After coming out of Wenyuan Pavilion, Feng Ziying was a little disappointed.
It seems that Ye Xianggao still has some concerns and lacks courage, while Fang Congzhe is still the same as before, preferring to solve the problem from the perspective of reducing expenditure.
Feng Ziying didn't know whether Chai Ke and Yang He had written to Ye Xianggao or Fang Congzhe. In addition to official letters, private letters often better represented the true intentions, and the emperor's side was also extremely important.
The current imperial court is almost a lame court, with uneven elders. The six ministers are either waiting to be appointed to the official position or sitting on the throne, or they are secondary assistants like Fang Congzhe, who is also the minister of the Ministry of official affairs. It can be said that it is really in a state of turmoil, and the real The backbone of people who want to get things done has not yet fully grown up.
In Feng Ziying's view, even Li Sancai has some ability. Perhaps his views may not be consistent with those of people such as Qi Yongtai and Qiao Yingjia, but at least he can do things. It is better than procrastinating and perfunctory in everything. The situation is good.
Emperor Yonglong also wanted to do something, but he was restrained by the attitude of the Supreme Emperor and did not dare to overdo it, so as not to arouse unnecessary suspicion and be benefited by Prince Yi Zhong. However, such a tinkering and procrastinating inertia will only make things worse. Da Zhou became even weaker.
Feng Ziying had discussed this matter with her father before, and his opinion was very simple, that is, delay it until Emperor Long Yu Bintian and Emperor Yonglong truly took control of the power.
Now that my father has hid in Yulin, he feels at ease and can speak more relaxedly. Anyway, he is not in the capital city. No matter how much the Emperor, the Emperor and Prince Yi Zhong try to do, they can't involve him. As for saying Government affairs were the business of the civil servants, and him, the general and military officer.
But Dad can ignore it, but Feng Ziying cannot sit idly by, especially since Chai Ke also has high hopes for herself and hopes that she can play a role.
But today's public inquiry report obviously had little effect. Fang Congzhe didn't mention it at all, or Chai Ke didn't write to him at all, and he didn't know anything about the sea opening and debt raising.
Ye Xianggao implicitly mentioned the court's difficulties, but did not explicitly say how to solve them.
Of course, people may feel it is not appropriate to talk to me about this. In their eyes, I am just a tool who comes back to report on behalf of Chai Ke.
The carriage was traveling slowly on the street, and Feng Ziying, who was sitting in the carriage, felt an indescribable feeling of suffocation.
This is the case these days. Even if you want to do something, you still need to go through various twists and turns to lobby and open up connections. No official is willing to abandon his own interests and do things that are beneficial to the court regardless of his own life.
Now the Western Expedition and the Counterinsurgency Army are still waiting for the imperial court to come up with a solution. However, looking at the ambiguous attitude of these two pavilion elders and the imperial court's reaction to this matter, Feng Ziying feels her heart sinking.
When the rebellion broke out, these people were like ants on a hot pot. They panicked, but once the situation improved, they immediately returned to their original state, taking their time and taking their time. Anyway, there were still people on the front line, so what would happen to them? It looks like, well, let’s wait until trouble breaks out.
However, Ye Xianggao and Fang Congzhe still highly praised Feng Ziying's personal performance. It is estimated that Chai Ke and Yang He also specifically mentioned their performance in the letter, such as going to the grassland to persuade Bu Shitu, and going to Ganzhou to persuade Liu Baichuan anyway. , these are real achievements, and they come with considerable risks, which no one can deny.
What kind of reward the court will give will probably have to be discussed again, but Feng Ziying believes that it will not be bad. At least he can save two years after observing the government for three years. At least he can get an editor in the Hanlin Academy, and maybe even an editor. Written by.
When Ye Xianggao returned to his house, he received a report from the concierge that Huang Ruliang had arrived.
"Sit down, get up tomorrow." Without much politeness, Ye Xianggao directly let Huang Ruliang into his study.
Huang Ruliang was not polite and said bluntly: "Brother Jinqing, how is the situation?"
"Well, you have also read Zishu's letter. Zishu asked this son to come back, probably with the intention of asking him to mediate. Qi Yongtai and Qiao Yingjia, one is a famous official in Beizhi and the other is a leading scholar in Shanxi, basically He can represent a large part of the voice of northern scholars. If he can persuade Qi and Qiao to support it, then there is great hope for opening the sea."
Ye Xianggao and Huang Ruliang have already discussed the issue of opening up the sea countless times. Although the attitude of Jiangnan scholars towards opening up the sea is generally supportive, it is still very complicated. Some people do not want the imperial court to open the sea. Complete liberalization, but prefers to choose one or two specific locations as the headquarters of the Municipal Shipping Department, and is also stricter in the selection of maritime merchants, and hopes to continue to be exempt from commercial tax.
These people are inextricably linked to the current sea smuggling merchants. They are opposed to the complete lifting of the sea ban, but they are unwilling to continue the current sea ban policy. After all, the current sea ban policy always has the initiative in the hands of the imperial court.
The salt policy storm in Zhejiang last year when Qiao Yingjia and Yang He teamed up sounded the alarm for them. As long as the policy did not change, the court could take action at any time.
