Chapter 138 The Imperial Master denounced the Emperor

In the second naval battle of Tuen Mun, Wang Hong mobilized almost fifteen times the troops and ten times the warships. He also used imitation guns and centipede boats in the early stage, and risked traveling at night to conduct a sneak attack to win.

But it is a victory after all.

With the power of great victory, Guangdong began to suppress bandits.

Zhao Jun led the troops to suppress the bandits on land. After preparation, the coastal defense warships equipped with some new artillery began to go to sea to suppress the bandits again at the end of October.

Ships are still being built, and Guangxi is sending troops here because the Portuguese from Manchuria may attack again.

As for the money and food needed, Zhang Fujing's emperor-given sword was still tied to his waist. After collecting the autumn grains in Guangdong, they all stayed in Guangdong. Xie Changjie had already taken charge of the land clearing from Guangzhou Prefecture.

It was Liang Chu who took the initiative to cooperate. The previous cabinet ministers had all made gestures. Does anyone want to try the methods of Xie Shenzheng and Yuan Xing, the chief minister of the Prince's Palace?

Xie Changjie's efforts to purge his father-in-law were so ruthless that even Zhang Fujing was a little scared: Is this an effort to turn him into a lonely minister?

Those who were able to clear out a lot of land were from the families of officials and gentry or wealthy businessmen. Who among these people had no friends in the court? Who did not have a few scholars at home?

This saved Zhang Fujing a lot of trouble, but he was not in a hurry to try out any other new laws. The only thing that was approved at the national policy meeting was to first clarify the tax situation in Guangdong and improve the "Law on Tribute Transactions of Fanships" requested by Wu Tingju.

It is to reform the coastal defense system of Guangdong - to focus on prevention first and to suppress bandits as a supplement.

Zhang Fujing still has two months to sort out the tax and tribute trade situation in Guangdong before the end of the year.

But he knew that his most important task was to find out the situation of maritime merchants and pirates under the maritime ban, and to establish a tax revenue system based on Guangdong that could support the prototype of an ocean-going navy.

Only when Guangdong as a province can reach this level can we talk about further development of the new method and take the next step to make a profit.

He is now thinking that although His Majesty does not need the benefits of Guangdong for the time being, His Majesty will still need the beauties of Guangdong next year, right?

So he chose to "comfort" the hard-working Xie Changjie, invited him to a family dinner and asked: "Brother Xie, I am devoted to the emperor's orders. You have been in the palace for a long time. I will also ask you to pay more attention to the draft next year after clearing the land."

Of course, don’t disturb the people and leave a trail of gossip!”

Xie Changjie's eyes trembled.

Do you think I know His Majesty’s preferences very well or something?

Do you dare to listen to the fact that I've been blinded by lard and am preparing to bid for Your Majesty to choose the Crown Princess to receive benefits?

But then he thought about it and said sternly: "Master Futai, Your Majesty has declared the power of heaven in Guangdong. If you select a beautiful girl from Guangdong as your empress or concubine next year, it might not be a way to appease you. Master Futai is the imperial envoy."

, the holy family is extraordinary, you might as well ask for it directly. In this way, it will not appear that Guangdong has other thoughts and is inferior."

Zhang Fuking was thoughtful.

He apologized for comparing the emperor to the powerful medicine of Huguang Dragon and Tiger, but the emperor only replied, "That series of sharp moves is very wonderful."

Wouldn't he be happy to say that His Majesty is fierce?

Why don't you try again? Now Emperor Daxing has made the move, and His Majesty is already sixteen years old.

I just think that killing people before was really too violent, and Guangdong needs His Majesty's favor now, eh.

Zhang Fujing raised his glass with a smile on his face: "Brother Jie, what a reminder! Come, let's drink together!"

…

Huang Zuo is returning to his hometown in glory. Logically speaking, he has reached the level of fourth grade, so how can he easily become an official in his hometown?

But Guangdong is in an extraordinary period after all, and Zhang Fuking's killing was too harsh. Even with Chen Jin, an important official who is familiar with Guangdong and Guangxi, many specific tasks can still be carried out more efficiently.

Huang Zuo is the right councilor, and his specific job is to guard Lingnan Road. This guard is mainly responsible for serving as the chief envoy and communicating with the prefects and prefects of local prefectures. He seems to have little authority, but in fact it belongs to local practical work.

