Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 1659 Cutting Yuan (Thirteen) Fu and Cha

Sure enough, Zhou Yong's words made the emperor quite satisfied.

Zhu Yijun also didn't think that Shu Yinglong himself would have any collusion with Japanese pirates, because it was too unreasonable.Not to mention the loyalty and patriotism of literati and bureaucrats, just say that Shu Yinglong, as the governor of water transport, has a scope of work that is completely different from that of the Japanese pirates. What's the point of colluding with the Japanese pirates for him?

If it is said that the families of certain officials in the coastal areas of the south of the Yangtze River may have participated in some activities related to Japanese pirates in the early years, then it is actually quite understandable. After all, Gao Wushi had already told him about the real situation of the Japanese pirate rebellion, but it is not easy to pursue it now. up.And Shu Yinglong was from Quanzhou, Guangxi, which was in the north of Guangxi, close to Yongzhou, Huguang (now Yongzhou, Hunan), thousands of miles away from the sea, so his family environment can also ensure that he had nothing to do with Japanese pirates in his early years.

Of course, if it is necessary to say that he has the opportunity to contact Japanese pirates, it is not impossible. After all, he was the county magistrate of Dongguan in his early years, and he has been the chief envoy of Guangdong since then.During his years in Guangdong, he still had the opportunity to come into contact with Japanese pirates.

However, according to Gao Yushi’s report in the past few years, the Japanese pirates who used to go to Guangdong and Guangxi were almost the same group as the Japanese pirates who often went to Fujian (but divided into many shares, not affiliated with each other but connected with each other). , and finally fought a naval battle in the Fujian Sea with Jinghua.

The Japanese pirates were defeated in this battle, and their strength was basically lost. The remaining fake Japanese who had no blood on their hands and belonged to the Daming household registration were identified and selected, and some were absorbed by Jinghua, and then sent to Dongfan (Taiwan) to open up wasteland.

In other words, even if Shu Yinglong had come into contact with Japanese pirates in Guangdong, those people he had contacted had either died in the belly of the fish, or had gone to enjoy the miasma, so they could not be the Japanese pirates who robbed the tank boat this time.

Apart from these, what the emperor was more satisfied with was Zhou Yong's non-aggressive attitude.Zhu Yijun had made an agreement with Gao Wushi earlier that Gao Wushi would hand over the frontline battles to Gao Wushi, and His Majesty the Emperor would take care of the stable rear.Since the stability of the rear is his job, it is a bit bad that the Cao army has such a big change now. If it is still involved in it, it will only cause greater turmoil. Once it affects the frontline operations, he will What should I say in the face of high pragmatism?

As the emperor, he might not have to worry about Gao Yushi getting angry at him, but people always want face. As soon as he made a good promise on the front foot, he got into big trouble on the back foot. Don't you want to lose face, His Majesty the Emperor?
In addition, as the chief assistant, Shen Shixing's point of view just now did not match Zhu Yijun's thoughts, but now that Zhou Yong said it, it suddenly seemed to make sense, and it could even be called an old-fashioned way of seeking the country.

Zhu Yijun has been the emperor for so many years, and his experience is already rich enough, and he is very familiar with civil officials' speech skills.Apart from not supporting a solution by force, the rest of Shen Shihang's intention is actually very simple, that is, it wants to set aside Shu Yinglong's responsibility and direct the blame to Haiphong.

It is the responsibility of the Ministry of War to manage the school of Haiphong's non-returning heart. At the same time, since the Ministry of Households now has the Customs Administration, and the Customs Administration has the Tax Police Corps under it, it is also responsible.In the final analysis, if there is a problem with coastal defense, the responsibility lies entirely with the Practical School, and what Shen Shixing said is nothing more than to emphasize this point.

But the emperor didn't care about these things. As an emperor, he had long been accustomed to such things as party disputes.For the emperor, it was impossible to ban party disputes, and he had no reason to ban it.After all, for the emperor, it is only when the subordinates have conflicts that they can control it. If the subordinates are completely single-minded, it will be very troublesome, and it may even be dangerous.

In all fairness, the emperor can rest assured that Gao Pragmatism dominates the Pragmatic School, but if the court is full of Pragmatic School, then no matter how reassuring he is about Gao Pragmatism, he will feel uneasy.

The emperor didn't care about party disputes, what he cared about was Shen Shixing's statement that although Shu Yinglong's responsibility was lightened, it also meant that the use of force may not be necessary to quell this incident.

Zhu Yijun was very angry at first, and he really wanted to use force to calm it down, but after Shen Shixing and Zhou Yong said this, he realized that now is indeed not the time to use force.

The first battle against the Yuan Dynasty had used most of the forces of the entire nine sides, and the south was not stable. Song Liangzuo and Liu Ting were preparing to encircle and suppress Yang Yinglong in Bozhou, which would use most of the mobile forces in the southwest.Under such circumstances, if there is another big war, and it is still in the southeast where the wealth is rich, even if the court has accumulated more than ten years, I am afraid it will not be able to support it.

