Two days later, on September 21, Yunxi left Yang Zirong as the magistrate of Wu County and the director of the park, and left Suzhou for Songjiang Prefecture.
Before leaving, Yang Zirong cautiously said to Yunxi: "I have had many conversations with Mu Tianyan, the magistrate of Changzhou County, and I feel that he does not seem to be a person who is good at flattering people. Your Majesty, have you misunderstood him because of his name?"
"Really?" Yunxi was a little surprised. Yang Zirong knew people well and should not have misjudged people, but why did he change his name to Mu Tianyan?
Yunxi's last doubt was explained halfway from Suzhou to Songjiang.
"According to the records of the Ministry of Household Affairs, his name has been Mu Tianyan since birth? He has never changed his name?" Yunxi was stunned.
"Yes, Your Majesty. According to the records in the Yellow Book of the Ministry of Household Affairs, his family belongs to the Tianzi generation, so he was named Mu Tianyan." Su Youxue said about the results of the Ministry of Household Survey that came from the capital.
"It seems that I have really misunderstood him. In this case, send an order to Yang Zirong and let him take a look at Mu Tianyan's character and how he is doing. If he is okay, I will consider giving him a heavy responsibility." Yunxi thought for a while,
said.
Jin Shan wrote a handwritten edict in accordance with Yunxi's wishes, stamped it with the small seal he carried with him, and sent it to Suzhou.
What came from the capital this time was not only the household records about Mu Tianyan's name, but also some memorials about the impeachment of Yunxi, in addition to some memorials that the Fourth Auxiliary Officer and the Sixth Minister could not handle on their own.
These memorials were all intended to impeach Yunxi for traveling in Suzhou. The main force was the Yushi Yanguan in Beijing, mixed with a small number of officials from other yamen. Yunxi roughly reviewed it, and there were more than 20 memorials in total. And
This may not be all, there may be an impeachment memorial delivered in two days.
But Zhang Fu said with a smile: "The few poems written by His Majesty were useful. They reminded the courtiers that Your Majesty is still the most talented poet since the founding of the Ming Dynasty. If not for this, there must be more memorials to remonstrate."
"Yes, if Your Majesty were not a poet and aroused the thoughts of the courtiers about the poets of the past dynasties, the number of memorials to remonstrate might have been doubled." Jin Shanye said with a smile.
The reason why Yunxi wrote poems in those "tourist scenic spots" was not only to show off, but also to let everyone know that he had not exhausted his talents and was still one of the best poets in the Ming Dynasty. Since he is a poet, he should visit
Scenic spots in various places should be given access to, and those ministers who also like poetry and songs will not go to memorial.
Of course, all these memorials were left unpublished. Yunxi thought it was a waste of manpower to send them back to the capital, so he asked the eunuch to tear them up and burn them to ashes.
Yunxi and his party traveled quickly after setting off from Suzhou. On the 23rd, they arrived at Huating County (now Songjiang District), Songjiang Prefecture, Tongguo County. After meeting with the Songjiang Magistrate, Huating County Magistrate and others, they went there without stopping.
The Shanghai Shipping Department - in later generations, the area near the seat of the Shanghai Municipal Government seemed very urgent.
He set out from the capital in late August and has been out for a month now. According to the plan, it was time to return to the capital, but only half of the itinerary planned by Yunxi was completed. Therefore, he had to compress his itinerary in various places to save money.
Just save it. Yunxi didn't plan to do anything in Songjiang Mansion. There was nothing to see in Songjiang Mansion, so he just ignored it.
On the evening of the 23rd, Yunxi came to the original Shanghu County. He wanted to meet with local officials immediately to arrange the mission, but Wang Xi knelt down and persuaded: "Your Majesty, it is already Xu time, and it is getting dark.
It’s already curfew time. It’s so late, so Your Majesty should meet with local officials tomorrow.”
"Besides, His Majesty left most of his troops and came all the way from Huating County with his elite guards and entourage. He is also very tired. Please take a rest."
Hearing what he said, Yunxi also felt that his body was very tired. He sat down on his seat and said with a forced smile: "I will follow you and pass the order to Jin Shan and others. You don't have to wait for me. Let them go and have a rest."
It’s my first time riding a horse today, I’m afraid my bones will hurt from the jolt.”
"Wang Xi, you are the same. Although you learned to ride a horse in the 25th year of Hongwu, you have ridden less in these years. I am afraid you are not very comfortable. Let the little eunuch make the bed and you go to rest early."
Wang Xi stood up and said with a smile: "What's the matter? It's not too late for me to take a rest after taking care of His Majesty's bedroom." As he spoke, he gave a few instructions to Huang Lu beside him, and then took the young eunuch in to clean up the bedroom.
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Yunxi shook his head and said nothing.
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On the morning of the next day, although Yunxi was still a little tired after a night's rest, he summoned local officials immediately after breakfast. But the first person to meet was not a local official from Shanghai.
"Your Majesty, Yang Ren, has met." A middle-aged man knelt down and said.
"Yang Qingping." When he got up, Yunxi said again: "Why are you so formal?"
"Your Majesty, the etiquette must not be discarded." Yang Ren said meticulously.
"Yang Ren, because you are in charge of matters related to the Shipping Department, I called you here from the capital. Isn't it very hard for Yang Qing to come all the way?" Yun He said.
