Brocade clothing as the country

Chapter 464
Zhang Shiqiang has always been a cautious image in everyone's minds. At this juncture, Zhang Shiqiang said that waiting for Wang Tong to make up his mind, it must not be a trivial matter.

Wang Tong nodded and said loudly:
"You said that, although today's incident is dangerous, it is all right after all, don't delay Tianjin Wei's official duties."

Only then did Zhang Shiqiang speak and continue:
"Since the opening of the Alkali Bank, many prefectures in the south of Beizhili and Shandong have bought in large quantities, some by car, some by boat, and many of them come here with empty boats and cars, and leave after buying. , Didn’t your lord set a rule, saying that everything related to alkali is tax-free, but my subordinates seem to come and go so much, if we don’t collect taxes, we are really at a loss..."

"It won't take long to come here with empty cars and empty ships. It costs money to go by boat or car. Seeing how prosperous Tianjin Wei is, I will definitely want to bring some goods from my hometown to make some money. Now I look at the big profits of alkali. It’s even higher than salt, as long as the Xuanfu keeps bringing it over and we keep selling it here, that’s a big profit, and the tax exemption is just to keep it, so there’s no need to say more about it.”

Wang Tong explained a few words aloud, Zhang Shiqiang bowed in response, and sat back in his seat. Wang Tong reached out and patted the tea table beside him. Just as he was about to speak, someone announced from outside:

"Master, Zhang Yubei, the manager of the interpreter, please see me!"

Others are fine, but Sun Dahai frowned and said:
"He doesn't know if your lord is in trouble today? What business has to be said today."

In other words, Sun Dahai and Zhang Shiqiang have a close relationship. Otherwise, this would mean talking about Zhang Shiqiang again. However, Zhang Shiqiang still coughed uncomfortably. Wang Tong smiled and said:
"Since he has nothing to do, he should still be busy, let him in!!"

In addition to Zhang Yubei, the interpreter manager, Tianjin Wei also invited five interpreters from the capital to set up a school with money to select apprentices and jobs in workshops and shops. As usual, the wages will be increased by [-]% as usual, and many people have already learned it.

As soon as Zhang Yubei entered the room, there was naturally no room for him to stand and sit, so he quickly knelt down and kowtowed and said:

"My lord should not have come to report this incident today, but my lord had originally ordered that if those soldiers and soldiers wanted to see me, they would report it as soon as possible."

Those Fan people who came over, the artisans were all concentrated in the workshops. They received higher salaries, and in such a prosperous place, they had almost returned to their hearts.

The crew of the Flying Deer are young and strong narrators who are recruited for Haihe inspections on board every day. It is one thing to be willing or not, but under the supervision of soldiers and forts, they are also honest.

Only the ten soldiers who came over were quite strange. They followed them to the grassland. Although they did not fight the enemy bravely, they completed their tasks in a satisfactory manner, but after returning, they still stayed in the quarantine area dullly. Now this quarantine area Right in the barracks, I don't know why I took the initiative to ask to see him today.

Wang Tong shook his head and said with a smile:

"Today is a coincidence, everything is going together, have they figured it out?"

Next, Zhang Yubei replied with a smile:

"My lord's news of turning bad luck into good fortune has also spread to the barracks. Those Fan soldiers also often go to the Interpretation School. They are also familiar with everyone and can understand Chinese. They also know it. When I was young, in the past, However, I heard a few people talking there, saying that my lord's mind is not stable at this time, and at this time, I will definitely get more appreciation than before for my loyalty and loyalty in the past."

After hearing this, Wang Tong laughed loudly and said:
"It's their skills, not their tricks. You go back first and bring them to see me tomorrow."

Zhang Yubei quickly agreed, and at this moment he also knew that it was not suitable to stay longer, so he quickly got up and said goodbye. As soon as Zhang Yubei went out, Tan Bing beside him asked in a deep voice:

"My lord, these few people in Daming are nothing more than small flags, school captains and the like. Why should they be so important? I think these few people are only familiar with firecrackers, and they have no other advantages."

"Being familiar with the use of firecrackers will be of great use to us. Huwei Camp is newly built, and we can try out the strengths of things and choose the ones we want."

When Wang Tong said that, other people naturally had nothing to say, and things happened one after another. After talking here, Gu Zibin walked in. After entering the door, he first greeted a few words, and then said:
"My lord, the old masters from the silk and satin shop and the cloth shop have already been invited, but the masters said that you can't see clearly at night, and you can be sure if you look at it in the sun at noon tomorrow."

Wang Tong nodded, leaned on the back of the chair and breathed out, and said in a low voice:

"There's only so much we can do here, and the rest will be dealt with by the capital..."

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In June, the capital is not cool even at night, and it is the hottest time of the year. The imperial city is surrounded by high walls, completely blocking the wind, and it seems to be three points hotter than outside the palace.

Experienced eunuchs in the palace know that there are two best places to escape the summer heat in the palace at this time, one is the imperial city wall, where there is a high wind, and the other is Xiyuan, where there is a big lake, bigger than his. Everywhere is cool.

