I, Jiajing, successfully cultivated immortality

Chapter 112 I'm a Taichang Shaoqing, Why...

After the cabinet meeting was over, rumors soon spread that Taichang Shaoqing Li Chunfang was personally appointed by His Majesty as the next Minister of Rites.

As soon as the news came out, countless officials, big and small, came to visit, fearing that they would be one step too late.

And Li Chunfang is indeed a person who has been immersed in the officialdom for many years, and he is handy in dealing with such situations.

After politely sending off the last batch of officials who came to visit, Li Chunfang called the butler at home and gave this order: "If anyone comes to visit in the future, just say that I am busy with business."

"Yes, master." After the butler answered, he went down to get busy. His task was to register all the gifts sent by these officials, and return gifts to others in the future.

"Sir, this..." Li Chunfang's wife walked out of the room, looking at the gifts that almost filled the entire corridor, she couldn't help but said in surprise.

"What's so strange about this, my husband is now the Secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and there will be many such things in the future. You should pay more attention to these things in the future, and don't randomly collect other people's things, understand?"

"I understand, you don't know how much I worry about you these days. I can't sleep all night because I'm afraid of you..." Li Chunfang's wife said, tears streaming down uncontrollably.

"It's okay, it's okay, my husband is now the Minister of Rites." Seeing this, Li Chunfang hugged his wife in his arms and comforted him softly.

……

Early in the morning, Yan Mansion.

As usual, Yan Song held a bowl of thick porridge and drank it slowly.

"Father, my son has sent someone to take a message to Yan Maoqing according to your instructions."

"Well, well done, let's sit down and eat something." After Yan Song finished speaking, he pointed to the dishes on the table and said.

As soon as Yan Song finished speaking, a maid brought Yan Shifan a bowl of thick porridge.

"Father, my son is still a little worried about Yan Maoqing. After all, you have issued a military order with His Majesty!" Yan Shifan said with a worried look on his face.

Yan Song sighed, put down the spoon, and said, "It's okay, if Yan Maoqing can't collect enough salt tax, then there is no need to save his little life! We don't need to take action at that time, Your Majesty The side will also take care of him."

"Well, since this is the case, the child is worrying too much." After Yan Shifan finished speaking, he picked up the bowl of thick porridge and began to drink it.

On the other hand, Yan Maoqing didn't fall asleep all night, as soon as he closed his eyes, all kinds of bizarre dreams would come to his mind, he even dreamed that he was approached by Jin Yiwei, ransacked his family and wiped out his family scene!
The sky outside gradually brightened, and Yan Maoqing got some comfort in his anxious heart, and then he put on his official uniform under the service of the maid.

And the first stop for Yan Maoqing to collect salt tax was Zhejiang, a rich place. The reason why he chose Zhejiang was to win a good fortune!Yan Maoqing believes that everything is difficult at the beginning, as long as the beginning is smooth, all difficulties in the future can be easily solved.

Yan Maoqing is well aware of the methods those officials may use. As for how to be greedy for money and how to fool superior officials, he, Yan Maoqing, has already accumulated extremely rich experience in this regard!In other words, there is a bit of a big knife in front of Guan Gong.

He, Yan Maoqing, is still very confident in this aspect!

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Zhejiang, Zhejiang Governor's Mansion.

Soon, after Hu Zongxian got the news, he summoned everyone to the hall to discuss the next countermeasures.

Hu Zongxian sat at the head, and after taking a sip of tea, he said slowly, "I got the news that Yan Maoqing's first stop to collect salt tax this time is Zhejiang!"

"What? Zhejiang is the first stop?" After hearing the news about Hu Zongxian, everyone in the hall was quite surprised.

"Shouldn't it be put away from the vicinity of the capital first, and then along the Grand Canal? How could it be..." Zheng Bichang was quite puzzled by this, and asked in doubt.

"Oh, I don't know what Yan Maoqing is thinking!" Hu Zongxian sighed and said helplessly.

"Oh, by the way, are we ready for the salt tax that Zhejiang province needs to pay to the imperial court?" Hu Zongxian was a little worried, and confirmed to Zheng Michang again.

"Report to the Governor, the total salt tax that Zhejiang needs to pay is 1206 million taels of silver, and all of it is stored in the warehouse at the moment, and there are heavy soldiers guarding it day and night!" Zheng Michang Shen Shenghui reported.

"Well, don't let your guard down, you're right to be careful." After listening to Zheng Michang's report, Hu Zongxian was obviously relieved.

"Yes, my lord governor, I will definitely handle this matter properly without any mistakes!" Zheng Michang replied decisively.

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The Forbidden City, the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

The memorial that Hu Zongxian had sent over earlier was also successfully placed on Jiajing's case.

After Jiajing read the contents of the memorial, he laughed loudly and said, "Okay!"

"Your Majesty, is there any good news?" Seeing that the emperor was so happy, Lu Fang asked.

"There is indeed good news. Look, Hu Zongxian has obtained the hiding place of the Japanese pirate leader Wang Zhi. I hope the Ministry of War will send a navy to assist, so that we can catch them all!"

After Jiajing finished speaking, he handed the memorial to Lu Fang.

"Your Majesty, this is a blessing! In this way, the Japanese plague along the southeast coast will be greatly reduced." Lu Fang said respectfully after reading the content of the memorial.

"Oh, by the way, how is Li Chunfang?" Jiajing quickly skipped this topic and asked Lu Fang instead.

"Your Majesty, since the news spread yesterday that you appointed him as the new Minister of Rituals, Lord Li's house has been full of guests! Officials, big and small, have all come to visit, and it is said that the gifts they sent almost made him feel ashamed. The hallway at home is full of piles." Lu Fang responded after thinking for a moment.

"Oh, these people are really afraid of being one step behind others." After listening to Lu Fang's report, Jiajing sneered and commented.

"Then how did Li Chunfang deal with it?" Jiajing continued to ask.

"Your Majesty, Li Chunfang handled this matter very well, and he was not unfamiliar at all! He tried his best to receive those officials who came to visit him, regardless of their rank." Lu Fang carefully observed the expression on the emperor's face. , replied respectfully.

"Your Majesty, and..."

"Okay, let's go here, go and call Zhang Juzheng to me, I have something to tell him." Jiajing waved his hand, interrupting what Lu Fang wanted to say next.

"Yes, Your Majesty, this servant will call Master Zhang over here." After Lu Fang finished speaking, she saluted Jiajing slightly, and then left quickly.

Soon, Zhang Juzheng followed in Lu Fang's footsteps and came to the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

As soon as he entered the door, Zhang Juzheng knelt down on the ground and said in a deep voice: "My minister, Zhang Juzheng, sees Your Majesty, long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

"Get up." Jiajing looked at Zhang Juzheng who was kneeling on the ground, his tone was flat.

"Do you know why I asked you to come here this time?" Jiajing said, taking the memorial that Hu Zongxian handed over in his hand.

"Report to Your Majesty, I don't know about it, so I hope Your Majesty will say it clearly." Zhang Juzheng's tone became more respectful.

"Lu Fang, show it to him." Jiajing said, and handed the memorial to Lu Fang.

"Yes, Your Majesty." After receiving the memorial from Jiajing, Lu Fang came to Zhang Juzheng, bent down, and handed the memorial to him.

After Zhang Juzheng read the content above, he couldn't help saying in a deep voice: "Your Majesty wants me to..."

"That's right, I want your Ministry of War to send sailors to cooperate with Hu Zongxian's actions and wipe out the Japanese pirates!"

"Yes, Your Majesty! I obey."

(End of this chapter)