Everyone here understands the truth, but the reality before us is cruel.
The income from the Lianghuai Salt Service, which used to be quite substantial, was wiped out by the Metropolitan Procuratorate and Long Jinwei the year before last. It was completely gone, and it would be very difficult to rebuild the network; if the sea trade sector is completely abolished now,
, then only the Lianghuai Salt Service is left.
In fact, the Lianghuai Salt Service is rich enough. If Lin Ruhai's elm-headed head could be more enlightened and his hands looser, he might not be able to make up for the losses of the first two.
Even though it's not as moisturizing as before, it can at least make up for half of it.
But Lin Ruhai strictly abides by the rules set by the original Emperor, and refuses to go beyond the customization. In the past two years, he could rely on the concubine to occasionally send a message or give a decree to give extra money, but starting from last year, this
The servant refused again.
Prince Yi Zhong's eyes turned around Chu and Wang, and finally nodded: "Mr. Chu, please take a trip to Yangzhou and Jinling. I will ask Lao Gu and others to accompany you. If Zhen Yingjia slips to Gu Shu,
Head, Nagu is going to have him operated on; Ke Zhen, take Gu’s letters to Ningbo and Zhangzhou. They write letters complaining all day long. This time I want to see their courage. Fujian Navy
, Gu has arrangements, you can move bigger, if there is a problem, Gu will find a way to say hello to Fujian and Zhejiang,..."
It was rare to see Prince Yi Zhong be so decisive. Chu Qi and Wang Zinian also knew that this time, Prince Yi Zhong's life was at stake, forcing him to make up his mind.
Cutting off the income from maritime smuggling has almost pushed the prince into a desperate situation, and Lin Ruhai on the Lianghuai River side has always refused to give in. The stalemate between the Supreme Emperor and the Emperor over the selection of the next Salt Patrol Censor will continue. Maybe this
It's just an opportunity.
If we want to turn this situation around, we can only take a two-pronged approach. There must be progress and gains in the Lianghuai Salt Service, and there must be breakthroughs in smuggling from Fujian and Zhejiang. We must not let the opening of the sea start so easily and smoothly.
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Seeing that both Chu Qi and Wang Zinian looked a little heavy, Prince Yizhong stood up again and waved his hand.
"You two, please don't worry too much. Gu knows what he's doing. Don't look at Gu. He's having a hard time right now. The fourth child is also being roasted on the stove. Does he think the throne is so easy to sit on?"
Prince Yi Zhong was pacing back and forth on the steps of the hall, his eyes a little colder.
"The Fourth Brother is now forced into a desperate situation. The Jurchens in Liaodong are on the offensive. Li Chengliang has officially requested to take up an official position due to illness. The Fourth Brother has refused, but Li Chengliang has decided not to do it. Huh, in name he is an old man. This old guy
In fact, they have realized that the trouble is serious. As soon as Kuandian Six Forts were abandoned and the slave chiefs' troops were directed towards the Yalu River, North Korea's attitude began to change. Originally, it was just a compromise with the Jianzhou Jurchens, but now the Jurchens have spoken, North Korea
There is already some excitement over there..."
Chu Qi and Wang Zinian exchanged glances, "Your Majesty, over there in Liaodong..."
"Huh, if Li Chengliang doesn't serve as the governor of Jiliao, who can take on this important task? Li Chengliang was the fourth child who forcibly carried him out of the mountain. He thought that Li Chengliang could still be like what he did twenty or thirty years ago, obeying orders as soon as Manurhaci came out.
, I don’t want to think that times have changed. The Jurchens in Jianzhou are very ambitious. If Zhou Dynasty does not have enough strength to suppress him, how can he listen to the words of an old man? Do you really think that the Jurchens can talk to you about any bullshit friendship? "
Prince Yi Zhong's words were full of disdain, "It's better now. Li Chengliang is timid and feels that he can't control Jianzhou Jurchen. Kuandian Liubao has been lost. North Korea's attitude has changed, so he wants to get out so as not to lose his life in the evening."
, couldn’t the ministers in the court see it? I heard that the scholars in the north were extremely dissatisfied with this, and collectively submitted a letter demanding that Li Chengliang be held accountable. There was a flood of reports from the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the fourth child was trying to protect it..."
This information was beyond what Chu Qi and Wang Zinian could learn, so it seemed that the emperor's life was equally difficult.
If those censors were really allowed to bite Li Chengliang, no one could stop these censors from searching for the truth. With Li Chengliang's many years of arrogance, domineering and corruption in Liaodong, how could he not find anything wrong with him?
Once Li Chengliang is dismissed, how many of Li Chengliang's sons are still serving in Liaodong, and what will those military heroes think? Will they feel that the rabbit is dead and the dog is cooking, and the bird is gone?
But if you leave him alone or send out a few capable censors, it will undoubtedly make the northern scholars and even the civil servants in the court greatly hate the emperor, and these northern scholars are exactly the emperor's basic base.
, hate them, and Jiangnan scholars have always been the base of the Supreme Emperor, and are even more inclined to Prince Yi Zhong. Isn't this just a pleasure for relatives and enemies?
No wonder that although the prince was in a bad mood, it was not out of control. They were brothers in distress, and they were all in the same predicament.
