Brocade clothing as the country

Chapter 1024

In fact, in the middle of the 16th year of Wanli, there were still many major events. For example, the armed forces of the naturalized business group fought several battles with the Horqin tribe, and countless beheads were beheaded. , For example, Wang Tong went to Songjiang Mansion as the general office.

In the past, every matter would have been discussed by the government and the public, and there would have been countless disputes and analysis. However, it is not a big deal at this time. The imperial army marched eastward to Liao Town and wiped out the Jianzhou Jurchen victory. It is really too brilliant So much so that everyone didn't pay much attention to other things.

A secretary in the cabinet noticed one thing. In the middle of the past years, when the savings are exhausted and the harvest has not yet arrived, it is often the most critical time for the economy of ordinary small households. A slight fluctuation means bankruptcy and bankruptcy, and then there will always be troubles like this in various places. Such disturbances, such as the gathering of the hungry and the exiled, or the incitement of the poor by those with a heart, the situation has improved a lot this year. Such large and small riots are at least [-]% less than last year, and if they are even less than [-]% less than before.

What is the reason? It is nothing more than that outside the customs and outside the Great Wall, there are a lot of fields that need to be cultivated, and people are being recruited everywhere, and the refugees and the poor are absorbed invisibly. People have a way out and can find food and clothing, so they don’t make trouble It's messed up.

After reaching this conclusion, the secretary in the cabinet talked about it with his friends, and the news quickly reached the ears of a big man in the cabinet, and then the secretary in the cabinet was sent to Huguang as the magistrate with an excellent evaluation. In terms of rank, the promotion of the cabinet secretary to the magistrate is indeed regarded as being promoted, but according to the practice of the Ming Dynasty, if the cabinet secretary is in the local area, it is considered inferior to be a leftist to participate in politics.

Although Wang Tong has gone to Songjiang, what he does is still there. Military affairs, economy, and people's livelihood are all dazzling. He has achieved such achievements as a military general. No matter what people do later, everything is comparable. , if you do not do well, then naturally it is not as good, if you do well, then you must carry forward what Wang Tong has done, everyone is at the highest level in the world, they are all arrogant people, people like this Evaluation, no one is reconciled.

But I don't want to hear it, I don't want people to compare it, it doesn't mean that Wang Tong doesn't exist anymore, the hereditary Duke of Liao is supervising the port opening of Songjiang, which is attracting worldwide attention, it's hard not to hear it.

From the end of the 15th year of Wanli to the June of the 16th year of Wanli, the opening of Songjiang port has been stumbling, and there was no progress at first, and then a group of officials from Tianjin Wei was transferred to Songjiang Prefecture. Some have moved, but the progress is still very slow.

Tianjin Wei opened its port only ten years ago, and it is on the edge of the capital. Many people remember how Tianjin Wei developed. A small city that only existed because of the transfer of grain, suddenly gathered the wealth of the world, prospered, and Not that messy pattern.

The city is being maintained and expanded in an orderly manner. People who have been there feel that there are many more rules than the capital. Everyone thinks that such regulations should be learned by everyone and should be followed.

Before the emergence of Tianjin Wei, few people would have imagined that such a prosperous city could be so safe and peaceful in the market, and that everyone from officials to merchants to ordinary people could benefit from it, and it was also very clean. , this is really rare.

It seems to be a very simple matter, but it is to build a seaport near the sea, build a river channel near the river, divide the area in a checkerboard manner, each area has a fixed public, recruit a lot of servants, and take care of everything , By the way, we also need to dig the sewer, clean up the garbage and so on.

Many scholars have been to Tianjin Wei, and many people even took notes and pondered. Some of the work done by these scholars was their own curiosity, and some were done for the big bosses in the court.

Everyone thinks this way, since a martial artist like Wang Tong can do this, and we have been officials for many years and have rich experience in reading sage books, wouldn't it be better to take his tricks over.

That is to say, with this intention in mind, when Wang Tong proposed the opening of Songjiang port, the courtiers agreed one after another. Solving the dwindling fiscal revenue was on the one hand, and on the other hand, they wanted to prove that they were no worse than Wang Tong.

It is easy to think, easy to say, but not easy to do. The current situation in Songjiang Mansion proves this point. You must know that the person who went to promote various policies is Zheng Guotai. When it comes to being prominent and favored, Queen Zheng Zheng Guotai, the younger brother of Zheng Guotai, said that he was number one, but no one dared to admit that he was number two.

However, the opening of the Songjiang Port was still a mess, not to mention messy and inappropriate, and was taken advantage of by many people with ulterior motives.

