Chapter 195 Songjiang Mansion must obey orders
In fact, it is quite dignified to be the one who was wronged by 120,000 people, but Huang Shijing, who was a civil servant, felt that this was a major blow to his life.
"close the door..."
The door of the central hall was closed by Zhao Xin. Huang Shijing stared at Chen Cao: "What does Marquis Dingwu mean?"
Chen Cao stood up, stretched out, and said casually: "Master Huang has benefited a lot from his tenure as Songjiang Magistrate over the years, right? Magistrate Liu should also have benefited a lot."
Huang Shijing's expression changed, and then he said with an upright face: "As a court official, I should consider the Holy Majesty. I have been the magistrate of Songjiang for so many years, and I have never been greedy for Songjiang Mansion's money."
"Then Liu Zhi County is also as clear as water and as bright as a mirror?"
Facing Chen Cao's inquiry, Liu Wenzheng also puffed up his chest: "Xiaguan has been educated by saints since he was a child and has read many books by saints. Naturally, he knows how to be loyal to the emperor and serve the country..."
"What a person who is as clear as water and as bright as a mirror, what a loyal king who serves the country...Xin Zhao..."
There were only four of them in the room. Zhao Xin immediately took out two notebooks from his arms and handed them to Huang Shijing and Liu Wenzheng respectively.
Seeing that the two of them didn't want to open it, Chen Cao said, "Don't want to read it? Why don't I read it for you? These are copies of two memorials, which are the memorials to impeach Huang Shijing, the magistrate of Songjiang, and to remove Liu Wenzheng, the magistrate of Huating."
"ah..."
The two of them screamed in unison. Liu Wenzheng couldn't sit still and immediately opened the memorial. Halfway through, he felt cold all over.
"This this..."
Huang Shijing was speechless, and Chen Cao smiled and said: "Although I am no longer the commander of Nanzhen Fusi, this Lord Zhao is the commander. Everything you do in Songjiang Mansion is my responsibility." Under control, after tomorrow, these two memorials will go to the capital by sea ship;
I believe that Governor Su Song’s Yamen and Suzhou Magistrate’s Yamen will handle official business in order to protect themselves. You two, Mr. Huang, will be dismissed from your post for investigation, and County Magistrate Liu will cut your status and go home..."
"Master Huang...Xia Guan is very loyal..."
Liu Wenzheng shouted to Huang Shijing coldly. This was not to tell people that the corruption of ink was true. Besides, in official circles, everyone is like a mirror in their hearts, but they just haven't pierced this layer of paper...
"Marquis Dingwu, I have never provoked Marquis Dingwu..."
Huang Shijing said these words with some trembling, but Chen Cao didn't care: "Nowadays, the political parties in the imperial court are constantly fighting, and the eunuch party has the upper hand. Mr. Huang, do you think your Donglin Party still has a chance to make a comeback?"
Even though the words were said to this extent, the experienced Huang Shijing could not understand, but now she was a plaything in the hands of others, and the other party had the final say on how to negotiate terms.
Seeing that he was unwilling to speak, Chen Cao took the initiative and said, "I would like to ask you two, do you still want to make money?"
How to answer this?
However, when the two of them looked at Chen Cao's vow, Huang Shijing finally compromised: "I want to..."
"Hey... that's right..." Chen Cao said with a smile on his face: "Then Master Huang, tell me, do you want to earn the money standing up, or kneel down to earn the money?" Earn it?"
Liu Wenzheng looked at Huang Shijing, and Huang Shijing smiled awkwardly: "Of course I earned the money while standing."
"Isn't that right..." Chen Cao patted Huang Shijing's shoulder: "Following Yang Weizhi and Suzhou Prefecture, you can only make money on your knees, but following me is different. I can make you stand up To make money..."
Although the words were straightforward, Huang Shijing still didn't understand. Following Yang Weizhi and making money on his knees, wouldn't following you like Ding Wuhou make money on his knees?
Looking at the confused looks in Huang Shijing and Liu Wenzheng's eyes, Chen Cao laughed and walked to the main seat to sit down. Then he took a sip of tea and said, "The grain tax you collected in Songjiang Prefecture has to be paid to the governor's office. Luo. In your hands, Mr. Huang, it is just a small head, and Magistrate Liu gets even less. According to my opinion, the two of you are greedy for money every year, at most thirty thousand taels."
Chen Cao was actually right. Huang Shijing, the prefect, made nearly 20,000 yuan a year, while Liu Wenzheng made nearly 10,000 yuan. This was in a wealthy state like Songjiang Prefecture.
"Look at how ugly Yang Weizhi's appearance is. He is a dignified magistrate, a father-in-law official in the same prefecture, and his greed for money is not as much as that of Shangyuan County in Jinling. Are you embarrassed?"
Now that the words have come to this point, any more pretense might make Chen Cao unhappy, so Huang Shijing stopped hiding it. After all, her control was in the hands of others: "Marquis Dingwu doesn't know, this The entire Songjiang Prefecture must have what they need, and the rest must be taken care of by Governor Su Song’s Yamen, so only a few fall into the hands of lower officials."
"Right..." Chen Cao had a 'let me get it right' expression on his face, and then said with a smile: "If you follow me, I can guarantee that you will have an income of nearly 5,000 taels of silver every month. .”