As for Shen Shixing's suggestion, that is, to reduce or exempt the [-]% loss that Cao Jun had to compensate for the riot, Zhu Yijun actually thought about it now.Regardless of the burning of hundreds of ships, the rest of the tank ships also suffered losses, but the tank ships are not sea ships and are much smaller in size. These losses are far from enough to make the court feel that there is a big burden.Even with the addition of the tribute on board, the court at this time could afford to lose.

The imperial court has always had reserves around the capital. In the past, it used to reserve 400 million stones as a rule. Gao Pragmatism has added an additional 100 million stones in the past two years. Therefore, before the war against Yuan, the capital reserves were as high as 500 million stones.

If this batch of reserves is used for war, it may not be absolutely sufficient, because the consumption of war is mainly consumed in transportation, but if it is only to ensure the rations of the capital, this stock of food is enough to be called perfect.

There are about 13 households in Beijing, with five people per household. The total population of the capital during this period was about 68. Including the Production and Construction Corps and various service personnel in the palace, the current total population of the capital is about eight. More than ten thousand.

One stone is about 120 catties (stone is the volume, so the weight is not fixed), and it can be eaten by one person for at least two months, and 500 million stones means that it can be eaten by the capital for more than one year.The common people generally have food reserves, and there are more honorable officials and rich merchants, so in fact, even if there is no external input, the capital’s grain storage can guarantee that there will be no shortage of food for two years.Continue to guarantee water transportation now, but it is just a matter of habit, and it is just a matter of preparation.

Therefore, if Cao Jun is not held accountable too much, the court itself will not be under too much pressure.But this matter... seems to be in charge of the household department, shouldn't I ask for a high-level pragmatic opinion?
Zhu Yijun thought about it, and then said: "The Ministry of Finance is in charge of the household affairs. Da Situ is now in Daning, so let's send someone to send a letter and ask him what he thinks. As for the Cao army riot... Since Mr. Shen To plead for mercy, I am not a person who is easy to kill. Considering the strange appearance of the Japanese pirates this time, it is understandable that Cao Jun did not respond well.

Let's do this, if Da Situ agrees not to pursue Cao Jun's losses, I will pardon the matter of compensation and accountability.In addition, dear friends, you may wish to think about who to send to read the pardon to Cao Jun outside Nanjing. "

It is impossible for the imperial court to say that it will negotiate with the rioting Cao army, it can only say that it will read the will.This is actually going to negotiate, and at this time the Cao army is still in riots, and those who go to read out the will are still in danger, so it is still necessary to discuss who will do this job.

It stands to reason that the affairs of the Cao army should of course be resolved by the governor of the water transport, but the full name of the governor of the water transport in Ming Dynasty is "the governor of the water transport and the admiral, the governor of military affairs, the governor of Fengyang and other places and the river channel", which is equivalent to holding multiple positions, so his station In Huai'an Mansion, an important place that is convenient to take care of the overall situation.

It takes more than 400 miles to go from Huai'an to Nanjing, and the Governor of Water Transport must have to lead troops to negotiate with the Cao Army riots in the past, which obviously requires some unnecessary expenses.At the same time, doing so may make the rioting Cao army feel threatened, and it is easy to cause misjudgment. Therefore, according to Zhu Yijun's thinking, since he does not intend to resort to force, it is best not to let Shu Yinglong go.

The emperor immediately expressed his attitude, Shen Shixing immediately agreed, followed by Wang Xijue, who also agreed, and suggested that the person who announced the decree could be Chen Yu, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs of Nanjing.

However, this proposal was immediately questioned by Zhou Yong.Zhou Yong believed that the Cao army outside Nanjing was in a riot after all, and it would be a bit weak to send the minister of the household department there, so he suggested that the best candidate for the edict should be Tian Le, the minister of the Nanjing military department.

As soon as his proposal came out, sure enough, Wu Dui and Liang Menglong immediately expressed their support.

The emperor was well aware of the truth. Chen Yu, Minister of the Nanjing Household Department, was a native of Xixiang, Huguang, and belonged to the School of Mind. After taking office the year before last, Gao Yushi took over some powers from the Nanjing Household Department. The reason; Tian Le, Minister of the Ministry of War in Nanjing, was born in Mozhou, North Zhili, and belonged to the School of Reality.

After all, both sides hope to send their own people to declare the decree-obviously, everyone believes that this matter can be resolved peacefully, so this credit cannot be taken advantage of by the other party.

The emperor couldn't help being a little annoyed, he frowned, and said: "I don't think they are suitable, let Wei Guogong go. Wei Guogong is the head of Nanjing's honorable ministers. He announced the pardon on my behalf, which can show the court more sincerity."

