Although Lin Jing's method was a bit too tough, it was much softer than the previous method of collecting Liao's salary. Therefore, there were not as many people who opposed it as Lin Jing imagined.
Of course, the ministers were not very optimistic about Lin Jing's suggestions. One moment and another, the results that Zhou Chen was able to achieve in Jiangnan back then may not necessarily continue to be effective today. Gentlemen and officials are different from rogue bandits.
, they are very skilled at this trick of being both obedient and evasive.
Obviously, Lin Jing would not ignore this issue. He said softly: "I would like to inform my father, I think that going to Jiangnan to supervise taxes is a key event at the moment. We need to send someone who is resolute and decisive to go to Jiangnan to take charge. Only in this way can we
It’s all done in one fell swoop.”
When he heard this, the cloud on Zhou Yanru's face became thicker. Of course he understood Lin Jing's intention. If he sent someone to Jiangnan to supervise the Fu,
Then Chen Yan, the Minister of Household Affairs, can't get involved. At most, he can just fan the wind from the side. This is not conducive to their continued control of Jiangnan's economy...
When Chongzhen heard that this was indeed the case, especially since Chen Yan's previous performance made him dissatisfied, he subconsciously glanced at Lin Jing and then asked casually: "Then do you have any suggestions for candidates?"
But after the emperor just finished asking, he felt something was wrong. After all, the prince didn't know many courtiers now, and there might be some ministers suitable to go to Jiangnan. But now that he had asked, Chongzhen did not take back his words.
, but began to think about suitable candidates in his mind.
"I do have a suitable candidate."
When Lin Jing said these words respectfully, the other ministers were slightly surprised. Everyone's eyes were focused on Lin Jing, wanting to see who had caught the eye of His Highness the Crown Prince.
"Who is this person?"
"Ni Yuanlu."
There was a sudden buzz in the government and the public. Everyone was familiar with this name.
Ni Yuanlu was a Jinshi in the second year of Tianqi's reign. Along with Huang Daozhou, Liu Lishun and others, he was a disciple of the famous minister Yuan Keli. He had outstanding talents. He once wrote a letter on the Eight Strategies for Controlling Reality and the Eight Strategies for Controlling Voidness, all of which were the way to build a country.
However, he offended Wen Tiren, the chief minister at the time, and was attacked, so Chongzhen did not pay attention to this person.
In the eighth year of Chongzhen's reign, Ni Yuanlu moved to the Imperial Palace to offer wine to his son. He failed to live up to the expectations of the time and gradually gained important positions. However, he was deeply disliked by villains because of this. Later, he was accused of "concubine pretending to be his wife" and was dismissed from his post. Then he returned to his hometown to live.
In the city of Shaoxing.
In the original history, in the fifteenth year of Chongzhen, the Qing army entered the fortress and attacked the capital. The world was shaken for a while, but Ni Yuanlu resolutely spent all her family property to recruit soldiers, recruited hundreds of dead soldiers, and rushed to the capital. Therefore,
Only then did he get the important position of Chongzhen, and he was promoted to the right minister of the Ministry of War, and in the 16th year of Chongzhen, he was appointed as the Minister of the Ministry of Hubu.
In the 17th year of Chongzhen, Li Zicheng captured the capital. On the day of the city's fall, Yuan Lu dressed up and paid homage to Que. She wrote a line on the paper, "The southern capital can still be used. If you die, I will divide it. Don't use your quilt to restrain me."
Corpse, chatting with me, I feel pain." Then he sat facing south, took a piece of silk and hanged himself to death. The world recognized him as a loyal martyr.
Because of this, Lin Jing chose to hand over this important matter to Ni Yuanlu. This person is an excellent choice in terms of integrity and ability.
"Ni Yuanlu?"
Chongzhen hesitated slightly. He naturally knew this person who had been dismissed from office, but what he didn't understand was how the prince could remember this person and how could he recommend him?
Lin Jing, however, was not in a hurry to answer this question, but said softly: "When I was looking through the previous memorials, I found that what this person wrote was quite reasonable, especially his eight strategies to control the real and the eight strategies to control the virtual.
, even if it has been several years, there is still something worth learning from..."
Hearing what Lin Jing said, Chongzhen felt somewhat ashamed. He had indeed seen Ni Yuanlu's memorial back then, but because of Wen Tiren, he didn't take it to heart. Now that he heard Lin Jing's praise, he couldn't help but feel a little guilty.
"Since you think this person is useful, you might as well order him to come to the capital first, and then make a decision after I see him in person."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Zhou Yanru sighed softly. He glanced at Lin Jing meaningfully, and then accidentally looked at each other with Chen Yan, the Minister of Household Affairs. Both of them could see the bitterness in the other's eyes.
When Lin Jing returned to Duanben Palace, he couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief. This trip was really not easy. On the surface, it seemed that he was solving the extra problem of paying the capital, but in fact, he was working with the Ming court.
A confrontation between various internal interest groups.
On the surface, Lin Jing did win this confrontation, but he knew one thing in his heart, that is, this confrontation was far from over, and the real test had not come at all. As for the final victory, it was
An unknown quantity.
To put it bluntly, after Lin Jing's interference, the court has a clear attitude and opinions on how to deal with these issues, but whether it can be truly implemented depends on how far people like Li Banghua and Ni Yuanlu can achieve it.
, it depends on how far those gentry can go.
If the implementation is not effective or simply cannot be implemented at all, then no matter how much Lin Jing talks, it will be meaningless. Therefore, the question has returned to a very critical point. Does the imperial court still have the ability to control the place?
The key to this issue is whether Lin Jing has a strong army.
Lin Jing decided not to be bothered by these trivial matters anymore. He decided to start with the reform of firearms. He soon arranged for Li Jizhou to notify three people to come and see him. One of them was Bo Jue, one was Song Yingxing, and the other was Tang Ruowang.
Needless to say, Bo Jue and Song Yingxing were originally great talents that Lin Jing wanted to reuse, and Tang Ruowang should not be underestimated. This man was a Western missionary who once assisted Xu Guangqi in completing the voluminous "Chongzhen Almanac"
", and then was ordered by Chongzhen to supervise the manufacture of artillery, and also wrote a book "Fire Attack and Key Points", which basically contains the current mainstream artillery manufacturing knowledge in Europe.
A Western artillery technology expert like this is really a very rare talent nowadays.
About half an hour later, Bo Jue, Song Yingxing and Tang Ruowang arrived at Hongren Hall and began to salute Lin Jing.
"I, Bo Jue, have met His Highness!"
"My minister Song Yingxing has met His Highness!"
"Your Highness Tang Ruowang has met!"
After the three of them finished their salutes, Lin Jing had a slight smile on his face and said: "These are all great talents I invited. Today I just want to ask you, what do you think of my Ming Dynasty's firearms?"