Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 1172 Liwei (Part [-])
"Zhao Lanxi?"

Gao Wushi learned about Shen Yuanfu's appointment today at the Yamen of the Ministry of War. At that time, he was discussing with Qi Jiguang, who came to discuss the payment of the imperial guards, when he was suddenly invited by Liang Menglong. Liang Menglong told him that Shen Shixing was going today The recommendation of Shangshu.

Looking at Liang Menglong with a serious face, Gao Wushi suddenly laughed.

Liang Menglong was surprised: "Seeking the truth, why are you laughing?"

Gao Wushi said with a relaxed smile: "I laugh at Shen Changzhou (Note: Shen Shixing's native place is Changzhou County, Nanzhili, Suzhou Prefecture) who was in a hurry to go to the doctor. Seeing that we have to cut off Wang Taicang's way back to the court in advance, unexpectedly Instead of thinking about how to ensure that Wang Taicang can return to the court smoothly, instead of 'thinking about victory, think about defeat', planning to bring Zhao Lanxi back to Shenjing first."

But Liang Menglong hasn't noticed any problems with Shen Shixing's approach, and even thinks... Isn't it very stable to do so?

"Consider victory before defeat, what's wrong with Shen Yaoquan's approach?"

Gao Wushi shook his head and said, "There is nothing wrong with thinking about victory before losing, but the effect of doing the same thing at different times will be very different. For example, Shen Yuanfu's timing this time is very inappropriate."

He paused for a while, and said: "Pan Xinchang's incident this time, anyone with a discerning eye knows that he has suffered on behalf of others. It stands to reason that Shen Yuanfu should do his best to rescue him. It can show that he cares about his colleagues and is a reliable chief assistant. You can also buy a horse bone with a thousand dollars, earning a good reputation for his school of thought and even for himself.

But Shen Yuanfu was lucky, not only did not come out to apply for rescue, but continued to implement the previous plan, eager to find help for himself.It's just a slight change in the order, moving back the matter of Wang Taicang's return to the court, and moving forward the matter of Zhao Lanxi's northward transfer.

Such an approach will not only make Pan Xinchang regret it, but also make others feel cold-hearted. What good does this do for him, Shen Yuanfu?What's more, he chose Zhao Lanxi, and Zhao Lanxi...hehe. "

Liang Menglong understood the previous meaning, but what's wrong with Zhao Zhigao?
"What's wrong with Zhao Lanxi?" he asked.

Gao Wushi raised his eyebrows a little: "If Shen Changzhou goes down one day and Zhao Lanxi replaces him, the school of mind learning will definitely overwhelm my school of practical learning."

"Oh? How did you know that?" Liang Menglong was a little surprised how he came to this conclusion.

Of course, Gao Wushi couldn't tell him that "history has proven that" Zhao Zhigao was "soft and cowardly", so he could only say: "Mr. Mingquan was in the Imperial Academy for a short time, it seems that he only studied in the academy for a while?"

Liang Menglong nodded, and replied: "That's right, I went to work in the military department after I left the academy, and my time in the Imperial Academy was very short."

Gao Wushi smiled and said, "Besides, Mingquan Mansion was learned quite early, so I don't know that when Zhao Lanxi was in the Imperial Academy, someone had nicknamed him 'Grandma Zhao'."

Liang Menglong was taken aback for a moment, then frowned and said: "How can someone ridicule colleagues like this in the dignified Imperial Academy?"

Hey, there is something wrong with your train of thought, Da Sima!
Gao Wushi didn't take this issue, just shook his head with a smile, and said: "Wansheng didn't live long in the Imperial Academy, so I don't know why this happened... But, doesn't Mr. Mingquan feel that this is also From one side, does it mean that Zhao Lanxi lacks courage and skill?"

It was only then that Liang Menglong suddenly realized that this was the focus of Gao Pragmatism's attention.

"I see." He nodded thoughtfully, and said slowly: "As the saying goes, names may be chosen wrong, but nicknames are hard to be distorted. It seems that Zhao Lanxi's 'senior and prudent' in the rumors outside is just It’s just a euphemism. If so, it’s no big deal to let him go back to Beijing.”

"Exactly." Gao Wushi nodded and said, "Don't say that he returned to Beijing just to be a servant of the Ministry of Officials. Even if he was allowed to join the cabinet in a few years, Wan Sheng wouldn't be too worried. Therefore, Shen Yuanfu's move, in Wan Sheng's eyes It doesn't make much sense to come, but it may create some opportunities for us to prevent Wang Taicang from returning to the court."

Liang Menglong didn't accept this problem for the time being, but asked with a smile: "You may not be afraid of letting the right servant of the official department go out, but what if you let him take over as the minister of the official department in the future?"

Gao Wushi didn't mean that the Minister of the Ministry of Officials didn't care-it really mattered, and it mattered a lot.

