Gui Zi Scroll Chapter 427: Follow-up processing, coping with difficult problems
It was already Xuzheng when Feng Ziying returned home, but everyone in the house was still waiting for Feng Ziying and did not eat. When Feng Ziying's carriage entered the house, Shen Yixiu, Xue Baochai and Lin Daiyu were all waiting at the east corner door in front of the door.
Everyone knows that today is the first time that Feng Ziying has participated in such a large-scale meeting of important ministers. This is not only an honor, but the most important thing is that the contents of this important ministers' meeting are known to many people in the capital city.
When Miao Changqi entered the inner city through Zhengyangmen Street, everyone knew that the negotiations between the imperial court and Nanjing might have a result. Who was Miao Changqi? He was the second person under Tang Binyin of the Nanjing puppet dynasty and a famous figure in Jiangnan. Scholar leader.
In terms of fame, it is not lower than Ye Xianggao and Fang Congzhe, and it is only higher than the cabinet minister Li Tingji who has become an official. Even people like Gu Bingqian, Gao Panlong, and Huang Ruliang are not as good as him.
He had been in contact and negotiating with Li Sancai, and the negotiation location changed several times, from Tongzhou to Tianjin Wei, and then from Tianjin Wei to Linqing, changing several places, intermittent, quarreling, and verbal abuse, but both sides always Neither of them completely broke up with each other, and they still maintained contact.
Both sides can't stand it anymore.
The imperial court's expenses are too large. Without the income from Jiangnan land tax, it relies solely on commercial taxes. Although it is growing rapidly, it is not enough to support the operation of the entire court at this stage. It must also rely on Jiangnan land tax, and Jiangnan's industrial and commercial tax is also A big chunk.
Borrowing was really an unbearable burden for the court, but in Feng Ziying's view, it was purely psychological. As long as you got used to borrowing, it didn't really matter.
The grain supply is also cut off. Even though Huguang has been recovered, grain cannot be transported up the canal. The Yangtze River route is also controlled by Nanjing. The transportation cost has skyrocketed several times. The price of grain in Beijing is about 70% higher than in previous years. This is still Yuguan. , when Daku tried its best to transport grain from the south.
A high of 70% may not be a problem for wealthy families, but even the so-called "middle class" in Beijing are a little overwhelmed, and ordinary people are a little stretched. If this continues, the public security in Beijing will definitely be in chaos, and the White Lotus Sect will definitely Seize the opportunity to cause chaos.
In this regard, Shuntian Prefect Li Banghua has repeatedly written to the cabinet and issued warnings, demanding that the problem of skyrocketing food prices must be solved, otherwise he cannot guarantee that civil unrest will not occur in the capital city.
Although Yuan Keli has controlled the situation in Shanxi, he is still far away from completely defeating Fengzhou Bailian and the Shaanxi rebel army in the south. However, he is not polite at all when he reaches out for money and food. Zhang Huaichang and Huang Ruliang both Tong was desperate, but he didn't dare to refuse.
If the situation in Shanxi is reversed due to insufficient food and wages, then no one can bear this responsibility.
But the Household Department was really out of money, and even the Ouchijie Shen Treasury was embezzled by the Household Department. This was because there was no owner in the palace, so the Household Department dared to do this.
Except for Shanxi, Xuanfu, Liaodong, Jizhen, and Denglai, they were reaching out everywhere. Huang Ruliang felt that he, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, might be the most aggrieved and painful minister in history. He was being urged and asked for debts at any time. , even when sleeping and dreaming, I am thinking about how to deal with various expenses.
It was certainly difficult for the imperial court, and so was Nanjing.
The Northwest Army was eyeing the north of the Yangtze River and could cross the river at any time. Niu Jizong and Sun Shaozu could not withstand it. Fortunately, the Northwest Army was in poor supply of food and grass, so they were able to drag them down.
Wang Ziteng can still fight, but he still has to concentrate on guarding the Jiangxi side. Xiong Tingbi's Jingxiang Army has basically taken down the Sichuan side, and will soon be able to divert to Huguang. Jiangxi is facing the Jingxiang Army.
The danger of eastward invasion.
I don’t even know what kind of role Chen Jixian is to Nanjing. It’s difficult to judge Chen Jixian in one sentence. He is on both ends of the spectrum, allies, and taking advantage of the situation. But one thing is certain, that is, this guy is not of the same mind as the imperial court. Just based on
This is enough.
If it drags on, the situation will really collapse. Maybe the imperial court will send the Northwest Army or even the Guyuan Army, which may have been dismissed, southward regardless of whether it will destroy Jiangnan.
This may be the only concern of the court. At worst, the court will borrow millions of taels of silver from Haitong Bank, but in the end, will the debt of this silver be counted on Jiangnan?
Because of this, no one is willing to break up, everyone has scruples, and everyone has deeper feelings.
Calculating, so we finally came up with such a vague compromise.
The negotiations between the imperial court and Nanjing affected the hearts of everyone. At first, Beijing was still secretive, and many people were mysterious when talking about it. But later, the situation became increasingly clear, and more and more people knew about it, but they could not.
It's kept secret, so anyone in the teahouse or wine shop can roll their tongues and say a few words.
Even "Today's News" began to open a column without hesitation to discuss the negotiation conditions between the imperial court and the Nanjing Puppet Dynasty and the final plan that might be reached.
