Rule over Ming Dynasty

Chapter 105

Li Dynasty's civil and military officials didn't have any joy on their faces, they all looked worried.

In fact, everyone is a genius in the officialdom. After Hongzhi found out Li Min, a big greedy worm, it was useless for them to decorate themselves with saint disciples all the time.

If they really want to fight against His Majesty now, it depends on whether their self-cultivation is strong enough.

It's just that from ancient times to the present, every scholar has said that he wants to become a saint, but how many people can really become a saint?How many people can even achieve "preserving the principles of nature and preserving human desires"?
Even Ma Wensheng, who is known as the second direct minister of the Ming Dynasty, judging from his blood-spraying reaction, this pointed-nosed old man was just asking for fame, and he was even a hypocrite.

His second son, Ma Jie, ordered his servants to beat him to death in the street. According to the law of Ming Dynasty, his son was supposed to be beheaded for public display, but wasn't he saved by his relationship?
Before becoming an official, maybe everyone really wanted to be a famous official who will last forever, but even Wang Mang is just a thief with a false name. Now how many people can really be as clean as water?
The times have changed after all. He wants to rule the world with the emperor, but also wants to secretly accumulate a century-old family business behind his back. After all, it will never return.

Ma Wensheng seemed to have lost his soul, and was being supported by two young officials towards the Meridian Gate.

Ma Wensheng looked at the long palace road in front of him, his eyes were no longer bright, but he knew that this palace road might be the last time he walked on it.

After more than [-] years of official career, countless days and nights of forbearance, I thought that this time from Nanjing was the return of the king, but it was just the last performance like a clown.

A few years later, there will be no more gentleman Ma Wensheng. I am afraid that everyone will only remember a shameless person who called out for the first corrupt official of Ming Dynasty.

Feng Guan, Minister of Dali Temple, Hu Gong, Minister of Guanglu Temple, and Zhu Yonghe, Minister of Shangbao Temple, also walked down the palace road in a daze. In their hearts, they resented Li Min who swore that he would not reveal the money in the kiln, and hated him for dragging him along. Ma Shengwen jumped out to rescue Li Min.

It's just that there has never been regret medicine in the world, and now the four of them have become Daming's new jokes, and their official careers are even more dark.

Has the sky changed?

Zuo Shuzi Xie Qian, Hanlin Xiuzhuan Wang Hua, and Hanlin Review Yang Tinghe are all well-known figures in later generations, but today the three of them cannot enter the palace, but they are all faintly aware of subtle changes in these senior officials.

Zuo Shuzi Xie Qian's heart is very complicated. He hopes that something will happen to his teacher Xu Pu, but he feels that thinking like this is too outrageous.

Hanlin Xiuzhuan Wang Hua and Hanlin Review Yang Tinghe both knew that there was nothing to do with their ministers, and they were purely in the mood of watching a show, but they hoped that things would get bigger and better.

In the case of Li Min, the household department was probably the one most affected. After all, the household department was responsible for the No. [-] greed in Ming Dynasty.

The current Minister of the Household Department, Li Si, is a Jinshi in the fifth year of Jingtai. He is from Nanhai County, Guangdong Province. Participated in politics, and later changed from being a leftist to a right minister of Fujian Province. In the 19th year of Chenghua, he served as the governor of Su Song for disaster relief, and returned to the court as the right minister of the household department.

Different from many blessed officials, he really came up from the locality step by step with his qualifications, so he knows how to walk this palace path.

Li Si's face was full of worry, and finally couldn't help but greet Chen Kun, a fat man of two hundred catties: "Chen Shilang, what do you think our household department should do?"

"Master Zhengtang, of course you have to do your job honestly and don't engage in such nonsense!" Chen Kun was slightly taken aback for a moment, and then replied as a matter of course.

Seeing that the fat man didn't understand his worries at all, Li Si immediately said clearly: "You said... Do you think His Majesty will find us... No, settle accounts with those rich officials?"

"Our Majesty is a kind man. Did you see that he took Wan... Wange to do surgery?" Chen Kun suddenly realized, pointing in the direction of Wenyuan Pavilion.

Li Siruo glanced in the direction of Wenyuan Pavilion with some understanding, then nodded lightly and said: "That's true!"

Compared with Wan An who has ruled the country for nine years, compared with a marginal person who was lucky enough to be the servant of the household department and a marginal person who has not been the secretary of the household department for a few days, he is nothing but a fart.

If he really wanted to slaughter a fat sheep, it would be bumped into by those fat ones in front, so he, a Hubu Shangshu who was not even counted as a lamb, naturally had to line up obediently.

"My lord, His Majesty employs people based on ability! If you can handle all the matters well, he will only reward you, not punish you! Your Majesty was originally just a small clerk, but he helped His Majesty settle Baodi well. The people of that land, Your Majesty rewarded me with this official position, what an honor is this?" Chen Kun had a good impression of Li Si, so he said it clearly.

