Upon hearing the emperor's reward, Li Zhi knelt on the ground and shouted loudly: "The emperor's kindness is so great, I can't thank you enough!"
Zhu Youjian laughed and said: "I love you!"
Zhu Youjian looked at the military attachés behind Li Zhi and said, "Li Zhi's subordinates are also getting rewarded."
Zhu Youjian waved his hand, and a eunuch stood up, took out an imperial edict and read out: "Commander of the Tianjin Zuowei Guards, Fanjiazhuang Guard Li Xing, this time he made a great contribution to killing slaves, and was promoted to the commander of the capital, and was actually assigned to Fanjiazhuang."
Guerrilla. The Fanjiazhuang garrison position held by Li Xing’s predecessor is revoked.”
Zhu Youjian knew that Fanjiazhuang was Li Zhi's hometown and knew that Li Zhi wanted to guard the property there, so he set up a guerrilla position in Fanjiazhuang for Li Xing and at the same time removed the Fanjiazhuang guard position that Li Xing had previously held.
Lost.
The money Li Zhi earned in Fanjiazhuang was used to raise troops and help Zhu Youjian defend the world. Zhu Youjian was happy to see Li Zhi defend Fanjiazhuang.
Li Zhi was very happy when he heard the emperor's appointment.
Li Xing knelt down and accepted the order to thank him.
The eunuch read again: "Zheng Kaicheng, the commander of the Tianjin Zuowei Guards, had meritorious service in killing slaves and was promoted to the rank of third-grade guard commander. He still leads Li Zhi's family."
Zheng Kaicheng kowtowed to the ground and thanked the emperor for his kindness.
There were more than 400 people who contributed to the victory at Qingshankou this time. The list of rewards was very long. The eunuch read it for a long time.
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Returning to Fanjiazhuang, Li Zhi welcomed a wave of guests before he went to Tianjin General Military Mansion to take office. Tianjin Governor Cha Dengbei took various military personnel from Tianjin to visit Li Zhi at Fanjiazhuang Official Hall. Now Li Zhi has been honored as the crown prince.
Taibao, Cha Denbei took the initiative to visit Li Zhi without waiting for Li Zhi to visit him.
A large number of people, carrying gift lists, were sitting in the lobby of Fanjiazhuang's official hall.
Li Zhi asked these people to wait for a while before arriving late. After entering the lobby, Li Zhi smiled and said: "You all came so neatly, it must be a big deal!"
The officials did not answer Li Zhi's words, but stepped forward one by one and handed the gift lists to Li Zhi. Li Zhi accepted the gift lists and saw that the soldiers and equipment were quite generous, especially the governor Zha Dengbei.
He actually gave Li Zhi a gift of two hundred taels of silver. You must know that this was the governor, speaking of Li Zhi, the superior of the commander-in-chief.
Li Zhi put the gift list on the table, looked at the civil servants with a smile, and waited for them to speak.
Zha Denbei coughed and started talking, saying: "When the general was appointed as the commander-in-chief of Tianjin West Road, he collected commercial taxes on Tianjin West Road."
Li Zhi smiled, knowing the purpose of these civil servants' visit. They came to collectively question Li Zhi whether he collected business taxes.
In the late Ming Dynasty, the bureaucrats, literati and gentry engaged in business extensively, and could be said to be an integral part of government and business. Li Zhi collected commercial taxes on Tianjin West Road, which was regarded as taking money out of the pockets of bureaucrats and gentry. Therefore, when Li Zhi collected commercial taxes on Tianjin West Road
It caused a huge backlash, and the entire officialdom of the Ming Dynasty was shaken. The Qingliu gentry regarded Li Zhi as an enemy.
Li Zhi tried his best to collect tens of thousands of taels of commercial taxes, and had to pay a lot to the emperor. As a result, he offended so many people. And Li Zhi now had a reputation of "exploiting merchants", and he immediately caused a stir when he took office as the commander-in-chief of Tianjin.
The civil servants in Tianjin were alerted, and these civil servants went to Fanjiazhuang to find Li Zhi. They asked Li Zhi to clarify whether he would collect commercial taxes throughout Tianjin before Li Zhi made an attack.
If Li Zhi said "I want to take it", it is estimated that these civil servants and gentry would immediately take action collectively and use various means to attack Li Zhi. As the commander-in-chief, Li Zhi had not yet taken office. He did not know the situation in various parts of Tianjin and had little knowledge on his hands.
