After the rogue bandits made such a fuss, and under the secret operation of Hai Lanzhu and Chang Minyue in Southern Zhili, Shanxi merchants were unstoppable in entering Southern Zhili. So why did they have to go against Tie Mo?
South Zhili government and businessmen are integrated, and South Zhili officialdom and external forces are inextricably linked and irreconcilable. But the conflict between businessmen is different. Jiangnan businessmen and Shanxi businessmen have competing interests, but they can also cooperate, so the conflict is
Can be reconciled.
After thinking about it, Xu Le nodded heavily, "Dewen, I'll leave this matter to you."
"Okay, my boy, get ready and set off for Jiuhua Mountain tomorrow!"
Xu Dewen acted vigorously and resolutely, and Xu Le was very satisfied with it. If the Xu family had any actions, they could not hide it from the merchants of Nanzhili, not to mention that the Xu family did not want to hide it. The next day, when Xu Dewen rushed to Jiuhua Mountain
, there were actually more than ten weavers from Ningguo Prefecture accompanying them. Ningguo Prefecture is not far from Nanjing, and soon the news reached the ears of Nanjing officials through Jiangning Prefecture. After learning the news, one can imagine how Gu Tongen and others felt.
Zhi, originally thought of taking the opportunity to provoke a conflict between Tie Mo and the weaver, but in the end Tie Mo seized the opportunity and got closer to the manufacturer.
After Xu Dewen and his party arrived at Jiuhua Mountain, they were warmly entertained by Tie Mo. The two parties discussed in detail the Shanxi merchants entering Jiangnan. Tie Mo's attitude was very clear. Shanxi merchants entering Jiangnan would not participate in weaving, tea and other Jiangnan inherent
Industry. In this way, Shanxi merchants and Jiangnan merchants will not have much conflict of interest. On the contrary, they can cooperate in other aspects.
It can be said that the two sides had a very good conversation during their first meeting. At least on the surface, the relationship between Tie Mo and Jiangnan weavers was not as tense as expected. Xu Dewen was also a sensible person, so the matter of returning the supplies was naturally brought up.
Yes, but they don’t want them all. If they want them all, it would be a bit unreasonable. The border soldiers risked their lives and robbed them from the bandits. Why should they return them to their original owners? Just what a powerful man from South Zhili said?
There was a round table with a dazzling array of dishes. Taking advantage of the heat of the drink, Xu Dewen stood up and raised his glass to Tie Mo, "Supervisor, this glass of wine from all the Jiangnan merchants in Xu's generation is respectful to you. You fought away the bandits and took back so much."
The supplies saved our lives."
Tie Mo secretly smiled in his heart, and even gave Xu Dewen a high look. He was indeed a smart man. He obviously wanted to ask for supplies, but he didn't say it clearly. He put you on a high ground first, so that you would be embarrassed to refuse. The supplies,
I will definitely return part of it, but not everyone's supplies will be returned. He nodded and said with a kind smile: "What are you talking about, Second Young Master? I am responsible for the military affairs of suppressing bandits in the three provinces. These things are all within my scope and should not be taken seriously."
Praise. Regarding the supplies, the Second Young Master and everyone can rest assured. Tie will send people to check the statistics and decide the amount to be returned in Nanjing three days later. Second Young Master, please understand that the supplies are huge. In order to prevent someone from pretending to claim them, I have no choice but to do so.
act.”
"It's only right for the Superintendent to do this. We don't have any other opinions. Then we will go to Nanjing in three days to pay tribute to the Superintendent's style." Xu Dewen looked as usual, with a faint smile on his face. Tie Mo said this, but he didn't feel it at all.
Unexpectedly, if you didn't say this, you would be seeing a ghost. When the Iron Supervisor said this, he was telling everyone to quickly fall in line.
If you want to build a good relationship with the Iron Supervisor, the Iron Supervisor will naturally be willing to return part of the supplies. If you don’t have this plan, then the Iron Supervisor will naturally not give up a penny. The supplies are in the hands of the Supervisor, and no one will give them to him.
Who, it’s not a matter of his words?
There is nothing wrong with what the Iron Governor did, and anyone would do it. And establishing a good relationship with the Iron Governor was a disguised admission of the fact that Shanxi merchants entered South Zhili. Everyone knew these things, but Xu Dewen didn't say much about it.
Whatever you say, other people will not have any objections. After all, most of the Jiangnan weavers have to point to the Xu family for their meals.
Three days passed in the blink of an eye. When Tie Mo and his party went to Nanjing, a good show was also going on in the capital of Beizhili. At this time, the officials gathered in the Jinluan Palace, Cheng Ji Ming, He Ru Chong and others
His face was ugly, but Emperor Zhu Youjian's face was glowing red, and he looked like he was happy. Since he succeeded to the throne, he has not been so happy for a long time.
Two days ago, the military report was delivered to the capital. Tie Mo and Xu Hongji led the army not only to defeat the rogue bandits, but also seized countless gold and silver wealth. Tie Mo did not forget the agreement with Zhu Youjian, and immediately sent eight million soldiers to the capital.
