"That's right, that's right!" Upon hearing this, Lu Jiude quickly agreed.
But in his mind, he didn't think so. Because in his opinion, Nanjing, a place that has been managed by nobles for hundreds of years, can't be easily dealt with?
The saying that a strong dragon cannot defeat a local snake means right now!
However, he has already reminded him that they are in the limelight and if he says anything more and pours cold water on them, he will be considered uncooperative!
Afterwards, he didn't want to stay any longer, and it was almost done. Anyway, he had already expressed his willingness to cooperate. With that person here, he felt uncomfortable staying here.
So, Lu Jiude exchanged a few more pleasantries and quickly left.
Before coming, he didn't know that the commander of Jinyiwei and the admiral of Dongchang were both there. Because there were no public information about these two.
Forget about Li Ruolian, the key point is that Wang Dehua is also from the palace. He used to be the eunuch in charge of the ceremony. He is the first person in the palace and his status is much higher than him.
Although now he no longer holds the position of Chief of Ceremony and Eunuch, and does not seem to be so trusted by the emperor, he is still the governor of Dongchang after all. In Yangzhou alone, the houses of ten major salt merchants were confiscated without any punishment. This is a rule.
The emperor’s mad dog!
Although he is the eunuch who guards Nanjing and is also a eunuch trusted by the emperor, he is outside after all, and it is far easier to influence the emperor than the people around him. Not to mention, the leaders of the two major factory guards are here, so some things are obvious
of.
Therefore, when Lu Jiude discovered that the commander of Jinyiwei and the admiral of Dongchang were quietly at the imperial envoy's carriage, his attitude immediately became much more low-key and submissive.
Otherwise, believe it or not, Ma Shiying, a foreign minister, would not be able to make him, the Nanjing garrison eunuch, so easy to talk to.
At this time, as soon as he left, Ma Shiying looked at the people present and said: "It seems that Yingtian Mansion is a tough battle, and it must be fought!"
In addition to Wang Dehua and Li Ruolian, those present also included Li Dingguo, Huang Degong, as well as the interim political envoy Ruan Dacheng and the deputy political envoy Chen Yuanyuan.
All of them knew very well that the focus of the trip to Nanjing was not to suppress bandits, but to rectify the place.
At this time, after hearing Ma Shiying's words, everyone was thinking about this.
Among them, Li Ruolian answered him and said: "Yes, the people here are no more powerful than the squires in Fengyang Mansion. Just half a month before we came, Jinyiwei had already detected that Nanjing
Many dignitaries found excuses to gather at the Duke of Wei's residence. Although I don't know what they said, I can guarantee that it must be related to the purpose of our coming!"
When the factory guard went to Jiangnan, he and Dongchang had secretly deployed many people to various places. This was a basic operation.
As soon as they arrived in Nanjing City, the Jinyiwei spies first came to their boss to report the news about Nanjing City, so Li Ruolian had this idea.
After he said this, Wang Dehua would look a little incompetent if he did not reveal any information, which he was unwilling to do anyway. So, Wang Dehua immediately continued: "Also, before we come, Yingtian Mansion
There is a large-scale migration of people here, leaving Yingtian Prefecture and heading to other prefectures in the south of the Yangtze River. Dongchang found out that most of the people are living in seclusion in the mansions of Nanjing's powerful people."
After hearing this, Ma Shiying said with a serious expression: "It will definitely be difficult for them to spit out the wealth they have eaten. But with the help of all the adults, I will definitely be able to complete the tasks assigned by Your Majesty. I am very grateful to you."
This is very confident!”
By accident, he flattered two factory guard leaders. Obviously, he had a clear understanding of his status and was not arrogant.
The others, who were much inferior to the three of them in terms of status, did not speak.
After Ma Shiying finished speaking, seeing that Li Ruolian and Wang Dehua had really benefited from it, he immediately continued: "By the way, all the gifts I received have been registered and recorded. Later, I will ask the factory manager to help transfer them to the Jiangnan Procurement Yamen.
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As the representative of factory guards, Wang Dehua also hired part-time yamen workers in Jiangnan, but they were only supervising, and everything big and small was actually handled by the Zheng family.
The money received here, including the money for rectifying the place, will be transferred to Jiangnan to purchase yamen. Therefore, Wang Dehua was not surprised when Ma Shiying said this, so he nodded and said: "Long live the Governor for having such awareness."
I will be very happy."
"..." Ma Shiying was speechless after hearing this. He only thought about taking the money for himself when his brain was caught in the door!
Having said this, he glanced at the other people present, thought for a moment, and then said: "The factory boss is so ridiculous, this is our duty!"
Although he felt that his good friend Ruan Dacheng's family had money and he would not have any thoughts, he still reiterated it without leaving any trace in the end, lest those people who gave gifts had their own preferences and hid some of them privately, which would cause big trouble.
