Anyone with a discerning eye has noticed that Xu Qin has become the core backbone of the new court very quickly in just over half a year since he came out of the prison.
Not only was he favored by Emperor Yongle, he also had extremely high influence in the court.
This will undoubtedly cause great damage to the remaining forces of the Jianwen Dynasty.
Moreover, this person is very good at calculations, and his various policies are shocking to the world.
Even the national master-level 'demon monk' behind him is said to have made it clear that he appreciates him on all occasions.
Therefore, we must be fully prepared to get rid of him in one go.
"Master, not only have I thought this through personally, but the entire elders within the Qingzheng Church have also thought through this."
After listening to Mao Dafang's talk, Pu Qia couldn't help but frown.
He thought for a moment and then asked:
"Donor Mao, can you tell me what are the main powerful foreign aids of the Qingzheng Sect?"
Mao Dafang was stunned for a moment, and then he slowly whispered the names of the two people.
"Is it the two of them?!"
Pu Qia was stunned when he heard the sound, and he was stunned for a long time before he came back to his senses.
It's really not that simple now.
One is a wise and brave prince, and the other is a general and military officer who has been powerful in the border areas for decades and has a large number of troops.
These two people have considerable prestige among the current government and opposition parties.
In fact, Zhu Di's overall situation has been decided and he controls the military power in most areas of the world.
If there is no big boss with the qualifications, ability, prestige, territory and strength to make overall plans for the Qingzheng Church.
If you want to make a complete comeback, it is absolutely impossible to succeed.
And since this prince dares to risk the disapproval of the world and prepares to do such a big thing, he must be somewhat confident.
Although he is young, he will never act rashly.
"Okay, what does the Qingzheng Church need from me?"
Pu Qia was finally persuaded.
"We need an edict from Emperor Jianwen to show that he is still alive and call on the wise people in the world to rise up, expose Yan Ni's usurpation of the throne, and overthrow Yan Ni's rule."
"The leader said that it would be best to meet with the emperor."
"Yan Ni's usurpation of the throne is unpopular. Although the Jianwen party members were brutally suppressed, there are too many people in the world who oppose Yan Ni's usurpation of the throne."
"Now Yan Ni is making a noise saying that Emperor Jianwen is dead. All he needs to do is confirm that he is still alive, and he will be like a prairie fire, burning this usurper and treacherous villain to ashes."
"And you, Master Puqia, are the number one contributor to the great cause of revival, and will be recorded in history as a national teacher."
Mao Dafang made an impassioned speech and spit, but Pu Qia was not in a hurry, but seemed very calm.
In fact, this is not the first time that Mao Dafang, who has always been blindly optimistic, has sang a high profile in front of Pu Qia.
"Okay, Almsgiver Mao, I really don't know where your Majesty is staying now, but I will send someone out to search as soon as possible, report the current development situation of the Qingzheng Church, and convey your urgent request."
"After it is completed, Lao Na will send someone to contact the Qingzheng Church and forward any other decrees Emperor Jianwen has."
Pu Qia responded very tactfully.
His meaning was very clear. There was no need to talk about it when meeting Emperor Jianwen, and it was impossible to show his trump card.
The implication is that it still needs to be investigated.
"Okay then, let's wait for good news from Master and say goodbye."
There is no use in talking more.
Mao Dafang cupped his hands and left through a secret passage behind the rockery.
Coincidentally, when Emperor Taizu Gao ordered the reconstruction of Jiming Mountain, Mao Dafang served as the Inspector of the Metropolitan Procuratorate and participated in the project acceptance inspection.
Therefore, he knew most of the secret escape routes in Jiming Mountain.
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The administrative management system of the Ming Dynasty was basically a regional leader responsibility system under centralized power, with level-by-level governance.
Only salt transportation and tax administration fall under dual jurisdiction.
That is, the dual-track system of central and local governments.
The Huai'an Prefecture Salt Transportation Bureau is under the jurisdiction of the Huai'an Prefecture Administration.
The leader of the salt transportation bureau's yamen is called director. His rank is the fourth rank, which is one step higher than the fifth rank of Fu Cheng Wu Qingfeng.
Director Gu Baoquan just arrived at the Yamen this morning and ordered an inspection of the salt storage facility.
The Salt Transportation Bureau has many affairs, the focus of which is the allocation of salt transportation. He rarely comes to this salt transportation office.
But now, in order to complete the salt purchase task assigned by the government, he is also taking great pains.
Gu Baoquan belongs to the Runan family, and the Mei family is the head of the family. Every family has to follow the Mei family.
The prefect, Mei Chen, was the Marquis of Runan and the nephew of the Prince Consort Mei Yin.
Therefore, what Magistrate Mei said represents the Mei family, and everyone must listen.
The director of the Huai'an Salt Transportation Bureau is a fat guy. I don't know how many pairs of eyes are staring at this position.
But then again, it is impossible to sit in the position of Director of Salt Transport without a little bit of moral integrity.
He suddenly visited the salt storage house. When the officials there saw the leader coming, they were like mice seeing a cat, and they all stood with lowered eyebrows.
A treasurer, holding an account book in his hand, began to report the salt collection situation to Gu Baoquan these days.
"...The total amount of salt collected yesterday was 52,300 jins."
"Wang's Salt Store sells 20,000 jins of salt. It is of good quality. The price is 25 Wen/jin and the account is 500 taels of silver."
"Liu Family Salt Shop, 27,800 kilograms of salt, good quality, charged 20 Wen/jin, credit..."
"Zhuqiao Town..."
When he read the last sentence, the Kutou paused for a while, but he still read it after a moment.
"A new salt merchant in Zhuqiao Town, Shanyang County, sold 5,200 kilograms of salt. The quality was excellent. The purchase price was... forty-five cents per kilogram, and the cash settlement was two hundred and thirty-five taels."
The words fell.
Gu Baoquan thought he heard wrongly.
He frowned and said:
"What? Repeat it again."
"..."
Kutou's forehead was so frightened that he was sweating.
How could a new salt merchant purchase salt at a price as high as 45 Wen/jin?
Isn't it nonsense?
He knew in his heart that this aspect of daily life was indeed a bit of a secret operation.
Doesn't the quality of salt depend on their words?
Speak more of the price and let the salt households return the extra money to them.
Once you come back, you can get more kickbacks.
This is one of the unspoken rules of the salt transportation industry.
But there must be a certain level of unspoken rules, and you can't act recklessly.
Adding a few more pennies to a pound of refined salt is the measure.
But the extra ten or twenty cents per catty is an exaggeration.
What's more, it's the first year of Yongle, and the imperial guards, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and others will be keeping an eye on the Yanyun Yamen.
Thinking of this, Gu Baoquan's face suddenly elongated and he said sternly:
"What kind of salt is this? You want to buy it at a high price of forty-five silver per catty? Please explain it to me."
The head of the warehouse was also baffled because he did not receive this batch of goods into the warehouse.
"Director, there may be an error in the record..."
"Is the record wrong?"
Hearing this, Gu Baoquan was furious and said:
"I'm afraid it's you who are causing trouble and creating a yin and yang account!"
"Whatever you did on a daily basis, as long as you don't go out of your way, I will just turn a blind eye and let it pass."
"But at this juncture, the emperor has been on the throne for less than a year, and it has only been three months since the first year of the throne. How dare you do such nonsense? Don't you want to bear the burden of others?"
The words have not yet finished.
Kutou and others in the government hall were sweating profusely on the spot. They were so frightened that they knelt on the ground and kowtowed to apologize.
