Gui E felt sad when she saw Wang Yuan again, as if she had returned to the palace examination in the capital.
He studied hard for more than ten years and fought his way out of the imperial examination province of Jiangxi. When Liu Liuliu and Liu Qi brought disaster to the capital, the emperor set out to test the strategies for governing the country and safeguarding the country. Gui E wrote a lot of reform opinions quickly.
The result is very nonsense.
Gui E only got three rankings in the examination, while Wang Yuan, who also discussed reforms, actually won the first place in the high school in one fell swoop!
On the day when he was passed on, there was a roll call in front of Fengtian Hall. Wang Yuan, the minister of Honglu Temple, came out on top, while Gui E could only kneel behind him with the other Jinshi. Then they left Chang'an Gate east, and everyone was led away by the officials, except for
Wang Yuan was personally led out of the city by Shuntian Prefecture Yin.
That beautiful scene made all the Jinshi in the sixth year of Zhengde remember Wang Yuan's childish face.
Several years have passed, and this face has become more mature, with green stubble on the chin, and a bit more majesty in his movements.
Gui E met Wang Yuan and talked about some interesting things from the past, such as someone vomited on the spot at the Qionglin Banquet, someone forgot to return the Jinshi uniform to the Imperial College, etc.
After going back and forth, the two of them became much closer.
"Zishi, there is someone coming to Hangzhou this time. Let's go and have a banquet together." Wang Yuan said with a smile.
Gui E naturally followed the good advice: "President Wang, please!"
The two left the Tutu Temple and entered the city on horseback. Along the way, local people greeted them from time to time.
Gui E sighed: "In less than two months since Mr. Wang came to Hangzhou, he has already won the hearts of the people here."
Wang Yuan smiled and said: "I didn't do much. I just built a road in Beiguan and built a port in the east of the city. I was not allowed to recruit a single slave laborer. I spent enough money to hire people to work, and I never deducted the wages once a day. Our man
In the same year, he was even more powerful. He actually killed the adopted son of the eunuch who was guarding Zhejiang and brought order to the city of Hangzhou!"
"Who was your childhood?" Gui E asked.
Wang Yuan explained: "Chang Lun was formerly the judge of affairs in Dali Temple. This gentleman was versatile in civil and military affairs and hated evil as much as his enemies. He offended the powerful by deciding cases in Dali Temple and was demoted to the local area to serve as a state judge. I brought him to Hangzhou and became the magistrate of Qiantang County."
"You are a member of my generation!" Gui E suddenly felt that life and death were connected.
Although Zhu Yuanzhang set various regulations, he did not limit the height of private houses. As long as you have money and technology, you can build as many floors as you want.
The place we are going to eat today is called "Tide Watching Tower", which is four stories high. Standing on the top floor, you can see the Qiantang tide across the city wall.
"President Wang, please come in!" Even the waiter in the shop actually knew Wang Yuan.
Wang Yuan introduced casually: "This is the magistrate of Renhe Guixian County, your parent official."
The waiter said quickly: "It turns out it's the county magistrate who is in front of you!"
Wang Yuan came to the top floor, ordered some good wine and food, and said to Gui E: "I am treating you privately. I don't need any public money. I will get drunk today. Unfortunately, there is no shark fin. That thing must be booked in advance."
Gui E said: "Sea food is so rare that fishermen must go to the sea to fight for their lives. It doesn't matter if they don't take a bite."
The two chatted for a short time before Chang Lun finally arrived, along with Zhang Yue, the head of the South Pass, and Yu Zhi, the head of the North Pass.
Wang Yuan repeatedly introduced Chang Lun's deeds, and then introduced the other three people: "This is Gui E, named Zishi, the magistrate of Renhe County. He once served as the magistrate of Dantu County. He inspected the land and attacked the wealthy gentry. Therefore, he disobeyed Shangguan and was transferred to Qingtian.
, he resigned in anger. This was Zhang Yue, a worker in Nanguan, Zhejiang, who was named Hude and was known for his integrity. He once led troops to defend the city and kill the rebels. Some local wealthy gentry complained about him and kidnapped him and falsely accused him in front of the court.
After checking my belongings, I only found a box of books and a bag of grain. This is Cao Yuzhi from Beiguanhu, Zhejiang Province. He is very honest and incorruptible. The customs duties collected in one day are worth more than half a month of his predecessor!"
Everyone immediately clinked glasses and introduced each other as close friends.
Only Yu Zhi was ashamed. The other three were truly upright officials, but he was an upright official who was forced out.