Yes.
Therefore, when he said "I'm waiting" in his words, it was extra heavy.
Afterwards, after another discussion, Ma Shiying concluded: "We will accept the defense of Yingtian Mansion before the new year and get familiar with the place. We will wait until after the new year and before spring plowing before taking action. If anything happens during this period, everyone will tell each other!"
There was also a lot of preparation work to be done as the troops had not crossed the river and had to be deployed to prevent chaos from happening later. Others present did not have any objections to his decision. So, it was decided.
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At the end of the 16th year of Chongzhen, on the evening of the 28th day of the Lunar New Year, in the Wenhua Hall, it was already dark at this winter hour.
There were no candles lit in the Wenhua Hall, so it seemed a bit dark.
However, there were many people standing in the dark hall, all of them silent and staring at the emperor in front of them.
Emperor Chongzhen looked at Song Yingxing, and when he nodded, he enthusiastically ordered Wang Chengen beside him: "Let's begin!"
"My servant obeys the order!" Wang Chengen responded quickly after hearing this, then turned around and waved his hand, and a chamberlain who had been waiting for him immediately ran out of the Wenhua Palace.
There were many people in the Wenhua Hall, but they didn't speak and were waiting quietly.
With the help of the afterglow reflected from outside, a group of officials in red and crimson robes could be seen standing in the hall.
Those who are qualified to stand here are obviously the most senior officials of the Ming Dynasty.
They all looked up at the glass covers in the middle of the bamboo tubes in the air, and they were all a little curious.
Finally, it was Zuo Maodi, the Minister of Civil Affairs, who said: "Your Majesty, what do you want to see?"
The emperor did nothing. He just sent an order for them to come over, and then a group of people waited here stupidly.
The difference from usual times is that Uncle Science and Technology is also here, and there are more suspended thin bamboo tubes and glass covers in the Wenhua Hall.
Of course they can guess that this must be something that the emperor ordered the tech uncle to come up with. But they can't guess, what is it?
It’s already time for office dismissal, and the day after tomorrow is New Year’s Eve, so I’m in a hurry to go back. If the emperor has time, can’t he say it tomorrow? If it’s an urgent matter, why don’t you say anything?
However, since he is the emperor, there is nothing he can do even if he has an opinion in his heart. However, it is okay to ask.
But who would have thought that after hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen smiled slightly. Of course, the light was a bit dark, and others might not be able to see clearly: "Please be patient, wait a moment, and everything will become clear!"
Well, the emperor said so, then we can only wait.
Not long after talking here, something suddenly happened.
Suddenly, there seemed to be light in the glass cover hanging in the air.
Everyone present looked over immediately.
Yes, there is indeed light in the glass cover, but it is not bright, it seems to be the kind of red charcoal fire.
What's going on? When Zuo Maodi and others saw it, they couldn't help but be a little surprised.
However, they only had this reaction, that's all. What did the emperor want to do?
Fortunately, Emperor Chongzhen had seen it beforehand, otherwise he would have been in a hurry.
At this time, he found that the light bulb did not arouse the exclamation of the courtiers below, so he was not in a hurry and continued to wait.
Subsequently, the light inside the bulb became brighter and brighter. Of course, there were uncertain brightness and darkness in between. But in the end, the light inside the bulb was not only as bright as daytime, but at least much brighter than a candle, and the brightness also began.
Stabilize.
On the bamboo tube in the sky, there is not just one light bulb, but a row. There are five rows of light bulbs in the entire Wenhua Hall.
After all these light bulbs were turned on and the brightness stabilized, the entire Wenhua Hall suddenly became bright.
This brightness is far beyond the comparison of a candle.
Immediately, under the illumination of the electric lamp, Emperor Chongzhen saw that all of his ministers were very shocked. He felt very proud and immediately asked with a smile: "Gentlemen, how do you like this electric lamp?"
"Your Majesty, how is this done?" Chief Assistant He Fengsheng couldn't help but asked excitedly after hearing this.
For readers, reading at night is really hard on the eyes. In fact, many people have problems with their eyes.
If there is such a bright environment, it will definitely be much better when reading. Even doing other things at night will be much more convenient.
Of course, they didn't expect that with this electric light and the first place used for demonstration was the Wenhua Hall, whether this would cause them to work overtime in the future is a question!
At this time, after listening to the words of the chief minister, a group of people stared at the emperor curiously. They were very surprised how this kind of light was produced. It was like a pearl at night, but it was definitely not a pearl at night!
Emperor Chongzhen's heart was filled with a sense of accomplishment. When he heard He Fengsheng's doubts, he just said lightly: "How else can we do it? It's just science!"
After he finished speaking, he motioned to Song Yingxing and said, "Explain it to the ministers!"
Now Emperor Chongzhen has passed the stage of showing off in person and let Song Yingxing do the talking.