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Chapter 458 Qingzhang Great Merit, Unfilial Nephew
Feng Bao was greedy for money, and everyone in the palace knew it. From the first year of Wanli to now, the money obtained from several house raids did not enter the palace according to the rules, but went into Feng Bao's private pocket.

Whether it is the two empress dowagers or the Wanli emperor, they turned a blind eye to this small matter of money. It seems possible that Feng Bao instructed to set up a card to collect taxes in Cangzhou.

"Big Companion... No, Zhang Companion, go and ask! Don't say it's what I mean, just mention it in private."

Emperor Wanli frowned and pondered for a while, then opened his mouth to order, his face was also quite strange, Emperor Wanli and Zhang Cheng thought about the same, a person like Feng Bao would not do such a petty thing.

Hearing Emperor Wanli's order, Zhang Cheng hurriedly accepted the order, but the corners of his brows twitched unnoticed. If other people in the palace were involved in this matter, the little emperor would probably slap the table and yell at him to deal with it again, but He said it was Feng Bao, but he immediately became much quieter. When will his family have such a powerful position.

Just as Zhang Cheng walked to the door, Zhao Jinliang opened the curtain outside, but Emperor Wanli asked behind him:
"Is it a servant under Daban's hand?"

"If you go back to Lord Long Live, the servants who are on errands will not dare to continue to investigate when they hear that they have something to do with Eunuch Feng."

He answered lightly, and Emperor Wanli just said "oh".

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At the court meeting on the ninth day of June, Emperor Wanli had just taken his seat, and the eunuchs beside him finished singing at the top of their voices. Ma Ziqiang, Minister of the Household Department, stepped out of the line, knelt down and said to Chen Zou:
"Your Majesty, the clearing of the Tianxia Tianmu was completed the day before yesterday, and the total Tianxia Tianmu is 970 hectares. This is an increase of 300 million hectares compared to when Emperor Xiaozong respected the emperor. The acres are abundant, and the treasury will naturally be filled in the future. Prosperity and peace, to have such a great achievement, this is His Majesty's holy tomorrow, I congratulate His Majesty!"

Tian Fu was the economic foundation of the Ming Empire. After Zhang Juzheng came to power, he began to clear the world. This year has been the middle of the eighth year of Wanli. It is indeed a great achievement to sort out such a result.

The tax base has nearly doubled, so the tax revenue collected every year will naturally double. In fact, in the past few years, the treasury has become more and more full, and the imperial court has a lot more money.

Emperor Wanli was most concerned about the matter of wealth. Even though he had received the news a few days ago, the smile on his face could not be restrained.

All the ministers in Wenyuan Pavilion had to have fun seeing this situation, and they all praised and said:

"It's all thanks to His Majesty's sageness that this great cause of prosperity is possible!!"

Emperor Wanli nodded with a smile, stretched out his hand to help, and said:
"All my lovers have worked hard, and I will reward you for this clean-up."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness!"

The people below are thanking you again. After this procedure, everyone entered the line. Zhang Siwei looked at Zhang Juzheng at the top, pondered for a while, and said:
"Your Majesty, the Ministry of War received the victory report from Liaodong yesterday. The brigade of the thief chief Wang Wutang was defeated by the Liaozhen soldiers and horses. They chased for three hundred miles and won a great victory..."

Halfway through the conversation, Ma Ziqiang, the Minister of the Household Department who had just got up there, knelt down again. He was over 60 years old, with white beard and white hair fluttering, but his voice was very high, and he said there again:
"Your Majesty, your majesty will not need to talk about the matter of Qingzhang's farmland. Elder Zhang Ge presided over the implementation and strategized. This is the great good deed of Qingzhang. I ask for credit for Zhang Ge, and Zhang Ge should take the lead."

All eyes in Wenyuan Pavilion were on Ma Ziqiang, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, and everyone cursed inwardly. Ma Ziqiang was the oldest in the court, and he was about to retire and return home. He was so eager to flatter Zhang Juzheng.

But these bosses didn’t hate Ma Shangshu ardently, but hated him for taking the lead, clearing Zhang’s fields, and almost washing out the officials of all provinces in the world, and the rest were Zhang Ge’s disciples. When the tax base doubles, the treasury revenue also nearly doubles. This is an inexhaustible feat.

Zhang Juzheng's chief assistant in the cabinet, as the emperor's teacher, and the trust of the Empress Dowager Li, and with such immeasurable meritorious deeds, there is no room for other people in the court to insert needles.

Just as Ma Ziqiang finished asking for merit, Emperor Wanli looked at Zhang Juzheng beside him. Just as he opened his mouth to speak, all the officials in the room knelt down and said in unison:
"Your Majesty, for such a great achievement, Mr. Zhang Ge should be the first, and the ministers will ask for credit for Mr. Zhang!!?"

Emperor Wanli sat on the dragon chair, looking forward, he could feel Zhang Juzheng beside him was looking at him, a smile appeared on his face immediately, and he said loudly:
"Mr. Zhang has made such a great achievement. I have long thought of rewarding him. The thoughts of all the ministers are exactly the same as my thoughts. Get up, and I will make an order in a few days!!"

"Your Majesty Shengming!!"

