Ming politicians

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Individual conversations are indispensable. What Su Tiancheng needs to talk about is Zhu Shenxuan, Zhu Yousong and Chen Yutai. Among these three, Chen Yutai is obviously in a bad mood. Doing things under the second place, even though Su Tiancheng is capable, at least he should avoid it and go to other places to do things, but the reality is so cruel.

Su Tiancheng can understand Chen Yutai's mood. This is the sourness of scholars and the result of vanity. Facing such a situation, it is useless to say more, and Chen Yutai needs to adjust it himself. If he indulges in it for a long time, he can't Su Tiancheng would not be polite if he actually achieved results.

The conversation between him and Chen Yutai lasted only half an hour. During this period, most of the time, Su Tiancheng was the one who spoke and made some specific requests. Chen Yutai was the magistrate of Gongchang Mansion, which has seven counties under its jurisdiction The area under the jurisdiction of the two prefectures belongs to the area under the jurisdiction of Gansu Province hundreds of years later. The conditions in that area are not very good, and the construction is a bit difficult. Suddenly arriving in Gongchang Mansion, where the conditions are difficult, requires hardship, and may take some time to adjust, but Su Tiancheng will not give Chen Yutai time.

He told Chen Yutai very clearly that no matter whether he is the number one in the palace examination or the second in the list, he needs to prove his ability with actual work achievements. The foreign release is not in the capital, and things can't be done with just words and pens. In many cases, you need to do it yourself .Need to bear hardships, I will not interfere too much with the affairs of the Gongchang Mansion, but I will limit the time and ask the government to do the basic things, especially the planting of winter wheat this time, and must not be delayed.

Chen Yutai didn't say anything.There is no clear statement.

Seeing Chen Yutai's performance like this, Su Tiancheng was a little disappointed. He thought that, as the number one scholar in the palace examination, Chen Yutai should still have some knowledge and courage. When he came to Shaanxi, he might become his assistant. Unfortunately, such an idea was a little naive.Chen Yutai was born in a family of officials and officials, and he also inherited the sour atmosphere of the family of officials and officials very well.

Seeing such a situation, Su Tiancheng couldn't help but think of a sentence: Every time more dogs are slaughtered by righteousness, they are all scholars.

The conversation with Zhu Shenxuan and Zhu Yousong was the most important thing for Su Tiancheng to consider. He needed their strong support to change the situation in Shaanxi in a short period of time.

Lack of money is the biggest problem facing Su Tiancheng.If you don't get support from the court, you have to find a way by yourself.

Zhu Shenxuan and Zhu Yousong.Including Zhu Cunshu, king of Qin in Xi'an mansion, Zhu Changhao, king of Rui in Hanzhong mansion, and Zhu Danhuoji, king of Han in Pingliang mansion, who were Su Tiancheng's important support.

Almost all of these vassals have accumulated a lot of wealth, and they rely on smuggling and annexing land.Gaining a lot of wealth, because of the system of the Ming Dynasty, these vassal kings are extremely stingy, no matter how short of money the court is, they will not spend a penny.All indulged in their own enjoyment, besides, if they were generous, took out money, and supported the court, they might be charged with crimes and die badly.

The situation is different now. When Su Tiancheng suggested these vassal kings and their younger brothers to enter the court, he was actually focusing on the wealth of these vassal kings. As long as he can get the support of the vassal kings, get the money, and get started, the rest of the matter will be easy. some.

Zhu Shenxuan first went to the governor's office.

After entering the third hall, Zhu Shenxuan had a smile on his face. He once wrote a letter to his younger sister Zhu Shenxin, hoping to enter the court to do things. After he arrived in the capital, he met Zhu Shenxin and knew that he had become an official of the court. up.

Zhu Shenxuan was very satisfied when he went to Shaanxi to be the magistrate, because his brother-in-law Su Tiancheng was the magistrate here, and his brother would definitely not suffer. As for Shaanxi being poor, that was not a big problem.

There was no one else in the three halls, not even Wang Dazhi who had been waiting by Su Tiancheng's side all this time.

Since there were no outsiders, Zhu Shenxuan would not be polite anymore, seeing Su Tiancheng standing in front of him, he smiled and spoke.

"Kunyuan, I've always thought that I could do things with you, and this time I finally got my wish. I'm not familiar with official affairs, so I need to rely more on you. In fact, I've always thought that if It will be even better if you can enter the Jiangning camp, and it will be majestic if you go to battle and kill the enemy."

Su Tiancheng was a little dumbfounded, it seemed that Zhu Shenxuan was still a rookie in the officialdom, and he didn't know about simple interests.

"Your Highness, if you talk about it in front of me, it's fine. Don't say it outside."

Zhu Shenxuan looked at Su Tiancheng, a little confused.

"When I suggested to the emperor at the beginning, what I said was very clear. The vassal prince and the vassal prince's brothers can enter the court to do things, but they cannot enter the army or control the army. The reason behind this cannot be more simple. , do you still want me to explain it?"

Zhu Shenxuan suddenly realized, his face was a little red.

