Yunxi left the household department, thought for a while, and headed towards Yingtian Mansion. Yingtian Mansion was relatively far away from the imperial city, so he called a car and went there; the guards followed on horseback.
This time, the capital was the first priority to carry out grain exchange. Suzhou and Hangzhou both experienced large-scale wars at the end of the Yuan Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty and Zhang Shicheng fought repeatedly for more than ten years in this generation, and sixty-seven out of ten people were killed or injured; coupled with Zhu Yuanzhang's severe
Due to the sea ban, there was no business to be done in the coastal areas, and merchants did not come. Not only did Su and Hangzhou not have the same population that Zhu Yuanzhang had resettled here in the capital, but some people were also relocated elsewhere.
Therefore, until the end of Hongwu, the population in Suzhou and Hangzhou was not large, and it was a land of plenty, so the total demand for food would be much less than that in the capital; and more people meant that there was a greater possibility of trouble, so it was necessary to send Yingtianfu
People maintain order.
The current Yingtian Prefecture Yin in the capital is Wang Xingfu. He once served as the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. He was demoted to the prefect of Xi'an because of being implicated by others. Later, he was promoted to the third rank of Yingtian Prefecture Yin due to his meritorious service.
At this time, Wang Xingfu was also supervising the collection of autumn taxes. For a country like the Ming Dynasty where agricultural taxes accounted for 80% of the total tax revenue, the collection of grain taxes twice a year was very important, from the central government to all levels.
Counties, they dare not ignore them. Yingtian Prefecture has eight counties, Shangyuan and Jiangning counties are prefectures and Tongguo counties. There are not many rural areas and not much arable land, so they don’t need to pay much attention; but the other six Jurong counties,
Liyang, Lishui (Qitai is from here), Gaochun, Jiangpu, ** and other counties are no different from counties in other prefectures. They are all mainly rural areas and focus on agricultural taxes. They are also very busy during this season.
Wang Xingfu was talking to the magistrate of Liyang, who was in the sixth grade. Wang Xingfu said: "You must pay attention to this year's autumn tax. The previous magistrate of Liyang did not do well during the collection of spring tax this year and was dismissed from his post for investigation. You can't do anything.
You must not make his mistake again." The magistrate promised.
Just as he was talking, a government official ran in with a mixture of surprise, fear and excitement on his face. Before Wang Xingfu could scold him, he bowed four times, knelt down and said: "Master Fuyin, there is a group of people outside, saying, saying.
, saying that the Third Prince is here. The gatekeeper at the door did not dare to stop him and has already come in."
Wang Xingfu showed doubts on his face: Didn't he announce that His Highness the Third Highness is responsible for the treasure banknotes? They should be stationed in the household department. What are you doing in Yingtianfu Yamen? But there is no time to wonder now. Let the Yamen serve first, and then talk to the Liyang Magistrate.
"I'll talk to you later. You stay here for a while." The magistrate of Liyang also knew the importance and bowed twice. Wang Xingfu returned the salute and the magistrate withdrew.
Wang Xingfu hurried out to greet him, but at this time Yunxi had already walked into the gate of the government office. Wang Xingfu met Yunxi in the courtyard after walking a few steps, hurriedly bowed four times and said, "I have met His Highness the Third Highness. Your Highness today."
Come here, what is the use of Yingtian Mansion?"
Yunxi returned the gift and said: "I have a solution regarding the treasure banknotes. I need the help of Ying Tianfu. I hope Mr. Fu Yin will not refuse."
The courtyard was not a place for talking. Wang Xingfu led Yunxi to the living room. At the same time, he was puzzled: 'Why does this reform of banknote law have something to do with my Yingtian Mansion?'
When they arrived at the living room, Yunxi sat in the north, Wang Xingfu sat in the south, Yang Feng and Chen Xing stood aside, and the other guards stood guard outside the room. Yunxi said: "That's it, I proposed to use the permission treasure."
The method of exchanging banknotes for grain is used to maintain the value of treasure banknotes...(The omitted part is the introduction process)..., so Yingtianfu's assistance is needed."
