Daming: I, the emperor who trains the carpenter

Chapter 713 Spread the word, the Beijing-Tianjin Chidao is no longer repaired!
Now Tianjin,
In the past, the first stock market in Ming Dynasty was opened, and merchants from all over the world gathered in Tianjin, which brought short-term prosperity to Tianjin. Later, Beijing-Tianjin Chidao was built soon. They are all rich, and now Tianjin is more prosperous than before. Not only are there more people, but there is also more money in their hands.

With money in hand, you can buy some clothes for your family, or use it to buy other things, which further promotes Tianjin's economy. Feng Yi, the current prefect of Tianjin, is very happy. This economic growth, population growth, There is also Chidao settled down, with so many political achievements sitting on his head, Feng Yi's political achievements in the past few years are more than enough to be rated as A.

He has been evaluated as A by the Ministry of Officials twice in a row, and he can be promoted steadily.

Right now, he is already a magistrate of the fourth rank, and he is only one step away from entering the third rank.

Don't look at the fourth rank and the third rank, but this level is a natural moat, and how many people have fallen on this natural moat.

Don't look at both the fourth-rank and the third-rank wearing scarlet robes, but the fourth-rank and the third-rank are not at the same level. The third-rank means more opportunities, more choices, greater possibility of promotion, and being seen by the emperor and Yuanfu. in the eyes.

This is an invisible threshold, you can't see it, you can't touch it, but he is there, even if it is a prefect of the first rank, the prefect of the fourth rank is just a prefect, and the prefect of the third rank means that you have entered the boss's In sight, there are potential seedlings who are expected to enter the six ministries and even the cabinet in the future.

But Feng Yi is also very clear that many people are staring at him right now, and everyone knows that as long as the Tianjin government implements Chi Dao, it will be a delay in political achievements. Who doesn't want political achievements, who doesn't want to be promoted.

Sitting in the yamen, Feng Yi flipped through the recent affairs and saw the item of land for Chidao, he couldn't help asking: "Why hasn't the land for Chidao been settled yet?"

The governor said with a bitter face: "They don't want to sell the Yang family's land, they have to go to the yamen to pay 30 taels of silver before they are willing to sell it."

"30 taels, the Yang family really dare to think, are they crazy?" Feng Yi couldn't believe how much fake wine the Yang family drank before they dared to ask the court for 30 taels of silver.

The governor continued: "My lord, the Yang family has a deep background. Chidao Yamen is a third-rank official belonging to the Ministry of Industry. The Yang family is not afraid at all. There are people behind this."

Feng Yi rubbed his brows. It doesn't matter whether the Yang family has a background or not. He is the prefect of Tianjin. He cannot be repaired. He is jointly and severally responsible, and it is difficult for him to deal with the Yang family right now, because Yang The family did not break the law at all, what they sold was not farmland, but forest land. This is their land, and you have no control over how much they want to sell.

But the Chidao Yamen has been planned, and now let the Chidao Yamen re-select the location and reconsider, how much time will be spent, how much manpower and money will be wasted, and he can't afford it.

Just thinking about how to solve the Yang family's affairs, Tongzhi came in: "My lord, a Beijing official is here."

"Beijing official?" Feng Yi thumped in his heart. After the stock market opened in Tianjin Prefecture, some family members of Beijing officials came to buy stocks, but no Beijing official came in person. All these Beijing officials wished their nostrils were turned upside down. Take your chin to see people, why did they come to Tianjin?

Could it be because the Beijing-Tianjin Chidao issue has not been resolved for a long time, and the Ministry of Industry has come?
"What is the identity of this person?" Feng Yi asked.

Tong Zhi looked nervous: "The person here claims to be a scholar of the Hanlin Academy, and the cabinet is in charge of political affairs."

Feng Yi got up quickly when he heard it: "Why are you still standing there, go meet someone."

"Don't be so troublesome, Prefect Feng, I'm already here." Huang Zongxi said as he walked over.

Seeing Huang Zongxi approaching, Feng Yi stepped forward and said, "I don't know if the envoy arrives, but I may be far away to welcome you, or I may be far away to welcome you."

Huang Zongxi smiled and said: "Prefect Feng, please forgive me for coming here without warning, but please rest assured, Prefect Feng, I came here just to check some files, this is a warrant."

Feng Yi took a look at the warrant, stared at it, then folded it and put it away: "I understand, Mr. Wang, you can accompany Mr. Huang to check the files."

The Tongzhi at the side hurriedly took Huang Zongxi to retrieve the files.