Li Si thought that he had entered the official career for 30 years before he got the right servant of the household department. As a result, this young man has now settled down, so he couldn't help saying with a sour taste: "You are lucky!"

"Your Majesty, you are not just an official! Liu Zhong and I had the best answers in the Ministry Examination, that's why we got Your Majesty's attention! Liu Zhong was originally a member of the Guangxi Division of the Ministry of Household Affairs, Wailang, and now he has completed this mission in Henan, Your Majesty He will definitely be rewarded as a servant of the household department, no matter how bad it is, he will be a governor!" Chen Kun didn't want to accept the firepower alone, and immediately pushed Liu Zhongdao.

In fact, this is not intended to be exaggerated on purpose. Compared with the merits he has done, Liu Zhong's confiscation of the Li family's kiln silver in Yongcheng this time can be said to have made a great contribution.

Due to Liu Zhong's ability in the earlier ministry examinations, with His Majesty's kind personality, it is natural to give Liu Zhong a sixth minister or a local governor.

"Since Your Majesty wants to give him the servant of the household department, but our household department does not have a servant... Huh? Ye Qi?" Li Si agreed with Chen Kun's deduction and reacted belatedly.

Ye Qi has now been sent to Shanxi to buy grain. Although the price of grain has dropped a lot, it is probably impossible to buy 10 taels of silver at the price of two cents a stone.

If it is impossible to complete this imperial mission, based on Ye Qi's previous actions, the black hat of the left servant of the household department will probably be taken off by His Majesty.

Chen Kun saw that there was no one around, so he simply said: "Ye Shilang really treats your majesty as... um! If the imperial court cancels the opening of China and France, the price of food in the border areas will definitely rise by then, and the big money will be taken back from Yangzhou every year." 10 taels of silver is not worth it at all, so Ye Shilang has lost the emperor's heart! This time His Majesty sent him to collect the cash, and anyone with a discerning eye knows that His Majesty deliberately made things difficult, so Ye Qi's going to collect the grain this time may never return. !"

"This hall has worked in Nanjing for many years, and I know something about salt matters. The new law proposed by Ye Qi is indeed not a good policy!" Li Si also saw the truth in it, and nodded slightly.

Chen Kun also put in a lot of hard work when he was promoted to the right servant, and he looked full of admiration and said: "Actually, there is no need to carry out reforms at all at present. If we really follow our Majesty's method, the salt method will naturally be smooth!"

"What's your majesty's method?" Li Si was stunned and suddenly couldn't turn the corner.

Chen Kun made a helpless expression, and immediately explained: "Naturally, it is to crack down on the collusion between officials and businessmen in the salt law, clarify the salt disadvantages in Yangzhou, and let the guides smoothly mention salt. The price returns to normal, the local people eat salt normally, and the border storage is also worry-free, it can be said to kill three birds with one stone!"

"The matter in Yangzhou is not simple! Although the salt officials in the world are under the control of our household department, the moths there are already too big to lose their tails. If they dare to touch their flesh, they dare to fight with our court!" Li Si was a follower of the Nanjing household department. The salt officer had dealt with him before, so he couldn't help but speak bitterly.

Chen Kun felt that Li Si's alarmist words were alarming, and he looked confident and authentic: "Don't they still dare to rebel? Even if they refuse to cooperate obediently, isn't there Wang Yue?"

"Wang Yue can win Huguang, but if he goes to Yangzhou, he will lose his fortune!" Li Si also thought that the common people in the world could eat cheap salt, but he said bitterly.

Chen Kun didn't understand why Li Si felt that Wang Yue couldn't clean up the salt matter, but he still said confidently: "Master Zhengtang, let's take a good look and see if the prince can make a triumphant return!"

"In fact, this salt government really needs to be brought under control, and this old man also hopes that Wang Yue can return triumphantly!" Li Si had a deeper understanding of the place, so he looked up to the south and said.

While talking, the two had already entered the Meridian Gate, and the official sedan chair was waiting in the square in front.

Chen Kun knew that this Shangguan was indeed concerned about the people, so he seriously warned: "Our household department has to do a good job in the future. Your Majesty wants to build the Aegis Camp. Our household department really can't talk like Jia Jun." Back off!"

"Naturally! If I hadn't heard you say such a few words, this old man would want to resign from office and go home now!" Li Si walked towards the sedan chair in front of him, looking half-joking.

Chen Kun took a deep look at the boss, and he could not stand the test of courage.

However, he is also clear that Li Si is not like Li Min who served as governor of water transportation and other important yamen, even if he wants to be greedy, he has to be greedy, at most he can be regarded as a small moth.

In fact, it is impossible for many officials to be as clean as water, but it may be difficult to find someone as greedy as Li Min. Most officials make a fortune in a restrained manner.

