Private messages can be sent by flying pigeons, but official letters can only go by post. Therefore, Gao Pragmatic only learned about the main matters discussed by Wen Huazhao on that day the next morning. He thought for a moment and immediately called the guests in his shogunate.
Came to have a meeting.
The shogunate here does not mean the shogunate in Japan. The word "shogunate" originally referred to the camps of senior generals who led troops to fight abroad. This extended the meaning of the office of a high-ranking official. Later generations used it to refer to high-ranking officials, or
Refers to the entire auxiliary staff hired by these high-ranking officials.
The word "shogunate" first appeared in the Warring States Period. It was used by the Qin and Han Dynasties and expanded the scope of application of this term. Not only the camps of senior generals can be called shogunate, but also the officials of the three gongs and nine ministers and even the subordinates of the state and county chiefs can be called shogunate.
job.
After the Ming Dynasty, the shogunate can also refer to the camps set up by senior civil and military officials when they go on expeditions or the government offices when they patrol local areas. The chief of the "shogunate" is called the "shogunate", and the people who assist the "shogunate" are
There are two types of people: "officials" and "guins".
In short, "bureaucrats" are subordinate officials in the offices of generals. They themselves belong to the formal bureaucratic system of the imperial court. This was a system formed after the Song Dynasty. This part of the bureaucracy system was basically preserved in the Ming Dynasty.
The other type of people who assist the "curtain master", the "curtain guests", are the people summoned by Gao pragmatism at this time.
The term "curtain guest" first appeared in the Jin Dynasty. At that time, Xie An and Wang Tan went to Huan Wen to discuss political affairs. Huan Wen asked his think tank Xi Chao to lie down in the tent and listen to their discussion, so that he could give him suggestions afterwards. The result
During the discussion, the breeze blew and the curtains were blown open. When Xie An saw Xi Chao, he smiled and said, "Xi Chao can really be said to be a 'guest of honor'."
"Xie An and Wang Tanzhi had a meeting with Wen to discuss matters. Wen ordered Chao Chao to lie down in the tent and listen to it. The wind moved the tent open, and An smiled and said: Xi Sheng can be said to be the guest of the curtain." Therefore, the term "guest of the curtain" spread.
The difference between the shogunate and the shogunate is that although the shogunate also takes orders from the shogunate, the shogunate is a subordinate official assigned by the court, with official status and official status; the shogunate is an assistant hired privately by the shogunate.
The staff, as guests, do not receive royal salary, and all treatment is provided by the chief of staff. The two together are what people often call "staff".
The Ming Dynasty implemented a "small government" system, and many local officials were actually too busy. Therefore, the profession of master became very popular. In addition, the official system of the Ming Dynasty had many unreasonable aspects. For example, the center of the imperial court still had "Jinshi to observe politics" and so on.
This arrangement allows them to have an opportunity to learn working methods before actually taking power. However, many local positions of real power, such as county magistrates, are directly taken up by Xinke Jinshi. This has caused many new officials who could only study before to face
The actual work is completely blind. Without the help of a few masters, no work can be carried out, and the local subordinates will control it to death.
Therefore, it is very common for officials in the Ming Dynasty to have their own shogunate, especially the senior officials. It is rare that they do not have staff. Of course, before this, Hai Rui did not have staff because he was too honest and poor, and Gao Gong did not have staff because his students were poor.
Enough, these are exceptions.
Gao Jingshi also had a shogunate, but his shogunate had different names: Jinghua Secretariat. The secretary of the secretariat was actually his shogunate. From this perspective, Liu Xin was actually his chief shogunate.
However, Gao Pragmatic did not take Liu Xin with him on this expedition. Although the Ming Dynasty was tolerant of female generals, in fact, if you think about it carefully, you will find that female generals do not exist in the so-called "economic army".
Most of them are private soldiers.
Gao Pangshi didn't use many "private soldiers" in this battle, so it was naturally inconvenient to bring along female generals. It was even more inconvenient to have female staff, as it was easy to tell the truth.