The two taels of silver were transferred to Zhu Youjian. After some hesitation, Zhu Youjian divided the eight million taels of silver into two, with 500 taels going to the internal fund and three million taels going to the household department. No, because the silver
Regarding the distribution, there was another conflict in the court.
Nowadays, no one is investigating where these eight million taels of silver came from. You can’t even think of transporting eight million taels of silver from South Zhili to North Zhili in less than a month. But everyone knows in their hearts that it must be
Tie Mo took advantage of the money released by the Duofu Hao. The South Zhili side received 8 million taels, and the North Zhili spit out 8 million taels. It is conceivable that the Duofu Hao and the Shanxi merchants ate more than the 8 million taels.
Ten thousand taels of silver. Even Emperor Zhu Youjian didn't care about this matter, and there was no reason for others to care about it.
Cheng Jiming and others couldn't find a reason to take care of it. This kind of thing requires evidence, so how can we talk nonsense? However, everyone still has the right to speak on the issue of money distribution. For such an important matter, Emperor Zhu Youjian
Privately putting most of the money into internal funds was a bit excessive. Li Qiong, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, raised his hands and said righteously: "Your Majesty, there is a severe drought in Shaanxi and disasters in Shandong. The Ministry of Revenue cannot make ends meet, and we need a lot of money and food for disaster relief.
, Your Majesty has withheld most of the money into internal funds, how will we provide disaster relief in the future?"
As soon as Li Qiong came up, he used his righteousness to suppress others. This move can be said to have been tried and tested repeatedly. Zhu Youjian couldn't help but frown. Faced with this trick, he had no good way to do it, so he had to say: "Li Aiqing, I am the lord of the Ming Dynasty.
All the people in the world are my subjects. When it comes to the internal funds, have I ever been stingy? When it comes to disaster relief, what difference does it make if the money is placed in the internal funds or in the household department?"
Cheng Jiming and others are naturally disdainful. Whoever puts the money in his pocket has the final say. The emperor's words are nice, but if he doesn't take the money then, how can he force the emperor to pay? So, you can't care what your majesty says.
What, you have to get the money. Cheng Ji Ming winked. Zhou Tingru stood next to Li Qiong and said seriously: Your Majesty is wrong. The country has national laws and families have family rules. Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, more money and silk have gone into the national treasury.
.The internal funds are His Majesty’s private property, mainly from the royal estate and other income. Isn’t it a bit illegal to withhold and seize materials without authorization? If this matter spreads, how should the people of the world look at Your Majesty?
Zhu Youjian was originally in a good mood, but gradually he became a little angry at these people. This was not a conversation with the emperor, it seemed to be a soft and thorny threat, and if the bulk of it was not given to the treasury, these people would
A massive public opinion offensive is about to be launched among the people. By then, won’t Zhu Youjian turn into an unprincipled and ignorant king?
The people don't understand so many truths. They only know that your emperor is putting money into his own pocket, but he doesn't intend to help the people. But this is not the case. Zhu Youjian naturally has other plans, but he also cares about the victims in his heart. It is necessary.
When he takes money out of his internal funds, he will never blink an eye. Otherwise, his internal funds will not be empty in just a few years.
Zhu Youjian was worried about putting so much money into the Ministry of Household Affairs. Although the factory sanitation system was now in ruins, he, Zhu Youjian, was not completely deaf or blind. In the past, for disaster relief, whether internal funds were flowing out or the Ministry of Household Affairs, as long as the six departments
If the majority of the eight million taels of silver is allocated to the national treasury, then the last three million taels of silver will be used in a practical way, which will be a huge incense.
Five million taels of silver were put into internal funds, and Zhu Youjian had already planned. Part of it would be used to rebuild the factory sanitation system, and the other part would be used in other places. The plan was very good, but it had already encountered huge obstacles before it was implemented. Cheng Jiming,
Zhou Tingru and others all came out and gave different reasons. In short, internal funds should not account for the majority. What made Zhu Youjian depressed was that Hou Shilu did not stand up to speak. Now the entire court was filled with opposition.
Faced with this situation, Zhu Youjian could only make concessions and redistribute five million taels of silver into the national treasury and be managed by the Ministry of Household Affairs, while the rest went to internal funds. One after the other, the two million taels of silver went in and out,
This gap is huge. There are too many places to spend money now, three million taels, and it is almost impossible to take care of factory guards. It is even more impossible to expect the Ministry of Household Affairs to pay for the maintenance of factory guards in the inner court.
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Today, Zhu Youjian is no longer the passionate young man he was back then. He has realized that he made a huge mistake. Therefore, he has been trying his best to make amends. If the factory sanitation system can be rebuilt, perhaps the pressure will not be so great. Plan
It has been around for a long time, but until now, it has not been able to sell a single step. Some things are easy to destroy, but it is extremely difficult to rebuild them.
The money distribution has been proposed, and the next thing is Zhejiang. There is chaos in the Zhejiang salt field, salt prices are soaring, and people in the south of the Yangtze River are resentful. This matter has already affected Beizhili, so when the official document from Nanjing is sent, we have to be cautious
Treated.