He pondered for a moment, then shook his head and said, "Of course the Minister of the Ministry of Officials cannot give up easily, but it also depends on the situation, what the other party offers in exchange, and who will be the heavenly official—if Zhao Lanxi is to do it , that can still be discussed, but if they want Wang Taicang to do it, then there is no need to talk about it.”

Wang Xijue was ten times tougher than Zhao Zhigao, if he was appointed Minister of the Ministry of Officials, life for the Real School would be difficult.Especially if it still catches up with the year of Jingcha, Wang Xijue will have to kill a lot of people.

Liang Menglong nodded, and said again: "So, we can acquiesce in the transfer of Zhao Lanxi to the north, but speaking of it, I still think it's not very cost-effective to replace the right servant of the official department with the left servant of the punishment department... The current Heavenly Officials can’t be counted among us.”

"Duke Mingquan is worried that the bureaucracy will lose control?" Gao Wushi asked.

Liang Menglong did not deny it, and nodded slightly: "I know that Yang Tianguan has been in office for many years, Da, Jin, and Shaanxi, and he has always been friends with Feng Pangong, but to be honest, today is different from the past after all..."

Gao Wushi shook his head and said: "Mengshangong's three speeches and various officials returned to their hometowns to support their elderly mothers. It has been more than ten years in total. If Yuanfu (referring to Zhang Siwei) hadn't invited him again and again last time, I'm afraid he wouldn't want to come back. Entered the court and became an official. Such a person... Wan Sheng thought that at least he would not be bribed."

Yang Wei is also a well-known filial son. He resigned from office three times and went back to his hometown to take care of his mother when his official career was going well. In the end, his mother passed away peacefully at the age of more than [-], which made him highly praised by the world.The last time Zhang Siwei wrote the book with him many times because his mother had passed away for three years, and invited him out of the mountain, so he was invited back to the court to serve as the Minister of the Ministry of Officials.

After careful consideration from various aspects—including his official experience, etc.—Gao Yushi came to the conclusion that Yang Wei may not be a serious pragmatist, but in a practical sense, he cannot escape the label of "Jin Party" .

Since it must be classified as the Jin Party by outsiders, it is not much different from being directly classified as the Real School. After all, the current Jin Party is completely different from the Jin Party in history. It can be regarded as joining the Real School with Gao Party as the core A series of.

Therefore, Yang Wei seems to be neutral, neither group nor party, but in fact he is definitely a pseudo-neutral from the standpoint of the real school.

Liang Menglong was born as a student of Zhang Juzheng, so he didn't know much about the "old news" of the Jin Party, but since Gao Yushi was so sure, he had no choice but to believe it.

So he changed the subject and asked, "We can agree to Shen Changzhou's exchange, but what about Pan Xinchang's matter? Should we take advantage of Shen Changzhou's indifference to him and pull him over again?" Let Wang Taicang have no chance to join the cabinet even if he returns to court?"

Well, it is possible to do it, but Gao Pragmatic does not intend to do it this way.

Gao Wushi shook his head: "This time the situation is different from the past. Pan Xinchang's impeachment cannot be turned back."

"Why?" Liang Menglong asked.According to Liang Menglong's understanding of Gao Yushi, he felt that Gao Wushi acted with the attitude of a businessman in many things. What is the attitude of a businessman?The attitude is that as long as the interests are in place, there is nothing that cannot be discussed.

It may not be difficult to defeat Pan Xinchang, but after defeating him, the Practical School does not seem to be able to reap any practical benefits.According to Liang Menglong's understanding of Gao Yushi, if Pan Xinchang can be stabilized or even brought over under such circumstances, the benefits should be greater, and Gao Yushi should not refuse.

But Gao Wushi said: "Lansheng said before that one of the main reasons for dealing with Pan Xinchang this time is to let the people of the Xinxue school know that even if we don't have the first assistant to hold the lineup, we can't be bullied and can't be bullied." Humiliation. This means that this time you cannot compromise casually, and you must show your prestige."

He paused and narrowed his eyes slightly: "Besides, I guess the reason why Shen Yuanfu didn't save Pan Xinchang this time is probably because he wanted to weigh me. The person who is preparing for the battle... If this is the case, then let him understand, and prepare for the next battle next time."

Of course, Liang Menglong wouldn't be so stupid as to take these words seriously, he didn't believe that Gao Wushi really wanted to show all his cards to Shen Shixing, and then fight him openly.

How can this be a highly pragmatic style?
Liang Menglong was fully sure that Gao Yushi's so-called "let him understand" was definitely calculated, and everything that Shen Shihang could understand was what he hoped Shen Shihang could understand.

These things may be true, may be false, or may be both true and false, but that doesn't matter.

As for the reason, Liang Menglong certainly couldn't guess so specific, but generally speaking, he couldn't escape the word "digging a hole".

