Chapter seven hundred and seventeen: arrogant ministry
Xu Qian obviously offended the public.!
Although he didn't know how these people criticized him in Chongwen Hall, Xu Qian generally knew that these people were really angry.
But so what if you are angry.
When Xu Qian left the palace, a smile appeared on his lips.
Let them be angry, Xu Qian doesn't want it.
The emperor needs their anger, and Xu Qian himself needs to use this anger to greatly increase his power.
In the last years of Jiajing, the struggle between the new and old policies, the struggle between new and old learning, the struggle between imperial power and prime ministerial power, and the struggle for heirs, all conflicts were constantly accumulating, and everyone was waiting for them to explode at the last moment.
Xu Qian was concerned about the New Deal and the Old Deal, Jiajing was concerned about seizing the direct descendants, and Yang Tinghe was concerned about the imperial power and the power of the prime minister. Everyone has their own purpose, from the emperor to the ordinary people, they all have their own goals.
position.
The scope of this struggle is unprecedentedly fierce. If such conflicts existed at home and abroad in ancient and modern times, most of the time they would end up resorting to force to cause division. But this was the Ming Dynasty. Although there were many conflicts, they still continued to fight without breaking through.
situation, but one thing is certain, there will always be only one winner in this world, and the winner will not be the emperor. The emperor has been eliminated. The only thing he hopes for is for his son to take over and become a
It's just a draw. The real game is still the battle between the New Deal and the Old Deal. Other conflicts will always be superficial under the influence of these huge interests.
Are there any private grievances in this world? Yes! Not only that, but in this complex world, private grievances are complicated and complicated, but these are just excuses for struggle, because everyone is striving for their own huge interests.
Supporters of the Old Deal have suffered huge losses now. Take Jiangxi as an example. Jiangxi has been divided. Some of the more enlightened gentry support the New Deal, but most of the gentry are repelled by the New Deal. The reason for this is because they cannot do business.
There is no desire to do business. Jiangxi is not Zhejiang or Fujian. Zhejiang has a large population. At the same time, it has more people but less land and many mountains. Although the people there are called a land of plenty, commercial activities have always been relatively developed. Landlords
In fact, the gentry did not accumulate much land. Even the Liu family of Qingtian seemed to own nearly half of the land in a county, but compared with other big landowners, it was really nothing. In addition, Zhejiang Province
Land prices were high. After the New Deal, growing food was a loss-making business. In this case, many people had to start growing cash crops, and even started to join the business world for the sake of family interests.
Jiangxi is different. The land in Jiangxi is fertile, and the gentry most values farming and studying. Jiangxi has been developing rapidly since the Ming Dynasty.
Exam masters emerge in endlessly. At least two or three of the ten shuji scholars in the Hanlin Academy are from Jiangxi. There are also many top scorers, second place winners, and top scorers in the Ming Dynasty from Jiangxi.
The land is fertile and there is money. There is no need for clan fights over a little paddy field like the Fujian people do, and there is no need for anyone to risk going to sea to make a living. The landlords and gentry in Jiangxi are almost the most stable group of people. They own a lot of land, and they are all good paddy fields.
The price of paddy fields is also much cheaper than in Zhejiang Province. Growing food is enough for them to live a worry-free life. Naturally, they are unwilling to try anything new.
Only in recent years, after the New Deal began, a large number of laborers began to flow to Zhejiang. The contradictions between these landowners and gentry, emerging merchants and some enlightened gentry immediately became acute. This kind of contradiction is like the south and north of America, with the north gathering.
They are emerging industrial owners who are in urgent need of a large amount of labor, while the plantation owners in the South have huge human resources. Therefore, the North holds high the banner of liberating slaves, causing the plantation owners in the South to simply take risks and bayonet them.
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However, in the Ming Dynasty, the emerging interest class headed by Zhizhe was not so strong. They had just emerged and had not yet developed the ambition to export values. Most people just wanted to guard their own business. As for tradition,
For the landowners, the impact of the New Deal ideology has left them with no way to retreat. On the one hand, the employment relationship between landlords and tenants has begun to disintegrate, which has led to a good life of food and clothing as long as you have land.
Gone forever, the interests of the landowners and gentry have been severely violated. Although some gentry got a share of the New Deal, not everyone can benefit from it. After all, the ones who benefited the most from it were the merchants.
This resulted in those gentry who had not benefited from it. They used to have extreme contempt for merchants, but now they have extreme hatred.
On this basis, the officials who maintained the old government were also affected. Some ministers even became extremely extreme and almost regarded the new government as their mortal enemies.
It is a fundamental issue of interests, and the consequences can be imagined.
