On the way from Beijing to Nanjing, Jin Yiwei did not dare to stop for a moment.
In addition to arriving in Nanjing first, they also had to send someone to quickly rush to Zhejiang to find Liu Zhenyuan.
Don’t let small fish and shrimps go, let alone big fish?
The accident in Sichuan was rushed to Beijing eight hundred miles away, and now they were scrambling for time.
Although Commander Luo said that the Sichuan side must have strictly guarded the pass, it would not take long for the news to reach Nanjing if it traveled eastward via the Yangtze River by water and land.
Ying Tianfu Yin Mengchun, the third grade.
The old party apparently has Fei Hong as its leader, but now the situation is becoming increasingly clear. Since there are corpses exploring the way, it means that there is another group of people who are really smart and bold. Among this group of people, Meng Chun was at least a member of the inner circle.
Now, beside the core figure Meng Chun, several people gathered together again.
"Your Majesty actually touched Uncle Hui'an, and it was in the name of treason! The Jin Yiwei has arrived in Zhejiang!" Shen Yuanqing, the head of the Shen family in Wuxing who had secretly discussed with Meng Chun in the name of congratulating his birthday that day, kept saying with worry, "Master, the power is like water Fire is as powerful as water and fire!"
Although Shen Wenzhou was apparently born in Shandong, many wealthy families in the south came from the south, and Shen Wenzhou was also an ancestor of the Shen family.
Shen Yuanqing was very worried that Jin Yi Wei Ti was riding straight to the Shen and Zheng families in Zhejiang.
Zheng Mingkun, the young man from the Zheng family who was here that day, was silent and frowned.
Meng Chun looked at Shen Yuanqing with a sullen face and said, "Since you are worried that Jin Yiwei went to Zhejiang for your Shen and Zheng families, why did you rush to Nanjing?"
Shen Yuanqing was speechless at once: "Does the Lord want me to sit there and wait for death? Besides, I, the Shen Family Trading Company, often travel to various provinces."
Several other people listening silently lowered their eyelids slightly.
The four words "sit still and wait for death" were uttered, and the threat in the words was also obvious.
How can the Shen family business travel to and from various provinces? Everyone has also taken advantage of it and given them convenience.
If Jin Yiwei really came for the Shen and Zheng families, what difference would it make if Shen Yuanqing confessed to everyone after being captured or came directly to discuss letting Jin Yiwei touch everyone?
Zheng Mingkun spoke: "What a big deal are corpse remonstrance and corpse impeachment? His Majesty is not afraid of Qing Shi's discussion to investigate the matter seriously. My lords, in the current situation, the imperial court is really not afraid of trouble in the world. Under the serious crime of conspiracy, it will no longer worry about it. Nothing else.”
Everyone with official status, including Meng Chun, remained silent.
This is no ordinary choice.
It took a lot of effort, and with the help and instigation of Duke Yan Sheng and many officials and gentry, Zhang Wei had this opportunity.
But the emperor not only did not worry about the shock that would arouse in his relatives after killing Zhang Wei and others, but also made a decree to allow the princes and relatives from all over the world to come to Beijing this year to celebrate their longevity.
The meaning is obvious: it's only been a few months, if you have any objections, hurry up.
No one knows what will happen after this year’s Longevity Festival.
In this situation, there are really only two choices: obedience or rebellion.
The trouble now is: Li Xiang's fire has really burned on the people who planned these things, and it is imminent.
Meng Chun finally spoke and said to another official: "Brother Fang, you are in the Ministry of Household Affairs, and you have a detailed account of the tax changes in the four provinces of Nanzhili, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, and Huguang, right?"
Fang Dingchang, who serves as the right minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs in Nanjing, his eyes narrowed: "Brother Meng, what else do you have in mind?"
Although the Nanjing Household Department is not the most important among the yamen in Nanjing, there are several things that are very important.
First: manage Huangceku located in Houhu, Nanjing. After the capital was moved, the Huangceku, which stored the entire land and household registration files of the Ming Dynasty, remained in Houhu and was managed by the Nanjing Ministry of Household Affairs.