After a good drink, Wang Yuan began to get down to business: "Huode, the South Pass should be changed. In the past, only timber tariffs were collected. In the future, we will follow the example of the North Pass in collecting taxes. If the goods from the south are only shipped to Hangzhou for sea, then
After the tax is collected, special customs clearance documents will be issued to them. If the goods are shipped north, everything will remain the same and no tax will be levied at the south customs."
Zhang Yue worriedly said: "I'm afraid the Ministry of Household Affairs does not agree."
"As long as the Ministry of Industry agrees." Wang Yuan had already broken up with Shi Jie, the Minister of Household Affairs, even though they had never met each other.
Nanguan is managed by the Department of Works Department, and Beiguan is managed by the Department of Household Affairs. The income tax bank also goes into their respective warehouses. Therefore, the Ministry of Works is also rich. Sometimes to build water conservancy projects, the Ministry of Works needs to allocate its own funds, and then ask the Ministry of Household Affairs to allocate another one.
Pen.
Wang Yuan is now adding countless tax dollars to the Ministry of Industry. Li Hao, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, is so stupid that he probably wants to call Wang Yuan dad in his dreams.
Well, Li Hao was the one who burst the Yellow River in Henan, and blamed the river governor for worshiping the wrong god. Moreover, Li Hao himself was from Henan. His hometown was flooded and he didn't want to build embankments, so he actually asked the river governor to worship He Bo.
Wang Yuan said to Yu Zhi again: "Zizhen, your task is to take care of Beiguan. If I want to reach out to you, I will tell him to get away!"
What else could Yu Zhi say? He immediately raised his hands and said, "I will definitely live up to the trust of Mr. Wang!"
Wang Yuan finally said to Chang Lun and Gui E: "Brother Mingqing and Brother Zishi, you two must guard the port. Hangzhou Port is divided into Qiantang and Renhe counties. I'm afraid that after I return to Beijing and resume my life, someone will come here."
The port is acting haphazardly, and you are under great pressure."
Gui E said: "Brother Mingqing and I are not under much pressure. The key to opening up the sea lies in the promotion and promotion of the Admiral of the Shipping Department in Hangzhou."
Wang Yuan smiled and said: "The Admiral of the Shipping Department was appointed by His Majesty, and he is the right deputy imperial envoy Jin Xianmin. This old gentleman is from Sichuan and has nothing to do with maritime merchants. Moreover, he was born as a censor and visited Yunnan.
God, I have inspected Tianjin, Huguang, Guizhou, Shandong, and also visited Yansui, but these places are not troublesome. I feel more at ease when he comes to supervise the Hangzhou Shipping Department."
In fact, Jin Xianmin was a member of Yang Tinghe's party. It was this guy and Xu Wenhua who initiated the Jiajing ceremony and all the officials crying for advice. His political acumen is really worrying.
But since the emperor personally appointed him, Wang Yuan had to give Zhu Houzhao a bit of a thumbs-down.
The person who really made Wang Yuan feel at ease was He Tang. He said: "It was He Tang who promoted the Chief Shipping Officer of Hangzhou City. He once cursed His Majesty as a foolish king at a banquet. He also advocated reform and supported the opening of the sea. He promoted him.
Everything is safe in the Shipping Department."
"That's good!" Gui E breathed a sigh of relief.
Since he was a reform minister who dared to scold the emperor to his face, and Wang Yuan was in the court to support him, the matter of opening the sea would be stable and would not be abandoned halfway because Wang Yuan left the capital.
With these personnel arrangements, Hangzhou is considered to be controlled by Wang Yuan.
It's a pity that the directors of Nanguan and Beiguan have to change every year.
After Zhang Yue and Yu Zhi leave office, Wang Yuan still has to beg for favors from Lu Wan, the Minister of Civil Affairs, and choose the right person in at least the next two years. After three years, a group of vested interests will naturally form when Hangzhou opens the sea.
When the time comes, they will take the initiative to maintain the situation, and Wang Yuan will no longer have to worry about everything.
Now, we only need to deal with Zhejiang Commander Li Long!
Although Zhejiang cannot build high-sea ships, it does have the technology to repair ships. Most of the sea-going ships produced in Fujian are made of fir, and they become dilapidated in two or three years and must be repaired frequently. Zhejiang's shipyards are all under the jurisdiction of the Zhejiang Capital.
Not only that, the Zhejiang Capital Division and the Guards Station were all profiteers of maritime smuggling. They must be given the benefits so as not to undermine the situation of opening up the sea in the future. This cannot be circumvented by the Zhejiang Capital Commander Li Long.
That guy Li Long has been hiding and silent since he met Wang Yuan on the first day.
After having had enough wine and food, Wang Yuan returned to the Tutu Temple. Tang Bohu suddenly asked for an audience with a widow.