"I once told you that everything in this world is done by people. Without people, there will naturally be no things. Therefore, if you want to see something, the most fundamental thing is to see people. See people clearly.
, the solution to this matter will naturally come out!"
In the study, Xu Min's deep voice echoed. In front of him, Xu Peng was sitting upright, obeying his grandfather's teachings.
"Do you think this matter is one of the ways to make money that Liu Jin came up with? In the past year or so, this old guy has come up with all kinds of tricks to make money. However, the cabinet has also approved the store tax.
, don’t you think that the three bachelors in the cabinet are just decorations?”
"Jiao Fang only joined the cabinet because of Liu Jin's will. If Liu Jin wanted to do so, he would not go against it!" Xu Pengju was not completely confused about the general situation in the court. At least, he knew that Jiao Fang was Liu Jin's person.
"What about Wang Hao and Li Dongyang?" Xu Yan shook his head: "If it's a trivial matter, that old fox Li Dongyang would admit it just by pinching his nose. But all the shops and stalls in the world are taxing people wildly. This kind of thing is considered a trivial matter.
Well, at best, the money from this tax can fill the national treasury. Your Majesty has a full treasury. Even if you mess around a little, our Ming Dynasty will be safe. At worst, if this tax is levied, the tax collectors will do whatever they want, and the people will suffer miserably.
, This is a major event that shakes the foundation of the country. Li Dongyang has been planning for the court his whole life, how can he not even see this?"
"Isn't that what Liu Jin meant?" Xu Pengju asked rhetorically.
"Even if it is, it will definitely not be brought up by Liu Jin. Well, the person who made this suggestion is named Luan Yuping. Now the co-president of Yingtian Mansion, Liu Jin is just pushing the boat along. Even if Liu Jin wants to intervene in this matter, he will take it all over.
, I’m afraid the cabinet won’t agree, and I don’t know if there is any private deal between them!”
Xu Yan put his hands behind his back and said slowly.
"Grandpa, what do you mean, Uncle Ping's family has to pay this tax, and everyone doing business on the street has to pay it?"
"Of course you have to hand it over. That's not what's important. What's important is who gave the money to you and where it ended up?" Xu Yan shook his head: "If it goes to Liu Jin's private treasury, the money won't be handed over if you don't hand it over. Could it be that the imperial court wanted to hand over the money?"
This can also reduce the rank of so many princes and marquises in our Nanjing city!"
"Then I'll go tell Uncle Ping'an and tell him not to delay. It's not worth ruining the court's important affairs just for the sake of face. The court may not reduce everyone's rank, but killing a chicken will scare the world.
It's not impossible to be a scared monkey, Uncle Ping'an has always been very close to our family, even if he is the chicken, he can't be the one."
"There's no rush! There's no rush at this moment either." Xu Yan waved his hand, "The one who collects the tax is actually Jin Yiwei. This Luan Yuping is very shameless. Where did the tax money go and where was it finally disbursed? You have to figure this out.
Clearly, there are many places where money is spent in Nanzhili, so you have to keep an eye on it!"
"My grandson understands that he will not go north with even one tael of silver!" Xu Pengju understood what his grandfather meant. It would definitely not work if the money collected in Nanjing was sent to Beijing.
"By the way, tell me about that Jinyiwei Baihu and Tang Yin. Why did you send someone to find out about this?"
"Grandpa, do you still remember the scientific examination case in the twelfth year of Hongzhi?" Xu Pengju smiled and nodded when he saw Xu Ru, "Grandpa, of course you remember, Li Dongyang was the chief examiner back then, and one of the protagonists of this scientific examination case was this
Tang Yin is here!"
"Oh!" Xu Yan exclaimed, but he didn't care. Tang Yin's reputation was only among the people. From the perspective of Wei Guogong, Tang Yin was just a scholar who was banned from the scientific examination for life after cheating.
"In the scientific examination case at that time, it is not clear whether Tang Yin committed fraud or not. However, Tang Yin was somewhat famous among the people. He was extremely talented and was good at both poetry and painting. I heard that even our new king from Nanjing
My father-in-law wants to recruit him to be a guest aide or something like that!"
"That is, he does have some real talent!" Xu Yan found a chair, sat down comfortably, and listened to how his grandson did things. For him now, it was also a matter of course.
kind of enjoyment.
"And this Tang Yin actually lives in the Jinyiwei Baihu family now. Before that, these two people had no friendship at all! The only thing they have in common is that Tang Yin came from the palace of the eunuch who was guarding the prince.
, and this Jin Yiwei named Qian Wubing goes in and out of the eunuch's house as if he were going in and out of his own door."
"You mean that Tang Yin was actually recruited by Wang Yue, but was sent to the Jin Yiwei by Wang Yue?"
"Not only that, the day before yesterday, Xu Zheng and Uncle Ping'an's son went to the Jinyiwei Hundred Household House, and were kicked out with the righteousness of the court. Grandpa, you also know what happened before that. Jinyiwei and Uncle Ping'an's family
These people, after such a big fight, all suffered a little loss!"
"It's nothing. Jin Yiwei has never been very particular, but this time, he knows how to use the justice of the court to suppress others, which is a sign of improvement!" Xu Yan disagreed. In his eyes, there was indeed nothing about Jin Yiwei.
