Red Mansions: The Sky-shaking Fall Chapter 668 Jia Heng: Those who argue that all the mining profits will be paid to other companies will bring disaster to the country.
Chapter 668 Jia Heng: Those who argue that all the mining profits will be paid to other companies will bring disaster to the country.
Ningguo Mansion, in the study——
Jia Heng and Yuan Chun were tired for a while, then returned to Ningguo Mansion with a lantern, illuminating the blurry night, and came to the study. They lowered their eyes to look at the invitation in their hands. When they raised their eyes, there was a trace of suspicion in their eyes.
Looking dimly through the light, I saw the name of Princess Chu Zhen Qing written clearly on the title page of the invitation.
"Zhen Qing and Zhen Xue invite a host to ask about Prince Beijing's stay in Datong Military Town at Zuixian Tower tomorrow afternoon." Jia Heng put down the invitation in his hand, frowning and feeling a little confused.
To be honest, if it was Princess Chu Zhen Qing's invitation, he wouldn't even go, but there is Zhen Xue in the middle. Of course, it's not that Princess Beijing has a big reputation, but that this is a formal invitation, and she is busy with Prince Beijing's affairs.
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Among the several ministers of the Military Aircraft Department, Li Zan was in the north. In addition to Shi Jie, the minister of the Ministry of War, there were also him, the Prince of Nan'an County, and the Prince of Beijing County.
From the fact that the King of Nan'an County was defeated and captured in the original work, it can be seen that this person was self-righteous and harmed the country and the army. Although King Beijing was a little less capable, he was still mild-mannered.
"We can't stay away from each other forever." Jia Heng thought this way and decided to go to the banquet tomorrow afternoon.
"Husband." At this moment, Qin Keqing's voice came from under the eaves of the corridor. Immediately, the beauty stepped lightly into the wing and looked at the tall and tall young man with a thoughtful expression on his face.
Jia Heng put down the invitation, turned around and said warmly, "Keqing, why are you here?" As he spoke, he came forward and held Qin Keqing's slender catkins with both hands.
Qin Keqing's eyebrows were pretty, her eyes were as bright as water, and she said softly: "Husband, it's getting late, it's time to have dinner." The fragrance of the powder on my husband's body was unknown, but there was also a vague smell.
Necklace.
Jia Heng nodded, took Qin Keqing's bare hand, and said softly: "Let's go there together."
As the couple walked along the corridor, Qin Keqing said softly: "Husband, let's go to daddy's house in the next two days?" Jia Heng said: "There will be a court meeting tomorrow, but I'm afraid it won't work. We'll have to call the day after tomorrow."
If you go to Jingqing and there is homework in the school, let him take a day off."
When I come back from Henan, I always have to visit my father-in-law, and I also need my father-in-law, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, to help mine coal mines in various provinces so that the coal mines can really be used by the people.
Currently, the Ministry of Internal Affairs takes the lead in gold and silver mines, while the coal mines are jointly managed by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Industry. Qin Keqing said "Oh" and agreed.
The couple came to the inner hall. At this moment, Second Sister You and Third Sister You had been waiting for a while. Sitting beside them was a girl wearing a green lotus dress, with soft eyebrows and a beauty mark between her eyebrows.
"Sister Qin, Brother Heng." All the warblers in the hall called out in unison, their voices clear and sweet, or their eyes blazing, or their eyes timid, or their soft and gentle expressions with a bit of curiosity.
Jia Heng nodded and glanced at the faces of the You sisters. He immediately sat down and washed his hands in the copper basin. Sister You looked at the young man opposite, her eyes sparkling, and she felt a little resentment in her heart.
She has finished writing the Sui and Tang Dynasty stories, but Uncle Heng seems to have forgotten his original promise and did not mention that one. Is this because he wants to default on his debt?
In fact, Jia Heng really didn't forget it, but he was too busy. Ever since he came back, his schedule was full and he couldn't spare any time.
