Four hundred and twenty-four chapters swallow thousands of miles like a tiger!
Chapter 424: Swallowing thousands of miles like a tiger!
Ding Yunshi couldn't see Li You twice, so he asked Gao Yuntong to visit Jin Wanwan, his in-laws. It was more of a lobbying than a visit. Gao Yun Tong was worried that he would be implicated, so he hurried to Jin Wanwan that night.
Family, persuade Jin Wanwan to withdraw the lawsuit.
Jin Wanwan moved out and Li You declined, saying: "Our Jin family owes its existence to Li You's efforts. He has made demands, and I dare not refuse."
Gao Yuntong could no longer boss Jin Wanwan as he had in the past. He could only play the favor card and said: "When you were kidnapped by Nanjing, Yun Tong also fought hard to save you. Now that you have turned back, it's really chilling."
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You can still pretend to be ignorant if you don't mention these millions of dollars. As soon as it was mentioned, he couldn't help but sarcastically said: "Do you think I have suffered an unreasonable disaster? Let's not talk about kindness. We have cooperated with Nanjing for many years without any accidents. Why?
Now you are sending people to Yangzhou City to arrest me?"
After thinking for a while, Jin Wanwan opened his mouth again and said, "I don't believe it if Yunshi didn't know anything about me beforehand. If it's really because of what he said about me that caused Nanjing to become suspicious of me, then
What he is doing now is entirely his own fault. He set up the situation, and he must bear the consequences."
The favor card didn't work, Gao Yuntong played the interest card, "I know some people are very interested in the position of Salt Luck Envoy. Now Mr. Ding can't be the Luck Envoy for a few days, and will soon give up. The handover can be smooth, so why bother?"
Are you in a hurry? Do you have to make a big fuss?"
Ding Yunshi and Gao Yun had already made an analysis based on Li You's actions. They believed that it must be the big shot behind Li You who was eyeing the position of Salt Yunshi. Some other judgments were based on this basis.
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Jin Wanwan shook his head and said: "I thought the same way at first, but I got it wrong. What they want is not the salt transport envoy, but the salt industry."
Gao Yuntong was shocked and said: "How is this possible? You should know how many thousands of taels of silver the salt industry makes a year! How can it be completely controlled by someone? Even the Salt Transportation Department can't do it!"
"That's Li You's matter, so you don't need to worry about it." Jin Wanwan said in a calm tone. Although he didn't know his son-in-law's future plans, looking at his unfazed look, he knew he had an idea.
Seeing that his in-laws were not giving face to him, Gao Yuntong was a little angry. He stood up and raised his voice and said: "Just rely on the guild and the general merchant? Please note that this is just a new thing and there are no rules to follow. Without the cooperation of the Salt Transport Department,
With assistance, they are destined to be just private associations. How can they withstand the wind and rain? The future is not necessarily bright!"
What Gao Yuntong said makes sense. Even if the general merchant system is established and the identity of the general merchant is certified by the imperial court, if the Salt Transportation Department still follows the old rules and does not act according to the general merchant system in actual work, then the general merchant will
The identity is a bit empty, I'm afraid its function is limited to calling for donations.
It is probably impossible for the imperial court to directly issue an order to force the Salt Transportation Department to act in accordance with the general merchant system and respect the jurisdiction of the general merchant over small merchants. That would clearly tell the world that the imperial court wants to divide the power of the Salt Transportation Department.
If it doesn't matter just decentralizing power, what can we do if we split the Salt Transportation Department into a hundred yamen? But relying on businessmen at the end of the Four People's Republic of China to divide the power of the Salt Transportation Department is not very honorable to the court, and it is definitely not easy to declare it.
Of the mouth.
If there is no envoy who is willing to cooperate, let's just hand over the power for no reason... There are so many decrees in the imperial court, and it is not necessarily possible that everything can be perfectly executed in the local area...
Jin Guozhang, who only acted according to Li You's instructions, couldn't say anything. For the sake of his dignity, he could only pretend to twist his beard and smile without saying a word. Gao Yuntong only felt that his in-laws were no longer his in-laws, but had become strangers, and he was angry.
And said goodbye and left.
Returning to the Yanyun Department Office, after Gao Yun and Tong reported it to Ding Yun, Ding Yun suddenly lost his expression and sighed: "It's a good plan, but I feel inferior to it."
Seeing that Gao Yuntong still didn't understand, Ding Yun envoy asked: "How many salt officials are there in Yangzhou city, regardless of their positions or dispatches?"
After thinking for a moment, Gao Yuntong suddenly realized. Nowadays, there are only three salt officials appointed by the imperial court in Yangzhou City, including full-time and dispatched officials. They are Mr. Ding, the salt transportation envoy, and Mr. Yang Fu, the prime minister's salt rectification officer.
In Taiwan, Li You, the salt priest, was in charge. However, he was only an assistant official and could not be compared with the chief official in terms of sequence qualifications.
But these three chief officers...
Yang Futai caused a big mess, resulting in the death of a fourth-grade military attache and an internal eunuch, triggering strong local impeachment from the Salt Transportation Department to Li You. Even if the imperial court protected him, it was impossible for him to continue to serve as governor.
In terms of position, the best thing to do is to give him a casual position just to show off, so his sad departure is inevitable.
Jin Wanwan sued Ding Yunshi, and Yang Futai's hatred was deep. He had received the dirty information about Yunshi, how could he let it go so easily? Before leaving, he would definitely come back with revenge at all costs and drag Ding Yunshi down with him. More
What's more, in order to shirk responsibility, Nanjing will not let Ding Yunzhi, the best scapegoat, go.
Originally, these situations were all expected by Ding Yunshi, and the response plan was to contend with Li You. Unexpectedly, when Li You waited until the luck envoy impeached Yang Futai, he turned against him and pushed Ding Yunshi into the abyss.