Second: The national Yanyin Kanhe is managed by the Nanjing Ministry of Household Affairs and Nanjing Huke. After the Yanyin printing is completed by Nanjing Huke, it is stamped with the seal of the Nanjing Ministry of Household Affairs and then distributed.
Third: Responsible for collecting and transporting taxes from various prefectures in southern Zhili and the three provinces of Huguang, Jiangxi, and Zhejiang, which naturally also involves water transportation.
Fourth: Supervise the grain storage of various guards in Nanjing, the grain storage of various warehouses, and the internal treasury of Nanjing. At the same time, there are also matters related to the payment of salaries to various officials in Nanjing.
Now that Meng Chun asked about this matter, what Fang Dingchang was thinking was terrifying.
After all, southern Zhili and the three provinces of Jiangxi, Huguang, and Zhejiang can collect nearly half of the grain tax in the world. Although the Nanjing Ministry of Household Affairs has to report to the Beijing Ministry of Household Affairs for approval on tax collection and other decisions related to money and grain, it still has considerable autonomy if it is an emergency.
Meng Chun knew that he had misunderstood, and said clearly: "Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, there have been changes in grain, taxes, and laws in various places. There are countless bad debts, and every bad debt is related to the people. I'm afraid your majesty thinks that our prudent actions are pure. For personal gain, we don’t understand how dissatisfied the people will be under this new law. In this case, it is better to expose some bad debts.”
Fang Dingchang's eyes were deep: "What are Brother Meng referring to?"
Meng Chun looked at Shen Yuanqing, thinking about the danger that was approaching him, and sneered: "It is already very difficult to coordinate various places and let the rich places bear more responsibility? Isn't it going to be like Guangdong in the future? Should the compilation and review of laws and regulations be shared by the rich and the poor? Regarding such matters, the Nanjing Ministry of Household Affairs might as well make some preparations to welcome the new law. I don’t know about other places, but when I was the prefect of Huizhou, I knew that there were some The local people will never welcome the sharing of burdens between the rich and the poor!"
Fang Dingchang frowned and thought for a while, knowing what kind of thing he was talking about.
"Brother Meng wants to ask the Nanjing Ministry of Household Affairs to clarify some erroneous rules and regulations regarding tax collection in Southern Zhili and the three provinces this year. Is there anything else about the Huang Ceku?"
Meng Chun nodded: "That's natural. If the imperial court is determined to implement the new law in all provinces, the first thing to do is to clean up the land and compile scientific regulations. It's not just the officials and gentry who are worried about this."
Who in the world doesn’t cheat and play tricks? Whenever possible, they would find ways to hide some land area and people to avoid taxes and labor. In addition to officials, gentry and wealthy households, many common people are like this.
Cleaning up water conservancy will indeed make the people happy, but it will be another matter if some taxes that they did not need to bear in the past are paid to them.
For more than a hundred years, officials from various places have not balanced all parties? The more remote the place, in order to avoid arousing public dissatisfaction and civil unrest, they will often not be treated too harshly.
The wealthy households in wealthy places actually bear more burdens, and are allowed some other conveniences, and this is how the world can live steadily.
fair? There is no such thing as pure fairness in everything, it is nothing more than getting by in the overall situation!
For Fang Dingchang, Meng Chun's proposal was no problem on the surface.
This can be regarded as Nanjing officials' "understanding and understanding" and preparation for the new law.
But he also knew that this matter was not that simple.
Shen Yuanqing also knew that, but what he wanted was not this, but the imminent fear that needed to be eliminated.
"Master Fu, these things cannot quench the thirst of the people far away. If it provokes a civil uprising, it will be a failure." Shen Yuanqing gritted his teeth and asked, "What is the decision of the court on the matter of Li Xiang and Zhang Wei in front of us? Fei Dutai Ruo Not enough to rely on, what does Yan Shenggong say? Is there anyone in the court who can save the situation?"
What he wants to ask is to save himself and Meng Chun himself! Don't let this matter continue to expand!
Meng Chun stared at him with sharp eyes: "Could it be that Brother Shen wants to either lose money quickly and avoid disaster, or do something big quickly?"