The chief envoy and the left and right participating in politics are all about controlling the direction.

In fact, most of the specific work of the Chief Envoy and the Yamen is done by the counselors.

What's more, Huang Zuo's status: a new Jinshi, second in the rankings, from the seventh rank of Hanlin Academy to the fourth rank.

Another person in Guangdong who flew at such a speed was his good friend Zhang Fuking.

Therefore, Yang Shen restrained himself in front of Huang Zuo: If nothing else, Guangzhou Prefecture is on Lingnan Road.

"Yang Futai, this is the letter from home that your father asked me to bring."

Yang Shen quickly took it with both hands: "Thank you for your help, Huang Councilor. I am very grateful."

"It takes a little effort." Huang Zuo was more modest than him, "Xizhai has always admired his talent and reputation in the mansion. Now that he has given up his studies in the study and went to the border to share his worries, Xizhai is even more impressed. Xizhai has been guarding Lingnan Road. , If there are any difficulties for the government in Guangzhou government, we must not expose them to outsiders. Xizhai is willing to help the government express its hometown sentiments and show its ambitions."

Yang Shen quickly bowed and said, "It's really a rainy season after a long drought. I'd like to thank you first."

Of course there are many people who are familiar with the situation in Guangdong, but Chen Jin was fucked by his father, and it was far away in Wuzhou; Liang Chu was also fucked by his father, so it would be nice not to embarrass him.

Yang Shen did not expect that Huang Zuo would suddenly receive such a big promotion and return home with great honors, but he would still be so humble.

Now that I have to deal with some government affairs in detail, I realize how leisurely and carefree I was in the Hanlin Academy in the past.

Although he, the son of the chief minister, would awe the subordinates and squires, his status and the clean habits he had developed over the years would create a sense of distance between him and others.

Well now, Huang Zuo is a local and has been in the Hanlin Academy, so he is the second best.

With such a person willing to help him, and both of them being talented and well-connected, Yang Shen relaxed a lot for a while and immediately invited him to his home for dinner as a thank you for bringing the letter.

Hearing that Huang Zuo had arrived, Zhang Fujing, who had just returned to Guangzhou from Zhaoqing Mansion, came uninvited.

"Today on the table, all the top picks and top picks are all present. It's a big revelation!" Zhang Fujing had been feeling proud for a while. Seeing that Huang Zuo was happy and late and drunk, his words were a bit arrogant.

Huang Zuo glanced at Yang Shen, who was a little embarrassed, and immediately raised his glass and said with a smile: "Brother Mao Gong, first of all, with your sword, all the guilty ministers in Guangdong and Guangxi were beheaded, and the people of Qingzhangtian were uneasy. With brother Xiu's hope of becoming the champion, you and I I have also been awarded the first grade by His Majesty’s Holy Grace, why not teach more in Guangdong? Next year’s Provincial Examination, Guangdong’s intellectuals will gather together, and the number one scholar will not hesitate to give you some advice. You and I will have the effrontery to accompany you and give you a brief lesson. My thoughts, isn’t it a great event?”

Yang Shen said quickly: "Don't dare. Since I know Guangzhou Prefecture and this county school, the government school will pay more attention to it."

Zhang Fujing also came to his senses, thought for a while and said: "Uncle Cai is absolutely right! In this case of the two majorities, many people lost their land and houses. Next year's rural examination is indeed a major event, and the Mongolian and Social Studies cannot be ignored. It can be done

Build a lot of things. Nowadays, Guangdong has both the master of Confucianism and Confucianism who has taken the examination for many times, as well as the world's literary masters like Youxiu. We are all gathered together, and it is time to revitalize the name of Guangdong. Caibo, I respect you! Youxiu, next year

I have to thank you more for the provincial examination!"

When the conversation turned to this, it was not only a concrete political achievement, but also in line with the excitement in the hearts of the three successful people in the imperial examination, and the atmosphere became harmonious.

Originally, the embarrassment of being the top pick was gone, and Yang Shen realized that both of them were extraordinary.

Huang Zuo is humble and delicate, but he is not only humble to his subordinates, but also knows how to tactfully remind his superiors.

