Chongzhen: I am the king of prosperous times

Chapter 656 Respecting Confucius and Examining Kong
Zhou Yanru had a headache. Ever since he was ordered to go to Shandong to take charge of the case of Yanshenggong Mansion, he had thought that this case would be very difficult to handle.

After all, the meaning of Yanshenggong Mansion is different.

In fact, after arriving in Shandong, Zhou Yanru had even more headaches when he got to know some situations and grasped some truths, because he found that the level of involvement was too wide.

The so-called occupation of tens of thousands of mu of fertile land is just an appearance, but there are actually many, many hidden behind and suppressed.

There are some things that Yuan Keli, governor of Shandong, is not even clear about.

The special status of Yansheng Gong's mansion in the country made the houses of the Kong family develop very well, and they even got involved in many industries privately, and then earned a lot of money.

"Old Zhou Ge, what did Yuan Keli say?" Luo Yangxing, dressed in a flying fish suit, looked at Zhou Yanru, who was tasting tea, and asked with a dignified expression.

"If the Yanshenggong Mansion case is not just picked up for trial, even if I wait in Shandong for a year or so, I'm afraid it will be difficult to figure it out, let alone bring it up for trial."

"Yuan Keli's attitude is quite clear."

Zhou Yanru put down the teacup, met Luo Yangxing's gaze, and said, "Although he didn't express his position directly, Benfu can also see that he has some intentions.

After all, he also knows that if the Yanshenggong Mansion case involves too much, it may not be easy to resolve the matter properly.

Once other groups are stimulated and there are disturbances in various parts of Shandong, which will lead to instability in Shandong, chaos, and force the suspension of water transportation, it will be difficult to deal with. "

"This Yuan Keli is really stubborn."

Luo Yangxing frowned slightly and said: "This person has won His Majesty's trust and reliance, especially since he was appointed as the governor of Shandong, he has done a lot of things in Shandong, and he has been praised by His Majesty.

He has always insisted on a comprehensive review in the past, nothing more than wanting to use the name of the imperial envoy to handle the case, to properly resolve some problems under the rule of Shandong, so that he can report to His Majesty, but he left the problem to us. "

"You can't say that either."

Zhou Yanru smiled, waved his hands and said: "This person is not thinking about how to make a deal with His Majesty, but how to make a deal with the people of Shandong and the hearts of the people of Shandong.

Commander Luo also knew.

Now under the influence of Tianjin's open sea trade, the development of the two prefectures of Denglai under the rule of Shandong can be said to be increasingly strong, especially the development of the shipbuilding industry is extremely rapid.

If he can properly resolve the case of Yanshenggong Mansion, he will win the hearts of a large number of people. The key is that the people involved will inevitably confiscate a lot of money and food.

If Guochao got this money, Commander Luo felt that His Majesty would allocate a batch of food and salaries to support his work in Shandong after seeing Yuan Keli's difficulty after solving the matter? "

Luo Yangxing was silent.

He is clear about the changes in Tianjin and Denglai. Even the Luo family has corresponding industries in these places.

The opening of the sea in Tianjin began in the third year of Chongzhen. During this period, there were many incidents and turmoil, but no one could affect the trend of opening the sea.

Behind this is the absolute support of Emperor Chongzhen.

What's more, since Tianjin opened the sea, with the increase of maritime merchants from European countries, both the scale of private maritime trade and the collection of customs taxes have increased month by month.

One change per month is really nothing to Tianjin.

The attractiveness of silk, tea, and porcelain is great for maritime merchants from various countries in Europe. They can dock in the offshore area of ​​Daming, purchase in large quantities, and bring their own goods. The impact can be described as great.

The prosperity of Tianjin’s open sea trade also led to the emergence of a comprador class in Tianjin. They were employed by maritime merchants from European countries to help connect various trade exchanges and sell products from European countries.

This is also the most controversial place.

But no matter how big the controversy was and how the public opinion between the government and the opposition was, Emperor Chongzhen did not give in or compromise in the slightest on the matter of opening up the sea for trade.

The imperial court cannot effectively control and control the provinces in the south of the Yangtze River, and there are great problems in the tax collection, especially those involving maritime trade.

Now that Tianjin has developed, and the number of levels involved continues to increase. With such a great momentum, how could Emperor Chongzhen break his footing?

"If Denglai develops well, it will affect Shandong."

Zhou Yanru said emotionally: "Shandong's good development can promote the development of Beizhili, and this will eventually converge in Tianjin, so many things are not as simple as they appear on the surface.

We don't want to involve too many groups such as suzerains, vassals and local officials, but there is one group that must be involved, and that is the maritime merchants governed by Shandong.

It stands to reason that they should be the most happy with the gradual development and prosperity of the shipbuilding industry along the coast of Denglai, but this is not the case in fact. "

You old fox, no wonder you can become a cabinet minister.

Trying to figure out the holy will is really thorough enough.

Luo Yangxing cursed secretly in his heart, but on the surface he said with a smile: "Then, according to Zhou Ge's intention, my Jin Yiwei will abandon the past style, and ask Daiyan Shenggong to help investigate the case?"

"Yes."

Zhou Yanru smiled and said: "Respecting Confucius is the key to investigating the case of Duke Yansheng's mansion, and examining Confucius is the key to breaking the current deadlock.

To investigate the case, we should start with the Kong family themselves. This matter will be much easier.

According to the investigation by Jin Yiwei, there are also a lot of internal conflicts and messes among the houses of Yanshenggong Mansion, including the branches of the Kong family.

First pass the respect of Confucius and examine Confucius to break the current deadlock. As long as this matter is done well, the next thing to do will actually be easy to handle. "

As a politician who is proficient in scheming, Zhou Yanru is very aware of the contradiction between primary and secondary. Some things can be investigated, and some things cannot be investigated. After all, no matter the scale of the case, the objective facts must be taken into account.

Blindly pursue the big, the pursuit of more, the final result is to be too greedy, so things will be out of control, and the situation will inevitably become complicated.

"Contemporary Yan Sheng Gong Kong Yinzhi had some scandals in the past. Tianqi was awarded the title of Prince and Taibao in the seventh year, which is a bit intriguing."

Zhou Yanru picked up the teacup, took a sip, and said to Luo Yangxing: "Sometimes when we try a case, we don't need to exert too much effort, we need to know how to use various forces, especially their hidden secrets, to make them move.

This is the same as a biting dog who doesn't bark. The more noisy and rowdy it is, the weaker it is.

Sometimes it is far more useful to keep the knife out of its sheath than to show it. Tomorrow, Commander Luo will work hard and lead the team to Yansheng Gong's mansion to invite Kong Yinzhi to come to the imperial envoy's yamen. Sheng Gong has a good chat. "

(End of this chapter)