"Also, now that the imperial court has no money, Zheng Jizhi has been encouraging the fourth child to take out the money in the inner treasury, but the inner treasury of the fourth child is so empty that a mouse can run away, and he dare not tell the outside world..., Chai
He eagerly came back from Western Xinjiang because he wanted money. Is it so easy to be the Governor of the Three Borders? Is it so easy to earn the reputation of opening up new territories and regaining lost territory?..."
The contempt on Prince Yoshitaka's face grew more and more. He also needed to cheer up his two capable subordinates and not let them lose their fighting spirit.
"The fourth child is playing a good game. He actually let Liu Dongyang and the gang of traitors do some tricks to restore the land. He thinks that this can add glory to himself and be famous in history. Want to be the emperor of Qin and Han Dynasty? Don't think about it, Shazhou and Hami
Is it so easy to recover?"
"... Thousands of miles of logistical supplies, tens of thousands of people and horse chews, all have to be piled up with money. Even the towns of Gansu and Ningxia can't afford it, and they actually want to do something to restore the land.
His face-saving work is purely to put makeup on his own face and to make fun of national affairs, which is simply ridiculous!"
"... It's a good time now. If you play too hard, your secret will be exposed, and you will have no money. If you regain your territory today, you will lose it tomorrow. There may even be another mutiny and rebellion. Then the Great Zhou Dynasty will really become a big joke."
It is true that sitting on the throne is beautiful, but there are more messes and more pressure. Even a small mess like Prince Yi Zhong is in a mess, let alone Emperor Yonglong, who is responsible for the entire Zhou Dynasty?
"On the grassland, the Bushitu and Su Nang are about to fight again, and Lin Danhan from Chahar is sharpening his sword outside the border wall of Xuanda. This scares Niu Jizong, who has been asking for more military equipment and more food and pay all day long.
, I heard that Zhang Jingqiu and Laosi no longer dare to see Niu Jizong, hahahaha,..."
Laughter echoed in the hall, and it was not until Chu Qi and Wang Zinian left that Prince Yi Zhong slowly regained his smile.
The fourth child is indeed having a hard time, but this does not mean that he is better off, nor does it mean that the fourth child cannot play well. He is the emperor and faces a lot of troubles, but he can mobilize more resources.
He had been a prince, and he knew his younger brother very well, and he was especially able to tolerate it, otherwise he would not have been able to overthrow himself and sit in this position by himself.
These difficulties are indeed quite troublesome, but it does not mean that the fourth child is helpless. There are still some capable people in the cabinet and the six ministries, and they will naturally make suggestions for him and share his worries and solve problems.
Thinking of this, Prince Yi Zhong couldn't help but sigh. If he sat in the fourth position, he would definitely do better than him.
Look at what he did. He promoted Li Chengliang as governor of Jiliao, gave up the Six Forts of Kuandian, and went on to do Shazhou and Hami in Forte. He didn't seriously think about the current predicament of the Zhou Dynasty, and he continued to do this all day long.
it's useless.
However, Prince Yoshitaka had to admit that this strategy of opening up the sea was indeed a good medicine. However, it was a good medicine for the fourth son and even the court, but it was a heart-breaking medicine for himself.
This Feng Ziying, I didn't expect that a tender girl of fifteen or sixteen years old could actually play such a big trick. I really underestimated this guy.
Thinking of this, Prince Yi Zhong felt a little annoyed. Didn't he say that he was born in Wuxun? He had a close relationship with Rong Ning's second house, so why did he go to work for the fourth son with all his heart?
This guy's father was actually the commander-in-chief of Yulin. It was said that Chai Ke wanted to recommend him to succeed him as the governor of the three sides. Thinking of this, Prince Yi Zhong couldn't help but feel a little moved.
I don’t know what the preferences and weaknesses of this guy are?
I just want to have a better understanding so that I can prescribe the right medicine.
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When she saw the graceful beauty coming out of Jia Lian's room, Feng Ziying couldn't help but say "F*ck" in her heart.
No wonder Sister Lin spoke in a weird tone when talking about Brother Lian, and no wonder Zijuan looked at her with a slightly different look.
Feng Ziying was a little confused before, and thought why the Zicuckoo had such a strange expression. It turned out that it was directed at Jia Lian. She probably regarded herself as the same as Jia Lian, right?
Yangzhou's thin horse really deserves its reputation.
Just looking at the way she walks, she looks self-pitying and graceful. Moreover, I heard that she is good at playing the piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, flute and flute, and can even recite poems and compose poems.
Feng Ziying didn't know how much money Jia Lian spent to redeem the girl. It was said that he had combed her husband, and it seemed that he couldn't get it without a thousand taels of silver.
He really didn't know the market price of this Yangzhou thin horse. He had heard about the price of his mother-in-law in Datong a few years ago. Those with excellent qualifications usually cost more than a thousand taels of silver, or even thousands of taels for the more expensive ones.
The Yangzhou thin horse who is as famous as Datong's mother-in-law will not be lower than this number.
Could it be that Jia Lian has also been suppressed in the mansion for a long time, and it has only been a while since he came out that he started to let himself go?
If you have to go back and let jealous Wang Xifeng know about it, what's the point?
But looking at Jia Lian's charming smile and this woman's flirtatious appearance, Feng Ziying felt a chill.
It was a good time before this day, but in the future, in the Shura field, Brother Lian, have you figured out how to deal with Sister Feng?