"But Your Majesty is determined to deal with it strictly. The Shen family is about to fall!" Shen Yuanqing became impatient and his tone became less respectful. "How can I bear it if I go to prison?"
Meng Chun replied calmly: "You say that water far away cannot quench the thirst of the near. Before the Longevity Festival, the world can change at any time. If you don't know the importance and don't care about the future of your children and grandchildren, what can I say? Your Majesty wants to understand the law. This case After all, it is the Tribunal of Justice that is on trial. Shen Yuanqing, if you have not made up your mind, now you and I can only wait!"
Having said that, the news he was waiting for finally came.
The butler came in after asking for instructions and handed over a letter.
After reading it, Meng Chun did not hide the excitement on his face: "Sichuan is suddenly closed, and no one is allowed in or out. Something big must happen!"
Shen Yuanqing was stunned: "Fei Dutai is not..."
Meng Chun said with a smile: "Fei Dutai may be fake, but Yang Fantai and Gao Jietai are inseparable. No matter what, Sichuan is going to be in chaos! With this fire, what will happen to the other provinces? Jingying In the new chaos, how will Your Majesty make a decision? Are you not afraid that something will happen to the world? That’s because everything is fine!”
…
The world is too big, but the capital is too small.
Those who have never met Zhu Houcong himself are stuck in the past inertia of monarchs and ministers in handling world affairs, and their news lags behind the express delivery system established specifically for the emperor to control such a large territory.
At this moment, the most efficient operation in the entire Ming Dynasty was the Imperial Study Room, followed by the Jinyiwei and Inner Factory systems that the emperor personally retrained.
Luo An had just attended Zhou Zhao's funeral, and then summoned Wang Zuo.
"I am going south, and you are in the capital. Your Majesty has arranged this, and you must understand its profound meaning."
"You will live up to your humble position and live up to the entrustment of the command, and your majesty's kindness will be as deep as the sea!"
Wang Zuo naturally understood.
With Luo An's departure, I am afraid that he will have to travel around the country in the fifth year of Jiajing and even before the situation in the world stabilizes, so that the special teams of the provincial security departments and the special teams of the provincial security departments that the emperor personally told him can be effective.
As for Wang Zuo's reuse, that is already a very clear signal: after Luo An, the commander of the Jin Yiwei will be Wang Zuo.
Luo An's expression was solemn: "Although there are still internal factories, there will be many new people participating in the strategy this time. In an emergency, we must not slack off. Under the thunder and lightning, if there are still people who take risks, it will definitely be more than a small incident."
Wang Zuo nodded: "I understand!"
After this big commotion, there will be fewer fence-sitters in Beijing. But if the local situation goes wrong, I'm afraid there will be more fence-sitting factions.
The counselors are no exception.
Otherwise, how could we have won the title in the past?
When Luo An goes somewhere, the capital will rely on Wang Zuo to take charge of the overall situation of Jinyiwei.
"We must also pay attention to our relatives."
Luo An knew that Wang Zuo was actually smarter and more talented than him. But since he is the commander, he must also make some arrangements and hand over some things that Wang Zuo will naturally understand.
For example, as the commander of the Jinyi Guards, he is the direct communication channel with the Forbidden Palace. This power must be temporarily exercised by Wang Zuo.
After everything was sorted out, the commander of the Jinyiwei led a hundred cavalry and left the capital.
He secretly left a few days ago, let alone how many.
Under Wang Zuo's hands, the strength was actually temporarily lacking a lot.
But he also knows very well that it is actually the last thing to make any big waves in the capital now. In addition to Zhang Yong, who is in charge of the capital camp, the nine gates of the capital and the five-city army and horse division, as well as the guards in the city, have not stopped training since the incident of the five-camp incident.
Today, it’s more about the place.
During the Sichuan Incident, official documents from the civil servant system finally arrived in the capital. After passing through the General Affairs Department, many people knew the news. After all, the Shenji Battalion and the Fifth Military Battalion had announced their intention to select the frontiers to move out.
The Ministry of War issued a document that gave Fei Hong and Xue Lun the power to take advantage of them. Even the leaders of the old party, even the unintelligent ones, already knew this.
