After scolding all the people in the Zhongshushe who wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to have some fun, Guan Yingzhen let out a breath of filth.
Thinking about these villains who linger like mosquitoes and flies, Guan Yingzhen's originally good mood was ruined a lot. But putting aside these annoyances, Guan Yingzhen was very excited about the good start of Zhongshu Ke.
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It was the right move to let Feng Ziying go to Yangzhou.
Feng Ziying had always wanted Lian Guoshi to go to Yangzhou with him. Lian Guoshi even offered to assist Feng Ziying and serve as his deputy. However, Guan Yingzhen still refused on the grounds that Zhongshu was equivalent to overthrowing and starting over and he needed a right-hand man.
This opinion left the practice of state affairs behind.
The reason why he needs to practice state affairs as an assistant is superficial. Guan Yingzhen knows Feng Ziying's creativity and does not want him to be restricted.
Even if Lian Guo Shi has a clear attitude of being willing to be an assistant, after all, Lian Guo Shi is Feng Ziying's senior brother, and he became a Hanlin Academy editor earlier than Feng Ziying. If Lian Guo Shi puts forward different opinions, Feng Ziying must respect them to some extent, otherwise he will inevitably feel resentful.
The rift affects their relationship and future work.
Guan Yingzhen is familiar with Lian Guoshi's character. He is calm and generous, with strong coping ability and execution ability, but he is slightly lacking in pioneering and breakthrough. It should be said that he and Feng Ziying have formed a very tacit complementarity, but
When to let them partner up, you need to grasp the timing.
The time is now.
Feng Ziying has fully established her prestige in the minds of this group of classmates. If the Western Xinjiang rebellion allowed Feng Ziying to establish her own voice in military affairs, then this time the opening of the sea has allowed Feng Ziying to fully consolidate her position in the household department.
, the influence of the Ministry of Industry on these affairs.
A revenue from the royalties that exceeds 20% of the best estimate of the Ministry of Revenue, and another income from the Dongfan Salt Service that is like a stroke of God, will simply make the entire Ministry of Revenue, the cabinet, and even the emperor overjoyed.
If what Feng Ziying said in the letter is true, based on these two statements alone, even if Feng Ziying reveals something big in Jiangnan, the imperial court will have to cover it up for him.
Anyone who can easily get two million taels of silver for the imperial court within a month or two should be a hero of the imperial court. As long as it is not a crime of rebellion, the imperial court will have to find a way to help him.
The various information revealed by Feng Ziying in the letter should be more than that. This is what shocked the cabinet ministers and officials. You must know that the sea-opening bond has not been mentioned yet. If it is not worth 500,000 taels,
Should there be more?
Guan Yingzhen did not consider the matter of Yinzhuang for the time being. After all, it was a stock-raising loan. What the court needed now was money that could be used in real money. Although the Kaihai Bond was nominally a loan, it was based on sea tax.
As a mortgage, it was really not feasible for the Shipping Department to hand over the annual sea tax revenue to these merchants, and the money was left to the people. However, the income from this bond was real income for the imperial court.
Such a generous income allowed Feng Ziying to complete a project in a month or two. It was almost ten times faster than the kind of donations the imperial court had done before, and there were no sequelae. This achievement was enough for Feng Ziying to stand proudly.
It is at the top of the list among science scholars.
Even students who practiced state affairs, such as Yang Sichang and Huang Zunsu, who never disobeyed others, had to admit that Feng Ziying was already a step ahead of them.
Now that they are asked to practice state affairs and Fan Jingwen and others go to Yangzhou to help Feng Ziying, they can consciously correct their attitude and obey Feng Ziying's arrangements. In addition, Feng Ziying should also sort out the relevant affairs in a month or two, and this is exactly what happened.
Students can help to deal with it.
Guan Yingzhen felt relieved when he thought of this, and the discomfort caused by all the troubles he encountered before dissipated a lot.
However, just because a lot of it has dissipated does not mean that it is gone. Even the Supreme Emperor, who had been invisible for a long time, couldn't help but send someone to intervene, which made Guan Yingzhen very angry.
But he was still angry. Guan Yingzhen, who was struggling in the temple, naturally knew the capabilities of this man. Forbearance was the basic ability. He was not qualified to directly confront the Supreme Emperor.
If he didn't want his official career as the right minister of the Ministry of Revenue and the chief secretary of the Ministry of Finance to end, he had to accompany him in a pleasant manner. Ye Xianggao and Qi Yongtai both reminded him in a subtle way that he would offend the other party.
It seems that Dongfan Salt Affairs has indeed made many people jealous, but few people are willing to take a second look at Dongfan Tuokeng. Guan Yingzhen couldn't help but shake his head when he thought of this.
When he saw Fang Zhenru and others filing in to practice state affairs, Guan Yingzhen naturally knew what these guys were planning.
However, we have to give these guys a good beating to get rid of their arrogance. When they go down to work, they are not as casual as they were in Zhongshu Department. Every word and deed represents the court, and they must not lose the court's face.
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When Chai Ke rushed into the household office in excitement, Zheng Jizhi hurriedly tried to hide out, but was unable to do so in time.
Being blocked in the room by Chai Ke, Zheng Jizhi simply pretended to be dead, closed his eyes and sat in the official hat chair without saying a word, letting Chai Ke talk endlessly.
