Jingming

Chapter 258 The Emperor Came for the Tooth Sacrifice?
Zhu Houcong hugged Zhu Zaiyu and walked off the boat, handed him over to Lin Qingping and took him into the carriage that had been prepared before saying, "Let's get flat."

After Zhang Fujing got up, he went to Zhu Houcong, and then he stood and saluted: "Your Majesty wants to drive in Shandong, the officials, gentry and common people in Qilu land are all looking forward to it, and finally His Majesty is here today."

Facing Zhang Fujing's brand of dragon fart, Zhu Houcong smiled slightly: "Go to the city first, and then go to the state government office to sit and see you."

The other ships arrived first, and the emperor's guard of honor and the rest of the accompanying officials were ready.

Zhu Houcong got on the large carriage brought in, and the team marched mightily towards Zhendingmen.

Among the team, Zhang Fujing was chatting with Cui Yuan, Li Nai and others in a low voice, and the rest of the Shandong officials who came to welcome them naturally seized the opportunity to communicate closely with the high-ranking officials who came with them.

Rebellion is always accompanied by purges. Before, seven counselors left the capital, but this time it is unknown how many people will be implicated.

After the chaos is over, His Majesty will naturally use more familiar and trustworthy people to guard the place.

Judging by the way the emperor is doing now, even the cabinet ministers can be sent abroad. The usual promotion path in the officialdom is obviously changing.The third and fourth ranks in these places also hope to go to the capital first to be a minister or something.

And after the new law is implemented, will all provinces have to add official positions like Guangdong?
There were so many changes that local officials wished to communicate with the well-informed courtiers of the emperor.Children, disciples, old friends... There are also a lot of interests that can be exchanged first, hello, me, everyone.

For the people of Linqing, on the one hand, they are excited and proud that His Majesty is here in the deeply ingrained concept, and on the other hand, they do feel some inconvenience.

For the emperor's safety, after Li Quanli took over Linqing's defense, at least when the emperor was on the road, he had to control the key areas of the city.

The city of Linqing City with brick city walls is located in the northeast corner of the entire Linqing City. Although it does not occupy a large area, all kinds of government offices are located in the city.

At this moment, the four gates of Linqing City are suspended.I'm afraid that in the past few days, the efficiency of Linqing's many official duties will be very low, and the interrogation will be stricter when going to and from various places.

Once the emperor leaves Zhoucheng and visits other areas of Linqing City, such as Chaoguan, it will be deployed on a wider scale.

The people that Zhu Houcong saw outside the Zhending Gate were all local gentry and elders selected by the prefect of Linqing.

Zhu Houcong didn't care about these forms and didn't get entangled.

In the case of rebels, his own safety is not only a matter of concern to himself, but also a matter of concern to the ministers who now bind their lives and the future of their children and grandchildren to him.

It is inefficient for the emperor to do private visits on Weibo, and it is also irresponsible for state affairs under today's transportation and communication conditions.

As for whether the information from the local report, Jinyiwei, and the inner factory will make him blind to the truth, now is not the time for him to pay attention to such details, and the adjustment in the general direction is more important.

Therefore, when I arrived at Linqing Prefecture Yamen, after being promoted to the seat, I accepted a formal pilgrimage. Zhu Houcong said: "Shandong is a land of exquisite beauty, and the hometown of Dacheng Wenxuan's ancestor. If I didn't have other important things to do on this trip, I should have gone to Qufu to worship one or two .Now you don’t go to Qufu, don’t go to Mount Tai, but you only stay in Linqing for a while, Qing and other ministers in Shandong, do you know why?”

The ministers of Shandong were headed by Zhang Fujing, Zhang Fujing naturally stood out and said respectfully: "Linqing is prospered because of the canal. Linqing is the most important place in Shandong today because of the convenience of transshipment of goods and goods from all over the world, gathering millions of people. Your Majesty has ambitions To make a rich country and a strong army, when you go to Shandong, the most important thing to look at is why you are rich. Even the culture and education in Shandong is also half in Linqing, not Jinan or Yanzhou."