Needless to say, Zhang Fujing was able to quickly accept Huang Zuo's reminder without feeling angry.

They are not simple characters.

…

"Why he was stabbed to death, I don't know."

In Zhenjiang Mansion, Gui E, with compact features and messy beard, always exudes a sense of provocation that makes people want to punch him in the face.

He looked at Zhai Luan and Zhu Wan with his small eyes: "When I was appointed magistrate of Dantu, he was not the magistrate. I only served as magistrate of Dantu for more than a year, and I don't know much about them."

Zhai Luan and Zhu Wan only felt that there was some distrust in his unruly eyes.

"The governor of Zhejiang Province summoned you to ask for your help in investigating the imperial case." Zhai Luan looked at him, "Why did you offend Shangguan so many times at that time?"

Gui E said calmly: "I have a bad temper."

Zhai Luan and Zhu Wan looked at each other: We have already felt this.

But Gui E acted like "I'll come if you ask me to, but I don't know what you ask me." Zhai Luan and Zhu Wan had no choice for the moment.

"When you were the magistrate of Wukang County in Huzhou, did you offend Shangguan repeatedly because of your bad temper?"

"I do have a bad temper." A smile was hidden in the corner of Gui E's mouth, and there was some cunningness in his eyes.

The three people were in a stalemate here for the time being. Zhang Zilin didn't know that the investigation branch he arranged was actually two cabinet ministers and a frontier official in history who were temporarily upgraded in rank.

The current three are all pretty good.

It was Zhu Wan who spoke first: "Brother Zishi, I came to Zhenjiang under the orders of Dutai. The first thing I did was to supervise the suppression of bandits. After several days of investigation, we found that most of the Yangtze River water bandits were involved in illegal salt. No need to elaborate.

Thinking about it, there are many people in the south of the Yangtze River who are afraid of being implicated by the melons and vines, and there are few people who can emerge from the mud without being stained. I think brother Zishi's temper is not as good as the predecessors said, but because of this he has repeatedly offended Shangguan?"

Gui E restrained a little of the cunning in her eyes, but still looked at Zhu Wan with vigilance.

"Brother Zishi may not know, but I am from Suzhou Prefecture. My father used to be a magistrate in Jingning County. He was dismissed from office because of the frame-up by his colleagues. After that, he was persecuted in every possible way. My brother was not angry but attacked the official position. Three days after I was born, I was

If you commit chaos, your whole family will be imprisoned."

Zhu Wan said this calmly, and even Zhai Luan couldn't help but look at him.

Gui E fell silent and looked at him solemnly.

Zhu Wan saluted and bowed: "The killing of officials in the southeast has made His Majesty furious. The Dutai was ordered to go south. This is to clarify the opportunities for the administration of officials in the Southeast. Brother Zishi has learned all his life, why did he retreat to the mountains and forests just because he often met villains? Help the Dutai solve the case, and the Dutai

I must recommend Brother Zishi, no longer just a small county magistrate who is always being held hostage by superior officials and making things difficult for him."

"What are your aspirations in this life, Zichunxian brother?" Gui E suddenly asked.

Zhu Wan said calmly: "There are so many honorable officials and gentry in the south of the Yangtze River, and all the servants and miscellaneous people belong to the people who are struggling to survive. Natural and man-made disasters will cause displacement from time to time. I don't have great talents, but I only want to do my best to protect the land and bring peace to the people."

Gui E's eyes flashed with light, then he stood up straighter, straightened his sleeves and bowed in salute: "Disrespect!"

Then he looked at Zhai Luan: "Mr. Langzhong, although your majesty is angry, the affairs in the southeast are so complicated that it may be difficult for Mr. Dutai to unravel them. What about killing officials? Every year in the southeast, officials die of old age, illness, or slipping and falling into the water.

Still less? If I hadn't had a bad temper in the past, I would have died a long time ago. This time, officials were openly killed, and there were even prefects and patrols. It was obvious that a large network had been established. However, as far as I know, these southeastern officials and gentry are making money

I do have the courage, but I really don’t have this kind of courage. The person weaving the web is probably not in the southeast. The Dutai is trying his best to do it in the southeast, and I’m afraid it’s the other way around.”
To be continued...