Chapter 113 Li Jinglong goes north
Of course, there are some things that cannot be said, that is, Li Jinglong saw that all the nobles who followed He Xi were eating meat.
Li Jinglong also wanted to take a bite. However, in the Ming Dynasty, money is only a secondary factor. Things that cannot be mentioned on the table, if you say it, it will make you seem to love money too much. Even though the door is closed, every household has to settle its own accounts, but it must never be revealed.
Li Jinglong left Nanjing on the pretext of inspecting the northern border defense and headed north by sea.
When we drove to Tianjin, we met Shen Guogong.
At this moment, the floods in Tianjin have receded.
Tianjin, which was soaked in floods, also emerged from the water.
And more soldiers came from all directions. Li Jinglong looked over from the boat, and they were as densely packed as ants, and there was no break all the way to Tianjin City. Li Jinglong still has military capabilities.
He silently estimated that the number of people he saw was probably around 100,000.
And judging from their organizational actions, they should not be ordinary civilians, but the Ming army.
Li Jinglong thought to himself: "Using an army of 100,000 people at once is really a big move by Deng Zhen."
Li Jinglong was talking about Shen Guogong Deng Zhen, but he never expected that he would meet Deng Zhen as soon as he arrived in Tianjin City.
Deng Zhen has been in charge of Tianjin for several months. As summer passes, winter is coming, and the Tianjin river section has also entered the dry season. Deng Zhen has already filed a joint report with He Xi. It is necessary to strengthen the construction of rivers in Tianjin, dig deeper and wider, and even build branch canals so that floods can enter the sea in multiple ways.
After all, Tianjin is the focal point of the entire Hebei water conservancy project. Only if things are done well here, the following things will be easier to handle. If the problem in Tianjin cannot be solved, no matter how well the water conservancy projects in other places are done, water will still flow back.
Therefore, He Xi is determined to make great efforts to improve Tianjin's water conservancy project.
And such a major event can only be handled by Duke Shen. It is impossible to use so many troops without a single person who can suppress the situation.
As for Shen Guogong's status, it may be worrying for him to lead troops in war, but if he is asked to command the construction of water conservancy projects, no one from top to bottom would think that Deng Zhen can't do it.
After all, although Deng Zhen had not presided over any major battles, he had also served in the army and fought in battles. Coupled with the team Deng Yu left for him, it was not impossible to do nothing.
Li Jinglong and Deng Zhen naturally knew each other.
After all, the circle of top nobles is not big, and the second generation of the top circles is even smaller. When they were children, Li Jinglong and Deng Zhen had some minor problems. Of course, those were the carefree days when their parents were around. Now that I think about it, I even feel nostalgic.
It was just after hanging out in the imperial court.
They all understand one thing, the other party is not their opponent, but even a friend.
Today, the power of the founding heroes of the Ming Dynasty is actually just one point: whoever lives longer has more power. Fu Youde is very powerful now, but when the old men of the two families were around, Fu Youde was respectful when he saw them. But now, it's reversed.
Moreover, their military power has also been eroded by all aspects.
This is also something that cannot be done.
After all, seniority exists at all times. Unless they kill all these big guys. Otherwise, we don’t know when they will come forward. Not to mention, these big guys themselves have descendants.
The Duke of Wei, Xu Da, was kind. He educated his children strictly in Nanjing. None of his sons were high-ranking officials. At most, they stood guard in front of the palace for the emperor, and they only had a false reputation.
Xu Da knew that his tree was big and attracted the wind. Unless he died, he would not let his children go out to be officials. And he also figured out Zhu Yuanzhang's thoughts, waiting for when he would die. Zhu Yuanzhang will definitely be kind to his descendants.
By then, with Jane in the emperor's heart, the children's future will not be too bad. But what is needed is ability. If you have ability, delaying for a few years is nothing. Without ability, if you advance a few years, you will not be able to go very far in the future.
This was Xu Da's main experience in Nanjing.
Xu Da has never been in good health, and his main experience now is focused on educating his son.
Feng Sheng did not have a son, but he also took care of his nephew. Not to mention Fu Youde, Fu Zhong is still guarding Japan. Japan is not at peace either, which is where Fu Zhong takes credit.
