Yang Shen and Xu Jie are on their way back, and Yang Tinghe has recently stepped up his plans for his official career.
But Zhu Si seemed to still be respectful to Yang Tinghe, and the court specifically asked about Yang Tinghe's appointment as an example.
Yang Tinghe was a first-class official, and by September of that year, he would have completed twelve years of examination. The so-called number of years after completing the examination was meaningless to Yang Tinghe. As the first assistant bachelor, no one in the imperial court had a higher rank than him.
Although he was high, no one had more power than him. He could make all the changes in the civil service system. Even the ministers and generals in various places had many of his disciples and former officials. This was what Zhu Si was afraid of.
It was the end of another day of court proceedings.
Sun Jiao caught up with him in a few steps and seemed to mention to Yang Tinghe casually: Your Majesty had talked to someone from the Ministry of Rites before and said that he wanted to give you the title of Tutor.
Yang Tinghe didn't think this was a very glamorous thing.
Because the official appointment and dismissal had not yet been made, Yang Tinghe could not refuse, but he no longer cared about these false names.
Liu Chun, who was standing next to him, smiled and said: This is truly a supreme honor for me as a minister of the Ming Dynasty.
Mao Ji and Fei Hong looked at Liu Chun at the same time, their eyes a little strange.
The victim didn’t say anything, so what’s your glory?
You are trying to gain a sense of presence by talking like this here, right?
Jiang Mian suddenly asked: Where is Tang Bohu recently?
Sun Xiao looked behind him and found that no one was there, then he determined that the question was directed at him.
Tang Yin reported Jin Yiwei's illegal behavior in the court, and disappeared after leaving the palace. Jiang Mian asked Sun Jiao about his purpose, probably wanting to know if Sun Jiao was familiar with Tang Yin.
Didn’t you go to Xishan? Was it to build trains and railways? Maybe he was temporarily sent out of Beijing by His Majesty...
Sun Jiao smiled mockingly and casually told the news he knew.
Jiang Mian asked in surprise: Hasn't the construction of trains and railways been stopped yet?
Sun Jiaodao: The Ministry of Revenue recently received news that the imperial court has transferred 10 million kilograms of iron from Yongping Mansion. A large amount of iron will be transferred there in the future. Doesn’t it mean that there is still a batch on the way?
These words seemed to be a reminder to several cabinet ministers.
You think those millions of kilograms of iron were very important, but to the new emperor, they are just a drop in the bucket.
Jiang Mian continued to ask: How much iron was escorted from Yongping Mansion to the capital this time?
Sun Jiao thought for a while and replied: How can I get millions of catties?
A few million kilograms of iron were just lost, and then the mine produced another few million kilograms? Or is this batch just lost before?
Liu Chun quickly interjected: How can Yongping Mansion produce so much iron? Or is there a secret iron ore mine nearby?
Yang Tinghe said nothing with a dark face.
He felt the deep malice from Emperor Jiajing.
He had a huge quarrel with the little emperor just for a few million kilograms of pig iron, but now it seems that this bit of iron is nothing to the emperor, which gives him a headache.
Jiang Mian asked: How much iron can the Yongpingfu Iron Mine produce in a year?
Sun Jiao smiled and shook his head, saying that he didn't know.
Mao Ji answered for Sun Jiao: At least tens of millions of catties, right?
Sun Jiao laughed and said: I'm afraid you can only know about this by asking the people who mine it. I'm afraid it's hard for ordinary managers to know the inside story. Who would have thought that the scale of this iron mine would be so large at the beginning? I have other things to do, so I took my leave.
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Sun Jiao came over, mainly to tell Yang Tinghe that he was about to be promoted to Taifu.
This news actually tells Yang Tinghe that you should be prepared if you want to become an official. The emperor's kindness to you has reached its extreme, and it is time for you to retreat bravely.
If you are ignorant and insist on dragging it on, what the emperor will give you in the future will not be promotions and various rewards. Instead, he will keep taking back what was given to you, and even make you a criminal. body.
Of course Yang Tinghe understood this.
But the people around him
, did not have a deep understanding of this. Some people even felt that the emperor not only had no resentment towards Yang Tinghe, but also treated him with courtesy, so there was no need to worry about Yang Tinghe's downfall.
Returning to the cabinet room for duty, Yang Tinghe immediately called Mao Ji to his side, whispered a few words, and then Mao Ji left first.
Jiang Mian saw this scene and hurried over and asked: What is this?
Yang Tinghe said: Before I leave, probably the last thing I can do is to let all the iron produced in the Yongping Mansion mine be used for the Ming Dynasty's armaments instead of being squandered.
Jiang Mian nodded.
He probably understood that Yang Tinghe wanted to completely block the emperor's intention to build trains and railways before taking office.
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Qianqing Palace.
Zhu Si received Tang Yin's letter.
Zhang Zuo smiled beside him and said: The railway has been built for twenty or thirty miles now. I believe it will be connected to the capital soon. As for the train, it has been assembled. I heard it is very tall and powerful. When it is running, people sit in the carriage. It is very stable. In the future, Ming Dynasty can build more railways, and it is foreseeable that it will cross states and provinces.
Zhu Si looked at the ready-made drawings and Tang Yin's letter with a smile on his face.
At this time, Huang Jin hurriedly reported that Mao Ji had gone to the Ministry of Works and asked Zhao Huang, the Minister of Works, to put pressure on him.
What is this for?
Zhu Si frowned, a cabinet minister, what does the Ministry of Industry have to do with him?
