Chapter 540 Yunzhi's Weifu and Xuan Jinyiwei's questioning
Yunxi spent several days in Suzhou City, leaving countless legends for future generations and enriching the tour guides' tour guides.
Until September 12th, the seventh day after Yunxi came to Suzhou Mansion. On this day, Yunxi walked with Yunzhi in the evening and said to Yunzhi: "I have seen all the famous scenery in Suzhou City. Tomorrow, I will go to visit my brother."
If you still want to go out, ask Cao Xing to prepare a guard for you." Cao Xing is the deputy commander of the guard this time. Since the battle eight years ago, Yunxi has placed great trust in Cao Xing, so he specially sent him a guard this time.
Cao Xing, who was working as the governor's minister in the rear army governor's mansion, was transferred over to serve as the deputy commander of the guard.
"Looking for Cao Xing? I think he hasn't been in a good mood since his trip. Although he did things very neatly and was very respectful when he saw us, it can be seen that he is not in a good mood." Yunzhi said.
Of course Yunxi knew why he was in a bad mood. Although Cao Xing was missing an arm, he would have to retire if he were a small soldier, but as a military commander, he was still a high-quality military commander and could still continue to be a general. Although Cao Xing was disabled, his body
Can Zhijian wanted to continue serving the Ming Dynasty. His status was high enough and he had made great achievements. Even if he went out to serve as the commander of the capital, he was worthy enough. But Yunxi insisted on keeping him in the capital.
Yunxi thought for a while, the melons that are forced are not sweet. What is the use of forcing Cao Xing to stay in the capital like this? Then he ordered Huang Ludao: "Go and tell Cao Xing that after the New Year, I will send him to the border as a general."
, give him the rank of hussar general, at least a commander-in-chief."
Then he turned to Yunzhi and said, "If you go find him again, he will be in a better mood."
Yun Zhi probably understood what was going on, but she didn't say much. After hearing the words, she said: "In that case, my sister wants to see the market in Suzhou tomorrow. I heard from the palace maid who was born in Suzhou that the market in Suzhou City
It’s very lively, and it’s even higher than the market in Beijing.”
"But the market is not as famous as a scenic spot. If you go there in a big way, you won't be able to see it. So I want the emperor to allow me to go to the market incognito."
"This," Yunxi hesitated. The princess left the palace incognito, and the civil servants knew about it, but she still didn't go out of her way to file a memorial? He couldn't argue with it.
However, Yunxi has always wanted to practice equality between men and women, so why is it so unequal?
Yunxi thought for a while and asked: "Are there any female officials who are good at martial arts by your side?"
Yunzhi clearly wanted to agree to Yunxi's words, and said happily: "Yes!"
"Then, brother Huang, I will allow you to go to the market incognito. However, you must not be away from anyone at all times, and you will be escorted by someone who knows a little bit of Wu dialect among the guards who travel with Cao Xingdian." Yunxi said.
"Sister, I remember!" Yunzhi said.
"Also, Xianqin and Baoqing are too young to follow you out." Yunxi thought for a while and added. Besides, if Yunzhi is just walking in the market alone, people may not think of the princess, but if she is one and a half
The eldest girl and the two little girls are so eye-catching, and the possibility of being thought of as a princess is greatly increased.
"Then, how about letting the two of them go out to the market alone?" Yunzhi wanted to fight for them again.
"No! Baoqing and Xianqin are only six years old. What if the children's minds do something? Absolutely not!" Yunxi said.
Seeing this, Yunzhi stopped fighting for them and walked towards preparing a palace for them, wondering how to talk to them about this matter.
After Yunxi finished his instructions, he stopped caring and returned to the dormitory. He took a shower, changed his clothes, and came to the study.
Huang Lu said to him: "Your Majesty, the local Jin Yiwei leader is here."
Yunxi nodded and said, "Let him come in."
Not long after, a strong man in his thirties walked in. When he saw Yunxi, he immediately knelt down and said: "I have the title of Jinyiwei Qianhu. Feng Xianzhang, the chief of Suzhou Jinyiwei, has met your majesty. Long live your majesty. Long live your majesty."
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It is said that although Jinyiwei has evolved into a secret service agency, its establishment belongs to the Twelve Shangwei. Since it is a guard station, there is a certain number of officers at all levels. Although the Shangzhiwei's status is large, there are ten thousand households and fifty households.
There are hundreds of households, but there are also many royal guards, so official positions are very popular at this time. Generally, the chief officer stationed in a province only has the official position of one hundred households. At this time, the title promotion system with Chinese characteristics can come into effect.
All the chiefs of Jinyiwei will be given a title. This Feng Xianzhang is the title of Qianhu.
After Yunxi finished answering his questions, he asked directly without any nonsense: "I ask you, what do you think of Xiang Bao, the prefect of Suzhou?"
"Your Majesty, Xiang Zhifu is truly a gentleman. He is very concerned about the education of Suzhou Prefecture. He has also personally gone to the Prefecture School to give lectures to the students. In addition, Suzhou Prefecture has never defaulted on money and food these years." Feng Xianzhang said.
These two sentences were of course a compliment to Xiang Bao. But Feng Xianzhang said nothing else after these two sentences. Yunxi immediately understood what he meant: Xiang Bao was useless except for education and money and food.
"How did he deal with the punishment?" Yunxi asked.
"Your Majesty, I blame it all on Master." Feng Xianzhang said.
