Zhu Ying naturally didn't know about the matters in the capital.
However, Zhu Ying knew in her heart that the old man would easily worry about her when she was away from home like this.
So every four or five days, I will write a letter and tell me what I have heard recently, as well as my views and opinions on some things.
Then let Jin Yiwei take it back.
The latest letter was written two days ago, and it should arrive in about two days.
As the saying goes, the people do not fight with the officials.
Zhu Ying's current situation is completely a dimensionality reduction attack.
"Why do I suddenly feel like a villain?"
Zhu Ying was a bit self-deprecating. The unreasonable methods he was using now were just like the villains who manipulated power in some film and television works in previous lives.
Well, it can be said without sticking to small details.
After Mr. Li was arrested, the businessmen in Suzhou suddenly seemed to have lost their backbone and were on tenterhooks.
Even Mr. Li, who has a reputation as a scholar, will be arrested, let alone businessmen with low status like them.
"Mr. Li, he is a scholar who has been in Hongwu for four years. With such fame and fame, how dare the officer of the Public Security Department be so bold and not give him any dignity?"
"I heard that someone has already gone to the prefect. The prefect will never sit idly by and ignore this matter."
"Let's wait for the news first. I always feel that this time it's someone with bad intentions."
The businessmen gathered many times to exchange news, and they were very anxious. Some businessmen who were worried even went to the prefect's Yamen and squatted down in person.
I just want to know how this will be arranged later.
The old housekeeper of Li Mansion entered the magistrate's gate in a hurry and staggered.
Although the prefect no longer has the power to control the government officials and judge cases.
But the government officials who were on duty as guards still had some reservations.
The yamen officer at the door saw that it was the old housekeeper of Li Mansion and did not stop him.
As the leader of the local chamber of commerce, Mr. Li is also a distinguished scholar and the leader of the local clan.
Almost all the people in the prefect's yamen have received benefits from Mr. Li to one degree or another.
After the old housekeeper entered the gate, he went to the hall behind Song Xin, who was very familiar with him.
There were servants on duty at the door, and the old housekeeper bowed quickly: "I don't know if Mr. Song is in the hall. I have something urgent here, and I want to ask Mr. Song for help."
The servant saw it and said with a smile: "Butler Li is here. Mr. Song will meet you soon. Please wait a moment. There is no one in the hall at the moment. Mr. Song is studying inside. I will go and report first."
Butler Li bowed and thanked him, and then the servant opened the door and went inside to report.
Of course the housekeeper doesn't know what's going on in the Public Security Department, but these days, how can you get any benefits from entering a cell? The master's health is not very good, so how can he suffer in the cell.
If it had been a little later, half of his life might have been lost.
In the hall, Song Xin, the colleague who heard the report, didn't think much and let the housekeeper in.
After the old housekeeper entered the door, he immediately fell to the ground when he saw Song Xin: "Master Song, please save my master."
Song Xin was startled and quickly stood up and said, "Get up quickly, something happened over there with Brother Shuming."
The old housekeeper cried and cried: "I don't know what happened, but the officer from the Public Security Department suddenly came to the door and took the master away."
Song Xin frowned when he heard from the Public Security Department, and then asked: "Do you know what crime the yamen officer took away Brother Shuming?"
The old housekeeper said: "I don't know, I don't know, and I don't know either. In the house at that time, the government servants came to arrest people. I asked them what crime they committed, but the government officials didn't tell them, they just wanted to arrest people."
"They didn't even have the approval document, so they just said it was the instructions from above."
Hearing this, Song Xin began to think deeply.
Li Shuming's relationship has been relatively friendly in recent years, and he has helped to purchase many things for the house.
On the surface, no property has been collected, but whenever my wife takes anything from her, it is basically in the form of a gift.
When he was down and out, it was Li Shuming who helped with the expenses, and that's how Song Xin became today.
So Song Xin was naturally obligated to help.
But when it comes to the Department of Public Security, this matter is more difficult to handle.
After thinking for a while, Song Xin asked, "Do you know what happened in recent days or what discussions you have participated in?"
The old housekeeper said: "It's always been like this, nothing special."
After finishing speaking, he recalled: "If there has been a lot of things recently, it is the matter at the shipyard. The master's recent thoughts have also been on this."
