Looking at Chen Yichen's departure back, tens of thousands of officials and people on the dock were moved.

In the history of the Ming Dynasty, no official left office and spoke such sincere words to the people.

Most of them talk big, show off their achievements and boast about their careers.

But Chen Yichen never leaves the people and always takes the world as his responsibility. This may be the key to reversing the world after the great disaster in Shandong.

"Reading is not about fame and fortune, but about relieving the worries of the people."

Hong Ying was silently chanting Chen Yichen's words and couldn't help but feel moved.

With the title of the Three Yuan and the Six Yuan leader, he resolutely went to Shandong to provide disaster relief and water control. Chen Yichen did indeed do his words with his actions!

"Master, Qianxian has gone far away. It's better to go back first by the river."

An old servant beside Hong Ying whispered to remind him.

Hearing the old servant's reminder, Hong Ying took back his feelings and said to the Shandong Provincial Administration Office in high spirits: "Dear colleagues, Qianxian has been ordered to return to Beijing. We will not forget the current affairs of the future, and will love the people and conquer ourselves in the future."

"Let's live up to the expectations of Chen Qianxian and live up to the trust of the people!"

When Hong Ying chose to rely on Chen Yichen to report King Lu to rebel, he had already made plans to resign and retire, and even submitted memorials to the court.

However, man's calculations are not as good as God's calculations. Under the influence of King Lu's rebellion, Governor Zhang Ji and half of the officials of the Shandong Provincial Administration were all questioned. Now the senior executives of the Shandong Provincial Administration are in short supply. If they agree to Hong Ying's retirement, there will be no one in charge.

Therefore, the court not only did not agree to Hong Ying's resignation, but instead planned to promote him to the governor of Shandong, and the imperial edict should be issued soon.

Chen Yichen's great political achievements and the joy of promotion rekindled Hong Ying's passion. He planned to do something well!

"The lower officials are obeying the teachings of the vassal state!"

Civil and military officials from Shandong Province bowed in unison to Hong Ying’s speech.

After all, the fall of Zhang Ji and King Lu means that the governor's family will dominate in a short period of time, not to mention that there has been news that Hong Ying will succeed as the governor of Shandong.

Who dares not take Hong Ying, the underworld Shangguan seriously as before?

Officials left one after another at the canal wharf, but the local people in Shandong did not disperse and still looked at the blurred boats.

Some people who had even had time to arrive at the dock were still gathering here from all directions. So a rare scene appeared. Not only did Chen Yichen leave and saw him off, but there were not only more and more people.

"It's a lifelong regret that I didn't see you off when I came late!"

"Why did the throne master go so in a hurry? At least let the grass people watch it."

"Maybe the first emperor did not want to disturb the people, so he chose to return to Beijing in a low-key manner."

"It must be so. In the past year of the year, the Zhuangyuan Gong did not even have the most basic ceremonial guards, which is enough to witness his closeness to the people."

Sighs and regrets echoed over the canal for a long time, which is what the people want.

Chen Yichen on the sand boat also stood at the bow of the boat and watched the people seeing off the dock, his emotions were extremely complicated.

On the one hand, I was eager to return home. After all, I had not seen my mother and wife for more than a year after I left the town, and the longing became more and more intense.

On the other hand, I am reluctant to leave and worry. Will the people in Shandong maintain a stable life after they leave? Will they appear in a King of Lu who harms all the people?

No one knows the answer, or is unwilling to believe that answer that will appear.

If you want to change all this, you have to subvert the political situation of the Ming Dynasty!

Just like when I went north to take the exam, a small sand boat walked along the canal. It first passed Jining, then Tai'an, and soon arrived in Liaocheng, Shandong. Here is the most important cash pass for the Ming Dynasty - Lin Customs Clearance.

Half a month ago, the place was controlled by Han Bin, the Tai'an Guard soldiers. As Chen Yichen received the imperial edict to return to Beijing, he handed it over to the head of Shandong Dao, a subordinate of the Ministry of Revenue.