There were not many secretaries he brought with him in the army, there were only a few of them: Secretary of Commerce and Trade Cao Ke, Secretary of Military Affairs Ruan Fuyuan, Secretary of Finance Gao Wuzhong, Secretary of Intelligence Gao Qi, and Trainee Secretaries Gao Wuzheng and Gao Wuruo, a total of six people.
Among them, Cao Ke and Ruan Fuyuan are both Gao Pragmatic's disciples, one is the son of Cao Gan and the other is the son of Ruan Huang; Gao Wuzhong is Gao Pragmatic's younger brother and has studied finance with Gao Guoyan since he became an adult; Gao Qi
He is Gao Jingshi's cousin and the second son of his cousin Gao Wuben; Gao Wuzheng and Gao Wuruo are Gao Jingshi's concubines. They have no clear leadership in the Beijing Secretariat, so they are collectively called trainee secretaries.
In general, it can be seen from the age of the members of this secretarial team that the Jinghua Secretariat is somewhat like a "Jinshi who observes politics". Their tasks are more about learning, rather than actually providing much advice to Gao Pragmatic. Of course,
, it would be better if you can provide advice.
Gao pragmatic distributed the news to everyone. Cao Ke, as the "disciple", spoke first, saying: "The Secretary-General's previous guess was indeed confirmed. As soon as the teacher left, some people couldn't help but jump.
They came out to stir up trouble. First it was Yang Yinglong of Bozhou, and now it is the Jiangnan Chaebol."
"Why do you think it's the Jiangnan Chaebol?" Gao Pragmatic smiled slightly and asked, "Aren't they Japanese pirates?"
"The teacher came to tease the students again. This incident is said to be caused by Japanese pirates. In fact, how many Japanese pirates are there outside of Jiangnan? The Japanese pirates' homeland, Japan, is within Jinghua's sphere of influence. The two squadrons of Kanto and Kyushu have already mixed in the previous ones.
The Japanese 'Navy Army', which has invaded a lot, has been trained to be submissive. How can they dare to invade our Ming Dynasty again?
As for the several navies from Gyeonggi, China, Shikoku, etc., they have now been integrated by Toyotomi and Mori, and are gradually getting on the right track. They will not risk offending the Maritime Trade Alliance to do such a thing. On the contrary, Ryukyu
It was once reported that several of their islands were occupied by some pirates who fled Japan, but this matter should be almost settled...Brother Shouzada, right?"
"Shou Zhong" is the name of Ruan Fuyuan. He is the military secretary who is mainly responsible for the navy. This matter is his responsibility.
"Yes, this is indeed the case." Ruan Fuyuan nodded when he heard this and said: "The Ryukyu side reported this matter to the Nanyang Fleet last autumn. Later, the Nanyang Fleet ordered the Quanzhou Squadron to destroy it, but something unexpected happened.
"
Cao Ke was a little surprised: "What accident?"
"Although the Japanese pirates who escaped from Japan were not strong, the ships they used were not Japanese ships, but Western-style ships with large soft sails. Our Quanzhou Squadron only dispatched a few armed transport ships at that time, and they happened to catch up with them.
Arrived on a windy day.
This Japanese pirates originally fled Japan, so they were extremely cautious and were able to detect them in advance on the watchtower and escape in time. Our fleet was unable to pursue them and only took back the islands they abandoned and handed them back to the Ryukyus.
"
"Then where have these Japanese pirates gone? Could it be that they are the ones who harassed Nanjing this time?" Cao Ke was greatly surprised.
"That shouldn't be the case." Ruan Fuyuan shook his head and said, "It was said that the Japanese pirates fled to Luzon at first, but Luzon later reported that the Japanese pirates did not stay in Luzon, but went all the way south. It is expected that they went south.
Sulu or Borneo.”
Then we don't have to worry about it for the time being, and it's not easy to control. Cao Ke nodded and said: "In other words, the theory that Japanese pirates invaded Nanjing is still impossible to be true."
He turned to Gao Pingshi and said: "Teacher, the students think this is obvious. They must be from the Jiangnan Chaebol. They have recruited some Japanese pirates from the past. Not to mention their own family, they were engaged in sea trade in the early years.
