Seeing that Zhang Shenyan was a little nervous and excited, Qiao Yingjia waved his hand and said, "Jin Ming, don't think that this is a fat vacancy. Changlu Patrol Salt Censor has been vacant for many years. There are reasons for this, and I'm afraid you know something about it."
Zhang Shenyan took a deep breath, restrained his excitement, and nodded: "Mr. Ru Jung, I also know something about the proliferation of private salt in the North, but the local supply of salt is insufficient, especially for the benefit of the people in Yongping Prefecture.
The salt field was repeatedly destroyed by the Japanese, which caused a great impact..."
"Well, the Huimin Salt Field is related to the salt supply situation in the entire Beizhi area, but it has been destroyed repeatedly. What's the whole story? How much benefit do the Japanese have in it that is worth their efforts? I have always been suspicious." Qiao Yingjia snorted coldly.
He said, "Liu Yishen kept silent after returning from Shandong. He did not go to Yongping but repeatedly criticized Yongping Prefecture for its lack of public security. The Huimin Saltworks issue was his reason. If you go to Changlu, the Huimin Saltworks issue will bear the brunt.
Ziying has written to me, saying that there are many interests involved behind this, many of which involve officials from Yongping Prefecture and local gentry..."
Zhang Shenyan has also heard about the problem of Huimin Saltworks a long time ago. Knowing that this matter will probably be his top priority after taking office.
Salt affairs have always been the focus of contention between the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Ministry of Household Affairs. In theory, the Du Zhuan Salt Envoy was the head of the Du Zhuan Salt Envoy Department, and Pin Yi was even from the fourth rank. However, following the regulations of the previous Ming Dynasty, the Salt Patrol Censor was the leader.
The real No. 1 person in the Yamen's office is the Du Zhuan Salt Envoy. The Du Zhuan Salt Envoy can only be reduced to a specific executor rather than a decision-maker.
The salt envoys were nominated by the Ministry of Revenue, and approved by the Ministry of Personnel for appointment. However, the salt inspector was nominated by the Metropolitan Procuratorate, reviewed by the Ministry of Personnel, and appointed by the Emperor after the Ministry of Personnel reported it. This was obviously superior.
The rank of the Salt Patrolling Censor is uncertain. It can be the sixth grade or the third grade, depending on the seniority of the Salt Patrolling Censor.
For example, Zhang Shenyan is just a sixth-rank censor. He can be promoted to one rank this time as the salt patrol censor, but it is only from the fifth rank. The Changludu Salt Transfer Envoy is from a fourth-rank official. Compared with Zhang Shenyan's promotion,
Still two levels higher.
But this is just an anecdote about the official position. In terms of authority, the word "roy" in the Salt Patrol Censor is quite different. It represents the emperor, and his power is naturally superior to that of the salt envoy.
"Master Zheng of the Ministry of Household Affairs has always been quite dissatisfied with the situation in the Huimin Salt Field, but his dissatisfaction is different from Liu Yishui's. He believes that the salt inspection censor should be determined as soon as possible and the production of the Huimin Salt Field should be resumed as soon as possible to avoid the national finance and tax being eroded by the local government.
Lu Zhi and the wealthy gentry were swallowed up, Jin Ming, this matter did not happen overnight. After you go there, you must act cautiously, find out the situation first, and then cooperate with the Yongping Mansion to strive to achieve something good in this matter.
, so that Zheng Jizhi can be convinced, and Liu Yishui can be silenced."
Zhang Shenyan quickly stood up and bowed his hands in a salute, "Students understand that they must live up to your great trust and strive to achieve results."
"Well, Yongping Mansion has been under the rule of Zhu Zhiren for several years. The evil gentry has become wild and unruly, and it has long been in need of rectification. Ziying will inevitably encounter resistance if he takes drastic measures there. But although he is young, he is not bad at courage and skill. , I am optimistic that he can succeed in Yongping. If you go to Changlu, you can just use his power to handle the matter of Huimin Salt Farm. It can be regarded as the two of you working together to give an explanation to the court."
Qiao Yingjia valued Zhang Shenyan as a student very much. Unlike Feng Ziying, although Zhang Shenyan was not as talented as Feng Ziying, he was practical, steady, and meticulous in his work.
The issue of the Huimin Salt Farm has been dragging on for a long time. There are complaints from the Ministry of Revenue, the Cabinet and even the Procuratorate. But when it comes to the important position of Changlu Salt Inspector, no one is willing to give in easily.
He also spent a lot of effort to get through Zhang Huaichang and Qi Yongtai, and also needed to get through Ye Xianggao's joints.
If Zhang Shenyan fails to solve the problem of Huimin Salt Farm quickly after leaving, he will definitely be criticized by Fang Congzhe, the second assistant in charge of the household department. When Qiao Yingjia wants to recommend suitable candidates in the future, his right to speak will be greatly reduced.
After Zhang Shenyan left, Qiao Yingjia considered how to write a letter to Feng Ziying.
Qiao Yingjia also knew that Feng Ziying would have to free up his hands to solve the Huimin Salt Farm matter, and he would probably have to wait until the end of the year after the Mongolian invasion came to an end. However, it would be better to send a letter to remind the other party earlier so that the other party can prepare early.
I didn’t expect Feng Ziying to make such a big move in Yongping. The people were strong with five thousand people, which was fine, but they were all equipped with firecrackers, which was a bit eye-catching.
The proportion of the fire gun army in the entire frontier army is less than 10%, and most of them are based on the original old-fashioned three-eye fire gun, Lumi gun, etc., which are of poor quality, so they are not popular among the soldiers.
