"Hai Rui, you have lost your integrity since you returned to court. Why do you follow the crowd and don't dare to speak out for justice?"
"The country has great interests and the court has great evil, but you are unwilling to follow the rules that are contrary to your ears and get quick punishment! Instead, you continue to suppress the ministers of ears and eyes, saying that no one has integrity. What is your intention!" Liu Liangbi immediately became anxious.
With Hai Rui's judgment, I am afraid that the path of Qingliu will not work, and the path of Xunli will not work. If I can't get things done, why do I still want to be a Xunli?
Hai Rui said calmly: "Hou Yuzhao has a strong sense of righteousness, Zhang Chucheng has a strong sense of righteousness, Chen Tang has a strong sense of righteousness, Wang Xiyuan has a strong sense of righteousness, why are there no such righteous people in the court?"
Hai Rui laughed after saying this. He had identified popular academicians and righteous people, but Liu Liangbi was not trustworthy in his words.
What Wang Chonggu suddenly said was that the white soil from Tao Tu Mountain cannot be abandoned. The white soil from Tao Tu Mountain is the core material of the woolen official factory and must not be abandoned.
Wang Chonggu is now completely obsessed with money. He is amassing profits all day long, and he is also implicated by Zhang Siwei. This is in line with the typical characteristics of a sycophant. Hai Rui's magic sword should be used to quickly kill criminals.
But Wang Chonggu is able to get things done and remains standing. Wang Chonggu is now following the path of officials.
Hai Rui looked at Liu Liangbi and said with a smile: "When I say you have no integrity, aren't you trying to get some quick punishment? Aren't you just stirring up trouble by wagging your lips?"
After the appraisal, Hai Rui still cursed people. The Ming Dynasty was very upright and upright. A public security notice almost made Emperor Jiajing angry to death. Carrying a coffin to remonstrate was no joke, but Hai Rui just said it, just to say, Emperor Jiajing He is not a master of others, but has only been cultivating Taoism for more than 20 years. How can he put all the people in the world at risk!
Unlike Zhang Juzheng's scolding memorial, which was only known to a few people, Hai Rui's public security scandal was known to everyone in the world.
The more Zhu Yijun thought about it, the more uncomfortable he felt. He frowned and asked, "Liu Qing, you are so angry and angry. Is it possible that Mr. Tang's death has something to do with you?"
"After checking it out, I sent a letter to Wang Rulong, the commander-in-chief of the Daning Guards, and asked Wang Rulong to ask Dong Hu about something. If Dong Hu is willing to tell and submit the documentary evidence to the capital, I don't mind giving him some benefits." Zhu Yijun had something in his hand. The cards can be played, but Qi Jiguang captured Dong Fox's nephew Buha. With a little bit of manipulation, he might be able to get the information out.
Dong Huchu actually didn't care about Bu Hachu's life or death, even though Buhachu was captured alive because he saved Dong Huchu.
It's just a reward. Ten thousand taels is not enough, so just 20,000 taels. Kill the spy who can kill the Ming Dynasty's general soldier, twenty thousand taels? Zhu Yijun was willing to pay one hundred thousand taels.
No matter how much Dong Hu asked for, Zhu Yijun gave Qi Jiguang the money and asked Qi Jiguang to go out and arrest people.
Catching moles has always been troublesome, but Dong Hu likes to ask for rewards. In the first year of Wanli, he was ambushed but failed to ask for rewards. This time, he asked for rewards first at Gubeikou, but the result was inaccurate. He infiltrated and was defeated, and then Tang Kekuan was ambushed and died.
Tang Kekuan's record was actually not too bad. Victory or defeat was a common thing for military strategists. In the 32nd year of Jiajing, he guarded Jinshan Guards with the deputy commander. As a result, Japanese pirates from Jiading and Songjiang frequently invaded. Tang Kekuan was unable to defeat him. He was impeached and lost the deputy commander. Because Tang Kekuan had an excellent relationship with Wang Shizhen's father, Wang Yan, he was once again recommended as a general in Jiangxi.
Since then, there have been few defeats.