At that time, who was not a 'Japanese pirate'?"
Gao Pragmatic said "hmm" in a gentle and non-serious manner and asked: "What's their purpose?"
Cao Ke replied: "I think it is just to hold back the imperial court, and even make the teacher unable to supply enough, so that the Yuan Dynasty cannot be destroyed smoothly."
Gao Pragmatic looked around at the crowd and asked, "Do you have anything to add?"
Everyone looked around, and then Gao Qi said: "My nephew thinks that although this matter is most likely the work of the Jiangnan Chaebol, there are still some doubts in it that need to be eliminated one by one."
"Well, you say." Gao Pragmatic nodded.
Gao Qi said: "Although most of the Xinxue school is integrated with the Jiangnan plutocrats, the interests between the two are still different after all. The thing that the Xinxue school is most concerned about at the moment must be the uncle's attack on the Yuan Dynasty. If it can delay the victory of the attack on the Yuan Dynasty,
It might be a waste of time, which would be a great benefit to them.
However, the interests of the Jiangnan plutocrats are probably different from this. For them, although their uncle's success in conquering the Yuan Dynasty will make them more famous, the main benefit brought by the victory should be political.
Being elected to the cabinet. However, my uncle's entry into the cabinet is not entirely a bad thing for the Jiangnan chaebol. On the contrary, it is likely that because of his entry into the cabinet, he will have less energy to suppress them in business, thus giving them a chance to breathe..."
When he said this, Gao Wuzheng expressed his objection and shook his head: "I'm afraid that's not true, right? Even if the eldest brother joins the cabinet, he will probably be in charge of finance. Since he is in charge of finance, then about the comprehensive unification of Jiangnan's financial power and the comprehensive commercial taxation
The relaxation of expropriation and other matters must still be a top priority, so how can the Jiangnan chaebol have any chance to breathe? I think for them, the danger is getting closer."
Gao Qi said: "Uncle Eleven, my nephew thinks that if Uncle Six joins the cabinet because of his contribution to conquering Yuan Dynasty, the first trouble he will face will be the stubborn resistance of the Xin School. I am afraid that they will not be able to deal with the Jiangnan plutocrats for a while, and...
…”
In fact, Gao Qi and Gao Wuzheng are the same age, but due to seniority, etiquette cannot be discarded, and you have to pay attention to your tone and attitude when speaking. In contrast, Gao Wuzheng can be much more casual, so he directly asked: "And what?"
Gao Qi replied: "Moreover, my nephew thinks that Uncle Six has always been tolerant and rarely kills anyone. Although the Jiangnan plutocrats are selfish, they will do anything in order to pay less taxes. However, looking at Uncle Six over the years,
Regarding the tolerance of the nobles, my nephew made a bold guess: if one day the Jiangnan plutocrats admit defeat, Uncle Liu will not beat them to death with a stick.
Lead them to the right path.”
Gao Wuzheng thought for a while and said, "Do the Jiangnan chaebol dare to do things with this kind of mentality?" The implication of this is, do the Jiangnan chaebol dare to gamble their wealth and life on Gao's pragmatic character?
You know, once Gao Pragmatic does not intend to "let bygones be bygones", but insists on suppressing dissidents, or simply acts in order to let Jinghua or the Sea Trade Alliance annex them, then the Jiangnan chaebols may be eaten up.
Okay, who can bear this?
At present, there are huge interests, but placing hope on the character of the other party is probably not something that the Jiangnan plutocrats would dare to think of.
Gao Qi also agreed with this view, but he still said: "My nephew is not saying that the Jiangnan chaebol would dare to gamble with his family and life, but he is saying that since what the sixth uncle wants is not to beat the Jiangnan chaebol to death with a stick, then maybe he won't
Too eager to deal with this matter..."
When he said this, Gao Pragmatic seemed to be somewhat interested, and asked with a smile: "Then what do you think I will do?"