Today's Shuowang Dynasty will have a great impact, and the various yamen in the capital are operating quickly.

Originally, they wanted to delay Hongzhi's plan to build the Aegis Camp together, but now that Li Min is about to be guillotined, the corresponding yamen finally started to get serious.

The original tone set by the Ministry of Industry was to delay slowly, but he was not in a hurry, but the Ministry of War could no longer sit still.

Under the Ministry of War, there are four departments: Wuxuan, Chejia, Zhifang, and Arsenal.

The Department of Chejia Qingli is responsible for the country's horse administration, post biography, postal symbols and other affairs.

The Department of Clearing Officials of the Arsenal is in charge of the military registration and military weapons of the whole country, and is also responsible for the martial arts examination.

The military selection department is responsible for the rank, selection, promotion, and rewards of military officers; it manages the lineage and gifts of chieftain military officers of ethnic minorities.

The Official Cleaning Department is in charge of the maps of the provinces, military attaches' citations, verifications, rewards and punishments, pensions, etc., military inspections, tests, and customs and sea bans.

He Cong, the left servant of the Ministry of War, is now acting as Minister of the Ministry of War. As soon as he came down to the court, he called the doctor who was clearing the arsenal to the signing room, and directly demanded that the weapons be distributed to the Shenshield Battalion.

"Master Butang, we only have a few dozen pairs of heavy armor in the warehouse now, so we can only go to the armor factory of the Ministry of Industry to ask for it!" Facing this request, the doctor who cleared the arsenal immediately complained directly.

The weapon manufacturing branch of the Ming Dynasty was under the supervision of the Ministry of Industry and the Inner Government Supervision Bureau, under the jurisdiction of the Military Weapons Bureau, Bingzheng Bureau, Gunpowder Bureau, etc. Among them, the Armor Factory and Wang Gong Factory had more than 9200 craftsmen.

At the beginning, the two factories were supervised by the minister of the Ministry of Industry, but they were managed by a doctor in the Chenghua period.

"He Shilang, you have to ask our Lord Zhengtang about this matter. We certainly don't have ready-made weapons here, but producing three thousand heavy knight weapons is a big job!" Dang Zhong, the engineer in charge of the armor factory, complained bitterly.

He Cong didn't expect that Jia Jun hadn't let his subordinates start the work yet, so he approached the boss and patted the table and asked, "Jia Shangshu, do you want me to die?"

"He Shilang, what are you talking about? Sit down and calm down, come and serve some good tea!" After all, Jia Jun is the Minister of Juren, and immediately greeted him with a smile.

He Cong knew that if he didn't take out the weapons needed by the Aegis Battalion as soon as possible, His Majesty would definitely use him as an example, so he waved his hand and said: "Let's not fix these useless ones, and produce [-] sets of heavy armor for me immediately!"

"He Shilang, you really won't be able to handle this matter for a while!" Jia Jun shook his head bitterly after learning about He Cong's intentions.

He Cong's eyes widened immediately, and he said angrily: "You said you can't do it? If you don't get three thousand armor for me immediately, I will never end with you!"

"The Ministry of Industry has been repairing the mausoleum. Many people have been transferred from the Armor Factory and the Wang Gong Factory. Now the two factories have to rush to manufacture other required weapons, and there is no time to produce other weapons!" Jia Jun also expressed his difficulties. road.

He Cong didn't understand why this man still wanted to procrastinate, so he pointed at Jia Jun's nose and threatened: "I don't care! If you don't make three thousand heavy helmets for me immediately, I... I will go to court today to impeach you Jia Jun is greedy for ink, don't think I don't know how many nasty things you have done as the minister of the Ministry of Industry in the past ten years!"

"He Shilang, do you still have the face to say this old man? Haven't you ever received kickbacks on ordnance? Haven't you reached out to military expenses? Do you really think I'm afraid of you?" road.

quarreling?

When the officials of the Ministry of Industry outside heard the movement of the signing room, they couldn't help but looked at each other.

These two people were good allies who advanced and retreated together earlier, how come after a new dynasty, the two people are already in the same situation?

Bang!
There was the sound of a teacup being broken in the signing room, but he saw the left servant of the Ministry of War in a third-rank official uniform angrily walking over, glaring at the officials of the Ministry of Industry who were looking outside, and then strode to the courtyard Take a sedan chair and leave.

Now that I know I'm anxious, why did I go there earlier?
The officials of the Ministry of Industry looked at He Cong, the servant of the Ministry of War who left angrily, without sympathy, but shook his head slightly.

Since the matter of the heavy armor has not yet been implemented, when everyone is still watching which court chief is about to fall again, one incident shocked the government and the public.

The little prince of the grassland, Batu Mengke, sent an envoy to congratulate Emperor Hongzhi on his enthronement, but in this congratulatory form, the little prince actually called himself Dayuan Khan.

(End of this chapter)