According to the news from the Nanjing Jinyiwei Daily, Songjiang Mansion has now become a place for pirates in Zhejiang, Fujian and Guangdong to write off their accounts. They go ashore in the name of merchants and sell all kinds of goods robbed at sea. The tyrants and landlords along the coast all go there to make contact, and all the gambling houses and brothels are also flocking here, making the place a mess.

The pirates are doing business here, but the real giants at sea are unwilling to come here. Sea masters like Shen Wang and Sha Dacheng have thousands of boats under their command and thousands of men who can go out to fight. Compared with these pirates I don't know how much stronger it is, but for them, sea business and the collection of taxes and fees for sea passage are the main income. Killing people for money is actually a sideline business, which is only used as a deterrent.

After all, there are many boats running on the sea, so they receive more money. If they really want to kill them all, they will be fishing in a dry marsh, and there is no benefit at all.

For these sea owners across the sea, what they need is a port where they can buy a large amount of goods at any time and purchase the goods they ship. The current appearance of Songjiang Mansion is not what they need.

There is a stable supply of a large amount of goods, there is also a large amount of cash purchases, there is enough credit, and a long-term relationship can be maintained. Such a person must be a wealthy man from various prefectures in the south of the Yangtze River, and must have official connections, but now Songjiang The mansion is in such a mess, none of these rich merchants wants to come here, they feel ashamed, and there are desperadoes at sea everywhere, a few small boats are killing people and stealing goods at sea, selling scattered stolen goods, Such things as selling stolen goods are petty profits. It is meaningless to make such a small amount of money, and it will cause yourself a whole lot of trouble.

The big merchants in the sea are unwilling to come, and the wealthy merchants from all over the south of the Yangtze River are also unwilling to come. Shanghai County, Songjiang Prefecture is now a den of thieves. If this can be regarded as the opening of a port, it is a joke.

Everyone expects to make a fortune here. Could it be possible to collect money from those dice shops and local prostitution dens to check some stolen goods? Isn't this a joke?
So after Zheng Guotai stayed in Songjiang for a few months, he rushed back to the capital in a hurry.

When Wang Tong came here, everything was different
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On the second day of August, the clerks, servants, helpers of the county government, and the two inspectors and their subordinates, in other words, all the government officials in Shanghai County were invited to the house by Wang Tong. to dinner.

Needless to say, the county magistrate and the two patrol inspectors are all of official rank, and the rest are nothing but a status in the yamen.

There is no reason for such a big person like a sesame seed to be invited by the Duke of Liao. There is a saying that the county magistrate should be in charge now. Wang Tong is now in charge of Songjiang, and he is in charge of them, so he dare not not go. up.

The port chosen by Songjiang to open a port is in Shanghai County. Needless to say, the county is full of smog.

The construction of the Liao State Duke’s Mansion began years ago. Outside the county seat of Shanghai, needless to say, it occupies a vast area. It is a feature that it is close to the river. It is rare for a wealthy family to build a mansion near the river. Seeing that the Liao Kingdom's mansion is still next to a port, and those big ships are moored in the port, everyone can understand why.

There were more than three hundred people who came to the banquet, considering the scale of Wang Tong's mansion, this is not a big deal, the banquet was also arranged, and it was still in the courtyard.

The guest was greeted by Sha Dongning, the leader of the guards next to Wang Tong. Sha Dongning was in front of the door with more than a dozen personal guards. Sha Dongning now also has the rank of guerrilla general.

In terms of rank, not to mention the two inspectors, even the magistrate of Shanghai County has to call himself a subordinate official, and those officers and arresters naturally dare not make mistakes, and they all look respectful.

These veterans who were selected as Wang Tong's guards are all elite fighters, brave men who have seen blood, and they are placed outside the door, and the people in Shanghai County are afraid of them.

There was no smile on Sha Dongning's face, but he was also polite. When the brigade passed by, he said disdainfully to the people around him:

"These people say they are working for the public, but they are not as good as Tartars. What do these people look like? Are they catching thieves or thieves?"

The few people behind were all laughing, and someone jokingly said:
"Our father-in-law is here, and all ghosts and snakes will be wiped out, let them have bad luck!"

While talking, a guard ran out from the yard, approached and whispered to Sha Dongning:

"Team Sha, everyone is here. Everyone on the list has arrived. I have checked twice."

From the other side, a man with a turban on his head rode over, got off his horse and said:
"Team Sha, except for those looking at the port, everyone who can come has come."

"Then I will trouble you to watch over here."

"What trouble do you say? Team Sha's work today is hard work."

Sha Dongning smiled, waved his hands meaninglessly and said:

"The door here is closed tightly, don't leave one, I will go."

(End of this chapter)