He nodded and said: "Since that's the case, who is going to discuss and impeach him next? Shouldn't it be time to change to an important official?"

Gao Wushi laughed, nodded and said: "What Ming Quangong said is very true... the people who impeached him this time have enough weight."

Liang Menglong raised his eyebrows slightly: "Who is it?"

Gao Wushi said: "Mr. Que'an."

"Ah!" Liang Menglong said in surprise: "Wei Que'an is far away in Nanjing, you contacted him so quickly, and you can even discuss impeachment of Pan Xinchang?"

Gao Wu said honestly: "Of course, you don't think I really waited until the day of the Double Ninth Festival to finish discussing before starting to implement the plan, right?"Had I been sleeping all that time?

He smiled and didn't explain the details, but said: "Grand Que'an didn't have a good time to return to the court because of Ding You last time, and there was no vacancy in the court, so he had to go to Nanjing to be the Secretary of the Nanjing Household Department. This time It was a coincidence. He investigated the tax situation in Yingtian, Zhejiang and other places some time ago, and found that some places have excellent economic development, but the tax is so low that people are stunned, so he checked some local affairs by the way, and the result was A lot of frauds have been discovered..."

Obviously, Liang Menglong would not believe Gao Wushi's words.For example, Wei Xue once investigated the tax situation of Yingtian and Zhejiang after he became the Minister of the Nanjing Household Department. This may be true, but it is very strange that he "coincidentally" found some fraudulent cases-how can there be so many coincidences in this world?
Liang Menglong felt that it was very possible that this "coincidence" was completely arranged by Gao Pragmatic or instructed by Wei Xuezeng.

As for the reason... Zhejiang Maritime Merchants did not oppose Jinghua today, including Yingtian's big businessmen, they have resisted Jinghua's "invasion" for at least ten years.

Freezing three feet does not happen in a day, and what happened to Liu Shou last time has already proved this point.

And since the big merchants in Jiangsu and Zhejiang regard Jinghua as their enemy, how could Jinghua have no reaction at all?Maybe they have already been collecting evidence of their crimes.

In fact, Liang Menglong's conjecture is basically true, but he overestimates Gao's pragmatic energy.

Ever since he was named on the Gold List, Gao Yushi has been busy in the past few years, and he has no time to take countermeasures against the Southeast Merchants Gang.

It was only after Wu Dui and his son Wu Xun had a conversation with Gao Yushi that Jinghua really started to investigate the big businessmen in Yingtian, Zhejiang and other places.And the person in charge of this matter is also Wu Xun, the manager of Jinghua Ningbo Port.

Early the next morning, the Secretary of General Administration sorted out the memorials sent by various places and yamen as usual and submitted them to the cabinet.Shen Shixing Shen Yuanfu came to be on duty early, and while drinking the West Lake Longjing that must be genuine in his duty room, he began to review various memorials.

After reading it for a while, I wrote a few proposals, and when I opened the next memorial, my face suddenly froze, and then my face suddenly became gloomy.

The title of this memorial reads "Impeach Pan Sheng, a great scholar, and ask to add food taxes to Ningbo and other places, or to increase the commercial tax rate".

How is the impeachment of Pan Sheng linked to tax increases in Ningbo and other places?

Before Shen Shixing read the text, he guessed that this essay was very unusual. He immediately glanced at the person in Shangshu, and it turned out that it read "Wei Xuezeng, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs of Nanjing"!
Shen Shixing gasped——Wei Xuezeng was far away in Nanjing, why did he go to court to impeach Pan Sheng so soon?This can't be a coincidence!

Looking at the content of the text again, Shen Shixing's face became more and more ugly, and soon his face sank like water.

Wei Xuezeng stated in his memorial that when he investigated the land tax and business tax in Yingtian, Zhejiang and other places, he found that in Ningbo and other places, the people were very rich, but the land tax was extremely low, and the proportion of business tax (excluding ports) is pitifully low.

Taking Ningbo as an example, the largest income of the imperial court is actually from several local private ports.However, the tariffs paid by private ports may also have a big problem: Jinghua Ningbo Port, the largest single private port, pays up to 7000 taels of tariffs a year. More than twice as much, the tax that can be paid is only more than 9000 taels.

The tariffs of the Ming Dynasty are now implemented in the same way that Gao Yushi suggested to Gao Gong at the beginning, that is, regardless of the goods, only the size of the ship is used.Therefore, since Jinghua Ningbo Port is smaller than the sum of other private ports, it stands to reason that tax payments should be less. Why is Jinghua paying 7000 taels a year in taxes, while other private ports add up to 8000 taels less than Jinghua? ?
As for why this matter was linked to Pan Sheng again?It's simple: Wei Xue once found out that Pan Sheng's nephew Pan Yi suddenly became the big boss of a private port.

Seeing this, Shen Shixing immediately fidgeted.
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