"It's true." After listening to his flattery, Zhu Houcong continued, "Shandong is not one of the top ten places in the Ming Dynasty, and it has contributed nearly [-]% of the taxes to the Ming Dynasty. It can be called a pillar of the country. When I came to Shandong, I would like to thank the people of Shandong He knows etiquette, righteousness, hard work and hardship."

The words on the scene ushered in the modesty of the scene. After listening to their expressions of joy and fear, Zhu Houcong changed the subject: "But there are also people who say that there are many thieves in Shandong. Now the rebels are spreading the world again, and they are encouraging the bandits in all provinces to raise their troops to join the rebellion. This Shandong has to deal with the problem well.”

Zhang Fujing said hastily: "Your Majesty, please rest assured that I am in Shandong and will never let anything happen to Shandong."

The name of Shandong Thief is known all over the world.

There are Peng Yue and Tian Heng's five hundred soldiers who were the first to use guerrilla tactics at the end of Qin Dynasty, the Red Eyebrow Army of Wang Mang's time, Qingzhou soldiers, one of Cao Cao's important troops, and Wang Bo, the Zhishilang at the end of Sui Dynasty, who started in Zouping, Shandong. "Changbai Mountain First Uprising" and Huangchao at the end of Tang Dynasty.

In the Song Dynasty, although the story of the hero in Liangshanbo has not been officially written, it has always been well-known; after the Northern Song Dynasty fell, Xin Qiji gathered a crowd here to revolt.

And Shandong's latest big move is naturally Liu Liu Liu Qi a few years ago.

Now that Zhu Houcong suddenly said that there are many thieves in Shandong, the Shandong officials immediately raised their hearts to their throats.

But Zhu Houcong shook his head: "If life is good, no one wants to be a horse thief. Shandong is intertwined with mountains and rivers, and Luxi is a place where big rivers flood. Although there are many fertile fields, the population is also dense. However, once disasters and taxes are not managed effectively, the people will If you become a refugee, you will naturally worry about becoming a bandit. In addition, in the 28th year of Hongwu, the group herd supervisor was dismissed, and after the Ma political reform, there are especially many Ma households in Hebei and Shandong provinces."

Zhang Fu respectfully comprehended: "The home of raising horses is unavoidable. There are too many servants, and the strength is wasted every day. Zhang Rubi, a Jinshi in the second year of Chenghua, wrote "Horse Raising" saying: It is easy to lead a horse, but it is difficult to raise a horse. The wife is cold and hungry. After His Majesty was in power, this problem has been changed a little, and the horses are sent to the households to adopt, and the middle households measure the grass and grain, and give them to Youtie. Mahu in Shandong Province, I am grateful for your Majesty's kindness, and I often call Shengming."

In this era, the number of horses is also one of the manifestations of the strength of a country.

But in Daming, the state regarded providing horses as the obligation of the common people, and the task of herding official horses was done by the common people.

It takes a lot of food to raise horses well.However, the people raising official horses not only need to raise the horses to meet the standards, but also the quantity requirements, otherwise they will be compensated according to the price.

The problem is, the market price of a horse may only be around ten taels.However, during the execution process, the compensation price may be two to thirty taels.

In addition to raising horses, horse households are often recruited by the local government for taxation and delivery of various materials because of their horses.

Hearing what Zhang Fujing said, Zhu Houcong said solemnly: "Treat the symptoms but not the root cause. In the future, Ma Zheng will have to come up with a comprehensive strategy sooner or later. Before that, Shandong knows the suffering of Ma Zheng, so it shouldn't harm the people too much. Mao Gong, you are here Shandong, you need to be careful about this matter. The Taizu once said that the country is based on the people, if the country is tired of the people because of horses, it is not good governance."

"The ministers must keep it in mind."