Song Xin's frown deepened when he heard about the shipyard.
The shipyard involves the Qunying Chamber of Commerce, and Lan Tian, the commander of the Public Security Department, is also a direct descendant of the grandson. The support of the Public Security Department for the Chamber of Commerce is also obvious to the prefect's Yamen.
"I know about this matter. Brother Shuming treats me well. I will not just sit idly by and ignore this matter."
"But as it relates to the Department of Public Security and even the Qunying Chamber of Commerce, this matter is not easy to handle."
"You go back first. I will go to the magistrate's place to see if there is any news. Then I will communicate with the Public Security Department. If the other party takes someone without any reason, Song will not allow it."
After Song Xin thought about it for a while, he said to Butler Li.
Butler Li kowtowed quickly: "Thank you, sir, thank you, sir."
Song Xin was unambiguous in his work, got up directly, and went straight to the hall of the prefect Yang Youwen.
Seeing this, Butler Li felt anxious, but at least he had hope and hope.
Yang Youwen is currently sorting out some documents in his hall.
Now the prefect's yamen, after removing the yamen servants and the power to arrest and maintain stability, their own responsibilities have become more clear.
Grasping survival and protecting people's livelihood, including many developments in Suzhou City, has now become the main direction of the prefecture's Yamen.
And political achievements are reflected in taxes.
It seems that Yang Youwen feels that he is much busier than before.
According to the latest instructions issued by the imperial court, local officials, regardless of county, prefecture, or county, must have records of going to the countryside once a month.
This forces all officials not to just stay in their own yamen and do things, but to actually go to the local areas.
In the current Ming Dynasty, although the city is prosperous, most of the population is still concentrated in the countryside.
If government officials want to truly do practical things, they must be familiar with the countryside.
"Sir, Mr. Song Xin is outside. He said that he has something important to discuss with you in detail."
Yang Youwen heard this and said, "Please come in, Mr. Song."
As soon as Song Xin entered, Yang Youwen asked with a smile: "What is it that makes Mr. Song so anxious?"
Song Xin bowed and said with a wry smile: "To be honest with Mr. Yang, my close friend Li Shuming was suddenly taken away by the Department of Public Security today."
"That's why I came here abruptly and wanted to ask your Excellency for advice. However, knowing that something was going on here, the Department of Public Security suddenly arrested someone."
The two of them have been working together for many years, so there is no need to mince words.
Regarding Li Shuming, Yang Youwen also knew him.
In many matters, even the government needs the help of some large businessmen below to successfully complete some errands.
Especially when it comes to collecting taxes.
The reason why Song Xin came to Yang Youwen to ask about this matter was because according to the rules, if the Secretary of Public Security took the person, if it was an ordinary person, there was no need to report it to the prefect's Yamen.
But if it involves scholars, it's different, not to mention that they still have the reputation of being a scholar.
At this point, the Department of Public Security will come over to communicate with the prefect's Yamen first. Even if they take someone by force, they will not say that they will arrest them at will.
The Public Security Department itself also needs to be supervised by the government.
If there are illegal operations, the prefect's Yamen can also report to the court and request punishment.
Yang Youwen shook his head and said, "The Public Security Department didn't tell me about this, but the Public Security Department must know Li Xiucai."
"Recently, I haven't heard anything about him offending Commander Lan."
"Besides, Liu Xiucai is a calm man. Logically speaking, even if something happens, he won't be thrown into jail."
At this point, Yang Youwen hesitated for a moment and said, "I also know that you and Li Xiucai were from the same hometown back then, so I'm a little anxious thinking about it."
"It's just that I can't come forward in this matter for the time being. So, you can take the carriage in the office and go to the Public Security Department first to see what explanation they have."
"If it's just a misunderstanding, it's not a big deal. If there are other things, let's see how to deal with it."
When Song Xin heard this, he quickly bowed and thanked him.
Then he went out and took a carriage and went straight to the Public Security Department Yamen.
Public Security Department Yamen.
Zhu Ying was sitting in the office hall of Lantian, looking at the information sent back from Japan.
Uncle Zhang said from the side: "My boss, King Yan is now powerful. General Wei said that he has sent someone to contact Master Daoyan."