"It's only the early Ming Dynasty, and there is already a master as a profession?" Yunxi felt very bad.
Speaking of masters, there were no such masters in all dynasties before the Ming Dynasty, but only high-ranking officials would hire masters as think tanks. However, in the Ming Dynasty, because Zhu Yuanzhang reduced the number of officials on a large scale, the number of local officials was very small. Unless Zhu Yuanzhang was the chief seal official in various places,
A workaholic like Hai Rui would otherwise have to spend his own money to hire a master to work for him. So in the Manchu Qing Dynasty, many officials would hire a master if there were enough officials.
One of the purposes of Yunxi's previous reforms in the capital was to reduce the work of the palm seal officers, so that the province could hire masters who were not included in the establishment.
Yunxi hurriedly asked: "How many masters have Xiang Bao hired? Do any of the other officials in Suzhou Prefecture, whether they are subordinate counties or assistant officials in the government, hire masters?"
"Your Majesty, you have hired a master from the prefect to help him deal with criminal charges, public security, money and food, etc. No other officials in Suzhou Prefecture have hired a master," Feng Xianzhang said.
At the same time, he secretly thought in his heart: "How many more masters can Xiang Bao hire? With the salary of a fourth-grade official, and the support of a family, it is already very difficult to hire a master. The salary of the seal officials of various counties in Suzhou Prefecture
We can't afford to hire a master at all; the government knows that there is no need to hire a master.'
Yunxi felt a little relieved. It can be seen that hiring masters at this time is just a special case. However, attention must be paid. Once the trend of hiring masters becomes popular, it will be difficult to stop it.
‘It seems that it is urgent to promote the reform of the official system in prefectures and counties, and it must be implemented as soon as possible.’ Yunxi thought.
Since Xiang Bao is such an official, there is no need to care about it. Just find an excuse to appoint him as the chief official of a certain Qingshui Yamen in the capital and send him away.
'But what if he doesn't want to do it? He has a history of resigning his political envoy. If so, he should be appointed as the deputy censor of the capital. He should be willing. Generally, such ministers are willing to be the censor.
'Yunxi thought.
After that, Yunxi asked again: "How is Zuo Guibao, my friend in the government, like?"
"Your Majesty, Zuo Tongzhi has done very little since he took office. I don't know," Feng Xianzhang said.
'Sure enough, just as I guessed, the official who was lying on a plain diet will find an excuse to get rid of him in a few days.' Yun He thought.
"What about the two magistrates of Fuguo County in Suzhou Prefecture?" Yunxi asked again.
Feng Xianzhang paused and said: "Wu County Magistrate Bai Wenxuan's reputation is very good, he is an upright man, but he is not willing to get involved in criminal matters; Changzhou County Magistrate Mu Tianyan's reputation is also good, although not as good as Bai Zhixian's reputation
, but it also won the support of the people."
Huh? It’s just Bai Wenxuan, but the county magistrate named Mu Tianyan actually has a good reputation in the county? It’s really strange. Logically speaking, given his name, he should be a person who likes to flatter?
‘Perhaps it’s because the prefect Xiang Bao is an honest man and doesn’t flatter others, and other officials are not worthy of his flattery, so they behave seriously.’ Yunxi thought.
Since Yunxi had a fixed impression of Mu Tianyan, he would not change it casually.
He asked Feng Xianzhang a few more questions about these officials, and finally asked: "Which businessman has the largest industry in Suzhou Prefecture?"
"Your Majesty, there are many industries in Suzhou, and the biggest businessman in business is of course the Li family in the west of the city." Feng Xianzhang said.
"How is the Li family's property?" Yunxi asked.
After listening to Yun Xi's question, Feng Xianzhang felt uneasy. As the chief of the Jinyi Guards of Suzhou Prefecture, although his identity is not public now, people with a little power know what he does. Because of the great reputation of the Jinyi Guards, although
Under Yunxi's order, Jin Yiwei changed his job functions and no longer directly interfered with things, but everyone was still afraid of Jin Yiwei. Not to mention that he was given the title of Qianhu, the fifth rank, second only to the prefect and the three guards commanders in Suzhou Prefecture.
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Therefore, the local wealthy families will pay him a little respect, especially the merchants. As the largest merchant in Suzhou, the Li family may not be afraid of him as the head of the Jinyiwei, but it is better to do less than to do more. There are three major festivals every year (New Year, Dragon Boat Festival,
Mid-Autumn Festival) will give him a filial piety, and there will also be a gift on other festivals.
If Your Majesty wants to get rid of this Li family, if his collection of money is involved, everything will be over.
But when the emperor asked him, he did not dare not answer, nor did he dare to tell lies.
"Your Majesty, Li Jiaming owns thousands of acres of fertile land and trades in raw silk and silk, but privately his business goes beyond that."
"The Li family also owns 500 acres of thin farmland in Suzhou Prefecture in the name of others, planting only mulberry trees to feed silkworms; in partnership with others, they sell raw silk in the Shanghai Shipping Company, accounting for more than half of the silk shop floor, and sell it overseas;
In addition, they also deal in tea.”
"Your Majesty should also know that Suzhou has the famous Dongting Tea (Biluochun). Although the tea fields are owned by Taihu Shangjia, another merchant in Suzhou who specializes in tea, the Li family has great influence in the city and requires that the tea in the city must be produced by
Their family is here to sell. The Shang family is not as powerful as the Li family, so we have no choice but to admit it." Feng Xianzhang said.
