Liu Mingzhi looked in shock at Li Zheng, who was sitting on the dragon chair with a faint smile on his face!
Not only Liu Mingzhi was shocked, but all the civil and military officials were also astonished. They didn’t know what the emperor’s intention was!
Who knows about the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty? Who doesn't know about it? Regarding the famous people in front of the emperor, one of the most favored ministers can't be compared with anyone except Ding Guogong Liu Mingzhi!
However, Duke Dingguo, who was so favored, was demoted by the emperor to serve as an official in the bitter cold northern land!
Compared with the prosperous Dalong Capital, Yingzhou and Fuzhou are big border cities, but not only is the life in the border areas incomparable compared to the capital, but the level of comfort is even worse!
According to the regulations, the governors of the two governments are regarded as high-ranking feudal officials of the second rank, a position that may not be achieved by others in their lifetime!
However, it was someone else. Liu Mingzhi now holds the position of left minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, and is also a second-rank official!
Who doesn't know that the land of the imperial city has a high-ranking official!
It seems like he was transferred to Northern Xinjiang as the governor of both provinces, both of whom are second-grade officials, but in fact it is no different from being promoted openly and demoted secretly!
Especially when there were problems with the local officials' management of people's livelihood, the emperor was the first to blame the local governor. Compared with the left minister of household affairs, this was another layer of trouble!
Many officials secretly wondered, could it be that Duke Ding's behavior of spending three days fishing and two days drying nets in court made His Majesty dissatisfied?
Could it be that what I and others had guessed before was wrong? Your Majesty's acquiescence in allowing Duke Dingguo to come to court at any time was not to dilute Duke Dingguo's influence in the court!
Instead, Duke Ding was given a chance to reflect on his own. However, Duke Ding failed to understand His Majesty's intentions, which pushed His Majesty's tolerance to the limit!
Many old foxes glanced at Youxiang Tong subconsciously and thought twice, secretly wondering why Tongxiang had just said that something happened in the Yingzhou Mutual Market, and His Majesty asked Duke Dingguo, who had just come to the court, to serve as the governor of the two provinces in Northern Xinjiang!
Could it be that His Majesty and Tong Xiang have some unknown plan?
Tong Sansi noticed the eyes of his colleagues and glanced at Li Zheng with a slight frown!
For a moment, he couldn't guess the emperor's intention. Could it be that His Majesty borrowed the old minister's sword to "kill" Duke Ding's spirit?
If this were the case, wouldn't Duke Ding be resentful of me?
All of a sudden, the civil and military officials in the dynasty had different thoughts, and it could be said that they had mixed feelings. Many officials who had a good impression of Liu Mingzhi sighed secretly!
As expected, being with a king is like being with a tiger. The ups and downs only depend on the king’s thoughts!
The Duke of Dingguo, who was in the prime of his life, is like this. What will we do in the future?
In just a short moment, all the civil and military officials thought about it with complex thoughts!
Liu Mingzhi clenched his fists tightly, with an inexplicable expression on his face!
"When the birds are gone, the good bow is hidden? When the cunning rabbit is dead, the lackeys are cooked? Did I do something that dissatisfied my father, and that's why I was asked to serve as an official in the North!"
Just as civil and military officials think, Liu Mingzhi also thinks the same!
"Father, I dare you to ask Yingzhou, what big thing has happened in Fuzhou that I need to go to deal with?"
"There are no businessmen or travelers in the border trade market now. This is all due to the wars between the Huyan Royal Court and the Spies Royal Court and Wu Guogong in Heshuo!"
"The mutual trade involves taxation, which is the matter of your Ministry of Revenue. However, Jiang Aiqing, the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, and Miao Aiqing, the right minister, are old. I can't bear to see them working hard and traveling thousands of miles. In this way, the mutual trade can only be done
It falls on you, the young and talented Zuo Shilang!"
"Especially since the mutual trading is a matter under the jurisdiction of Zuo Shilang, this story belongs to you!"
"You can't be careless when it comes to mutual trading. Tax matters are related to whether the training of 300,000 cavalry will be affected!"
"If there is a problem with the mutual market, there is no way to support the tax revenue, and the treasury is too empty to support the training of war horses, my hard work over the years will be wiped out!"
"Therefore, I hope that you can personally go around and successfully handle the matter of mutual trade in Northern Xinjiang. This trip to the north will carry a heavy burden on you!"