In the future, when these three giants are gone, can Li Jinglong and Deng Zhen really succeed?
Not to mention, there is Tang He, who has been reclusive but seems to be everywhere, and the Korean father, who seems to be peaceful but is actually ready to make a move.
Deng Zhen and Li Jinglong had the same problem, and their jealousy and fights as teenagers have become beautiful memories of each other.
The two recalled what happened to the boy and got to the point.
Li Jinglong asked directly: "Old Deng, you made a lot of money in Beijing, right?"
Deng Zhen waved his hand and said, "That's a lot, not much." Although he said that, seeing Deng Zhen couldn't help but smile, he knew that Deng Zhen must have earned a lot.
As the saying goes, first come first, first served. Deng Zhen works in Beijing. Although he does not work in the same place as He Xi, there is a check and balance of power between them. If Deng Zhen wants to make trouble for what He Xi wants to do, it will definitely not be possible. .
He Xi understands, and so does Deng Zhen.
Therefore, Puzhou Society has become the top one in the construction industry in Beijing. The annual tax is 50,000 taels. If the tax is 15 per cent, it will make a profit of nearly one million taels. Not to mention, Deng Zhen’s subordinates are not just Puzhou. society. It’s just that Puzhou Society is the most obvious.
Li Jinglong said: "You know the situation in Nanjing."
Deng Zhen said: "What did you say?"
Li Jinglong said: "There are civil servants who have remonstrated, impeached He's son-in-law, various matters, abuse of power for personal gain, corruption, disregard of human life, etc. It is still being suppressed and has not been published in the newspapers, but as time goes by I am afraid it will not be suppressed anymore."
"What do you think of these?"
Deng Zhen said: "I'm jealous. Don't worry about them. With His Majesty here, these people can't cause trouble."
This shows that He Xi has a sharp vision.
Many things that everyone takes for granted are actually the real dragon-slaying skills. When He Xi analyzed many things, he strictly followed some principles of later political economics, such as the economic base determines the superstructure. Many people in the south opposed it, which indeed touched their interests.
It should be noted that if the future of the Ming Dynasty is really like this, the gentry will be trampled under the feet of businessmen. Their power to suppress the mud-legged people in the countryside with the help of the government no longer exists. How much room for profit there is here.
It's enough to cost many lives.
That's why they can't stand it.
But Li Jinglong and Deng Zhen don't have such a bright vision. They don't think how big the conflict between the two parties is, and they don't even know who the two parties are? They just felt that what He Xi did was actually a bit deviant from their point of view.
But it doesn't matter if they are deviant, as long as they make money.
that's enough.
They didn't think deeply about other things at all.
In fact, this is what many people think. There are only a few people who can truly see the direction of the Ming Dynasty situation clearly. At least, Li Jinglong and Deng Zhen were not among them. If their fathers were here, they might be able to understand.
Li Jinglong said: "Yes, Lao Deng, I'm jealous too. Can you give me some advice?"
Deng Zhen said: "It's useless for you to come to me? You went to the wrong dock and went to find He Xi. Isn't he your teacher?"
Li Jinglong smiled and said: "That happened many years ago. Besides, didn't I offend him before? So, I'm borrowing your face."
Deng Zhen said: "It's easy to say. Consort He is not a stingy person, but I think you don't need to come to me, go directly to Princess Anqing. You should be called Princess Anqing, or aunt, right? Isn't it natural for a younger generation to pay homage to an elder?" "
Li Jinglong listened and said: "Yes, you are still thoughtful." In fact, it is not that Li Jinglong did not think of this method. He just led the topic down. Li Jinglong said: "It's just that in Beijing today, please give me some advice on what is the most profitable."
As he spoke, he stood up and filled Deng Zhen with tea.
Seeing Li Jinglong like this, Deng Zhen felt very satisfied in his heart. After all, Li Wenzhong was a close person of Zhu Yuanzhang back then, and his status was superior to Deng Yu's. Li Jinglong was even more powerful than Deng Zhen back then. Now seeing Li Jinglong lower his head, he was naturally happy.