After everyone had dinner, they saw Sister Feng bringing Ping'er over to play mahjong with Ke Qing. Jia Heng did not stay in the back house any longer and went to the inner study to read the information collected by Jinyi Mansion.
Lixiangyuan
Aunt Xue looked at Xue Pan, who was lying on the bed and sober from drinking, and said angrily: "It's hard to come back, but you're lying dead as soon as you come back. Why do you drink so much wine?"
"Mom, aren't I happy?" Xue Pan burped, his face flushed, and his eyes were drunk, he smiled and said: "I'm watching cousin Heng become a first-class uncle. It's really changed in a few months.
, Mom, don’t you listen to what I say? From now on, you will be granted the title of County King, and you will also have it.”
Aunt Xue was upset after being told that, "I have inquired about it, it will not be so easy to be promoted to a noble rank in the future."
Xue Pan smiled and said:
"It depends on who it is. With Cousin Heng's ability, he has the opportunity to become a prince or a duke. Mom, if you miss this village, you won't have this shop."
"Here comes the nonsense again." Aunt Xue scolded, with complicated thoughts.
To be honest, Aunt Xue was really shaken. Just as Xue Pan said, Jia Heng's title has been changing rapidly for several months.
While mother and son were talking, a joyous voice came from outside, saying softly: "Madam, the girl is back."
After Baochai came back, he went to Daiyu's room and sat with Daiyu for a while to talk. In the past, Baochai and Dai often visited each other to talk. They were both girls with literary talent and good looks, because they were not as talented as in the original work.
Baoyu, the relationship between the two is actually closer.
"Sister is back." Xue Pan took the handkerchief off his head, stood up from the kang, and looked at Baochai who came from outside.
Baochai looked at Xue Pan who was drunk. Under the air bangs, a pair of delicate eyebrows were slightly frowned. He gently fanned the alcohol with a round fan and said with a smile: "Brother, why are you drinking like this?"
Too much wine?"
Xue Pan laughed silly and said, "Sister, I am just happy today."
Baochai smiled and could guess some of Xue Pan's thoughts. He looked at Aunt Xue and said, "Mom, make a bowl of sobering soup for my brother. Being drunk will hurt your health."
"It's ready." Aunt Xue looked at her daughter with a smile and said with a smile: "My dear, where have you been playing? Have you eaten?"
Like a good girl, Baochai sat down and said softly: "After eating, I just went to Zhuo'er's place to sit for a while and played two games of chess with Sister Yun. She loves this recently."
I asked Ying'er to ask Cui Lu before, and I almost learned that after he came back, he went to Zhu'er's room to talk for a while, Xiang Yun pestered him to play chess, and there was nothing else.
Aunt Xue smiled and said: "Girl Yun is a bit playful. Brother Heng took her to Luoyang and had a lot of sightseeing in Kaifeng. If Brother Heng hadn't been busy with business, he wouldn't have taken her there.
There are so many places to have fun."
Hearing this, Baochai nodded, sat down, washed his hands in the copper basin brought by Ying'er, took the hand towel, and wiped his hands gently.
If I went to Henan with my eldest sister, I think we can go sightseeing together.
At this time, Xue Pan came close to his face and said: "Sister, I told my mother just now that cousin Heng is now a first-class uncle. If he has military merit, he will be made a marquis."
"Good girl, ignore your brother, he gets drunk after eating too much wine." Aunt Xue said angrily. Baochai's eyes flashed and asked: "What is your brother's plan again?"
She could also guess some of her brother's thoughts, but he didn't know the details.
Xue Pan said: "Where did I have any idea? Didn't you tell us this? I said Brother Heng is a good person, let mom think about it again."
Aunt Xue sighed and said, "Can I know if it's a good thing?"
As he spoke, his heart was agitated, and he called out to his colleagues, "Help me go back to the house." Xue Pan said anxiously, "Oh, Mom, you don't listen to me."
"I'm going to have a private conversation with your sister, so you can eavesdrop?" Aunt Xue said angrily. After Xue Pan left, she looked at Baochai and whispered, "Baby girl."
