Brocade clothing as the country

Chapter 239 State affairs and family affairs
"Your Majesty has made a careful investigation, and now there are people outside Zhang Ge's wings among the officials in the court. In the inner court, Feng Gonggong and Zhang Ge are mutual aids, and the Empress Dowager appreciates him very much. If Your Majesty makes such a move If the country and society are carried out inside and outside the court, besides Zhang Cheng and Eunuch Zhang, who else is on His Majesty's side? Besides, Zhang Ge is always loyal to the country, what happens in private is a small matter, why should His Majesty care about it, but just sit on the sidelines and look at it in a few years."

Wang Tong finished writing quickly in the room, reviewed it from beginning to end, then put the envelope into the envelope, dripped wax on it, put the envelope into the iron box, locked it and pasted the seal on it, and made preparations layer by layer. Zhang Shiqiang, who was waiting outside the house, called in, put the tin box in his pocket, handed it to Zhang Shiqiang cautiously, and said:
"You called two dealers, each with three horses, and hurried to the capital. This iron box will be handed over to Zou Yi, you understand."

Seeing Wang Tong's prudence, Zhang Shiqiang agreed solemnly, took the burden and hurried out.

Wang Tong let out a long breath, and his heart was awe-inspiring. He thought that the temperament of the emperor's family was different from ordinary people, but he didn't expect that Emperor Wanli would still be angered by such things. There is a little sense of propriety, and his own opinions let him have a step down.

Zhang Juzheng, the chief assistant of the cabinet, is now at the peak of his power. If Emperor Wanli really does such a thing, even though one is a ruler and the other is a minister, it may be that Emperor Wanli will be disgraced. To put it more seriously, he will be treated in the name of Jiangshan Sheji It is not impossible to abolish it, after all, among the direct heirs of Emperor Longqing, there is still King Lu.

A few days ago, along with the little emperor's letter, there was also a letter from Zhang Cheng, explaining the process in detail. Naturally, Wang Tong knew the key points, so he quickly wrote a letter and sent someone to send it back.

Sending this letter, based on what I know about the emperor's character, he should not have made any outrageous actions. In fact, according to Wang Tong's understanding, I am afraid that Emperor Wanli had figured it out before the letter reached the capital.

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Even so, after sending the letter, Wang Tong still felt a burst of relief, walked out of his house, and raised his voice to say hello:

"Dahai, get ready to dismount, let's go out for a walk together."

Now Wang Tong is also handling official business in the mansion on the Drum Tower side. It turned out that Tianjin Jinyiwei's official office is not much there, and it is left to Hang Daqiao and others to take care of it. Those hundreds of Jinyi Guards go on business every day, Go out and walk around to inquire about some market news, and then spread it here.

These news are very seldom useful. Putting people there is just to support a establishment. Anyway, it won't cost too much money.

Although the imperial court has a decree, Panda, who is in charge of military affairs, does not dare to really follow the old rules. The [-]% loss must be deducted, and the discount for rice and banknotes must be discounted. It is only based on the best ratio for Wang Tong. Well, for example, apart from the [-]% discount, there is no other loss, and the rice bill is the rice eight bill two.

Calculated in this way, it is equivalent to paying Wang Tong's full salary for seven months a year according to the establishment of a thousand people, and Panda couldn't help doing this. A document of his own actually provoked the capital's decree, but he didn't move that Wang Tong fined half a hair of his hair without pain or itching.

In this way, even if you don't know what kind of background this Wang Tong has in the capital, you still know that this young master can't afford to offend him.

Sun Dahai and Ma Sanbiao also have temperaments that are happy to move but not quiet. When they heard Wang Tong say they were going out, they hurriedly went to the farmer to ask for a horse and brought them over.

When Wang Tong went out, he had to take Li Hutou with him as usual. The kid had grown a lot, and he found a not-so-big mount, but he could ride a horse.

Li Hutou has always lived in Wang Tong's mansion. He has a different identity from others. Sun Dahai and Zhang Shiqiang are servants of the servants. Ma Sanbiao is like a family. Li Hutou is regarded as a young master by everyone He treats him with kindness, and serves him thoughtfully and properly, but Li Hutou has always kept a straight face, very unhappy.

"Brother Wang, Li Tao, and Sun Xin are all leading soldiers to train outside the city. I am also from the martial arts hall. When it comes to martial arts, the two of them may not be my opponents. Let me go too!"

That's why Li Hutou was unhappy. Seeing those fellow teenagers, some of whom were far inferior to him were all leading the soldiers for training outside, but he could only stay in this house, which made him very depressed.

Wang Tong stepped forward and rubbed the top of Li Hutou's head, and said with a smile:

"When you get taller, I'll let you go. Now that you are like this, you can't hold back people!"

Sun Dahai and Ma Sanbiao laughed together, but Li Hu's face collapsed, and he didn't insist anymore. He was young, not tall, and looked like a complete child. If he went alone, those who came from military households How can young and strong be convinced, it's better to stay by your side.