At that time, Emperor Jiajing was cultivating Xuanxuan here, and after Emperor Longqing ascended the throne, it was closed and reopened later, but Sun Hai, who opened Xiyuan to flatter Emperor Wanli, was sent to Fengyang to guard the imperial mausoleum.

After coming and going, everyone felt that this place was too bad, and it would be better to make less trouble here. After it was closed again, few people would care about it.

However, it was reopened in May this year, and it was still the courtyard ordered by Emperor Wanli. Emperor Wanli would often bring someone over.

This time in Xiyuan, there were not so many night lights like stars. The demon danced on the lake, and it was almost like going to the Imperial Garden on weekdays. There were servants who served, and the emperor talked and laughed with that person.

And when the emperor was with that person, everyone around him was dismissed, and everyone naturally obeyed, but discussions were inevitable.

The young eunuchs at the gate of Xiyuan kept talking.

"Long Live Lord has been with Zheng Shubin for the past four months, tsk tsk..."

"Concubine Huanshu, everyone guesses that she will be a concubine soon, maybe there are all imperial concubines!"

"Keep your voice down, keep your voice down, everyone, please don't talk about it with Wang Niangniang. It is said that Wang Niangniang is very angry and has killed two of them."

"When it's getting dark, go in earlier and ask, Lord Long Live will go to the Palace of Compassion and Peace with Lady Wang tonight."

He was chattering there, but he saw an eunuch in front of him running quickly with his robe hem in hand, several people hurriedly stretched out their hands to stop them, and the guards on the side also stood up, the eunuch who stopped him said repeatedly:

"Long live God is inside, do you want to go in and startle?"

The eunuch who ran over supported his knees with both hands, gasped heavily, and said:
"Tianjin Wei Zuoshu arrived at the Supervisor of Rituals today, and Wang Tong was assassinated, so Zhang Cheng and Zhang Gonggong sent me to inform the Lord Long Live..."

Even in the palace, everyone knew what the name Wang Tong meant. They looked at each other, and one of them said:
"Long Live Lord and Zheng Shubin are together, please come in with our house!!!"

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"Eunuch Zhang, Lord Long Live was a little anxious when he heard the news, but after knowing that Mr. Wang is fine, he was relieved and said that Ri Yushufang will discuss with you."

Zhang Cheng sat in his duty room and listened to the young eunuch's report, waved him to go down, and when the man left, he turned to Zou Yi and said:

"In the past, Lord Long Live would have been in a hurry. Now he should have patted the table for the people below to investigate. Now it's different!"

"Master foster father, my son heard from the Department of Public Security that he became close to his wives and concubines, so he will inevitably alienate his relatives and friends..."

If a young man enters the palace and grows up in this environment, he really doesn't understand these things. Zhang Cheng has experienced in and out of the palace for a long time, but he is familiar with the world. Hearing Zou Yi say this, Zhang Cheng couldn't help but smile waved his hand and said:

"It's really difficult for you to understand. It's better for us to say less about the secret affairs of the palace. Wang Tong's side is safe anyway. This is the best. Has the person who investigated it been sent out?"

After asking this question, Zou Yi hurriedly bowed and replied:

"A group of people from the Department of Public Security left the city before dark. They hurried to the post station set up by Wang Tong. They must arrive in two days. Eunuch Feng also sent people. My son guessed that Jin Yiwei's People will pass by too... Lord Yifu, Wang Tong is also confused, saying that there are too many people offended, and he doesn't know who can do such a thing."

Zhang Cheng had already picked up a booklet and was reading it. When he heard this, he didn't raise his eyes, and said with a smile:

"Moving the dead, killing officials in the street, being able to do such a thing, one is for great benefit, and the other is for great enmity, let him figure it out for himself, who has such enmity with him, and it will not be too much to be able to do this many."

"Your foster father, Ming Jian, my son will write a letter to Tianjin Wei."

Zhang Cheng had already picked up the ink pen and was about to approve it on the booklet. Zou Yi hurriedly bowed and said goodbye. When he walked to the door, Zhang Cheng put down the pen and said:
"Remember to tell Wang Tong that the son of a thousand gold can't sit still, he is also a man of status now, so be careful in everything, if it is really well guarded, how can such a thing happen."

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"Counting it all together, Wang Tong has been assassinated twice in Tianjin Wei, and the widow is also wondering what the hell Wang Tong did to make people deal with him like this. There must be a strict investigation, and a detailed investigation!"

Emperor Wanli's voice at the court meeting became much more severe, and naturally the ministers would not argue about anything at this moment, they all bowed to accept the order. After saying this, Emperor Wanli nodded to Feng Bao who was beside him, got up and left.

The emperor left, and the next step was for the cabinet to discuss its own affairs. Unexpectedly, the emperor left, and the supervisors of ceremonies left, but Feng Bao stayed behind, and said in a solemn voice:
"Edict of the Empress Dowager Cisheng..."

Everyone in the room was stunned for a moment, and they all knelt down quickly. Feng Bao said solemnly there:
"Wang Tong worked diligently in the Tianjin Wei Office and was loyal to the country. However, he repeatedly encountered murderous incidents. All the yamen will strictly investigate and deal with it. If it is found out who is so reckless, the Ai family will not tolerate him!!"

(End of this chapter)