Before the customs clearance was reached, the originally smooth canal waterway suddenly became congested. Many grain transport ships to the north and merchants from Jiangnan lined up here.

Chen Yichen did not take the banner of the official ship, so naturally he did not have the right of passage. In addition, the speed of the waterway this time was far beyond the emperor's imperial edict to return home, so there was no need to worry about missing the deadline for returning to Beijing.

So Chen Yichen ordered the boatman to queue up patiently, and he also wanted to see if the head of the Ministry of Revenue would still be as smooth and efficient as before after taking over the money.

Unfortunately, things went against my wishes. After waiting for most of the hour, the ships on the canal waterway were almost unmoved, which made Chen Yichen, who was already a little patient, feel irritated.

After only half a month passed, the canal cash gate became the same as eating and taking the bribe. A large number of canal ships and merchant ships were not well passed?

"Canghuoto, do you find a way to go ahead and see what's wrong? Why is Chaoguan so congested?"

"Yes, little one obeys the order."

After receiving Chen Yichen's instructions, Cang Huotou immediately jumped to the shore with two people, and then quickly ran towards the level.

After about half an hour passed, Canghuotou returned to the sand boat panting and reported to Chen Yichen: "Master, the passage is temporarily closed before customs clearance. It is said that the imperial court will re-establish the official ship of the Censor of the Tax Department."

Reset of tax department?

When Chen Yichen heard the name of the yamen, he started to think in his mind.

In order to collect commercial taxes in the early Ming Dynasty, tax bureaus were established in various provinces, but later Baochao depreciated significantly, and the number of banknotes collected by various tax bureaus was small, officials were absent from their posts, and their salary was in vain.

In the early years of Zhengtong, the provincial tax bureau was dismissed and the department ordered the department to collect commercial taxes on behalf of the company, and many redundant officials were abolished.

However, after the treasury of the 11th year of Zhengtong, Wang Zuo, the Minister of Revenue, requested Emperor Yingzong of the Ming Dynasty to re-establish the provincial tax bureaus in the name of four military trips, spending a lot of money and empty treasury.

I originally thought that I could collect more commercial taxes, but once this opening was opened, the tax collection standards would be difficult to set. As a result, various tax collections became increasingly frequent, and the merchants and the people suffered greatly, which greatly affected the development of the canal and various local commercial development.

Moreover, the increasingly heavy tax burden has caused uprisings in many areas, such as the Yao people in Guangxi and the Miao people in Huguang and Guizhou, all of which broke out in the 11th year of Zhengtong.

In order to suppress and suppress the rebellion, the court had to spend more military expenses, but in this way, taxes were crazily imposed in various places, which would lead to rebellion and riots again.

In this way, the end of the orthodox dynasty seemed to have entered a vicious cycle.

In addition, the uprisings and riots in various places also had a linkage effect. The Yao people in Guangxi made the imperial court relax in the custody of Luchuan, Yunnan, and the Sinica had a chance to make a comeback.

The Miao people riots in Huguang and Guizhou led to loopholes in the pressure suppression of Southeast miners, which triggered the largest Southeast peasant uprising in the Zhengorthodox Dynasty.

It can be said that these things are linked together, just like the flapping of a butterfly's wings, no one expected that a shocking storm would eventually form.

"It may not be a good phenomenon to re-establish tax bureaus."

Bian He did not know the development of history, but he knew very well the nature of Ming Dynasty officials. Once the court delegated the right to collect taxes, it would be a mess in the end, causing public grievances.

Chen Yichen did not accept Bian He's words, and it was useless to discuss such things now. Many things are only qualified to reform and change after they take control of their power.

"The canal is already congested, and it is closed to welcome the official ship after customs clearance. It's such a big air!"

Chen Yichen's face darkened. He was a censor who was the chief censor who was useless to even guard the ceremonial guards, and he lined up to pass the test honestly.

You, a censor who is unknown, are also worthy of being welcomed in seclusion?

"Canghuo Tou, buzz the official ship's flag and go directly to Chaoguan!"