However, Li Hutou is indeed a child at heart, several people rode out together, looked at the bustling scene on the street, and forgot those unhappiness and looked lively.

However, Wang Tong and Sun Dahai walked forward a few steps quickly and distanced themselves. Sun Dahai said in a low voice:
"The few people who died and ran away from the barracks that day were all checked according to the guarantee documents. They are often extinct people, and they seem to be fakes."

In the incident in the new barracks, because everyone had a guarantee document, the names of the people were checked afterward. Wang Tong brought a few Jinyiwei from the capital and took people to investigate. Today, Sun Dahai came to tell the result.

Wang Tong nodded and smiled, which was expected, but it gave him another way of thinking, and said in a deep voice:

"Tomorrow you will lead people to check all the guarantors' homes of the newcomers. Maybe there are those who are still lurking in the camp with forbearance. After this check, they will be found out."

Sun Dahai quickly agreed and chatted for a few words. Sun Dahai slowed down his horse and fell behind, but Ma Sanbiao picked up his horse to keep up. Wang Tong was not polite to him, and asked directly:
"What's the real situation between you and the daughter of the Zhang family!"

Ma Sanbiao is almost ten years older than Wang Tong, but in front of Wang Tong, he has more and more the opposite meaning, asking about his latest concerns, and immediately becomes a blushing and thick-necked, rough-natured man like usual The man was actually speechless, and it took him a long time to say:
"My mother promised that tomorrow I will send someone to find a matchmaker."

Mrs. Ma was quite open-minded, and the only thing she was worried about was that there was something wrong with the Zhang family, which would damage Wang Tong's reputation, so after agreeing to her son, she entrusted Tan Jiang and his team to investigate Zhang Chunde's house inside and out. Seeing that he was indeed a good citizen, he went to propose marriage.

The street is quite lively, Wang Tong rode his horse slowly, while controlling the rein, looked ahead and said:

"Originally, I was at ease with that Zhang family, but I became your father-in-law, but I have to send an accountant to check the accounts. This is a business matter, so don't think too much about it."

Originally, it was a business shop that had nothing to do with the family, and the rewards and punishments were easy on the outside. After marrying Ma Sanbiao, with this relationship, he had to take care of it. , Punishment is troublesome, since this is the case, send an accountant to keep an eye on the account there, to prevent problems before they happen, and it is difficult for everyone to avoid mistakes.

He was able to say hello to Ma Sanbiao, which was also a way to save face for the Ma family's mother and son, so that he would not think that he could not be trusted and misunderstood.

But Ma Sanbiao didn't think so much, and said carelessly at this time:
"Your Excellency, why do you discuss with me about the arrangement? What I mean is to sell the shop and take Zhang Chunde's family over. I will just keep it and do business. But my mother said, you are still useful for this shop, sir. Just give up!"

Wang Tong smiled and said relaxedly:

"You can think about it, but you still have to work hard on this matter. Go to the capital in a few days, transfer a tent from the teahouse or restaurant, and let Lu Tongpan help you handle it."

Having said that, Wang Tong turned his head and shouted to Li Hutou who was looking around behind him:

"Tiger head, miss your father, go home and see in a few days!"

Unexpectedly, when Li Hutou heard this, he shook his head and waved his hands in panic, and said with a mournful face:
"Seeing that my father is going to be trained again, I feel trembling when I stay together. Brother Li, you should let me stay here in Tianjin. How about I practice again tomorrow?"

Hearing this, everyone laughed. Li Hutou practiced martial arts very diligently, followed Yu Dayou's side every day, and had never been lazy. However, he was terrified of his father since he was a child, so he really didn't want to see him.

Wang Tong didn't answer, thinking that you don't want your father, but Li Wenyuan thinks you must be thinking very much, and you must send them back in a few days to let their father and son meet.

The city of Tianjin is not as good as Beijing Normal University, but the prosperity inside and outside the city is much stronger than that of Beijing Normal University. At this time, the canals have been opened up, official ships and civilian ships have begun to go south and north, and the flow of logistics and people has also followed.

Wang Tong and others went out of the west gate, which was right next to the canal, but it was more prosperous than the inner city. Only then did Wang Tong know who the Xingcai Inn was prepared for. Merchants, who don't need to stay in the shop to be a top-notch, the docks along the canal are everywhere, large and small ships are docked, carts and horses are working hard to go back and forth, unloading and loading, and there are various shop vendors doing business for these people.

It is so prosperous and prosperous, every time I look at it, it brings back memories of Wang Tong, and I feel more emotional for no reason.

You must pass by this place to go to the new barracks, and it has been a while since I saw it, and Wang Tong didn't feel bored. It wasn't unusual for boats to come and go on the river, but today it looked a little different.

There is a big ship parked by the biggest pier. Passing ships have to approach and leave. For some reason, there is such a delay. The up and down navigation is not smooth, and the canal has been blocked for a long time. .

(End of this chapter)