Cheng Jiming raised his hand and said: "Your Majesty, the Zhejiang salt field is related to the well-being of our Ming Dynasty. The problem needs to be solved as soon as possible. I suggest that the Iron Governor can lead many people to stay for a few days. After solving the problem in Zhejiang, they can then go to the Central Plains to cooperate.
All ministries continue to suppress bandits."
As soon as Cheng Jiming said these words, Hou Shilu immediately replied: "This is absolutely impossible. Tie Mo has a heavy responsibility. The suppression of bandits is the top priority now. How can we avoid the important and take the easy, abandon the rogue bandits and go to Zhejiang to manage the salt field?"
"Your Majesty, I think it would be better to leave matters in Zhejiang to be handled by Zhejiang, but if that doesn't work, we still have help from Nanjing and the Beijing camp, so I think nothing big will happen."
In fact, even if Hou Shilu didn't say it, Zhu Youjian didn't quite agree with this suggestion. Although he didn't know what was fishy here, Cheng Jiming and others wanted to transfer Tie Mo to Zhejiang, which clearly had bad intentions. Carefully
After thinking for a while, he said patiently: "I think what Hou Aiqing said is very reasonable. Suppressing the bandits is the most important thing. Now in Henan, official documents from Kaifeng asking for help are constantly being sent. The military situation is urgent, so we should hurry up and mobilize the border troops."
In the Central Plains, it is best to drive the rogue bandits back to Shaanxi as soon as possible."
Although Zhu Youjian was anxious to suppress the bandits, he was not in a hurry. He also knew that it would be almost impossible to eradicate the bandits within a period of time, and the best way was to force the bandits back to Shaanxi. Shaanxi had been corrupted to the end and was not afraid of the bandits. Toss again.
Cheng Jiming curled his lips, obviously not intending to give in easily. At this time, Qian Qianyi said righteously: "Your Majesty, Jiangnan is the foundation of our dynasty, and there must be no chaos. The official salt is related to the people's livelihood in the world. On the other hand, Gao Yingxiang's rogue bandits , has just been defeated, suffered heavy losses, and is no longer able to cause trouble in the Central Plains in a short period of time. Taking advantage of this period, it is a good strategy to mobilize the border troops into Zhejiang and quell the chaos in the salt field as soon as possible."
As if he was afraid that Zhu Youjian would find other reasons, Cheng Jiming added: "Your Majesty, now Yuan Chonghuan has severely damaged the Bailian rebel party in Shandong, and the effect is remarkable. The rebel party can no longer afford to cause any trouble, and Yuan Chonghuan can completely mobilize his troops. Enter Henan."
"This..." Zhu Youjian's brows were twitching wildly, and he was even more furious. At that time, everyone had the same opinion and wanted to kill Yuan Chonghuan. Later, this group of people saved Yuan Chonghuan from leaving. Now it's better, he pushed even further, and even I was thinking of letting Yuan Chonghuan intervene in the suppression of bandits in Henan. Chongzhen is no longer the Wu Xia Ameng he was a few years ago. You can guess a lot about the details here.
To transfer Yuan Chonghuan into Henan to suppress bandits, we must give Yuan Chonghuan a justifiable identity. Otherwise, in what name would we go to suppress bandits?
As expected, without waiting for Chongzhen to speak, He Ruchong continued what Cheng Jiming said: "I think Master Cheng's idea is very good. Yuan Chonghuan has nothing to do in Shandong at the moment. It would be best to send him to suppress the bandits. Of course, this Bailian rebels against the party. We can't let go of the matter, we can temporarily allow him to be the governor of two provinces, in charge of the suppression of bandits in Shandong and Henan."
As soon as He Ruchong said this, Chongzhen finally understood what these people wanted to do. He already had Tie Mo as the governor of three provinces, and he appointed Yuan Chonghuan as the governor of two provinces. They were also in charge of Henan military affairs. If Yuan Chonghuan and Tie Mo were both here , Who should we listen to? The governors of two provinces? Or the governors of three provinces?
As soon as Tie Mo's side had some improvement, these people couldn't stand it any longer.
Just as Chongzhen was thinking about how to refuse, Hou Shilu sighed: "What Mr. He said is reasonable. In this case, it is better to temporarily comply with your wishes and let the Iron Supervisor be temporarily transferred to Zhejiang and Yuan Chonghuan to Henan."
"Huh?" Chongzhen was very puzzled, why did Hou Shilu suddenly agree? After looking at it carefully, he didn't think Hou Shilu was joking. In desperation, he could only nod in agreement.
"Call here, Yuan Chonghuan has made great achievements in wiping out the rebels. He will be temporarily appointed as governor of the two provinces to supervise the military affairs of Shandong and Henan. He will lead troops into Henan today to relieve the crisis of the blockade!"
Chongzhen gave the oral order, and the next step was just a formality. However, things went so smoothly that Cheng Jiming and others were really a little unhappy. Ordinarily, Hou Shilu, as a die-hard Xuanfu faction, should argue with reason at this time. What happened There must be monsters in abnormal situations, but you raised the matter yourself. You can't accept His Majesty's consent and then change your mind and say no, right?