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If the Prime Minister orders the resignation of Mr. Yang, the salt priest, and the resignation of Mr. Ding, the director of the salt transportation department...the salt transportation department will be leaderless until the new transportation envoy takes office.
At that time, in the city of Yangzhou, only Mr. Li, who was ordered by the imperial court to rectify the salt rituals, became the only salt official, and he was qualified to temporarily sit in charge of the Salt Transportation Department and preside over the overall situation. Not to mention Li You's background was profound, and the imperial court would not
Make things difficult for him over this.
In other words, the most fertile Yamen in the world will fall into the hands of Li You! Before the new salt transport envoy takes office, Li You will have the final say in the salt transport department!
When I first saw Mr. Li reluctantly getting the job of rectifying the salt law, I thought he was either going through the motions or competing with the governor. I never imagined that he would be here today.
Even if it is as short as a few days, a lot of things can be done... After thinking about the consequences, Gao Yun Tong stood there for a long time, fell into his chair and sighed: "What a good idea!"
Just now, he had laughed at the chief merchant and the guild for being impractical, but now it seems that Li You has already planned everything.
As long as Li You has the opportunity to control the Salt Transportation Department, he will be able to formulate all the rules and regulations, and take the initiative to petition the court for approval in the name of the Salt Transportation Department. By then, the general merchant system will have become a rule, and it will not be that simple for latecomers to want to reform it.
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Li You is only temporarily in charge of the affairs of the Salt Transportation Department, and he will leave after a while. He doesn't care at all whether the power of the Transportation Department will be greater or less in the future!
In the face of such huge interests, what does Ding Yunshi, a false ally who caused the trouble, count?
Ding Yunshi and Gao Yunshi looked at each other in disbelief, feeling powerless and unable to get angry at the same time. Their skills were not as good as others, so they couldn't do anything.
The Lianghuai Salt Transportation Department is responsible for a large portion of the imperial court's expenses. It is a key local government office that turns over millions of taels to the imperial court every year!
In all of his lifetimes, Li You would probably only have one chance to take advantage of the situation and take advantage of it. He was in charge of the Salt Transportation Department. He actually took advantage of this fleeting opportunity.
Now even if the Salt Transport Bureau sees through his plot, what can he do? Li You just exposes all his intentions openly, so what can he do? There is still nothing he can do.
Gao Yuntong murmured: "Does he want to turn Yangzhou into the Li family's empire? How could the imperial court tolerate his unlimited power?"
Ding Yunshi smiled bitterly, "That would only allow him to be promoted and go away. Wouldn't it be fulfilling his wish?"
If someone could see through the future, he would lament that Mr. Li, whether active or passive, is simply crazy to the extreme.
Readers can imagine that the governor has gone away, the salt transport envoy has gone away, the political activist and prefect who was implicated in the Jin Million Black Case has gone away. Even if he doesn’t go away, he can ignore it, and Geng Xundao, who is about to leave office, will never let the wind and clouds rise.
Keep the original color of soy sauce.
Under this situation, what will the officialdom of Yangzhou City look like before the new officials of various yamen arrive?
As the saying goes, "There are no people in the empty mountain, but you can hear people's voices." This is probably what it looks like. It is conceivable that there will be a large vacuum in Yangzhou's officialdom.
It is wrong to say that there is a vacuum, because there is also the Yangzhou Prefecture Tongzhi who is in charge of government affairs, Jiangdu County affairs, the garrison department, and the salt ritual affairs. In fact, there is only one person responsible for these many official posts, that is, Mr. Li, the only one.
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Anyone who sees this situation will be dumbfounded. Anyone who knows a lot must have never seen such a scene where several yamen chief officials were almost wiped out in a metropolis that should be full of officials. It can be called
Spectacular.
Yangzhou City is one of the largest cities in the world, and it is also an important town on the left side of the Yangtze River. The government affairs, military affairs, salt industry, greetings, etc. all fall entirely on the shoulders of one person. To exaggerate, it is enough to call him a prince.
Under the country's system of checks and balances, this kind of adventure of being able to dominate almost everything in a large place is really rare. However, it seems that it is not entirely Li You's fault, and the luck of many coincidences is too unnatural.
Although Mr. Li has many defiant moments, which are enough to make everyone in the imperial court feel tired, he can change his tricks every time and constantly introduce new ones. If this time it is not limited to Yangzhou City and the territory is slightly larger, others will
It's time to impeach Mr. Li and actively prepare to join the cause of rebellion.
Yes, this is only temporary, episodic, and unconventional. As heroes from all walks of life fill the vacancies, the epiphyllum will wither.
But this fleeting glory is enough to make people yearn for it. Among the professional bureaucrats struggling in the Ming Dynasty's officialdom, who doesn't want to enjoy this moment of huge power with almost no restraint? But under the system of checks and balances in the country and the dynasty,
, such opportunities are rarely given to people.
The person who knew the future situation best was Li You himself. He found an opportunity to call Prime Minister Guo over and said: "After a while, I will no longer care about the affairs of the county. I will entrust everything to you.
Please discuss important matters with me."
When Guo Xian Cheng heard this, he was both secretly happy and worried about Li You, "If the entire Yangzhou officialdom is turned upside down, will this be good for you, sir?"
Li You smiled freely and said: "You can't understand this, so you will be the county magistrate for the rest of your life!"
There is a poem that says: Through the ages, there are no heroes to be found, and Sun Zhong seeks a place. When dancing on the pavilion and singing platform, the wind is always blown away by the rain and the wind. The setting sun, grass and trees, ordinary alleys, and humane slaves once lived. I think of those days, when we were fighting with each other, we were strong and powerful.