Tang Kekuan led the army for decades. From the 33rd year of Jiajing reign, he never suffered a defeat until he was killed by Dong Hu in the 4th year of Wanli reign.
Tang Kekuan had been ups and downs for so many years, fighting the Japanese invaders in the north and south. Did he misjudge the situation and think that Dong Fox was easy to bully before going out to pursue him? Or was Dong Fox abandoned his helmet and armor and lost any organizational power, so Tang Kekuan went out to expand the battle. As a result of the battle, he was stabbed to death by a dagger handed out from the shadows behind?
This matter must be investigated clearly.
The imperial staff was used to deal with the two men who were messing around in front of the emperor. Tang Kekuan's case must be investigated carefully!
Zhang Juzheng made extremely careful arrangements, with Tiqi running around and censors going to investigate in person, and communicating with Dong Hu, a Tuman Khan, hoping to get some news and get better clues from outside the Great Wall, because Dong Hu was , like money very much.
Zhu Yijun took this case very seriously. People died outside the Great Wall. It was actually very difficult for Ming Dynasty to find out the truth.
The court discussions are still going on, Zhu Yijun is also very serious about attending the affairs of the court, and Zhang Juzheng's handling is extremely thorough.
For example, Shen Guanyi of the Zhejiang Party Committee said in a memorial: It is the height of autumn, the local barbarians are angry at lying on the salary, I am old and weak at the arch, the city tower is being repaired, and the work is too much, and the military law is strict and arrogant, just like the soldiers who entered the guard yesterday. On the road, the rising army is tired of the banquet, the money and food exchanged with each other are increasing day by day, and half of the horses exchanged are lost. How is it different from the annual coins of the Song Dynasty?
Shen Guanyin requested to renegotiate the price of horse and silver.
This memorial written by Shen Yiguan is about the military affairs in the northwest. The imperial court gave more and more money, but the horse he got died as soon as he bought it. I hope the imperial court can supervise the situation and put an end to this kind of sick and weak slaves. When waiting for horses, you must learn to say no, let alone be afraid of Anda Khan. Anda Khan is old. The strength of the left and right wings of Mongolia is no longer what it used to be. The Ming Dynasty's army is rising, so don't be timid anymore!
There was never a shortage of warring factions in the DPRK, and they were especially dissatisfied with the increasing price of horses. In the same year of Datong, the Xuanfu government gave more than 2 million taels of silver, of which more than 1 million were given to Anda Khan. The number of horses obtained The money was too small to be used, and the imperial court was too passive in terms of tribute and market. It would be better to save more than one million taels of silver for an emperor to build a garden and build a pagoda for the Queen Mother, rather than giving it to An Dahan.
In the fifth year of Longqing's reign when Anda paid tribute, the voice of the main war faction was very loud. If it weren't for Gao Gong, Zhang Juzheng and other cabinet ministers, Wang Chong and the Kuching Party kept running, this thing wouldn't have been possible.
Now that the Ming Dynasty's revitalization of military strength has achieved results, even if it is limited by the influence of the Rouyuan people, the execution of those who are good at fighting, and the arbitrariness of the late emperor, and cannot start the war lightly, for the sake of the court's face, can it be done a little bit? Be tougher, will Ming give me whatever I want?
Zhu Yijun's reply was that the horse price was already being renegotiated.
The reason why the court meeting is to formulate negotiation strategies, determine the direction of the wind, the toughness and weakness of the attitude, how far to go, etc. The court meeting does not make decisions. The negotiators, such as Chen Xuehui, the minister of Honglu Temple, Wang Chonggu, the chief minister, etc. , it becomes difficult to do things.
Zhang Juzheng picked up a memorial and stood up with his ministers. Then he bowed very respectfully, knelt on the ground and said obediently: "Your Majesty, I have this memorial to you."
"The only way to achieve justice is to keep the people safe. If the people are safe and the country is strong, there will be dangers of floods, droughts, thieves, and foreign aggression from enemies. But if the people's hearts are loved and loved, the country will not be in danger of falling apart. This is the art of lasting peace and long-term governance. .”
"If you want to bring peace to the people, you must also pay attention to the herdsmen. Now, the chief officials of the county and state cut off their heads and offer them to them for the sake of reputation; they rush around to seek for recommendation..."