"Mom." Baochai's jade face changed slightly, her teeth pursed her pink lips.
Aunt Xue was silent for a while, then she held back a sentence and said, "Girl, I think what your brother said is reasonable."
Baochai narrowed her apricot eyes and said, "Mom, what are you talking about now?"
"Brother Heng, why did he get promoted so quickly?" Aunt Xue sighed, feeling quite distressed and entangled. Baochai was speechless for a moment and said, "Mom, don't even look at what he did.
thing."
Aunt Xue nodded and whispered, "That's what I mean."
Confused, he changed the subject and said, "My dear, Lin Yatou is also a good girl. She is not young anymore. I don't know how she and Baoyu are doing. I look at the old lady and I am a little happy to see it happen."
Aunt Xue is such a good person, Jia Mu has already figured out her thoughts.
Baochai's eyes sparkled and he said, "Uncle Lin is still in Yangzhou.
It is up to Uncle Lin to make the final decision on such a life-long event." She didn't know who she heard from recently, and it seems that Yan'er is no longer close to Brother Bao. Maybe it's because Brother Bao made her angry again.
"It's hard to say. If the old lady really wants Lin Yatou to promise Baoyu, it's not impossible." Aunt Xue frowned and whispered.
As Aunt Xue's best friend, her impression of Baoyu gradually faded away.
Judging from this period of time, Baoyu is completely different from someone else. It can be said that Jia Heng single-handedly attracted Aunt Xue's attention to Count Wu Xun.
Baochai's eyes were in a trance, she pursed her pink lips and said, "That's someone else's business too, so we don't have to worry about it."
She had a vague feeling that Qi'er's marriage would not simply fall on Brother Bao, and she didn't know what changes would happen in the future? Aunt Xue sighed, looked at her daughter, and said, "My dear, I still don't feel settled.
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It can be said that Aunt Xue is very conflicted at this moment. It seems that it would be good to be Jia Heng's equal wife, but she is a little discouraged when she thinks that she is not the first wife. But if she continues to wait like this, she is afraid that she will not be able to get the position of equal wife.
Baochai said softly: "Mom, the boat will be straight when it reaches the bridge. Besides, there is no need to be afraid of wolves in front and tigers in the back." She can't tell the truth yet, otherwise she can't be restricted from meeting Brother Heng.
When Aunt Xue heard this, she looked at Baochai in surprise and said, "Good girl, you...are you not talking about your brother Heng?"
Brother Heng is so young, already a member of the royal family, and so handsome. How can these backyard girls not be attracted to him?
Even if she saw her when she was young, well, bah bah. "Mom, how could I not have it?" Baochai said, feeling ashamed for a moment.
Aunt Xue's expression changed, she looked at her daughter and said, "My dear girl, you know what's going on." She said that some time ago, why did she go to the east to accompany Mr. Qin so often? It turned out that she was hiding here.
In fact, Aunt Xue had not yet suspected that her daughter, who had always been a good girl and kept her own rules, had made a private life-long commitment to Jia Heng.
Baochai's cheeks were red with embarrassment and she whispered: "Mom, I'm tired, I'm going to rest." -
The next day, it was the first day of the first lunar month, and at the palace in front of the Daming Palace, civil and military officials lined up with wat tablets in their hands to wait.
As Jia Heng went to court for the first time after returning to the capital, Yong Ningbo, the first-class Han Dynasty official, stood among the first-class civil and military officials. His expression was as bright and elegant as a orchid and a jade tree. Many civil and military courtiers looked at the young man with concern.
Especially, one person in the Hanlin Academy looked at him with cold eyes, it was Lu Li, a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy.
If Jia Heng's "good news" hadn't been spread frequently, Lu Li wouldn't have behaved politely in the court. His face had been completely lost, and now he was being pointed at.
The ugly thing about human nature is that if something goes wrong, most of the time you will not reflect on yourself, but blame others.
