't seen anyone!"
"Did you turn a deaf ear to what I said?"
Seeing this situation, the slave outside the door, perhaps taking a gamble, mustered up the courage and continued.
"Sir, the man waiting outside is called Hai Rui. He said he came to visit you personally!"
"What, Hai Rui!"
After Zhao Zhenji learned the identity of the visitor from the slave's mouth, he suddenly sat up from the bed, opened the door to the study, and gave deep instructions to the slave.
"Why are you still standing there? Why don't you invite Hai Rui in quickly?"
When the servant heard this, a look of panic flashed across his face, and he quickly responded.
"Yes, sir!"
Soon after, Hai Rui came to the hall under the guidance of his servant and successfully met Zhao Zhenji, who had been ill for many days.
"Hai Rui has met Sir!"
The moment he saw Zhao Zhenji, Hai Rui saluted Zhao Zhenji respectfully.
"Really, Hai Rui, why are you so polite to me? Come on, sit down!"
Hearing this, Zhao Zhenji couldn't help but reveal a hint of anger on his face, and immediately pointed to the empty seat aside and ordered.
"Yes, sir!"
Hai Rui did not refuse and immediately sat down at the seat pointed by Zhao Zhenji. Soon after Hai Rui sat down, a servant came forward and respectfully served him a bowl of steaming tea.
Zhao Zhenji seemed to be very happy about Hai Rui's arrival. After a few words of greeting, he immediately asked.
"Hai Rui, tell me, what do you want from me?"
Hearing this, Hai Rui turned his gaze to Zhao Zhenji and responded unhurriedly.
"Sir, the main purpose of this visit is to check on your physical condition, and also to tell you everything that has happened in the Inspectorate recently."
When Zhao Zhenji heard this, he couldn't help but become interested and asked immediately.
"Hai Rui, if you have anything to say, just say it. There is no one else here!"
After hearing this, Hai Rui immediately felt relieved, nodded, and spoke.
"Sir, when I was dealing with the impeachment memorials sent to the Supervisory Council in recent days, I accidentally discovered that the previous memorials to impeach Jiangxi Governor Cao Shunhe had disappeared!"
"Not only that, there are also vague rumors circulating in the court. The officials who were responsible for the impeachment of Jiangxi Governor Cao Shunhe were secretly dealt with by Jin Yiwei!"
After Zhao Zhenji listened carefully to Hai Rui's narration, the heart that had been hanging on her heart finally fell to the ground.
Zhao Zhenji breathed a long sigh of relief and turned his gaze to Hai Rui, his tone full of gratitude.
"To be honest, Hai Rui, I had vaguely received the news before this, but what you just said made me firm up my judgment. It seems that this matter is over!"
When Hai Rui saw this situation, a look of humility appeared on his face, and he immediately asked Zhao Zhenji.
"No, this is just a piece of cake. By the way, how long do you plan to return to the Inspectorate?"
When Zhao Zhenji heard this, he immediately responded after thinking about it for a moment.
"Well, just tomorrow. I plan to go back tomorrow. Staying at home these days is very boring!"
Seeing that the purpose of his trip had been achieved, Hai Rui picked up the teacup beside him and took a sip before standing up from his seat and bidding farewell to Zhao Zhenji.
"In this case, I have something to do next, so I won't stay any longer!"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Zhenji quickly stood up from his seat, turned his gaze to Hai Rui, and asked rather earnestly.
"Well, do you need me to see you off?"
"No need, sir!"
After Hai Rui finished speaking, he didn't stop for too long. After bowing his hands to Zhao Zhenji, he turned and left the hall.
Zhao Zhenji looked at Hai Rui's leaving figure, with a strange look in his eyes, and said silently to himself.
"Hai Rui, Hai Rui, I really don't know how far we can go!"
…
Fujian, Zhangzhou Prefecture.
Under Tan Lun's order, it took only two days for 18,000 shi of grain to be loaded onto the ship and transported towards Zhejiang. The whole process went extremely smoothly without any problems. hinder.
In the government office, Tan Lun was processing corresponding official documents. At this moment, an official document attracted his attention.
This official document was submitted step by step by Yang Zongtai, the prefect of Quanzhou. Yang Zongtai wrote in the official document that the officials in the newly established Maritime Trade Department of the imperial court were extremely domineering and did not care about the daily maintenance of Quanzhou Port.
Not only that, in addition to the part of the tax that must be paid, they also used clever names to collect additional fees from those businessmen, which caused a lot of complaints.
After Tan Lun browsed through all the contents described by Yang Zongtai in the official document, he couldn't help but became furious. He immediately slammed the table and cursed angrily.
"Damn it, these insects, who do they think they are? Do they even take me seriously?"
"The imperial court has given you such great power, not only to take charge of maritime trade, but also to check whether goods entering and exiting the port are prohibited. In addition, it has also given you the power to collect taxes and adjudicate trade disputes."
"In the end, you don't think about how to make good use of the power in your hands and do good things for the court, but you only think about how to make money?"
After Tan Lun finished speaking, he immediately called his subordinates, took out the official document that Yang Zongtai had previously submitted, and gave instructions.
"Submit this official document as soon as possible, preferably to the cabinet!"
"Yes, Lord Governor!"
After responding, the subordinate took the official document from Tan Lun's hand and said respectfully.
After his subordinates left, Tan Lun was still angry, with a gloomy look on his face, and said silently to himself: "If you dare to do this, let's see how I deal with you!"
Soon after, Tan Lun's mood gradually calmed down and he began to deal with the official documents piled aside again.
At this moment, there was a knock on the door.
Seeing this situation, Tan Lun frowned and immediately gave instructions.
"Come in!"
After the words fell, a guard walked in respectfully and reported to Tan Lun.
"Sir Governor, there is a man outside who claims to be the Governor of Zhejiang Province and the Governor of Zhejiang Province Hu Zongxian. He said that he has a letter that he wants to deliver to you personally!"
When Tan Lun heard this, he couldn't help but show hesitation on his face. After a long while, he gave a response.
"Let him wait in the lobby, I will be there soon!"
"Yes, Lord Governor!"
(End of chapter)