There is no excuse for the civil servants in Tianjin. Speaking of it, the general's authority is to manage his own thousands of battalions and control all kinds of troops. He has no authority to manage civil affairs, let alone the responsibility to handle taxation. If Li Zhi wanted to collect business taxes
It was purely illegal for Li Zhi to fight with these civil servants.
Li Zhi smiled, returned the gift slips to the civil servants one by one, and said, "Li Zhi doesn't dare to accept your great gifts, so I'd better return them to you!"
All the civil servants looked at me and I looked at you, and their faces darkened. Chadenbei snorted coldly and said, "So the general must still collect commercial taxes in Tianjin?"
Li Zhi smiled and said: "No, who said I would collect business tax in Tianjin!"
Hearing Li Zhi's words, the civil servants looked at each other and couldn't react. Li Zhi, who exploited businessmen, suddenly changed his gender?
In fact, Li Zhi had a plan in mind for matters in Tianjin. He wanted to take it step by step slowly, but he did not want to confront the entire Tianjin bureaucracy as the commander-in-chief at the beginning. If he confronted these civil servants who were united, Li Zhi would
The foundation in Tianjin would be very fragile, and Li Zhi would not dare to leave Tianjin for a moment.
Li Zhi will collect commercial taxes sooner or later, but he cannot collect them immediately. He must first establish a firm foundation in Tianjin, find out the situation clearly, and seize all the handles of these bureaucrats, and then fight with these officials.
The bureaucracy goes to war.
The civil servants looked at each other for a few times, feeling a little proud. They all gathered together and came in a fierce manner, which frightened Li Zhi and made him dare not collect commercial taxes.
However, this Li Zhi has always been cunning and has told a lot of lies. Now he has not yet taken up his post at the Tianjin General Military Mansion, and his foundation is not yet solid. His words are unfounded. After a while, he will gain a firm foothold and start levying commercial taxes. What should I do?
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The officials sat in the lobby, whispering to each other.
Li Zhi just pretended not to notice the small actions of these officials, picked up the tea cup, took a sip of the clear Longjing, and breathed a sigh of relief.
The officials finally formed a unified opinion and reported it to Chadenbei. Chadenbei listened to his subordinate's words with an attentive ear and nodded.
After the reporting soldier left, Zha Dengbei coughed and said: "Mr. Zuo Dudu, we are all upright officials of the court. We should not make illegal demands, but whether to collect commercial taxes is of great importance.
, we have to be concerned. Since the commander-in-chief said that commercial taxes will not be collected, can you write it down in black and white?"
Upon hearing this, Li Zhi's expression changed and he was about to have a seizure.
He banged his hand hard on the coffee table and shouted loudly: "Write it down in black and white? Do you think that I am a common citizen who is at your mercy?"
"Whether or not to collect commercial taxes is a matter for the court to decide, and it is not something we and other officials can decide. By asking me to write such a document, wouldn't I be violating the imperial authority?"
Li Zhi knocked on the coffee table again and shouted loudly: "Cha Denbei, what are your intentions?"
When Li Zhi slapped the table, Chaden Bei turned pale with fright and almost knelt on the ground.
Chadenbei didn't understand the meaning of what Li Zhi said, but Li Zhi was angry. The consequences of this matter were very serious, and Chadenbei understood.
Who is Li Zhi? The prince's Taibao! He rode into the palace gate! Is that comparable to ordinary generals? Before the great victory at Qingshan Pass, he defeated Yang Sichang with just one sentence. Now that he has won another great victory at Qingshan Pass, the emperor is against him
It was a 100% trust. In order to help Li Zhi defend Fanjiazhuang's property, the emperor specially set up a garrison in Fanjiazhuang for Li Zhi's younger brother Li Xing to serve. When Li Xing was promoted, he removed the garrison official position and gave Li Xing a guerrilla official position.
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Zha Dengbei believed that as long as Li Zhi sent a memorial, the emperor would remove him as the governor.
If Tianjin's civil servants united together to put some pressure on Li Zhi, Zha Denbei alone could not resist Li Zhi no matter what.
Chadenbei turned pale and said with a smile: "General, calm down, calm down!"
"It doesn't matter if you don't write this document! It doesn't matter if you don't write it!"