A letter of 10,000 words, titled "Please select a minister to provide tax relief to the people," is a request to be exempted from the tax arrears.
Even the monsters only eat the meat of Tang Monk and not the common people, because the common people are really too miserable.
There is no way to annex, there is no way to annex, and social conflicts have become extremely serious, so Zhang Juzheng brought the court officials to report to avoid the previous arrears.
In May of the sixth year of Longqing, before Emperor Longqing's grand tour, he followed the advice of his courtiers and exempted all the arrears from the forty-third year of Jiajing to the fifth year of Longqing.
And this time, we will avoid all the accumulated debts from the sixth year of Longqing to the third year of Wanli.
Accumulation of debt is a phenomenon, and the problem caused by this phenomenon is the clichéd financial loss. Zhang Juzheng discussed the reasons behind the problem from multiple aspects.
Zhang Juzheng's memorial said very clearly: "The person who is in debt of money and food is not a small citizen, but is a powerful and cunning person, alluding to invasion and bullying, resulting in loss of wealth." ]
This problem of unpaid taxes is not the fault of the common people, but the loss of official taxes caused by the deception, cunning, and various kinds of embezzlement and oppression by the powerful.
In the entire Ming Dynasty, only Zhang Juzheng dared to say this. He analyzed the reasons for the debt arrears thoroughly, instead of blaming it on the common people who did not know etiquette, were cunning and deliberately accumulated debts. This was a common saying in the Ming Dynasty, and the country suffered a huge financial loss. , all caused by the common people’s unwillingness to pay taxes!
But Zhang Juzheng didn't say that. He said that the crime of being indebted to Zhengfu was due to the situation of being powerful, insinuating invasion and bullying. This was the first reason Zhang Juzheng concluded.
During the Longqing period, Hai Rui was impeached on charges of being a gentry, but Hai Rui actually didn't do much. He just went to Nanya to find out how many fields Xu Jie had acquired during his years as chief minister.
In the 276th year of the reign of the Ming Dynasty, Zhang Juzheng was the only one who told the emperor where the outstanding debts of the Ming Dynasty lay.
After Zhang Juzheng, no one in the Ming Dynasty dared to discuss the negative role of powerful right-wingers and gentry in social classes.
In the memorial, Zhang Juzheng also criticized the Ming Dynasty. He said: "Each has its own official office, and it is impossible to make appointments to save trouble. Unknown people solicit too much, use clever names, extravagance and extravagance, so that the people's power is exhausted, but they cannot complete the public affairs." Endowment. The powerful and powerful families were aggressive and cunning, and they were afraid of the local officials and did not dare to ask questions. Instead, they ordered the poor people in the lower households to pay compensation. ]
As a public power that overrides all classes and as a transcendent force to mediate social conflicts, Ming Dynasty Yousi was unable to fulfill its duty to mediate conflicts. Instead, it intensified conflicts and constantly set up various names to solicit the common people, while powerful and powerful households Afraid of the authority of the court, he did not dare to ask more questions, so he could only let the poor coolies of the next household bear the price.
This is the second reason summarized by Zhang Juzheng.
In the memorial, Zhang Juzheng also conducted self-reflection and self-criticism. He said: "Recently, due to the implementation of the examination method, some officials are afraid of reduced penalties, so they will punish them all without regard to priorities; in worse cases, they will use their qualifications to The bag of a greedy official. As a result, the people groaned and sighed in sorrow, saying that the imperial court was too hasty in urging students to live in peace. ]
It is not without problems that people who have passed the examination will be good. The disadvantages of aggregation, which are leaked every day by officials, have also been shown. This extremely utilitarian method of passing the examination, some officials are afraid of punishing them in order to complete the KPI. Regardless of priority, all debts must be collected with severe penalties, which has caused the people to be extremely melancholy. They all said that the court was too hasty in urging students to live a good life.
This is the third reason Zhang Juzheng summarized, and it is his fault, the chief minister of the country.
