In Yangzhou City.
As the early morning mist gradually dissipated, the wet bluestone slabs began to spread out one after another, and the outlines of black tiled lanterns gradually emerged in the shopping malls, while the stores everywhere were also opened, illuminated by the sunlight.
The government-run paper store run by Chen Jiuzhu also began to take down the door panels, sweep away the remaining snow outside the threshold, and continue to operate.
"The newly arrived local Chu paper is cheap and good quality. Come and have a look!"
Ye Agui smiled and shouted for Zhixing. After seeing five or six scholars approaching, he hurriedly pushed the chicken cart to the warehouse at the back.
In an attic not far from next door, the squire Pu Jinkui, who was living here, darkened his face when he saw this, and asked his servant Jiang Er: "Is what you said true?"
Jiang Er replied: "It's true. The imperial court encouraged the governors to set up practical affairs, and Fengyang Lu Fuyuan was promoted to the deputy capital censor! The other two governors were also promoted to one level! "Di Bao" will be published soon Post this."
After hearing this, Pu Jinkui's face became even more ugly: "I spent so much money and got the same result!"
"Isn't it?"
"I heard that Li Shaoqing of Taipu Temple was imprisoned because of this incident!"
Jiang Er replied.
Pu Jinkui immediately turned to look at Jiang Er: "What did you say?! Li Shaoqing is in jail?"
Jiang Er hurriedly lowered his head and replied: "I don't dare to hide it from you. There is indeed such news."
"Will it be traced to us?"
Pu Jinkui asked to himself.
Then, Pu Jinkui asked Jiang Er: "What on earth is going on?"
Jiang Er hurriedly replied: "It is said that it was General Secretary Zhao Yuyao and the Prime Minister who exposed him. Li Shaoqing intended to seduce Prime Minister Fang, but in the end he was framed by Prime Minister Fang!"
"Fang Jiayu!"
Pu Jinkui said through gritted teeth, a look of hatred suddenly appeared in his eyes, and then asked again: "Isn't he opposed to the superintendent's handling of practical matters?"
"The strange thing is here. Although Prime Minister Fang opposed the superintendent's handling of practical affairs, he betrayed Li Shaoqing. No one knows what these big shots think."
Jiang Er replied.
After hearing this, Pu Jinkui frowned and said, "Could it be a deliberate design? These traitorous ministers have always been extremely despicable!"
"What I'm saying is, what should we do now? Can we still sell this paper?"
Jiang Er agreed and asked about Pu Jinkui.
"Not for sale!"
"Go back to Jiangxi and return all the new land in the government to those unruly people. If they want to grow sweet potatoes, let them do it, so as not to be upset by them!"
"Anyway, the paper industry in the government can no longer expand. If this trend continues, once Huaiyang has its own paper industry, they can take advantage of the convenience of the canal to turn all the paper profits from Jiangnan to the capital into theirs!"
After Pu Jinkui said in a deep voice, he went downstairs with his hands behind his back, then stood outside the door and once again glanced at Chen Jiuzhu, who was greeting the guests, with a sinister look.
Chen Jiuzhu also noticed him and was stunned for a moment.
Pu Jinkui walked towards him and whispered to him: "Don't get too proud too early!"
After hearing this, Chen Jiuzhu asked, "What does Pu Xianggong mean by this?"
"After all, the world belongs to the scholar-bureaucrats, and the common people are common people, and the wealth and honor obtained by relying on the government will not last long! If you really want to be rich and honorable, you should first study to gain fame and become an honorable official and gentry, and then think about getting this business Good luck!"
"Otherwise, it will just be a wedding dress for others! Common people can only rely on generations of hard work to study. This is the experience that previous generations have long summarized. The road has been designed for you commoners, how can you one by one I don’t even understand, so I have to find another way and break the rules of the world!”
Pu Jinkui said.
Chen Jiuzhu smiled faintly: "But I really don't know how to read. I can only make paper and do business."
"Then you should accept your fate and let your son study to become a noble man. Don't think about becoming a great person on your own."
Pu Jinkui said.
Chen Jiuzhu's face darkened: "Why can't you be rich if you can't be a scholar or doctor?! Can't you be rich if a craftsman works hard to run your family business?!"
"Is Pu Jinkui, the student from Qianshan, here?"
Da da!
Suddenly, a group of Jinyi Guard cavalry suddenly ran from both sides of the market, and a Jinyiwei general flag officer immediately stopped in front of Pu's paper shop.
Pu Jinkui's face darkened at this moment: "What's going on?"
