"You should return to the Holy Spirit, but you will return to me."
This sentence is destined to be written down in the annals of history.
On this day, Emperor Zhu Yijun, through court discussions, declared that he would rule in line with the saints.
The extension of the spirit could be studied by Confucius or Wang Sage on his own; but as for the operation of nature, the emperor made it clear that he had doubts in his mind, which could only be solved by clear evidence.
In addition, with donations from the Taoist sect, the inner court took the lead, the Ministry of Rites cooperated, and the Ministry of Industry contributed to the preparation of a college dedicated to philosophical thinking, such as the causal relationship between claims and proofs, standards for proofs, methods of obtaining proofs, etc.
At the same time, it is tentatively decided that the first mountain chief will be concurrently served by Ma Ziqiang, the minister of the Ministry of Rites, and the left and right deputy mountain chiefs will be concurrently served by Li Youzi, Zuo Shaoqing of Dali Temple, and Tao Dalin, the imperial wine minister of the Imperial Academy.
Zhu Heng, minister of the Ministry of Industry, whose hair was gradually thinning, promised to complete the college within one month as a gift for the reform of the Yuan Dynasty.
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November 1st.
The winter solstice is ten days away.
The weather has gradually become colder, and a light rain last night made this morning even more chilling.
If the late emperor was still alive, at this time of year, the courtiers would gradually begin to be late or even not attend court.
However, passing the Fa test two months ago was like a mountain, pressing down on me, forcing me to get up from the warm bed.
Cursing Zhang Juzheng secretly, he dressed up and went to the palace to sit down.
On the first and fifteenth day of every month, it was supposed to be the time for the imperial meeting to be held. However, the two palaces and the cabinet thought that the new emperor had a heavy academic workload and needed to attend political training, so it was not appropriate to add to the burden, so they discussed holding the imperial meeting after the Yuan Dynasty was changed.
Since the general meeting is not held, naturally a small meeting will be held.
The court meeting was held as usual.
The people participating in the court meeting today seemed to have made an appointment. As soon as they stepped into the Wenhua Hall, their eyes were attracted by a figure for a moment.
As for why you can see this figure as soon as you raise your head? Naturally, it's because the ministers seemed to be avoiding it, and they were half a step away, so that there was a small open space around this figure.
The one who was so ostracized by the courtiers was naturally Hai Rui.
After Hai Rui settled his mother yesterday, he went to the Metropolitan Procuratorate early this morning to report, and was then brought to the court for discussion by Ge Shouli.
Today's court meeting was tight and the tasks were heavy. The ministers and the emperor went through the motions with each other before getting down to business.
First is the memorial of Wang Zongmu, the Governor of Water Transport.
Wang Guoguang, Shangshu of the Ministry of Revenue, came out and said: "The Cao Yun Yamen has issued a memorial. The Ministry of Revenue cannot specialize in it. Let's discuss it."
"The Governor of Water Transport, Wang Zongmu, made a note of Chen Cao's advice: He was concerned about the distant land. Water transport is limited to the four prefectures of Huguang, Yongzhou, Hengzhou, Changsha, and Jiangxi Ganzhou. The roads are extremely long and dangerous. It is proposed that the cost of transporting grain will be 104,783 stone and eight buckets.
, change the fold every year.
"The five prefectures directly under the jurisdiction of Suzhou, Songjiang, Changzhou, Jiaxing, Zhejiang, and Huzhou have too much grain. It is proposed that the annual quota should be changed to 100,000 dan according to the amount of grain. For example, in Henan and Shandong, the official sects of Henan and Shandong allocate people without orders or ships.
The guards took turns to stop their luck as a sign of mercy."
In short, the grain taxes of the four inland prefectures should be changed to be paid in silver instead of paying real grains. The shortfall in real grains should be made up by the five prefectures of Huaihe River and Huaihe River.
As soon as he said this, the officials looked at each other in shock.
The real thing is the real thing, and at most it can only cause some damage.
But if the payment is made in silver, the people will have to change hands again, and the oil and water in this are different.
Changing the share of Lianghuai's silver into real grain is giving away oil and water. This is clearly usurping the interests of Lianghuai!
Is this Wang Zongmu starting, or is the emperor about to start?
Ever since Hai Rui returned to Beijing, there have been frequent rumors of disturbing the Huai River. When I went to court today, I saw Hai Rui's pole and pestle there. Now there is such a memorial. No matter how you look at it, it is a coincidence.
I don't know who exchanged looks.