"Yes, the boss."

Canghuotou was sweating profusely because of the congestion and was already full of anger.

Now that Chen Yichen's order was ordered, the official ship's flag was displayed without saying a word. The boatmen immediately rowed and set sail. The waiting canal ships and merchant ships avoided each other, leaving a middle passageway.

At this moment, when the customs clearance pier was approaching the customs clearance pier, Fan Linshan, the head of the Ministry of Revenue, was leading the officials of the cashier, standing at the dock, preparing to welcome the officials and censors sent from the capital.

Under normal circumstances, the tax officials in various places are ninth-rank ambassadors, far lower than the head of the Ministry of Revenue of the sixth-rank. Moreover, in a sense, both parties are considered to be foreigners from Beijing officials, so there is no saying that Beijing officials are naturally first-class. You can do not need birds, let alone welcome them.

But the officials sent out this time were different. In addition to collecting commercial tax bills from Shandong Road, he would also take over the customs clearance, so he was appointed as the Censor of the Censorate and belonged to Fan Linshan's future immediate superior.

The reason why this situation occurs is seriously related to Chen Yichen. He relied on his identity as the Chief Censor of the Water Control and Prefecture to take over the First Censor of the Ming Dynasty.

Although the emperor did not say anything in the end and agreed to take over the act, this arbitrary act was a destruction of the rules of the Ming Dynasty's officialdom and also aroused dissatisfaction among many officials.

In order to avoid similar situations, the Chaoguan and the Taxation Department's powers were unified this time, and the title of Supervisory Censor was also added to ensure the independence of taxation.

Since the censor came, Fan Linshan, who was the head of the Ministry of Revenue, naturally greeted him respectfully, for fear that he would be impeached if he offended any place he would offend.

The towering official ship appeared in sight, and several ships were accompanied by support from behind, showing the grand identity of the Censor everywhere. But at this moment, a small sand ship appeared from south to north, heading towards the Chaoguan Wharf.

After seeing this scene, Fan Linshan was furious and immediately scolded his subordinates: "Didn't he send a service to intercept the passing ships to prevent disturbing the Censor's Vehicle, why would there be fish that missed the net?"

Almost as soon as he finished speaking, a Chaoguan officer hurried to Fan Linshan and knelt down to report to the island: "Report to the chief, this is also an official ship, and I dare not stop him."

"Idiot, there are several censors from Shandong who are the Censors. Even the Chief Secretary must wait first!"

In a sense, Lin Customs clearance has independence and belongs to the direct jurisdiction of the Ministry of Revenue of the court and is not subject to local governments. Fan Linshan naturally does not have to give face.

But the censor is different. Let alone the identity of the direct superior, the right to purify officials and officials cannot escape it.

"The chief officer, the sand ship that came was also under the banner of the censor!"

The officer who reported back had a hint of crying voice in his voice. When he encountered such a thing, he would dare to stop him, a small incomparable officer?

"What?"

Fan Linshan looked surprised. When did there be so many censors on Shandong Road? You can meet two on one canal!

With this doubt, Fan Linshan looked at the sand boat moving from afar. The official plaque on the bow of the boat opened his mouth in shock.

Assistant Censor!

There is only one person who dares to play such official titles in Shandong, and that is Chen Yichen, the Censor of the Chief Censor!

Before Fan Linshan could react, Chen Yichen's sand boat passed through the pass and faced the majestic and huge official ship in front of him, waiting for the other party to avoid him.

Even if the censor of the local Censorate who left the town, the official title is only seventh rank, which is different from the fourth rank official Censor of the Censor. Avoiding the business is the most basic operation, and you have to come and kneel down and visit us!

At the bow of the official ship, a young man wearing a blue official robe looked at Chen Yichen's sand boat with a gloomy expression on his face.

This censor who came out of the town was no one else, and he could be regarded as Chen Yichen's former rival. He was Ma Zheng, the son of Ma Yu, the current "primary" of the cabinet.
To be continued...