"He is Pu Jinkui!"
Chen Jiuzhu shouted loudly.
At this time, Wang Qingjun, the flag officer of Jinyiwei, looked over and pointed at Pu Jinkui: "Take him down!"
"yes!"
Immediately, two royal guards dismounted and ran toward Pu Jinkui with their swords. One of them immediately kicked Pu Jinkui's knees, and then grabbed his shoulders and made him kneel down.
Pu Jinkui himself was shocked and shouted: "What are you doing? What crime have I committed!"
"I'm sending an edict to you, Pu Jinkui, for bribing the ministers of the DPRK in order to disrupt the DPRK. His crime is extremely heinous. He will be expelled from his position, escorted to Beijing and convicted, and his family and property will be lost!"
Wang Qingjun shouted and ordered: "Take it away!"
As a result, Pu Jinkui was taken away.
Seeing this scene, Chen Jiuzhu suddenly thought of the scene when his family property was robbed by the Pu family, and suddenly tears filled his eyes, and he suddenly said: "Today, all paper is discounted at 30%, and I will use the dividends to make up for the loss!"
Chen Jiuzhu had the right to operate the business, and he used his own money to carry out activities, so Mr. Qian, who was in charge of supervising the store, didn't say anything.
When the customers heard about it, they increased their orders one after another, and the business became more prosperous for a while.
The imprisonment of not only Pu Jinkui but also Li Zhi led to the imprisonment of many gentry who opposed the local governor's establishment of practical affairs and did not hesitate to bribe officials in order to influence the government.
"Come in! Take them all!"
For example, not long after this, Yan Tinglan's mansion, a scholar in Zhangpu County, Fujian, was suddenly surrounded by Jin Yiwei who arrived.
And under the order of Liu Qiyuan, a member of the Jinyiwei family, a large number of Jinyiwei rushed in.
Yan Tinglan was so frightened when she saw this that she couldn't stand still. She had to hold on to the table and asked, "Why are you here?"
"According to the order, Yan Tinglan, the former deputy envoy to study in Huguang, bribed Li Zhi, the former Shaoqing of Taipu Temple, and Zheng Furen, the official in charge of the affairs, and slandered Jin Xue of Fuyuan as colluding with eunuchs and amassing money in business. Therefore, he was immediately escorted to the Beijing Yan Office, and his family property registration Don’t join the official position to atone for your sins!”
After Liu Qiyuan thought, he waved his hand and said: "Take it!"
Peng!
Yan Tinglan fainted and fell to the ground.
No coincidence.
Lu Xiqing, a former right minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs and a bachelor's degree student at the Hanlin Academy, a Suzhou rural eunuch, was also escorted to Beijing.
"Shenwu County, Fang Jiayu, although you are public ministers, you are actually treacherous ministers. You have gone against the grain and allowed corrupt officials to compete with the people for profit. You have even allowed Tiqi to go out and make the world fearful. You will not end well in the future! "
After Lu Xiqing was arrested, she was extremely disappointed and cursed Shen Shixing and Fang Fengshilai.
Because he already understood that he was found out and the fact that Yingtian Governor Shen Li was not prevented from setting up practical affairs was related to Fang Feng's inconsistency and Shen Shixing's obvious intention to flatter the emperor and support Shen Li.
The decision made by Zhu Yijun and his ruling ministers indeed disappointed many powerful officials and gentry. Especially after Li Zhi was arrested, he purged the people behind him. This made them both disappointed and angry. They were angry that the emperor was unwilling to treat them leniently. , and still pursue him relentlessly.
But this dissatisfaction could not be expressed directly, so in the end he had to complain about other things to complain about his dissatisfaction with the king.
In this life, because Zhu Yijun made it clear at that time that if he opposed the seizure of love, he would be sentenced to death. Zou Yuanbiao, who did not oppose Zhang Juzheng's seizure of love and could still do the official work, angrily published the "Admonition to the Great Joy of Gong Shu" and directly accused Zhu Yijun of being a great joy to the Gong and violated the law first. Taizu went to war against Japan without issuing an imperial edict, and now he did not hesitate to mobilize large numbers of troops to destroy Burma without implementing benevolent policies. He also said that Shen Shixing, Fang Fengshi, Qi Jiguang, Pan Cheng, Zhang Xueyan, etc. were ministers, but they only wanted to flatter the emperor in order to satisfy His Majesty. He is so eager to go to war that he does not hesitate to indulge local governors in competing for profits with the people! Let's just sit back and watch the gentry being ruined.
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