Ming politicians

() For a period of time, Zhang Pu has not been idle. After arguing with Su Tiancheng, he instinctively sensed the danger. Su Tiancheng's ability is extraordinary, and he has a strong plan in doing things.

Before, he had never cared about the affairs of Jiangning County. Although he said that Su Tiancheng was his classmate and ranked second in the palace examination, he didn't care. There is always a way to praise someone or belittle someone.

In his opinion, all the changes in Jiangning County are outrageous. First of all, the status of merchants has been improved. Don’t you know that the status of scholars, farmers, businessmen and merchants is the lowest? They belong to the category of untouchables. This has been the case since the founding of the Ming Dynasty. Shen Wansan in the early Ming Dynasty was as rich as an enemy, but he was exiled by the emperor, and his huge wealth turned into a bubble. Therefore, as a merchant, one must be conscious of what things can be done and what things cannot be done.As Su Tiancheng came second in the palace examination, it is impossible not to know these things. The only thing that can explain it is that Su Tiancheng himself was born in a merchant's family.

Secondly, the county government supports merchants. Paying tribute to the county government with silver, but the government cannot be fascinated by the silver. It must stick to its responsibilities and cannot give merchants a good face, let alone help merchants sell products.

Thirdly, the salaries of officials in the county government are too high, surpassing those of other counties in Yingtianfu, even the officials of the six departments in Nanjing, their salaries and regular silver are not as good as those in Jiangning County. Su Tiancheng did this.What do you mean, to curry favor with the officials below, and to think that Jiangning County will become a kingdom? This is true, and the intentions are so sinister.

Finally, look at the situation in Jiangning Camp.The predecessor of Jiangning Camp was Jiangning County's inspection department, but it was a sergeant who maintained local law and order. Relying on several occasional victories, it developed into Jiangning Camp. However, in Nanjing City and Jiangning County, there are two major battalions of the Beijing Division , the existence of the Jiangning camp.Let the two battalions be located, even though the emperor issued an imperial decree and the Jiangning battalion has a name, who knows if this is the result of Su Tiancheng's deception.

All these understandings, in Zhang Pu's view, are all evidence of Su Tiancheng's crime.Su Tiancheng would not be able to gain a foothold after being exposed to the world.To restore the society, as long as many members are mobilized to attack them, Su Tiancheng will have no way out.

It's a pity that his plan was refuted by Qian Qianyi.

After all, Qian Qianyi is older and has more experience. What he said is very simple.Donglin Academy and Fushe attacked Su Tiancheng, no matter what problems they pointed out to Su Tiancheng, or any outrageous things, they had to come up with practical and feasible solutions, blindly blaming Su Tiancheng for problems.It is definitely inappropriate. Su Tiancheng is an official appointed by the imperial court. The fundamental nature of Donglin Academy and Fushe is that they are private institutions or academic research. Gu Xiancheng, who founded Donglin Academy, has always emphasized this. If there is blatant interference The government is over, and one's own foothold is not very stable, which may lead to disaster.

Zhang Pu couldn't listen to Qian Qianyi's words. He wrote a letter to Wu Weiye in the capital, asking Wu Weiye to support his move and find an opportunity to impeach Su Tiancheng to the emperor. Unfortunately, Wu Weiye politely declined.

Wu Weiye's actions made Zhang Pu even more angry.

He made a bold move, a move that could destroy Su Tiancheng and Jiang Ningying.

The two battalions in the capital city of Nanjing were already full of complaints, and it was difficult to control the defense of General Zhang Taining. The reason for this situation in the two battalions was the Jiangning battalion.

The military pay of the sergeants of the Jiangning battalion is five taels of silver per month, and the military salaries of the two major battalions are only one tael a month, and they are often in arrears. The gap here is too big, the sergeants of the two battalions are also in Jiangning County, why the difference in military pay is so big.

This situation was noticed by Zhang Pu, and he felt that he had seized the opportunity. As long as he did enough work on this matter, Su Tiancheng could not explain it, not to mention that the sergeants in the Nanzhili Guards were treated even worse. .

This is a matter related to the stability of the imperial court. Zhang Pu thought that he had grasped the key.

It's a pity what he didn't understand was that the imperial court had noticed such a thing long ago, and it had made clear arrangements. This is a very sensitive matter, and it is an issue that the imperial court pays special attention to. If someone provokes such a matter, the imperial court will be furious , It is conceivable that the real mutiny of the army was caused, and those who provoked may be wiped out of the nine clans.

The matter is of great importance, and Zhang Pu did not discuss this matter with anyone.

Fushe has almost no influence among the army. Although most of the scholars in the world join or support Fushe, the gap between civil and military officials is still very deep, especially after Yuan Chonghuan killed Mao Wenlong. In the meantime, there was already a bit of incompatibility. Besides, scholars had some deviations in their understanding of sergeants, and they were not willing to work with soldiers at all. Therefore, Zhang Pu's plan still needs to be done by himself.