"Your Majesty has arrived!" Following the call from the inner prison, hundreds of civil and military officials from the Han Dynasty lined up in several lines and entered the majestic and magnificent Daming Palace to discuss matters.
"The ministers pay homage to Your Majesty, long live long live, long live long live." The ministers all paid homage to Emperor Chongping, and the sound of shouting "Long live the king" rang throughout the palace.
"Your Majesty, please be safe." Emperor Chongping's expression was gentle. He seemed to be in a good mood today. He looked at Jia Heng first.
All the ministers expressed their thanks and stood up, lining up on the left and right.
Emperor Chongping looked at the ministers below and asked: "In the Ministry of War, Uncle Yongning led the army in triumph, narrated his merits, and all the reports of promotion have been sent out?"
As these days passed, the Ministry of War commended the merits of some generals, and the approval of promotions was also issued. The edicts related to promotions were issued, because it was Emperor Chongping who expressed merits and showed favors, and out of consideration of all the favors and punishments coming from above,
Jia Heng just reported the merit books of the relevant generals and colonels to the Military Aircraft Department, and at the same time, in order to avoid suspicion, he ignored them.
Of course, Jia Heng in Huai'an Prefecture had rewards and pensions for generals, but when he arrived in the capital, he kept a low profile.
For example, Cai Quan was transferred to Guo Yong Camp and was granted the title of Yunqi Lieutenant. Xie Zaiyi was transferred to Guo Yong Camp and was granted the title of Captain of Qingche. Other meritorious generals, such as Xie Jing from the original Jing Camp, were also transferred.
As a general of the Yaowu Camp, other generals and schools have varying degrees of awards.
The Han Dynasty had a complete set of systematic juelu system.
At this moment, Shi Jie, the minister of the Ministry of War, holding an ivory and jade wat, came out of the squad and said: "Your Majesty, after inspection and review, the Department of Military Selection and Purification has issued an official document on the promotion of Ce Xun to the relevant meritorious generals. In addition, for those in the Central Plains
In the Battle of Nanhe, the generals who died in the battle of Nanhe fought against the floods, and their families were given pensions and food."
Emperor Chongping nodded and said: "The Beijing camp quickly pacified the Central Plains, and went non-stop to fight the floods. It worked tirelessly. We must not wait to reward the relevant generals with meritorious service."
The ministers below were listening quietly. They had already finished the reward matters, and it was time to finish the chapter. However, at this moment, Jia Heng opened his mouth and said, "Jia Heng, I have this memorial."
"Oh?" Emperor Chongping heard this and looked at the young man in the python suit with surprise.
In the midst of everyone's astonished gazes, Jia Heng took an ivory and jade wat in his hand, took a step forward, and said loudly: "Since the governor's army put down the rebellion in Henan, I have been pacifying the local areas and investigating the corruption of prefecture and county officials. I have found that the local officials are corrupt, cruel and cruel."
Confining and exploiting the people will only lead to civil unrest. Therefore, I will govern the officials with heavy rules, sort out the prisons of injustice, and hang the mirror of Qin high. When the resentment of the people is slightly dispersed, people's hearts will be at peace."
This was a self-defense of past policy measures in Henan, to prevent some officials from confusing the situation. Sure enough, the expressions of the ministers below changed.
Naturally, the civil servants wanted to downplay these achievements of Jia Heng, and maybe one day use the skills of historical records to be vague and confuse right and wrong.
"The minister later went to the Donghe River to prepare for floods. During the period, he rectified the river affairs and severely punished the river officials. He found that the river officials were filling their own pockets and becoming greedy. I was in Huai'an to supervise the river. At that time, the floods surged and Huai'an was short of food. Jinling
Many officials' children took the opportunity to hoard goods and resell official food for profit. I have also impeached people in my previous memorial, so I won't go into details. After the corruption case in the imperial mausoleum in Kyoto, I went to the Central Plains to quell chaos, and went to the Yangtze and Huaihe rivers to fight floods. From what I heard,
As far as the eye can see, corrupt officials are everywhere, and there are only a few honest officials. The ministers really don't know that in recent years, the officialdom has been corrupted to this extent! From the central government to the local government, from the yamen to the river platform, corruption has become a common practice, and accumulated habits have followed it.