After an exchange of opinions, Bi Qiang, the right minister of the Ministry of Punishment, came out and said: "I have worked in the local area. I have some qualifications in Huguang, Nanzhili and other places, and I happen to know something about it."
"This is definitely not feasible."
Bi Qiang was a Jinshi in the 23rd year of Jiajing's reign. He later served successively as Deputy Envoy of the Zhejiang Chief Secretary, Chief Secretary of Guangxi Province, Chief Envoy of the Right Council, Chief Envoy of the Chief Secretary of Guangxi Province, Chief Envoy of the Chief Secretary of Zhejiang Province, and Chief Envoy of the Left Chief Secretary of Huguang Province.
Then he served as the governor of Yingtian Mansion in Nanzhili.
What he said about having done things in a certain place naturally carries weight.
"Wang Zongmu said that these five prefectures have too much grain, because he does not understand local affairs. Although these five prefectures are prolific in grain production, they also consume a lot of food."
"In addition to personal use, there are also government requisitions for brewing, overseas trade, etc. The actual amount of food left is not much at all!"
The words were conclusive, coupled with the fact that he had local experience, he was extremely convincing, and everyone nodded to show their approval.
Li Ke suddenly asked Li Zaiting about the incident: "Is Mr. Bi a native of Nanzhili?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Bi Qiang's face immediately turned red, and he turned around and asked, "What does Li Geizhong mean?"
Li Zaiting lowered his head, as if he had never said these words.
Wang Guoguang stepped forward to take over the conversation: "Okay, let's discuss the matter."
Zhang Daoming from the Engineering Department also commented: "It is better not to set a precedent in this matter, otherwise it will easily intensify the confrontation between the North and the South."
This is a bit of a hunchback, but the meaning is very clear.
Zhu Yijun looked through this person's files behind the screen with great interest.
Zhang Daoming, a native of Yuyao, Zhejiang, was born in the same year as Jinshi in the second year of Longqing.
Naturally, people are asking for advice on this matter of transfer payments. It would also be nice to see how loud Nanzhili's voice is in the court.
If we want to move the Huaihe River, we will inevitably offend the Southern Zhili.
What are the two capitals? To put it bluntly, they are two sets of central teams.
Administratively, it only has a high status. Financially, Nanzhili also accounts for most of the world's finances and taxes.
Except for military power, there is no difference from the No. 2 imperial court, just like the Northeast Bureau, who can put on extra clothes at any time when the weather gets cold.
Even if there is no second intention.
The power has always been too large, and the Northern Zhili government has been forced to use the rat weapon.
Now he had to resort to counter-rebellion tactics before he dared to let Hai Rui go out.
Beside the couch, there was such a huge creature. Zhu Yijun didn't know how these emperors could sleep well before.
The court discussions are still going on.
In addition to these two people, four more people came out one after another to comment on what was wrong with Wang Zongmu's memorial.
Not surprisingly, the matter was discussed and the memorial was sent back.
But the atmosphere has ended here, so naturally there is more to come.
Zhu Heng, minister of the Ministry of Industry, came out and said: "Wang Zongmu, Governor of Water Transport, said: The sea transport has arrived."
Having said that, it’s time to return to the queue.
Zhu Yijun put his hand on his forehead. Is it so difficult for technocrats to communicate?
He had no choice but to remind him through the screen: "Zhu Qing, you might as well make it clearer."
Only then did Zhu Heng react and quickly added: "Wang Zongmu said that shipping has been inoperable for more than a hundred and sixty years."
"Previously, when Wang Zongmu was appointed as the envoy to the left of Shandong Province, due to the Jiaohe controversy, he carefully studied the history of the previous dynasties and stated to the cabinet the twelve benefits of shipping."
"Say it, shipping is inevitable!"
"After being rejected by the imperial council, the late emperor accidentally found out that he planned to open sea transportation this year and try it out to see the effects."
"After Wang Zongmu became governor of water transportation, he personally tried six ships to cross the sea, and they have arrived one after another in recent days."
"It is proposed to the Ministry of Industry that both sea transportation and river-canal transport should be transported together. This will truly bring endless benefits to the country for thousands of years."
Zhu Heng finished speaking in one breath, and Shi Shiran returned to the train.
But the court officials were like a frying pan, and started whispering. The official scolded him, and everyone stopped whispering.
This is short sea shipping.
To put it bluntly, it relies on sea routes to meet the needs of inland freight.
From the southeast, from the sea to Zhejiang, into the Huaihe River, and even from the sea to Shandong, into Tianjin Wei.