All the people below were praising again, only then did Zhang Juzheng turn around and bow down, and said in a solemn voice:
"Your Majesty, the results of Qingzhang's farm are not the result of one person, but the hard work of officials all over the world for several years. Please also order a reward from your Majesty to comfort the loyal hearts of all the ministers."

"What Mr. Zhang said is, Zhang Cheng, just draw up a decree according to this!"

Emperor Wanli nodded with a smile and said, Shen Shixing, a cabinet scholar and minister of rites, has always done what others do, and he followed suit. His face seemed to darken slightly, and then returned to normal.

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I don't know when it started, but the Wanli Emperor no longer sat in the imperial study after the disintegration of the dynasty, but went to a certain place.

Zhang Cheng spent a lot more time in the ceremonial supervisor's room than before. Such a decree to comfort the world is the easiest to write. The official document format that has been handed down from ancient times to the present is nothing more than a different name.

The eunuch Zhang Cheng, the supervisor of ceremonies, has been working on the official documents for decades, so naturally he can finish it overnight.

Qingzhang Tianmu has such a big achievement, the treasury will be better for many years, everyone is naturally happy, the ceremonial supervisor is also the center of the world, the eunuchs are in a much happier mood, when Zhang Cheng entered the room, Feng Bao smiled and read a booklet, Quite relaxed.

"Today, the old horse is too low-level. He is a veteran of three dynasties, and his status is such. It's really embarrassing to be flattering to such an extent."

Zhang Cheng smiled and said:
"There are rumors in the market that Mr. Ma's son is working in the Ministry of Industry this year. It is said that this year he should be promoted to a higher level, but Mr. Li from the Ministry of Officials insists on it, so Mr. Zhang Ge is required to come forward. "

Feng Bao sneered and said casually:

"They're all from Mr. Zhang Ge, and they're still fighting each other there. It's not the old grievances between the two of them in the Hanlin Academy..."

Zhang Cheng followed with a smile, but Feng Bao said again:
"The so-called news in the market must have been found out by the Department of Public Security. This yamen is doing well, and some money is sent to the palace. Dongchang and Jinyiwei don't know how much money has been corrupted, and nothing has been done!"

When it comes to the Public Security Department, Zhang Cheng is more cautious. Although the Public Security Department is useful, it was established because it was inconvenient for Wanli to order the factory guards. Everyone was silent, but it was hard to say what they thought in their hearts, so they simply changed the subject and said:

"Eunuch Feng, Wang Tong submitted a memorial a few days ago, saying that Cangzhou will set up a canal on the canal, imitating Tianjin Wei's side to collect taxes on passing ships. I wonder if Dongchang has reported it?"

When it comes to three points, everyone is a smart person, and they will understand when they click on it. Unexpectedly, Feng Bao was taken aback, and said:
"Cangzhou is doing nonsense, there is a trap there, messing up the merchant ships going to Tianjin Wei, Cangzhou will not drop any money, absurd, seeing the foolish people with money eyes, thinking that Wang Tong just made it so big... "

"To be honest with Eunuch Feng, there is news in the palace that there is something involved with you, Eunuch."

Zhang Cheng said in a low voice, Feng Bao raised his head slowly, suddenly smiled, and said:
"I really didn't expect that this matter is nothing, but it makes the outside world think that our family is still looking at this small amount of money, and I really can't afford to lose face. Eunuch Zhang, send someone to Cangzhou immediately, and the local officials will also be killed." It's changed, since it can be related to our family, there are probably a few characters in the palace and outside the palace, so you don't have to worry about it."

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On the [-]th day of June, the supervisor and the cabinet quickly went through the formalities, and the messenger left the capital and went straight to Cangzhou. He was just a magistrate, and the court didn't pay attention to it.

Zhang Cheng had just walked into the house of the Chief of Rites with a stack of folders between his hands, but saw Zou Yi in a red robe bowing at the corner, Zhang Cheng frowned, and said:
"You are also the head of the sixth division now, and the sneaky habits raised by the security department have to be changed. You are not seen in the ceremonial supervisor's room all day long. If other people talk about it, our family will also lose face."

Facing Zhang Cheng's reprimand, Zou Yi smiled and bent down a little more, and said:
"What the foster father taught me is that if the son of the supervisor of ceremonies takes too much control, Eunuch Feng will not be happy. It is better to avoid suspicion. Yesterday afternoon, Eunuch Feng called Feng Youning, who was in charge of the prison of Qianhu in Dongchang. , slapped a few times, and cursed."

Zhang Cheng shook his head and smiled, and said in a low voice:

"Feng Youning has the status of an earl, but he is still so petty. If he instigated this matter, it would be justified."

"Yesterday night, Xu Qingshan, the left servant of the household department, went to Mr. Zhang Ge to plead guilty. Mr. Zhang Ge didn't come out to see him. Cried a lot."

"Why don't you cry? The old horse will retire in two months. That position belongs to him. If you make such a fuss, I'm afraid it will fly!"

Listening to Zou Yi's narration, Zhang Cheng's interest rose, and Zou Yi said with a smile:

"What the foster father said is that just now there was a message from the Department of Public Security that Zhang Xueyan, the right servant of the household department, accepted Ma Shangshu's invitation and asked him to go to Qinlou for a drink at night."
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