Most people in the court did not know the emperor's thoughts.
I simply thought that the emperor really wanted to hand over the management of the imperial estate to the Ministry of Household Affairs and return it to the civil servants.
But Yang Tinghe knew that the emperor not only wanted to firmly control the imperial village, but also wanted to take the opportunity to find someone to infiltrate the household department, and gradually regarded the household department as the emperor's back garden. It reminded him that the new emperor had taken the initiative to show up in front of him.
Regarding the matter of asking for an official position for Tang Yin, it goes without saying that this newly added position of head of the Household Department was specially created for Tang Yin.
In order to prevent Tang Yin from being promoted, the best way is not to choose someone to occupy this pit, but not to open this hole at all.
Yang Tinghe is ready. After the court meeting, he will find someone to jointly propose that the Ministry of Household Affairs should not increase the number of chief positions. This is a kind of blasphemy against the regulations of the Ming Dynasty. The new emperor cannot set such a precedent when he ascends the throne... The reasons are all
Think about it.
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Anyway.
At least the emperor raised this matter in public in the court, which aroused the covetousness of many people.
At noon that day, Zhang Zuo came out of the palace to find Zhu Hao, and told Zhu Hao about Zhu Si's proposal in the court to establish an additional household department to manage the imperial village, and mentioned that no one objected.
"...Even Mr. Yang Ge didn't say anything at the time. It seems that Mr. Tang's promotion is a certainty. Our family would like to say congratulations to Mr. Tang in advance."
Zhang Zuo smiled and cupped his fists at Tang Yin to congratulate him.
Tang Yin shook his head and said, "I'm afraid things won't be that easy, right?"
Zhang Zuo said with a smile: "This is about Mr. Zhu Xiao's resourcefulness... Let's not mention who will take over. This gives the minister an illusion that anyone can do this job. Others will covet such official vacancies. Naturally
Then there will be no objections."
Tang Yin thought for a while, and it seemed that this was really the case.
Yang Tinghe did not refuse directly in court, probably because the emperor did not clearly indicate that one of his own would be the head of the new household department.
The emperor was "reasonable and well-founded" in adding new official positions.
The Ministry of Household Affairs stated that it was the lack of dedicated manpower that led to the low-price sale and theft of nobles in the disposal of Huangzhuang. Since you, Yang Tinghe, could not come up with a reasonable plan to solve the problem, the Governor's Office took over the disposal of Huangzhuang and still asked you.
Yang Tinghe has a certain relationship, so it would be inappropriate for you to stand up and oppose him at this time.
Tang Yin looked at Zhu Hao and asked: "Zhu Hao, Mr. Yang Ge didn't mention it at the court meeting. Is he trying to find someone to oppose him after the court dispersed?"
Zhu Hao smiled and said: "Since you can understand, sir, why do you still ask me?"
"ah?"
Zhang Zuo was slightly surprised.
The master and apprentice talked about things a little bit like no one else was there, but what you two said seems to be different from the information I got. Are you treating me as a fool?
Why don't I see the tendency you mentioned?
Zhu Hao said: "Eunuch Zhang, it's like this. Mr. Yang Ge was suspected of lax supervision in the previous disposal of Huangzhuang's land. Although he did not personally handle the matter, it was him who proposed the abolition of Huangzhuang's land.
Now that there is a problem, His Majesty proposes to solve the problem by appointing a special director from the Ministry of Household Affairs. This is a matter of business, so Mr. Yang Ge will not be able to object in court."
"oh."
Zhang Zuo nodded, seeming to understand.
Zhang Zuo's educational level is not high, and his ability is unlikely to even pass the county examination. It is really difficult for him to be the "internal minister" with this level of ability.
Zhu Hao continued: "But how can Mr. Yang Ge fail to see that your Majesty's move is to pave the way for Mr. Tang to enter the court? In order to prevent the new full-time chief from being acquired by our people, Mr. Yang Ge will definitely find someone to point out that he is not suitable.
By adding this errand, there may be a joint effort between the court and officials..."
Zhang Zuo said with a bitter face: "When will this back and forth end? Just find someone to sign on if you have nothing to do. What's it like?"
Tang Yin said: "That's how it is in the court. Many things cannot be said in person, but there are various stumbling blocks secretly... Running a country is not a simple matter."
Zhang Zuo looked at Zhu Hao and said, "Then...how should your Majesty deal with those who signed the petition?"
Zhu Hao smiled and said: "Actually, there is no need to deal with it. Just ask Your Majesty to hand over this job to Mr. Yang Ge's son, Yang Yongxiu, the editor of the Hanlin Academy! He also told Mr. Yang clearly that this job is temporary and will not be used in the short term.
In a month or two, or as long as a year, the errand will be completed, and then Yang Yongxiu will return to Hanyuan and receive another reward."
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"What?"
This time not only Zhang Zuo was surprised, but also Tang Yin who was on the side felt that Zhu Hao's move was a bit eccentric.
"Then... wouldn't that mean that Mr. Yang Ge is getting a free advantage in vain?"
Zhang Zuo naturally did not want to hand over this newly created errand to Yang Shen.
Although from a certain point of view, Yang Shen now has a bright future in the Hanlin Academy, and being transferred as the head of the Household Department is tantamount to a disguised punishment and demotion, the job is too confidential, and Zhang Zuo is reluctant to hand over this fat job to others.
Zhu Hao smiled and shook his head: "Don't worry, Eunuch Zhang, neither Mr. Yang Ge nor Yang Yongxiu will accept such an errand. To outsiders, this job can be said to be lucrative, but for Mr. Yang Ge and his son,
, but it is like a hot potato. They know very well that such errands have to deal with many dignitaries in the court. After the abolition of the imperial palace management personnel, there will be a serious shortage of manpower when handling it. If you want to do a good job and make meritorious deeds, ordinary people will not be able to do it."