It is said to be sea transportation, but in fact it is on the same track as water transportation!
It's a matter of nakedly stealing people's jobs.
Wang Zongmu's previous "Twelve Profitable Maritime Provisions" has discussed this matter in detail.
Everyone has seen it, what’s your reaction?
In Wang Zongmu's own words, "the crowd heard about it suddenly and looked at each other with suspicion and fear", and the voices of opposition were loud and endless.
Coming again now?
Many people are ready to make a move.
Someone took the lead, and Hu Ke all reported to Jia Daiwen who was involved in the matter: "I have heard about this matter. Nanjing Hu Ke happened to have this report."
Everyone looked at him.
Jia Daiwen was a Jinshi in the second year of Longqing's reign. He served successively in the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the Ministry of Works, and was promoted to the Ministry of Household Affairs in August.
Although this man was not from Nanzhili, his two sons were married to the granddaughter of Li Chunfang, a former bachelor of Zhongji Palace, who was from Nanzhili, and the daughter of Cao Bangfu, the Minister of Household Affairs in Nanjing.
My daughter also married to Nanzhili.
It can be said that Jia Daiwen is the spokesperson of Southern Zhili.
Jia Daiwen took out a memorial and handed it to everyone, while he himself said: "Nanjing Hu Ke gave Zhang Huan the matter. Chen Tiao refuted Governor Wang's memorial."
"Governor Wang Zongmu reported that the rice shipped by sea, 120,000 shi, departed from Huai'an, arrived in Tianjin, and finally arrived at the port, without any damage."
"But in fact, there are rumors that eight ships carrying 3,200 kilometres were hit by a storm, completely lost, and no news was heard from them!"
"It is said that Wang Zongmu expected such losses in advance, so he sent someone to bring 30,000 taels of silver to buy grain to supplement."
"This is a heinous crime!"
There was another commotion.
Suddenly, the screen on the imperial steps was pulled away, and the officials were not surprised.
The emperor looked at Jia Dai with a disappointed look on his face and asked: "Rumors?"
"It is said?"
"Jia Qing, I have just worried about this kind of thing before. When there are discrepancies between the two memorials, what should I do first?"
"Governor Wang Qing said that the grains of 120,000 shi are intact, and there are 120,000 shi of grain on board as 'proof'."
"I told Zhang Qing that all 3,200 stones were lost, but it was just 'rumor' or 'rumor'."
"Where do I go from here?"
Jia Daiwen's expression changed.
He quickly explained: "Your Majesty, officials have the right to report things based on rumors!"
Zhu Yijun shook his head: "Jia Qing, I didn't ask Yan Guan to report the matter, but since this kind of local matter is beyond my reach, can't you understand my father and go to find out the 'clear evidence' before reporting it?"
I wonder if these words reminded someone.
Li Zaiting suddenly stepped forward and said, "Yes, Jia Geizhong, how come the memorials from Governor Wang and Zhang Geizhong arrived at the same time, and Zhang Geizhong can still refute Governor Wang?"
"Is it a divination or a peeping memorial? Or is it simply because there is some unclean person around Governor Wang?"
"Are the high officials of our dynasty so naked?"
Zhu Yijun cast admiring glances at Li Zaiting.
Overtly, let it go, but secretly, I still have to reward him with something.
The matter of offshore shipping is not without reason.
Although the risks of storms, running aground on rocks, etc. are extremely high, we should never give up eating because of choking.
When Gao Gong was in power, he wanted to open up the sea, and by the way he also did offshore shipping.
There was the matter of Wang Zongmu's "Twelve Benefits of Shipping", and then Wang Zongmu was given the order to try it out, which was also the order Gao Gong requested from the late emperor.
Now that Zhu Yijun has taken over Gao Gong's political resources, this matter has naturally taken over.
Continuing to try sea transportation is not only the demand of the times, but also preparation work for water transportation.
When Hai Rui launches water transport between the Huaihe River and Huaihe River, there will inevitably be no trouble. By then, sea transport will be able to be used as a temporary backup.
To avoid being coerced by others using the "overall situation".
After Li Zaiting assisted, Jia Daiwen wanted to refute.
But Zhang Juzheng, the chief assistant, suddenly came out and took over the conversation: "I also remember this matter. When the late emperor issued the edict for trial implementation, he should have ordered the Ministry of Industry to accompany him, right?"
Zhu Heng was suddenly called upon and was a little stunned.