Zhang Pu tried every means and finally got in touch with Zhang Taining. At this moment, Su Tiancheng had already left Jiangning County and headed for the capital.

When he went to visit Zhang Taining, Zhang Pu made full preparations.

Zhang Taining also respected Zhang Pu very much. After all, Zhang Pu was the leader of Fushe, and he had a great influence among the scholars, and his reputation in Nanzhili was also great.

Zhang Pu is a Jinshi, and when he saw Zhang Taining, he just had to salute.

After Zhang Taining returned the salute, Zhang Pu spoke with a serious expression, straight to the point, without greetings.

"General Zhang, I found out that the two battalions in Nanjing are in great danger. I am very worried. I came here to remind General Zhang."

There was no expression on Zhang Taining's face. Ordinarily, Zhang Pu shouldn't be involved in the affairs of the two major battalions in Nanjing. Not to mention Zhang Pu, even court officials are not authorized to intervene casually.

"What does Mr. Zhang mean by this?"

"The reason why I talked to General Zhang about the two battalions is a bit abrupt. However, I am a scholar, and I always have to speak out when I see injustice in my eyes. I hope General Zhang will not blame him."

"In this case, if you have any ideas, please tell Mr. Zhang."

"General Zhang, I have noticed that there is a big gap between the salaries of the sergeants of the Jiangning battalion and the sergeants of the two battalions. I heard that the military salaries of the sergeants of the Jiangning battalion are five taels of silver per month. Look at my Ming Dynasty guards. Sergeant, whose military salary can reach such a high level? The two major battalions and Jiangning Camp are both in Jiangning County. There is such a big gap in military salary. Even gathering a crowd to make trouble, the consequences would be disastrous."

Zhang Taining's face was already a little ugly, but Zhang Pu ignored it and continued to speak according to his own thoughts.

"Jiang Ningying's actions will affect not only the two battalions in Nanjing, but also the Ming soldiers in the world. The meaning of this comparison does not mean that all the soldiers of my Ming Dynasty are treated exactly the same. There is still a gap, but there is a gap." It shouldn’t be too big, just say that the salaries of court officials are all the same, and although there is a difference in regular silver, it should not be too big.”

"The sergeants of the Jiangning battalion and the two battalions are both in Jiangning County, but the difference in military pay has reached five times. How does this make the sergeants of the two battalions feel? If it affects the morale of the soldiers, the Jiangning battalion will be guilty."

Hearing that something was wrong with Zhang Pu's words, Zhang Taining spoke coldly.

"Master Zhang is really careful. He is concerned about such a problem. I don't know if such a problem has arisen. How can Master Zhang solve it?"

"I have thought about it carefully, and we must use a two-pronged approach to solve this problem. First, the military pay of the sergeants in Jiangning County must be consistent with that of the two battalions. There cannot be any special ones. As long as the imperial court orders, General Zhang will lead the Jiangning battalion. problems can be solved.”

"Secondly, punish the instigator, Su Tiancheng, the magistrate of Jiangning County, as the supervisor of the Jiangning Battalion, he has a great responsibility. The court should severely punish..."

"Mr. Zhang, wait a minute. I don't understand. The Commander of the Jiangning Battalion is Mr. Fan, Shangshu of the Ministry of War. According to your opinion, the greatest responsibility lies with Mr. Fan. Doesn't the court want to punish Fan as well?" grown up."

"That's right, Master Fan, as Minister of the Ministry of War, Governor of Zhejiang Province, and Counselor for Military Affairs, has a responsibility to solve such problems. What's more, Master Fan also serves as the commander of the Jiangning Battalion, so he must take the lead in setting an example."

"Oh, Mr. Zhang has such an understanding. I admire it very much. I don't know what your purpose is when you come here today. What are you thinking about me?"

"I believe that General Zhang should impeach Su Tiancheng. Su Tiancheng's actions are likely to disturb the morale of the army and destroy the foundation of our Ming dynasty."

"So that's the case, I know, not to mention who is disturbing the morale of the army and destroying the foundation of my Ming Dynasty, just say what you mentioned today, I can already arrest you, regardless of whether you have fame or not, However, today you are here to visit me, and it is not a crime if you don't know, I hope you will stop talking nonsense like this in the future."

"General Zhang's words are wrong. I am a Jinshi, and I am still a student. When I encounter such a thing, I must stand up and speak out. If I am a turtle, it is not in my character. General Zhang is very proud. If If you want to catch me, please go ahead and wait below."

"I've already said that those who don't know are not guilty. I won't arrest you today, but I remind you that if you dare to stir up trouble among the sergeants and create chaos, I can tell you clearly that at that time, it may not be arrest." You're that simple."

Chapter 280 Three Zhang Pu's Plan