Although only Zhang Fujing's name was named, all Shandong officials expressed their views in unison.

Nowadays, it is also an important job for local officials, supervisors and people to raise horses.The Taipu Temple, which is not a high status in the imperial court, has the authority to supervise horses, so their evaluation of the effectiveness of local officials and people raising horses is also an important item in the evaluation of officials.In order to get promoted, local officials will naturally put horse administration above the livelihood of the people.

Zhu Houcong said that there are many thieves in Shandong, and the reason why he mentioned Mazheng is because Shandong itself is one of the provinces with a particularly concentrated concentration of horse households in the Ming Dynasty.The important thing is not because there are horses in Shandong, but because raising horses in Shandong will make many people poorer and poorer.

Now that this topic was brought up, all the officials only thought in their minds: If the horse administration is greatly changed in the future, it means that the system of the Taipusi Supervising Horse will also be greatly changed.I am afraid that the structure of the imperial court will also undergo major changes in the future.

But Zhang Fujing knew the truth in his heart: the emperor mentioned this matter so that he would have another chance to be kind to the people and gain fame after Zhang Fujing attacked the Confucian family in Shandong.

To make Ma Zheng less harmful to the people, he can withstand the pressure of the Taipusi, and the officials in various prefectures and counties.Now that the emperor's oral order has been issued, Zhang Fujing has one more reason to make a fuss about horse politics.

Afterwards, Zhu Houcong mentioned a few equally important things to Shandong, and the others understood: Your Majesty is really kind to Zhang Fujing, and he came here to support him.

Is this a reward for almost eliminating the core clan members of the Kong family in Qufu?
According to the newly compiled "Laws of the Ming Dynasty", the two branches of Kong Wenshao and Kong Wenfang who have acted against each other will be punished and executed.The rest of the core and powerful elders of the Kong family have committed so many crimes over the years, some of them are in prison, and some of them are exiled into the army.

Such a "fierce" Zhang Fujing, if the emperor throws him away after using him up, one can imagine how miserable the end will be.

Today, Zhang Fujing will continue to tie the necks of Shandong officials with a few ropes, so that they can do more with less money.

Fortunately, Zhu Houcong then said: "Guangdong's new law has been very effective. Although it has not been five years since Jiajing, Mao Gong was the first person to preside over the new law in Guangdong. As the governor of Shandong, he can restructure it as appropriate in Shandong. Linqing is especially rich. Mao Gong still has to take on the important task of winning Guangzhou and how to gain a foothold in Linqing so that the people in Shandong can live a more relaxed and prosperous life.”

Zhang Fujing was overjoyed: "May I also try out the new law in Shandong?"

"Naturally, let's expand the scope of the trial. The provinces are different in the south and the north. If they can all get rich from the new law and the people can benefit from the new law, then it will show that the new law is feasible."

"...Then this year, can Shandong be in a hurry and hold another Enke Enke Entrance Examination?"

Zhu Houcong smiled: "Sure."

In just a few words, Shandong is about to be turned upside down without warning.

Zhang Fujing holds the power to reshuffle Shandong, and the future of countless descendants of Shandong gentry families will be held in Zhang Fujing's hands.

However, the lineage of Yan Shenggong, the largest landlord in Shandong, has become a thing of the past. Who will come forward?
At the moment when the rebellion has not yet been quelled, although the emperor is still in Shandong, the news of the expansion of the experimental scope of the new law will inevitably shake the entire Ming Dynasty: so what if there is a rebellion, this new law is implemented throughout the country, and obviously there will be no turning back.

After the news spread to the south, how would Nanzhili welcome the emperor to his loyal Nanjing?

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In Linqing Confucian Temple Pangongfang, among the officials who are qualified to come here for a more relaxed discussion, there are only the accompanying counselors, Zhang Fujing, and the governor of the water transport Zang Feng, the chief officer of the water transport Ma Cheng, and the governor of the river.