Not to mention the scenarios speculated in the column, although they are not accurate, they are not far off.
Seeing the three women waiting behind the door, Feng Ziying was stunned for a moment, and then she realized that her participation in the meeting today would actually attract such attention from these women, "What happened to the three good wives? There is no need for this, right?"
Shen Yixiu glanced at Baochai and Daiyu with bright eyes, pursed his lips and smiled lightly: "My lord, this is the unanimous opinion of my concubine and my two sisters. Today is my lord's first time to attend the meeting of important ministers, and the content of the meeting is also related to the future situation of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
, Besides, this also involves the fate of several families, so it is reasonable for everyone to be concerned."
"That's true. We discussed it all day today and even had lunch in Wenyuan Pavilion. However, I think the situation published in the special issue of "Today's News" is actually similar to the situation discussed in Wenyuan Pavilion today.
, it’s really difficult to keep this court matter a secret.”
Feng Ziying never thought of keeping it a secret in front of his wife, because after today's meeting with important ministers, it actually meant that it was no longer a secret. What was agreed upon was the implementation time agreed upon by both parties.
It was Daiyu who was the most anxious: "Has the deal been settled? Nanjing will no longer cut off water transportation? Can we go to Yangzhou and go to Jinling and return to Suzhou?" "Well, this shouldn't be a problem." Feng Ziying looked at Daiyu, "
Why are you thinking about going back to Yangzhou and Suzhou?"
"No, I just asked. I always feel that the water transportation has been cut off. It seems that the connection with the south of the Yangtze River has been cut off, and something is missing." Daiyu shook her head, "As for uncle and the others... ·.
"Master Liu, the Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment, did not come today. I also asked Master Han and discussed it with Master Cao, the Minister of Dali Temple. He said that it is probably a general amnesty. Uncle Zheng Shi should be pardoned without any problem. It is hard to say whether he will be pardoned. But it can be fought for. As for Sister-in-law Zhu's father, Li Shouxin, I'm afraid it will be more troublesome. The message he wrote was too vicious. Prime Minister Ye, Fang, and even Master Qi were scolded by him. It is estimated that Jia Jing from the Ningguo Mansion was also a little worried. Difficulty, because he has been watched by the Dragon Guard before, and ended up playing the role of Escape from the Golden Cicada and causing trouble in Jinling, so the Dragon Guard may not let him go."
In fact, Baochai and Daiyu don't think much of Ningguo Mansion, but Shen Yixiu is very concerned about it, because Xichun is going to move into the eldest house, and if Jia Jing can't get out, Xichun's matter may be dragged down. .
"Listening to what my husband said, the Jia family may have some trouble except for the eldest uncle. If the uncle is fine, then the ancestors, aunts and Baoyu will be relieved. Girl Yun will be fine too. Sister-in-law Zhu is married. Yes, it may not be involved, but her two younger sisters, Li Min and Li Qi, may be in trouble now." Baochai frowned, "The same goes for the fourth sister..."
Feng Ziying didn't want to discuss this in detail in front of everyone, so she waved her hand and said, "Let's talk about it after we enter the room."
After dinner, all the girls came, including Tanchun, Xichun, Li Wan, Baoyu, and Jia Huan. They all came after getting the news and wanted to get some accurate information from Feng Ziying.
Only those of the older generation could not come, so I let those of Feng Ziying's generation come to inquire about the information so that they could send a message back.
Feng Ziying really didn't expect that a group of people would pay such attention to it, but then she thought about it. If the fate of the other three Jinling families, except the Xue family, was related to the same family, what else should we pay attention to?
The Jia family bears the brunt, and the Wang family is the culprit. With all the Shi family members, there is no intact egg. Once destroyed, no one will be left with a whole body.
There was also the Li family who was deeply involved in it. Li Wan was so worried. She never thought that even the Jia family and the historians could escape now. Even the Wang family could escape unscathed if they were wise. How could it be that her father was still sentenced to death? Is he the culprit? He is even more hated by the court than someone like Jia Jing who commits evil again and again.
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When Feng Ziying explained the whole story, Li Wan was really on the verge of crying. Public grudges are easy to resolve, but private grudges are difficult to resolve.
Why don't you Li Shouxin scold you? You specifically picked on the sore spots of several chief ministers and exposed them. Even Qi Yongtai couldn't escape.
If all the details of his career since he became an official are exposed to the public and criticized, whoever dares to say that he is an official will be innocent. No matter how he hires people, he will not be able to get away with such things as nepotism. If you poke it out, it will really lead to death.
Feng Ziying could only say that Li Shouxin was not qualified to be an official. He did not know a little about the world and was simply seeking his own death.
When the two countries are at war, it's reasonable for you to issue a statement, just say some grand and grandiose words. Why involve personal ethics and all these things? And you also add fuel to the fire and criticize it, and even publish it in the newspaper.
That's it for Qi and Li. Both Ye and Fang will return to their hometown when they become officials in the future. You have ruined his reputation. Scholars are all shameless, especially reputation. Who can stand this?
I really think that if Cao Cao didn't kill Chen Lin, he would have achieved a good story in history, and Ye Fangqi, Li and others would have been able to let you, Li Shouxin, go. Who are you, Li Shouxin? Can you compare with Chen Lin's reputation and status?