Obviously, the young left minister of the Ministry of Justice, known for his toughness, used this method to relieve his pressure when faced with the powerful Jiangnan land.
He was so majestic, his body was like a mountain, his abyss was stagnant, and his momentum was so extraordinary that all the ministers dared not speak.
At this moment, even the emperor Zhu Jianshen, who was sitting on the dragon chair, swallowed subconsciously and did not dare to express any objections for fear of causing a strong backlash from Feng Zhou. No one present, including the entire capital, could afford a serious blow. as a result of.
"Since His Majesty and you all have no objections, the matter has been settled. The first wave of 'inspectors' will be sent to Suzhou, and the second wave will be sent to Linzhou. It is time for the officials and gentry there to take a good beating! "
Feng Zhou's voice rang out in the palace, like thunder rolling in the ears of the emperor and the ministers. They were frightened for a while, and there seemed to be a tragic scene of rivers of blood and heads rolling in front of them...
In fact, most of the civil and military personnel of the Manchu Dynasty came from the Jiangnan area. After all, wherever the literary style is better at cultivating talents, even hundreds of years later, talents will emerge in large numbers.
It stands to reason that Feng Zhou's proposal to establish a wide range of inspectors was suitable for the gentry in Jiangnan, that is, against the scholars in Jiangnan, and at the same time against the officials of Jiangnan origin who were in the court.
But in the past four years, Fengzhou had made great achievements in Henan and the capital, and his invincible power made them unable to raise any objections.
What's more, if you really oppose it, it is also suitable for the context of the world.
Although there are many officials from Jiangnan, how can they be more numerous than those in the world?
When Liu Jian arrived in the capital by boat, he heard the news that the Ministry of Punishment had set up "inspectors". He only paused for a moment before hearing Li Dongyang, who had arrived in the capital together, laugh and say: "Everyone in the world has been deceived. It is a lie to send officials to the south of the Yangtze River, but it is true to set up officials in the capital. This move is to attack the east and the west. By the time the people in the world understand Fengzhou's routine, I am afraid that the Ministry of Punishment will have become the first among the six departments."
Liu Jian was slightly startled, then nodded to express his understanding.
Compared with Li Dongyang, Liu Jian is more decisive, but slightly lacking in resourcefulness.
But it's just the difference between ninety-eight points and one hundred points.
He sighed and said: "We are all determined to assist the king and solve the world's affairs. It is a pity that you and I are still dormant. Since Brother Heng has been flying for nine days, using the world as a pawn."
After a pause, Li Dongyang said: "Before I came, I heard that he had written to his sworn brother Li Chishui and took a detour back to the capital. I'm afraid it was just for safety."
When he came out from the capital to become an official, he and Liu Jian also had talks with Feng Zhouduo, and they were very familiar with each other. Li Chishui studied in Xiandu Mountain in the south of the Yangtze River, so he naturally asked Li Dongyang, a native of the south of the Yangtze River, to take care of him.
"So exaggerated?" Liu Jian was surprised at first, then shook his head and objected: "If nothing else, Feng Zhou is a dignified third-grade official, the left minister of the Ministry of Justice, and a superb loyal and brave uncle. The gentry in Jiangnan will not be like this. Are you going to fight against just a few inspectors?"
He was from Luoyang. Although he was well aware of the ruthlessness of the gentry, he could not imagine the power of the Jiangnan businessmen.
After all, his time as an official in Jinling was too short.
"Don't be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of what happens!"
Li Dongyang sighed and said: "The big salt merchants in Yangzhou are not only very rich, but also very courageous. Do you know about the private salt in Jiangnan?"
Since Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty began to specialize in salt and iron, smuggling salt has become a huge profit, mostly operated by brave people. Among them, Huang Chao, a failed scholar in the Tang Dynasty, was engaged in this promising profession.
In the Ming Dynasty, due to the rise of salt merchants in Yangzhou, the salt fields in the north and south of the Yangtze River, the Jianghuai area, and Shandong and Henan were mostly supplying salt to the salt farms in Lianghuai and Huaihe, so there was room for big salt merchants to make huge profits.
"Those salt lords who illicit salt and sell illicit salt are basically the subordinates of the big salt merchants. They are more bold and reckless than Brother Xixian imagined!"
Li Dongyang smiled bitterly.
"Those big salt merchants secretly have Jianghu forces as thugs, and behind them are the princes, princes, and elders in the capital as their backers. Even if the Six Ministries of Jinling and the Duke of Wei want to move them, they have to consider the consequences! Maybe Duke Wei
It is the greatest force."