"Doing your duty for the Ming Dynasty, what's the point of hard work?" Yang Ren said.
"Okay, okay, okay. If the Ming Dynasty had officials like Yang Qing, why worry about the country not being prosperous?" Yunxi said with a smile. Although he knew that this sentence was just nonsense, he felt relieved after hearing it.
The two exchanged some pleasantries, and Yunxi allowed him to sit aside while he continued to meet the officials.
The second person to meet was the real local official. When Zhu Yuanzhang was still there, Yunxi personally selected Zhang Yanfang for promotion. He also made meticulous obeisances to meet Yunxi.
Yunxi waited for him to finish his salute, exchanged a few words, and then asked: "Zhang Aiqing, how much customs duties have you collected as of the end of August this year?"
"Your Majesty, as of the end of August, the Shanghai Shipping Department has collected a total of 2,473,369 yuan in customs duties," Zhang Yanfang said.
'There are already 2.47 million guan by the end of August? According to the ratio, the total tariff revenue should be more than 3.7 million guan by the end of this year, which is close to the commercial tax that can be received from within. The tariff is indeed
The best tax to collect.' Yunxi thought.
Yunxi immediately commended Zhang Aiqing and said: "Zhang Aiqing is indeed an official in a good manner. According to this trend, the Shanghai Shipping Department's tariff this year can increase by more than 20% compared to last year. I want to commend Zhang Aiqing." Then he raised his voice and said: "Zhang Yanfang listened to the order.
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Zhang Yanfang wanted to give in a few words, but he immediately heard Yunxi's words asking him to accept the order, and hurriedly knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, Zhang Yanfang, accepts the order."
"Zhang Yanfang was promoted by the Shipping Bureau of Shanghai City. Since he has been promoted for two years, he has worked diligently and devotedly as an official. He has opened up financial resources for the Ming Dynasty. The people do not increase the tax but the country uses it. He has made great contributions. I now grant you the rank of a trained official.
Promoted to Doctor Fengzhi."
Zhang Yanfang kowtowed three times and said, "I thank Your Majesty for your kindness." Then he stood up and said, "I am just following the rules set by Your Majesty and I dare not take credit."
"Even though it is a system set by me, you have allowed the Shanghai Shipping Company to have no accidents in the past two years and allowed the tariffs to increase year by year. That is your credit. Why don't you dare to take the credit?" Yun He said with a smile.
Zhang Yanfang actually felt that he had done a good job: he had increased revenue for the court without increasing agricultural taxes, which was a well-known political achievement in all dynasties. And although he was not good at money or power, he had a good reputation and was able to win the emperor's favor.
I was very happy to receive the commendation of being a capable minister, so I no longer refused.
Afterwards, the two deputy officials were promoted to meet Yunxi. They were both officials selected by the Imperial Academy, unlike Zhang Yanfang, who was appointed by Yunxi for the official position. It was definitely an unexpected joy to be able to meet the emperor.
Both of them were so excited that they couldn't even speak fully. They stammered and announced their official positions and names, and they also respectfully knelt three times and kowtowed nine times.
Yunxi smiled and stopped them from performing the grand ceremony. The ceremony of three kneels and nine kowtows was only used on some special occasions. Normally, it was just one kneel and three kowtows, and ministers were not allowed to perform grand ceremonies.
Yunxi looked at the two officials carefully, and at the same time recalled the resumes and performance of the two of them in the Imperial College that Jiang had brought over during breakfast, and he gradually had an idea in his mind.
After a while, Yunxi asked Zhang Yanfang: "Which of the two of them can take over the post of Shanghai Shipping Secretary after you leave?"
Zhang Yanfang was stunned for a moment, and then said: "The left deputy is more helpful to me, and he visits the Shanghai Shipping Department more often. Moreover, he is younger, and the Shanghai Shipping Department has more heavy work, so he is young and strong
He is a better person for the position. Therefore, I recommend **."
Zhang Yanfang's ideas coincided with Yunxi's. Yunxi didn't know who of the two performed better before, but because of his youth, he decided to give priority to **. It just so happened that ** was also the one with better performance, which was even better.
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After meeting with the officials of the Shanghai Shipping Department, he allowed Yang to stay, and Zhang Yanfang had lunch with him. He also gave royal dishes to other officials of the Shanghai Shipping Department to commend the officials of the Shanghai Shipping Department.
.Although these dishes may not be more delicious than the dishes they usually eat, all the officials who received the imperial dishes were filled with gratitude and ate the imperial dishes with their families. "This is the imperial dish given by the emperor! You and I will live together in this life."
It’s hard to say whether you will be rewarded with royal food for the second time, so hurry up and enjoy the royal nobility.” Many officials said this to their sons.
Yang Ren and Zhang Yanfang were even more excited than them to be able to dine with Yun Xi. This was not the first time that Yang Ren had rewarded imperial dishes in the two years since he took over as the Minister of Household Affairs, but it was the first time that he had dine with the emperor; not to mention Zhang Yanfang.
, he had been working as an official in other places before, and he had no chance to accompany the emperor for meals.
While Yunxi was dining with them, he asked some questions casually. Zhang Yanfang always answered all questions, letting Yunxi know a lot about Shanghai.
After eating, Yunxi did not let the two of them leave. Instead, he took them to the study and called Jin Shan and others in.
Yang Ren and Zhang Yanfang also realized something instantly and sat upright.