Zhang Zuodao: Could it be that you want to sabotage His Majesty's plan to build trains and railways? I heard that there have been private discussions recently to prevent His Majesty from doing this.
Zhu Si pouted: It's too late to stop it. What should have been built has been built long ago, and it was all made with my own silver. Did the iron mined by myself cost the imperial court a penny? Mr. Tang went to Xishan, but it was just Let's take some time to relax and test the results. Do you really think he was there to supervise the construction?
Tang Yin went to Xishan not to preside over the start of construction, but to inspect the work after the railway was halfway through construction.
Tang Yin was not in the capital before, but now he is back. Zhu Hao also advocated that Tang Yin should supervise the construction of trains and railways, so Zhu Si sent Tang Yin there.
But from an outsider's perspective, Tang Yin suddenly went to Xishan, probably to start construction.
Zhu Si asked: Oh, by the way, do you still have the previous construction period report? Remember how long it will take to repair it to the capital?
Zhang Zuo thought for a while and replied: According to Mr. Zhu's estimation, if everything goes as planned and manpower and material resources are mobilized in time, it is estimated that the coal train from Xishan to the capital will be opened before the end of the year, and the train from Xishan to Juyongguan will be built next year. There is also a railway from Beijing to Yongpingfu.
Okay, then work hard. When the person named Yang gets out of the court, the construction period will be accelerated. I will allocate money and food from the Ministry of Household Affairs to help!
Zhu Si’s attitude was firm.
Zhang Zuo supported it with words, but he was beating the drum in his heart.
This little emperor was obviously very keen on magic tricks, and he was probably poisoned by Zhu Hao.
No normal person would think that building trains and railways should be the first priority of the new emperor after he ascends the throne. If you want to build a section for your own enjoyment without spending money from the court, that's fine.
But now that he is facing the verbal and written criticism from the court officials, especially Yang Tinghe, a powerful scholar in the first-level education, it is a bit unjustifiable.
It is even more nonsense to say that the imperial court will spend all its manpower and material resources to build it in the future.
But now the emperor is so enthusiastic, as if building trains and repairing railways has become an important part of showing the value of his life, so how can he be persuaded?
If I want to persuade Zhu Si to stop this matter, probably only Zhu Hao can do it, but it seems that Zhu Hao is the initiator, right?
What young people do... is really hard to figure out.
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Yongping Mansion, Government Office Hall.
A case is being interrogated at this time.
As the local prefect, Zhu Hao did not need to personally try the case. The case was presided over by Mou Dazhi, the official of the prefecture, and Mi Jingde, the prefect's shogun, heard the case on behalf of the prefect.
But in fact Mou Dazhi knew very well that the chief judge of this case was actually
It's Mr. Mi, but in some routine matters, he, a man with official status, comes out to go through the motions. For the rest of the main questioning, Mr. Mi still has to listen.
The criminal, the head of the Yue family, Yue Ting'an, was escorted to the court in prison uniform, with shackles on his body, and an unkempt appearance.
Also present in the court at the same time were six representatives of major families in Taiping Mansion specially invited by Lou Suzhen according to Zhu Hao's instructions, including Mrs. Qiao.
These six people can only stand behind the yamen, which is equivalent to supervising the yamen's trial. This not only reflects the importance that the yamen attaches to the local families, but also allows them to take a look at whether there are any irregularities in this trial.
place.
Snapped!
Mou Dazhi was shocked and asked: "Who is there? Why don't you kneel down?"
Yue Ting'an said: I have the reputation of being a civil servant. I once served as the magistrate of Pingxiang County and an official in the local Confucianism Department. I also raised money and food for the court. I donated bricks and wood when Shanhaiwei was rebuilt. My deeds are clearly listed in the yellow book of this county. See
If you don’t kneel when you’re an official, you don’t have to kneel when you’re in trouble!
Hey! You are a sinner now...
Mou Dazhi suddenly became angry.
You are a judge, and I am also a judge. Now it is the judge who judges the judge. What can you do to me?
Mou Dazhi was about to show off his power, but was stopped by Lou Suzhen.
Lou Suzhen smiled and said: Mou Tuiguan, let's talk about the case, but there are still people watching.
In the Ming Dynasty, once you have achieved fame and fame, your treatment is very different. Scholars do not have to kneel when they see the county magistrate.
No need to kneel down.
Mou Dazhi collected his thoughts and then said: Criminal, you collaborated with female gangsters to disturb the peace of the local mine, led people to cause trouble, and caused death and injury. Can you plead guilty to this crime?
deny!
Yue Ting'an answered very simply, why bother to accuse me? I walk and sit upright, these things have nothing to do with me.
Since I don’t have to kneel down when I see you, and you can’t torture me, then why should I confess?
Besides, I have the support of Jinyiwei behind me. If you are rude to me now, don’t look back and Jinyiwei will skin you and cramp you!
It seems that there is no need for punishment, but you are unwilling...
Mou Dazhi was halfway through speaking when Lou Suzhen stopped him again.
Lou Suzhen probably saw it.
This Mou Dazhi, who is usually arrogant and domineering, may have failed to find the right rhythm for the trial.
Do you still think that Yue Ting'an is just an ordinary commoner?
Lou Suzhen said: Since he refuses to recruit, then bring out the evidence and make him speechless. Official Mou Tui, don’t we have both witnesses and material evidence?
Mou Dazhi was startled, and then said: Yes, the Master will testify to the physical evidence!