They are insidious and indulge in evil, their hearts are depraved, and the Holy One is magnanimous and magnanimous. However, they are not grateful for God's grace, do not want to serve their country, and are reading the books of sages in vain!"
Upon hearing Jia Heng's denouncement of the long-standing abuses, many of the officials in the palace were shaken and looked at the young man in surprise.
Because Jia Heng openly reported what he had seen and observed about local corrupt officials since he left the capital in the temple for comment and criticism.
The administration of officials is corrupt and full of holes and scars.
For many problems, only by constantly emphasizing the seriousness can we prepare for the next step.
As for the issue of official administration, the Gungun princes, who claimed to be in good hands with the government, were not easy to be careless when faced with the questioning of a military minister.
In other words, if an ordinary censor made such cynical remarks, most of the temple officials would pretend to be deaf and mute, turning a deaf ear to it, or they might just be new to the matter and not know what it means. But now this is a time when the trend of military ministers criticizing corruption is particularly strong.
The situation is very different if the country is in danger and in urgent need of rectification.
Some things also depend on who says it. If a keyboard warrior says it, just stop making people laugh. If a big boss says, don’t worry about making fun now, be careful about making lists in the future, then just be cautious and silent.
When Dai Quan handed Jia Heng's memorial to the imperial case, the palace fell into a deathly silence.
After a while, Emperor Chongping put down the memorial, with a silent expression on his face, and said in a deep voice: "Mr. Han Ge, you are in charge of the personnel department, but corrupt officials are filling the yamen office, and corruption has become common. Why do you mean that?"
Han Huang hurriedly handed over his hands and left the office, saying: "Your Majesty, I am incompetent. I don't know people well, and I don't pay enough attention to them. However, since the Beijing inspection this year, the imperial court has refreshed the administration of officials and has achieved results. After that, big plans have been carried out and places have been postponed. I think
Regulation by officials can lead to improvement, but the management of officials is like poison in the internal organs, causing chronic diseases, which cannot be cured without acupuncture and medicine over many years."
Emperor Chongping frowned, not satisfied with this answer, and said coldly: "Xu Qing, what do you think?"
Xu Lu said: "Wei Chen believes that for local affairs, integrity should be the top priority when selecting officials. In the next six months, the Metropolitan Procuratorate should follow the previous story in Henan and send more censors to inspect the local areas, accept complaints from the people, and conduct regular inspections.
It is illegal to resell official grain from the Six Ministries of Jinling. No matter who is involved, they will be strictly investigated. All relevant persons in the Nanjing Ministry of Household Affairs who are involved in the case will be dismissed from their posts and questioned, and their crimes will be blamed. Officials who do not restrain their children and their families will be reprimanded in writing.
Penalty downgrade is not as good as
This is not enough to scare Xiao Xiao and cleanse the atmosphere!"
As soon as these words came out, all the officials in the palace were frightened. After rectifying the center, they started to rectify the place again.
"Accurate performance." Emperor Chongping said.
Han Huang and Xu Lu, the censor of Zuodu, handed over their hands and said yes.
Emperor Chongping flipped through the memorial in his hand, looked at Jia Heng, and said, "Ziyu's memorial mentioned the Ministry of Internal Affairs, seems there is something unfinished?"
At this time, Jia Hengtu saw his dagger and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, I am exploring gold mines in Henan. I heard that there are still people who want to seize the mining rights of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Now the Jingying salary department is supplied by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the Ministry of Household Affairs allocates money and grain.
It has never been possible. If all the mining profits are given to mining and smelting by other companies, I don't know if the current officials are in charge, and they are using their hands to enrich their own pockets. Can the troops in the Beijing camp be provided with salary in time? When facing the enemy, the supply of weapons, food and grass can be guaranteed.
