Gui Zi Scroll Chapter 497: Terrified and unable to dismount from a tiger
"Brother Yibo, I'm asking you now, who should I ask?" Feng Ziying laughed.
He can understand the other party's difficulties and difficulties, but if he is asked to say who has a problem at this time, how can he say this?
The Tang family's connections and influence in Songjiang Prefecture are self-evident. Even those scholar families are involved. How many people in Songjiang Prefecture and Huating County dare to say that they have nothing to do with the Tang family?
That is to say, Shi Jishi's time was too short, and he must have been aware of the court's intention to adjust his visit to Songjiang, so he could still maintain his self-respect. It's hard to say whether he could be able to control it over time.
"But if you want to do this, how can Brother Yu do anything in Songjiang Mansion?" Shi Jishi rolled his sleeves angrily, "The imperial court arranged for me to come here to reverse the situation in Songjiang as soon as possible. The autumn grain harvest should be harvested, and the land tax must be paid.
Get to Beijing as soon as possible..."
When Feng Ziying heard this, she quickly interrupted: "Brother Yibo, now the land tax of various prefectures in Nanjing does not go through the Nanjing Ministry of Household Affairs?"
Shi Jishi was stunned and shook his head: "Is there still a household department in Nanjing? Jia Jing? The household department has already drafted the document. This year, the land tax of the Nanjing prefectures will be directly transferred to Beijing." Feng Ziying nodded silently. It seems that the abolition of Nanjing's yamen is a certainty.
Yes, this is to completely uproot Emperor Wan Tong's roots in Jiangnan.
"Since Brother Yibo came here under the arrangement of the imperial court, he should know the current situation in Jiangnan. This time the army went south and solved the problems in the three towns in Jiangnan. Isn't Brother Yibo not clear about what to solve next?" Feng Ziying
rhetorical question.
Shi Jishi looked melancholy, "Of course I know, but if this move is too big, I'm worried that it will affect the income from autumn grain and land tax. The Ministry of Household Affairs is now asking every once in a while to collect all the receivables, which shows how difficult it is. Songjiang is a big household, and I am the first to bear the brunt."
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"Brother Yi Bo, can we only take care of the pigs without Zhang Butcher?" Feng Ziying sneered, "It's up to me to clean the house so that it can welcome guests. I just want to take this opportunity to sort out the mess in your Songjiang Mansion.
Don't worry if I help Brother Yibo re-establish your prestige. I guess those people will soon gather under Brother Yibo and beg for mercy to show their loyalty."
Feng Ziying's ridiculing words also made Shi Jishi laugh, but then it turned into a bitter smile: "Ziying, you may not know the power of the Tang family in Songjiang Mansion..."
"Brother Yibo, I know the situation of the Tang family better than you, otherwise I would not touch them." Feng Ziying smiled faintly, "I know what you want to say, the Dong family and the Lu family, I heard that Brother Boda (characterized by Lu Yanzhang)
It's at Huating's house, and maybe the post will come soon."
Hearing what Feng Ziying said, Shi Jishi was slightly surprised. It seemed that this person really knew the situation in Songjiang very well.
The influence of the Dong and Lu families, as well as Xia Jiayu and Yuan Keli, cannot be underestimated. But Feng Ziying knew this and still dared to do this, which meant he was really confident, and he felt relieved.
"If Lu Yanzhang was smart, he shouldn't have come to visit you at this time." Shi Jishi said categorically.
Feng Ziying chuckled lightly. He also believed that Lu Yanzhang would not come to him at this time. Knowing that the court was making such big moves against the Tang family, he obviously had murderous intentions, and there was definitely enough evidence to come and talk to him now.
Son, there is no point except asking for trouble.
"Okay, brother Yibo, you should be busy with your business. I won't be polite if you need me. The Tang family has deep connections in Huating and Songjiang. In addition, they have many businesses. Long Jinwei and
The people from the Metropolitan Procuratorate must put some thought and effort into it, and we are not in a hurry to talk about it now. Mr. Gu Ge may be about to leave the north and enter Shandong. So he will be here soon, and it will be natural when the time comes.
We’ll see what happens soon.”
Shi Jishi could only sigh and shook his head: "If this drags on, we won't be able to do anything about Songjiang Mansion. Now everyone is in panic. What should I do? Who should I look for? Everyone is like a headless fly.
Same, bumping around,...···」
"Brother Yi Bo, you should consider the next step of personnel arrangements. This time, in addition to Mr. Gu Ge, there are people from the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the Metropolitan Procuratorate. I know that you have no right to recommend you, but you can be promoted to the general magistrate and official.
You might as well communicate with the people in the civil service department and choose a capable person, so you can feel more relaxed." Feng Ziying said with a smile.
Historical records thoughtfully
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This wave of turmoil in Jiangnan is probably very involved. He also heard the news that all the new four families in Nanjing were in trouble. It was because of the Zhen family that the Ding family and the Tang family were involved. Who else would be involved in these four families?
It is estimated that in the four provinces south of the Yangtze River, many prefectures and prefectures will be involved. How many people here will fall off their hats, and naturally some people will keep an eye on the vacated positions.
After sending Shi Jishi away, Feng Ziying felt at ease.
Tangjiazhai has been conquered, and all that remains is to count the results.