"Hey, look at me, I'm a little carried away. I didn't even think of such a simple truth."

Of course, Su Tiancheng takes special care of Zhu Shenxuan. He hopes that through his own efforts, Zhu Shenxuan will soon enter the high-level court, or even enter the cabinet. This has a great possibility, and Zhu Youjian already understands the power of it Once the royal family members entered the imperial court, Zhu Youjian would soon choose candidates among them to gain power and compete with many civil officials.

In the past, such tasks were done by eunuchs, but Wei Zhongxian's reputation was so bad that to a certain extent, it prevented the emperor from relying on eunuchs to check and balance the civil society.

If Zhu Shenxuan can enter the high-level court, he will have the strongest support.

After the two chatted for a while, Su Tiancheng finally said the most important thing.

"Your Highness, I'm afraid you know something about the situation in Hanzhong Mansion. A large number of rogues are concentrated in Hanzhong Mansion. Don't worry about your safety. I will arrange [-] soldiers from the Jiangning Battalion to station in Hanzhong Mansion to protect you. Safety, speaking of it, the mission of Hanzhong Mansion is the heaviest and most critical, if Hanzhong Mansion can improve, there will be no excuses for the rest of the place, so the responsibility of His Highness is not light."

Zhu Shenxuan's complexion changed a little, he was not mentally prepared, what a difficult task it was to build Hanzhong Mansion.

"Your Highness, I am aware of the difficulty involved, so Su Jun and Lan Qiao are both going to Hanzhong Mansion. At the same time, I will send elite officers from the Jiangning Battalion to Hanzhong Mansion. You can rely on these people. They must be able to do a good job. Whether they can successfully wipe out the rogues is crucial to the development of Hanzhong Mansion. If most of the people in Hanzhong Mansion can have enough to eat, the rogues will lose the soil for survival. At that time, the Jiangning Camp Launching an attack on the rogues will definitely defeat the rogues in one fell swoop, and this period should not exceed two years, otherwise, the rogues will revive and continue to plague the court."

Zhu Shenxuan nodded and did not speak. In Su Tiancheng's words, the subtext is very clear. The more difficult the place is, the easier it is to achieve results. As long as you do well in Hanzhong Mansion, promotion is a matter of course. The vassal king will definitely be valued by the emperor, with Su Tiancheng's support on the one hand, and the emperor's expectation on the other, if he can't do well, it will be a real failure, a complete failure.

"Your Highness, to do a good job in Hanzhong Mansion and even Shaanxi, the biggest difficulty is the lack of money. So, in front of you, I will tell the truth. Your Highness will suffer a loss when you come to Hanzhong Mansion to serve as the magistrate. You need money."

Zhu Shenxuan was a little nervous.

"Kun Yuan, what do you mean by that? Why do I have to pay for my own money when I come to Hanzhong Mansion to be an official?"

Su Tiancheng nodded.

"Shaanxi is too difficult. In addition, the imperial court has a lot of opinions on the matter that I proposed that the royal family members enter the imperial court as officials. They almost isolate me. Shaanxi cannot get the support of the imperial court. I have already said that Now, we are all being roasted on the fire, especially you and me. The relationship between us is well known. Everyone is waiting to see a joke so that they can impeach me. At this time, if you don’t help me, Who else can help me."

"I know the truth. Since you have said that, how much silver do you need? Just ask. I will do my best, as long as I can get it."

"Your Highness, not only you, but also the young prince, as well as King Qin, King Rui, and King Han all have to contribute money. My plan is to raise 300 million taels of silver, and the problem in Shaanxi can be solved."

Zhu Shenxuan's eyes almost bulged out. Three million taels of silver is not a small amount. It is evenly distributed among five people, and each person needs to take out 300 taels of silver. He will not make excuses. Take out the money, but who knows what Zhu Yousong, Zhu Cunshu, Zhu Changhao, and Zhu Quan Huoji think, and whether they are willing to take out the money.

"I've thought about it. Your Highness and the young prince don't have much of a problem. The key problem lies with King Qin, King Rui, and King Han. I don't know if they will take out the money. I also have something to say about the money. , I borrowed it, not to ask everyone to take it out for nothing, give me three years, and I will definitely be able to return the money."

Zhu Shenxuan already understood the meaning.

"Leave this matter to me. I will look for them first. I think there is nothing wrong with Zhu Yousong. When you were in Henan Mansion, you had a good relationship with Zhu Yousong. King Fu's family is very rich. Let me show you this." Silver is not a very difficult matter. I suggest that King Fu and I take out 100 million taels of silver, and King Qin, King Rui and King Han take out 50 taels of silver. The total is 350 million taels of silver. , and you get more silver."

Su Tiancheng was very grateful, he didn't expect Zhu Shenxuan to be so active, relatives are different, besides Zhu Shenxuan is a very smart person, he already understood that their interests are tied together.

On the other hand, Su Tiancheng also understands that the vassal kings everywhere are rich, if they can make good use of these vassal kings and let them take the initiative to take the money, the court can handle many big things. (To be continued..)