The governor of Water Transport himself also served as the governor of Fengyang, Huai'an and other places, and was responsible for collecting supplies.

The general officer of the water transport once commanded more than 120 guards along the river. If the army is full, it can be called an army of 12, and only honored ministers are in charge.Later, the status of civil servants was promoted, and although the status of the chief officer of the water transport was reduced a lot, he still commanded more than [-] Cao troops.

As for the governor of the river, he is the supervisor of the censor.

Daming has its own special management system for this canal.

Very complicated, many people, low efficiency.

The Governor of Water Transport also patrolled Fengyang and other seven prefectures in the north of Southern Zhili. All matters related to taxation and food, disasters and injuries, water conservancy, cities, and post transmissions were all within his functions; Local system officials are all within the scope of its investigation.

However, any matter related to water grain should be discussed with the Ministry of Households; any matter related to the dredging of water rivers and the repair and construction of water ships should be coordinated with the Ministry of Industry; Report to the Ministry of Officials; regarding the criminal cases of water transportation, a member of the criminal department of water transportation is specially set up.

In order to prevent the governor of water transportation from being too big to control the main artery of Ming Dynasty, during the Zhengde period, a river channel governor was set up to take charge of the river rights.

Zhu Houcong's attention was only on the other person first: "Mao Gong, where is Qi Shixian?"

Zhang Fujing was stunned for a moment: "Shixian...is supervising the defense of Linqing together with Uncle Xiangcheng."

He didn't know why the emperor asked about Qi Jingtong in particular.

Zhu Houcong asked again: "I heard that he established another concubine Wang?"

Zhang Fujing is even more strange, why do you care about these things?
But he could only nod his head and say yes, thinking in his heart, is the emperor showing his understanding of Shandong and local movements?

Zhu Houcong just smiled and nodded, not knowing whether Qi Jingtong's baby would be Qi Jiguang after he became the general of Zhang Fu's Jingbiao barracks.

But even if you want to come to tutoring, you can't do it fakely, so let's wait and see.

Now that Xu Jie had appeared in front of him, he already knew where Tang Shunzhi was.Yu Dayou and Hai Rui hadn't appeared yet, and Zhu Houcong didn't look for them either.

Zhu Houcong saw more and more people who left their names in the Jiajing Dynasty in history.

At this moment, he looked at Mao Bowen, another official of Dali Temple who accompanied him on the southern tour and was as transparent as a counselor, the man who left the original Jiajing with the stalk of "I and the general undressed".

If it hadn't been for the former Zhengqing of Dali Temple to be promoted to the governor of Fujian, Mao Bowen, who was promoted to the chancellor of Dali Temple in 16 years of Zhengde, would not be able to climb to this position step by step in the midst of the vacancies of high-ranking officials constantly appearing in the center of the imperial court.

For Mao Bowen, His Majesty has an inexplicable appreciation for him.

It was precisely because Zhu Houcong knew that Mao Bowen had some abilities, and later had a relationship with Yu Dayou, which made him advance step by step.

After mentioning Qi Jingtong, Zhu Houcong said to Zangfeng and others: "If Mao Gong tried out the new law in Shandong, he would definitely focus on Linqing. Linqing Chaoguan involves water transportation and business taxes, so don't obstruct water transportation and river yamen. "

"...I understand." Zang Feng and the others expressed their position immediately, feeling uneasy at the same time.

Pull one hair and move the whole body.Today, there are seven gates on the canal.The tariffs levied by these seven bills are an important source of tax revenue for Ming Dynasty.

How to change Linqing Chaoguan will determine the operation logic of the entire canal in the future.

"My heart is relieved when you come to see Your Majesty Qing. After leaving Shandong, I still have to go to Huai'an, Fengyang and Sizhou. You should go back and finish your errands first."

The governor's yamen for water transportation is located in Huai'an Prefecture, and Qingjiangpu in Huai'an is another famous city on the canal similar to Linqing.