After consulting the Huang family's household registration files, Huang Zongxi returned to the capital, came and left quietly, without causing any disturbance.

Huang Zongxi, who returned to the capital, told Zhang Haogu what he had checked, and Zhang Haogu nodded thoughtfully: "Well, Taichong, let's go down and rest, I know the ins and outs."

Not long after Huang Zongxi went down to rest, Zhang Ruitu came: "Yuanfu, I heard that the construction of the Beijing-Tianjin Chi Road is stuck?"

Zhang Haogu was a little surprised: "Where did you know about this?"

Zhang Ruitu smiled and said, "Hey, the people below have heard some rumors, and the rumors are pretty good."

Zhang Haogu took a sip of his tea: "There is indeed some trouble in Beijing and Tianjin."

Zhang Ruitu looked around and saw that there were no other people around, and leaned forward and asked, "Yuanfu, I heard from the people below, where is this matter involved?"

As he spoke, Zhang Ruitu pointed to Fang Fang.

Zhang Haogu knew what Zhang Ruitu meant, the south, referring to the Donglin party members.

Right now, the Ming Dynasty New Party is strong, occupying the north and Jiangnan and other places, while the Donglin Party members have retreated to the headquarters of Jianghuai and other places in the south, but the current court is still divided between the New Party and the Donglin Party. In the north, the Donglin Party's nest and members are basically southerners, so it is called the south.

Regarding Zhang Ruitu's point, Zhang Haogu knew that Zhang Ruitu had a new idea: "What is Zhang Xiang's plan?"

Zhang Ruitu said, "Yuanfu, why don't you come to my house tonight?"

Zhang Haogu nodded, agreeing with Zhang Ruitu's idea.

In the evening, Zhang Haogu came to Zhang Ruitu's house and found that Lu Xiangsheng and Xu Guangqi were also there. Now Zhang Haogu became a little curious.

Zhang Ruitu is number four in the new party, so it's not surprising that he was able to find Lu Xiangsheng and Xu Guangqi, but watching this party, Zhang Haogu felt that Zhang Ruitu might have to play hard.

"My lord, what are you planning to bring Zixian and Jiandou here?" Zhang Haogu asked with a smile.

Zhang Ruitu first asked Zhang Haogu to sit down, then poured tea for Zhang Haogu, and then said with a smile: "The one here right now is the core of my new party in the court, right?"

The three nodded. At the time, the first assistant and Minister of the Ministry of Officials, the second assistant and Minister of the Ministry of Rites, the elder of the cabinet and the Minister of the Ministry of Households, and the Minister of the Ministry of Industry who had not entered the cabinet, half of the cabinet of the Ming Dynasty, four of the six ministries, and the New Party. The military does not count, but the government is here.

Zhang Ruitu continued: "Yuanfu, since we implemented the New Deal, the situation in the imperial court is very good, but the Donglin party members are still stubbornly resisting, occupying the south to fight against us, trying to wait for the opportunity, these Donglin party members are ruthless. "

"For the future of Ming Dynasty, it is enough for me to wait for the new party. Those rotten scholars of the old party in Donglin don't want to find a cellar to rot and stink, but they still stand in front of us and block our eyes! Yuanfu, we can't tolerate this anymore."

Zhang Haogu quietly took a sip of tea and didn't speak.

Zhang Ruitu's status in the new party is not low. He is the absolute core figure, the second assistant of the court and the minister of rites, in charge of culture, education and the mouthpiece of the court. If he has no ideas of his own and is simply a tool of Zhang Haogu, no one will believe it. .

People have their own thoughts and desires. It is impossible to say that Zhang Ruitu wants to challenge Zhang Haogu's position, but it is not just Zhang Ruitu's idea alone, it is the New Party There are ambitions from top to bottom.

Who doesn't want to completely kill the Donglin Party and let the New Party completely control the government and the opposition?

Right now, Daming is getting stronger and stronger, and the members of the New Party are shining brightly everywhere. Seeing that the New Party is getting bigger and bigger, and the future prospects are getting better and better, the big guys are also ready to move, and they can't wait to sweep the Donglin Party into the trash can desire.

This is not Zhang Ruitu's idea alone, nor is it something that Zhang Haogu said can be controlled by controlling it.

Since the development of the new party, Zhang Haogu is a well-deserved leader and top leader. It is true, but so many people in the new party are counting on him. Everyone has their own ideas and ambitions. Even if Zhang Haogu doesn't want to fight, The whole New Party will also force Zhang Haogu to compete with the Donglin Party, because this kind of thing is unavoidable when you have reached this point and this position.