"Brother Boxiao, you are just pretending to be here all day, and I have to accompany you. Don't think that you are getting away with it by acting like this. The money in the Hubu Bank's bank does not belong to you Zheng Jizhi alone, nor does it belong to your Hubu.
We belong to the same family, this belongs to the imperial court, don’t think that you can do whatever you want just by holding the money bag..."
Zheng Jizhi couldn't help it anymore and opened his eyes, "Zishu, please speak more politely and don't try to smear someone's innocence out of thin air. I, Uncle Zheng, live up to my filial piety and cannot condescend to others. It's too much for you to ruin someone's reputation like this."
?That's money from the imperial court. But just based on Feng Ziying's two letters, you will ask the Ministry of Household Affairs to allocate it for you immediately. Is there such a thing in the world? You are not afraid that something will happen suddenly in the south of the Yangtze River. Then your Ministry of War will be in charge of the west.
Did you make a mistake on the other side of Xinjiang and cause trouble?"
"Humph, brother Boxiao, don't use such language to shirk me. I know in my heart whether the money from Jiangnan can come back on time. You just need the Ministry of Revenue to make arrangements for me. I don't know what your plans are yet.
Don't use this kind of delaying tactics on me. Li Sancai needs money, but I don't need it here? Don't think that I didn't know that Li Sancai came to your house yesterday..."
Zheng Jizhi was also furious. There really were no secrets in the capital city. Of course he knew that Lieutenant Long had an informant in his house. He didn't care. But how did Chai Ke know that Li Sancai had come to his door?
"Zishu, you should know that the water transport cannot be guaranteed. The Gaojiayan area has reached the time where it must be repaired. In addition, the Yellow River has burst almost every year in the past few years. If it is not repaired, Li San is worried that there will be a big trouble."
Zheng Jizhi looked serious, "This is also the unanimous opinion of Jin Qing, Chengfeng and others, I am not the only one who has this attitude."
"Then the food and salary supply in Western Xinjiang will not be replenished?" Chai Ke's face also darkened, and his tone was no longer polite.
"It's not that we won't repair it, but that we need to temporarily slow it down. If the canal transport and the Yellow River are not repaired during the dry season, it will be too late when the rainy season arrives in another two months." Zheng Jizhi sighed.
"I don't know that it is also difficult in Xijiang, but the steamed buns are only so big. It depends on whether Ziying's money can be received as soon as possible. Don't you trust Feng Ziying a lot? Maybe he can still give us something.
It brings some surprises. Guandongxian came to make a fuss with me a few days ago. I just wanted to send one or two officials to help Feng Ziying. He is like a hen protecting her young. I always feel that the Ministry of Revenue will give him the title of middle school secretary.
If you have the power of Ke, then go ahead and urge Guan Dongxian, and as long as the money can be returned immediately, I will naturally make arrangements for you."
Chai Ke was blocked and speechless, but he also knew that what they said was right. It was the dry season now. If we don't act quickly, the rainy season would come. Once the Yellow River bursts, it would be a big trouble.
He was just pursuing his own affairs in his position. He was the minister of the Ministry of War, so of course he had no control over the affairs of the Ministry of Works. Li Sancai's life and death had nothing to do with him.
If the supplies from Western Xinjiang cannot arrive, problems will arise in Shazhou and Hami. This is our own responsibility.
Over there, Wang Ziteng and Niu Jizong were quarreling with Zhang Jingqiu all day long, demanding that Xuanda's supply guarantee and the construction of Denglai's shipyard be accelerated. Thinking of these gave Chai Ke a headache.
They talk about it all for this money, they all focus on this money, but how can they get so much money?
I'm afraid Feng Ziying didn't even know that the money he had had hadn't been negotiated yet. The court had already divided it up, and it wasn't even enough, right?
It looks like we have to find Guan Yingzhen for a while. After all, Zheng Jizhi, himself, and Guan Yingzhen are all from Huguang, but now they are acting like black-eyed chickens, not giving in to each other, and not afraid of outsiders' jokes.
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Thinking of this, Chai Ke suppressed his thoughts and went straight out to Zhong Shu Ke's house.
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"It seems that we have to rely on ourselves. Zhang Jingqiu is now focused on Liaodong. Li Chengliang has given up his job. There is no one to take over. The cabinet is also in a state of confusion. If the cabinet and the Ministry of Household Affairs do not come up with a proper response
Come, I guess no one wants to go to Liaodong."
The prince took some time to sit back in his chair and took a leisurely sip of tea.
"Humph, Brother Ziteng, you feel at ease. I can't afford to wait here. Whoever wants to go to the Governor of Ji Liao can go. Don't those civil servants all think highly of themselves? Then they can go and look at this place.
Are you so easy to defend? Can you win a battle with words? Anyway, if I don’t go, Xuanda will be in a mess. Brother Ziteng, you are really unkind."
Niu Jizong's face was frighteningly gloomy, but Wang Ziteng didn't care.
"Brother Jizong, don't say that. I was just like that from Beijing Camp to Xuanda University. Expect me to fill up so many holes in Xuanda University in one or two years. I am not that capable. Besides, Ningxia Rebellion, Shanxi and Datong
Troops have been sent out from both towns, so I shouldn't be blamed for this hole, right? You should go find Chai Ke. Isn't he the right minister and the governor of the three sides? You are fighting for him again."