In Qingjiangpu, there has been another new label in recent years—the place where Zhu Houzhao fell into the water.

Zangfeng and others left with anxiety. When the news came out that the emperor had ordered Zhang Fujing to try out the new law in Shandong, the officials, gentry and wealthy households in the seven prefectures in the north of Nanzhili would be uneasy again, and the pressure on them would increase.

And Zhu Houcong then said to Zhang Fujing: "Tomorrow, the prefect of Dongchang, the prefect of Linqing, the head of Chaoguan, the censor, and the tax supervisor will come here first. I want to ask about the situation."

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The order was passed to Linqing Chaoguan, and the three "giants" got together.

Because of its importance, Linqing Chaoguan is a special tax department under the Ministry of Household Affairs.

The Chief Officer belongs to the Ministry of Household Affairs and is in charge of Zhengliupin.In addition, there is a special imperial censor, as well as tax supervisors and eunuchs.

Now, Jiang Guanqing, the head of Linqing Chaoguan, has heard the new sacred idea in the state government office: Shandong also wants to try out the new law!
Compared with the Guangdong Municipal Shipbuilding Department, the "profitability" of Linqing Chaoguan is stronger, so how could it not be the target of public criticism?

"Your Majesty is going to see us tomorrow, how should we deal with it?" Jiang Guanqing looked worried, "I have checked the books over and over again, but with the number of merchants and people in Linqing and the amount of goods coming and going, your Majesty must know that Linqing will be closed for a year. More than 8 to [-] taels of silver can be collected. Ma Gonggong, I am worried that after the news spreads, the merchants in the city may act recklessly and sue the imperial court!"

Ma Gui, the tax inspector of Linqing Chaoguan, looked at the expectant eyes of the two, and shook his head decisively: "Guangdong Fu Lun, Zhejiang Ryan, everything comes first, our family dare not do anything wrong. , our family can stay in Linqing all the time, but godfather has mentioned to our family, before Your Majesty, everything will be dealt with."

"But..." Jiang Guanqing was restless.

Ma Gui looked at him and reminded: "Master Jiang, we don't care about other things, just remind you. Godfather said, Your Majesty always doesn't care about what happened in the past, but he must do things well in the future, and don't harm the country or the people. I I advise you, don’t cause trouble because of small losses and fear of responsibility.”

Jiang Guanqing gritted his teeth.

The actual amount of shipping material and goods tax that is handed over at Linqing Chaoguan each year is not a small number, and the amount that is finally handed over is tens of thousands of taels.Over the years, the total number actually obtained by so many officials and gentry every year is even a huge number.

But now they are fighting the rebellion and providing disaster relief, asking for money.

He dare not bet that the emperor will not pursue the previous crimes.

There is a decapitator in Shandong, as long as the persecution is not excessive, why should he care about the distance between Shandong and the capital?The main goal of His Majesty's southern tour is to deter Nanzhili.

But now, the emperor wants to stay in Linqing for seven days.

Every day is a torment for Jiang Guanqing and Linqing Zhizhou, but the first thing the emperor will do tomorrow is to find out about the situation from the local officials in Linqing.

He looked at Ma Gui, and finally said: "Thank you, Eunuch Ma, for reminding me. Since Eunuch Wei said so, it must be close."

One of Wei Bin's godsons has been in Linqing Chaoguan for seven years. In the past few years, he has made money for the late emperor.

After the yuan change, he, the godson of one of the eight tigers, was safe and sound.

But now that the emperor is eyeing the Linqing Chaoguan, Jiang Guanqing is terrified for a moment - Ma Gui, who has restrained a lot in the past three years, is not the person who the emperor deliberately stayed to make nails at Linqing Chaoguan, right?
See you tomorrow, no doubt like a sheep entering the mouth of a dragon.

Who knows if the emperor came to the banknote clearing pass to beat the tooth for a sacrifice!
(End of this chapter)