Even if it is not Zhang Haogu who is sitting in the first assistant position, but Li Haogu, Wang Haogu will do the same.

Right now, Zhang Haogu can still control these things, but he has already seen the not-too-distant future, and the general trend formed by the new party will engulf him and lead him to keep moving forward, towards the unknown.

Seeing that Zhang Haogu was silent, Zhang Ruitu continued: "Yuanfu, Wei Xiang and Huang Xiang, one is 55 and the other is 63 this year. They should retire and give way."

55, 63, old?

Fifty knows the destiny, sixty and ears are smooth, it seems to be old, but in the court, 55 and 63 are still the prime of life, 50 years old can become the cabinet elder, this is very powerful, lucky to be able to stay in the cabinet More than ten years.

Don't say 63, so what if it's 65?

Look at Yan Song, who joined the cabinet at the age of 63, and then stayed in the cabinet for 15 years. At this time, he was 78, but he joined the cabinet again. He took control of the government for 24 years and died of illness at 87.

Therefore, the 63-year-old cabinet is old and young.

And if you talk about old age, apart from Zhang Haogu and Lu Xiangsheng, there are not many young people in the cabinet.

Zhang Ruitu is also 61 this year, Minister of Criminal Affairs Qiao Yunsheng is 49 this year, Minister of Military Affairs Liu Hongxun is 66 this year, and Minister of Industry Xu Guangqi is 68 this year.

Zhang Haogu knew what Zhang Ruitu meant, and if Xu Guangqi didn't join the cabinet, he really had no chance.

The so-called Wei Guangwei and Huang Liji are too old to abdicate, that is, they should be let down, and Xu Guangqi should be allowed to enter the cabinet.

This will not only further expand the power of the new party and attack the old party in Donglin in the south, but also allow Xu Guangqi, an old man of the new party, to enter a more important position, thereby allowing the new party to further control the government.

Xu Guangqi has been in charge of the Ministry of Industry for these years. He has worked hard and worked tirelessly for the construction of water conservancy in Daming.

Who doesn't want to enter the cabinet to worship the prime minister and leave a name in history?

Thinking of this, Zhang Haogu finally spoke up: "Who is behind this matter of the Yang family, have you found out?"

Zhang Ruitu said, "The one from Kaizhou."

Zhang Haogu nodded, stood up and said, "I don't know about this."

The three of them watched Zhang Haogu leave, Zhang Ruitu finally heaved a sigh of relief, and said with a smile: "Yuanfu agreed, we can continue with this matter."

Lu Xiangsheng sighed: "I always feel that it's not good to do this."

Zhang Ruitu knew that Lu Xiangsheng was upright, so he smiled and comforted him: "You don't need to worry about this matter, Mr. Lu, I'll just borrow your staff."

The next day, Zhang Ruitu approached Cui Chengxiu and Sun Qifeng: "Qitai, the Beijing-Tianjin Expressway, are you still stuck at the Yang family?"

Sun Qifeng said: "That's right, the Yang family wants 30 taels of silver to kill, so don't let go."

Zhang Ruitu said with a smile: "Since that's the case, let's not practice it for now."

"Stop cultivating now?" Sun Qifeng was stunned, what did Zhang Xiang mean by that?
Zhang Ruitu explained: "This matter is not only about the Yang family, but also involves the people behind the Yang family. So don't worry, this matter will not affect your position."

"This matter, let's let the wind out first, saying that because the lion of the Yang family opened his mouth so much, the Beijing-Tianjin Chi Road cannot be repaired."

"In this way, the stocks of Jingjin Chidao will inevitably fall, and those big businessmen who have bought shops and built warehouses in Tianjin, merchants who hold Jingjin Chidao stocks, and officials of the imperial court will inevitably worry that the stocks in their hands are worthless. In this way, our first step plan is completed."

"Not for the influence of so many big merchants, but for the pressure formed by the officials of the imperial court, it is enough for the person behind the Yang family to eat a pot!"

Sun Qifeng said: "In this way, the person behind the Yang family will definitely move under pressure?"

Zhang Ruitu smiled inscrutably and said: "No, no, in this way, the public opinion of the government and the public will inevitably attract the attention of those who care, and those who care will definitely investigate the situation of the Yang family. It doesn't matter if that person can't come out."

Cui Chengxiu's eyes lit up: "Ms. Zhang's technique of throwing stones to ask for directions and then throwing bricks to attract jade is very effective."