"ah……"
Zhang Zuohu was confused and didn't understand the point of Zhu Hao's plan.
Zhu Hao said: "After Yang Ge and his son refuse, your majesty will hand over this job to someone in the court who thinks he is capable, and let him do it for a month or two. When he is too exhausted to finish, your majesty will ask Mr. Tang to take over.
Then there will be no more objections."
Zhang Zuo nodded as if understanding, but looked at Tang Yin, as if asking, is this really feasible?
Tang Yin frowned and said: "Zhu Hao, didn't you say that before? Mr. Yang Ge will definitely find someone to jointly submit a petition to reject your majesty's proposal? From the beginning, he will not agree to add a new director of the household department, so who do you want to appoint?
What’s the point of taking on this job?”
Zhu Hao spread his hands and said: "The Huangzhuang is right there. If you don't deal with it, it will still be there. Now the Huangzhuang no longer belongs to the inner government, nor does it belong to the Ministry of Household Affairs. The Fifth Army Governor's Office wants to dispose of the Huangzhuang fields.
If the access is cut off, when the autumn crops are sown in the north, if the imperial village matter is still unresolved, it will mean that tens of thousands of land will be idle for a year... Let's see who is anxious then!"
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Tang Yin and Zhang Zuo looked at each other.
Only then did I understand that Zhu Hao was "confident and fearless".
The emperor publicly pointed out in the court that there was a big problem with the disposal of Huangzhuang. The governor's office, Quechao Jiuzhan, had obtained the power to dispose of Huangzhuang, but in the end, it was selling the Huangzhuang at a low price. It was justifiable to call a halt.
Now it doesn't mean that your wish will come true if Yang Tinghe doesn't agree to the addition of a new head of household department.
Always find ways to solve problems.
Either sell the Imperial Manor. According to regulations, it cannot be sold at a low price, but who can it be sold to at this time?
If you can't sell it, you have to continue to send people to take care of it. The problem is that the management staff of Huangzhuang have been laid off. There are thousands of people. This saves the court's expenses, but if you want to continue to operate Huangzhuang, where will you come from?
manual operation?
Will the final result be that the imperial village is left idle? There are tens of thousands of hectares of fertile land around the capital, so it would be interesting to just abandon it.
Tang Yin took a breath and said: "So, this is still a hot potato and difficult to deal with, right?"
Zhu Hao smiled and said, "That's right."
Tang Yin glared at Zhu Hao, as if questioning, then you still leave this job to me?
Zhu Hao smiled as if he was joking: "Sir, do you think that you want to make a difference in the Household Department? You can directly jump from Zhengjiupin Guangjiku Ambassador to the position of Head of Household Department. You don't have any real ability to get to the position? If it weren't for someone else.
Do you think Mr. Yang Ge will agree to promote you for a bad job that you can't solve? You may even be asked to issue a military order at that time. If you can't solve it, you will not be able to serve as an official at all from now on."
Zhang Zuo smiled bitterly: "That... is indeed quite difficult."
"It's okay. I'm here and it'll be easy to solve."
Zhu Hao smiled and said, "Eunuch Zhang and Mr. Tang have forgotten what my family is for?"
"Doing...doing business?"
Zhang Zuo asked tentatively.
Zhu Hao said: "Yes, it is difficult to manage the imperial village now. There are no channels for one thing. Some people want to buy these fields, but they are not qualified to buy them. They are all monopolized by the nobles... For example, the fields that have risen around the capital in the past few decades
Huizhou merchants, don’t they want to purchase more land?
"Even if you want to continue operating, you only need to hand over the Huangzhuang fields to the brothers who come to the capital from Prince Xing's Mansion. They also need to have a foundation in the capital. Subcontract the fields to them, and let them find tenants to cultivate them.
The government collects less rent and gives more profits to the brothers in the palace...
"For the imperial court, everyone works with a salary. If there is no money, there will be no one. But for us, the most indispensable thing is manpower. Many people are even idle now, and many channels are not used. How many
People want to be associated with us...that's the key to our victory."
When Zhang Zuo heard this, he beamed with joy: "As Mr. Xiao said, our Prince Xing's Mansion lacks everything except people. In the future, families will move to the capital to live, and they will indeed need land to support their families."
Then Zhang Zuo looked at Tang Yin and said: "Mr. Tang, it seems that Mr. Zhu has paved the way for your promotion, and you are waiting for your promotion. This matter is just like Mr. Zhu designed... let those who oppose it get away first."
, whoever has the ability will take over. If we don’t allocate manpower to them, whoever succeeds will be defeated. In the end, don’t we have to ask you, Mr. Tang, to take action?”
Tang Yin smiled bitterly, not knowing what to say.
Tang Yin sighed: "Since this matter is so easy, it is better to leave it to Meng Zai, who was born in Prince Xing's palace. He also needs to have merit. Besides, he has the official rank of prose and high official rank."
Zhu Hao smiled.
At this time, Tang Yin still wanted to give the benefits to others, which fully demonstrated that he really had no desire to pursue fame and gain, and furthermore, he did not want to make himself a loser in the court.
"Don't worry, Mr. Tang. Mr. Jiang's final destination is to be a nobleman. He is a maternal uncle and a relative, and we cannot compare with him... When the Queen Mother arrives in the capital and successfully enters the palace, the matter of conferring the title of maternal uncle will be carried out incidentally.
Where can a noble person come to the court as a civil servant? Then the Governor's Mansion will have his errands waiting for him." Zhu Hao said.
Zhang Zuo also smiled and said: "Mr. Tang has to refuse. The imperial village is the guarantee of the internal government's financial resources. It cannot be transferred to the household. This matter must be taken over by a capable person like Mr. Tang."