"But, the hundred households in Jinyiwei are Qian Wubing!" Xu Pengju said something meaningful.
"Wait!" Xu Yan quickly connected the clues Xu Pengju said in his mind, with a look of disbelief on his face: "You mean, there is a shadow of Wang Yue in this matter?"
"My grandson doesn't think that a small family with hundreds of royal guards, and he doesn't have the guts of a bear or a leopard, would be so courageous!" Xu Pengju looked at his grandfather with a smile, and he finally saw what his grandfather also ignored.
"Then Tang Yin is the one who is now advising those hundreds of Jinyiwei families?"
"I guess that's how it is!"
Xu Yan shook his head: "It doesn't make sense, it makes no sense at all. Wang Yue invited himself to Nanjing to guard it. He clearly wants to get himself out of the muddy water of the imperial court. There is no reason to make trouble in this matter.
Ah, could it be that he knew Liu Jin’s intentions and deliberately tried to get out of touch with Liu Jin on this matter? The two have always been at odds with each other, and he is the one who can do such a thing as disturbing Liu Jin’s affairs!”
"Grandpa, do you still remember Xu Zheng humiliating his adopted daughter in the street?" Xu Zheng reminded: "Perhaps this incident made Wang Yue feel humiliated and embarrassed us."
"Confused, what kind of person is Wang Yue? How could he go to war over such a trivial matter?" Xu Ru reprimanded, using the mentality of a child to speculate on the world's heroes. Isn't this childish? He didn't know that his grandson's guess would
We are already infinitely close to the truth. The one who really holds a grudge and stirs up troubles is just a small guard in a hundred households, and the prince is just a person who takes the blame. Of course, the prince who takes the blame cannot be said to be elated.
must.
"Let this matter go for now. You send people to keep an eye on the money, and don't let people have the opportunity to take advantage of it. The imperial court is short of money, and we in Southern Zhili are also short of money. If the tax law is done well, it is a good thing.
This good scripture cannot be recited crookedly by the crooked monk. In a few days, I will pay a visit to Wang Yue and ask for his opinion. If it is really what he means, if your grandfather’s old face is posted, he will have to give it.
What a face!"
"Okay! My grandson knows!"
When Wei Guogong and his grandson were talking about Qian Wubing in the study, Qian Wubing was sitting on a shabby wooden chair in Mu Zhenfu's house, smiling and chatting with Mu Zhenfu.
Yes, Qian Wubing didn't expect that Mu Zhenfu, who had a dead face all day long and was feared by people in thousands of households, was actually a henpecked person. Qian Wubing came to visit and the two talked.
After a few business words, Mrs. Mu became a little unhappy.
This is not to be blamed on Mrs. Mu, because Mu Zhenfu is now on an errand in Jinyiwei, which is really unheard of by dogs, and no one has time to hide. There are still people coming to visit, and finally a pleasant-looking Jinyiwei comes to visit, and
His status is not low, he has reached 100 households at a young age, Mrs. Mu has already thought about it.
My eldest daughter is almost seventeen, and she has never found a good family. She doesn’t like the one from a low-level family, and she doesn’t like the one from a high-level family. This child is quite good, with a decent appearance and good manners.
He is polite, and he is from a hundred households, so it is not too aggrieved for his eldest daughter to marry him.
After thinking about it like this, she naturally became more and more fond of Qian Wubing. When she heard the damn old man from her family saying "We are in Wei..." and "We are in Wei..." to this young man, she felt like it in her heart.
I'm so angry, you old guy, and you can't even get the point right.
Qian Wubing wanted to have a few words with Mu Zhenfu and then ask him about the Yan family brothers. Of course, if Mu Zhenfu could tell him about the Iron Guard, he would of course be more willing.
Unexpectedly, after chatting for a while, someone called Mu Zhenfu in the back hall. When Mu Zhenfu came out, the atmosphere of the entire conversation changed.
Mu Zhenfu actually cared about his age, who else was in his family, and whether he had suffered any illness in the past few years. Although he answered respectfully, he felt extremely awkward and malicious in his heart.
My guess is that Mu Zhenfu wants to recruit him as his son-in-law. When subordinates go to their boss's house, his boss will always ask these unreliable things.
When they were left to eat, Mrs. Mu appeared at the dinner table with a smile on her face. Mu Zhenfu became a decoration. Qian Wubing began to regret that he was so mean. Even a fool could see what Mrs. Mu meant.
It can be seen that she did not ask questions as lifelessly as Mu Zhenfu, and that look in her eyes was just like the look in the mother-in-law's eyes when she looked at her son-in-law.
While asking about Mrs. Mu's words in a boring way, Qian Wubing boredly guessed that the Mu family would not really have a daughter, but with Mu Zhenfu's dead face, the girl would definitely not look good. After a meal,
The food was simply tasteless. When it was time to say goodbye, Qian Wubing simply ran away. Behind him, Mrs. Mu's voice asking him to come and sit more often seemed to linger in his ears until he returned home.
I will never go there again. If anything happens, I would rather go to Qianhu Station to find Mu Zhenfu. Qian Wu made the decision after learning from his pain.