What was in front of them was the opportunity for the seven counselors to stay after traveling to various places.
If Beijing officials want to start taking sides, they cannot stand against the New Party under the eyes of the emperor and the "powerful" New Party.
"Who is coming to Shandong?" When the news reached Qufu, Kong Wenshao asked Kong Wenfang anxiously.
"No." Kong Wenfang shook his head, even a little happy, "I asked Futai, but he didn't receive the order. Everything in Shandong remains the same. Sichuan has undergone such drastic changes. If Your Majesty is still waging war in Shandong, all the scholars in the world will be afraid of Your Majesty. Are we going to completely replace the learning of our ancestors with new knowledge? It has been almost half a year. Your Majesty’s theory of the Three Principles and a lot of physics are all miraculous tricks. How many scholars in the world are ashamed to study them?”
Everything in Shandong remains as before, which shows that the imperial court understands the importance.
It is true to plow the world in the name of new laws, and it is also true to want to deprive the officials and gentry of some benefits.
If we don't kill a group of people, where will there be more land? Smart people actually understand this truth. Reform, when talking about rich countries, is actually just about redistributing benefits.
Just divide the extra ones you copy out.
Kong Wenfang said: "Don't worry, Mr. Zong. Even if the Confucius family is temporarily affected by taxes and servitude, it will only be the mouth of the fortress world. As long as the roots of Confucianism are not completely dug up, my Kong family will be as safe as Mount Tai. Besides, there are changes in Sichuan now. , I still don’t know what will happen to the world.”
He really enjoyed the feeling that Kong Wenshao kept asking for his opinions.
Compared with his cousin Yan Shenggong, Kong Wenfang thought he was much smarter than him.
Duke Yan Sheng exchanged letters with many people in the imperial court. During the process of the new law, if the "old party"'s machete with the intention of "conspiracy" really struck the Confucius family, it would only hit Duke Yan's head first.
But as long as the imperial court still needs to use the Kong family to appease the hearts of the world's scholars, then the incident in the past when his father replaced Kong Wenshao's father Kong Hongxu as Duke Yansheng might happen again.
As long as you are "loyal" when the time comes, it will be fine.
At this time in Nanzhili, the imperial decree had not yet arrived, and Jiang Mian had just set off.
Meng Chun already knew the news about the change in Sichuan, but he didn't know how the change would develop now.
But it didn't matter to him. Fang Dingchang, who was originally worried that doing so would trigger a "civil uprising", even discussed with some ministers in Nanjing and, in the name of "standing in line", began to send letters to all prefectures to sort out the problematic tax regulations in the past. At the same time, be prepared to clear the land and rebuild the Yellow Book.
Liu Zhenyuan, who had just received the new list from Sun Xiu, received a new message before he could take action in Zhejiang.
His eyes sparkled with excitement.
How can Zhejiang's rich families compare to Nanjing's senior officials?
Jin Yiwei's people in Nanjing are not enough to take charge of the overall situation.
"We can't let the news leak out first!" Liu Zhenyuan looked at his deputy, "We already have the list, old man, take this."
Jinyiwei was walking in Zhejiang to congratulate Ping'an when he saw Liu Zhenyuan take out a few things from a small cabinet he brought to Zhejiang.
"New things from Wanfa Pavilion." Liu Zhenyuan handed it to him like a treasure. "It will take me a few days to go to Nanjing. Seven days later, at nine o'clock at night, you will go out together in Zhejiang!"
"Nine o'clock?"
Liu Zhenyuan nodded: "This clock is extremely accurate. It turns twice a day, and two hours is a big hour. In the future, more of these things will be built, and many important things can be done in many places at the same time. Remember, surprise and do things at the same time!"
After such a long time, a batch of hand-made miniature versions of the clocks seized from the Portuguese were finally produced. Although it has not reached the level of a pocket watch, it can already be carried around.
Liu Zhenyuan arranged things in Zhejiang, then got on his horse and left Hangzhou.
Some people looked at it and breathed a sigh of relief: Sichuan has undergone such a big change, after all, His Majesty no longer cares about some "accomplices" in Zhejiang.
(End of chapter)