Self-reflection and self-criticism are the basis for mutual criticism. Blindly criticizing others without looking for the reasons within oneself can easily lead to blindness. The contradiction between self-criticism and mutual criticism is a methodology for self-progress and mutual progress.
Self-examination is a virtue, and the Master also said: I examine myself three times a day.
Regarding accumulated debts, Zhang Juzheng's method is to avoid collecting debts while continuing to collect debts.
"Sir, I have understood all the above without giving a courtesy reply. Only this one is exempted from debt collection. If I continue to collect debt, I don't understand. What should I do?" Zhu Yijun read the memorial very carefully and expressed his doubts.
Zhang Juzheng wanted both.
"The purpose of avoiding debt collection is to avoid the accumulated debts of small people. If we continue to collect debts, after the father-in-law is cleared, the tax office will continue to issue reminders... reminders to continue to collect debts from large families." Zhang Juzheng bowed again before standing up, very solemnly. He said: "Your Majesty, the common people are just bones, but the powerful people are rich in fat."
The poor people are as skinny as firewood and cannot produce oil, while the powerful people are fat and plump. They suffer from the powerful people and the gentry, and accuse him of being cursed by Zhang Juzheng.
Zhang Juzheng knew very well that the reminder ticket from the tax inspector's house was basically a reminder ticket. Luo Bingliang, a tax inspector of thousands of households, was waiting for the best one to jump out and ransack his house directly.
How can it be faster to collect debts than to confiscate the property?
The silver, grain and wages needed for the Ming Dynasty to attack the Daning Guard were jointly sponsored by twenty of Nanya Jinshen and Zhang Siwei's comrades!
"Mr. Mentioned earlier that powerful and powerful families have invaded and cheated. Instead, they ordered the poor people in the lower households to pay compensation, owed money to the powerful, and transferred the power to the common people. This is not what I want." Zhu Yijun put forward his own proposal Worried, he understood Zhang Juzheng's purpose of doing this, but how to achieve such a goal?
Zhang Juzheng bowed his head again and said: "I take the example of a student beating Li Yingchen, the magistrate of Jiangling County, an official of the imperial court. The three parties of small people, powerful people, and officials are a complex three-body contradiction. Officials with officials have control of power, while powerful people and gentry have wealth and land. The common people are trapped in the hope of survival.”
"When the imperial court issues an edict to clear the land, the powerful gentry will inevitably fight back. Beating the imperial officials will intensify conflicts. Similarly, if the imperial court evades the common people and pursues the powerful, it will inevitably lead to intensified conflicts and counterattacks. The powerful will bully the villagers. If this is the case, , then we will reject Heaven’s grace above and reject the common people below. We will lose our way to people’s hearts and commit suicide in the world.”
Zhang Juzheng felt that he did not explain clearly in his eloquent words, and was afraid that the little emperor did not understand what he meant. He went further and said: "In the past, the powerful people were able to order the poor to pay compensation. It was because the imperial court tolerated the asylum, and there were also officials who imposed excessive taxes and miscellaneous taxes." Due to the importance, the power of the Jin gentry powerful people comes not only from the court, which is the upper level, but also from the people's support, which is the lower level."
"If powerful people still resist the call for votes after the imperial court declares it, and allocate money to the lower levels, their power will not be tolerated and protected by the imperial court from above, and will not be relied upon by the people from below. They will be like water without a source but a tree without roots. It will disappear soon."
"But Yousi doesn't need to collect debts. The bad reputation is all on the tax collector. Yousi only needs to settle the people and do things impartially."
What Zhang Juzheng said has made it very clear. Not all officials in the Ming Dynasty were so bad that they oozed pus and were inherently evil. Li Yingchen, the magistrate of Jiangling County, followed the imperial court's order to clear his father-in-law, but instead he was beaten by local powerful men. If beaten, it would be in vain. If they fight, the imperial court's will will naturally not be carried out.
However, the powerful people in Jiangling County beat Li Yingchen and paid an extremely heavy price. On the one hand, all the students were dismissed from the list, and on the other hand, the clearing of the father-in-law and the return of the land were further implemented.
If there is a company that no longer collects debts, large households are dealt with by the tax inspectorate, there is a company that can handle affairs impartially, and the world is stable, then you can hope for one or two things.