These handles are always in the hands of the court, just like killing a pig. If it is fattened, and the pig is not very obedient, you can take action at any time, leaving you with no room for resistance.
After all, the maritime ban is a national policy. If you violate the national policy, the evidence will be held by the court. Even if you have strong personal connections, it will be of no avail.
"The war in the northwest has come to this point, and if it continues like this, the imperial court's financial resources will definitely be unable to support it. Even Zhong Han is aware of this, but he still blindly hopes to save money, but now what part of the imperial court can save money? flow?"
Ye Xianggao sighed, with a bit of worry in his eyes.
"I don't know how much trouble the opening of the sea will cause, and the court will be troubled and restless from now on. But compared with reducing expenditure, I always think that as long as the policy of opening the sea can be used well, it can have great consequences. No matter how difficult it is to ease the government's financial constraints, opening up the sea will be better than the emperor's continuous increase of mine and tax supervisors, right? At least hundreds of thousands of landless people along the coasts of Fujian and Zhejiang can make a living through this, and they will not be left behind. Overseas?"
"If we take this as an opportunity, we can get support from the Emperor, but what about the Supreme Emperor?" Huang Ruliang mentioned another worry.
Ye Xianggao was silent for a long time, "This matter requires the support of martial artists, but this is a bit difficult. Zi Shu called Feng Keng back, and it may not be without this factor. After all, the Feng family is also a martial artist. If he can lead the way, Maybe it will have some effect..."
"Huh, those military heroes have always been incompatible with us, and most of them are just wine bags and rice bags. Look at Shi Guangjue from Ningxia Town, look at Ma Xia from Gansu Town, they are all people who have harmed the country..." Huang Ruliang also gnashed his teeth and hated it when he said this. , "If it weren't for this generation's corruption and dereliction of duty, why would the state affairs be like this?"
"In Mingqi, we can't generalize. People like Wang Ziteng and Feng Tang still have some abilities." Ye Xianggao said a fair word, "There are also Niu Jizong and Chen Daoxian..."
"Wang Ziteng and Feng Tang are considered generals, but Niu Jizong and Chen Daoxian are not. Niu Jizong just relied on his family background and had a false reputation, while Chen Daoxian had no reputation before. As for how he won the favor of the Supreme Emperor and the Emperor, he became the five Military General, although I don't know the whole story, I can't escape those connections. If you really have the ability, go to Liaodong or Gansu and work for a few years, that's about the same."
Huang Ruliang did not hide anything in front of Ye Xianggao, and his tone was harsh and sharp. Ye Xianggao also smiled and said nothing.
Chen Daoxian was a dark horse who suddenly assumed the key position of General of the Fifth Military Camp. This was a candidate that both the Supreme Emperor and the Emperor could accept. Based on this alone, many people would find it difficult to do so.
The civil servants did not care much about the appointment of generals by the Supreme Emperor and the emperor's three camps in the capital, the Warrior Battalion, the Fourth Guard Army, and the Banner Guard, which were the army and guard forces in the capital.
Everyone knows that the strength of the Beijing camp and Suwei is related to the security of the Tianjia. Whoever goes up or down can only be the martial arts who make the Tianjia most at ease. As for which martial arts faction has the upper hand, the civil servants have no idea. They don't care much, because no matter who is the emperor, they have to rely on civil servants.
As for the appointment of generals outside the capital, it must be in the hands of the imperial court, because it is related to the safety of the entire Zhou Dynasty, not the safety of a single person.
"Okay, let's not talk about fame. Let's get back to the topic. Zhong Han and I met with Feng Keng today in Wenyuan Pavilion. I also said something, but I don't know if Feng Keng paid attention to it, but I guess he will go to Qi Yongtai and Qiao Yingjia, if these two people can realize that the northwest strategy must be like this, they may be able to make some changes."
Huang Ruliang hesitated for a moment, "Brother Jinqing, Qi Yongtai is going to be the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs? Is he going to join the cabinet?"
According to the practice of the Great Zhou Dynasty, it is very likely that the Minister of Personnel will serve as a group assistant in the cabinet. However, there are also cases where the Minister of Personnel does not join the cabinet. It depends on the situation.
Generally speaking, if there are four or five ministers in the cabinet, the Minister of Civil Affairs will join the cabinet, but if there are three ministers, he will not join the cabinet.
In other words, if only one cabinet minister is added to the cabinet now, then Qi Yongtai will not join the cabinet even if he serves as the Minister of Civil Affairs. However, if two cabinet ministers are added, then Qi Yongtai may join the cabinet.
"Qi Yongtai's qualifications are still a little junior. It depends on the emperor's wishes." Ye Xianggao stroked his beard under his chin with a heavy expression. "From the current point of view, Qi Yongtai joining the cabinet is beneficial to us, but in the long run It may not be possible to see..."
"What do you mean, brother Jinqing? The emperor must ask for your opinion." Huang Ruliang asked.
Ye Xianggao hesitated for a moment, "Let's wait and see after Feng Keng talks with Qi Yongtai and Qiao Yingjia."