However, after Feng Tang became the governor of Ji Liao, he began to establish a new fire gun army on a large scale in Liaodong Town with the help of imperial court funds. On the premise of gradually phasing out the old fire gun army, three battalions of the new fire gun army were established, and it is expected that By the end of this year, the new Fire Gun Army will be expanded to five battalions, and within the next three years, the proportion of the entire Fire Gun Army will be expanded to account for more than 40% of the entire Liaodong Army.
This means that the number of fire gun troops in the 120,000 Liaodong Army will be close to 50,000. This proportion of replacement is quite scary, and the amount of silver required is also astronomical. It is initially estimated that just changing to fire gun troops will cost one million taels of silver. This also caused great dissatisfaction with the cabinet and the Ministry of Household Affairs.
Fortunately, Feng Tang only proposed this idea, and the Ministry of War is still considering it, so whether it can be realized is still unknown.
However, Feng Ziying is now fulfilling his father's intention, and actually started to take the lead in Yongping Prefecture to equip firecrackers in Minzhuang's way. Apparently, he planned to use the Minzhuang firecrackers army to test its combat effectiveness.
If this new army of 5,000 gunmen can really perform well in dealing with the Mongolian invasion, it will undoubtedly enhance the confidence of the Ministry of War and make it more powerful in the game with the Ministry of Household Affairs and even the cabinet.
Persuasiveness.
As for the silver needed to form the 5,000-man Fire Gun Army, there is no doubt that it came from Feng Ziying's drastic cleanup of military households and hidden villages.
The future direction of this minzhuang is worth exploring. The Ministry of War may not want to use the resources of Yongping Prefecture for its own benefit. If Liaodong Town needs to increase its troops, this minzhuang may be sent directly to the front line.
Qiao Yingjia didn't know what the deal was between Feng Ziying and the Lulong gentry, and he didn't know why Zhu Zhiren was moved by Feng Ziying and actually agreed to Feng Ziying's risky move. But he had to say that Feng Ziying had been in Yongping Mansion in the past few months.
He did better than Qiao Yingjia imagined.
Qiao Yingjia feels that some criticism, abuse and slander are all reasonable. If there is no reaction at all, it means that Feng Ziying has not taken any action at all. How can there be an official who can handle things smoothly without touching people's interests?
As Feng Ziying’s half-teacher and half-leader, Qiao Yingjia would certainly not allow some people’s malicious slander and criticism. As for criticism and accusations under normal circumstances, Qiao Yingjia didn’t care much.
He would certainly not condone Hao Tugao's behavior, which was obviously instigated by certain people and caused him to lose his position, especially when the other party was also a Northern scholar, so he obviously lost his position.
Many people are staring at Feng Ziying, and Qiao Yingjia also knows that some of these people are well-intentioned, some are malicious, and some are just watching with cold eyes. Feng Ziying has become a banner and a benchmark among the young scholars in the North. If he is defeated or destroyed, they will all
Some people are happy to see it happen, but Qiao Yingjia will not allow it, and there are many people like Qiao Yingjia who will not allow it.
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When Yuanchun left the East Study, he happened to meet his uncle Wang Ziteng who came to bid farewell to the emperor.
Yuanchun sent bird's nest and lotus seed soup to the emperor. Although Emperor Yonglong never came to her Fengzao Palace, as a concubine, this kind of behavior of sending soup was indispensable, otherwise it would be regarded as harboring resentment.
All concubines are the same. They have to bring soup or other cakes to the emperor every three or five days, at least ten days and a half month. Even if the emperor never eats the food sent from outside, the gift cannot be neglected.
Wang Ziteng did not expect to meet his niece here. He looked with a somewhat complicated expression as Yuan Chun, who was still somewhat restrained, bowed to him in a formal manner and then left without saying a word. It was obvious that his niece did not have much status with the emperor.
It all has to do with yourself.
But Wang Ziteng also understood that even if he surrendered to the emperor, there would not be much change. Suspicion has always been a characteristic of the Zhang family, well, to be precise, it was a characteristic of most emperors. Wang Ziteng did not think that he was half-hearted.
Can gain the favor and respect of Emperor Yonglong.
Only when you have the military power and authority, can the other party treat you with some degree of courtesy. Of course, this must be under the premise that the other party does not dare to completely break up with you.
Thinking of this, Wang Ziteng's somewhat gloomy gaze suddenly became firm, and his steps became more steady.
Yuanchun stiffened his body and walked out of the courtyard where the east study room was located, only to feel that his body was a little lighter.
Every time she comes to the East Study Room, Yuanchun will feel an inexplicable sense of depression and restraint. Facing that old and careless man, Yuanchun has an indescribable disgust, but on the surface she still needs to show her greatest humility and enthusiasm, but
I have never received any sincere response. Well, this is a bit naive and ideal.
This time she cautiously proposed to the emperor that her father wanted to let things go. The emperor did not express his position, as if he did not hear it, but Yuanchun was sure that the other party heard it. As for the outcome, she did not know what the outcome would be.
She didn't know what Feng Ziying's advice to her meant, but she could know from the few words of the concubines in the palace and some information Bao Qin got from home. Feng Ziying continued to prosper in Yongping Mansion, but it seemed that she had to
Facing the huge threat of Mongol invasion.
How could the small Yongping Mansion withstand the invasion of the Mongols? He was just a fellow scholar, and Yuanchun was subconsciously worried.