"The matter of the Yang family can be said to be big or small, but as long as it attracts the attention of those who care, the Yang family will definitely be completely exposed to the public. At that time, some things will be known by those censors. If you don’t force it, the Yang family will have to finish the game, and it won’t arouse any suspicion, and the merchants and ordinary people will even applaud.”

Zhang Ruitu stroked his beard and smiled: "That's right, the Yang family has blocked the financial resources of Tianjin's merchants and common people without knowing it. If we push it a little bit, they will not only offend Tianjin's merchants and common people, but also the officials of the capital. All the major merchants in the north and south of the Ming Dynasty, when the wall falls and everyone pushes it, if the Yang family is finished, the person behind him will be exposed, and it will be bad luck!"

Cui Chengxiu nodded, and then asked another question: "But this is, Yuansuke"

Zhang Ruitu had a mysterious smile on his face: "Yuanfu doesn't know anything."

Cui Chengxiu suddenly realized: "Understood, I'm going to make preparations now."

Zhang Ruitu looked at Liu Hongxun again: "Qitai, you can issue a notice tomorrow that the construction of the Beijing-Tianjin Chi Road will be suspended."

Liu Hongxun said: "Your official understands."

The next day, the Chidao Yamen affiliated to the Ministry of Industry posted a notice that due to force majeure, the construction of Beijing-Tianjin Chidao was suspended.

The court officials didn’t care about it at first. After all, some force majeure is normal. For example, there was a sudden earthquake, the river surged, or something happened in the place that affected the construction of the road. It was normal for the officials to think it was a normal factor. Pay more attention.

When businessmen in Beijing saw this news, although they were puzzled, they didn't take it to heart. After all, it was a project of the imperial court. All the officials of the imperial court and His Majesty bought stocks. Can the Beijing-Tianjin Expressway be repaired?
However, the spread of a few gossips made the merchants unable to sit still.

"Shopkeeper Liu, have you heard that the construction of Jingjin Chidao was suspended because someone wanted to extort 30 taels of silver from Chidao Yamen!"

"Ah?! Is this true?! Anyone else dare to blackmail the court?!"

"Really, I just got the news from Tianjin, there is someone in that house!"

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"Brother Li, I heard that the Beijing-Tianjin Chi Road is no longer repaired?"

"Hey, who's to say it's not? I've bought warehouses and shops in Tianjin, and I'm just waiting for Chidao to start repairing. Now that Chidao is not being repaired suddenly, I've thrown all my money into it. What can I do!"

"What's going on with this matter?"

"I heard that there is a local emperor in Tianjin who made a hindrance, and some big shots are involved!"

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"All shopkeepers, what is the situation of the Yang family? If you dare to ask Chidao Yamen for 30 taels of silver, you are not afraid of breaking your teeth?"

"Doesn't this mean that there is someone behind the Yang family! There is a big man standing behind that!"

"So it is!"

"Yes, yes, I heard that there is more than one big man standing there!"

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The capital is full of gossip. Merchants couldn't sit still and went to Chidao Yamen to inquire about the situation. The news they got was that the construction of Beijing-Tianjin Chidao was indeed temporarily suspended. As for when it will restart, it is not certain!

After the news spread, not only the merchants couldn't sit still, but the officials couldn't do it either.

This Beijing-Tianjin Chidao is obviously a good business that can make a profit without losing money, why has it become a loss-making business now?
After the merchants and common people in Tianjin got the news that the construction of Beijing-Tianjin Chi Road was suspended, the merchants and common people couldn’t sit still anymore. Representatives of merchants, common people and gentry approached Feng Yi, the prefect of Tianjin, and asked him to think of a way. If Jin Chi Dao really stopped, wouldn’t everyone’s good days be over now? !

Who can bear this!

Feng Yi got the news in advance. He had a bitter expression on his face. He bluntly said that he would do his best to solve this matter, but he might not be able to solve it, because the Yang family had a background behind it. Now, the rumors about the Yang family were completely spread in Tianjin. up.

Why is there a certain prince standing behind the Yang family, it is a certain prince who has seen the money and shares of Jingjin Chidao.

What is behind the Yang family is a certain important person in the palace, and that important person wants to take a sum of money to go home for the elderly.

Why are some unspeakable people standing behind the Yang family, and they have some unspeakable relationship with Liaodong.

The Yang family is actually ambitious and intends to replace Daming.

For a time, all kinds of rumors were divided and it was difficult to stop.
(End of this chapter)