After thinking for a while, he said: "There were two principals who followed the whole process, but I didn't hear anything about capsizing."
He hesitated and said: "But I think that even if there is capsize, we should continue to explore shipping..."
The ministers glanced at the technocrat and wondered what they were arguing about.
This is not a technical issue, it is a political issue.
If we use sea transportation, what about water transportation?
This is the life and clothing of millions of laborers, and it cannot be determined by whether it works or not.
Wang Zongmu really didn't deserve to be a son of a man, he just wanted to be a governor of water transportation and poach his own family.
Zhang Siwei from the Ministry of Rites stepped forward and said to smooth things over: "Today's implementation of sea transportation is like trying to grow rice in the north. It should be tested in small quantities at first to see whether it can adapt to the local climate conditions, and then gradually promote it."
"Similarly, long-term and short-term appropriate strategies for river and sea transportation should also be flexibly grasped based on actual conditions."
Zhu Yijun took a deep look at Zhang Siwei.
He praised in his mouth: "You are so mature and prudent in your words."
But I am secretly wary that among the township parties today, the Jin party is the worst.
However, the Southern Zhili Township Party should not be underestimated. Later Zhejiang Party and Donglin Party were all branched off from the Pan-Southern Zhili Township Party, which shows that they are very powerful.
Now if the Pan-Southern Zhili Township Party merges with the Jin Party, things will not be fun.
Zhu Yijun looked at Wang Guoguang again: "Wang Qing, what does Hubu mean?"
Wang Guoguang was well prepared and pondered for a moment before saying: "When officials from the Ministry of Science and Technology proposed to commend the achievements of maritime transportation, we pointed out that in the long run, reliance on rivers is fundamental, and maritime transportation is a means to deal with current emergencies."
"We believe that given the unpredictable risks of shipping, we should first familiarize ourselves with this route to prepare for emergencies."
"Therefore, the Ministry of Revenue proposed that we might as well try to increase the number of sea transportation trips again in the first year of the year."
Zhu Yijun nodded without expressing his position.
He looked at Zhang Juzheng with a gentle expression: "Yuanfu, what do you think of the cabinet?"
Zhang Juzheng glanced at the emperor.
He still said: "What the Nanzhili Yanguan said is just a rumor and it is difficult to investigate in depth. However, officials who dare to take the responsibility should be treated leniently to see the consequences."
"What's more, the maritime transport involved a large number of people, including manpower from several provinces. It lasted for several months and passed through three provinces. Hundreds of officials, guards, guards and sailors were involved. If there is a shipwreck, it is unlikely that there will be only words.
The official mentioned it."
"The 30,000 taels of silver came from the Huai Treasury. There are accounts that can be checked, and the manpower and ships hired are also clearly recorded. Your Majesty, you might as well ask the Ministry of Revenue to coordinate with the Metropolitan Procuratorate to verify it through the inspection of the censor."
"As for the matter of shipping, I believe that what Wang Shangshu said is for the sake of the country, and the cabinet seconded it."
Zhu Yijun nodded: "Then Qing will report to the Chief of Ceremonies later."
The two of them settled the matter in a few words.
Jia Daiwen's face was gloomy. This emperor was much harder to fool than the previous emperor.
That's all, and when the leader of the dynasty assists Zhou in his abuses, it is really a general who does not support the country!
He returned to the train and glanced at Zhang Siwei without any trace, only to receive a shake of his head in response.
Bah! Just make a token effort after getting the benefits. Sooner or later you will have to try this if you join the party!
I vented in my heart, but I had no choice but to exchange glances with several colleagues to express my long-term plan.
Jia Daiwen thought that this was enough.
Targeting Lianghuai one after another, the so-called problem is only three, and there should be nothing to do with them next.
but……
Gaoyi, the deputy assistant to the cabinet, said: "The cabinet has received several bullets, with both witnesses and material evidence. It is planned to have the three judicial departments jointly try it."
He took out some memorials and circulated them to the courtiers.
He himself looked at Wang Zhigao, the Minister of the Ministry of Justice, Ge Shouli, the Censor of the Imperial Procuratorate, and Chen Yisong, the Minister of Dali Temple.
He opened his mouth and said, "It's about the transfer of salt transport envoys from the Huaidu to the Huaihe River, Wang Ruyan."
"Twelve counts of corruption, perverting the law, enriching one's own pockets, colluding with salt merchants, withholding taxes, etc."
"The criminal has been detained in Caoyun Yamen, and all the witnesses and physical evidence are at Beizhen Fusi."