"Five thousand?"
Huang Shijing didn't dare to think about it. Calculated based on his salary of thirty-six taels a year, these five thousand taels of silver were nearly twenty years' salary. But now Chen Cao easily said that he had nearly twenty years' worth of silver. A profit of five thousand taels.
"Marquis Dingwu...what you said is true." Huang Shijing was a little excited.
Chen Cao looked at him seriously as he said this: "I am a great nobleman of the country, and I am holding your hand and letting you have sex with me, just to get rid of you?"
Makes sense...
"Then I want to ask Marquis Dingwu for advice. What should I do?"
"It's easy to say. Songjiang will have to listen to my arrangements from now on. From now on, I will ensure that you two can make money and remain stable. How about that?"
...
"Build the city first. The city will be built in accordance with regulations, but it will be larger and higher than ordinary ones," Chen Cao drew on the drawing: "Puxi will be built first, focusing on the dock side. In addition, the upstream Songjiang River will enter The river in Haikou flows rapidly, so the water conservancy factory is built there, so a separate fort building should be set up to include it within the surrounding area of Shanghai County."
As Chen Cao spoke, he turned to look at Yu Shimin, who was already the magistrate of Shanghai, and said: "Refugees should be made good use of. The elderly, weak and women, no matter how old they are, should use whatever is available. They should be fed every day. Men who do heavy physical work should be paid monthly." Two denarii of silver, and the others range from one denarius to a hundred pence according to the work done.”
"Give back the money?" Yu Shimin was a little surprised. He originally thought that as long as he was fed, these refugees would be grateful.
"That's natural. With money, they will be more motivated to work. Also, tell the refugees that those who have performed well at work will be given priority in permanent housing in Pudong, and it will be calculated based on their household accounts."
With housing, these refugees have a home. If they have land, they have the foundation to settle down and live.
"The fields in Pudong and Puxi are very expensive and cannot be given to them, but if they perform well, they will be given fields outside the two places. Each household will be given two acres of land. They will definitely not starve to death."
This is a grand plan, and most of the fields in Shanghai County now have owners, so integrating these fields is no small matter. Moreover, giving the fields in Shanghai County to these refugees from Shaanxi is a big deal. .
"Master Marquis, the Taixi missions from Haojing and Dayuan are here."
...
Portugal and Spain were divided into large and small Franconian countries by the Tongwen Museum, also collectively known as Franconian countries. The Red Yi people were the Netherlands. In Asia, the most famous one was the Dutch East India Company.
It was the Portuguese who occupied Haojing, while the Spaniards and the Dutch occupied what is now Taiyuan Island (Taiwan Island). The two groups had a deep hatred.
There are no permanent friends in this world, only permanent interests. When interests can temporarily separate feuds, both parties can make a lot of money together.
The source of this money-making business is today’s Shanghai County and City Shipping Division.
The three countries are all major maritime powers on the European continent. Led by the Dutch, the East India Company's business in Asia is unmatched by the other two countries.
At the Pudong Pier, people from four countries, including Ming Dynasty, were sitting in the pergola specially built by Chen Cao, and translators were sitting behind Chen Cao.
Although Xu Guangqi is a little older, he is proficient in many languages of the Europa continent. These three languages are trivial to him.
"Your Majesty, the first one on the left is Mr. Fetley, the special envoy of Mr. Ernest, the Governor of Spain; the one in the middle is Colonel Andre, the special envoy of Mr. Philip Robert, the Portuguese Governor; and the one on the right is the Governor of the Dutch East India Company. Mr. de Vries, special envoy to Mr. Jane Peterson Cohen.”
Xu Guangqi pointed to the three foreigners sitting in front of him and introduced them to Chen Cao one by one. Then he shook hands with the three of them enthusiastically and paid tribute to Chen Cao.
Chen Cao waited until Xu Guangqi told him that he could start before saying hello to the three in English.
The three of them were all surprised that the Marquis of the great feudal empire could speak fluent English. Could it be that he had become a believer.
Fetley immediately responded in English: "Dear Mr. Marquis, I only express my highest respect to Mr. Marquis on behalf of Mr. Erli."
If you want to enter a higher university, in Chen Cao's time, it was absolutely impossible to have an English level of CET-4 or CET-6, but now you just have to have a conversation with these old imperial people, and English is still popular in the three Spanish countries.
Colonel Andre also said: "Mr. Marquis may have had contact with the Kingdom of England, otherwise he would not be able to speak English so fluently."
Naturally, Chen Cao would not care about this. Just when he was about to talk about business, the special envoy of the Dutch East India Company, De Vries, spoke to Xu Guangqi in Dutch for a long time.
Of course Chen Cao couldn't understand. When the translator behind him heard the other party starting to talk, he translated in a low voice: "Master Marquis, the red-haired people said that they went to war with us in the waters near Dongfan Island last year. Now if we want to negotiate peace, we must first do it." Guarantee their interests on Dongfan Island, and secondly ensure the safety of his sea route to the north."
The translator actually didn't finish listening, but now Chen Cao has frowned. Although he has changed the navy of the Ming Dynasty, his power has not yet extended to the southeast coast.