In this complex three-body contradiction, there are two contradictions. Zhang Juzheng's combination of punches is to cancel all kinds of arrears with clear purpose, which divides the common interests of the powerful and the common people, and eases the The conflict between ordinary people and local officials, and then continuing to collect arrears, will intensify the contradiction between powerful people and local officials, and further eliminate the disadvantages of appeasement.
The poor people from lower households are the weakest party in this complex three-body contradiction, and they are also the only party that has the power to eliminate the Ming Dynasty.
According to the collected thoughts of Ming Emperor Zhang Juzheng, the Ming Dynasty wanted to last for thousands of generations, and as long as every citizen had shoes to wear, the country would be able to last forever.
On the one hand, it is a strange quantification. Feet are the farthest from the center, so they are least cared for. If they can remember to wear shoes, it means that the people of the Ming Dynasty can at least live. If they are not unable to live, who among the people is willing to rebel?
On the other hand, this is a metaphor, that is, when governing, think more about the people, because the people are the feet of Ming Dynasty.
"The Ming Dynasty is fortunate to have you." Zhu Yijun highly affirmed Zhang Juzheng's decree. Zhang Juzheng was able to serve as the regent of the Ming Dynasty because of his strength and his ability to make the people of the world live and work in peace and contentment. He had the determination, means, ability and confidence to make the people live and work in peace and contentment. Live a solid life.
"I recommend Duke Gao Gong of Xinzheng to come to the court to take charge of catching and killing the corrupt people." Zhang Juzheng bowed his head again and said: "If we don't kill the corrupt people, I sincerely fear that it will be difficult to implement the decree."
Finally, we have reached the stage of eliminating the shortcomings of bribery in government administration. Testing the law is an important tool to break appeasement, so eliminating bribery requires further clarity in government administration.
The bureaucratic machine of the Ming Dynasty is extremely sophisticated. If this machine becomes rusty, parts must be replaced to continue to operate stably. Incompetent people will show their true colors under the examination, and after the examination, the trend of fighting corruption will For this job, high arches are very suitable.
As soon as this statement came out, everyone changed their minds. Zhang Juzheng wanted to forgive the small people's debts. Everyone agreed that it was a benevolent government after all. If he wanted to continue to collect debts from the big households, no one could object. After all, the political correctness of the government was to show mercy to the small people.
But if you let Gao Gong return to Beijing, everyone will object!
Gao Gong's anti-corruption efforts are so powerful and tough that the courtiers recognize them! But there is no need to return to Beijing. You, Zhang Juzheng, have the ability to suppress Gao Gong and ignore past grudges. You Zhang Juzheng took it, but the price was borne by the courtiers.
"Your Majesty, I don't agree. Mr. Xinzheng is old and sick. It might be unlucky to travel back and forth like this." Ge Shouli was the first to stand up and object. Gao Gong was already in bad health. If he keeps going like this for a few more times, he might not be able to return to Beijing. On the way, people disappeared.
Tan Lun, Minister of the Ministry of War, also immediately went out and bowed his head and said: "Your Majesty, the Duke of Xinzheng is very sick, and he is entrusted with the heavy responsibility of governing the officials. He is entrusted to non-human beings. If something unexpected happens, he who cannot carry out sacrifices at one time, how can he send thousands of times to prepare for trouble?"
Tan Lun said this in the first year of Wanli. When he was impeached because of coughing, the official said that he was not qualified for the job. Now Tan Lun is holding a boomerang and fighting back.
The Jin Party is the Xinzheng Party, and it was Gao Gong's disciples who impeached Tan Lun with coughing at the altar of the sun. Tan Lun was indeed an open-minded person, but during that time, he was impeached and made to give way to Wang Chonggu's criticism. Tan Lun remembered everything Still sitting.
Wang Guoguang came out of the queue and bowed his head and said: "I think what Grand Sima said is very true, and I second my opinion."
Wang Guoguang, a traitor to the Jin Party, is even less willing to return to Beijing. Otherwise, how would he, a traitor, deal with himself?