Every word Li Zheng said was expressed perfectly!
Mutual trading is the responsibility of the Ministry of Revenue, and taxation, customs and trade are the duties of Zuo Shilang, so it is a matter of course for Liu Mingzhi to go to Northern Xinjiang!
Liu Mingzhi was silent for a moment. Although Li Zheng's words were reasonable and well-founded, Liu Mingzhi still couldn't understand Li Zheng's decision!
Although the matter of mutual trade is a matter of the Ministry of Revenue, to solve the matter in Northern Xinjiang only requires the Ministry of Revenue to guide business travelers to Northern Xinjiang to start trade with Jintu and Tujiang.
There is no need for the two governors of Northern Xinjiang to get involved!
The Ministry of Household Affairs only needs to send a doctor from the Ministry of Household Affairs or even a foreign doctor from the Ministry of Finance to handle the matter!
Why bother with a second-rank minister of household affairs?
Liu Mingzhi sighed secretly, and his thoughts changed quickly! Mu Ran recalled the conversation with Qinglian after returning from the Western Expedition in his mind again!
"Lian'er, just watch, maybe in the near future, we and other princes and ministers who rank in the second class will be transferred out of the capital under various pretexts by our father!"
"Why, husband?"
"The art of emperors, the emperor is demoted, the prince is recalled, and the people are gathered together!"
Recalling these things in Liu Mingzhi's mind, he carefully speculated on Li Zheng's abnormal behavior in the past two years, and he immediately understood!
But I never expected that the first person to pave the way for the prince would be me!
"well......."
Liu Mingzhi sighed silently and bowed: "My son, Liu Mingzhi, obeys the order!"
Seeing Liu Mingzhi agreeing, Li Zheng had a look of satisfaction in his eyes!
"Liu Aiqing, you have achieved great success at a young age, and you are a high-spirited young man ranked in the second class! The northern land is bitterly cold, not as prosperous as the capital, and you also face the incompatibility of the climate and the soil. However, you agreed to this without hesitation, which shows your loyalty to the country!"
"I have no choice but to do this. The country and the country are related to the stability of the people in the world, so we should not be careless. I feel guilty that you are so loyal to me! I can grant you a condition that is not excessive!"
Liu Mingzhi licked his dry lips and hesitated for a moment, looking at Li Zheng longingly: "Father, the north is so far away, and it is extremely inconvenient for my son to take care of his family. Can you give me three hundred thousand taels for carriage fare?"
Li Zheng's smiling face froze and turned slightly darker!
"Three hundred thousand taels?"
"If it doesn't work, two hundred thousand taels will do!"
"You don't even have a tael of silver. The governors of the two provinces have their own treasury to provide food and clothing. Why do you need so much money?"
All civil and military officials in the court looked at Liu Mingzhi in disbelief. For a carriage fee of 300,000 taels, Duke Dingguo really dared to speak!
Many low-level officials even secretly thought that it would be great if they could only have one hundred thousand taels of silver in their extremely poor life salary. Why would they be an official if they had three hundred thousand taels of silver? Wouldn't it be nice to go back to their hometown and become a wealthy family member!
"Then I will reward you with a hundred dancers and thousands of fine wines!"
"Dancing girl? Wine?"
"That's right, my father can't be reluctant to give up even these things! You can't let your son-in-law have nothing to do with his entertainment after taking care of his official duties, right? Why do you have to feed the oxen to plow the fields? You can't treat your son-in-law as an idiot.
He is an agency man who only knows how to work hard and doesn’t know what fatigue is!”
Li Zheng's darkened face put on a relaxed smile again.
Looking at Mr. Liu who looked unhappy if he didn't give the dancer wine, his eyes were filled with indescribable relief!
"That's right, I'll reward you with one hundred perfect singers from the south of the Yangtze River, one hundred dancers from the western regions, and two thousand jars of various aged wines!"
"My dear father, thank you very much for your kindness. Long live, long live, long live!"
"Don't be in a hurry to thank me, I haven't finished saying it yet!"
"Father, please forgive me!"
"Wine is a poison that penetrates the intestines, and sex is a steel knife that scrapes bones. It's not enough to go too far! I reward you with these for your entertainment. Don't indulge in beauty, delay official duties, drink too much, and delay official duties!"
"My son, I know. Thank you very much for your teachings!"