Liu Jian sighed and said: "It seems that Feng Ziheng has seen through the truth and the truth, and has made it clear that he is using these people as pawns to cultivate his power in the capital."
"Not just the capital, I predict that he will set up in several big cities in the north, but deliberately lead to the south of the Yangtze River to cause trouble. By the time people come to their senses, his layout in the capital and local areas has already been deeply rooted!" Li Dongyang shook his head.
"In other words, the new officials of the Ministry of Justice who were sent to Jiangnan are all abandoned?" Liu Jian pondered.
"That's not necessarily the case. If there is someone who is polite, courteous and capable and can stand up to those local snakes, Feng Ziheng will probably not hesitate to promote him!" Li Dongyang sighed.
Liu Jian listened, nodded repeatedly, and then quickly made a decision, saying: "It seems that after we enter Beijing, in addition to settling down in Zhan Shifu, we also need to communicate more with Feng Zhou. I think in the next twenty or thirty years
, the Ming Dynasty will definitely undergo major changes that have not been seen in two thousand years!"
Li Dongyang felt a chill in his heart and couldn't help but nod.
He is very wise and thoughtful, but in terms of decisiveness, he is quite different from his good friend.
To put it simply, he acted as though it were light, but this friend Liu Xixian acted like it was light.
The two were talking when suddenly someone strode up from the pier. When they saw them, they bowed and saluted: "Feng Ping, the steward of the Zhongyong Hou Mansion, pays homage to Mr. Liu and Mr. Li."
"Oh, it turns out to be Butler Feng." Liu Jian often went to Feng Mansion, so he was more familiar with Feng Ping. When he saw him coming, he asked, "Why did Lord Feng send you here?"
"Reporting to you two adults, my master has sent the young man here to invite you to get together at Xiangyun Residence."
"Oh." Liu Jian and Li Dongyang looked at each other and nodded together.
"Since Brother Feng has invited me, it's better to be respectful than to obey. Wait for a while while I and I make arrangements with our families, and then we'll be here."
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Xiangyun Juju is the Xiangyun Teahouse he opened originally. After Feng Zhou took control, he followed his own plan step by step. After so many years of expansion, it has become a comprehensive theater in the capital that integrates leisure, entertainment, food and drink. It is no longer simple.
The tea house can be summed up.
Several surrounding shops have all been purchased and expanded, forming a huge facade half a mile long, with six doors open to the public. There are various leisure venues divided into areas, including opera, storytelling and cross talk.
It is a traditional entertainment method, because the scripts are adapted from reality, and there are even scenes of officialdom struggles, so they are deeply loved by young and old men in the capital.
This Xiangyun Juju is actually a reference to the Xiangxuehai General established by his wife Tanchun in the world of Red Mansions.
At this time, Xiangyun Juju was the benchmark in the Beijing entertainment circle. Their opera narratives and jokes would spread throughout the entire Beijing entertainment circle in a short time, and they would become the target of imitation, quickly spreading to the north and even the south.
Whether it is the Zhongjun Opera Troupe or the later-established Deyun Club and Qingqu Club, they are all world-renowned drama troupes. The famous actors in them can be regarded as top stars, especially some of them, who have the style of Peking Opera performing artists of later generations.
The amount of money Xiangyunju earns every year is an astonishing amount, reaching millions of taels. It is simply a cornucopia of money.
In the past few years, there have been some royal palaces, Duke's palaces, even relatives of the emperor, or nephews of factory officials who wanted to get involved, but their claws were interrupted as soon as they stretched out their claws. Only then did they know that Xiangyun Residence was Feng Zhou's business.
Even though I was extremely unwilling, I didn't dare to mess around.
Other officials might want to talk about officialdom, but Feng Zhou dared to beat people up.
Feng Zhou is not a solitary person, but Xiangyun Residence has a great effect on him, so naturally he will not give out his share to avoid unnecessary trouble.
He told those guys directly that Xiangyunju was very popular, but it was a formal place, and other places such as eating, drinking and having fun were not enough. If you want to get a piece of the pie, then check out the surrounding stores and follow suit.
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But there is one thing that must be guaranteed. No matter how arrogant they are outside, in Xiangyunju, they must put their tail between their legs and be a good person, and enjoy the joy here. But if there is trouble, he will be made even a beggar.
Not as good as anything.
You know, the beggars in the capital are nominally managed by Li Yanbei and Du Tongxuan, but in fact they have long been under his control.