Are you worried? When we regulate the river, we will lose millions of dollars to solve the river problems?"
At the end of the sentence, he suddenly said: "I think that those who argue that all the mines and profits are paid to other companies will cause harm to the country and the people, and they are worthy of death!" As soon as these words were said, it was like a cold wind blowing, and all the ministers felt a chill in their hearts.
Some imperial censors were livid and frightened, because this was the public opinion that suddenly arose in the imperial court in Beijing some time ago, and now there are still undercurrents surging, lobbying and collaborating in an attempt to remove the power of Princess Jinyang from the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
After all, it was because Jia Heng discovered gold mines and coal mines in Henan, especially the former. The gold reserves were astonishing, and gold wealth was very exciting.
The imperial censor Ke Dao believed that the eldest princess of Jinyang was a member of the female class, and that mining interests were related to the national economy and people's livelihood, so it was not easy to handle it in the inner court. Only by treating the eldest princess of Jinyang based on her moral character could she launch an attack on the system of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
He criticized him vigorously, and all the memorials and memorials were kept by the emperor.
The issue of the ownership of mining profits has been a hot topic since the Ming Dynasty. According to historical records, some local officials indulged the villagers and beat the palace tax supervisor to death to make a big noise, and the talk of competing with the people for profits was even more popular among the scholars.
This is very popular among public opinion, and some officials say it will damage Feng Shui. In a word, the gentry can mine, but the royal family cannot.
Yang Guochang, the chief minister of the cabinet, frowned even more tightly, feeling unhappy.
The child has just been working in the capital camp and the river affairs. Although there is no sentence pointing to him, every sentence points to the household department.
Emperor Chongping said solemnly: "The Ministry of Internal Affairs exploits mineral resources and harvests the benefits of mountains, rivers and ponds. This is an ancestral law and cannot be changed! I have already prefaced it, but Ziyu is worried about military pay. I understand it deeply. In recent years, the national treasury has
It’s a bit more difficult.”
The Ministry of Internal Affairs is really the ancestral method.
Jia Heng said: "With the words of the Holy One, I don't have to worry about this matter anymore."
It was originally just a statement. The military's attitude on this issue is consistent with that of the emperor. Anyone who touches the Beijing camp's purse will be at odds with the gun.
The gentle conversation between the monarch and his ministers about this matter also caused some people to completely give up their sneaky thoughts.
After waiting for a while, Emperor Chongping finally said: "The situation in Henan is now stable. However, there are vacancies for governors and officials in both the Fan and Zhen divisions. Today, all the ministers are discussing who should fill the position to ensure peace and order in Henan."
As soon as these words came out, all the ministers in the palace who were originally silent became excited.
According to the rules of Tingtui, the cabinet and the nine ministers gathered together to discuss the candidates and discuss the virtues and virtues. Shi Ding, the Zhongjing Hou who was behind the train from the Military Aircraft Department, felt his heart skip a beat when he heard this and couldn't help but cast a fiery gaze.
Turning towards the boy in the python suit.
Jia Heng entered the train this time and waited to see what happened.
He didn't need to say anything. Later, Emperor Chongping would come and take the initiative to inquire. Besides, if it didn't work out, he still had the title of Minister of the Ministry of War, so he could mention it. Now he was just watching the show. When the Qi and Zhejiang parties couldn't argue, he would do it again.
Come out and end the dispute.
Emperor Chongping glanced at the courtiers below, and asked Han Huang below, "If there is a vacancy for the governor of Henan, can the Ministry of Personnel select a candidate?"
Han Huang, the Second Assistant to the Cabinet and the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, said: "Wei Chen, Fang and Zhou, after inspecting the officials who are suitable for transfer in recent years, have roughly determined the following names, and I would like to ask the Holy Master to take a look at them."
With that said, he handed over a memorial.
Dai Quan, who was standing beside Emperor Chongping, walked down slowly, took the memorial from Han Huang and returned.