The General Xian, Grand Sima, and Grand Situ of the Imperial Procuratorate expressed their opposition, as well as the leaders of the Jin Party and the Zhejiang Party who clearly expressed their opposition.
Wan Shihe bowed his head and said: "I don't agree with this method. When Duke Xinzheng returns to the capital, I want to show him the best."
Relinquishing talents has been rare since ancient times. Wan Shihe is now in a high position, so he will not give up his position.
Feng Bao, Gao Gong's life and death enemy, said nothing, and his eyes kept moving on the courtiers. He knew that Zhang Juzheng was going to recommend Gao Gong today. This was communicated in advance. Feng Bao was looking for someone to see who would support Gao Gong. Arch back to the dynasty.
Zhu Yijun looked at Zhang Juzheng and said with great conviction: "Sir, you know that I have never liked high arches. He bullied me into being too young."
Hai Rui looked around, then took three steps forward and bowed his head and said, "Your Majesty, I ask myself to be honest and honest, and I sincerely ask Your Majesty to entrust me with important responsibilities. I will do my best until my death."
Zhu Yijun's eyes lit up, who said there was no one available to the country! Isn't this a divine sword at the side?
Previously, Hai Rui was responsible for appraising the righteousness of officials in the Department of Science and Technology. Hai Rui's anti-corruption campaign is like Zhang Fei eating bean sprouts.
Hai Rui's righteousness is well-known throughout the world. Hai Rui's ability to do things has been tested by practice. Xu Ji has just become an official. Xu Dang has great influence in the court. Hai Rui still supports Xu. The pressure of the party investigated Xu Jie thoroughly!
Hai Rui's anti-corruption campaign is very suitable.
"I think it's good, what do you think, sir?" Zhu Yijun asked with a smile.
Zhang Juzheng bowed his head and said: "Your Majesty, Hai Rui only mentions people with high birth status, for fear that the world will not accept him."
Of course, Zhang Juzheng had considered Hai Rui. Hai Rui was suitable in every aspect, except that his background was not good, and the world was afraid that there would be a lot of discussion.
Zhu Yijun immediately said: "It's easy to handle. Didn't Zongxian Hai say last time that there was no one who wanted to transform Luzon into a county? Can he let Juren go? Extraordinary merit is an extraordinary thing, so Hai Rui was given the title of Enke Jinshi, and Enke was given the special title To be a Jinshi, your background is enough, they are all Jinshi."
"Your Majesty is wise." Zhang Juzheng bowed his head again and said.
Wang Chonggu has come back to his senses! I'm afraid the little emperor and Zhang Juzheng were using Gao Gong as bait to set up a fishing trap! This round of rehearsing and personnel appointments, the answers were fluent, this must have been rehearsed a long time ago!
Feng Bao, a treacherous eunuch, had been looking around with a stern eye, looking for those who wanted Gao Gong to return to the court. His targets included Ge Shouli, Wang Guangguang, Wan Shihe, etc., and Wang Chonggu!
Wang Chonggu originally thought that it would be good for Gao Gong to return to the court to serve, because Gao Gong was really good at fighting corruption, but Wang Chonggu knew his own situation. He now relies on doing things to stand on the court and express his position easily, that is Seeking death.
Wang Chonggu commented: Your Majesty’s hook is a bit stiff.
Zhu Yijun criticized Zhang Juzheng's "Please choose a senior official to pacify the people", and also criticized General Hai Rui's anti-corruption campaign.
The court discussion ends here.
On the fifteenth day of the eighth month of the fourth year of Wanli, the imperial edict was spread throughout the world. This imperial edict was not written in classical Chinese, but in extremely simple vulgar Chinese characters for the common people to hear.
When Sanniangzi entered Juyongguan, she saw the imperial edict posted at the gate of the city.
"The emperor is destined to be carried by heaven, and the edict says:"
"Mr. Zhang Juzheng, the first assistant, said that in order to forgive the previous debts, we agreed to his request and all the debts will no longer be collected. If there is a cunning and treacherous guy who pretends to be in our name and says he wants to collect the debts, just write Send the letter to the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and Hai Rui and Hai Qingtian will deal with them personally. If you can get to the capital, I will let Hai Qingtian personally take you to us to complain about your grievances."