"Three of you, who do you think is the right person to handle this case?"
Jia Daiwen, Zhang Daoming, Bi Qiang and nearly ten other people all looked at Hai Rui at the same time, their expressions changing wildly!
Wang Zhigao, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment, shook his head: "It's beyond the reach of the two Huaihe whips. The Ministry of Punishment has many cases, so we won't let anyone go."
"We might as well go to the south directly under the Ministry of Justice and cooperate with the investigation by the censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate."
Such matters involving officials are generally led by the Metropolitan Procuratorate.
It is reasonable for the Ministry of Punishment to authorize the Nanjing Ministry of Punishment.
Before Chen Yisong, the minister of Dali Temple, could speak, Zhang Juzheng took the lead and said, "Several officials from Dali Temple in Nanjing have not yet filled their vacancies. I'm afraid it is inconvenient to do so."
Chen Dong, the young minister of Dali Temple, came forward with confidence: "Dong, young minister of Dali Temple, is willing to take this position."
The emperor was pleased and said: "If Chen Qing is determined to do his part, then let it be Chen Qing."
It's like singing an opera, everyone has their own lines, and everything is settled in the blink of an eye.
The courtiers still didn't understand what was happening.
Earlier, there was news that the salt administration of the Huaihe and Huaihe Rivers was going to be carried out. I thought that there was still time to prepare, but who knew that the cabinet kept silent and appointed a salt transport envoy from the Huaihe and Huaihe capitals!
This has been planned for a long time!
It was obvious that someone had captured it a long time ago, and they were waiting for Hai Rui to come to Beijing. Today, as soon as Hai Rui came to the court for discussion, he immediately took the matter out and weighed it.
Everyone looked past Ge Shouli and fixed their eyes on Hai Rui.
As expected.
I saw Ge Shouli also looking at Hai Rui, nodding and saying: "It is the duty of Hai Rui, the censor of Qiandu, to supervise the salt courses of the Huaihe River and manage the river channels."
Hai Rui took a step forward and faced the emperor with a resolute and solemn look on his face: "It is my duty, I must handle this case well!"
There is one more chapter, I will post it later (I need to edit it)
Note 1: Wang Zongmu, the governor of water transport, told Chen Caoyi four things: 1. Care for distant places. Water transport is limited to the four prefectures of Huguang, Yongzhou, Hengzhou, Changsha, and Ganzhou in Jiangxi. The roads are extremely long and dangerous. It is proposed that the canal grain will be 104,788
Thirteen shi and eight buckets of grain, with a fixed discount of 100,000 shi per year. The five prefectures of Suzhou, Songjiang, Changzhou, Jiaxing of Zhejiang, and Huzhou have too much grain, and it is proposed that the quota be changed to 100,000 shi of grain each year according to the amount of white grain. For example, in Henan,
In Shandong, the guards who did not have orders or ships took turns to stop their luck as a sign of mercy...
Note 2: Wang Zongmu, the censor of the Governor-General's Water Transport Department, reported that the sea transport had arrived. He said: "Sea transport has been unavailable for more than 160 years. When I was the envoy to the left of Shandong Province, due to the Jiaohe River controversy, I carefully studied the history of the previous generations.
From the beginning to the end, rather than what must be done, the twelve benefits were stated. At that time, the crowd suddenly heard about it, and looked at each other with doubts. Afterwards, the ministers made a confession, and the ministers tried it out, and they all conformed to the minister's words. The result was correct, because it was heard by the superiors.
, a plan was made for transportation this year. The minister asked the government and the Cao Division to issue the regulations. As a result, the six gangs arrived at the shore one after another without any loss. The people of the world began to believe that sea transportation was feasible. In this way, they could be transported along the river and cao routes.
Sincerely, it will bring endless benefit to the country for thousands of years." reported the news.
Note 3: First, Nanjing Huke reported to Zhang Huan, the Governor-General's water transport, that Wang Zongmu reported that 120,000 shi of rice would be transported by sea within six months, and that he left Huai'an on a certain day, went to Tianjin, and arrived in the bay, without losing any grain of rice. Bi Wenren
He said, Xian said that the eight boats carrying 3,200 shi of rice were suddenly blown away by the wind and had no impact. Zong Mugai expected this, so he asked people to buy 30,000 taels of silver to make up for it.
The above three notes - "Records of Ming Shenzong" - the first one is July of the sixth year of Longqing, and the latter two are October
Chapter completed!