When Wang Xingfu first heard the method introduced by Yunxi, he applauded in his heart, because this method was indeed good. However, as Yunxi introduced it, he gradually understood that because the circulation of Baobao was too large, there were risks.
However, this risk has little to do with Yingtian Mansion.
Although Wang Xingfu is a scholar who cherishes the great ideal of "helping the world and saving the people", after experiencing the experience of being demoted a few years ago, he understands that he still needs to do the job at hand well first and wait until he reaches the top to consider "helping the world and save the people".
Let's do something.
He said: "Your Highness, what you mean is that for almost the entire month of October, Ying Tianfu needs to send Yamen servants to the places where grain is exchanged to maintain order and prevent chaos in the people's livelihood?"
Yunxi said: "That's probably it. Starting from the first day of next month. In order to avoid chaos, I hope Lord Fu Yin will send more yamen."
Wang Xingfu was flattered by Yunxi's words. Yunxi was too polite; Wang Xingfu also talked with Prince Yiwen. Although Prince Yiwen was very modest, he still spoke in a royal tone and was condescending; while Yunxi was very close.
There is no sense of arrogance in the way ordinary people speak (this is of course the result of memories from later generations).
However, he still said: "It is now the autumn tax collection season, and most of the government officials have been sent to help the tax collectors collect the autumn taxes. It may not be easy to find dozens of government officials to maintain order."
Yunxi said: "Jiangning and Shangyuan counties are both Tongguo counties. How many field taxes can be collected? Since there are not enough government officials in the government office, we will call in the government officials from Jiangning and Shangyuan counties."
Wang Xingfu wanted to say more, and Yun He said again: "Now in the capital, in addition to the government officials from your county, the only soldiers who can be sent out are the soldiers of the 48th Guards of the capital (there is no Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division at this time). This can maintain law and order in the capital.
, it is your Yingtianfu County's errand. If you Yingtianfu can't send anyone, Grandpa Huang and I will dispatch the soldiers of Jinwu's left and right guards, and your Yingtianfu's face won't look good either." What Yunxi actually said was
It's a bit threatening.
But threats are still useful. Wang Xingfu, who was about to speak just now, immediately swallowed back what he was about to say. After an awkward silence for a while, he replied: "Don't worry, Your Highness, Yingtian Mansion will send enough officials to maintain order on the first day of October.
"
Yunxi nodded with satisfaction and said: "Since Mr. Fu Yin has agreed, your house is busy with things, so I won't bother you anymore."
No matter how aggrieved Wang Xingfu felt, he quickly got up and saluted and sent Yunxi out. After leaving the gate of the backyard of the government office, Yunxi said: "Yingtian Mansion has many affairs, Master Fuyin doesn't need to send me out of the house, let's stop here.
"
Wang Xingfu indeed had many things to do, so he made some concessions and said goodbye to Yunxi here. Then Wang Xingfu returned to the backyard, where the magistrate of Liyang was still waiting! Wang Xingfu cheered up and said a few more words to the magistrate of Liyang.
, and sent the magistrate of Liyang away. He was not in the mood to deal with other matters, so he just sat in his seat and figured out how to free up dozens of people in October.
At this time, Yunxi marched to the palace again. Yunxi thought that in order to spread rumors and increase people's confidence in treasure money, the most suitable yamen was none other than Jinyiwei. But now, although Jinyiwei has been deprived of arrest, interrogation, and imprisonment
The rights of prisoners, but it is still the intelligence agency in the hands of Lao Zhu. As the heir to the throne, it is not a good idea to contact people from the intelligence agency rashly, so Yunxi decided to go back to the palace and report to Lao Zhu first.
On the way to the imperial city, Chen Xing and Yang Feng followed Yunxi for a long time but they still didn't realize that the other guards were thinking secretly in their hearts. They waited outside and didn't hear the conversation between Hubu, but just now Yunxi and Ying Tianfu Yin
They all heard Wang Xingfu's conversation and felt that Yunxi was too polite.
As the emperor's grandson, even if he is not the grandson, he can usually address the ministers by their first names. Even to show respect, it is enough to call him Wang Fu Yin. Yunxi actually called him Mr. Fu Yin. This is really inappropriate at this time.
etiquette. But Yunxi himself is not aware of it yet.