"Although there was not much negotiation, the old slave felt in his heart that there must be some secret connection."
"Although the situation at King Jin's side is good, it is still a little worse than that of King Yan."
"Should we increase our support to King Jin, or let Goryeo strengthen some contacts with King Jin."
As Zhu Ying's confidant for many years, Uncle Zhang would also put forward his own opinions when discussing some matters.
After Zhu Ying read the information in his hand, he shook his head and said, "The key now is not the battle between King Jin and King Yan."
"If we take action, it will inevitably breed some thoughts in King Yan's mind."
"The primary goal now is to conquer the Japanese country first, and the rest can only be side effects."
Although Zhu Ying would still suppress King Yan and support King Jin in some aspects.
But for the Japanese country, there is no need to stir up these personal grudges.
No matter what Yao Guangxiao thinks or how he does it, Zhu Ying doesn't care. What he cares about is how to win the Japanese country better and faster.
It was even said that even if Yao Guangxiao joined forces with King Yan to gain credit, there would be no problem in Zhu Ying's view.
If Zhu Di and Yao Guangxiao join forces, they can really play a big role.
There is no problem in getting them together again.
"Old slave, I understand." Uncle Zhang responded.
Now that the owner has made a decision, the Chamber of Commerce will naturally implement it.
"My boss, our chamber of commerce in Japan seems to have some problems."
"Many Japanese merchants seem to have betrayed the Chamber of Commerce. The settlement of goods over there has been stopped since the Ming Dynasty conquered the Japanese country."
Qunying Chamber of Commerce certainly has some foundation in Japan.
The model is similar to that of other regions. Among them, the Japanese branch is also dominated by Japanese people.
Snowflake salt is a very popular commodity in the Japanese country, and it also involves many transfers of interests.
Through this connection, the status of Qunying Chamber of Commerce in Japan is not low.
Different from the situation in the Ming Dynasty, as far as the Japanese country is concerned, the status of merchants is quite high, and most of the merchants who can go to sea for trade are themselves nobles of the Japanese country.
Even some big businessmen have very good personal relationships with the Japanese emperor.
Because of the special geographical environment, Japan's demand for sea trade was very large, and it was completely unable to achieve self-sufficiency in many goods.
Businessmen from the Japanese country were often accompanied by a large number of samurai who followed them.
For example, Japanese pirates, in many cases, are played by Japanese merchants.
"Now my identity is not a secret outside. Anyone who is interested will naturally know it."
"Now that we are attacking the Japanese country, those businessmen will not get involved with us even if they want to make some profits from it. These are harmless."
"The key now is to try our best to contact the previous hidden line, so that our imperial army cannot suffer too many losses."
At this point, Zhu Ying paused slightly and then said: "When the time comes, you will write a letter to Wei Guang. If you contact a secret source, don't go too far to hide it from King Yan."
"If there is an opportunity, when it is time to cooperate, we should still focus on cooperation. After all, we are all Han people. Don't make small moves when dealing with the outside world."
After hearing his boss's instructions, Uncle Zhang also knew what kind of action he should take against the Japanese side.
At the same time, I also admire my boss very much.
From Peking to the capital, Zhang Bo can be said to have been a follower.
At the beginning, King Yan coerced the host to come to the capital. Although objectively, it contributed to the success of the host's grandson.
But in fact, in many aspects, King Yan used his boss completely in the early days.
Looking at it now, it is already very clear what King Yan wanted to pursue.
As for the boss being able to really let go of this matter, as far as Uncle Zhang is concerned, this is the pattern.
At this time there was a noise outside.
It's Lan Tian who's coming.
"Your Highness, the person coming from the magistrate's office is fellow magistrate Song Xin. He should want to ask about Li Shuming."
After entering the door, Lan Tian clasped his fists and bowed, and then reported.
His Highness Taisun is here, and naturally His Highness Taisun is in charge of the Security Department.
Hearing this, Zhu Ying said, "It seems that Li Shuming has a good relationship with the magistrate's office. It has only been a short time, less than an hour, and even the magistrate has been invited."
"Go ahead and do it. Don't let him know that I'm here. If he asks about the crime, just mention colluding with many businessmen. Just try the case and see what he says."
(End of chapter)