"Appreciate this."
Sanniangzi looked at the official documents on the yellow list and was silent for a long time, because she saw the same words on the stone carvings in front of the Tutu Temple.
Sanniang Zi has always heard that the imperial edicts of Emperor Ming Dynasty are all in popular language, which is a classic. However, since Xiaozong, such edicts have become rare. Sanniang Zi is an outsider, and she has never heard of this kind of edicts. Imperial decree.
Today, Sanniangzi met.
The most interesting thing about this imperial edict is that the little emperor is so good at pretending to be powerful that the fox is a tiger. The people have a very high opinion of Hai Rui. They all call him Qingtian. The little emperor directly borrows Hai Rui's prestige. This is Yimu Lixin. , the people may not believe in the emperor, Zhang Juzheng, or the court, but they still trust Hai Rui very much.
Sanniangzi's mood immediately deteriorated. She came to Beijing this time to negotiate horse prices and silver on behalf of Anda Khan and Ming Dynasty!
The stronger the Ming Dynasty, the more difficult it is to negotiate the price of horses. What exactly happened to the Ming Dynasty's court, and how did it become so popular?
This was the second time that Sanniangzi came to Beijing this year. North Korean envoys Li Houbai and Yin Genshou were surprised to see Sanniangzi entering the court again. As a filial son of the Ming Dynasty, North Korea's entry into the DPRK was the same as that of the Ming Dynasty. They came ten times or eight times a year. It is strange, but it is unheard of for Sanniangzi to serve as an envoy to the Northern Banners twice this year.
Chen Xuexue received Sanniangzi, and serious negotiations began the next day.
"The Ming Dynasty was too harsh! Anda Khan was the king of Shunyi conferred by the Ming Dynasty. This sounds nice, but it sounds ugly. He was the watchdog of the Ming Dynasty. He saw that the Wala people could not invade. In the past few years, there has been no police on the border. Now we need to Has the horse price been reduced? We don’t take any money back, we only want iron pots, salt, cloth, and tea. The court won’t let us watchdogs live. Watchdogs can bite their owners even if they turn into wild dogs!" Sanniangzi He was furious and his face was extremely ferocious.
The last time Sanniangzi came to Beijing, she was quite submissive, but this time she became very ugly.
"This is Ming's betrayal!" Sanniangzi slapped the table, pointed at Chen Xuexue, and accused Ming of being unjust.
"The horses you sell are all thin and sick, and can't even be used as stage horses. Why is this? I paid nearly one million taels of silver for the horses in the next year, and only exchanged for 20,000 such horses. How is this? The truth! Ming's treachery? Are you doing business?"
"Business talks are business talks, what kind of watchdog! What you say is nice, even if you have a dog that barks twice, is it a dog that you invade and rob? It's nothing like a jackal, a tiger, or a leopard!" Chen Xuexue also refused to give in at all.
No matter how good-looking the Third Lady is, she is also a shrew when she looks ferocious. She kept slapping the table and saying, "Nonsense! You are spitting blood!"
"Although the horses we sell are not good horses, they can definitely be used in the inn. The officials in the tribute city are extremely strict! We don't want any weak or sick slaves. Wait, wait, the horse is worth millions of silver?"
"What we get in a year is only two hundred thousand taels! With your mouth, even if it's an imaginary number, it can't be five times more!"
"Two hundred thousand?" Chen Xuexue looked surprised.
"One million?" The third lady looked confused.
Wang Chonggu took a sip of tea with a slight embarrassment and said: "Drink tea, drink tea, and calm down the fire."
In the fourth year of Wanli and in the tenth year of Wanli, there were two exemptions from accumulated debts, both of which were presided over by Zhang Juzheng. Those who owed money and food were not ordinary people, but were powerful and cunning. They alluded to invasion and bullying, resulting in loss of Changfu. This was also Zhang Juzheng's actual words. In fact, In various anthologies of the Ming Dynasty, few people analyze the positive and negative effects of the social class of powerful tyrants and gentry. Please give me a monthly ticket, wow! ! ! ! ! !
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