Just the fact that the Tang family dared to stubbornly resist arrest was enough to send them to hell. Long Jinwei, together with the people from the Cleaning Department of the Ministry of Punishment, were cleaning up the entire Tangjiazhai internal fortress, and they were expected to dig out the results of the war.
It was not until night that Mao Chenglu sent someone to deliver the message, and he was sure to find three secret cellars and bunkers of the Tang family, which could also be regarded as the treasure troves of the Tang family. Even though they had been mentally prepared, Zhao Wenzhao, Mao Chenglu and several censors still
If you don't dare to specialize, you have to ask Feng Ziying to determine it in person.
In fact, Feng Ziying also expected that the Tang family would be even more amazing than he imagined. But after he arrived and saw the treasures, gold and silver and the series of people involved, he understood why Zhao Wenzhao was also considered a dragon banner.
The lieutenant, who is used to seeing big winds and waves, found it a bit tricky.
After reading the list in her hand twice, Feng Ziying, accompanied by Zhao Wenzhao, Mao Chenglu and two censors, went to the dark cellar to take a look. Even with the shock of Chen Qian Shanxi Island, after seeing the Tang family's belongings
, I still feel that it is really a small thing.
1.2 million taels of silver, which was privately cast in the smelting furnace opened by the Tang family next to Dianshan Lake in Qingpu. There are 120 taels of "super large ingot" and 200 taels of large silver bars.
They neatly gathered each other in the dark cellar.
In addition to more than one million cash silver, there are also more than 2,000 gold ingots, each weighing between twenty taels and sixty taels.
As for the jewelry found in the Japanese pirates' lairs, there are not many of them. Of course, this is only a relative term.
The number of jewelry, antiques, calligraphy and paintings found for personal use in his home is also quite astonishing, but not as many as those found in Chen Qian's Shanxi Island.
In terms of richness alone, it is even greater. For example, there are dozens of calligraphy and paintings by famous artists from the Tang, Song, Ming and Zhou dynasties, and there are also many precious palace porcelain and jade articles from the Tang and Song Dynasties, and their value is equally incalculable.
As for the land, one characteristic of the Tang family is that they basically did not purchase land in Songjiang, because they knew that buying land in Songjiang would definitely conflict with the local gentry in Songjiang, especially the gentry in Huating, so the land purchased by the Tang family basically
They are all in Qingpu, Jiading in Suzhou, and Taicang. The amount is not large, only one or two thousand acres of land.
But the Tang family's penetration into other industries is not simple. For example, the Tang family is the second largest shareholder of Taihe Bank. It is estimated that the current equity value is more than 600,000, and its shares in Kui Dou Ji, Tianshun Treasure House, Wusong
Kou Shipyard, Songjiang Shipping Company, Nanjing Dafeng Building, Tang's Nanhuo Company, Tang's Cotton Company and other industries also have shares, and they are basically major shareholders. However, the estimated value of these industries is more than
four million.
In addition to these lists, Feng Ziying paid more attention to the last book, which recorded many items sent out.
For example, at the end of the seventh year of Yonglong's reign, after a brief look at the accounting records, I gave a pair of flame red Jun kiln porcelain vases from the Song Dynasty, with two pieces of silver embossed on them. However, the person who gave the gift was only given the code name Yisan. I don't know who it was.
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He also gave a huanghuali, chilong and white jade screen, along with five thousand taels of gold. The standard one was given to Jia Er, but there was no way of knowing who it was.
Feng Ziying looked at the various gold and silver items given away by Yonglong at the end of the seventh year alone, which amounted to more than 20,000 taels of silver and 2,000 taels of gold. This did not include various antique furniture and jewelry and finger paintings, so the value was estimated not to be too low.
In other words, at the end of the year alone, the gold and silver items given out would be worth no less than 40,000 to 50,000 taels.
It can be seen that it is not easy to be a powerful man. Just paying tribute to these officials costs more than 100,000 taels a year. Even if you can earn hundreds of thousands a year, you have to give 30% to these people.
Feng Ziying carefully studied the meaning of the standard code names in this book.
A, B, C and D
There were several categories. He previously understood that it might be based on the official position, but when he saw that the values of the gifts were different, he felt that it didn't look like it. Later, he estimated that it might be based on the help and effect it had on the Tang family within a certain period of time.
, but because we don’t know what A, B, C, and D mean, we can’t be sure.
But there should be some differences. For example, A may be from the Six Ministries of Nanjing, B may be from the first level of Songjiang Prefecture or others such as Suzhou or Ningbo that are helpful to the Tang family's business, and C may be from the military system.
, such as a certain health center, Ding may be from Huating County, it doesn’t matter.
But this is not important. Several important figures in the Tang family have been captured. Unlike in Chen Qian Shanxi Island, some of them escaped by dying in battle. After so many years of affluent life, Feng Ziying estimates that it is difficult for these people to commit suicide.
The determination and courage to commit suicide.
It would be best to have a group of professionals like Long Quanwei at your service. They would tell you all the stories about when they were children and secretly watched women taking baths.
In addition to these things, the number of land deeds and banknotes like the Zhen family's is not large. The land deeds only have four or five shops and mansions, one in Jingshi City, one in Nanjing City, one in Suzhou, and no others.
, and the banknote amounted to two to three hundred thousand taels, which seemed a bit too ordinary for such a large Tang family.