At this time, it is difficult for both sides to object. After all, the emperor's words are also reasonable. Wei Guogong is indeed the head of Nanjing's honored ministers and the Nanjing's defense ministers.He is usually the one who sacrifices to Taizu Xiaoling on behalf of the emperor, and now he is the most qualified to announce the pardon of the rioting Cao army on behalf of the emperor.

However, this matter seems fair, and to a certain extent, the real school still took advantage of it a little.Because Wei Guogong's family has admired Gao Yushi ever since Gao Yushi interfered in the attack on the noble, even in a place like Nanjing, the headquarters of the School of Mind, they never dared to sing against the School of Reality.

Before the Jiangsu and Zhejiang Maritime Merchants Group united against Jinghua, Wei Guogong made it clear that he would not get involved. As a result, the entire Nanjing Xunchen Group did not intervene much in the end, which reduced the pressure on Jinghua a lot—you know, the Huaiyang Salt Merchant Group There is also the support of the Nanjing Xungui Group behind it, so the Nanjing Xungui Group originally had some kind of interest connection with the Jiangnan Civil Official Group, not to mention a family, at least an ally.

The Nanjing Xungui Group was discouraged in the face of high pragmatism, which directly led to the loss of a lot of help from the Jiangnan Business Gang, the financial master behind the Jiangnan civil servants. This is also an important reason why Jinghua can slowly expand its influence in the south in the face of Jiangnan's joint exclusion.

At this moment, the emperor chose Wei Guogong to announce the decree. On the surface, he chose a neutral faction who was not a stakeholder. In fact, this neutral faction has tendencies.Fortunately, Xungui is Xungui after all, even if Wei Guogong got the credit for this time, he would not be able to remember it from the Real School, and the Mind School could tolerate it.

After talking about this matter, it's time to find out the origin of the Japanese pirates.Zhu Yijun was very annoyed by this matter. He first ordered the Ministry of War to take concrete action, and together with the Customs Administration went to the coastal areas of Jiangsu and Zhejiang to inquire whether the ship owners had seen where the Japanese pirates had come from; How exactly the army gathered in Nanjing was leaked.

Both Shen Shixing and Wang Xijue were a little worried, but regarding this matter, although their identities were valuable, it was not good for them to meddle indiscriminately.After all, what Shen Shixing said just now has indicated that the issue of coastal defense is a problem of the Ministry of War, and the Customs Administration does have the right to patrol the sea, so it is only natural to cooperate with this work.

As for Jin Yiwei... what can they say?Could it be that it was about a major leak and Jin Yiwei couldn't investigate it?If Jin Yiwei can't investigate this kind of thing, then why does the imperial court want this Jin Yiwei!
Although the civil official group has never had a good impression of Jin Yiwei, it is mainly because Jin Yiwei can arrest civil officials according to the order, and even "mutilate" civil officials in the imperial prison.If the investigation into the leak was conducted this time, and at least in name, it was not the investigation of Shu Yinglong himself, then Shen Shixing and Wang Xijue would have no reason to object.

Of course, the Practical School welcomes this. After all, this matter must have nothing to do with the Practical School. No matter what happens in the end, it will never be the fault of the Practical School.

However, Zhou Yong still felt a lot of pressure when he thought of trying to investigate where the Japanese pirates came from.Before he became Minister of the Ministry of War, he had been moving in the north, and he was not very familiar with the "business" in the south. He just felt that the sea was vast, and it was really hard to imagine where a few ships came from.

After the imperial meeting was adjourned, Zhou Yong discussed with Wu Dui and Liang Menglong for advice.Liang Menglong smiled and said: "I don't need to worry too much about this matter, Mr. Wu Ge will help you."

Zhou Yong was a little baffled by this, and Liang Menglong told him the reason when he saw this, and Zhou Yong knew that Wu Dui's son worked in Jinghua and presided over Ningbo Port, and had great power in maritime affairs in Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

Zhou Yong was overjoyed, and quickly thanked Wu Dui in advance.Wu Dui stopped him with a smile, and said: "The gang will help naturally. I don't need to worry about this, but as you said, if it is true that the Japanese pirates came to Nanjing, even if the dog does his best to investigate, It may not be possible to find out..."

At this moment, Liang Menglong smiled and interrupted with a wave of his hand: "Mr. Huanzhou is too cautious. I guess Mr. Huanzhou also has some guesses about the origin of these pirates in his heart?"

Wu Dui didn't smile, instead his complexion became heavy, and he sighed, "To tell the truth, brother Mingquan, I hope I guessed wrong."

Liang Menglong's smile froze, and he couldn't help feeling a little bit emotional. He nodded and sighed, "That's right."

Only Zhou Yong was at a loss when he heard them playing charades for a long time. He looked left and right, and finally felt blessed, and said in surprise: "Could it be...someone is pretending to be a Japanese pirate?!"

Liang Menglong looked at him and said with a wry smile, "It's hard to say whether it counts as pretending or not."
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