"My nephew can't predict the methods of the Sixth Uncle." Gao Qi was modest and said, "But my nephew thinks that the Sixth Uncle will generally separate the Heart School and the Jiangnan Conglomerate step by step, and separate them.
, handle it individually."
"Yu Fu (characterized by Gao Qi) has made great progress, and I am very pleased." Gao pragmatically praised Gao Qi with a smile, but then said: "But you are digressing, let's get back to the topic."
Gao Wuzheng was a little embarrassed, because what Gao Pingshi said was "going too far". If he was to be held accountable, he would be the first to go too far.
Gao Qi saw this and was afraid that the eleventh uncle would not come to the stage, so he immediately took over the conversation and said: "Yes, the sixth uncle. My nephew just wanted to say it. In fact, there is currently a dispute between the Jiangnan plutocrats and the top leaders of the Xin School.
Maybe you are already discordant."
Gao pragmatism still aims to enlighten thinking and asks: "How can we see it?"
"This action is proof." Gao Qi said: "My nephew is in charge of intelligence in the Secretariat. After gathering all the intelligence, my nephew believes that the Japanese pirates' attack on Nanjing cannot be the work of Shen Yuanfu. Even Wang
Mr. Ge may not dare to do such a reckless thing.
There must be someone else behind this incident. My nephew thinks that the governor of water transportation, Shu Yinglong, conspired with the Jiangnan Chaebol. The purpose of Shu Yinglong's doing this is probably to create an opportunity for himself to make meritorious deeds, while the Jiangnan Chaebol is more likely to do so.
Cruel...they want to completely cut off water transportation!"
Everyone was shocked, especially for his last sentence. Almost no one could understand it. Only Gao Pragmatic's eyes narrowed, he looked at Gao Qi deeply, remained silent for a moment, and said, "Continue."
Gao Qi perked up, knowing that Gao Jingshi's words confirmed that his analysis was at least reasonable, so he immediately said: "Shu Yinglong did this because..."
"Don't mention Shu Yinglong, let's talk about the Jiangnan Chaebol." Gao Jingshi waved his hand and interrupted. Shu Yinglong's purpose of doing this was really easy to guess. Gao Jingshi didn't listen and knew what Gao Qi was going to say, so he skipped it.
"Uh, yes, Uncle Liu." Gao Qi quickly adjusted his thoughts and continued: "Since the Japanese pirates have gradually calmed down, and the technology of sea-going ships produced by Jinghua has improved, now there are very few accidents or unexpected delays in transporting food northward.
, and there is obviously a lot of surplus in shipping capacity, so it is not a problem for shipping to take on the responsibility of transporting grain alone.
However, Jinghua, and even the entire sea trade alliance, are not very enthusiastic about transporting grain. After all, the benefits of sea trade are far more cost-effective than transporting grain. However, this deal is less beneficial to the size of Jinghua's fleet.
For the Jiangnan maritime merchants, it is still a good business: the road is safe and the profits are decent.
In this way, if water transportation can be completely stopped and replaced by sea transportation, Jiangnan maritime merchants can get an extremely stable income (income), and at the same time, it will not intensify competition with Beijing or the maritime trade alliance. It can be said to be a great benefit. As for the '100'
The food and clothing of Wancao workers depends on it. This is a trouble for the imperial court, but not for the Jiangnan plutocrats. My nephew thought they would not care."
Gao pragmatic laughed and said: "The first half of your analysis is very reasonable, but there is something wrong with the last sentence. 'The food and clothing of millions of workers' is certainly not a matter of concern to the Jiangnan plutocrats, but in fact this matter is now
It's no longer difficult.
I mean, the problem of "the food and clothing of millions of water workers" is easy to solve. The Jiangnan plutocrats can even guess that I have a way to solve it, so they think that completely cutting off water transportation will not incur revenge from me, the Minister of Household Affairs.
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As for another trouble that may be caused by the Japanese pirates invading Nanjing, that is, the court was too nervous and ordered my class to return to the court. I am afraid there are other stories between the Jiangnan Chaebol and Shu Yinglong... Haha, they are so united.
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