Xu Qian is currently holding the emperor's hand, that is to say, the interests of the New Deal and the interests of seizing the throne are closely linked together. For example, Xu Qian supported Zhu Zaiji without hesitation, which means that the new party has overwhelmingly supported Zhu Zaiji.
Inheriting the unification, Jia' will firmly stand on the side of the new party.
But now, what he has to do is not to be afraid of big things, but to be afraid of small things.
Since they are allies, they must support each other. If Jiajing wants to make arrangements, Xu Qian needs to make a splash. In later games, there is a profession called MT Jiajing who is responsible for output, and Xu Qian is now the tank.
As a good human shield, the skill of taunting must be excellent. If you are not arrogant enough, how can you make these people jump?
Xu Qian returned to the Ministry of Household Hall, sat idle for a while, remembered something, and ordered someone to go to the Beizhen Prefecture to invite Xu Yong.
Xu Yong is now a member of Qianhu, and he is considered a half-figure in the capital, but when he heard Xu Qian's summons, he came without stopping.
Xu Qian looked at him and said, "Are you busy recently?"
Xu Yong said: "In the Zhenfu Division, we are still busy with the last palace coup recently. We have arrested many people, but there is still no effect at all. I am really annoyed."
Xu Qian pursed his lips and smiled. The palace affairs cannot be investigated too deeply, but people must be implicated. This is a great test for these royal guards. Xu Qian smiled and said: "I invite you here because I want you to
Help me with something."
Xu Yong cheered up and said, "That's what you command."
Xu Qian said: "There is an imperial envoy named Zhou Xin. Send someone to keep an eye on him and find a few people. Remember, you don't want anyone with official status, whether it is a captain in Jinyi or a helper. Just find an idle person and wait.
Yes, give him some color."
"Ah..." Xu Yong was stunned. He tried to give some clues, but he didn't know the importance of this sentence. Should he be beaten to death directly or half-dead? Also, he is the imperial envoy after all, so what should he do?
But it's a bit risky.
He couldn't help but asked: "Is it necessary to beat him to death?"
Xu Qian smiled: "There is no need to beat him to death, just a bloody head. Pay attention to the propriety. In short, just don't make him feel better."
Xu Yong agreed and said: "Don't worry, I will arrange this matter."
Xu Qian said: "You don't have to tell my father."
Xu Yong said with a smile: "Of course I know this, otherwise I would be called Xu Yi. Don't you believe me? I have always been the strictest."
cabinet.
Yang Tinghe impatiently drew up the votes. There have been a lot of memorials recently. At the end of the year, there is a three-year Beijing inspection, so there are too many officials to perform, so the memorials are also diligent. Everyone wants to perform, but most of the memorials are
Trivial things.
But at this time, Zhang Jinyong, the Minister of War, was still staying in the palace and refused to leave.
He was so angry that he stamped his feet and said: "What on earth do you mean? He, the Minister of Hubu, is the Minister. How can he be so bold? He dares to be so domineering in the court discussion. It really makes all the princes in Chongwen Palace weak and easy to bully."
Is it true? He personally admitted the matter in Zhizhe. Since he admitted it, why didn’t the cabinet punish him? The prince’s crime is the same as that of the common people. The person named Xu is not a prince. If he doesn’t do it, the people will not be angry. Mr. Yang,
This matter is not a trivial matter. If you don’t make up your mind, I can’t explain whether the Ministry of War will be in vain in the future. Originally, the Ministry of Household Affairs has been very powerful in taking power recently. Now that the Japanese are being suppressed in Zhejiang, they can’t even say hello.
No, then why does the imperial court set up a military department?"
Zhang Jinyong has been under a lot of pressure recently. Yang Tinghe knows about this. On the one hand, the Ministry of War has been deprived of a lot of its rights. For example, for military pay, the Ministry of War usually calculates the amount and then asks for it from the Ministry of Household Affairs. But now, the Ministry of Household Affairs now has its own
The Money and Grain Bureau has already figured out how much military supplies and grain are needed each year, and the Ministry of Household Affairs allocates them directly. The Ministry of War has no way to deal with them. The power of any yamen comes from only two sources. One is personnel power.
One is money and food. After the money and food are gone, although the Ministry of War is in charge of the assessment of military attachés, it is still greatly weakened. That's okay. Now that there is a big war, the Ministry of War is not even qualified to discuss it. Local governments are doing their own thing. This is what Zhang Jinyong sees.
Come on, it's no longer as simple as being lawless, it's simply poaching his corner and making him the Minister of War.
So he got angry and stamped his feet in anger.
Yang Tinghe put down the pen in his hand, sighed and said: "This matter is not simple. Don't think about it. Why did Xu Qian admit it so boldly? It would be fine if he refused to admit it to death, but now that he admits it,
Yes, what’s the picture?”
Zhang Jinyong didn't know how to answer this sentence.
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